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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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If you don't have bins, use small bowls and the boxes of the set
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kevblee

Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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And rope off an entire room.....and banish all pets. After seeing your picture I can see why I haven't started building the Falcon. At the rate my death star is going, I'll be doing this for a few more days. _________________ www.BRICKSTRUCT.com
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Flesh Skywalker

Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:07 am Post subject: |
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I use our 8 person dining room table. We only use it for special occasions. Putting these types of sets together qualify to 50% of our marriage. |
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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Is the Death Star sturdy and stable? _________________ ~Andi
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kevblee

Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I'm 100 pages in to a manual that is 259 pages long. Mine seems very sturdy so far! Great functions as well. The trash compactor is great! _________________ www.BRICKSTRUCT.com
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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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That's good to hear. I feared that maybe the floor wouldn't be very sturdy, because it is built section/room for section. _________________ ~Andi
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ZombieFlynn Destroyed!

Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Location: Joining Gen. Veers on flight to FBTB II
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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When I was building it, it was very sturdy. It is built room by room, but the four walls in the DS kept it up on the sides, and the design of the floors kept it so that it wouldn't break in the middle. _________________ Well, time to face the new world at FBTB II... |
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bigj22

Joined: 02 Sep 2007
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I just got it done today and it's amazing!!!! Took me about 14 hours total. Sorting is a must.Hopefully LEGO continues to come out with diarama setsmore often. I love them!! |
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Greg Hyland
Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Hamilton, Ontario
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Got mine Friday. Woo!
So everyone here is right... SORTING IS A MUST! As I may have said before, I don't usually do this, but I gave in (the only other set I did this on was the UCS Star Destroyer).
I too was excited by the icons on the boxes thinking "this must be orgainized segments!" Buy not the case. I'm sure this was done for factory packing purposes.
So, because building space is VERY limited for me, here's my system. I take out all the bags, but I don't open them. Then, I look for the bag that has the piece (or pieces if youre lucky) and only open that. Then after I find the pieces I need, I sort the other pieces, not using small tubs (which sounds like a good idea I may have to start doing) but by putting all similar pieses together. Pieces that are too small go back ina zip lock bag. So far I may have only opened about eight or nine bags (haven't been able to put any figures togehter 100% yet!). This may not be the best system, but it's working so far. We'll see! _________________ Sined,
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kevblee

Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:48 am Post subject: |
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Well, I'm now 130 pages in, working on the detention level, and I'm becoming more and more impressed as I build. It's getting huge....and I'm shocked by how stable, and solid this thing is. No space is wasted, and everything makes sense. The reactor hole in the emperors throne room...even falls to an abyss. It's staged over the Luke/Leia swing area....another abyss. Very CLEVER!  _________________ www.BRICKSTRUCT.com
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alldarker

Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:17 am Post subject: |
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I put the finishing touches to my Death Star late Sunday evening! It sure looks amazing, it's even bigger than I'd expected. Like Gregg, I too don't like sorting bricks much, but in this case sorting into LOTS of plastic tubs and picking from the bags were essential. Even then I had frequent moments of dispair looking for an elusive piece.
Quite a lot of pieces remained. Three of which seem to be significant: a dark bley 1X10 plate, a dark bley 1x6 studless plate and a light bley 1/3 1x4 plate. Does anyone else have any of these pieces remaining? The 1X10 plate seems to be extra, as the set only uses two (and I have accounted for them in the set) according to the brick list, but the other bricks I am unsure about. I also got an extra red cape, which is nice...
Also, as others have mentioned, in the instructions the colors were once again sometimes hard to distinguish. Black and dark bley, red and clear red, clear red and clear orange, silver and clear white were the main culprits...
Only real disappointment with the set is the quality control of the pieces. The set contained two shades of light bley pieces, and three shades of dark blay pieces! I have two 1x6 bricks which are so much darker bley, I actually seriously thought they might be a different, new color. Also, tolerances of the pieces were often way off.
Still, all in all an amazing set! _________________ WWAD: What Would Alldarker Do? |
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Greg Hyland
Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Hamilton, Ontario
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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alldarker wrote: |
I had frequent moments of dispair looking for an elusive piece. |
Me too! The things that's drivent the craziest finding is two black 'Doc Ock' claws, used to hold a railing on the bottom level. I found it quicker to goand find these pieces from my own collection of pieces... so I expect to have two of these left over at the end!
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Only real disappointment with the set is the quality control of the pieces. The set contained two shades of light bley pieces, and three shades of dark blay pieces! I have two 1x6 bricks which are so much darker bley, I actually seriously thought they might be a different, new color. Also, tolerances of the pieces were often way off. |
I noticed the huge difference in dark gray pieces so far. So, I'm not the only one. _________________ Sined,
Greg Hyland
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michealearlwillard

Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Location: Kent, WA
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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I have found the tolerancing and color variations as well in the PaB wall at the store here. I though it might have been that they were using factory seconds for PaB. Interesting to know that it is expensive sets as well. _________________ "No one likes you ... you ... a big ... no ... funny..." - dWhisper |
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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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What do you think? Should I get the real thing? Or is my 'MOC' good enough?
I would love to have some of the figs, but before I spend 100s of dollars for 6-7 figs, maybe I should get the whole set? _________________ ~Andi
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kevblee

Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Andi, I highly recommend the set! I would not spend lots of money on just figures. In the long run.....heck as well as the short...it's worth it. It's a fun build , and even as "just a parts pack".....man you're set. You could use all these slopes, bricks and plates for just about any large MOC. I think most people on the thread here are very happy they have one! _________________ www.BRICKSTRUCT.com
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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:49 am Post subject: |
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thanks for your answer kevblee.
S@H had even a 15% discount action, so I ordered it now. Will be interesting to compare the original to my version-built from pics  _________________ ~Andi
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alldarker

Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:59 am Post subject: |
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I agree with Kevblee that you will not regret buying this set, Andi! The set is a great build and the figures are sweet, especially if you don't have the UCS MF (any more). Even displaying it should be slightly easier than the other big UCS sets: the footprint of the DS is quite small, and it is very portable (it's practically swooshable)!
By the way, what 15% discount action is this; I couldn't find it on the Dutch S@H site. Is it a German action, or do you have a voucher or something? _________________ WWAD: What Would Alldarker Do? |
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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:08 am Post subject: |
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I think it is kind of a catalogue code. I read about it at 1000Steine.de. It's "club15". No idea how long it lasts. _________________ ~Andi
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alldarker

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Andi wrote: |
I think it is kind of a catalogue code. I read about it at 1000Steine.de. It's "club15". No idea how long it lasts. |
Thanks. I've tried it and it doesn't work on the Dutch S@H site: probably a German exclusive code. I don't think I've ever seen a Dutch S@H reduction code action
On topic, I've finally found the right place to place the 1x6 studless plate I mentioned earlier. Now only a 1x10 plate and a 1x4 plate remain...
And does anyone know what the little hole between the droid repair room and the twin laser cannons on the top floor is for? It seems to be made for the mouse droid. But is there some reference in the movies for this? _________________ WWAD: What Would Alldarker Do? |
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SlackJawedYokel

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:56 am Post subject: |
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What I don't understand is why Darth Vader comes with an extra lightsaber blade - an all black one. It's lying at his feet in the instruction manual. Maybe it's a reference to the badly rotoscoped lightsabers in Episode IV?
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alldarker

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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SlackJawedYokel wrote: |
What I don't understand is why Darth Vader comes with an extra lightsaber blade - an all black one. It's lying at his feet in the instruction manual. Maybe it's a reference to the badly rotoscoped lightsabers in Episode IV?
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Isn't it the Emperor's cane? _________________ WWAD: What Would Alldarker Do? |
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Blondie-Wan

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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SlackJawedYokel wrote: |
Maybe it's a reference to the badly rotoscoped lightsabers in Episode IV?
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kevblee

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Andi, did you have to get rid of your UCS M Falcon???? I still have not even built mine yet...and I got one last October. _________________ www.BRICKSTRUCT.com
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ZombieAndi Destroyed!

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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yes, I have, needed the money. But already really fast after getting the Falcon. (maybe one month later). _________________ ~Andi
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Inzane

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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SlackJawedYokel wrote: |
Maybe it's a reference to the badly rotoscoped lightsabers in Episode IV?
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kevblee

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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alldarker wrote: |
SlackJawedYokel wrote: |
What I don't understand is why Darth Vader comes with an extra lightsaber blade - an all black one. It's lying at his feet in the instruction manual. Maybe it's a reference to the badly rotoscoped lightsabers in Episode IV?
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Isn't it the Emperor's cane? |
I would agree that it is the emperor's cane. And......I don't get the rotoscope joke either.  _________________ www.BRICKSTRUCT.com
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TK-425 Destroyed!

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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kevblee wrote: |
I would agree that it is the emperor's cane. And......I don't get the rotoscope joke either.  |
I think SlackJawedYokel means that if you watch Episode IV after watching the prequels the lightsaber blades look flat. I believe that he means the blades don't look round because of the limited capacity of special effects that there were back then.  _________________ Am I the only one who sometimes comes here, logs in, and fools around?
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kevblee

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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TK-425 wrote: |
kevblee wrote: |
I would agree that it is the emperor's cane. And......I don't get the rotoscope joke either.  |
I think SlackJawedYokel means that if you watch Episode IV after watching the prequels the lightsaber blades look flat. I believe that he means the blades don't look round because of the limited capacity of special effects that there were back then.  |
And this relates to the Emperor's cane how exactly?.... _________________ www.BRICKSTRUCT.com
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ZombieGIR Destroyed!

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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I guess because the cane is a black lightsaber blade, it was thought Vader could use it instead of his trans red one, thus replicating the rotoscoping technique used in the filming of ANH? Makes sense to me, but anyway.
This 15% off wouldn't translate over to the US, would it? I'd love a bit of a discount to counter the shipping. My nearest LEGO store is a bit far away. _________________
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Voice of Reason

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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I preordered my DS at a Lego store and had it shipped to my home. They told me that once it ships I can get Loyalty Card stamps if I bring my packing slip and receipt to the store.
I am wondering if this is true for all S@H purchases. If I bring my receipts for all the other S@H purchases I have made recently, will they give Loyalty Card stamps for them too? _________________ My current
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