dmaclego
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All the trans parts you used to build the cockpit - brilliant. I'm afraid I'll be exploring this solution even further if you don't mind :) . Great little model overall; the only thing I'm not sure about are all these wedge plates in the front - kind of chaotic to my taste. But the cockpit rules. Congrats!
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Haha, thanks, man :) . It wasn't that bad in our bedroom but the thing was set up on the floor for quite a while and we had to be veeery careful getting up and zig-zaging towards the door. On the other hand, I must admit it was quite a pleasure to open my eyes in the morning and see those meter-tall trees right in front of me :) .
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Mission accomplished, then :) . I knew you could do this. Good luck with the rest of your X-wing!
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Having finished a 200 kg model recently, I know exactly what you mean when talking about strain in the structure ;) . OK, I did my duty and i'm not going to nag you anymore. Good luck with your project - you're gonna need it, as Han said ;) .
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The key word here being "simple" :) . Come on, you are building a very impressive, beautiful, huge scale model here! No place for compromises! Don't go the "simple" way; make your model so that no-one (a grumbling old fart like me, for instance :) ) can say "nice build but could have been better"! Please, don't read all these exclamation marks as scolding - I'm just trying to cheer you, to make you try even harder, because I believe you can :) .
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I hope it's not too late to ask this question but... Do you trust your blueprints 100%? The rear landing gear you built according to your blueprints does not look exactly like the real thing. The struts are paralel in your version, while in the film it's clear that only the rear strut is vertical, while the front one is somewhat slanted towards the rear one. Please, take a look at the picture below.
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Star Wars Characters with a 1st or last name starting with "X" and "N"
dmaclego replied to vader277's topic in LEGO Star Wars
Only very obscure and non-canon characters begin with X, according to the Star Wars Encyclopedia. I guess I'd go with X-wing pilot. Easily recognizable. About N - it's either Nien Numb or Nikto (both are available as LEGO minifigs). -
Neat idea. And such elegant circles. It looks like a very, very, very long term project, considering the number of Star Wars locations ;) . My favorite is Galen/Krennic scene. The planet was wonderfully austere with a sudden patch of green and you conveyed it perfectly. (Even though I'm not a fan of spilled round plates ;) .) Great job!
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Thanks, guys. Yeah, I couldn't resist. There are seven light points in the personnel bay of my AT-AT and they are all good ol' 9V LEGO light bricks with blinking function, depending on the direction of current. Disco connection was too obvious to be ignored ;) . AT-AT (WIP) Lights in the night by Maciej Szymański, on Flickr
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1. Please, take a look here: and here: Oh, I just remembered that there is one more function: an elevator goes up from the platform. You can see it raised in the left part of this picture, right under the lighting tower: 2. The trees - well, I did not photograph them during construction. The idea is fairly simple: tall black slopes and tall bricks (mostly 1x2x5) plus some flex tubes and axles inside are the trunks. Branches are just black plates 1x6 (or 8 or 10), connected with toothed hinge plates. And then just lots and lots of leaves in both sizes :) . Branches are mostly located in groups of four, then 6-7 bricks of trunk, then branches again. Really, really simple design. Thank you for your kind words :) .
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Yes. The challenge (in terms of engineering) is very tempting but that would be another 30 baseplates, another 10 sequoias, another ton of shrubbery and then that huge, non-modular dish.... Plus another logistical problem, of course. I'm not ready for this, mentally and financially :) .
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It is, isn't it? :) OK, some more numbers I actually know: the flat part of the landing platform is roughly 10.000 parts (detailig, greebling, railings and lights not included). AT-AT is roughly 7.000 parts. Altogether there are about 6.000 leaves on the trees. Total height of my Endor exceeds 155 cm (shuttle in flight) or 125 cm (with shuttle on landing pad). The green base is 2 meters wide and 1,5 meter deep. There are 63 kg of green bricks (mostly 2x4) in the hills under platform and around it. Plus unknown load of other green bricks in the lower modules of the ground. I used some 70 LEGO lights of different kinds, 9 LEGO electric motors and 5 transformers to power all the functions. Each AT-ST consists of about 480 parts. I guess that's all I can remember :) .
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Thank you all, guys. So do I :D . That's why I don't ponder it too often ;) .All I know is that my Endor weighs up to 200 kg. Oh, and about permanent display place: not an option until my sons leave home for good :) . And since I'm not going to kick them out any day soon... But showing it once a year during some exhibition may be possible. I'm thinking about next year's Skaerbaek Fan Weekend in Denmark. We'll see.
