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  • sweetness34sweetness34 Member Posts: 417
    edited March 2016
    Here are a couple of shots one side and back. The two sides are the same. Not sure of the piece count. @Jern92
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  • ricecakericecake Member Posts: 878
    Built my first modern Technic set, #42036 Street Motorcycle. I am very pleased with how the model came out, but my thumbs were killing me at the end from pushing all those pins and cross axles!
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  • Rsa33Rsa33 Member Posts: 156
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  • JudgeChuckJudgeChuck Member Posts: 1,591
    I have just completed #10235 Winter Village Market and, apart from the admittedly rather repetitious part of building all the circular top of the carousel itself, I have really enjoyed it.
    Okay, it's no #10196 Grand Carousel, but I think that it's a lovely representation that will look great in our Christmas display this year.
    I like these kinds of sets because they add character and life to any larger display. I'm just gutted that the rest of the WV / Seasonal sets are all packed away, so I'm going to have to wait 8-9 months to see the final result. :-(
  • KingAlanIKingAlanI Member Posts: 2,352
    Got my 2x VIP order today. Building #70331 Ultimate Macy and #41107 Pop Star Limo. The rest of the order is gifts or stuff I'll try to sell first.
  • tamamahmtamamahm Member Posts: 1,987
    We finally built and set up our spring display. The Airjitsu temple is in the middle, with the fall leaves/trees exchange for spring trees with flowers. We have the fire temple to the left and Ninjago city to the right, and a wide variety of dragons to celebrate spring. We took the mini dragon poly that they had, and made some mods to create a green dragon and blue dragon. I created a mid-size white dragon, bought the Cole's small dragon that is out, and grabbed the gold dragon. We took a few clear pieces to make it look like some of the dragons are flying, and then pulled in a baby dragon from the Elves set. We have 6 Ninjas (originals, and green/gold) on dragons. Yeah, I know.... I should not have green and gold on the same display, and I may change that, but it is a fun spring display that we are still tweaking.
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  • chrisalddinchrisalddin Member Posts: 3,041
    tamamahm said:
    We finally built and set up our spring display. The Airjitsu temple is in the middle, with the fall leaves/trees exchange for spring trees with flowers. We have the fire temple to the left and Ninjago city to the right, and a wide variety of dragons to celebrate spring. We took the mini dragon poly that they had, and made some mods to create a green dragon and blue dragon. I created a mid-size white dragon, bought the Cole's small dragon that is out, and grabbed the gold dragon. We took a few clear pieces to make it look like some of the dragons are flying, and then pulled in a baby dragon from the Elves set. We have 6 Ninjas (originals, and green/gold) on dragons. Yeah, I know.... I should not have green and gold on the same display, and I may change that, but it is a fun spring display that we are still tweaking.
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  • JooTogJooTog Member Posts: 945
    Well, it did not turn out as I expected; a lot more crowded than I anticipated. Also, the elevation does not work well as it is still too steep for the engines.


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  • BumblepantsBumblepants Member Posts: 7,728
    ^I think eurobricks or perhaps railbricks (but maybe they are defunct now? haven't seen new material from them but archives should work) have good info on how to elevate track at a rate the trains can handle.
  • ecmo47ecmo47 Member Posts: 2,101
    ^ There has not been any new stuff on Railbricks for a couple years but the website is still up and has a lot of great info. I do not recall seeing anything specific about grades needed for bridges though.

    http://railbricks.com/magazine/
  • FauchFauch Member Posts: 2,710
    it looks both crowded and empty. it may be better to spread the trains more around the whole layout.
    also it looks like there may be collisions if you run several of them at the same time. do rails crossroads (crossrails?) really exist? that seems dangerous.
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,728
    @JooTog   You have to take the elevation up one plate per track section to make it work properly. I have done this before and I think Huw had commented to same thing. 
  • piratemania7piratemania7 Member Posts: 2,146
    ^You mean like a flat baseplate?
  • piratemania7piratemania7 Member Posts: 2,146
    JooTog said:
    Well, it did not turn out as I expected; a lot more crowded than I anticipated. Also, the elevation does not work well as it is still too steep for the engines.


    Did you use any extra track or is what you see here for track used what came with all of the trains?
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,728
    @piratemania7  No, a plate or 1/3 brick height. 
  • JooTogJooTog Member Posts: 945
    Fauch said:
    it looks both crowded and empty. it may be better to spread the trains more around the whole layout.
    also it looks like there may be collisions if you run several of them at the same time. do rails crossroads (crossrails?) really exist? that seems dangerous.
    Do you mean crossing rails in real life? They might not be very common, but they do exist. I was planning on running two trains at a time, one on each loop, so I can keep an eye on collisions.

