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There's no official white lightbrick, but it should be easy enough to swap the amber LED with a white 3mm one. No need to (de)solder anything; just snip and bend the legs into the same shape as the old one. Alternatively, LifeLites sell a range of different coloured "BrickLites", but their dimensions are different.

Maybe that has something to do with it. A review of the price, rather than the product itself, is not helpful to others in deciding if it is a good product.

I just noticed that any old links to lego.cuusoo.com now redirect to "cuusoo-brick". So if you have any old projects which migrated to the new site, using the old link will no longer redirect to the the new project page. If this isn't accidental, then it's a pretty nasty trick.

Finally, the rest of the 3-in-1 Creator things, and some bonuses (bonii?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31034 - Future Flyer [Model A] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31034 - Future Flyer [Model B] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31034 - Future Flyer [Model C] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31035 - Beach Hut [Model A] - theme: Creator Errors: Print for part 6032681 (Mini Upper Part No 2335) not available in LDD - no decent alternative, so left blank. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31035 - Beach Hut [Model B] - theme: Creator Errors: Print for part 6032681 (Mini Upper Part No 2335) not available in LDD - no decent alternative, so left blank. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31035 - Beach Hut [Model C] - theme: Creator Errors / notes: Print for part 6032681 (Mini Upper Part No 2335) not availabl- aww you know this one by now. HAHA LI'L NEPHEW'S JUMPIN IN THE POOL FULLY CLOTHED HAHAHAA don't give him anymore pop LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31036 - Toy & Grocery Shop [Model A] - theme: Creator Errors: Print for part 62721 (Flat Tile 2X2 "No.139") not available in LDD - replaced with 63403 (Flat Tile 2X2 "Nr.139") since both are treasure maps anyway. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31036 - Toy & Grocery Shop [Model B] - theme: Creator Errors / notes: Print for part 62721 (Flat Tile 2X2 "No.139") not available in LDD - replaced with 63403 (Flat Tile 2X2 "Nr.139") - no idea what it's doing on the street like that. There's a red chest freezer sort of thing at the left of the model, which I assume is supposed to be full of ice cream. The three little "treats" inside don't make a connection with anything - it's all grouped in case anything needs to be moved. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31036 - Toy & Grocery Shop [Model C] - theme: Creator Errors: Can't fit the letter in the bird's gob, left it near the talons. LDD might claim that the 63965 used for the lamp-post got removed, because it's apparently not supposed to go too far through a 4740 which is sitting on top of a 87580. I don't remember LDD ever being this bad-tempered. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30283 - Off-Road [Promo] - theme: Creator Notes: CITY wheels finally make an appearance in Creator stuff! LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30284 - Tractor [Promo] - theme: Creator Notes: This thing is far more excellent than it has any business being. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30285 - Tiger [Promo] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40140 - Flower Cart [Promo] - theme: Creator Errors / notes: Print for part 4540429 (Mini Upper Part No 1446) not available in LDD - replaced with nearest alternative. Print for part 15828 (Flat Tile 1X1, Round "No. 18") not available in LDD - left the "contraband" blank. The aforementioned dodgy wares stored in the hidden barrel don't make a connection with anything - it's all grouped in case anything needs to be moved. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40120 - Valentine's Day Dinner - theme: Seasonal Errors / notes: Print for part 6022401 (Mini Upper Part No 1776) not available in LDD - replaced with decoration 97181. Print for part 6024067 (Mini Upper Part No. 2001) not available in LDD - replaced with decoration 602014. The set was originally rumoured to be called "Marriage Proposal". It looks like more of a "Meringue Proposal". Oh also: the gold ring for the "proposal" is in the red box. Not attached to anything etc. DON'T TOUCH IT. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40148 - Year of the Sheep - theme: Seasonal LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was thinking of doing the Detective's Office, but aaagh too much doings already

Just finished 30283, 30284, 30285, 31034, 31035, 31036, 40120, 40140 & 40148. They will be uploaded after a nap because I am now very knackered, and the error reports for all these are going to KILL ME.