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They are exactly where they should be: on the ramp next to the AT-AT :) . Your skills are complete by Maciej Szymański, on Flickr
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Thanks, man. I must say that seeing and reading viewers' reactions is one of the best parts of the whole process. Especially seeing kids' faces during the exhibition - priceless :D .
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Thank you all very much, guys. Please, let me add with all modesty that I've added much, much more to the shuttle :) .
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Hmm, let me think... A guy who does not have an extra room for monstrously huge LEGO creations? Because that would be me :D . My Project: Endor will spend considerable time in boxes before I present it again. Without dedicated space for it (and, preferably, a glass cabinet) it would just gather dust. Sad but true :( . Thank you for your kind words!
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A very good model. Could use some studless techniques on the bottom and under wings but still - very, very good. Congratulations!
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[MOC] 1 metre Imperial Class II Star Destroyer - Avenger
dmaclego replied to mortesv's topic in LEGO Star Wars
I second that question! Overall, a great model, to be sure. I don't think you could go any further with detailing in this scale. That's a very good reason to think about a 2-meter long ISD ;) . And just one small complaint: such fantastic greebling everywhere and still those huge classic-space wheels as main engine exhausts? They look nothing like the real deal; I know you can do better! -
Well, that much is painfully clear. But then you say you'd be honored to be stolen from, so I understand our points of view are fundamentally different. I don't publish building instructions anymore but when I did it, it was in the spirit of sharing, not in the spirit of making some rich Chinese mf even richer. So, unlike you, I wouldn't be honored. P.S. I designed the shuttle. Then, with my permission, my friend at LEGO re-designed it to meet UCS set criteria. Then Lepin stole OUR intellectual property. Of course, technically it belongs to LEGO, but it's still OUR design.
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Oh, but you will. Because when some Chinese crap company kicks real Bose out of market - which is quite possible; low prices can do miracles - you will end up with Chinese crap. I can't believe some of you guys can't understand the most basic rules. I will try just once (without much hope, since Mortesv and DarthTwoShedsJackson already tried in vain): 1) You steal - you are a thief. 2) You buy/sell stolen stuff - you are a fence. 3) Lepin steals intellectual property. You buy Lepin - you knowingly buy stolen goods. Which makes you a..... ? Yes. A fence. A criminal (at least in my country). That's it from me. There is absolutely nothing to discuss. It's really, really bizarre how some people claim that black is white or at least gray. And that's not even touching the problem of copied MOCs. Do you realize, for instance, that we are facing a threat of ALL decent LDD files disappearing from public sites? MOC builders will not wait for Lepin to steal their designs. Unlike you, I may have a taste of what's it like to be robbed by Lepin. They copied 10212 based on my design. The LEGO designer who created 10212, by the way, is a good friend of mine. How do you think we feel right now?
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Definitely one of the best UCS sets ever. Thank the Maker for the new windscreen! I can see some excellent UCS snowspeeder MOCs in the near future :) .
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LiLme's T-47 Airspeeder (+ Instructions & Part list)
dmaclego replied to LiLmeFromDaFuture's topic in LEGO Star Wars
Very, very good model. And it won't topple your AT-AT with a harpoon ;) . If I were to complain about anything here, it would probably be the bulge on the roof. It is much smaller than the one on Brickdoctor's model, but still... In the perfect world, the entire roof would be slightly sloped forward. But your model is pretty close ;) . -
Thank you very much, guys. They are skewered with parts 4593 (Lever small) to grill tiles hidden below. Also, the same part connects lower strip of spare chain links with the upper one.
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Good evening. This is my first post here in Special LEGO Themes; so far I appeared only in Star Wars department, so... hello everyone! To be honest, I wanted - finally, after so many unsuccesful attempts! - to build an early 76 mm turret (model 1940) for my T-34 tanks family but I failed again and then found some consolation building this - a tank destroyer / self-propelled gun SU-85, also based on the famous T-34 chassis. It happened very quickly (by my standards, anyway ;) ) - in just 5 or 6 evenings and virtually zero Bricklink orders. I'm pleased with the gun mantlet and general proportions of the model. Not so pleased with gap between glacis and side walls. And that's it, I guess. Please take a look at the photos. Comments welcome! P.S. I did not bother building ground plates just for this model - what you see in the last picture are modular plates I created for my ongoing Endor Project. False perspective rules ;) . SU-85 - left front by Maciej Szymański, on Flickr SU-85 - right front by Maciej Szymański, on Flickr SU-85 - top view by Maciej Szymański, on Flickr SU-85 - on the battlefield by Maciej Szymański, on Flickr