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Yeah, I have it, I just need to finish it. No... I don't think so. Not featuring Trinuma that is. That would make sense... I need to finish the book. ~GBG~

I got my Brickmaster in today. I must say, I enjoyed the whole enchilada quite nicely. The magazine itself was nice. There are a few pages dedicated to Bionicle, talking about the Mistika and whatnot. The new Agents comics are neat, and rather entertaining as well. The Batman comic was ok... Also featured is a two page... thingy... on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars LEGO minifigures, coming out later on in the summer apparently. The minifigs looks pretty good, especially the clones. Captain Rex has quite a few new minifig accessories on him. B) I was dissapointed in the lack of contests, there are only two. Ah well. The Bionicle comic was quite excellent, in opinion. It was well laid out, spending equal time on all three toa and makuta. Tahu and Gali are beginning to grow on me (Onua... not so much), and the Makuta are beginning to look like a real problem » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «Takanuva is back! And... I wonder what the Codrex is? The Brickmaster exclusive set is my favorite part of the lot. It was the exclusive Indiana Jones set! While the set looks cool (I have an Indy minifig now!) it is also built well. There are some smart building technics to be found, and... of course, there is all of that dark green! So overall, I really liked this month's Brickmaster edition of the LEGO magazine. ~GBG~

Well, my computer won't load the picture, so I don't know what it is. However, knowing you, I'm sure that it's good. And congrats on the ACT! That really must be frustrating, being that close to that scholarship. XD As a matter of fact, I am going to have to take the ACT in two weeks, even though I am only going to be a Sophomore next year. The reason being that I am going to be taking college courses next year. Yikes. Not to mention that my dad is going to be one of my teachers. ~GBG~

I would say that it could be changed. ~GBG~

Ah yes, I forgot to put the deadline... I shall need to fix that. But yes, the deadline is Monday. @Zyglakki- seeing as you are not a duelist, you cannot build for the contest. Sorry ~GBG~

Toa only required, though you are welcome to make their matoran companions. ~GBG~

Yes, three actually. ~GBG~

Hmmm... yes, and I hate that. But all the same, it is a bit funny. You do have to ask the question though... what type of dirt? I mean, maybe she lives in the city or something? You need to take in all of the options... but still, it is a bit far-fetched. ~GBG~

Yuck... Well, I hope that you get better soon! *adds Roa to prayer list* ~GBG~

Thanks, DV. I pretty much agree with all that you said (or typed ). Part of my problem is that I just am not around those others that are "in the higher level" as you put it. I learn better when I observe others. I am pretty sure that I can improve on my own, but the truth is, I just don't have enough time to MoC these days. I haven't sat down to build in a long while... ~GBG~

So sorry to hear that! I shall be praying for you. ~GBG~

Well mates, it's on to the final round of the duel! Currently our two duelists are tied at one round apiece, and I look forward to this last epic battle! However, before we move on, please join me in congratulating the winner of our last round... Darth Vader! Yay! And now moving on to the challenge... Challenge number three: --------------------------------------------------- ~ Your MoC must be a re-vamp of one of the Toa Nuva Phantoka (Lewa, Kopaka, or Pohatu) ~ Your MoC may not be a Makuta Phantoka ~ Your MoC must use the original Phantoka mask as the Toa's mask ~ It must be obvious that your MoC is a re-vamp of one of the Toa, but at the same time, it needs to be heavily re-vamped --------------------------------------------------- The two of you have 72 hours to build your MoCs and PM them to me. In other words, until Monday evening. There ya go guys! I am going to start on the trophy in just a little bit... I look forward to what you shall have to present! *hopes that one of the duelists shall build Lewa* ~GBG~

Hey guys! Well, apparently I received both of these entries sometime late last night. 72 hours is a bit tight, huh duelists? Anyhoo, We shall now begin with the round two voting... Here is the original challenge: --------------------------------------------------- Your MoC may not contain: ~ Any ball sockets what-so-ever --------------------------------------------------- With that said, I suppose that I shall reveal the entries. Draco Cyanopterus, I changed my mind, and I have decided to include the names of the builders in the voting, for several reasons. DV sent his entry in first this time, so he gets to go first. Duelist name: Darth Vader Description: "cargo carrying sort of flying thing for Matoran" - DV Entry Pic: Other views: From the front Rear Just the ship A quote from DV: Ah yes, and that is part of the whole challenge of this contest! Now it's Roa's turn... Duelist name: Roa McToa Entry name: Guroggen the Ice Troll Entry pic: Other views: The back Hmmm... Lever action jaw! Closed, and open Graaaaawwwwrrrr! A quote from Roa: There ya go! It is now time to begin the voting. Please choose one of the above MoCists that you wish to vote for, and say who you are voting for in a comment in this blog entry. When voting, please keep these things in mind (in this order): - Does the MoC portray the challenge well? - Is the MoC creatively built and original? - Does it look cool/sleek/amazing? The voting time begins now (Tuesday, June 24th) and shall end Friday (June 27th). At which time, the third challenge shall be posted and round #3 shall begin. That is, unless Roa wins the duel. Current scores: DV: 10 Roa: 5 (Updated: 6/27/08,11:13 AM CST) You guys are now free to vote for the MoCist of your choice! ~GBG~ New to the BZP MoCist Duels Contest? Check out the main blog entry here.

