Plastemaurer

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  1. Posted · Edited by Plastemaurer

    6988 - Alpha Centaury Outpost - Theme: Space, Blacktron II

    6988-alpha-centaury-outpost.jpg

    Download here.

    Errors/Modifications:

    - 2552px2 Baseplate, Raised 32 x 32 with Ramp and Pit, Crater Pattern replaced by custom construction. Get it here.

    - 6099p02 Baseplate, Road 32 x 32 9-Stud Landing Pad with Green Octagon Pattern replaced by custom construction. Get it here.

    - 4784 Stairs 4 x 7 x 9 1/3 Straight Enclosed replaced by custom construction. Get it here.

    - 2681 Support 6 x 6 x 10 Stanchion replaced by custom construction. Get it here.

    - 4760c01 Electric 9V Battery Box Small Complete Assembly replaced by simple brick construction. See .lxf file for details.

    -5306b Electric, Wire with Brick 2 x 2 x 2/3 Pair (Undetermined Length) replaced by simple brick construction. See .lxf file for details.

    - 4771 Electric, Light Brick 1 x 4 with Twin Top Lights replaced by simple brick construction. See .lxf file for details.

    - 2500c01 Electric, Light Brick 1 x 8 with 3 Front Light Prisms replaced by standard 3008 Brick 1 x 8.

    - 3933 Wedge, Plate 8 x 4 Wing Left replaced by 50305 Wedge, Plate 8 x 3 Left.

    - 3934 Wedge, Plate 8 x 4 Wing Right replaced by 50304 Wedge, Plate 8 x 3 Right.

    - 4276 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers replaced by 44301 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On End.

    - 4275 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers replaced by 44302 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers On End.

    - 4531 Hinge Tile 1 x 2 1/2 with 2 Fingers on Top replaced by 44300 Hinge Tile 1 x 3 Locking with 1 Finger on Top.

    - 2452 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers On Side replaced by 60471 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on Side.

    - 4315 Hinge Vehicle Roof Holder 1 x 4 replaced by 44568 Hinge Plate 1 x 4 Locking Dual 1 Finger.

    - 4213 Hinge Vehicle Roof 4 x 4 replaced by 44570 Hinge Plate 3 x 4 Locking Dual 2 Finger.

    - 2418a Windscreen 6 x 6 Octagonal Canopy without Axle hole replaced by 2418b Windscreen 6 x 6 Octagonal Canopy with Axle hole.

    - 4859 Wedge, Plate 3 x 4 without Stud Notches replaced by 48183 Wedge, Plate 3 x 4 with Stud Notches.

    - 73590c01a Hose, Flexible 8.5L with Tabless Ends (Ends same color as Tube) is not available in LDD. Not replaced. Found it.

    - 4773 Electric, Light Bulb Cover (Colored Globe) is not available in LDD. Not replaced.

    - The extra tiles are Tile 1 x 2 with Red and Yellow Controls Pattern. One belongs into the storage compartment of the ship and the other into that of the base.

    - As always, no decorations/printings.

  2. Posted

    6981 - Aerial Intruder - Theme: Space, Blacktron II

    6981-aerial-intruder.jpg

    Download here.

    Errors/Modifications:

    - 4276 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers replaced by 44301 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On End.

    - 4275 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers replaced by 44302 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers On End.

    - 4531 Hinge Tile 1 x 2 1/2 with 2 Fingers on Top replaced by 44300 Hinge Tile 1 x 3 Locking with 1 Finger on Top.

    - 2418a Windscreen 6 x 6 Octagonal Canopy without Axle hole replaced by 2418b Windscreen 6 x 6 Octagonal Canopy with Axle hole.

    - 4859 Wedge, Plate 3 x 4 without Stud Notches replaced by 48183 Wedge, Plate 3 x 4 with Stud Notches.

    - 3933 Wedge, Plate 8 x 4 Wing Left replaced by 50305 Wedge, Plate 8 x 3 Left.

    - 3934 Wedge, Plate 8 x 4 Wing Right replaced by 50304 Wedge, Plate 8 x 3 Right.

    - 3936 Wedge, Plate 4 x 4 Wing Left and 3935 Wedge, Plate 4 x 4 Wing Right replaced by a combination of 2450 Wedge, Plate 3 x 3 Cut Corner and 3623 Plate 1 x 3 each.

