7-29-10 pattern 7

7-29-10 pattern 7
Originally uploaded by eilonwy77

This really reminds me of a set of coasters we had when I was a kid. Maybe it was potholders....

Either way eilonwy77 (aka: nondisclosed) always makes me think when I see her newest patter work.

Warning: there may be some swearing in this post. Scratch that, I've fucking had enough and it's time to vent.

LEGO PotC Captain Jack
Originally uploaded by Yupa-sama

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean. OK. Yes. I absolutely loved the first movie and lord knows my wife loves Captain Jack so I'm all for this (probably) single year co-branding. You may ask, "What's all the anger and annoyance about?" I'll tell you:

Know it all idiots on the Internet who make forum posts before they rub two fucking brain cells together. There are LEGO fans out there who in their fervor to show everyone that they know from whence they speak are saying things like:
"How can LEGO do this? Megabloks has the license for Pirates of the Caribbean." or:
"This is obviously fake, just look at the quality of the piece. It's not a LEGO piece at all, just a really good custom." or:
"Why is he riding a camel?!"
Some are even saying all three of those at the same time. Experts. HA!

I'm not about to link to the myriad news posts about the LEGO/Disney license because I think it's good Internet exercise for you to just google the damn thing yourself. I even gave you all the best words to put into the search engine in my last sentence.
I'm not an expert in licensing agreements and what would be Disney Studios property but I can and have been following it since we first heard about it so just keep this in mind; even your grandmother knows that Disney is an evil conglomerate. They own 1/4 of the entire planet. The other 3/4 are pretty evenly distributed between Coca-cola, Pepsi-co and Hasbro. How's that for a League of Super Evil? Shit I'm getting off topic.....

Yes, Megabloks had the Disney license. They no longer do; it has expired and LEGO now has it. So far they have produced DUPLO Cars that will likely tie in with Cars 2, LEGO Prince of Persia sets based on the movie that came out this past summer and LEGO Toy Story sets. The Toy Story line gave us some sets from Toy Story 3 and some sets based on the two older movies. Megabloks also did Cars sets but AFOLs didn't freak out over that because it's DUPLO and they don't give a fuck. Same situation simpleton, pay attention and think before you type. That information is some pretty basic know-it-allism for anyone who has been in the hobby for longer than six months.

As for the conspiracy that this is a custom fig....I bang my head on my desk at this. /head-desk It's a prototype LEGO element. For the last few years we have seen many, many prototypes of pieces with the same type of look; this is because The LEGO Group has started using a 3-D printer to prototype parts and items produced this way have that strange sandy texture to them. Again....AFOL's not paying attention and go flying off the handle before taking a breath and having a good look. Never mind the fact that this minifig is very carefully placed into an official LEGO display at San Diego Comic-con. If it weren't supposed to be there you can be damn sure it would've disappeared quicker than you can say "Bob's yer uncle." This brings me to the question of why he's on a camel. I asked myself the same question, BUT, I applied just a bit of logic to answer the question. He's on a camel because LEGO put him in the Prince of Persia display as an 'Easter egg'. Captain Jack is "hiding" in there.
Another explanation could be that in PotC: On Stranger Tides, we see Cap'n Jack on a camel but seeing as filming of PotC4 has only recently begun that may be quite a stretch.

game night

game night
Originally uploaded by djFargo

Wahahahaha!!!!!

In between realities

I cant do it anymore. I can't read the Twee anymore. I'm sure those cats are probably pretty nice, meek fellows in real life but their blog makes me want to punch them in the monitor.

Anglo-Saxon Pit-House

Anglo-Saxon Pit-House
Originally uploaded by Kǻrrde

Boring? Whatever. I love this as it's right up my alley! LEGO Peasantry and medieval life that isn't so overbuilt that it borders on the hilarious. I like the fences a lot, I noticed that TLG used something pretty similar to that in The Ostrich Race and thought it would be a wonderful starting point to making something a fence/s like these. The colouring is so nice. I like how he did not do any mottling ie: the grass is green, the path is dark tan and the house has it's own colours making it pop right off the base. I also like the timbers on the side and how there is just a hint of stone foundation to be seen. One, very small thing that I don't like is the shape of the base. More specifically, how the lowest corner [in the picture above] is more squarish than the rest of it. See? Small thing.

Oh, and the black around the bottom edge is a really nice way to finish it!

I left my clothes on, what more do you want?

I left my clothes on, what more do you want?
Originally uploaded by Trevor Van Aalst

For those of you who are keeping track, my full case had these quantities in it:
Indian x3
Cheerleader x3
Caveman x4
Clown x3
Zombie x3
Skater x3
Robot x4
Crash test dummy x5
Magician x4
Luchador x3
Nurse x3
Ninja x5
Spaceman x4
Forestman x4
Diver x5
Cowboy x4

My Bricklink store

Hello and welcome.
Feel free to look around and ask if you don't see what you want. I may have it. Please keep in mind that this is a supplement to my own LEGO hobby so I'm not really the quickest shipper around but five days is a long time, even for me.

Thanks, and welcome to Okotoks Brickshop! I've decided to 'reopen' my Bricklink store with a new fervor. My hopes are to be able to have it at least support my LEGO hobby and I think for that to work, I need to not only offer the pieces "I don't need" but also some of the more exciting items that other Bricklinkers want too.
You many find many items in my store that are listed as used but that's because I've had them in my storage bins for so long and some have never been used or have probably come out of my personal collection or have never been used in something I've built but may have some scratching etc. from me rummaging through my parts bins.


Many of my parts are listed as USED but are really in quite new condition as they have. So they are gently used by and AFOL...me. Parts listed as NEW are from a box I have opened myself.