What are you building right now?

Marshallmario · January 17

So many years ago when my boys were maybe 5 + 7 we were walking along the railroad tracks behind our house and found a turtle between the tracks. When I picked it up to move it outside the tracks there was a nickel under it. A real turtle that pooped nickels, man they thought hard about that for years!

Modeltrainman · January 17

560Heliport said:

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!) :)

I don't know...Remember the rocket lawnmower episode of Home Improvement? Like Tim, you may be onto something....

karrit · January 18

Marshallmario said:

So many years ago when my boys were maybe 5 + 7 we were walking along the railroad tracks behind our house and found a turtle between the tracks. When I picked it up to move it outside the tracks there was a nickel under it. A real turtle that pooped nickels, man they thought hard about that for years!

True story. My brother's mother in law was convinced that my nieces were stealing money from her because she had left some on the counter & it disappeared. A couple of days later when my brother was cleaning up their dog's poop in the yard he found the missing money in the dog's poop. The dog was eating it.

Speedman29 · January 19

Decided to cut the seals and build #60347 that I got for Christmas.

Miss Speedy built the vehicles, quite like the little forklift truck.

I built the store, quite basic, but some nice features.

Then I had to make into my local Asda!

I have a shelf with a MOC of a brick arched Bridge that my Crocodile train and heavy load wagon sites on. This should go nicely in front and below to make a mini scene.

lowlead · January 19

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With regard to Technic, I'm just an occasional builder. But every once in a while a set comes along that really wows me. #42145 was a challenging build - rush this one at your peril! The instructions command your attention to get the power functions correct the first time around.

Hats off to the designer - it boggles my mind how they conceive of these complex builds. Unbelievable!

iwybs · January 19

I'm impressed how much better the Friends grocery store looks than the City one ... it just might be my second Friends set. As for the #42145 helicopter, it's the kind of set I've been waiting for for a long time, and the price is more or less fair, but I haven't ponied up the money for it yet because some reviews have said concerning things about the weight of the model: the tail boom sags noticeably and the landing gear is prone to collapse. Have you noticed any problems with the tail boom or the landing gear in your copy of the set?

Lo1sJess · January 19

@Speedman29 this is your second post by my count with the owls……..

560Heliport · January 19

@iwybs I built #42145 a few months ago. The tail is a little wobbly, but I didn't have any problems with the landing gear.
It's a great set!
Unlike a lot of other people, I actually like the Vibrant Yellow color- I wish it had more!

lowlead · January 19

iwybs said:

...Have you noticed any problems with the tail boom or the landing gear in your copy of the set?

The model does have some heft to it, and the main wheels do appear to strain a little bit under the weight, but only because of the single attach point of each main wheel. Otherwise the gear is sturdy. The tail attaches securely and I didn't notice any sagging.

As with most Technic sets with a lot of clutches, gears, etc...it's definitely important to make sure there's always some extra play when attaching gears to axles. Cinching anything up too tightly on this bird will bog everything down. Either way, the single motor powers everything just fine. 8.5/10 for this set...the sticker sheet is a bit much, but makes the model look great in the end.

Redbullgivesuwind · January 20

lowlead said:

With regard to Technic, I'm just an occasional builder. But every once in a while a set comes along that really wows me. #42145 was a challenging build - rush this one at your peril! The instructions command your attention to get the power functions correct the first time around.
Hats off to the designer - it boggles my mind how they conceive of these complex builds. Unbelievable!

Every time I see that model all I can think of is Airwolf and how much I wish someone would come up with a conversion.

evancelt · January 20

Made a little mountain module last night to go next to my motorized waterfall

Astrobricks · January 20

Lo1sJess said:

@Speedman29 this is your second post by my count with the owls……..

I don’t see any owls :(

Lo1sJess · January 20

@Astrobricks good catch, I meant without the owls @Speedman29

Speedman29 · January 20

Lo1sJess said:

@Astrobricks good catch, I meant without the owls @Speedman29

I can only apologise for the lack of avian hooters! My little build mat that Mrs Speedy made got tucked away. I'll dig it out soon!

In the mean time I decided it was time to open #31205 all 4167 pieces of it....

....obviously only about 2400 of those make up Batman, so there are plenty of spares for future mosaics. Unpacked and put the audio track on, interesting insight into the design and execution of the image and the DC artists. I put an old advent calendar insert (bit miffed that 2022s calendar used slot together card strips) to use as a sorting tray....

....the little colour legend is a nice touching really helps with identifying the correct colours while watching the Dark Knight trilogy....

