BlockLogo Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 Finally reviewed by Jang. I've been waiting for his review. Quote
JPN366 Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Finally got my replacement Slimer in the mail today! Our long national nightmare has come to an end after what was a long month and five days wait... Quote
zerog270 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 The 99% of me absolutely loves this set but there is of course the 1% not. Like always, Lego can never please every AFOL and I weigh the positives with this set and my gripes, well I just need to pound sand. Because this set is a thing of beauty. My only requests would have been: -Railings for the stairs. This use to be done on many of the modulars but I've noticed it's been lacking the past year or so. -A wall and door for the bathroom. How can you sleep if the someone is in the bathroom? -A wall for the make shift dark room. -And of course, the sign above the garage door. It's hard to compromise because the interior shots were from a firehouse out in Los Angeles. I guess that's where I get to create and have fun making modifications to my liking. Quote
Actor Builder Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 -Railings for the stairs. Minifigures have clutch power. It's their own fault if they fall. -A wall and door for the bathroom. How can you sleep if the someone is in the bathroom? That is a moot issue. How can you sleep or defecate with ghosts outside your window? -A wall for the make shift dark room. You said it yourself: The darkroom is a makeshift one. The Ghostbusters can put up a blanket or something. -And of course, the sign above the garage door. LEGO City zoning laws wouldn't allow it to be any bigger. Quote
gotoAndLego Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Questions for someone who has built the whole thing... The Jangbricks review said that the sides which open are unstable unless the roof is on. Is this due to a lack of red hinge bricks? Would adding one or two hinged bricks per level help with this? Is there any reason why this couldn't be done? I've only finished the first floor so I wanted to know before I dig into my loose bricks which are in storage. Edited February 24, 2016 by gotoAndLego Quote
8BrickMario Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 I think the big reason is probably color. I don't recall if or where dark red hinge bricks have appeared before, so they'd have to be ordered extra off Bricklink. Quote
legonerd54321 Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 Questions for someone who has built the whole thing... The Jangbricks review said that the sides which open are unstable unless the roof is on. Is this due to a lack of red hinge bricks? Would adding one or two hinged bricks per level help with this? Is there any reason why this couldn't be done? I've only finished the first floor so I wanted to know before I dig into my loose bricks which are in storage. It's because of the modular-like build with the different levels coming off. If you add a few hinges, they wouldn't be able to come off like a modular. Quote
gotoAndLego Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) It's because of the modular-like build with the different levels coming off. If you add a few hinges, they wouldn't be able to come off like a modular. You would add the hinges in the same place on level two and three as they are in level 1. It would strengthen each level. Dark red was used in a lot of sets including the SW ARC-170. Edited February 24, 2016 by gotoAndLego Quote
Cmay91472 Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Unless you plan on leaving the sides open without the roof on, then instability is not an issue. The reason for any possible instability is because when the sides are open, the sides of the wall are not on the tiled mat that the building sits on. They hang off the side of the mat. When open with the roof on, there is no instability. Edited February 24, 2016 by Cmay91472 Quote
gotoAndLego Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) I just wanted to make sure there was no technical reason why I couldn't add hinged bricks. As far as I can tell, the only reason to not have hinged bricks is if you wanted to remove those wall panels to display it closed. Otherwise Lego could have easily built it with hinged bricks, especially with how they think model stability is important. Edited February 24, 2016 by gotoAndLego Quote
Stice Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 I just purchased this and cant wait to get it in and start the build ... Quote
Captain Pirate Man Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 I just bought this set this morning, can't wait to get it through the mail. Until then I'll be working on the Tower Bridge that I just received yesterday. These giant sets are a lot of fun to build imo. Quote
Captain Pirate Man Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 I am building this as we speak, such a beautiful set already. The attention to detail is amazing!!! Quote
Jockos Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 I got that along with the Ecto-1 yesterday in Austria. That's going to be an awesome and long build! Quote
Captain Pirate Man Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) I got that along with the Ecto-1 yesterday in Austria. That's going to be an awesome and long build! Yes it is quite a long build. I would say I have easily 10 to 12 hours into it so far, and probably another 3 or so to go. I thought it would be easier than the Tower Bridge due to numbered bags. But the amount of detail and micro builds really take some time. So even though you don't spend the time searching for pieces, it still seems to take just as long. It is magnificent though. Edited March 6, 2016 by Captain Pirate Man Quote
Captain Pirate Man Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 just got it done, what a fantastic set. I will be doing a video review on it within the next couple of days. I would say it took somewhere around 15-20 hours to build. We didn't build it all in one sitting, we did the bottom floor on the first day, middle floor the next day, and finished it up today. But each day we put in a good 5-9 hours in. Quote
CM4Sci Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Haha I was kind of hoping nobody would reply to this thread so I could see the conclusion to CPM's building trilogy. Good to hear you like it! I do too. Quote
Captain Pirate Man Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Haha I was kind of hoping nobody would reply to this thread so I could see the conclusion to CPM's building trilogy. Good to hear you like it! I do too. Glad to hear I had you anxiously awaiting every post. Quote
Stice Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 I am building this as we speak, such a beautiful set already. The attention to detail is amazing!!! Im building it too as we speak , i finished the first ,and second half (not the sides ,which i see slimer in my next bag to open ) its fantastic though eh ? ! Quote
Captain Pirate Man Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Sure is, my favorite set in my collection. Quote
JPN366 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Any of you guys who just got it, I recommend moving some of the jumper plates from the top center beam under the roof to the top of the front wall. You can shift some of the tiles from there to the center beam. It will help with the bowing of the roof in the front. Credit to Cmay91472 for the idea. Edited March 7, 2016 by JPN366 Quote
Fightingswords Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Sure is, my favorite set in my collection. Don't know where it ranks yet, but it is the newest addition to my collection Quote
Captain Pirate Man Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 I have noticed the bow in the roof you guys speak of, but so far pushing it down seems to work fine. Quote
Starmort Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 I have just bought mine due to the 2x VIP points! Now I have to wait... Quote
Captain Pirate Man Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 I have just bought mine due to the 2x VIP points! Now I have to wait... Congrats. I'm getting the pet shop and palace cinema for double points. Quote
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