Aldar-Beedo

Great MOCs, too! I really like the use of the Naboo planet in the window and the sarcophagus during the funeral scene! I first thought about building a scene with a hologram of Darth Sidious on this walking hologram desk, but then decided to go for the "meme scene". :D Thank you! :)

Thanks! :) Yes, I'm currently planning the vignettes for Episode II and choosing the movie scenes, but it's a bit harder to get all the important minifigures for that movie. :D

My LEGO vignettes based on Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace take you on the journey of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi from Naboo via Tatooine and Coruscant back to Naboo, where they must face the sinister Sith Darth Maul. In 2024, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace celebrated its 25th anniversary, which inspired me to recreate the chronologically first film of the space saga in the form of small vignettes on a 14 x 14 stud base. My MOC series was created (with a few breaks) over the course of the past eighteen months. 01 - "Master, Destroyers!" Star Wars Episode I begins with Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi being sent for negotiations aboard the Trade Federation blockade ship above the planet Naboo. There, however, they get into an ambush and must fight their way free. While battle droids barely pose a threat to the Jedi, Droidekas are a much greater challenge. 02 – Rescuing Queen Amidala After the two Jedi escape to Naboo and reach the capital city of Theed by a detour, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi free Queen Amidala, her advisor Sio Bibble, her bodyguards, and her handmaidens from the droid army. Together they manage to escape Naboo aboard Amidala's royal starship. 03 – "This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!" Viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation must report to his mysterious client that Queen Amidala escaped with the help of the two Jedi. Darth Sidious subsequently sends his apprentice, Darth Maul, to track down the group. The entire operation is now developing in a direction that does not please the Viceroy at all. 04 – "Are you an angel?" When breaking through the blockade around Naboo, Queen Amidala's starship suffers damage to its hyperdrive, preventing a quick escape to the galactic capital Coruscant. After setting course for the remote desert planet Tatooine, the Jedi and Amidala's handmaiden Padmé Naberrie visit a junkyard to get spare parts for their ship. In Watto's workshop, they meet a boy named Anakin Skywalker, who soon shows a special connection to the Force. 05 – Boonta Eve Republic credits are worthless on Tatooine, so the Jedi must find another way to buy the parts needed for their hyperdrive. Young Anakin offers his help and promises to win the necessary money at the big podrace, the Boonta Eve Classic. But his strongest competitor Sebulba doesn't think much of fairness. 06 – Jedi Council With their hyperdrive repaired, the group heads to Coruscant, where Qui-Gon Jinn presents young Anakin to the Jedi Council. But the Council is initially skeptical and thoroughly tests the boy. 07 – "A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!" In political Coruscant, bureaucratic processes paralyze the Senate's ability to make a quick decision regarding the Trade Federation blockade. This prompts Queen Amidala to call for a vote of no confidence against the sitting Chancellor Valorum. Surprisingly, Naboo's Senator, Sheev Palpatine, is one of the candidates for his succession. 08 – Gungan Patrol Queen Amidala returns to Naboo, where the Gungans have been hiding in the swamps from the Trade Federation. At a meeting with Boss Nass, the leader of the Gungans, Padmé Naberrie reveals herself as the true Queen and wins his trust. The Naboo and the Gungans join forces to liberate their planet together. While the security forces return to Theed with the Queen to find Nute Gunray, the Gungans prepare for battle on the great grass plain. Their plan is to lure the Trade Federation's droid army out of the capital to facilitate the recapture of the palace. 09 – Recapturing the Palace While the Gungans confront the Trade Federation's droid army, Padmé Amidala and her security forces infiltrate the royal palace of Theed to capture Viceroy Nute Gunray. 10 – Duel of the Fates In the palace hangar, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi encounter the mysterious Sith who had already attacked the Jedi on Tatooine. Their lightsaber duel leads them into Theed's power generator, which contains numerous platforms, plasma rays, and security gates. 11 – Obi-Wan Defeats Darth Maul In the lightsaber duel between the Jedi and the Sith, Darth Maul severely wounds Qui-Gon Jinn with his lightsaber before throwing Obi-Wan Kenobi into a shaft. However, the Padawan just manages to hold on to a small ventilation opening. Using the Force, Obi-Wan jumps back up, draws his master's lightsaber to himself, and strikes Darth Maul right through the middle of his body, causing him to fall down the shaft in two halves. 12 – "Always two there are" After the Battle of Naboo, a ceremony for the deceased Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn takes place in Theed. In addition to numerous Jedi, representatives of Naboo and the Republic are also present. In the background, Jedi Masters Yoda and Mace Windu discuss the implications of recent events and the significance of a Sith's appearance: "Always two there are. No more, no less. A master and an apprentice." "But which was destroyed? The master or the apprentice?" That brings us to the end of my MOC series for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. One of the starting points for choosing the scenes was, among other things, the selection of minifigures. All scenes are based on minifigures that I either already owned or that were easy to obtain. So a vignette with the junk dealer Watto quickly fell out of planning, as the minifigure wasn't really worth the asking price on the secondary market to me. For orientation, I frequently used supplementary material from books alongside film clips, where vehicles and buildings are often shown from a different perspective. Building the total of thirteen models was a lot of fun, and as my first long-term, multi-part building project, I was able to gain many new experiences while building the vignettes.

