SB00301 B-PROJECT (MOC Resistance Bomber UCS)

[StarBricks]

On 11/11/2023 at 1:02 PM, William_Marshall said:

I think the war with the Empire may be over before my model joins the fight lol. I have just looked back, and next week is two years since I bought the instructions!  That said, every time I open them, I'm amazed at the quality of them, and the detail in the commentary. As good as any other coffee table book I've had! 

I've finally got most of the parts. I used Bricklink for about thirty orders, but am surprised at how bad Bricklink has been. About a quarter of orders have had missing parts or mispicks. 

Whilst I'm now building a snagging Wanted List, I'm wondering if anyone looked at whether the model could be built off vertical. Is it too heavy to alter to 30 degrees off vertical for example? I had thought I could have a look at the Studio app but fear that could be a rabbit hole I could disappear down for another year! 

MOC is designed and designed to be built vertically. The structure is designed to ensure the correct balance of the MOC. No need to change the laying of the MOC. As for orders on bricklink, the advice I give lately is to buy most of the Bricks directly on the LEGO website (PICK A BRICK). The Service has been greatly enhanced in recent months and most of the pieces you can buy there.

[baublitz]

Happy new year all! Any new pictures of anyone else from the fleet? Are all the manuals sold? I always look upon this set with awe and wonder.

 

Other reason for posting: and I hate to even be asking such a question, but has anyone had experience selling something like this? Life circumstances are causing me to downsize my LEGO collection, especially the large items such as this. It seems on ebay or local platforms that most buyers would not know the complexity and quality of such an ultimate LEGO creation.

[William_Marshall]

On 1/2/2024 at 2:05 PM, baublitz said:

Happy new year all! Any new pictures of anyone else from the fleet? Are all the manuals sold? I always look upon this set with awe and wonder.

 

Other reason for posting: and I hate to even be asking such a question, but has anyone had experience selling something like this? Life circumstances are causing me to downsize my LEGO collection, especially the large items such as this. It seems on ebay or local platforms that most buyers would not know the complexity and quality of such an ultimate LEGO creation.

Sorry, I don't know. This is my first MOC, I'm two years in and only on around page 50 lol. Just built the cockpit crown this morning and really enjoyed seeing how cleverly it was put together. 

One thing I have learnt though, is managing the non-colour specific pieces. I bought them in the cheapest available colour but it means that when I see a red piece in the instructions it's easy if I have it in yellow, or orange or brown etc. However, I've been caught out quite a few times when it is black, grey etc and mixed in with the boxes that I've separated those colours in to. If I were to do it again, I'd note which orders had 'red bricks' and separate those out when they got delivered. 

[StarBricks]

23 hours ago, William_Marshall said:

Sorry, I don't know. This is my first MOC, I'm two years in and only on around page 50 lol. Just built the cockpit crown this morning and really enjoyed seeing how cleverly it was put together.  

One thing I have learnt though, is managing the non-colour specific pieces. I bought them in the cheapest available colour but it means that when I see a red piece in the instructions it's easy if I have it in yellow, or orange or brown etc. However, I've been caught out quite a few times when it is black, grey etc and mixed in with the boxes that I've separated those colours in to. If I were to do it again, I'd note which orders had 'red bricks' and separate those out when they got delivered. 

With the instructions for my new AR-Project, which will be released very soon, I have introduced a new concept for finding parts. In fact, 99% of them will be available on the LEGO website (pick a brick service).
The average cost to have all the new parts will be €0.14 per piece and I would like to remind you that with LEGO's Pick a Bricjk service you do not pay shipping costs.

[William_Marshall]

Sounds good. My decision was more around not wanting to create new plastic so I went with recycled\used, but I can certainly see the upside of a simple Pick-A-Brick route. My biggest issue was moving through all the different file formats between Pick-A-Brick, Bricklink, BrickHunter etc Certainy down more to my decisions and newness, than anything to do with the parts list file originally supplied with the instructions. 

[hackenbacker]

On 1/15/2024 at 4:21 PM, StarBricks said:

With the instructions for my new AR-Project, which will be released very soon, I have introduced a new concept for finding parts. In fact, 99% of them will be available on the LEGO website (pick a brick service).
The average cost to have all the new parts will be €0.14 per piece and I would like to remind you that with LEGO's Pick a Bricjk service you do not pay shipping costs.

That's actually quite reasonable; 4395 (pieces) x €0.14 = €615.30.

[wizardbizzom]

On 2/7/2019 at 7:27 PM, StarBricks said:

 

Happy birthday. This is incredible.

Edited January 31, 2024 by wizardbizzom

[kuben]

Incredible design. Already bought a 75188. Any updates on outgoing orders? 

[William_Marshall]

I've finished! That's 2 years, 7 months, and 26 days since I ordered the instructions!

