Lego

[juelz2025]

I got a few legos, still in the box, will send photos in due time.

 

[TheNormsk]

It’s begun. Getting round to my biggest Lego present from Xmas.

2 of 20 bags down. Do you recognize it?

 

[Jump_Ace]

It’s begun. Getting round to my biggest Lego present from Xmas.

2 of 20 bags down. Do you recognize it?

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So many of them start out that way, hard to say. But I'll just guess the Ferrari SP3?


Jerome

 

[TheNormsk]

So many of them start out that way, hard to say. But I'll just guess the Ferrari SP3?


Jerome

A bit more truck-y than the Ferrari.

 

[SPhilli911]

Mercedes G500? Don't think its the Land Rover because of the blue gears.

 

[Awong124]

It’s begun. Getting round to my biggest Lego present from Xmas.

2 of 20 bags down. Do you recognize it?

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MB G Wagen. I just built it on the previous page, lol.

Mercedes G500? Don't think its the Land Rover because of the blue gears.

It also has the new pistons. The pistons on the Land Rover don't look like that.

 

[TheNormsk]

Mercedes G500?

MB G Wagen. I just built it on the previous page, lol.

We have a winner! I saw you'd just built one so figured this would be pretty easy to guess. LOL.

 

[TheNormsk]

Let me know if my post bore you of my build progress. This one is one of the hardest I’ve built so far. 3 out of 20 bags done and I appear to be building a gearbox. I never realized that the G wagon had a working gearbox. I don’t know how they engineered this thing but it’s really complex.

Edit. 4 of 20….

 

[Touring Mars]

I had an idea for a work thing, but I don't know if I can actually do it without spending a fortune.

I wanted to make a real QR code out of Lego - but wanted to figure out how big it would likely need to be and how much it would cost to buy the pieces from the Lego store, if that's even possible.

If anyone has the Lego software (what used to be Lego Digital Designer), would anyone here fancy making a virtual render of it, and export the pieces list? (P.S. The weblink is not final yet, so the link doesn't work at the moment, but this would be the size of it):

 

[Nessy]

If anyone has the Lego software (what used to be Lego Digital Designer), would anyone here fancy making a virtual render of it, and export the pieces list?

I don't have LDD anymore, but will try and render it in Stud.io later this evening (if I get the chance). Quick question though, does it have to be a representation of the dot form, or block form? Also, does it need to be flat, or raised?

 

[Touring Mars]

I don't have LDD anymore, but will try and render it in Stud.io later this evening (if I get the chance). Quick question though, does it have to be a representation of the dot form, or block form? Also, does it need to be flat, or raised?

Either dot or block - I prefer the dot one, but I assume it would be easier to make / obtain IRL if it was the block form. It doesn't need to be flat either, just so long as it is readable by a mobile phone QR code scanner. Thanks for the help, that would be great if you could try it out!

 

[cjr3559]

Assembled this several years ago. I’ve made a half dozen of the Speed Champions sets but this was the first large-ish project. Decided to use the black Fuchs originally meant for the Turbo so I could try to simulate my own car. Only main things off are the tan interior and amber rear turn indicators..

 

[SPhilli911]

Awesome! Beautiful Targa, what year is it?

 

[cjr3559]

Awesome! Beautiful Targa, what year is it?

‘79 🙂

 

[sesselpupser]

This might be a dumb question, but... What do people actually do with Lego trains? All the sets seem to just be a train and an oval track, surely it would be - this is the dumb bit - insanely expensive to build a large enough backdrop for it?

 

[Nessy]

Either dot or block - I prefer the dot one, but I assume it would be easier to make / obtain IRL if it was the block form. It doesn't need to be flat either, just so long as it is readable by a mobile phone QR code scanner. Thanks for the help, that would be great if you could try it out!

This is slightly more difficult and challenging than I'd anticipated. I think it's because of the uneven studs (27x27). Quite expensive too, though it might be a little cheaper if I do a flat block version. At the moment it costs around £42 to build (according to Stud.io estimate).
I initially tried to do the base just by using plates, but then I remembered it would be a bad choice, as when laying offset plates on top of plates, it causes a horrible bowing effect.
Will have another look at it tomorrow evening (if I get the chance). Also disclaimer, I'm not 100% sure I've done the dots the correct pattern.



