Doctor Sinister Posted September 11, 2008 Posted September 11, 2008 I'll be posting pix of set 10188 as I build it on my Flickr account here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorsiniste...57607233769129/ Dr. S. Quote
KimT Posted September 11, 2008 Posted September 11, 2008 Great will it also end up with a Dr.S review? Quote
Doctor Sinister Posted September 11, 2008 Author Posted September 11, 2008 Great will it also end up with a Dr.S review? Sure thing! But that might not be until tomorrow...I think I'll be busy this evening! Dr. S. Quote
KimT Posted September 11, 2008 Posted September 11, 2008 I can imagine that Enjoy the build - though it's scary thinking that Tabletown and it's regime democratic leaders now have a Death Star at their disposal. Quote
Doctor Sinister Posted September 11, 2008 Author Posted September 11, 2008 This is as far as I've got this evening: Alas, I've got work tomorrow so I'm going to have to call it a day tonight. I'm only about 50 pages in - there are 250 or so pages in all. Pictures of the minifigs are now in my photostream as well. It's an enjoyable build and so far is very sturdy. Dr. S. Quote
Corvus Posted September 11, 2008 Posted September 11, 2008 Jabba, you're a wonderful human being. I'm not so sure it'd be such a good addition to tabletown because to quell any uprisings, it'd have to tilt almost upside down, and everyone'd fall off. Anyway, looking forward to the completed model and pics. Quote
Kernow Posted September 11, 2008 Posted September 11, 2008 Mine arrived today, but I've got to wait until Christmas before I can open it. It's going to be a long three months. Fortunately your pictures should keep me satisfied for now... Thanks. Quote
TheTacoMan Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 (edited) my god. I'm scouring E-bay and waiting for local toy stores to get shipments in, as i refuse to pay TLG the ridiculous sum of $649 + Postage for this set. Edit: I've already found a set going on ebay for $650 with FREE shipping! I'm still gonna hold out for a discounted one, but i can always fall back on this one Edited September 12, 2008 by TheTacoMan Quote
Lt. Col. Thok Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 hooray for Dr. S, champion of the Death Star! Anyways, thanks for the review's beginning, hope to see good progress. Quote
Doctor Sinister Posted September 13, 2008 Author Posted September 13, 2008 End of day 2 - and this is how far I have got. About 108 pages in now. Finding parts takes the most amount of time - but I refuse to sort! Dr. S. Quote
TheTacoMan Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 In regards to this picture, I notice each box has a symbol on it, does that mean that you build the death star in 4 sections, and each box only has the pieces for each section in it? That would make things a lot easier.... and take up a lot less table space :P Quote
Darth Jokar Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 cant wait to get mines it comes in the mail in a few days woohooo Quote
Justin2224 Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Finding parts takes the most amount of time - but I refuse to sort! Now that's what I hate about big sets. You gotta find those peices, and sometimes they're missing, so you gotta go to the spare parts bins...... Quote
KimT Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 End of day 2 - and this is how far I have got. About 108 pages in now. Finding parts takes the most amount of time - but I refuse to sort!Dr. S. You refuse to sort? That's the true spirit of building old-school-style How many pages are there in total? And thanks for letting us know your progress Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Thank you very much for this review, Doctor Sinister! How I thought - this set is simply awesome! I really :wub: it - hopefully it'll be available in some years, too, but for a decent price (The prices of classic SW sets increase very much after the set is no longer available at S@H - and 400 € is already enough!). Klaus-Dieter Quote
Doctor Sinister Posted September 13, 2008 Author Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) Well, it's finally finished. This was a mammoth build - by far the largest set I've ever constructed. I estimate total build time to be about 18 hours in total. I know this sounds mad. Some pitfalls: I am left with a bunch of black bricks and I ran out of dark bley bricks right near the end. This could be related to do with the fact that it's often REALLY hard to tell if the instructions are referring to black or dark bley, or that someone got the mix of colours wrong somewhere. I had to substitute half a dozen bricks with some old dark grey I had here (got a nil supply of new dark bley) so I need to replace those. I also apparently ran out