What are you building right now?

gelkster

560Heliport said:

Why does he have an AT-AT cheek gun? #4483 :)

😲😲 you're right! I never knew!! I had one in an Exo-Force set that I traded away ( #7701 Grand Titan)

& I just now noticed he has a half Technic pin on the handle so he can grip it- I thought I discovered that "pro tip" myself 🤔😫 

(Imagine if Star Wars sets were scaled UP to Technic fig size!)

560Heliport

I think the recent landspeeders are! :)

Astrobricks

#75309 ?

560Heliport

#75309 seems to be about 1/30th scale, so a little small for Technic figures. The best LEGO figures for #75309 might be Jack Stone! 
(Ducks and runs away!)

Yellowcastle

gelkster said:

(Imagine if Star Wars sets were scaled UP to Technic fig size!)

#laatsplat

WesterBricks

The seller even bagged up the parts according to the original bag numbers.

Astrobricks

WesterBricks said:

The seller even bagged up the parts according to the original bag numbers.

Yes, but are you building it? :)

WesterBricks

Astrobricks said:

WesterBricks said:

The seller even bagged up the parts according to the original bag numbers.

Yes, but are you building it? :)

Done! Thanks to the numbered bags ;-)

oldtodd33

@pxchris  I like your simulation of the canon fire, it's pretty ingenious. 

SumoLego

gelkster said:

"Yikes! He has a wrench! I'm gettin outta here!!"

- a-ha's Take on Me playing in the background -

Astrobricks

SumoLego said:

gelkster said:

"Yikes! He has a wrench! I'm gettin outta here!!"

- a-ha's Take on Me playing in the background -

Take On Me - 1984
#8712 - 1988
That tracks :)

gelkster

You guys are great 🤣🤣👍

pxchris

oldtodd33 said:

@pxchris  I like your simulation of the canon fire, it's pretty ingenious. 

Thanks!

mrlegoman

Please check out latest mod of LEGO YOSHI to include the tongue:

https://youtu.be/6LnLW35aHAU

SumoLego

pxchris said:

oldtodd33 said:

@pxchris  I like your simulation of the canon fire, it's pretty ingenious. 

Thanks!

I suddenly have a craving for vanilla ice cream.

Astrobricks

SumoLego said:

pxchris said:

oldtodd33 said:

@pxchris  I like your simulation of the canon fire, it's pretty ingenious. 

Thanks!

I suddenly have a craving for vanilla ice cream.

With a giant charcoal briquette on top :)

Speedman29

Lazy evening in the LEGO room, been a while. Got the '66 Batman film on for inspiration while I build

Wheres my Bat shark repellant?

KungFuKenny

^ I’m still waiting for Lego to give us a set from the “Surf’s Up, Joker’s Under” episode…

Astrobricks

Board shorts over the batsuit? Lol!

SumoLego

^ How does this not count as 'Jumping the Shark'?

Fizyx

I recently was able to get the last few sets that I needed to complete the Speed Champions theme secondhand, and I've been breaking them up/rebuilding them to confirm that all the pieces are there.  I really like the theme overall.  It's a lot of fun, there's tons of different techniques, lots of awesome cars, etc etc.

But there is one thing about Speed Champions I CAN NOT STAND.  As someone who tends to build my sets more than once as I buy second hand, run out of space, etc etc (again :P), the Speed Champions theme, for me, is the one that is most hostile to rebuilding.  And it's not because keeping track of all the small parts or finding them in a big pile is a pain in the butt.  No.  It's because the way that LEGO decided to show the stickers in the directions.  The way you are told to place certain pieces, that you won't then be told to sticker until 15 or 20 pages later.  And frustratingly, many of those collection of 'apply these 10 stickers from the last 30 steps' pages don't even make putting those stickers on any easier.  In a lot of cases, it makes it HARDER to put the stickers on!

