I've love to do some Star Wars themed Lego Design by me, but you can't use Star Wars Mini figures in Lego Design by me because of intellectual property rights.
I helped my daughter build the Lego Star Wars Lukes Landspeeder at Christmas, that was a great set. Now she keeps pestering me, demading she wants the Lego Star Wars Droid Escape Pod all the time!
Personally I'd really like to buy and build Bobba Fett's Lego Space Ship 'Slave 1' I keep thinking about letting off Design by me and getting the Lego Star Wars Slave 1 Set but despite it looking great, I think the fun is as much in the design as the building.
I'm, still working on my giant battle cruiser design with crew quarters - that should be my most impressive Lego Design by Me set to date! But It's not going to be cheap, it's going to cost over £200 in parts I reckon and It's a long way from finished...
My daughter also keeps going on about the Lego Death Star, It looks fantastic - but £300 for Lego !?
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Monday 23 January 2012
Lego Cuusoo : The 2 Man Star Raider.
I've had some really positive feedback on my 2 Man Star Raider craft as shown in last weeks post.
People particularly seem to like the design of the cockpit.
If you'd like to see this two seater patrol craft in production you can vote for it on Lego Cuusoo
It would need a tiny bit of work to make it production quality - mainly the canopy over the cockpit. I did the best I could with the Lego Design by me pallette, but a there isn't a decent two seater hinged canopy in the Lego Design by me pallette - so I had to improvise.
Despite design by me ending I am still working on Design by me sets, the next project is a large battlecruiser, with pilots seat, co-pilots seat, captains control chair, 3 command stations, 6 berths, a galley and an officers mess.
How will I order it? With no more Lego Design by me the only way will be through the pick a brick service.
I'm experimenting with this by buying a second copy of the LCX1 Fighter I designed for my nephew - he's built it now but I still haven't seen it - so I'm getting my own through pick a brick - but with no instructions or box...
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| 2 Man Star Raider Craft. |
People particularly seem to like the design of the cockpit.
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| Getting in. |
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| Back of the Cockpit. |
It would need a tiny bit of work to make it production quality - mainly the canopy over the cockpit. I did the best I could with the Lego Design by me pallette, but a there isn't a decent two seater hinged canopy in the Lego Design by me pallette - so I had to improvise.
Despite design by me ending I am still working on Design by me sets, the next project is a large battlecruiser, with pilots seat, co-pilots seat, captains control chair, 3 command stations, 6 berths, a galley and an officers mess.
How will I order it? With no more Lego Design by me the only way will be through the pick a brick service.
I'm experimenting with this by buying a second copy of the LCX1 Fighter I designed for my nephew - he's built it now but I still haven't seen it - so I'm getting my own through pick a brick - but with no instructions or box...
Monday 9 January 2012
Lego Design By Me : The 2 Man Star Raider Spacecraft
Lego Design By Me has been good to me. I ordered the set as described in my last post, and though not as impressive as my original set I'm still very pleased with the final result. It's a very solid model, which looks functional and would fit my 'Black' new interpretation of the classic Lego Space theme well.
The only real compromise with this Lego Design By Me set is the canopy over the cockpit - it would really benefit from a specifically moulded single piece. My original intention was to use the green domed pieces which went onto the single seater Lego Design By Me LCX1 Fighter I made for my nephew, but the piece is tricky to get to fit right and when it did it made the craft wider than looked sensible. Besides that I really wanted a genuine two man cockpit - a bit like a flying sports car with guns sort of thing. Seperate domes didn't really give this feel.
Images below:-
Please support my Lego Cuusoo Projects:-
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5890 (My Space Based MMORPG which implements player designed ships and buildings from Ledo Digital Designer.)
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5384 (My Space Patrol Ship)
The only real compromise with this Lego Design By Me set is the canopy over the cockpit - it would really benefit from a specifically moulded single piece. My original intention was to use the green domed pieces which went onto the single seater Lego Design By Me LCX1 Fighter I made for my nephew, but the piece is tricky to get to fit right and when it did it made the craft wider than looked sensible. Besides that I really wanted a genuine two man cockpit - a bit like a flying sports car with guns sort of thing. Seperate domes didn't really give this feel.
Images below:-
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Canopy open. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Rear view |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Occupied Cockpit. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Occupied Cockpit. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Unoccupied Cockpit. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Climbing into the Cockpit. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Ready for the canopy to be fitted.. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Front View |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Square on front view |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Square on front view |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Side on view |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Rear view showing engines. |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Square on Rear view |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Rear View |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Showing undercarriage |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Showing undercarriage |
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| Lego Design By Me 2 Man Raider Craft : Top down view |
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Please support my Lego Cuusoo Projects:-
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5890 (My Space Based MMORPG which implements player designed ships and buildings from Ledo Digital Designer.)
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5384 (My Space Patrol Ship)
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Lego Design By Me : My Final Set?
I started designing a huge Lego Design By Me Battlecruiser that was going to have crew quarters and a command centre, mess and galley - but before I'd finished the chassis it was already over £200...
I had to order another set though, so I decided to get my hands on the 2 man Star Raider Craft which I started showcasing the Design By Me process on this blog with.
I haven't taken any pictures of this Lego Design By Me set in the bricks yet, but as soon as I do I will post them. It does work well as a model though and is very sturdy - you can hold one wing adn shake it up and down and it stays together.
The only real criticism is the canopy for the cockpit - it works, but a moulded single piece canopy might look better.
Pictures will follow soon!
Please support my Lego Cuusoo Projects:-
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5890 (My Space Based MMORPG which implements player designed ships and buildings from Ledo Digital Designer.)
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5384 (My Space Patrol Ship)
I had to order another set though, so I decided to get my hands on the 2 man Star Raider Craft which I started showcasing the Design By Me process on this blog with.
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| The Finished Model |
The only real criticism is the canopy for the cockpit - it works, but a moulded single piece canopy might look better.
Pictures will follow soon!
Please support my Lego Cuusoo Projects:-
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5890 (My Space Based MMORPG which implements player designed ships and buildings from Ledo Digital Designer.)
http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/5384 (My Space Patrol Ship)
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