This is why I make detailed error reports to explain why (and on what parts) I made a replacement. Reading these reports by other builders formed part of my own experience.

Oh definitely. I bought extras of those small Creator sets because my nieces enjoy building them so much. The extras were needed because the "quiet" one likes to wait and see what the "bossy" one wants to build, then she wants to do the same thing and throws a wobbly when she can't. Hah! Foiled! *twirls brick-built moustache* EDIT: Whoops read that a bit wrong, didn't I. Well, I have load of Friends' animals polybags and I am NOT ASHAMED (the nieces don't get to mess with these). I'd have more of the sets for the ace colour range if not for being into far too may other money-draining things.

Yah, it's not really intuitive though, and it actualty pisses me off how quickly the servo motor can re-centre compared to how slowly it turns via speed remote control. I'm looking forward to getting the "regular" controller more than ever, since quick "nudge" control for steering is more important than "fine" control.

It will be at least a week until I can get a regular IR remote to test how both controllers act, but I'll be sure to report here when I can, unless another enterprising builder can find some answers first. Also, I am pretty impressed with the Rechargeable battery box. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that it can still feed devices that are connected to an IR receiver even when the "speed dial" is in the "neutral" position, but I had some LED lights connected directly to the box, and noticed variable brightness depending on how far I turned the dial. Learning the quirks of the different configurations and control methods of PF seems to be pretty fun in itself.

Ooo this makes some sense. Admittedly though, I have had some technical hiccups when something didn't respond - and it was because a plug stack came loose from the IR receiver. The designers move in mysterious ways.

HAH, I wish I'd looked at this thread before buying a Speed Remote to control a vehicle chassis. As mentioned above, the response time is much too slow for quick actions (such as steering in the opposite direction, especially with a servo motor*), but... it's got me thinking. Could I have a regular IR remote AND a Speed Remote on the same channel without interference - for example, using the regular IR remote to control steering, and the speed remote to keep the vehicle at a slow crawl when needed? I fully support this suggestion! * EDIT: Also, using the Speed Controller with a Servo Motor sort of defeats the nifty auto-centre thing it does, but oh well. I learn the hard way.

All of the dark bley plugs I have feature this little "lip", but the light bley plug on the extension cables does not. Without some of the older plugs to compare, I can't say if this makes them easier to pry apart (I use two brick separators due to concerns about damaging them), but... ...this does seem to be a likely reason for the change.

I'd say the RAM is a big bottleneck here. According to Windows Task Manager, LDD uses around 388MB on startup, though this drops to 350MB soon after (I use the "ShowStartHelp=no" option in preferences.ini). Working on a model only makes that rise, Though. I've seen it eat up nearly 800MB at times. 8GB RAM is pretty inexpensive these days, and you'd be amazed how much faster your pooter will be with more space to run about.

"Dekotora", or DECOrated TRUck, is a type of cab-over-engine commercial truck with outrageous customisations. I'm not sure what the actual purpose is, besides showing off and having loads of fun doing it. I don't know why, but that croissant on the grille is the funniest thing ever. I'd love to see this all chromed and lit up with lifelites!

Friendly reminder that there are still some sets wot need to be chronicled, namely: 42033, 42034, 60065 and 60075. See here for shortcuts to the PDFs. I won't do these because they're outside my field of interest, so have at them. (Last one might be tricky though, what with claw parts that might not be available and such)

A quick way to do this would be by using LDD's brick palette feature. First, have a look for the set you want to MOC from in the Official LEGO Sets made in LDD thread. Then take a look at step 1 in this thread to find out where to place the downloaded LXF. Next time LDD is started, the LXF should be available as a custom brick palette. This is a pretty nifty and time-saving feature. Have fun!

I enjoy that toaster. All these neat little things almost make up for the Story Mixer never being released. Almost.

