Album of the Rocinante brick build (imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by schmidtster@lemmy.world to c/theexpanse@lemmy.world

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Title pretty much covers it, hit me with any questions, loved the build, but took about 6 months, wouldn’t touch it for stretches.

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[-] DmMacniel@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Aw, such a bummer that you had to sand-down some pieces and even had to use glue to reinforce its structural integrity, even though the skeleton looks pretty solid.

How much did it cost you to buy the pieces, and where did you buy the instructions from?

Personal Rant: Were those blue connector pins necessary? I really can't stand known that there are colors in any given build that don't have to be there in the first place (looking at the white, yellow and red bricks/plates).

The thruster assembly looks amazing!

What is that barrel piece on the PDC? Doesn't look like a standard piece (or an axle)?

I love how it turns out.

[-] schmidtster@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So if you didn’t sand it down, that connecter would pop apart from a small breeze, at that point I didn’t want to commit to glueing anything incase I needed to take it apart or something. And I think with a little creativity and parts it could have been modified, but here we are.

The pieces were $540 CAD, to buy it in legit Lego would have been about $1,300, don’t know if you know how buying legit legos works. The instructions came from rebrickable and the user brickgloria (edit price was $60), iirc you can buy this as a kit from someone as well, that was damn near 1k though.

Yes/no on the colours, designers use colours so you can orientate the piece/s as you’re building. The instructions and build list did let you know which pieces could be “any” colour. This is at each MOCs creators discretion I’ve found, you’re free to look through the builds and modify the build list of you are so inclined.

The barrel is made from (edited) 6 4l bars with the center being a 6l bar with stop, held together with a tire. I don’t think they are non-standard better look

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks for answering.

The pieces were $540 CAD, to buy it in legit Lego would have been about $1,300, don’t know if you know how buying legit legos works. The instructions came from rebrickable and the user brickgloria (edit price was $60), iirc you can buy this as a kit from someone as well, that was damn near 1k though.

Not gonna lie, its a bit pricey. But that's okay for this kind of hobby.

The official Way to buy LEGO pieces via their Pick a Brick system is good, but their search interface is shite. I do small scale MOC expansions to my bought sets with Leocad. Just wish it would use official LEGO piece names or numbers, then it would be much easier to find and pick pieces on LEGOs website.

instructions came from rebrickable and the user brickgloria

I took a look around their published MOCs, pretty impressive. I really like their Tycho Station.

Yes/no on the colours, designers use colours so you can orientate the piece/s as you’re building. The instructions and build list did let you know which pieces could be “any” colour.

I was under the impression that it came as a kit, since you showed the pieces in one bag. But yeah you are right of course, that with the inventory list you can mix and match the pieces and piece colors to your liking.

The barrel is made from 1 lightsabre in the center and 6 3xlength rods held together with a tire.

That's ingenious! Those rounded 1x2 plates are super versatile :)

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