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Astrobricks

^ Is that #76139?

WesterBricks

Astrobricks said:

^ Is that #76139?

Indeed it is #76139, the 1989 Batmobile. I just paid a princely sum of $75 for it secondhand, so I have no problem solving the giant evil puzzle.

autolycus

WesterBricks said:

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.

I’m planning to disassemble mine maybe next weekend or after Thanksgiving. I doubt I will have the patience to break it down reverse bag at a time, but I was at least planning to keep different sections together, with the entire technic frame in its own bag(s).

GrannyLEGO

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. 

It definitely does. I finished my rebuild of #76178 Daily Bugle and then moved it across the room using the turntable. Had to then holler for hubby as my third hand so he could pull the turntable out from underneath while I steadied the building. I have had a few spectacular crashes when I relied on the baseplate!

pxchris

I've had that exact turntable in my wishlist for a while @GrannyLEGO. I'm going to have to click buy on it soon!

WesterBricks

Well that was a lot more work than it should have been, but it’s the most satisfying set I’ve ever built.

gratefulnat

@WesterBricks Just looking at this picture makes me want to rebuild mine, it really is an awesome set!

Astrobricks

Probably corners like a supertanker though ;-)

autolycus

It would be a disaster in San Francisco as well... Or Atlanta. Or really any city with even the slightest bit of hills. Or potholes. Or speed bumps. Well, you get the idea.

But it looks bad-ice, and that's all that really matters.

PJ76uk

I'm a sucker for small scale spaceships, it's why I like the Lego Star Wars magazines(!), saw this build over on rebrickable and couldn't resist. Will take pride of place on my workspace until I can build an UCS style version!

Brickfan50

Just for the sake of getting an answer to the question "how would it be when my Minecraft layout would have clouds?"....... I added clouds.

pxchris

Was happy to be able to add #6351 Surf N' Sail Camper to the collection of vintage recreational vehicles! 

KungFuKenny

@pxchris Classic Town sets are only second to Classic Space in my heart…now you need the RV and boat that come with #6388 Holiday Home!

I have been collecting the Space Police 3 sets, and finally snagged #5984 Lunar Limo (thanks to @jedivalkyrie ).  What a sleek and menacing vehicle! I built a stand so I can pose it on the shelf…

And I have to say that Brick Daddy (with his purple suit and gold chain) is one of the coolest villains I have in my collection.

SumoLego

I'm partial to the Agents sets, but I do like the SP3 minifigures as well.

pxchris

KungFuKenny said:

@pxchris Classic Town sets are only second to Classic Space in my heart…now you need the RV and boat that come with #6388 Holiday Home!

You're a bad influence on me.

KungFuKenny said:

And I have to say that Brick Daddy (with his purple suit and gold chain) is one of the coolest villains I have in my collection.

Undoubtedly one of the coolest SP minifigs!

Fizyx

KungFuKenny said:

And I have to say that Brick Daddy (with his purple suit and gold chain) is one of the coolest villains I have in my collection.

Didn't even mention one of the coolest parts of the minifig either!  If you thought that his head looked a little weird color wise, you'd be right... because it glows in the dark!

Fauch

also it's a headcrab

TheFew

Now up to step 475. First time I have made progress in a number of weeks,  maybe months!

Astrobricks

^ Long enough that I can’t remember what it is ;-)

TheFew

Astrobricks said:

^ Long enough that I can’t remember what it is ;-)

I'm struggling too! 

It's the Rocinante from The Expanse.

vanvonfull

Family build last night:



then I started Trafalgar Square when everyone went to bed. 

plasmodium

An unusual one maybe - I've been building a Windows 98 PC so I can play Lego Island, Legoland and all sorts of other old games I'd nearly forgotten about from my childhood.

I was inspired by the Bits n Bricks podcast that Lego have been producing for the past year or so which charts the history of Lego video games over the past 25 years. I'm sure it's been discussed elsewhere on the forum but I strongly recommend it. It's a really interesting insight not only into the making of the video games, but also corporate strategy etc at TLG around video games, multimedia products and other non-brick/brick-adjacent products and how Lego was looking to position themselves in the market going into the 21st century. Fascinating stuff.

If I have to give an example of something in real bricks, I tracked down a copy of #7964 a couple of months ago. I lusted over that a decade ago but could never afford it, and I had a blast putting that together. I even pulled all my brother's clone troopers out of my parents' loft to display with it!

KungFuKenny

plasmodium said:

An unusual one maybe - I've been building a Windows 98 PC so I can play Lego Island, Legoland and all sorts of other old games I'd nearly forgotten about from my childhood.

My son is a computer science major (and vintage computer collector) which has allowed us to pull these old games out and play them once more as well. I posted this pic a while back…

The nostalgia is nice, and the games are surprisingly fun as well (despite advances in gaming since then)…

FollowsClosely

I spent a few hours on Saturday filling in the contents of my latest modular building moc.  I think I am missing the mark a bit, as I think this is not as recognizable as I want it to be. 


Can anyone recognize what type of business is going on here?

Basty

^ Meth Lab? I’d guess a Brewery or a work shop as the guy in the back is in front of an extractor unit

WesterBricks

^^ It’s obviously an American all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant.

KungFuKenny

The product looks like Heisenberg’s “blue sky” meth, but the lack of safety gear/respirators has me second guessing…

FollowsClosely

You are so right, I do need to get the proper minifigs...

 

FollowsClosely

Astrobricks

Is there a guy chained up in the basement?

