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Placing items without studs (i.e. Books)
FierceEagle posted a topic in Digital LEGO: Tools, Techniques, and Projects
Hello all! I am currently facing a probably tiny problem, I am trying to put a utensil book into a shelf, but I am absolutely incapable of taking it getting it off the ground, if I try to drag it there it just disappears into the distance. Could anyone explain how to do it properly? Cheers! -
My second entry for the ABS builder challenge. The seed part is the dark red Brick, Modified 1 x 2 x 1 1/3 with Curved Top. Since today is Pi day, I thought it would be nice to make a little tribute for it. Thanks for looking, C&C welcome.
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Previously in the story: Bull's Eye (Prelude) This still takes place long before Raavage Davok: "We gathered our forces rather quick, and then marched for Falconstone. The supply train would arrive later, 'cause I wanted my vanguard to move freely.". "We were only halfway through the Frozen River fords, when some riders blocked our path." Unpleasant encounter (1) by David de Rijke, on Flickr "Three riders from unknown origin where standing in the river. One of them was their leader, obviously. He seemed to be some sort of wizard scum, given his hat and his staff from which icy sparks were coming. Never liked this kind.. The worst part, was their faces. They did not seem to have any..." "The wizard could speak, however. Immediatly when we saw these fellows, I raised my shield and took a defensive position. I saw my men do the same while my chieftains looked at me what to do. But the wizard told us about that messenger I spoke at the Bull's Eye. He said they were sent to help us. They lowered their weapons to prove it. I started to get an uneasy feeling about this whole mission. Who was our client, and why did he venture with wizards of this kind? Might he be some sort of wizard himself? And WHO is this stranger, if his value is so big these... powers... are sent in to deal with it?"
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I long ago promised I would post some pictures of the finished Modular Pharmacy and Soda shop, the directions for which are included in Brian and Jason Lyles "the Lego Neighborhood book. " http://a.co/2vx79Na Unfortunately after I bought all the parts, life happened, and I needed to step away from them for awhile. I finally got the creative bug again and worked through both the Brick Bank and sat down and completed my long unfinished Pharmacy. The results look quite impressive in my shelf city. (sorry about the picture quality, I just did some fast phone pictures when I finished around 2am. I will break out the real camera for some better shots later.) The included plans are designed to make a nice old school Corner Pharmacy/Soda Fountain with an Apartment above. The basic building is largely a redress of Brickcity Depot's Corner Hardware Store (Brian and Lyle are Brickcity Depot.) The building and particularly the interiors have a nice period charm and fit in well with the official Modular series. There are a ton of wonderful micro builds in it such as the Apothecary Cabinet and the Soda Counter. Upstairs is a very nice bathroom, a living room with classic upright piano and old style console radio, kitchen and bedroom. And some well designed signage on the roof. pro's; It's just gorgeous. The colors have nome nice contrast and it has good distinct texturing. The signs in particular really draw the eye and make it pop. con's; This is a non Lego build designed by and for AFOL's. So it is not as well engineered as some Lego tested stuff. Some of the details and structural points use minimal connections, which can make them fragile. Particularly the floor of the second floor by the stairwell is held together with a single stud. The colro scheme downstairs inside the Pharmacy itself is a bit...brown. If I were to it over I might mix it up a bit. This will be the third Modular Building I have built and Bricklinked from scratch using either third party plans or my own designs. Lessons Learned; 1. You always forget to order one crucial group of parts that will stall the whole thing at half finished for a week or two... ALWAYS! 2. You always seem to accidentally under order certain parts, such as tiles. I am not sure if this is a glitch when importing XML lists to Bricklink, or if I'm just a fool. I find it is easier just to slightly overorder most smaller items by a couple. This way when you lose that rare colored tile to the carpet monster, you know the one that you are positive you don't have any of packed away somewhere, you will have another. 3. With third party instructions you will need to work a bit more than with normal Lego ones. Depending on what software the designer used they may or may not rotate to change angle of view, which can leave you struggling to work out what is on the backside of a wall. LCad designed stuff is notorious for this. You just need to map it all out. (Brickcity Depots instructions are probably the best of the third party ones in this regard. Very easy to follow.) 4. You will always order some critical part in the wrong color, without realizing just how visible it will be. ALWAYS! 5. The damn thing will always cost more than you were planning. So never ever tell the wife. (And no, I honestly don't know what the final cost on this one was. I ordered most of the parts a year and a half ago. My Liberty Comics MOC and The Winchester were each somewhere in the $250-$300 range, but I was not using Bricklink as efficiently as I could, opting more for bulk expediency than price.) https://www.flickr.com/gp/faefrost/L510c8
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The Complete Minifigure Catalog has finally become what it should have been from the start. A massive hardcover book with the best printing quality. I hope you enjoy this book!
