ProvenceTristram

Hi all. I need a quick hand. I am lousy at Technic, and really need a recommendation for what is likely to be a Technic part. Specifically, I need some kind of 360 degree ball joint (or, it could be a 180 degree motion in a 4 x 4 design, so I could utilize a turntable). Crucially, it needs to be a part that affords some stiffness - a ratcheting effect would be excellent, but if it were a naturally stiff enough piece, that would do, too. This is a requirement because it has to not only support its own weight, but the weight of an object at the end of the arm. Here's a photo of what I am trying to mimic (less perhaps in aesthetic than function): Any help is much appreciated.

This is nicely done.

Nice work. I refuse to watch Episode IX, however.

LDD is about 2 years behind now. Their website says nothing about no longer updating it, but I am beginning to lose faith.

When this ship appeared on screen in TFA, I was like "wow, awesome!" Things have gone precipitously downhill since then. But I still think it's a good design, and this is a smart representation of it.

Much better than the recent official release. I wish you could have done the exterior in tan, but my guess is the pieces weren't available?

They literally approved the worst option available - the dinosaurs are completely useless; they don't really fit any theme, and you'd have to build some 20,000+ piece museum just to make them work for town. I can't stand the Lego people who are in charge of Ideas. I hardly even visit the website anymore because I know that I'm going to see something awesome that will never get approved. It's an infuriating place.

He's not even armed with a blaster? That guy better have the force, or he's toast...

I was bored and just wanted to see what I could do with this age-old problem. It's a resolution likely no better than any other, but I figured after an hour's work, I would share it anyway. This turns, pivots up and down, the gun recoils, and it's fairly modest in terms of parts for its size, running at 670 pieces.

I always thought these were pretty cool ships, and you did a fine job. But BOY does Lego need a new Geonosian model for figures.

650 pieces. Features a rotating cockpit. Fits a single minifigure.

K_W if you sell instructions for this at some point, I'll definitely buy. It would make an excellent display model for my computer desk.

I didn't read the whole thread, so this may have been asked: how fragile is it? Does it have a technic core?

News broke over the past day or so that Disney is working on a KOTOR script - this could be a brilliant source of new figures.

He looked pretty devastated to me, although, you're correct - the agony really came through more when he screamed while killing the separatist leaders, then wept afterwards. This is speculation, of course, but I feel pretty sure that Anakin, had he killed Sidious right in that moment (even if it was contrary to the ridiculous plot device regarding his bad dreams) after becoming Vader, would have found some other way to diminish the order without outright executing Order 66. In the interlude after turning to the dark side, it's very clear from his body language and expressions (particularly when he can't even look at Palpatine, and actually averts his gaze in sadness when the old man tells him that every Jedi is now an enemy of the Republic) that he believes he made the least bad choice selected from a list of horrible options. Despite being 'Darth Vader,' he clearly isn't a full blown sith, and is something along the lines of a very conflicted grey Jedi. I frankly don't even accept that lopping off Windu's arm was necessarily against the teachings of the Jedi - Mace, faced with the suggestion of imprisoning Palpatine, was about to straight-up murder an unarmed foe... that's pretty darned provocative for a Jedi master to be doing. There's even a perfect moment for Vader to have slain Palpatine. Sheev tells him that he lied, and has no idea how to keep people from dying. Honestly, to me, the natural reaction in that instant - upon learning you were duped into betraying your allies - would be to kill Palpatine. But, of course, that couldn't happen because of necessary plot armor. Frankly, while I love Revenge of the Sith, I think it - as a whole - is a horribly written movie. A much better plot would have involved - in a reflection of her near death/Obi Wan refusing to allow Anakin to help after she fell out of the gunship in Episode II - having Padme die relatively early in the narrative, in a way that appeared to Anakin as if Obi Wan and the Jedi were at fault (or at least indifferent). This would have made his turn away from the light, and resultant bloodthirsty pursuit of surviving Jedi in the decades that followed, seem - in a twisted sort of way - justified. Unfortunately, what we got is what we got, so I picked a few points in the film where I felt an alternate history might begin.

