Alien Xenomorph (Fan MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Impressive organic-looking and source-accurate model

Designer

buildbetterbricks

Product ID

MOC-27578

Release Year

2019

Pieces

599

Instructions

Rebrickable.com

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Angry Birds Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Compact nice-looking way to display iconic characters

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

266

Sets

King Pig's Castle (75826-1) (basis for catapult)

Figures

Bird Island Red [in catapult bucket] Chuck [on rock] Stella Matilda Pig Island King Pig [in front of castle] Chef Pig [on a castle tower] Pirate Pig [on a castle tower]

Mods

I came up with my own custom scene design, considering the catapult from one official set. I wanted to illustrate a part of the coast of both islands with water in-between them (although very little). A beach line, grassy land, a palm tree, colorful plants, a rock, and a catapult (with Red in it) are on Bird Island. A beach line, limited grassy land, and a castle entrance are on Pig Island. Instead of matching the castle to the cartoony one in the game/movie, I wanted it to distinctly look like a castle (which it does). I simplified the catapult from the official set to fit in less space and to be secured to the ground.

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Avengers Club Car (My MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Looks sleek with Avengers colors and modern design

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

Railroad Club Car (10002-1) (design inspiration)

Figures

Inside Front Area Falcon [standing/looking out display-side door window] Top Level Iron Man [red/gold chair] Captain America [red/white/blue chair] Black Panther [purple/black chair] Vision [green/yellow chair] Ant-Man [red/black chair] Bottom Level Thor [yellow recliner] Black Widow [black/blue recliner] Hawkeye [red/black recliner] War Machine [dark grey/light grey recliner] Rear Area Scarlett Witch [standing/looking out display-side door window] Wasp [standing/looking towards inside train]

Mods

Created from scratch using Avengers colors and modern design Scrapped original 2-seat per row design due to being cramped, and thus skewed single seats to “display” side for better visibility Side benefit: allows more light through from top Removed Thor’s right leg to fit in limited space

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Avengers Quinjet (Compact) (My MOC)

My Review

A+ ✧ Remarkably close to original design at 50% scale

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

>100

Sets

Avengers Ultimate Quinjet (76126-1) (basis of miniature design)

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Avengers Tower (My MOC)

My Review

A+ ✧ Although it uses the original set's design aesthetics, it is truly a wholly new design that comes a lot closer to the movie version

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

>5,000

Sets

Avengers Tower Battle (2020) [2x; kept all scenes and almost all parts, and maintained design] Attack on Avengers Tower (2015) [3x; kept all the scenes and used many of the parts] Bro Thor's New Asgard [except for doorway that would not fit in space] Iron Man Hall of Armor [scaled down to fit space] Avengers Compound Battle [just planning room and some accessories] Avengers Quinjet (Compact) (MOC) [my own creation inspired by the design of the Ultimate Quinjet set] Baby Grand Piano (MOC) [my own simple creation]

Figures

See 'Floors/Rooms' below

Mods

Expanded size from Stage 2 by 2-3 times (mostly in width and depth, and lesser so in height)! Expanded base dimensions 9 floors x 22 studs deep x 12 studs wide -to- 11 floors x 36 studs deep x 20 studs wide Maintained my modified 2020 LEGO design with colors and windows versus trying to more closely match MCU look; although put some effort into better matching the MCU structure (including making the upper deck large enough to hold a compact Quinjet) Over $500 in additional parts (over $1,000 in overall cost) Added platform (extending out by 2 studs) for more support and allowing for outside landscaping Re-designed the upper deck and control center on top of it to more closely match the movie look attributes Re-designed the top section (above and behind the control center) to more closely match the movie look attributes Re-designed brick-built logo (50% bigger) Re-designed the upper deck to be big enough to hold a compact Quinjet The weight of the upper deck became so great (with the additional length and holding the Quinjet) that I had to add extra support / connection points to the walls of the room directly below the deck Created my own compact MOC Quinjet from scratch as a 50% scale 'Ultimate Quinjet' in order to fit on new upper deck While it is designed to seat 5 Avengers (including the pilot), I did not endeavor to make enough headroom for the pilot when getting the form factor the way I wanted After many attempts to implement a functional rear cargo door without looking too awkward at this small scale, I gave up, so the cargo door is not functional Despite the 50% scale, I was able to use the same cockpit windscreen and the same rotors