    - The Jetpack does not fit in the storage compartment in the back as intended.

    - Something about the boundaries of the big 10x6x11 Panel causes the ship to float above the grid when it is closed.

    - As usual, no decorations/prints.

  3. Posted

    Interesting case. You can see a small fragment of a milimeter difference (circled in blue), causing it not to close. I wonder if this building technique in system or not?

    I partially built the module in real bricks and it works perfectly. The roof opens and closes without any problems.

    I also experimented a bit in LDD:

    If I remove the part 2540 plate 1x2 w. stick, I can close the roof as intended. After reattaching the part 2540, the roof can not be turned in any way, opening is not possible. The same goes if 2540 is replaced by any other plate, no movement possible. Maybe a bug?

    ...

    - Due to the use of the new-style hinges, parts 4345/4346 (a white mailbox with a black printed door) were unable to be placed in the model correctly, so have been substituted (see instructions step 12). The intended pieces have been placed behind the model.

    ...

    You could also just place a 2x3 plate between 44570 roof and 4345 mailbox and 4864 wallelement.

  4. Posted

    6832 - Super Nova II - Theme: Space, Blacktron II

    6832-super-nova-ii.jpg

    Download here.

    Errors/Modifications:

    - Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers On Side replaced by Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on Side.

    - Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers replaced by Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On End.

    - Wedge, Plate 4 x 4 Wing Left and Wedge, Plate 4 x 4 Wing Right replaced by Wedge, Plate 4 x 4 Cut Corner.

    - The extra tile is a Tile 1 x 2 with Red and Yellow Controls Pattern and belongs into the storage compartment.

    - No decorations.

    6933 - Spectral Starguider - Theme: Space, Blacktron II

    6933-spectral-starguider.jpg

    Download here.

    Errors/Modifications:

    - Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers On Side replaced by Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on Side.

    - Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers replaced by Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On End.

    - Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers replaced by Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers On End.

    - Windscreen 6 x 6 Octagonal Canopy without Axle hole replaced by Windscreen 6 x 6 Octagonal Canopy with Axle hole.

    - Wedge, Plate 3 x 4 without Stud Notches replaced by Wedge, Plate 3 x 4 with Stud Notches.

    - Hinge Tile 1 x 2 1/2 with 2 Fingers on Top replaced by Hinge Tile 1 x 3 Locking with 1 Finger on Top.

    - Hinge Tile 1 x 4 replaced by Hinge Tile 1 x 4 Locking Dual 1 Fingers on Top.

    - Hinge Vehicle Roof 4 x 4 replaced by Hinge Plate 3 x 4 Locking Dual 2 Finger. This, in combination with the Hinge Tile 1 x 4 Locking Dual 1 Fingers on Top causes the roof of the cargo module to not close properly (see .lxf file for details).

    - Brick, Modified 2 x 2 with Pin and No Axle Hole replaced by Brick, Modified 2 x 2 with Pin and Axle Hole.

    - Brick, Modified 1 x 2 x 2 1/3 with Spring Unit replaced by a construction with 1x Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Hole, 3x Plate 1 x 2 and 1x Plate 2 x 2. It has no spring mechanism anymore (see .lxf file for details). If I just missed the part, please tell me and I'll correct it.

    - The extra tile is a Tile 1 x 2 with Red and Yellow Controls Pattern and belongs into the storage compartment inside the cargo module.

    - No decorations.

  5. Posted

    It does not work 100%, though. Most of the time, the browser on the right panel shows nothing/is just black, and clicking on links there (if there is something) has no effect. Also, the font on the interface (buttons, tool tips, etc.) is difficult to read. Aside from that, it works quite well.

    Anyway, here is another one:

    6812 - Grid Trekkor - Theme: Space, Blacktron II

    6812-grid-trekkor.jpg

    Download here.

    Errors:

    - Plate, Modified 2 x 2 with Wheels White is not available in LDD, replaced them with Plate, Modified 2 x 2 with Wheels Holder and Wheel 8mm D. x 6mm

    - The balloon tyres could not be fitted onto the aformentioned replacement.

    - No decorations.

