oz the malefic

Thanks very much for the file, my build went perfectly and have not had a single gearbox issue.

Not at all. The bags always have the same items in them, thus if it's missing from the bag it should have been in, it won't be anywhere. And yeah, just follow the link above, they're really quick about sending replacements.

I was missing a single piece of the flexible hosing for the exhaust. First time I've ever had a missing part. So I had been on the fence about this set since release, but double VIP pushed me over the edge. There is no doubt that it is too expensive, but the end result is phenomenal IMHO. But yes, it's definitely a display piece. I built it using Didumos69's errata, combined with using a lot of spare 3L black pins to replace the blue 3L pins that were on display, but the most fun was the surprisingly simple mod of turning it into a right hand drive model.

Well, this was going to be a day 1 purchase, but a big sale came up for me and I bought some other sets for a currently in-progress MOC with the thought to buy the GT3 RS later (most likely with double VIP points). It appears as though this may have been a good decision as Lego have obviously been inspired by Porsche themselves by building something that will eventually not work (see IMS issues for 996 and 997 cars).

Disappointing that this didn't go ahead under Ideas, would have looked great with the Mini and F40 models. Any chance you'll share/sell the instructions?

Whilst I generally keep to Technic and Creator Expert models, the 31039 Blue Power Jet just looked to good to miss. The consensus appears to be that the design is strongly based on the oft-maligned Lockheed Martin F-35. This is the jet that was the result of the Joint Strike Fighter program that cost multiple world governments multiple billions of dollars, included possible loss of data to Chinese spies and has recently made the news due to losing a dogfight with an F-16 (an aircraft produced in the 1970s). Of course, I must say, I don’t really care about the detractors, as I don’t know nearly enough to form my own opinion. Now onto the Blue Power Jet, with a USA price of $70 for 608 pieces puts the value around a fairly average price-per-piece, though the Australian price was $90, which I would consider a little high, but fortunately found it on sale at one of the bigger retailers making it immediate buy, otherwise I would have waited until double VIP points and bought it with something else to get free shipping. Open the package and we reveal this: some bags. Fairly full bags, but not nearly as many as I have been used to lately. I’m still not sure how I am feeling about bound instruction booklets. Of course it’s a positive having everything in one single volume, but I think I prefer how a stapled book can be flattened out, allowing a better view all the way to the centre of the page spread. But onwards, I then moved onto my patented sorting method to get this build commenced. Ah, there, ready to go. From the very beginning we jumped into a straightforward Technic frame. Which was quickly expanded upon to give a very early indication of the length of the final product. Some simple SNOT techniques created the space for the landing gear to retract, it’s very neat but probably one of the few downsides of the final model is that the wheels are still visible even when retracted (though quite well hidden in from most views being below the wings). The cockpit area is quite interesting, and a very effective use of some common elements. Beautiful use of cheese wedges for the rear of the seat. Joystick, multiple printed screens, an interestingly placed 1x1 transparent green plate for the HUD. Of course meaning that this placement in a clip is a legal Lego design, I think I’ve seen it elsewhere, but I’m not 100% sure. Just so much SNOT…. I probably geeked out about such a small design feature more than I should, but I loved the use of a hinge to form the diagonal edge of the side intakes So simple, but so effective…. It was at this point that I really felt like what I had made was looking more like a boat than a jet. And now it looks like a boat from Spongebob Squarepants!!! Since the original photos, I had been very interested in how the wing was going to come together, it’s a very simple connection, only one stud holding above and below at one end and a 4x1 hinge plate at the other. The wing is then just COVERED in plates and tiles, nothing super special to photo, but very nicely executed and very effective to see. I adore how the wings are held in place though. Gaps in the body and some plates with bars. And then just clipped into place (there are some bricks later to hold it in place more securely, but this is very effective in holding the wing by itself) Looking almost done Alas, because of the small amount left to go, I didn’t really take photos of the construction of the stabilators or vertical stabilisers, but they were very simple and either plate based or brick built. Though it was at this point that due to being in Australia, I did get a helper come along to finish the build. Stabilators in place. Vertical stabilisers. So I guess means we’re done… NOT YET! Good news, minifigs fit in the cockpit! And apparently, if you can drive a Ferrari F1 car, you can fly a jet: I really do love the cheese wedge headrests. I don’t think the scale is quite the same…. And with the use of some scaffolding, we have a flyover of my extremely busy modular city. Hopefully this has been an interesting enough read, I strongly recommend this set. The design is (as I keep saying) extremely effective. Great use of tiles for surfaces, great value, and a great build experience. I don’t do ratings, I’ll just class it as a “worth buying”.

Alas, I think you're correct. The Ferris Wheel designer video was released on Apr 30 and was release for VIP in mid May.... DAMN! I don't want to wait another month, so excited for this one.

My feedback: amazing!

Yep, I give up. I can never do something this good. Honestly just amazing work.

Great version of the carousel, the colours and lights make me smile. With the sails, how did you measure out the size? Do you have a template or measurements available? I'm looking to do a recoloured versions myself (slightly more subtle than yours )

I still feel bad that it exploded in my hands.... Great pics Ed.

Awesome work Ed. For those who know him personally, he's not joking about this...

OP, that's an amazing job, love the frame, love the seat, love the new rear suspension geometry :D I just got finished with exactly the same fix, and coincidentally ended up with basically the same resolution. I also wasn't happy with the exhaust as I felt like it was just placed too randomly and one looking like it wasn't even connected. Thus, my result. Not perfectly accurate for the real world, but I think it still make more sense than the randomness of the original design.

Woooo, excellent. I shared the pics a couple of weeks ago, they went a little nuts (in a good way).

Excellent build, the colour is really good in that context. I just feel sorry for the guy working on the roof with no way down ;)