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  1. AndyC
    Yeah, that genuinely bothers me. Why would anyone do that? Why not just go the whole hog, buy your kids all the popular toys then insist they keep them all sealed in the box never to be played with? They'll be worth so much more that way....
  2. AndyC
    You can use the excellent LDDManager to generate a Bricklink wanted list and use that to order the parts you need.
  3. AndyC
    493 Command Centre - Theme: Space LXF File Missing a blue 3481 Plate 2 x 2 with Helicopter Tail Rotor Holder from one of the moon buggys and a grey 3144 Antenna 5H with Side Spokes. 30025 Clown Fish - Theme: Creator LXF File Complete. 1606 Car - Theme: Town 'A' model LXF File 'B' model LXF File Alternate wheels used. 4898 Coast Guard Boat - Theme: City LXF File
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    We’re a few “Oh man”s away from a box full of random Legos. And nobody wants to play with that. Yes. Yes, they do. In fact, that's when the real fun begins. If you're going to give your kid Lego (and you should) then you should encourage them to play with it. And that doesn't have to mean just building the sets to instructions. Let them throw it all together and build whatever their imagination comes up with. And when they break it up, let them do it all over again.
  5. AndyC
    Last few: 5867 Super Speedster http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=762191 6276 Eldorado Fortress http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=757714 6086 Black Knight's Castle http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=760719 7683 Fight on the Flying Wing http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=751181 Which I think now means all of my sets have been updated to LDD4 compatibility. Yay!
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    7288 Mobile Police Unit - Theme: Town LXF File Decorations missing/substituted. 5621 Coast Guard Kayak - Theme: Town [DUPLICATE] LXF File Decorations missing/substituted. 5626 Coast Guard Bike - Theme: Town [DUPLICATE] LXF File Decorations missing/substituted. 7738 Coast Guard Helicopter and Life Raft - Theme: Town [DUPLICATE] LXF File Numerous issues, most of which relate to the tail piece, which seems to be modelled slightly off, so doesn't join up quite correctly. Pieces were left to the side and a purple 2x6 plate substituted to hold the helicopter together. Also the front wheel assembly and winch arm won't attach.
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    Latest updates: 1481 Desert Island 6253 Shipwreck Island 6279 Skull Island http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=756239 600 Legoland Ambulance 6234 Renegade's Raft 6257 Castaway's Raft 6239 Cannon Battle http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=754881 6163 A World of LEGO Mosaic http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=757231 3723 Lego Minifigure http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=752574
  8. AndyC
    All the following now done: 7601 Go-Kart 7609 Helicopter 6754 Family Home (All Models) http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=758889 1464 Pirate Lookout 1492 Battle Cove 1747 Pirate's Treasure Surprise 6265 Sabre Island http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=756694 1713 Shipwrecked Pirate 3177 Small Car http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=756809 1788 Treasure Chest http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=756897 1889 Pirates Treasure Hold 1970 Pirates Gun Cart 6248 Volcano Island 6249 Pirates Ambush 6254 Rocky Reef 6258 Smuggler's Shanty 6260 Shipwreck Island http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=757217
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    Working my way through my older models. So far the following have all been updated to work in LDD4 with improvements to bricks/colours where needed. 6080 Kings Castle http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=759852 4032 Passenger Plane - Theme: World City http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=753124 6665 River Runners 6240 Kracken Attackin' 6235 Buried Treasure 6242 Soldier's Fort http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=755651
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    4537 Twin Tank Transport - Theme: Trains LXF File String missing. 1467 Race Car - Theme: Town LXF File Substitute wheels. Fence piece at rear isn't attached. 1528 Dragster - Theme: Town LXF File Substitute wheels. Tile missing decoration. 6609 Race Car - Theme: Town LXF File Substitute wheels. Missing decorations. 6606 Road Repair - Theme: Town LXF File Decorations missing. 1974 Smuggler's Hayride - Theme: Castle LXF File 1795 Imperial Cannon - Theme: Pirate LXF File Decorations missing/substituted.
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    377 Shell Station - Theme: Town LXF File Baseplate and wheels substituted, [3317] yellow bricks with digger bucket arm holder substituted for ordinary 1x2 brick. String missing. 1470 Petrol Pumps with Garage Staff - Theme:Town LXF File Decorations missing. 381 Police Station - Theme: Town (Duplicate) LXF File Baseplate, wheels and helicopter rotor pieces substituted. 6349 Holiday Villa - Theme: Town LXF File Baseplate and 1x4x5 windows substituted. 6676 Mobile Command Unit - Theme: Town LXF File
  12. AndyC
    Interesting designs, though I'm not sure I see the point of the 13_extension_tube_5L piece. Wouldn't it just end up being somewhere that 2,3 and 4L axles got permenantly wedged? What advantage would it have over the normal axfe joiners?
