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  1. NathanR
    Ok, I know this is off-topic so please forgive me, but after seeing your picture I started playing with LDD and this is what I came up with... Only 7 pieces, but the cone shapes and proportions are virtually spot on. Printing would make these amazing. Now I just need to make the rest of the rockets to go with them...
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    That would be fantastic... though I'd also want a Saturn 1b to complete the line-up (used for the tragic Apollo 1, the Apollo 7 test flight of the Block 2 CSM, and also to ferry crew to Skylab)
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    Could be mistaken, but it looks like 2991b to me. I've seen it in LDD but never handled one in real life.
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    After a quick check, 2x3 bricks in Medium Azure are not offered for sale by Lego and have never appeared in any sets: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3002&name=Brick 2 x 3&category=[Brick]#T=C&C=156 Since only 5 bricks are listed for sale on bricklink, I guess this is a mistake and the sellers mean Medium Blue (a slightly darker blue). These are the only bricks to appear in Medium Azure, could you work with some of these instead?
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    Woohoo! It's available for France too, I just placed my order! (But it's not out on the UK Lego site, at least not yet...)
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    That's brilliant! Surprises me that the 1x1 plates are needed though, it looks like it should just fit in like when you put a 2x2 dome on top of the inverted one. Thanks a lot for checking this!!
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    Hi, hope this is the right place to ask this question. I'm trying to build a small cone-shaped structure that changes diameter from 5 studs down to 2 studs with a height of only 6 plates. Stacking 6942 "lamp shade" on top of 15395 "dome 2x2 inverted with one stud" looks like it should fit, but LDD refuses to allow this connection. I even tried adding 1x1 plates as a scaffold. An exploded view of the assembly is this: I don't own either of these parts, so could someone tell me - is this really an impossible connection, or can it be done in real life?
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    Wow, this is awesome! I love Mecabricks, and what the Blender means you can do with it. Just wish I had a powerful enough computer to do all the CGI scenes I wanted
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    I just can't stop laughing... This is awesome, absolutely hilarious!!
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    I fell in love with this set when I first saw it late last year, was very disappointed that it didn't get a general release, and ever since I've been torn between buying one new/sealed or simply buying the bricks - but is bricklinking the set ever going to be possible? A month or so after the reveal, the inventory appeared online and while there were no new parts there were several unique colours that have since appeared in sets released this year. For example, 11212 Black Plate 3x3 was unique until Architecture 21033 Chicago was released. Hinge plate 6134 was unique in reddish brown, until Clayface Splat Attack and the brickheadz model of Belle were issued. At the moment, only 7 parts remain unique to 50 Years On Track: the 6 printed tiles stating the name of each model, and 50254 Small Train Wheel in red. These wheels are used on 3 of the steam engines , but none have ever appeared for sale on bricklink. After looking at current 2017 sets and scouring the images of upcoming 2017 sets, I'm starting to think this part will never appear anywhere. Have I missed something, are we ever likely to see the red small train wheels in a readily available set? Are there any alternatives that might be suitable? Or should I just take the plunge and buy a sealed set (which is typically double or more than the cost of the actual bricks)?
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    Oh dear! Looks like someone stole his Illudium Qu-36 explosive space modulator! Looks fantastic!
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    Ah! I always wanted to do a native Mac CAD app, but I could never figure out how to get the LDraw parts library to load. You definitely have skills and I'd certainly be curious to see what games you end up making.
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    Wow! Is this just a tech demo, or are you working on a full fledged CAD editor? If yes, then sign me up...
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    It can be a bit overwhelming at first! Lego Digital Designer is a free computer program made by Lego, you can build anything you want in the computer. Once finished, you can export a list of parts used. Each type of brick has an ID number - type this into bricklink and the part should show up. You can then pick the colour you want and add it to your wishlist.
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    Bricklink is your friend... Just create a wanted list of the parts you need, then click "Buy All" and bricklink offers a search feature - best value (cheapest) or fewest stores. Failing that, Lego bricks and pieces >> Buy Bricks seems to be an amazingly well kept secret...
