And my favorite
Castle bluestone
First set = 5250 pcs - extension (tower) 1700 pcs. 3 further extensions still boxed. At the end it will have 22000 pcs in total
They look fantastic and well up to Lego standards, as for the price, bargin’s! can’t wait to see the completed build of Castle bluestone, well impressed
Building techniques are a good point above Lego standards. No coloured pieces inside and strange building ways. Sometimes a bit tricky but at the end fantastic.
You can google for „Burg Blaustein - Hurde Erweiterung“
The bricks are excellent and you get 5250 pcs with a lot of big pieces. The first set - castle without tower wheighs over 4,5 kg
Yes they are - but you do not get a coloured box or printed instructions (castle) only many bricks and a lot of building fun. I really like the way they use bricks even in second row - walls of the caste are 2 stud wide. The inside is to the back of the outside. Inside it has walls with flowers on it. So nice
I also started with technic Lego and still own a lot of the big technic sets (unimaginative, Arocs, crawler …).
You have to give the AMG a chance - bricks have a good quality. All is black and grey only. Also designed by a well known (from eurobricks forum) professional builder
Not having a coloured box wouldn’t bother me, I have seen the Blue Brixx site before, they have a very good selection of Railway Models too, think I need a " Go Fund Me" page… joking
I’ve never done a Lego in my life but seeing those beautiful examples up here I’ve decided to have a go but starting with something, I thought, simple.
Question: is it normal to have that many pieces left?
Thank you, Cmax. Never realised these things were so addictive. Started at 9;00pm last night and was still at it at 1:00am, only stopping due to some back and head ache. Great fun though.
As for the next one, watch this space.
Left over bricks are common, they tend to be the smaller bricks but not the big black ones on the left. They are actually used in the cockpit.
See section 47 for the black pieces behind the seat. I can see white forward-facing studs - I should be seeing black.
Then there should be black bits on the inside of the doors. See section 50 for what you should be doing with the black 2x2x1 L shaped plates.
And finally, the curved tiles at the front with the orange bits are supposed to go underneath…… see section 76.
OTOH, having taken the roof off mine to check, I realised I’d put the steering wheel on the wrong side! Taking Lego apart to correct the build is a fact of life.
Wow, eagle-eyed you are. Thanks for those pointers.
Not a bad attempt me thinks for a first timer.
Those behind the seat are “air intakes”. I thought they looked better that way!
Ah ha! Designed modifications to improve a build is perfectly acceptable, and indeed should be encouraged! Next thing you know, you’ll have acquired Titanic, start buying bricks and designs on Bricklink & Rebrickable……and then the Vikings will have gotcha! You will be assimilated; resistance is futile.
(Bit like Naim hifi, really….only cheaper!)
The “Speed Champions” series cars are very neat, and especially at pocket money prices! Here are mine.
Following @Tony and his Countach build, this is my latest Lego Speed Champion 76935 Nascar Chevrolet Camaro sans stickers, I’m waiting for a few bricks to arrive so can rebuild it completely in black…