Floors/Rooms

Floor 1 Outside: Building Surroundings Specs: +2 studs on each side of building; Light Bluish Gray tile (representing pavement) and un-tiled Green plates (representing grass) Parked Black Widow motorcycle on side pavement Landscaped with flowers and bushes Front and Rear Section: Lobby (2 stories for vaulted ceiling) Specs: 18x34 curved on two sides; White tile Minifigs: Hulk, Thanos [with Infinity Gauntlet and all stones] Kept reception desk and glass chandelier Added Avengers logo to floor Added Baby Grand Piano MOC Floor 2 Front and Rear Section: Lobby (2 stories - see above) Specs: 18x34 (open air as vaulted ceiling) curved on two sides Floor 3 Front Section: Training Room Specs: 16x19 with slanted windows on one side; Trans-blue tile (representing 'holographic' tech room) Minifigs: Iron Spider and She-Hulk Expanded weapons rack from original set Added 'floating' drone shooting laser beams Rear Section: Infirmary Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; White tile Minifigs: Ant-Man, Wasp, Ghost Kept patient table Added scanning device over table Floor 4 Front Section: Iron Man Hall of Armor (Bottom Level of 2 stories) Specs: 16x17 with slanted windows on one side; Dark Tan tile Minifigs: Iron Man MK 42, Iron Man MK 47, Iron Man MK 50, Iron Man MK 85, Dum-E robot assistant Due to size constraints (including height), scaled down the set to its core features, but added 7 more suits on top level Rear Section: Lab Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; White tile Minifigs: Doctor Strange, Rescue, Doctor Doom [in handcuffs] Kept Tesseract Analyzer and Loki Scepter Analyzer from original sets Floor 5 Front Section: Iron Man Hall of Armor (Top Level of 2 stories) Specs: 16x15 (just outer rim) with slanted windows on one side; Dark Tan tile Minifigs: Iron Man MK 1, Iron Man MK 2, Iron Man MK 3, Iron Man MK 5, Iron Man MK 6, Mark 17, Iron Man MK 41 Rear Section: Robot Room Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; White tile Minifigs: Ultron, 4 Iron Legion robots Kept Ultron scene from original set Kept scaled down pieces of Iron Legion launch deck from previous iterations Added a control cabinet Floor 6 Front Section: Bro Thor Pad (2 stories for vaulted ceiling) Specs: 16x13 with slanted windows on one side; untiled (to represent shaggy carpet) Minifigs: Bro Thor, Korg, Meeg, Loki Due to some dimension constraints, just eliminated door Rear Section: Black Panther Resurrection Chamber Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; Black tile Minifigs: Black Panther, Shuri, Nakia, Okoye, Black Jaguar (Killmonger) Floor 7 Front Section: Bro Thor Pad (2 stories - see above) Specs: 16x11 (open air as vaulted ceiling) with slanted windows on one side Rear Section: Prison Visitation Room Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; Black tile Minifigs: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Teen Groot, Ayesha [captive in handcuffs], Captain America (no mask), Red Skull [captive in handcuffs] Floor 8 Front Section: Drone / Hoverbike Launch Pad Specs: 16x9 with slanted windows on one side; White tile Minifigs: <none> Kept scenes from original sets Created launch device for drone Rear Section: Counter-A.I.M. Room Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; Dark Tan tile Minifigs: MODOK (MOC), War Machine, Winter Soldier Created MODOK MOC using from two different versions to fit the limited height of the room Floor 9 Outside: Uncovered Upper Deck Specs: 20x19 curved on one side; Dark Tan tile Minifigs: <none> Created landing area for Quinjet (MOC) Front Section: Covered Upper Deck Specs: 16x16; Dark Tan tile Minifigs: Tony Stark [with Iron Man MK 43 chest], Captain Marvel, cat Kept portions of deck from original set Added mini-bar Rear Section: Lounge Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; Dark Tan tile Minifigs: Vision, Scarlet Witch Kept lounge from original set Added TV and snack table Floor 10 Front Section: Command Center Specs: 16x15; Black tile Minifigs: Black Widow, Quick Silver Kept equipment from original sets Modified “Iron Man Hall of Armor” workstation to be all black Added small holographic table Rear Section: Planning Room Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; Dark Tan tile Minifigs: Nick Fury, Agent Coulson, Maria Hill, Hawkeye Used planning room items from original set Floor 11 Front Section: Main Roof Specs: 18x18; Dark Blue tile Angled Trans-light Blue Bars toward rear section Rear Section: Arc Reactor Room Specs: 18x7 curved on one side; un-tiled Used arc reactor from original set Enhanced with turbine-powering design Top Outside: Falcon Perch Used perch from original set