Ahhhh... I must say that I am intrigued. I look forward to your MoCs! ~GBG~

I must say, I have enjoyed seeing you two build in this contest thus far... I look forward to the rest! I believe that I shall lock this now, due to Bunda's advice. ~GBG~

Ball joints are allowed, just not the sockets. ~GBG~

Voting has ended now. Round two has begun! ~GBG~

Well guys, the last round seemed... um... rather unanimous in who the winner was, so I decided to move on to round two before the deadline (which was Monday). But before I do so, please join me in a round of applause for the winner of round one! Roa McToa!!! *Round of applause* Congrats Roa! If any of you (especially our duelists) would rather us finish the voting, then please say so. I also think that it would be good to start the round just before the weekend, so that you guys can have more time to MoC. Sound good? Very well then, let us begin! You guys should know the routine by now, everything is the same as the first round... Challenge number two: --------------------------------------------------- Your MoC may not contain: ~ Any ball sockets what-so-ever --------------------------------------------------- Now... get at it! The two of you have 72 hours to build your MoCs and PM them to me. In other words, until Monday evening. Just as a reminder DV, because Roa has one the first round, if she wins the second one, then she shall win the duel. So, you had better do well. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment them in this blog entry. I look forward to your MoCs! ~GBG~

An excellent point. I think that I shall take up your suggestion for the rest of the contest... Thanks! ~GBG~

Ah, I understand now. ~GBG~

For now, I am just going to say that I vote for Roa, but I shall hopefully write a larger and more detailed review over the weekend. As you can see, I have updated the blog entry to contain a "current scores" section, so that you can keep up with the goings on. Although... I don't think that it's hard to see who shall win at this point. Arpy, I am not sure what you mean. Could you please elaborate on what you said about voting for Roa and DV? ~GBG~

Greetings BZPower members! I am happy to say that I have received both of the entries for the BZP MoCist Duels contest* round one, built by our two Duelists: Roa McToa and Darth Vader. As a reminder, the original challenge was this: --------------------------------------------------- Your MoC must contain: ~ Green (any shade), black (only black, no gray), and silver pieces. ~ Only the above listed colors are allowed. If your MoC contains any other colors than these, it shall be instantly disqualified. This color rule applies to axles, pegs, and bushings as well. Thus, no blue half and half pegs or red #2 axles are allowed. --------------------------------------------------- So without further ado, I would like to show you their creations! Because she sent her MoC in before DV, I am going to present Roa's MoC first. Duelist name: Roa McToa Entry name: Haraka Description: "Le-Kavan tree cat" - Roa Conforms to challenge Criteria? - Yes Entry Pic: Other views: From the front (my favorite ) Standing on its hind legs From the side From the rear A quote from Roa: Moving on to DV's entry... Duelist name: Darth Vader Entry name: none given (DV, if you come up with one, just tell me and I will update this ) Conforms to challenge Criteria? - Yes Entry Pic: Other views: More from the side A quote from DV: So there you go! The first two entries of the first round of the first BZP MoCist Duels Contest! It is now time to begin the voting. Please choose one of the above MoCists that you wish to vote for, and say who you are voting for in a comment in this blog entry. When voting, please keep these things in mind (in this order): - Does the MoC portray the challenge well? - Is the MoC creatively built and original? - Does it look cool/sleek/amazing? The voting time begins now (Thursday, June 19th) and shall end Monday (June 23rd). At which time, the second challenge shall be posted and round #2 shall begin. Current scores: Roa: 15 DV: 0 (Updated: 6/20/08) What are you waiting for? Push that "add comment" button and vote! Er... please? Oh, and BTW Roa and DV, you are now free to post up your creations on the forums if you like. ~GBG~ *New to the contest? Check out the main blog entry here

Ohhhh... niffty! I can't wait for the movie (then again maybe I can...) But it sounds great. You guys keep up the amazing work! ~GBG~

Yes, and as a matter of fact, they signed up and everything. I did PM Them to notify them of the contest, but they then came on over and willingly (I think) entered, and I believe that they have shown a good bit of enthusiasm for the contest. In case you didn't know, this contest has been up and running for a week now, and we had about eight members enter, and DV and Roa were the ones chosen to be the duelists (by our members). So yeah, they did. ~GBG~