Xon67 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Posted January 5, 2016 lostdriveway--I just posted a render of Scoob's updated mansion (with the updated part count). Go check it out! Quote
alex54 Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 Glad you like the! I have made a bricklink order, I will received the two white pieces. When I will have them, I will take new pictures. Alex54--That looks awsome--thanks for posting! Those are great photos. That gets me thinking, I need to create that triangular plaza area in front of the church where Bob parks his stand. I've been wanting to do that for a while. Maybe after I finish the Scooby Doo mansion... Quote
Miro78 Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 I have uploaded 14 more photos with my new iPhone 6S phone, so should be better quality photos over the 4S phone quality, in case that helps. It was also less crowded in there. Here are couple more photos of the purple building you were asking for a while back. Miro Quote
BlackStar Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 Aaaand he's back again :) First of all, happy new year to everyone (I know it's a bit late, sorry :P) So I clocked over 200 hours in Fallout 4 and I love the building system... man what a great move! It's like LEGO only different :) Xon67, those miniature versions are incredible, I would love an LXF file for that, it would be awesome to build it. Again, incredible job in nailing the details, something like that definitely requires a lot of skill! I guess it's time to slowly continue on the mech body, try to finally get it all together. And people must have been waiting for it. The Scooby Doo mansion is also very nice, do you have access to a version of the video? I think it was combined with some DVD or something like that, not sure though... I hope you will do some MOCs like custom modulars or something.. if you're in need of a project, I've always wondered what the minimodular pizza restaurant would look like in a normal size version :D Quote
Xon67 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Posted January 10, 2016 Miro78--Those are the clearest photos I've seen of Finn's basement. They're great to see. Thanks! BlackStar--I'll get around to some completely custom MOCs eventually. For now, I'm primarily focusing on the LEGO Movie. I might be able to complete everything just in time for the sequel to come out... and then start all over again... :-) Quote
lostdriveway Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 BlackStar--I'll get around to some completely custom MOCs eventually. For now, I'm primarily focusing on the LEGO Movie. I might be able to complete everything just in time for the sequel to come out... and then start all over again... :-) I have another challenge for you then after the Scooby mansion and it is Lego movie based..... and thats the Steam Train from the Wild West scenes... not sure if there are enough reference photo's for you but that would be a nice challenge! Quote
BlackStar Posted January 11, 2016 Posted January 11, 2016 I have another challenge for you then after the Scooby mansion and it is Lego movie based..... and thats the Steam Train from the Wild West scenes... not sure if there are enough reference photo's for you but that would be a nice challenge! I'll rewatch the whole thing again, there must be even more very cool things to do :D Quote
Xon67 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) The train, huh? well... It just so happens that when I started this project a year and a half ago (when the movie came out on disc), my first builds were the Sea Cow, Emmet's double decker couch, the hotel, and a few other items that I haven't posted yet, including... the train... I dug through my archives and pulled out my .lxf files for the train. They aren't 100% complete--I'm not set on all of the details and haven't finalized all of the color variations on individual bricks. As you alluded, not all of the train is shown clearly in the movie. Staring at the black-on-black details of the engine for a period of time was enough to make my eyes cross. Also, the log car and the caboose aren't much more than a collection of blurry pixels on the screen. So, ultimately, I put these on hold. For now, here are some quick renders of where I left off over a year ago... Boxcar: There's something on the underside of the boxcar that I can't figure out. At times, I think it's a small boat hull/dingy. Other times, I think it's a couple of Technic panels. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to post them here. I marked the area in these pics with the thin red lines: boxcar underside 1 boxcar underside 2 Tender: Steam Engine: Since I mothballed the train, however, I have come across some additional references for the engine. I should be able to finish it now. I will still have to fill in a lot of details on the log car and caboose, though. So, lostdriveway, I guess this means I've accepted another one of your challenges! As soon as the Scooby mansion is done, I'll get back to work on the steam train! All aboaaaaard! BlackStar--Feel free to make suggestions. I have a list of things that I plan to work on, but I'm always open to ideas. Also, if you want to post another update to Emmet's mech, I'll take another turn at that as well! Edited January 11, 2016 by Xon67 Quote
lostdriveway Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 OMG Yes!!!! I'll be emailing you shortly! Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 Great work on the train thus far! I really hope a Copper-Chopper can be achieved eventually! Quote
Xon67 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Posted January 12, 2016 Yeah, I'd like to figure out that copper chopper, too. That's another one that makes me cross-eyed from staring at small blobs of blurry pixels. I have the front third or so of it done--maybe a bit more. There's just no good views of the back of it. At some point, I hope to finish it. Maybe I can make another attempt after the train? Hmmm. Seems like my schedule is filling up... And only 28 months until the sequel is released! Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 Perhaps the sequel will have a good view of some of these things, as background filler. That'd be great. Quote