....need to be careful. As the beer goes down the chances of eating a 1x1 piece and mushing a Malteaser into the baseplate is growing! Really enjoying it though. Working close up on each section you can't tell easily what's emerging. But hold them up at the end and it's crystal clear. I can see me making a few more of these.

PJ76uk · January 20

^ depending on your interests but there is a few good ones out there, especially if you go for the combined images. I've got the large Vader and Ironman frames that use triple sets and #31205 is currently near the top of my to build queue, all 3 sets to do the large Batman!

Rumours is there will be a Spiderman art set released this year...

Speedman29 · January 20

PJ76uk said:

Rumours is there will be a Spiderman art set released this year...

Interesting. I like them all! The Star Wars one less so. I am quite tempted with the triple IronMan one, but the price of a single set now is not looking good, I daresay I could get the 1x1s in bulk at a good price and then get a load of the baseplates. I have other projects further up my list for now.

gratefulnat · January 20

Speedman29 said:

As the beer goes down the chances of eating a 1x1 piece and mushing a Malteaser into the baseplate is growing!

The best thing I've read all day today!

560Heliport · January 20

Chia Fett.

Modeltrainman · January 20

Finished #76917! Great car, still want an official Herbie...

MaffyD · January 20

560Heliport said:

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

I also found this guy at a supermarket. I may have added too much to his gun:

560Heliport · January 20

MaffyD said:

560Heliport said:

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

I also found this guy at a supermarket. I may have added too much to his gun:

There's no such thing as leftover Lego... just things you haven't used yet.

MaffyD · January 21

I may have also got my space baby bunch together:

And my falconer troops:

560Heliport · January 21

Well, no wonder I couldn't find any! ;)

SteveG · January 21

Well that sucks. I took some time away and they come out with a brown space man and baby space man. I wondered why the mini fig packs locally were simply devastated by people. Going to be hard to justify $15+ for one of those.

Astrobricks · January 21

560Heliport said:

Chia Fett.

If this doesn’t get 100 likes there is something fundamentally wrong with the universe.

Speedman29 · January 21

A Friday night to myself, and the rest of the Dark Knight trilogy....

....just kept going....

.... I noted the concern regarding the lack of owls!

Two and a half Dark Knight films later....

I love it, looks so good from a distance. Need to find a bit of wall space now.

Lo1sJess · January 21

@Speedman29 nice build and return of the owls😁

560Heliport · January 21

#71780 Kai's Ninja Race Car EVO and #71782 Cole's Earth Dragon EVO.

Astrobricks · January 21

Speedman29 said:

Lo1sJess said:

@Astrobricks good catch, I meant without the owls @Speedman29

I can only apologise for the lack of avian hooters! My little build mat that Mrs Speedy made got tucked away. I'll dig it out soon!
In the mean time I decided it was time to open #31205 all 4167 pieces of it....
…

Did I miss something? Does this set come with a soundtrack?

560Heliport · January 21

I'm starting #7048 Troll Warship. A set from 2008, with almost half the parts in New Dark Red, Dark Brown, or Reddish Brown. 🤞 I suppose any breakage is likely to be when I dismantle it.

Speedman29 · January 21

Astrobricks said:

Did I miss something? Does this set come with a soundtrack?

Yes, if you follow the QR code inside the manual it takes you to a page about the set with instructions for the x2 and x3 set versions and an hour long interview with the designers and DC artists.

560Heliport · January 21

#7048. There is a tiny crack on the bottom of the hull bow piece. I have two #7040 Dwarves' Mine Defender that I got on clearance and never built. Today when assembling the Troll minifigs one torso cracked.
I gave my two CMF-24 Orcs stud-shooting crossbows.

560Heliport · January 21

560Heliport · January 21

gratefulnat · January 21

A shame about the cracking torso, but more alarmingly are you aware your trolls are shedding cat hair!?!

I wished I had picked up some of the troll sets, unfortunately not... they look darn good.

560Heliport · January 21

Oh, I wish my trolls were shedding cat hairs! Instead they're attracting it.
I wish I'd got more of the Trolls sets- especially #7097 Trolls' Mountain Fortress. Oh well, now I'm building #7037 Tower Raid.

560Heliport · January 22

#7037 Tower Raid and all three #7040 Dwarves' Mine Defenders, and Emilie.

Now I need to build #7036 Dwarves' Mine: can't have those Defenders just sitting around!

Lo1sJess · January 22

@560Heliport I have an unopened #7097 but box seals and box are not great for collecting pristine sets but beside the point if being build. About every 15-20 years I think doing Black Friday in person is a good idea then I do it and realize how wrong I was. Last time about 13-15 years back target had this set as a door buster and I bought 2, 1 was build and long since merged into collection. Was looking to offer the odd sets I have on marketplace for trade to make space.

