I built BricksWithWings' MOC of Buck Rogers Starfighter over the weekend. It's one of my favorite ships and brings back a lot of childhood memories. 

It's about 400 pieces. The instructions cost $4, and I sourced the bricks from my bulk bin and Bricklink. I spent less than $30. This is the first MOC I've built, and it really makes you appreciate Lego's instruction manuals and build process. Granted, they are a multi-million dollar company and it's unfair to compare them to a fan-designed instruction manual. Overall, I am happy with the build, and I even swooshed it around the house afterwards. The look on my teenage daughter's face was priceless. 

Side note: I didn't follow the instruction manual for the display stand and ended up building my own stand with bricks I had on hand. 

Great job! I loved that show as a kid. 

23 minutes ago, MarleyMoose said:

Great job! I loved that show as a kid. 

Same here! Biddy biddy biddy. 

I think this is technically the right thread.  I've been doing brick built stop-motion on TikTok lately.  

Finally built 31033 last night after having it sit in my backlog for years now.  

https://www.tiktok.com/@bradtrainer/video/6849302647225322757

Red Car from 31033: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradtrainer/video/6847094112550718725

Ideas Space Rocket Ride 40335: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradtrainer/video/6834348774924586245

White House 21006: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradtrainer/video/6835808934952045829 

 

5 hours ago, Ecto said:

I've been doing brick built stop-motion on TikTok lately.  

Youve got a new follower now!  I spend most my time scrolling through for laughs. And i only use my cats for videos

7709 Sentai Fortress. I know this set doesn't get much love (or Exo-Force in general) but I had a great time building it.

Quite a bit going on in this set, 2 mechs, 2 tall towers, service area, entry gate and walls. I had to put the towers on the inside for it to fit on the shelf once it was moved, it was almost 3 feet wide without doing that. I think if a set like this was released today under Ninjago it would do really well, but hey, it was cheap even after 10 years of retirement

Bonus: I wish Brickset had a tag for "folding box". And that Lego did that anymore in general

my kid built them. I contributed by applying the stickers.

Iron Man Helmet https://www.tiktok.com/@bradtrainer/video/6850091795276156165  Interesting building techniques.  Not as solid on the inside as I expected. 

The missus just finished this. It’s way bigger than I was expecting and very detailed.

Finished the Joker Bricksketch this morning.  Much more interesting and substantial compared to the Batman build.  One interesting feature of the Joker is that if you throw him up on a wall or shelf, the eyes tend to follow you due to the way they're sunk into his face.  Really creepy.  Here are the stop motion videos I made if you want to see the guts: 

Joker: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradtrainer/video/6851210050606730502

Batman: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradtrainer/video/6850814993437379845

Overall I really like these sets, but wish they were at the Brickheadz price point or included a minifig.  

4 minutes ago, Ecto said:

Finished the Joker Bricksketch this morning.

Are they made to hang?  I wondered if it's just a flat edge or if they tried to put in a keyhole slot or something for a nail to help in hanging.

Are they made to hang?  I wondered if it's just a flat edge or if they tried to put in a keyhole slot or something for a nail to help in hanging.

It's pretty slick tbh.

Thanks for sharing!  Neat!

7261 Clone Turbo Tank (non-light up Mace). This set has been a white whale of mine for a while, finally found a mostly complete one for a good price. I thought the build was great and it displays very well, I was surprised at the footprint of it overall. Looks like a centipede atat from the way the picture was taken

2 hours ago, t_mafia said:

7261 Clone Turbo Tank (non-light up Mace). This set has been a white whale of mine for a while, finally found a mostly complete one for a good price. I thought the build was great and it displays very well, I was surprised at the footprint of it overall. Looks like a centipede atat from the way the picture was taken

this was the first turbo tank I built as well...cool set but eventually the flimsiness of the end wheels bothered me enough to sell and replace w/ the next version.

OT: we are in the middle of Season 6 and the Turbo tank has always been just a glorified backdrop in the series...is there an actual episode coming up where they are highlighted like the other main CW vehicles?

16 hours ago, $20 on joe vs dan said:

this was the first turbo tank I built as well...cool set but eventually the flimsiness of the end wheels bothered me enough to sell and replace w/ the next version.

OT: we are in the middle of Season 6 and the Turbo tank has always been just a glorified backdrop in the series...is there an actual episode coming up where they are highlighted like the other main CW vehicles?

It only appears in 4 episodes of Clone Wars, and you've already seen 3 of the episodes. It's only seen in action on Felucia, and even then it ain't much.

Built this little blast from the past today.

 It’s funny to imagine all these little guys sitting here waiting for a few decades for the next battle.

14 hours ago, Alpinemaps said:

 

ugh...so tempting to rip one open myself... lol

First  build for a long term!  This is the way...

4 minutes ago, Cheese said:

First  build for a long term!  This is the way...

 

 

I'm more impressed with the MOC U-Wing and Kylo TIE. Wow!

1 hour ago, Cheese said:

First  build for a long term!  This is the way...

 

Very Cool.  Who's MOC is it?

I'm actually about half way done with my U-Project right now.  I bought the instructions for the TS-Project too so that will probably be my next project.

14 hours ago, Cheese said:

First  build for a long term!  This is the way...

 

I think I saw this MOC floating around ReBrickable yeah?

And super jealous of that U-Wing... wish I could get my hands on one of those

The Treehouse was my Father’s Day present. Snagged one when they finally came back @ LEGO Shop at Home at end of May. Finished building it the other day.

I loves the build and the attention to detail. I’m going to BL the tree branch bricks so I can build the autumn look and just switch the entire tree limbs.

Built a bunch of random sets to put up for sale. Nothing extraordinary but still pretty fun.

 

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by scatttcat