snefroe Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 the cockpit is a nice, but failed, attempt from TLC. . . . Quote
snefroe Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Yeah, the cockpit is the worst part. I also didn't like the lack of a passage. Any mods for that? the passage was a disappointment ... but considering the structure, a logical decision. after all, the hinges are structurally important. i think i have a suggestion, that doesn't force you to change too much... i'll try to post a photo tomorrow, if i'm succesfull, that is... Quote
xwingyoda Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 You can see on Flails mods from fbtb:http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=86875 Well, here you can see all the mods he done. Pretty nice ones >-| Really Impressive modifications, I love the longe and all the passage he made, makes me want to try something ;) Thanks for sharing the pics ;) Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Very nice mods. I esp. like the interior and cockpit (hall and lounge). I truly wish I had a fraction of this ability. Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 It even has a toilet! Overall, I still think this is the best SW model I've purchased. There's always room for improvement, but this is a great set! Quote
Vader Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 You surely are an insperation to us all when it comes to custom building :) Quote
snefroe Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 come on, guys! didn't you know this guy? he's posting modifications on brickshelf regularly... you do know "brickshelf" don't you ?:P Quote
snefroe Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Yeah, the cockpit is the worst part. I also didn't like the lack of a passage. Any mods for that? it is possible to build a clear passage without having to modify a segment of your roof... here's a photo... i basically dumped the pieces on the inside, changed the hinges, attached the section between the cockpit and the passage to the latter, got rid of the 4 x 4 round corner pieces and attached the cockpit directly to the roof of the passage... from the cockpit, you can see all the way to the door mechanism... the modification of the brickshelf guy is more realistic, tho... you can clearly see that the real passage follows a different direction than the Lego model... so he was right to change the roof section. see:http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=842098 and http://www.frazmtn.com/~punstr/blueprint/falcon.gif he did make one mistake: his cockpit is too close to the hull. he should have made the passage two studs longer Quote
Flail Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Hey, my Falcon! :) Hello, I'm new to these boards, but I've been an FBTB member for quite awhile. First, thanks for the kind words for my Falcon mods! It's been a long process and even though I've told myself I'm done with it there are still a few things I may try, like a smugglers compartment or retractable landing gear (I don't think both are possible). he did make one mistake: his cockpit is too close to the hull. he should have made the passage two studs longer Actually, this was a bit of a compromise. The real problem is the size of the cockpit. I have plans to do a true minifig scale Falcon, basicly using the same cockpit from my Falcon mods. By doing that, the body must grow to almost twice it's size in the Falcon mod! So, the cockpit in my mods is way oversized for the body. In the real Falcon model the cockpit is flush with the side of the ship. Moving it two studs out would probably make it project out too far. But, you know, I might try one stud and see how that looks. :) BTW, hasn't this post steered a bit off course? :') :) Quote
snefroe Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 BTW, hasn't this post steered a bit off course? :') :) yeah... that one our strongest points... :P Quote
xwingyoda Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Flail, Warm welcome to our boards, I'm sure you will love it with us, even though we do tend to go way off topic sometimes (nearly all the times in fact :-D ). You really did a great job on the Falcon, I want to modify mine after viewing your pics ;) Off course this topic can go off-topic, we are still waiting for TLC to show us the theme of the topic, so till then :P Quote
Ras 74 Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Well, there he is! Welcome here as well Flail! I still wonder when we will see mods on the X-wing that you promissed a long time ago. See you arround... Quote
xwingyoda Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Well, there he is!Welcome here as well Flail! I still wonder when we will see mods on the X-wing that you promissed a long time ago. See you arround... Mods on Xwing??????? Where, where?????? Quote
The Middleman Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Well, there he is!Welcome here as well Flail! I still wonder when we will see mods on the X-wing that you promissed a long time ago. See you arround... Mods on Xwing??????? Where, where?????? If you had actually read the post, you'd know that they're not out yet. ;) Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Very nice Flail. I admire anyone who can build like this. I also like your choice of classic castle for your avatar as well. That was a great little set! Welcome. Quote
Flail Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 I also like your choice of classic castle for your avatar as well. That was a great little set! Ah, yes...a wonderful little set. I am the proud owner of seven such sets! *satis* Although, I have to say, in my misguided youth, I...uh....painted a few of these figs. *sobs* Ah well, I still have about thirty or so left. Quote
xwingyoda Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Well, there he is!Welcome here as well Flail! I still wonder when we will see mods on the X-wing that you promissed a long time ago. See you arround... Mods on Xwing??????? Where, where?????? If you had actually read the post, you'd know that they're not out yet. ;) I DID read the thread Bloody Jay, its just I'm impatient to see it ;) Quote
The Middleman Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 I also like your choice of classic castle for your avatar as well. That was a great little set! Ah, yes...a wonderful little set. I am the proud owner of seven such sets! *satis* Although, I have to say, in my misguided youth, I...uh....painted a few of these figs. *sobs* Ah well, I still have about thirty or so left. Ouch. What did you paint on them? Quote
V()()D()() Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 QUOTE (Flail @ Apr 21 2005, 12:30 AM) Although, I have to say, in my misguided youth, I...uh....painted a few of these figs. *sobs* Ah well, I still have about thirty or so left. Wow, what where you thinking! Was there a megablock stuck in your head or somthing! haha jok'n ;) Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted April 22, 2005 Posted April 22, 2005 I also like your choice of classic castle for your avatar as well. Quote
Sarg_Kulo Posted April 22, 2005 Posted April 22, 2005 BTW, hasn't this post steered a bit off course? :') :) Hardly any topics here don't ;) Quote
The Middleman Posted April 22, 2005 Posted April 22, 2005 I also like your choice of classic castle for your avatar as well. That was a great little set! Ah, yes...a wonderful little set. I am the proud owner of seven such sets! *satis* Although, I have to say, in my misguided youth, I...uh....painted a few of these figs. *sobs* Ah well, I still have about thirty or so left. I've got 2 or 3 (3rd incomplete) sets myself in the garage with the yellow castle and 2 knight's tournament/joust sets in a box somewere in the garage. These were my first castle sets I purchased in Germany before they were available in the US. In fact, one of the shields of the knight's tournament set is inverted (meaning the colors are crossed (brown/beige)) opposite of the emblem on the knight's chest - if that makes sense. That's got to be extremely rare - I wonder how much they're worth! :oo Quote
Sarg_Kulo Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 So no pics of the Sandcrawler yet? Was this set actually confirmed or was it a rumour? Quote
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