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monkey_roo said:
(said quietly :)) but Lego is my main hobby. Came out of my dark ages as they say in 2007. My biggest model is a custom hogwarts I have been building for around four years. I have had several stabs at it and am now half way through version 3, just broken thought the 15k pieces and only a quarter built, so big it takes up half a room, wife hates it :)
As for collecting I have a lot of SW Lego and all the current super heroe stuff and a bit of city and trains, stuff for the kids, my daughter who is only four is mad for all the friends stuff. Oh and winter. Village, which I also design sets for, or did until the LDD buy it service shut down in Jan :(
Sadly most of it lives in boxes etc as there is no room, and when combined with my SW figures well, you get the picture.
Did just get my TC-14 fig after the may 4th offer and waiting until the end of the month to order for the Hulk figure.

Would love to see pics of your custom Hogwarts.
 

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That calendar is great buddy!!!

I too would love to see your hogwarts! It must be fecking huge!! My production set is big enough!
 

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This is a few weeks out of date, but all i have at the momment, the model has progressed a bit since i took these, can load up more recent ones tomorrow.
My plan is to make this fully 'playable' so walls come off, lights can go on, things open etc and i am trying to get as many film location in as possible. So far i have:
The great hall
Dumbledoors Office
Library
Divination Classroom
Snapes Classroom
Ruined Courtyard and Clock Tower.
Lupin's Classroom and Hospital Wing are in progres to go in the mid section you can see. So much to build in the main section of the castle i struggle to know where to start, Grifindor Tower, Great staircase, Slitherine commonroom, chamber of secrets?

When the castle is done i want to build out the forest and Hogsmead village and station. I have modified the current hogwarts express to be fully powerfunctioned and want that running through the forest. I figure another year or so and i might be there, if i can find the space. for fun i plan to hide a few Ewoks, and troopers in the forest and i have the Indian Jones Motor bike checkpoint that i want to put at the entrance to Hogsmead, just for fun :)

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Love the Hogwarts display mate. Fantastic build.

How dod you get the TC-14 chaps? I missed that promotion.
Also if you hear of the new Hulk figure promo over here, let me know.

Thanks
 

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That hogwarts is bloody epic!! Can't wait to see it grow!

Stu here it is mate: (spend £50 and get a free tc14) it was may 4th and 5th promotion.

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The hulk figure is the same crack- £50 on s@h and free figure. The promotion is running from the 16th to the 31st of this month.
 

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Haven't cracked open the TC-14 yet, was going to take it to the office to stand next to my ARF Trooper from last year :) looks great though, much better than the 3P0 for a few years back.

Just to keep it going i built the new fighters the other day as well, the X-Wing and Tie are great, by far the best incarnation. Plan to put my 1999 versions next to them to show the contrast.

Also the Hogwarts Express shown is the latest version bu modified to work with the remote control functions and have lights. great fun.

If i find an image for the avengers lego will post them as well, the Quint Carrier is great.
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last shameless Lego upload. This is the current stat of the castle and i found an image of all the Avengers sets i built a few weeks ago (Sadly all boxed away now).

enjoy
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Awesome. Keep us updated on any MOC you come up with. Your castle is looking great already so definately keep us posted on that one.

I wish I could have a huuuge building room. Would be lots of fun.
Here is a pic of a SW themed MOC I made with my eldest a little while back. Most of these guys have already seen it by now...a few may not have.

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I want to make a big pirate island setup next. Just need to get some more blue base plates
 

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That is epic.
And on the dining room table, how'd you get the wife to agre to that :) every time I take anything out of her designated zones I get an ear full. Ha ha?
Those baseplates are a pain, so expensive for what they are but essential. I think a pirate island would be great.
 

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Small lego update (I know not SW Lego but there you go)
I have been off work for a few days and got some more of my castle built but also completed the smalled MOC i have ever done, 7 pieces, all standard lego bits - Tony Stark in a suite, so simple yet very enjoyable. Am going to look and see if i can piece together a Bruce Banner, maybe a Pepper Potts or Maria Hill next, but the faces etc may be hard to get right.
anyway enjoy (or not)
 

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Awesome, Nurnsy.
Been playing around with mine the last couple of days. Will get some pics up later on.

Here we go...

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So do you guys just source the mini figs or do you have the sets to go with those guys as well?
Love the displays by the way.
 

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I was going to be polite and not mention it, as, miraculously it doesn't detract from the display, which is pretty good. Love the old 2007 SW stuff, missed out on all that myself and just can't afford to buy them now.
Nice old Pirates as well.
 

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LOL. Better find a better one to replace it with. That was my girls arse not looking so good. :?
She's got herself back in shape now after we decided 3 was enough. :lol:
 
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