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>>11011911Never forget checked. Work in progress. Gonna be a long time before it’s all done but I’m getting back at it. Always love your stuff my nappin pirate bro your spooky stuff is tight!
>>11011911Which of these ideas would you guys be most interested in seeing? This is just a brain dump I use to store MOC ideas so I don't forget.When I put my next Bricklink order together I will plan to add some parts for one or multiple of these ideas if needed.
>>11012026doh forgot image
>>11012030My vote is definitely the private jet inspired by the Concorde
since pride month is almost upon us, I recently finished my pride parade setup for my modular buildings
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>>11012041How many should it seat? In my head I'm thinking 2 pilots an attendant and maybe 8 passengers?
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>>11012054Little Easter egg of me and my husband, we got married this year
>>11012053Yea probably something to the effect of set 60367 but I don't know how big you'd want it. I guess a private jet would be "smaller" but if it's too stubby it might look weird.
>>11011911Holy heck, whike I wasn't looking someone made one of my MOCs a thread starting image. Hecka cool!I actually just made a video showing this set uploaded a short bit ago. I plan to take it apart and MOC an even better castle after buying a few more gray Make-It Blocks packs.I would greatly appreciate any comments or constructive criticism/advice. I want to improve my builds while still maintaining fun playability and within a budgetary scope of limited parts/funds. I know I'm not an expert and could probably stand to learn a thing or two. I just like having fun with my toys and do the best I can.https://youtu.be/X9oBiDEs9nw?si=2onNiyLqHljaTSEw
>>11012061Hella cool I thought it was you making the new one! Keep up the awesome work my dude!
>>11012030Oasis
>>11012041>private jet inspired by the ConcordeThis and the power loader cargo bay for mech were the two I liked out of your list for original things. Looking forward to what you do
>>11012060Yeah that's about the right size. I always interpret minifigure scale to make the vehicles slightly larger than Lego typically does. modern Speed Champions is correctly scaled, IMO, but that plane is scaled slightly too small. The IRL footprint would likely be about the same, though.I'd probably go a bit wider fuselage so I can build up the interior a bit and give the seats room to swivel. Biggest thing I'll need to order are curved sections to build the roof and underbelly out of. I already have a cockpit window I'm set on using.Do private jets have cargo bays where they'd load on luggage or is that somewhere inside the main cabin?
>>11012042>>11012044>>11012046>>11012048>>11012052>>11012054>>11012059If these are actually yours, it’s pretty good anon! I would say going forward, try to get away from using the modular buildings in your MOCs and congrats!
>>11012069I mean they probably have underbelly or rear storage for like suitcases or some larger items but at a smaller scale compared to passenger crafts.
Mogged for energy crystals
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>>11012096>ayy lmao
Bros, how do I make interesting walls? I'm building a bar, and I know the walls in the pic, both interior and exterior, and flat and boring. 9 could attach decorations or whatever to the interior,but that still leaves the exterior dull.I want to add a partial kitchen and storerooms too.
>>110121351x2 blocks with:Brick detailLog detailVent Detail1x2 modified plates with railing1x1 SNOT, lantern holders, or 1x2 SNOT bricks with either flat plates on them, or the chamfered 1x2 plates that look somewhat like gold bars, or vent plates, or vent slope platesAny of these are commonly seen in building MOCs.Use color. Use complimenting colors. Vary your geometry.Look at pictures of real buildings.Perhaps the ceiling is higher over top the bartender section and the wall there is filled with various drink bottles, and it comes down lower over top of the booths.
>>11012096>>11012098I've always loved this mech redesign. I've been tempted to do it, but im too cheap to buy the parts...>>11012061I've never been a castlefag, I'm more into space/sci-fi, but this looks good to me. I honestly have no critique since it just looks like a standard castle set to me.>>11012059>>11012054>>11012052>>11012048>>11012046>>11012042B8 aside, I think this looks pretty cool foe what its trying to be.Anyway, I got bored and revamped my space van. Added more blue, changed the inside of the lab area, fixed the shitty satellite, made the door bigger, and made it a 6 Wheeler instead of a 4 Wheeler. Picrel is my hodgepodge Classic space collection. I've been debating buying the Galactic explorer to round it off with a big Jet. Sadly, they were never on sale at any Walmart near me, or else I would have bought several to MOC.
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>>11012169Thank you.
>>11012289It was absolutely worth the money for the extra parts. Was able to get almost everything from one shop, except for like 3 parts. Also I really like your classic space themed MOCs space bro! The little pod that comes out the front is cool.
First pic in my series of kitbashed/custom minifigsThis is a ragtag crew of a protagonist space ship.Left to right we have:>Unoccupied vacsuits (X2)>Pilot>Captain >Mechanic/Gunner>XO/Gunner>Engineer/ScientistI'll do more with them later I'm just showing them off for now.
Somewhat of a B crew.>Pilot>Captain>Mechanic/Gunner>Some kid that got caught up in the story but is glad to be along>Scientist/XO specializing in alien life/exoplanets/language and communicationsThe kid can also somewhat fit into the adventurers group of figs.
Ground/Atmosphere crew>Engineer>Mission specialist>Rescue swimmer/Air cargo ops >Hazmat specialist>Chemist>Pilot/Gunner>Quartermaster
Adventurers kinda thing with these figs. I don't have specific names or roles for them other than Baron von Baron Mk II and Explorotron
>>11012529god im bad at this
moist meme maidensoops the one in the white with shorts was supposed to be in the adventurers pic whatever
various bots and other spooky beings
sigfigs but I'm not telling you who's who
>>11012538From left to right>Your dad after he catches you trying on your homemade technic chastity cage>Your mom after having enough wine to not care>You nervously trying to explain the situation>Your girlfriend trying to look nonchalant as she hides the strapon she'd brought over
>>11012538I want to watch that sitcom.
>>11012135Arches, you don't even need anything below them or a different coloured wall like picrel.PillarsWindowsFurniture against the walls (eg cabinets, shelves)LightsFor exterior walls, this article is intended for castles but still useful otherwise.http://www.classic-castle.com/howto/articles/biggraywall.html
>>11012581No that's totally incorrect not a single truthful fact about this.
>>11012327Hey, I remember your builds. Looks sick!
>>11013132Thanks! This is a newer model Porsche that I've been working on. I'm trying to iron out all of the kinks before I Bricklink it.
Couple of mates ran a truck trial, which was less catastrophic than the previous one: https://youtu.be/4Uuifb3WjJo?si=cpOFJF4f-dyi9Ish
>>11013239looks like a ton of fun!
>>11013239Fuck, forgot to include a picture
>>11013249Those look awesome. I like the 6 wheel truck.
>>11011911it's gay the /lg/ thread split into two
>>11013256>i don’t like that lg sucks because anyone with any value bailed for the mocs thread. Fixed. You whiny little faggot.
>>11013239>>11013249Born on a mountain, raised in a caveTruckin and fuckin is all I crave
Fated Forest .Coming Soon!
>>11012506why are most of their hands the wrong direction?
>>11013402They've had their hands crushed while being tortured for information.
>>11013402Cause almost every one of them has had their hands swapped and I don't really care what angle they're at.
>>11012327Can you share parts for the fig? This would go so well with the countach or the f40 that's dropping
I'm thinking of trying my hand at buying a set on Ali Express. I've never bought off there, but doing a casual search for Lego, I see lots of MOCs for sale and a good number of bootlego minifigures and accessories. I recall an anon on here had bought a few Pirate ships off there. I was gonna grab this Viking ship I saw on the last round of Bricklink sets that didn't get votes in.It's listed for only $15 (saying it's 72% off for sale) and I can't help but think I'm gonna be ripped off.Any thoughts?Really wish we had a Imperial Sloop that was in the last round of voting made into a set. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
Are digital MOCs / renders fine? Can't afford actual plastic bricks, so I'm just trying to make do with what I can.
