Pretty straightforward. Some cool little touches with stuff like the Riddler bust, trapdoor and middle platform. All in all fairly simple.
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Pretty straightforward. Some cool little touches with stuff like the Riddler bust, trapdoor and middle platform. All in all fairly simple.
Bakkuma371
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You're making me want to change change the cockpit now.... I have an idea which I could not do for the wing so will do a few test builds on the cockpit. Depending on how far I get I may post a WIP soon.
Wait did you make a custom cockpit box or are you using someone else's?
Bakkuma371
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So far I have a rough body with the nose complete, a rough placement of the cockpit and the undercarriage complete. I'm using the Jedi starfighter for parts so that's the canopy I have gone for and although I don't have the newest x-wing I have peeked at the instructions for some help on the nose.
Due to the way the wings are (3 levels on each side and 3 on top, 1 in the middle and 3 on the bottom) the body has been dictated by where I need to place hinges.
Here's the top set of wings so far with the back one still a WIP.
With a Flat Iron. Melt the glue & pry it apart slowly.
I'll need to pray that our wall here in Hawaii has useful stuff since I've never actually taken a look at the stuff in the containers. If I ever got it, I'd never want to cannibalize the Millennium Falcon as even back then when I thought I'd never get back into Lego, I still really wanted one of these. I'm definitely going to end up with one of these before the year ends at this point though.
The wings look amazing.So far I have a rough body with the nose complete, a rough placement of the cockpit and the undercarriage complete. I'm using the Jedi starfighter for parts so that's the canopy I have gone for and although I don't have the newest x-wing I have peeked at the instructions for some help on the nose.
Due to the way the wings are (3 levels on each side and 3 on top, 1 in the middle and 3 on the bottom) the body has been dictated by where I need to place hinges.
Here's the top set of wings so far with the back one still a WIP.
So I finally dug through my massive collection of Lego that I had stored away at my in-laws. I've not put any of them back together, as my 2.5 yr old would want to "help", which would not be good for anyone. Highlights of what was in the box:
X-Wing
Dagobah X-Wing
A-Wing
B-Wing
Cantina
Small Imperial Shuttle
Original Jabba's palace
AT-AT
Snow Speeder
Arc Fighter
LandSpeeder
Sandcrawler
And bags of minifigs.
X-Wing
Dagobah X-Wing
A-Wing
B-Wing
Cantina
Small Imperial Shuttle
Original Jabba's palace
AT-AT
Snow Speeder
Arc Fighter
LandSpeeder
Sandcrawler
And bags of minifigs.
Bakkuma371
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Thanks, I do value other opinions.
Here it is so far;
To Do List;
Engineer a mount for the engines (temp mount right now).
Finalise canopy mount and possible droid compartment.
Engine buners to go inside engines.
Complete wings.
Mid section behind dark red nose needs finsihing.
Then;
Overall small detailing and greebles where possible.
From there it's plain sailing.
What will the final color scheme be?
Bakkuma371
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Mostly light bluish grey with some red/dark red accents.
You should add one stripe of a completely different color.
mickcenary
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really? how many pieces are in it? I would have thought mine being larger would be more expensive than that.
I'll take a picture when all my parts turn up and I've painted the camo ones for you
Here's an older one for now, when the parts turn up I'll have double that amount in black and the same in camo (plus my own person black and camo ones)
I'm pretty sure yours would have a decent amount more pieces, wetwired. A quick adding up of his inventory puts it at 154 pieces per Tumbler, so really not all that much.
And thanks! Some pictures would be fantastic.
You could build it slowly, perhaps alongside others. Although I know when I start a set I tend to overindulge to get it finished quickly. Anyone here able to stretch a build out over a week or longer?
PhoncipleBone
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Longest build for me was Death Star at 3 days. But when I build, I binge. I did Tower Bridge in a day.
So I'm planning on picking up some sets next week, was going to go with Unimog, Fire Brigade, and probably Tower Bridge if Amazon still has it used. However, I decided that I'd like to try collecting the Winter Village sets, and noticed that the Village Bakery and Village Post Office are still available for MSRP. Should I jump on those while I have the chance instead of the Tower Bridge?
Also, on the topic of collecting out of print sets...where do most of you pick them up? Ebay I'm assuming, or is there a better place/way?
Also, on the topic of collecting out of print sets...where do most of you pick them up? Ebay I'm assuming, or is there a better place/way?
mickcenary
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That is MESSED UP, YO. My most should-have-gone-to-bed-2-hours-ago build was the Camper Van. I underestimated it. I started late and I went to bed much later. I was super dead.
SillyEskimo
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I just built the new Spiderman set in about 15 minutes. Not a terrible set at all. I actually like it better than the all too similar Helicarrier Escape. Great minis with the Spiderman set though!
I think I mentioned this earlier but it bears repeating:
Marvel Sets = shitload of heroes, not enough villians
DC Sets = shitload of villians, not enough heroes
I think I mentioned this earlier but it bears repeating:
Marvel Sets = shitload of heroes, not enough villians
DC Sets = shitload of villians, not enough heroes
The Broken Ska Record
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I think that's because the DC sets are still somewhat focused on Batman, so it uses a lot of his rogues gallery. While the Marvel sets are focused on the Avengers movie, so there are too many sets with Loki in it.
GroteSmurf
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I just bought this set in the weekend 
It was a special offer. 60 euro instead of 95 or something
It was a special offer. 60 euro instead of 95 or something
It's more because my job ends on the 10th due to the grant given to where I work ending. I am going to keep "working" by volunteering in the hopes of getting another position when it pops up because I do really little for a decent sum of money for a college student.
