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Started another bird:

Cool, I might try waterslide decals for some trainers. And...here's Skarmory! All the brickbuilt Skarmory I've seen online have used older parts; it was time for an upgrade! It's completely buildable too...If you have $26 to spend because of those gold wings haha LEGO Skamory by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr

Does LDD have current parts? A while ago I got the impression that it was't being updated anymore. Anyway, always happy to see grunt vehicles made :)

Saw the title and wasn't disappointed, that's definitely an "Atlas Beetle" haha The quad arms look good, not too bulky or out of place

If you like crazy powerful wizards, check out the comic "Curse Words".This guy would fit right in lol

Here's how it looks after some modding: •Converted to 8-wide so it has better proportions. •Modded the sides by varying a design thought up by "prototyp" on Rebrickable •Improved the accuracy of the nose. Added the lights, replaced the wedge plates with tiles, etc. •Improved the shape and accuracy of the rear I guess "improve" depends on which version of this car you're using as reference. In the end I went with whatever looked cool and still showed some orange flashes.

Thanks bub! I think all our first attempts bordered on nightmare fuel because of limited parts, now is a great time to get into Lego MOCs. Also, I added Scizor to the pic up there! I'm happy that they all look more or less in scale with each other.

•Added more brickbuilt pokemon to the first post. -------------------- In the interest of making this easier for others to build, I replaced many of the expensive curved slopes. •Replaced many of the slope pieces with a 3x4 wedge piece. •Reduced the part count by about 60 pieces! •Reduced the parts cost by about $40! •And the sections are now ever-so-slightly more rounded and uniform to boot. Steelix V2 by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr

•Added 3 more pokemon Magnezone is buildable, sweet

There are little things I would change here and there, but those look 99% spot on, cool project.

[UPDATE] I ordered almost all the pieces for this thing and it didn't set my wallet on fire...much. After shipping, it averaged out to about 10 cents a piece. The problem is all those darn 1x2 curved slopes with the cut corners...I only ordered 24 of those (out of 114!) because one of the sellers I bought from had a handful for "cheap". Also, are those 1x2 curved slopes ever on the PAB wall? Here's what's left to buy: [UPDATE 2] Whew, one seller had all the joints, they were just a variation.

I got bored so I brickbuilt some little buddies for Steelix

Thanks, peeps! I'm taking steps to brick build this thing, supposedly it'll cost around $150US. What's killing me that all those 1x2 curved slopes with the snipped corner are about 50 cents a piece, and I used about 100 of them...so it's $50 just for those! This Steelix is about 51cm long, 14cm wide. After giving it a pass to "optimize the build and lots", the total piece count is about 800. @TheGlynreaper I dont have a favorite but I also like Rotom, and that electric bigfoot Electivire

Updated the first post with final pics. ...It's so cool!

