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by jediknight219
Thu Oct 03, 2013 5:20 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: Taking a break from castle...
Replies: 8
Views: 1450

Re: Taking a break from castle...

... And then I noticed the mini castle contest.
by jediknight219
Thu Oct 03, 2013 5:11 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: Taking a break from castle...
Replies: 8
Views: 1450

Taking a break from castle...

... Until November for CCCXI.

Meanwhile, here's what I was doing in September. What shall I do in October?

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Ark by jediknight219, on Flickr
by jediknight219
Sat Aug 31, 2013 8:51 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: The unfinished MOC/the ultimate tablescrap
Replies: 7
Views: 1366

Re: The unfinished MOC/the ultimate tablescrap

The reason this thing never made it to CCCIX is because the plan got too big. So I really don't plan on using it for CCCXI, CCCXII, etc. And any future MOC may contain parts of the towers or similar stairs, or the rose window design, but this tablescrap, as it is, is long gone.
by jediknight219
Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: The unfinished MOC/the ultimate tablescrap
Replies: 7
Views: 1366

The unfinished MOC/the ultimate tablescrap

I have this terrible tendency to not finish MOCs. Here is a MOC that I started two years ago for the Colossal Castle Contest. The project is still going, it just keeps evolving, so I take 2 steps forward, and 2 steps back. The point is that I finally decided to make some old pics public. For example...
by jediknight219
Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:19 am
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: How do you clean your Lego?
Replies: 8
Views: 1528

Re: How do you clean your Lego?

I've had a few smoky orders and all I did was air them out. Ran across one bricklink store once that actually had a disclaimer about the possibility of a smoky smell. It wasn't emphatic enough. That order reeked.
by jediknight219
Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:25 am
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: Collectible Minifigures Series 11
Replies: 93
Views: 13096

Re: Collectible Minifigures Series 11

Karalora wrote:That's not just a jazz musician. That is a freaking Blues Brother.
It's clearly Jake, so where's Elwood? I think he needs a harmonica instead of a sax, though.
by jediknight219
Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:35 am
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: Round Towers
Replies: 1
Views: 762

Re: Round Towers

Couldn't sleep. Built this instead.

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Round panel tower prototype by jediknight219, on Flickr
by jediknight219
Sun May 05, 2013 2:34 pm
Forum: Castle MOCs
Topic: Idea for round roof
Replies: 5
Views: 518

Re: Idea for round roof

I'm going to have to remember this one.
by jediknight219
Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:29 pm
Forum: Castle MOCs
Topic: LCC - Garheimian War Ibex
Replies: 9
Views: 1051

Re: LCC - Garheimian War Ibex

Hmm. Seems i was getting ibex confused with ibis. I was totally expecting a large wading bird.
by jediknight219
Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:27 am
Forum: Castle MOCs
Topic: CCC X MOC critiques thread
Replies: 81
Views: 9959

Re: CCC X MOC critiques thread

My entry was pulled from a bigger project of mine, which is still ongoing, so I would like to know what I can do to improve it.

Original entry:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jediknight ... 399156194/


With some improvements:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jediknight219/8541045630/
by jediknight219
Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:14 pm
Forum: Castle MOCs
Topic: technique request
Replies: 3
Views: 466

Re: technique request

I spotted this a few days ago. This is too big, and looks better on the outside than the inside, but i'm posting it anyway. It might give you some ideas.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/redcokid/8514256675/
by jediknight219
Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:52 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: AFOL Influences
Replies: 23
Views: 3617

Re: AFOL Influences

When I was a kid, I got Space lego sets, my brother got town lego sets. My first set: Gamma-V Laser craft. My Last set(at the time): Spy Trak I. These sets came solely through Christmas and birthday presents. When my brother and I eventually got an allowance, my brother increased his collection, whi...
by jediknight219
Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:26 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: Angled Walls (Tips?)
Replies: 9
Views: 4677

Re: Angled Walls (Tips?)

Cannot... ignore... maths... Oh wait, I'm American. I say math. So... Using your 2x3 trick, by putting down a foundation of tiles except for two 1x1 plates at strategic locations I can approximate any angle x by taking a rational approxation of tan(x/2), so long as the denominator and numerator of t...
by jediknight219
Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:19 am
Forum: Castle MOCs
Topic: LCC - G3 - Phase Two - One against Fifty
Replies: 11
Views: 728

Re: LCC - G3 - Phase Two - One against Fifty

Aha! So I'm not the only one who noticed similarities between Lewis Carroll and Vogon poetry.