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In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders wrote:
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My first thought upon seeing them was “is Belville coming back ?”
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I personally hope so, because my girls still miss Belville.
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Brian Davis
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Abner Finley wrote:
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BILLUND, Denmark (December 19, 2011) /PRNewswire/
LEGO® GROUP DECLARES NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FOR 2012: DELIVER MEANINGFUL PLAY
EXPERIENCES TO GIRLS WORLDWIDE WITH NEW LEGO® FRIENDS
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The new Friends sets are beginning to appear at WalMart US. I saw about 7 or 8
of them on a shelf a few days ago. My first thought upon seeing them was “is
Belville coming back ?”
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From the Brickworld wire:
Brickworld Announces a Belville (yes, you read that right-Belville) Contest.
Rules are as follows:
1) The MOC can be whatever you like- build a castle, a service station, or any
other building. Build a coach, a hovercraft, or any other comportage, or do a
scene or tableau. Size limit is 48x48 baseplate.
2) Not all of the pieces
have to be Belville, but uniquely Belville pieces must be an essential part of
the MOC in both design and structure AND a majority of the pieces must be
Belville pieces and/or Belville colors (ie white, pink, purple, various
transparents and pastels). Also consider other decorated pieces. For example
the decorated pieces from the Scorpion Palace coordinate well with the Belville
“winter” colors.
3) We know this will disappoint some of you, but the MOC
should be consistent in tone with Belville themes. That doesn’t mean there have
to be horses or fairies in it, but it does mean nothing violent or kinky.
Beyond that, originality is greatly encouraged.
4) Using minifigs instead
of the “big figs” is strongly encouraged, but if your design requires the “big
figs” that’s ok. Non-Belville minifigs will not count in your “piece
percentage” of non-Belville pieces. Use as many as you like.
5) For
official contest entries, no customization allowed (cutting, gluing, painting,
etc- but who would do such a thing?) and no motorization allowed. However, we
would love to include your customized or motorized Belville-type MOC in our
display, so PLEASE DO bring it, but mark it “exhibit only”. Exhibit only MOCs
may also be bigger than the 48x48 max for competition entries.
Scoff if you
like, then have some fun giving it a try. We expect great things.
Any
questions about this contest can be directed to Esther Walner, Belville Contest
Coordinator at this address.
Share
• Learn • Explore • Discover
www.brickworld.us
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I was so excited when I saw it on the S@H site I had to tell someone. LEGO®
Belville™ Advent Calendar, set 7600, 215 pieces, $29.99 Canadian ($19.99 US).
Large cat, kitten, teddy bear, bunny with carrot. Ohhh.
Gail Meagher
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The Blue Belle Space Patroller, or just “Belle” for short, is perfect for
extraplanetary excursions from the ol’ moon ranch or Tritonian ice castle. She
comfortably seats two, and can easily carry the goods for a nice Martian picnic,
cometary ski-fest or even a nature photography outing on the extraordinary world
of Rainbow’s Gold. This space ship has a nice, trans-red smile, with big,
friendly-eye windscreens--she tends to bring cheer wherever she goes:
The “Space Bunny” serves as the ship’s maintenance robot, pilot, cook and
all-around best friend. The Space Bunny’s laser eyes are useful for fending off
meteoroid strikes, various extra-terrestrial vermin and instantly boiling water
for tea. As the above photo was taken, Princess of Triton, Autumn Dawn, to the
right, said, “This solar wind sure is mussing up my hare!” These bunnies are
very tolerant.
Below, some of the Belle’s details are revealed. She has a powerful, ruddy
headlamp to help the vehicle “see,” including in the infrared. Also bright in
the visible spectrum, the light can be quite useful to the occupants, especially
on low-flying nighttime excursions.
An interior detail reveals the light switch, which is built right into the dash.
The seats look a bit Spartan, but they accommodate long, flowing dresses real
well. Interior storage is located behind the seats. A large bank of computers
provides instant information from the Belle’s myriad sensors. Plus, the
computers also serve as the backup pilot in case something happens to the
ever-vigilant Space Bunny. The reliability of this ship’s automation is such
that hand controls are optional. The center console is a perfect place to keep
the essentials, such as a cup of hot chocolate, gems and kitty chow.
This ship was inspired by my daughter, who has a bit of a Belville collection.
:o)
The Belle will probably visit Brickfest 2007.
Enjoy & have a great day!
-best,
Wolf
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In lugnet.belville, Damien Nesbit wrote:
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Leo,
Sorry to have been away for so long. There have been a few things
keeping me out of the loop, but its mainly been a new job and much less free
time. Shortly after our last series of postings, I finally got to work on
customizing some pieces to work towards the goal that you mention above. I’m
at my job now, so I can’t post flicks immedeately, but I’ll get ‘em up on
brickshelf & post a notice here ASAP. I think that you’ll like what I’ve
been able to accomplish so far. Anyways, keep your eyes peeled.