Ok, maybe you're right :D A Football World Cup or the Olympic Games may involve more viewers. But compared to the number of countries involved in the competition it should be the biggest one :D At first, I went to build Mahomes, but it was hard to do his number 15 in the front and back. Then I founf the 2x2 tiles with the '2' and thought they would be perfect for the shoulder pads. So I ended up building a generic football player with number 2 in a kit that slightly reminds of the Chiefs :D

Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event in the world watched by hundreds of millions of people all over the world. To celebrate the love for this sport, I built this kinetic sculpture of a football player running the ball near the sideline. LEGO Football - Kinetic Sculpture by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr LEGO Football - Kinetic Sculpture by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr LEGO Football - Kinetic Sculpture by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr LEGO Football - Kinetic Sculpture by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0c6ssLCNE

Thanks for all your positive feedback! Yes, I wanted to use the new rollercoaster tracksystem to avoid using old parts, which usually reduces the chance to get picked in case of a successfull supporting phase. Thank you! It was fun to build the rover, it was the last part I designed and I wanted to add another small play feature that has a connection to the first space theme :)

Hundreds of years in the future, a team of astronauts discovers a small moon orbiting a big ice planet. As they approach the surface, they discover wreckage of spaceships and large robots, some buried deep in the dust of the moon. Now, two years after the initial findings, the astronauts have built a base on the moon and are discovering more and more traces of an earlier battle as they excavate. Commander Chris Studstrong leads a team of scientists and engineers who have made it their goal to find out more about the earlier events on this moon. While some of the astronauts are on the moon's surface excavating, others are back at the base examining the discovered artifacts. If you like this model, you can support it on LEGO IDEAS: Classic Space Excavation Site on IDEAS Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Let's have a look at the Protagonists: Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Boris, Jenny and Lucas, as engineers, explore the wreckage and dismantle parts to be examined afterwards. Naomi, a chemist, researches the spacecraft's fuels and ensures that no dangerous reactions can occur while working on the wrecks. Ted, a scientist, and David, a geologist, study the lunar surface to find out more about the crashes and their causes. David's instruments have just made a very exciting find: a droid frozen in the ice under the dust! Gina works at the base and researches the technology and materials of the excavated objects in her laboratory. Jule, an engineer, makes sure the station's life support system is working properly and also keeps the spacesuits in good shape. There's nothing she can't fix! Bob, a reporter, accompanies the crew on their mission and documents all interesting objects and progress. An overhead railway is used to transport excavated parts and connect the base to the surrounding area. Pilots Phillipe and Cara can also use a crane to retrieve heavy debris. Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr To better cover long distances on the moon, the moon buggy is used. In addition, the friendly robot S.O.L.A.R.I.S. helps the team with the work on the wrecks and warns his team of potential hazards with the help of his sensors. Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr This set consists of 2718 parts, including 12 minifigures, a robot, a space buggy and a lot of utensils for the excavations! By pulling or pushung the handle attached to the long part of the track, you can decide whether the railway should stay on the upper circle or go down. The track can easily be extended at the siding to explore new excavation sites. Classic Space Excavation Site by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr Feel free to give feedback on my MOC! :) Best regards, Aldar Beedo

Thank you! I'm glad you like my work :)

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Thank you! :)

Hello everybody! As 2020 is coming to an end, I wanted to share my favourite MOC from this year with you. It's Harry's first journey to Hogwarts as a triptych, with each scene built into a RIBBA-frame (often used to display minifigures). Journey to Hogwarts Triptych by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr The first scene shows Harry's 11th birthday, when he is visited by Hagrid who tells him that he is a wizard and that he will go to Hogwarts: Journey to Hogwarts Triptych by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr The second scene shows platform 9 3/4 where Harry and Ron pass the barrier to gat to their train to Hogwarts: Journey to Hogwarts Triptych by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr The third and last frame shows the first years students' boatride to Hogwarts: Journey to Hogwarts Triptych by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr My favourite part was to recreate the Harry Potter logo with bricks as accurately as possible: Journey to Hogwarts Triptych by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr I'm looking forward to your feedback! :)

Yes, there are so many characters and buildings you could turn into an entire series of sets!

Thank you! :)

...when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of LEGO Star Wars Sets danced in their heads; My MOC shows a typical scene that happened every year - at least in my childhood. It is often said: "The greatest pleasure lies in the anticipation", which was also true for me. Usually I wished for one of the bigger starships from LEGO Star Wars for Christmas, like a Millenium Falcon, spent weeks dreaming of getting this set as a gift and how I would build it with my sister in our living room. P.S.: Can you spot all the easter eggs? Hints: 75257, 75288, 75274, 75276, 75277, 21042 T'was the Night Before Christmas by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr] T'was the Night Before Christmas by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr T'was the Night Before Christmas by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr T'was the Night Before Christmas by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr T'was the Night Before Christmas by Aldar Beedo, auf Flickr

For those who are interested: I included some major updates in the IDEAS project: Scrooge McDuck's Money Bin (Updates) Updates include some custom minifigures (or concepts), a trap door in front of Scrooge's desk, a new feature for the Beagle Boys to break into the vault and an option to ude the Money Bin as a piggy bank. If you have additional ideas or feedback, I#d be happy to hear your opinions :)