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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "Skirmish Near Toulouse"

    British and French forces face off on the outskirts of Toulouse.


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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    MaffyD said:
    Lovely clean lines on that shuttle! I'd like a close-up of it if you don't mind?
    Here you go!



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  • MaffyDMaffyD Member Posts: 3,527
    ^ Thank you very much! I love the lighting - and the Star Trek-esque nacelles. Although if they were true ST nacelles that pilot's brain would be scrambled by the subspace displacement field...
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  • PhoenixioPhoenixio Member Posts: 312
    edited September 2022
    While very elegant, I always thought that Lego-made taxis had too many flaws, from being too blocky #40468 to being too cramped #40532.  After seeing the superb #40448, I've been pondering on making my own with 4 seats.  Here's what I've come up with so far! 
    It's only a render so I can't check for sure, but as far as I know, 4 minifigs should be able to fit in there!  They can be placed inside by taking out either the roof, or the side off the taxi.  I've been looking into doors for this, but this is my first car design ever, so I need more thinking time to make that work.
    Little extra functionality, there's a working trunk with enough space for some luggage or other pieces!  The violet plaque at the back is a placeholder for a sticker.

    Let me know what you think, and as always, suggestions are most welcomed!
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  • PhoenixioPhoenixio Member Posts: 312
    edited September 2022
    Phoenixio said:

    4 minifigs should be able to fit in there!  
    There I was making wild allegations of minifig space, and I uploaded the wrong set of pictures...   Here's the one with the actual arm-space for everyone to fit in.  Plus, it includes little door handles!  That's what I get for posting at 4 am.


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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "The Kingsguard"

    Sir Harold had a penchant for pulling his sword out of his scabbard at the slightest sound.

    "Put that thing away, Sir Harold. It's just me."



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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "Armory, Queenston"

    Royal Altonian Grenadier Guards receive new short swords from the quartermaster at the royal armory in Queenston.

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    Built as a collaboration with Ayrlego


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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "Dairy Farm, Wullham"

    With storm clouds forming off to the east, Ebenezer Droll calls out to his man Benedict Thumber to return the cows to the milk barn.


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  • veyniacveyniac Member Posts: 312

    After helping construct a playground this summer, I was inspired to make one out of Lego as well! It includes a playset, rock wall, swing set, and carousel, among other things. as usual, you can get the building instructions at https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-125226/veyniac/modular-playground/#details
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  • TheOriginalSimonBTheOriginalSimonB Member Posts: 1,780
    I always go back to Space...



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  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    Beautiful! I’m so glad Lego finally came out with Autumn color foliage.
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,384
    Such a beautiful scene @evancelt!
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 3,872
    Astrobricks said:
    Beautiful! I’m so glad Lego finally came out with Autumn color foliage.
    "Finally"? The large foliage piece has been available in New Dark Red since 2012, and in Dark Orange since 2013! Also Flame Yellowish Orange since 2019.  :)
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    560Heliport said:
    Astrobricks said:
    Beautiful! I’m so glad Lego finally came out with Autumn color foliage.
    "Finally"? The large foliage piece has been available in New Dark Red since 2012, and in Dark Orange since 2013! Also Flame Yellowish Orange since 2019.  :)
    I have to admit, I had never seen it in a color other than green before #10270 Bookshop.
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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    Started working on some ww2 stuff. Here are some antitank guns: Flak 88, pak 5cm, pak 3.7 cm. 
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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    edited October 2022
    Here is a tiger 2. It has rotating turret, suspensions, elevating gun, doors for driver, radio guy, 2 doors on the the turret.  
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  • PhoenixioPhoenixio Member Posts: 312
    Really impressive, I never thought I'd see this in Lego form.  Can it move properly and all?  Or is it built in this pose and doesn't fully function?
  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    Yes, it can drive properly on its tracks, turret swings properly, when you elevate the gun you end up with it in your hand more often than not, and if you look at the turret in a wrong way it might lose 1 or 2 pieces. Those angles are pretty difficult to get, but I have some ideas on how to make it tougher. I'll come back with it. 
    Phoenixio
  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    In the meantime here is one of my favorites, Stug III G. This one does not have suspensions, only elevating gun (barely), working tracks and the commanders hatch. It's pretty sturdy though so one can play with it properly
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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    edited October 2022
    Here is one for our American friends: sherman easy 8, suspensions, gun with elevation, rotating turret, hatches for commander, driver and radio/machine gun dude and a 50 cal mounted on the turret. See the suspension working in photo 1...  Came out pretty sturdy, one can play easily with it without breaking stuff of it. 
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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    Worked some more on the tiger 2, gave it cammo painting as well. Turret is a lot sturdier now, I can easily play with it. 
    There is a pic of the interior that can accommodate the driver and radio guy. Also a bit of engine detail. 

