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Feenix posted:
That is awesome and better than the real set! Edit: It's nowhere close to as cool, but you've inspired me to render the 11017 Starfighter I've been working on: 
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Feenix posted:
I have been working on another car because of course I have been. You know what? I do so many of these that I'm constantly thinking along the lines of "Okay, so what do I do to switch this one up? How do I make it unique and different than the previous ones?" And for this 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, I had a couple ideas. One was making redline tires by using a tire stretching technique with a red rubber band between a Speed Champions tire and an undersized City-style hub. Another was angling the whole tail back on a gentle grade. Now, I've tried this before in the past, but it didn't turn out super well, so I tried a totally different technique this time around, yielding a pretty subtle 4 degree pitch on the rear deck.    Despite my attempts to make this build fresh and new, there are a few recycled elements. The headlight assembly is basically straight off my Ford Falcon. The taillight assembly is copied off my Pontiac GTO. The greenhouse is essentially the same as the one on my Challenger / Cuda. It's kind of amusing that I've done so goddamn many classic American muscle cars, I can just kind of borrow elements as needed.
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If you think about it all those actual car designers were copying each other anyway so it makes sense
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Oh no someone did a recolor on BB? I swear my idea came naturally to me. Boo. I thought I was so clever, lol!
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Feenix posted:
gently caress. Yes!
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Jul 22, 2022 05:55
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Feenix posted:
Looks great dude! Carbohydrates posted:Extremely good. I saw a Classic Space recolor of the Lightyear ship on Brothers-Brick a week or two ago, but I like yours better, I think. Dang, those rims are slick. And the pitch of the deck just takes it to another level.
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Cloks posted:Good to know, I'm happy the manufacturer of "Cool Girls Blocks" is scoring some wins. Say what you like about Edukie, but at least they're not afraid to market a trebuchet to girls.
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Feenix posted:
can you post your build for this? I'm trying to get ideas on how to help my kid convert his mars research shuttle into superhero style stuff. i'm really interested in the xl-15 wings and need to figure out that build, because we have 6 or so of the ATV style wheel axle pieces that the xl15 uses, and he has a zillion vehicles and not enough planes. i just can't tell from the instructions if it's purely decorative or what   what does this accomplish that a couple of 2x6 bricks wouldn't? mastershakeman fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Jul 22, 2022 |
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mastershakeman posted:can you post your build for this? I'm trying to get ideas on how to help my kid convert his mars research shuttle into superhero style stuff. i'm really interested in the xl-15 wings and need to figure out that build, because we have 6 or so of the ATV style wheel axle pieces that the xl15 uses, and he has a zillion vehicles and not enough planes. i just can't tell from the instructions if it's purely decorative or what Texture
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mastershakeman posted:can you post your build for this? I'm trying to get ideas on how to help my kid convert his mars research shuttle into superhero style stuff. i'm really interested in the xl-15 wings and need to figure out that build, because we have 6 or so of the ATV style wheel axle pieces that the xl15 uses, and he has a zillion vehicles and not enough planes. i just can't tell from the instructions if it's purely decorative or what I mainly followed instructions for the default set and only veered when I had to. The bottom build you posted serves 2 functions, mainly. 1) it raises the ship so that when it’s laid on a table/surface so that no pressure is exerted on the angled wings. 2) decorative. I’d say do whatever your heart’s content with that fits the design but definitely add that “height” for reason 1. Lastly, I did not use the 4x4 brick with vertical ridges and a hole in the middle and that affected the crossbar “stand” mount, but that’s easy to get around.
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Prophet of Nixon posted:Has anyone messed with Minifigure Factory yet? can't make a battle droid minifigure thread rated 1/5
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oh yah i figured out a sweet customization option for the AAT using the new gen 1 clone troopers
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What are you talking about?! This builder kicks rear end! 
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Yes, my Iranian half brother who does rock climbing in his spare time bought me this shirt.
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they've taken the skies. it's time to take them back   
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Lady Militant posted:WHEN are we getting more separatist/CIS legos. i swear to god the only reason they keep making the droid tank is i keep buying them reposting this question again and also if anyone knows where i could buy one of those super tactical droids (the ones with pointy bird face not the normal lookin command droids) id pay a lot of money for one
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I'm not sure how I missed the original post, but you want acrylic paints. They're durable, pretty generous about applying them, and you can remove the paint at basically any future point. I've got torsos that I (poorly) customized as a teenager with acrylics and I've been able to strip the paint without damaging the figures ~15 years later.