>>11013692So basically it's a military offroader, I was mostly inspired by the offroaders used by MNU in District 9. Lots of details because I like details and greebling.
>>11013693That fuckin rules anon. Got anymore digital builds? I may try my hand at that. What site/app is this?
>>11013721Well there's basically two apps, Lego Digital Designer and Stud.io. LDD's older and isn't supported any more, but it's simpler and more intuitive to use. Stud.io is newer and is supported by Lego still, but I find it a bit more clumsy to build in it.I prefer building in LDD, and only using Stud.io for rendering and for newer bricks I cannot find in LDD.And thank you anon, you can have this while at it. Generic offroader technical; I may or may not have been inspired by the GLA from Generals while building this one.
>>11013534It's just the 80s Yuppie guy from the CMF Series 17, with different hair.
>>11013537The sale is a Welcome Deal, basically Aliexpress pays that much to get you to make an account and become a customer. Pretty good deal if that one isn't already 'discounted'. Check out /pbbg/ for this stuff.
>>11013811Thanks friend
>>11013730Thanks anon! I love the cellphone he comes with too
>>11013692>>11013693>>11013726These are fuckin rad anon! Give me the instructions I'll build them lol
>>11013967These are all buildable in real life, and I actually do painstakingly put efforts towards making them playable as well - they should be able to withstand basic play at least. I am able to put out a parts list from the programs I use along with automatic instructions from LDD (which may be a bit off), if you're serious. Keep in mind though I build digitally so I have infinite bricks - while every brick I use exists in real life, some of them are quite rare, like the Sand Green ones. The green one's bricks would cost about 200 from Bricklink, last time I checked.Here's another MOC, it's basically an unholy amalgamation of a Russian BTR-70 APC and an MTLB artillery tractor.
I'm fucking itching to do another MOC boys but my Bricklink order is still half in shipping and I have like 3 ideas on my immediate backlog already.Then another part of me wants to try and rebuild my old Bohrok queens that have been in bits forever. Maybe I should just do something small to fill the time. I watched a video on the Beast of Turin last night and now I've kind of got an itch to do a pre-war race car with a huge engine. Not sure if I have any good wire wheels though.How are your days going MOCbros?
>>11013692>>11013693>>11013726This are also great. I'd love instructions, or, honestly a few screenshots with like half the vehicle removed would be enough. I don't want to replicate them entirely but I was planning on doing some sort of minifig scale technical and I'm curious if you used any techniques I don't know about. If you can be bothered.It looks like we might have a similar philosophy in design:Realistic amount of seating and proportionsPlay durableScaled at least roughly to minifigures Play functions come second to accurate seating/base vehicle designBasically a fusion of what most people might call a dust collector (aesthetics over absolutely everything) and a playset (sacrifices a lot of realism to get play functions in or increase durability to the max) - At least that's what it looks like to me, from the outside. I appreciate that approach. It's also why I like the official speed champions sets as they're some of the closest official sets that approach that philosophy.
>>11014170Sounds like you have some solid ideas anon, hopefully that order shows up soon.I’m still reworking my build on the dark tan baseplate, kind of hit road block, but I’ll be getting back to it soonhere’s a pic of an older moc of mine just to add to the other moc pics
>>11014085I really like the tacoma style pickup with the gunner. Would probably build that if it was a reasonable cost.
i got 3 dupes of these guys but now i'm happy i did.And i want more!These really look like one of those Body Snatchers aliens!The way they give you 3 alien microfigures is so neat.
>>11014170>I'm fucking itching to do another MOC boys but my Bricklink order is still half in shipping and I have like 3 ideas on my immediate backlog already.I started my MOC but1) i found really good deals on Ebay for some pieces (equal to Bricklink so not overpriced but the seller is from my country so i will get it faster)2) stuff from Bricklink3) new set from Amazon from my countrydamn...that's a lot of waiting and money spendings for just some autistic idea i had
Imperial Lookout Post
>>11014387Not a fan of the alternate "face"?
>>11014448>Imperial Lookout PostThis is sexy as hell. Can we see more of that building or ship? That ship is especially cool
>>11014391That's what makes MOCs special though.It's taking parts from all over time and space (old parts, new parts, maybe they're across the world, maybe they're across wherever you play) and assembling them into a cohesive physical object that, before you put effort into it, existed only as a very specific set of connections between neurons.
I took apart and redid my Fright Knight inspired Dark Chapel castle. I'll show more photos later of the inside and back, but I made the walls more solid, expanded the interior width and placed some weapon racks and a torch inside. I made the secret door more secret too. It's real fun and I'm really happy with it.I think it goes real well with these Castle themed GWP sets I've managed to aquire. I had a lot of fun modifying the Majisto's Workshop, expanding the back's chimney abd redoing the interior abd giving new furniture. The modifications I made to the Forest Hideout were very minimal and mostly the addition of foliage. I think the micro scale Black Falcon Fortress in the background works well for a forced perspective, but it's rather hidden from the angle of this shot now that I'm uploading and noticing
>>11014183>the centaur making time with the horselmao
Does anyone have any recommendations for technic set instructions to look at to understand how to stabilize gears and hold them in place within a build? The idea of pic related is that the 4x4 round brick on the bottom will turn in the opposite direction of the one above it. Then I want to repeat this mechanism again above what is shown here. Any guidance is appreciated.
>>11014855>stabilize gears and hold them in placestabilize the axles with picrel?
>>11014864Good call, thanks. I really am a brainlet when it comes to Technic building. I am reviewing Technic sets from the early 90s and see back then they just used regular old Tehcnic bricks to build everything. It wasn't until the 1997 that the thin technic liftarms were made and 2000-2001 that the thick liftarms were created. I might just stick to the old style and use the technic bricks and plates. What are the advantages to using the liftarms instead?
>>11014479>Not a fan of the alternate "face"?nope-that's too revealing. They should keep it a secret so other minifigures won't know there are aliens walking AMONG US.these creepy smiles are perfect. They will be villains in my headcanon - trying to take over the lego City
>>11014855Would you need to repeat the mechanism above it? You could just extend the brown wheel's axle upwards.
>>11014855If the wheels can be in line with each other I'd try a gear case like pic related. The two axles butt against each other inside the gear case but don't connect; the white bushing is just for stability. It's also much easier to stack and design around this mechanism since you're not worrying about the distance between horizonal gears. The only thing is everything is offset from the gray column's grid by half a stud. You can either roll with that or offset the column with jumpers to get the shaft back on-grid.
>>11012289I thought your original design for this was pretty good, but adding the extra blue snd 2 more wheels makes it look way better. The science lab also looks more coherent now. This could almost padded for an official set. And I said this before, but the shaping on the front of the truck is very impressive.
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It's been some time since I first posted my Black Knights castle here. I recently restarted to work on it. I'll keep you updated when something new happens.
>>11015203looks so fucking sweet anon!Just need to add little pieces to make it "lived". Now it looks like a clean 3D render.Adding buckets, dirt, 1 rat somewhere and stuff like that could help.
>>11015208I'll add decorations when the structures are complete. Right now I still move around and rebuild whole segments.
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>>11015203This really cool dude>>11014183I love this>>11014562Very slick setup
>>11012042>>11012044>>11012046>>11012048>>11012052Pretty inauthentic to depict them not showing their cocks to children
>>11015552>depict them not showing their cocks to childrenAnon it's a gay pride moc. Not catholic priests moc.
>>11015587But enough about yourself.
learned how to shit today
with the help of rebrickable and some extra pieces, the 3 in 1 pirate ship can be turned into an airship
>>11012042Seems like you left off the piss pools, fisting leather freaks, and pedos flashing kids?
>>11015630Imagine the downdraft standing on that deck.
