Well, I tried. Something I've just got to work on in the future! I ultimately completed the bank robbery scene, including handgun, pen holder, plant, and money spilling out of the bank vault. 
Daggerdan likes to put a cigarette in the robber's mouth and make the poor bank teller's breasts purple. Daggerdan: MY ROBBER IS A NON-SMOKER VEGAN WHO WORKS FOR PETA. AND BOOBIES ARE NEVER PURPLE. Thank you =) The next day, I logged on to a sparsely populated server to make minor tweaks on the robbery. A few of the mods were on, and I went about my business as usual after dispensing my hello's. "Syn!" One of the mods called, "Do you notice anything?" 
"No, what happened?" I asked. It was at this time I noticed my username appeared as blue. "HOLY SHIT WTF!" I recall as the very next words out of my mouth, but I could be wrong! "You got builder, congrats!"I was damn near knocked off of my chair. I thanked the mods, but explained that I did not feel I deserved builder... I only built a couple of everyday things, but apparently calcakes was taken aback by the "epicness" of the bank robbery I had designed. I do not want to sound ungrateful, but I still feel I had not done enough at the time... but I won't argue their decision. =)
Hooray for me!
For avid fantasy readers, Redwall is a series by Brian Jacques based on the tradition of "Watership Down". Redwall is a fantasy world where all characters are anthropomorphic woodland animals. Peaceful creatures live throughout the land of Mossflower and in Redwall Abbey proper. The Abbey is a symbol of hope and goodwill throughout the lawless lands, where bandits, pirates, and warlike clans frequently vie for nefarious control. This is the abbey proper, planned, built, and led by user Bun (assisted by myself and CaSquall)... according to the books, the walls and the buildings were constructed from red sandstone dug from a quarry north of St. Ninian's church long ago.
This is the abbey, orchard, and pond. The orchard and pond are both major food sources for the abbey denizens, and have more than once been responsible for the Abbey-dwellers' survival during sieges. At the top of the abbey is the Joseph bell, which can be heard throughout the countryside.
This is the guardhouse by the abbey gates. In Mossflower this is the home of Methuseleh, the abbey's record-keeper. In later books, the guardhouse is occupied by John Churchmouse and his family.
These are the cellars of hedgehog Ambrose Spike. Redwall Abbey brews a signature October Ale enjoyed by all creatures. Other beverages are brewed and stored here, such as Strawberry Fizz, Strawberry Cordial, Dandelion Wine, and many other tasty treats.
If you've read the books, you will doubtless have encountered the sumptuous feasts that are frequently hosted. Brian Jacques does such a terrific job with fleshing out the world that everything is detailed, right down to the very meals our heroes eat.
If you are interested... I found some recipes for food and drink from the Redwall stories. These are reader-designed, but they look quite tasty... these recipes are provided courtesy of Redwall.net.
October Ale
* 16 oz. Soda (Cola)
* 8 oz. Grape Juice
* 1 tsp. Sugar
* 1 tbsp. Lime Juice
Mix Grape juice with soda, slowly, so as not to make too much fizz. Then add in the sugar. Heat for fifteen seconds, and then stir till sugar dissolves. Add in lime juice, then stir again. Chill till ready to serve. Will fill about six medium size serving glasses.
This recipe donated by Ambrose Spike.
Strawberry Fizz
* Ice
* 2 liters cranberry gingerale
* whipped cream
* strawberries
* Sugar
Take some ice and fill a blender 3/4 of the way with it, pour in ginger ale almost to the top of the ice, fill a half of the space left with whipped cream and strawberries, Blend until well mixed. To top, use whipped cream and sliced strawberries rolled in white sugar. Sugar can also be added to the drink itself if desired.
A cold variation of the strawberry fizz, to make fizzier add more ginger ale and less or no whipped cream, and vice versa. It can be tailored to your tastes.
Strawberry Fizz #2
-Strawberry juice (available at a lot of fruit markets)
-Club soda
-Cream (any kind)
-Strawberries
Pour the strawberry juice into a cup, or whatever you will be drinking it out of. Mix in club soda (Not too much). Stir together for about 30 seconds. Add a dash of cream and stir for about a minute. Chop up strawberries into slices, then put them in the drink.
Put the whole business in the REFRIGERATOR, not freezer, for an hour or so, so it can become cold, just like in the cellars of the good old abbey.
Enjoy!
This recipe comes from Sabian. Email him at lhusted@wolfenet.com.
Dandelion Wine (Alcoholic) Pick heads only of dandelions. Spread heads out on sheets of paper to get rid of insects. To each gallon flower heads, add 1 gallon water, 2 oranges, 1 lemon, and 1 ounce root ginger (crushed). Tie ginger in muslin bag. Put all in a pan and bring to a boil. Boil for twenty minutes. Then strain and add 4 pounds sugar. If not clear, add 1 egg white. To make it work, put in 1/2 ounce yeast on slice of bread. Leave it a week, strain, and bottle it loosely at first, then tighter. (It should stand for 6 months before using.)
Donated by Riveneye. Please E-mail me if you have any compliments or comments at Riveneye@aol.com.
Strawberry Cordial
* Plain Seltzer Water
* Strawberries
* Sugar
* Confectioner's Sugar
* Whipped cream
* Heavy Cream
Pour seltzer into a large pitcher. On stove, heat up strawberries until soft. Pour them out into a strainer over a bowl. Smash them up with a spoon until very mushy and soft. Then add the pulp and the juice to the seltzer. Pour about 1 cup of granulated sugar (more or less, according to taste) into the seltzer container. Mix well, then put in about 1 handful of confectioner's sugar. Stir well again. Pour in about 1/2 cup (more or less, according to taste) of heavy cream, and stir slowly. Chill for about 1/2 hour or longer, then take out and put some whipped cream on top. Enjoy!
This recipe was contributed by Tess Churchmouse.
This is the Great Hall of the abbey, lined with magnificent pillars.
This is the abbey's kitchen, where magnificent banquets are lovingly and painstakingly created. Kitchen island, dual-level oven and counter are included. Here, have a yummy recipe:
Sunflash's Sweet Oatcakes
* 1/2 cup rolled oats
* 1/3 cup water
* 3/4 cups milk
* 1/4 cup raisins or any dried fruit
* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
* honey
Combine water, milk, and raisins in a saucepan. Boil. Slowly stir in oats, honey (to taste), and cinnamon. Turn down heat and cook for about 10 minutes. When oatmeal is a lot less sticky, pour into bowl. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Take small handfulls of the oatmeal (This is very messy!) and knead into balls. Place on cookie sheet. Poke small holes in each ball and fill with honey. Close with extra oatmeal. Place cookie sheet in oven and bake for about 10-15 minutes. Servings vary with the size of the oatmeal balls: makes from 8 to 15.
This recipe was donated by Rowanoak. You can contact him at dmmccabe@ix.netcom.com.
Bun created a library in an attached tower... I don't remember this being in the books, but it works.
Last but not least, you can see the gay agenda and Megaman invading the abbey walls.
Congrats to Bun for building a badass Redwall Abbey. If you are new to the Redwall series, you might want to start with "Mossflower" and then "Redwall", as they are in chronological order story-wise (but "Redwall" was published first).
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