Theo van Vroenhoven
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I would really love that! Makes the project much more manageable and let me start sooner! So please give it a go!
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This project is really growing on me, especially since Rebrickable told me that I already own 47% of the parts! Currently I am building the Apollo Rocket from LEGO Ideas and I noticed that 'inside' the model a lot of bright colored parts (yellow, green, blue, red) are used. Of course they become invisible once the model is finished. The Aggressor on the other side is all grayish, inside out. @legolijntjeWould it be possible to change in the BI the color of all 'hidden' parts to red meaning 'choose-whatever-color-you-have-laying-around'? I wonder how many parts that would affect. The model will become reachable for a lot more people (like me) if a few thousand parts can be used in every color you like! Also I think the BI will become less error prone when using multiple colors. May be that is the main reason LEGO does this as well? I understand that this means a lot of (extra) work for you. If I can be of any help, please let me know!
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Impressive work, congratulations! The solution to the huge partslist is simple: just buy three new Millenium Falcons in october and you are good to go!
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Finally somebody notices it!
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It was a real pleasure to test build this model! Lucio keeps pushing the limits with models over 8000 parts! The BI are spread over 14 (!) booklets, more than 500 pages in total. As usual with these big models the complexity is in all the wiring and pneumatic hoses. it is very important to test a lot 'along the way' before assemblies are 'closed' and wiring/hoses becomes difficult to reach. I built the crane in yellow and the cab in red. Looks like a SuperSized 8258!
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Is the girl included to help sorting?
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After years of building in the living room I finally have my own LEGO room in the basement! Actually it is more of a Man Cave where I combine my three main hobbies: LEGO, Pinball and Home Cinema. The place is 4,5 by 5,5 meters and for two third under the ground. It is always really cool and quiet. Gives me the option to relax from busy family life! I mainly build Technic and have all my pieces stored in large containers stacked below the pinball machines. Whenever I build a set or MOC from BI I sort all the pieces into IKEA cabinet trays. Pins and axles are placed in the cabinet drawers I am really happy with this workplace! And whenever I am tired of building I can put on a movie or play a game of pinball! For more pictures visit this link: https://goo.gl/photos/DJuNM8BLm31kFVbp7
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Technic Color Palette
Theo van Vroenhoven replied to Jim's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Is there a comprehensive overview available of all 'technic colors' including coverage of parts? Rebrickable may be? -
Isn't that the whole idea of Rebrickable? 1. Go to www.rebrickable.com 2. Click on the Build menu 3. Click on the green button that says 'Find Sets you can build' It will show you all the sets and MOCs that you can build with your current parts. It will even show you how many parts you are missing and where to buy them. Enjoy!
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Thanks to Courbet I was able to expand my GBC collection with two modules this week! Tonight I arranged a small loop consisting of five modules.
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You could also easily compare the sets using Rebrickable: https://rebrickable.com/compare/MOC-6006/75054-1 75054 will give you about 27% of the parts...
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Thanks for checking! Do you have a complete partslist available already? Or am I just too impatient?
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Great work Courbet! I am really looking forward to build this module as well! Can you tell me if ball joint *without* pinhole can be used in this module? I just bought 40 red ones so it would be nice if they fit as well... ;-)
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May be you could use these ball joints as a substitute? http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32474&name=Technic Ball Joint&category=[Technic]#T=C I studied the video carefully and think they will fit as well. I think they are a little more common and also available in red.
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Really nice MOC, looks great to me! Makes me reconsider to buy the Porsche after all... Is it a one set MOC or do we need a lot of extra (orange) parts as well?
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This weekend I constructed a small loop on the dinner table for the modules I have built at the moment: Catch and Release Archimedes Screw - Type 1 Step Module Lift Triggered by a Stuck Ball In order to make a nice rectangle I had to increase the length of the exit ramp of 'Catch and Release' quite a bit. Luckily it is still steep enough to let the balls roll down smoothly. This setup works reasonably well! Only a few ball drops now and then and no major 'mechanical problems'. Follow the blue ball!
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Yesterday I finished Archimedes Screw - Type 1 and I must say that it works flawlessly! It was a real pleasure to build it and it looks really nice as well. I choose to build the screw entirely in Trans Light-Blue, a Dutch BL store had 60 of the required panels in stock for only 12 cents a piece. A short video can be found in my DropBox: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/28179105/Bestand 15-10-16 15 11 37.mp4 I really like this Akiyuki Project! I built 12 of the 27 modules already and am planning on a few more! Thanks again to Blakbird and all the other contributors to make this possible for us humble builders!
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This topic is in my 'Followed Content' for a while now.. I was wondering if there is any news already on the instructions for this model? If I can help out by testing beta-instructions I would be happy to do so!
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Quit drinking and smoking and you can build every model you want!
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Exactly the same thing here! At the moment my ZigZag Stairs lies (partially dismantled) in a plastic container waiting for a better solution
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Am I the only one who doesn't believe that the guys from the garage put the car back together themselves? On television nothing is what it seems... Please Paul give us the 'behind the scenes' story!
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I had the privilege to test the Building Instructions of this magnificent model. It was really fun to put such a big LEGO model together. In the beginning you are looking for the right parts all the time. As the build progresses finding parts becomes easier but the model becomes bigger and bigger! After hours of building you end up with one of the largest LEGO models ever built. The instructions are of great quality and contain just the correct level of difficulty. When I finished the build I took the model outside and made this picture in my garden. I recommend this model to everybody who loves to build big and take a challenge!
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I built this module as well and had in particular problems with the connection of the axles that push up the steps. They would come loose after a few minutes, My solution to this was to replace the bushings on one side with two half-bushings on either side: Furthermore I think there is an error in the instruction on this part as well After this modification it runs quite well! Let's see if I can implement the changes of Alan as well..
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Nice bus! Will probably build it in red however. Regarding compressing pdf's: you might look at this solution https://smallpdf.com/compress-pdf
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I wrote about these balls in this thread: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86686&hl=quercetti#entry2486043 SInce then I have used them also in Tilted Rotors, Fork, Zig-Zag Lift and Bucket Wheel Tower. The fact that they are a little smaller than official LEGO balls doesn't seem to be a problem.