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  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,398
    Winter village on Hoth.



    Still no room so I had to put the snowspeeder somewhere.
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  • Rsa33Rsa33 Member Posts: 156

    Baronsat's hoth echo base, fun build so far
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  • jadeirenejadeirene Member Posts: 474
    ^ I really need to watch Empire Strikes Back again.  I totally don't remember the snowtrooper on the red bike.
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  • Rsa33Rsa33 Member Posts: 156
    Lol, its in the extended edition.  Also, the snowtroopers decided to switch it up and use spearguns.


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  • chrisalddinchrisalddin Member Posts: 3,041
    i am working on set 10218: Pet Shop, and am 50% done,
    to see a speed build look up "chrisalddin House of Lego" on youtube
    it will be in 4 parts, part one is posted.
  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 536
    working on a fix for #10188 . planning to make a easier to rotate base for it
  • ShibShib Member Posts: 5,478
    On a bit of a LEGO break while waiting on a house move...so building in a different medium...


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  • MattsWhatMattsWhat Member Posts: 1,643
    bandit778 said:
    Winter village on Hoth.



    Still no room so I had to put the snowspeeder somewhere.

    Hoth is an ice planet, surely it's just a normal village ;) 
    tallblocktoo
  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,398
    ^ They have to buy stuff from somewhere. Wampa steak anyone?
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  • JetWing34JetWing34 Member Posts: 38
    Words will never EVER describe the Lego Chima #70221. The breathtaking minifigures with wings will forever change my hobby of building Legos for the long time. The set is hard to build, but worth the effort into building into a set known as Flinx's Ultimate Phoenix!

    I thought that it would be an abandoned project due to the set close to sold out, but catching my eye, I decided to purchase the set after getting out of work. Thank goodness I completed the building of the set before it was sold out.
  • chrisalddinchrisalddin Member Posts: 3,041
    edited December 2015
    and 10218. Pet Shop, is done.
    in all toke me 2 days 4 hours each day, this is not counting the time used to setup or record video for the speed build,

    i can see why other turn making speed build videos in to a job, editing them takes a lot of time,

    watch out on my youtube channel for the 2nd 3rd and 4th parts of the build over the next week or so.   just look up "chrisalddin" on youtube and you will find me.
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  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    Beginning to feel a bit like Frankenstein.


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  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,398
    Legoboy said:
    Beginning to feel a bit like Frankenstein.


    Just pray and hope for no thunder storms tonight, having a "it's alive" moment with this particular build could really spoil your weekend.
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  • chrisalddinchrisalddin Member Posts: 3,041
    Legoboy said:
    Beginning to feel a bit like Frankenstein.


    just what set number are you working on? i cannot work it out.
  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 536
    looks like the "Alien" custom instruction from Arvo Brothers (http://arvobrothers.tumblr.com/)

  • datsunrobbiedatsunrobbie Member Posts: 1,832
    edited December 2015
    Rsa33 said:
    Lol, its in the extended edition.  Also, the snowtroopers decided to switch it up and use spearguns.



     
    Were they any more accurate with the spearguns?
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    Fish are easier to catch when they are already frozen...
    kiki180703
  • RecceRecce Member Posts: 923
    Built a 2FT version of Millennium Falcon on New Year's Eve :)
    khmellymelkiki180703tallblocktoo
  • BrikingBriking Member Posts: 768
    Built the Brick Bank this evening. Some neat techniques in there, but this need to add a story line and play theme to the Modulars is starting to grate.
    khmellymeloldtodd33
  • FauchFauch Member Posts: 2,712
    it just seems kinda poorly done, with that random hole in the roof which look totally out of place. morever it runs along the safe, the security is pretty dismal here.
  • piratemania7piratemania7 Member Posts: 2,146
    Taking apart the ITP - starting to organize all my stuff.
  • ricecakericecake Member Posts: 878
    bluedragon said:
    Never built anything like it before!

    The perspective on this shot makes it look big enough to sit on the couch.
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  • Jern92Jern92 Member Posts: 893
    building my Ferris Wheel at last woohoo!

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  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    Shit.  So having watched Episode 1 yesterday, of course he now wants to build the ship Anakin Skywalker flies - the proper one.  Under strict supervision.


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  • bluedragonbluedragon Member Posts: 506
    @ricecake it is nearly half a meter tall and, now that the elf on the shelf has left us for another year, I've been using it as a deterrent for misbehavior. I was going to tell the kids it would eat them if they were bad but my wife didn't let me!
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  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    ^ Worryingly, my kids recognised it as I pieced it together last week.  "It's the monster that's got a smaller mouth inside his main mouth.  It comes out.  Yeahhhhh."  Me, "How?  How do you know that?"  Response, " It's on the intro to a youtube channel for Minecraft and Splatoon."  WTF??
    ricecakekiki180703SirBen
  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,398
    @Legoboy
    What, no gloves to stop finger prints on those lovely chrome pieces. Now that's trust.
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  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    Tell you what, my heart only stopped once when I looked up to find he had, as the instructions requested, turned it over to rest the chrome bits flat down on the table as he pushed down on it to mount other pieces to its belly.  He did really well.  Unfortunately he now wants to open the sealed Podracer set, "'cause that's the one Anakin drove"
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  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,398
    Opening old sealed sets!
    One feels that he may have started down a dark path that will forever dominate his destiny, to quote the little green guy.

