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Some more pics from the Lego show.

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The back view of a MOC Castle's torture dungeon.

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Some Ninjago

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Some Lego Horse's

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The front of the MOC Lego Castle.

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The builder of this set had certain things hidden in it for people to find.

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A Lego Joust

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Another shot of the Village with the hidden stuff.

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The first Lego Castle. Notice that the horse's are brick built and not moulded like the modern ones.

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A more modern Castle with the new style of horse's

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The Blues mobile is especially awesome. :drool:

Update on the Barchetta:

The original concept version was lacking a decent interior and it had no lights, so i decided to spruce it up a tad.

Original version:



Also tried it out with two different bumper colours. I would have liked to improve it more, but that is about my brick limit. It looks like it's 1/18 scale in the flesh.

New version:

 
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The Blues mobile is especially awesome. :drool:

Update on the Barchetta:

The original concept version was lacking a decent interior and it had no lights, so i decided to spruce it up a tad.

Original version:



Also tried it out with two different bumper colours. I would have liked to improve it more, but that is about my brick limit. It looks like it's 1/18 scale in the flesh.

New version:

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Really good build! It looks really nice 👍
 
Ive never seen it in the Toyworld here, but I did get the Opera House set a couple of days before it was ment to be released at my local Toyworld.
 
After checking here a few times I got inspired and went to my dad to pick up all me Lego. My parents, luckily, never threw anything away. I still have everything with the manuals! :D

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Need to sort everything out first, then I'm going to rebuild some old things. Really want to rebuild the football stadium, can't find a good picture on the internet but it was given out by Shell for the World Cup.
 
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Odd. Oh well.
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I guess that's what you get for living in a country town.

Carlos
After checking here a few times I got inspired and went to my dad to pick up all me Lego. My parents, luckily, never threw anything away. I still have everything with the manuals! :D

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Need to sort everything out first, then I'm going to rebuild some old things. Really want to rebuild the football stadium, can't find a good picture on the internet but it was given out by Shell for the World Cup.
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Cant wait to see them built
 
A LEGO store recently opened here in Glasgow and they have a 'pick and mix' section where you can buy handfuls of different bits of LEGO, although I didn't check to see how much they were...

I used to (and still do) love an old computer game called Sokoban, which roughly translates as warehouse keeper, and I thought about how to make a board game version of it - I had the idea of building a board out of LEGO, and it seems that someone else has had the same idea already, so I need to get myself down to the LEGO shop and buy some bits, and then figure out how I'm going to do it. Part of the problem is that Sokoban is like Minesweeper in that it is hard to imagine how you might play it manually (since alot of the fun in Sokoban is being able to explore different moves and 'delete' previous moves etc., as well as keep score of your moves), but I think it could be done - and the big advantage of LEGO is that you can build loads of different 'levels' relatively quickly.

Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions, let me know - if I get round to building a board/set, I'll post the results here.

edit: Here's a screenshot of the game:

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I need to think about what bits of LEGO would be best for a board like this... the man can only push the gems and not pull them, but the gems have to be able to slide from square to square.
 
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A LEGO store recently opened here in Glasgow and they have a 'pick and mix' section where you can buy handfuls of different bits of LEGO, although I didn't check to see how much they were...

I used to (and still do) love an old computer game called Sokoban, which roughly translates as warehouse keeper, and I thought about how to make a board game version of it - I had the idea of building a board out of LEGO, and it seems that someone else has had the same idea already, so I need to get myself down to the LEGO shop and buy some bits, and then figure out how I'm going to do it. Part of the problem is that Sokoban is like Minesweeper in that it is hard to imagine how you might play it manually (since alot of the fun in Sokoban is being able to explore different moves and 'delete' previous moves etc., as well as keep score of your moves), but I think it could be done - and the big advantage of LEGO is that you can build loads of different 'levels' relatively quickly.

Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions, let me know - if I get round to building a board/set, I'll post the results here.

edit: Here's a screenshot of the game:

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I need to think about what bits of LEGO would be best for a board like this... the man can only push the gems and not pull them, but the gems have to be able to slide from square to square.
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Maybe you can use flat bricks to slide the gems on? Good luck with the board 👍
 
Part of the problem is that the pieces have to be movable in all directions, but I don't want them to be sloshing around all over the place - not quite sure how to get around that issue. I'm going to order a few bits off the internet and play around with it and see what I can do - ultimately, I would really just like a nice looking Sokoban table game, and the functionality/playability is not too important.
 
But if your pieces are the size of a brick, they would just fit through. Or isn't that enough?

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oh wait. I forgot you could walk around them. I'm rethinking this now...
 
Here's a preview of a mid-sized board design...

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The squares have to be smooth to allow the pieces to slide along the top... I added grille pieces as a grid to delineate the squares more clearly, and possibly to help keep the counters in place.

