Just some general lego stuff

Discussion of general LEGO topics
User avatar
LEGOFREAK
noy dna rehtih
Posts: 2061
Joined: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:46 pm
Location: home

Just some general lego stuff

Post by LEGOFREAK »

and some info about my whereabouts. :) (all pics = links)

recently my life has been going through some significant changes. This has led to my packing up of a large amount of my Lego, so I have been really limiting myself to custom figs. and picking up stuff at yard sales, and thrift stores.

My mom found this bag for ten bucks the other day. I weighed it and it was 25 lbs. most of it is soccer and movie, so I got some neat stuff there. A LOT of harry potter stuff. Maybe some hundred or so minifigs and accesories?
Here are some of the highlights though -
Image Image Now there is one more classic knight around here in perfect condition with the others, but I think he got mixed in with my castle dudes. - I can't believe that they were all in there. I had the visor and helmet for the one classic knight, but that body, axe and armor came in the bag. the armor is missing the back sticker but the front one is in awesome shape.
Image I always wanted one of these.
Image and one of these too!
Image I couldn't believe my luck in finding this!
Image and it even had the CD in there! Unfortunately for
some reason it wouldnt play in my CD drive. :D

and on another topic I got a new tattoo..
Image Image Image
now - you may be saying "gee that artwork looks familiar..." and you'd be right. The original artwork was done by Rayhawk.. Yep that Rayhawk. I figured I would ask him to design a Henry Tattoo - something with "oomph", and the worst he could say was no. However he turned out to be a pretty cool dude (heck I didn't know) and sent this to me right away. - I had to wait awhile to get it done, and I am extremely happy with the results. However you may notice a few spots where the ink didnt take. That's my fault. :oops:
see, I had a broken water main the next day after getting it, and I jumped in the muck with shovel and water pump in hand, and managed to get some mud worked into my tattoo. needless to say that the spots that had mud in it got infected (very minor.. I didnt even go to the doctor) and caused my body to reject the ink in those spots. When I have it colored in I will have those lines touched up. - no biggie.
also, when I was at brickfest (Man - I love saying that!) I got to meet Greg Hyland... and told him about my upcoming Henry Tattoo. I asked him if he would be interested in designing a piece, and he said sure. So hopefully soon I will have another one to show off. (I wanted to wait til this was healed before I took pics and all.)

So on that note, I will be taking a leave of absence until my house sells, I move, and I get my stuff straightened out again.

Freak
User avatar
Shurtugal
Bailiff
Posts: 340
Joined: Thu May 25, 2006 11:26 pm
Location: On the Albertan Prairies, listening to some slow country music
Contact:

Post by Shurtugal »

Thank you're mom for, me, that's an awesome find. My hope of finding somethin like that myself has been restored.

Love the CD!

Love the tattoo.
Can't wait for the colours!
~Andrew C.

[url=http://www.mocpages.com/home.php]MOCpages![/url]

Eka ai fricai un Shur'tugal! I am a Rider and a friend!
User avatar
Sir Nelson
Old Wizard
Posts: 848
Joined: Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:15 pm
Location: On Wizard Island, of course
Contact:

Post by Sir Nelson »

Re: the find - You are a lucky man, my friend! Those figs and sets are really cool, and a steal for such a price!!

Re: the ink (and infection) - Ouch!!! But, that is a dedication to LEGO that only a few AFOLs have. Congratulations on your Brickfest journey, and I hope to see a fully colored version of your "figs" someday! From one CC 'Master Builder' to another.... Awesome!!! 8) Hope to hear from you again here soon!
"Old Wizards never die, nor fade away. They just kind of operate behind the scenes and in the shadows... doing all of their weird and wonderful Wizardy things and whatnot."
User avatar
nazgul
Artisan
Posts: 278
Joined: Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:07 pm
Location: Hawai'i (insert blue hawaii music here)
Contact:

Post by nazgul »

Oh that is schweet tattoo! Anyway good deal with the knights (kih-nigits!) and all. That just about sums up my sentiments.



-nazgul
"You know the golden rule, He who has the gold makes the rules"
I'm 13.
User avatar
Remyth
Trade King
Posts: 1855
Joined: Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:43 am
Location: At the corner of Nowhere Avenue and Not Close to Anything Street
Contact:

Post by Remyth »

Sir Nelson wrote:Re: the find - You are a lucky man, my friend! Those figs and sets are really cool, and a steal for such a price!!

Re: the ink (and infection) - Ouch!!! But, that is a dedication to LEGO that only a few AFOLs have. Congratulations on your Brickfest journey, and I hope to see a fully colored version of your "figs" someday! 8) Hope to hear from you again here soon!
Can't inprove on perfection. Good word choice, Sir Nelson! I Completely agree.

Thanks,
Thomas Wunz <><

"A nameless, shapeless beast from the dark underside of Chat." - Josh Wedin

[url=http://flickr.com/photos/11381994@N00/]Flickr[/url]
User avatar
JoshWedin
Chevalier de Chèvre
Posts: 4995
Joined: Sun Nov 09, 2003 2:35 pm
Location: Pondering what you are pondering
Contact:

Post by JoshWedin »

Hey, Freak, it is great to hear from you! I have been wondering how you were doing.

