Chezzymann
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So what set do y'all think will become the consensus best of 2017 so far? Saturn V or the Carousel ? Or something else? Saturn V is my favorite so far
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I know one set that is going on my "10 best" for 2017, and that is 75532 Scout Trooper & Speeder Bike.
What an amazing fun build experience - felt like I was building at UCS scale, which wouldn't be inaccurate considering how large the speeder bike is.
I'm in love with the buildable figures, and am hoping they continue the line and add some additional vehicle builds. I would love to have a full ESB bounty hunter lineup of these.
The top shelf from my new Star Wars room (more to come soon):
friskykillface
Banned
Those new sets are kind of a bummer
Compared to the original trilogy star destroyer x walker
Also looks tiny compared to the others 🤔
Clearance hype 😎
Compared to the original trilogy star destroyer x walker
Also looks tiny compared to the others 🤔
Clearance hype 😎
Your lack of faith is disturbing.
kaiju
Member
I'm sorry. I added tags but it's a little too late. I'll have to do better next time.
Did the Stage 1 today and I really like it. Also the fact that it is not the straightforward type of build where you just snap the pieces together and thats it. One has to make sure the connections, of which some could not be seen, are ok and aligned, sometimes hold the parts from underside to get it right ... compared to most of the modern mainstream sets it has this slight feeling of old times.
... and a little brag
(was a nice event, got to talk to folks from Ideas team,...)
... and a little brag
(was a nice event, got to talk to folks from Ideas team,...)
formated4tv
Member
Does anyone have a recommended brand of shelf or bookcase they use to store all their built LEGO? I have a huge backstock of things I own but haven't built because I haven't been able to commit to a good way to display them yet. :/
Did the Stage 1 today and I really like it. Also the fact that it is not the straightforward type of build where you just snap the pieces together and thats it. One has to make sure the connections, of which some could not be seen, are ok and aligned, sometimes hold the parts from underside to get it right ... compared to most of the modern mainstream sets it has this slight feeling of old times.
... and a little brag
(was a nice event, got to talk to folks from Ideas team,...)
That is awesome!
Cannot wait until the 1st, when I finally can get my hands on this set.
A lot of us use Ikea for our display solutions... KALLAX, VITTSJÖ, and BILLY are all viable options, depending on what you are looking for.
formated4tv
Member
Do they fit modulars? That'd be my biggest "concern" at the moment, as I'm only missing two of them, and they take up a lot of room scattered across my house at the moment, haha.
I have a 4x4 Kallax that is quickly being taken over by Lego. The larger sets are on top but running out of room up there soon. Most of the medium to smaller sets will fit in the cubbies.
I'm a bit late with these sets, but I've recently picked up:
- Krennic's Shuttle: Soild build and looks awesome with the wings down. Think the most impressive thing is how they got all the different angles to work.
- Tie Striked: So so experience. Not bad, not great, but quite a striking model when complete (pun not intended). Shore Trooper looks superb.
- Poe's X-Wing: MAN IS THIS THING COOL. So swooshable. Locking the S-Foils in attack position gives me a small nerdgasm.
- Krennic's Shuttle: Soild build and looks awesome with the wings down. Think the most impressive thing is how they got all the different angles to work.
- Tie Striked: So so experience. Not bad, not great, but quite a striking model when complete (pun not intended). Shore Trooper looks superb.
- Poe's X-Wing: MAN IS THIS THING COOL. So swooshable. Locking the S-Foils in attack position gives me a small nerdgasm.
Some of them will... KALLAX will accommodate the smaller ones in the cubes, but the taller ones would have to sit on top.
Not mine.
BILLY has adjustable shelves, but the shelf depth is an issue. I'm not familiar enough with it or VITTSJO to recommend, but I'm sure others can provide their experiences.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Billy bookcase shelves are exact depth for modulars.
formated4tv
Member
Some of them will... KALLAX will accommodate the smaller ones in the cubes, but the taller ones would have to sit on top.
Not mine.
BILLY has adjustable shelves, but the shelf depth is an issue. I'm not familiar enough with it or VITTSJO to recommend, but I'm sure others can provide their experiences.
That is badass and would be perfect, thank you for finding that/showing it to me.
Mucho appreciated.
friskykillface
Banned
Secret UCS speeder bike
Looks really good
Looks really good
So real quick, should I be sure to avoid bricklinked orders from overseas? Like, how nasty is shipping on that stuff usually?