History

Even though I was happy with my Stage 2 tower, in 2021, after watching Bevin's Bricks (on YouTube) build an awesome 7-foot-tall Avengers tower from scratch -and- noticing that most AFOLs' enhancements to the 2015 set included increasing the width beyond just 2 windows, I thought I should take another stab at enhancing my tower, considering the following: At the current scale relative to LEGO part sizes, it would be difficult to try to lean into a more realistic model like Bevin's Bricks did with his much bigger scale. LEGO designers made some cool-looking 'LEGO design compromises' (representing much bigger scale detail at the smaller LEGO set scale) to come closer to the movie look with the 2020 set than the 2015 set did. I wanted to stick with many of the 2020 set design choices (colors and architecture) while going much bigger and endeavoring to more closely match the movie look attributes. I wanted the width to go from 2 to 4 windows (8 more studs), so I would also have to proportionally expand the depth by about 14 studs to maintain the desired shape. So, to complete my Stage 3 tower, I did all of the following: Expanded the size/detail by 2-3 times: from 9 floors x 22 studs deep x 12 studs wide -to- 11 floors x 36 studs deep x 20 studs wide Re-designed the upper deck and control center on top of it to more closely match the movie look attributes Re-designed the top section (above and behind the control center) to more closely match the movie look attributes Re-designed the upper deck to be big enough to hold a compact Quinjet Created my own compact MOC Quinjet from scratch as a 50% scale 'Ultimate Quinjet' in order to fit on new upper deck When I decided to house a parked Quinjet on the upper deck of the tower, I realized the smaller scale of the model would not accommodate most of the cool Quinjet versions released by LEGO (especially the 2015 version and the 2019 Ultimate version) On Rebrickable, I saw an excellent version of the compact Quinjet from the 'Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout' set, so I bought the parts of the second iteration version (“Quinjet++”) and built it Even though it helped me decide it was the smallest size I would be willing to go down to, my upper deck was still not long enough to comfortably fit it parked facing forward I tested adding 16 more studs, but that looked outrageously out of proportion I also decided that the model did not look enough like the Ultimate Quinjet (the most accurate representation of the MCU Quinjets), so I decided to design and build my own MOC, matching the “Ultimate Quinjet” design while staying within the dimensions of the “Quinjet++” - thus, 50% scale of the “Ultimate Quinjet” Once I mocked up that design, I realized that I could support it with just 8 more studs which was actually a bit closer to the movie proportions relative to the Command Center Re-designed brick-built logo; based on height of upper floors, it should be double the size based on movie look dimensions, but since the model is not the same depth dimension as the movie, I just went with 50% bigger as a compromise.

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Avengers Tower (My Re-MOC) (Stage 1)

My Review

B ✧ At this stage, it borrows a lot more from the original set, but still adds a bit to make it look like a tower

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2015

Pieces

???

Sets

Attack on Avengers Tower (2015) [3x]

Figures

All figures from set More Avengers (primarily MCU versions) Red Skull

Mods

Purchased three sets to create a taller tower To the existing three stories (including penthouse), added 3 more stories: 2 “angled” levels (each bigger due to maintaining building angle) Training level Incarceration level 2-story “non-angled” lobby level Tiled white

History

In 2015, out of a whim, when one of the first drones I bought had a LEGO-block-type connector to fly LEGO minifigs around, I realized that I never had LEGO themed sets (especially the franchised ones with classic characters in minifig form), so I thought it would be cool to collect my favorite franchise characters in LEGO minifig form. I quickly realized that trying to buy minifigs on Amazon, eBay, and eventually BrickLink was getting costly, and if I were to purchase cool current franchise sets, they would come with a much more reasonable price for multiple franchise character minifigs. Being a major fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), my first set was the 2015 'Attack on Avengers Tower' set. I was impressed with all the minifigs and cool movie scenes, but I was also seriously disappointed with the anemic 3-story 'skyscraper' 😞 I lived with it for a few months while I bought many other sets. Most of them I would keep, but a few were more kiddy than I had realized, so I broke them down, and started building up my spare parts reservoir 🙂 But relative to the Avengers Tower set, like most Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs), I decided to buy multiple sets to at least make it taller. And for me, because the initial 'raw material' was so small and each lower floor would get bigger due to the outward slant, I bought 2 more sets to accomplish what I wanted: adding 3 more stories (2 of them being a 'massive' double-story lobby).

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Avengers Tower (My Re-MOC) (Stage 2)

My Review

B+ ✧ Although it continues to borrow somewhat from the original set, there are significant design changes in the windows and colors

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

Avengers Tower Battle (2020) [2x; kept all scenes and almost all parts, and maintained design] Attack on Avengers Tower (2015) [3x; kept all the scenes and used many of the parts]

Figures

All figures from 2020 set More Avengers (primarily MCU versions), including from Guardians and Black Panther! Various Avenger villains Thanos Red Skull

Mods

Tore down Stage 1 tower Purchased two 'Avengers Tower Battle” sets (2020 version) to create a taller tower This one started with enough floors to allow more mods with only 2 sets Significantly modified the base set design Removed unnecessary arc reactor play feature Redesigned sides to have more dark blue and more consistent windows with each bigger floor Redesigned room openings to be less obtrusive Redesigned “angled” windows to not use clunky-looking hinge design, but to rather be sleeker by just half-sitting in the floor stud pocket while angling up to a plate on the room ceiling Redesigned lowest original floor to not be special like a bottom floor, but to look more like the floor above it To the existing five stories (including penthouse), added 4 more stories (bottom lobby is double-storied): 2 “angled” levels (each bigger due to maintaining building angle) Enough to maintain all specialty rooms from each set in addition to my custom rooms Implemented consistent “lighting' inside and outside Incorporated hidden drone from 2015 tower defenses into a room where it can launch out of Implemented Iron Legion launch room from 2015 set with custom changes to fit smaller space 2-story “non-angled” lobby level Tiled white Implemented a custom reception desk Implemented a majestic glass chandelier (tweaked online design) Implemented matching balcony with roof (from second set) on top of lobby