Now, credit where its due, LEGO has gotten a lot better about this on new Speed Champions sets from what I've seen.  But ugh, it adds so much annoyance to building rebuilding an old Speed Champions set, when it should be all fun. :(

Redbullgivesuwind

SumoLego said:

^ How does this not count as 'Jumping the Shark'?

I think ‘66 Batman literally jumped the shark 5 minutes into the first episode.

pxchris

SumoLego said:

^ How does this not count as 'Jumping the Shark'?

Redbullgivesuwind said:

SumoLego said:

^ How does this not count as 'Jumping the Shark'?

I think ‘66 Batman literally jumped the shark 5 minutes into the first episode.

I was going to say the same thing... the entire show was Jumping the shark, it is the most campy weird thing and it's glorious!

sweetness34

They didn’t have to jump the shark since they had the Batman shark repellent handy

iwybs

The Heart of Gold!  From the Adidas sneaker.  In Studio.  (Sounds like Clue!)

gelkster

Kid had most of #75251 in the $30 haul, I finally got a long weekend to build it.

WesterBricks

I purchased my Emerald Night secondhand, so tonight I disassembled it, and I’m about to rebuild it “for the first time”.

sipuss

#43114 Punk Pirate Ship was quite enjoyable, expected less of it. Definitely a good deal at 50% off. The figs are magnificent, and all those printed tiles will certainly get some use as decorations in various buildings. Plus a nice display piece for a minifig (Commander Cody doesn't necessarily match with teal, but it'll do for now).

gelkster

#70675 from the haul with (everybody now) 
"MINOR MODIFICATIONS & SUBSTITUTIONS"

I wont show you the OTHER half/side 😆🙄😫
At least all the bright light orange was there, all 3 orange missiles, & the weird tornado spinny thingy (not shown)

gelkster

WHOOOMP!! Dey it izz

Astrobricks

Star Wars meets Ninjago!

1265

I made my wife a BrickHeadz of herself to take to work to put on her desk.  She's a nurse and wears red and black scrubs.

WesterBricks

^ tell her an anonymous Internet stranger says thank you for your service. I work for a hospital and I know nurses are being stretched thin.

autolycus

I am currently building some Brickheadz while watching random tv. First up was Daisy and Scrooge and gang. After that I will move on to the newer HP ones. And this afternoon I’m going to have to completely rearrange my already built sets so these will fit in the display cases I have—baseball bat cases from Michael’s.

gelkster

Did you get her personal clearance for the...posterior area?

Fizyx

A good while ago JK Brickworks put out a great little model of a world turtle including both powered and un-powered versions.  I got the pieces (including the 9v micromotor, ugh that hurt...) probably almost a year ago, but I've just never gotten around to building it yet.  (I'm blaming my sister, since she also wanted a copy for herself as well, so I have to sort through double the number of pieces.  Definitely her fault and not mine it took so long!)

Anyways, I finally took some time to put it together and it's just as wonderful as I was hoping it would be!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqycR6ViFLE

560Heliport

$63.99 at Target, new regular price, not a sale. I have two extra Sand Green 1x2 plates. Can't find where they go- I can place 26 in the instructions, all placed, parts list says 28. Anyone else notice this?

sipuss

Very fun, packed little set (with some "additions" for the photo). Did not expect spare headphones for Korg, was pleasantly surprised.

truck730

560Heliport said:

$63.99 at Target, new regular price, not a sale. I have two extra Sand Green 1x2 plates. Can't find where they go- I can place 26 in the instructions, all placed, parts list says 28. Anyone else notice this?

I got mine in a skip -lucky me it was in its box and only 1st bag built. Behind the ears was a place I left out some pieces so maybe they're for there or the fun of a rebuild in prospect

Astrobricks

^ In the trash? The world is full of monsters :-(

JudgeChuck

I just finished building my #75159 Death Star over the last week or so (been taking it slowly!), which has been brilliant fun...
However... I seem to have two 4x4 Dark Bluish-Grey plates left over, which I am positive came out of the last set of bags (bag 10) and I have no idea where they go! I've been all the way back through the instructions and cannot see anywhere that they should go!
Looking at the inventory, there are three 4x4 DBG plates listed and I've placed all three correctly, so I can only think that these are extras.

