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xzzy posted:That assembly would be impossible, those 1x1's with the light attachment bit can't be stacked. The instructions seem to have dealt with that by just mushing them together anyways and allowing a gap, but it would never hold very well. If your parts lack clutch and you can''t get it to work, you can just core the assembly with a 3L or 4L bar piece, since every part on that engine has a cross axle hole through the middle and it'll pass between the ring plates and 1 x 1 studs.
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Apologies for lovely lighting: reviving some old space sets and thrilled to have things as complete as they are:
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The LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog set came with a couple of Technic pin connectors at the end, which was basically begging for some kind of expansion. I decided to try to capture Chemical Plant Zone in approximately the same style. I chose this level because it's usually level 2 in the games it appears in, and because it's nearly as iconic as Green Hill. I had a fun time pinning down as many of Chamical Plant's iconic features and enemies as I could in this relatively short space. It has some simple playable features as well. The Grabber slides back and forth, as does the yellow platform up top, and the blue goo can travel in an arc. It's a pretty stable build as well. I was worried about the weight of the elevated section, so the support lattices that hold it are reinforced top and bottom with Technic.    
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That looks really good!
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Prophet of Nixon posted:That looks really good! One more pic, my badniks with the official two LEGO ones 
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Carbohydrates posted:The LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog set came with a couple of Technic pin connectors at the end, which was basically begging for some kind of expansion. I decided to try to create an expansion that is not only better than the original set, it makes the original set better.
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That was lego's strategy all along. Make a set so hideous that everyone hates it, but it triggers their creativity anyways and gets them to make a properly designed set. Keep people from being lord business without them ever noticing!
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Carbohydrates posted:The LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog set came with a couple of Technic pin connectors at the end, which was basically begging for some kind of expansion. I decided to try to capture Chemical Plant Zone in approximately the same style. I chose this level because it's usually level 2 in the games it appears in, and because it's nearly as iconic as Green Hill. This rocks.
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I finished my first big set of the year, the Ninja Ultra Combo Mech. It's a pretty cool build and it looks very nice on display, but it has that same problem a lot of the Ninjago vehicles have where you can't put the figures inside in any logical way with the weapons they come with. Last year's Ultra Sonic Raider solved that problem with a few hidden holder pieces that the weapons could be clipped into but apparently that's not the standard now.
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Carbohydrates posted:Thank you! I like your level more, tbh.
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Carbohydrates posted:The LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog set came with a couple of Technic pin connectors at the end, which was basically begging for some kind of expansion. I decided to try to capture Chemical Plant Zone in approximately the same style. I chose this level because it's usually level 2 in the games it appears in, and because it's nearly as iconic as Green Hill. That is amazing and so much more visually interesting than Green Hill
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Once again angry at how unfathomably good Carbs is at this poo poo.
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Carbohydrates posted:The LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog set came with a couple of Technic pin connectors at the end, which was basically begging for some kind of expansion. I decided to try to capture Chemical Plant Zone in approximately the same style. I chose this level because it's usually level 2 in the games it appears in, and because it's nearly as iconic as Green Hill. That’s incredible, I’d buy that in a heartbeat. Post that to Lego Ideas or whatever and make it happen. Also I love the Green Hill set (although building out individual pixels sucked).
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Carbohydrates posted:The LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog set came with a couple of Technic pin connectors at the end, which was basically begging for some kind of expansion. I decided to try to capture Chemical Plant Zone in approximately the same style. I chose this level because it's usually level 2 in the games it appears in, and because it's nearly as iconic as Green Hill. This is amazing. The one thing I'd change is the rings, the original set already does the 3 horizontal, 3 vertical ring set-up so for me it's too similar, maybe one of those large ring clusters that are floating around about the spring pads?
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wow this owns
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before trying yet another Lego electronics mashup, maybe Lego should consider bringing back Hidden Side
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Mods, please probate Carbohydrates for 30 days so they can't keep posting amazing sets. I keep throwing cash at my screen and it's damaging the screen!
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Releasing the beat boxes and bandmates well before the sets was a great way to highlight how bad the app was. But I don't think it was ever going to be successful.
