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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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    Nfl Week 14

    By CzaR,

    Winning teams in bold.
     
    Washington @ Baltimore
    Dallas @ Pittsburgh
    St Louis @ Arizona
    New York Jets @ San Francisco
    Kansas City @ Denver
    New England @ Seattle
    Miami @ Buffalo
    Atlanta @ New Orleans
    Philadelphia @ New York Giants
    Cleveland @ Tennessee
    Cincinnati @ Indianapolis
    Minnesota @ Detroit
    Houston @ Green Bay
    Jacksonville @ Chicago
    Oakland @ San Diego
     
    Monday Night Game:
    Tampa Bay @ Carolina (In progress)
     
    Notables: Deion Branch, Brian Westbrook
     
    My Teams: 2-1, Pittsburgh won, Minnesota won, Seattle lost
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    Nfl Week 12

    By CzaR,

    Winning teams in bold:
     
    Indianapolis @ San Diego
    New York Giants @ Arizona
    Washington @ Seattle
    Carolina @ Atlanta
    Oakland @ Denver
    Tampa Bay @ Detroit
    Minnesota @ Jacksonville
    Chicago @ St Louis
    Buffalo @ Kansas City
    New York Jets @ Tennessee
    San Francisco @ Dallas
    Houston @ Cleveland
    Philadelphia @ Baltimore
    New England @ Miami
    Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
     
    Monday Night Game:
    Green Bay @ New Orleans
     
    Notables: Clinton Portis, Terrell Owens
     
    My teams: 2-1, Minnesota won, Pittsburgh won, Seattle lost
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    Nfl Week 9

    By CzaR,

    Winning teams in bold.
     
    New England @ Indianapolis
    Philadelphia @ Seattle
    Dallas @ New York Giants
    Atlanta @ Oakland
    Miami @ Denver
    Jacksonville @ Cincinnati(Finally they win a game!)
    Tampa Bay @ Kansas City
    Arizona @ St Louis
    Green Bay @ Tennessee(Still undefeated)
    Baltimore @ Cleveland
    Detroit @ Chicago(Still winless in Detroit)
    New York Jets @ Buffalo
    Houston @ Minnesota
     
    Monday Night Game:
    Pittsburgh @ Washington
     
    Notables: Donovan McNabb, Donald Driver
     
    My teams: 2-1, Seattle lost, Minnesota won, Pittsburgh won.
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    Nfl Week 8

    By CzaR,

    Winning teams in bold. I am a day late and a dollar short this week.
     
    Seattle @ San Francisco
    New York Giants @ Pittsburgh
    Cincinnati @ Houston
    Cleveland @ Jacksonville
    Atlanta @ Philadelphia
    Kansas City @ New York Jets
    San Diego @ New Orleans
    St Louis @ New England
    Buffalo @ Miami
    Washington @ Detroit
    Tampa Bay @ Dallas
    Arizona @ Carolina
    Oakland @ Baltimore
     
    Monday Night Game
    Indianapolis @ Tennessee
     
    Notables: Kurt Warner, Brian Westbrook
     
    My Teams: 1-1, Seattle won, Pittsburgh lost, Minnesota has bye.
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    Gone To Sequim

    By CzaR,

    Be on the look out for me Arpy, Im on my way into town for the day. Ill be hangin around Gamestop and Wal-Mart today and tomorrow. Mini-Vacation!
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    Nfl Week 5

    By CzaR,

    Winning teams in bold:
     
    Buffalo @ Arizona
    New England @ San Francisco
    Cincinnati @ Dallas
    Tampa Bay @ Denver
    Atlanta @ Green Bay
    Seattle @ New York Giants
    Washington @ Philadelphia
    Indianapolis @ Houston
    Chicago @ Detroit
    Kansas City @ Carolina
    Tennessee @ Baltimore
    San Diego @ Miami
    Pittsburgh @ Jacksonville
     
    Monday night game:
    Minnesota @ New Orleans
     
    Notables: Kyle Orton, Clinton Portis
     
    My Teams: 2-1, Seattle got destroyed, Pittsburgh won, Minnesota won.
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    Nfl Week 4

    By CzaR,

    Winning teams in bold.
     