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I have made book of the old 8860 car chassis from 1980
Helge Myhre posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
I have made book of the old 8860 car chassis from 1980. They are VERY expensive so far, but it is real books with hard cover, not a magazine, and they have very expensive gloss fotopaper and hard cover. I sell it on amazon.com. I shall make a cheap one also that is a magazine format. So far the prices are mad, but in some days I give one more link and then you get a cheap one also: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=LEGO+8860+Car+chassis+building+instruction Or you can go to amazon and search for: LEGO 8860 Car chassis building instruction. In some days it will come a magazine format that will cost 14 euro printet on high quality fotopapaer in USA. Then I give a link. I do not take much profit, but they are VERY expensive to make. -
Did someone can point Me to source where I find informations about margins, font, paper size for Desktop publishing of LEGO Instruction Book. I have implement this functionality in my software. Any idea how DO IT this is welcome.
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Making Money Selling Instructions
Technic Builder posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
In American culture it's a faux pas to ask somebody how much they make, but this is EURObricks, so I figure it's fair game. For those of you selling PDF instructions of Technic models (and only Technic models because I don't build with any other systems) about how much money are you making from it? Is preventing piracy difficult? Have you all considered selling the instructions as a "book" through an online retailer (to help prevent piracy) or is it cheaper to just sell them yourself, keep all the profits and take the hit on piracy when it happens? For the record I've only spent about $35 on online instructions and I haven't even built the models of the instructions I purchased (despite having the parts). I will eventually. I was more interested in the content of the instructions than actually building the model though. I'm also wondering how big the market is. Have any of you sold the instructions AND all the parts to build the model as a "kit"? The reason I ask this is because I might pursue this as a side gig in the winters. I coach triathletes for a living and summers are extremely busy, but winters are extremely slow. I'm also about to have a kid (in November) and I'm looking for more work that I can do from home to fill in the slow season. Even if I did nothing, I still have enough money, so don't worry. I've been building with lego my whole life and I know I have enough talent to make things that most people can't, and I have the ability to master lego CAD software (I used to be amazing at building stuff in AutoCAD). A few years ago I made a thread about a big crane I was planning to build. I STILL PLAN TO BUILD IT, but the past 2.5 years have been spent acquiring even more legos (I sorted legos in exchange for legos) and working on my coaching business. So what I'm most curious to know is what was your most profitable instructions ever sold, and which instructions have sold the MOST (even if they were cheaper and didn't result in the most profit). Lastly, let's say you build something really awesome and you throw it up on your popular youtube channel. Let's say you have ~ 30 people asking you "wow, that's cool, can you build me one? How much?" Have you ever followed up with those people? Once you tell them the actual price it would cost to procure all the parts, assemble it, ship it, and make a margin on it, are they never heard from again, or have you followed through with a sale? -
HUGO CABRET Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr This i my small tribute to a great movie, Hugo Cabret, by Martin Scorsese. The movie is based on Brian Selznick's graphic novel "The Invention Of Hugo Cabret". Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr It’s about a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s. His died father has left behind notebooks, including his plants to finish an automaton found in a museum. Hugo seems somewhat a genius with gears, screws, springs and levers, and the mechanical man is himself a steampunk masterwork of shining steel and brass. Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr During the story Hugo meets many people including a girl named Isabelle with which he will share his secrets, and her uncle Georges. This old man is none other then the immortal french film pioneer Georges Melies, who was also the original inventor of the automaton. Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr This is also a tribute to the great cinema and its first pioneers. It will be a nice idea include a tile with a graphic that represent Georges Melies most famous short film "A Trip To The Moon" (1902) with the ship that pokes the man in the moon in the eye. Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr If you have never watched this movie I strongly suggest to take the time and watch it. It doesn’t represent only the story of a boy, but mostly it is an analogy about the sense of life, putting the emphasis on how much each person contribution is important in the world. Hugo during the movies states: “I like to think that the world is a whole big unique equipment. You know equipment are made with the exact number pieces they need, consequently I come to the conclusion that if the world is a unique equipment, I personally have a reason to be here and the same is for you!” Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr In reference to my creation, I have tried to incorporate as many details and references to the movie as possible. You can find Hugo Cabret, Isabelle, Georges Melies with his camera, the automaton, the mechanic mouse, many mechanisms, the clock, the heart shape keys. All the mechanisms on the left work as the same as the one in the central column, some with a continuous movement other with an alternate movement in order to simulate the goes by of the time. Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr Because I am not an expert of LEGO Technic I was not able to make the mechanisms of the clock to work, so they are there only for a visual purpose. In the event that this project would be made I am sure that LEGO designers would find a way to make it work. I am here to ask to vote for my idea, a new project based on a wonderful movie with a deep message and please forgive my skills about making mechanisms work! Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr This project could become an official LEGO set if it gathers 10000 votes. Voting is easy, free and without any obligation, You just have to click on the blue button "Support" (to vote) and "Follow" (to be updated). If You don't have an account on LEGO Ideas, You must register, You will receive an email to activate your account and then You can already vote. Hugo Cabret by Cristiano Grassi, su Flickr If You liked my Hugo Cabret project, please consider sharing it on your blog, website, forum, Facebook or Twitter, and invite your friends to check it out and vote. Social networks are very effective in promoting a project and every vote is needed to make it real. Thank You so much for visiting this project and for the time You will spend for sharing it. I hope that you enjoy this project and if you would like to can check out my other projects, I would like to know your feedback on them. You can find them in my LEGO Ideas profile. You can Support this project here https://ideas.lego.com/projects/140663 Find me and other pictures on Facebook https://www.facebook...61136923948485/ and on Flickr https://www.flickr.c...s/vedosololego/ Thank You so much for the collaboration.
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Just thought it would be interesting to find out which is generally thought to be better. books / movies [Edit] removed the long book/movie list because it made the discussion a bit closed [Edit] Columbus P.S-MODS, Please make this a POLL for Books vs Movies, thanks.
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I was thinking of getting the Great Lego Sets: A Visual History online. Apart from the Classic Space set shown on the cover, what other sets are featured in the book? Apologies if this question has already been answered on EB. I searched but couldn't find one.
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Hello. The first of three sets inspired in the work of Alexandre Dumas - The adventures of D'Artagnan and the three Musketeers - https://ideas.lego.com/projects/60680 - Hope you like it! Cheers! Enjoy and leave your opinions.
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It is my pleasure to announce that the 2014 LEGO Minifigure Catalog is now available. It contains more than 650 Minifigures with detailed photographs and meta data. The book is a whopping 192 pages. I have limited the distribution options to Amazon and hence was able to reduce the price to only $32 USD. This is the biggest year book so far and I dare to say my best one so far.
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It is a small book shop/library shelving area where all the books are made of 1x2 flat pieces placed individually which fell out about three times causing problems. To keep those in when not showing it to people or getting photos I cimply placed some spare bricks in front of them. https://docs.google.com/folderview?id=0B0LIffC6GUIYaHIzQXVicVJWcTQ&usp=docslist_api
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Incredible LEGO Technic Book Discussion
Thirdwigg posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Got my copy. It's worth the purchase. Read the review at thirdwigg.com. -
Hi everyone. Although my Lego building projects aren't normally Star Wars related, I've been collecting the sets and mini-figures for the last 6 months. To bring them all together and to celebrate Christmas, I put together a short comic book style story based on a Christmas Party MOC. I hope you like the idea. Maybe the story isn't the funniest or the most accurate, but it's intended to be a fun first try at something new based on one of our Lego MOCs. I'd love to hear your comments. Thanks, Mike .
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What are your 10 favourite and least favourite Comic Book films? From what I've seen, I would say: Best: 10. X-Men 2 9. The Wolverine 8. Superman 2 7. Hellboy 6. Days of Future Past 5. Avengers Assemble 4. Guardians of the galaxy 3. Captain America: TWS 2. The Dark Knight 1. V For Vendetta Worst: (some of these I haven't fully seen) 10. Superman 3 9. Fantastic Four 8. Hulk 7. X3 6. Spider-Man 3 5. Ghost Rider 4. The Spirit 3. The Phantom 2. Batman and Robin 1. Superman IV 10, 4, 1, 8 and 3 I haven't seen fully, but have seen or heard a lot about them to make them qualify.
