What are you building right now?

evancelt

Thanks for the tips @Lo1sJess ! If clay fails I'll definitely give this method another try - I rushed through this one during kid naps, but I think spending more time on the drilling and sanding process would be key in a good outcome - could even make different emotion faces!

I am working on a historical train MOC that is 15 MILS BP in size. It's based around an early Stevenson's Rocket train which will be good for train shows, but I'm also making a Thomas train so that I can use that same display as Sodor for pop culture conventions that have fewer train nerds :)

pxchris

Finally got around to building the Fender today!



It's been nice to get a bit of the backlog built this weekend!

Speedman29

As its official #LEGObuildday decided it was time to cut the seals on #10300 First time I've had an instruction book not wrapped in plastic, instead its in a nifty card envelope. Also the first time I've had a big instruction book that's not curved from falling to the bottom of the box and bending over!

Lots of bags, lots of pieces, but I started with a coffee and a read of the foreword to the manual. Some nice stills from the films.

Worked my way through the first two bags to make a nice substantial centre section to the chassis before we have to head out to see some friends. I think a few bags a day to extend this through to New Year will work out well.

eMJeeNL

I’m just so glad the owls are still with us! :)

560Heliport

#6894 Blacktron Invader! I'm getting ready for Sunday.
I'm going to build a Blacktron set each day until then!

560Heliport

^ Assuming I can restrain myself from building them all today!

Speedman29

More work on the Delorean, in-between seeing some friends and making a turkey curry!

For a stainless steel monochrome car, it's very colourful underneath!

Love the hover mode conversion method, another case of temporary bricks being removed after completing a section. In this case a pair of 2x2 yellow bricks with connector that held the lever in place until the gearing was finished.

560Heliport

#6941 Blacktron Battrax.

560Heliport

#6954 Renegade.

560Heliport

Components.

PJ76uk

@560Heliport really wish I'd re-collected my childhood sets from the secondary market when I see reminders like this! Sadly the only Blacktron set I still own is #6941 Battrax, such a beautiful subtheme of classic space from my childhood! The black and yellow sets were perfect for battling with my classic space navy which was mainly white and blue with some grey/transgreen thrown in for good measure!

Speedman29

Spent a couple more hours on the Delorean, watched BTTF at the same time to get right in the mood....

....worked in the evening, after eight (it's a mint joke!) Then this morning....

....loving the interior details....

gratefulnat

....worked in the evening, after eight (it's a mint joke!) Then this morning....

evancelt

Made a little progress last night on some MILS plates using big 8x16 and 10x20 bricks

evancelt

Hoping to finish up this tunnel entrance this evening

pxchris

All those printed 1x4 wood tiles though...! Expensive, but looks soooo good!

560Heliport

With yesterday's acquisition of the Vidiyo Folk Fairy BeatBox, I have six lime green 2x2 macaroni tiles, so I fixed one side of my AT-TE. The vibrant yellow makes lime green look dull!

560Heliport

#6876 Alienator.

WesterBricks

^ I remember being awestruck as a kid by the walking mechanisms of this and some other Classic Space sets.

Yo_dA

#6876 was one of my favorite sets as a kid.  The classic space at-at. 

evancelt

Made some progress on a tunnel entrance module. Will finish the top later

Speedman29

Final morning building while waiting for my washing machine engineer to turn up and finally fix it after a 42 day wait!

Love that huge windscreen piece, nice to see it came with a film cover and in a bag to protect it too.

Doors in place, might have to work out a mod to keep them open. Although I had a drive in a Delorean years ago, it was a case of don't meet your hero's! The door drooped and I smacked my head getting in. The example I drove had the dreadful 3spd auto box, the Renault V6 is woefully under powered. That's why they squeezed a V8 in the back for the sequels, so they actually had some grunt for the stunts!

And finished. Built as the original film car from the final scenes. I love it, ultimately it will become the second film car in hover mode. Changing the rear numberplate from OUTATIME to the futuristic one involved stripping the rear end apart to remove the plate holder. Might build Benbuildslego's BTTF skyline to display with it.

karrit

@Speedman29 I feel your pain about the broken washing machine.  We went through the same thing earlier this year.  Guy came, had to order parts & get approval from warranty company.  Came to install parts and broke something else.  Had to wait on approval from warranty company again for more parts.  Confusion ensued when left hand condemned machine for good and right hand approved repairs.  Finally was fixed after about a month and a half and many trips to the local laundromat.

Modeltrainman

Finished #10235, though, I can't say I remember a rocking carousel. I only remember round and round, up and down.

560Heliport

Modeltrainman said:

Finished #10235, though, I can't say I remember a rocking carousel. I only remember round and round, up and down.

Rocking on a horse on a carousel seems familiar- unless I'm remembering some other ride. It would have been 50 years ago, after all!

560Heliport

#6987 Message Intercept Base! I can't find one of the black 2x2 plates w/pin on bottom, so I painted a LBG one with a Sharpie. The minifig metal detector is also MIA. 
"Oh... It's... beautiful!"