    Philladelphia @ Chicago
    Washington @ Dallas
    Buffalo @ St Louis
    San Diego @ Oakland
    Arizona @ New York Jets
    Green Bay @ Tampa Bay
    San Francisco @ New Orleans
    Denver @ Kansas City
    Minnesota @ Tennessee
    Houston @ Jacksonville
    Cleveland @ Cincinnati
    Atlanta @ Carolina
     
    Monday Night Game:
    Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
     
    Notables: Larry Johnson, Kurt Warner
     
    My Teams: 1-1, Minnesota lost, Seattle has bye week, Pittsburgh won.
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    Classic Set Spotlight #8

    By CzaR,

    Is it Tuesday again? I guess it is that time again....
     
    6389 Fire Control Center

     
    Description: Released in 1991 and retail price was about $50 US dollars, this was part of the classic town RES-Q 911 series. Today can be found MISB for anywhere between $140 and $200 dollars. Containing 514 parts and 4 firemen minifigs, the set also had a helicopter and fire truck. Functions include some really cool garage doors that slide open and closed and lots of firefighting equipment like hoses, axes, hammers and etc.
     
    My Take: Yep, I had this set when I was younger. It was alot of fun, even more so when paired with my other classic town sets. I really liked the design and parts of the garage doors. The landing pad for the helicopter was also a nice addition. The firetruck had a hydro cannon on top of it and a hose/spool in the rear, it actually looked pretty futuristic for a 1991 release. The only thing really missing from the set was flames! Until next week!
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    Classic Set Spotlight #6

    By CzaR,

    I think I should keep with the sea vessel kind of theme for another week, therefore this week I spotlight:
     
    6542 Launch and Load Seaport

     
    Description: The largest set from the Nautica town series, the L&L Seaport was released in 1991. Retail price was about $60.00 US dollars, today it can be found MISB for around $400 bucks, a collectors piece for sure. Containing 1015 parts and 7 minifigs, it was one of the largest sets of its time. The set featured a loading crane that could scroll along the baseplates at the port, grabbing and loading/unloading the cargo from the boats to the truck and vice versa. Once built the set had a ton of play-ability, there is a booth with a caution stick that lowers/raises for the vehicles coming in or going out, the cargo containers could be loaded with various types of parts then loaded and unloaded and there is also a forklift vehicle to properly handle the cargo loads.
     
    My take: Yep, I had it, I lost it. I hate myself. I had more fun with this set than even the Airport Shuttle. The crane device worked very well even for the times I loaded up larger cargo containers. The set also had a great deal of rare and unique parts in it. If only I could go back in time, I would be a rich and happy man. Until next week!
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    Go And Cast Your Votes!

    By CzaR,

    Read Here
     
    Wow, so yeah I thought this was mildly interesting. I was actually quite surprised at the content but even more surprised at the characters! Dante? Lara Croft (well okay she belongs I guess). Gordon and Jade? Obviously more votes are needed there.
     
    Topping my list would be...
     
    Tifa Lockheart! Just joking of course. I dare not reveal such sensitive information to the masses!
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    Entry #4
     
    There are clearly some awesome creations in that poll, if you deem my little ice cavern scene worthy I ask for your votes, without shame! This was one of my most unique works to date, I never thought of myself as a vig/diorama kind of builder. I enjoyed the mad dash getting it done before the deadline though, good luck to all in the contest!
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    Seahawks Win!

    By CzaR,

    Final score was 35 to 14. I feel bad for Washington, they lost Sean Taylor and had a very emotional season. Still gotta give it up for Seattle though, that was a great game until mid way in the 4th quarter when Seattle blew the game open with interceptions.
     
    So now we will play Green Bay I think, maybe Dallas also I am not sure about the seeding yet. Now I have to watch the Steelers/Jaguars game. I am pulling for the Steelers but those Jags have looked great the last couple weeks.
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    Nfl Week 14

    By CzaR,

    First off Vikings won and Hawks clinch NFC West! Steelers lost to the Patriots though, Pats are probably gonna go undefeated now, crazy.
     
    Other notes include Dallas and Green Bay clinching bye weeks in the NFC, Jaguars, Broncos, Chargers and Giants also won important games. The late game is Colts vs Ravens, which should be a fantastic game overall. Time to get the popcorn ready and sit back for a good football game!
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    Veteran's Day!

    By CzaR,

    Today is Veteran's day! Make sure you thank any family or friends who have served in previous wars today, I still have to call my father later on......
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    Super Mario Galaxy!

    By CzaR,

    This is a must have game for me. I really enjoyed Super Mario Sunshine when it was released, the uber challenging secret levels kept me busy for hours. This game is supposed to be bigger and better, if that was even possible! Mario also appears to have some new suits to change into. The classics are still there like the fire flower but now there are new ones like the bumblebee suit and ice Mario! Im hoping to pick this up on Friday or possibly sooner, has anybody played it yet? Ill leave you with a few screen shots, just to set the mood.
     
