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Offline Kolgena

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Stumbled across this, and thought it was sweet:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerac/4674752882/

 

Offline General Battuta

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Sara found it too while discussing Redsniper's Lego Uhlan. Totally plugging redsniper's work here.

The technique on that Dragon is excellent.

 

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el hombre vicio...

 
I wants it..
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Offline Kolgena

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Oops. Did not see that earlier post of the lego dragon. I actually came across it by googling pictures of lego battlecruisers, one of which was made by the same dude who put together that lego dragon.

A few pages back in his gallery, there's also a fighter based on the GTF Apollo, and several MENTU fighters from Descent.

 

Offline Thaeris

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That thing is remarkably well crafted - I'd buy that kit if I could.

:)
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The one based on the GTF Apollo looks a lot like that bomber from TVWP.
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Offline Mongoose

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I'd kill for an instruction set of that. :)

(Dear lord, the guy built a working safe:eek:)

 

Offline Kie99

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That is immense.
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His gallery is amazing.
So as through a glass, and darkly
The age long strife I see
Where I fought in many guises,
Many names, but always me.

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Offline redsniper

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Sara found it too while discussing Redsniper's Lego Uhlan. Totally plugging redsniper's work here.

The technique on that Dragon is excellent.
lol, I don't hold a candle to that guy.
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I wish Lego sold kits that good these days. :(
« Last Edit: September 03, 2010, 11:03:42 pm by Hades »
[22:29] <sigtau> Hello, #hard-light?  I'm trying to tell a girl she looks really good for someone who doesn't exercise.  How do I word that non-offensively?
[22:29] <RangerKarl|AtWork> "you look like a big tasty muffin"
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<batwota> wouldn’t that mean that it’s prepared to kiss your ass if you flank it :p
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I wish Lego sold kits these good these days. :(

I wish they sold well too.
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Offline General Battuta

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I wish Lego sold kits these good these days. :(

I wish they sold well too.

I think Lego's sales numbers are actually pretty good, aren't they?

And like Hades I wish they sold kits this good.

 

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Not sure, but isn't it mostly tailored to younger audiences hence less complex kits?
Then again, they did have some pretty good, complex kits a while back.
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Offline Thaeris

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Over-commercialization will kill them in the long run. Lego was great in its old series' as it left all the details up to the kid building it. Sure, there was the generic king, but everything else was up to the imagination. If I want to play with lego wizards, I don't need blinking Harry Potter!

Next, although some of the modern components are really cool, a lot of the old ones were equally great. Over-simplifying parts will also be a turn-off to advanced builders who need those, perhaps less durable but all the same, small, complex parts like the old hinges and whatnot.

As far as great user-made kits go, I thought they had a system a while back where you could make your own sets online and then order them, but goodness knows that's probably horribly expensive. Lego was never cheap, and now that I think of it, again, that commercialized crap isn't helping!

On a secondary note, if you need interesting parts in bulk, get a few Mega-Blox sets - that's always fun. :D
"trolls are clearly social rejects and therefore should be isolated from society, or perhaps impaled."

-Nuke



"Look on the bright side, how many release dates have been given for Doomsday, and it still isn't out yet.

It's the Duke Nukem Forever of prophecies..."


"Jesus saves.

Everyone else takes normal damage.
"

-Flipside

"pirating software is a lesser evil than stealing but its still evil. but since i pride myself for being evil, almost anything is fair game."


"i never understood why women get the creeps so ****ing easily. i mean most serial killers act perfectly normal, until they kill you."


-Nuke

 

Offline Mongoose

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Actually, I think that make-your-own-set system isn't exorbitantly expensive, or at least it wasn't the last time I looked.  I know you can now order individual component types straight from Lego's website, and those were fairly cheap.  I never had much use for it myself, since I'm far more of the "follow the directions exactly and put the model on a shelf" than "make up your own stuff" persuasion, but it would be nice to replace a few broken elements.  Those small horizontal clips seemed to break like no other. :p

 

Offline Thaeris

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Well, the next task is to get our friend to build us a line of Lego FS ships then.

In this instance, I'll vouch for selling out to non-original theme series. :D

(Now where's my Herc II...)
"trolls are clearly social rejects and therefore should be isolated from society, or perhaps impaled."

-Nuke



"Look on the bright side, how many release dates have been given for Doomsday, and it still isn't out yet.

It's the Duke Nukem Forever of prophecies..."


"Jesus saves.

Everyone else takes normal damage.
"

-Flipside

"pirating software is a lesser evil than stealing but its still evil. but since i pride myself for being evil, almost anything is fair game."


"i never understood why women get the creeps so ****ing easily. i mean most serial killers act perfectly normal, until they kill you."


-Nuke

 

Offline CP5670

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This model is great. He has captured the Dragon's curves and color trimming perfectly.

I've had in mind trying out an Ursa or Hercules for some time, preferably at minifig scale. The sharp angles would lend themselves well to a Lego rendition.

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Over-commercialization will kill them in the long run. Lego was great in its old series' as it left all the details up to the kid building it. Sure, there was the generic king, but everything else was up to the imagination. If I want to play with lego wizards, I don't need blinking Harry Potter!

This could be said 7 or 8 years ago, but there are plenty of non-licensed themes today. They have gotten back into in-house themes a lot more in the last few years.

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Actually, I think that make-your-own-set system isn't exorbitantly expensive, or at least it wasn't the last time I looked.

The Design-by-Me system is still pretty expensive, although it's reasonable for small models. The best way to get parts for a larger creation is from third-party sellers on Bricklink. Most of my parts come from there these days. The PAB walls in Lego brand stores can also be good sources, depending on what their part selection is.

 

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Look really cool and cute. I used to play Lego when I was a kid, it was very fun.