Xon67 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Posted January 12, 2016 Yes, it would! And possibly Bricksburg versions of the newer modulars; the detective's office and the bank, each with an extra floor, antennas on the roof, and a few other greeblies added. It'll be interesting to see how much they keep vs. how much they change/add in the sequel. Will Emmet even still live in the same place? His apartment backed up to the construction site and judging by the direction the demolition crew was moving, it didn't look like his street had much time left... Quote
BlackStar Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Yes, it would! And possibly Bricksburg versions of the newer modulars; the detective's office and the bank, each with an extra floor, antennas on the roof, and a few other greeblies added. It'll be interesting to see how much they keep vs. how much they change/add in the sequel. Will Emmet even still live in the same place? His apartment backed up to the construction site and judging by the direction the demolition crew was moving, it didn't look like his street had much time left... Awesome stuff again Xon67! It's not only the detective's office and bank, the parisian restaurant wasn't released back then as well :D. Not sure about the Palace cinema though :) I hope Emmet still lives in the same apartment, and that they show the missing areas :D then I can finally get my apartment up to replica status :D Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 Well, seeing as Finn and "Sister" are now building the world along with Will Ferrell, the realms could look like anything by now. I'd expect the whole place to look like Cloud Cuckoo Land. Unless the sequel is something about Finn's "Dark Ages", and Will Ferrell rebuilds his empire. Quote
Electricsteam Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 I've been dying to see this train bricked out.... You should go make a post in Traintech of it... I think they would enjoy it greatly Quote
mediumsnowman Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 Unless the sequel is something about Finn's "Dark Ages", and Will Ferrell rebuilds his empire. That would be great. I now know how I want TLM2 to go. As for the bottom of the train, it looks like some greebling with some of the shorter mudguards in DBG. Could just be me though. Quote
BlackStar Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 Well, seeing as Finn and "Sister" are now building the world along with Will Ferrell, the realms could look like anything by now. I'd expect the whole place to look like Cloud Cuckoo Land. Unless the sequel is something about Finn's "Dark Ages", and Will Ferrell rebuilds his empire. Keep in mind that the reason that they will release it in 2017 is because Finn is now a lot older, which will reflect into the whole movie. The designers have stated that there will be more space! Gief Moar Space! :D How cool would a reprise of M-Tron / Blacktron / Futuron be? I would love to see a cameo of Blake's M-Tron Magnet Factory :D Quote
Xon67 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 Actor Builder--I like your take on the sequel. That would definitely allow them to keep to the same approach (a LEGO universe that crosses over to the human universe). Here's another possibility: it picks up right where the last one left off and either doesn't go into the human universe (so that it doesn't show an older Finn) or it uses a different actor for Finn (which would be disappointing 'cause he was really good) as is done in other movie series (Honey I Shrank/Blew Up the Kids/Baby, anyone? And also Chevy Chase's Vacation movies--I think?) Or maybe it goes in the completely opposite direction: Finn is all grown up and has become an astronaut, taking his LEGOs into space with him (thereby allowing BlackStar to see his M-Tron Magnet Factory) possibly with some kind of Magic Portal crossover into Episode VIII, where we find out Finn is somehow related to Luke Skywalker and has Jedi abulities, where he uses his Master Builder powers to save the New Republic against the latest super-weapon, the Death Solar System, by creating the ultimate defense, the Death Shield, entirely out of LEGOs. (Simultaneously breaking the world's record for the largest LEGO build of all times.) Just a thought... Electricsteam--Great idea. I'll post it there when I get back to work on it. Mediumsnowman--Is there a specific mudguard you have in mind? I took a look at them, and didn't see something that I thought matched, but I may have missed some... Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Or maybe it goes in the completely opposite direction: Finn is all grown up and has become an astronaut, taking his LEGOs into space with him (thereby allowing BlackStar to see his M-Tron Magnet Factory) possibly with some kind of Magic Portal crossover into Episode VIII, where we find out Finn is somehow related to Luke Skywalker and has Jedi abulities, where he uses his Master Builder powers to save the New Republic against the latest super-weapon, the Death Solar System, by creating the ultimate defense, the Death Shield, entirely out of LEGOs. (Simultaneously breaking the world's record for the largest LEGO build of all times.) Just a thought... You just went Patton Oswalt "Parks and Rec" Filibuster on us.... It's worth the eight minutes of your time. Quote
Xon67 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Posted January 18, 2016 I've seen it! It's hilarious--and filmed in a single take without any cuts/edits, too. (He looks exhausted at the end.) Maybe that's where I subliminally got the inspiration... Quote
Xon67 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Posted January 20, 2016 While working on the Scooby Mansion, I finally ran across the source for the Bricksburg delivery van. I have been looking for this one for a while. I originally created the van from scratch, but after finding the original set it came from, I did a few quick updates and a render: Quote
Actor Builder Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Interesting! The converted ambulance even comes with a nurse, I see. Quote
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