    Me big goomba!

     
    Mario takes a dip.

     
    Bubble Mario?

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    Bbc 44 Semi Finals

    By CzaR,

    Seems I got put in a tough poll. Vote here!
     
    Id like to wish luck to the others in that poll. I also ask for your votes if you deem entry 2 worthy of them. I am pleased to report that this has extended my semi-final reaching streak to 6, dating clear back to BBC 39. A big thank you from me to all of you, it was you who made that possible and I intend to keep that streak going as long as I can.
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    Old Lego Bricks!

    By CzaR,

    Oldies!
    Please note that this gallery is not mine.
     
    I never even knew these kinds of bricks existed! Has anybody ever seen Lego Bricks like these before? I want them, for nostalgia! Neat colors on them too, a different shade than most of the parts we see today.
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    Bbc 42 Prelims!

    By CzaR,

    Vote for entry 3 here!
     
    First of all, thank you oh so much Tufi for your patience in getting the polls up, you are so good to us . Looks like I am in poll Alpha, hopefully the Rahi of Mahri Nui will gain some votes there. This was another unique contest, not to mention challenging, well for me anyway. This was my first build with my only thought being "make it cute", needless to say I had quite a difficult time making something at least satisfactory. Should be alot of fun to see who will be making the semi-finals!
     
    Well there are a ton of preliminary polls again for this contest! I spent about 15 minutes just trying to find my poll, and I thought the last BBC contest had a big turnout! I am hopeful that this voting process will not leave out some of the better and more cute creations due to the huge number of polls. Ill try to get my votes cast in all of the polls and reply to the topics, nothing is for sure though.
     
    Lastly, I would like to declare that I will NOT be building anymore cute rahi any time soon. Sorry all but my forte is big and bulky .
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    Bbc 42 Entry, Completed.

    By CzaR,

    Have a look!
     
    This was a very challenging contest for me. Building small, cute rahi is clearly not my forte, still I did try and make something presentable and fitting the theme. I swear I seem to have the worst timing, my Armadillo would have been a perfect fit for this contest. That ended up being my 1200th post special MoC though, only about a month ago! I think this voting process will be unique in that the entries will all share the same trait, cuteness. Color scheme, the build itself, proportions, all of that is going out the window and the only criteria to get votes is being cute. Fresh and new, just what the BBC needed a dose of I think, funny how the contest started as a prank and has become what it is now.
     
    I am very anxious to see who will walk away with the win for this contest.
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    3 New Sets!

    By CzaR,

    Toys R Us has a great sale going, you can read more about it here. Anyway I got 3 newer sets with some great MoCing pieces, get down to your local TRU and get in on this deal!
     
    A nice Lime colored set
    Large Black Wingies!
    And more Magnets
     
    The AR set is a TRU only special I think, love those magnets. Expect to see new MoCs with these parts soon!
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    Sonic On The Wii!

    By CzaR,

    Picked up Sonic and the Secret Rings on Monday for the Wii. It is unlike any other game I have played before. It plays similar to Sonic Battle/Heroes but the controls are really something. At times I feel like I am steering a speeding comet with the wiimote. Attacking enemies can become quite the work out, as you have to first jump and then jab forward with the wiimote. Very fast paced action and interactive controls kept my hands sweating the whole time I played it. Making timed jumps across large gaps at breakneck speeds had me on the edge of my seat.
     
    At first I thought the story was a bit corny and predictable, but then it had a big plot twist early on that was surprising. Sonic happens to come across a magic lamp and rubs it by accident, releasing the genie Shara, who needs his help to restore the stories of the Arabian nights from an evil genie. The graphics are pretty good, and get real fancy when Sonic is blazing at full speed. Sound is your typical Sonic Battle lyrical tracks, catchy and quirky tunes are sticking in my head now! The voice acting is decent, but still the storyline itself makes it a bit corny. There are a ton of party/mini games in multiplayer mode, they are one of the best parts of the game, addicting and purely fun. The adventure mode is mostly missions on different areas of the Arabian world
     
    I would recommend it for the die hard Sonic fans, or people looking for something new and challenging. Not for anybody else though as it may prove too much for your average gamer. Ill leave you with a couple of screen shots so you have a better idea of the game.
     
    Shot 1
     
    Shot 2
     
    Shot 3
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