r5-j2

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  5. Posted

    On ‎2‎/‎6‎/‎2020 at 8:51 AM, mcphatty said:

    @Kristof I agree, I loved doing the renders and never really planned to build the micros until I finished the Falcon and the photos are way more satisfying! And thanks :)
    I quite like this recent render of the whole collection though, I recently started bunching the Starfighters for convenience. The works in progress mostly to the front, completed projects to the back...

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    Wish Lego would release stuff in this scale..it would be a far more affordable way to collect. These are just superb ,If you made up a stand with an appropriate crew member up front, with the ship flying behind that would look great...but as they are, they are amazing...please keep em` coming!

  7. Posted · Edited by r5-j2

    On 2/6/2020 at 6:14 PM, Daddy_Stardust said:

    Neat little speeder, which funnily enough bares an uncanny resemblance to the actual Mandalorian Speeder released from the Clone Wars. Was the retail model an influence?

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    Thanks Daddy_Stardust;--I honestly didn`t know about this set. My local Asda was knocking out the bounty hunters battle pack on sale  last year for £2.99 and I started to think about maybe doing a speeder for them, but when the Mandalorian battle pack appeared, I actually built it and they got it instead.

    Take care

    Kenny

    P.S. I now need to get me a couple of those Mando Super-commandos, their helmet design is really cool...which series of the Clone Wars did they appear in?

  8. Posted

    I just got the Mandolorian battle pack and decided to try and put together a speeder that could look o.k. for carrying these dudes (and dudettes?) around. The engine pod is a net flinger from the Batman mech/Gorilla Grod set.The side direction thrusters came off a helicopter set as did the long blade pieces that are on either side. I may get my spray paints out and do these blade pieces in silver (which is sort of cheating, but I did this on the wheel trims and scoop of my Fast`n`Furious Dodge Charger and it looked pretty o.k.)

    I love this battle pack and hope we some more like this; a 501st Clone trooper pack would be great, now that Clone Wars series 7 is due out this month! 

     49491658977_e1bc7eac14_b.jpgIMG_0228 by kenny burns, on Flickr

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    14 hours ago, Pdaitabird said:

    Not sure if it's relevant to this topic or not, but I found it interesting regarding Star Wars' current popularity.

    My church held a "trunk or treat" last night (for those unfamiliar, it's an outreach event where church members fill their car trunks with candy in the church parking lot so that kids can go trick-or-treating in a safe environment) and had around 300-400 kids come through. I saw a grand total of four Star Wars costumes. Darth Vader, a stormtrooper, Boba Fett, and (surprisingly) K2SO. In contrast, there were scores of Marvel superheroes represented. Star Wars is obviously still one of Lego's top-selling themes, but its minimal representation at this event was striking. (On a lighter note, one kid was dressed as a Nexo Knight! :laugh:)

    The local shops here are heavily discounting Star Wars merch..I got Boba, Han and Chewie 3.75 inch figs for 70% less than list price. Funko Pops can be had for 50% off..but S.W. Lego is still bucking this trend, I hope we get some Clone War sets and if the Mandalorian does well, then maybe another set or two from that that would be good!..finally ,I find it interesting that the kids turning up for this trunk or treat event ,were all representative of the original 1977 onwards trilogy (even K2-S0`s time-line falls just before A New Hope )

  11. Posted

    10 hours ago, Bartybum said:

    Yeah bloody good, they’re hacks. Half-assed GoT’s last seasons so they could move on to something new

    Totally agree ,so glad they are away from Star Wars, but I`ve tried putting my own (negative) feelings about current Star Wars to one side , instead I am looking forward to the upcoming Clone Wars and hoping this will be a good ending to a great T.V. show (even better than Rebels, which I loved ). I love the diversity of vehicle types and even the variety of the different clone units..6 out of my last 7 S.W. Lego purchases have been either prequal or Clone Wars sets...including reeling in some 2nd hand ones , that I missed first time around. 

