What are you building right now?

pxchris

Definitely keep it @WesterBricks! Anything Model Team is worth holding onto in my opinion.

WesterBricks

^ agreed, but I already have the reissue so now I have to decide which one to sell. Tough decision indeed. I have a dedicated Model Team display shelf that is already full.

560Heliport

#76156 Rise of the Domo. So far:

Marshallmario

Only 1028 pieces to go!

560Heliport

Done! So.. .who's going to build six and put them together to have the whole pizza?

Lo1sJess

Looks good and so do your surroundings - enjoy your trip.

been on pain meds so I haven’t done much building, did raid the HP advent calendar to do small bits.  It was okay but not much new if you have already bought some of this years sets.  I also got Santa’s Sleigh (my lovely sister has made runs to the store and I have 2 bags of things waiting to be built) and it is a good build and very nice looking model.

Astrobricks

560Heliport said:

Done! So.. .who's going to build six and put them together to have the whole pizza?

How many of those parts are stickered vs printed vs reflecting leaves?

560Heliport

The three big 8x8 round plates are printed, as are the 1x2 curved slopes that are the eyes on the quadruped Deviant and the head of the other. More than 30 stickers- 27 numbered, but with multiples of a few. I forgot to bring tweezers, so I used the brick separator- bend the sheet enough to get part of the sticker free, then put the blade of the separator under, then transfer it to the part.

Astrobricks

Wow, somehow I missed the existence of 67095 3x3 round tile until now!

bandit778

#10293 makes a nice addition to the progressing Christmas display.

Fantastic little build, really enjoyed putting it together.

gratefulnat

Just finished rebuilding #70810 Metalbeard's Sea Cow. What an awesome set, and I think it looks pretty good next to the Ninjago Modulars.

Next up is #70751 Temple of Airjitzu

I am having so much fun!!

pxchris

I am lustful for that Sea Cow!

560Heliport

pxchris said:

I am lustful for that Sea Cow!

Um... Okay... Whatever floats your boat! ;)

autolycus

560Heliport said:

pxchris said:

I am lustful for that Sea Cow!

Um... Okay... Whatever floats your boat! ;)

I didn't think we're end up 'shipping a Brickset user and a TLM set, but here we are...

pxchris

*heavy panting*

gratefulnat

@pxchris   For 9.99 per week I will send you exclusive pictures, contract can only be canceled 7 days before the third Tuesday in March 2022.

Astrobricks

What does “we’re end up ‘shipping” mean?

MaffyD

Astrobricks said:

What does “we’re end up ‘shipping” mean?

I think @autolycus meant "we'd end up shipping" and 'shipping' means 'imagining a relationship' or 'discovering a relationship'.

So in the whole sentence could read "I didn't think we would end up imagining a relationship between a Brickset user and a TLM set, but here we are..."

Shipping is odd. And as a Star Trek fan, I should know.

autolycus

Astrobricks said:

What does “we’re end up ‘shipping” mean?

MaffyD got it right. Typo on “we’d” and “Shipping” is a thing mostly in tv fandom where fans hope 2 characters end up in a romantic relationship. Obviously it’s also a really bad dad joke pun here, considering it involves the Sea Cow.

pxchris

Moo.

Switchfoot55

^^Don't think the double joke of "shipping" and the SeaCow was lost on me! 

Well played, sir. 

KungFuKenny

#1843 arrived in a big lot a while back, but I’m just getting around to building it.  These double pack sets always draw my eye, and I like getting two classic themes in one purchase.  Plus the combined alt-builds are always amusing!

pxchris

I have that one as well @KungFuKenny and it's definitely a fun one. That Spyrius ship is actually a really cool design IMO. I somehow managed to get this one with the box and the alt builds are wacky!

Basty

My girlfriend tasked me with making an autumn style display. Hopefully she’ll like it.

KungFuKenny

Yoda decided to take a swan dive off the shelf, so this afternoon I brewed up a pot of coffee and got to work putting him back together again…

autolycus

KungFuKenny said:

Yoda decided to take a swan dive off the shelf, so this afternoon I brewed up a pot of coffee and got to work putting him back together again…

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t do it, but @KungFuKenny could! Well done!

Switchfoot55

You forgot to attach his ear buds. 

Astrobricks

The way earbuds get lost, I’m surprised one didn’t end up inside Yoda ;-)

WesterBricks

The set is nothing special, but I found most of #7900 in a bulk lot recently. I picked up the missing girders on eBay (the actual ones, interestingly enough*) and it’s back to it’s former glory.

* I found an ad for a yard sale last month and asked the seller if I could buy all of her Lego. She sold one tub before I got there but I got the rest. I could tell I was missing parts like three of these girders, and I had small but significant portions of a few other sets, so I put up an ad proposing a trade. Fast forward to a few days ago, I came across three girders on eBay, from a seller less than two hours away. I checked their sold items, and sure enough, there are the rest of the sets from the yard sale, sold incomplete because I have their missing parts. Shame they missed my ad, they would have gotten the better end of the trade.