  13. AndyC
    But would you really buy a pack of curves at full price from TLG when there are so many you can get on Bricklink for next to nothing? I could understand the concern if TLG had stopped producing curves, but their appearance in the current train sets suggests that isn't the case. I just think we're seeing the effects of a surplus of curves currently available, rather than some sort of grand conspiracy to replace them with flex (after all TLG could just have replaced all the track with flex if that's what they wanted)
  14. AndyC
    Here's a (I think) new one. Part number 2464, Facet Brick, Bottom 3x3x2 has a couple of quirks. Firstly some of the inside 'tubes' stretch up too far - see leftmost two images, first from Bricklink, second as in LDD. Secondly the bottom of the pieces seems to be slightly out, you can arrange them on a 2x2 plate (see third image), but if you try to put anything bigger there it won't fit. Set 4537 is an example of the fact this should work.
  15. AndyC
    1) Hold down SHIFT while dragging with the right button and it'll pan the model for you. 2) You can't put things directly on tiles, because LDD doesn't see it as a connection. Thw trick is to temporarily swap the tile for a plate, position the door, then delete the plate and put a tile back in. It seems a little wierd at first, but you soon get used to the situations where you need to put in place a temporary frame to place pieces just how you'd like.
  16. AndyC
    4558 Metroliner - Theme: Trains LXF File Hinge bricks swapped, pantograph and train end pieces missing. 4547 Club Car- Theme: Trains [DUPLICATE] LXF File
  17. AndyC
    Agreed on the 16 tooth gear, it's a very minor visual change - the part is pretty much totally interchangable with the existing 16 tooth gear. The differential (62821) is probably a much more desirable part.
  18. AndyC
    Great review of an obviously underappreciated set and theme. I love the Creator sets and always build all the models to see what they're like. However this one and 5893 Offroad Power are still in their main configuration several months later. I just can't bring myself to take them apart to try the alternate builds. I may just have to get another of each instead! The theme just keeps getting better and better and is great value for money in terms of parts too.
  19. AndyC
    Not my pets, but over christmas my parents dog did attempt to eat R2D2. Luckily he doesn't taste so good! Thankfully I also have plenty of Artoos, so the chew marks on that one aren't too big a loss.
  20. AndyC
    As requested by Murdoch17 10217 Diagon Alley - Theme: Harry Potter LXF File A few collision issues so I've left parts by the side (hard to tell if it's an illegal build or just the wonky angles it's built at). Not 100% sure on some of the colours as the PDF instructions are difficult to distinguish, I'll check it when mine actually arrives. Minifigs are all substitutes.
  21. AndyC
    Sure, been thinking of doing it anyway while I wait for mine to arrive. Should have it done by this afternoon. Edit: And here you go. http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41226&view=findpost&p=893670
  22. AndyC
    It happens from time to time that a driver introduces a weird bug not previously present, if you have to roll back drivers I'd try getting the last couple of releases rather than the oldest ones you can find though. It might be worht contacting ATi support and indicating that the problem seems to arise with more recent drivers, they may well be able to issue an update that resolves it.
  23. AndyC
    I was going to ask how come your renders come out so much better looking than mine, but I just found the quality slider in LDD. I feel such a dolt. 554 Fuel Pumper - Theme: Town LXF File Different wheels and no string. 7498 Police Station - Theme: City LXF File
  24. AndyC
    Oops. In my defence, I have been looking but I guess I must have missed that one! 6632 Tactical Patrol Truck - Theme:Town LXF File Replacement wheels. 6375 Gas Station - Theme: Town LXF File Hingeplates, large window, wheels and baseplate substituted. 6610 Gas Pumps - Theme: Town LXF File Nozzles without string used, no decorations. 1468 Petrol Tanker - Theme: Town LXF File Alternate wheels. 6695 Tanker Truck - Theme: Town LXF File Wheels substituted.
  25. AndyC
    In Universe mode the 'Color Filter' works slightly differently. It just chooses what colour all the bricks in the left hand pane will be, which is the default colour when you insert them. Since you can repaint any brick in any colour, there would be no point showing every combination in the brick palette the way it does in DbM mode. That means you can't turn off the 'filter' because it isn't really acting like a filter at all.
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