    Yes, it is crowded. I just wanted to throw all six rains at once, but obviously did not work.

    oldtodd33 said:
    @JooTog   You have to take the elevation up one plate per track section to make it work properly. I have done this before and I think Huw had commented to same thing. 
    That is what I was afraid of. I do not have the space to do that, at least not high enough for another train to pass underneath. Oh well, maybe some day if I get more space.

    piratemania7 said:
    Did you use any extra track or is what you see here for track used what came with all of the trains?
    Extra tracks; straights and splits. Only #7939 and #60042 cargo trains came with splits. I used the flex tracks on the train stations to have straight tracks for other parts of the layout.

    I will keep playing with the layouts; if I come up with something more interesting I will share.

    Thanks for the feedback!
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,728
    edited March 2016
    @JooTog  You can try putting two engines on one train with what you have there and see how that goes. One pushing and the other pulling. 
  • tamamahmtamamahm Member Posts: 1,987

    @chrisalddin
    I rarely post pics, so hopefully the posting goes correctly. I could not figure out how to upload my panoramic shot, so had to divide it into three sections, and my lighting is not the best.  The airjitsu part is my favorite part with the dragon and the updated spring flowers on the blacksmith shop.  If I had unlimited flats, I would love to fit it all together... I used the three big sets others have mentioned together.  I made the little green, blue and white dragon, although, I fixed the white's tail a bit after I took the pics. It is hard to see, but the red and blue dragon are on clear rods so they look like they are flying. The green is sitting on the roof top, and the brown is also. I need to add a bit more spring scenary to the right and left sides of the display.








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  • chrisalddinchrisalddin Member Posts: 3,041
    tamamahm said:

    @chrisalddin
    I rarely post pics, so hopefully the posting goes correctly. I could not figure out how to upload my panoramic shot, so had to divide it into three sections, and my lighting is not the best.  The airjitsu part is my favorite part with the dragon and the updated spring flowers on the blacksmith shop.  If I had unlimited flats, I would love to fit it all together... I used the three big sets others have mentioned together.  I made the little green, blue and white dragon, although, I fixed the white's tail a bit after I took the pics. It is hard to see, but the red and blue dragon are on clear rods so they look like they are flying. The green is sitting on the roof top, and the brown is also. I need to add a bit more spring scenary to the right and left sides of the display.


    look's good.
    *thumb's up*
  • CHAINSAWCHAINSAW Member Posts: 199
    I'm building the mystery machine (which I've been building for a while) and also attack on avengers tower.
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    @tamamahmI'd like to see it with just the 3 buildings set very close to each other, not necessarily with the dragons or figs. Do you have a pic of such?
  • tamamahmtamamahm Member Posts: 1,987
    edited March 2016
    Let me see what I can post tomorrow. :-) I do know someone on this board, maybe more than someone, has made a display and posted with those three buildings. I have been waiting to make mine since seeing that.


    Here is a photo that someone did with all three together, and with the in between area filled in. I think there is one more photo floating around, but this is one of the photos that convinced me I had to have these buildings together. 

    http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/383724/#Comment_383724

  • CHAINSAWCHAINSAW Member Posts: 199
    danstraindepot said:
    Here is an update on the Batcave I mentioned a week or so ago:
    I realize its not the best one ever created, but its about 2 months of my LEGO building time.   Lights are Brickstuff.

    The biggest building challenge, besides the pure size, was to try to have decent rock work, and lots of different angles going on.   Not sure the photos do that justice, but I was pretty happy with the overall result.

    I drew inspiration from some other MOC's I a have seen, and various incarnations of the Batcave in the comics.  Also I have some minor homages to the previous LEGO Batcaves worked in, the Sewer from the first one, some of the details from the new Classic Batcave, and ..... very little I suppose from the 6860 set.   I tried to go for a 'working' Batcave.  Something with labs, work-spaces, etc.

    The wood section is supposed to be a leftover from the original foundation which was simply built up around.   And I thought it was nice to add a little different color visually.

    There is a working elevator to an updated Wayne Manor that sits directly above the Batcave, I'll be adding photos of that soon.  

    See more at my FLICKR pages:
    https://flic.kr/s/aHskwFFiWf

    I also added some updated photos of our layout.
    https://www.flickr.com/gp/136566273@N03/98o59n

    And our collection if you are so inclined
    https://www.flickr.com/gp/136566273@N03/2mnP6F



    Woah, omg that's cool.  #want one 
    ;)
  • RecceRecce Member Posts: 923
    Built this today (credit goes to original designer o0ger).




