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Ah, I did wonder as the instruction video I watched before ordering showed them dismantling to install them - cheers
Thanks and yes, of course, will do!
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Will be interested to see the light kit also....toying with getting one for the Le Mans car but if i was to light it up, i think i would want the number board to light up in a similar way to actual le mans does with the single dot for first place etc. Looks like the kits do just the front/rear lights and interior.
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I did look around and some places seemed to do name boards (general kits) so would think you should be able to find one.
Kit open ...
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Ran out of space in our winter village this year. Will start adding light kits for next year I think. They are super expensive though almost as much as the lego kits!
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So, kit done ...
I think it looks better in the flesh than in the pictures
May disconnect the "inside" lights when displayed as there is a lot of "bleed" through the gaps (only to be expected)
Overall for £15ish I'm impressed the installation (with my sausage fingers and less than 20:20 vision) was fiddly in places and although generally good the instructions were vague in some areas / steps and had to dismantle quite a bit to get them fitted
I reckon overall it took about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to install
I think it looks better in the flesh than in the pictures
May disconnect the "inside" lights when displayed as there is a lot of "bleed" through the gaps (only to be expected)
Overall for £15ish I'm impressed the installation (with my sausage fingers and less than 20:20 vision) was fiddly in places and although generally good the instructions were vague in some areas / steps and had to dismantle quite a bit to get them fitted
I reckon overall it took about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to install
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There's quite a bit of bleed through on my big falcon with the lights. I guess it's the tradeoff of having parts that open up.So, kit done ...
I think it looks better in the flesh than in the pictures
May disconnect the "inside" lights when displayed as there is a lot of "bleed" through the gaps (only to be expected)
Overall for £15ish I'm impressed the installation (with my sausage fingers and less than 20:20 vision) was fiddly in places and although generally good the instructions were vague in some areas / steps and had to dismantle quite a bit to get them fitted
I reckon overall it took about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to install
Soldato
Yep, wasn't a criticism, just an observation and if / when I put it in my study on display likely disconnect the internal lights
Any pics of your big MF ?
I remember doing the light kit for the Ecto 1 and it was a massive ball ache, but the end result makes it al worth while.And
Finally started making some of the Lego I've bought over the last few years but have now run out of space to put it. Anyone got any storage ideas? Thinking of some Ikea Besta units with glass doors to try cut down on dust
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I've taken a couple just now but the bleedthrough isn't too bad as it's daytime. I've also stuck some older ones I've taken at night. The biggest issue I find is trying to find the right hole (Yep, wasn't a criticism, just an observation and if / when I put it in my study on display likely disconnect the internal lights
Any pics of your big MF ?
) when taken the panel's off the top as they don't fold out like the smaller one.
Soldato
Brill, thanks - it's brilliant !!I've taken a couple just now but the bleedthrough isn't too bad as it's daytime. I've also stuck some older ones I've taken at night. The biggest issue I find is trying to find the right hole (
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I used a plug in air duster - did the job really quickly. Just make sure there's nothing loose on the model first.
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I 'acquired' one of my girlfriend's clean make-up brushes. Seems to work well for me!
Will see if I can 'borrow' one off the wife or step daughter
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Anyone here tried making their own Lego Great Ball Contraptions? I've been hooked on it for the past month or so, dug out all my old Lego and Technic. So many interesting designs around, but trying to make my own mechanisms without just following bits of other's shared instructions and it's far harder than I was expecting. Satisfying when it works and you get to hear the whole thing clunk away moving the marbles around
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Mounted my Lego Millennium Falcon to the study wall
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Lets see your full set up on that wall looks good with the cars hanging up as well.
Did you just 3D print a bracket for them?
I‘m going to hang mine up but I really like the HUYL mounts - https://huyl.it/ they’re pretty pricey for what they are but may just get 1 a month for a year and get them all looking class on the walls.
Did you just 3D print a bracket for them?
I‘m going to hang mine up but I really like the HUYL mounts - https://huyl.it/ they’re pretty pricey for what they are but may just get 1 a month for a year and get them all looking class on the walls.
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Thanks - I'm impressed with the mounts
It's 3D printed, but off eBay -£10 !
Had to move the landing "feet" slightly as rte mounts aren't 100% compatable.acros all the MF models but was literally moving the feet a bit - also told the seller and he's going to update the mount and fixing template