Phoxtane

I just ordered one of these - it'll be my first modular building. I feel like the masonry blocks add a touch of detail that's very difficult to get otherwise (not many ways to get a similar texture in the same amount of space) - they're prone to overuse but using them in tight, controlled sections like seen here really pulls everything together. If anything I want to use this set as a way to set the standard for the level of detail I'll be putting into my other buildings, similar to how I went and got a Gunpla model in order to build a better Lego Gundam. Of course, now that'll mean I'll get sucked into modulars too - I already got hooked on Gunpla with just that one model (I now have three...)

Blech, triple post, but I do have new stuff - namely that I had to tear down this model entirely and rebuild it almost from the ground up (again). That did allow me to make some changes for the better: Excuse the mess, I was in a bit of a hurry. Most noticeable is that the motors are now mounted sideways - it'll be a little while before I'm able to test if the new mounting system keeps everything locked in place, but it seems to be doing alright so far. I'll probably tie it into the bodywork. Also, I can now hide the IR receiver inside the cabin and not have to worry about trying to hide another 4-wide element in a 5-wide body! With finals week being next week, at least soon I'll be able to work on this project more than once or twice a week. I hope to get it finished before the month is out but we'll see how that goes.

I take it they learned from experience. I assume you're going to be adding stickers to your train cars? I'm certainly going to, once I have a couple built that'll be carrying sensitive loads.

I'm pretty sure the thread title should be KANEDAAAAAAA's Bike from Akira, but that's just me.

If they're just basic bricks, you should be able to get large quantities of those on Bricklink for cheap, unless you also want the box they come in.

My understanding is that we can take the entire "work" - the model, instructions, and other related pieces such as images or video - as one single IP. Is this not the case? So, while it's perfectly legal to be doing this, I'm still not okay with it personally and would rather that it didn't happen. I'm pretty sure at least some of the others whose models are represented on this storefront feel the same way, so I think I am correct when I say that it doesn't play by the "house rules" we stick to within this community. After all, I don't ever recall someone on the forum doing this, at least not without asking permission first. However, I'm fairly certain that it's okay to include the disclaimer within things like instructions that it's not okay to be selling them unless you have direct permission first, which won't dissuade many. At least then you can say "Well, I told you so" and point to where you told them so. As for physical models that could be built from those instructions? As much as I dislike admitting to it, you're probably right there It's also probably not unreasonable to request that your model not be a part of any storefront that you didn't agree to it being a part of in the first place.

I disagree. While the physical model may not be anything special, the idea for the model came from me and therefore is "my" design - that is, if someone else built a copy of it we'd say "Hey, you built that guy's model, looking good!", rather than saying "Hey, nice original design!". If I built a copy of the Unimog set in different colors, well, it gets a bit more tricky on the proper legal side, but I'd still agree that it's Lego's design in different colors. Why indeed should I care? Why should anybody care? I care about this because it's something I enjoy to do and I'd hate to see it ruined by those who don't care much about what they do (Ebay MOC instruction resellers, for example) and how it affects others. I will however echo a previous statement made here, wherein this particular instance isn't actually that bad, given that your model will be removed if you ask, but there's worse situations out there that we've witnessed I'm sure. Maybe I'm overreacting, but it's good to debate these things once in a while. It makes people think. Maybe the best course of action in situations like these is to just ignore the problem until it goes away, or quietly deal with it and not tell anyone... but personally, I don't think that's a healthy way to deal with these issues. Nor should we go on a rampage to deal with the issue either - otherwise you end up with a reputation similar to that of Tumblr (due to its small but extremely vocal minority that advocates rampages). It's my opinion on the matter. I feel that in this case, it's the spirit of the law vs. the word of the law - intent vs. interpretation, or something to that effect anyway.

