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oh hey look some new The LEGO Movie stuff gee well I guess thats kind of interesting oh well time to go... wait... Could it be?!?

Oh, sure. I'll add a document with source code in the download then.

If you haven't yet had a chance to look through Brick by Brick, the recent book by David C. Robertson, I highly recommend it. Amongst other things it deals with LEGO's first forays in the digital world, through internal project they titled Darwin. According to the book (to the best of my memory, I don't currently have access to it to check), Darwin began when a Swedish man paid a visit to LEGO HQ. He insisted that he meet with Kjeld, and eventually got his wish. What he had to share was a highly impressive 3D animation featuring LEGO spaceships. The goal of project Darwin was to create a complete library of digital LEGO bricks, perfect in every detail. Then, to use these bricks to create a system for developing videos, games, and any number of computer-based paraphernalia LEGO could wish for. After many years of testing and playing with numerous concepts, and huge investments on LEGO's part, the company realized that technology was too limited to get them where they wanted fast enough. In addition, the employees on the Darwin team were being perceived by others to be receiving special treatment from the company, creating an ugly divide that made cooperation difficult. In 1998, LEGO Media was established, and quickly replaced Darwin and all of LEGO's ambitions related to it with a new aim of outsourcing to other companies to produce games. But that isn't why I'm here, posting this topic. I'm here because someone on the Bricklink forum just linked to The LEGO Movie - not the upcoming feature film, but what appears to be the original animation that inspired LEGO to launch Darwin. This animation, then, is the basis of everything LEGO has since done digitally. But that isn't all. Here is a window into some of the work that went on during the days of the Darwin project.