History

I was happy with my Stage 1 tower built from the 2015 set, while I noticed on YouTube that more serious AFOLs enhanced this set in a much more expansive way to try to approximate the movie design better. Then, in 2020, the 'Avengers Tower Battle” set came out to the joy of most AFOLs, because it improved so much on the 2015 set, including modernizing the colors, including a brick-built logo, and moving from 3 to 5 stories! 🙂 Since I had scenes and parts from the 2015 set (which I broke down) -and- since this set started off with much more 'raw material', I only had to buy a total of 2 sets this time to make what I wanted: adding 4 more stories (2 of them being an even more 'massive' double-story lobby). While it appears many AFOLs on YouTube remained with their beautiful creations from the 2015 set, I was happy to upgrade to a bigger, cooler looking set/creation.

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Baby Grand Piano (My MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Perhaps only one of its kind truly at the minifig scale

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

<50

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Demogorgon (Fan MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Remarkable organic-looking and source-accurate model

Designer

buildbetterbricks

Product ID

MOC-38943

Release Year

2020

Pieces

350

Instructions

Rebrickable.com

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Disney Train Display Platform Cars (My MOC)

My Review

B ✧ Functional design for displaying from high-up track

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Figures

Car #1: Disney - Modern Front Row Genie Aladdin Jasmine Ariel Stitch Maleficent Back Row Jafar Ursula Olaf Car #2: Pixar - Toy Story Front Row Woody Buzz Lightyear Rex Ham Alien Back Row Jessie on Bullseye Army Man Zurg The Prospector Lotso Car #3: Marvel - Guardians of the Galaxy Front Row Star Lord Gamora Rocket Racoon Groot (Teenager) Groot (Baby) Ayesha Ronan The Accuser Back Row Drax Mantis Yondu Taserface Nebula Car #4: Star Wars Front Row Luke Skywalker (Jedi) Yoda R2-D2 C-3PO Darth Vader General Grievous Back Row Chewbacca Ewok Ahsoka Tano Queen Amidala Emperor Palpatine Stormtrooper

Mods

Created from scratch Inclined colored platform with accent rim Used LEGO “weight' part in back to counter incline Used one trans-clear 1x2 plate (or 2x2 plate) to elevate each figure in the Front Row over the accent tile Used two trans-clear 1x2 bricks (or 2x2 bricks) to elevate each figure in the Back Row

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Disney Train (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B ✧ Builds on the original awesome design to be more open

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

“Disney Train and Station” (just train)

Figures

Engine Car Mickey Mouse (Blue Overalls) Passenger Viewing Car (“Disney - Classic”) Left Section Front Row Donald Duck [removed tail feathers] Goofy Back Row Huey Duck Scrooge McDuck [removed tail feathers which have some blue] Louie Duck Middle Section Alice Right Section Front Row Minnie Mouse [removed pink polka-dot skirt] Daisy Duck [removed tail feathers] Back Row Cheshire Cat Dewey Duck Passenger Dining Car (“FOX - The Simpsons”) Inside Bart (Looking Left) [with slingshot] Lisa (Bright Pink Dress) [with saxophone] Homer (Tie and Jacket) [removed candy box] Marge (Orange Dress) [removed flowers and purse] Maggie (“Worried Look”) [with teddy bear] Outside (front balcony) Ned Flanders Outside (back balcony) Grandpa

Mods

Engine Car Added fixed platform to cabin, so conductor does not move with rear wheel base Added compass indicator in cabin, since there were no other indicators or controls Transposed black piping near cabin to other side so can be viewed with train direction design Tender Car Re-designed as full length car with two train motors (i.e., two sets of motorized wheels) for the power needed to pull 6 cars and to push the Engine car Added LEGO “weight' part in front to give traction to front set of motorized wheels In order to keep the front set of motorized wheels in the same direction, cut a hole in train base plate to allow motor cable front access Passenger Viewing Car To allow comfortable seating Removed back seats Placed one seat in middle of Left Section Left Front Row middle seats empty To allow more light Added hinge to middle section Connected all three roof sections Removed back poles Extended front poles with short white poles on top Added label Removed steps Trimmed front ornamental display to make space for large sign Connected sign to left and right section pieces Added weights in back section to minimize shaking Passenger Dining Car To add more light Tore down roof and front wall (removable and fixed portions) Turned into semi-formal sun room (open ceiling, plants/flowers on rafters, open front with gates) To secure seating Loosened Homer’s hand to be able to grab chair arm while sitting straight Loosened Marge’s hand to be able to grab chair arm while sitting straight Added studs to Maggie’s seats Added label Added third-party lights (Light My Bricks) designed for this specific train Modified cabling to allow 2-port Expansion Board connections between each train car -and- to support mods to original train design Added a flickering Orange Bit light (and an orange flame piece) to smoke stack Added a White Bit Light to both the Steam Dome and the Sand Dome

