What are you building right now?

chrisalddin

Recce said:

chrisalddin said:

so it's never going to stand up to Lego's building rules.

While we're on unconventional building rules, imagine my surprise when I build below Custom Car Garage set, the techniques used are definitely not the usual Lego standard, I assumed TLG designers would have tidied up the design before releasing the official model (or maybe they already did!).

As they are, the cars have to be handled very carefully :)

that an official lego set or someones MOC?

Recce

chrisalddin said:

Recce said:

chrisalddin said:

so it's never going to stand up to Lego's building rules.

While we're on unconventional building rules, imagine my surprise when I build below Custom Car Garage set, the techniques used are definitely not the usual Lego standard, I assumed TLG designers would have tidied up the design before releasing the official model (or maybe they already did!).

As they are, the cars have to be handled very carefully :)

that an official lego set or someones MOC?

10200 Custom Car Garage

http://images.brickset.com/sets/AdditionalImages/10200-1/10200-0000-xx-23-1.jpg

chrisalddin

Recce said:

chrisalddin said:

Recce said:

chrisalddin said:

so it's never going to stand up to Lego's building rules.

While we're on unconventional building rules, imagine my surprise when I build below Custom Car Garage set, the techniques used are definitely not the usual Lego standard, I assumed TLG designers would have tidied up the design before releasing the official model (or maybe they already did!).

As they are, the cars have to be handled very carefully :)

that an official lego set or someones MOC?

10200 Custom Car Garage

http://images.brickset.com/sets/AdditionalImages/10200-1/10200-0000-xx-23-1.jpg

dose any one know what Lego was trying to do with the "Factory" theme?
and looking at the model's they look like they would fall apart if you sneezed close to them.

samiam391

WIP, but making progress!

chrisalddin

samiam391 said:

WIP, but making progress!

what program is that on? LDD or LDraw?

Recce

chrisalddin said:

Recce said:

chrisalddin said:

Recce said:

chrisalddin said:

so it's never going to stand up to Lego's building rules.

While we're on unconventional building rules, imagine my surprise when I build below Custom Car Garage set, the techniques used are definitely not the usual Lego standard, I assumed TLG designers would have tidied up the design before releasing the official model (or maybe they already did!).

As they are, the cars have to be handled very carefully :)

that an official lego set or someones MOC?

10200 Custom Car Garage

http://images.brickset.com/sets/AdditionalImages/10200-1/10200-0000-xx-23-1.jpg

dose any one know what Lego was trying to do with the "Factory" theme?
and looking at the model's they look like they would fall apart if you sneezed close to them.

I believe they're the predecessor to Cuusoo/Ideas, namely TLG gave those selected AFOL designed models a chance to go into production without much changes to the original design. Many of the models used non-conventional building techniques by the respective AFOL. 

masterX244

chrisalddin said:

samiam391 said:

WIP, but making progress!

--SNIP--

what program is that on? LDD or LDraw?

Or maybe RealLife with the right lighting and background

brumey

kings mountain fortress mod integrating parts from battering ram!
classic castle :)

Aanchir

Fauch said:

made the dragon from last flight of the destiny bounty. It's not very good. I dunno if you can balance it on its 2 legs.

I've managed to balance it on two legs, but I agree it's not one of the better Ninjago dragons. It's got decent parts though.

Fauch

yeah, actually that worked easily. I slightly modified the wings as it looked like they were broken or something.

MattsWhat

chrisalddin said:

samiam391 said:

WIP, but making progress!

what program is that on? LDD or LDraw?

A little program called real life I believe.

Penkid11

MattsWhat said:

chrisalddin said:

samiam391 said:

WIP, but making progress!

what program is that on? LDD or LDraw?

A little program called real life I believe.

That program is my favorite visually, but the added-on physics engine is a bit unnecessary.

It's very hands-on as well, which is a plus.

JudgeChuck

chrisalddin said:

JudgeChuck said:

Just for you, @chrisalddin, I'll put it together as soon as I have time and post a pic. :-)

cool. it will look Space-Awesome-Ship :)

As promised:



It doesn't look as over-the-top as I thought it would, but it is still rather large!

Here it is, plonked right in the middle of the space base. Okay this does look a bit out of place now, but at least the Exosuit looks more to the same scale:



Benny looks happy though! (As ever!) :-)

tallblocktoo

@JudgeChuck Would agree the first set up looks pretty good despite the size discrepancies.  I suppose Lego seems beyond doing this style of space themed sets but I think it would be fun if we had something similar again.  