TheOriginalSimonB

Hadn't quite realised how big this was, glad I had a bit of space left in the double-width Billy.

vizzitor

I'm in the same boat. Watched the Ghostbusters films last weekend while making the Ecto-1 (without the rust stickers, same as yours). Now it's sitting on my kitchen table.

I have to get a new Billy bookcase soon with all the sets from the last couple of years just built and put in cardboard boxes for now.

Switchfoot55

Man, I really need to pull the trigger on that set. It looks fantastic!

WesterBricks

After #4543 was RSOTD a little while back, I ordered parts to build my own flatbed car, and then I decided it needed the backhoe too. I’m just waiting on a shipment of wagon panels to arrive from Belgium, so it may take a while.

autolycus

TheOriginalSimonB said:

Hadn't quite realised how big this was, glad I had a bit of space left in the double-width Billy.

Do you by any chance have the 1989 Batmobile? If so, how does the size of Ecto-1 compare to it?

TheOriginalSimonB

@autolycus Afraid not. I would like it, but am saving my batcash in the hopes of a large ‘60s one some day.

vizzitor

autolycus said:

TheOriginalSimonB said:

Hadn't quite realised how big this was, glad I had a bit of space left in the double-width Billy.

Do you by any chance have the 1989 Batmobile? If so, how does the size of Ecto-1 compare to it?

I have them both and they are both huge but I'm not at home to take a picture.

The Brothers Brick review have comparison photos on their Ecto 1 review, like this one: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/media.brothers-brick.com/2020/10/LEGO-Ghostbusters-10274-ECTO1-63-LX7UI-1024x768.jpg

autolycus

vizzitor said:

autolycus said:

TheOriginalSimonB said:

Hadn't quite realised how big this was, glad I had a bit of space left in the double-width Billy.

Do you by any chance have the 1989 Batmobile? If so, how does the size of Ecto-1 compare to it?

I have them both and they are both huge but I'm not at home to take a picture.

The Brothers Brick review have comparison photos on their Ecto 1 review, like this one: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/media.brothers-brick.com/2020/10/LEGO-Ghostbusters-10274-ECTO1-63-LX7UI-1024x768.jpg

Perfect! Thanks! I have the Batmobile, and even though I knew it was big, my jaw dropped when pulled the tires out of the box and my brain really started understanding HOW big. I'm glad the Ecto-1 is a little smaller. That Batmobile takes up quite a lot of shelf space!

WesterBricks

I snagged this lovely set “New Old Stock” from 2011 on eBay. Bag 1 was open and missing a dozen common parts. Bags 2 and 3 were sealed, and the instructions and stickers were all here. Someone started building and gave up at step 18.

Speedman29

Mrs Speedy had a weekend away in Cardiff seeing friends, she popped into the LEGO store there and picked up the Halloween ornaments set for me and Little Miss Speedy to build

Brickfan50

Made a longer version of Hidden Side Wrecked Shrimp boat #70419. It has a working crane and a hold for the daily catch.

Bumblepants

@Brickfan50 Looks great! Well done.

datsunrobbie

#2153 Robo Stalker found in a bulk lot from Savers. Started work on #6979 from the same lot.

WesterBricks

I got a bee in my bonnet this evening and quickly built my own version of #10017 Hopper Wagon.

GrannyLEGO

I'm doing some deconstructing/rebuilding of #76178 Daily Bugle while I wait on my #21330 Home Alone but one thing I did which is helping with the rebuild and will help with Home Alone I think is get a turntable. Not only do the instructions often have builds turned around but also it is sometimes easier to put pieces on when you can turn the build. I have limited space so got a 12 inch diameter ...

As you can see it overlaps my space a bit and when I found it working out well, I got a second slightly smaller one of the same and then a nicer one for display purposes which I think I will use for my #60303 City Advent Calendar just got on sale from Amazon (thanks @KungFuKenny )

GrannyLEGO

Oops some how clicked finished on that post ... wanted to include shot of the CITY advent box with the new turntable for it below it.

Also wanted to include a shot of the Daily Bugle being worked on ...

and add the details on the turntable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NPJ0RW?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details 

Cymbeline

@GrannyLEGO It's a great idea for building and also perfect for displaying builds with an open back like #10293. For Santa's Visit I'd want one in white!

GrannyLEGO

@Cymbeline I hadn't even thought about the display possibilities yet beyond using it over the month of the Advent Calendar! I seemed to get the best results looking for "TV Turntable" as using just turntable got me too many with edges for keeping cans in your cupboard and such.

ryderfan

That turntable will definitely come in handy when you need to move it. I’m always afraid of the integrity of the 32x32 baseplates once they have the weight of a tall structure on them. 

autolycus

ryderfan said:

That turntable will definitely come in handy when you need to move it. I’m always afraid of the integrity of the 32x32 baseplates once they have the weight of a tall structure on them. 

I always slide my modulars about 1/3-1/2 off the shelf and then put one hand flush under the center of it to support the weight. The other hand is mostly just guiding side to side and tilting so I have control of the set while moving. Weight is all the one hand underneath though.

WesterBricks

Factory sealed, this set comes in 24 numbered bags, easy peasy.

Secondhand, it came in three big freezer bags.

It’s like a giant evil puzzle.