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[MOC] The apex of my 40 year journey to perfect the Lego T-65B X-Wing
markhchan replied to markhchan's topic in LEGO Star Wars
A few more notes and pictures: 100% Lego, no modifying of any sort on any parts. No cutting of hose pieces No stickers. No painting of parts No illegal joins except for the half end of a 3/4 pin into 2/3 round pin connectors x2 on each laser, and two 6587 3L axle with stud sides into a 6536 pin hole inside the model. This starboard angle picture shows a few more details. The proton torpedo launcher/gap has a modified tile 1x1 with clip (15712) inside it to create the illusion of a recessed round torpedo tube. You can barely see a portion of it in this picture below A straight on rear view showing the engine placement in a perfect (and movie accurate) square when in attack position, as well as a better angle of the rear greebles. The smoothness of the inside of the S-Foil wings, and the recessed 3/4 plate open panel (inverted 4213) is prominently noticeable even with the wedge plates. You can also see the full length of the exposed engine inside the wing. -
[MOC] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Sewer-Subway-NYC
Ben Pitchford replied to Ben Pitchford's topic in LEGO Licensed
Thanks, I felt it necessary to include that scene!đź‘Ť -
I can see the new motors being the basis for Technic-style Powered Up motors. I can also see the new Technic elements being created in more neutral colors for future Technic sets. Overall, seeing this is making me more optimistic of the Powered Up system. I feel that the wire clippers will also help a lot in MOCs that require lots of wire management.
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The Forest 3 Mafia Sign-Up Thread
Hinckley replied to Hinckley's topic in LEGO Mafia and Role-Play Games
Awesome! Right in under the buzzer! Thanks for joining, Fangy. I've got the cups out and will start assigning characters and roles! Hooray! It's Mafia time! -
Emmet 's ..AND Benny.. SPACESHIP Thricycle! Emmet's Thricycle! (70823) is the original set this set was chosen because it use both technic and regular parts and is also a very special design. we wanted to keep the triple wheel design, so we made a triple engine ship. Each engine is can be oriented independently, each wheel still can turn. the frame is also equipped with red and green position lights. Planty protective bubble , with a healthy supply of soil and air. the other side of the ship is equipped with an articulated arm for the radar dish. The bubble can also be detached and be used as Planty's own mini spaceship The base/gas station had to be enlarged to compensate for the extra width and length of the vehicle. the catapult is replaced by a giant communication dish and the gas pump is now equipped for rocket fuel. The entire set
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The Forest 3 Mafia Sign-Up Thread
WhiteFang replied to Hinckley's topic in LEGO Mafia and Role-Play Games
My name is WhiteFang and nice to meet all of you. It’s a triple yes for me and I am very new to mafia games in recent years. -
Sorry townies. I did somehow screw up early in my Day 2. So this resulted somehow I got myself being targeted for attempting to fly under the radar.
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[MOC] The apex of my 40 year journey to perfect the Lego T-65B X-Wing
Schneeds replied to markhchan's topic in LEGO Star Wars
That's a hell of an introduction. An incredible version; worthy of a top three contender. The nose and fuselage are especially well done. Very slick. -
[MOC] The apex of my 40 year journey to perfect the Lego T-65B X-Wing
Makin Bacon replied to markhchan's topic in LEGO Star Wars
This is a masterpiece, absolutely beautiful - Today
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Marvel Superheroes 2019 - Rumours, Speculation and Discussion
The NexoNinja402 replied to J4ck's topic in LEGO Licensed
by the way, does anyone know a good way to make rocket's guns from trailer 2 without using the overwatch pieces? -
Lego City 2019 - Rumours, Speculation and Discussion
legobear replied to TheArturro's topic in LEGO Town
Seems like they went dark 0_0 -
It's a wolf. The descriptions call her a wolf.
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Thank you so much! I hope it lives up to your expectation :)
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More set dressings for Hogwarts sounds good, l'll probably get the advent calender and will probably open it all at once. And I'm going away for two weeks starting in 9 days time, so what's the bet we'll get the announcment and set pics while I'm away? Stuff always seems to happen when I'm away from the internet XD
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Well actually it's a Kitsune
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Maybe they put the Golden Weapons in Cyrus Borg's vault and won't use them anymore. Tommy Andreasen always says that certain things are removed to keep the Ninja from being "overpowered". Which was why the Golden Weapons and the Tornado of Creation disappeared for so long.