Brickfan50

Quick question: when I want to quote someone the cursor in my draft post always stays in the grey area of the quote. How do I get my cursor under the quote??

vizzitor

Brickfan50 said:

Quick question: when I want to quote someone the cursor in my draft post always stays in the grey area of the quote. How do I get my cursor under the quote??

You might have deleted the spacing outside the quote since you can usually click the white space you've highlighted or press the down or right arrows when you're at the end of the quote.

If you have, then press the "</>" icon above the comment box to Toggle the HTML, then you can type below or after where it says </blockquote>. After that, you can toggle off HTML view again with the same button to view it normally.

Switchfoot55

I put together #40449 Santa's Sleigh last night. A very satisfying build that fits nicely into the Winter Village!

I am already predicting the loss of several of the presents due to my kids. 

Astrobricks

Brickfan50 said:

Quick question: when I want to quote someone the cursor in my draft post always stays in the grey area of the quote. How do I get my cursor under the quote??

I like @vizzitor’s answer, but I’ve always dealt with it by NEVER clicking in the quote area until after I’m done adding text below it. As long as I always start below the quote I’ve not had a problem getting there.

TheFew

Now on step 578. Minifig for scale.

MaffyD

It's a big ship @TheFew - liking all the angles! Trailer for season 6 is out by the way - looks really action-packed!

TheFew

MaffyD said:

It's a big ship @TheFew - liking all the angles! Trailer for season 6 is out by the way - looks really action-packed!

Oh thanks for the info, will look for the trailer!

WesterBricks

I’m waiting for a pair of BrickLink orders with the last few dozen parts, but I have enough to get started.

To recap, I recently bought a high school kid’s 60+ pound collection for $160. It contained 99% of #10261 Roller Coaster and I’ve spent the last 10 nights extracting it from the collection. Once I sell the remaining loose parts, I basically have a free roller coaster that only cost me time and energy.

FollowsClosely

Sike has had many failed business in the past. His biggest failure was Sike Costumes. However, he is now running two successful businesses out of his three story building that is located next to the city Police Station.



He has a gun shop on the first floor where he has over 50 guns and hundreds of boxes of ammo in stock. This business is in the black, but it is more of a front than his primary focus.



Sike's apartment is on the second floor where he relaxes and streams his favorite shows.



Sike spends his evenings working in his lab on the top floor, where he produces the towns best "blue sky candy." This is by far his most thriving business.



More pictures can be found on Flickr

Bumblepants

@FollowsClosely the back details are really great. Well done

Bobflip

Finished this two year long project last night... wanting to build a Lego ED-209 was the instigator for getting out of my dark ages something like 8 years ago, but only really dove in at the end of 2019. Didn't realise how involved I was going to get with it... it's been an epic journey! 



A few more pics up at https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

WesterBricks

Finished at midnight last night. I had to make a few small substitutions and I’m waiting for a handful of inconsequential parts.

This set is massive. I didn’t really get a sense of the length of it, even while building it, because you’re building two halves and joining them at the last minute.

I absolutely love the design and engineering that went into this track system. You can tell they put a lot of work and brainpower into designing tracks and carriages that would work smoothly and consistently, allow for a chain to drive it, and be modular enough to allow for various layouts.

Speedman29

Bobflip said:

Finished this two year long project last night... wanting to build a Lego ED-209 was the instigator for getting out of my dark ages something like 8 years ago, but only really dove in at the end of 2019. Didn't realise how involved I was going to get with it... it's been an epic journey! 

Thats awesome. Watched Robocop last night and I say its a great replica. Are those lipstick missiles?

Bobflip

Speedman29 said:

Thats awesome. Watched Robocop last night and I say its a great replica. Are those lipstick missiles?

Thanks! And well spotted, they are indeed lipstick :-)
Also used roller skates on the front middle of the guns

GrannyLEGO

The little camera available to VIP members is a cute little build. It reminds me of the Instamatic cameras (and the like) that I grew up with.

Addicted2Oxygen

Bricklinked Nebulon B Frigate #77904 completed (sans sticker). That was a clever little build. I had forgotten about the docked falcon, so that was a fun surprise when it clicked. 

A bigger UCS version would be amazing, but I can see why it might not be possible. You would probably need supports at each end and not just in the middle. And then finding a scale that works well could be tricky. How chunky does that central beam become?

Now to find some room on the shelf for it. 

daewoo

My builds are boring, but I started on my road MILs last night.  I'm using the new road plates plus some plates built SNOT to make the roads a little wider.  I got 8 started and then realized I don't have the 6x8 plates I need for the sidewalks on each side.  I'm not happy with how the crosswalks look, so gotta play around with them.  I might end up brick building them instead of using the new plates.

JRBricks

When I was a kid and went to see ESB at the theater I was in absolute awe at the giant AT-ATs. My favorite vehicle then and probably still today. I told myself to take my time building it, but couldn't help myself and finished in less than a week lol. Now waiting till next month to stuff it with troopers from the battlepacks. 

Switchfoot55

^I don't think I've seen a photo with the two of those sets side by side yet. Absolutely wonderful!

Fizyx

Switchfoot55 said:

^I don't think I've seen a photo with the two of those sets side by side yet. Absolutely wonderful!

They had one on the front page comparing those two sets and the new ISD that was pretty good, but I like this one better because it ALSO has some sense of scale from the set of drawers/picture frames they're sitting on.  It's a good reminder of just how enormous both these sets are.