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    oh yeah, to be sure I wasn't saying Instagram is better in any sense other than that you tend to get more useful comments here even if more people see it there. and awesome work - the lighting really makes the whole thing come together.
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    yeah I saw that and was absolutely stunned. fantastic parts usage.
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    She definitely "pops" in those British colors.
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    I feel you - but then every so often I get super valuable feedback (sometimes even via DMs). And Eurobricks is still better than Instagram/TikTok/etc. A recent build I shared got 20K views across those three platforms and...2 commenters (both on YouTube). Anyway - love this build. Are those the old fiber optic cables?
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    Historical Info Horse-powered ferries (also called "team boats") are a unique form of transportation popular in the United States in first half of the 19th century. The most sophisticated version, invented in 1819 by Barnabas Langdon, mounts a treadwheel just below the deck, which is geared to a pair of paddle wheels. Slots in the deck along two teams of horses to be hitched, facing opposite directions, and maintain a steady forward gait powers the boat. A wreck was discovered in Lake Champlain's Burlington Bay in 1983 and remains the only archaeologically studied example of a turntable horse ferry in the world. More information about this unique piece of transportation history, including how to safely visit the wreck, can be found through the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. About the Model The model is geared to allow a Technic motor to power the treadwheel + paddlewheels, and makes the horses trot inverse-kinematically, as demo'd here: A look at the full ferry: A cutaway showing the internal gearing: Some more shots from minifig-POVs:
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    holy crap this is beautiful
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    thanks! the hardest part was keeping the toddler from knocking it over mid-build ;)
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    Built this SHIP last night using some advanced building techniques, but I'm not sure what the right term for this type of hull design is. It has a lot in common with a Cog, but the curve on the prow is the wrong shape - wondering if anyone can help me figure out a more accurate classification. It's definitely a merchant vessel as the primary cargo is animals. Advanced Rigging Technique: Use fences for sails and pinch a firehose between them Advanced SNOT Technique: Balance a plate on a bear's nose as the ship's wheel A shot showing off the whole build Another shot showing off the whole build The nameboard
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    I've never understood TIE land-vehicles, but this sure looks cool!
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    When my company has hosted contests before, we use the rule that the prize is delivered to the account that made the submission (but they need to give credit to team-mates) and it's up to the team to handle "splitting it up" internally.
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    A great contest. I have all of the sets from the 2015 run, so might have to turn to one of those for inspiration! Quick question for @Mister Phes - are team builds allowed?
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    Thank you!! The author of the books that inspired it actually complimented my build on Twitter, so I guess all my research on the design paid off! :)
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    Update: got a pretty solid cloud + ocean backdrop setup worked out for the cinematic video I've been putting together:
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    Yeah, the "our fans don't pay attention to dialogue so we're canonizing this dumb meme" thing in Rebels + Mando really annoyed me.
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    Thanks! I would love to have this as a set for sure.
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    I mean yes, but the Star Wars fanbase is pretty notorious for complaining about "plot holes" that were ...actually just addressed on screen - the whole "Stormtroopers have bad aim" meme comes from ignoring Obi-Wan and Leia both verbally lampshading the fact that the Imperial military is very effective so it should be obvious that Vader has ordered the troops to let them escape the Death Star so he can track them to the rebel base....which is exactly what happens. The next time we see them in battle is in Hoth where they are deadly effective. And after that is Endor where....they are also very effective but overrun by apex predators who casually eat humans.
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    I take it you fall into the "Ewoks ate the Stormtroopers" camp ;)
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    Love the sculpting of the white-caps. I've played a bit with depth effects and sculpting low waves in my builds, but haven't tried to capture foamier crests before as it feels like a really challenging problem.
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    Thank you!! :) My favorite meta-detail, for fans of the books, is that the tree doesn't like to stay in the man-made borders of the vignette and is pushing his roots out over them.
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    Those palm trees have really pleasingly dense crowns!
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    Agreed - the stern tapering is amazing.
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    Started this for the Lego Ideas LOTR contest from a weeks ago, but ran out of time for it then, and just came back to finish it now.
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