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Das Bump.
I'm counting down to Christmas in style! 
Can't recall. Not counting the "collectable minifigures" that I bought here and there, it must be well over a year ago.
That advent calander looks really cute 
I don't like Darth Maul Santa quite as much as Yoda but it's still really cool.
That advent calander looks really cute
I don't like Darth Maul Santa quite as much as Yoda but it's still really cool.
Well, I think it's quite funny, because Darth Maul is easily the least Santa-like SW character ever. Although, The Emperor as Santa would have been pretty funny too...
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I got this set for Christmas
It seems like it'll be good for animating in since it's got an open back.
(Sorry for all the extra space in the picture)
I got the Town Hall for Christmas! 
Now I have the Green Grocer, Fire Brigade, Grand Emporium, Pet Shop, and this. 
It seems like it'll be good for animating in since it's got an open back.
NOPE.
Those open-backed buildings aren't good for animating. You can see that it doesn't have a back in an exterior shot and you're severely limited on angles in the small interior space.
They were designed for play, not for animation. It's better to build your own seperate interior and exterior sets suited for your film.
LASF wrote:It seems like it'll be good for animating in since it's got an open back.
NOPE.
Those open-backed buildings aren't good for animating. You can see that it doesn't have a back in an exterior shot and you're severely limited on angles in the small interior space.
They were designed for play, not for animation. It's better to build your own separate interior and exterior sets suited for your film.
It depends.
Sometimes, you may have something in just one room. And you may not need to show that fourth wall at all.
It's like that in a lot of sitcoms, but it doesn't really feel weird.
If you do have an exterior shot, you can simply build a fourth wall. I did this for my heavily modified port in Pirates Rule!
Of course, I usually prefer custom built sets with four easily removable walls so I can do a whole bunch of stuff.
Sometimes, you may have something in just one room. And you may not need to show that fourth wall at all.
It's like that in a lot of sitcoms, but it doesn't really feel weird.If you do have an exterior shot, you can simply build a fourth wall. I did this for my heavily modified port in Pirates Rule!
Yeah, but the rooms are ridiculously tiny (those sitcom sets are usually fairly large). Also, it's difficult to light them properly.
Even if a wall is added, it's apparent that it doesn't have much depth. There's obviously not enough room to go between floors.
I guess someone could build it out a bit to give it more depth, but it's much easier to build a whole new set than to fix something designed for play.
I got the Town Hall for Christmas!
Now I have the Green Grocer, Fire Brigade, Grand Emporium, Pet Shop, and this.
Which one would you recommend? I seem to be veering towards the Grand Emporium...
pet shop.
great starter....
I plan on getting the hall soon. then the haunted house and the new one comming out....
Which one would you recommend? I seem to be veering towards the Grand Emporium...
Out of the Grand Emporium, Pet Shop, and Town Hall?
I can't really say, it really depends what you want or need most. For a residential area-type building, the Pet Shop would be the best, but for a grander and more "official" building, the Grand Emporium or Town Hall would be better. Not forgetting, of course, what sort of bricks you want most.
If you intend to get all three sets, though, I'd recommend going for the Grand Emporium first, because it's been out the longest and will retire the soonest.
If you do have an exterior shot, you can simply build a fourth wall. I did this for my heavily modified port in Pirates Rule!
Of course, I usually prefer custom built sets with four easily removable walls so I can do a whole bunch of stuff.
I tend to prefer that too. I think it's more impressive, creative, as well as practical to build your own sets, instead of relying on official LEGO sets.
That being said, some sets (especially the Modular Buildings) look really great as backdrops and suchlike.
Wow, I can't imagine animating inside of one of those things. It sounds... painful.
This is what I got. 
Carousel wrote:Which one would you recommend? I seem to be veering towards the Grand Emporium...
Out of the Grand Emporium, Pet Shop, and Town Hall?
I can't really say, it really depends what you want or need most. For a residential area-type building, the Pet Shop would be the best, but for a grander and more "official" building, the Grand Emporium or Town Hall would be better. Not forgetting, of course, what sort of bricks you want most.
If you intend to get all three sets, though, I'd recommend going for the Grand Emporium first, because it's been out the longest and will retire the soonest.
Okay, thanks. I was thinking that it would serve me best to go for the Grand Emporium!
I recently got the Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria set
I also recently ordered the Lord of the Rings: Uruk-hai Army. It is taking forever to get here 
I recieved An Unexpected Gathering for Christmas, lets just say, I loves it 
http://images.wikia.com/lego/images/5/5 … hering.jpg
I recieved An Unexpected Gathering for Christmas, lets just say, I loves it
http://images.wikia.com/lego/images/5/5 … hering.jpg
So. Jealous. 
That set is awesome.
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