 

 

My first comment is 'What a great set of instructions'. I've only built one Technic set and some of my kid's sets before, so I am not used to how this all works. I'd often find myself chuckling and saying 'Ohhh very clever' or 'Sweet!'. Loads of little details of pieces or angles that are really clever. I cannot imagine how long Mirko agonised over some of the elements. In the whole 256 pages, I didn't find a single error. Every time something wasn't right, I could be absolutely sure it was my error which is actually quite nice to know as you try to unpick it.

 

 

I started shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, so thought I'd do one side a Mirko's Own Creation, and the other side as a B-Bomber Variant-U as a nod to Ukraine and a timestamp for when I started. So bottom of the fuselage has the flag, the tail has the white banding of the Air Force, two extra turrets for drone protection, and a Kyiv skyline (bought the instructions), and a Y-wing Ghost of Kyiv. Made up from the 'extra' bricks that were 'misordered'. 

 

 

 

I also got a bit carried away at black Friday so now have enough lighting to illuminate an entire fleet! Also, I don't know why, but I've never ever put stickers on models even as a little kid. Can't bring myself to do it this time either so that's why the black plate is blank!

 

 

The biggest problem I had was getting the pieces. As I said back in June 2022 "I’ve downed tools and nearly quit a couple of times trying to work out how to order the parts online". I really wanted to avoid creating new plastic, so decided I'd use Bricklink. As it turns out, the system is utter junk. I now have mountains of unused pieces (as in the picture) that it added to the order. Some of them seem really niche as well (like six cockpit covers), whilst other parts were missing entirely (such as the top turret cover, or parts for the front lower cannon). It was really frustrating to create the order, and really really frustrating that I've ended up wasting money and environmental resources. 

 

In summary, whilst it's a commercial exchange, still have to give huge thanks to Mirko for this. I don't know if it's wonderful, or complete madness. Perhaps both, and when I see it, it makes me smile, which is always a good thing :)

Edited July 9, 2024 by William_Marshall

[StarBricks]

On 7/9/2024 at 5:53 PM, William_Marshall said:

I've finished! That's 2 years, 7 months, and 26 days since I ordered the instructions!

 

 

My first comment is 'What a great set of instructions'. I've only built one Technic set and some of my kid's sets before, so I am not used to how this all works. I'd often find myself chuckling and saying 'Ohhh very clever' or 'Sweet!'. Loads of little details of pieces or angles that are really clever. I cannot imagine how long Mirko agonised over some of the elements. In the whole 256 pages, I didn't find a single error. Every time something wasn't right, I could be absolutely sure it was my error which is actually quite nice to know as you try to unpick it.

 

 

I started shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, so thought I'd do one side a Mirko's Own Creation, and the other side as a B-Bomber Variant-U as a nod to Ukraine and a timestamp for when I started. So bottom of the fuselage has the flag, the tail has the white banding of the Air Force, two extra turrets for drone protection, and a Kyiv skyline (bought the instructions), and a Y-wing Ghost of Kyiv. Made up from the 'extra' bricks that were 'misordered'. 

 

 

 

I also got a bit carried away at black Friday so now have enough lighting to illuminate an entire fleet! Also, I don't know why, but I've never ever put stickers on models even as a little kid. Can't bring myself to do it this time either so that's why the black plate is blank!

 

 

The biggest problem I had was getting the pieces. As I said back in June 2022 "I’ve downed tools and nearly quit a couple of times trying to work out how to order the parts online". I really wanted to avoid creating new plastic, so decided I'd use Bricklink. As it turns out, the system is utter junk. I now have mountains of unused pieces (as in the picture) that it added to the order. Some of them seem really niche as well (like six cockpit covers), whilst other parts were missing entirely (such as the top turret cover, or parts for the front lower cannon). It was really frustrating to create the order, and really really frustrating that I've ended up wasting money and environmental resources. 

 

In summary, whilst it's a commercial exchange, still have to give huge thanks to Mirko for this. I don't know if it's wonderful, or complete madness. Perhaps both, and when I see it, it makes me smile, which is always a good thing :)

 

 

Hi William

great job! The thing that makes me most proud of your review is that at a certain point you say verbatim: "In the whole 256 pages, I didn't find a single error"

Thank you! This makes me proud of the work I have done. As for finding parts, which can sometimes be frustrating on Bricklink, I have to say that with the latest projects I have further refined the selection of parts. For the AR-Project, for example, 99.7% of the parts can be purchased directly on the Pick a Brick service on the LEGO website.

Thanks again for your nice review

[baublitz]

What a nice trip down memory lane, reading through this thread. Good work and perseverance, @William_Marshall!

 

Once again I officially post my intent to sell the project. If anyone has any venues or potential buyers, or you yourself are interested, please send me a message. I have all the parts, instructions, lighting kit, every last glorious bit.