Not exactly a free build, but I certainly drew on my Mitgardian background while designing this new set

And you'll notice one of the new shields has a very familiar color scheme

  On 9/6/2023 at 2:47 PM, soccerkid6 said:

Not exactly a free build, but I certainly drew on my Mitgardian background while designing this new set

And you'll notice one of the new shields has a very familiar color scheme

I just read on an early review that you were one of the set designers. You did a fantastic job! There is so much love for Mitgardia in the build. Thank you, thank you for keeping the world alive in such an amazing way!

  On 9/6/2023 at 2:47 PM, soccerkid6 said:

Not exactly a free build,

You should definitely post this on the free build thread!  Great job!  I cannot wait to pick up this set and explore all the details.  I look forward to the full GoH (un)official line of sets from Lego.

  On 9/6/2023 at 2:47 PM, soccerkid6 said:

Not exactly a free build, but I certainly drew on my Mitgardian background while designing this new set

And you'll notice one of the new shields has a very familiar color scheme

That is amazing!   I LOVE that you designed the Viking set and am super proud of you and that a Guildie designed it!  Kudos to you!  I think you should totally get a free build for it, and that you should also get a front page for it!  And super awesome that you put the Mitgardian shield on it!  I will be buying 2 copies because it is so awesome! 

  On 9/6/2023 at 2:47 PM, soccerkid6 said:

And you'll notice one of the new shields has a very familiar color scheme

I just received my order for this set...and that's exactly what I thought when I picked this shield!  It's definitely an awesome set, thank you so much and congrats for having designed it!

  On 9/6/2023 at 2:47 PM, soccerkid6 said:

I certainly drew on my Mitgardian background while designing this new set

I just received this set for a birthday, and now I'm that much more excited to put it together.  I might have to pick up a second copy so I can moc with all of those excellent Mitgardian detail bricks...

Congratulations on another awesome official set.  You're living the dream!

I'm about half-way through building the Viking set. @soccerkid6 what a fantastic job you've done with designing it! I've got a question for everyone who's bought and built the set. Have you noticed "sprue" marks or injection mold spots on your pieces? I don't know what else to call them. They are clear signs of removal from the production process. I've seen them on parts before, but in this set every single piece has them and they are very obvious. Far more than I've ever seen before. Is that a fluke, or is it a symptom of a new process Lego is using?

  On 10/28/2023 at 9:31 AM, MKJoshA said:

I'm about half-way through building the Viking set. @soccerkid6 what a fantastic job you've done with designing it! I've got a question for everyone who's bought and built the set. Have you noticed "sprue" marks or injection mold spots on your pieces? I don't know what else to call them. They are clear signs of removal from the production process. I've seen them on parts before, but in this set every single piece has them and they are very obvious. Far more than I've ever seen before. Is that a fluke, or is it a symptom of a new process Lego is using?

I don't have this set specifically (yet), but lots of new pieces I get have those sprue marks - or worse. It's really sad to see, honestly.

Some pieces are so bad that they almost become unusable. The marks can portrude so much that other pieces wont fit next to them properly.

Edited October 28, 20231 yr by Frike

I've also found a lot of these marks. It might be anecdotal - it's possible the colour scheme here with all the browns is making them more visible than usual, but it sure seems like more than I've seen any time recently.

 

 

Titles and profession - Mayor and Commander

Back story - Growing up in a small town, Hader became a commander of the militia. Soon he had built his way up to mayor. He now builds up his defenses incase the Algus attack. In town, he has begun work on a town hall.

Home town - Bonder

Parts - Mandolorion torso, Black legs, sword, head, and a Black Falcon Helmet.

If I wanted to build a moc with Algus what minyfig would I use?

 

  On 11/16/2023 at 2:01 PM, LegoMiner said:

 

 

Titles and profession - Mayor and Commander

Back story - Growing up in a small town, Hader became a commander of the militia. Soon he had built his way up to mayor. He now builds up his defenses incase the Algus attack. In town, he has begun work on a town hall.

Home town - Bonder

Parts - Mandolorion torso, Black legs, sword, head, and a Black Falcon Helmet.

Welcome to the North!