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    Depends on how realistic your Apollo missions get On Apollo 11 they planted the flag too close to the Eagle, so when it took off the engine exhaust blew the flag over...
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    Yeah...Lego Digital Designer is great for building models but useless for creating instructions. The way I think it works is that it looks at every brick, and how it might connect to any other brick, to see what a good order is for placing the pieces. The problem is that if you have say 10 bricks, then the first brick placed can be any of 10, the 2nd could be any of the remaining 9, and so on. So a 10 piece model has 10 factorial = 10! = 3628800 possible ways of placing the bricks. A 100 piece model has 100! combinations = 9.3e157, or 9 followed by 157 zeros. Now LDD applies various rules to reduce the number of combinations (build from ground upwards, next brick must be close to the last one, not 2.5m away), but it's still a lot of combinations to check. It can still end up failing, and also the output instructions only add 4 bricks per step. Generating instructions can be a mammoth undertaking, but I would suggest rebuilding your model using LDraw (there are multiple editors available). You can actually export your model from LDD to LDraw format (File->Export Model ->LDR) and then work with that, but a few bricks may be missing or out of place. You can then separate the model into submodes and steps, and use something like LPub3D to create the instruction manual as a pdf (I haven't tried this myself as it is windows only). Hope this info helps!
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    Look at the sets this part appeared in... For Pearl Dark Grey, there were 6 inside the Bat-Pod, which as I recall was a very limited edition set and is highly sought after by Lego Batman fans. So with people trying to bricklink this set, the part becomes important and commands a high price. I suspect this is also why flat silver and black are more expensive - aside from only appearing in 1 or 2 sets, they could also be used as substitutes for pearl dark grey on the Bat-Pod (remember, Batman only ever builds in black... and sometimes very very dark grey)
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    Part 33215, unique in sand green to the Harry Potter Hogwarts castle sets...
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    Wow, that is very impressive - kind of like an affordable UCS model! I too would be very interested to see the interior frame. If you could post some build photos that would be awesome - I love a reverse-engineering challenge!
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    Oh this is awesome!!! Incredible attention to detail, some nice parts usage (half barrels as the F1 engine bells? Ingenious!), I think there will definitely be some interesting SNOT techniques in here. The bonus features are amazing too - I love the splashed down command module! The lunar landscape is awesome as well, the astronaut microfigures are fabulous and the flag is sweet... but since when was wedging a tile between two studs a legal build technique? June 1st cannot come quickly enough for me...
  22. NathanR
    Hi Gymped, welcome to eurobricks! I'm no expert on building moisture vaporators, but when it comes to buying Lego bricks the best place is bricklink. There are plenty of bricklink sellers offering C-3PO or R2-D2, but perhaps the easiest way to get them is to buy Lego set 75136 Droid Escape Pod. It's a nice little set, complete with Jawa's and Death Star plans, and might look good in the background of your diorama. Be sure to post pictures of what you build!
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    Ooh, this takes me back! This was the first Lego Star Wars set I ever got (and I think the only one from the original 1999 wave). During play I'd always flip up the speeder bike's front landing leg, turning it into a blaster cannon - not sure if this was a design feature or not, but it was fun! I also agree with what you say about the tree, it was a very nice addition. Very simple, not too many bricks, and perfect for imperial stout troopers to crash into!
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    I wouldn't be so sure... As far as I can tell from a quick search on bricklink, this 4x4 cone has never appeared with a print on it before. The "stripe" is actually the base of the 4x4 cone piece, there is a narrow bit around the stud cavities that doesn't slope. And when you consider sets like the old midi-Millennium Falcon, the 4x4 cone used a sticker for the cockpit windscreen. I think they've used a 4x4 round plate to represent the heat shield, as opposed to an inverted dish. Maybe this is to help it connect to the Service Module. You never know, we could get lucky and have one complete Saturn V launch stack using a plain white cone for the booster protection cover, and a completely separate CSM model including this printed/stickered cone. Thank goodness my payday is a few days before...
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    Beautiful detailing on the command module! I just hope it's printed, not a sticker... Lego's last Apollo 11 model was a bit of a nightmare in that regards. Getting really excited for June...
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