Other Pete J's thread of Lego building (current project: Ducati Panigale V4 S)

Yep. I use "Minifig Scan" on Android to check and keep track of current minis (it only dates back to series 25).
Over the weekend, it got me all of Series 26 (Space) and 9/12 of the D&D ones, without any duplicates.
Sadly, I couldn't find:-

• Dragonborn Paladin
• Mind Flayer
• Strahd

 

Now I blame the op of this thread for my pain and suffering, I had to install two new shelves in my daughters room the other day to satisfy her lego addiction because of me telling her about this thread.

 

I'm acutely aware that my Lego progress over the last few months has been very poor! This is down to:

• Warhammer 40K
• Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries
• Gardening (not out of choice, that one)

However, I have the coming week off, in which I hope to complete a little model I started eons ago, as well as an update on a few sets I've bought. Stay tuned.

 

Smol update - A couple of weeks ago, I found a local B&M Bargains with a totally unmolested D&D minifig display.
Missing 3 figures found within 5 minutes. Set now complete.
So, I bought some cheapo minifig display cases from the rainforest.

 

So, instead of doing Lego, I ended up playing Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries. All week. In some cases, for 16 hours straight.

 

Don't get Clans then

 

Currently building my birthday present from the family...

 

LEGO just announced another sailing ship.
This time it's Ernest Shackleton's "Endurance".

The GWP will be a matching lifeboat

 

So, after a few months lost to Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries and Warhammer 40K, I'm getting back to Lego!

First up, we have a mostly completed Chestburster that I bought the instructions for a LONG time ago:



Just waiting on a couple of missing bits to turn up - been weird using Bricklink again after all this time. I've also put the shelf up for it this weekend, as well as another shelf for another motorbike...

Secondly, R2D2:



Got C3PO too, so they'll go on a shelf together.

Don't worry, there's a LOT more in the pipeline. For example, I'm collecting bits for a modified McLaren P1...

 

Speaking of 3PO, there's at least one build out there where they've built without attaching the limbs and strapped it to the back of the same scale Chewbacca figure.

 

The little fella's complete!



Here he is in the place I imagined him well over a year or two ago:



Now onto R2D2 and then C3PO...

 

Can't beat alien, nice collection mate.

 

R2D2 and C3PO complete!





Here's the two together:



I'm away from home over Christmas, so don't expect to do any more building for the year. But we'll see...

 

Finished this little model this weekend:



Towards the front, there's an homage to the scene where Darth Vader briefs the bounty hunters:



And here's her resting place:

 

Another one to add to the normal scale motorbikes:





Added on a mudguard, available on Rebrickable. Also added the mudguard to the Ducati:



Ducati's the better model IMHO. The new engine piston design on the Kawasaki isn't as interesting as the age-old design.

 

Started a new project



Annoyingly, I only thought to look for any issues with the build after I started. Turns out that the default Lego gear option goes 1-2-N-3. There's a MOC to correct it to 1-N-2-3 but I don't have one of the gears needed to hand, and I'm feeling too lazy to fix it!

 

More motorbike progress:



Also, Amazon had a sale, so I accidentally:



I've already ordered the extra parts needed for an upgrade...

 

On a whim, I went looking for the Space Shuttle (10283). I didn't realise it'd been retired. However, through some miracle, I found a chap selling one on eBay for £40 less than RRP. And so...



This was actually the second one I bought. Someone else had been selling one which was actually fake Lego: fortunately, they had the decency to let me know before sending it, so I asked to have the order cancelled.

 

Decided to quickly knock out Minas Tirith:



And here's Sauron looming over it:

 

Three of five stages complete:



Really like the way Lego have decided to make a stand to put the bike on: not only does it make building it easier, you can rotate the rear wheel freely to make the engine and gearbox work.

Currently working through a shedload of stickers in the next phase. Unfortunately, I've already got one with a tiny air bubble/bit of dust in it, bt at least it's on one that is away from the camera view (I'll be displaying it in the orientation above).