Recently got the chance to splurge on a few things I've been wanting, among them were the first two official LEGO sets I've bought in years. I look forward to fiddling with all the new pieces I've never held in my hands before. I'm a sucker for gray and orange, cool planes, sharp angles, things that go vroom; these features determine all my buying decisions. If a computer chair doesn't scream VROOM! in my head when I see it, I won't buy it. Send it back to the factory, it's faulty. Yeah, I also got a MegaConstrux fig because I remembered my Cortana minifig was lonely. It's like a blind-bagged blind date for her, maybe she dates an alien, maybe a strapping space marine, or maybe even a microscale battleship, how exciting! (By the way, I got a racecar, a jetplane, and a marine...so I covered land, air, and USM-C[sea], wahahaha) Switching gears back to LEGO, the boxes are still easy to open by sliding a ruler along the edge of the glued panel. You don't have to tear it open at the designated tab, to keep the box looking good. It's weird that the instruction booklet is folded because it fits just fine without needing to be. Maybe the extra thickness protects the stickers better? There's a scanable QR Code on the booklet and one of the bags that will take you to "extra content" associated with the set. To me that sounds like photocomics or something, made with the set, so I bit on that hook. The code takes you to a site to download the "LEGO Social Life App", so you can then download low-res digital instructions. So, you have to download the LEGO social media app, a QR scanner and a PDF reader just to read blurry instructions. I might be missing something here, but I'd rather avoid this hassle next time and just use the paper booklet. Whatever, lets get to building! (I might be channeling the times I've worked sorting parts for Bricklink stores haha) We start by building a...stargate? Oh, a giant fan. It's probably a windtunnel, I like the idea. I'm already working with bits I've never handled before, awesome. I wasn't sure why this section called for a "fancy" piece since it just gets covered up, but later on you see it's a bit exposed and adds a touch of gap detail. The reason I haven't bought a LEGO set in years is because they're hecka expensive and I'm not into most of the themes currently out there. I don't have kids that can learn critical thinking from building things, I don't have any interest in superheroes, etc. However, I figured it was time to invest in me, in my own building skills. With all these new pieces, I was bound to learn something new. I love me some me. I love me even more when I build stuff that doesn't fall apart! Soon the car starts taking shape. I get to learn new techniques and Cortana gets to practice her welding skills. When I design my 8-wide cars, the guts definitely don't look like this. I work digitally and tend to outline the model's shell first to get the proportions right, then fill it in as needed to make it structurally sound. I like simple guts that don't require exotic (expensive) parts. I like to keep my cars as hollow as possible to add an engine bay, trunk, etc. This build is the total opposite. We start with the core and the guts are wild, there are tiles and slopes and panels flying around already and we haven't even touched the outside yet. MADNESS! There are clever techniques used from nose to tail, it's inspiring. I hope the other Speed Champions series cars provide a similar experience. Well...that went downhill faster than I expected. This is one of the best LEGO sets of all time, no question, I wouldn't change a thing. (Well, I'm going to convert it to 8-wide before applying stickers, but let's stick with the spirit of the sentiment.) ---------- If you take nothing else away from this, realize that the smarter your AI assistant gets, the less it will want to do anything you tell it. (And she'll probably steal your racecar and zoom away with her crooked alien boyfriend.)

Great model, though next time you could go for a little more accuracy and flatten it out

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I switched this to a general LEGO Pokemon topic since I got carried away haha ============== Here we go, I edited the post with final pics. Suggestions, comments, hatemail, it's all welcome. =============== Features: •Amazing movement! •Mouth opening on command! •Excellent shaping, much fun, beautiful color! •The only pieces not available in LBG are the 4 wedges along the jaw and the 2 wedges on the tail. •The head is hollow, maybe 2 minifigs and a small cat can fit in there... LEGO Steelix by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr LEGO Steelix by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr LEGO Steelix Guts by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr LEGO Pokemon by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr

I'll just have to time travel then

Here's a rough draft of a larger one. Gauging the size, possible details, etc. And apparently 8x11 plates exist, yay. LEGO Pokemon Card Frame (Large) by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr

Thanks bub. The backpacks were the last thing I added because I couldn't figure it out. Luckily the stars aligned and I worked it out lol (they connect to the body with a 1x1 bracket)

Thanks for the heads up about prices. Most likely, I think I would switch to the thicker beams if I were to make the large frame. Though I think it might still be cheaper to buy a shadow box or poster frame prebuilt at that size haha The 2 big wedges are raised so the slopes blend better. If you mean the screw on top, I like it better this way, it's like a fat bolt head instead of a screw lol I'll check what the pieces are in the morning, probably under plate modified or wedge EDIT: It's a modified plate, 1x2, "steam engine cylinder, flat surfaces"

How about making a model of moldy cheese? haha

My first attempt at a single-card frame. Card shown is in scale, Pokemon cards are just under 8x11 studs. I added 1 stud to each dimension to get about half a stud of clearance all around the card; This allows for a card sleeve. The red layer shows where the card, foam backing, and plastic top sheet rest. It's only 1 plate thick but it's plenty. LEGO Pokemon Card Frame by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr LEGO Pokemon Card Frame by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr