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As the title says; the LEGO Monster Fighters website is now live! Of course not everything is functional yet as the LEGO Monster Fighters theme won’t be released until August, but it is still fun to check it out! 😀

Below is the main introduction to the LEGO Monster Fighter story, thanks to SmashingBricks.com who uploaded it (along with the other videos) to YouTube. Here is how it all begins: “I’m writing this journal-entry tonight with the grim knowledge that it may be my last chance to tell the world of my newest and most dangerous mission. In just moments I will be embarking on a perilous journey into dark and scary places, where mortals and minifigures are most un-welcome…” 😈

There are also separate video-introductions for all of the LEGO Monster Fighters; Frank Rock, Jack McHammer, Ann Lee, Major Quinton Steele, and Dr. Rodney Rathbone. You can watch them below.

LEGO MONSTER FIGHTERS – Frank Rock is a motorcycle-riding rebel out for revenge. His monster arch-enemy is the Swamp Creature. HOMETOWN: “I live on the edge.” STRENGTHS: wears his sunglasses at night and never back down from a brawl. HOBBIES: breaking the rules and walking away from explosions without looking back at them.

LEGO MONSTER FIGHTERS – Jack McHammer is a burly lumberjack, built like the trunk of an oak. His monster arch-enemy is the Crazy Professor’s Monster. HOMETOWN: the backwoods of Scotland… or perhaps Canada. STRENGTHS: brute strength, hammer-smashing. HOBBIES: lifting things and putting them down.

LEGO MONSTER FIGHTERS – Ann Lee is a monster-bashing, broomstick-fighter, ready for anything. Her monster arch-enemy is ghosts. HOMETOWN: unknown. STRENGTHS: archery, broomstickajitsu, piloting aircrafts, disguising ammo as hair-accessories. HOBBIES: turning household items into weapons, martial arts and crafts.

LEGO MONSTER FIGHTERS – Major Quinton Steele is an old-fashioned hunter, with a thirst for exotic prey, and his claw on the trigger. His monster arch-enemy is the Werewolf. HOMETOWN: Safaraway, Africa. STRENGTHS: telescopic eye, rare weapons collection. HOBBIES: target practice, weapon-polishing and going to the zoo.

LEGO MONSTER FIGHTERS – Dr. Rodney Rathbone is the final member of the Monster Fighters and leader of the quest to save the world. He is an aristocrat, an adventurer, and the great-great-great-grandfig of the first minifigure who ever stepped foot in the monster-realm. His monster arch-enemy is Lord Vampyre. HOMETOWN: jolly old London. STRENGTHS: purveyor of ancient maps and very important information. HOBBIES:  saving the world from eternal darkness… and writing about it.

There is also going to be a Monster Fighters game. You can check out the trailer here: LEGO Monster Fighters Online Game Trailer. And there are some mini-games that are really fun to play. Click on the image below to play:

So how do you like the LEGO Monster Fighters theme so far? Interesting story? Which one is your favorite character (if any)? Share your thoughts in the comment section below. Also, you may want to check out the upcoming LEGO Monster Fighter sets here:

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(Written by Sarah)

Today’s post will look at a recent change on the LEGO CUUSOO website as well as feature a few LEGO fantasy/historical projects that I really like and hope you will too. 🙂

I’m happy to announce that there is now an approval step before a project goes live. I’m happy because it’s a good change and one that will hopefully move the site towards higher quality LEGO projects. Below is a quick run-down of what this change means:

APPROVAL PROCESS FOR NEW LEGO CUUSOO PROJECTS

CUUSOO staff will now actively approve or deny projects before they go live. They will review a LEGO project against the CUUSOO Guidelines & House Rules. If everything looks okay, they will approve it. If not, they will reject it and include comments as to why it can’t be approved in its current state. (Click image for larger view and better readability.)

A key thing to note here is that they are not endorsing the LEGO projects at this phase. They are only checking to make sure it doesn’t violate the rules. They will check for plagiarism, but they can’t guarantee they’ll catch everything so the community can still report projects.

They are also going to start going through existing LEGO projects and do the same review process. This will take time and, as above, they encourage people to flag anything suspicious. But be polite about it; don’t flame in the comment sections of projects.

One last thing; for LEGO projects that may have something just a little off, CUUSOO staff is providing guiding comments for changes rather than completely rejecting the project. One of the biggest issues is poor quality of photos or using copyright photos.

Here is CUUSOO’s blog entry on this topic. There are some interesting comments and responses below the post. You can read it here: Approval Process for New Projects on LEGO CUUSOO.

FEATURED FANTASY/HISTORICAL CUUSOO PROJECTS

One of my biggest loves in LEGO is the fantasy and historical creations. I ran across a few cool projects the other day and wanted to share them with you. (You can click on any of the images to see details and vote for the project.)

💡LEGO SCORPION’S SOUL PIRATE SHIP:I know this would be freaking expensive, but if Star Wars can have their ultimate ships, why can’t pirates? I’ve always loved the LEGO Pirates series and their ships. I was so happy when my husband bought me the #10210 LEGO Imperial Flagship for my birthday last year. It’s such an amazing and detailed ship. This Scorpion’s Soul is even more amazing. I would love to see this produced. I’d be hard pressed to come up with the money for it, but I would find a way! 😀

💡 LEGO THEME – THE GLORY OF ROME: I’ve been trying to support as many of the historical LEGO projects as I can, but I must admit that many of them are not very good. This one, on the other hand, has real potential. The project creator mminnitt is putting a lot of effort into creating actual LEGO sets for this theme with some very cool minifigures. No full LEGO theme project proposal has reached 10,000 votes yet, so it’s unsure how this will go, but I’d be happy with even one set from this LEGO project, hopefully the one with Queen Boudicca.

💡 LEGO GAME – ENCHANTERS OF LEGAMORIA: As many of you probably know by now, I am a huge fan of Matthew Copel’s LEGO projects. He’s made quite a few high-quality LEGO projects and he’s done it again. Enchanters of Legamoria is a game quite like chess, but with a wide variety of playing-pieces that have different abilities. I love the different pieces he’s created – I’d love just to buy those as sets – but I really think this LEGO game has potential. It has a lot more strategy to it than any of the LEGO games released so far. I definitely recommend checking out legamoria.com for the full rules and printable versions so you can try it out.

LEGO Game – Enchanters of Legamoria by matthewcopel

CONCLUSION

So what do you think of the new CUUSOO approval process? Do you like any of the LEGO projects I’ve featured here? Are there any that you want to share? Please post in the comment section below. I’d love to know what you think! Also, you may want to check out these other posts on LEGO CUUSOO:

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