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[Kito]

New to Lego Minifigs. Hit the supermarket to feel S13 bags and hopefully score Hot Dog Man; weird thing is the first bag that I felt was seemingly him. Thinking I was crazy, I felt a few more before becoming certain the first bag was indeed Hot Dog Man and I was right! I'm not collecting them all - I'll be finished with S13 after I get Fencer.

Gutted I missed out on S12 (do any UK shops still have this?). Spooky Girl and Wizard look awesome, the latter reminds me of Word 97's Merlin.

 

[PalaceBrother]

Wetwired - have you seen this? Love it.

 

[Nitemare1]

Ok, started working a bit on a display stand for the Milano. Figured out an angle for it to rest and the spacing for the braces on the underside. Now I gotta build the support beams to hold it above the ground now. I am not sure if it will work since the ship is so front heavy. But that is something to worry about tomorrow.

Can't wait to see what you come up with. I've been sizing mine up for something similar but I'm not sure exactly how to tackle it yet.

 

[antiquegamer]

We need a Fred Meyers here on the West Coast! Would love these deals.

They are on the westcost but mostly in Pacific Northwest. I think on the Eastcoast they call Krogers. I love Fred every January they have buy one get 40% off Lego just in time for when new stuffs are showing up.

 

[Ryuuroden]

They are on the westcost but mostly in Pacific Northwest. I think on the Eastcoast they call Krogers. I love Fred every January they have buy one get 40% off Lego just in time for when new stuffs are showing up.

Krogers is a Grocery store here, although some Kroger Marketplaces have small selection of toys. Of the 15 or so I've been to in my city I know of only one that actually carries much besides food and its a single toy aisle where I used to get some awesome clearance deals on. First year out of the dark ages I got 5 Creator houses for 80% off.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Can't wait to see what you come up with. I've been sizing mine up for something similar but I'm not sure exactly how to tackle it yet.

Later tonight I will work on it more. I only have the part that the ship rests on figured out, now I need to make the support stand for that.

 

[Ponn]

Speaking about the Milano, has anyone applied the stickers yet from the RR polybag? Wondering if I should just leave it alone or if it actually looks good with them.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Speaking about the Milano, has anyone applied the stickers yet from the RR polybag? Wondering if I should just leave it alone or if it actually looks good with them.

Nope. I haven't even opened the polybag yet...of course it would require me to reassemble the Milano and I'm feeling lazy so that's probably why.

I think it may also be I've just grown a disdain for stickers.

 

[Jables Swan]

Speaking about the Milano, has anyone applied the stickers yet from the RR polybag? Wondering if I should just leave it alone or if it actually looks good with them.

I sort of want to get extra pieces to put the stickers on so I don't have to always be stuck with the stickers.

 

[PalaceBrother]

Speaking about the Milano, has anyone applied the stickers yet from the RR polybag? Wondering if I should just leave it alone or if it actually looks good with them.

I sort of want to get extra pieces to put the stickers on so I don't have to always be stuck with the stickers.

I still haven't seen good examples either. I actually haven't opened it yet so was surprised to see how many stickers are included:

Close up shots here.

http://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/2mln4e/milano_stickers/cm5o778

Now that I'm the proud owner of way too many Technic masts I need to get in gear and elevate my Milano & Quinjet. I took a look at the bottom of the Milano and Phon is right....based on weight distribution you may need to "hook" it by the inverted slope near the flick fire missiles. Whatever I do, I like the idea of including the figs so I'll try to incorporate that.

I'm almost done Slave 1. I've very much enjoyed it, and was pleasantly surprised at the

Spoiler

"vents" that attach via droid arms on the sides

. I make a habit of not inspecting pictures or watching videos prior to building sets so it was a nice discovery.

 

[WordAssassin]

Why do I feel like the Easter set is the first time I've ever seen a round 2x2 jumper? I've seen 1x2 rectangles and 2x2 squares but I can't remember the last time I saw a circle.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I tried a method of threading a technic beam through the open gap above the stud cannons on the Milano, but could not make the rest of the stand adequately hold the rest of the ship. That was one of my failed attempts but seemed so neat as I was starting it.

I am about to go upstairs and continue on it, but the method I have now that seems to work is the beams bracing against the small 2x2 slopes coming out along the underside. The Milano should lean forward and brace against the technic beams enough and also hold it at an angle. I think it will work once I get a base and support underneath it and not just hold it in my hands.

Time to build!

Spoiler

And have more beer!

 

[BentBricks]

Why do I feel like the Easter set is the first time I've ever seen a round 2x2 jumper? I've seen 1x2 rectangles and 2x2 squares but I can't remember the last time I saw a circle.

It may be this piece with some clever way to put a technic pin in it.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=15535

EDIT: Nvm. It's a new piece. Shows up in 4 of the new sets (Detective's Office modular being one of them).

