Stepwise

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  4. Posted

    I'm seeing a fair amount of Futuron influence in this with the curves and the color scheme. There was a lot of back-and-forth between late Classic Space and Futuron - there was a point where both series used black and white. Your rocket is like a cross between the one from the Cosmic Laser Launcher and last year's City Space theme. 

    The coolest part for me is a little thing - I love the doorway leading into the rock. I've had something like that in mind, but I've never sat down and made it work like you did. 

     

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    Hi, thanks for all the replies. It was a really full week, so I apologize for not getting back to this sooner. 

    We went with a clear vase with a pretty wide base - we wanted something sturdy so that it was less likely to get knocked over. My wife and my daughter put in clear glass aquarium beads, and it looked really good when they were done. 

    Thanks again.

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    Hi everyone,

    My wife and I bought 10313 Wildflower Bouquet for my mom for Mother's Day. My daughter and I put it together a couple days ago, and we bought a vase for it, but it doesn't seem to sit 'right.' The flowers want to turn and lean at funny angles. I'm not sure if we need a narrower vase, or if we should put aquarium-style rocks in the bottom to hold everything in place. 

    Anyone have ideas on how to make it look nice?

  8. Posted · Edited by Stepwise
    played w/ phrasing. minor stuff, really.

    That's fun. Just the side that's visible in that photo would be fun to have on a shelf - you could display any minifigures you wanted out there.

  10. Posted

    Well . . . some people only build in black. Or sometimes very dark grey.

    So did you build the 'insides' in all black, too, or did you throw in some color to make it easier to see when you were connecting things? (Not the cockpit or the cabin, I'm thinking of the wing structures, etc.)

  11. Posted

    This is great.

    Curvy Futuron shaping - check.

    Giant white barrier right down the middle of the canopy just like the auxiliary patroller - check. 

    Weapon-shaped scientific apparatus on the wings reminiscent of the Stardefender 200 - check.

    I love the rover with the Speed Champions wheels, too. I'd never get anything done if I had one of those on my desk, and I'd probably get some weird looks during Zoom meetings.

     

  18. Posted

    On 1/3/2023 at 9:50 AM, Spectervamp said:

    I love the designs here. I don't think the balcony idea is bad, but I feel like maybe if you used a guide rail instead of a wall on the near side of the balcony it might feel more hangar-like. If you took a slight overhead shot of the balcony and maybe had a bit more of an angle looking down on it it may look nicer; from this perspective it's hard to tell how big that balcony is, and that might be throwing you off

    Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it. 

    I see what you're saying about the balcony  - the projects that I've experimented with since then had railings made out of bars. I don't remember if I could do an overhead shot with that one - I may have been hiding plates up there instead of tiles.  

  20. Posted

    On 11/5/2022 at 1:40 AM, Mylenium said:

    Food for thought: Said plate would get pressure from both sides without being able to "evade it" by bending ever so slightly, so ultimately the forces need to be absorbed by the intra-structural elements such as the (hollow) studs themselves or the anti-stud rings. It's perhaps not a problem on some models, but since such stuff is cumulative and tends to be quite damaging, the long term repercussions could be notable. It's the same thing like when you build your model all too solid and then people wonder why after a few years their precious MOC crumble. Not meaning to turn this into an endless academic discussion, but from a engineering standpoint these considerations matter. In fact even your brackets example could be mentioned here because it's the same problem. Don't get me wrong, personally I wouldn't care and the lack of straightforward direction inverters drives me up the wall just as much as anyone else, but I do understand LEGO's reasoning from this side of things.

    Mylenium

    This caught my attention - the comment about building things too solid and then having things crumble - 

    I also saw the comment after that about not turning this into an "endless academic discussion," but I've been building small-scale things for years and haven't run across this idea. Can you elaborate a little bit, or, can you point me in the right direction to get more information?

  21. Posted

    This is cool. Nice job on the pianos, too. Is the current stage setup permanent, or are you going to swap it around every so often?

    Have you thought about floor panels on the stage? It looks like your foyer and other floors are smooth, so would it be possible to put studs in the stage where they're needed for a specific display, and then a smooth stage everywhere else?

    All the different minifigs give you a great chance for some fun sight-gags, too. Statler and Waldorf are right where they belong. 

  25. Posted

    This is fun. The house (and the piano) and the bridge are great on their own, but adding in some some Sherlock and some Clue makes it even better.

    Some sort of collectable "game/story cards" that went along with the set could be fun, too, but whoever owns Clue might raise an eyebrow at the idea.