The game involves using one piece (the warehouse keeper) to push counters until all the counters are seated on the green squares.. one idea would be to have a character with items in his hands that could act as pushers, that could reach the adjacent square. Anyway, I just checked the price of individual pieces of LEGO on the website and I reckon even this very basic set would be pretty expensive to make, and I'll need more than twice as many pieces for more interesting/difficult boards. I need to check exactly how much a set like this would cost to build :)

edit: Hmmm... this board would cost at least £50, and that's without a base or edge pieces... it would be almost half the price without the grille pieces, so I might need to rethink my design :p
 
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@Touring Mars Have you tried looking at LEGO for sale on Bricklink? It's significantly cheaper than buying direct from LEGO, especially if you're buying such large amounts. It can take a little while to find the right parts but if you know where to look you can buy anything, and pay less for the bricks and shipping than you would from the factory. I wouldn't be surprised if you could cut your costs by over 50% with a few well organised orders from Bricklink vendors. You might also stumble upon some parts which would help you refine the board design.

Also, if you don't already have it, have a look at LEGO Digital Designer. It might help to design the set on the computer first before building it IRL if it might be expensive/time consuming. Though I would guess from the photo you included that you already have some sort of LEGO-based CAD software.
 
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Cheers for the suggestion 👍 I've had a quick look on ebay as well, and there seems to be some decent stuff to be found without forking out too much on the LEGO store proper... that said, I am both lazy and impatient, and the LEGO store is pretty convenient :lol:

I am using LEGO Digital Designer - it's great, although it's a bit fiddly and I can't be bothered reading the instruction manual! It is handy for giving me some idea of the number of pieces I'll need however, and it's also great fun to play with in its own right, although I suspect that it's limited functionality is a deliberate design feature to prevent you from enjoying playing with it more than actual LEGO :D
 
I think the best way to build that game would be to use the 2x2 jumper plates (smooth tile plate with a single stud in the middle). You would have to lift them and move the pieces but they wouldn't slide around. You could also get a large base plate and cover it in the 2x2 jumpers and use this as a base for the game and has you get extra bricks you could make more harder levels.
 
I reckon that might be the best approach... while I would love to have a large table-top set, there are alot of easier levels that could be more of a 'portable' size i.e. could be made on a small/medium base plate that wouldn't necessarily have to be on a table top. But then the pieces would need to be fixed in some way, so a tile with a single stud in the middle would be just the job - thanks for the suggestion :cheers:
 
Here's a 'Microban' level... this one uses just 16 bricks, and at a grand total cost of just £1.98... it's very basic but it would be playable...

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edit: A slightly more complex one, one with a smooth finish (66 pieces) and one with the bare minimum needed to play (30 pieces):

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edit 2: And another smaller one (Sasquatch IV - Level 4) - this is a deceptively tough level, and this version is made with 33 pieces but could be made with as little as 22 pieces :dopey:

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edit 3: So I just ordered a custom set of pieces to make the puzzle shown directly above... I bought enough pieces to make exactly two of these so I can give one to my nephew as well. That was 70 pieces of LEGO for the princely sum of £6.62. The delivery charge of £3.95 is more than the price of a single set, but given that it costs me £3 to go to town, it's probably worth it. If this set works, I'll buy up more pieces and make a few more sets - but I have the feeling it will be more ornamental than actually usable as a game/puzzle. Still, I've planned on making a 'real' Sokoban set for years, so it will be great to finally make it a reality :dopey:
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@commodoreben - your pics are amazing! I'm getting back into LEGO as I have a nephew and he loves the stuff. I was looking to buy the new Mars Rover for my nephew's birthday but it is sold out. Sadly, there are plenty of them on eBay at vastly inflated prices, which annoys me intensely, but what can you do? I only hope that LEGO make more stock available, but given that his birthday is in 3 weeks time, it's not looking likely.
 
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Finally finished building the Technic Crane that I brought at the Lego show.

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8 wheel steering.

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The pistons go up and down when the crane is pushed along. Onto the motorised functions.

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The outriggers slide out and drop down.

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Lifting the boom.

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Extending the boom.

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A shot with a Hotwheels Fig Rig for scale.

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My first Simpsons MiniFigs apart from the ones that came with the house.

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Homer had to take the Fig Rig for a run. I also picked up a layby ive had on for a few months now.

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After this layby and my order of the Sea Cow my purchases of new sets will slow down has I am going to buy a house. When I do get a house Ill hopefully be able to build up some of my other sets that I havnt shared any pics of yet.
 
Id like that one but I don't think it would be to stable or comfortable to live in, so Im going to get a real one.
 
I like the part in that episode when James May finds the single pink brick someone put into one of the larger red bricks and he looks at the camera and says you know who you are and I hate you. He are the first few Movie sets that I built last night.

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The Getaway Glider

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The Melting Room.

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The Super Cycle Chase.
 
Some more movie sets.

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Cloud Cuckoo Palace.

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Lord Business Evil Lair.

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My next build is the Sea Cow.

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I also got a pair of these in the shipment with the Sea Cow. One I kept and one was for a friend who gave me this next set for the Hobbit Set.

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