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James Woodcock Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 21 September 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7786
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Posted: 16 August 2021 at 11:30pm | IP Logged | 1
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It probably is Thor’s hammer
My son builds a lot of Lego - he has some major Star Wars ones like Slave 1, Sandcrawler, Angry Birds sets, Mario sets & smaller stuff like Mixles.
The strangest parts get reused - & I never cease to be amazed @ the complexity of the internal structures & mechanisms. Some of which you see replicated whole scale.
Edited by James Woodcock on 16 August 2021 at 11:31pm
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John Byrne
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Posted: 17 August 2021 at 6:01am | IP Logged | 2
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The strangest parts get reused…•• This I have noticed! Building the star destroyer, for instance, I see a lot of "cheating" as standard Lego parts are used in different combinations to create the argle-bargle on the outside of the ship. It's adding a layer of respect for the designers, realizing they are presented with scenarios each time that resemble the challenge with Apollo XIII, when the NASA technicians had to create a new air filter using only what was on the two ships. "Create a huge star destroyer model--but use these parts!"
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Ryan Maxwell Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 12954
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Posted: 17 August 2021 at 9:01am | IP Logged | 3
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Yep, 'greebles' have really filled in the details on a lot of the larger LEGO sets.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 17 August 2021 at 9:03am | IP Logged | 4
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This model star destroyer is proving to be WAY more effort than it’s worth. I’m increasingly convinced the designers actually intended it to be built in Zero G. Fitting a rocket housing—with great difficulty— and something deep inside the existing assembly went CHUNK, opening a wide gap along the length of the “keel”. It won’t squeeze back together. GAH!!!!!!!
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James Woodcock Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 21 September 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7786
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Posted: 17 August 2021 at 12:23pm | IP Logged | 5
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Not on that scale, but my son had the Ghost from Rebels.
That was a nightmare as bits constantly kept falling off.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 19 August 2021 at 6:54am | IP Logged | 6
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The star destroyer has proven almost impossible to assemble in planetary gravity, so I have decided to display the unfinished version in front of my drawing board as an interesting "sculpture".C'est la vie!
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Ryan Maxwell Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 August 2021 at 9:12am | IP Logged | 7
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A teachable moment for JJ Abrams.
Edited by Ryan Maxwell on 19 August 2021 at 9:37am
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Michael Hogan Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 19 August 2021 at 9:12am | IP Logged | 8
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JB, you need to hire an 8-year-old. When it comes to LEGO, they have powers beyond us mere mortals.
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James Woodcock Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 20 August 2021 at 12:14am | IP Logged | 9
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True dat.
My son has now built so much Lego, he barely seems to look @ the instructions, while I’m still stuck in the ‘what’s the orientation of this image?’ Phase.
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Bill Mimbu Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 20 August 2021 at 7:07pm | IP Logged | 10
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Good Smile Company's Nendoroid line of super-deformed characters will be getting...
Nendoroid Batman 1989
Nendoroid Joker 1989
Looks like the Joker is the only one getting different facial expression options...
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John Byrne
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Posted: 21 August 2021 at 7:00am | IP Logged | 11
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They found a way to make Michael Keaton’s chin even smaller!
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William Roberge Byrne Robotics Member
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With the addition of the Thing my Fantastic Four mini bust are complete.
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