TeddytheSpoon

Picked up the 6-wheeled rover to go with the construction mech. The windscreen was scratched, which sucks, but otherwise I love it! There are some great printed pieces in these sets. The only thing I would question is putting your vehicle's fuel cells right in the middle of two massive wheels kicking up dirt and rocks I guess it's not necessarily an explosive energy source, but still... Seeing a pile of black, orange and sand blue pieces did remind me of the Titan XP, and by extension the Creator Surveillance Drone (?) from a few years back. In the 'canon' of LEGO Space, such as it is, I wonder if the two factions could be somehow related. Perhaps separated by a few centuries when the robots have taken over!

As a professional design engineer myself, I can assure you that the cost of employing designers and developing molds is certainly not a non-negligible cost nevertheless, while it's cheaper than starting the whole process again, it's still pretty expensive to get new molds made. That's assuming the surrounding tooling, materials and machines are exactly the same as they were 10 years ago, which to be fair I imagine they would be. Man, what I would give to learn more about the engineering at TLG... Speaking of engineering - you raise a good point about the 'Uglies' set. If both the TIE and X-wing get the capability to open and close the s-foils, that could make for quite an interesting mechanism combination.

What a mad set of rumours. Still not sure what to make of it, but I have to applaud the variety.

I was about to say - red outfit surely means cannon fodder, if Star Trek is anything to go by!

Seconded for Aphra. She's probably the most well-known character from the SW comcis, and she'd make an extremely interesting minifig choice - more so than Mara Jade or Galen Marek IMO. (Wait, why don't we just do characters whose names sound similar? Mara, Marek, Maul, Malak, Malichos...)

Neat! At least R2-D2 is now slightly closer to being in the correct scale

Finland is the (or at least one) exception. The prices are routinely higher here, from S@H but also in most retail stores (albeit to a lesser extent). @legoturtle - let me know if you find somewhere that has it! I quite like the look of the polybag too. In the meantime, I've picked up the mech. I was debating whether to go for that or the smaller rocket ship first but my wallet won out in the end; I expect I'll pick up the 6-wheeled rover soon too. My first thought with the helmet is how it would look for a purist Halo Spartan, maybe in conjunction with the armour.

Very nice! The packaging is impressive, fascinating to see your thought process as well. However... I can't quite wrap my head around the fact you did this in a day and a half!

Woohoo! Always like seeing new MOCs of the Radiant VII, it's my favourite capital ship! Your design is excellent, the solution for the cone at the front is interesting. If I may offer some feedback, I wonder if the engine nacelles could be rounder? I feel like the 'bridge' between them would look better being one stud thick instead of two, although it's difficult to say without seeing the internals. Nevertheless - great work!

Nice build! Very cute. Lots of details to like. You're assuming they didn't put it there to mess with their colleague!

The height proportions are a nice improvement! I'm not so familiar with the old DB stock, but the length of the coach seems about right to me. The only thing that jumps out is the top of the cab on the loco. It seems a shame to lose the nice curves of the early version for those angled modified tile pieces, although again I don't know which is the more accurate solution. Otherwise it's a superb model! Is it buildable in the brick?

Great idea! Seems like such a natural cross-over with the saucer pieces. I like the way the trans-neon-green has been integrated too, particularly in the engine nacelles.

Thank you! Nothing to report on the motorising front I'm afraid. I've been focussing on getting some rolling stock made, which strangely has proven more of a challenge than the loco! I agree it would almost certainly need some gearing, and I have no idea how I'd go about it at the moment. The bogies aren't very big (only 2 x 5 studs and 4 plates tall), and the space immediately above it is taken up with the structure for the cab. Cramming everything in is therefore going to be a not inconsiderable re-design...

Thank you! I think I do have a parts list somewhere - I might even have the studio file, I will check later. That said, I am working on an updated version with a slightly better front end or I was, until I got distracted by other projects!). I may have some time to work on it over the holiday period if you're willing to wait a few more weeks! There's also a cockpit piece in one of the new Friends sets that would be a perfect fit for this ship - if only it came in trans-clear... So here's hoping that comes soon!

Love the pic of all three together! I think the orange one is my favourite. The red pantographs are cool too!

Thank you all! I'm glad you think so - proportions were more important to me than capturing every small detail, particularly since I don't have to worry about fitting minifigures in there. Making this has given me a new appreciation for Sariel's scaler tool, among other things!

