What are you building right now?

Astrobricks

I sure wish we had a store like that around here. With six months of winter, you’d think this would be an ideal market!

autolycus

Astrobricks said:

I sure wish we had a store like that around here. With six months of winter, you’d think this would be an ideal market!

None in MN, but depending on where in the state you are, there might be one within reasonable day trip distance?

https://bricksandminifigs.com/store-locator/

Or you could encourage a friend to open a franchise. ;)

560Heliport

Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Madison, Wisconsin are each about four hours from the Twin Cities- according to Google Maps. But "reasonable day trip distance" is highly variable in winter! 

Lo1sJess

@autolycus thanks for sharing!  Looks like Virginia is to get two in the future.

evancelt

A few failed experiments from yesterday :D

Have a few other techniques to try: drilled out eye holes and making a face out of clay

PapaBear

could you cut off those overlapping slivers when you cut out his mouth?

evancelt

PapaBear said:

could you cut off those overlapping slivers when you cut out his mouth?

Yeah totally - my take away from this failed experiment, though, is that the sticker method isn't going to look that great. I'm going to try two methods to add depth next: 1) drill into the dish to put eyes behind it (boat studs) and 2) make a 3D face out of clay

Lo1sJess

how about a clear sticker background and cutting out the slivers?  Alternatively you could try separate stickers for each eye with brow and mouth.

love Thomas btw, miss those years my little one will be 18 later this month.

pxchris

Lo1sJess said:

love Thomas btw, miss those years my little one will be 18 later this month.

I understand the feeling... mine is 19... how time flies!

Diamondback_Six

pxchris said:

Lo1sJess said:

love Thomas btw, miss those years my little one will be 18 later this month.

I understand the feeling... mine is 19... how time flies!

Seems like just yesterday *I* was 19, back when "classic" Adventurers was on shelves...

blokey9

evancelt said:

PapaBear said:

could you cut off those overlapping slivers when you cut out his mouth?

Yeah totally - my take away from this failed experiment, though, is that the sticker method isn't going to look that great. I'm going to try two methods to add depth next: 1) drill into the dish to put eyes behind it (boat studs) and 2) make a 3D face out of clay

can you source decal paper instead? then you would just need to use decal softener to get it to stick on without any creases.

evancelt

Got started on Thomas's side

TheFew

Did some more work on the Rocinante... it is getting massive and heavy now. The model remains a fragile and frustrating build... but it is getting there, with just the drive cone and PSCs to go...

PJ76uk

^Is that brickgloria's moc? I've been seriously tempted but if the build is so fragile I think I might hold off...

TheFew

@PJ76uk yep Brickgloria. It is fragile in so much that when you built it, to puts parts on there is no where to hold the model without previous bits popping off. Also some of the connections are are a bit tenous.

So an awesome MOC and an awesome build. But like most MOCs, not up to Lego's standards for stability of the construction. 

But once finished it is a display piece... certainly not swooshable!

PJ76uk

TheFew said:

But once finished it is a display piece... 

As it should be! 

I've built a few awesome looking mocs that look great on display but fall apart at the slightest touch so I'm not worried about that too much, but I built a moc of Sauron that I got from rebrickable and it was a nightmare to assemble as pieces were constantly falling off as I tried to add others. Was a very frustrating experience and almost, but not quite, put me off building mocs!



If I wanted something swooshable I build smaller scale, easier for the kids to handle too. I assume your doing the 5k piece moc? There's some with around 500 pieces that look perfectly swooshable!

TheFew

@PJ76uk 5,000 parts sounds about correct... it has taken ages to get the build this far.

Not so sad to hear the Sauron falls apart easily.. atleast it gives those Hobbits a fighting chance!

Have to agree that I go through phases of not liking MOCs as they can be a pain to build... with one exception being the Arvo Brothers MOCs... rock solid those!

WesterBricks

I’ve been holding onto this bugle from the 90s for no apparent reason… 

Now is its time to shine, as a trumpet for the modular jazz club.

pxchris

Finally cracked this guy open!

It's been too long since I built one of the Creator Expert Vehicles!

Speedman29

@pxchris as I said, it's not bad scale!

pxchris

Speedman29 said:

@pxchris as I said, it's not bad scale!

It's just about perfect! Thanks man!

evancelt

Some more progress on Thomas. Waiting on more parts!

The face is a placeholder

560Heliport

Another recolor of the #75337 AT-TE Walker.

evancelt

Need to trade out these full pins for dark gray 3/4 pins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5lpDjLjFbA

560Heliport

Eeth Koth's Horn Company AT-TE.
The clones' blasters are Brickarms, from Brickmania's Minneapolis store. If you buy some Brickarms weapons, you get to pick a randomly colored piece from a jar at the cash register. 
The insignia on the middle leg is in Vibrant Yellow because I don't have any Lime/Bright Yellowish Green 2x2 macaroni tiles.

