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When are the summer sets going to be available at Lego Shop@Home US?

I'd eventually like to use dark red, red, or white there--whichever is issued first. I am using medium stone grey (light bluish grey) 6x6 plates and 40-tooth gears right now, but it is not as aesthetically appealing as the 6x6 red dishes had been. The problem with the dishes were that they are arched on the outside if you place them sideways to cap the wheel between the holders; this arc allows enough space to let the axle warp, which I've been trying to limit. Having the 40-tooth gear connected to the 6x6 plate with pins creates a flat surface (albeit with more friction), but it holds the axle nearly straight.Also not shown in the LDD file: Per car, one warm gold 1x1 plate (6141) between white 1x12 plate (60479) and warm gold 1x1 nose cone (59900), creating extra tension to hold the axle 10M (3737) in place. Alternate the sides (e.g., left on red, right on blue). One black tyre normal wide 043,2 x 22 (44309) on each rim (56145). The rim color will not show.

Thanks for asking, but it's for my daughter... (And she'll never give it up~!!) I love your Twist-a-Whirl by the way; good luck on reaching 10k! The .lxf file is free to use, under the conditions that the file not be sold in its original or a modified form and the photos not reused without my consent. A couple suggestions before diving in: First, I've updated the .lxf file. The axle through the previous version running at Brickworld sagged a bit in the middle. I bolstered it by linking together a dozen 40-tooth gears with four 12-stud axles, sandwiched in between two tires, and finished off with a gear-pin-plate combo. Second, Lego customer service had sufficient quantity of some parts in new colors (e.g., 64451 in dark red). Good luck!

Brickworld was a wonderful experience, due in most part to the friendly AFOLs and families I met there. It was a joy fielding questions about the purpose of every nook & cranny in my models. Winning best large building meant a lot to me, not to beat anyone else, but because upon seeing the red brick, my wife's eyes and nose turned pink (and she might have started shedding tears if I'd not immediately started teasing her)... Hers was the kind of the emotional reaction I'd hoped for, since, you know, it will help me continue to have Lego as a hobby and Brickworld as a vacation for the family. I hope to see everyone back next year! Thanks! I loved the Da Vinci Punk, too!

Here are some early photos I took, mostly on Th-F.

Congrats, Alatariel! As the parent of a daughter into Lego, I hope Lego understands that female minifig counts are a deciding factor girls use in choosing which sets to ask their parents to buy. As such, although I support the theme of this project, I think it would be better applied by making the ratio of male:female minifigs 1:1 in non-licensed themes, especially City, Castle, and Creator. (Creator is the best at doing this so far.) Along these lines, Lego also could begin incorporating wheelchairs into City sets without having to wait for that next project to reach 10k.

Yes, there was a link, but I will update the first post with media tags. Thanks, I forgot to include that here! It's fun to build around a theme (in this case, a number), and watch the project take shape. In the end, it is much easier to build polygons and polyhedrons out of Lego by incorporating Pythagorean triples into the design. 20x25x30" I also want to plug train stations by BrickCityDepot and BrickBuildersPro, from which the pair of buildings in this MOC were inspired. When researching the look of a new project, I search for pics of a "standard." Strangely, it's difficult to find nice pics of buildings at amusement parks or zoos on the internet, since you will find shots of rides or animals instead. I decided I needed something centering around the ticket counters, and after the wheel was done, I built out from there. Lastly, the design is not perfect. As L@go caught on early at flickr, there are just things you can't predict. In this project, I couldn't predict the tolerance of a cross axle across two supports. I've modified the .lxf design to make the red spindle holder 3-studs wide instead of 2 and put the technic beam on the outside rather than inside. The 32-stud axle still bows in the middle but less outside of the support. After Brickworld is over, I'll try to replace the current axle with something more closely resembling a 5- or 6-stud wide dowel. The wheel is relatively lightweight but still too much for the load intended for a single axle. Oh well!

There will be a Lego set unveiling at Brickworld Chicago on Friday, June 14 at 8:00 CDT (June 15, 01:00 GMT). Considering that the Ewok Village was just shown, I would guess that Lego now will announce the Sydney Opera House. The large AFOL "Creator Expert" sets are my favorite series next to the modular buildings. And since 5% of their fanbase accounts for 20% of sales, I wouldn't expect Lego to stop producing these huge sets anytime soon.

If they saw a result from their vote, they'd want to come back. Seeing a meter tick up 0.01% with no guarantee is not enough cause-and-effect. In general, I'm strongly opposed to the idea that project owners should be responsible for driving traffic to the site. Lego Cuusoo is Lego's. They're a huge toy company; they certainly could pitch in better! The project owner should be responsible for presenting a great idea. The rest really should take care of itself.

I wanted to know how supporting a project is investment of anything other than a minute of one's time.

Could you elaborate?