>>11015092>>11015094Awesome, thank you very much for this recommendation anon. this accomplishes what I want almost exactly. But I need to control the middle gear from the outside of the build and I was wanting that to be at the bottom of the build so the minifigures could do it. This will be built inside of a tree and the idea is that the minifigs push a secret branch and parts of the tree move and open. I think can make this work though. Here is a rough build I have made using your great idea with the tree panels in the closed and open positions (1/2)
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>>11015595>cocks>Yourself>gay pride builderPot calling the kettle black here
>>11015595I wonder why my comment got deleted? All I said was rabbis suck baby dicks. Why is it okay to call out Catholics but not a certain chosen people?
>>11015913>>11015915Hey, good shit. The rotating tree panel idea is fucking sick. Maybe you can transfer the mechanism back down to minifig height by connecting another axle with a chain or a vertical shaft where the gears mesh at 90 degrees.
>>11012135It's coming together slowly. Used my first ever SNOT to connect the colorful doors to the walls. Entrance hallway includes a community announcement board on the left, and a digital "Seat Yourself" sign on the right.
>>11016284Bar still needs work. Added a Holonet screen (yes, this is a Star Wars pub, sue me). Want to add a bunch of colorful bottles. Kitchen entrance will be on the left
>>11016292Tried to find my nastiest white bricks for the booth seats, as the pub is supposed to be dingy. But I also want to make it kind of gariah, hence the front door.
>>11016296Not sure what to add in the left circle. I was thinking maybe a jukebox. For the long oval on the right, it seems kinda empty. Could I squeeze in a few standing tables?
>>11016301What I think it most exciting is the Imperial patrol speeder that will be zipping by outside on the street. It may look familiar to battlepack fans....So yeah, this pub still needs a lot of work. The exterior will be kind of bland colored, but the interior will be renovated garishly but still dingy. Any ideas or constructive criticism is appreciated.
I finally got around completing the large tower in the corner.
>>11016301You may need the space to place minifigs. If you don't really need it though why not make the building smaller?
>>11015630Where's the flight-rock?
>>11016427based Escaflowne-knower
>>11016301Deathsticks dispenser.
>>11016301What's the Star Wars equivalent to a snooker/pool/billiards table? Or would they have some holocron thing in the middle (since it's a 3D image) the way a bar would have a TV on a wall?
Probably a bit of a stretch since it's not a MOC in of itself. But I got the Islanders Catamaran as an addition to my Polynesia-based band of pirates I made out of the Moana canoe and a boat from the original Hogwarts castle
>>11016718sorry about the tiny photo. 4chan literally wouldn't let me post it until I got it down that small. I have no fucking clue why.
>>11016407Yeah I've yet to really place any minifigs except for gauging proportions. I don't want to make the building smaller because I'm lazy lol.>>11016578That's not a bad idea haha. Do deathsticks lookike cigarettes?
>>11016713I know in A New Hope there's that holographic beasts game they play inside the Millennium Falcon. Good idea.
>>11016713Gambling tables? Also the chess-like game they had on the Millennium Falcon.
>>11016718Islanders is literally my favorite subtheme of my favorite theme. Hella love it
>>11016734>>11016737Dejarik, I believe it's called. Unless I'm thinking of something else.
>>11016754Here's an attempt at a better pic for you anonypus
>>11013692>Are digital MOCs / renders fineYeah, fuck consumerism and current year TLG. I love physical MOCs but digital MOCs can be based too.
I finally got my spooky island and since I appropriated the skull from the 3-1 pirate ship island build, but like the island idea, I decided to make a shark pirate fortress instead.
>>11013537Ask in /lg/ or /pbbg/, this is for posting our own mocs not some chinkslopI don't mean this in a rude way, its just off topicIt is a cool ship tho>>11013472>I don't really care what angle they're at.reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
>>11016908cool
>>11016908Hey i really like how you did the shark face!this is the first time i see somebody doing it this way. neat
>>11016873>Here's an attempt at a better pic for you anonypusVery fun setup. I love that the ragtag group have several pretty brown dolls to keep them company on the harsh seas. Good use of broken arm man. >>11016908>I finally got my spooky island and since I appropriated the skull from the 3-1 pirate ship island build, but like the island idea, I decided to make a shark pirate fortress instead.Great use of that GWP set along with the island from that third build. This is Pirate Castle anon, yes? Really looking forward to how you incorporate this in to your setup
>>11017324> This is Pirate Castle anon, yes? Yes. I’m just getting back into the swing of things. I finally got the spooky island GWP, forest outpost GWP, and picked up another 3-1 castle so I’m getting reinvigorated. My setup will be more a mod than a moc but I want to have a castle pirate mashup on a large play table.
>>11016396are the grey stones near the top painted on? it took me a second to realize it might be that and not a sticker or different colored brick. looks good
>>11017480No, it's a print.https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2345pb06&idColor=11#T=C&C=11
>>11017480Good ol' printed castle pieces!
I'm gonna take apart my Majisto's Magical Workshop GWP and turn it into something better. But before I did, I wanted to make a quick overview showing off the small changes I made to it trying to make it better in the first place while keeping it the same set.https://youtu.be/x6OtPHUnDDc?si=49xuQPOJTize5A8NI'm looking forward to making this set even better. I always appreciate constructive criticism to improve future builds too, so feel free to point out any tweaks I did you don't care for or think were groovy. I show everything off in the video but I dont go over each and ever change I made.
>>11017612based bf haver, please teach me how anon-kun
>>11012042why do you insist on shitting up every single one of these threads with the same retarded pictures?
I didn't realise the mini alien guy heads fit perfectly into the space baby heads.
>>11017851Wait, does that mean a nanofig head is the same diameter as a bar and you can clip stuff to it?
>>11017953Yeah, it is. I believe a set attached baby skull heads on a nipple piece.
>>11017956I have baby skulls attached to my nipples too.
>>11012052>no sign of the official gay pride flag 1x1 round studDisappoint.
Version 3 Going for a temple of Hatshepsut kind of look, but I really need to order some more bricks so I can finish
>>11018413Nice texture work on the columns.
neigh guys
>>11018413I really liked v2, but v3 has lots of great details in the ruined walls. Looks real slick with that baseplate.
I'm gonna MOC up a storm todayhttps://youtube.com/shorts/4Iu7Jh1sMzU?si=1m2KlDbbb79bIDCM
>>11018436Thanks>>11018552I like version 2 also, but I plan on putting this I’m with my adventures moc, so I wanted something a little more ancient Egyptian looking,
>>11018580Fuckin dope dude! You should post some of that ninjago progress on the tube that cave setup looks sweet. Keep being awesome anon I dig everything you do! Might head by the dollar tree to look around later now just because. You’re a god damned inspiration!
>tfw still waiting on the last part of a bricklink order>it was one of the more important shipments with shitloads of mixel joints in it>it was in USPS' possession Friday and they tried to deliver it>I wasn't home and couldn't sign for it >I scheduled redelivery for Saturday when I was home>watched the postage guy take the signed redelivery slip off my door and go away without delivering a package>waited around all day in case it came later >USPS don't come Sunday >It didn't come yesterday >checked tracking >in my city, processing redelivery at USPS facility>I'm going to have to call them, I just fucking know it.I passed the time by disassembling a few of the sets I've fallen out of love with for parts.
>>11018609Since it's USPS just hold it at the post office and pick it up
>>11012030>oasis dioramais that just gonna be the gallagher brothers taking the piss at each other?
Is that a good way to do a hanging banner?
>>11018609You watched the mailman take the slip but couldn't be bothered to go to the door to stop him? What are you 400+ pounds?
>>11018674Fucker was gone before I could even get up. It was less watch him come and go and more realized he had already left before I realized what happened.
I came up with a new idea for the windows. Walls still need texturing.
I also invented this type of window along the way. Not sure where to use it.
