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I’ve pestered and pestered and pestered and it looks like I’m finally going to get a Lego Saturn V for my birthday. My eminently sensible wife did throw me a curve ball though, by asking…
“When you’ve built it what do you intend to do with it?”
I couldn’t offer anything more than “Errr… Look at it for a bit then take it apart again.”
What do you do with your complete builds? Extra points for photos and a badge for anyone who can post a picture of a Saturn V.
I had the Lego F40 for my birthday a couple of years back. It has pride of place on the shelf!
then take it apart again.
Surely you mount it in a diorama in the front room (science museum style) ?
Look at them more.
Big technic Porsche is on the bedroom wall, soon to be joined by Bugatti and rally cat.
Large technic space shuttle in daugjtdau room as she is space crazy.
Saturn V part built in the lounge, will probably join the shuttle when we've finished it.
Various other models floating around the house as well.
I haven’t even moved to post this...
I'm staying away.
On the odd occasion I treat myself, the models stay complete for a bit and then get absorbed into the kids Lego stash. Which is currently a 4 feet concrete mixing tray that lived under the sofa for ease of access.
I have stashed my X wing in its own box safely away though. Always wanted one as a kid and I am keeping that for me only.
Play with it. 🙂
Spend the next 6 months changing the way you display it from vertically in one piece or horizontally in one piece or split into 3 on the display stands.
Or should that be vertically...
Or maybe I should take out the lunar module, or....
My Star Wars figures + models are on the sideboard next to the dining room table.
Everything we’ve built is on display somewhere in the house (but then, MrsTH and I are both into Lego...)
Current pride of place spot is occupied by the UCS falcon.
You will spend too much time marvelling at the awesomeness of it to take it apart. I prefer the horizontal storage style.
I ended up giving mine to my brother as I was moving here (Canada). I hope to build another in the foreseeable future.
This is part of my issue with Lego as a present for my nephew, he's only 10 but crazy about it and wants the big/complicated sets (he's not spoilt but likes a challenge). I've only gone as far as a Hulkbuster so far (1300ish pieces) but that only took him 4-5 hours. The next step up you're talking £200ish which seems crazy for something that might take a couple of days and then just sits there (bit too fragile for much play value and I imagine it would get boring quickly to dismantle and rebuild).
Hadn't seen the Saturn V for some reason - guess what just got added to my Chrimbo list!!
The Saturn is a beautiful model and is allowed to be displayed in the living room .
Sometimes complete , sometimes in sections on the stands .
They've started to move to the office at work - too many at home and I've reached the limit (apparently). Now the Bugatti and F1 car are at work as a talking point to avoid difficult work discussions!
The Porsche and Bugatti sometimes swap places to keep the view fresh.
Those of you who’ve finished the Saturn V, do you store it upright and if so, how stable is it?
It’s fine, but then mines kind of out of the way so nothing brushes past it, but it’s fine standing on its own.
They’ve started to move to the office at work
I know that feeling, but with Airfix kits. I've got a Tomcat and Spitfire on my desk, a Vampire and Hunter on the filing cabinet and a Mitchell in a drawer.
They can be quite a talking point.
Thats it i need the saturn rocket next, been eyeing it up for a while, have got At-at, at-st, millenium falcon and tie fighter on the shelf in our lounge. And various technic models spread around shelves in other rooms. Need to get an extra shelf put up for all the star wars minifigures.
Mine's upright in a corner on a very solid piece of furniture in a 3 kid house. It's survived so far, but hey it's Lego so when it breaks you just put it back together. It feels like it'd need a deliberate bash to knock it over though as it's hefty. I'll bet there are some mod instructions out there to fasten it down to a platform. Upright obviously solves the issue of it taking up too much space.
Have one of those large Ikea storage/room divider things in our home office / spare room. They live on top of there, out of reach of small hands. Just the Porsche and a couple of Star Wars ones but I have a camper waiting to be built and really fancy one of the not-quite-legit Super Star Destroyers.
When the kids are big enough to not choke to death on the pieces I might let them take them to bits and repurpose them.
The Saturn V is one of the best sets Lego has ever produced and perfect for display as vertically it takes up next to no space! It's also incredibly well engineered and very robust. Don't think, just get it!!
It actually separates into the various stages accurately so you can do a proper takeoff sequence & everything 😀Play with it.
Its Lego, so take it apart and build other stuff from it, obvs. Or improve it in some way first.
I ended up in engineering...
After seeing all of the boys Star Wars sets get slowly broken apart and added to the general giant box of lego I've put my Yellow Submarine up on a very high shelf out of child reach and very strict instruction that it is not to be touched! Mrs PP is wanting the big Hogwarts Castle, but £350!?
My Millennium Falcon is currently covered up in the garage, waiting for a shelf/cover to be put up for it.
Death Star is on the window sill. I play with that a bit.
The only kits I've got built right now is my really excellent dragon, who sits on my PC screen,and the Hulkbuster my brother gave me which I think might be able to cling onto the other side. No space for anything else.
I like Technic so generally me and the little one play with them a bit and then I like to do things like add motors and make the vehicles RC and I'll generally pull apart previous models to mod new ones.
But yeah its a challenge
I've currently got an RC modified Rally Car and the Extreme Adventure Jeep built up and kicking about the house somewhere. The other 3 big sets are broken up in boxes somewhere
all of the boys Star Wars sets get slowly broken apart and added to the general giant box of lego
what is with that?
my boy has a Ninjago dragon and a Batman tank that I have lovingly put back together every other day for the past 9 months as he loves playing with them and they are great looking sets, but I've given up recently...
