So the forums went offline on Friday and they just came back earlier today. There were some issues with our server and database. One of the partitions on our server filled up, which prevented the site from writing properly to the DB. Long story short - we cleared up the partition, restored some files from the backup, and bam, said the lady. It took us a while to troubleshoot all that with our host and Invision, hence the almost four days of downtime. But we're back now! In other news, LEGO c
Intro Hooray, a Friday night where I'm not busier than a bee. Maybe I'll take some time to write some words for a change. Thanks for joining me. Updates We upgraded the forums again this week. There seem to be some lingering issues, however, which we are looking into resolving as best we can. Overall, though, the process went smoothly and there was minimal downtime, and for that I am enthused. I hope future upgrades will go as well. There was a new BZPowercast episode too - we talked about t
Intro It's unfortunately not going to to be a long entry this week. I think I might need to move these away from Friday so I have more time to write things up. Thoughts? Updates The wikiers (wikiteers?) over at HS01 got some cool Merrick Fortis 3.0 art straight from the original comic artist. It's a very nice piece for a character that never made it to a set. Bionicle Raptor still has some BrickFair shirts available for purchase. Supplies are running low, but they're really cool shirts that
Intro We've made it a whole week! I was worried no one was going to come back when we turned the forums back online, but I'm glad you guys proved me wrong! Updates Obviously the upgrade process has not been smooth, we wouldn't have been offline for so long if it were. I think the staff and I were able to work out a lot of the kinks before you guys came back, but there's still some issues. We know that there's problems with you avatars/personal photos, and that people are having problems stayin
Intro The forums are back! Woohoo! Updates The forums are back! Do you need any more updates? Oh fine, check out our super-prompt BrickFair coverage. Okay, maybe that was a bit of a fib. But it was still a fun time and you should check out all the awesome creations. You should also answer this survey for LEGO. They want to hear from you and learn about how you interact with the LEGO online community. Your feedback is much appreciated. Mailbag Well, the forums have been offline for almost
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Welcome to the weekend everyone. I know I've been waiting for it for a long time. Before it can properly begin, however, I suppose I owe you all an update.
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This past week DeeVee reviewed Stormer 2.0, the last of the Hero Factory 2.0 sets. We'll probably have some reviews of other sets before the 3.0 reviews, but don't expect to see too many until then.
Work has begun on the next episode of the BZPowercast, and you can help! Go check out the poll I started in the Voting Boot
This past week I decided to watch all of the Star Wars movies, starting with the original cuts of the Original Trilogy (OT) and then moving to the Prequel Trilogy (PT), as it should be. I'm not sure if I could handle the 'Special Edition' originals, but I may persevere through them this coming week. We'll see.
As you may have already suspected, I'm firmly in the 'Original Trilogy was best and oh yeah Han shot first' camp. Watching them all in succession though, you notice the inconsistencies
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Welcome to Friday. The weekend is upon us. But before that, someone needs to update you. That someone is me.
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LEGO was kind enough to offer us some gift cards for the Hero Factory Recon hero builder. We got to pick how we wanted to give them away, so I figured, 'what better way than a Hero Factory contest?' If you haven't seen it already, you should go check it out. This is likely going to be a one time thing, so get in on it quick before it's over!
Speaking of Hero Factory
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Welcome to a normal Friday in April. The weekend is here, and so - an update. Let's see if I have anything exciting to impart.
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The new Hero Factory Recon hero creator went mostly live. You can read about it here and here. I think this is a really amazing opportunity to get certain pieces and a pretty sweet package too - you get a nice box and just the parts you want. Of course if you're looking for just some pieces you can get them from Pick a Brick I hear. I really wish they
I feel like I'm in a minority of people who still buy music on CD. I invariably rip them to my computer, but I like that physical package, the sense of permanence. I'm also a sucker for box sets and special editions because I love all the extras that always come along with them.
Anyway, I feel like it's about time to further expand my collection, and am looking for input from you guys. Below are some of the things I'm considering, but feel free to make your own recommendations.
Band On The
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Something about being a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world? Are you kids old enough to even remember that? Anyway, time for a Barbie weekly update.
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Bionicle proudly proclaims that it's not dead by posting a new chapter of The Powers that Be. The story keeps going, little by little. Enjoy it while you can!
The BZPowercast keeps chugging along though. We released our twenty-first episode yesterday! And that's no April Fool's Joke. Honest.
We've been organizing some things behi
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The week really needs to stop going by so fast. How is it Friday already? I guess that means you want a Weekly Update.
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Let's get some things out of the way first. From BZPower Forum Rules & Guidelines
Additionally, the Administration does not consider two individuals kissing to be sexually explicit or otherwise inappropriate. Banners or other images depicting people kissing are not against BZPower's rules.
Great, glad to get that out of the way.
If you haven't a
I've been meaning to talk about this for over a week now. Real life keeps getting in the way though. I probably should be doing other things even now, but PAX was just too much fun to not talk about!