Cheers,
Damien
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Hi Damien,
At first ,congratulations with your new job. And I too have that problem of
having not much free time. But I am looking forward to see more of your
wonderful creations. They are very inspiring, and I like them very much.
It amazes me that, seemingly, only a few people can use this Belville figures in
an interesting way. Well, maybe some good pictures will change that a little..
Leo..
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In lugnet.belville, Leo Vermeulen wrote:
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My greatest wish; Belville scaled knights, soldiers, and so on. ...With all
movable limbs...
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Leo,
Sorry to have been away for so long. There have been a few things keeping
me out of the loop, but its mainly been a new job and much less free time.
Shortly after our last series of postings, I finally got to work on customizing
some pieces to work towards the goal that you mention above. I’m at my job now,
so I can’t post flicks immedeately, but I’ll get ‘em up on brickshelf & post a
notice here ASAP. I think that you’ll like what I’ve been able to accomplish so
far. Anyways, keep your eyes peeled.
Cheers,
Damien
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Nothing soft and pink with these Belville ladies. Here, they are laying tiles on
the floor of the Chapel of Sokenniwell Castle. Why is it, that always the girls
do the hard work in the Belville society?
Simply, TLG forgot, and still forget, to give us enough males to do the job.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=207175
Enjoy...
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In lugnet.belville, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote:
Some of these examples show us that Belville figures can be used in a non-pink
and non-sissy way. The problem is that TLG has decided to make this theme only
for girls. And almost automatically, boys don’t like them. But for the adult
builders, they have lots of possibilities, because of their flexibility and
better proportions. In my opinion, it is almost a shame that the newer ones has
rigid arms and feet, but undoubtedly this is due to cheaper production costs.
What a pity.
My greatest wish; Belville scaled knights, soldiers, and so on. ...With all
movable limbs...
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In lugnet.belville, Melody Brown wrote:
> In lugnet.belville, Leo Vermeulen wrote:
> > What has happened with the good old Belville theme? It isn’t even mentioned as a
> > shortcut on the home page of Lugnet anymore. I like this figures simply because
> > they have exact the right scale. And what is more, they have movable knees and
> > elbows. That is to say, the older ones.
> > Their proportions are better than the standard minifig, so you can make your
> > models in a better length/width ratio.
> > I think, Belville don’t need to be all pink and sissy. My belvilles, for
> > instance, are building Sokenniwel Castle, maybe not the biggest, but certainly
> > the most powerful castle in LEGO-history.
> > Is it really only me who like this Belville figures more than the standard
> > minifig within this whole LEGO-community?
>
> I like them too, I think some of them are rather cute ;) I think you will find
> a few more who also like them, maybe they are only reading this and not joining
> in with their say or they simply do not read lugnet at all, or even have seen
> this post :) But I am sure they are out there!
>
> I love the food too (they share with Scala and system) and lots of the other
> goodies and colours.... mmmm :)
>
> I am looking forward to seeing your castle, sounds neat, do you have any
> pictures of it so far?
>
>
> Mel
May I invite you for a grand tour to Sokenniwell Castle?
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=legomaat
Building time; 5 years and still going..
Finally, it will be a tourist attraction, with a terrace,and so on, and full of
all kind of Belville figures..
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In lugnet.belville, Leo Vermeulen wrote:
> What has happened with the good old Belville theme? It isn’t even mentioned as a
> shortcut on the home page of Lugnet anymore. I like this figures simply because
> they have exact the right scale. And what is more, they have movable knees and
> elbows. That is to say, the older ones.
> Their proportions are better than the standard minifig, so you can make your
> models in a better length/width ratio.
> I think, Belville don’t need to be all pink and sissy. My belvilles, for
> instance, are building Sokenniwel Castle, maybe not the biggest, but certainly
> the most powerful castle in LEGO-history.
> Is it really only me who like this Belville figures more than the standard
> minifig within this whole LEGO-community?
I like them too, I think some of them are rather cute ;) I think you will find
a few more who also like them, maybe they are only reading this and not joining
in with their say or they simply do not read lugnet at all, or even have seen
this post :) But I am sure they are out there!
I love the food too (they share with Scala and system) and lots of the other
goodies and colours.... mmmm :)
I am looking forward to seeing your castle, sounds neat, do you have any
pictures of it so far?
Mel
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What has happened with the good old Belville theme? It isn’t even mentioned as a
shortcut on the home page of Lugnet anymore. I like this figures simply because
they have exact the right scale. And what is more, they have movable knees and
elbows. That is to say, the older ones.
Their proportions are better than the standard minifig, so you can make your
models in a better length/width ratio.
I think, Belville don’t need to be all pink and sissy. My belvilles, for
instance, are building Sokenniwel Castle, maybe not the biggest, but certainly
the most powerful castle in LEGO-history.
Is it really only me who like this Belville figures more than the standard
minifig within this whole LEGO-community?
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I have been lucky enough to see this belville vortex in the brick.