  7. Posted · Edited by Plastemaurer

    Hello everyone, just recently discovered LDD and even managed to make it run on my Linux box (via Wine). So here is my first official set made in LDD:

    6851 - Tri-Wheeled Tyrax - Theme: Space, Blacktron II

    6851-triwheeled-tyrax.jpg

    Download here.

    It should be complete, except for the decorations of course. If a part has a wrong color, please tell me and I'll correct it.

    Update: Colors of transparent parts corrected.

    Update II:Re-checked the .lxf file and original instructions and found following error/modification:

    - Brick, Modified 2 x 2 with Pin and No Axle Hole replaced by Brick, Modified 2 x 2 with Pin and Axle Hole.

  9. Posted

    For the most part this is quite a nice design. I really like the engine and the cockpit. But not the wings. They could be a bit shorter and angled to make them more streamlined. The grey yellow color scheme is very nice, though.

  10. Posted · Edited by Plastemaurer

    Went to the local Lego shop to pick up:

    40008 Snowman Building Set 2x

    40009 Holiday Building Set 1x

    40010 Santa With Sleigh Building Set 2x

    40012 Halloween Pumpkin 2x

    40013 Halloween Ghost 2x

    40014 Halloween Bat 2x

    852544 Pirate Captain Key Chain 1x

    852543 Pirates Magnet Set 1x

    The Halloween sets were 3 for the price of ~2,5 (one set 1,99€, three sets 4,99€, do your math) and the Magnet set was 50% off because I spent more than 30€.

  11. Posted · Edited by Plastemaurer

    Some very interesting designs

    img_0251.jpg

    I really like this mecha. It looks a lot like the Ultra Drill Walker from the Mars Mission line.

    img_0266.jpg

    This looks also very nice, although maybe a bit to fragile for a police ship.

    Very interesting prototypes! It's amazing how the police ship in the fourth picture looks like a Classic Space ship of the Galaxy Commander design era!

    img_0249.jpg6890-1.jpg

    That was my first thought when I saw it, too. The similarity is so conspicious, it can't be a coincidence, imho.

    Thanks for sharing these pics, the inventor.

  16. Posted

    Nice MOC, lisqr. I like the grey and orange color scheme and the details you put in it. But in general it does not look very cannon like to me. It reminds me more of one of the LHC experiments like ATLAS or CMS. Not exactly of course, more in a general way.

  17. Posted

    Nice ship. I really like how you designed the front. The two cabins in the big UFO-parts are very well done and have some nice details. The big showroom is also great but your weapons collection is just awesome. :thumbup:

    The black orange color scheme is also very appealling to me, although it seems to lack a discernable pattern.

  18. Posted

    Neat cockpit! And what better to fly it than a female ace pilot! :grin:

    I only employ ladies to pilot my ships. It's a matter of personal preference. :grin: Too bad there are only a few individual female faces, or females in general in Lego (licensed stuff not counting).

    Insectoids Part Deux? This is amazing. I love Insectoids and this fits right in.

    Hm, Insectoids was during my dark ages, so I hardly know anything about them. But based on pictures I saw on Brickset, I'm not sure I would have liked them. However, they do have some great Minifigs.

    ...

    (snip)

    ...

    Thanks for the comments and suggestions, TheWarden. I will try to use some of them on my next project (trans colors and wings, not so sure about greebles).

    Hm, isn't VOAT variant a case of RAS syndrome? :wink:

  19. Posted

    A really nice and unique design for a starfighter. Very well done, Stefan. The cockpit interior is really great and quite detailed for such a small space. :thumbup:

    I also like the engines and the fine details - the "greebles", as they are called - very much. :classic:

    The only thing that feels a bit odd to me is the long brick on the front. To my eyes, the blockyness of it somehow doesn't really fit to the sleek design of the rest of the ship.

  22. Posted

    This is a really nice design. The front part looks a bit like a radial engine, which is great. I also like the guns very much and the propellers in push configuration. Very well done Fire-storm. :thumbup:

  24. Posted

    I am reading "The Greatest Show on Earth - The Evidence for Evolution" by Richard Dawkins.

    Next on my list are "The Extended Phenotype - The Long Reach of the Gene" by the same author and, for the odd reason I never read it before, the classic "On the Origin of Species" by, uhm, that bearded guy, keep forgetting his name ...