>>11018672Copy the design on the 3-1 castle, I like it >>11018784Looks like a window to a throne roomJust switch out for your color choice
>>11018772These windows look amazing>>11018784These windows would look great in a church or cathedral
I think I'm finished fiddling with my Majisto GWP MOC. I keep thinking I'm done and then the idea of just one more change or addition pops into my head. If I had more spare parts to work with I would have went with a few different changes. Overall pretty happy with it. I used probably 90% of the original set parts and a bunch of my own small pieces.I spent a good 6 hours on the thing I'd say, maybe 7. I gotta make dinner and wind down, but I plan to make a video overview tomorrow showing the whole thing off, including fun details to inspire story.I call it Majisto's Magical Watchtower. It looks pretty awesome from all angles with interesting new details from each side. In this shot here, you can the angled roof and pop out window with box plants. We can also see the main entrance and the very top of the tower. To the side of the watchtower we can see stacks of wood for chopping to put in the fireplace inside., but froom this one shot I took,
>>11019152>>11018964Thanks for the feedback. In the meantime I changed the windows a bit.
>>11019222Sad news anon I don’t know about those dollar tree baseplates now. Busted this leaf trying to get it up with minimal pressure and I don’t know if I’m willing to risk the castle on it.
>>11019943Your welcome. I am in awe at your castle builds, quite impressive. I feel like a child with my builds compared to stuff like I see you posting. Such grand scope to the builds.>>11020134This is breaking my heart, I'm sorry bro. And damn, I was just contemplating buying a big blue plate to try and build my own pirate island on (really disappointed with reviews of that Ominous Isle as a dust collector non-playset). I didn't have any issues with the big green baseplate I bought and built my Fright Knight dark chapel on, but I've encountered numerous bad bricks in all the brick packs I've bought, usually 1-4 bad bricks in a 72 pack, so it still felt worth it for a buck. But having that gamble on a baseplate is way more serious than random bricks. I would say for the price, it still may be worth the risk, but I totally understand tossing the baby out with the bathwater in this case if you so choose.On a better note, I'm all finished with my MOC. I made a bunch of tiny tweaks today from the photo I posted the other night, then I recorded this video to show off the build. I'm super happy with it and proud of some cool new (to me) techniques I used to make the roof work. I got lots of fun details outside AND inside. I love that the building looks interesting and unique from every angle.Check out my video overview to see the whole shebang. I appreciate comments and Likes for YouTube shenanigans so it reaches more folks. I mostly just want people to see the thing. I really love how it turned.
>>11020209I’m hoping it’s a one off deal but that’s why I’m not rushing into it and am okay waiting to see and it’s not like I’m out much. They’re fun to play with and I’ll give it a bit more and keep playing to see before I go balls deep but I might end up scaling back again and dropping the dime on the real thing when I can find deals.
>>11020209Oh shit! I’m headed out the door (hence the long run on sentences) >>11020242but I’ll watch that and respond this evening! Still looking forward to you and your dude’s ninjago build if you post a video of that!
Think I’m pretty much done with the structure, tried to put a little scene together,What kind of 19th century archeology equipment can I build to make it look like they are excavating?
>>11020296For some reason, this pic reminds me of Sen's Fortress, but the previous pics did not.
>>11020296Big cylindrical rollers for moving heavy slabs away. Shovels, picks etc. Steamer trunks for all the archaeologist's personal items. Anything optical. Any container for plasting powder etc, probably easier to go with some cartoon-y TNT/dynamite with plunger setup.
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>>11020242>>11020251Well I hope it all works out with those baseplate. Time will tell I guess. Knock on wood and all that jazz. I sure know I'm counting on it with my Fright Knight Castle, plus I plan to build my own Pirate island on a blue plate when I can find one. I think that's what I'm going to use my Creator Castle for when I get donectribg out all 3 builds plus a few cool free builds on Rebrickable.I hope you dig the MOC when you get the chance to check out my video and I look forward to hearing thoughts on all I got going on with it. I put lots of fun details in it and really like the exterior look a lot more than the GWP.My boyfriend is building bags right now from that Ninjago set and he's a lot slower than me. He bought it, so I'm trying not to hog the build and am letting him go at it. He did the first 5 or so bags, putting together the minifigures, a tiny blimp and dragon. He did one bag or two bags of the cave/mountain structure and then baton passed to me. I went and did like 10 bags and built the main cave/mountain structure plus the blacksmith hut. Now he's putting together all the buildings on top. He just finished the bridge and the dock area. The Crane is really simple and cute. I'm thinking of replacing my giant crane in my Eldorado Fortress with a black version of the Crane in this Ninjago set. It feels more like classic Lego and it functions wonderfully. Cook bonus is that crate is has a Waffle tile in it and set had extras, so I actually used that piece in my Majisto MOC haha.>>11020296I'm really loving this dude. The pillars, that ramp, the unearthed casket, the crumbling statues and the hiding mummy. I would love to see more details put inside even if it's not the focus. And outside maybe a barrel with a pickaxe and the archeologists with shovels.
ORANGEDRANGED(bricklink order came in fully finally, this is a before pic.)gonna get rid of some of the grey on the outside and clean up the lines a bitafter this I clean up the APC with some of the other grey bits you seeafter that I build a Baja Bug with whatever's left of the orange.
>>11020358god fucking shit ass fuck forgot pic
>>11020361>all the Octan stuffHoly fucking based anon. Got any more pics of stuff around your area? Looks small and comfy LEGO corner
>>11020618That’s my closet nigga he’s cool even if his big tiddy goth girl pesters him for her shoe space back constantly.
>>11020327I’ll give it some more time it could be a Lego issue after all id say the quality control is just slightly above the dollar store these days. I loved the majisto tower and that ninjago set looks awesome. Been a long day and I gotta crash but I look forward to seeing what you do with that 3-1. It’s fun to build but it’s empty and all the tiny additions you made for majisto would look great in the 3-1 and I plan to steal your ideas! There are also so many free instructions for it on rebrickable… mostly by like three dudes but they’re all great.
>>11020296Other than the obvious picks and shovels, you could maybe use some small flags/strings to mark off the dig site. Also the smaller ice picks and brushes if possible for more delicate work. Of course they would also hire local Egyptians to do most of the menial labour.
>>11020326Meds
Enough castle faggotry. Here's a little Space Police thing. I just modified the City Space Polybag set and gave it Space police colors. Also, I know the minifigs are kinda shit. They're some old minifigs I found in my Aunt's shed a year ago.
>>11020296How about a little a-frame crane for the sargophagus? Maybe a table with papers and small artifacts.
>>11020799Nice. Love the visor and face. Adds biker vibes.
>>11020325>>11020327>>11020752>>11020887Hell yeah bros, thanks for the feedback, gonna try to incorporate a lot of these ideas
I saw this thread and decided to fish out all my old Lego and give it a shot. I'm going to build a nuclear reactor, starting with this little control room.Any advice on making the walls and floor look more interesting?>>11020361I'm so jealous of all your orange... it was difficult enough to find even these meager scraps.
>>11020928>nuclear reactor i know what you are anon
>>11020928>floor look more interestingUse different colored tiles, perhaps you have ones with warning stripes, to put lines on the floor. Maybe some grilled tiles as floor grating.
>>11020928>>11021029You could also put more furniture in the room like office chairs, more control panels. The walls could have screens, vents, light switches. Not sure of your layout but you can have manual control rods in one of the walls somewhere.
>>11020928inanimate carbon rod>in rod we trust!
>>11020618I'll get more when I get home. is there any other major octan stuff I'm missing? I haven't seen them do an octan themed set in a while... I think the off road truck is my newest set.this anon >>11020633is right it's literally just a closet that I stuck a table into and mounted some bins on the walls so I couldn't tip them over>>11020928just make a bricklink order. though I learned a bit of a lesson maybe kinda manually picking sellers than using ez buy.I'll post pics of the improved air speeder tonight.I'm a tard and didn't realize I ordered 4 left long slopes and no right ones (or a seller fucked me idc) so I coped a bit on the back. I'm done fucking with it though I'm ready to move on.did a few modular mission packages for the APC too, may or may not keep them assembled, kinda neat but also a lot of good parts used to make them.
