*grins* I used to be able to shoot a bow, a long time ago...not anything spectacular, but I passed the Scout badge and certification, and I passed the archery class I took in college for my Phys Ed requirement.
I helped build one of those once. I think, anyway. It might have been the Falcon? I forget. Anyway, the solution for that person was to get a small side table to display it on.
It's a lot of fun to invite a bunch of people over to work on.
"We had approximately 8 dedicated builders (we worked in shifts), with a few extra people who stopped in occasionally. We started around 12:30 in the afternoon, and finished around 11:30 that night. Really it was 10 more-or-less solid hours of work, with a 1 hour break for lunch/dinner (calling the pizza place required me to be on hold for 15 minutes, after trying to call 4 times and getting a busy signal. Then the pizza took 2 hours to arrive. Yay, New Year's Day)."
I've -really- been digging the Mars mission sets. I've bought/built most of the little ones now, and I'm starting to think about ways to bash them up and make some new stuff.
Take a look at the dropship set. (I know, it's $40, but...) - it's seriously the best designed space set I've seen in a long time. (Turns out they had this dude design it as part of their "ambassador program".) I fully support cool dudes getting flown to Lego and being asked to make more cool things.
I dunno.. it seems like too many wacky specialty parts. I guess I'm just sorta old school :P I think this was the coolest vehicle ever designed. Which is why I sought it out used online. :P
The unintended rivals. Those two really are. They came out about the same time. They both had 6 huge wheels with suspension. Both had rear wheel steering. The question was, what was cooler?
A magnetized crane arm or detachable pods for ship and/or mobile command unit.
Personally, I fell in love with the little command unit, and I like the pod look better than the massive canopy. But really, it's a personal preference. That and I liked the Blacktron base better. :P
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Date: 2008-04-11 04:05 pm (UTC)I think I've got some upper desk shelf space....
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Date: 2008-04-11 05:17 pm (UTC)That's so crazy it just might work.
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Date: 2008-04-11 06:41 pm (UTC)You need only to ask.
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Date: 2008-04-11 06:46 pm (UTC)Just...merry.
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Date: 2008-04-13 06:01 pm (UTC)*pictures the two of you with longbows and green tights*
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Date: 2008-04-13 07:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-11 05:02 pm (UTC)It's a lot of fun to invite a bunch of people over to work on.
It was in fact the Star Destroyer
Date: 2008-04-11 05:13 pm (UTC)"We had approximately 8 dedicated builders (we worked in shifts), with a few extra people who stopped in occasionally. We started around 12:30 in the afternoon, and finished around 11:30 that night. Really it was 10 more-or-less solid hours of work, with a 1 hour break for lunch/dinner (calling the pizza place required me to be on hold for 15 minutes, after trying to call 4 times and getting a busy signal. Then the pizza took 2 hours to arrive. Yay, New Year's Day)."
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Date: 2008-04-11 09:17 pm (UTC)However, I want http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Product.aspx?p=10143&cn=52 more.
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Date: 2008-04-11 09:20 pm (UTC)I -know- that both models (or the Falcon, now that it's out) are meant to be display pieces, but the ISD just seems so. much. more. impressive.
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Date: 2008-04-11 09:22 pm (UTC)Actually, I also really want some of the Indiana Jones sets.
And yea, the Falcon would be sweet. I just wasn't a huge fan of the giant metal wedges as I was that moon sized battle station.
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Date: 2008-04-11 09:53 pm (UTC)Yeah, the Indy sets don't look bad either.
I've -really- been digging the Mars mission sets. I've bought/built most of the little ones now, and I'm starting to think about ways to bash them up and make some new stuff.
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Date: 2008-04-11 11:26 pm (UTC)If nothing else, I will get the Indy and Dad set, with the little motorbike. :P
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Date: 2008-04-11 11:47 pm (UTC)I dunno.. it seems like too many wacky specialty parts. I guess I'm just sorta old school :P I think this was the coolest vehicle ever designed. Which is why I sought it out used online. :P
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=6933-1
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Date: 2008-04-12 12:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-12 04:33 am (UTC)A magnetized crane arm or detachable pods for ship and/or mobile command unit.
Personally, I fell in love with the little command unit, and I like the pod look better than the massive canopy. But really, it's a personal preference. That and I liked the Blacktron base better. :P
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Date: 2008-04-12 04:42 am (UTC)I had a lot of fun using a couple of those canopies for things over the years....
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Date: 2008-04-12 04:43 am (UTC)Bottom line.
Legos are cool.
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