markcornell

I think this is really History rather than Sci-Fi but it seemed a more appropriate place to ask. I was looking at the review of the Lunar Lander Set 10029 from 2003 which looks like a really nice set. Has anyone ever made a minifig scale Apollo Saturn V rocket to go with it? Obviously this would be an epic undertaking and the thing would be massive, but would it work, or would the curves just look rubbish? How big/small would be the best scale for a Saturn V? I think the detail on the small rocket in set 7468 leaves much to be desired because it looks nothing like an actual saturn V rocket, the patterns of black and white are all wrong and the angles at the top of the different stages and interstages are all wrong, but clearly the fact that the pieces are cylindrical helps.

I've got the small car ordered actually, so I'll give that a go when it arrives (if it ever gets here in the snow!) Turns out the wheels rub slightly against the wheel arches in my model anyway if you try it in 'real life' so all in all it's a bit more rubbish than I thought. I see what you mean about it not being a 5 wide too, having made a start on a 5wide chasis as per the pictuires above there's a big difference. Cleary I have much to learn! I have to say though, I really love the problem solving element of building a 5 wide, it's a real challenge. M

Thanks Guys, this is awesome. Here's my first Car I'm happy with. Technically it's 5 wide if you count the wheel arches. I'm not happy with the way the front and back of the car are slightly higher off the ground than the rest of the car. There's a particular car front piece that would sort this out, but Digital Designer doesn't have it. Anyways, onto some proper 5 wide cars now I think! I have to say gentlemen, you are Lego Geniuses. Mark

Sounds interesting, but how would I go about building the rest of the car around the wheel holders you mentioned?

When I was a kid in the 80s I always used to look at the pictures in the colour ad brochures that came with each set. I used to be obsessed with them and dream of one day creating my own. I wanted each and every model and make a lego town of my own, but bigger and better than all the pictures put together. I still have that dream. I think on the whole though I like Lego for the same reason I like airfix, DIY, Gardening, Astronomy etc. The simple reason that you can see the fruit of your labour and think "I did that, and it's awesome!" With work I'm constantly looking at the next thing I have to do, I never have that sense of something being finished, because the moment it is, there are a million and one other things that need doing. I think it's also because when you're playing with Lego, you experience what Mihály Csíkszentmihályi described as a state of Flow. Flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity. So much so that they can loose almost all consciousness of anything else that is going on around them and time seems to pass extremely quickly. As others have mentioned, Lego Town offers endless possibilities and it can always be improved, expanded, redeveloped. For me, that means endless times of feeling happy about what I've worked on, seeing what I've acheived, and being totally absorbed in the process. I'm planning on starting to build my Lego town shortly. Just need some money and permission from my wife! Maybe one day. Mark

Me too, whilst the UK market would do OK, there just isn't going to be enough money in it from other countries. I thought it would be interesting to see who agreed with me though. Got 81 people so far and don't even know who most of them are. I'm trying to make some minifigs and cars myself. It's a bit of a learning curve trying to make decent looking minifig scale cars though! Mark

Hi there, I've recently rekindled a childhood passion for lego and am wanting to build (eventually) a really nice looking minifig scale town. Looking around on various forums etc. I've been bowled over by the amazing models people have managed to create using Lego, I know I'm going to have a long way to go. I've become intrigued by the 5 stud car. They look to me the perfect minifig scale, although clearly this is an area for debate. In any case, I am keen to start making some 5 stud cars of my own. I've been using Lego Digital Designer a lot as I'm fairly broke and can't afford much real lego at the moment. Are there any instructions/pictures etc. that give details of how to make a basic 5 stud car chasis anywhere? I've been looking and can't seem to find any. I've had a go at working something out myself, but I'm keen to see other solutions as I'm conscious my own model building skill leaves much to be desired! Any help anyone could give me would be brilliant. Thanks Mark

Fantastic! I've just stumbled across this and thought that you (and others) might be interested in my facebook group - "The Campaign for Top Gear Lego" I'm trying to get as many people as possible to join in the hope that Lego will release some top gear themed sets. http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=214845002270 Thanks.