Dec
9
2016
Lego Advent Calendar 2016 Day 09
City Day 09
Star Wars Day 09
Friends Day 09
Dec
1
2016
Lego Advent Calendar 2016 Day 01
Hi All,
Long time no posting, i’m a slacker I know, maybe 2017 will be better.
But here is this years Lego Advent Calendars and we are including Friends for the first time
Mr 4 helped with the builds this year and we will do each one together in the lead up to Christmas
Here we go…..
City Day 01
Star Wars Day 01
Friends Day 01
May
3
2013
Changes in me
Tonight at 9:30 I could have been out drinking with friends in the preparation to the wedding we will be attending tomorrow. Instead I was curled up on the bed watching my 14 month old son drift off to sleep. Which would I rather do? The one I was doing.
14 months in of being a parent has been a changing affair to my outlook on life, what I get to do with my spare time and how I feel about the world at large.
An impact on my personal health has also raised how I feel, I scared my self into thinking the worst last week, but all has turned out ok, not great, but ok, I can and have to live with my condition. Nothing that is life threatening but uncomfortable and a life long companion.
But Sean has brought so much joy to me, the little things he does now are always a surprise at times. He has latched on to the weirdest things as favourite toys, a spoon, my old belt, shoes, any shoes. The adventures he has with these items when he has all the other toys we have given him is amazing to behold. And just you try and take that spoon away, hell will be visited upon they who try!
I look forward to the many adventures yet to come, and the many more surprises. But also they quiet times where I can just watch as our little bundle of us just sleeps away peacefully riht beside me.
Jan
6
2013
Lego Death Star: A Saga part IV – A New Hope…
Here we are, the final stretch, box 4, bag set 7, and what a lot of bags there are…
All laid out, this is what it contains, lots and lots of small pieces in here
A small work area on the top floor, above the Hangar
A lift for Tie Fighters
Speaking of…
The Control room for the Death Ray
Rotate the desk left or right to aim the beam, turning the knob in the desk moves it up and down
The Command Room
A light for the Detention Block
Turrets for the defense against X-Wings, here they are not connected to the aiming mechanism, a bar network under the floor links the two so they move together, the guns move up and down individually by the knob on the side of the turret
Building the final walls, these are quite intricate using more flat bricks than standard to build it up
The Central Lift being inserted into the shaft.
The lift mechanism in the workroom
The finished Product shots
All up a very fun and challenging build that I would recommend to any one, it has a lot of techniques in the building that would help with developing ideas for kids to make more complex models themselves.
40 centimeter diameter makes it a rather big unit, but it packs a lot of play areas into the whole construction.
I’d happily recommend to anyone interested to get it, but do source it from a cheaper retailer than locally or direct from Lego.
Sidebar:
A set this size as with most Lego sets has a piece or two left over, this is what was left on the Death Star
Photoblog
