I am curious though, Brad, as to why the allowed countries are so limited?
This is really a matter of international contest laws, which are so complicated I don't even want to talk about them. However we've felt strong demand from some countries for this contest -- Australia being one of them -- so we're definitely keeping that in mind for our next competition. Sorry about that!
Does every single item in the video have to be mega block or could some be lego?
You can use basic LEGO items (bricks, baseplates, etc.) as long as there's no clear LEGO branding. Obviously you can't use LEGO figs or anything obviously LEGO.
I started animating. The figures are extremely hard to work with. I'm trying to find ways to keep the UNSC marine onto the baseplate without tipping over.
This is the downside of having fully articulated figures -- since the range of movement is higher it can be difficult to move them frame by frame. You should try using Blu-Tack or something similar to stabilize the movement.
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