I like the overall aesthetics but will dismantle and redo it later down the line for sure. I haven't actually "played" with LEGO in a long time now too so it'll be fun for a while til I figure out exactly what I want to rebuild it into of the same style.
whatsinaname
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http://annarbor.craigslist.org/tag/3184828967.html
This looks tempting. Just sorting through everything should be fun.
This looks tempting. Just sorting through everything should be fun.
I just bought this set in the weekend
It was a special offer. 60 euro instead of 95 or something
:O
Where did you get that one?
I'm still looking for that set to go with my other Creator set.
NathanMcMahon
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if the UCS Millenium s in it, that's a fucking steal.
I just bought this set in the weekend
It was a special offer. 60 euro instead of 95 or something
thats a beaut. I wanted that for the tow truck alternate build. Ended up buying the new creator instead as the transporter went OOP
whatsinaname
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Heh, I really doubt it is the UCS. I did mail him to ask if minifgs were included and which year the Millenium Falcon was from. Let us see.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
Well, the way he described it...
The falcon would pay for the lot itself. Bonus if the manuals are mostly there. I do a lot of buying and selling of Lego lots, and this one has me intrigued. God luck with getting it, if you can grab it and want it.
GroteSmurf
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I got it at Intertoys
Which is a local dutch toystore. The box was "damaged". The side was a bit dented. So they put it on special offer.They also had the sonic boom (5892) for 35 euro. A Tie Defender (8087) for 40 or something...
Bakkuma371
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I am going for a red stripe as can be seen on the wing but for now I'll build all grey and then add in the colour.
I can sometimes keep it in the box a day or two but once it's open I build till I'm done mostly. Fire Brigade took me 3 days.
Bricklink. Ebay mostly sucks as the prices are sky high. I just got the first Cuusoo set (submarine) for $79 on Bricklink and the cheapest on ebay was over $150.
Googled but found nothing, what is it?
Search for Lego Ma.k on Flickr.
I'm building the Fire Brigade set and it is so much fun.
I think you guys were right with the modular buildings and that they are addicting. Already plan to scoop up a few more. The 1932 numbers were a pain in the butt.
Also, how cool is this!?
I think you guys were right with the modular buildings and that they are addicting. Already plan to scoop up a few more. The 1932 numbers were a pain in the butt.
Also, how cool is this!?
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=406569
Bakkuma371
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Some great stuff on there but not something I can do, I like large scale too much.
The FB is the only modular I have/will ever have so I think that is fantastic.
GroteSmurf
Member
thats a beaut. I wanted that for the tow truck alternate build. Ended up buying the new creator instead as the transporter went OOP
I like the new as well but the old one is quite massive!
You can still find it rather cheap online...i've seen it for 70 euro in a dutch webshop.
Seen this?
http://ldd2povray.lddtools.com/index.php?p=1_8_Gallery
It's called LDD to POV-ray. I havent actually tried it myself, but apparently POV-ray is a renderer and the LDD part is a converter that enables it to render LDD models very realistically. Looks pretty cool if it works, I'll be checking it later.
Here's an example from the gallery:
http://ldd2povray.lddtools.com/index.php?p=1_8_Gallery
It's called LDD to POV-ray. I havent actually tried it myself, but apparently POV-ray is a renderer and the LDD part is a converter that enables it to render LDD models very realistically. Looks pretty cool if it works, I'll be checking it later.
Here's an example from the gallery:
whatsinaname
Member
Already sold. Unfortunate.
Most Lego craigslist listings in my area tend to only be sealed newer sets selling at a 100% markup. This looked like it could have been fun.
SillyEskimo
Member
Project: Reassemble got off to a great start last night when my wife decided to put all of the Friends line that we own back together. She built them on green plates and designed them all to work together. Many of the white picket fence pieces are from her pick a brick lot at the Lego store. I think it turned out great. The left side is the tree house, bunny hose, and cat bed. The house itself has been spread out a little bit and a hot tub and lounge chair has been added. There is a lot for a child to play with here and it is arranged great! She has already ordered more green plates from Lego for future builds.
We still have a good deal of Star Wars sets and all of the Alien Conquest line to reassemble. I'll likely get started on the Alien tripods and smaller sets sometime this week. Once assembled, everything is going up onto a book case and our girls can "sign out" whatever they want to play with and put it back when it's done. This way, we can keep the sets together and separate for the most part.
We still have a good deal of Star Wars sets and all of the Alien Conquest line to reassemble. I'll likely get started on the Alien tripods and smaller sets sometime this week. Once assembled, everything is going up onto a book case and our girls can "sign out" whatever they want to play with and put it back when it's done. This way, we can keep the sets together and separate for the most part.
MisterNoisy
Member
I've done some stuff like that, but I took it all apart a while ago - I love small-scale building. I've been sort of going crazy building small-scale Gundam-style mecha as of late.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Awesome!
While watching the landing coverage last night, I wandered over to the Hayabusa page on the LEGO store and was thought about possibilities. If TLG came out with a model line of well-known space probes and rovers, I would be all over that, and so I would imagine, many others.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
My birthday is Thursday. Praying for lots of money or giftcards to go Lego crazy myself.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
My birthday is in a couple months. I think this year I will bring my son to the LEGO store and let him loose to choose whatever he wants to get me.
And happy early birthday PhoncipleBone!. I am going on vacation for the next week or so, so my involvement here will be limited.
And happy early birthday PhoncipleBone!. I am going on vacation for the next week or so, so my involvement here will be limited.
Theonik
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Getting back my LEGO addiction has helped making picking presents so much easier lol
That's a pretty nice idea actually.
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