>>11020799You just can’t stand that spacefags CMF had 2 min in the sun and then were completely forgotten. This is why your kids like your wife’s boyfriend more anon.
alright here is v1.1 of the orange air speeder.changes:more orange made top back bettermade sides smoother and more flowyadded orange near the windowround headlights instead of square nowunderbelly also looks better gonna be dumping some pics
side view
ass mostly unchanged oh yeah the 24 stickers on the wings are up now instead of down was gonna remove them then I thought I'd leave them on bc it looks neat
close up of the engine detail and my fantasy sigfigs riding in it
cleaned up the side of the APC a bit. I bet you can't even tell what I did.I'm now going to show off the modular mission packages I made last night and probably won't keep together because they use too many good parts I might need elsewhere
>>11020799>Enough castle faggotry.I love your Space builds, but kindly fuck off. There's room enough for all MOC discussion and love here. No need to discriminate against any themesI'm posing my boys to show my boyfriend my scene when he gets home. Really happy with how my setup looks. It's gonna be sick when I build the Creator Castle and MOC up interior details. Not sure if I'll be able to do it once it's built, but I'd like to imagine I could add bunk beds to one tower as living quarters and change the other to a storehouse and Brig. I wanna put a stable in the space of prison and Marchant stand. But before I do that I wanna try out a bunch of the free Rebrickable instructions that set has. One dude MJbricks has like 100 instructions or something. I really love this one church and this other market harbor I saw from that set.
last one was dual uhhhh guns. 50 cals I guess or DShK or something of that sort. Anti personnel/anti light vehicle type stuff. not going to go against a tank but enough to clear most vehicles out for troop drop off.this is a high intensity laser module. very hot and obviously bright so not good for night ops or anything where the APC needs to be moving a lot, hard to keep the engine and laser both cool under load, better for when you can station the APC in a static location or set it up for guerilla warfare, where the engine and laser aren't both under load at the same time. Good against aircraft (aluminum) and personnel. Shit against anything made of steel.
Electronic warfare module. Multiple modes available. Mode 1 is simply a directed EMP capable of disrupting most AWACS systems from several dozen miles away. Further in vacuum. it won't operate continuously, only in large pulses for which it needs to charge up.Mode 2 is a jam mode, can send out pulses in a wide range of bands to overwhelm any one type at a time, of electronic sensors, including but not limited to: cameras, night vision, multiple radio frequencies, radar, and certain types of comms lasers.Mode 3 is a cloaking mode that destructively interferes with incoming radar signals and lowers their return signature.Mode 4 is an enhanced listening mode. Pretty much what it says on the tin.Mode 5 allows the package to serve as a long range transmit and receive radio module, allowing high bandwidth communication or the relaying thereof, of multiple radio bands. useful as a temporary cell or radio tower in war torn areas. usage is of course directional.okay now that I have written this maybe I won't destroy these modules, this is kind of a neat concept to work into roleplay
this is a non lethal weapons package.combination sonic and microwave emitter. makes people feel like they're being cooked from the inside out and also makes them deaf.the sonic portion of the weapon can be used to disrupt sonar as well and piss off seriously like every bat and dolphin in a 400 mile radius.
Advanced Tactical Missile package (ATM8)this limited ammunition option allows the APC to punch well above its weight class. it uses little power and requires little cooling, but the missiles are able to use shaped charges to pierce medium armor. all but the heaviest tanks, or tanks with specific safeguards in place are susceptible to these smart missiles.The downsides are that range is relatively limited as missiles go, but this is still the "ranged" direct fire solution. Only 8 can be carried in the rack, though more may be brought along inside at the cost of crew space, and they must be manually reloaded. it also increases the visual profile of the APC considerably. the missiles have the ability to use their volatile monopropellant as explosive load, as such they are much stronger at short ranges, but can travel further than the machine gun package and the laser package. generally more useful for smash and grab type missions against buildings or bunkers than directly against mobile armor.
and since >>11020618this guy asked for more pics I'll post a couplebut only a couple because everything else that's together is some sort of set and I don't want to continue shitting up the thread it's literally just an IKEA table in a closet.
tried a panorama, not bad I guessnot pictured: the teeny tiny ceiling fan I replaced the light fixture with because this room is very far away from any significant HVAC vent and can get hot as f in the summer.
>>11021389>This is why your kids like your wife’s boyfriend more anonHe's a pirate chad, so you're probably right.
>>11021704>I love your Space builds, but kindly fuck off. There's room enough for all MOC discussion and love here. No need to discriminate against any themesTo be fair, all the castle MOCs that have been posted look better than the shit Lego churns out these days. I've never been a fan (my brother fucking loved Castle), but I can admit you guys are all talented. It just seems like I'm the only space fan here. Although >>11021686 >>11021688 is pretty close to Space shit, so I guess I shouldn't complain. It's also a badass build. I juat wish we had a bit more variety here.>>11021702>>11021720>>11021737>>11021746This is badass. I still thinks it'd look better with a bit of color though.
>>11021780>>11021789Sweet set up anon, I miss my old lego room. I was able to keep large layouts built. But Im just down to my desk, the small drawers on it and a hand full of container like the ones you have under those black hobby drawers, pic related was my old lego room
Calling it done, it’s gonna look nice with the rest of my adventures layout
>>11012030>collect exo force>collect bonkles>collect rock raidersSir yes sir
>>11022215awesome set anon!I LOVE how you made the left statue ruined by brick-building its torso!
>>11022215Fantastic
This is turning out fairly well so far, my thanks to all the anons who gave their advice. >>11021737I think the radar dish suits it best. That's a really nice build.>>11022215I really love the way the maps and letters are strewn around the table. Those legs - are they the wand pieces from the Harry Potter sets stuck into those round 1x1s with the holes in them?
>>11022384I love the detail on the wall with the switches the little claw things that hold them, like they're some sort of breaker (or an interlock therefore so connected) that you reeeeeallly don't want to accidentally shutter.
>>11022259>>11022333>>11022384Thanks anons, I like the way it turned out. Thanks again for the feedback, helped a lot And your exactly right anon, the legs are wands stuck into 1x1 rounds with the whole
>>11022384Looks fuckin great man.I’m really happy you included the rod!>in rod we trust!
>>11021704Christ anon at least wipe the spider dust webs away in the corners of your walls
>>11022506>spider dust websWe call them cobwebs in English. My dudes too busy being awesome and getting head from his boyfriend.
>>11022215Looking good. I like the winch setup.
>>11021855Your castle setup is amazing. That Black Dragon Knight Tower is sick. I wanna see more of that Forestmen set that's blocked out of view too. Does that caslte have an interior? Can we see more of that dope castle?>>11022215Really have enjoyed all the versions and updates you've shown in the progress. This looks amazing and I love how you incorporated so much that was mentioned while adding stuff too. The crumbling statue out front and the messy table are fun. The whole thing really is just so full of life.>>11022506Why would I want to sweep away cobwebs from a spot I'm putting a web covered spooky castle? Work smarter, not harder. >>11022603Heh. Speaking of my boyfriend, he finished up his giant Tournament City set and it's absolutely amazing. I'll be stealing all the badguy frigures to incorporate into my Castle Fright Knight army down the road. I helped him build it, but it was mostly him. I did probably 9 or 10 bags out of 32 bags. I learned some cool new techniques in this build and I'm happy to say it's full of fun play features on top looking really cool.I wanna get some old Castle Ninja and Samurai figures and armor yo deck out these Ninjago guys and MOC his sets up a little to be more like classic Lego Caslte.
>>11023345Thanks anon, I wish I still had pics of some of the interiors, there was an armory and a throne room, but they were pretty small, Pic related is the tree on the far right, but it’s not for forestmen, it’s Majistos tree house
>>11021686>>11021688>>11021689>>11021693pretty swag, I like the front engines a lot>>11021702I feel like this could look even better with even bigger tires>>11021765easily my favorite of the weapon mounts, missle racks are always cool. I like that you have lore / technical specs for your builds.>>11023345that's an official set isn't it? that's amazing, wish I had money in the lego budget for ninjago>>11023436saving this pic to the inspo folder
>>11023345that dragon reminds me of some dragons i made out of the dragons from the 3 in 1 castle
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>>11023673Spring dragon needs much more pink.