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=18674

 

[PhoncipleBone]

This is just the really rough and dirty stand for the Milano. The spacing on this allows the arms jutting out to rest against the front of the 2x2 inverted slopes sticking out of the bottom of the ship. I will pretty it up and add a place for figures on the side, but the spacing works for the ship. The key is having an 8 stud wide area between the beams that just out, and the placement of the cross support will support the ship.

Time to pretty it up though.

 

[ghostmind]

Better images of another sweet CITY poly:

 

[BentBricks]

Better images of another sweet CITY poly:

That looks like a Bionicle/Hero Factory fist and a raygun. NPU.

Evil Octane is sponsoring that driver.

 

[ghostmind]

LANDO???

 

[Fowler]

LANDO???

Oh YES.

What set, though?

 

[BentBricks]

Oh YES.

What set, though?

Cloud City!!!! It has to be!

 

[ghostmind]

And to whom does this torso belong? Ignore the LEGO Movie tile.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

LANDO???

Cloud City!!!! It has to be!

UCS Echo Base is just a ruse. They are finally giving us UCS Cloud City to replace the Best Star!

I don't care if this is delusional thoughts. Let me dream a bit.

 

[Rootbeer]

amazon de-listed many of the March LEGO sets!!!

I got my Iron Man vs Ultron today though. So that's cool.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Okay. A bit more refinement to the stand for Milano.


I moved the front crossbeam up because the ship never touched on it before. It still doesn't, but is still good for support.


Side view for those wanting an idea of the spacing on things.


The angle at which the Milano rests on it.



Close up showing how the ship actually rests against the beams sticking out.

Ignore the crap quality of the pictures or how ugly the stand is. This is still just in the refinement stage. The main supports are probably going to stay like that, but the base at the bottom is an obvious placeholder I might play around with refining the supports to use less pieces, but right now I am going for a utilitarian approach to it instead of a pretty and refined look. I will also dig out the figures and figure out a stand for those. I am thinking of a small strip jutting out from the side at the front and going about the length of the wings for all the figures to be displayed on.

But, I need to stop for the night. One of the children has gotten pissy that I am not paying attention to her.

 

[ghostmind]

Damn... well wetwired could have told us,,,

Lando's moustache is different:

Still cannot place that torso though...

 

[Jables Swan]

Picked this set up today. Amazing value for money.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Brickset article on a very cool Ideas project: Clockwork Robot.

Many more pictures at the link, including the other two models since this is a Creator style set. Very cool stuff and lots of character to it.

 

[SiegfriedFM]

And to whom does this torso belong? Ignore the LEGO Movie tile.

I was excited for a second, but that's just the CMF4 Viking torso with new arms and hands.
www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=973pb0852

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

i knew something wasn't right about that "Lando" stache...

also: I just started playing Lego City Undercover for the first time and... i've only done the intro part and i already think this is gonna be the best Lego game EVER MADE!!! the humor alone is almost on par with the Lego Movie as far as i am concerned!

 

[ghostmind]

I was excited for a second, but that's just the CMF4 Viking torso with new arms and hands.
www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=973pb0852

Thanks for sorting it out... this was from the site that gave us the Simpsons S2 leaks, and others.Why they have such an "old" part listed, I don't know.

 

[Zerojul]

Has this been posted yet ?

Awesome project, this has a nice interior and everything. I really like it. Supported, for what it's worth

 

[leng jai]

Picked this set up today. Amazing value for money.

Still waiting for this to be released in Australia. So glad I don't have to buy the Sea Cow just to get it. Looks like there will never be another way of getting the small scale Metal Beard though

 

[SiegfriedFM]

Why do you need the smaller, out of scale Metal Beard when there is a screen accurate one available?

 

[oneknightr]

Has this been posted yet ?

Awesome project, this has a nice interior and everything. I really like it. Supported, for what it's worth

Supported as well as it looks nice. 3900 pieces is almost reasonable. If Lego decided to green light this project, it would have to be reduced to around 3000 pieces and priced at $300-$350 (similar to the helicarrier).

 

[ghostmind]

A couple of new CITY sets revealed at LEGO World Copenhagen:

60096 Deep Sea Plane

60098 Heavy Haul Train

60098 Heavy Haul Train

The blue crane is also part of 60098.


And a couple shots of sets that were already revealed at TF:

Photos via L@GO on Eurobricks.

 

[Stormwatch]

I really like those SCUBA sets. I'm going to have to get all of them!

 

[joelseph]

That ship wreck is hot

 

[PhoncipleBone]

The train and shipwreck sets look great.

 

[ruxtpin]

Loving that train!

 

[Jables Swan]

Still waiting for this to be released in Australia. So glad I don't have to buy the Sea Cow just to get it. Looks like there will never be another way of getting the small scale Metal Beard though

Yeah I ordered it ages ago from the Lego site. Still no sign of it in stores in Tassie.