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You know, before I started reading this thread I would've mocked and dismissed the entire concept of being good at Lego. I now know better.
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Not sure what took me so drat long, but I started messing around with Studio about a week ago after finding a bunch of old space sets that I had bought pieced out back in 2008. I got inspired to re-imagine the classic Blacktron 2 Allied Avenger in a bigger, grander, and more modern sense. I'll post some pics up once I figure out how I want to finish this odd stud width bubble cockpit.AllisonByProxy posted:Polished them up and made another new one. These are so good!! I had just started to design my own versions of Big Boo's Haunt and Whomp's Fortress last night. I was going in pretty different directions already, but dang is it rad to see someone else come up with the same ideas for the set. I'll post some pics up when closer to completion... which could be a while. Carbohydrates posted:The LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog set came with a couple of Technic pin connectors at the end, which was basically begging for some kind of expansion. I decided to try to capture Chemical Plant Zone in approximately the same style. I chose this level because it's usually level 2 in the games it appears in, and because it's nearly as iconic as Green Hill. HOT drat this is seriously insane, A+. Start the countdown until Lego makes their own inferior version!
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No really I want to see that set in real life so please submit it to Lego Ideas or let me do it I don't care either way I will make it my life's goal to see that set realized and sold on Lego's website.
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Futanari Damacy posted:Not sure how one would go about putting a roadway in front of a modular without it being at the same grade. I guess you'd have to add a brick layer on the modular itself to have the curb elevated, else you're stuck scrounging for the discontinued pre-printed road baseplates, and even that's only a tile's width higher. The new roads they're including in the City theme just exacerbate the problem. I'm surprised Lego doesn't do this, but you can buy third party baseplates that are a whole plate thick and are studded to build underneath: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01521RJZA/ Once I get a space other than shelves to build out modulars, my plan is to use these to swap and replace all the baseplates and do some sort of metro system with open brackets running underneath the table
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Carbohydrates posted:The LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog set came with a couple of Technic pin connectors at the end, which was basically begging for some kind of expansion. I decided to try to capture Chemical Plant Zone in approximately the same style. I chose this level because it's usually level 2 in the games it appears in, and because it's nearly as iconic as Green Hill. When I glanced at these without reading the message I seriously thought this was some official add on they were releasing, holy hell it’s really good.
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Carbohydrates posted:I decided to try to capture Chemical Plant Zone in approximately the same style. I chose this level because it's usually level 2 in the games it appears in, and because it's nearly as iconic as Green Hill. you should put it on reddit or somesuch so it can get a billion votes and be friends with this chill fish Sivart13 fucked around with this message at 02:52 on Jan 22, 2022 |
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OSU_Matthew posted:I'm surprised Lego doesn't do this, but you can buy third party baseplates that are a whole plate thick and are studded to build underneath: Lego used to do this, sort of. You could get "plates" that were 1 brick high in a 16x16 size. There were no antistuds though, it was completely hollow underneath. More modern, the 16x16 technic plates that get used in the mosaic sets have some potential if one wants a purist approach. I assume they're gonna be expensive for a long time. And I think the only color they come in is black.
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Sivart13 posted:I cannot overstate how good this is I did the needful and posted it to Reddit, with full credit to Carbohydrates.
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Xenomrph posted:I did the needful and posted it to Reddit, with full credit to Carbohydrates.
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I am a Reddit novice, when should I have posted it?
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OSU_Matthew posted:I'm surprised Lego doesn't do this, but you can buy third party baseplates that are a whole plate thick and are studded to build underneath: I think these have come up in the thread below, and we came to the conclusion that these end up having too much flex for Lego’s liking, especially for the amount of crap you can put on top of them.
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Xenomrph posted:I am a Reddit novice, when should I have posted it?
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Carbohydrates posted:Weekday mornings typically work best. I was gonna toss it up Monday morning probably. Do it! Your set is amazing and needs to be made into a real set.
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So I know it's sacrilege, but: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YRTLC49/ I can't help but be all  about that even if the nose and cockpit area are "cheats."I do take issue with them calling it an F-14A but having a D-model's imaging suite.
