I'm alive!
So, I have not even touched LEGO since I got home from BFVA. I am just now uploading my loot pics. Gary graciously took some fantastic photos, the likes of which I will upload here. I have over 50 photos I have uploaded to my photo stream on
FLICKR. Please check them out and look through each one, it's the least all of these fantastic builders deserve. I am not going to post all the pictures (for obvious reasons), but will post the most noteworthy.
As Gary posted earlier, here is the entire collab in its glory:
Lands of Roawia BFVA2015 Collab by
Schmidt, on Flickr
Best we reckon there are over 1,500 minifigures in here.
Lands of Roawia BFVA2015 Collab by
Schmidt, on Flickr
Lands of Roawia BFVA3015 Collab by
Schmidt, on Flickr
The Outlaws ransacked the harbor, claimed all the treasure, and are now fleeing the city! Wait just a moment... those are some strange looking Outlaws, aren't they?!
Lands of Roawia BFVA2015 Collab by
Schmidt, on Flickr
Anyone knows, that the great
Mark of Falworth could have singlehandedly slaughtered all the invaders. Unfortunately (and despite his very bold objections), his
lovely betrothed, "Grinchelda the Beauty" has other things in mind. She is taking her love far away to the closest chapel, in the hopes of Brother Steven solemnizing the marriage. Looks like Mark's newest quest is run as far away from Grinchelda as possible.
Lands of Roawia BFVA2015 Collab by
Schmidt, on Flickr
Note everyone can be persuaded to buy a used camel...
Lands of Roawia BFVA3015 Collab by
Schmidt, on Flickr
The Garhims have
absolutely zero desire to be right here. They were just chilling in their embassy with cigars and poker, and all of sudden they are surrounded by thousands of people ready to kill them! That will teach the beardies to set up embassies everywhere they go!
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Lands of Roawia BFVA2015 Collab sigfigs by
Schmidt, on Flickr
What would the collab be without these awesome
sigfigs warriors, pillaging all in sight?
Check out all this fantastic loot! This is some of the highlights I was able to score. This doesn't factor in the parts of the 5 parts drafts I was in (3 of which I helped host), but still, these are some fun things. Yes, that is 14 Rohan soldiers.
Envy me.
BFVA 2015 (some of the loot) by Schmidt, on Flickr
Finally, as fun as all this is, what with the awesome build, great loot, and fun easter eggs, understand Brickfair is not about any of those things. Brickfair is about these guys right here. This is what makes Brickfair. The camaderie and friendships are far better than
any loot or builds. I'm sure they would all agree. Can't wait to see you all next year.
lor photo people by
Schmidt, on Flickr
From left to right:
Spencer (button up, skinny jeans, Mark of Falworth wannabe) aka
Lord MercatNick (black shirt, glasses, RPG nerd like me, Loreesi traitor now Garhim) aka
nightstalkerGary (blue shirt,
master builder, everyone envies him and his amazing historical armies, totally not jealous, history nut) aka
Sir Caelan Munro Zack (gray shirt, GTA freak, owner of the drunkest sigfig in LoR) aka
Zach BeanDevin (glasses, yellow shirt,
wouldn't eat my pulled pork because he is a vegetarian or something like that, much more health conscious than me) aka
Drakkvonlego Justin/Jordan (blue shirt, kneeling with glasses, 10 feet tall Goliath with dark blue in back
how are these guys twins?) aka
General JJDaniel (olive shirt, Fabio hair that the women love, Supreme Troll overloard of LoR) aka
High General MythrogHunter (8 feet tall too, black shirt, standing behind fat green shirt guy, has a freakish obsession with Brickarms,
loser Loreesi loyalist) aka
Hunter EricksonSam (green Kentucky Wildcats shirt,
super fat, big belly, unattractive, heartthrob, Head collaborator, has way too many minifigs) aka
SchmidtCharlie (gray beanie, tied with Joshua and Daniel for having the 2nd coolest dad in the world (right behind my son Luke)) aka
EucalyptizJoshua (also 20 feet tall, wielding the sword of a thousand nightmares,
has a thicker beard than his father, lots of facial hair) aka
Sir Haymar GlenWhew!!! What fun guys! If you've never been to Brickfair, you need to come. More fun than my family vacation to Destin, FL (true story).
I am now burnt out on castle and LEGO in general. I am going into a mini dark age (along with Gary), so you can expect to see me
never again around the time of the next CCC. I have not unpacked a single LEGO thing other than my loot (I literally haven't finished sorting from BFVA '14) and my LEGO room is an absolute train wreck.
I bid thee farewell Merlins-beard! (I'll post more pictures later today)