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New cuusoo project!!! http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/61297 inspired in the book by Miguel de Cervantes :D Hope you like it and support it!!!! http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/61297
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This is a collaborative build by myself and my real-life Brother Steven. Twas built as the final scene in our first book in our series, THE ANSELM SAGA, part 1 "The Envoy" Learn more about it here! http://falworthpubli...g.blogspot.com/ Well, we were both very happy with how this one turned out! At 128 x 80 studs it the biggest build we've ever made! (In total area.) We hope you guys like it! The Grand Joust of Gisellicburg by Mark of Falworth, on Flickr The Grand Joust of Gisellicburg by Mark of Falworth, on Flickr The Grand Joust of Gisellicburg by Mark of Falworth, on Flickr
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<I looked a few pages in and saw nothing similar, but we can merge this if there's a similar thread. Post a link and I'll humbly apologize> I finished Ender in Exile today, the ninth Orson Scott Card novel in the 'Ender-verse' that I've read in two years. Though they definitely suffer diminishing returns, I've been engrossed in them for a while. They are really strangely paced and conceived, the farther they get from the original, Ender's Game, and Card's religion (Mormonism) starts infiltrating the books little by little, which is fair enough as religion will exist in the distant future. And just two weeks ago, I finished the super-excellent Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond's engrossing argument that history can be studied scientifically, that individual human societies aren't really superior over one another so much as they developed in more rewarding areas of Earth, where they can develop immunities, share crops, develop trade, and much much more. A science theory book that is written very much in layman's terms, and a great read for anyone who likes the complexity and trajectory of human culture. One other book, I've got about 40 pages left of, is Emissaries of the Dead, a sci-fi novel that won the Philip K. Dick award last year. I've been a little bit more into genre work in the last year or two, since I bought Ender's Game, but I don't know that I love this. It seems like a pulp detective novel meshed with extreme sci-fi. The story is a murder mystery set in a moon-sized, hollow, cylindrical space station run by an independent AI intelligence that has created an eco-system for some vague scientific study, and the humans there are a sort of diplomatic study team. Interesting ideas, but I don't know if the plot pulls its own weight. Next, I'm starting on a Christmas gift I got, Steven Pinker's The Stuff of Thought, which is about how the brain structures and uses language to communicate ideas. Since I teach language for a living, and still am working on my second language, hopefully this is interesting. I know the community here leans toward genre stuff which is not my specialty, but I like hearing that people read those things, you know, books
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I know this isn't Technic, but he is one of the more well know Technic Builders and some of these model are similar to the Model Team like ones that I have seen posted in here before.. Jim, If there is a more approproiate forum to move this to then please do... I am amazed by how good this promo video is... Set reference: http://brickset.com/sets/5867-1
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I don't know how many of you are fans of A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, but here's a MOC inspired by A Storm of Swords and the third season of the show. An edited shot: Enjoy!
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Hey all, Well, after almost 6 months of work, here it is. Erebor, I am proud to say, is the largest creation I have had the pleasure of working on and completing. I love the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (from which Erebor is taken) so I really enjoy working on LEGO projects that pertain to that area. I had a blast working on this project. There is something so inherently satisfying about seeing a project like this come to a close and enjoying the attention it receives that really makes all the hard work worth it. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you... Erebor! Hope y'all like it! Please leave me a comment letting me know what you think. Check out the Flickr set for more pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/baericks/sets/72157638097215594/ Have a great day, -Blake Erebros by Blake's Baericks, on Flickr Erebor by Blake's Baericks, on Flickr
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Hi Eurobrickers, Here is my latest MOC depicting the Château de Lunéville, in Lorraine, France. On the cover of the book, you can find the heraldry of Freistroff : the left part is the blazon of Lorraine, and in the right the blazon of family Valcourt-Freistroff. Inside the Château, you can find the Duc Stanislas Leszczyński, in its bed. He died in an accident at the age of 88 years old. His bed burned while he was sleeping. A little maid saved him from the fire but he died several days later. The MOC is made for the L13 contest on Brickpirate.net where you have to build something related to Lorraine, France. Medieval Pop-up book by 74louloute, on Flickr Medieval Pop-up book by 74louloute, on Flickr Medieval Pop-up book by 74louloute, on Flickr Here is a video to show you how this works : ----------------------------------- I hope you will like it, and I can't wait to read what you think of it.
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Hi, first: I hope this is the correct forum. I didn't know if I had to make 1 topic for all, or a seperate topic in each subforum for every book. Anyway, I found this PDF document showing the new DK Lego books for this year. It are: Amazing Minifigure Sticker Collection Legends of Chime Brickmaster The LEGO Play book (looks like an succesor of the LEGO Ideas book to me) Star Wars Brickmaster Lego Minifigure: Year by year Friends ultimate sticker collection LEGO hero Factory Ultimate Sticker COllection LEGO Legends Of Chime Ultimate sticker collection A bunch of children novels from DC Universe and Star Wars And, from this topic also new this year (picture here): Lego Minifigures Character Encyclopedia It will be a good Lego book year again
