What are you building right now?

PapaBear · January 3

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A few days ago my book kept flipping shut because it was at the beginning and the weight of the second half pulled the front pages too much. I looked online for some stupid solution before realizing I had everything I needed right here. Also got some work done on my rollercoaster and will post some pics in the next days.

PJ76uk · January 3

Time to ride or die once again as I reunite Brian O’Conner in the #76917 Nissan Skyline GT-R with Dominic Toretto in the #76912 Dodge Charger R/T.

Once again I marvel at how the designers can make these cars in this scale using new techniques all the time, every Speed Champions model seems to have some unique way of coming together.

Well what can I say but…

Gentlemen, start your engines… vroom vroom…

Speedman29 · January 3

@PJ76uk and out of stock an hour after it went on sale! I can wait to add it to my collection. Nice to see brick built lights and stripes

PJ76uk · January 3

@Speedman29 I picked it up in Meadowhall Lego store on New Years Day, staff were continuously refilling shelves as it seemed every other shopper was taking one! Wouldn't have surprised me if it went out of stock! The Speed Champions sets usually get discounted at places like Sainsburys not too long after release so you might be better off waiting! Me, I couldn't wait after seeing it on the shelf!

Switchfoot55 · January 4

Last night I busted the seals on #75329 Death Star Trench Run. It was a Christmas gift and, instead of putting it with my other unopened sets, decided to have some fun and actually build. (This might sound like a normal thing to do. However, I'm still living with my in-laws, sharing a single bedroom with my family of 5, while we wait for our house to finish building. Space is tight.)

This is the first set I've built that has a lot of greebling. I found it very satisfying. Very little that was repeated throughout the build. Every page was a fun new discovery of how the parts would be used.

Additionally, I really love the micro scale ships. The designers really did a good job on this one. I think my only critique would be that I wish the back wall was a bit higher. But, that's only a small thing. All in all, I LOVE it!

Looks like the Trash Compactor diorama is down to $72 at Walmart. Still a bit more than I'd like to pay for it, but might need to consider it in order to complete the set!

560Heliport · January 6

I've embellished #71786 Zane's Ice Dragon Creature (why Ice Dragon Creature? This implies that it's not actually a dragon?) with 1x1 Dots tiles- Aqua 1/4 circle tiles on the left side, and White Glow rounds on the right.

560Heliport · January 6

Lights off...

gelkster · January 6

Set up a basement haphazard sorting facility. Will have to run the pieces thru a few more interations for a full breakdown. Preliminary data reveals these sets are present:

#6452 Mini Rocket Launcher
#6860- The Batcave
#8026 Tokyo Pit Stop
#60025- Grand Prix Truck
#60059 Logging Truck
#71715- Lloyd Arcade Pod NINJAGO
#76035- Jokerland
#76120- Batman Batwing/Riddler Heist
#76126- Avengers Ultimate Quinjet

evancelt · January 7

Working on a two-tier waterfall. Next part will be hard - burying it in a rock face!

https://youtube.com/shorts/HLr9L3GVM9s?feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLr9L3GVM9s

AJRDLawrence · January 7

I finally got around to rebuild the 75288 AT-AT after it took a dive off the top shelf some time ago. A few pieces were missing and oddly there were a few extra pieces too, so I'll have to rebuild my AT-ST from scratch at some point to determine if anything got mixed up during the fall.

I also took delivery of the #75347 Tie Bomber just before work yesterday, so I built it today.

Its a shane that the pilot isn't visible in flight and that the bomb mechanism doesn't mimic the Y-Wing, but overall I'm quite pleased and it does the job and given as I was asking for it with every customer feedback survey for all of my other Lego Star Wars purchases this past year, I'm grateful to have it at all, particularly as it was a long time since the original black and blue model launched.

I've only got a couple of 8cm straight stands which seem a bit too tall, but I think I'll either spring for a 4cm straight and 4cm angled stand to see which one feels better.

As an added bonus, I now have a Gonk droid to keep my Jaws Sandcrawler company, and a spare Vader to do both the bounty hunter and confrontation scenes. Result!