I'm just ultimately trying to figure out just how to best deal with this potential bricklinking of Town Hall. I have a monstrosity of a wishlist together now aiming for a dark orange front (and tower) and the rest brown, and it's okayish, but the autoselector is definitely trying to grab some stuff from overseas. And also is coming up with orders from like 20 stores to complete it, which is just plain frightening into how much that'd add from shipping alone.
AKA this is just barely on the verge of acceptable, but just isn't quite there, so I'm still not sure if this is a project I could pursue...
I'm just ultimately trying to figure out just how to best deal with this potential bricklinking of Town Hall. I have a monstrosity of a wishlist together now aiming for a dark orange front (and tower) and the rest brown, and it's okayish, but the autoselector is definitely trying to grab some stuff from overseas. And also is coming up with orders from like 20 stores to complete it, which is just plain frightening into how much that'd add from shipping alone.
AKA this is just barely on the verge of acceptable, but just isn't quite there, so I'm still not sure if this is a project I could pursue...
Supa Necta
Banned
Honestly I'd just keep my eye on used listings on eBay. That's how I got a Fire Brigade and a number of other retired sets for a reasonable price. I get the fun and challenge of bricklinking, but with luck and patience you could save some time and hassle on eBay.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
rokkerkory
Member
I got those except the Tie Striker too. It's just not special enough to me at higher prices and no special characters. Love Poes xwing and Krennics shuttle tho!!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I didn't get Poe's X-Wing nor the Resistance X-Wing yet, but it makes me wonder...
Has there ever been a bad Sex Wing released by LEGO? It seems like an ole reliable model that no matter what version is released, it delivers.
It is the Shaft of Star Wars models. It delivers 10 times out of 10.
Has there ever been a bad Sex Wing released by LEGO? It seems like an ole reliable model that no matter what version is released, it delivers.
It is the Shaft of Star Wars models. It delivers 10 times out of 10.
They obviously plugged that UCS Falcon leak...
The May 25th date was just a bad rumor that came from a usually solid source. Apologies for getting hopes up, but I believed it as well, and was also dissapointed as a result.
The blurry pics that have been mentioned for the Falcon aren't going to see the light of day, so we can just continue to wait for the reveal.
LEGO and Disney have been sending out C&D letters to sites today, regarding the TLJ leak, and are "asking" that not only pictures but also written set descriptions be removed.
rokkerkory
Member
Get Poe's! Its just badass. On sale right now of course.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
You know the gif and the "anger" is all in good fun.
Had a gut feeling a reveal at this point was too soon.
Need to get the Resistance X-Wing just for the Max Von Sydow figure.
SiegfriedFM
Member
There was a community build on Swebrick for a modular hangar with one section each. I don't think a single person could reasonably build one big enough.
SiegfriedFM
Member
Right, it's time for my second recent modular: The 1987 House!
The idea was that most parts that are used for modulars are rather old, so I looked through Bricklink for inventories each year and came up with a list of available parts. 1987 seemed like a good cutoff year since it's an anniversary, and since I was an active builder back then. I wanted to see what I _could_ have made if I had a nearly infinite access to parts. But not only are the parts limited to what was available, so was the colours. That was the major difference.
The benefit of using used parts is that you can easily use some vintage parts that have interesting shapes. I wanted to get a Fabuland style to it, so I used those huge 2x7x6 window panels and the black stairs, and the chimneys are also specialized Fabuland parts.
Overall I had tons of fun working with this limitation and I like this house more than my other recent modulars.
The idea was that most parts that are used for modulars are rather old, so I looked through Bricklink for inventories each year and came up with a list of available parts. 1987 seemed like a good cutoff year since it's an anniversary, and since I was an active builder back then. I wanted to see what I _could_ have made if I had a nearly infinite access to parts. But not only are the parts limited to what was available, so was the colours. That was the major difference.
The benefit of using used parts is that you can easily use some vintage parts that have interesting shapes. I wanted to get a Fabuland style to it, so I used those huge 2x7x6 window panels and the black stairs, and the chimneys are also specialized Fabuland parts.
Overall I had tons of fun working with this limitation and I like this house more than my other recent modulars.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Right, it's time for my second recent modular: The 1987 House!
The idea was that most parts that are used for modulars are rather old, so I looked through Bricklink for inventories each year and came up with a list of available parts. 1987 seemed like a good cutoff year since it's an anniversary, and since I was an active builder back then. I wanted to see what I _could_ have made if I had a nearly infinite access to parts. But not only are the parts limited to what was available, so was the colours. That was the major difference.
