unclesebby

I replaced these parts with others. That's the advantage of Lego. What I did I have listed below. I hope this helps 4095 light bluish gray and reddish brown x6 - Replaced with Bar 6L with stop ring 63965 63965 light bluish gray - This one is available in Light Bluish Grey 30359b reddish brown x3 - I had some of these so I didn't need to buy them but they don't seem to be too expensive ( My opinion ) 6111 reddish brown x25 - Replaced with a 1x6 Reddish Brown Brick and a 1x4 Reddish Brown Brick 3008 dark brown - I made these with 3 1x8 Dark Brown Plates 3006 reddish brown x11 - Replaced with a 2x6 Reddish Brown Brick and a 2x4 Reddish Brown Brick 88393 dark bluish gray x22 - Replaced with 1x2x5 Dark Bluish Grey Brick 4740 reddish brown x58 - These are available in Reddish Brown and not too expensive ( My Opinion ) 2873 brown x3 - I had some of these so I didn't need to buy them but they don't seem to be too expensive ( My opinion ) 30374 dark orange x2 - Replaced with Bar 4L Reddish Brown 43898 reddish brown x24 - I had some of these so I didn't need to buy them but they don't seem to be too expensive ( My opinion ) 75c10 light bluish gray - I brought a longer Hose Rigid 3mm and cut down to size 194 light bluish gray x4 - I used Minifigure Utensil Hose Nozzle Elaborate 60849 2516 light bluish gray x1 - I think I left this part out, I can't remember what I did with this part I hope this helps. I learnt a lot when building this. I replaced a lot and used other parts when cost was an issue. Cheers Sebastion

Greetings Thanks for that Do you have any photos of how the legs attach to the body. I am not sure what connects to what in the instructions. Thanks very much for your help Cheers Sebastion

GreetingsI have collected the parts for this build and I have come across an issue I was hoping you could help me with.The parts list ask for 4 dark bluish grey technic bricks with holes (2730 ) ( 2 on page 8 and 2 on page 11 of the instructions )This part does not come in dark bluish grey, and I was wondering what you could suggest as a replacement for this part.I'm not sure if anything connects into the holes of this brick, and if not can it be replaced with a 1x10 dbg brickAny help with this would be appreciated.CheersSebastion

I think I have solved the problem. The 1x2 Light Blue Slope added on page 296 was stopping the cockpit panel from achieving the required angle. I took them out and everything lines up perfectly. I just have to wait for the 1x2 ball joint connectors and then I should be able to finish this off. Thanks very much for your help. Cheers Sebastion

Are you able to post photos of your cockpit and the inside of the cockpit panels so I can compare them to mine. I believe something is wrong with mine but I cant seem to find what the mistake is. You can email them to me if needed. My email is unclesebby001@gmail.com Cheers Sebastion

Doing what Bricksmarlin suggested seems to have fixed the alignment issue but has raised another issue I am now having. The cockpit side panel wont angle in enough to meet up with the side panel. It seems to be stopped by the 3x12 wedge plate at the front of the cockpit. I will send some pictures to your e-mail address listed on page 1 to show you the issue I am now having as I can't seem to upload anymore pictures to this page. I cant thank you enough for your assistance with this. Cheers Sebastion

I hope this helps. It wont let me upload files too large so I can't show you everything I was planning to as I am having trouble shrinking the size of the photo without loosing too much quality. I don't know what I have or haven't done as the build up to now was challenging but it all went fairly smoothly. Any help with this last problem would be greatly appreciated. If you need more photo's, I could e-mail them directly to you. Cheers Sebastion

So you use the ball joint connector to connect the socket connector on the side panel to the ball joint on front panel of the cockpit. If this is correct, how many do I require for each side. It doesn't show this in the instructions. Is there any tips to match up the inverted slopes from the cockpit side panels to the slopes of the front side walls they are about 1 stud width out of alignment.

Is there any mod's that help to connect the 3 hull pieces to the hull. I cant seem to line up the ball and socket plates that connect the front window section to the 2 large side pieces. These is also gaps when you connect the upper 2 side pieces with the 2x2 ball and socket joint with the larger side panel. I can seem to get them to connect correctly and they brake when I try to force. Any help with this would be appreciated. Cheers Sebastion

Greetings All I am currently building the sandcralwer and was wondering if anyone can tell me or show me what connects to the axle circled in the following photo Any help with this would be greatly appriciated Cheers Sebastion