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For the people trying to fit the apartment in the building, here's my work in progress: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aciap041yk2qd73/Emmet's apartment mini.lxf?dl=0
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Okay wow! Could you please share the artwork for the tiles? I've tried enhancing them with AI but unfortunately I never got them sharp enough to print as stickers! Hello everybody! It's been a very long time since I posted here and coincidentally I was showing a friend yesterday that me and @Xon67 did a coop on Emmet's mech and showed him this thread. Man, I can't believe how much more you did Xon, seriously awesome. I still haven't gotten around to building the mech, I see there's some updates, I'll need to check the thread and have a look :D Also, I migrated to stud.io from Bricklink, as LDD is now obsolete and I have to say that stud.io is great, good to see bricklink invested their money in something good. Also noticed that some people have requested the LDD files from Xon67, I have got 2 to share with you guys, Emmet's apartment and Emmet's apartment building: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oign4mub21e4b65/Emmet's apartment.lxf?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/sriahz2jtpnw3ku/Emmet's Apartment Building Modular.lxf?dl=0 Cool to see the behind the scenes videos, I used those for reference as well :) @Xon67I think now that LEGO Ideas has really gotten some traction, we should put some models there. I really want to try to get the apartment as a real set, the only problem is that the wall is paradisa green which is discontinued. Let me know if you want to put the mech onto Ideas! I still get regular comments on those youtube videos from people asking either about the mech or when these projects will be put back onto Ideas.
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@Xon67 Amazing.. I still have to check how tall it stands next to the modulars/emmet's apartment building. This will be a beauty once it's done. :D
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@Xon67 Nice job! I am now the proud owner of a truckload of yellow bricks :) My holiday is coming up in a couple of weeks, so I can finally start assembling the torso :D When that's done I'm going to put it back in the LXF file. For attachment points, I think we should make something ourselves that will be sturdy but not too obvious. (Well, since the other 98% of the Mech is spot on, I don't think anyone's going to notice). And if everything else fails, we always have a backup plan, we could always build a cool support structure, sort of like charging station :)
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@NDLG80 incredible job on that instruction machine! I am now FINALLY getting close to having all the parts for the torso. (well.. as it is currently.. keep reading..) @Xon67 Requesting to lock the torso part from the build from the 18th of may, I will do some heavy modifications and would prefer not to get 'merge conflicts' ;) Still if you want to continue, the shoulders+arms+lower abdomen + legs are removed from my working LDD file, so those can be altered with no merging problems later on. I hereby present the 3 image plan for building the torso! The plan always was to subdivide the torso otherwise it will be impossible to build. What I want to do is to subdivide the torso in 4 parts. The middle will obviously connect to the lower abdomen. Problem here is that it's connected with a single axle so it will fall over, I'm going to try to find a way to support it. Step 2 will be the sides This way I can easily reinforce these sides, and make them connect properly since it's already a weak structure due to the bricks being built in different directions Finally step 3 would be to build the back
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Nice job Xon! @KamalMYafi You are a bit late to the party, but definitely not too late :D I received another 4 bricklink orders this week, I still need to do a couple more, @Xon67 Xon, I am close to being able to build the torso part. I'll put my focus on building and reinforcing the torso, will update the LDD file when it's done. After that I think I'll start building the shoulder pads.
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Time for a small update before you all think I'm not working on this anymore :D So, the good news obviously is that I am also attempting to make a real build out of this. The bad news is that I cannot use LDD at all. The rendering is still messed up, and I can't build without using brick outlines, it feels about the same as driving with your right hand tied to your back. I tried importing it into Stud.io, doesn't import correctly and will not allow me to re-export it again as LXF. So I started on the main body. @STeNCH I know the connections are not working yet. I'll try when I have all bricks for the torso here to make it connect properly :) Meanwhile, we still need to figure out the side connections, the photo below is the only shot of this connection which shows how it should be done: I'm about halfway through the parts for the torso, which is around 1100. Special thanks definitely have to go to set 7047 Coast Watch HQ, this is the only set that includes the 6x1x5 yellow slope :) To be continued guys :)
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@STeNCH I am very uncertain about the color here, it looks like dark bluish grey, but I think it's all black, and the lighting is causing it to appear as grey.
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I haven't really checked yet what is available and what not, the drums idd are one of the biggest issues, for the rest there are some small parts not available in yellow, but I think replacing them with black will be pretty cool. The total build will indeed be somewhere between 3000 and 4000 parts, it's really a mammoth! When it's done I'll try to reimport it into stud.io, it will list all parts that are not available and give a rough bricklink price estimation. I guess my wallet will feel the pain :D
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@STeNCH @Xon67 Stench, don't worry, I've been away for about a year, so don't worry =) Attached screenshot clearly shows the problem :P But I'm still running an old Nvidia driver from last yet so I'll see what happens if I update that. Unfortunately, stud.io doesn't let me export to LXF or LFXML, so I'll have to fix this. I'll have to revisit all my old screengrabs / movies, so give me a few days to get up to speed. Xon67, what do you say we first get it into a finished state and then see where all the problems are? Would still love to submit this to Ideas as a co-production to see how much attention it will get. Edit: Unfortunately, I upgraded to the latest Nvidia driver, problem is still the same. I know it's because I set brick outlines on, so I might have to live with this ;) Importing it into stud.io was a disaster, likely because everything is very far apart =)
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That's a coincidence :P I sent Xon a message regarding this model a few days ago, we should really finalize this :) Nice job on all the builds in the previous year Xon! So, regarding the mech, I have a slight issue with LDD. I recently got a new computer, and the triangles are horribly messed up for some parts. So I installed Stud.io from BrickLink, and I must say, I am loving this new program a lot! Xon are you still using LDD? Stud.io features networked building, so we could work together on this project simultaneously! So, to answer your question, the intention I had with the main body structure I did so far was to make it buildable, since they use parts in all directions, I had to put some reinforcements here and there. I think Xon was planning the same thing after we finished the entire build accurately enough to the movie.
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Cheese slopes everybody!
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Hey everybody, I just uploaded the construction timelapse of Emmet's Apartment Building to youtube :) This building was altered a bit so that it will fit next to regular modular buildings :) If anyone wants to see more pictures and/or the LXF file used for this build, just ask!
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Amazing updates Xon! Nice job on the real build kodlovag! I'm back again, unfortunately again on a rather somber note :( My father passed away almost 2 months ago. Pretty bad start of the year :( Haven't touched the mech for quite a while now, I've been pre-occupied with a lot of other stuff. Very curious to see the LDD file, It looks like you managed to get the front together, so that means we're almost done :D I guess the last thing to do is to attempt to put everything together and see what a real build looks like, and how it will hold :D Also, incredible job on the mansion. Can't wait to see a real build of that as well!
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Oh wow! That coffee shop is awesome! That asks for a real build for in a modular city :D