Fauch

it has a lot more details than the other ships

chrisalddin

@JudgeChuck
oooh, i like that.
1st one looks best.
try using the layout from the 1st image but maybe move the Exosuit closer to the spaceship spaceship spaceship!

and yes Benny  look's over the moon :)

JudgeChuck

tallblocktoo said:

@JudgeChuck Would agree the first set up looks pretty good despite the size discrepancies.  I suppose Lego seems beyond doing this style of space themed sets but I think it would be fun if we had something similar again.  

I think that sets of this particular style are just too simplistic for today's market, unfortunately. I do love the detail in modern sets, such as Benny's ship, but there's a lot to be said for the clean lines of the older ones.

Fauch said:

it has a lot more details than the other ships

Yes, just a bit! It's an incredible ship, from that perspective and I really enjoyed putting it together again but, in some ways, it doesn't have the elegance of the originals.

chrisalddin said:

@JudgeChuck
oooh, i like that.
1st one looks best.
try using the layout from the 1st image but maybe move the Exosuit closer to the spaceship spaceship spaceship!

and yes Benny  look's over the moon :)

Hehe, I may well do that! Glad you enjoyed the pics! :-)

ecmo47

Track ballast! Curves are ME Models 56r, 72r and 88r. Ballast design is mostly from Tony Sava from this link:

http://l-gauge.org/wiki/index.php?title=Reference_Instructions

chrisalddin

ecmo47 said:

Track ballast! Curves are ME Models 56r, 72r and 88r. Ballast design is mostly from Tony Sava from this link:

http://l-gauge.org/wiki/index.php?title=Reference_Instructions

that look's Awesome!

Paperballpark

Thought I'd share a bit of progress on Rey's Speeder. I ordered quite a lot of parts for it yesterday, but the whole thing won't be fully finished until later this year.

I've also re-built the top-front corner since the bottom photo, as it didn't look curved enough.



The protruding panel in the photo below is stuck out half a plate from the larger expanse of plates around it ;)

William_Townsley

Today I have just finished building the Tower bridge.

It was a wonderful build  

brumey

messing around with my display. much love for castle

samiam391

Penkid11 said:

MattsWhat said:

chrisalddin said:

samiam391 said:

WIP, but making progress!

what program is that on? LDD or LDraw?

A little program called real life I believe.

That program is my favorite visually, but the added-on physics engine is a bit unnecessary.

It's very hands-on as well, which is a plus.

I still haven't learned how to use it correctly, but I hope I get better with time. 

MattsWhat

^do try, the graphics are something else.

Aanchir

MattsWhat said:

^do try, the graphics are something else.

Are they on your operating system? For me they're fairly good when dealing with objects in the foreground, but with background objects there's a pretty serious distance blur that can be frustrating. I had to install a mod (I think it's called "glasses") to fix this issue, and I have to run diagnostics about once a year to see if it needs an update. And that's just one of several glitches I've run into!

MattsWhat

^not so much really. Pretty uniform, and excellent colour reproduction.  The only glitch so far is that they seem to deteriorate while drinking.  I think this might be a variation of the glasses mod that you spoke of.

datsunrobbie

^ I have the issues with resolution too, have to use a magnifying glass for parts identification quite often. Bigger issue is for me is defragmenting - it just goes on and on and on... 

Fauch

too bad those glitches are present whatever the program you use.

Penkid11

My issue with the program is that it constantly updates with a larger library. These updates aren't free either...

Recce

My one and only Brick Bank.

VorpalRyu

^ The only real issue is the colour pallet for some parts, just as limiting as LDD in standard mode...

Rsa33

Kinetic sculpture of Sisyphus by Jason Allemann

sweetness34

Changed up and reconfigured the gargoyle statues on top of my brick bank. 

flord

You need Batman perched atop one of those gargoyles, and then it would be really complete! :)

masterX244

VorpalRyu said:

^ The only real issue is the colour pallet for some parts, just as limiting as LDD in standard mode...

OR when the seek time for parts gets too high since you need to shift around a bunch of boxes to access one or when you get some escapist parts that disappear in some gap where you cannot reach em

VorpalRyu

@masterX244, the worst is discovering you have to update because you don't have the pieces you require...

Coolguy5000

^Is there a way on LDD to access  all the bricks in one particular  set?

catwrangler

Rsa33 said:

Kinetic sculpture of Sisyphus by Jason Allemann

This is amazing! Have you built any other mythology-related stuff?

