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I had been puzzling about why there seemed to be "2 extra Light Gray Wedge, Plate 8 x 4 Wing" (L & R) in the box, as I knew that we had 8, from the two #6970 sets that my brother and I had... Then I found a "Blue Antenna 1 x 4", two of "Blue Brick, Modified 1 x 1 with 3 Loudspeakers / Space Positioning Rockets", two of " Blue Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Light - Thin Ring" and things were quickly falling into place.
The odd thing is that I don't remember owning that set at all but, given the year it came out, it is possible that I was falling into my first Dark Age and it belonged to my brother... Well, it's mine now! :-)
@crazycarl Enjoy building and post pics! :-)
I fitted the *huge* bowsprit, but it's still a large ship and very impressive, even though still incomplete and it dwarfs #70603 Raid Zeppelin, unsurprisingly.
I'm going to be restrained and save bags #9 & #10 for tomorrow.
Got the missing piece (#6047840) from LEGO yesterday. It took 2 1/2 weeks since I requested a replacement through their website. #10211 Grand Emporium is now complete.
it take about 2 to 3 week's to ship out for us in the UK and Ireland.
this is whats happen to me any how.
Just for reference, I placed the request on Mar 28, got e-mail with shipping notice on Apr 7 (10 days later), and received the missing piece on Apr 13 (a week after shipping notice).
Yes, it's nearly three in the morning. Couldn't let it wait until tomorrow though. Great build, and some neat features.
Now to await the look on my youngest son's face when he gets up! I'm going to go to sleep now though!
nice mid sized build.
and i now have 3 anakin's.
kid Anakin. (Episode 1.)
teen Anakin. (clone war's.)
and grown up Anakin. (Darth Vader.)
i now only miss the yet to be made Dead Anakin, (Force Ghost.)
anyone taking bet's? that we see a Trans-Dark Blue mini Fig? as a Force Ghost?
sweet little build.
and it look a lot smaller in RL.
but i am happy with it.
more so as i only payed £13.
The gold parts were supposed to be black. I actually opened the bag with the original parts about week ago and for whatever reason quit construction and left the loose bits in the big Lego plate. Now for whatever reason, being it the cats, the daughter, the wife, or me, those parts have long since vanished. So Wayne and Stark brokered a deal leaving the newest incarnation of the Batwing equipped with Stark Tech(Hulkbuster plates)!
oh! god! i am going to die from lack of air.
hahahahahahaha
I forgot to put the link on my original post to Jason's website. Oops.
Either way, it's a great model. :-)
Actually, it's only seven!
They decided that Pluto wasn't a proper planet after all, something about it not being able to clear material from it's own orbit, so it's been re-classified as a 'dwarf-planet'. It's a bit of a shame really as I've always liked it, but at least it does halt the endless growth of Disney, albeit briefly! If you're interested, here's the official explanation from NASA:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-pluto-k4.html
Oh, and on topic, I've just broken my hip which is quite impressive at the age of 40. I must say how amazing the NHS were - I had an epidural and was awake during the operation which was quite an interesting experience to say the least! So I'll be recovering for quite a while and I'm hoping that I may be able to do a small amount of building at some point, which will be a nice change!
Thanks @monkeyhanger -
Both of my legs were 'locked' in a frame and the surgeon worked from one side through a plastic screen. I could see some of what he was doing but it amazed me how much physical effort was involved. It wasn't painful but I could certainly feel the force being used to put the bolts into place! Apparently my bones are really strong, which is rather ironic.... I've damaged myself quite a bit in the past, mainly due with being raised on a farm, but this was on a different level.
The good news is that everything went really well and I was discharged within 3 days. Hopefully I should be off crutches in 6 weeks if it all goes to plan :-)
What is an average building speed?
I am trying to work out what my times are for some bigger builds done in one sitting. I reckon I work at a bit above 500 pieces an hour - as an example I built the Sea Cow #70810 in 5 hours.
So I would allow myself about 2 - 2.5 hours to build that set if I was aiming for it in one sitting. Does that make me fast? What do other people clock in at?
I know, right? I was thinking the same thing when @CHAINSAW asked me. I built that model over a few nights (half an hour here, an hour there, 45 minutes in between and the rest on the night I finished it) and I have to confess that by 02:00 I wasn't really at my most productive. So I might've been able to build it quicker, but that's not really the point is it? I know there are some speed-building competitions (there was one at my office last year, which I missed) but generally at home we're building for pleasure and I like to appreciate how the model is coming together.
I'm trying to remember how quickly I built the Tower of Orthanc and other big sets now...
i agree its a interesting topic.
i have been known for taking a set and steam rolling it all in one go.
i also been know to build bag by bag. #70751 took me a week.
i still have 1/2 of the #10218 pet shop (the town house side) to build. as i have done this build 2 time before. it will be interesting to time it. (all still in it's # bag's.)
i also need to mirror build this set to. so i kind of interested just how fast i can pull it off.
but not today. i will need to set aside lot of time to do this.
to be on the save side.
With the way I build my sets, taking the time of a build from first brick to the last brick, I probably work out as one of the slowest builders, as the Sandcrawler took me 2 weeks to finish and the Bricklinked S.S.D. took me 3 and a half weeks (all parts were in baggies in 1 big plastic container).
Also, if the bags aren't numbered, it will take longer. And there's the whole issue of sorting. First of all, does sorting actually make the build quicker? It certainly makes it more enjoyable (once sorted I mean - the process of sorting I find a little tedious unless I find a part that's really unique). But taking the time to sort might actually slow down some builds.
Then you have to consider how repetitive the build is. Orthanc can be fairly repetitive, because you repeat some things on all three sides. The Star Destroyer is symmetrical, so once one side is done you have a good idea of how the other side comes together and it speeds up (unless you take a break like I did and start forgetting when you return).
After that, if there are a lot of fiddly small bits, or just awkward building methods ( #4504 Falcon I'm looking at you here) it can take a while to get through just a couple of pages. Unless you have thin fingers, which I do not.
Finally, when you have 'help' it will slow you down. My youngest was involved in the beginning stages of the SD, and it was slow (but oh so enjoyable - as the minifigures were built first and he really plays the heck out of them).
Obviously, none of this matters if you're not bothered how long you take!
Last night, I started #9474 The Battle of Helms Deep and stopped after two bags. I then spent another couple of hours dismantling and storing a few Ninjago and Minecraft sets, so that I have room for #9474.
I don't have much room to display models, as I'm only allowed them in my study and most of that space is taken up by my 5 modulars and #70738 Final Flight of Destiny's Bounty, which I think will be a long-term display item.
I got a bit off-topic there... ;-)
Thanks @tallblocktoo, @MaffyD, & @catwrangler - considering the damage I did to myself, I'm actually feeling surprisingly well - I've just spent most of the last few days feeling very sleepy! Anyway, I'm determined to be sensible and to do everything I can to ensure it heals correctly so I won't be building anything for several weeks at the earliest. I've can't praise the NHS enough, they've been nothing short of superb.
And apologies, again, for going off-topic :-)