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Disney Train Station (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Creative compression of depth to fit in space as well as nice-looking matching base to increase visibility over shelf/track

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

Disney Train and Station [just station]

Figures

On front porch Chip Dale On balcony ledge Peter Pan

Mods

Re-designed for limited, high-up space Made just 10 studs deep, not counting front porch extension Focus was on the outside facade, especially since inside would not be seen / accessible Since it would be up against a wall, the back part was made to appear essentially “cut off”, implying something more beyond the wall Replaced one of the 8x16 Light Bluish Gray base plates with other parts due to reduced size Cut two base plates on the top tower floor and one roof girder plate, since did not have tan parts for the needed reduced dimensions Moved in most items from cut-off section, including chandelier (in closer in position) In order to better be seen, added 4-brick-2-plate foundation with double stairway Moved Disney Castle model to be visible through glass balcony door, and created a brown table for it with mods to hold its minimal stud design Added extra custom wooden furniture piece in the back middle to not appear empty and to hide some hanging wires Added external shrubbery patches on each side Added external plumbing exposed on one side Added third-party lights (Light My Bricks) designed for this specific train station Replaced defective White Micro 30cm Bit Light with White Micro 15cm Bit Light With one less 15cm Micro light (due to above) and also since one port broke on Micro Expansion Board, replaced light over balcony door with White 15cm Bit Light, and added another 6-port Expansion Board to support this Due to an overly meticulous process of hiding all cables -and- since the station would never be seen from behind, did not follow all the detailed “cable hiding” instructions, rather simply ensured cables were hidden good enough to not be seen from outer windows/doors Did not include the recommended Bit Light in the unseen attic section where Disney Castle model used to be Added a White 15cm Bit Light to highlight each of the two flags

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Hogwarts Express Train (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Dynamic scene of giant snake on rear car

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

Hogwarts Express (75955-1)

Figures

Engine Car Conductor (custom figure using second Professor Lupin’s torso) Passenger Car Inside Professor Lupin Trolley Witch On Top Ron [and his rat] Dementors [2x] Rear Car (custom) Inside Basilisk [body of giant snake is inside] On Top Harry [holding wand] Hermione [holding wand] Hagrid [holding umbrella] Basilisk [head of giant snake is on top]

Mods

Engine Car Modified front wheel section to be more secure, while still flexible Replaced rear car connector with magnetic buffer Tender Car Motorized with Powered Up motor/battery after re-designing to be large enough Replaced front and rear car connectors with magnetic buffers Passenger Car Modified base plates on ends (and affected tile areas above in cabin) to accommodate plates with holes, allowing support for two standard rotating bogies (each with 4 wheels) Replaced front and rear car connectors with magnetic buffers Rear Passenger Car (added) Based on Passenger Car (with mods above) Modified giant snake to loop back by purchasing another tail S piece (to replace the good one), cutting it in half, and jamming in a LEGO connector piece into both halves in order to hold it back together in the opposite direction Added third-party lights (Light My Bricks) designed for this specific train Modified cabling to allow 2-port Expansion Board connections between each train car -and- to support mods to original train design !TEMP

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Hogwarts Express Train Station (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B ✧ Clever inversion of model

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Display

on 24”x8” floating shelf in Train Yard

Sets

Hogwarts Express (75955-1)

Figures

On Stairs Dobby [holding suitcase] On Crosswalk Draco Malfoy [holding wand]

Mods

Completely converted to its mirror image to allow train to be stored in correct direction Added third-party lights (Light My Bricks) designed for this specific train station !TEMP

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Jabba's Palace (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B ✧ Although first mountainside I created is not great, it works, and wall plus stairway add to scene

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

???

Sets

Jabba's Palace Rancor Pit

Figures

All figures from set

Mods

Positioned palace on top of Rancor pit However, not as designed - rather making palace interior face front and Rancor gate face the right side (raised enough to stick Rancor's snout out) Cut Rancor gate to be much smaller. allowing Jabba's Palace to correctly sit on top Removed gate handle play feature - just used unobtrusive pins to hold gate in place Created mountain terrain in front to account for raising palace Modified Entrance Tower Disconnected from palace and moved up front Replaced both palace and tower connector pieces with smooth, color-consistent pieces Shrunk tower height to fit with being raised Moved gate lever forward one stud to support shorter tower Created stairway from tower to palace Removed front door rear bottom support which was not critical, and interfered with stairway design Created wall next to tower

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Jurassic World Tram Car (My MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Mostly matches look of iconic jeep, and nice dynamic scene of dinosaur fight on top

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

City Square (60097-1) (design inspiration for tram style)

Figures

Inside Park Worker [conductor] Claire Maisie On Top Owen Blue Indoraptor

Mods

Created from scratch using colors of signature Jeep and big window tram-type design Tore off end of Indoraptor’s tail, since was so long that it disrupted train (Story: “Blue bit off end of Indoraptor’s tail, but it is growing back”)

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LEGO City Cargo Train Engine Car (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B- ✧ Nothing that special, but gets the job done

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

LEGO City Cargo Train [just engine car and engineer]

Figures

Inside Engineer (driver)

Mods

Converted from older train Power Functions to support Powered Up motor/battery Re-designed with two train motors (i.e., two sets of motorized wheels) for extra hauling power Added LEGO “weight' part in front to give traction to front set of motorized wheels In order to keep the front set of motorized wheels in the same direction, cut a hole in train base plate to allow motor cable front access Made roof more sturdy, and improved power button design

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LEGO City Passenger Train (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B- ✧ Nothing that special, but looks the way I wanted

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

LEGO City Passenger Train

Figures

Engine Car Conductor Passenger Car (empty) Dining Car Server Lady Boy

Mods

Engine Car Re-designed with two train motors (i.e., two sets of motorized wheels) for speed Added LEGO “weight' part in front to give traction to front set of motorized wheels In order to keep the front set of motorized wheels in the same direction, cut a hole in train base plate to allow motor cable front access Note that Speed 8 seems fastest while safe, 9 seems about to fall off, and 10 will definitely fall off after front/rear curve Rear Engine Car (added in reverse position) Re-designed to be passive without motorized wheels, battery box, and power button (mostly purchased that way) Replaced all wheel holders/wheels (older metal-axle version) with new wheel holders/wheels Added third-party lights (Light My Bricks) that are powered and controlled by the front motor channel of the Powered Up Hub (similar to Subway train lighting) Cool White 30cm Bit Lights: Headlights for front car White 15cm Bit Light: Conductor cabin light Warm White Strip Lights (x2): For each passenger cabin’s lights Red 30cm Bit Lights: rear car warning lights Various Connector Cables and Expansion Boards

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Looney Tunes Desert Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Iconic cartoon scene despite limited detail

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

143

Figures

Roadrunner (in front of fake tunnel) Wile E. Coyote (on road headed towards fake tunnel) Tasmanian Devil [holding turkey leg and pie, and on spinner] (near cactus) Speedy Gonzales [holding chunk of cheese and with two chunks on desert floor] (near desert bush)

Mods

I came up with my own custom desert scene design focused on a highway from the classic Road Runner cartoons. I put Coyote and Road Runner on on the highway, and ended the highway at a mountain with a fake tunnel 'painted' over it as in the classic cartoon. I included the other two characters in the set mostly associated with the desert: Taz and Speedy. I added a cactus (slightly altered from an internet design), desert bush part, the sun, a cloud, a far-away mountain range, and a far-away cactus to complete the look.

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Looney Tunes Space Jam Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Nice basketball court scene, incorporating many remaining characters

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

287

Figures

On court Bugs Bunny [holding carrot] Daffy Duck [holding 'Rabbit Season' sign] Lola Bunny [standing on basketball] Porky Pig [holding 'That's All Folks!' sign] In stands Petunia Pig [no space to hold her tea pot] Marvin the Martian [holding ray gun] Tweety Bird Sylvester the Cat

Mods

I came up with my own custom basketball court scene design based on the unique Space Jam character, Lola Bunny, being in the set. I put just four principal players on the court: Bugs, Lola, Daffy, and Porky. I put the remaining characters (not in the Desert scene) in the stands: Sylvester, Tweety, Petunia, and Marvin. I added a basketball hoop/basket/pole, a stop-clock board on top of the basket, and part of the scoreboard in the background.

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Luke's Landspeeder (Minifig Scale) (Fan MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Sleek design, even though smaller than expected and not thrilled with double-windshield-look, light gray front pieces, and weak grill (only three conduits on side and none in front)

Designer

Fuku Saku

Release Year

2021

Pieces

319

Instructions

brickvault.toys

Note

Alternate build with more rare parts

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MODOK (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B ✧ Good-looking compressed design

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

<50

Mods

Re-designed brick-built MODOK from set 76153 (only bought MODOK portion of set) Also used sh101 for smaller head

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Metal Girder Bridge (My MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Nice semi-realistic-looking design, especially with strategically placed lights

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

~3,000

Mods

Designed/created from scratch Added third-party lights (Light My Bricks)

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Millennium Falcon (My Re-MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Major improvement of stud-heavy exterior, including significant additional detail

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

???

