Monday 28 September 2015

Tomahawk Warrior
There is something of the warrior in me


Minifigures Series 10 - Tomahawk Warrior

Friday 25 September 2015

Thursday 24 September 2015

Paintball Player
The essence of paint ball is the fact that when you get hit by a ball full of paint
It hurts just enough to say
'Ow, I gotta get out of the way'
but not enough to say 'I quit'


Minifigures Series 10 - Paintball Player

Tuesday 22 September 2015

Tribal Hunter
We lived in grass huts in a jungle with tribal people


Minifigures Series 1 - Tribal Hunter

Friday 18 September 2015

Spooky Girl
She aint spooky
It was the choking haze from agricultural fires in Indonesia over the past fortnight


Minifigures Series 13 - Spooky Girl



The haze is a regular occurrence, with the region wheezing through outbreaks every year during the dry season

What Happen?
The main cause is illegal fires started in peatland and forest on Indonesia's Sumatra island and the Indonesian part of Borneo to quickly and cheaply clear land for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations
The outbreaks started in 1997, with what is still regarded as the most serious haze on record. It followed rapid expansion of plantations in the preceding years, and coincided with an El Nino weather system that made conditions drier than usual in Indonesia

How bad is it this year?
More than 2,000 fire "hotspots" -- either areas already on fire or very hot and likely to soon go up in flames -- were detected by satellites on Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo Tuesday, with the situation exacerbated by an El Nino weather system that has made conditions tinder-dry

Who Suffers?
The haze has a devastating impact on daily life every year on Sumatra and the Indonesian part of Borneo. This year, air quality has hit hazardous levels, tens of thousands have contracted respiratory illnesses, many flights have been cancelled and schools closed.

But why is it still happening after all these years?
Although starting fires to clear land is punishable by long jail terms and hefty fines in Indonesia, law enforcement is weak and corruption rife.
Major companies have "zero burn" policies, meaning they have vowed not to clear land using fires. But activists are sceptical that all firms are sticking to their pledges, and small landowners have also been blamed for starting fires to clear land.
However, environmentalists note that few convictions have resulted from such probes in the past.



Boo! Do you know spooky Specter face actually glow in the dark

Series 14 Specter


Minifigures Series 14 - Specter