Bricklink Haul Aug. 6 2012

Got a small new group of parts in the mail!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGztwEGSp24

Bricklink haul!

When this Priority Mail package arrived today from a Bricklink seller, I decided to be a little patient and actually unbox the lot on camera to share with you guys since the parts are just going to be used in MOCs, to then share with you guys :)

• Video: Bricklink Haul!

Just call me Mister PAB!

See that?  That's what I got in my first ever LEGO Pick-A-Brick order!  Really convenient, really easy, and shipped within a week here in the US.  I still prefer Bricklink for most special orders, but there was some stuff on PAB that was actually out of stock worldwide on BL at the time, and I ended up picking up some extra stuff on the side that I wasn't expecting.

Just made a bunch of eBay & Bricklink orders

I've been getting ever more anxious to flesh out some parts needs for MOC-making, and this evening I finally pulled the trigger on some eBay & BrickLink lots.  I won't share the whole long list, but notables include 3 more Thornraxx sets, all manner of the less-common colors of bones like light gray & lime green, a bunch of random Technic connectors, and some sloped Technic plate pieces (large fairings for vehicles & such).  I can't help myself -- I need odd parts.  I don't like doing too much normal stuff!

I think I'm going to do 2 or 3 more Hero Factory Racers series sets, then spend some time doing some Breakout villain MOCs.  I've gotten a lot of requests for Breakout revamps of old villains, or replica attempts of Summer sets, but I'd rather avoid both of those for awhile and do some completely new stuff.  The creative juices have me itchin'.

Farewell, Lorne... and others

Tonight the original, Bionicle universe form of Lorne, my self-MOC, was finally disassembled to harvest its many "special" pieces and to make room for more Hero Factory creations.  Lorne 2.0 lives on in its stead.

Behind the scenes, I've recently quietly disassembled an entire shelf worth of my favorite Bionicle characters, and over the past few weeks I've built 15 more new Hero Factory MOCs for which I'll start slowly releasing videos this week.  Exciting times on the LEGO front!

In somewhat related news, I've begun to realize that the overwhelming majority of my neatly-sorted Bionicle parts have not been touched all year, even when I've had intense MOC-making sprees.  I'm a collector at heart and really, really like having "one of everything" at my fingertips, but what's the point if most of it sees no use?  It's beginning to feel like there's another epic parts sell-off coming in the first half of 2012.

Splitface solid red vs. solid gray vs. Thunder helmets

By popular request, here's a look at Splitface's head in solid red, and solid gunmetal gray by combining two into one.  Also a comparison to Thunder from the very first villain series.

• Video: Splitface solid red vs. solid gray vs. Thunder helmets