Non Technic LEGO

[IrateNinja]

LP670 said:

I got the Saturn V for xmas, what a masterpiece!

Likewise here! I'm only just home today from the festive rounds, so it's going to start coming together to join the Curiosity rover and Apollo manuals I grabbed off Kickstarter last year.

[Megaflow]

IrateNinja said:

LP670 said:

I got the Saturn V for xmas, what a masterpiece!

Likewise here! I'm only just home today from the festive rounds, so it's going to start coming together to join the Curiosity rover and Apollo manuals I grabbed off Kickstarter last year.

Ditto. I just finished the second stage last night. It’s a monster...



ETA: No idea why thumbsnap insists on loading mobile photos sideways...

[miniman]

[mattyn1]

Did not take long to build the rocket. Looks good but need a shelf to put it on..... I can see it being knocked over if left on the end!

Anyway, much to my Mrs dismay, I have dug out the Eiffel Tower from the loft. I broke it up when we moved.....level one done!

[Megaflow]

mattyn1 said:

Did not take long to build the rocket. Looks good but need a shelf to put it on..... I can see it being knocked over if left on the end!

Anyway, much to my Mrs dismay, I have dug out the Eiffel Tower from the loft. I broke it up when we moved.....level one done!

Funnily enough that’s exactly what it did while I was building the display stands, fortunately it was stood on the carpet! 😂

[E24man]

IrateNinja said:

LP670 said:

I got the Saturn V for xmas, what a masterpiece!

Likewise here! I'm only just home today from the festive rounds, so it's going to start coming together to join the Curiosity rover and Apollo manuals I grabbed off Kickstarter last year.

Little Miss E24man and I finished her Saturn V yesterday; a great model to look at but I think let down by the white Command Module on the finished rocket not having the same printed markings as the grey re-entry Command Module, and also not easily able to detach the white Command Module from Escape system above it to then reverse and re-attach it to the Lunar lander.

I predict some minor mods coming along... whilst trying to stay within the significant and obligatory 1969 parts total.

[V8 Animal]

Built the Lego caterham over Xmas, bit of a loss what the front arms do they don’t connect to anything as far as I can see?
Hide just behind front wings.

[StephenP]

V8 Animal said:

Built the Lego caterham over Xmas, bit of a loss what the front arms do they don’t connect to anything as far as I can see?
Hide just behind front wings.

Built mine yesterday! I guess the rods are meant to look like track rods but without connecting to anything?

It's been a busy week for Lego with the Saturn V and Women of NASA sets done too....

[g3org3y]

Japveesix said:

This is obviously non-technic lego but may not appeal to everyone. Anyway my folks cleared out their loft recently and found a box of all our old Lego Castle sets from the late 80s/ early 1990s, as well as a lot of space stuff from before then that I haven't looked into yet.

Quite a few complete (or nearly) sets some of which I've put together.

I had forgotten how much I liked lego and now have an overwhelming desire to start collecting the mass of Castle sets I never had (although prices might hold me back!). Anyway, an incomplete list:

6067 - Guarded Inn (not built)
6066 - Camouflaged outpost (like this set but think pieces might be missing)
6077 - Forestmens river fortress (can't find the base board and maybe other pieces missing)
6034 - Black monarchs ghost (missing bits I think)

6057 - Sea serpent
6016 - Knights arsenal
6012 - Siege Cart
6023 - Maidens cart
6039 - Twin arm launcher
6081 - Kings mountain fortress
6054 - Forestmens hideout
6038 - Wolfpack renegades
6075 - Wolfpack tower
6011 - Black Knights treasure (bit broken)

you nostalgia you lose.

[Zad]

E24man said:

Little Miss E24man and I finished her Saturn V yesterday; a great model to look at but I think let down by the white Command Module on the finished rocket not having the same printed markings as the grey re-entry Command Module, and also not easily able to detach the white Command Module from Escape system above it to then reverse and re-attach it to the Lunar lander.

I haven't seen the Lego Saturn V up close so I may be missing the point, but on the real launcher, the CM on the pad is covered by the white Boost Protective Cover (BPC) attached to the Launch Escape Tower. Its purpose is to protect the CM during the early part of the launch, and during any Escape Tower rocket firing. The CM under it was covered in metallic looking mylar.

[E24man]

Excellent beardage Sir, I believe you are correct.

[bobski1]

Any confirmation on the 2018 speed champions, seen a few images but not sure if they are legitimate or not

[JoshB68]

Just picked up the Saturn v model at John Lewis Birmingham on clearance for £55, gonna enjoy building it before starting back up at work next week

[Foliage]

I've heard rumour that 2018 is going to see a new Hogwarts set and a new cloud city set

[ecsrobin]

JoshB68 said:

Just picked up the Saturn v model at John Lewis Birmingham on clearance for £55, gonna enjoy building it before starting back up at work next week

Whaaaaaat!!!

[JoshB68]

ecsrobin said:

Whaaaaaat!!!

Yeah I was surprised aswell, it was in the clearance bin and half price, I got the last one

[48Valves]

Does anyone know what the technical name for the expansion boards and connectors that light my bricks use? Or have a link to an equivalent product.

It looks a much neater solution than my current wiring but they are very expensive kits for what they are. I already have the LEDs and battery holders.

thanks

[Japveesix]

Well I did petty much all I could with my Castle stuff to complete sets so I've now moved on to the space bits which I think longterm I intend to sell as I'm not really attached to it in the same way. (not so many nostalgia feels)

Progress so far....

[VEX]

Just a heads up, Saturn 5 back in stock on the Lego web shop.

(2 incoming + a mini and a beetle!)

Oh and Caterham is now retired! Lucky I got one for Christmas.

V.

[ukaskew]

Half way through the Saturn V build my wife kindly bought me for Christmas. Started work on it on boxing day, the benefit of having so little free time is that it really stretches out the fun of the build!

Fantastic build so far, some really clever ideas that I'd never think of when messing around with a box of bricks.