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    Iattar And More!

    By CzaR,

    First of all, I present my IATTAR contest entry, the Battrax, click image for more!

     
    Also, a new part order came in!



     
    Those clear globes you have been seeing me ordering glow in the dark like this:

     
    Projects must go forward!
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    Classic Set Spotlight #24

    By CzaR,

    Im feeling Technic-ish this week.
     
    8448 Super Street Sensation

     
    Description: Released in 1999, containing 1437 parts. Retail price then was about 100 dollars, since then it has become a big collectors item and now sells MISB for about 300 bucks! This was one of the first technic sets to feature a whole new level of details, including rack and pinion steering, motor, wing doors and several alternate models to be built.
     
    My take: This has become one of the most desired technic sets out there, I really should have bought it when I had the chance to. I really like the part selection of this set, there are technic parts of just about every type to be found in it. Until next week!
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    So I decided to try my hand at Fire Emblem on the Wii again, on hardmode.
     
    Wow, how did I ever beat this game on that setting before? I am outnumbered, out leveled, and out of patience. I must have gotten some big stat gains. Im on chapter 5 now and I cannot seem to get the allies help in time, I get like 2 or 3 turns and they are doomed.
     
    Does anyone have a strategy for this? Please?
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    So The Steelers Won....

    By CzaR,

    In case you did not know! They were the only non wild card team to advance, crazy!
     
    So now it comes down to the AFC and NFC championship, then the big game. A recap of this past weekend games:
     
    Pittsburgh beat Sand Diego
    Philadelphia beat New York(UPSET!)
    Arizona beat Carolina(6 turnovers for Carolina, awful football game)
    Baltimore beat Tennessee(Another upset)
     
    Next weeks deciding games will be Baltimore at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Arizona. Arizona has never hosted or even played in a NFC championship game, so the crowd is gonna be crazy. My picks to win are Pittsburgh and Arizona, which would make for a historic Super Bowl.
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    Hardcore Gamer, I Am!

    By CzaR,

    Think you have a good sized library of video games? Try to top mine!
     
    Nintendo
    Consoles: 3 NES (One is a top loader), 2 SNES, Virutal Boy, Super Gameboy, 3 N64, Gamecube, Gameboy Player, Wii
    Handhelds: Legend of Zelda Game and Watch, Gameboy, Gameboy Pocket, 2 Gameboy Color, 2 Gameboy Advance, Gameboy SP, Gameboy Micro, 2 DS, DS Lite
    Other: Gameboy Camera, Gameboy Printer, Power Glove, Power Pad, Zapper, Super Scope 6
     
    Sega
    Consoles: Sega Master System, 3 Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast
    Handhelds: Sega Game Gear
    Other: Sega Menacer
     
    Sony
    Consoles: 2 Playstation, PS2
     
    Microsoft
    Consoles: Xbox
     
    Atari
    Consoles: Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar
     
    Others
    Consoles: TurboGrafix 16, Neo Geo, CD-i, Colecovision, Dell Inispirion
    Handhelds: Turbo Express
     
    I probably missed a few here and there, on top of all these are the endless add-ons and controllers. One day I hope to open up my own store, selling video games and LEGO Bricks! I certainly have enough games and LEGO Bricks to sell.
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    Classic Set Spotlight #23

    By CzaR,

    First of the new year!
     
    6977 Arachnoid Star Base

     
    Description: Released in 1998 as a part of the Insectoids series, this was the largest set of the line. Retail price was about 60 bucks then, now can be found MISB for about 100 dollars. Containing 419 parts and 4 minifigs, the set had alot of those neat trans blue and green parts. Also featured were light and sound which the stinger part emits.
     
    My take: I wanted this set as it has lots of trans colored goodies. I think that light and sound parts are getting more and more in demand. It looks like you could roll it or have it take flight for playability. Until next week!
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    Nfl Divisional Round

    By CzaR,

    Surprises abound! Here are the wildcard results:
     
    Saturday games:
    Arizona def Atlanta
    San Diego def Indianapolis
     
    Sunday games:
    Baltimore def Miami
    Philadelphia def Minnesota
     
    Yea, Minnesota lost dangit. So this sets up next weeks divisional playoffs. Philly will play the Giants, Baltimore will play Tennessee, San Diego will play Pittsburgh and Arizona will play Carolina.
     
    My picks are the Giants, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Carolina for the championship round.
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    Classic Set Spotlight #22

    By CzaR,

    This will be the last one of this year!
     