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  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    After building the 'old' in the Sopwith Camel, it's only natural to them go with the 'new' in the F-35 Lightning II:


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  • chrisalddinchrisalddin Member Posts: 3,041
    BrickDancer said:
    After building the 'old' in the Sopwith Camel, it's only natural to them go with the 'new' in the F-35 Lightning II:


    that dose look like a good model, and i am fining it hard not to add it to my list.
    V hard.
    my list is long enough as it is.
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    ^I think its a stellar set for its RRP. The finished model is solid and looks great. Best part of the build experience is the creative way the angles of the wing were created.
  • catwranglercatwrangler Member Posts: 1,895
    @danstrainedpot, that is absolutely amazing! :D
  • danstraindepotdanstraindepot Member Posts: 172
    @ Chainsaw; @catwrangler
    Thanks!  Appreciate the feedback, fuel to keep building!
    catwrangler
  • ecmo47ecmo47 Member Posts: 2,101
    BrickDancer said:
    After building the 'old' in the Sopwith Camel, it's only natural to them go with the 'new' in the F-35 Lightning II:


    Hey now....Lego doesn't do war toys so there is no way that could be a F-35!
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    ^It's the new Blue Angel version meant for airshow stunts and acrobatics. Totally pedestrian I tell ya! =)
  • BuriedinBricksBuriedinBricks Member Posts: 1,367
    Testing out some sections for a build I'm planning. Waiting for LBG replacements to show up for the curves.
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  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    I need to build the jet soon. It looks really nice in that pic.
  • ecmo47ecmo47 Member Posts: 2,101
    ^ Walmart has them for 48.86 right now which is about 30% off.

    http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-LEGO-Creator-Blue-Power-Jet-31039/45059358
  • plasmodiumplasmodium Member Posts: 1,956
    BuriedinBricks said:
    Testing out some sections for a build I'm planning. Waiting for LBG replacements to show up for the curves.
    I can see where this is going. :)
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    ecmo47 said:
    ^ Walmart has them for 48.86 right now which is about 30% off.

    http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-LEGO-Creator-Blue-Power-Jet-31039/45059358
    I found one for $17 on clearance. Just need to build it now =)
  • CHAINSAWCHAINSAW Member Posts: 199
    pharmjod said:
    ecmo47 said:
    ^ Walmart has them for 48.86 right now which is about 30% off.

    http://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-LEGO-Creator-Blue-Power-Jet-31039/45059358
    I found one for $17 on clearance. Just need to build it now =)
    Nice, which set?
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    edited March 2016
    The creator blue jet #31039. See @BrickDancer 's post above.
  • CHAINSAWCHAINSAW Member Posts: 199
    edited March 2016
    pharmjod said:
    The creator blue jet #31039. See @BrickDancer 's post above.
    Cool, I want that one. ;)
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    I must say that your work in progress looks very awesome! I like the choice of new Wayne Manor as it is more unique & lively than previous versions, plus I think it renders very well in brick form due to the non-flat architecture.
  • danstraindepotdanstraindepot Member Posts: 172
    @BrickDancer
    Thanks, so many other had done the previous ones, that I was having a hard time getting excited about doing another version of those.  I agree completely that when I seen the new one, it seemed more lively and meant to be built in LEGO!  Spot on with your comments.  Thanks again.
    SumoLego
  • CHAINSAWCHAINSAW Member Posts: 199
    danstraindepot said:

    Here is a shot of the Wayne Manor above the Batcave:




    Here is the source material for what appears to be the new Wayne Manor in the upcoming Batman Vs. Superman film:

     

    Hopefully this is correct!


    This is a work in progress, I am basically building up the outside first.  Then I will come back and finish the interiors.   The main floor is stationary, and the 2nd floor & roof will come off in 4 different sections each (modular style).   The elevator will work, and that will be stationary through and go from the 2nd level into the batcave.   I am also pre-wiring for lights.


    Oh my God that is awesome!
    Daragh
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    @danstraindepot how many pieces have you put in it so far?
  • DNADNA Member Posts: 89

    Earlier I was putting together some DNA structures with my kids until my 3 year old kept trying to make a duplo spiderman stand on top thus breaking them. My 8 year old put one back together though so I snapped a pic.



    After that we moved on to building this for the second time (first build went to school for show and tell and it didn't survive the second graders). I am going to buy some lights for this thing. 


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  • eanaireanair Member Posts: 155
    @danstraindepot
    Em...wow - that's pretty fantastic!  Do you have a link to flickr/blog - I'd love to see more pics
  • danstraindepotdanstraindepot Member Posts: 172
    Thank you very much!
    Here is a link to more photos on Flickr:
    https://flic.kr/s/aHskwFFiWf
  • danstraindepotdanstraindepot Member Posts: 172
    edited March 2016
    Here is a part I probably over thought, I wanted to have a unique take on the 'blast doors' that lead the Batmobile out of the Batcave.
    You can see them behind the turntable here:

    I used this weird road section, from what set I have no idea, and built on it backwards...


    The dangling wire is for the lights.

    And of course the cave is not designed to be viewed from the back!
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