It started out on Thursday (3/10), which was in general a pretty un-fun day. I had to drive down to the Washington DC area in the morning for some training, then back up to Maryland in the afternoon, and then to New Jersey at night to meet up with my friend Terence. All of this was in the pouring
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I missed last week - sorry everyone. I was busy at PAX East, which was amazing, and something I'm still trying to recover from. But I'm here to give you guys an update, at least.
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We've had a couple reviews for you recently - Comrade Gato shared his thoughts on Ice Dragon Attack and xccj took a look at Nitroblast. They're two pretty different sets - we like to give you some variety here at BZP. We don't have any reviews in the pipeline currently, but there's a lot of sets out t
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Hey the forums are back! You can all read my Weekly Update on time this week. Hooray!
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The forums were offline. They're back now. Hopefully they don't go away again. Keep your fingers crossed.
But in happier news, people got promoted! Go congrat WaWa, Mak, Nuju, Nuhrii, Takuma, and HAZMAT!
While we were offline a new Powercast came out! Go listen to it and leave your comments! I think it came together really well.
That's about all I have. It was a pretty unexciting we
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Well this is going to be a short update.
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The forums are offline - how are you even reading this? (Actually the RSS feed might still work, I'm not sure.) We're doing our best to prevent any accounts from being compromised or any damage being done to the site.
In other news, there's going to be some promotions soon, once the site is back online. A bunch, actually. So keep your eyes peeled.
We finished up our Toy Fair coverage last week with our look at Hero Factory. I'm a
So yesterday was President's Day, and being an employee of the Federal Government it meant I had the day off. Taking advantage of this holiday when most people still have to work, I took my car in for an oil change. They had a TV on in the waiting room blasting some news channel, and before I put my earphones in I heard a report about winter weather in Wisconsin and New Jersey. I chuckled a little at this since a few friends of mine, including Than the Moa, Senjo, and Friar Tuck live in Wisconsi
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I'm back again, dear readers, for another weekly update. Next week's update may be iffy, so cherish this one while it's here!
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The reviews keep on coming! Arpy reviewed Jetbug and xccj took a look at Scarab Attack. What's with all the insects? We should have at least one more review this weekend, so keep your eyes peeled. Here's a hint: it's from a super-popular licensed theme.
If you haven't already, you should take this survey from LEGO. Be sure to leave your comments in t
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Is it Friday already? Man this week went fast. Probably a result of looking at so many pictures over and over again. Well, let's get this going.
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Toy Fair: Part the First Part Deux Three's the Part Being the Fourth Part Episode Five Purple in Hero Factory? - We had dinner with Jim Foulds and told him everyone wanted more purple. He seemed skeptical, so we decided to make a poll. Go prove him wrong! Cars Website - LEGO announced new sets for the upcoming Cars 2 movie from Disney
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Toy Fair is nearly upon us, and soon I'll be driving up to New Jersey with McSmeag and meeting up with ToM Dracone and LehvakLah. But I hear it's Friday, and that means a weekly update.
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Check out these video interviews with the Hero Factory set designers. These are some of the same people that designed Bionicle sets, and their insight is really interesting.
McSmeag finally reviewed Surge 2.0. Only a few more first half 2011 sets to review, and I hear one should be around sh
Ever since I've moved to Maryland I seem to be having problems with packages and those who deliver them. It's really super frustrating.
Let's start with some background. Growing up, I lived in a house on about a half acre of land. Very friendly neighborhood, no crime or anything. My parents and I were very content to let USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc leave packages at our front door. Then I went to college and had a mailbox there. If I ordered something the package would go to the school and I could
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It is Friday, or so my calendar claims. That means it's time for a weekly update! Woo hoo! Shall we see what's in store?
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Last week it was January, but now it's February. That means a new Powercast got posted! These are always so much fun, except for all the editing. While the RPG and How-To BZP were fun, my favorite section was by far the interview with Hapori Tohu. It might even be my favorite segment ever. He's a really cool guy and great to talk to, we actually had a nice c
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Hey everyone, it's Friday, I think. It's the last Friday in January, even. That means it's time for the last Weekly Update of the first month of the new year! That should be exciting or something.
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Man, things have been really slow. Toy Fair is coming up soon though, and that's sure to pick things up around here.
Meanwhile, DeeVee and Sisen reviewed Fire Lord - the biggest 2011 Hero Factory set out currently. Shortly afterward, xccj shared his thoughts on the Skull Motorbike
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Oh man, is it the weekend already? That is a shame. Well, I guess I should update you guys or something.
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Bfahome reviewed the Mandalorian Battle Pack. More reviews should be forthcoming, so keep your eyes peeled.
You should check out ChocolateFrogs' look at the LEGO Architecture Exhibit. It's a pretty amazing display, and since most of us can't visit you should totally check out the pictures he took.
Along those lines, you should totally take a look at David Bird's thoug