Awesomeness · January 8

So I figured out that some of the Speed Champions can fit into Funko Hard protectors pretty good.

TheFew · January 8

Finally finished the Rocinante (minus three missing parts)... never again..

PJ76uk · January 8

@TheFew looks awesome, why never again if you don't mind me asking. Nice to see the s ale next to the Viper!

TheFew · January 8

PJ76uk said:

@TheFew looks awesome, why never again if you don't mind me asking. Nice to see the s ale next to the Viper!

@PJ76uk it is just a bit of a fragile build in places with some weak connections. One of those builds where you try to add a part and need to brace against one side of the model, causing bits to drop off. Like most MOCs it could do with the touch of a real Lego designer.

Still an amazing build however and kudos to the person who designed it. A solid B+ passing grade.

PJ76uk · January 8

An unfortunate side effect of following moc instructions, along with floating bricks that only get connected a dozen steps later!

Since Lego are unlikely to do an Expanse theme, mocs are the only way to go! I was tempted by the Rocinante but I'll keep an eye out for a more stable build!

TheFew · January 8

PJ76uk said:

An unfortunate side effect of following moc instructions, along with floating bricks that only get connected a dozen steps later!

Since Lego are unlikely to do an Expanse theme, mocs are the only way to go! I was tempted by the Rocinante but I'll keep an eye out for a more stable build!

It is pretty good, and won't drop apart now built... but moving it is a scary job.

FollowsClosely · January 9

I pieced together #3739 from my inventory. I am missing only the figs, 6 elements for a total of 30 parts.

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Yo_dA · January 9

Just finished #40580. If anyone was wondering what it looks like without stickers:

560Heliport · January 10

So... I like to color-coordinate my clone troopers with their AT-TE.
I can also match their blasters to them.
When will we get Vibrant Coral clone troopers?

gelkster · January 10

Looks like my latest haul wont pan out re: classic sets, there are just too many missing parts. I decided my best bet is to make the superhero sets that are present (maybe 3) & #31109 which looks complete to me.

gelkster · January 10

BTW any owners of #6483 Coastal Patrol (or owners of these 2 electric elements) how loud should the sound element be? The one I found is barely audible, especially when the red micromotor is running (assuming it's noisy due to age). Would a drop of oil to the motor help quiet the motor element itself?

gelkster · January 10

Some of #1793 is showing up in this haul, enough to keep tpo build. Apparently over on peeron.com the MSRP of #1783 is unknown (a YT review concurs) but a friend just told me it was $40 BITD. Whom do I contact at peeron to update this info, or is it a now-defunct site? I know no instructions there are newer than 2011.

Also, would this information be appreciated here? He just kinda laughed it off when I said ppl would like to know that info.

gelkster · January 10

#1783 above should be #1793 of course. Typed in haste

560Heliport · January 10

@gelkster $40 for #1793 sounds right. I own all of the Unitron sets, and I think the three smaller, #1787, #1789, and #1793 were $20, $30, and $40.
#6991 Monorail Transport Base was $169.99 and worth every penny!

560Heliport · January 10

IIRC, those 1990s sound elements were not very loud, and the red motors were, so yours might be perfectly fine!

Astrobricks · January 11

560Heliport said:

IIRC, those 1990s sound elements were not very loud, and the red motors were, so yours might be perfectly fine!

I just looked up the sound element on BL and learned that they let you play the sounds!

eMJeeNL · January 12

Finished #80111, and decided it couldn’t propel itself 😉

GrannyLEGO · January 13

Just finished #10312 Jazz Club ... some where around bag 13 the instructions tried to lead me astray with the last two pages of one bag (#12?) was for pieces found in #13, I think it was. I should have written it down but was so sure I would remember <sigh>.

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evancelt · January 14

Got started on my half of a romans / barbarians collaboration build. The full build will end up being 4x4 bp (so 2x4 for each builder)

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Lo1sJess · January 14

@evancelt great as always - really like how you get depth in water and waves breaking. But gotta say, knowing you take these apart, looking at all those little plates and tiles makes my finger ache!

sipuss · January 14

Halfway through Sanctum Sanctorum. Love the build and the details, but DAMN are the stickers annoying. Applying them (especially the clear-backed ones) is the absolute opposite of fun. And quality of some of them, oof...

