Just the response I'd hoped to get. Thanks!

Thanks, I'm still really pleased with this one. Think it came together perfectly; and I still hold that the topic was really hard to do in Lego.

hahahahahahahahaahahhaahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha eeehaha I wish I could do their laugh 5/5 spy vs. spy classic almost tom and jerry(but better) comedy. :D

Awesome! Very original idea, certainly a well deserved MO round winner and a fine candidate for your most popular build :-) Lots of very nice solutions and details. Great work!

And I was an early fan of Brody Allen. Hope you get some time to post something new soon.

David well done on this entry and all your entries. Your creativity and skill got you this far so keep depending on it. I have been so busy lately but have been following your progress. I am proud to say I was an early fan of David Alexander Smith!!!

This has so much win! Awesome job. :)

Hahaha, hilarious and brilliantly-done MOC! I love the sense of action you get, you really did your inspiration justice.

Congratulations on advancing David! I loved the clean, classic spy vs. spy look and think you overcame the issue of showing a set-up and payoff all in one build really nicely. Didn't realize you were a Brit until I saw the references below to a ZX Spectrum (48k with rubber keys?) and the Beano! That means that 1/4 of the last 16 is British, but unfortunately you and I will face each other as will George G and Nick Barrett - at least we can say that 1/4 of the last 8 will be British too! Well done and good luck - lets have the categories now!

Congrats on getting through David :) This one was another toughie to call so well done on gaining the edge over your opponent :) ~Thoy

Thanks, I was biting my nails there as Mike made a great MOC. Can't have been easy judging.

Though choice, your opponent dit great with his more posable figures but eventually my vote goes to you, because I see a more recognizable typical spy vs spy thing here, great job.

By expressive style I read you like Mike's oh so expressive grey spy ;). Thanks for the comments.

Fantastic representation of the classic comic! Mike's interpretation of the theme was very original, though, and his build, though a bit simplistic, earned my vote because of its expressive yet stylized characters and clever story. It looks like Sebeus is once again the tiebreaker, so good luck!

Hahaha I love it! --Jesus saves, God bless <><

LMFAO oh man, I love me some good Spy Vs. Spy! This brings back wonderful memories! You did a fantastic job! Good luck with the judges!

You got my vote! ~ Chris.

Brilliant work!

There sure is. I could spend hours looking over this: http://jsw.retro-hut.com/maps/jsw/index.html

Thanks Mike, having just gone through the same week of Lego torture I have, I knew you'd appreciate how hard it is to get those spies right.

I hope neither of them is after my Pink Panther !!>.....well done

Brilliantly done my friend. It looks just like the comic strip. If the judges are looking for purity then you got me dead to rights! At least now I can collapse for a moment and let my cracked little mind finish melting into a puddle of plastic goo!

Ever since I've seen your comment about a Jet Set Willy MOC, I've had the music going round and round in my head, both the ZX Spectrum and orchestral versions. Aaaaagh! We must perform a quirkafleeg! (I think that was one of the rooms)

Thanks! Really nice build, and good luck on the contest!

An infinitely flexible concept within a reformist Jewish ethical philosophy, but that's just a reflexive answer, and more an answer to the question what is Jesus?, which is probably more interesting than who is Jesus?

Hi Mr. Smith. I have a homework assignment. I need to ask 5 people who they think Jesus Christ is. So.... Who do you think He is?

Great work. Do you need a link to the MO home page?

Very well done! Instantly recognized both 'Spy's. Great scene, too.

No. Played with the idea of the v sign moment, but I really did want to keep everything in one moment. Compromises had to be made.

You think you were scratching your head - yep it was tough.

I was really worried people wouldn't get the 2D design decision. BTW I've been toying with the idea of a Jet Set Willy MOC for a while now.

Brilliant!

Absolutely amazing! You've really captured the looks of both spies! Alfred E. Neuman would be proud :D.

Incredible job here. You've really hit the nail with this one!

What?! No Black Spy giving a peace sign and chuckling? What a disappointment. Still, great build.

I was scratching my head when I saw this category, but you really came up with a good one! Good luck!

Hahah! A terrific take on a challenging category. Great job!

Ah, the ZX Spectrum.... happy days. The comic-strip 2D-ness of this is what makes it great.

excellent scene! great build, best of luck!

Hey David, my point of reference was playing this on the ZX Spectrum. The aim was to keep it close to a line drawing, which was precisely why I kept it thin throughout. It is kind of bizarre making Lego work against innate sculptural inclination, but in this case I think the way to go.

Great fun, instantly recognisable both as Spy vs Spy and a David Alexander Smith creation too. This took me way back, 25 years, to playing the computer game on a friend's Commodore 64. I like how you've done the spies' pointy faces and the magnet is simple but totally effective. I think that the thinnes of this vignette works well as the cartoons are quite 2D too.

Great representation David!

Thanks Tim, that was my aim, to really get that Spy vs Spy feel in Lego. It is strange being a Brit, Mad Magazine has no cultural capital for me, but for so many people on this site it has as much significance as say the Beano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beano) for me. I wanted to do justice to those memories, so your comment really made me happy.

I spent a good part of my time hunting the perfect scene. I've gone from knowing nothing about Spy vs Spy bar some memories of playing the game on my friends ZX Spectrum back in the 80s to having read everything I can on the net.

Great work, David. Instantly recognizable. I knew what I was looking at before I read the title of the MOC. Really takes me back to my childhood, (you seem to have a knack for that). The spies look great, especially the black spy, and not an easy thing to pull off with LEGO. Also, a great job making your MOC look like the picture. Very accurate. Good luck in the MO.

Haha! Thats Awesome, It looks just like the picture too.

Truly wonderful recreation! Very best in the luck department to you! (Thanks for the chart feedback!) :)

Good to see a MAD thing...

Excellent! Very cool to see you go out of your comfort zone; this looks fantastic. Good luck to you!

I think the actual style of Spy vs Spy is the hardest part of this category. It really was tough to get a coherent setting for the figures that felt like it belonged to the Spies' world rather than a Lego world.

Thanks Gale, glad it hit the spot.

Phenomenal! The whole thing's a brilliant piece of art, but the shaping of the black spy really stands out. Amazing work, you nailed the right vibe here.

I'm.... I'm truly just blown away by this. All I can think is perfect. All I can say is masterful. I am just speechless. Beautiful work David :)

Thanks, I can tell you I found this topic and this build really hard, so I'm glad it is hitting the right notes.

Absolutely brilliant. Great scene very well rendered in brick. Good luck my friend :D

David, this is something of extraordinary creation!!!! I Love it! Your mind is Stunning... I'm speechless! A piece of awesome funny Lego Art!