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I am home helping sort though old clutter and I've found a bunch of mixed lego that I want to sell at bulk price, I plan on sorting all of the non lego pieces and detritus out, and washing them before selling but any other common tips I should know about?
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Hand sanitiser.
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I built the XL-15 ship. It's pretty cool, but the canopy was scratched. That's what I get for opening the box I guess. Not sure why they included the two other minfigs and the cat, I've never seen the movie.
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Cojawfee posted:I built the XL-15 ship. It's pretty cool, but the canopy was scratched. That's what I get for opening the box I guess. Not sure why they included the two other minfigs and the cat, I've never seen the movie. You're not sure why the movie licensed set included figures of characters from the movie?
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RatHat posted:You're not sure why the movie licensed set included figures of characters from the movie? Do they have something to do with the ship itself? I get they are from the movie, just not sure how they fit in with Buzz Lightyear flying his ship around.
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Lego including minifigures of licensed characters not directly related to the subject of the set they’re in has been a thing for well over a decade now. It’s the easiest way to have every character in minifigure form when you’re only making a certain number of sets.
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Yeah, there's only three Lightyear sets, so I guess they wanted to spread the characters across all of them. https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Disney/subtheme-Lightyear Other than Buzz himself, there's no repeated figures. And the repeated Buzz has less accessories in the 4+ set.
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Veotax posted:Yeah, there's only three Lightyear sets, so I guess they wanted to spread the characters across all of them. Izzy and Sox (the cat) are also repeated, but Izzy is a main character in the movie alongside Buzz and the second set has her in a completely different suit. Lightyear wasn’t great, but it was mindless fun and the ship designs are cool.
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Sox is up there with TARS/CASE and R2D2 for best robot sidekick in a movie
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PKMN Trainer Red posted:I'm not sure how I missed the original post, but you want acrylic paints. They're durable, pretty generous about applying them, and you can remove the paint at basically any future point. I've got torsos that I (poorly) customized as a teenager with acrylics and I've been able to strip the paint without damaging the figures ~15 years later. Awesome, exactly the answer i was looking for.
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Lady Militant posted:Awesome, exactly the answer i was looking for. to further elaborate, you'd probably be best served with specialist miniature paints rather than general purpose acrylics, they're highly pigmented, smooth and formulated to be good for extreme detail. I personally like Vajello, between their model color, mecha, game and metalics ranges they cover a quite ludicrous range of colours, and are readily available in hobby shops.
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The Bloop posted:Sox is up there with TARS/CASE and R2D2 for best robot sidekick in a movie 1812. 
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Oh, you said movie. Regardless.
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This youtube wood worker that I like did a coffee table inspired by a technic gear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUypPUKED3o
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My Great Fishing Boat is supposed to ship by tomorrow, let's see what emails I get from Lego lol
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It's cool but it I had a giant workshop with a cnc router I could make stuff like that in about 5 minutes too.
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deoju posted:This youtube wood worker that I like did a coffee table inspired by a technic gear. In general he is a pro follow if nothing else for the excellent camera work and voice-over describing his thought process...
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Quick update on my project that only I care about. And maybe the Hellcat Goon with the unfortunate colored Challenger  Anyway I redid the hood to make it look more like my actual car and I like the way it turned out. Pay no attention to the rear end as I am working on adding the exhaust and black trim   for reference:  Feedback/suggestions are ALWAYS welcome. I'm so new at this. Please help the old man.
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New Lego Mario/Princess Peach stuff coming out on the 1st, I am excited.
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A little finicky and not for touching/play… but I approve of this alt build. It used no added parts… stayed within the set. Not being a purist, now that I have built it I may add some internal stabilization and maybe a little more… “finishing” on the back. Super stoked, though.   
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Feenix posted:A little finicky and not for touching/play… but I approve of this alt build. Looks really cool!
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Feenix posted:A little finicky and not for touching/play… but I approve of this alt build. You know what you must add next.   for Balls:
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I am home helping sort though old clutter and I've found a bunch of mixed lego that I want to sell at bulk price, I plan on sorting all of the non lego pieces and detritus out, and washing them before selling but any other common tips I should know about? Whatcha got? Photos!
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