I made some progress on the last floor of the castle, but still need to put the finishing touches on, especially on the roof.
Other side
>>11023672Hella fuckin cool dude! 3-1 for the win again!
Damn these rotating jpegs.I've got two ideas for the back edge of this balcony. Which is better? A normal battlement like this?
>>11023827I love this fella but desu that roof leaves a little to be desired. The green doesn’t fit with the sand motif. Otherwise, great job great use of that baseplate and I love the storytelling!
Or a small turret like this?
Interior of the lower floors is complete.
>>11023833>>11023834Balcony is cute and clever the interior though man you killed it! Saved for future inspiration.
>>11023832>>11023840Thanks Anons, I've run out of certain parts in tan (like tiles and 1x1 bricks) so the roof and parts of the top floor will have to wait until I get a few more. I want to keep the green roof but smooth off the tan sides with curves or slopes and fill the gaps between the roof and walls with tan tiles. I might extend the roof over the edge for a slight overhang, not sure yet.
>>11023859Oh I feel ya anon I’m also spinning my wheels and never seem to have enough parts in the right color. Tis a fine fun little build and I dig it. Got info on your head cannon? I forgot or didn’t see it before.
>>11023867I didn't post any lore of the ducks yet but they're vassals of the Lion kingdom (hence the lion heads on the castle). They're keen archers and live on the edge of the forest where the forestmen live. The knight with the visor is their baron, the lady is his wife. They're a minor subfaction but they have a strategically important position because the castle guards the only bridge across the river for many miles, that all caravans going between the East and West need to cross.
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>>11023980why the penis on its face?
>>11023827This is great anon, very comfy, but I agree with >>11023832, I think sand green would be a nice color to match the base plates >>11023833I like the turret>>11023834Interior is top notch 10/10
>>11023991Because that anon is a massive faggot.
>>11024015Cool moc bro does your post come in hetero?
>>11020797>clearly a shitpost not meant to be taken seriously >automatic “take meds goy” response
>>11020326every time
>>11023436Can you not access the interiors now? Did you furnish it, but the build enclosed everything in? That's a bummer if you can't get in. Either way, I'd love to see more up close photos of your Castle MOCs there. Your tree house is absolutely gorgeous. Can that one open up at all?I always try and leave either an open back like classic playsets, or just have large archways and such for getting in. I prefer sets that hinge open in half like Forestmen Hideout or walls that swings open like Wolfpack Tower. Helps for easy access inside and small spaces.When I got the Eldorado Fortress remake I fell in love, I always wanted the original as a kid. But I had issues with it. I don't care for the clips and prefer a hinge for opening, but my beef was how the cannon was on the platform for the Governor's office. Yes you want to play in the area and yes your hands need to get in there, but it has to look good too. So I just made a REALLY big window to look out of that you can reach into and put another floor above. Maybe make a few big windows? Or a wall or two that can swing open to reach inside?When I get more and different parts, I would like to change how my Eldorado Fortress back looks. I just don't t have the pieces to do what I want abd am very limited. I want some 1x1 bricks but have hardly any. All I have is a bunch of 1x2 masonry bricks. But you can see here how I closed the back off and added a ladder to get upstairs. Swing the ladder down and you can access inside with your hand even when set is closed. I will spruce this up a lot more when I get more white bricks>>11023442Yeah that is an official set. There's like way too many Lego threads going right now. I don't remember where, but someone asked about progress on that build. I learned cool techniques I plan to use in the future with my MOCs from helping build it. it had a few bits too complicated for my boyfriend. That set is definitely made for more experienced builders, even being a playset
>>11024095Not during this month. How about yours?
>>11023672>>11023673That's what I get for replying before refreshing the browser. Missed these beauties. Those look hella sick for straight brick built and no prints. Even that dope dragon in the Ninjago set has a printed head piece. Sick job my dude. Did you just copy the Creator Castle dragon instructions or what did you mean by that? Hella sick though>>11023827>>11023828>>11023830>>11023833>>11023834This shit is so whimsical. I absolutely adore it. Is it a castle, or beautiful villa. Works as both, Bravo. I'm super jealous of your skills and your inventory collection. So rad to have that many parts in various shapes of one color. And that baseplate is sublime. You did a great job of complimentary colors too
>>11024192>>11023833I forgot to mention. I am absolutely in love with how these look. I wanted to ask if those are special pueces or how you achieved it.
>>11024202https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=30274#T=C
>>11024168That castle layout was broken down years ago. There were some furnishings and the tower was modular to get in, so were the smaller buildings,
>>11024168And here’s the inside of Majistos tree house, it’s abit cramped but he likes it
I made this palanquin for the boss of my nuspace faction
>>11024490They began as honest astronauts but slid into organized crime over the centuries
Tonight we have an Insectoids inspired bug thing. Part fly...Part Beetle...Part Wasp...All robot.I finally have a vehicle for my blue robot guy.
Here it is in attack mode. The main stinger can fold forward/down as it's on a ball socket.The legs I feel could use work, they're a bit awkward. Mixel joints feel really strong until you start having to actually support real weight with them.This thing has a shitload of ball socket joints in it.
View from the back with everything opened. Getting the stupid wings and covers integrated properly was four fucking bitches and a half. You can see the cockpit opens here too. Canopy is from a Space Police III set.The trans clear cylinders on the striped abdomen are from an Exo Force Striking Venom.
Final pic of the side view with minifig inside. You can see it's quite comfy in there. Overall pretty happy with it.I know Insectoids didn't originally use trans neon orange accents but I like the color and I thought it looked cool. I also used some wrong greys here and there but some of those parts literally aren't made in the correct greys. I like it. I might redo the legs though perhaps with some technic or something and leave the mixel joints for just the feet or something.
>>11024977this is the best thing everI want to build Galaxy Squad inspired articulated insectoids but need to buy their sets first (for having enough pieces of their colors).
Okay one more with it standing up. It can stand it just has very little traction. I feel like I need to add some sort of rubber pads to its feet and I'm not sure what element I'd use or how I'd implement it. Could just stick some small tires somewhere but it slides really bad on this smooth table then the legs give out. I think the joints could do their job better if it had more grip on its feet.>>11024988Thanks. I have a matching pair of bubble cockpits like the one on this guy. I could do something with them too, but I'm not sure what, as I've used up basically all of my interesting trans neon green pieces on this creation alone now so I'd have to find another color scheme probably. I was thinking some sort of dual cockpit fighter/heli aircraft thing.
>>11016718Modern take on classic theme
>>11024991these colors look SO FUCKING COOOLi never seen lego using this combination beforeI dont use kino that much but this is KINO
>>11024977>>11024980>>11024983>>11024985>>11024991Kino of the highest order, 10/10 anon,
>>11024977>>11024980>>11024983>>11024985>>11024991That's cool as shit
>>11024192>Did you just copy the Creator Castle dragon instructions or what did you mean by that?i started with the complete dragon from the 3 in 1 and then modified it from there, i then built the brown one based off the modifications i made then decided to try and make a bigger one
>>11025028They have, just a bit different proportions and some pieces they didn't have yet.I think these wings in picrel are a lot bigger and would look better than the ones I have from the Beta Buzzer.Thanks regardless.>>11025081>>11025130Thanks anons figuring out the wing and wing cover mounting probably took the longest.
