[CP5670]

An unfinished version of my Technic model can be seen here; these pictures are several months out of date, but I wanted to get a few shots of the interior that would be covered up when the thing was finished. (I will take another batch of photographs when the model is complete)

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=10501

I like both MLCad and LeoCad; the former has more space parts and the latter has more technic parts.

[aldo_14]

Bah........  you're making me depressed about being too old to play with Lego, now.  Not using any of that LegoCad pish....where's the fun in that?

I'm impressed they managed to get all those same coloured bricks, though.

[EdrickV]

Originally posted by aldo_14
Bah........  you're making me depressed about being too old to play with Lego, now.

You're never too old to play with Legos. (Now Duplo is another story.) Tempted to dig up some of my Lego ships and try modeling them in Wings3D.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by EdrickV


You're never too old to play with Legos. (Now Duplo is another story.) Tempted to dig up some of my Lego ships and try modeling them in Wings3D.

Duplo is safer when drunk

[Ryx]

Originally posted by Killfrenzy
The poly count for some of them would be through the roof if modelled.....

hi-poly... *drool*

Really some of these are great.

[TrashMan]

Looking at those pictures reminds me of the good old days...
I used to make gigantic starships (from Lego of course), and put them on a small pole in the garden and then simulate a meteor shower (with rocks)...lost a lot of Lego's that way...But it sure was fun.

MLCad you say? I have to give it a try!

[CmdKewin]

ok... it nothing to do with space ships.... but it's HUUUGE! :O

 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4149

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Originally posted by aldo_14
Bah........ you're making me depressed about being too old to play with Lego, now.
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You're never too old to play with Legos.  (Now Duplo is another story.) Tempted to dig up some of my Lego ships and try modeling them in Wings3D

true At an age of 23, I still found LEGO amusing (yes... even DUPLO )

and speaking of MLCad....
unfinished one...

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and have a look here too... http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/

[CP5670]

I'll be playing with my Legos, especially Technic, until, as the saying goes "the bricks are pried out from my cold, dead hands."

Ah, I found the link to that crane I mentioned earlier. Remember that, unlike the other Lego themes, Technic models are fully functional and work just like the real things, with compunded mechanical gear-trains, pneumatic control switches, closed-input motors, etc. I can see some flaws in this one; the stud-mania has taken over the whole model, making it heavier and less stable, but just look at how realistic it looks, and more importantly, the sheer size of the thing!









This was the only one I have seen yet that really had my jaw drop. Go here for more information: http://www.legotrucks.com/dennisbosman/cmno04.html

[Stunaep]

[glow=brown]HOLY ****!!!! [/glow]

That thing is humongous (sp?).
isn't enough to describe that!!!

[TurboNed]

As some of you may have noticed, I'm not much for graphical smilies.  That being said...



  --TurboNed

[CmdKewin]

WOW! 3.6 m high....

[Redfang]

Amazing!
 
Some people really can do something with legos.

[an0n]

I always have trouble with finding the right colour bricks. It's a real kick in the teeth to have a huge, glowing, blue space-ship and only have a few ****ty red bricks to finish off some vital part.

[beatspete]

Grrr, i so envy these people.  I wish i had the time, money, even willpower to build one just a quarter that size.  Sadly i have to go to school, and lego in the UK costs its weight in gold.

The tallest thing i ever built was a tower about 2m high.  It was just brick upon brick, and it was pretty thin, so it had guidwires to hold it up.

On Orion would be easy-ish to make in lego, since its not very round.

Oh well.

pete

[Fozzy]

Originally posted by Killfrenzy
Where can I get MLCad?

Here http://www.lm-software.com/mlcad/

[CP5670]

I always have trouble with finding the right colour bricks. It's a real kick in the teeth to have a huge, glowing, blue space-ship and only have a few ****ty red bricks to finish off some vital part.

Surprisingly, this tends to be less of a problem for me, as most of the Technic sets use at least some gray and black for the exterior.

What most of these people do, however, is not to buy lots of actual sets, but order thousands of identical parts in bulk directly from Lego. (they offer such a service for certain parts)

Grrr, i so envy these people. I wish i had the time, money, even willpower to build one just a quarter that size. Sadly i have to go to school, and lego in the UK costs its weight in gold.

Those are the same problems for me; I can create medium-sized Technic stuff (in the 1-1.5m range), but I don't have the money for the pieces or time to build these huge models. However, once I get a stable job and start earning an income, that will change quickly...

Now that the exams are over, I am going to go full-force on my ATCR2 model; should hopefully have it finished sometime soon. It will not be that big, but the functionality should make up for that.

[Stryke 9]

Color doesn't matter- if you really can't see past it, spray-paint the thing. I've never had a problem, and my Lego set's mostly in red, yellow, and blue while all the cool stuff is red, gray, and black.

[DTP]

you have seen nothing until you have been to LEGOLAND.
they even have the mount rushmore in scaling of course but it is still higher then 6 meters.

and a full sized car built entirely of lego blocks.

hmm, guees where I live , about 70 kms from LEGOLAND, but then i would get the "RETURN to battlefield pilot", or suffer the penalty

www.legoland.dk

[CP5670]

about 70 kms from LEGOLAND

You lucky guy; the only place that I would be willing to leave my house to go see would be one of the LEGOLANDs. There is one in the US as well, but it directly on the opposite side of the country from where I live.

and a full sized car built entirely of lego blocks.

I have heard that one guy actually built a full-sized version of the 8458 Silver Champion model (an official set) which, except for the wheels, was built entirely out of Technic pieces, but I have never seen any pictures of this.

[TrashMan]

I've seen entire Lego cities, with bridges, rivers, hotels, and everyting else and star wars characters (like Darth Vader).
Cool!:cool: