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Thanks guys! You're keeping me going!

lookin nice lookin nice, btw good idea using corrigated plasticard on the vent i think it worked well

Thanks Rogue, I was originally going to lay individual louvers in the thing, but found that chunk and thought what the hell.


Ladder Mount Rivets!

ooo getting to the detail stage now, thats nice

I can where a ladder is going!

if i was you i would probably loot my lego box for that connectors box...but we already had that discussion regarding the unbtachable state of lego by your hobby so i guess you have to salvage some fitting item from some HO stuff you probably have secretly hidden away for such an ocasion^^

the tower is very cool and convincing looking with the now added floors...am i right that you will only loose fitt that attire so to better store and transport and also pose differntly? also the bulkheads have never look as good on a new pice as for this tower! even if this means i am have to lower my praise for your previous gems^^

that ladder mounts is a very cool idea and i will have to nick that dea in the future.... exellent idea and execution!

Yes, Every Lego is sacred! Nope Vik, this and all of my towers will be permanently attached to bases. Too much work has gone into these to be thrown in a box for storage to get knocked around. I've built 7 feet of terrain shelving in my garage/studio which just needs a little reorganization someday to permanently store these on display.

So I've raised my own bar now? I hope it will look OK with the rest of the set being so inferior? lol
Nick away! The only problem I see is finding some copper wire that fits those slices of tubing for the ladder rungs. My usual aluminum Floral Wire (that I use for hatch handles) is too thin.


I am very excited to get the work day over with and go get my fantastic plastic tonight!

Best thread i've ever subbed to!

You make me say dirty words! that is awesome!

I have salvaged a good sized copper wire from the middle of old coaxial cables that don't seem to be used on today's fancier TV and such. It's about the same diameter (guage) as a small paperclip, but is about half as hard to bend into shape. Or you could use paper clips.

Seriously looking good! You make so much progress from day to day!

OMG! How could I have forgotten about the IT Technician's most useful tool? A paperclip! Thanks man! I've been using paperclips solely for pinning for so long I forgot that they can be used for other stuff!

And Thank you Soviet.Russia! That means a lot to me man! Much appreciated.

Sometimes the simplest solution is the most difficult to see.

At least that's what I tell myself when I have a brain fart.

Looking through a drawer for my paperclip stash, I found some perfect green coated floral wire.

Consider that paperclip idea appropriated for my own work.

I can't find words to express my feelings about the tower. It is (in my opinion) the best work you have done so far. The detail is stunning.

You impress me every time I read this thread.

The tower is looking fantastic. The ladders are great. Seeing the other details take shape... it really makes me think this thing is gonna need SOME many rivets!

By the way, is The Onion Tower the catalog name, as it were, or did you name it that?

every lego is sacred... that reminds me we haven´t had some monty python in this thread...




ladder is looking simply elevating^^

Hmmm, now that would make a great new Munda concept, an elevator, like the one in Aliens maybe!

do you have a pic in mind... i fail currently to picture that... but i grant you a nice and good looking and even functioning elevator/lift would sure be a looker on the table...

still amazing.

@ Skalk, anytime!
@Green I named it that because it has so many layers.

And as always, thanks for all the comments. I look forward to everyone's opinions.

I can't really claim this as my "best" though, since this one is turning out to be a 1:1 copy of the original, all I did was reverse engineer the original graphic designs into 3D. So it's technically not my design.

dsteingass wrote:
I can't really claim this as my "best" though, since this one is turning out to be a 1:1 copy of the original, all I did was reverse engineer the original graphic designs into 3D. So it's technically not my design.

Regardless, your skills as an architect are really shining on this project. A design is just lines on paper until someone brings it to life. The methodical measurements and cuts. The variety of textures and materials. Quite an impressive work.

Thanks Depraved! Coming from an artist of your calibre really means a lot doood!

And now..>The moment I (and all of you) have been waiting for....
My MEGA UBER ULTIMATE SUPPLY DROP!


The cardboard rack is falling apart, but I can fix it!

A couple sheets of thick PVC foam, translucent Lexan, and shiny gold styrene!






306 individual packages! All with a minimum of 2 peices in each package, depending of the size of the pieces in the packages.
Retail value of each package is between $2 and $5 a package, depending on the piece.
What did I pay?
......Wait for it.......

No way! Thats a steal aint no mistake.

That's an INVESTMENT! good thing I bought 100 new blades and two tubes of new glue eh?

..I really think that this is the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life.. Really I do.

yup it sounds as much as stealing...and i think i am envious like hell...if it weren´t for you skill with that stuff you could make a fortune by selling it...but i guess that would be like selling your fingers now^^ a definite no go^^

the possibilities this offers... ain´t you the lucky one...no pay us back with an odplex of genuine terrain artwork^^

....... ....... .......

I now have to go clean my shorts.....see you all in the morning....


I expect more amazing results to look at over coffee in the morning!

HAHA! I haven't even finished sorting the packages out yet! They were all in the wrong slot, and there are bitz (a few fallout Plastruct pieces from the rack next to it I suppose) OMG, there's sooo much cool stuff! Z-beams,I-beams, H-columns, T-beams, colored translucent tubes, angles, 1/2 angles (whatever the Frak those are).

I've already changed my shorts and I'm due again!

ladder looks sweet, and thats a nice little section of peices you got, im sure they all have their own use

I just died a little inside.

(crushes another balsa wood building by "accident")

Dude I will say that if ANYONE I know deserved to score that, it is you. I'm going to bring my Cult army complete with Plague Zombie horde to your place next summer and play a 3-day death-fest.

lol... it is like having two times christmas holidays in a row...and...don´t let your girlfriend read you last post... not about that tiger shorts your wearing but about that best part in your life stuff... she might have a thing or two to say about that...

@Skalk, wow thanks man! You're on!

@ Rogue, Thanks dood! I'll do mah best.

@Vik- HAHA, she went with me to pick it up, she was as excited as I was!

All that plastic fits on the gaming table,Woohoo! now just how to arrange it?



This is what I call a Metric Ass-ton of strip.