Switchfoot55

Yesterday I opened up #431279 Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse. I ended up just having enough time to build Mickey, but had such a fun time seeing him come together. 

Displayed on my shelf, the set really does bring me a lot of joy and causes me to smile ever time I've looked at it. I can't wait to add in Minnie!

pxchris

560Heliport said:

$63.99 at Target, new regular price, not a sale. I have two extra Sand Green 1x2 plates. Can't find where they go- I can place 26 in the instructions, all placed, parts list says 28. Anyone else notice this?

It's been some time since I built mine, but I seem to vaguely recall that I missed some 1x2 plates in a step and had to go back and correct it. Couldn't begin to tell you where though other than somewhere in the head...

pxchris

I built my birthday set #43114 Punk Pirate Ship yesterday and it was a delight. As I've stated multiple times, my only real complaint at all with the theme is the price! But the build itself, a lot of fun, and I love the outlandish color scheme of coral and teal. I am just really hoping they do release the second wave of Bandmates here in the US so I can get the last member of the Punk Pirate's band. All of the other figs are proudly displayed on the ship stage and look like they're having a blast pumping out some punk tunes (as usual, I'm not smart enough to remember to snap a photo to post when I'm still at home).

ryderfan

Since Bricksie showed off the four-story version of the Sitcom Tower, I decided to share pics of the complete seven-story version of the tower I finished last week (well, complete until the QE set gets a floor).

The floors (from the bottom) are: Central Perk, Seinfeld, How I Meet Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Joey/Chandler, Monica/Rachel, and Thor's Penthouse.



Two things I realized after completing:
It's BIG. 60-bricks tall and same height as the Daily Bugle (see pics). Brickie's four-story version matches in height and size of the Ghostbusters FD, but this one looks massive compared to the DB due to its width. Since I didn't build this in my LEGO room, I didn't notice during construction as it was isolated from the other builds.
It's also HEAVY (about 19.5 pounds) you might see in some pics it's sitting on a wooden tray - that's because supporting it just by the baseplate sides will lead to warping of the plate. If you're going to move one of these around a lot, I suggest placing it on a tray and using that for transport.

I also modified the design of the top two floors. I didn't like having to go inside the guys' apartment and then out onto the patio and up some stairs to access the ladies' apartment and penthouse. Yes, I altered the exterior but it's LEGO - you're supposed to build what YOU want and what satisfies YOU.

The Back (I added big panoramic windows to the BBT floor, and the Penthouse):



The Left Side (I continued the staircases to the top two floors along this wall, but the hall width reduced the stair case width from four to two studs):



Yes, that's the back of the Seinfeld Kitchen you see there, and you are shown up front on the website that's what it will look like.

And Finally the right side.



Let me know if you would like to see more pics. Thanks

gelkster

LOTR update! Finished (* = missing parts)

#9476 Orc Forge (*11)
#79013 Lake-Town Chase (*23)
#9472 Attack on Weathertop (*54)

& all Lake Town figs missing except the guard 😫😫
 

I love the.Orc forge light brick feature, & the larger Lake Town building is really cool. Tackling Mines of Moria now! 👍

MaffyD

MoM is really cool IMO. Might have to get my LotR stuff out... feeling a bit of a castle vibe at the moment (just need to buy that Creator set x3)!

arathemis

Built this set twice. I think one of the few technic sets that have very nice model B. 
I also added a floor in the trunk and a separator wall so that the trunk is usablefor model B. Then created a  picknik basket to go inside from some remaining parts. 

Astrobricks

^ I assume that's #42039?

arathemis

You're right