 

[Ponn]

Great Milano stand Phon. I need more technic beams but I do like how its tilted forward. And yea don't want pissy cats, they will take out their anger on your Lego displays.

edit: also saw the brickshow power functions video for Helicarrier. Think i've backed off that for now. You have to take the runway on and off to switch it on and I just don't see myself doing that.

 

[Zerojul]

+1 for the shipwreck. Amazing display.

 

[ghostmind]

Great Milano stand Phon. I need more technic beams but I do like how its tilted forward. And yea don't want pissy cats, they will take out their anger on your Lego displays.

edit: also saw the brickshow power functions video for Helicarrier. Think i've backed off that for now. You have to take the runway on and off to switch it on and I just don't see myself doing that.

Once you have the PFs installed, you just have to lift the loose runway plate that is over the bridge to access the power button, so it doesn't seem that much of an issue. You could probably even hook up an IR receiver to the motor, so you could use a remote control (and get some control over fan rotation speed).

The lights seemed completely unnecessary though, and the wiring for that actually gets in the way of the bridge (unless there is a more tidy way to do it than the host did), so I will probably leave that out entirely.


EDIT - I'm not sure if he built the fans correctly either. There seemed to be way too much friction in the rotation of those things. He probably over-tightened some parts on the axles.

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

Dat shipwreck

I wonder though... will the actual set come with that many invisible Minifig stands or at ALL? They look awesome and would be most welcome!!!

 

[RelentlessRolento]

That ship wreck is hot

yeah.

I wonder if the 4x1 flat wooden plates are now printed... maybe not -_-

 

[PhoncipleBone]

yeah.

I wonder if the 4x1 flat wooden plates are now printed... maybe not -_-

They have had printed versions for a while now. It is just in the LOTR sets that some stickered versions showed up.

 

[Rootbeer]

7.77 on select series 2 star wars microfighters

links here

https://slickdeals.net/f/7659778-le...rfighter-7-70-each-amp-more-free-store-pickup

 

[Kipp]

That ship wreck is hot

Agreed. It's a shame the shipwreck is part of the same set as that single-piece-hull boat that I don't have any interest at all and will probably bump up the price massively.

 

[RelentlessRolento]

They have had printed versions for a while now. It is just in the LOTR sets that some stickered versions showed up.

hmm... Makes sense why I'd think that then as I mostly have wooden pieces from Hobbit/LotR sets.

I need to pick up one or two CMF13 still...

Also, I thought the CMF13 codes were only for the online game, but apparently not:

http://www.lego.com/en-us/minifigures/terms-conditions

 

[Rootbeer]

Got this month's brick loot. It's the last one of the 3 month sub I signed up for to test it out. It's also the best of the 3 and I'm now wondering if it's worth signing up again... but I think I'll pass. Though it's going to suck missing out on some of the exclusives if this continues to gain in popularity. It's a bit expensive though honestly I do think you get your money's worth. Look into it if you're curious

No shirt this month, which is fine since there was one last month. But we got:

- This months' custom exclusive build is a spaceship (all 100% real LEGO parts)
- CapeMadness (3 minifigure capes of varying styles)
- Brickmania 3 genuine LEGO minifigs (one was a star wars clonetrooper, wasn't expecting to get any SW parts!) with a pack of war-themed decals
- Wampa Snack Maker, a silicon tray for shaping water/chocolate/juice in the freezer. creates 4x2 LEGO shaped bricks, pretty cool
- LightupBlock, a light-up lightsaber that is powered by a cord attached to a 4x2 brick which can act as a minifigure stand
- Brickjournal #33 (March 2015 issue)
- a few fliers advertising LEGO prodcuts and one that details this month's box

 

[Experien]

Got this month's brick loot. It's the last one of the 3 month sub I signed up for to test it out. It's also the best of the 3 and I'm now wondering if it's worth signing up again... but I think I'll pass. Though it's going to suck missing out on some of the exclusives if this continues to gain in popularity. It's a bit expensive though honestly I do think you get your money's worth. Look into it if you're curious

No shirt this month, which is fine since there was one last month. But we got:

- This months' custom exclusive build is a spaceship (all 100% real LEGO parts)
- CapeMadness (3 minifigure capes of varying styles)
- Brickmania 3 genuine LEGO minifigs (one was a star wars clonetrooper, wasn't expecting to get any SW parts!) with a pack of war-themed decals
- Wampa Snack Maker, a silicon tray for shaping water/chocolate/juice in the freezer. creates 4x2 LEGO shaped bricks, pretty cool
- LightupBlock, a light-up lightsaber that is powered by a cord attached to a 4x2 brick which can act as a minifigure stand
- Brickjournal #33 (March 2015 issue)
- a few fliers advertising LEGO prodcuts and one that details this month's box

That doesn't sound too bad. I've been on the fence between this one and Brick Builder's Club but not sure if either are for me. thanks for the heads up!