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Brick Scout camp

Post by Bruce N H »

Dear mom,

I'm having a great time at Brick Scout camp.

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See the rest here:

http://www.ozbricks.com/bricktales/misc ... ory01.html

PLMKWYT,
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Great job all around!

I love it!
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Post by LEGOFREAK »

Oh man this is awesome! i love all the detail!
what a fun story.
great job man!
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Nice! I've created a couple of Lego Boy Scouts. I usually add the handkerchief piece around their necks to complete the ensemble. I created them a couple years ago along with a gay scout leader figure for a little bit of social satire.
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Very cool. I really liked all the scenery, very nice.
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Post by J1A3L5 »

That is just awesome. I don't know what else to say. It's just so...so comical and funny but so well-done too.

Can I please be allowed to copy that picnic table design? I love it! :)
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Post by Robin Hood »

Awwwww, how cute. Seriously, these are great, such imagination and that picnice table, sure genious.

I like it the whole way. :wink: :D :) :lol: 8) :P :mrgreen:
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Post by Emperor James »

I got back from a boy scout canoeing trip a day ago. We went 25 miles... my arms are so sore...

Of course, you left out the more notable things we do on scout trips other than conoe: sit around playing magic the gathering( a card game, if you didn't know) and washing by hand all of the extremely dirty pots, pans, cooking utensils, and mess kits. :wink:

Anyway, I loved your story and models :D
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Post by Bruce N H »

Hi all,

Thanks for the feedback. A few quick things:

The table - well, I'd like to claim credit, but that's straight out of set 3535:
[url]http://guide.lugnet.com/set/3535[/url]

The elk is also not my design. I took that from Reed Anderson:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=66749
The eagle was my own design, but also inspired by Reed.

Neckerchiefs! Shoot, I knew I was missing something. Oh well, I don't have any of those in red anyway (do they even make those?).

The tents: I was proud of that design. I tried to do something in my Tolkien story:
[url]http://www.ozbricks.com/bricktales/lotr ... 09-08.html[/url], but thsoe were more lean-to than tent. This design uses these pieces:
2 x http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=4625
2 x http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=4213
2 x http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=4081b
2 x http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=2555
3 x http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=578 (one of which is just sitting on the top held by gravity)

The flag: It's been 15 years since I was at Scout camp, so I wasn't sure whether the red stripe is on top and the white on bottom or the other way. I was happy to see that I guessed right (or that my mind hasn't completely given way).
[url]http://flagspot.net/flags/us_bsa.html#flags[/url]
I didn't have any way to put a green 1x1 in the middle, but oh well.

Did anyone notice that it's Timmy who picks up the poisen ivy to show his friends? :)

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Post by Linus »

Very good! I really enjoyed this story! :)
Did anyone notice that it's Timmy who picks up the poisen ivy to show his friends? :)
Yes, I noticed that. That was probably the best part in the story. :wink:
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Post by wlister »

Both the story and the scene were great. I may borrow your tent design for some of my army scenes, very cool. I loved the firepit and all the positive stuff everyone else has said goes double for me. :D

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Bruce N H wrote: Reed.

Neckerchiefs! Shoot, I knew I was missing something. Oh well, I don't have any of those in red anyway (do they even make those?).
As far as I know, no. I use white. You could use the torso from one of the Adventurers figures that has the neckerchief printed on, but then your scouts have a pistol tucked in their belts. Also, the open shirt and not quite straight neckerchief looks somewhat less than boyish/masculine.
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Post by xxbattosaixx »

They do come in red:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=x97
There's some on Bricklink right now too. :)
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xxbattosaixx wrote:They do come in red:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=x97
There's some on Bricklink right now too. :)
Thank you. I was unaware of this (and too lazy to check myself). If I ever revamp my own scouts, I'll keep these in mind.
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Post by xxbattosaixx »

No problem.I was just curious,myself. :) (And boy am I glad I didn't end up like that cat! :wink: )
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