  12. Posted

    Did some changes to 72561..went for the 104th Wolfpack colours and did some wee changes to legs and body..found the six stud launcher and tacked it on..it still balances o.k...(I suppose in real life that it would be made out of some super light space age alloy!)..I did have normal weapons fit unit made up ,to make it look more like a traditional AT_RT, but the multi-launcher just looks so bad-a$$, that I went with that.

    Kenny

    48984198428_08ebdfa4e8_c.jpgIMG_3010 by kenny burns, on Flickr

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    Old fart memory lapse!!

    Great idea..but I am sure Chris Pike was sporting a beard.

    Regards

    Kenny

     

    Apologies...pike was scarred badly: not bearded...so your build is spot on....ahhhh I hate getting old...I was five when the menagerie two parter came out!!!

     

     

     

     

     

     

  15. Posted · Edited by r5-j2

    Elrond, the Merc 6 wheeler and the Unimog are so instantly recognisable, I love these concepts....; here we see you out-doing Lego`s in house designers and coming up with some great vehicles and your designs have a simplicity and shaping that just works so well!

    Regards

    Kenny

  16. Posted

    8 hours ago, Bardan_Jusik said:

    Great build. Lego doesn't use those canopy pieces nearly enough. They're perfect for several Batmobile concepts.

    Thanks Bardan, I got this canopy with the Bat-Wing set and when I tore that down it ended up on my Bat-boat (for a while)...it`s a part that can be used for any vehicle ,from boats to jets to fast car builds and I wish I had more of them!

    regards

    Kenny

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  18. Posted

    What a brilliant build..you even incorporated the taller , more sinister looking ears ,which some D.C artists like Marc Silvestri sometimes drew.....again this is great and I wish I had it on my shelf!!

    Regards

    Kenny

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    I just finished building the 80th anniversary Batmobile and it is a brilliant build for the money (£24.99).The thing has some real weight and bulk to it, I spaced out the rear wheels, to try and make it look less slab sided (it`s only real weakness) and I ditched the 2 printed engine intake tiles at the front and did new side intakes (which cancelled out the stud-shooters)..I am sorry the pictures aren't great but I only finished the build shortly before I head to work...any how this is a brilliant , nostalgic blend of Batmobiles from the past ..I love it!

    Kenny

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  20. Posted

    15 minutes ago, eldiano said:

    LEGO stores unless LEGOland stores are mandated and controlled by LEGO, 9/10 store employees have no clue when new sets get shipped, they just know shipment dates but have no idea what sets, they know the rumors too but only the store manager knows. 

    Legoland are franchises therefore they have to order the sets, but every other store are controlled by LEGO, before there was a time when the sets would get released before their street dates, but now they penalize stores who do and we have to wait.  Thats why smyths took them off their website

    but since the Batman sets are being released August 1st, they are up for preorder on the shop LEGO US website but the Harry Potter sets are not, if that’s saying something 

    Just got The new Batmobile set from Asda ,here in West Lothian , Scotland on my way home from work...they seem to have most of the new H.P/Batman sets in stock, a nearby Entertainer chain shop doesn`t have any for sale.

  21. Posted

    On ‎5‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 11:58 AM, Heppy9 said:

    Went to Smyths this morning and got the knight bus for £28.99 with voucher then went back in and got expect patronum for £13.99 with voucher! Interestingly the sets have been taken off their website! Wonder if they got a slap on the wrist for selling them early! 

    Asda have the new sets as well...I bought and quite like the Knight Bus..except for the lack of printed parts for the bus itself..all the destination boards and the radiator really should have been printed, I think Lego have cheapened out on this, by going for stickers.

  25. Posted

    I`ve never done it, there are bright yellow spray paints which local authorities/motorway/rail maintenance teams use to mark repairs or adjustments on tarmac or concrete.These might be what you could use, but you would need to use a white primer first and make sure you de-grease the bricks first before you prime them.I notice that you are in Northern Italy..maybe another forum member reading this would know a supplier near you.. or a good idea would be to head to your nearest hobby shop with a yellow brick to get a color match, Tamiya, Humbrol and Lifecolor are companies I know about...there`s also Vallejo..   https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/hobby-spray-paint/  

    Hope this helps

    Kenny