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petero
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When I opened Barad-dur, I noticed something odd. The packet that contains the instruction manuals and stickers has two sealing tapes on each side: The bottom tapes were cut open, and the top tapes were intact (until I opened them). The instructions and stickers are there, and the packet was sealed in the inner box, so it wasn't tampered with after it left LEGO. Has anyone seen this before?
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I ordered in the USA Eastern time zone at about 12:20 am. The website was fast and responsive, it only took me a few minutes to order and pay, and I had my email confirmation within 5 minutes. When I looked again at about 5:30 am, it was still fast, and the Fell Beast was still available. Now to call the contractor to have the new LEGO Room addition built…
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I'll be in Lake Buena Vista FL the week before June 1st, so I'll be able to go to the Disney Springs LEGO Store if it has an early VIP release. Fingers crossed! Last time I was there at Christmas, I bought Rivendell. My family knows I'm an AFOL, so between my VIP points and LEGO gift cards, I didn't need any real money 👍
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The info plaque (shown much sharper on LEGO's site) says Time to orbit: 3 minutes, 40 seconds. It actually took Artemis 1, 8 minutes and 4 seconds from launch to core stage cutoff.
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Thanks, @Peppermint_M . That would explain why I couldn't find it. I don't imagine any of the LEGO clones have online parts catalogs or discussion groups, so I'll just have to be content knowing it's not LEGO. I've never even heard of Best Lock before . Time to do some more Googling. Peter
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I'm hoping some of you LEGO Gurus can help me identify this ancient Egyptian Nemes headcloth. I found the photo in an eBay listing. The seller isn't a LEGO fan, so they couldn't help me. After searching Bricklink and Brickset for hours I've been unable to find it. It looks like a real LEGO part to me, but perhaps it's not. I'd love to find it, since it looks much better than the regular Nemes piece. Thanks for all your help!
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Thanks TKP. Apparently LEGO's packing bots have trouble distinguishing between the two. It'll be interesting to see what I end up with!
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I've just finished the first section, and have found one parts mistake. In Step 294, there should be two short strings for the stays on the forward funnel. My set has one short string and one long string. I'm hoping there will be an extra short string later on in the build -- maybe a short where there should be a long. Fortunately it will be an easy fix, since I just need to pop the top of the funnel off to fit the string later. If I do end up submitting a missing part request, the short string is currently OOS on Pick-A-Brick, so I hope they have some set aside for missing parts. Peter
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petero replied to efferman's post in a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale ModelingOf course nobody really knows why LEGO canceled it, because they're not telling. The set has problems with gears being damaged, so that's a possible reason also. @Ngoc Nguyen has made some excellent mods to rectify the problem. Peter
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petero replied to efferman's post in a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale ModelingThanks! I’m looking forward to your updates.
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petero replied to efferman's post in a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale ModelingAh, I see what the problem was. Mediafile's page considers the .io file to be a compressed archive. When I saved it with Windows 10/Firefox, the .io file extension was replaced with .zip. All I had to do was change the extension back to .io, and it opened. I've been waiting for the wing fold to start the Osprey, so hopefully I'll be able to figure out your design. When I was playing with LEGO in my formative years, all they had was bricks, so this Technic stuff baffles me a bit . Do you have a list of the extra parts needed for the wing fold? Or is everything shown in the Studio file needed? Peter
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petero replied to efferman's post in a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale ModelingWhen I try to extract the files from the .io file, it asks me for a password. Does it have a password? I'm using 7-zip to extract the files. Thanks!
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petero replied to Ngoc Nguyen's post in a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale ModelingPerhaps the description should be "Electric 9V Battery Box For Powered Up Bluetooth HUB with 2 Switches and Dark Bluish Gray Bottom"
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petero replied to Ngoc Nguyen's post in a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale ModelingNo... but shipping and tax pushed it over $500. I started out by pricing the parts on Bricklink (thanks to your lists!). The Bricklink parts were about $300 plus shipping charges from 6 or 7 stores. When I added the battery box, rotor blades and triangular panels from LEGO, the cost ended up close to $400. For a bit more than that, I could get the official LEGO set instead. I figure that in 10 years the real, used set will be worth far more than a pile of 1500 parts that happen to build an Osprey Ospreys train at my local airport about once a month, so this is a must-have set for me . Of course, they don't have orange markings and Rescue on them, but I can live with that. Maybe someday I'll replace the orange pieces with gray
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petero replied to Ngoc Nguyen's post in a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale ModelingThank you @Ngoc Nguyen for the clarifications and parts lists. Don't worry about the late reply - my Osprey hasn't left Russia yet, so it'll be awhile before it gets to me. In the meantime, I can order the extra parts and be ready when it gets here. I've also started building the Osprey in Studio, which will be a fun but daunting task. I've used LDD for many years, but it will still be a steep learning curve. Already I've had to learn how to import a part (the battery box) from the LDraw parts library, and I'll have to fix its connectivity before it will actually be usable. I'm also starting to build the 42114 Volvo Articulated Hauler, so I'm learning a lot about Technic gearboxes from that!
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petero replied to Ngoc Nguyen's post in a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale ModelingFirst of all, a big thank you to @Ngoc Nguyen and @Andman for their work on this topic. Ospreys make training flights to my local airport, so it's a must have, even at eBay's prices. However, I haven't built many Technic sets, so the grinding gear fix is confusing to me. 1) Andman's PDF appears to show the original gear design and two alternate fixes. If so, is one fix better than the other? 2) Does the replacement gear assembly start on p.163, Step 220 of the instructions, and continue to the 3-beam in Step 223? I think I understand the torque fix PDF. We'll see! Is there a list of the extra parts that are needed to do the gearing and torque mods? I'm pretty clueless when it comes to Technic parts, so it would be hard for me to figure out what the pieces are. I'm also hoping that @efferman will keep working on his wing stowage mod. That's such an iconic feature of the Osprey.
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I hear you! If he publishes the LDD file or instructions, I'll be in trouble
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I ordered mine on June 1st when it said "Ships by June 17th", and my order status is "Waiting for New Stock". A friend ordered his several hours afterwards (in another part of the USA), and his shipped on June 2nd. I paid with PayPal, so I wonder if that is what's holding up mine? Or are there multiple warehouse/shipping points in the USA, and mine was sold out but his wasn't?
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