Recon Through the Valley

i recently created my own squad of clones. (for traveling through the wilderness) it consists of a single commander, two basic soldiers, a hotshot, and a lone stealth scout. they are currently very basic looking, and they can only be identified apart from one another based on their cape/cloak styling.

the scout's cloak has a hood that is functional and can be pulled down or put up, altho one may wonder why they would need such a thing as they wear helmets already.

i was in Death Valley for some reason, and had a good time. there were lots of cliffs on the mountains, and at times i was worried that my minifigs would lose its balance and slide down and off the mountain.


the top picture was indeed macro, and that cliff didnt look like a huge drop...maybe in minifig scale it did. but in our world, it was still about 5-8 meters from the ground. The lower pic's from that point to around the mountain still took several hours. on the right of the minifig, the hills had a trail ontop them. the path was about 35-45 centimeters wide.

kendo and batcave

recently received one of these. its not out in stores yet, so cool that. i wasnt going to buy this set, so it worked out fine. the joker mini fig looks a lil more mature then the older one, and the batman fig is different then the older one, by just a smidge, the utility belt is different. and the emblem on the chest has yellow around it.

Bruce Wayne is a much better figure then ever before, bane's head has a more boxy feel. the poison ivy figure is completely new. it uses the same hawaiian girl hairpiece as the collectible minifig.



also received an early stocking stuffer. its an add on to the ninjago series, but i wont be playing the game. it does come with cards, and weapons, and say it is a "kendo" version of cole. if anyone has tried kendo, they'd know that the shinai (sword) is wielded with both hands on the hilt, which minifigs cannot do. so instead, they can hold their weapons in a nito-ryu style, one weapon in each hand, a dual wield. The bogu (armor) is very similar to that of the samurai collectible minifigs. the helmet is a completely new piece, and the face shield does not open up. it is a complete one piece like a knight's helmet with openings for the face, and is in two colors too!

I like the packaging....it reminds me of those toys at the Japanese supermarkets that are put together in a snap fashion, and comes with a little bit of candy.

SO! What does Santa Look Like?

Its finally done. My fifth Lego film!

it ended up longer then i anticipated... and the flow of the story seemed to be ok. on the other hand, as the creator, flow always seems ok. i have found out that for stories that i felt that had a good flow, only 1 out of 5 viewers understood it. 1 would be "brilliant! wow!" and the other 4 would be "what...just happened here?" The last film seemed to do well even tho myself didnt feel it was that good. It was short and to the point. a longer film may just be a little longer then what a normal person's attention span can keep up to these days...

This film took alot of incoherent-ness to make. i was just tired from work and other priorities, and i was supposed to rest up and go to bed for the next day. but i came home. was pooped. and HAD to make something. Had to finish.

Filming took about 39 hours. sound took maybe 6. and editing took only 2. if i take away the preparation of the film...meaning all the tiny drawings i had to do besides the sets, it would come down to maybe half of the hours. i drew just a lil more then 400 of those lil hand cut bubbles.

Story goes as follows~ (SPOILER- So watch film first!)
Boy at home gets call from friend.
The talk about Santa.
Boy gets intrigued/curious
Boy goes to ask father who tells him one thing.
He goes out in search of Santa
He gets told another thing about Santa. (this repeats)
He gives up and goes home.
Where he actually gets to see Santa.

BTW. anyone know what the boy's dad's occupation is? =]

Mad Holiday Heroes

These sets arent supposed to come out till next year... but Toys R Us is already selling them. I'm guessing they are making a mad rush to make sales for the holidays...because wow...look at these prices! so high! (image above taken from the ToysRUs site)



here's the correct pricing from the Lego site. Much more reasonable. I'm not in a hurry to get these sets...I DO WANT THEM, especially the catwoman set...but for now, my funds will be towards my visit for an outdoor trip. =]

Meanwhile, i'm waiting for the new series of the blind packs still... and i want to have a Thor (from avengers) minifig! His helmet seems cool enough. i've been using a 2x1 brick and a telescope for my Thor figure's hammer so far. And still....Lego Group still wows me with yet another series...


thats a pretty big ring, buddy! looks like a bracelet or bangle. but hey, not like minifigs have fingers anyways. i wonder if the aragon fig will look similar to the Thor fig?

and all this time i've been teasing orlando bloom with this picture i took.



looks like, they will have a true Legolas minifig for him in the end! (pun not intended)

(my 5th story/film is coming along slower then expected. Not having the right equipment makes a difference. i once heard the story of how James Cameron didnt like how his cameraman filmed a scene, and he tried to do it himself. he settled because the camera was too heavy. LOL.)

Imaginative Lil boys...

trying to figure out which lil boy i should use in my next project... a few combinations i have tried.... and no HAN. you cant be in it. sorry.