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[MOC] The apex of my 40 year journey to perfect the Lego T-65B X-Wing
markhchan posted a topic in LEGO Star Wars
I have had an enjoyable 40 year life journey trying to build the perfect Lego X-Wing. My first childhood model in 1978 used primitive 3149ac01 hinge plates. Since then I have continually evolved my X-wing (including a notable 2001 MOC on Brickshelf, now badly outdated), drawing inspiration from many on the internet - which rapidly drove the advancement of Lego X-Wing modeling accuracy. Today I am pleased to present the current version of my X-Wing: There are many great X-Wing models posted on the internet, and each advance makes it harder to add something original that hasn't been done before. I have blended ideas drawn from many others (acknowledgement and attribution at the end of this post), as well as added a few of my own to create a unique build that, as a whole, I feel is materially different than others posted before. I humbly offer the following individual aspects of my model as being unique enough to represent an advancement in building techniques. 1 - tapered, accurate canopy with lines flowing smoothly into the other fuselage lines and direction 2 - smooth, fuselage side paneling from nose to rear. Straight lines and angles, minimal protrusions 3 - smooth nose cone with constructed sensor window. 4 - redesigned S-Foil. Structurally sturdy, but also containing smooth interior, exposed engine cutout (two studs deep), 3/4 plate deep exposed 4x4 paneling with smooth surface, triple "fin" at back, and two plate thick pin holes for the saucepan laser base. Also note the SNOT technique inspired by Jerac's build, with added smooth transition to the fuselage panel 5 - Nose cone has the smoothest side diagonal along the red stripe that I have seen built so far, with no gap transition 6 - Proton Torpedo launcher has fuselage pathway exit angle exactly parallel to the forward line axis of the ship. 7 - Landing Gear is retractable, and sturdy enough to push the model across a flat surface without any hint of collapse. (Note the tradeoff of a slightly off center gear position on the rear gear) 8 - Working cargo compartment - this is where Luke's base camp equipment seen on Dagobah was stored. 9 - Canopy opens at proper hinge point at 90% of the total length, unlike Lego one piece canopy which opens at the far end. 10 - Transition between canopy and back fuselage is clean, smoothly angled with rest of rear fuselage, and avoids the near ubiquitous 2x2 corner slope and its jarring angles 11 - New laser base. Minifig saucepan used as a round, smooth base (although a bit small in diameter), attached to wing through 1x3 inverted tiles, and 1x2 rounded plate with open studs. Gap covered by minifig utility belts and a rubber band. 12 - High relief greebling on top inspired by actual X-Wing models, hiding the technic S-Foil opening/closing mechanism - the 1x2 liftarm piece near the middle. Swing this piece counterclockwise 1/8th a turn to close the S-Foils, clockwise to open. 13 - Six sided rear with angled greebles and key features of prominence replicated I've drawn inspiration and technique from many posters here and elsewhere on the internet. My thanks and credit to you for advancing the state of the art X-Wing in my mind (I apologize if I failed to acknowledge builders who have shown concepts prior to the ones I listed - these were the ones I personally saw first that inspired me): dmaclego and atlas_er inspired the front upper fuselage. My upper front fuselage is virtually a straight up copy of those excellent builds. The laser tip and flashback suppressor is a 100% copy of what I first saw on dmaclego's model Jerac had a unique gearbox for the S-Wing opening. I redesigned it on similar principles using half the parts, reducing some of the wobble, and increasing attach points/sturdiness to wrap the rear fuselage around it. Jerac's model also showed me the rigidity of the SNOT scissor action on the S-Foils. I modified this even further to create enough rigidity to hold a 2 stud deep engine cutout that starts just one plate deep from the front wing edge, and ends just 4 plates from the back edge. (Note: The inner wing engine parts and front cowling were constructed to add to the structural integrity of the one plate front edge). Inthert built the first model I saw with a good custom X-Wing canopy L-DI-EGO had the first posted pictures I could find using the minifig saucepan as laser base, however the inverted 1x3 tile was not available then, so that model could not put the laser at the end of the S-Foil. L-Di-EGO also inspired the "3 fins" on the S-Foil near the engine, I used a different mounting technique to achieve greater smoothness with my deflector panels. Thank you for your time reading my first post. I am happy to answer any questions, and welcome your comments and feedback. I hope you enjoy my contribution! -
General Discussion and Announcements
Thingyman replied to Dragonator's topic in LEGO Mafia and Role-Play Games
I found you through Google, actually :D Thanks for approving the post, that's very appreciated. I'm hoping that someone from here will be interested in representing Eurobricks :) -
The Forest 3 Mafia Sign-Up Thread
Kristel replied to Hinckley's topic in LEGO Mafia and Role-Play Games
My real name is Kristel. And I need to learn how to get more creative. - Yesterday
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hands-on video review of the 75244 Tantive IV, feel free to take a look
Markalus replied to boisebrick's topic in LEGO Star Wars
You did a really good job on the review! I appreciate you doing an English version and I look forward to seeing more. -
is there still hope for fire snake pyramid set as ninjawhip kinda hinted it a while back?
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Marvel Superheroes 2019 - Rumours, Speculation and Discussion
Aegis2000 replied to J4ck's topic in LEGO Licensed
Picked up the Quinjet and the Avengers Tower promo this morning, first one through my local LEGO store! They threw in the chick promo they had leftover, as well as the Captain Marvel art. I love the Avengers Tower. Some fans have pined for a Marvel/Star Wars/licensed architecture subtheme before, and I think this is an excellent start. The tower is about 2/3 the height of the 2015 “minifgure-scale” model, and detaches easily from the black base. I at first thought that the Avengers logo dish was exclusive, but it’s the same one included in 76123. I actually replaced Iron Man’s stand here with one of these dishes from the bike, as it looks smoother and doesn’t require a minifigure to be displayed with the model. That being said, Mk. 8 is a nice minifgures to get, and is detailed well, with a few prints of uncovered mesh and metal around the front and back torso representing extending and/or exposed armor. While it isn’t the choice I would’ve gone with, I think it looks good. The promo is fantastic over all, and actually has more pieces than the aforementioned 76123. I like it much better for a $20 value, and if you have a means of reaching the threshold, you won’t be disappointed by 40334! -
LEGO Collectable Minifigures Disney Series 2 - Rumors and Discussion
Accio Lego replied to Robert8's topic in LEGO Licensed
Does anyone know if there are any feel guides posted yet? I managed just fine putting together my own for the Harry Potter series, but I’d like too see other people’s opinions on what to look for. -
The Forest 3 Mafia Sign-Up Thread
Sir Stig replied to Hinckley's topic in LEGO Mafia and Role-Play Games
I've been known as Sir Stig ever since I got knighted by the holiness known as myself. Me me me. The one and only. But before that I was known as the artist that called himself "Musebajs (mouse turd)" -
WOW!! Just from a few pictures I can tell this is going to be breathtaking!