  On 11/16/2023 at 3:38 PM, LegoMiner said:

If I wanted to build a moc with Algus what minyfig would I use?

 

There was a challenge based around the Algus some years ago, and you can find lots of inspiration for the minifigures by looking through the entries to that.
Here is that Frozen Beyond challenge topic, and all the entries are linked to in that discussion.

So, after many hesitations/questions I finally decided to join.

 

Here comes the Laeknir Thaum Guðisson, great clairvoyant medium of the northern wilderness, his men at arms and bodyguard Callaghan Heimskurson, and a young forester Iauln Odauðlegurson, the laeknir took in as an orphan about fifteen years ago.

All three proud Mitagardians !

 

Wow what a cool first build! I love your sigfig, very nice combinations. That pipe is new for me… where is this part from?

welcome to the best guild ;-)

  On 11/27/2023 at 5:04 PM, Simon_S said:

where is this part from

 

the pipe is third brand from Brickwarrior (in my memories... or is it Brickforge ? )

 

EDIT : Brickwarrior

here it is, and so is the hat FYI

  On 11/27/2023 at 3:49 PM, Professor Thaum said:

So, after many hesitations/questions I finally decided to join.

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Here comes the Laeknir Thaum Guðisson, great clairvoyant medium of the northern wilderness, his men at arms and bodyguard Callaghan Heimskurson, and a young forester Iauln Odauðlegurson, the laeknir took in as an orphan about fifteen years ago.

All three proud Mitagardians !

 

  And so, the great Laeknir has made it here at last!  Something about this band looks just a little familiar   Welcome to the best guild of them all, Professor (at least, the best before Varlyrio was a thing )  Can't wait to see what adventures your merry band finds heading their way! 

  On 11/27/2023 at 3:49 PM, Professor Thaum said:

So, after many hesitations/questions I finally decided to join.

Here comes the Laeknir Thaum Guðisson, great clairvoyant medium of the northern wilderness, his men at arms and bodyguard Callaghan Heimskurson, and a young forester Iauln Odauðlegurson, the laeknir took in as an orphan about fifteen years ago.

All three proud Mitagardians !

 

Welcome! Glad to have you join us in the north and can't wait to see what lies in store for Thaum and his companions

Happy to finally join 

Elric Frostwhisker



Titles and profession: Lord of the Frostwatch Keep

Short Bio: Elric rules the Frostwatch Keep, a small fortress on the northern edge of Mitgardia.

The keep serves both as a vigilant outpost against the Algus threat and as the sole Algus Information Centre, consisting of an Algus prisoner whose knowledge is vital to Mitgardia.

As peace seems to prevail, Elric often ventures out with his scout Thorin leaving the keep in the capable hands of his father, Alaric.

Home: Frostwatch Keep, ruled by Frostwhiskers for generations

Parts: Hair, Head, Cape, Torso, Legs

Edited December 30, 2024Dec 30 by Ben S

  On 5/24/2024 at 10:56 AM, Ben S said:

Happy to finally join 

-snip-

Welcome to Mitgardia! Glad to have Elric guarding our northern border.

  On 5/30/2024 at 3:41 PM, soccerkid6 said:

Welcome to Mitgardia! Glad to have Elric guarding our northern border.

Thank you! I'm eager to start building. 

I have a couple of questions. Are the old challenges still available, like Dwellings of Mitgardia and Age of Mitgardia? I saw that some of the titles/professions I gave to my sigfig should be earned from there. I ask because they are quite old posts. Also, is it convenient to register freebuilds, or should we just publish them and that's it? Thanks in advance. 

@Ben S Those challenges have never been closed, so feel free to participate in them. As you say, they've been dormant for a long time but there's no problem doing them now.
Freebuild registration isn't necessary anymore as we have not been scoring freebuilds for the last few years. Simply post them in the forum as their own topic, and you may also post a link here if you like so it's easy for other Mitgardians to see what has been built for the guild recently.

@soccerkid6 Ok, thanks for clarifying 

Happy to share with you my first freebuild, fellow Mitgardians! 

 

@Professor Thaum@Ben S@LegoMiner, welcome!  I am sorry to have been absent for a while, but I am glad to see new faces!  It has been great to see some of your builds!