I also hope to see more photos as this pic realy doesn't do justice to the
detail of the peice. Stairwells, gallows, ect.
Well done Pete.
Perhaps if you post more photos, you might like to show the rest of it ?
Steve
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Pete White wrote:
> Not the WC, it's the Wedding Cake Tower (WCT) thanks Bob for the name ;^)
>
> This is a MOC from approximately 18-24 months ago, where I tried to incorporate
> as many Belville pieces as possible, in the end you can probably only see 30% of
> them and in the photo about 20%.
>
> Using light yellow, light violet, dark pink, white, yellow, orange and
> trans-pink in large dollops, it's an icecream vendors nightmare.
>
> Departing a great deal from the original plan while building, an outer facade
> covered up some things I wasn't happy with and concealed some problems with
> scale.
>
> The first storey is chunky and would have been reworked, if it didn't mean total
> demolition. Call it a work in limbo. I dont mind the top, where it reverted to a
> more traditional castley feel in white and trans-pink.
>
> Only one photo at the moment, I'll get some more that show design details in the
> coming week.
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1893136
>
> -pete.w
Nice work pete.w!
Any chance of inverting the tower and remodelling the bottom part while
preserving the top?
Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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Not the WC, it's the Wedding Cake Tower (WCT) thanks Bob for the name ;^)
This is a MOC from approximately 18-24 months ago, where I tried to incorporate
as many Belville pieces as possible, in the end you can probably only see 30% of
them and in the photo about 20%.
Using light yellow, light violet, dark pink, white, yellow, orange and
trans-pink in large dollops, it's an icecream vendors nightmare.
Departing a great deal from the original plan while building, an outer facade
covered up some things I wasn't happy with and concealed some problems with
scale.
The first storey is chunky and would have been reworked, if it didn't mean total
demolition. Call it a work in limbo. I dont mind the top, where it reverted to a
more traditional castley feel in white and trans-pink.
Only one photo at the moment, I'll get some more that show design details in the
coming week.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1893136
-pete.w
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I just wanted to make sure all you non-train heads out there were aware that one
of the catagories for the SNVT Build-a-Train contest is "Fantasy". We wanted to
allow everyone participate and this is were everyone can participate. Some
ideas...
Castle themed passenger train.
Space themed cargo train.
Pirate Raiders.
Viking Long "Train".
Etc. Etc.
I didn't think this part of the contest was given enough attention in my
origional post so I wanted to draw attention to it now.
For full contest rules please look here...
http://save.9vtrains.com/index.php?topic=contest
I hope to see some really cool "Fantasy" trains over the coarse of the contest!
FUT -> lugnet.general
Thanks,
Eric Kingsley
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In lugnet.belville, Damien Nesbit wrote:
> Um, Okay.
> Belville. Its so sissy. How do we toughen it up? Easy. Eliminate the
> pink, then add weapons.
> For those of you that have seen my "Redbrick Island" layout, I've
> constructed a swordshoppe to add to it. Whereas the rest of the island's
> buildings basically have 3 open sides and a detailled facade, this bulding is
> "closed" on two sides so that the proprietor can display as many weapons as
> possible. This will probably be rebuilt as I can decide how to display more
> weapons as without being too cluttered.
>
> the link:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=145647
>
> After running a search for "technic figure" or "maxi-fig" or some other
> similar term through the brickshelf galleries, I discovered the aformentioned
> work of Brent (see previous posts to .belville). It inspired me to try to build
> a spacecraft for my little uglies. I'm not that impressed with it, and I hated
> it more and more with each added brick, but I really wanted to complete it and
> document it as an excercise. So I did. FYI: I still haven't disassembled it,
> though I swear that I'm going to.
>
> the link:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=145474
>
> However, the starspeeder is not the only thing that needs a tear down. I
> really want to pull it all apart soon and try to work on something big.
> Although I should mention that a large part of my motivation when working on my
> belville creations is an attempt to illustrate to TLG how to expand the line. I
> usually build with a "set mentality", thinking all the while of at least
> presenting a format for cool, affordable, belville sets. Either way, most of my
> parts are tied up in construction, and it was working within the limits of my
> collection that generated this building:
>
> the link:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=145651
>
> Finally, I've been reading a lot about brikwars and thinking about the
> general structure of incorporating belville combatants into the fabric of the
> games. So here are some of the weapons that we might see produced en masse when
> equipping your Belville Brikwarriors.
>
> Archers:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1388298
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> Shields:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1388188
>
> Long Pole Arm aka 2 Constables man a checkpoint:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1388352
>
> sorry to talk so much, i hope that you enjoy it.
>
> Word.
>
> D.
Brilliant again, Damien.
I especially like the outpost of the archers. This is a good inspiration for
doing something more with these little ladies.
Till now I used them only as a sort of referential of the dimensions of my
buildings.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=972972
But that is going to change.......
Thanks for sharing.
Leo.
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