Modeltrainman

A WIP Tram Barn 

560Heliport

A recolor of the alternate build from #31021 Furry Creatures. 
This is Abby, my aunt's dog. Abby died early this year. She was a great dog, just the sweetest little mutt. 
This is my Christmas present to my aunt.

Speedman29

Feeling festive having finished work earlier in the week, decided to have a little mincepie and open #40564

I quite like these little Christmas scenes, the mountains and trees making the background are simply yet very effective.

arathemis

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arathemis

Feeling festive, started building the Home Alone house. Did a bunch of bags then parked the cook's van in the living room till tomorrow when we'll continue. Very nice build so far. 

Lo1sJess

@560Heliport I lost my Beanz this year and feel for your aunt.  Lego Abby is very nice❤️.  Have you thought about trying to make a small lego picture frame that could attach somehow and putting Abby’s photo in it?  

WesterBricks

By far the most expensive Advent calendar I’ve ever done, but it was totally worth it.  I’m very happy I was able to build it one bag per day.

560Heliport

@Lo1sJess Thanks! The photo of Abby is in my phone. I don't have any practical way to print it. 

Astrobricks

560Heliport said:

@Lo1sJess Thanks! The photo of Abby is in my phone. I don't have any practical way to print it. 

Don’t Walmart and many drugstores have a way to walk in with your phone and print pictures?

560Heliport

Astrobricks said:

560Heliport said:

@Lo1sJess Thanks! The photo of Abby is in my phone. I don't have any practical way to print it. 

Don’t Walmart and many drugstores have a way to walk in with your phone and print pictures?

Probably. But since my smartphone is the first camera I've ever owned (aside from a few disposables I've taken on camping trips), I just usually don't think about taking photos- just not a "thing", if you see what I mean.

mr_benn

Finally... built it all together!  A REALLY fun build, designed to be built together - kept 6 of us entertained for over an hour all doing the different parts!  The homage to the Friends theme is impressive, and it's really designed as a family thing (there's a video with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and Niels Christiansen that explains how this 'building together' is really important'.  Not spoiling any surprises by posting this, but everything opens up and the fireplace lights up too!

560Heliport

The blue jay from #21301 Birds, recolored in Dark Azur.

Marshallmario

@560Heliport so impressive on so many levels! Your aunt will be touched!

tfranklin84

I’m way behind the times, but I finally gave the Monkie kid theme a chance and I’m in love with 80020 white dragon horse jet. One of the few sets that I think has to be built and seen in person to fully appreciate. 

pxchris

560Heliport said:

A recolor of the alternate build from #31021 Furry Creatures. 
This is Abby, my aunt's dog. Abby died early this year. She was a great dog, just the sweetest little mutt. 
This is my Christmas present to my aunt.

How precious!! Great job!

pxchris

Building "The Old West" sets from The LEGO Movie, that I've just acquired thanks to @jedivalkyrie, to compliment my Western theme collection.

Sadly, I got hit with a really nasty case of the brittle browns!! ☹️ (Not at all @jedivalkyrie 's fault, most of the sets were still brand new in bag!) Sounded like the Rice Krispy factory around here during the build. So many snap, crackle, and pops. Hopefully LEGO will be able to send replacement bricks.

Outside of that unfortunate issue though, these are such fun sets! I have the rest of the CMF minifigs along with Western Emmett on the way.

FollowsClosely

Adding another section to my Black Falcon Castle.

Lo1sJess

@FollowsClosely nice addition and of course love your Lego space and organization.

Speedman29

Christmas Day all washed up and tidied, mother in law safely home, Miss Speedy tucked up in bed and Mrs Speedy catching up with festive miserable Eastenders. I'm in the kitchen with a large single malt and #40535

Really like these brick sketches. Also Mrs S retired the old owls table cover on the kitchen table with the beige polka dot one replacing it.....but she kept the best section of owls as a placemat and wrapped it up as a present!

TheOriginalSimonB

Hurrah for the saviour of owls.

Lo1sJess

Must keep the owls😁 single malt looks good too!

Speedman29

Boxing Day building, made the cool sunflowers over breakfast and then the Aston Martin SC pair over lunch

Just finished the Vantage GT3 while rustling up leftover gammon and turkey pea pasta for tea. Really like the 8 wide SC cars, but the Valkyrie feels a bit too long for the width.

TheOriginalSimonB

5 bags in, very much enjoying this.

The technic bits and use of sub assemblies are so far beyond anything I could come up with myself.

evancelt

Here was Thomas face try #2. Next try will be with clay, though this one isn't too bad

Lo1sJess

@evancelt if you weren’t, always use the fastest drill and speed you have when drilling plastic or acrylic plus use tape (usually painters) on the surface you want cleanest and drill through that side.  Looks good.  If you try clay and run into issues you may want to try plaster of Paris as you would be able to carve it more easily than sculpting clay.  

What’s the bigger project Thomas is for?