Front and back:

 

[Touring Mars]

Fantastic!

Thank you very much for that @Nessy , it looks amazing and I wasn't expecting it to be anything other than on base plates, but your solution looks absolutely brilliant. I think around £40 would be fine so long as I can source the pieces in my local Lego store, but I'm not sure about that. I totally love the model though. I wonder if it might be cheaper and more interesting if I made the round bits out of Skittles, or Minstrels (showing my age there a bit! 😅)

P.S. The dots are completely correct - the QR code works

edit: The more I look at it, the more I realise how tricky that was - amazing work mate!

 

[Nessy]

Fantastic!

Thank you very much for that @Nessy , it looks amazing and I wasn't expecting it to be anything other than on base plates, but your solution looks absolutely brilliant. I think around £40 would be fine so long as I can source the pieces in my local Lego store, but I'm not sure about that. I totally love the model though. I wonder if it might be cheaper and more interesting if I made the round bits out of Skittles, or Minstrels (showing my age there a bit! 😅)

P.S. The dots are completely correct - the QR code works

edit: The more I look at it, the more I realise how tricky that was - amazing work mate!

No problem, glad you like it!

As for availability of the parts I honestly couldn't say, as my poor little wallet has never allowed me to set foot in a LEGO store before. The most crucial part is: 65803 (it comes in their art sets apparently, but it might be sold separately). Apart from that, the rest is technic beams, technic pins, plates, some standard bricks, and a fair few tiles. Please bare in mind though (if you do end up building it), is that it's a bit 'Spinal Tap Stonehenge' as it only measures 21.6cm x 21.6cm.

As for using Skittles or Minstrels, I'd say prepare for them to definitely go missing.

Forgot to add, here's the flat version:



According to Stud.io's cost calculator (I think it might be linked to Bricklink), it's slightly the cheaper option to build at around £33.

I haven't done the instructions yet, but will PM you the parts list in a moment or two. Not sure whether the file will work though, so give us a shout if it doesn't.

 

[Roo]

@Touring Mars Lego's Pick a Brick service is your best bet for buying parts directly from Lego. It helps if you have the 4 or 5 digit part number, e.g. 3001 is a 2x4 brick or, even better, the 6 or 7 digit element ID, as the latter gives you the part and colour - so for example 4260493 is a 2x4 brick in Earth Green. I find Pick a Brick's catalogue difficult to navigate if you don't know exactly what you're looking for, so I prefer to get the element ID from Rebrickable (be sure to untick the "Include Printed Parts" box in the advanced options) and search it on PaB.

65803 is the 16x16 Technic brick that is the primary piece in @Nessy's mock up above. For the dots a 1x1 round tile in black is 6284070 and they're 2p each. I guess you'd need about 200 of them? White plates and tiles are listed here and black here - you'll have to scroll through a lot of printed pieces to find the ones you want. You'll need some 2 length and possibly 3 length connector pins depending on how Nessy's constructed it, and I'm guessing some Technic bricks. If you get a 67139 or two and a few extra connectors you could hang it on a wall.

 

[Jump_Ace]

Awesome idea to make a Lego QR Code. I wonder where I should have mine link to... 🤔

I'd probably just cut one of those green baseplates to size and just order the black and white tiles by making a wish list in Stud.io for Bricklink.

Thats what I did for my NY Giants logo, its 29x29 IIRC:

Jerome

 

[Barra333]

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I'm going to be busy the next little while as I just got the 1:5 Ducati, and pre-ordered all the F1 sets. I also just ordered the brand new CaDA Sauber F1 car. The thing looks amazing. Over 2500 pieces, and supposedly all printed and no stickers.

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Finally got round to building my McLaren MP4/4 Senna model today. I took it into work, and I was about half an hour into in when my workmate Ankita came in. She spent about an hour working, then she came through to watch me build the model, which took another hour and a half, so three hours in total, half of which spent with someone literally watching my over move - it made the stickers a bit more stressful, but I was amazed at how much she enjoyed watching me build the model, and it turned out great! All I need to do now is figure out how I'm going to get it home!

I built the green Lambo and the F1 car over the last couple of months as well. My wife has also furnished her office and our mantle with the flower range. Harder to kill than real plants.