Everything LEGO thread!

No, I think these were built by a LEGO club "from scratch".

 

Finally received all the bricks to begin my AT-AT project. Along with changing out a lot of the brightly-colored bricks for grays and black, I'm also adding more computer terminal printed bricks to make the interior a bit more realistic. I also realized that despite the model including seating for 16 Snowtrooper minifigs, unless you remove their helmet/backpack combo, Snowtroopers can't sit down. So I created helmet/backpack/blaster gear holders that I'll be adding for my Snowtrooper crew so they can sit down. I've got about 4K bricks ready to go into this set, which, if you've never seen 4K Lego bricks, is a lot. Hoping to get started over the weekend. I'll post some picks of the sheer number of bricks before I get started!

 

Can't wait to see it

 

2X. Gonna be sick!

 

Headed to LEGO land in Grapevine Mills mall today then over to bass pro shops!

 

I was at the Lego discovery center on Wednesday. I wasn't too thrilled with it. My son and daughter picked up a few new sets. I should have bought the death star or B wing. I never made it to bass pro because no one ever wants to go. Maybe I will stop by on my way out (heading back to Oklahoma today).

 

Took the day off and decided to dig in to the AT-AT. Here are a few pics of the bricks in totes. I'm using 99.8% new bricks, which added to the cost, but will be worth not having to look at bricks and plates with teeth marks, etc. Roughly 4K bricks weighs in at 10.2lbs without the storage bins (if my math is correct).





My work space:



The crew anxiously awaiting their new AT-AT (and Luke waiting to bring it down!):



Just put on Episode V for some inspiration. Here we go!

 

Please keep us posted!

That looks like it's going to be an epic build!

 

I made out only buying one small iron man set and two mini figs from series 5. Bass pro sucks compared to cabellas. I had a $25 gift card and ended up getting my son a buz Lightyear fishing pole and some pecan fudge for myself.

 

Spent about 3 hours today putting together the feet and ankles. Sorting through the parts is by far the longest (but most fun!) part. If this were in numbered, pre-sorted bags from Lego, it wouldn't be near as much fun.



For scale:

 

Looks like its gonna be bad ass!

 

May these kids burn in hell for a thousands years!

UPDATE: AN extraordinary body of Lego which took six weeks to build has been trashed in an act of vandalism at Cairns Central but the builder says it won't stop him from returning.
The callous act saw a carefully constructed $25,000 Lego brick helicopter smashed into pieces at Cairns Central on Thursday night.
It took Melbourne-based Lego certified professional Ryan "The Brickman'' McNaught six weeks to create the 100,000 piece "Elvis the Helicopter'' which was on display atop a table near Centre Court in the complex.
Police said an elderly male tourist saw the incident unfold around 9.40pm on Thursday night and it is believed a group of juveniles approached the display, pushed it over causing it to smash and then fled.
A Cairns police spokesperson said the witness contacted police after the incident and they were looking at CCTV footage of the incident yesterday to attempt to identify the youths.

Despite the setback, Mr McNaught continued taking workshops with kids at the shopping centre yesterday and will be there until Saturday as he continues his attempt to build the world's largest Lego Daintree Rainforest.
Mr McNaught said his work had never been damaged before but it wouldn't deter him from coming back to Cairns.
"I was disappointed that my six weeks' worth of work was not going to be able to be appreciated by the community but more so I was upset for the kids,'' he said.
"The people of Cairns are lovely and the children have enjoyed the workshop. I hope to come back again soon and showcase another great Lego display.''
Mr McNaught's wife Melinda took to Twitter on Thursday night to vent about the incident, posting a snapshot of the damage.
"Ryan McNaught, Aussie #LEGO Certified Professional at Cairns Central this week - vandalism tonight,'' she wrote.
"Devastation for Ryan and the McNaught family tonight as #LEGOElvis destroyed at public display #disrespect.''
Cairns father Mark Jordan, who loves to build Lego with his five-year-old son Spencer, said he was devastated over the incident.
"I know the feeling of having one of the small sets broken "accidently", I couldn't imagine finding out that someone has deliberately pushed over a (100,000) piece creation,'' he said.
"Drive some respect into these idiots, if they had just stopped for five seconds and thought, What if that was mine?''
A Cairns Central spokesperson said the centre was working with Mr McNaught yesterday to try to have the display restored as soon as possible.
"Currently, the damage is being assessed to allow the display to be restored as soon as possible,'' they said.
"Without having assessed the full damage it is difficult to determine if it can be fixed however the centre team are working with Ryan to have the display restored as soon as possible. The centre team and Ryan are working with the local authorities to determine the exact cause of the incident.''
He is in Cairns to build a huge plastic rainforest at Cairns Central this week.
While they are not employed by LEGO, people are selected into the LEGO Certified Professionals program based on their building efficiency, enthusiasm and professional approach and many turn their love for LEGO into a career.
When Mr McNaught visited Cairns at the same time last year, he amazed onlookers with a scale replica of the ship from 1970s television hit The Love Boat built out of 250,000 pieces.
Keen Lego builders can register to be part of a workshop at Cairns Central's customer service or visit cairnscentral.com.au for more information.

 

That blows.

 

Some of mine..

 

'mo

I really like the cowboy and pirate sets

 

Bout it

 

The classic boats are some of my favs. Great collection!

 

Excellent collection. Great posts!

 

I wish my brother and I had gotten more boats when we were kids. I spent hours and hours in the tub with mine.

 

And I never had any of the boats when I was a kid, which is prob why I like them so much now. Same with the pirate ships.