On ‎7‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 7:36 AM, marcandre said:

Continued my building rampage while my wife is overseas. Been wanting to make the kwik-e into a modular style that will fit on the block. I had to sacrifice the isles inside but everything else fit nicely. This is my first attempt at any kind of moc or mod. I think it turned out pretty good. The second floor will be an addition onto the cinema next door, still playing around with that. I have it started in the last pic but I may change that up.

How do the minifigs get up to the second floor? (you know like in the lego world...)

33 minutes ago, Locutus001 said:

How do the minifigs get up to the second floor? (you know like in the lego world...)

It will be next to the Palace Cinema. I'm going to have a doorway between the theaters. Maybe hang a curtain between them. 

Edited July 10, 20169 yr by marcandre

After some sore fingertips, completed this yesterday.  Final product looks great!

 

After work me and my son had creator session with set 10698

Built two mocs using only parts from set 10698. I use moc in the lightest sense of the word as they wasn't really 'my own creation' as I found the initial guide on web, regardless I think they looked pretty cool!!

Finally! After a week of building this from bulk- putting the finishing touches on this bad boy .

Finally put together the GE I bought last year as a partial set in a bulk lot on eBay for cheap.

I loved this build so much more than the Fire Brigade. It was pretty fun. Not sure if it's because it's a corner building, or feels more regal. But it just looks pretty cool.

I'm a bigger LEGO fan than I am a Star Wars fan so most of my build have been in the Creator line. However the Star Wars UCS line does have some of the largest and most interesting builds so I knew eventually I would get there. Since I came out of my dark ages a year and a half ago, I've always thought the UCS Imperial Shuttle 10212 was one of the most accurate and interesting looking Star Wars models and wanted to get one. 

To that end, for the past 3 months I've been slowly bricklinking 10212, 10182, and 10189. All original parts and color in new condition except where it didn't make sense (e.g. stud hole vs no stud hole). All new condition except, again, where it didn't make sense due to price or availability. I can give more specifics if anyone is interested but in short I sourced all three for about $1,400 plus ~$40,000 in unpaid time .

This week in the evenings I built 10212...

In the end I was just as impressed as I thought I would be. Really enjoyed the build and the final result! 

 

 

Built this last week with the 6 year old. Pretty happy with how it turned out...enjoyable build, several play features and a ton of mini figs...I really like the end result. 

Edited July 16, 20169 yr by midbenne

On ‎7‎/‎16‎/‎2016 at 0:30 PM, midbenne said:

Built this last week with the 6 year old. Pretty happy with how it turned out...enjoyable build, several play features and a ton of mini figs...I really like the end result.

I really liked this set more than I would have imagined after I've built it.

Only thing I really found tricky during was to get the clock right. So like you I found the best result I could achieve was putting it shortly before or after midnight.

Finished an incompleted Sopwith I found in CL. Bought it for $30 but it was missing a few unique pieces so after everything said and done, it's closer to $45.

Really like the design. It's bigger than I thought and looks good even without a smooth plane wing. However, I understand the limited appeal and that's why it's dropping in value. Great for personal build.

Doubled down on the 6285 Black Seas Barracuda

Keep an eye on the trading thread for a chance to have one of these majestic ships!

27 minutes ago, BrickLegacy said:

Doubled down on the 6285 Black Seas Barracuda

Keep an eye on the trading thread for a chance to have one of these majestic ships!

This one was the centerpiece of my childhood collection. Rebuilt it so many times I could probably do it blindfolded.

BEST. SET. EVER.

Just finished building the Simpsons House tonight, thoroughly enjoyable throughout. In my opinion not quite a fun as the Kwik-E-Mart, but a set full of detail and if you are a fan of the show I'm sure you will also enjoy.

Just finished lighting up my Palace Cinema. Still need to light the street lamp but that requires a drill bit I didn't have handy.

1 hour ago, fahadshahid said:

Just finished lighting up my Palace Cinema. Still need to light the street lamp but that requires a drill bit I didn't have handy.

Nicely done. What did you use for lighting?

1 hour ago, fahadshahid said:

Just finished lighting up my Palace Cinema. Still need to light the street lamp but that requires a drill bit I didn't have handy.

 

Love the movie projector!

If you do not want to drill, you could use something like this for your lamp (it is not the brightest, but it works)...http://lifelites.com/products/3472.

My son wanted some police stuff, so we busted out a 60047 tonight. Little does he know how much police stuff I have stashed away.

Finished the Sydney Opera House to go along with the two English landmarks.  It was a fun build, much better than I thought it would be, and it looks much more impressive than I had thought. It's a really sturdy build too.  Highly recommended.

On ‎7‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 7:42 PM, labfreak7 said:

Nicely done. What did you use for lighting?
 

Thank you. I went back to basics and got some low brightness LEDs and complimentary resistors from the local electronics store and soldered them together. Then used some low gauge copper wire to run them through to an old 6V Nokia mobile charger. The beauty of it is that there's still enough spare juice in that single charger to run a couple more modular buildings off it.

 

On ‎7‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 8:38 PM, Kevink24 said:

Love the movie projector!

If you do not want to drill, you could use something like this for your lamp (it is not the brightest, but it works)...http://lifelites.com/products/3472.
 

 

Thank you. I'm thinking of bricklinking a few of those pieces to make a whole bunch of low intensity street lamps. Saves money and I can use a really fine copper wire that I can run under the street tiles.

Well...I finally found all the pieces...a couple off color but still looks amazing I think. It took my son and I 7 hours with 3 slight rebuilds until we got the balance right. Yes, it is tricky getting it to stand! Let me know what you all think. #legodad

13 hours ago, TCSBGDADY said:

Well...I finally found all the pieces...a couple off color but still looks amazing I think. It took my son and I 7 hours with 3 slight rebuilds until we got the balance right. Yes, it is tricky getting it to stand! Let me know what you all think. #legodad

Amazing! Absolutely amazing!

13 hours ago, TCSBGDADY said:

Well...I finally found all the pieces...a couple off color but still looks amazing I think. It took my son and I 7 hours with 3 slight rebuilds until we got the balance right. Yes, it is tricky getting it to stand! Let me know what you all think. #legodad

Stunning !!! How tall is it?

Stunning !!! How tall is it?

The figure is about 19" and the base is about 1.5". Pretty tall and gangly! [emoji12]

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