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Carbohydrates posted:It's not impossible. Those pieces cannot be stacked without leaving a 1/2 plate / 4 LDU gap, sure, but the upper one isn't being used for that purpose. The curved slope bit is decorative, and it should be able to hit that slight ~4 degree angle by the grace of horizontal tolerances. The important part is the studs on either side of the ring holding the front and back of the engine together, which should work - but yes, it'll be weak. This is brilliant. I will see if I have some extras sitting around and those with a bit of tac perhaps. Thanks!
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sigher posted:This is amazing. The one thing I'd change is the rings, the original set already does the 3 horizontal, 3 vertical ring set-up so for me it's too similar, maybe one of those large ring clusters that are floating around about the spring pads? Anyway! Guys, thanks so much for the kind words. There's no way this will be on Ideas because it's an IP that LEGO now already owns, so it's not eligible, and I would feel quite bad calling this an original idea when the subject matter and design style were both lifted from a set that came before. I'll make instructions, though.
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Carbohydrates posted:Lego words
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Carbohydrates posted:I wanted to thank you for posting this criticism, because I thought about it a lot. I consulted both of the Sonic 2 stage maps to check ring arrangements, and I played with some ideas, but I'm gonna leave it alone. Most of the ring arrangements in Chemical Plant are single or vertical columns. The ring clusters, when they do appear, are 7+ rings which would take up a lot of space and be too heavy. The only other ring shape that appears in Chemical Plant is a cross, and the transparent supports coming out horizontal to make that shape are unstable and distracting. Ultimately, I think sticking with what I have is the way to go, and the fact that it mirrors the ring arrangement in the official set means the visual weight of the yellow rings is mirrored on both halves, which I'm happy with in a compositional sense. My build is already more dense and complex, so it doesn't need to further overwhelm Green Hill, I think. How much do you think it would cost to buy the pieces individually and make the set ourselves?
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Slugworth posted:Serious question that maybe is dumb or naive, but have you considered working for Lego? How have other moc creators who have made the jump made it? Does Lego reach out to folks, or do people just apply? Do you feel like you're objectively good enough that it would be a reasonable hope? (This thread is literally my only exposure to Lego, so I'm not sure what the 'competition' looks like). owing to the inherent evil of corporations, the guy who ripped off his mustang would probably end up as his boss
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Slugworth posted:Serious question that maybe is dumb or naive, but have you considered working for Lego? How have other moc creators who have made the jump made it? Does Lego reach out to folks, or do people just apply? Do you feel like you're objectively good enough that it would be a reasonable hope? (This thread is literally my only exposure to Lego, so I'm not sure what the 'competition' looks like). 1) Yeah, I have considered working for LEGO. The big obstacle is that my partner doesn't want to move to Denmark, and all LEGO designers work from Billund. Also, I don't have any relevant educational background (engineering, toy design, etc) so the experience/education side of my resume would purely be my own MOC work. This is not an impossible path, but it is a more difficult one. 2) How have other creators made it? The same way anyone else does. One of the more recent designers to get hired by LEGO, Chris McVeigh, was a well known community figure and popular creator before he was hired. He described the process as the same as applying for any other job. He saw the opening, applied, interviewed, and was hired. LEGO does not, as far as I know, reach out to folks like this to try to hire them. 3) Do I feel like I'm objectively good enough? I think so. It's not just about being "good" though, because there are an infinite number of creators than me that are far better by anything resembling an objective metric. I think what helps me is my style. I tend to build pretty clean and I lean toward caricature over absolute perfect detail, which makes my stuff feel more approachably "LEGO" I guess. I also work well with others and I feel like I take criticism well and so on, and teamwork skills like that are far more important than just building things well. If this thread is your only exposure to LEGO, you're missing out on an absolute world of amazing talent. SA (and Reddit) are like bubbles where you only get glimpses of the greater LEGO community if you don't venture outside of them. I feel like I'm a pretty good builder, but I'm absolutely not one of the legendary greats that we have kicking around. I'll make a post soon spotlighting some amazing people on flickr.
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