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A few weeks ago I escaped from the tyrrany of the computer and spent all week in my studio making paper cuts.
Robins hatching.
This was taken on Sunday. I have not disturbed them since, so I hope they are still there. There are racoons around who would love to have these for a snack.
Hey everyone, happy Monday!!
The results of our first blogger challenge are IN!
Scrolling through all of your entries brought so many good feels ♥ The energy, the mood, everything captured so beautifully.
The entire #foxcitychallenge tag category looks like an album from a party we all attended, which is exactly what we wanted to see :)
Unfortunately we only set out to choose seven winners, HOWEVER everyone who participated will be receiving a commemorative trophy as a thank you for joining in our very FIRST blogger challenge.
If you haven't received yours in-world, it means we failed to find your SL legacy name - message me privately (on Flickr) with your in-world name. ♥
To our winners, congratulations and welcome to the FOXCITY blogger team! You will be added to our Blogotex within the next day and further information will be provided there. The store credit will be applied towards your gift card balance accordingly.
Thank you again everyone, this was a blast! We hope you enjoyed this as well, and will participate in the future!
FxF
These canals are a characteristc landscape feature in the lower Rhine area. Normally bordering patches of elevated land (called "Donk") they are very common in the whole area and result from a strongly meandering Rhine before and during the last ice age. Today it is very difficult to distinguish between man-made ditches, articially straightened canals and natural streams.
Kendel, also Kanäle oder Rinnen, sind zusammen mit den etwas erhöhten "Inseln" (Donk genannt) ein prägendes Merkmal der niederrheinischen Landschaft. Ursprünglich entstammen sie vom stark mäandernden Urrhein vor und während der letzten Eiszeit. Heute kann man zwischen künstlich angelegten, durch den Menschen begradigten und natürlichen Kanälen nur sehr schwer unterscheiden.
Please no group invites or large graphics ~ thanks!
A lot of frogs were mating the last week in my ponds. It finally paid off ; the ponds are loaded with frog spawn.
Taken with my Lensbaby Original with no aperture disk. After seeing a few shots taken by lensbaby's this week, I decided I wanted to go out and take a few. Using it as a standard lens with the aperture disks has never really excited me, I think that's because the overall image quality is poor and being a bit of a quality freak and a pixel peeper to boot, I usually end up not being happy with the results. But I do love using it without an aperture disk and getting these amazing bokeh abstracts. When you push and pull the lens you can get all sorts of crazy effects. I made a short film using this technique a while ago and got some cool results.
I would love to get my hands on one of the newer lensbaby models like the composer, Maybe then I would use it more.
See it here--> www.flickr.com/photos/mdunckley/6631714273/in/set-7215762...
Or here --> vimeo.com/34394431
Nikon D7000_Lensbaby Original_ISO100_F/0.0_1/1000s
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Jefferson County, GA. One of my favorite barns from Saturday's barn hunting trip.
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Hey,
Once again it's time to announce the winners of our 5th blogger challenge!
We are amazed at how popular the challenge has become, with more and more entries showing up each round ...Which also makes it extra difficult to pick out winners!
Thank you to each and every one of you for your Dreamer story ♥
Unfortunately we only set out to pick ten winners, but don't be discouraged if you did not make it this time. We'd love to see you give it another go in three month's time.
Congratulations to:
YoonaBae
Marina Breen
SugarCakesss1
Minniefae Resident
Ary McAuley
Belinha Aquila
Dash Bloodmoon (Neekai)
Peace Taurus
Annika Velde
lycedark
Congratulations & welcome to the FOXCITY blogger team!
We're also super hyped to see so many returning faces, happy to have you back ♥♥♥
You will be added to our Blogotex within the next day and further information will be provided there. The store credit will be applied towards your gift card balance accordingly.
Thank you again everyone, and see you again in 3 months time~
-Satomi & Loquita
FxF
I so nearly returned this skirt to ASOS because the length was inconsistent around the skirt. I decided to fix it myself, and in the process shorten it a little. I was very pleased with the result.
All the parts in this image were not officially released to the public. I have obtained them through other collectors and resellers. From left to right:
• prototype SNOT plates
• a test print
• a Q-Element
• a Grangemouth test brick
• a Satin-Light blue minifigure
These items have been collected because of a genuine hobbyist interest in, and enthusiasm for, LEGO history, production, engineering and quality control. Finding and understanding these items, is like an ongoing treasure hunt that is shared with a community of like-minded LEGO fans.