And yet the forum still practically goes on a crusade every time it's discovered someone is selling someone's model/model instructions without permission or re-uploading a builder's videos to their own YouTube account. Just because it's their bricks and it's not technically wrong to do this, doesn't make it right. At the very least, they should be giving credit to the original builder. We all agree that the Ball Factory GBC module "belongs" to akiyuky, and we all agree that the Terex RH400 Mining Excavator model "belongs" to sheo. I'm pretty sure that in this and the Lego community it's generally accepted that if you build an original model, it's your model in that it's your design, your interpretation of either a real-life machine or object; or, in the case of GBC and others, it's entirely your original work. So as far as I'm concerned, it's not technically wrong to do so - but just because it's not technically against the "house rules" that we all play by in this community, doesn't make it right either. I don't have any skin in this game, in that I don't see anything I've built on that website, but frankly I'd be appalled if I did. It basically amounts to the work I put into that model being used for someone else's gain, without my permission to do so! If I did see something of mine on that site, I'd request it to be removed, as I never gave permission for it to appear on there. If there's one *good* thing I've learned from Tumblr, it's to give credit where it's due, and I'm not seeing this happen here. At this point I'm willing to agree that a model someone built is "their" model, in that we recognize that the model was designed and built by them and they have the rights to either share or not share how they built it, whether it be via images, instructions, video, or directly-to-brain ionizing radiation. If that's the case, then they also have the right to say that it's "their" model, and request that others must at least say so. Why? Because it's the nice/right thing to do. It keeps everyone happy and the community open and civil. Of course, not everyone will play by the rules, but if the majority do, like I already see here, then it's relatively self-policing: someone brings up the issue and we all have a nice chat about it like now. I'm not saying to go as far as slapping a Creative Commons license on your models and the relevant work that goes with it, but I'd say that what's at matter here is the intent rather than the official interpretation.

I'll take eight, please.

How is that Pleygo service thing working out nowadays? Last I heard it was what pretty much everyone expected: Sets come back with all the good pieces missing, or not at all half the time. I bet you this will end up the same way, supposing it even catches on.

Congratulations, you made it onto Hackaday! http://hackaday.com/2015/04/25/lego-flip-dot-display/

Until the tape is on there for a little too long and the adhesive sticks to the bricks when you remove it - I'm guessing that with electrical tape at least it won't tear and crack like old stickers tend to!

I need to step up my game somewhat!

Figured as much. Thanks!

Gotta say, this program is absolutely great! I've used it on three Bricklink orders already, and for someone who's never used Bricklink before, it's a bit of a godsend to be able to just say 'find the pieces for me' rather than go digging through the bowels of Bricklink. That said, I think there's a memory leak somewhere - for fun, I was running a job that was to find 16 8x8 plates, in any combination of stores, and I found that five minutes later memory usage had jumped to 29.7 gigabytes out of the 32 I have installed on this machine, from a start of around 2-3 gigabytes. Unless of course that's just the program storing found matches in memory, of course...

I'd put another 4x4 frame in the middle of the powered wheelset instead of the 1x2 Technic bricks, so that the wheels aren't rubbing on each other on the edges - then you'll have space between the wheels to fit some SNOT pieces that'll let you add proper decorations on the sides.

I think I saw a little further back in this thread about yet another Legend of Zelda set reaching some important vote milestone - either 1k or 5k. I'm getting mildly irked, as that's either the third or fourth Legend of Zelda set that'll reach the 10,000 vote goal and be rejected for exactly the same reasons: New parts, new printings, price point, or some combination of the three. I feel like they need to add a specific statement in the rules that says 'At this time LoZ is not under consideration for Lego Ideas', sort of the converse to the 'Dr. Who is now allowed to be under consideration for review' statement they made a while back.

My suggestions for a splash of color would be to add a red stripe down the body, and across the top of the wings where the current 1xwhatever white tiles are, and a black accent stripe further down the body and maybe on the lower half of the wing. The shape looks good otherwise!

One can only hope

I didn't even know we had this subforum. Either way, those lightsaber parts look quite familiar (and useful) for at least one particular case that I can think of:

So, when does the table top get painted green to simulate baseplates? I wish I had the permanent space to set up something like this...

Dunno typically how symmetric subway cars are end-to-end, but if it was me, I'd lengthen the right-hand wheelset to match the PF motor wheelset's length and give it a set of yellow stairs (I assume those are stairs, or footholds?) as well. Then you can get rid of the small thin bit on the end of the shorter wheelset!

The front end is missing a piece. Did it run into a moose?

Is that static force, or lifting force? I'm not entirely sure that one LA can hold 71,400 kilograms, let alone lift it!

I went ahead and spent some time this Sunday to flip the battery box upside down. It turned out to be more of a matter of a rebuild than a refit. Originally, my method of getting the vertical tiles consisted of this bracket device: Unfortunately that doesn't allow space for the battery box plug and switch. So, I found another way: I'm not attaching them to the bottom anymore, as you can see! I've attached them to the top with a bracket that's pretty much the reverse of the previous, except it's a 4-wide setup. The whole bracket floats on top of the battery box. There's a second inverted bracket on the other end, which locks the bracket from sliding back and forth. I'm using minifigure neck brackets to hold the tiles vertically, which keeps them in line with the rest of the body - if I use standard bracket pieces, the thickness of the vertical piece puts the tiles slightly outside the width of the space they fit through in the frame below, causing them to bulge out at the top. This way they're nearly completely flat with the rest of the bodywork. The picture above this one shows how well the tiles align vertically with this setup: pretty much perfectly!