    3409 Championship Challenge

     
    Description: Released in 2000 as a part of the lego soccer series, at a retail price of about 60 bucks. Today can be found MISB for about the same price, as its value has not changed very much. The reason is probably because there is a special edition of this set that features orange minifigures, which sells for double the amount of this set. Containing 248 parts and 12 minifigs, the set has all you need for an exciting lego soccer game. The goalies can be moved with the lever behind the nets seen above. Lots of stickers to be applied also.
     
    My take: I never had a large soccer set, only the smaller ones. This looks like a blast though, I did have a larger lego basketball set and it was alot of fun while it lasted. I would imagine a lego soccer game would be played at a faster pace, thus making it more challenging and fun maybe. Plus you could always add the field expander parts to the set, making a soccer field as big or small as you like. Until next week (year)!
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    Nfl Week 17

    By CzaR,

    This is the final week of the regular season. Lots of playoff drama went down today! Big letdowns and big comebacks! Its been a great season for sure. Winning teams in bold, and I have also added the playoff schedule for this final week.
     
    Seattle @ Arizona (Mike Holmgrens last game as coach)
    Washington @ San Francisco
    Dallas @ Philadelphia (Wow, what an upset, Dallas looked good most of the season, now no playoffs!)
    Miami @ New York Jets (Tough loss for the Jets and Brett Favre, Miami surprised all this year)
    Jacksonville @ Baltimore
    Oakland @ Tampa Bay (Tough loss for Tampa, no playoffs after a 9-7 record!)
    Tennessee @ Indianapolis
    Kansas City @ Cincinnati
    Cleveland @ Pittsburgh (YEA baby, playoffs for the Steelers!)
    Chicago @ Houston
    Carolina @ New Orleans
    Detroit @ Green Bay (Detroit becomes the first ever NFL to finish the season 0-16, no wins, ouch)
    New England @ Buffalo (Patriots are out of the post season with a 11-5 record? Oh the irony!)
    St Louis @ Atlanta
    New York Giants @ Minnesota (Man this was a big game, the Vikings are in the playoffs!)
    Denver @ San Diego (Crushing loss for the Broncos, who lost their last 3 games, no playoffs)
     
    No Monday night game this week
     
    Notables: Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald
     
    My teams: 2-1, Seattle lost, Pittsburgh and Minnesota both won and are in the playoffs!
     
    Playoff picture:
     
    AFC
    Wild Card round
    San Diego @ Indianapolis
    Baltimore @ Miami
     
    Pittsburgh and Tennessee have bye week
     
    NFC
    Wild Card round
    Atlanta @ Arizona
    Philadelphia @ Minnesota
     
    Carolina and New York Giants have bye week
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    Cheating....

    By CzaR,

    Well I see we have a debacle in the BBC 51 voting. Disqualified entries popping up everywhere. All I can say is the fun-factor of these contests is on the decline. I lost votes due to this garbage, some people I used to respect, I no longer do.
     
    Sad times people, you know who you are and what you did. And sooner or later, so will everyone else.
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    The Holiday Loot!

    By CzaR,

    First of all Merry Christmas to you all!
     
    Well, once again I got spoiled with stuff this year. Noteworthy items follow, otherwise I got the usual, socks, colonge, coats, etc.!
     
    First off we have Rouge Shadow:

     
    This one was for my daughter, though I may be borrowing some of those parts:

     
    Next up is a memory foam pillow, super comfy and hypo-allergenic!

     
    The Nerf Vulcan:

     
    My parts order came in yesterday!


     
    And lastly, a kind of amusing item. My girlfriend bought this thinking it was a lego set, when I opened it and had this "what the heck?" look on my face she wondered why. What should I do with it now?:


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    Da Semis....

    By CzaR,

    Well I was graced with victory in the preliminary polls. However now is the semis and Poll B is loaded with quality entries. Go vote for your favorite one, (mine is entry 4!), and good luck to all!
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    Classic Set Spotlight #21

    By CzaR,

    And in the spirit of the holiday season....
     
    1628 Santa Sleigh with Reindeer

     
    Description: Released in 1989, retail price was about 5 bucks. Today can be found MISB for about 22 dollars. Containing 63 parts, this set was one of the first to pair your blocky santa with your blocky reindeer!
     
    My take: Not a whole lot to elaborate on here, other than it is a cute set. Until next week, and merry christmas!
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    Snow-tacular!

    By CzaR,

    This is amazing, we have gotten about 2 feet of snow here, in the lowlands! Our city sits at about sea level, and the snow just continues to fall. That snowball I made? It is about 3 times bigger now, I can hardly even move it. Look for pics soon, this is record snowfall for this area.
     