I documented the build as I went, if you want spoilery details on how it goes together. It's a really clever build, the internals are all fuel tanks and shizzle.
1969 pieces, six hours.
Huh, you can click through each image embedded directly in STW using arrows at the sides, how neat is that?
Oh, and in answer to the OP, mine's laid down on the sideboard at the back of the living room.
what is with that?
my boy has a Ninjago dragon and a Batman tank that I have lovingly put back together every other day for the past 9 months as he loves playing with them and they are great looking sets, but I’ve given up recently…
Lego is for dismantling and excercising your imagination.
You're making him muss out on THE BEST BIT.
I hope you stand on a piece you monster
Surely you disassemble and scatter on the floor ready to be stood on with bare feet?
Have you tried Nanoblock? One of my colleagues recently introduced me to them and I just bought the Yamato battleship and the Himeji castle which are both around 2000 pieces. I think they are about half price of Lego using cost vs piece count ratio. The smaller piece size should make it a bit more of a challenge.
I have just finished building the Mack truck (another excellent Technic). Once I dismantled and build it into the bin lorry, it will be the Nanoblock next.
My niece can get Lego half price.
Shame in not interested
I have just finished building the Mack truck (another excellent Technic)
Good to know, got it for my birthday, just not had time to start it yet, got the Bugatti as a wedding present too, deciding which to do first!
and a badge for anyone who can post a picture of a Saturn V.
Where's my badge? I want my badge.
The Saturn V looks as cool now as it did when it was released. MUST RESIST!
MUST RESIST
If it helps *raises head above parapet* it’s not actually that great a build imo. it’s a 3 foot long white tube, so a lot of repetition...
Still cool though...
It’s the fact it is a Saturn V for me. I love Lego as well though!
Saturn 5 you say!? Go on then....:-)
mine sit there for a few days before being smashed up and returned to the box. they then get shoved in the loft or passed on. i do intend to rebuild again one day but cba having them on display gathering dust..
speaking of which... has anyone bought those Kg bundles of mixed bricks off ebay? good / bad experiences? recommend a seller? our girls collection is pitiful to what mine was at their age...
We have loads stashed all over the house. Doesn’t tend to get dismantled once it’s built. Still have all the boxes tho. Need to find a way to display it better as currently the Millennium Falcon is stacked on top of a star cruiser 😉
For some reason the Saturn V has passed me by. Wife’s birthday next month so I think we’re sorted there.
Got led lights behind them looks cool at night. Wife’s full approval 🙂
Currently building 007 DB5 then the Caterham to fill two empty spaces on second shelf. Don’t know where I’ll put my Ferrari and green Porsche once built !!
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It actually separates into the various stages accurately so you can do a proper takeoff sequence & everything
For added effect get hold of some cotton wool and lighter fluid, cram cotton wool into base orriface and soak with lighter fluid..
Grab lighter..
Ignite..
Boom!
speaking of which… has anyone bought those Kg bundles of mixed bricks off ebay? good / bad experiences? recommend a seller? our girls collection is pitiful to what mine was at their age…
We have bought an awful lot of loose Lego off ebay. Probably 20kg+ of the stuff. Not necessarily sold in bundles, but as job-lots. You always get some rubbish (Playmobil, "bandit" MY or other fake bricks and a bit of Duplo) and more Technical bricks than we want, but on the whole it is well worth it. Be prepared to spend hours and hours sifting through it though if you want to store it in some sort of order.
My daughter built a massive village (8ft x 4ft) that I tweeted to Lego and they re-tweeted it. It got 50,000+ hits!
And I love the Carpets!
Haven't done job lot mix bundles, have done "no box" type sets which have mostly been ok. We've ended up with
Tub 1 - eldest's stuff, bought new (or boxed complete) sets as birthday/christmas presents, all complete, still with boxes and instructions
Tub 2 - no box sets, most all complete, a few "joint present" boxes, some sets mixed up together
Tub 3 - detritus, all mixed up old stuff
First tub stays out of reach from the 3 year old, as eldest gets a bit upset if his stuff gets all messed up. Tub 2 gets "somewhat supervised" use to try and keep things as complete as possible but smallest plays with it ok. Tub 3 is a free for all and has even provided the dogs with a couple of chew toys.
Lastly.
Tub 0 - off the radar, undeclared to wife and children, all my old boxed complete sets from years back, mostly Technic stuff of mid/late 80s and some 12V train stuff. Currently kept in the dustiest most spider infested far reaches of loft space. Or, safe, in other words.
I keep my tub 0 at my parent's house. Well three of them.
I want to sort out some of the older (rarer?) early 80s space and city stuff before the kids get their grubby mitts on it. And two train sets. And the Technic stuff.
I really want the kids to use it though as it's been sat idle for 25 years and it's the only childhood toy I kept and would cost £100s to get kid's current collection up to that volume of bricks.
Link to Lego village that my daughter built.
https://twitter.com/HarrytheSpider/status/989749394005151745
Apologies if it doesn't work.
That's great, fair play.
Good work @harrythespider. My 4 year old love building car cities where we get all of his Lego cars out.
Worked at a chaps house a few weeks ago he had a whole LEGO room just full of LEGO, all in seperate plastic boxes and colours, along with a Saturn 5 in the bathroom on the Window cill,as part of a group they buy LEGO in bulk, last delivery a quarter of a ton of the stuff on a few pallets, all bagged up seperately.