The items
Prototype parts
Prototype parts, like the prototype SNOT plates in the photo, are "early models" of part designs. The parts never made it into production in this form. They are generally used to evaluate the part design (for example to evaluate the concept, visual appearance, user-experience testing, ...). The parts are usually discarded afterwards.
The parts that I own have been sold in LEGO's internal shop for employees or have been given away in lots that LEGO donated, for example for promotional purposes.
Test bricks
LEGO required that the chemical companies and manufacturers followed a strict quality control programme using test bricks. They often manufactured other plastic products also. The quality control process that was in place for their work for LEGO, was frequently also applied to their other plastic products. As a result, test bricks can be found in a wide range of materials and colours that were never used by LEGO itself.
Initially, old production moulds were used. These bricks have the LEGO logo on all studs. Later specific test brick moulds were made. Initially, those also had the LEGO logo on all studs. After that, bricks with the letters ABCD with varying stud size were used. Later those were replaced by bricks with the letter C on the studs. These days, several other letters are seen.
Nightshift Grangemouth test bricks
In the late 1970s some employees at Borg-Warner wanted to experiment with some of the excess plastic from the regular LEGO production and used the mould to produce bricks with a "granite effect", like the multicoloured brick in the photo. The bricks they produced were given to children. They did not see this as a problem, because the marbled "granite" bricks could be clearly distinguished from real LEGO products. This might have been done with permission within the factory, or they might have been produced during night shifts, but LEGO was not pleased about it. As the story was told on BrickLink, the bricks were eventually spotted by a LEGO representative and the mould was taken away.
It looks like soon after, the test moulds with LEGO logos were replaced with test moulds without LEGO markings. From now on, if any unofficial products that might not meet all quality standards made their way to the general public, it would be clear that these were not official LEGO products.
Test prints
A lot can go wrong while printing on LEGO parts. That is why LEGO has a quality control process for printing. We find both print alignment calibration parts and parts that are printed on the "wrong" base colour, like the minifigure head in the photo.
We assume that these wrong-coloured parts are usually test prints, made on whatever colour was available in the machine at the time but not on the intended colour. This way, the final print design can be evaluated while any test parts can easily be separated from the later actual production parts. That way, there can be no confusion and only the correct parts can be included into sets. Even with all that care, things can still go wrong. Technology can fail, printers can run out of ink, etc. As a result, incomplete prints or misaligned prints are also found.
These parts used to be very rare, but in recent year many have found their way to resellers. They have been included in charity gifts that LEGO made, and some German resellers that seem to have access to LEGO's leftovers get them.
Q-elements
Q-Elements are parts that are made by LEGO for use in model shops. The model shops can request certain parts in unusual colours when they need them. That is how the transparent dark blue brick in this photo was made. They are intended to be used by these model shops only, and as a result they probably do not have to meet all the strict quality requirements that the parts that are released in sets have to meet. That would explain why transparent parts are available to model shops but not in sets. Leftovers from these model shops are sometimes sold or given away.
Mould test runs
Moulds require maintenance. After a mould has been disassembled, maintained and reassembled, a test is needed to ensure that everything works properly. Traditionally, red and transparent material has been used for these tests because some flaws are more visible using these colours.
Few of these parts have shown up, although the number seems to be increasing. These parts used to be rare, but are not hard to find now (finding a random part is easy, finding a specific part is still nearly impossible).
The parts are still often sold as "rare prototypes" by resellers who wish to increase the price.
"Nightshift minifigures"
Before 2020, only very few transparent minifigures were known to exist. They were probably really part of initial mould testing (looking for hidden flaws in the first parts made in a new mould). These were extremely rare. Also, a red Darth Vader helmet was known. That part was probably also made during a first mould test. It sold for such a high value, that later clone brands made "replica prototype helmets" and sold those on Ebay.
In 2020, several transparent minifigures found their way to online sales platforms. The figures were made with genuine LEGO parts, made in unreleased colours. As far as we could tell, the parts originated in the Mexico factory. They were received with enthusiasm by several collectors who were willing to pay serious amounts of money for them. Soon, more minifigures became available. In order to increase collectability and related value, soon accessories like helmets/headgear and weapons were added to the minifigures. Minifigures related to themes like Star Wars and Batman became available in a wide range of colours. When these figures were first made, I expected LEGO to stop them soon. For some reason, LEGO has not done that or has not been able to. By 2022, the range of colours has increased to include 9 or 10 colours with glitter and 11 colours with satin have been made or announced (including the figure in this photo). Many of those colours were never released with those additions in officially released LEGO products.