    And today is the official first day of winter!?
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    Preliminary Polls...

    By CzaR,

    Vote for entry 7!
     
    Looks like I landed in poll J this prelim round. If you think the ol flaming organ is good enough, I ask for your votes there! Good luck to all, its been too long since the last time BBC voting was going on!
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    Classic Set Spotlight #20

    By CzaR,

    Incredible, it has been 20 weeks since this began. Where does the time go?
     
    5540 Formula 1 Racer

     
    Description: Released in 1986 as a part of the Model Team series. Containing 451 parts and retail price was about 50 dollars. Today can be found MISB for about 200 bucks. This was one of the very first Model Team sets, in which lego decided to take a new direction with building sets. Lots of nice details, including an engine with removable cover, steering controls, stickers and an alternate model.
     
    My take: This was one of my earliest lego sets, I was but 5 years old when I got it so I had some trouble building it, most complex for one so young! When I did finally get it built, I was so proud of myself I brought it to school on show and tell day. Needless to say I was the talk of the classroom that day. Until next week!
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    Nfl Week 15

    By CzaR,

    Winning teams in bold
     
    New York Giants @ Dallas
    Denver @ Carolina
    Pittsburgh @ Baltimore
    New England @ Oakland
    Minnesota @ Arizona
    Buffalo @ New York Jets
    Detroit @ Indianapolis
    Seattle @ St Louis
    Tennessee @ Houston
    Green Bay @ Jacksonville
    San Diego @ Kansas City
    Washington @ Cincinnati
    Tampa Bay @ Atlanta
    San Francisco @ Miami
     
    Monday Night Game:
    Cleveland @ Philadelphia
     
    Notables: Adrian Peterson, Phillip Rivers
     
    My teams: 3-0, Seattle won, Minnesota won, Pittsburgh won (First time all season!)
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    2008 Video Game Awards

    By CzaR,

    So who else watched it on Spike last night? I think it was pretty good, there were some awkward moments, like when 50 Cent was on stage! Otherwise though I got a first look at some of the biggest games coming up. Most notable was Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and the (filtered word), God of War 3, Dante's Inferno and Mafia 2, which left me begging for more. Some of the awards surprised me, Fallout 3 won best RPG game over Warhammer and The World Ends With You. GTA 4 won game of the year, big surprise there right? Here were the other award winners:
     
    Best Shooter: Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)
    Best Xbox 360 Game: Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)
    Best Indie Game Voted by the Fans: World of Goo (2D Boy)
    Big Name in a Game: Kiefer Sutherland (Call of Duty: World at War)
    Gamer God Inductee: Will Wright (Sim City, Spore)
    Best RPG: Fallout 3 (Bethesda)
    Best Music Game: Rock Band 2 (Harmonix)
    Best Soundtrack in a Game: Rock Band 2 (Harmonix)
    Studio of the Year: Media Molecule (Little Big Planet)
    Studio of the Year: Little Big Planet (Media Molecule)
    Best Driving: Burnout Paradise (Criterion)
    Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show: Lego Indy (Traveller’s Tales)
    Best Fighting: Soul Calibur 4 (Project Soul)
    Best Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead (Valve)
    Best PC: Left 4 Dead (Valve)
    Best Portable: Professor Layton (Level 5)
    Best Wii: Boom Blox (EA Casual)
    Best Individual Sports: Shaun White Snowboarding (Ubi Montreal)
    Best Female in a Game: Jenny McCarthy as Tanya in Red Alert 3 (EA Redwood)
    Best Performance by a Human Male: Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV)
    Best Performance by a Human Female: Debbie Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh (Metal Gear Solid 4)
    Best Graphics: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
    Best Original Score: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
    Best Action-Adventure Game: Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
    Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
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    Classic Set Spotlight #19

    By CzaR,

    Space, the final frontier....
     
    6990 Futuron Monorail Transport System

     
    Description: Released in 1988 as part of the Futuron space series, retail price was about 100 bucks. Today can be found MISB for a whopping 800-1000 dollars! Containing 701 parts and 5 minifigs, the set was one of the largest of its time. Features included dual ports for the monorail shuttle, trasport vehicles, lab and the motorized shuttle!
     
    My take: I had this set, I was crushed when I found out it had been given away! I had alot of fun with it, while not as diverse as the Airport Shuttle monorail, this one still had plenty of play ability. Lots of nice parts in this set, trans blue windscreens! Until next week!
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