Yo_dA · January 14

Modded #76917

evancelt · January 14

Lo1sJess said:

@evancelt great as always - really like how you get depth in water and waves breaking. But gotta say, knowing you take these apart, looking at all those little plates and tiles makes my finger ache!

Yeah breakdown is no fun :D

autolycus · January 14

I started Loop. So far it's been fairly similar to Roller Coaster. That's fine. The build experience may not be the best, but the end result was really fun. Loop should be the same. I kind of wish they'd put the little mini cart builds throughout the bags instead of all in Bags 1. My fingers get so sore from all the towers.

Speedman29 · January 15

Sunday morning over a cuppa while everyone else was in bed....

I do like these bricksketches, they make nice slim shelf fillers behind appropriate minifigs or sets.

TheOriginalSimonB · January 15

Bags 1-3 done.

bandit778 · January 15

I've not had much cause to post much lately but for Christmas my wonderful wife gave me #75334 and I had some spare time today so thought I'd give it a whirl.

I know this set got a lot of flack for it's content and price (which at retail is horrendous) but it's actually a nice little set. There are some nice little features and it's fun for a half hour or so build. The minifigures in this set are absolutely brilliant though and if Wifey hadn't got me the set I would have had to take to Bricklink to pick up this guy.

I really like this minifigure. Liked the character in the show and this is a pretty good representation. The fact that it's never likely to be done again makes it even better.

MaffyD · January 16

Well done on finishing @GrannyLEGO - it looks fab!
@evancelt - are you doing romans or barbarians?
@Yo_dA - That Skyline looks fab! Do you have a parts list for the pieces you needed to swap out? That looks really nice for a non-stickered version.
@bandit778 - it's a cool set with fantastic minifigs. Your wife made a great choice! I also loved the droid in that episode.

evancelt · January 16

MaffyD said:
@evancelt - are you doing romans or barbarians?

Some of each! I'll have a roman fort, celtic farmstead, and barbarian longship landing on my half. My friend will have a roman temple, barbarian longship, and a pier/town

evancelt · January 16

Started on some passenger cars for Thomas to pull

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Modeltrainman · January 17

evancelt said:

Started on some passenger cars for Thomas to pull

ANNIE AND CLARABELLE! 😍

560Heliport · January 17

Found at Walmart today. I customized his blaster. That is, I added the extra skate. :)

Modeltrainman · January 17

560Heliport said:

Found at Walmart today. I customized his blaster. That is, I added the extra skate. :)

'MORE POWER! *Tim the Toolman Taylor grunt*-Kurt, probably.

WesterBricks · January 17

Don't tell the angry robot warrior, but he's holding his laser gun upside down. Gonna get some nasty recoil when it goes pew pew.

sweetness34 · January 17

Building these postcard sets. Fun little builds. Also built the Jazz club and T2 camper van over the past couple of weeks.

TheFew · January 17

TheOriginalSimonB said:

Bags 1-3 done.

So is that rabbit doing a poop (the gold round flat tiles) and emitting gas (the cloud parts)?

Bumblepants · January 17

TheFew said:

So is that rabbit doing a poop (the gold round flat tiles) and emitting gas (the cloud parts)?

The only possiblity

WesterBricks · January 17

Listen, if you had a giant rabbit that pooped gold coins, you would parade it around town too.

560Heliport · January 17

WesterBricks said:

Don't tell the angry robot warrior, but he's holding his laser gun upside down. Gonna get some nasty recoil when it goes pew pew.

You're right. The instructions have you build it upside down, to show the placement of the 1x1 plate, then flip it over to place it in his hand. I didn't look at that last step because I know how to put items in minifig hands! (Obviously not!) :)

Diamondback_Six · January 17

WesterBricks said:

Listen, if you had a giant rabbit that pooped gold coins, you would parade it around town too.

No, then somebody'd want to take it from me or kill it. I'd keep my fuzzy friend on the down-low and VERY well fed...

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