Because the quality standards that normally apply to LEGO parts did not fully apply to these figures, deviations could occur. Several transparent parts are already known to crack. There is a good reason why LEGO does not release full-transparent minifigures. The available combination of material and design is not suitable for this application. This is an important quality consideration for LEGO products, but it does not appear to be for these unofficial released parts.
I would guess that these parts are made in small quantities during mould testing after maintenance. That would keep them out of the regular LEGO production lines, and possibly out of strict supervision.
Replicas and clones
Finally, there are replica's and clones, which are parts that were "inspired" by actual LEGO bricks. Made with "Is no fake, is copy"-ethics. For example, we have seen
• Replica stickers or replica prints on genuine (unprinted) LEGO parts, especially for expensive collectible sets
• Replica Plant Leaves 6 x 5 (part 2417) that were made "only in colours that LEGO did not make", until LEGO made some of those colours later...
• Replica train wheel rubber, to replace old parts that have deteriorated over time.
• Custom chromed parts, making it difficult to find the parts that were actually chromed by LEGO
• And finally last year there was a story that Chinese clone bricks were found that used the LEGO logo. As far as I know, this is the first time that suspected clone bricks might actually have used the LEGO logo. Usually, people just think that parts made in another mould version must be fake.
These fake parts often violate the intellectual property rights of LEGO (and franchises like Star Wars when those stickers/prints are copied). For collectors, they can make things very difficult. How to separate genuine or even rare valuable items from cheap knock-offs?
I don't have any of these in my collection, but I would probably be interested in a few of those rumoured Chinese Fake-LEGO-2x4-bricks with LEGO logo...
Reasons to collect
Treasure hunt and the community - It's a fun hobby
People still frequently find items that have never been seen by our community before. Finding them, sharing them online, and engaging the community bring both joy and social interaction with fellow collectors. The new items provide an opportunity to everyone to learn something new and to gain new insights or better understanding.
There is also fun in the chase. Figuring out what is out there and where to find it. Gotta catch 'em all!
And, finally.... Ohhh, Look how beautiful this new brick is!
Understanding history and product design
Through collecting these items, we can learn about LEGO's history. By comparing them, or thinking about why things are the way they are, we can learn about the evolution of technology and ideas. Every brick tells a story, about when and how it was made, about the challenges that had to be overcome or about the people that made and used them.
Conservation of knowledge and unique items
By finding, collecting and conserving items that are otherwise unobtainable and that might otherwise be scrapped and destroyed, we preserve tangible items that tell us the stories behind them in a visible way. When we find these items, we are often also finding the stories relating to these items.
Telling a story
Finally, when the items and their information become available, we can use those to tell a story. We can share what we have found in exhibitions or online, like on this Flickr page. Through these items and their stories, we can help people understand their rich history.
Ethical considerations
Collecting unreleased items?
While collecting, a collector should consider the implications of his or her actions.
We could consider several aspects:
1) Why the parts were made;
2) How the parts became available;
3) Who benefits from them;
4) Confidentiality and conflicts of interest.
Most of these parts were made as part of LEGO's design or quality control processes. They were made by LEGO or by their suppliers because they were needed.
Although the parts were not made to be released to the general public, most parts that do find their way out of the factories seem to do so by legitimate routes. They are, for example, included in sales or donations of leftover parts. There are stories where chemical companies have given test parts to their employees.
In most cases the person who made the parts did not personally benefit from them. The parts were often seen as unusable leftovers that could be donated or as interesting gifts to contacts or people who were involved in their development, or simply as toys for children of employees. Only later, often decades later when these children were grown up or when the employees died, did these parts make it to the secondary market. Resellers make some money by finding and selling these items.
As far as I know, confidentiality and conflicts of interest have not caused any issues yet. Considering confidentiality, we might happen to find information that could (still) be confidential. The basic principle should be that we, as fans of LEGO, do not wish to do any harm to LEGO. As a result, intellectual property and proprietary information should remain confidential. We can, however, share all publicly available information (including when it takes some effort of specialist knowledge to get it) about the items we find and our thoughts about them. Collectors might have personal friendships with people in the professional communities. We can ask for information, but we should respect their professional limits in what they can or cannot share and respect confidentiality when they ask us to remain silent about something.