The benefit of using used parts is that you can easily use some vintage parts that have interesting shapes. I wanted to get a Fabuland style to it, so I used those huge 2x7x6 window panels and the black stairs, and the chimneys are also specialized Fabuland parts.
Overall I had tons of fun working with this limitation and I like this house more than my other recent modulars.
Love the restrictions used on this, and love the way this turned out.
Shit. I just want to see bb-8, so I hope they can sneak out a pic.
Right, it's time for my second recent modular: The 1987 House!
The idea was that most parts that are used for modulars are rather old, so I looked through Bricklink for inventories each year and came up with a list of available parts. 1987 seemed like a good cutoff year since it's an anniversary, and since I was an active builder back then. I wanted to see what I _could_ have made if I had a nearly infinite access to parts. But not only are the parts limited to what was available, so was the colours. That was the major difference.
The benefit of using used parts is that you can easily use some vintage parts that have interesting shapes. I wanted to get a Fabuland style to it, so I used those huge 2x7x6 window panels and the black stairs, and the chimneys are also specialized Fabuland parts.
Overall I had tons of fun working with this limitation and I like this house more than my other recent modulars.
Amazing stuff. Says everything about Lego: even with limited pieces you can make incredible things as long as you have the creativity
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Nice! Are those stairs on the left one piece though?
SiegfriedFM
Member
Yup, one of those early custom pieces. Which is another reason why the "Lego nowadays is just big specialized parts" thing is so ridiculous. When looking through the inventories, I found tons of really specific parts. Like this garage door frame or this monstrosity.
I picked up the 2016/1966 Ford GT set today and promptly Batified the GT40, it's loosely based on one I did for the lego batman movie but I'm not sure if they ever used it (it was dark blue)
I picked up the Bugatti as well and planned to convert that at some point too, I may need 2 of those however.
I picked up the Bugatti as well and planned to convert that at some point too, I may need 2 of those however.
LordOfLore
Banned
You may want to check out a comic writer and artist called Scott Gordon Murphy. He's a big car fan and is doing 2 Batman books this year(one on his own and one with Scott Snyder).
Shipping costs from some countries can be very reasonable. I occasionally find that buying from an overseas Bricklink store is cheaper than buying the same parts from a store in the USA. This is especially true when faced with the prospect of numerous domestic orders as opposed to a couple international orders.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Love the curves on the front there.
Finished the Saturn V and it's glorious.
I am a little torn on the lander though. Part of me likes the separate little diorama. Part of me likes it being installed at the top of stage 3. Probably impractical to bricklink a spare one as those parts in gold might be rare/unique.
For the moment I've left off half the fairing to give a semi exploded view - so you can see the full rocket and then get a view of the lander too. Not sure how I'll settle with it though.
I am a little torn on the lander though. Part of me likes the separate little diorama. Part of me likes it being installed at the top of stage 3. Probably impractical to bricklink a spare one as those parts in gold might be rare/unique.
For the moment I've left off half the fairing to give a semi exploded view - so you can see the full rocket and then get a view of the lander too. Not sure how I'll settle with it though.
Chiaroscuro
Member
I finally had time to start building the Silent Mary today. Up to bag 4, will rest a little a build more later. But what a build! I could never had come to some of the ways things are build here. But there is a lot of Technic pieces here, not only for the masts as the previous ships (I don't like this much but it is fine considering that there are no hull pieces).
But I don't get the complaims that the set is fragile. It is very solid up to this point.
But I don't get the complaims that the set is fragile. It is very solid up to this point.
RyanardoDaVinci
Member
Oh, neat, walmart had the brickheads; picked up Iron Man, Bats, and Cap.
Cool little guys.
Cool little guys.
RightChandMan
Member
Just finished the spider-man bridge battle and I love it!
Up next is batwing, capitol building, saturn V!
Up next is batwing, capitol building, saturn V!
CapnRex101 from Brickset reviews the 75532 Scout Trooper & Speeder Bike: https://brickset.com/article/28222/review-75532-scout-trooper-speeder-bike
Chiaroscuro
Member
Just finished marathon building Silent Mary. Man, such a beast! And huge! It dwarfs the Black Pearl.
No photo means you'd left it boxed for your grandchildren.
The curves are mostly as the GT40 set is, I just made it extend out a bit longer to a point and modified the middle of the bonnet a bit
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