Samarth

Thanks again! I figured I live by the sea, might as well make full use... And your posts did impact this decision too! I could do instructions... I'm not THAT good at stud.io but this is a small build. It should be easy. Is it worth the trouble though?

Sure, I'll see to it this week. I can even do a build breakdown like tips and bricks does, because the bow was tricky to get right (nothing the experts here would be unfamiliar with, but still!)

That's hydrodynamic! Thank you for the high praise!

Hi all, this is my reimagining of the cutter in 6277 Imperial Trading post with modern parts. I owned the original set as a child but have lost all the sails and the ascot minifig who is in my avatar. I bought a Skull's Eye Schooner a while ago and reacquired him. Next I'd found some white hull pieces in a bulk lot and wanted to do a larger version of this vessel, but that became a different build entirely that I've yet to post. After some time I bought the porsche bow pieces off BL and wanted to give it another shot, but I kept the original sail plan. I don't have a lot of dark red pieces but I managed with what I have. Special thanks to Tim Begovic for the replica sails and my friend Dominic David from LEGO AFOLS India for suggesting I use the porsche bow pieces for a ship MOC. EDIT: Get the instructions from rebrickable! https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-146013/SamarthMoray/6277-merchants-cutter-remagined/#details

The box is a huge part of the kink for some...

All near future lego purchase plans shelved! Time to get the fortress!

This build is insane. Props.

I scored my copy of POBB out of Poland off BL for just about 180 USD without the box. Was very lucky to have got it as it was never launched in India.

As I said, this is totally anecdotal, based off what I've been reading on various FB groups. I even recall seeing that the set would retire as early as the end of this year. We know they do reissue a number of sets if they're doing well (VW camper, mini Cooper, Saturn V, Taj Mahal all got reissued) so if a set is really doing well they would hardly discontinue it as quickly as they did with POBB. I suppose it's too hard to really judge without seeing actual sales figures... (online sales vs offline sales, plus country/regions all make a difference)

The consensus on sundry FB groups (based on what I've been reading, so this is totally anecdotal) seems to be that the set isn't selling well. That's why it was on discount relatively quickly after initial launch.

You may have a point. I bought POBB as soon as I was able to (not an easy feat in my home country, trust me) bbut somehow can't bring myself to fork over money for a GE though it's less than half the price and is a nice set (I got the Benny's space squad and that seems adequate to me). The people who grew up playing with the original classic space sets are now likely in their 50s Or 60s whereas LEGO's 80s-90s peak probably drives its current biggest fan base: Millennials. And we want castle, pirates and maybe some blacktron/m-tron and not classic space.

I have a feeling that they discontinued POBB because... It didn't sell well. I think even the Galaxy Explorer (arguably the space equivalent of POBB) is currently facing the same problem and that's why it'll be retiring soon. The sad reality is, the unlicensed themes (whose core audience is us) simply don't seem to do as well as SW, HP, etc. or even speed champions. You vote with your wallet (see what they're saying about the Rivendell set... More LOTR will come only if this sells well) and the rapid expansion in the sheer variety of sets means people's budgets are spread too thin, and away from the core unlicensed themes we all grew up with.

Super hyped for whatever this is. I too, don't see the sense in re releasing POBB. I'm hoping for something along the same lines as the Lion Knight castle, but for pirates. I don't see it being a ship either. They've already done ships. I know the bluecoats didn't get a big ship but an El Dorado or Port Royal reimagining would be a lot more fun than any ship at this point. At least to me.

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Glad to be of service!

Thank you for the correction, I actually realised it after posting but didn't get around to rectifying it till just now. I posted it correctly on the Facebook groups, but I made the mistake of relying on my memory while posting it here. You're right about the base. In my defence, this was almost a speed build, put together between 5 am and 8 am (shoot time included).

Hi guys, I got this set as a gift from my grandfather as a child, and recently saw another builder (Michal Kozlowski) do an updated version of this set and felt inspired by him, so I gave it a go myself. Hope you all like it! 1625204543871 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr 1625204543788 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr 1625204543677 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr

Thank you! That means a lot to me. Yes! I am very happy with how it came together. Thank you all! I deliberately avoided stickers, they've been done on an Indian truck before (check Indian Lorry Tata 1613 on rebrickable) and I wanted to try my hand at brickbuilt stuff, like the TATA logo, and 'Ice gel'.

