protostar8 Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) I have been trying to use MLCad/LDraw to try to build this Beta/Alpha combo: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2367736 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2361625 Problem is, I'm having issues with the parts not be in LDraw, which makes me wonder if they are all Lego parts or not. Has anyone ever made a parts list for those or done them in LDraw or a Lego Designer? Examples include the little 1X1 bricks seen all over (like the feet) and the knee joint rod. I've tried search BrickLink to find out the part names, but that's a needle in a haystack situation. Any help in either defining what the parts are named so I might be able to find these parts on BrickLink or as custom parts for LDraw? If I can get a good drawing together using LDraw, I don't mind exporting my file to share. There are several other very cool Lego Creations I wouldn't mind making, anyone ever replicated these.... http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3936 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2585153 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2884547 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=275311 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=324421 Lego bricks seem to be reasonably priced in general for the major colors (like 2 cents for the blue bricks I was looking at), so if this works out, I might do the transforming mini-vf-1's and I'll post those too. Edited July 16, 2009 by protostar8 Quote
gerwalk25 Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 That SDF-1 and VF-1's in mini-fig scale are pretty solid! Quote
Chewie Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 For being the size those are, a lot of them are pretty awesome. I could do without the camera angle bleeding together 14 different models though. Quote
protostar8 Posted July 18, 2009 Author Posted July 18, 2009 (edited) I'm pretty sure I got the SDF-1, Alpha, and Beta figured out and drawn up. I'll have to order some Lego's to see. But the VF-1 is giving me hell. There aren't very man pictures that detail the insides and how it works. I also can't figure out how the hell the guy did the legs. I figured out how to do all the pieces of the lower leg except the front of it. The front really vexes me b/c I can't see how the two little plates attach... Any help??? It's highly likely that my entire concept of how the leg works in those pictures is wrong, thus the reason why I can't figure it is b/c I'm trying to build on something that's already done wrong. Edited July 18, 2009 by protostar8 Quote
blacklotus Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 This proves one only needs 1 mold to milk it for all it's worth to make the various VF-1 models. Jokes aside, yeah, these are really cool. I definitely love that mini-Monster. Quote
Grand Admiral Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 I'm pretty sure I got the SDF-1, Alpha, and Beta figured out and drawn up. I'll have to order some Lego's to see. But the VF-1 is giving me hell. There aren't very man pictures that detail the insides and how it works. I also can't figure out how the hell the guy did the legs. I figured out how to do all the pieces of the lower leg except the front of it. The front really vexes me b/c I can't see how the two little plates attach... Any help??? It's highly likely that my entire concept of how the leg works in those pictures is wrong, thus the reason why I can't figure it is b/c I'm trying to build on something that's already done wrong. The bits on the front of the leg seem to be a couple of these: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3794 With a couple 1x2 tiles on top. The leg is most likely made up of several of these: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4733 Quote
protostar8 Posted July 20, 2009 Author Posted July 20, 2009 The bits on the front of the leg seem to be a couple of these: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3794 With a couple 1x2 tiles on top. The leg is most likely made up of several of these: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4733 Thanks. I actually figured it out yesterday. It's pretty complex in a way. Did some Super Packs and a Strike Pack too, around 300 bricks total. Alpha, Beta, SDF-1 are around 100-150 bricks each. Gonna have to figure out how to buy the lego's now (or at least which seller on brickling to buy them from)... Quote
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