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Finished the Star Destroyer
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Don't think I can pick it up, pretty sure it won't make it out of the garage in one piece and there's nowhere on the house to display it anyway.
Here's a pic of it next to the super star destroyer to give some scale.
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Couple more detail shots.
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54 inches long, took 2 months to build and will take about 2 weeks to take apart and put away.
Aye, quite good that...
That is incredible, fair play.
Not sure what to build next, already built the train from Solo, maybe should build some track for it.
Stumpjon, in best Cyclon Voice " a Colonial Battlestar, named Galactica"
Either the Original or the Miniseries version but I expect to see retractable hanger decks if you build the later.
Hadnt thought non Star Wars but that may have merit, need a bit more planning i think, very different and more complex shape.
Was going through some photos following a W7-W10 laptop transfer last night and found these so IN YOUR FACE STUMPYJON!
(I have to ask though, did you use any of the Star Destroyer instructions for inspiration / insight or did you literally design and build it from scratch?)
I can proudly say that I never had Duplo; my parents just put me straight onto the hard stuff 😂
That's the kids honest.
Me - I built this when it came out. I was just about to turn four. Fortunately I didn't keep the strength of the habit up too much or that'd be my custom Star Destroyer up there ^^^
Oooooh, childhood flashback! That fork truck was my first Technic 🙂
Mine too!
I used to have a big box of technic Lego that I used to experiment with to make walking / crawling / climbing motorised models but it’s long since been given away. I’d quite like to have another go at that kind of thing - what sets would people recommend to give you the best quantity and variation of bits for that kind of self building?
Scuttled, built from scratch, I did use pics from the internet for surface detail etc. but the structure was all mine design.
Scuttled, built from scratch, I did use pics from the internet for surface detail etc. but the structure was all mine design.
Probably worth putting on the "What is the last thing you made? (pics pls)" megathread. That ain't no ordinary build-by-numbers.
@stumpyjon that is brilliant! Particularly as you designed it yourself. Can't believe you'll just dismantle it again, seems a real shame. Have Lego seen it? bet they'd be interested - that must be a Master Builder standard project surely?
To be fair it's probably not master builder standard, its not geometrical correct internally, its surprising how flexible Lego is. If I left it built up it'll only get dusty and be in the way. I built an imperial base come desert / forest planet before. Pics below.
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😲
Holy shitballs dude.
Just wow!
Mother Hubbard!
Is that one thing?^^^
To be fair it’s probably not master builder standard
Nah just Modest Builder standard.
Absolutely mega.
Yep, all on a sheet of 8 x 4 ply. Started off on the coffee table in the lounge, migrated to the dining and then got exiled to the garage.
@stumpyjohn
Bows humbly in front of the Lego dude.
Awesome
@stumpyjohn
Cap well and truly doffed.
Sweet Baby Jesus!
Holy shitballs, stumypjon! That’s is absolutely stunning, all of it. (Though i do love the Duplo falcon, beaut!)
JESUS! You must have more LEGO than LEGO!
Even if I used every piece of LEGO I own, I wouldn't be able to make a fraction of that and certainly not in the right colours!
That must've taken 6 months at least?!
Woah! That is unbelievable! My cap is doffed too, you must spend hours and hours doing that! And then take it all apart again? I guess that's what Lego is designed for...
The real question is what next? Liking the battlestar idea, complex build though. Maybe a Death Star trench run, I've got the UCS RED 5 X wing and tie fighter and plenty of grey lego, should be a simpler yet large build. Any other ideas?
If you're going the BSG route, how about a colonial Viper?
Or there's always Star Trek, you've half a dozen Enterprises to go at. Getting structural integrity into the nacelle supports might be a bit of a challenge mind. Or, ooh, a LEGO Defiant could be awesome!
Oh, I know, how about a LEGO Serenity?
TL;DR - spaceships are cool.
Think Enterprises are a bit curvy, bit like Mon Calamari cruisers, I prefer angles.
Viper, then. Flex your SNOT muscles.
Borg Cube.
Klingon Bird of Prey.
Lots of SNOT in the ISD. Borg cube would be awesome.
*In awe of stumpyjon*
*Bows in respect*
Apparently Lego are considering this one for production
haha that's cool, not really a fan of non-minifig-scale vehicles though.
Good thing they've made this a bit smaller scale mind! Tedious build though with all the identical solar panels!
Wow, this is probably the best thread on STW! I'm no lego expert, so I need a little help with something.
My 2 year old has a load of Duplo, and I just lost a couple of his favourite figures, a pair of divers from a new set that features a submarine and underwater stuff. I've looked at bricklinks, but anyone know where/if I can buy individual characters, particularly these ones? I've checked ebay and there were some in Germany but £10 postage! Any online shops I could go to would be useful, preferably cheaper postage! the set code is 10910 but no idea about the figures...
Thanks
Go here and enter the set number.
https://www.lego.com/en-gb/service/replacementparts
Can buy the pieces from Lego which has been handy for me when my youngest went through a stage of flushing his older brothers lego down the pan...
Using andyr's link your looking at £8.61 for the two divers + shipping and that doesn't include the fins or camera! The whole set is only £12 so its probably not worth the effort vs just buying the whole lot again.
Thanks for the help, really useful to know! As it turns out, the items have been found, so I don't need to fork out. But there's another kid on the way so i'm sure there will be some loses to come...
I'm just going to leave this here...
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/a46a2b67-ab27-4b9a-bc5e-0aaacd770892
I’m just going to leave this here…
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/a46a2b67-ab27-4b9a-bc5e-0aaacd770892
Sould be some cool with an interior too!
This was by far the worst build I have ever done, it's certainly not a Lego quality kit. Lots of floating parts,mistakes in the instructions and required a fairly substantial rebuild with mods to make the tower stand up straight. Looks good on the shelf now. I did have the Apollo hanging from my ceiling but it was so fragile I was always scared one knock and it would have been in many pieces on the floor!
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