Thanks for the kind words! Sure, you may change it however you'd like. That's what Lego is about, after all. Edit: Some time after the first post, I did add an interior to the PF. It'd been up on my flickr account but not yet updated here:

First, I'd like to apologize for late replies and "raw" photos. I have to split personal time (Lego & photography) with family time and it's hard to find a moment to myself! Here's some trivia: 18,612 bricks plus minor adjustments throughout the build 24 sides 2.5 foot diameter at the base Occupies 4 gray XL (48-stud) baseplates Several iterations designed by yours truly across several months The second iteration was inspired by the GABLE ELEMENT (#6044), which was later replaced by technic bricks in the final 3x4x5 and 6x8x10 stud triangles were exploited aplenty to create tiered seating 3 full days to build 3 builders including myself 312 base capacity: 309 general admission, 24 box seats, and 12 for the press 345 capacity (33 extra) for baseball 368 capacity (56 extra) for football I built my first stadium on a single gray road plate in August 1987 as a tiddly winks-type game using a 1x4 brick as a bat and a minifig head as a baseball. The objective was like a homerun derby: pry the ball from a white (home) plate, trying to get it to land in the outfield seats. Failure to get a home run = 1 out. 3 outs = 1 inning. 3-5 innings = 1 game. My brothers and a cousin had their own stadiums approximately the same size, and we established a league amongst ourselves. The dichotomy in scale that you can see here (e.g., the stands vs. the baseball field where 1 stud = 10 feet) represents a carry-over. Replace home base with a plate or brick instead of tile, and you could challenge a friend to a game. The stadium can be dismantled into 8 light-yet-strong interlocking quarters. The playing field(s) can be lifted from the base plates. The dome is fairly solid but will jiggle a bit if you poke it. Stronger on the edge than in the middle, it is also stronger to compression than lift.

In the town square box art, the overlap of the sword in the foreground and awning in the background gives the appearance of the statue holding a cross!

Lego. Freedom. Ameribricks.

My MacBook Pro at home also does not appear to have updated. Is the patch 4.3.7? If not, how can you tell if it installed if you happen to look away?

#60479, Plate 1x12, Dark Stone Gray, Reddish Brown, Brick Yellow - The 1x12 plate is excellent for adding strength to any large structure. It would make sense for it to be available all concrete and wood colors.

Old posts, but with this topic bumped and that website still being run by the culprit, I want to offer my simple take to prospective buyers: If you are truly interested in a design, you should inquire about its availability from the original builder. Do not purchase knowingly from a plagiarist.

Good luck on Cuusoo! If I may offer some unsolicited advice (is there a worse kind? ): Above all, be persistent yet take breaks, since it can be a demoralizing process over the long haul. Don't accommodate nonconstructive criticism (i.e., beware of "reviews"). And don't pledge to non-profits or charity, as the ones that get back to you will hint that they just want your hard work and money in exchange for no publicity / help. I'm skeptical that an .lxf file would help with supporters, but providing it may be more useful in demonstrating to TLG / Cuusoo that connections in an Expert MOC are "legal." From what I've seen in your pictures, I wouldn't worry, so it's surprising they asked.

The exterior colors and interior layout are perfect! Excellent work, congrats!!

Wow... So cool! I love the minifigs! It begs for a headquarters, but I suppose the Fire Brigade would do just fine.

B-OM-33E Fountain Castle (frequently called "Daddy’s Dorm" at our house) flickr set ~ .lxf file Inspirations: Chateau Les Fontaines Big Villa Until next time!

I'd like a couple larger sets done right: Zoo (as mentioned in the Friends rumor topic). A suitable example would be Craig Mandeville's MOC on p.44 of Megan Rothrock's The Lego Adventure Book. Gymnasium (floor, beam, bars, vault, judge's table, locker room, bleachers). With just 4 apparatuses and a couple furniture elements necessary, there would be a temptation to make this a smaller set. However, I'd really like to see a "flagship" version with plenty of Technic since there's inherent geometry to be explored in the build. I also like the ideas mentioned above: Museum, with specimens and a paleontology dig? Hospital, focusing on the research, medicine, and doctor-patient relationship. When you go to a hospital, do you really think about just the ambulance and helicopter? Maybe that's why City hospitals are apt to fail. Ski slope. (My daughter loved the action from the diving board and slide from Heartlake City Pool, but I still think the colors clash.) Anyway, there's lots of potential here. Chair lifts, slope (with jump!), lodge serving hot chocolate. A circus train, like from a particularly famous children's movie! Many subjects of boys themes could be reused with brighter colors and more detail. I'm not fond of pushing the idea of too much shopping, and I would stay away from a grocery store and shopping mall.

Having spent a thousand hours amassing a city of modulars and mining ways to snap bricks at odd angles, I feel the corner windows and sign were definitely the highlights of this set. There is no angle more deceptive or frustrating than the 45. An entire wall attached by a single stud... yet so securely in place... I tip my hat.

Which photo, the entire town? I had plans to update a few Castlometry pics soon, so I'll have the camera out for any other requests as well.Since you mentioned it, yes, the windows of Fountain Castle are recessed by a full stud--the visible frame is actually formed by tiles. However, the black tiles absorb light as around a raccoon's eyes, and the effect becomes (too) subtle.