The Lamonster
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haha that is goofy. Thanks man
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haha that is goofy. Thanks man
Gary Whitta
Member
I bought a new webcam so I can do future LEGO-building livestreams in better quality than my last one. Should be fun!
The Lamonster
Member
Horrible one piece cockpit
Yeah I thought so too but I liked the set over all so i picked it up anyway. Maybe I'll try to moc a better one before I take it apart. Pics to follow if I have any kind of success!
I think you ended up getting extra pieces to one of the clone trooper minifigs because thats the gear for like an Arc Trooper. Since not intended to get them they arent painted etc
Bakkuma371
Member
Perfect thanks!
I've just put my final order in so should be able to get building soon. If only I had ordered the all gears first I could actually start now.
The Lamonster
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I got them too in my Slave I set. They're in the instruction manual and everything! It also came with some extra blasters and some torpedo things. I'd post a pic but I'm at work.
Gully State
Member
Oh cripes... hello wallet drainage.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasnewten/sets/72157626558179225
Instructions to build this:
I think I'm going to spend next few days compiling the list of parts needed...
I would love to create stuff similar to this but I don't know where to start in terms of gathering proper pieces. I gave the lego creator software a shot but the interface is a bit on the unwieldy side..
BolognaSoup
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PhoncipleBone
Banned
Don't think I will be doing a time lapse of the Imperial Shuttle build. I am too lazy to clear out my dining room table of junk to have an area where my computer can see. Still waiting for UPS to deliver it. Bastards run late when you are really anxious for something dont they?
Did another 8-bit build today.
The front:
The back (much more streamlined from the Cutman build):
EPIC BATTLE!
I didn't have flesh colored bricks, nor two different shades of blue. So I just made up a color scheme to follow on Mega Man. Still recognizable though.
Did another 8-bit build today.
The front:
The back (much more streamlined from the Cutman build):
EPIC BATTLE!
I didn't have flesh colored bricks, nor two different shades of blue. So I just made up a color scheme to follow on Mega Man. Still recognizable though.
LOL. well done!
The Lamonster
Member
haha totally saw that coming.
Its not really an all grey one, it's a zombie with its torso and head backwards with some grey hands, hair and legs
parrotbeak
Member
LMAO! That's the best part of it. Also the medic is tearing up because he lost the patient. It's a very touching scene.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I started putting up parts list for the Sarigar spacecraft, but I got stumbled fairly early on this part. It's like a plate or (curved?) slope with two protruding studs on top of it.
What on Earth is this thing? In desperation I searched for "2 x 2" on Bricklink and thousands results later I still couldn't find it. Then I searched for "1 x 2" and "2 x 1" and still nothing.
Here's another angle:
What on Earth is this thing? In desperation I searched for "2 x 2" on Bricklink and thousands results later I still couldn't find it. Then I searched for "1 x 2" and "2 x 1" and still nothing.
Here's another angle:
Bakkuma371
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I started putting up parts list for the Sarigar spacecraft, but I got stumbled fairly early on this part. It's like a plate or (curved?) slope with two protruding studs on top of it.
What on Earth is this thing? In desperation I searched for "2 x 2" on Bricklink and thousands results later I still couldn't find it. Then I searched for "1 x 2" and "2 x 1" and still nothing.
Here's another angle:
It's this; http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=47457
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Thank you! And how did i not see it in 2x2 reaults... I'll probably have to ask a few more questions like this by the endo of this task, but my plan is to produce a bricklink compatible XML that should make ordering a breeze, so it should be worth it in the end.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Ah - very smart. I love the blank minifig look a LOT. Nice.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
In the immortal words of Duffman, "OH, YEAH!"
My, god. So many bags. This is the largest set I have ever put together in my life. So excited.
I will take some in progress pics and post them all when done. See you all on the other side.
My, god. So many bags. This is the largest set I have ever put together in my life. So excited.
I will take some in progress pics and post them all when done. See you all on the other side.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
So...much...sorting...
I'm heading to Walmart for a final set of containers. -_- I'm glad the ones I use are stupid cheap.
I'm heading to Walmart for a final set of containers. -_- I'm glad the ones I use are stupid cheap.
The Lamonster
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Those bags dont look numbered. Does that basically mean you have to dump everything out in one huge pile?
DrForester
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BattleMonkey
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like a boss
PhoncipleBone
Banned
It's what real men do. Wussies keep bag contents separate.
I am keeping the bags separate but no sorting beyond that. Have the wing mechanics built now. Watching Empire Strikes Back as I build.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I'm looking at this now - seems to be a rare part. I think this could, and should be replaced by 1x2 plate (2pcs) + 1x2 tile (1pc). The part is basically invisible in the finished model anyway...
Bearded Dudebro
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Looks like there'll be 2 of us in this thread building Metal Grudge. I could have helped you identify all the parts.
The Lamonster
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Slave I coming along!
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I am too
I think I have possibly started the Grudge fever here by posting those instructions and hyping up the video.Crappy quality cellphone pics of the last 3 sets I did. Probably all going to be disassembled soon to go into the moc inventory.
First attempt at creating a new front end for the waterbomber wasn't great but I got a few good ideas in the process for the next revision. I also moved the engines closer to the body and shortened the pontoon brackets to look more like a real CL-215 (waterbomber). I think I might try to add the wheel landing gear as well. Main thing was I had a blast just fooling around and trying to figure some thing out. Even if it does look worse than the original front LOL
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Finally got some pics of my sorting. Quoted for size.