560Heliport

When I was a kid, there was a span of time when I had only six of this jet/rocket engine piece- two white, two red, and two grey. I wanted more! Well, eventually I got more. Even so, in recent years when the PAB had them, I'd get a dozen. A few months ago, I counted them: 84! I gave a dozen to my cousin's 9- and 7-year-old kids (in a 2 1/2 gallon/10 liter canister full of pieces). So I have 72 now. So I decided to put them to use- Blacktron will be uncatchable now!

560Heliport

PJ76uk

The completed model #40580 Blacktron Cruiser:

Had to put on top of my Lego fleece blanket to take the picture as the surface I was taking photos on is black!

Absolutely love this set, takes me right back to my childhood, much more than #10497 Galaxy Explorer did, as this actually felt more like classic space - my biggest gripe with #10497 was that it felt over-engineered, more akin to a UCS model than classic space) and even if some techniques were updated and stickers needed applying rather than printed parts it feels like classic space when handling the completed model.

A certain amount of swooshing will occur this evening, purely to test structural integrity and any pew pew sounds will be entirely coincidental!

arathemis

I planted the seeds for this year. Let's see how much lego this will bring by the end of 2023. Very nice set, BTW. I love it.  

560Heliport

So I decided to stay indoors to build: so, of course, now the sun is out and it looks beautiful outside. Oh well, here's my progress so far:

560Heliport

I'm completely satisfied with all of these sets. The otter habitat feels like a lot for just ten dollars: two otters, frog, and fish, and both ATV and terrain are fairly substantial.
The white rabbit is delightful! The alternate builds look great too.
Tusken Raider is awesome.
The Clone Troopers are standing on cool yellow 1x3 plates from PaB- or are they skiing?
I used a black Sharpie on the visor.

560Heliport

I'm starting #40580 Blacktron Cruiser. The box uses tape seals- so it'll be a lot easier to keep the box looking nice, compared to the thumb-punch style.

Diamondback_Six

There's a simple answer to the thumb-punch...

Gibbs Rule #9: Never go anywhere without a knife.

Three careful slits to cut the glue joints and you're in... :)

560Heliport

Oh, I carry a Leatherman multitool... but two strips of tape is stll easier.

560Heliport

@PJ76uk I agree about #10497. It's beautiful, but if you try to build anything else, you'll have a lot of little pieces left over. 
I think my only criticism of #40580 is that I think they should have used yellow plates under the 1x2 trans-red tiles. 

Diamondback_Six

Seeing the two side by side... well, the new version is too sleek, too slick, lacks the clunky chunky quirky charm of the original. Back half looks pretty solid to the original, but the cockpit module and wings are where it loses the original's character.

@560Heliport So do I, plus two 2" folders, two flashlights and enough crap to give Batman a backache. LOL

560Heliport

Well, 35 years later, I expect things to look a little different. :) 

evancelt

The 3 Thomas face techniques I tried (stickers, drilling out eyes, clay):


Glued them to 4x4 tiles:

autolycus

Started building Lunar New Year Ice Festival this afternoon. I never appreciate how large some of these sets are. I had a spot in mind in my winter village, which I’ll take down next weekend, but I’m going to have to pack up a few smaller sets before then just for space.

Cymbeline

@evancelt I really love how you've captured all of Thomas' expressions in the clay faces. It brings back memories of watching the show with my grandson.

560Heliport

#71786 Zane's Ice Dragon Creature. It's bigger than I pictured. (Emilie approves- apparently the tail tastes good...)

560Heliport

The opponents: Bone King, Bone Knight, abd Bone Warrior. Their bone weapons are one of those bagged packs that means you usually have extras, and I also got an extra Spring Yellowish Green lower jaw, so I put it on Bone King.
The paper instructions do include instructions for the alternate build pictured on the back of the box.

Lo1sJess

@560Heliport Emilie appears less impressed with this one.  

560Heliport

She was probably thinking, "When are you gonna clear this stuff off the bed so we can sleep?"

PJ76uk

560Heliport said:

@PJ76uk I agree about #10497. It's beautiful, but if you try to build anything else, you'll have a lot of little pieces left over. 
I think my only criticism of #40580 is that I think they should have used yellow plates under the 1x2 trans-red tiles. 

I think your right, trans red on black just looks too dull compared to the original. It would be an easy fix though from the stash - will keep in mind for my second copy of #40580 as I tend to display as Lego originally intended!

evancelt

Cymbeline said:

@evancelt I really love how you've captured all of Thomas' expressions in the clay faces. It brings back memories of watching the show with my grandson.

Thanks! Figured it could be fun to change them out for various MOCs or at different shows

Switchfoot55

@evancelt, your clay models are exceptionally wonderful! Great job!

Gibbo1959

Today I have been mostly building #42134 Monster Jam Megaladon which was a Christmas gift from Mrs Gibbo. Transpires it’s only my second Technic set, the other being #42021 Snowmobile which I recall buying as something to build while stuck in a hotel on a work trip some years ago. That obviously didn’t covert me to the theme but this was fun to put together. How the designers work out everything is going to fit together is beyond me!

TheOriginalSimonB

Unstickered because I mostly bought it for the parts (then gave to MrsB to wrap up as a “surprise” Christmas present). Was hoping to learn something different from Ninjago mech building but I guess there’s nowt left from the old ccbs days other than the shells.