This is phenomenal! The scale is very deceptive. Great use of parts with small features to get that tiny greenling!

Wow, this is surely the angriest of the lot! This looks great, really unique shape.

Thank you! Yes, it uses the smallest LEGO train wheel. It's the closest fit at this scale, and aesthetically it's the one that looks the best as well IMO. I have briefly thought about motorisation - but only briefly. There is a fair bit of space inside, so some Circuit Cube bits would probably fit. I think traction would be the main issue; even pushing it around now on the TrixBrix track, the wheels don't spin all the time, so it would need some extra grip to pull it along. I did see someone who motorised these wheels using rubber bands and a Technic half bush, but I'm not sure how well that worked. If I'm feeling brave down the line (pun intended), I may try and make some older locos with bigger wheels that can accommodate o-rings or rubber bands. I think the next loco I try will be the Re 4/4 II, and the next wheel size up would probably fit quite well for that, so it might be more straighforward to power. But for now I'm content pushing this around by hand!

Hello Train Techies! A few weeks ago, I decided I'd like to make a model of a Swiss locomotive on LEGO's narrow-gauge track. So, I did... But not the one I intended! Initially I was going to make something at minifigure scale, and I probably stil will at some point. But during the planning I noticed that using the narrow-gauge track as scaled standard (1,435mm) gauge track gave a scale of almost exactly 1:64 (1:63.77, to be precise). So I decided to make something at that scale instead! You may be familiar with the locomotive - after all, there have been loads of great brick-built models of it already. This is the Re460, or Lok2000 on the other side of the Röstigraben. It's the main passenger workhorse of the SBB/CFF/FFS fleet, and one that I grew very familiar with growing up around Lake Geneva. Although I haven't seen many LEGO models at this scale, it's not an uncommon one in other areas of modelling. It's known as S gauge in train circles, but is more commonly used for miniatures and Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars, among other things. It makes this loco roughly 5.5 studs wide - this model is, nominally, 5.6 wide. So aside from the wheels being on the small side, proportionally I think it's alright! It can handle R84 TrixBrix track, but won't go much smaller than that without further modification. This is my first attempt at any sort of LEGO train, and although I'm pleased with the result I think there is still room for improvement. The fluted bricks mean I haven't got the CFF logo on the side; the area around the cab is a bit too angular for my liking; and that coupling probably won't haul much rolling stock as is. Nevertheless, I'm quite proud of the result. Speaking of rolling stock - I do have more planned at this scale, so watch this space! I hope you enjoy my model as much as I enjoyed making it. Stay tuned...

While they were popular, it's hard to draw a comparison with how TLG makes themes these days. I've talked about it a lot elsewhere, but one of the most interesting articles about LEGO I read was how the digital age has changed how they've had to market their themes. (IIRC it was in Blocks magazine for the 10 year anniversary of Ninjago.) It essentially said that sets with a dedicated backstory and associated film or TV show or *insert other media here*, that will last a long time, are far more likely to resonate with kids today than a line with vague to no information that lasts for a year or two. I loved getting separate themes as a kid (SPIII, Aqua Raiders, Adventurers, Vikings to name a few), but I have noticed that sets of that ilk pop up now and then in Creator or City sets instead like @TeriXerimentioned. My guess is that making them under existing umbrellas reduces the need for additional marketing material (as well as the actual number of sets needed), but that's pure speculation on my part.

You are, and he did. None of the usual reputable sources have picked it up so I'm inclined to believe it's a fake.

I think they were inferring the same thing I thought - it's hard to tell which is the front, which is the back! That's not a criticism though, it makes for a very unique ship! Small detail, but I like the triangular tiles for a different take on the bumblebee stripes.

I'm certainly not super worried about scale - it matters to me until it becomes inconvenient! But that's a good point. Space is at a premium in my place which is where the size restriction comes from, but perhaps I should start with the loco(s) and see what fits best.

That's very helpful, thank you! And thanks for doing the maths for me - as it turns out the vehicle in question is 2.65m wide, so 8 studs would be bang on the money! Well, I do like a challenge... I do remember seeing that Malayan Railway vehicle the first time round, nice to be reminded of its existence! It seems the weight of the vehicle is enough to prevent wheel slip without too many carriages, which is another thing I was wondering.