Wagh, I'm afraid you'll need to download it again, because I realised that the check is actually redundant (no need to get external XML from anywhere), so I removed the whole function and just replaced it with a single, efficent line. $dat = xml_to_arr ($data_xml); Got replaced with $dat = json_decode (json_encode (simplexml_load_string ($data_xml) ), true); Since that was really the only purpose of the function, anyway. I just used something from my own little code library, but forgot to remove the unnecessary stuff D:

! I forgot to make a "nudge" post when I updated the OP. As well as a fix for the above issue, there's a new download link (on my OWN SITE!) which should never accidentally expire.

Here's an upcoming promotional set for Lufthansa. It's quite a nice little thing, and the included stand (as well as the fact that the MINI Mini Cooper is already there) makes me believe that this fits into the "Sculptures" theme. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40146 - Aircraft [Promo] - theme: Sculptures Errors: No stickers - Used a suitable print for the Captain's torso LXF (LDD 4.3.8)

My wallet's knackered just from my Creator obsession in 2014, so I hope there'll be one of these waiting for me in the new year; because this is a proper idea thing, and it needs my love.

Instructions are available (the build you mentioned is not one of the three, so it seems like we are perhaps looking at a LEGO Club exclusive build here). There are some spectacular "D" models in the Creator theme, but lately there has been a somewhat boring period for those, so I hope we'll see some more great stuff. ALSO: if anyone has the latest LDD installed and would like to look at some of the new things, I spent farTooMuchTime on these.

A whole load of 2015 instructions appeared recently. I did the things that interest me. Here they are! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31027 - Blue Racer [Model A] - theme: Creator Notes: Hah, looks like I didn't get my "Mystery Part". LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31027 - Blue Racer [Model B] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31027 - Blue Racer [Model C] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31028 - Sea Plane [Model A] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.9 / b2075) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31028 - Sea Plane [Model B] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.9 / b2075) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31028 - Sea Plane [Model C] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.9 / b2075) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31029 - Cargo Heli [Model A] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31029 - Cargo Heli [Model B] - theme: Creator Errors / notes: For some reason, the freight container doesn't connect to the hook like it does in the A Model, so consider this before moving the model. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31029 - Cargo Heli [Model C] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31030 - Red Go-Kart [Model A] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.9 / b2075) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31030 - Red Go-Kart [Model B] - theme: Creator Errors: When built correctly, the connection between 6562 (Connector Peg / Cross Axle) and 3176 (Coupling Plate 2x2) keeps getting "reset", even after making adjustments to the LXFML. The 3176s get pushed up by a small amount, but this amount is enough to make the 87079 (Flat Tile 2x4) get removed each time I reloaded the model. The 6562s have been moved up to prevent this. A horrible solution. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31030 - Red Go-Kart [Model C] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31031 - Rainforest Animals [Model A] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31031 - Rainforest Animals [Model B] - theme: Creator Notes: I did a crap job on the chameleon's pose here. Hitting limits with the hinge tool really didn't help. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31031 - Rainforest Animals [Model C] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31032 - Red Creatures [Model A] - theme: Creator Errors / notes: Collision error between part 44674 (Racer Guard 2.5x4) and 58176 (Globe W. 3.2 Stick) - The "eyes" of the creature have been placed behind the model. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31032 - Red Creatures [Model B] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31032 - Red Creatures [Model C] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31033 - Vehicle Transporter [Model A] - theme: Creator Errors / notes: Can't position the vehicles exactly how I want on the trailer, agh. LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31033 - Vehicle Transporter [Model B] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31033 - Vehicle Transporter [Model C] - theme: Creator LXF (LDD 4.3.8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPERNOTE: These (and many previous entries by me) have made use of The Gnac's "PyaaHinge™" LDD templates. Perfect hinges every time!

It's a shame that the collision errors between 64567 and 2555 (and variants) persist (see here for a minor example of this error), but I'm glad to see that 47753 has been fixed. Patiently waiting for some good news about the deluge of new bits that will make me build some real things in 2015!

Betteridge's Law strikes again! Also, I know it was a different article, but this very concern was also discussed here. That article spurred a mini-series of analytical writeups, which I thought were very good reads. So it's a bit irksome to see another piece of clickbait cherrypicking from one such writeup for the sake of supporting the "specialised parts" argument, while showing disregard for the rest of the research.