Yeah, its 5541, reissued as 10151.

Sorry for the delayed response, actually they're from the Hot Rod set!

Hello everyone, This is my rendition of an Indian Truck, a TATA 3118. Indian trucks are known to be very colourful, and I wanted my MOC to reflect this. Many of them display logos of luxury cars (Don't know why!) so leaving the Ferrari sticker in there was a conscious design choice. I have made it modular because the dark red and dark orange you see here is pretty much 90% of the standard bricks that I own in this colour! You don't need a large palette of parts to be creative. I may need to harvest parts in the back for other MOCs and convert this truck to flatbed at some point in future. The patina (old grey) showing worn paint was very much dictated by my limited supply of this colour more than my desire to have an old looking truck! I have always wanted to find a 'different' use for these 'POLICE' printed bricks I had, and always wanted to use them in a way that either read 'LICE' or 'ICE'. After a lot of racking my brain (a strange combination in creative terms of both wordplay and trying to work within the parts I had) I settled for 'Ice Gel' (which turns out, is an actual product!) This build came about as we had a friendly buildoff on the LEGO India WhatsApp group. Though it is in model team scale, I managed to stuff in a few technic features as well. I have also included a picture of the real thing for reference. Highlights: HOG steering Working i4 piston engine Retractable rear axle on worm drive 'Ice gel' Logo designed with a printed 'POLICE' brick and brickbuilt lettering (The 'POL' is hidden) Cheese slope mosaic 'TATA' logo Hope you all enjoy this build! 20210623_090621 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr reference model by Samarth Moray, on Flickr 20210623_090652 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr

Hah, thanks! Don't have it in my collection in that colour though, sadly.

Hi, thank you for the valuable inputs. The Black pieces in the middle (2x 1x1 round with hole with a 3L bar in between) are necessary to join the two macaroni pieces together because the old mould for this piece (which comes in Chrome Silver: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=71075#T=C) cannot accommodate a 2L technic axle, unlike the new mould that comes in the Panigale set. The tradeoff was, either use less-nice looking (and already done) pearl dark grey pieces which come in that set, and join the exhaust pipes with a 2L axle (in the same way as the Panigale set does) or have the nice chrome exhausts but have this black bit in the middle. I opted for the latter. The other option to join these bits is using a half pin but that technique is less stable and causes the exhausts to flop about. As is the case with a lot of builds it all boils down to tradeoffs. I agree with what you say about the new fork pieces. There's no 'good' way to make them look prototypical, but they're all I have for this application, and if we start debating about how a part ought to be shaped, well, that's a whole other can of worms... I did however do my best to integrate them, and the numberplate you see in front is definitely a part of that effort. Not sure what you're referring to by the side panels. I wanted to do a brickbuilt BMW logo... The rear shocks are held in place by the tension of the springs. They do not move or rotate as you described.

It means a lot to me that someone thinks that! Thanks!

Hello all, I'm proud to present the final version of my BMW R100 Cafe Racer. Features: Working Boxer twin (with pod air filters, carbs, and chrome headers) 1-N-2 Gearbox (Loosely based off the Ducati Panigale gearbox with some modifications) Working suspension Shaft Drive Adjustable mirrors and levers Kickstand My (personal) favourite bits on this is the minifig hat as a gas cap and the Piston used as a Brake master cylinder. Many custom bike builds feature anodized miniature piston-shaped Master cylinders and I wanted to reference that. As a biker myself, this build was immensely satisfying to put together. Some of my parts have heavy playwear on them, and I could've used the Ducati's Dark silver pipes for the exhausts, but I love the old LEGO chrome and I think the damage adds character to the build rather than detracts. IMG_20210613_161244_1 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr IMG_20210613_161902 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr IMG_20210613_161836 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr IMG_20210613_161609_1 by Samarth Moray, on Flickr