>>11023966>>11023980the og is better I don't get the new one
>>11024368Thanks. I'm a little disappointed it's such a full piece, I thought it was a weird technique to make a lion face. Still, the pueces above do wonders to make it better.>>11024466>>11024469Well your setup looked amazing in the photo and I'm sorry to hear it's been taken down. Glad you still have photos. What's your setup look like now?Your tree house is super magical. The outside looks Wondrous and the inside furnished well.I posted my Majisto's Magical Watchtower MOC above earlier, but here's a look at the inside if you didn't see my video. I see we have similar vibes going on inside. https://youtu.be/7uVZkkQNSmk?si=dIl9oSbxXqqJtxAV
>>11024490>>11024493I dig these robots and their space pirate Pilots>>11024977>>11024980>>11024983>>11024985>>11024991This thing is absolutely brilliant. I think I wasn't getting Lego, or at least Space Lego when this theme dropped, but it's hella sick looking and you made one radical ship here. Like, super sick>>11025023Photo needs to be flipped, but it's a beautiful and soulful small build. Islandwrs is my favorite subtheme of Purates and Pirates is my favorite theme. Great job and good use of that new sail>>11025182Well your dragons are hella cool. Hood job reverse engineering them and making em even better. The fall dragon looks dare I say even cooler than the dragon my boyfriend build from his Ninjago set.
>>11024991>>11024985>>11024983>>11024980>>11024977This looks awesome. I've been meaning to get into the insectiod theme. The problem with those joints is that they'll get super weak with time, and the insect jet will collapse under its own weight. That's not a fault of your, it's just that Lego makes very shitty joints, and I never hear anyone mention it.Anyway, I got the Blacktron cruiser yesterday for 40 bucks and decided to make a transport truck for the middle portion of it. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but I wish the front two wheels matched the back wheels.
>>11025373Looks good, didn't notice the wheels at all. Are your Blacktron criminals? Did you move that sticker on the side panels from an older piece? I dont remember them having that panel+clip piece back in the day
>>11025392Yep, criminals. I'm just assuming they're a splinter faction of the Blacktron 2 guys.>I dont remember them having that panel+clip piece back in the dayThis Blacktron Cruiser is the one that was a free gift from Lego a few months back.
>>11025373>shitty joints Yeah at least two of these, probably more just two I came across, I had to throw into my discard bin as the joint had a hairline split in the ball socket. These were Bricklink ones but sold as new condition and most felt pretty tight, but the amount of hairline splits I found was appalling. Still think I can mitigate some droop with some sort of increased friction on the hands. I'm going to look through my parts today and see what I can come up with. I don't know if I have much though, just tires. Maybe wrapping some rubber bands around somehow might help. I also have some old technic hovercraft bumpers but I imagine that would make the feet look too big and clunky.Got any ideas of small rubber parts that Lego makes?I know of one, but I have only one of them, those two-axle technic beams that are flexible and made completely of rubber? They're very small but I think I could find a way to attach those without looking too bulky. >>11025257Thanks anon. I only have one small Insectoids official set but I have always loved their aesthetic and color scheme.Some of the bigger sets had a tail piece that lights up and makes noises if you push buttons on it. Similar to the space shuttle set that was out around the same time period.
>>11025411>Got any ideas of small rubber parts that Lego makes?Honestly, there's nothing you can do to avoid the joints weakening. I've tried a bunch of things. I'm not really sure what your plan is with the rubber bands though. If you're trying to increase friction between the pieces legs and the floor, you can use a brick with a technic pin hole and use pic related to help prevent sliding around. But if you're trying to increase friction between the joints, the only thing that will help is using something like a cost of floor polish on the ball socket. Like I said in my other post, Lego makes really shitty joint pieces that degrade over time no matter what you do. I say this as someone who has MOC'd a ton of mechs.
>>11025415No, I'm not trying to increase joint friction. I know that's an exercise in futility. If I wanted to do that I'd put a thin layer of school glue or hot glue in the joint, or like you said floor polish or something, but that's obviously a destructive process and takes away most of the point of Lego in the first place, in that you can always disassemble and rearrange parts again later. I want to stick to official techniques only or maybe only the most mild of illegal ones.I just want to increase floor friction. It stands on thin plastic claws that barely have any contact, or rounded disk pad things, and on my smooth table they slide out from under him. Increasing the traction would help this. Like as it is right now, I can put it on carpet and it isn't nearly as finnicky. The joints are OK for now as far as tightness.>picrelYeah I forgot about those things. That's easily the best bet. Next Bricklink order I'll toss some on. Even one per leg would be a massive improvement, though 2 would be ideal.
Closet anon back again with today's build. Decided to do another bug-inspired build, this time being designed much more as a machine than a far out insect bio-mech-ship thing. The lore I have for this one is that after the initial peaceful meeting of LoM martians and the humans, the Mars Mission aliens, which were a separate, violent race present on Mars, went to war with the humans after they started mining stuff. The LoM martians were a small group and outnumbered severely by the MM aliens, though possessed superior technology. Their numbers were reduced to near-zero after the MM tried to eradicate them, since they took the side of the humans. This is one of the machines developed by the few remaining LoM Martians, with the help of the humans, to try and defend their territory.
Front view.
Rear view.
>>11025682Hey, that's my lore, buddy.Way I figure it, though, the MM martians didn't declare war on the humans but rather declared war on and started ethnically cleansing their peaceful cousins, after which the humans intervened.
Cockpit. God LoM martians are so much easier to build for than regular minifigs.
>>11025691That's fair. I also pretend that the vehicle uses some stolen tech from the MM aliens hence the cockpit windows and more black than typical LoM vehicles. Flight mode. The front part tilts down slightly to clear the guns.
>>11025420>Even one per leg would be a massive improvement, though 2 would be ideal.Do you mean two to increase the friction? Fun fact, the surface area doesn't actually change the total force of friction. Because if you use twice as many, each one is taking half as much weight so they would only have half as much friction each.
>>11025687>>11025690>>11025692All those barely used sand colors were so cool
>>11026030Engineers put wide tires on race cars so I'm gonna put more rubber on my Legos.
>>11026171https://www.autospeed.com/cms/a_108915/article
Does your family/friends know about your hobby? What was their reaction?I know I'm a fag for giving a shit but I get this urge to buy random bricks so I can build a small scenery with minifigs but I don't know if I'd get perceived as childish (considering that if you have any hobbies at all besides excessive drinking and cars, you will look like a weirdo).
>>11026216flies rub their hands together all the time, I'm gonna need the heat dissipation area.
>>11026282>Does your family/friends know about your hobby? What was their reaction?My wife doesn't care, my kids occasionally MOC with me, but they're getting to the age where phones and friend groups are more important than toys. My nephews think it's the coolest shit ever and we build together a lot. My nieces are the same ages as my kids, so they don't give a shit. Though one of my nieces legit thought I was unemployed and played with Lego all day while my wife worked to support my habit. Mom, brother, in-laws and friends don't care, but my dad thinks my designs are amazing. But he's an engineer, so that's probably why.My blog aside, who cares what people think? You're not out gambling money away or spending it on whores and drugs. I have picrel coming in the mail today and my nephew is excited to build some Spaceships for the crew. Share your hobbies with your friends and family and you just might get some fellow builders.
>>11026282Yes, everyone I know that actually matters knows most of my hobbies, including Legos. Parents think it's cool that I have the income and free time to buy toys for myself and enjoy them.Partner is into them as well and gets wet at watching me do anything creative or passionately so it doesn't matter if it was Lego or underwater basket weaving her reaction would be the same.Other family members have literally given me their old Lego because I am in good standing with everyone and they know Lego is one of my hobbies and know the bricks will be taken care of and enjoyed if I have them.You should just do what you want, be ready for people to judge you, but just keep doing what you're doing and the ones that are gonna be a piece of shit about it will slowly fall away over time and you'll end up only surrounded by the people you need to be.
>>11026335My nigga. Baddad is based even if castle is better than space and always will be faggot. >did you get the younger one the plushie space alien yet?My wife and kid and I enjoy plastic building bricks at different levels and in different ways but we all enjoy it. If legos weren’t fun they wouldn’t be so popular… which somehow makes them less fun?