That is great Lego find...I love hearing about stuff like that. And those 677 guys are my favorite faction. Very cool lot.

The tatoo is cool, can't wait to see it filled in. Quite a good memorial to Henry, since he is still missing (we really need to send out that hit squad Nathan was organizing).

Anyway, it is great to have you back. I hope the situations in your life get taken care of quickly, and with as little pain as possible.

Take care,
Josh
AFOL and his money are easily parted.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ak_brickster/8 ... hotostream][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/85336074 ... 2a10_t.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.Brothers-Brick.com]The Brothers Brick[/url]
User avatar
plums_deify
Knight Templar
Knight Templar
Posts: 834
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:04 am

Post by plums_deify »

Freak!

You were missed, buddy. I hope things are looking up for you, and you're right: that tat rocks. :D
Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Be Smart. Be evil.

Sister Brick @ [url=http://www.brothers-brick.com]The Brothers Brick[/url]!
User avatar
wunztwice
Knight Bannerett
Posts: 2656
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:33 pm
Location: Eastern Oregon
Contact:

Post by wunztwice »

Darkie wrote:Freak!

You were missed, buddy.
I was going to use those words! Anyways, you gotta love those classics, seems there have been some uuber finds recently! Congrats, and glad to hear from you!
in His grip, Chris

Feed my hobby? [url=http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=wunztwice]My Bricklink[/url]

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/wunztwice]My Flickr![/url]
[url=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/wunztwice/]My Brickshelf![/url](not updated...)
<><
User avatar
Recluce
Landlord
Posts: 975
Joined: Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:36 pm
Location: Santa Rosa, CA

Post by Recluce »

I'm not really sure that Henry needs color, I like the black an grey, and if it was colored it would look like your daughter ate a box of crayons and puked them up on your arm.

Can you tell I'm anti-color?
User avatar
ottoatm
Knight Templar
Knight Templar
Posts: 3013
Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 4:52 am
Location: New York
Contact:

Post by ottoatm »

I have to agree that it actually looks really cool the way it is now (the tatoo)... maybe it would be better without color? It looks really sweet as is...

As for your mother's work... nice! Just those classic figs should cost 10 dollars, and I've been meaning to get the 3-headed dog ever since it came out.

Anyway, good to hear from you... I too have been wonfdering what you've been up to...
Knight Templar
n. pl. Knights Templars or Knights Templar
1.A member of an order of knights founded about 1118 to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land during the Second Crusade.

[url=http://legelot.50webs.com/mainPages/myStory.html]My Lego Stories: The Land of Legelot![/url]
[url=http://z13.invisionfree.com/Castle_World]CW-THE Lego Story Writer's Guild[/url]
User avatar
Bruce N H
Precentor of the Scriptorium
Posts: 6311
Joined: Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:11 pm
Location: Middle Zealand
Contact:

Post by Bruce N H »

-Waves to Freak-

Hey Freak,

Great find! I can never find stuff like that. Also a very cool tatoo. Hmm, a Wolfpack logo would make a very cool tatoo.

Bruce
[url=http://comicbricks.blogspot.com/]ComicBricks[/url] [url=http://godbricks.blogspot.com/]GodBricks[/url] [url=http://microbricks.blogspot.com/]MicroBricks[/url] [url=http://minilandbricks.blogspot.com/]MinilandBricks[/url] [url=http://scibricks.blogspot.com/]SciBricks[/url] [url=http://vignettebricks.blogspot.com/]VignetteBricks[/url] [url=http://www.classic-castle.com/bricktales/]Brick Tales[/url]
User avatar
kelderic
Knight Bannerett
Posts: 2583
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 8:45 pm
Location: Indiana, USA
Contact:

Post by kelderic »

Awesome find! I haven't had a deal like that since last summer. The pickens are getting slim in the garage sale sector. It is great news to see that there are deals like this still out there.

Kelderic
Battling with college to try and prevent the dark age.
User avatar
architect
Baron von Ellermann
Posts: 3708
Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:10 pm
Location: Saint Louis, MO USA
Contact:

Post by architect »

Hi Freak,

That is a great classic figure find. Congrats! I am also glad to see that you were able to get the Henry tattoo. Now everyone knows about it. Please post again when it is colored.

Ben
pacman110011
Artisan
Posts: 252
Joined: Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:11 am

Post by pacman110011 »

Well I can't remember if I posted on this topic over at MCN but I will post here anyways :P . Sweet find on those figs! I can't believe that you found that for just $10. I actually found about 4 classic figs hidden throughout my room that I didn't even know I had :lol: . That tattoo is pretty sweet, although i don't think I would ever get it(for the tattoo part, not the extreme show of your love for the awesomeness we call LEGO). Hope to see Henry colored soon. And I just remembered, did anybody ever find poor Henry? Do we know where he is? -Pac
User avatar
Lonan
Foot Soldier
Posts: 222
Joined: Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:23 pm
Location: Missouri, U.S.A.

Post by Lonan »

Awesome tat, Freak. It looks great as is, but I think some color would really make it soar.
[url=http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=koolhand77]My Brickshelf Gallery[/url]
[url=http://www.freewebs.com/msm1977/]The Graven Hawk[/url] a short story
Post Reply