Pellaeon

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    Holy micro-scale Batcave, Robin! Actually, it is not to scale with these microfigs at all, but I had to take a photo with them…

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    More photos on Flickr, including lots of closeups!

    This was my entry for Nicks superhero base contest on flickr, though this MOC has been on my to-do list for a long time. The design is mostly based on Batman: The Animated Series, including the Batmobile and Batwing. The computer is inspired by TLG's Batcomputer, and the Batboat is lifted straight from the Lego Batman board game. I hope you enjoy!

    PS: Building rocks sucks. Building water sucks. :P

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    By the way, does anybody know if the Batman and LOTR games are still being released in the US or have they been cancelled as well? The fact that Chima has been released, but the others haven't is making me suspect the latter... :cry_sad:

    I asked Kevin Hinkle, Lego Community Coordinator, at Bricks by the Bay last weekend and he said their release is "being discussed" and not yet ruled out. No word about the Star Wars Planets Series 4, which also are out in Europe but not North America.

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    Has anyone seen the Planets Series 4 sets in the US? My local Lego store and TRU had all the summer Star Wars except the Planets. Given that Series 4 has been out overseas for 6 months, I'm a bit worried the US won't be getting them at all…

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    Wow. This is an incredible model. Really love it. And it looks way more sturdy than the UCS version! You have a true gift for greebling.

    Thank you! Everything is hung off that central Technic frame, so as long as you "swoosh" it by the stand it's very stable.

    Agreed: My frame is thicker (especially at the bottom).

    It is also narrower. This is down to the angle of the internal A-Frame. This also makes my "city" narrower, and with fewer "streets".

    This is however the trade-off for a better angle at the nose.

    I bet you could get your A-frame thinner but it might be too unstable. Of course I would like mine to be even thinner if it were possible! Your idea of simply hanging the bottom hull off the top hull would eliminate the need for both up and down facing hinge bricks, which in turn might eliminate the need for a brick-built A-frame at all... hmm.

    The thinner city is disappointing, I was looking at that last night. It might be possible to shorten a few of my "blocks" in order to preserve all the "streets".

    What does the bar at the back connect to? A technic axle holder or pin?

    Bar-with-clip shoved into some technic piece.

  25. Posted · Edited by Pellaeon

    Okay, fine, I finally took some photos of my A-frame... as you can see, it's a bit messy and the angle isn't quite right, but it is thin which gives the ship a lower, more accurate profile (as ScottishDave noted).

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    may be able to substitute other types of hinges, and I would suggest building the city in light grey. The details of the city are less important: just use any bits you have lying around and try to get the shape about right. That's what I did. :wink:

    Looking at the LDD, I think clips will work in place of the old-school hinges. As for the city, I did try to preserve overall buildings-and-streets look, but beyond that the specific greebling is mostly random.

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    I also took pictures of the frontmost engine banks, as they were a feature I redid about 60 times... and one of the few parts I am 100% happy with!

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