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^^^Pretty much this. After having had a blast playing the original LEGO Racers and then being let down by LEGO Racers 2, I've been wanting to see a new Racers game akin to the original. It didn't try to shoehorn an adventure/career mode in like LR2 did, and the parts selection was better than what was available in the second iteration. I think LEGO Racers 2 could have been much better had they focused more on racing and building and less on the "adventure" aspect. (And by "less", I mean leave it out entirely.) So anyway, yeah... LEGO Racers 4Ever!

While looking at the new sets for 2012 on brickset, I discovered that LEGO has again created a theme geared toward young girls. The first thing I thought if when I saw them was "AAHH! It's Clickits all over again!", but then I took a closer look and discovered that these new sets are very much brick-based rather than having a bunch of specialized parts that can't really be used for anything else other than the purpose it was designed for. I think this is a good move by LEGO. Much better than their previous attempts.One set did catch my attention though. See, I really like sci-fi type robots (and robots in general), so Olivia's Inventor's Workshop stood out to me due to the little remote-controlled robot that it includes. I also noticed that the light on the front of the 'bot is one of the new 1x1 round tiles and that there's a new beaker piece on the table near the back. So I'm looking at these parts and thinking "Just how many Brickforge's element designs is LEGO going to use?" :rolleyes:So anyway, that's my opinion on the new Friends sets, brief though it may be. Post your thoughts!

You're wrong about there being no crackle, DeeVee. That's what the plastic baggies the pieces come in are for. Raw-Jaw doesn't do much for me as a set, so the only reason I'd have to get him would be for the parts. Waspix on the other hand is just plain cool. http://www.bzpower.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/cool.png Go multi-limbed insects with trans-yellow wings!

The forums are back and we all get premier perks for a month! Yay! I'll see what I can do about getting a new MOC posted.

I could help if you have any questions on adding/replacing the graphics card. And about the 3-D models? I may be able to offer some help with those. (The only 3-D program I've used is Lightwave, but I don't think there should be too much trouble there because Blender has support for Lightwave model files.) If you want to see some examples of my work, look here, here, and here.

Not sure if today is the last day we'll all have premier perks or if there's still a few more days left, but if it ends today, I still haven't taken any pictures of my MOCs. What I plan to do is this: Use my MOCpages account as a "blog" for posting my MOCs. I mean, if all I really want to do is post my MOCs all in one easy to access area, MOCpages sounds like it'd do the job. So what does this mean for my blog here? It means that I'll be replacing my "latest MOCs" section with a link to my MOCpage. It also means that after my premier status expires my blog will probably get totally buried under all the active blogs and no one will be able to find it unless they're specifically looking for it, but such is life. Anyway here's the link to my MOCpage: http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/4282

The forums are finally online! And I have premier status for a week! SWEET! Hopefully this will motivate me to take some pictures of my recent MOCs and post them, so keep your fingers crossed!

I've finally posted the Mutated Fikou Squid I built oh-so-long ago! The last of my currently photographed MOCs, I've been saving it for the end of my little MOC-posting-spree. Check my recent MOC list to the left for a link to the topic!

My vahki remake has been posted. Go and look.

Looks like I forgot to post another MOC yesterday. Well, at least I remembered today! Today I'm posting my first PBZP MOC, Bonehead108! Be on the lookout! edit: It's been posted!

I've posted another MOC! Check out my Mahritoran remake in the BBC forum!

I've finally posted another MOC! And more to come later this week too! Guaranteed! (I plan to post one every day for the rest of this week, as I have four more MOCs that finally have their pictures taken.) Be sure to leave a comment in the topic!

In other news... (a.k.a. non-bionicle related news) If anyone would like to play against me on Mario Kart Wii, PM me with your friend code and I'll send you mine in return! See you on the track! edit: Strike that, looks like I may not have access to a Wii soon. Have to wait and see.

Just recently I found a Jeep Wrangler model on brickshelf that far surpasses any I've ever seen built. And what's really impressive is that it's not some honkin' huge model either. This thing is only eight studs wide!!! (Nine if you count the mirrors, which is the widest point.) After stooping to retrieve my fallen jaw, I decided that I had to figure out how that thing was built. By looking at the pictures provided, I built about 85% to 90% of the model in MLCAD. Here's what I have so far: I have everything built except the engine, the part that allows the orange lights to attach, and an attachment point in the back. Here are some other angles: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 If anyone knows who this "ZED" person is, drop me a PM and let me know! I'd really like to find out how the rest of it is built!