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Hi folks! I’m excited to share my latest Western MOC with you and give you a little insight into how it came together. I’d really appreciate your comments, shares, and support—especially since this build is also part of the BDP Series 8! Spoiler alert: Jump straight to the project here! Ever since I was a kid, the Wild West has fascinated me — the dusty streets, the sheriffs, the outlaws, the endless adventures. Unfortunately, when LEGO released their original Western sets, I somehow missed out on them. For years, the theme stayed in the back of my mind — always something I wished I had been part of. In 2011, I finally decided to change that. I built my very first Modular Western Town. It was a true passion project, originally created for a contest right here on Eurobricks. When I shared it online, the response was overwhelming. The encouragement was so strong that I took a chance and submitted it to LEGO Ideas (still known as CUUSOO at the time). I could hardly believe it when the project actually reached 10,000 supporters! Connecting with LEGO designers and even seeing an early prototype of my model felt like a dream come true. But, as it sometimes goes, the journey ended sooner than I had hoped: LEGO ultimately decided not to move forward with it due to their licensing agreement with Disney for The Lone Ranger theme. It was a bit of a heartbreak—but also an experience I’ll always be grateful for. Rogue Frontier – Bricking Bavaria A few years later, I had another opportunity to return to the Wild West. I joined the RogueBricks collaboration for Bricking Bavaria, contributing to the “Rogue Frontier” layout—a small fishing village set in the Old West. Once again, I felt that familiar spark and realized how deeply this theme still inspires me. I was especially drawn to the color combination of sand green, dark red, and sand blue used for the three main buildings. In my opinion, this palette brings the scene to life while still feeling grounded and historically appropriate for the setting. And so, The Old West: “Lawstone” — A Western Town Heist was born. I decided to give the theme one more shot. The BrickLink Designer Program felt like the perfect opportunity to bring all my favorite ideas together in one fun and detailed project. I revisited earlier concepts and refined them—focusing on building experience, playful features, and storytelling. If you want to explore all the details, I encourage you to visit my Project Page. Drawing on everything I had learned from my previous projects, I designed a brand-new Western town that includes subtle nods to both of my earlier builds. What I love about the BrickLink Designer Program is that it truly gives you the freedom to bring your own vision to life. If you like the project, I’d be incredibly grateful for your support. Vote on bricklink

The Millennium Falcon is still the coolest spaceship in the galaxy! I was tearing up, as I saw the first trailer for the Force Awakens and even more so as the Falcon was finally flying again over the big screen! Chewy, we're home. I have always wanted to build my own version. Even having the UCS version in my collection, but there was always a desire left for a MOC! Inspired by Mikes, WIP-images on flickr, I was encouraged to start my own project. It took me a whole year to accomplish this build. My goal was to create a fully detailed hull, right proportions, adding lights (LEGO PF) and presenting the ship on a simple stand with one beam connecting to the main frame, which was a huge task! Measuring: 82 cm x 54 cm x 18 cm Weight: approx. 10 kg Parts count: approx. 7500 pieces Credits to ScottishDave for his original design of the radar dish. I like to share more pictures and information about my project in this topic with work in progress images and more details really soon. I am proud how this creation came together – I hope you like it as well.

And its finally completed. Absolute stunning work, the best Star Wars creation, lightyears beyond everything!

Hi guys and gals, I will be also joining :D probably with train...but I have to check that.

We did it again – this is crazy!!! I am so glad and grateful for all your awesome support. Thanks to everyone who voted, shared and promoted my project! Even though we probably may not see such a large and detailed project as an official set, there is still a good chance for a smaller, still awesome UCS scaled model (with around 3000-5000 parts) This will finally give the Sandcrawler the glory and attention it deserves – as it is, in my opinion, one of the most interesting and exciting vehicles in the whole STAR WARS saga. All in all, let's keep our fingers crossed and again – thank you for being believers and dreamers! Finally someone, who got the idea behind LEGO CUUSOO :)

Cara: 3 Points. How lovely this is! Awesome colors and one of the most spectacular temples I've ever seen. Truly above the clouds! Basiliscus: 1 Point. I love the cave, the waterfall and the tower! All this comes together in a fantastic build! Gabe: 1 Point. The cave, the lighting, the island. Fantastic!

Hi. thanks, there is a video without music in my youtube channel ;-) . Of course LEGO will never release such a huge MOC as official set (It's not the meaning of CUUSOO, to release MOCs 1:1 as sets). But they will put their team of pro designers on an original fan idea and create their own concepts for an official set based on this idea. So I really think CUUSOO is an awesome tool for us to create some great products and I'm thankful for this opportunity!

We did it!!! I am so glad and honored by your supportive company during this process. Thanks to everyone who voted, shared and promoted my project! Special thanks to Bonaparte, CopMike and the whole eurobricks team for their constantly support. Furthermore, I want to thank def and Yatkuu for translating my description and Kris Kelvin for his inspiring work. Thanks to Brickset, the Brothers Brick and the whole AFOL community. You guys are amazing!!! And the official statement is already here!

I really like it! But well, it's hard to stand out with an AT AT, there are already about 5 really good MOCs around. (That's actually why I didn't build one my selves) This is really good work, I don't understand the hate here!

Thank you so much for your nice comments and inputs! I appreciate that! It was interesting to see which building the community likes the most. My personal favorites are the post office and the saloon. The sheriffs office was the first building I started with and the post office the last. I expect that I will have new information about the project in the following two weeks. I'm also trying to get the Wild West communities behind the project. If you have friends who are active on such blogs or communities, please let me know. that would help a lot. Please also take a minute and share the project on facebook and twitter, that could make a big diffrence. I'm also excited about the concept LEGO is up with. For sure, there will be changes. I'm also collecting your thoughts and inputs for some improvements. @Diamondback: thank you for yor interesting historical information!

Thank you so much for your support on http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/1787 We got an official LEGO comment: I'm going to start a poll. You supporters can choose which building should be the first for production, if we reach the magic 10,000! Have fun!

Wow, stellar build. I love every bit of it! Can you fold the wings?

Thanks for sharing your fantastic techniques! These are masterful builds.

Thank you so much for this amazing contest. And congratulation to all winners. And thanks for your support, so I'm also one of them