    YodaliciousSumoLego
  • AanchirAanchir Member Posts: 3,044
    Fauch said:
    it just seems kinda poorly done, with that random hole in the roof which look totally out of place. morever it runs along the safe, the security is pretty dismal here.
    You mean... the chimney? I wouldn't think of that as a random hole...
  • wunztwicewunztwice Member Posts: 25
    Taking advantage of the calm winter months I'm currently putting aside some other long term LEGO projects and tackling a LEGO wildfire lookout tower, modeled upon the one I was stationed at for a while this summer!
    tallblocktooJenni
  • FauchFauch Member Posts: 2,712
    oh, that's the 1st floor chimney. not obvious from the pics. still, having the safe next to it doesn't seem like a good idea. well, having it next to a laundromat neither, but I know it's for the joke.
  • JetWing34JetWing34 Member Posts: 38
    Just when you think #21119 is so easy a caveman could do it, think again. Bag 2, a lot of work! Ugh! Why didn't Lego make three bags?
  • AndyPolAndyPol Member Posts: 410
    Spent the last two days building 75827  and 10251 both great, and very different builds. Yes, I could have waited until the next AFOL day, or until an offer elsewhere, but life is short and it would be rude not to have bought the Firehouse whilst we were in the queue at the store! The bank is excellent with numerous clever designs, and the firehouse is a challenge, and I love the fireman's pole, although I am having to do a few changes to get the Ecto One to fit in!
    tallblocktoo
  • AndyPolAndyPol Member Posts: 410
    Fauch said:
    oh, that's the 1st floor chimney. not obvious from the pics. still, having the safe next to it doesn't seem like a good idea. well, having it next to a laundromat neither, but I know it's for the joke.
    Having built it, my children love the way that the "criminal" can slide down the chimney in the style of Mission Impossible into the safe. Although I agree, not the sort of bank I would keep my money in!
    Aanchir
  • BrikingBriking Member Posts: 768
    Spent a few hours today on #75827 and built bags 1-4. And all I've got to show for it is the ground floor. Looks like they've gone for the "why use 1 piece when 2 will do" approach in several places. Gives a big piece count, I suppose.
  • VorpalRyuVorpalRyu Member Posts: 2,318
    Nice design @Adzbadboy, I especially like the greenery on the railings. :)
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  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    Okay, so the Alien may have one or two stability issues.


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  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,398
    ^ a mini fig Sigourny Weaver and that shot would have been perfect. :)
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  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 536
    ^^ at least its fixable and not permanently broken :)
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    ^^^ No Kragle!
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  • flordflord Member Posts: 797
    Just picked up and built today:

    76044 Clash of Heroes
    75131 Resistance Battle Pack
    75132 First Order Battle Pack

    I picked up 2 First Order packs because my kids can't get enough stormtroopers. I'm thinking of modding the cannon which is just a stud shooter and turning it into a set of turbo lasers.
  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    edited January 2016
    Well, took a total rebuild of his torso, head, arms and feet - managed to salvage his legs and tail.  Found that I was missing a 2x1 black plate  overall.  No idea from where but I reckon it must have been the cause of the collapse.  Well, that and my bloody dog!  2x1 added and dog banished.  I'm waiting until it's not the early hours of the morning before I attempt to stand him up again.

    Joking aside, the problem is with its feet.  The joints between its heel and front of the foot aren't staggered and where the axle poking up from the base extends into the bottom of the feet to prevent the legs spreading, if the the alien's head so much as moves 10mm forward or backward (which isn't a lot given its height), the axle prises the foot apart and BAM, you have no more alien.  It would be nice to find a way of incorporating at least one staggered joint or a corner brick that wraps around the back of the foot without losing the detail or possibly more studs to provide more clutch.  I can see one area to bring in an extra stud but I don't think it will make much of a difference.  My friend suggested Kragle to me last night, just on its heels but I just can't bring myself to do it.


  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    No Kragle! No Kragle!
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  • flordflord Member Posts: 797
    Rsa33 said:
    I love love love this. Are there plans available for this somewhere?
    Leedanstraindepot
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,241
    I don't remember the giant doily from the film.  Did Lucas CGI it in later?
    VorpalRyukiki180703ricecakeYodalicious
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