Sets

Millennium Falcon (2019 version)

Figures

All figures from 2015 set Han Solo (old) [pilot] Chewbacca (older) Rey Finn BB-8 Tasu Leech Kanjiklub Gang Member Kylo Ren R2-D2 [2019 set] C-3PO [2019 set] D-O [2019 set]

Mods

Note that original Re-MOC was based on 2015 'Force Awakens' version, and I wanted to maintain that version here to keep old Han Solo as pilot Re-designed with cleaner look On the surface Replaced virtually all exterior Dark Bluish Gray pieces with Light Bluish Gray pieces, including: Half-slices Center ring pieces Center cylinder pieces Cockpit pieces Tiled over virtually all studs Sometimes integrated features within tile layer, and sometimes raised them above tile layer when applicable Covered 3 hinges with 1x4 tile pieces for aesthetics, so can not open compartments beyond 90 degrees More drastically re-designed front center section to better support thicker ramp landing as low as possible Replaced stud-heavy protruding circles with tiled quarter-circles integrated in tile layer Further detailed to better reflect movie version Replaced 2019 round satellite dish with 2015 rectangular version Replaced 2019 simple circle under top guns with 2015 'rear detail' (sticker) version Completely redesigned center cylinder rim Added detailed conduit lines, especially in front (including replacing the simplistic ones on front center surface) Altered some Dark Red, Dark Tan, and Dark Bluish Gray pieces to better represent colors Improved 'black circle hole' (and related conduits) on section between cockpit and front center surface Made bigger base (connected to conduit) for satellite dish Improved 'black trapezoid hole' (and related conduits) on each section on rear side adjacent to center cylinder Expanded red triangle under top guns to better match movie version Expanded damage holes on front side On the left of front center surface On the left of center cylinder Improved detail on center cylinder Improved rear 4 'tower' pieces to be more accurate to movie version Placed 1x1 tile on top of each to represent 'flat head' Re-positioned better relative to center dishes Better placed Dark Red detail closer to movie version Added mini-cylinder pieces (same as ones on center ring section) in front of all towers as in movie version Added electronics tile below each of the bottom three discs in the rear, and above the middle top disc Expanded the structure between the 2 sets of towers Inside Tiled floor under front center section Replaced 2019 simple hyper coil with 2015 more detailed engine Integrated with technic pins for escape hatch For safety Replaced with 'dummy' projectiles (cut-off tips) for display (will not shoot)

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Minions Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Interesting dual-scene design, heavily based on sets

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

???

Sets

Minions Kung Fu Battle (75550-1) [just dojo dummy, weapons rack, background lanterns/decorations, golden banana weapon, and golden coin trophy] Unstoppable Bike Chase (75549-1) [design for Rocket Car]

Figures

Rocket Car scene Minion Stuart [in rocket car] Minion Kevin Minion Bob [holding banana] Kung Fu Dojo scene Minion Stuart Minion Kevin Minion Bob [holding golden banana weapon]

Mods

I came up with my own custom scene design, considering aspects of the official sets. I did a bit more custom design on all the other 9 of 10 habitats, while with this last one, I mostly came up with the dual scene design (divided diagonally), but I based it more on content from the sets. As such, I did very little decoration on the floors and walls. For the Kung Fu Dojo scene, it took me some time to distill what I wanted from the bigger/taller set into the habitat.

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Mos Eisley Cantina (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B ✧ Nice extended exterior to fit space

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

???

Sets

Mos Eisley Cantina (2020 'Master Builders Series' set) [nothing from outside the cantina, except the moisture evaporators and dewback pen] Luke's Landspeeder (Minifig Scale) (Fan MOC)

Figures

All figures from cantina set Bossk Dengar Ree Yees

Mods

Due to space limitations and my desired layout, did not use any build from outside cantina (except moisture evaporators and dewback pen): Tatooine houses Greedo's ship Villain landspeeder Cargo section (not really seen in the back) Removed/replaced outside connectors to allow for more flexibility while giving the cantina a cleaner look Squared out connected exterior to line up with display space Filled in furthest end of 'front' side Connected larger moisture evaporator to it Created single-unit, detached exterior for back side Integrated dewback pen with mods Squared out base ends to integrate with rest of unit Expanded and integrated food and water bins into side pen wall (moving forward to allow dewback tail to comfortably rest inside space) Replaced bone with larger one from 2014 set Connected smaller moisture evaporator on furthest end Created single-unit, detached exterior for visible side of building Connected landspeeder with Luke and C-3PO Used 'Luke's Landspeeder (Minifig Scale) (Fan MOC)' Suspended in air by adding transparent block to bottom Connected curious Jawa

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Predator (Fan MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Decent organic-looking and source-accurate model

Designer

buildbetterbricks

Product ID

MOC-40667

Release Year

2020

Pieces

488

Instructions

Rebrickable.com

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Sanctum Santorum (Mini) (My Re-MOC of Fan MOC)

My Review

A+ ✧ Despite scale issues, beautiful way to display related characters

Designer

ABrickDreamer

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

943 (had half)

