Rockymountains

bonesiii, thank you for writing this blog. It completely makes sense of why I dislike the storyline from 2006 to the present. My preference for Technicism precludes the possibility of it even appealing to me. Thank you for thinking deeply about such matters.

O_o A new reference project? Sounds interesting. I'm glad to hear the Reference section of BZP is being updated again!

Wow, this is quite something. While the "rucksack" is a bit larger than the MNOLG pack was, it still is a creative use of a RoboRider head/Nui-Jaga dagger. The whole deal is very compact, almost "cute," if I may say so. While I prefer the term "knapsack" as a synonym for "backpack," "rucksack" has generally the same connotations, and fits the accessory well. Thanks for the instructions. *saves to online favorites*

I think that number ratings can prove useful when there is an objective criteria that they are summed from. For instance, simply saying "7/10" really doesn't help the artist/creator/writer unless they wish to know how much they liked it (which, in this case, would be 70% "likeness). The solution to number ratings are those backed up with criteria. For a MOC, there could be a few categories that each serve a part of the total number rating, e.g. "visual appeal," "construction," and "variety/originality." With separate number ratings for each category that add up to a greater total rating, I believe I can justify using them. However, I must admit I am rather lazy when it comes to things like this. Any post that would delineate the goods and bads of a piece of art/story/creation obviously shows effort and appreciation of the artwork. The number ratings would then just give some objectivity to the subjectivity of art. ^^

Yeah, I saw the NXT Mindstorms in the lego catalog, and I thought they looked pretty amazing. About the rip-off...weren't the Nui-Jaga ripped-off of real-life scorpions? But I do understand where you're coming from. I might buy it someday, but at around $200 or so, that's a bit much. Heh heh.

Oooh this is very stylin', ToM! I very much like the theme you've got going on here. I like the variety of pictures in the links section; where do you find the backgrounds for them? Nice...anyways, do you think you could provide translations for the Elvish in your blog? (at least, I'm assuming it is, for it looks like Elvish) Because I'm not, and I'm pretty sure most everybody else ain't fluent in Elvish...although it would be fun to have it as a second language...nice work