LEGO Make & Create Designer Set #4508 Titan XP Review by RobExplorien It has been quite a while since I last wrote review, or even thought of building up a LEGO set. Since then orange names started to appear in the review list who reviewed the newer LEGO sets, and I felt very discouraged by FlashySnakez's review, knowing that I'll have a hard time trying to improve on any of the aspects he covered. Nonetheless, here is a mighty set from my childhood. Back when I was that impulsive little being, also known as a 'kid', I had accumulated a fair amount of pocket money to spend on LEGO. So we went to the toy store, knowing that I finally had enough money to buy the bigger sets always displayed on the top shelf. I mean, I had 60 euros in my pocket which made me feel like a rich man, and I still would feel that way if I had it in my wallet now. I was sold when I saw the giant robot; there goes the money, here come the bricks. I was a poor man again? I didn't think that way at all, I only cared about the set I just bought. Background information The Titan XP was a Designer Set released in 2004. You could compare the Creator subtheme of today to Designer Sets from back then, both featuring the instructions for many models in just one set. It was sold at a retail price of $49.99/£34.99 (according to Brickipedia), and I believe I payed €49.99 for it in my local toy store . Box In front of me I have a giant box filled with the beautiful plastic LEGO bricks which will later on form this huge mech. It measures roughly 40cm/16inches on all sides and is 6.5cm/2.5inches in depth. On the box is a nice depiction of the Titan XP standing in a lightblue void with a stream of transparent LEGO bricks flowing behind his back. Perhaps the background design is a little dull, but atleast it matches with some of the bricks our mech is composed of. In the right corner you can see some of the functions of this robot, like the removeable 'jetpack' and the many joints the model is composed of. Moving on to the yellow area. In the upper left corner we have the trusted LEGO logo on it's reserved spot. Below the recommended ages which are 9 and up, followed by the set number and subtheme which the set belongs to. In the lower left corner a picture of the manual indicating the instructions for four models and images of 13 ideas (though I've only stumbled upon 12 ideas in the manual). Also, the box is a little pressed due to the set having been stored under other boxes, and there is a ripped price tag in the upper right corner which read €49.99. Here we have the sides of the box. Ofcourse the logo isn't missed out anywhere, or else that'd be a sin for the company it seems. The upside shows one of 4 models that come with instructions, with next to it a 1:1 scale sized sloped brick. Appearing on the left and right sides are the two little robots and again, the Titan XP, respectively. The text on the right side repeats the "4 instructions + 13 ideas". The grey sticker was probably put on by the store for cataloging. The downside is home to warning messages in more languages than there are bricks in the actual set, neighbouring the LEGO Company address and barcode. Reviewed five sides, one more to go. The back shows us the back of the Titan XP, ironically, hopping blithely in the void of blue. The other models take their place next to him. The ostrich-like mech seems to function as a fighter aircraft as well. Some of the broken seals can be seen below, along with the URL www.LEGO.com. Personally the yellow outlines do not really feel fitted with the lightblue. Contents I flip the top open and I am greeted by the sight of a large pile of various bricks, a delicacy to the creative mind. There are all sorts of bricks in there: sloped ones, gears, many joints, an antenna, rasters, the list just goes on. I have not even mentioned the great storage purpose this box offers. Sturdy sides and lots of space to rummage in that pile. No pouring all bricks on the table (especially with this amount), I can simply pick any brick from the box just like that, quickly setting up and clearing my building spot. The instructions don't even have to be folded to fit in the box, and the former isn't a little booklet at all. Anyway, the list the contents: 782 pieces Instructions (102 pages) This set has an incredible amount of bricks for just the price I bought it for. I payed about €0.06 for each brick in this set, which I find very cheap compared to other equal sized comparable sets. Instructions Let's see. I flip the first page and we get a nice table of contents for our models. Like you'd expect it starts with the smaller models, the two little bots, ending with the biggest model. The yellow 1x1 bricks in the corners point out the difficulty level of the build of each model (as described in the text below them). I think they'd better indicated the time you spend on building one of these models (each brick about half an hour), because there literally isn't anything hard about building one of these models with the instructions you receive. The other page gives us a better view of the 'minor' models without the Titan XP occupying half the page. By the end of the instructions for the two bots (and for subsequent models) a few pages displaying the aforementioned 'ideas' indicated by the stereotypical light bulb follow. I posted the builds of these ideas some months earlier in >these >topics. The images offer a good and detailed view of the ideas, which really aided building them. A fair amount of pages later you arrive at the start of the building instructions for the Titan XP, the model we came for in this set. The build is divided in two parts: legs and torso. The steps are nicely lined up to each other and each step is accompanied by a parts list necessary to complete the corresponding step. I am in favor of this method of instructions, especially for the big models, as they avoid the risk of forgetting to include a part in the model and not to discover you forgot this single piece in step 23 when you had already arrived at step 38. The last page, showing the complete inventory list of this set. This really helps out, not only because I prefer this rather than having to look the inventory up the web, but also for aiding me in building the ideas. I can quickly view which bricks I can use for this section or which I have to save up for that other part to build one of the alternate models. Well, on the right page we have the ability to submit our quick review of the set and possibly Win! a LEGO set. It's not really a win if you ask me, but I guess I was one of many unlucky submitters. In the corner are some of the contemporary sets pictured: Harry Potter, a NASA space shuttle (yeah!) and Clickits (meh...). Construction models 1 & 2 Let's just start at the small models, in fact they are the first you stumble upon in the instructions. The torsos of both are pictured below. A very simple but useful design which let's you add pieces on the front and back as well. A little while later when the limbs are built and attached you end up with these foolish hyperactive mech dwarfs. They do not really seem to be a treat, though they can be quite pesky and annoying. Plus, they have a perfect sense for balance. More of these models: Construction model 3 Next up is the ostrich-like model. You start off with the torso, which is composed of these upside-down sloped bricks, plates and these two blades probably functioning as a shield. The head uses a very simple construction by being just one brick wide (with the exception of the eyes). It can only move up and down, which I find surprising for a set that characterizes itself by the flexibility it grants to the models. From this point on you start working downwards to the feet. The legs, other than making good use of the joints, look a little dull (regarding colour). The feet look like they belong to a giant, measuring roughly 16cm/6.5inches long. Lots of plates are stacked here to form it. Similar to the tripod-shape of a bird's foot, this model takes this design to create a necessary stability for it. Lastly you have to mount the lasers on his shoulders. The result, a 22cm/9inches tall menacing mech able to crush a dozen minifigures with his foot. Overall a really neat-looking model, I especially fancy the use of the orange (seemingly glowing a bit) parts. More of this model: Construction model 4 And now for the model you came for. Construction starts in the middle, the lower torso. In the end the upper body will be connected to the lower body with just a single peg. But first you start building downwards, to the feet. The only annoyance in this is that you have to go through all steps twice, but mirrorred. That's just me whining. All bodyparts are very detailed, making good use of the available colours by creating a line pattern on the lower legs. So now the lower body is finished and you are already over 20cm/8inches up in the air. The torso is contrasted with black and orange, with the lighter blue arms around. The headpiece is rather small compared to the body, but with a giant antenna it comes down (up) to about 40cm/16inches in height. Finally the wingpieces are added and then just place the torso onto his middle. And it's finished, what a beauty. Truly one of the best official LEGO set mechs I've ever seen. There is just so much detail in this model (which I will cover in the next photographs). Overall a sturdy model with a rotatable top body and with the legs of pulverized minifigures as his hands. More of this model: Conclusion The Titan XP is personally one of my favorite sets. It just has so much to offer. It leaves you plenty of bricks for creating custom models or to customize the current models, thus making this set a perfect example of the core meaning of LEGO. Pros: Ergonomically approved box design. You can just leave the bricks in the box and pick them from there, instead of pouring it all over the table to get to them. Well explained instructions, lots of images and ideas. Wonderful piece to price ratio, paying (far) less than 10 cents per brick. Amazing mech designs, I love them. Flexibility and sturdiness combined due to the many joints and adjusted to model size contact surface. The black and orange make for a good contrast on colour. Cons: Background of box art is a bit dull, could use a more fitting theme. I'm just not very fond of the light blue tints here. Would be nice if some of the ideas had instructions. Rating Design: 9 / 10 Quality: 9 / 10 Fun: 9 / 10 Price: 10 / 10

