Simple trees

LNB has made some trees with only 2x2 plates!
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2x2 plates are available in all colours and this would work with 2x2 round plates...

10194 Emerald Night comfirmed

The rumours about 10194 Emerald Night are confirmed by Lego, it has its own page at S@H.
The prices are something like this:
US $ 99.99
CA $ 129.99
UK £ 68.50
DE € 89.99

Set 10194 Emerald Night

The set 10194 emerald night will be released on 1 April 2009for a price not much more than €100/$100. Is this fake or not?

Wrong techniques

Some techniques are 'wrong', they stress the elements.
Read more at the powerpoint/pdf made by Jamie Bernard.
900KB pdf
9Mb Powerpoint

Street

Legohaulic's Sherblock Holmes is a good example of making a street with cobblestones.

More here.