hellopike
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Oh yeah, but I was just fooling around, I snagged a CITY polybag racer at TRU that day and just built it in two pieces. I have to organize my parts better, they're everywhere right now and I haven't built much big in a long time. Aw thanks. I don't know what i'm going to do next though. i'm having fun making purist versions of other Marvel Heroes and Villains. Yeah, I wish I had the Captain America as well, but I can't complain.
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Bryant's Custom (and purist) DC Justice League and Villains.
hellopike replied to Bricky0's topic in Minifig Customisation Workshop
What is the torso you're using on Captain Cold? And how are you achieving the extra waist on Amazo? -
Haha, yeah it's the toyfair Iron Man, but I don't have the other version and who else will fight Whiplash? ;)
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I did two little scenes, one from the Weapon X program and one from Ironman 2. Yeah, it's just a modified Helli-carrier breakout tank, but as soon as I saw it all I could think was Weapon X.. So I whipped up a custom Wolverine, Professor Thorton and a nurse for the scene. i'm just waiting on some control panel tiles and a few hoses to complete it. Next is that scene from Iron Man 2 where Whiplash slices Tony's race car in half and then fights Iron Man. I was looking at the spring and I thought that it would make a half decent Whiplash weapon so I attempted a purist custom whiplash. Then I built a small race car in two bits, some ashphalt and had him fight Iron Man. everything is 100% unmodified LEGO. I hope you like them ok. Phil
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The 'Golden Age' of Lego, is it now?
hellopike replied to Hey Joe's topic in General LEGO Discussion
We live in a time with a LEGO Batman, Boba Fett AND Wolverine! Definitely a golden age for LEGO. :) -
I was just in Japan on Vacation about a month ago, with the intention of specifically hunting for toys in second hand shops, and other than Kiddyland in Harajuku and The Clickbrick store in Tokyo Station- I didn't see any LEGO. BUT the Click Brick store was really rather neat. It is like a LEGO retail store, but different. I picked up a LEGO Batman keychain and some catalogs. But they had t-shirts, engraving on brick keychains, sets, a build your own minifig (with dark green legs, which I don't see often). It was a fun little shop. phil
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What do you do with your sets/MOC once you've built them?
hellopike replied to hellopike's topic in General LEGO Discussion
I understand completely- I have two MOC spaceships I built maybe 7-8 years ago that got disassembled and I didn't take adequate photos to rebuild them and I regret it... but there's always something new to build I suppose. -
What do you do with your sets/MOC once you've built them?
hellopike replied to hellopike's topic in General LEGO Discussion
It's interesting to hear the different opinions on the subject. The more I think about it, the more I believe I fall on the "I'll disassemble them after a time" side of the fence... They are LEGO, their purpose is to build and create- if I want a model I will leave on display forever, then I'll just buy a model, or a statue or something. And I won't be selling the sets, if I sold anything it would be the minifigs. So ultimately keeping these old sets in bags maybe isn't in my best interest.... I think I'd rather build then know I have a Jabba's Sail Barge sitting in a box somewhere. -
What do you do with your sets/MOC once you've built them?
hellopike posted a topic in General LEGO Discussion
As long-time AFOLs, I have a question that is on my mind. You buy a set. It's a new Pirate ship, or a a big Star Destroyer. You spend the time building it and you display it proudly. Then what? Does it stay together in its original form? Do you take it down after a set time and disassemble it? What happens 3 or 30 sets down the line when you're running out of flat surfaces in your home to display LEGO creations? Then do you take them down? What about that MOC that's 100% your own creation? It took months, maybe years to build. What will it's lifespan be? Does it stay together indefinitely, or until you need those rare parts on a new model? I'm just curious, because I'm always interested in LEGO, sometimes more actively then others, and in my last bout I was heavy into the Star Wars theme.. Now I'm enjoying the Superheroes theme, but I don't have much space in my home to dedicate to LEGO displays, and I already have about 3 Tupperware totes of SW models, each model separately bagged up. I want to build, but I don't know if I should say to hell with keeping those sets "together" so to speak, or to raid them for parts for new builds. Right now I essentially have 3 totes full of LEGO bricks in limbo. I can't display them, and I can't use them. What sort of compromise have other AFOLs reached? phil -
Suddenly losing all interest in a whole theme?
hellopike replied to purpleparadox's topic in General LEGO Discussion
I have to echo a lot of folks sentiment. I go through phases of collecting LEGO. I was heavy into Bionicle when it first came out, and then fell out of it. I got majorly into Classic Trilogy Star Wars sets when the flesh tone figures came out. I own all the rebel ships and any of the bounty hunter related stuff (Slave 1, Jabba's Palace)- but eventually they all ended up in Tupperware bins at my Parent's basement. I've fallen out of SW, mainly because I can't for example justify buying a $100+ Millennium Falcon every couple years. I love the sets I have but they aren't out due to space issues. I collect other things, and LEGO takes up a lot of real estate. And now I'm getting into the Superheroes sets, especially the Marvel sets, but I've limited myself to just 2 so far because of space. I'd love to get the Hulk Breakout set, but I don't have a shelf to put it. I'd love to build a small section of City, to have the Superheroes inhabiting it fighting crime, but I don't have space dedicated to it. And of course there's the money issues. -
Custom Monster Fighters
hellopike replied to Writers Blocks's topic in Minifig Customisation Workshop
That reminded me of an old custom! Can't believe I did this back 9 years ago! -
I'd love to see a Thor set with Beta Ray Bill in it. :) Or a continue the trend of Spider-Man sets with the addition of a B-list (or even A-list, I'm not picky) hero in minifig form.
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I'm loving the Norman Osbourne by sam and Bruce Banner Cornelius! Here is a clearer shot of my Doctor Strange, King Cobra, Ultimates Taskmaster, and Sabretooth (although I think I'm going to go with Lucius Malfoy hair once I can track it down.)
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Thanks guys, I'm going to try to get better photos of them all tomorrow, from a proper camera, not just an iphone. :)
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Hi everybody, this is my first post on the forum, thought I'd share some of my interpretations of some Marvel characters in minifig form: From left to right we have: King Cobra, Doctor Strange, Taskmaster and Red Skull. All three have some artistic license in regards to their looks; taskmaster is a blend of his original and "ultimates" look, King Cobra face is obviously not his typical face, but I went with more of a mutant snake-man look... But I am super happy with my Doctor Strange. What do you think? Phil