Dangers to Customizing

I wasn't all that stoked about customizing figures in general to begin with. mostly because it veered off into a different kind of Lego hobby, and the fact a customized minifig parts can never really be recycled to make something new again. So today i went off again in an attempt to make my own minifigs. i soon found out that not all paints were safe for painting or coloring minifigs.

i thought at first that i had an inferior or old lego piece, but as it turned out after my second try on a newer piece and some examination....that some of the paints out there, hobby paints at that.. combust and eat their way through the Lego plastics...yuck.

Marvel Minifigs + LOTR

i have been seeing lots of pictures on google lately with the upcoming sets. The batman sets weren't as great as i had hoped for, and was centered mostly around the figures itself. They seemed like glorified minifigs with some accessories. with that said, the batcave is pretty nice afterall compared to the other larger sets. can't beat the smaller sets.

The marvel sets.... i wonder what kind of sets will be surrounding them. i'm guessing that capt america will have a jeep, if he had that lab where he transformed it would be rad. it'd come with minifigs like before and after, the girl, and howard stark. =]
The hulk... he has the ogre mold. so his feet can't move. not that he would really need to anyways, as he goes "hulk smash!" and thrusts his arms into the ground. Other then marvel vs capcom, the hulk doesnt really kick. He doesn't "walk" neither, he just jumps several miles at a time. so that works out.
i can't tell if wolverine's hands are just claws and if they can hold items. so far, my own wolverine has the similar hair piece, a head from the power miners set, a bomber jacket and the claws from the prince of persia set in his hands. will he be the only xmen released? cool to have a gambit, jean grey (or dark phoenix), cable, beast, and professor X (ok that dopey cyclops too maybe, but we know TLG will make him with no unique pieces, just slap on some old ice planet pieces and a new torso).
Hoping the figs from SDCC are real as well. still waiting for thor. iron man looks silly. looks like they arent going to make a Mark IV edition (circle on chest). Complete the avengers... bring in black widow! (woohoo a scarlett johansson minifig! LOL.) and maybe a slightly larger minifig. flashlight sized. The ant man.



LOTR minifigs.... since its in the realm of fantasy, i'm having high hopes for the sets. hobbit huts, castles, mage towers, and walking trees. But hopefully these sets aren't here to replace the medieval and castle themes. don't get me wrong, i love the POTC sets...but don't like them replacing the classic pirates theme.

First Impressions- Series 6

"Don't even think about it! i'll blast your head off!"

"Alas, i got one aimed at your heart, and if you don't give up the Celesten Carbonium Rod, i shall pepper the back of that sleepwalking misfit over there!"

"You won't!"

"Care to try ME, missy???"

was at the LTS, on acct of an ugly doll sale (half off everything!) and noticed that they had half a dozen series six minifigs.

so i bought them up, and the internet must be wrong, or i'm just lucky, but i was able to pick us these guys, and a few more including one roman centurion, which i heard was the most sought after of this series.

i really like the sleepy guy. but i noted that the teddy bear's nuzzle's paint is flakey. quality control? on a side note, the hands on the bandit aren't as grippy. i dont hear the sNap when i put his guns in his hands and they come off pretty easily.

(lol...thought this was published 2 days ago...)

"BATMAN!!! how dare you share my unique piece," screams Ja-Kal

noting the subtle differences in the new and younger catwoman figures.

the ears of the mask are differently sized and differently angled. the mask also seems to be thinner and more full covering then the previous one. The newer catwoman's head also seems less mature and more in a comical style.

The torso... i have found besides the different belt and zipper, the new catwoman has "curves" to make her look more sexy. but in my opinion, the younger one is more sexy with the shading under the bosom to give it more depth, compared to the flatness appearance of the newer fig.


the new blue batman comes with a different wing/cape piece. what i dont understand is why batman even needs a rocket pack on his glider. i mean come on! he's BATMAN!

The differences of the new and the old one is the obvious belt. and the bat emblem, the old one doesnt have the yellow oval around it that supposively draws fire to it, as it has an armor plating under it. The back of the torso is different. and sorry flying mummy Ja Kal, the wing is very similar except for one tiny detail. studs. batman's wings has two studs on back. so that if Robin wanted to surf Batman as he glided down. He could.

both pictures can be clicked on to go to flickr for a more noted pic.

Now if only they would make a Batgirl minifig. ;)

Outdoor Rollin'

this here's a nice outdoors, Lego truck in the real world pic. up until my recent off road adventure, i had thought trucks would roll over large rocks easily. not so, as a rock too large would mean disaster for the tires. a punctured wheel in the middle of nowhere was no fun...

meanwhile, i'm having fun with my troopers. not only have i made them stand in fun lil places with backdrops, i have started to make little wordings and stories to go with them. they are no longer, one picture one story.

The Crew in Death Valley

after making photo documentations of where we've been with posing with Legos instead of our selves, Stev decides that we should all pose with our minifig selves

The clothing aside from mikekoba, dont match, as the figs are from our everyday wardrobe and when we go in normal adventures. MikeKoba wears the same jacket however in this photo.

From left~

MikeKoba, voice of seadoo guy (aquaman film), Japanese business man (black steel film), Rex (a ninjago thanksgiving film)

wingtorn, creator of this flickr acct and other accts, writer, choreographer, cinematographer (of all his lego film so far),

Stev, director of photography and lighting expert on wingtorn's films. his random outbursts in the past has fueled some of wingtorn's most random films so far.

Kayyyyy, plays voice of Kayyyyy in blooper reel (herself) and is the girl in the live action parts of the green lantern film.

aside from getting sidetracked and taking mostly pictures of my newly made clone squad, i still was able to bust a few with my crew while in the desert.

as with all our travels, mikeKoba likes to walk a lil ways behind us and take snapshots. and funny thing is...kayyyyy always blazes ahead, with Stev close behind. i walk a lil midways, as i stop to take my minifig pics and try to keep up. and mikey.... we know what he likes to do.

as we go on our hike, pink rocks and other shades adorn the desert floor. Kayyyyy poses ontop boulders....and next to more irregular colored rocks.

after nearly 27 miles of off road bumping along, the crew stops to inspect the cleanness of the SUV

Live Action is a Winner!

recently submitted this video,

and scored this loot.

Thanks Lego!