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The Dinosaur Dave
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This weeks #Lego #FossilFriday is #Palaeoloxodon

In 1695, straight-tusked elephant remains were found near Thuringia, Germany. They were declared minerals. Wilhelm Ernst Tentzel, a polymath in the employ of the ducal court of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, correctly recognised that they represented the remains of an elephant.

Before 1845, Eurasian Palaeoloxodon were thought to be woolly mammoths.

In 1846, paleontologists Hugh Falconer and Proby Cautley named the first Eurasian Palaeoloxodon.

Lego fossil Palaeoloxodon by ice age museum
Skeleton of the straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) at the paleontological museum of the Sapienza University of Rome
onlunarseas
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In a 6 mm wargame, my mecha would be ~15 mm tall, while at this scale they're about 4 plates. Like the vehicles, they're heavily abstracted, but I still tried to differentiate the designs. This way I can field entire companies of CASEs. No idea when I'll get around to rules, but it's a start. #LEGO

Render of four LEGO models representing very abstract, small-scale mecha for a sci-fi wargame. All are in the tan and dark grey color scheme typically used by the EDSC. The first squad features a Knife, two Swords, and a Hatchet. The second squad features a Knife, two Hammers, and a Mace. The third squad features two Broadswords and two Longswords. Behind these three squads is a smaller command base with a Sabre and a Baton.
Render of four LEGO models representing very abstract, small-scale mecha for a sci-fi wargame. All are in the dark red and bright light orange color scheme typically used by House Khagat of the Khuraltan Alliance. Each squad consists of three Vassal-class Kheshigs and a Chieftain-class Khan. Behind these three squads is a smaller command base with a Monarch-class Khatun and another Khan.
The Dinosaur Dave
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This week for #Fossilfriday we have another #Guess that #Lego #Fossil.

This one I would rate as medium. This large megafauna originated in Africa in the early Pleistocene.

Reminder: hide your answer behind a content warning. This will allow others to guess without a hint. I will post the answer tomorrow (and to anyone who guesses correctly).

This was designed by iceagemuseum, and modified by me into a lego build.

A large elephant like head and body, with two large tusks
onlunarseas
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Morningstar started off as an idea for a 6 mm miniatures game, before I got into digital #LEGO design. But while I like the skirmish-scale mecha (and spaceships) I'm working on, I still love a mass battle. So here are some roughly 1p-scale infantry and vehicles of the EDSC and Khuraltan Alliance.

Render of six LEGO models representing very abstract, small-scale military units for a sci-fi wargame. All are in the tan color scheme typically used by the EDSC. In the front row are infantry, light vehicles, and tanks; behind them are APCs, rocket artillery, and air defense.
Render of six LEGO models representing very abstract, small-scale military units for a sci-fi wargame. All are in the dark red color scheme typically used by the EDSC. In the front row are infantry, light vehicles, and tanks; behind them are APCs, rocket artillery, and air defense.
onlunarseas
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I've been enjoying playtesting in BrickLink Studio and got to wondering what else I could play. I made a few 6p scale D&D classes, then put them on larger bases for something like Strength and Honour. While nowhere near cost-effective compared to 2mm minis, they'd be fine for digital gaming. #LEGO

Render of four LEGO microfigures at 6p scale on round green bases. There's a paladin with a sword and plate armor, a barbarian with a large axe, a fighter with a spear, and a ranger with a bow.
Render of four units of LEGO 6p microfigures on 4x8 bases. There are armored knights, fur-clad barbarians, pikemen, and archers, all in two ranks of four.
Deborah Pickett
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LOL, my four-star review of the Light My Bricks lighting set for the Lego Botanical Garden building, which I titled “Not bad, a bit perfunctory” has failed to materialize on the page after several business days. I guess no one there knows what “perfunctory” means and they’re afraid to look it up using the corporate intranet.

#Lego#LightMyBricks
onlunarseas
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While revising the fleets for other factions (and working on new stuff), I decided that the EDSC frigates were too small. Though meant to be cramped with spartan accommodations, they just looked out of scale. So I did a pass on them, bulking each up while retaining that long naval vessel look. #LEGO

Render of six LEGO spaceships on 4x6 bases with flight stands. Each has a different hull and equipment, but they share a two-tone grey color scheme and other design elements that mark them as being related. From left to right these are the Fauchard, Scythe, Guisarme, Spear, Pick, and Bill classes of frigates and destroyers.
Anpuankhses 𓍹𓃣𓋹𓋴𓋴𓊮𓍺 :therian:
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Larry and I went to one of those machine necropolises that are so abundant nowadays to look for improvements for our transports. There, among all kinds of vehicles and machinery, we found these three having a heated debate about how important it is for them to take the scrap for their machinations. The medieval old man seemed to be the most mediating, while the egg-shaped guy and the woman from the wasteland looked like two lions fighting over a piece of meat. In the end we intervened and convinced them to join forces to build a vehicle for the five of us. I'm sure everything will turn out well and no one will try to take it by force after building it!

A Lego image of a scrapyard. There are five characters and around them piles of broken vehicles. Two of the characters, with their backs turned in the foreground, are my Lego-sona and Larry the volcanologist. The other three are a Mad-Max-style wasteland woman, Dr. Ivo Robotnik and Leonardo da Vinci.
#LEGO#Eggman#DaVinci
ZoLo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇳🇴🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♾️
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Today's Lego build, more Little Plants. From left to right: Britton's Liveforever (dudleya brittonii), eastern prickly pear (opuntia humifusa), pincushion cactus (mammilaria crinita f. zeilmanniana)

Three lego houseplants on my lap tray, with the instructions behind them
#lego#LegoMania#houseplants
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