Odds & Ends

I have been wanting a Streaming device. Having Amazon Prime, the Amazon Fire seems like a pretty good choice. Anyone have it yet? Only thing I don't like is there isn't really the ability to stream from a PC to the player.

With so many members about, plus I'm anxiously curious as heck, but I really want to know if anyone here is an artist of some kind? Illustrator, author, painter, sketcher, charcoal, pixel, music, sculptor, photographer, indie games, whatever. Doesn't really matter as to what your medium is, I honestly would love to hear about it.

Gotta go on a work trip for 4-5 days. Wonder what the lego scene will be like.

A truly odd question for sure. Does anyone know of some places where you can create your own website for free (or close to)? It need not be fancy; just have some basic features and whatnot for personal use.

I've seen this new set up at 2 Walmarts so far.

If you haven't, you are not a true Lego collector/investor. It's basically the table top Lego version of Warhammer 40k, but better. It's so fun to play with your friends or siblings or whatever. Just look it up on the interweebs. Oh and they made a Lego Brikwars game for computers, it's free too. With the help of programs like Hamachi, we can actually be able to fight each other. I love Brikwars, I recently created an army. And I'm awaiting in the mail for my hero unit, Boba Fett, since my 8 other men I have are Mandalorians from 7914.

Not Lego related but I was wondering if anyone has played the new SimCity yet? I have been waiting forever for it to come out and now that it has I just haven't had time to get it yet (no free time since I found BP).

Anyone? I have thought about picking it up, but didn't know what people thought about it. Was kind of wondering what story line it would follow.

It's on Netflix and only about 20 minutes long. Has some interesting info about the origins of the company as well as a little tour of the factory. One item I found pretty interesting was this: If Lego Minifigures were real people, there would be enought to populate Asia. I roughly translate that to be about 3 Billion minifigures out there!

It took a long time of searching the net (as well as technology itself progressing) but I finally found a program which will allow you to create your own video games without needing to write a single line of code! It is called Arcade Game Studio created by Bruno R. Marcos and became available just last year. Although you cannot exactly make every type of game there is (mainly 3D and a few specific titles), you can create just about anything similar to arcade titles from the 80's like Ghosts 'n' Goblins, Commando, Galaga, Contra, or Pac-Man, to the 90's like Black Tiger, Operation Varth, Batrider, R-Type, or Metal Slug. Oh, and did I mention the program is free? …

The reason I ask this question is because I'm wondering if its too late to jump on the Lego investing bandwagon??? It is so tempting to do so with the popularity of Legos right now, and seeing some of the great returns on some sets after EOL. However, when will the investor supply out number the consumer demand? Its seems to me that a great number of the posts on Brickpicker are members talking about how they have 40 of this set, and 60 of that set and so on, and how cheap they got each set. With only a limited number of places to unload all these sets, coupled with the increasing number of investors buying and stock piling huge quantities. Not to mention Lego is m…

I used to take my sets apart and rebuild them all the time, but now, I never take my new sets apart because I worry about piece damage, at least, not yet... :roll:

That horrible right wing paper. I feel unclean. But I got my Gandalf figure What I did not realize is that it's set 30213, which goes for

This looks like fun for those of you who live within traveling distance of Philadelphia. https://www.fi.edu/exhibit/art-brick

I had the pleasure to see the exhibit in New York two years ago, and to preview the brand new Seattle exhibit on Thursday night. It is a fantastic show, and the Pacific Science Center has used a large exhibition space for the show, allowing ample space to walk around the 3D art pieces and see them from multiple perspectives. The show opens this Saturday, 5/28 and will remain in Seattle through September 11th.The gallery begins with LEGO re-creations of famous paintings and sculpture. One of my favorites was “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”I have prepared a preview and gallery of the Seattle exhibit at my website. The article includes photos of about 1/3 of the art on di…

Links http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672948/why-lego-minifigures-have-a-hole-in-their-heads http://lego.gizmodo.com/5019797/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-lego TO MATCH THE BRICKS? TO SNAP ON HATS? NOPE. IN REALITY, MINIFIGS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO ALLOW AIR TO PASS THROUGH IF LODGED IN A CHILD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuBSRC1zpHw Just a really great speech about hard work and having no job above you. I thought some of you might enjoy it, I know I thought it was a great message (especially for teens).

Ran across this today, it explains so much...

I don't know if you've watched the song contest, but Austria has won it! Conchita Wurst, the bearded lady made it. Here are two pictures:

Thought this was a fun article, also liked how it mentions the Hayabusa (which is also a Cuusoo set) http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/05/actually-getting-to-mars?cid=8406174&pid=6966 Let me know what you guys think about it! I'd love to see the SpaceX Lego projects hah. Or another wave of NASA sets!

I was searching Karate Kid Lego, and found this. I think Lego should release this as a collector set. :)

Just came across this article http://gizmodo.com/5981496/awesome-lego-gundam-must-become-an-official-set-now

Great story about LEGO Customer Service...

If any theme makes them, I reckon it will be Lego Friends. The idea came to me when thinking if they would ever break the mould (literally) and do a fat Lego Friend. I thought it would be unlikely. Well, what about a pregnant lady? And then a baby? I can't see it happening in other themes, unless it has and I've missed it. Incidentally, the little microfigs from the games make good sized Lego babies. The mummies look like baby in swaddling clothes. It's in Odds and Ends because I'm pretty much rambling and just wanted to hear what others think on this. Thanks

we just posted the 3rd update video to our lego city construction project. Road construction was the focus for this video. hope you like it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chW4B2mAT7U