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Certainly, but what a curious idea to buy 100 times the same minifig...

Oops. I will built mine with regular colors. BL orders are already on the way.

I will build mine next week. The white version rocks. With twice wider blue stripes, it could look even cooler.

That's a mystery. But it is the beauty of it. :D Btw, review : http://www.setechnic.com/Forum/topic6870.html

The 42004 seems pretty awesome.

Curious thread. You do not have anything more interesting to do with your time than discussing about what is the crappiest set ever ?

Well, they are part of the model when I design an UCS. I think they are important to bring some texture, some variations. Tiled surfaces everywhere would make the model look vapid.

What about Bricklink ? http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=42747&colorID=85 http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=42746&colorID=3 http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=1907&colorID=37 http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=3452&colorID=3

What impresses me on this new train is not the techniques used. I mean, cheesy slopes to make some arrows, studs upside down, windows on the side. That's very easy to achieve. More or less everyone is able to do that for years. No, what dazzle me is the way the designer captured the shape of the TGV. AFOL try to reproduce this famous train for decades. We have seen ton of rendition of this model, some good, some other so so, etc. But here, basically with : - 1 windscreen - 3 big wedges - 1 regular slope - 5 curved slopes - and a DBG roof wedge The job is done ! The spirit of the train lie in a clever use of 10 parts ! That's totally amazing ! And curious at the same time. How hell does no Lego Train fan ever built something like that to reproduce the TGV ?

I uploaded some pics on my flickR And on my Brickshelf when public : http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=501880

Done. ;)

Well, actually, I think that a tank must roll not because I like Technic, but rather because an armored vehicle that can roll on the ground is what is a tank. :) With a given scale, I consider a MOC as a whole thing that much complies with several specifications. I mean, does creating a nice little tank prevents it from rolling ? I doubt it. Well, I confess that I have strong requirements regarding MOCs (whatever they are ; Technic, Star Wars, diorama, etc). This must be the reason why I think the tank must roll. It seems there is indeed no illegal builds (but this is not my point here). Just a nuance. For TLG, having strong standards regarding a kit is not only considering the legal/illegal built. For example, as we have seen in this thread and in the other thread, the clutch power must not be too strong, and built that can't be unbuilt must be avoided, etc. But abrasion also has to be considered. We all remember 8043's story if this aspect is not taken into account. The illegal/legal build are just one of the aspects Lego has to deal with. :)

And what about what it must at least do ? A tank that can't even roll ? No, thanks.

Yep. We discussed about that on SeTechnic. None understood why Lego created such a difference. It can be seen on that pic. If someone has the explanation, I'm very interested. Yes, WE are AFOLs. We have a lot of parts, and we can buy parts. Or if an adult has a problem, he may be able to BL the part. But what a bout a 8yo kid ? I mean he may not have tons of Lego or may not be able to BL what he need to replace. This is something TLG has to consider, and this is why each kit must complies with strong standards. edit @ mescalinum : oh yes, I remember the same thing on 8448. That what a pain in the ***

technically speaking, studs can be put in the holes of a beam. We can see that on many Technic models. For the lights of the cars or trucks, plate 1x1 or round plate 1x1 are used to reproduce light in the beams. HOWEVER, these parts are just 1x1 plates. Using 1x2, 1x3, 1xn plates is not allowed for official sets. Because if you can assemble these long plates with beam, it is very hard to pull them apart. At least, a kid may experience problem to pull them apart. The clutch power became too strong if the plate is bigger than 1x1. Hope my explanation is understandable. edit : Very interesting post.--' The fact that parts can last for decades is a very big advantage for the Lego brand. They regularly explain that a kid may use the bricks of his father etc. That's the power of the brick : you can still use a brick produced in the 70'.

THIS is the question that must be answered. Re-releasing exactly the same model may do sense. On the contrary, updating a UCS model would kill the line.

Juste look at more or less every official set. I doubt Lego designers are narrow minded.

It is indeed the prerequisite to have a model cleverly and nicely built. If you get that, I guess you should be able to design many other good models.

It is very well designed. It make a nice playset. The way you designed it is not "too much". You just included what is necessary to capture the essence of the original ship. You put some nice playing features too.

What is a non-Lego-employee ? Someone like Adam Reed Tucker ?

True. But that's another question. It is the question that comes after. Something like "To what extent can be used that Lego part ?" The answer depends more on the building standards, building process, etc. And indeed, some MOCers do use only actual Lego bricks. But the way they are used make the build illegal, unstable, not optimised, etc.

Et voilà. There is not much I can do about the mini slot (half plate) in the window.

Very impressive ! I like how fast, precise and innovative the moves are. Moreover, it is very reliable. Bravo !

Yes, of course. setechnic [at] gmail [dot] com edit : thank you, by the way.

Some of the clones can be considered as actual C-model. Interesting.