Code red, I repeat... random kid taken over the bridge. USS LEGOprise now compromised.

the tesco LEGO promotion "gimmick" is misleading. first they put huge signs pointing to discounted stuff. with close inspection they're MOSTLY in retail pricing , except of a few which occupy 10% of the shelf .. and that only it showed the before + discounted pricing. even that also they pointed at the wrong sets. U just gotta compare the set number with the tiny pricetag lining the shelf to confirm their actual pricing.


This post has been edited by alanyuppie: May 27 2013, 09:39 AM

Finalized last Sat! Again, I'm building one of my favorite triple changer from G1 Transformers.

One of the hardest part is making the rifle/weapons for this guy to be pegged nicely onto both vehicle modes. that took me 2 days!

Still in the process of editing photos (and the bot mode photos haven't taken yet). Here's a few






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You're literally on the right track bro. Creator sets are arguably has the most % of versatile sets to be reused,rebuilt and recycle eeer forget bout the last one.

I noticed recently LEGO designers/company have been going ga-ga over trees recently. In almost every theme, there are sets with model of trees.

I've gotten sick of building tree after the Monster Fighter werewolf. really cannot tahan the similar colored brown parts + unsatisfying building techniques . its NOT FUN at all

New MOC is up ! About 80 photos uploaded into my blog (link below). For those who wish to my MOC in various angles and weird poses.




http://alanyuppie.blogspot.com/2013/05/leg...ane-triple.html

And the transformation sequence below

http://alanyuppie.blogspot.com/2013/05/leg...ron-octane.html


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I think superhero cities (or lack of) easier to build... let everything half build + rubbles. A city is never pristine when there are supervillains and superheroes treating it like a playground.

The ewoks are sure a brutal lot, to make such bridges.. they have to butcher the army droids and chop off their arms . Wondered what happened to the rest of the bodies

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Jun 4 2013, 10:28 AM

Try one first. sometimes u wont know the "feel" unless you do a test-run on how your lego-picking habit will be like . I find small parts to be hard to dig from deep compartment (that's why I'm still using shallow and wide trays , dozens of them). I only put specialised /weird shaped parts (tyres, technic beams and exoforce /bionicle parts) in deep trays coz I only need to "browse" them once to collect my required parts for MOC (for eg. snag 4 tires if want to build race car). For repeated browsing during the MOC-ing process.. shallow trays = bigger footprint = easier to locate parts on the fly.

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Jun 5 2013, 09:20 AM

row 1 ,4,5 sounds good coz they're categorized properly.

As for row 2 and 3, you must train yourself to remember the plates dimension to avoid looking at the wrong location. since they're many plate sizes (2x3, 2x4, 4x6 ).. u might confuse yourself.

My current categorization

tray 1) everything plates 1x1 and 1x2 (including modified ones with clips)
tray 2) everything plate 1x n longer than 2. 1x3 until 1x16 ... I call them" sticks" .

the rest of the plates and "normal bricks" are sorted by color. If the plate are too big , eg 8x8 (I know I hardly gonna use it.).. all will end up in "unloved" tray with other huge parts. LOL. Big parts on top of much smaller ones will block the view, so gotta isolate them.

Most toys deterioates due to the simple reason of them being mainly plastic. I've had a few LEGO parts that gotten discolored in my pile , even without exposure to sunlights . And when I tried to use it... its so brittle and snapped.


I just want good quality toys that last me 10 - 20 years that'll be good enuff. China imitation LEGOs have inconsistence quality and "kualiti tak bertempat". Just pick up any LEGO KOs mech. I welcome their joint tightness (compared to LEGO)... but the KO ball joints are so damn tight until I broke one when I applied excessive force to rotate them. And when some parts gets connected together... say bye bye to ever getting them off again. Try acid to dissolve and loosen the pegs, anyone? LOL.