Nifty!
Evidently it’s gouache on paper, and the Peter Jackson in the signature was a Brit artist who lived from 1922 - 2003. More of his stuff here:

https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/jackson

I like the more subdued palette of the one in the OP, though.

Too fricken’ sad for me to read for long.

From My Side of the Mountain, I remember Sam having to process these somehow in order to make acorn flour. They’re naturally bitter and full of tannins, I think.

Under… standable.

Is Victorian wallpaper coming back in style…?

I would tend to think that the escapist and addictive qualities of some games contribute to negative perceptions. There really are gamers that take it too far, for the worse.

But on the whole, I believe studies show that gaming in moderation has a host of healthy benefits.

I still love it as an adult, but I don’t have to drive through it, so there’s that!

To me, snow looks nice, feels nice, is bright and cheerful, and muffles sound wonderfully. It’s fun to play with and walk through. Ice on the ground is another matter though, which is when and where I break in to my ‘penguin shuffle,’ so as to avoid slipping and falling on my arse.

Make USAmerica great folk

I agree they have the lack of morals, but also they’re largely idiots at every level. Literally, the smarter and more competent you are, the less likely you’re MAGA. Of course they could try to order research agencies to proceed with such a program, but by the reverse token, such folks would be very likely to leak that info to the press, I think.

The other thing to keep in mind is that MAGA folk simply don’t think in terms of long-term planning or ambitious programs. It’s usually more about immediate grift, opportunism, punishing their enemies, and so forth.

Europe is a whole 'nother kettle of fish, but I can’t really speak to that with sufficient knowledge. And this is all speculation, anyway. Russia, China, & NK are all more likely to me because they’re all finished dictatorships, with any opposition largely crushed. They’re also far smarter and more cunning then MAGA leadership.

Okay, I don’t quite get it. Misabel’s sister is… a moomin?

Always interesting to see a figure portrayed by creators from a completely different culture.

Thanks for adding on!

Matena became pretty well-known internationally for doing light erotic farce. And I’m always getting Flemish creators mixed up with Dutch. :S

Okay, finally getting to this one:

• Is there any need or impact for units to be physically connected / adjacent?
• How does the autobuilder work?
• Am I aiming for any particular goals?
• Is there a good place to go to get a working understanding of how the various buildings work?

No idea. I’m much more of bandes dessinées reader than film-watcher, in general.

That said, I’m with you in terms of films that contain meaning. I do appreciate it, and tend to rate such films higher.

I’m 45

So yes indeed, coming at it as a younger person? 🙂 You would have been like 3yo when it came out, right?

No major character arch’s or touching moments of humanity.

In terms of the former, you’d be looking for something that’s rarely there in that genre of film, so… of course not? As for the latter, I think there were some memorable humanistic moments, primarily driven by Bill Murray, and really, all the better for the movie avoiding dipping in to maudlin sentimentality and whatnot, the way other comedy-type films have done, past and since.

In my mind “Style” is entertaining and “Substance” is meaning.

Yeah, I see what you’re saying with that. GB was certainly not about meaning, per se. But where I depart from you is that I take substance as being other things as well, such as the innovation I mentioned above. The film did fall in to a certain, fairly shallow type of entertainment, yet was still outrageously novel, interesting and even ground-breaking. That’s certainly “substance” to me.

The whole world was basically creating thread and weaving full time.

That’s an underrated point, and (seems to me) severally under-emphasized in various historical fiction and such. Also could be kind of minimized / hand-waved away by many because it was (I’m guessing) seen as ‘poor persons and womens’ work,’ with the rights of both of such groups commonly dismissed across history, going back ages…

transcription jobs. Video game play testing could also potentially be an option,

I once had a housemate who made his living doing medical transcription, and for him it was unreliable work, annoying, and I’m pretty sure, dreadfully boring. But maybe it would help a lot if it was only part-time.

No expert here, but what I’ve read in the past is that video game testing can also be dreadfully boring, having to exhaustively explore potential issues by repetitive testing and such. Literally everything that’s fun about video games is removed when you’re a tester…

Can’t say I’m an expert, but so far this seems like the most realistic response, as cringe-worthy as some of these jobs are. Alternative jobs can be dreadfully boring by comparison, including video game testing.

Ghostbusters (1984)

I could understand that if you’re coming at it as a younger person who’s not impressed with the franchise and/or feels that it hasn’t aged well. But, man-- that thing was a tonne of fun back in the day, even if it wasn’t some kind of cinematic classic.

I’d argue that it was also seriously innovative, coming up with a bunch of novel tech, storytelling and plot points for that genre of movie. Lots of good acting, memorable scenes, and a truly inventive comedy adventure made for plenty of substance IMO.

Sin City (2005)

I’ll agree with that one. They did a very good job literally recreating scenes from the GN, but there was a surprising flatness to the film that really brought down the interest level for me. 2D characters might work perfectly well for comics, but when you bring in real human actors, it’s kind of a step backwards to play them the same way, I think.

Thanks for sharing. This is interesting, and the one in the icon really sends me.

Also reminds me of another artist who works in a somewhat similar style, but with crisper lines & intersections, one might say. If I find their stuff in my archives, I’ll be sure to post some here…

How is it that you’re commenting that specifically on a LEGO community, with literally hundreds of previous examples of LEGO builds aiming to imitate a variety of art and real-world constructs, people, plants, animals and various gadgets?

Fall out of bed on the wrong side, today?