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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    Reworked the flak 88, I think it looks much better now. Gun can be rotated, elevated, legs can be closed for transport. Can also fit a gunner minifig. 
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  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Member Posts: 5,478
    evancelt said:
    evancelt said:
    "Wester Into The Aspens"

    A quick little build I made tonight that shows the same figures from my May 2022 'West Into The Aspens' MOC.

    Planning to display it at the Denver LEGO store.


    Brought this build to the LEGO Store at Colorado Mills today. You can check it out if you swing by


    Curve wrecker! ;-)
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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    Astrobricks said:

    Curve wrecker! ;-)
    Haha I don't get it
  • PhoenixioPhoenixio Member Posts: 312
    Isn't it an expression usually about grades, where the gaussian distribution of grades is usually centered around the average?  So you could use that distribution to attribute A to the better builds and and F to the worst... but noooo, Mr Evancelt totally killed it and his grade is so much above and beyond the others that they all fail by comparison.  Hence the curve wrecking comment.
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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    edited November 2022
    Phoenixio said:
    Isn't it an expression usually about grades, where the gaussian distribution of grades is usually centered around the average?  So you could use that distribution to attribute A to the better builds and and F to the worst... but noooo, Mr Evancelt totally killed it and his grade is so much above and beyond the others that they all fail by comparison.  Hence the curve wrecking comment.
    Haha thanks! Been a while since I was in school taking tests so that wasn't front of mind. I think most recently in grad school I was the one actually calculating the curve for the grades! Should have remembered :D

    Instead I was picturing macaroni tiles and curved slopes
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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    edited November 2022
    The Tiger I E with a wintery camo: it has interior, suspension, hatches, gun with elevation, rotating turret. 

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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "Patrolling Near Seawatch"

    With the relief of Seawatch complete, Major Brickleton leads a company of 18th Hussars on a patrol around the recently besieged city.

    Because much of the terrain is thick with underbrush, they find it easiest to travel in stream beds.


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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    create a panther as well. Same functions as above tanks.

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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    And here is a sdkfz 251/16 halftrack. 

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  • Switchfoot55Switchfoot55 Member Posts: 3,351
    My son would go crazy for these. Are you just MOCing them up yourself, or are you using any reference instructions? I might need to start gathering some parts for him. 
  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    edited November 2022
    I'm not MOCing them at the rate I'm posting (the 1 exception is the 2 tiger 2s which were done in the past month, one after the other). This is the result of 2-3 years of lots of trial and error. And I'm posting the best version of each vehicle that we did so far (we as in me and my 14 years old son). Here is our first tiger version from 3 years ago. Not that pretty, but it helped make version 2 better and then v3 and so on. No interior in this one, nor suspensions, gun didn't elevate, no hatches. Turret did swing though. 
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  • gmonkey76gmonkey76 Member Posts: 1,828
    Switchfoot55 said:
    My son would go crazy for these. Are you just MOCing them up yourself, or are you using any reference instructions? I might need to start gathering some parts for him. 
    Not to take anything away from @arathemis as I like his work. Have you heard of Brickmania? They are on the expense side, but they do sell digital instructions of military vehicles.
  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "Axemen On A Raid"

    Tales later told that Bjorn Byggshield was compensating for the fact he couldn't grow as full of a mustache as his brother Olaf.


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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "Bluecoats Advance Toward Seawatch"


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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    Panzer 3 ausf N


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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    A Pak 40, that can be attached and towed by a 251 halftrack: 
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  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "Rocky Mountain National Park"

    A portion of my contribution to a national parks collaboration. The bottom border matches up with another builder's contribution to form a road.


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  • Lo1sJessLo1sJess Member Posts: 668
    @evancelt love it and all your builds.  Enjoy seeing all the pics, thanks
    evancelt
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,384
    I said it already elsewhere, but this is such a magnificent build @evancelt! I think you really did a great job capturing the essence of the park.
    evancelt
  • Switchfoot55Switchfoot55 Member Posts: 3,351
    Top notch build, as always! 

    I might need some pointers from you on a couple of trees that I'd like to add into my winter village. 
    evancelt
  • evanceltevancelt Member Posts: 286
    "An Owl Accompanies"

    The cadets had a few hours of downtime following the dinner mess at the Fort Stockton Military Academy.

    As he retrieved his lute, Fredrick Granger invited Henry Theobald and Gibby Vand to accompany him on fiddle and accordion.

    They settled in under a mossy oak tree and began to play an upbeat reel. Theobald first and then Vand noticed a strange accompaniment. They looked at one another as they played on - a mysterious 'HOOT' sounded in time to the song.

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    An excuse to play with an antler oak. I'll make a bigger one soon.


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  • CymbelineCymbeline Member Posts: 563
    "Antler Oak" a native Colorado species? 😏
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  • CymbelineCymbeline Member Posts: 563
    I really like your "claw" fir tree as well.
    evancelt
  • PJ76ukPJ76uk Member Posts: 974
    Clever idea for the accordion, an excellent moc with NPU as usual!
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  • arathemisarathemis Member Posts: 604
    JS2 tank 
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