This is what I currently have sorted.
Here's some random pre-sort stuff and extra containers. Also, sealed Fire Brigade in the background.
And this is what I'm currently going through. The open top square container are all the pieces I've found while sorting the pre-sort that made it into the wrong bin. The rectangular one with the lime green piece are all finger hinge bricks. And the big pile of pieces is the Tower Bridge disassembled. -_-
VGChampion
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Quick question about Bricklink. Looking at the sellers store terms they usually mention a longer time for large "lots". Is that the same as quantity of a piece I'm looking at? So if I wanted to order 50 pieces of an available 100 pieces, is that considered 50 lots I'm purchasing?
And is their any way to find the weight of individual pieces so I could sort of calculate shipping costs?
And is their any way to find the weight of individual pieces so I could sort of calculate shipping costs?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Man, that Imperial Shuttle is so fucking fun. Unfortunately, I am bushed and need to wake up early in the morning. All I need to do is build the wings and I am set. I put in about 5 hours into the build so far. UPS did not deliver until about 640 or so tonight, so I got a late start. And there was no way in hell this was going to sit in my house for a few days until I had another day off.
Progress so far:
The cartoonishly large box:
So many bags...
Beginning the wing mechanics:
Got my Star Wars on while building. Seemed as good an excuse as any, and the wife was not home to complain about the sound blasting:
The mechanics come together more:
Body structure coming together:
This seemed like a good stopping point for the night:
That was about five hours of building, with a dinner break in between. I will finish it up after work tomorrow night.
Progress so far:
The cartoonishly large box:
So many bags...
Beginning the wing mechanics:
Got my Star Wars on while building. Seemed as good an excuse as any, and the wife was not home to complain about the sound blasting:
The mechanics come together more:
Body structure coming together:
This seemed like a good stopping point for the night:
That was about five hours of building, with a dinner break in between. I will finish it up after work tomorrow night.
thunker 9000
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The Hagrid minifig is pretty awesome. But why do they have him holding cotton candy?
http://i.imgur.com/vvUVw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vvUVw.jpg
That's great, it's his umbrella / wand I think.
Pretty sure that lots means large orders with many different peices. I wouldn't really worry about shipping all to much unless your ordering HUGE amounts. I have bought 300+ orders and it was still under 10$ for shipping.
anonymous_abc
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Progress so far:
The cartoonishly large box:
I detect the Sopranos
been watching that while LEGO'ing lately too ^^PhoncipleBone
Banned
I detect the Sopranos
Was home all day so I was marathoning Sopranos. But I stopped once the Lego set showed up because I would not be too focused on the TV. So I put in Empire Strikes Back instead.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Loved the Alienator as well. I always loved the mechanics on the legs.
UK GAF bargain - Argos has £20 off the Hillside House. So it's almost 50 % off. Managed to track one down in London yesterday for my wife, who wanted her own set. (She's over the moon, btw.) Stocks are limited, but you might be lucky...
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...gId=1500002951&langId=-1&searchTerms=HILLSIDE
Argos also has some of the wheel/window sets cheap at £9.99 too, as I mention previously, for burgeoning MOCers.
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...gId=1500002951&langId=-1&searchTerms=HILLSIDE
Argos also has some of the wheel/window sets cheap at £9.99 too, as I mention previously, for burgeoning MOCers.
That'd be fantastic. do you need to make any custom stickers? if so any advice on what stock to print them on would be good too. and any tips from your build
so most of your stuff is in sealable boxes? How are they stored in that cupboard behind you - does that let you pull out a lower box or are they just piled on top of each other?
Do you find it annoying to have to open lots of different boxes when you need pieces? We have open drawers for bricks/plates/slopes which means for anything other than detail work we can have those on the floor and just scrabble around, but always looking for better sorting options.
I really need a good drawer unit though for the small pieces
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
The little containers I buy are $1.84 per four at the local Walmart. If you're stateside, it's their cheapo brand food container. They don't seal super tight, so taking the lid on and off is a breeze. They also don't lock-stack and slide relatively well over one another, so it makes moving them around on top of one another a breeze.
When doing an MOC, I'll usually have an idea of what I'm wanting to do, and I build close enough to the shelf where it doesn't bother me to get up a lot. Once my fiance moves in and (eventually) get a home, I'm going to build a shelf setup that would allow me to keep them all open for quick access. Open top shelving/storage container setups are much more expensive than what I've done here - that was the biggest reason for doing it this way.
I bought a cheap Plano organizer for the really small pieces that I only have a few of. Eventually, I'll go to a stacked drawer style organizer, but the price for them vs what I paid for the Plano one makes it MUCH more worth it to go the Plano route. It really depends on what you want to spend, but as with anything, once you get used to your system, it becomes nearly second-nature.
jtkauff
Member
Well, Grand Emporium and Tower Bridge came back in stock at ToysRUs.com last night so I pulled the trigger. I'm not super keen on Tower Bridge but it was the only thing in stock that I wanted and would give me GE at half price. We'll see what else comes back in stock and I might see what I can return or exchange the Tower Bridge for another of the big sets (without losing the discount on GE, that is) if I'm able.
Super-excited to build the Grand Emporium though - it's my first modular. Hoping to be able to pick up the Fire Brigade come the turn of the month as well, should make for a nice little beginning of a modular street.
Super-excited to build the Grand Emporium though - it's my first modular. Hoping to be able to pick up the Fire Brigade come the turn of the month as well, should make for a nice little beginning of a modular street.
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