Rsa33

catwrangler said:

Rsa33 said:

Kinetic sculpture of Sisyphus by Jason Allemann

This is amazing! Have you built any other mythology-related stuff?

Thanks!  

The only other mythology related build I have done is Amida Na's Pegasus Automaton.

catwrangler

Oh wow... just looked that up; lovely use of parts! 

chrisalddin

just got done with #21303 Wall-E.
he is bigger then you think he is going to be, and his box is bigger then i was expecting.
i am happy with it but a bit sad that the only place i could find for him was at the back of the shelf behind Ecto-1, in a dark corner.
i think the way his head comes together was the biggest shock for me. there is no part bigger then a 4x6 plate used in the head.
the way the eyes are done is cool. i have spent weeks trying to workout how that part was made. yes i know i could have look at the online Instructions at lego.com.
but i don't like doing that on set's i plan to buy, i like the surprise when i build them.
all in all i am happy and a he is a good buy even when he is full price. as i know a number of the forum members picked him up when Argos had him on sale. you lucky people. 

Zon

Building @ecmo47 's Ghostbuster Firehouse HQ for the upcoming train show!  My 8 year old is working on the second floor while I am tackling the third. 

mjs5610

Built 75103 tonight. Wasn't to keen on how they did the ramp structures that are "supposed" to connect the ramp to the transport. However I did upgrade mine with a pirate cannon on top for extra firepower with 2 blasters attached. Currently have the resistance fighters piloting and in the gunners seat till i get some more stormtroopers. 

ecmo47

Worked on roads for the above mentioned layout until I ran out of 1x2 tiles. The building footprint is set but I am going to move some buildings around. The Fire Brigade will go over where the Market Street is on the end, the DO will slide into that spot and the GBHQ will sit near the depot so that it can open and display the interior.

JudgeChuck

^ Wow, that's going to be impressive, when complete. Keep posting updates, as you go!

:-)

SumoLego

^^ It had never occurred to me to build a road out of tiles.  That is an impressive layout.

I wish I had the space for that size Lego table.  You're obviously a model train guy... this is the scenery-light train table I'very been working on for 10+ years.

JudgeChuck

I've just finished #10251 Brick Bank, which I picked up at the weekend.

All-in-all it was a very enjoyable build, but I especially enjoyed the little washing machine / safe deposit box module.

I can understand why people think that it could have done with being bigger, but it's a very good-looking building.

I now need to dismantle all my Classic Space sets, so that I can set up all my modulars together on the dining room table!

chrisalddin

JudgeChuck said:

I've just finished #10251 Brick Bank, which I picked up at the weekend.

All-in-all it was a very enjoyable build, but I especially enjoyed the little washing machine / safe deposit box module.

I can understand why people think that it could have done with being bigger, but it's a very good-looking building.

I now need to dismantle all my Classic Space sets, so that I can set up all my modulars together on the dining room table!

i know others have said this and this is what i am planning to do my self but to make it "bigger" (read as higher) you can buy a 2nd copy of the model and add in the 1st floor to make it 3 floors tall. this will work well for me as i will use all the other part from the 2nd copy for MOC-ing with. i hope to by the end of the year to have a nice little street of buildings on display, only time will tell how it turns out in the end.

JudgeChuck

chrisalddin said:

JudgeChuck said:

I've just finished #10251 Brick Bank, which I picked up at the weekend.

All-in-all it was a very enjoyable build, but I especially enjoyed the little washing machine / safe deposit box module.

I can understand why people think that it could have done with being bigger, but it's a very good-looking building.

I now need to dismantle all my Classic Space sets, so that I can set up all my modulars together on the dining room table!

i know others have said this and this is what i am planning to do my self but to make it "bigger" (read as higher) you can buy a 2nd copy of the model and add in the 1st floor to make it 3 floors tall. this will work well for me as i will use all the other part from the 2nd copy for MOC-ing with. i hope to by the end of the year to have a nice little street of buildings on display, only time will tell how it turns out in the end.

Yes, I have been following the progress of LegoSjaak and others on "The Other Forum" and they've been creating some really interesting results. That's not for me though, I am afraid... I've got a limited budget for LEGO (sole earner and a family to support), so I'll just have to enjoy what I have (which I do!) and also enjoy looking at what others have come up with.

Edited to add: LegoSjaak's Town Square is seriously impressive.

JudgeChuck

^ Check out Serpico's Town Square as well...