The photos just came from googling 'redeemed Vader' and 'darkside Ahsoka.' I made the stories up to fit the pics - I have absolutely no idea what the artists originally intended (although probably Emperor Anakin won his fight with Obi-Wan, then killed the Emperor. I don't like that resolution because then Kenobi is dead, and the Jedi are all wiped out, and there's nothing to ever threaten his Empire. If, rather, Anakin kills Palpatine the moment after he's christened Vader, he can adopt a slightly more even-handed approach that doesn't involve slaughtering the whole order [something the film made pretty clear that he didn't want to do]). And, yeah, I am actually going to redo the redeemed Anakin with old Luke's robes, plus some different cloaks - I'll post a pic when the parts arrive. Thank you for the comments.

This isn't really so much a MOC as a couple of figures made using original parts (and custom capes). The figures were inspired by these two pieces of artwork: Redeemed Anakin turned out a little more blue than I'd like... but, on the other hand, there are no blue and white Jedi robes (as far as I am aware). The backstory for both of these is pretty easy to formulate: In the darker scenario Emperor Vader kills Palpatine almost the moment the former is inducted as a Sith (and, really... why not? - Palpatine was unarmed and winded; Vader really could have just put a lightsaber through him and ended it then and there). Unfortunately, the would-be Emperor had Padme's apartment wired with explosives as a fail-safe revenge and... well, now Vader x darkside Ahsoka is a thing (and, really, they have more chemistry together in two minutes of interaction than Anakin and Padme displayed over the course if three films). Vader frames the Jedi for Palpatine's death, exiles the Jedi order to the outer reaches (in a mirror to the first Jedi banishing the first dark Jedi) and rules essentially unopposed (I can't imagine even dark Ahsoka trying to kill her master - especially if they have kids [why would you off the Emperor if you were the Empress? It undermines everything you're trying to preserve]). Eventually, the Rule of Two breaks down, and Anakin founds a new order of Sith lords, embracing a more logical view of dark and light powers. As for the light version, in the immediate aftermath of Mustafar and Padme's death, Anakin realizes that he's been fed a lie about the sith. Rather than turn inwards, as he did in the canon, Anakin instead chooses to destroy the Emperor - assembling a crack team of clones and assassins to assist him with the deed. With the Emperor slain, Anakin abandons the Empire and seeks out Obi-Wan, begging his former master to kill him and end his emotional and physical suffering. Rather, Kenobi - sensing both the good in his former pupil, and that Anakin has endured punishment enough for his crimes (I mean, he was burned alive :P) instead forgives him. The two go on to rebuild the Jedi Order on Tatooine - far removed from the corrupting influence of the galactic center.

It's a weird MMORPG that you can essentially play solo. The endgame is meh, which is why it is regarded as a flop. On the other hand, it's free to play, so you don't have to pony up a red cent if you don't want to. https://www.swtor.com/

Love it. And the game is actually pretty fun, if you're bored. I can't recommend the Sith Inquisitor and Agent storylines highly enough.

Yeah, uh... I don't buy anything from the worst movie in the franchise. The figures are neat, but they died like chumps.

I don't know anything about this show; my guess is, it has way less of a following than much of what is on television, and will therefore draw lower than similar TV-inspired sets like the Big Bang Theory and Doctor Who. As nifty as this house is, my guess is that it is going to sell very poorly. I don't understand the logic behind Lego Ideas at all. Great, unlicensed stuff gets tossed, and good, obscure stuff (with the extra hurdle of licensing) makes it through. Frankly, the whole thing feels more than a bit biased.

Got 75214 at Walmart tonight for $16. Not a bad deal.

That cockpit is a work of art.

I am pretty sure it's from some obscure 1980s comic, or something. No sure. When I saw it, I immediately thought "that looks like a Gallente ship from Eve Online." And I really like the Gallente style. So it was a nice way to do a semi crossover.