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In the interests of user safety, could I request to see the source code, or that it be included with the download? (I'm aware I don't provide source code for my tools. This is because C#/.NET projects are easily decompileable, and people that actually want to see source should find no difficulty in this. It's also worth noting that some of my code is open-source on my github. With more hardcore languages like the C++ this appears to be written in, it's near-impossible to decompile, and for that reason I'd like to see some source).

Well now since i must give myself credit for version 1.0 I have made Version 1.1 of my min hale it changes / fixes may things and made literately impossible level's possible now . These change's include there's a lot so bare with me. Level Change's From 1.0 Fixed bug in Driller night where the tool store cavern is open in a quick drill to the left so now you have to find it a little different also played and moved the crystals some Crystal were way to easy in it's a hold up so i made them much more to a good stander for the min hale in other words harder to find Explosive action: Crystals were to isolated so i added a few more also made it where you can get to those walls including Crystal seems on the water by a Hard Rock Block. Search'n rescue: Crystals were to easy to get made them more isolated also change path to find missing raider there is a small digger to help you find the raider. Frozen Frenzy way also a little screwed up so i fext the map to find the tunner trans port still have to drill through swaths of hard rock to find it Water lot of fun: Added a power station and a support station on the other side to save time and air to the level. Water works: was pretty much broken/Screwed up so I made the original path blocked by Solid Rock to find them you must drill through swaths of hard rock/. Also increased air depletion to 15 Rock Hard Was way to hard so i added some more crystals. Ice Spy : hard to hard or impossible to get done so lowered air depletion down to 12. Split down the middle: Lowered Oxygen depletion to 15 Lake of fire : To hard to be complete so lower air depletion to 32 or 33 Back to basic's : Reduced Air depletion to 55 Hot stuff Added a Teleport pad a power station to help with the damaging 75 air depletion still must build a support station though . Rockey horror : the massive Crystal cache was still possible to get to i made sure it is no longer possible to get to now CFG Change's From v1.0 Removed the Level 4's Rock Raiders ability to drill though hard rock but hey that's what dynamite is for and vehicles as well . dynamite is much safer to use now Reduced drill time for hard rock for the Digger & granite grinder only 30 for Small digger unup and 20 with up only 5 for GG unUp & 4 with UP The chrome crushers,s drill and speed upgrades are far more effention Monsters no longer loss health decay Monster now have different speed's Ice fastest , Lava faster, Rock slower Monster,s now do more damage. Increased weapon rang for the 3 hand held weapons. Made it where the support Station is no longer a fracking Diner, food cart Lunch wagon , cafe you know what i mean this is so your raider wont wast your,re time also this is so the support station well be more support and not food and all that other crap. Increased Weapon damage to monster's slighty Made it where the Power station can be constructed firs after you upgrade the tool store next this to add some realism to the game Removed The south park loading screen due to numors complaints instead using a tweaked version of Baz,s Mod loading screen Credit goes to Baz For loading screen Well that's that this is what the loading screen well look like Well that's it i hope you like this version better download here post any suggestion or reply you may have.

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#3937 Olivia's Speedboat Review by le717 Photo > (The entire set can be found here.) Review We all know about LEGO Friends, so I won't rehash it all. I bought this set for $2.50 USD at Walmart. Clearly, it was on major clearance (standard price is $10 USD), and they had multiples of it. I had seriously considered buying a Friends set in the past and didn't, but this was too good of a deal to pass up. So, as you could see from the box... it's pretty small, only 65 pieces. I don't know how you judge piece count to price ratio, but $2.50 USD is a steal any way you look at it. > The back of the box shows Olivia washing her jet-ski up on the shore, as well as her playing in the sand and advertisements for her Friends. > Her Torso (not pictured) and legs both came in their own bags. Her hair is made up of that softer plastic. Kinda reminds me of the first-gen Exo-force hair pieces (I loved that line). Also, the hair fits on a >normal minifigure. > As I expected, the bricks are very colorful. > The finished product. The jet-ski is pretty study but lightweight (it's hollow in the center), but the flag and windshield could come off after a few drops. Olivia does sit in it, attached via a groove between her legs. Sandcastle is puny, standard micro-build status. Beach mat/"towel" (tiles placed onto a 4x8 plate) is boring. Yes, that is a flower on the umbrella. > DUI, anyone? Rating Design: 5 / 10 Nice, kinda simple. Jet-ski is not the classic design, but is pretty sturdy. I'd expect just a bit more in the way of detail. Quality: 4 / 10 I don't know, it seems to lack the "WOW!" factor I usually get with new LEGO, but maybe because it is a LEGO Friends set, a line I'm not completely into. Fun: ? / 10 You think I'm going to be playing with this? Price: 10 / 10 (only because of the $2.50 USD cost. I'd be happy if someone could provide an actual brick-to-price ratio.

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Just throwing this out there, but LEGO actually has 2 internal tool, the Easy Builder Tool which is like LDD but obviously much better, and Brick Builder, another Maya plugin that is used for converting 3D geometries into layers of colored bricks, which is used for making the large, all-brick models you see at stores and such.

Review: Review: #4569 Warrior Review by origamiguy Photo Review So I read Review: Review: #4569 Warrior online. It comes with a tongue-in-cheek and humorous review. I'd like the photo a lot, but I have to say, the lack of anti-aliasing on the text leaves my eyes feeling violated!The review is good for kids who are young, as it is only 3 lines, akin to the review it's reviewing! The review is well thought out, and copies the poor writing style of the prior review for comedic effect. The review is like a good skirt; long enough to cover the material, but short enough to keep it interesting. Rating Design: 9 / 10 (1 mark dropped because it doesn't fit on my screen fully)Quality: 100 / 10 Fun: 1000 / 11 (this one goes up to 11.) Price: 10000 / 10 Is it a read it, or a skip it? I would go with read it for anyone who enjoys meta humour, but if you are not a person who likes fun, then it would be a skip it! Total rating: 9.5 (out of 11)

Review: #4569 Warrior Review by jamesster Photo Review So I read Review: #4569 Warrior online. It comes with an empty-looking review. I'd like the photo a lot, but I have to say, why is there no photo!The review is good for kids who are young, as it is only 3 lines! Also, the writing of the review isn't that good, as it doesn't read that good. But, reading these reviews goes pretty fast! Rating Design: 10 / 10Quality: 100 / 10 Fun: 1000 / 10 Price: 10000 / 10 Is it a read it, or a skip it? I would go with read it for forum users, forum moderators, and forum administrators, but if you are not a person who likes to read stuff, then it would be a skip it! Total rating: 9.5 (out of goldfish)

I have finished version 1.0.2 which is Python 2.7 and higher compatible, excludes files and folder with names longer than 12 characters (invalid names), and moves files existing files/folders out of the way when extracting/building. It is also possible to list output files if you add a "--verbose" argument by the command line.