FollowsClosely · January 22

You don't have to spend hundreds to get a great build.

This is the best set I have built all year!

pxchris · January 22

@560Heliport my kid has the Troll Warship too and sadly has dealt with a few cracks too! Those torsos seem especially bad. ☹️

But, onto what I built today... The LotR Brickheadz!

I honestly enjoyed them more than I thought I would even. Receding hairline Frodo still looks a little funny, but not quite as bad as the artwork made me feel. Gollum is still just a weird looking naked baby. But overall I still really liked building them. The Balrog is definitely my favorite (he's now known as Roggie!) as well as Gandalf. If anyone is thinking for just getting one, that would be the set.

560Heliport · January 22

@pxchris that torso was sealed in the bag until today- I wonder if that somehow contributed to it cracking?

bandit778 · January 22

So, different job role, new shift pattern (back driving a truck) means I now have a bit more time for catching up with building the sets I purchased but didn't have time to build in my previous role.
Fancied something reasonably substantial after the small Star Wars set the other week so grabbed #10274 off the shelf.

It's a really fun build (although I couldn't bring myself to ruin the paint job with the rust stickers), the designer did a exceptional job with the shaping of the car and it looks great. My only (very small) gripe is I wish that the parts that were supposed to be chrome were at least in the metallic silver ink colour as Medium Stone Gray just isn't the same.

eMJeeNL · January 22

bandit778 said:

So, different job role, new shift pattern (back driving a truck)

Dogleg? Or automatic gearbox? ;)

bandit778 · January 22

eMJeeNL said:

bandit778 said:

So, different job role, new shift pattern (back driving a truck)

Dogleg? Or automatic gearbox? ;)

Scanny 6x2 12 speed Auto box. :)

560Heliport · January 22

#7036 Dwarves' Mine. I added the "Evil Dwarf" from CMF series 5.

560Heliport · January 22

"Okay, fellow dwarves, supper tonight will be shredded orc sandwiches!"

560Heliport · January 22

#7029 Skeleton Ship Attack.

560Heliport · January 23

This is getting out of hand! Two CMF-24 Orcs led to Troll Warship, then some more Fantasy Era sets... now I'll have to build them all: #5615, #7090, #7091, #7092, and #7094. Dragon from #7094 to start things off...

Astrobricks · January 23

@560Heliport you’re on a (t)roll! ;-)

gelkster · January 24

We MN AFOLs stay busy during the winter months-- I'm still diligently chipping away at the latest haul. Got the majority of sets built/bagged, 4 major ones left. Partial & mostly complete sets include:

1788 Pirate Treasure Chest
4022 C26 Sea Cutter
6057 Sea Serpent
6339 Shuttle Launch Pad
6441 Deep Reef Refuge
6452 Mini Rocket Launcher
6454 Countdown Corner
6458 Satellite w/ Astronaut
6483 Coastal Patrol
6534 Beach Bandit
6578 Polar Explorer
6579 Ice Surfer
6586 Polar Scout
6860- The Batcave
7101 Lightsaber Duel
8206 Tokyo Pit Stop
8404 Public Transport
9448 Samurai Mech
9450 Epic Dragon Battle
21123 The Iron Golem
21126 The Wither
60017 Wrecker/flatbed
60042 High Speed Police Chase
60059 Logging Truck
70115 Ultimate Speedor Tournament
70125 Gorilla Legend Beast
70422 Shrimp Shack Attack (100%)
71715 Lloyd Arcade Pod NINJAGO
76031 Hulk Buster Smash
76034 Batboat Harbor Pursuit
76035 Jokerland

MIGHTY MICROS:
76062
76063
76065
76089
76092

76078 Hulk vs Red Hulk
76102 Thor's Weapon Quest
76107 Thanos Ultimate Battle
76120 Batwing/Riddler Heist
76123 Capt America Outriders Attack
76126 Avengers Ultimate Quinjet
76131 Avengers Compound Battle
76144 Avengers Hulk Helicopter Rescue
76166 Avengers Tower Battle

& a nice surprise discovered today, #92177. I noticed one globe & the 6x6 compass dish but didnt think anything of them; in fact I thought they were non-Lego as I'd never seen them before (had no interest in Ship/Bottle either time it released) & I assumed the ship parts were from the Creator Pirate Ship (also in here) but then I considered "why all the trans light-blue studs here?" I realized those were the water!

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