of dark bley grille platey things - but I had loads of those spare so that was OK. Here are the parts I had left over - is this normal for a mega-set like this? Pages 122-127 of my instructions are printed in incorrect order - which gave me a real fright late last night. All in all though, a tiring but very enjoyable build, not terribly repetitive with enough detail to keep you interested - building the superlaser was the pinnacle for me, but then I am a big WMD fan. :-D Dr. S. In regards to this picture,I notice each box has a symbol on it, does that mean that you build the death star in 4 sections, and each box only has the pieces for each section in it? That would make things a lot easier.... and take up a lot less table space :P Alas, no. The instructions don't refer to the box symbols at all and the parts are liberally mixed amongst them all - there is no rhyme or reason as to how they are sorted. For example, just to make the Minifigs you need to open pretty much EVERY BAG. Madness eh? Dr. S. Now that's what I hate about big sets. You gotta find those peices, and sometimes they're missing, so you gotta go to the spare parts bins...... Yeah, I did this four times. Most of the parts I couldn't find turned up right at the end! Dr. S. You refuse to sort?That's the true spirit of building old-school-style How many pages are there in total? And thanks for letting us know your progress Yeah, I guess I'm an old school chap at heart. There are 262 pages, the last two of which are the parts inventory. The build itself however is detailed in 189 stages - it's kind of confusing, but the stage numbers don't relate to the page numbers. I've no idea why stage numbers are even necessary to be honest. Dr. S. Edited September 14, 2008 by Doctor Sinister Quote
darkrebellion Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Thanks very much for the cool pics Doctor Sinister . That looks like an awesome set an I hope I can buy it but I prefer first buy the Falcon because to me that a great set too. I can make just a request? Can you take a pic of the little Alderaan destruction function and I have a final question: Do the cell block escape end in the trash compactor? Quote
Doctor Sinister Posted September 14, 2008 Author Posted September 14, 2008 Thanks very much for the cool pics Doctor Sinister . That looks like an awesome set an I hope I can buy it but I prefer first buy the Falcon because to me that a great set too. I can make just a request? Can you take a pic of the little Alderaan destruction function and I have a final question: Do the cell block escape end in the trash compactor? I'm off to bed, but I can answer your 2nd question now - yes! Dr. S. Quote
darkrebellion Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Thanks for the answer Doctor Sinister , I think it would be a really shame if the cell block don´t finish in the trash compactor now this are really great news . Quote
Matteo Kenobi Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Wow thanks alot for all this step by step commentary DR.S, means alot. But there is a question that I just have to ask, was it worth the $400 dollors? Quote
Navy Trooper Fenson Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Thanks for the pictures! I am really looking forward to the day when LEGO comes to the idea sending my DS to me.^^ I think, you´ve ran out of dark grey grill plates, because you used them on the doors of the prisons, where usually comes the black ones, that you´ve left over. http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorsiniste...57607233769129/ Have fun with your fully operational battlestation! Don´t blow up my house!^^ Quote
Doctor Sinister Posted September 14, 2008 Author Posted September 14, 2008 Thanks for the pictures! I am really looking forward to the day when LEGO comes to the idea sending my DS to me.^^I think, you´ve ran out of dark grey grill plates, because you used them on the doors of the prisons, where usually comes the black ones, that you´ve left over. http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorsiniste...57607233769129/ Have fun with your fully operational battlestation! Don´t blow up my house!^^ Aha! Yes, you are right. I think I've gone blind in my one remaining eye from too much LEGO sorting - thanks! Dr. S. Quote
GandalfX86 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 My Death Star is also nearly finished, but I am missing a 2x4 plate in light-grey. I think I will have to contact the customer service. Anybody else missing some parts or is it just my set? Quote
TheTacoMan Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 hmmm, seems like there are a few parts missing with this huge set. Were there any missing part problems with the Milenium falcon? Quote
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