>>11026344>even if castle is better than space and always will be faggotCastle is for dick slurping homos, Space will always be the superior theme. >did you get the younger one the plushie space alien yet?They both said the alien was ugly. My youngest got the pink spaceman (she named her Rosie), my oldest asked for $25 in Robux... can't win em all I guess.>My wife and kid and I enjoy plastic building bricks at different levels and in different ways but we all enjoy it.That's pretty cool that your wife enjoys Lego. Mine thinks the mechs I build are cool, but is so-so on my vehicles (understandable). She doesn't build anything though. Your wife MOCs?
>>11026433She does not moc and will obsess over finding parts for sets that are mixed into the bins. She likes to build but hates to deviate from the instructions. We used to do puzzles and the she got me the ship in a bottle our first Christmas and we build with the kid now. We take them apart she puts them back together as best she can while I stand there knowing the parts she’s looking for are currently riding on a pirate ship downstairs. Space sucks but the blue stuffie space guy is now Baby Benny in our house. Good call on those Lego movie sets now’s the time to get them because they haven’t all gone through the roof.
>>11026441>She likes to build but hates to deviate from the instructions.My wife is OCD like that too. Still pretty based that she at least builds shit. >>11026441>Space sucks but the blue stuffie space guy is now Baby Benny in our house.Sounds like you have a Space fan in your house. I just hope you don't push your faggy castle stuff on your kid. He already has better taste than you.>>11026441>Good call on those Lego movie sets now’s the time to get them because they haven’t all gone through the roof.The prices are already through the roof. I wanted to build up my classic space army and really wanted a pink one too. Bricklink prices for them are going up, so I had to bite the bullet and order thst movie set. I'm kinda pissed, because they were on clearance at my Walmart for the longest time at 5 bucks a pop. I ashamed to say I spent 40 dollars on that Benny's Space Squad set. Still cheaper than parting out Spacemen on Bricklink.
>>11025695Great design. I like that it's so outlandish yet somehow cohesive and sensible.
>>11026282>Does your family/friends know about your hobby? What was their reaction?How fucking old are you. What are you 15.When you are 35+ and live in your own house/apartament why would you care.
>>11025682I like the black guy's tummy bacteria.
Check it outhttps://youtube.com/shorts/1cBOQIm_OtQ?si=dNI7frkISMUkOg-q
Bought a couple of the new space mechs and I've still got a few boxes of Benny's space squad (bought a fuck ton of them years ago to save for a big space build one day when I'm not broke). Gonna crack them open try make something fun.
>>11026951Did you buy this many?
yo legofags Ive always loved making my own figs of characters I like out of "purist" parts. Im making a chainsawman moc, very small one and wanted to make a Reze/bombdevil. Not sure if this counts as moc building but wondering where an experienced builder would start with making a head for my bombdevil here picrel. I wanted to put it on a minifig so it wont be perfect, I get that.
>>11027034I just wanted help with lego, the toy we are supposed to be talking about. I dont need your polack take. Keep your shit contained
>>11027024>>11027054Nah go ahead and fuck off with that shit. Post a moc or gtfo.
>>11027061im not dealing with this autism. Have fun with your dead thread
>>11027065>dead threadWtf are you smoking faggot? Lmao the audacity of you Lego general tourists sometimes. We have almost hit the image limit but the threads not dead hit just doesn’t get replaced every 48 hours like that dumpster fire lego general. Don’t you have some leaks to post?
An old micro moc of mine
>>11027135Well we got a contender for the new thread image! Shit looks amazing anon I like microbuilds.
>>11027138Sorry forgot to attach image.>pic related
Any c&c on this micro scale King Raven from GOW? I couldn't find any at this (or really any small size) online.
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>>11027135>>11027139I really like both these micro builds, very fun. Both have different vibes and I dig em.that baseplate is giving me heavy nostalgic vibesAlso why folks here gotta be so antagonistic? Like I get it, it's 4chan and trolling is a thing. But why folks purposefully being jerks to each other in a MOC thread that's all about having fun with our bricks? Like, who cares if someone wants minifigures of their favorite thing? At least they are playing and having fun. Same goes for dudes who build mecha, castles or even the guy who builds weirdly sexy anime brick girl. I don't know Chainsawman, but I see it on bookshelf end caps at Target so I doubt it's anything to clutch pearls at on 4chan haha.>>11026951Is hella cool, looking forward to your update.>>11026968Jesus christ yo. Like what the holy hell.
>>11027607>Also why folks here gotta be so antagonistic?I don't think I'm antagonistic. I really think people are just giving each other shit because that's what guys do. I don't REALLY hate castlefags, anon. While Space is definitely the superior theme, I'm really just joking around when I talk shit about Castle. But seriously, fuck Castle. I would like to see more mechs though.
how the hell do people build those mocs that use obscure pieces that came out like 20 years ago? do they have an encyclopedic knowledge of every piece ever made?
>>11028078an autistic knowledge, yes
>>11028078I can't speak for them but I just dig around in my big bin of parts and if I find something that looks like it might look cool I try it.
>>11028078This>>11028109
>>11028118how many parts do you have?I want to start making MOCs. Mainly robots in this scale. Should I get used to doing it digitally or do I order a bunch of parts I think I will need like joints and bracket pieces and then try to make something out of that?I got some lego sets but they are mainly bigger builds and it would be inefficient to dissasemble them for the smaller pieces.
when did this split off from lego general?pity all of my lego's in storage somewhere...
>>11028127>>11028127>Should I get used to doing it digitally or do I order a bunch of parts I think I will need like joints and bracket pieces and then try to make something out of that?I've built a ton of mechs and never used a digital program for it. Just buy joints, watch some tutorials on YouTube, and experiment.
>>11028152>when did this split off from lego general?When it became obvious to even the dullest retard that the general was never going to be a place to do anything but shill licenseslop and TOTALLY GEEK OUT over EPIC DIDNEY WARS ARMYBUILDING... then we still waited like two more years to make a thread for people who actually like lego because it's /toy/
>>11011911I tried making an older style Shell station adapting bits from the 7993 Octan station, I need to get another round peice and a couple propellers for the drying area, but I like how it turned out.
>>11028152>>11028172I’ll add that for whatever reason having a moc thread and lego general thread pisses someone off hard. And while it’s died down, last nights pornstravaganza just shows it really activates someone’s almonds. I’m of the live and let live philosophy but also you know in the give people shit crowd. >>11028032Baddad is right about just guys being guys even if his kids are getting taken away by dcfs Thursday. But yeah I don’t hate space (even though it’s gayer than gay) it’s just us giving each other shit. I gave him some fine trolling for like three weeks and was a fuckin champ about it people need to not be so fragile.
>>11028155 Make a dragon mech faggot at least it will be castlethemed!
Anyone else here got any Train MOCs? Here's one that's more a modification of an existing set but I'm still happy with it
>>11016304(1/6)Instead of adding a Dejarik table (which is apparently an actual Lego piece) like people suggested, I made with what I had a goofy arcade machine I'll call Gooberfish Gobanza (y'know, the fish that attacked Jar Jar, Oni-wan, and Qui-gon)
Someone's needs to make a new thread. I tried, but the site says it thinks I'm spam reeee
>>11027135this is GORGEOUS!
>>11028464>Someone's needs to make a new threadWhy? We haven't reached the image limit.
>>11028433>>11028433>>11028433
>>11028756This is a MOC thread. That other thread you linked is a Lego general and full of shit. Get it together, or I'll make a MOC thread myself
>> 11028819>> 11028819>> 11028819New /lmg/ thread Great thread anons, solid moc all around
>>11028819>>11028819New /lmg/ thread Great thread anons. Solid mocs all around
>>11028816Damn, it was worth a try to merge the threads back again.
sooooo is this thread done or no?
>>11015583don't rewrite history nigger. we've all seen the pictures
>>11012289any more pics of the modded exosuit?