Stimulation of illegitimate behaviour
In the case of the minifigure, a new situation seems to have occurred. It looks like someone, or probably a small group of people, is actively benefiting from an illegitimate activity. They have discovered the LEGO AFOL collectors market, and have found that serious money can be made by selling "unreleased prototypes", especially of minifigures related to collectable themes like Star Wars or Batman.
We cannot be certain as long as no official statements are made by LEGO, but it seems like these parts are made using LEGO moulds and LEGO materials without proper authorisation and without financial benefits for LEGO. This might be a form of theft, by the employee(s) who used the facilities and materials for personal gain. When buying these items, we might support and stimulate this kind of behaviour.
I consider the "nightshift minifigures" an interesting example of how LEGO employees and LEGO collectors deal with these items. Because of that, I do think that some of these parts have a place in my collection. I do however do not wish to stimulate the production of these figures much. That is why I choose to limit myself to a few parts. I will not buy any for resale or trade. That is just my approach though, every collector will have to make his or her own choices here.
The Bionicastle contest has now concluded and the results are in!
For the Grand Ultimate Bioni-Castle Builder:
@krakenbricks with Alexander, the Roaming Titan
For the Castle Builders Choice:
@aiden.builds with Maruāpōtoa(knight) and Ekōru(horse)
And For the Bionicle Builders Choice:
Cornbuilder with Ulric the Firebright
Winners, I’ll be DMing you all shortly for getting the prizes to you!
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Before I wrap this up though I want to highlight 10 honorable mentions I’ve picked out, since there were a bunch of entries that were great and that I wanted to highlight! (In no particular order)
Siege Titan by Tino Poutiainen
This was really close to winning, I really love the personality this guy has plus lots of cool little details (I especially like the guy getting crushed)
That’s No Windmill! By Ivan Martynov
A really creative idea and I love the little robots on a horse and donkey each.
Knights of Mata Nui by Aaron Newmann
Great little system representations of the original 6 toa! Admittedly I have some slight issues with the proportions and shaping in places but I think it’s greatly out-wayed outweighed by the positives. Fantastic presentation too!
Forgotten Mines by hellboy.lego
Great castle build here! You absolutely nailed the rockwork and the rickety wooden bridges.
Crystal Dragon and Stone Protector by Valtarshol Ceirn
I really like both of these but in particular the dragon. The shaping is quite nice and I personally have a BIG soft spot for crystals in leg builds.
The Matoran Kingdom by unpixelled
Well this at least gets points for effort I can say that. I love the idea of turning the mata nui robot into a giant walking castle. It does lean a little hard on size over polish. I think a smaller build where you could spend more time polishing it would have gone a long way, but it’s still really cool regardless! I especially like all the details you put in like the trebuchet and the vines.
The Yellow Rook by spennybricks
Simple but effective! Cute little build combining classic castle and classic bionicle.
Malice by JakTheMad
Really great knight build here! Not 100% sure about the face but I appreciate the risk taken with it. I especially like how the armour pieces fit together nicely and the mace.
Bionic Plague by Armon Russ
Very nice interpretation of the theme and some stellar techniques going on here too!
Temple of Xalax by Optimus Convoy
While a simple build I appreciate the initiative and creativity taken to make a cool looking building out of bionicle pieces.
There were tons of other great entries that I haven’t listed here but please don’t feel disheartened, you all did a great job and I’m thrilled with the response from everyone! (especially given the odd theme)
That’s a wrap. Thanks again everyone!
Anthony
So, my contest. An extremely lazy contest with a good idea that isn't superhero related. I mean, i didn't even make a new group fo it! I just used my old one. Anyways, onto the results. I'll be doing these differently then what you expect. I'll just list the scores from lowest to highest.
Jack-Photography, Rick. 6/10
Jose Henson, Morty. 8/10
Jose Henson, Howard Moon. 8/10
ZenThorga, Ron Swanson. 8/10
Bricktailor, Mifune. 8/10
louiebat, Yautja. 8/10
Harrison Hill, Kill Bill. 8/10
Harrison Hill, Red Sonja. 8/10.
ZenThorga, DBZ Cast. 8/10
Jose Henson, DUDE. 9/10
Harrison Hill, Xena. 9/10
rwBricks, Demogorgon. 9/10
X MAN, Kamina. 10/10
louiebat, Xenomorph. 10/10
Sooo...... We know first and second place. But what about third? I'll just go by my favourite character from the nines. And that is..... RILEY BLISSMER AND HIS DEMOGORGON!
SO, 1st Place is X MAN, 2nd place is Louiebat, and 3rd place is rubrics. Expect your prize in the coming days! Meems out.
YN64 FWU (Midland Classic 23) YN64 FWV (Midland Classic 24) YN64 FWW (Midland Classic 25) YN64 FWX (Midland Classic 26) YN64 FWY (Midland Classic 27) YN64 FWZ (Midland Classic 28)
Jane came here all the way from Italy, it was a lovely 3 hour makeover and shoot and the results were fantastic! Arrivederci Jane!
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For Down Under Challenge No. 968, starting with Ochileer's challenge image (see it in 1st comment below), I didn't have a clue what to do with this one, so, throughout the week, I'd occasionally try a Topaz filter, and then a few PSE filters, all just randomly with no goal in mind, and finally, when I ran out of time and had to post what I had, this is what I ended up with.
Congratulations to everyone chosen! It was a really tough choice but I think you all are wonderful and will do an amazing job. Thank you so much to everyone who applied!
a bit of 'black friday' shopping.
an old church of england oak pew helps kick start the joyful season in mossy shed :)
Hey Guys!
Now, before I begin, I just want you guys to know how DEEPLY SORRY I AM! I never should have started a contest that I knew I couldn't keep up with!
Anyways, here are the long awaited results! Lets start from bottom (not really)to top: Our "Honorable Mentions" are the ones who did an amazing job, but just couldn't make it into the top three. We have The Customizing One, Michael Flanagan and The Lego News Reporter! Give them a round of applause (Do it or I'll kill you)! Now, in third place, we have...Delta Customs! Great job, man, I really liked your Joker, and overall, all of your customs were very clean! Your prize is the black and white Joker Arkham City teaser! In second place, we have...TheLegoZealot! Your Robin was amazingly painted, and you got every detail. Your prize is the Hammer/ Mr. Hammer from Arkham City! And now, the moment we've all been waiting for: In first place we have...TheMooseFigs! Your customs were very nice, again I loved your Joker, you got the colors just right, and your Batman was great as well. Your prize is my Arkham Knight! Give them all a round of applause (I have my knife ready if you don't)!
To those of you who didn't get mentioned, give yourselves around of applause, too (that shouldn't be too hard, should it?)! You all did very well, this was a tough decision to make! I got a lot more entries than I expected, and you guys are just the best for being so paitient! <3
Again, thanks for entering everyone, congrats to the winners, and goodbye!
-Gold
(Prizes will be sent out ASAP)
Hey everyone!So,I didn't get very many auditions for my DNTM,but that's okay,thank you to everyone who did enter!
Here are the results!:
Robin:great audition picture!I love the outfit very much,I just wished that the flooring was white,but other than that you did amazing!:D
Katina:Wow,amazing audition picture!I love your style very much:)
Bianca:I love your audition photo,and your style as well.There's something really unique about you that I love :D
Bree:Lovely audition photo,my only critique is that I wish the lighting was a bit better,but great job still:D
Suki:Oh what a cute audition picture!^_^ I love the pose!I just wished that the background was white,but that's it:)
There will not be a specific winner for the auditions since you all did so well.
Alright,now for the next theme!
Your next theme is:Song lyrics.
Basically,you just pick any song,and a lyric from that song,and make the picture represent the lyrics you chose.
For the example picture,I chose the song "Cool Kids"By Echosmith
"I wish that I could be like the cool kids,cause all the cool kids,they seem to fit in."
If you have any questions just ask!:)
Deadline:Decemeber 30th
No soy muy de concursos, pero aún así estoy muy contento de verme en el segundo lugar entre los mejores fotógrafos del mundo en categoría macro, en el concurso internacional anual de fotografía 5th 35AWARDS. Un premio internacional creado en 2015 por los creadores de la comunidad fotográfica profesional 35photo.pro. Este año han participado más de 117 mil fotógrafos de 173 países, que presentaron más de 418 mil fotos al concurso. Si hace un mes elegían mi foto en primer lugar en categoría macro, ahora estoy en el segundo lugar entre los 100 mejores fotógrafos de esa categoría. Nunca es fácil, siempre me gustan más los trabajos de la competencia.