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 ;)

With all that you had to do with it, it's more like "the guy next door who might actually be the dad due to infidelity...." Thanks for all the positive comments. The walls being very white: Agreed. I may soon pull the top layers of the walls and replace some spots with bricks with studs on one side, that way I can mount some posters by doing stickers on 2x2 and 2x4 tiles. Yeah, it was a bit of fun just going onto bricklink and buying random minifigs, including the more expensive character ones (Nothing super high dollar in there, but still, more costly than "normal" minifigs would have been. The idea was to make it as varied as possible to show off the geek culture and different sides to it. It was and wasn't. I plan on maybe handing it over to them for a while, but it's kinda big and annoying to move, plus I like having it at home ;) The entrance: There really isn't one beyond the elevator. It's an odd store in that it's on the first floor of an office building, so you go into a boring lift lobby, and come out to this. Exactly the feel I was going for. The Free Comic Book Day event they've run for the last 3 years (they opened Feb 2011) has been getting bigger and bigger every year. There's some shots on their facebook page from next to the pillar (where the mime and clown and being hunted) that show off just how crazy and full they get, I wanted to make it kind of over the top, lots of stuff going on etc.

Greetings all, Based on a real comic book store in Melbourne - All Star Comics - I, along with some nice help from member here ED-209, have constructed the All Star Lego MOC. I decided early on to go with a fairly accurate scale of the store rather than a model with the "feel" of the real store. Yes, the store does actually have a ping pong table that they set up on occasion. To help get a feel where everything is Their back room, fridge is based on the fridge from the modular Fire Station (I think...) There's a large pillar and raised rear section of the store One of the things that ED-209 fought for, we added hinges for playability The rear room folds out too so you can play in the bookshelves The fun starts here: Troy and Mitch the store owners, Troy dressed as Thor a few years back for Free Comic Book day, Mitch did Woverine, so I decided to reflect that here (FCBD is the first Saturday in May, contact you local store for details). The lift was the first thing designed, simple but clever technic gearing to have sliding doors that move at different speeds (like a real elevator door of course) Special guest, Alan Moore Cosplay as Ripley and an alien The crowd there for the Q&A I smell crossover I wanted everyone to be yellow, so lots of slight customisation to licensed minifigs, I'm pretty happy with this Supergirl This is a minifig of my lovely wife, where we have an ongoing joke about her drinking habits, yes, a couple of non official parts for her. The secret of the pillar Batman, a bust and a bookshelf.... Next secret The back room (for some reason, I found it funny to drop the standard bin in there) And the secret held in the back room Another secret, a small amount of room was unused, so we hid a TARDIS Now some general crowd scenes I absolutely adore the Lady Loki End count was around 3500 parts, designed and built over a few months starting in Sept. First MOC I have done, working on more with ED-209 for the future.