The official LOOT topic

[Kalvinator]

This last Thursday was my birthday. Got two of the Arctic Batman vs Mr Freeze sets and a badass computer.

I've been wanting both those things...trade lives for a bit?

[Kalvinator]

I got accepted to World of Tanks X-Box 360 Beta...so I'm happy about that.

[Scratch]

Got my huge brickforge order today, re-fitted a spearman squad to be macemen with the Sorcerer's staff, and got 50 trans-red commander's crests for 50 cents, to be used as creative blood.

[Lord Mercat]

Brickfair aquisitions- lots of stuff, 47 Black falcons, 27 dragon guard, some classic sets, some custom pieces, Trollface, a custom fig I made with parts I purchased at brickfair (dude with anvil hammer) a modulex tank, parts from a parts draft of the Treehouse set, a chima set Lego was just giving away for playing their SPEEDORZ game setup, a sweet engraved namebadge, etc:

blotches are blocking out my name, before anyone asks.

[stubby]

Hey! Guess who painted those Chima cards.

[Zupponn]

Hey! Guess who painted those Chima cards.

Warhead?

[Ben-Jammin]

Hey! Guess who painted those Chima cards.

Warhead?

[Gungnir]

Hey! Guess who painted those Chima cards.

Was actual paint involved?

[Natalya]

Finally made my first BrickLink purchase since moving here. Now I need some more guns for those new Space Canadians.

[Gungnir]

-1 badass computer. The damn thing broke already. Right after I paid $350 to get it fixed.
Heads are gonna roll tomorrow.

[Whiteagle]

BWAHHAHAHAHA!!!
I knew you were Coco for Code Geass Matt, but a Oppai Mouse Pad?
And it's not even Best Girl!

Yes. Mike should sue them for all their money! Then he could quit his job and work on Brikwars full time!

I know I've been out of the loop, but doesn't Mike work FOR The Lego Company?
Ergo anything he does to promote the sale of Lego, aftermarket or otherwise, line his pockets?

If there aren't newtypes, or Char then it's not gundam. It's just a shitty wanna-be mecha anime. Bring it on!

Implying Newtypes ever made Gundam any good?

And 00 had best Char Clone, GRAHAM AKER!!!

I know I act like a moron, but I managed to get a 30 on the ACT.

...Who here DIDN'T get a 30 on the ACT?

Alright, on to loot...

Picked up #75000 a while back:


The Hovercar is pretty good, with working ramp doors, blaster storage, a nice missile gimmick, and enough seating space for both Troopers.
The Droideka's are alright, much closer to scale than their previous incarnations, but a bit lacking in the ARTICULATION department...

Also got that Halo 4 Cryopod MegaBlocks set just for the Holo Cortana, because I needed one for my plans for a Web Series...

Yesterday I went with my mother to Toys'r'Us to pick out some Birthday Presents for my youngest Nephew and a few things for his siblings.
His elder brother is the one I taught Brikwars to, and I picked out the #75022 Mandalorian Speeder for him since he likes cool figs.
Since I also had a Birthday last month, my mom asked me if there was anything that I wanted...

While I've been hoping to lure her into making a BrickLink purchase so I can start adding some MOCs to Briktoid Automata, I unfortunatly had my eyes glued on this:


The #70707 CLS-89 Eradicator Mech, because it's a heavily armed Mecha that comes with probably THE best Galaxy Squad Robot and a handful of flickfire missiles!
Plus it comes with two brickbuilt Bugs as enemies, instead of Mansquitoes...

I'm thinking I might reskin the Tairin Federation into mash up of ADU suits and helmets with Galaxy heads while the Eradicator takes the place of the Athena mech MOC.
The Jet Cockpit would also probably used for the eventual Troop Transport, while the Mecha Hardsuit hangs from underneath the cargo bay.

The Bugs are going to be used as the basis for a new Pseudo-Arachnid Empire, since they would make great bodies for Workers and the pod cocoons are perfect for their Transformative ability.

Speaking of the Lego Company...
DAMN YOU MIKE!
You had the design team snoop around here for ideas, didn't you?!
I don't think it's a coincidence that the joint Natalya used on her Spider Tank ended up in the waist of the Eradicator!
And the #70701 Swarm Interceptor is that separating freighter spacecraft crossed with a B-wing!

If you are going to steal ideas from us, can we at least have Bulk Army Builder Sets with 4-8 generic troops?
I kind of want to get a force of Clones going, but nowadays their all !

Also... WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THE NEW BATTLE DROID COLOR?!?!
They look like they're made of Caramel...

[Silverdream]

Armin is best girl.

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If there aren't newtypes, or Char then it's not gundam. It's just a shitty wanna-be mecha anime. Bring it on!

Implying Newtypes ever made Gundam any good?

And 00 had best Char Clone, GRAHAM AKER!!!

A clone is still a clone. And if there's anything we can learn from the Lego community it's that clones are the worst (even if I have like a hundred of them).

Also Char has the Hyaku Shiki which is the best psuedo-gundam ever. Speaking of which I bought this a few months ago and then built it a few weeks ago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77268220@N05/9541341905/
(Having trouble embedding for some reason. Will perhaps fix later)

[Whiteagle]

A clone is still a clone. And if there's anything we can learn from the Lego community it's that clones are the worst (even if I have like a hundred of them).

Well fuck Char, the bipolar bastard can't decide which side of the War he's on, and he has the "Genius" plan of forcing humanity into space by making the Earth uninhabitable...

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Not bipolar, forced into a position of responsibility he didn't ask for or seek out. I think by Counter Attack he wanted Amuro to take him down, regardless of the Federation's corruption (if you watched ZZ the ending basically sets Counterattack up perfectly and sort of explains Char's motivations better but most people skip that series).
Finally you can't convince me any mobile suit is cooler than Hyaku Shiki and Char as Quattro was so badass in Zeta.