Sets

Sanctum Santorum (76218-1)

Figures

On street (characters from 'WandaVision', 'Loki', and 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier') Falcon [flying above the rest] Winter Soldier [holding knives] Monica Rambo -vs- Scarlett Witch [floating with magic bolts in hand] 'White' Vision [floating] Loki [holding TVA cup in one hand and Throg in the other] Silvie [holding green blades with Alligator Thor next to her] On rooftop (characters from 'What If...?') Captain Carter [with British shield] T’Challa Star-Lord [holding special laser guns with helmet/hair next to him] Zombie Hunter Spidey [holding doubled-edged blade] -vs- Zombie Captain America [holding dilapidated shield] In the alley (from the movie, but appeared in ''What If...?') Dr. Strange Sinister Strange Dead Strange -vs- Gargantos (coming through a portal in the wall)

Mods

Firstly, while ABrickDreamer's model is awesome and provided me the right scales and the foundation of my model (as well as great ideas regarding SNOT techniques and miniaturization), in the end, I changed quite a bit of his model in the process of putting it into BrickLink Studio. I added a street in front for the placement of minifigs. I replaced his 'micro scale' main door with a much nicer door that I completely designed on my own. I took his advice and made the bottom and middle sections taller than he did. Since I was not a fan of his main window designs, I initially designed windows based on stacked 1x1 clear plates. However, since I liked his usage of headlight bricks for the roof windows, I took his advice and redid all windows using headlight bricks. I felt that the bars on the window were a major aspect of the model, and I did not like his generic black plates to represent them. I eventually discovered that using the black 'binoculars' part was a great way to represent these. I did not feel that his model properly differentiated the two sub-sections in the middle section, so I made major changes to his innovative SNOT techniques for the windows, walls, and columns. I was not happy with his main balcony, so I completely redesigned it to better reflect the official set. I felt he oversimplified the right side of the building (with windows and a door), so I completely redesigned it to better reflect the official set. I completely redesigned the roof, also making it modular and removable: Other than his 'headlight' window idea, I did not use anything from his model for the roof. This was especially the case because he limited himself to his own parts inventory which could not take advantage of many other parts available for slopes and such. So, my slopes are much cleaner and more like the official model. My roof bubble window (which should be a highlight of the model) is much more like the official model. My top roof details match the official model a bit better, even if my scales are a bit worse. I am more happy with the miniaturization compromises I had to make. I eliminated the many items that were just sitting on top of something, instead of being solidly connected. I made the monster Gargantos transporting in from the side wall exactly the same as the official model (except only using the smaller tentacles for better scale), even though it kind of awkwardly takes up the full width of the side wall due to being half the scale of the monster. I am ok with the scale difference, since I believe the monster was already under-sized for the official model scale. However, the in-scene story is that Gargantos used his magic to shrink the world of the heroes, so he could easily defeat them - but the heroes were not present at the time, so he only shrunk the buildings ;-) I added a small alley on the 'Gargantos' side to place the 3 Dr. Strange's from the movie (which were also in the 'What If ...?' series). I completely closed up the back area.

History

When I received the 12 super cool Marvel Disney+ minifigs, I placed them on 2 of my minifig display stages. However, after showcasing my Muppets Show minifigs in a cool Muppets Show theater MOC, I wondered how I could better showcase the Marvel Disney+ minifigs. When I saw the recently released (2022) Sanctum Santorum set from LEGO, I thought how appropriate that building would be to display the minifigs. However, it was way too big for a minifig showcase display, so I checked Rebrickable.com to see if any MOCs had been made at a smaller scale. Nothing fit the bill - all either minifig scale or much smaller 😞 But I got lucky when I searched YouTube, since I found a fan - ABrickDreamer - who was good at creating mini MOCs of sets, and he had created a very nice looking MOC that was just the right dimensions that I was hoping for! 🙂 He did it only using his own parts inventory, so in the video, he noted some things he would have changed had he had the parts (making the bottom and middle sections each 5 plates higher, using headlight bricks for all the windows, etc.). However, unlike many Rebrickable MOCs, he did not offer a BrickLink Studio model or even instructions - just the tutorial video. So, it was a major chore pausing the video, and trying to figure out what piece went where, while I built up the BrickLink Studio model. First, consider notes regarding LEGO scales: Most LEGO sets each use a bunch of different size scales due to LEGO limitations with modeling reality at a much smaller scale: The relatively large size of the connecting 'stud' The square-block / grid design inherent with LEGO Limited selection of very small pieces to add detail to a scene Minifigs do not match human proportions This is far less true for collector sets that are much bigger, allowing more detail at this bigger scale. In general, a LEGO set designed for minifigs is considered 'minifig scale' (very loosely considered 1:42 scale, although based on minifig width is more like 1:25 scale). There are also 'micro scale' sets (a variety of scales too small for minifigs) and 'bigger-than-minifig scale' (for 'mini-land' and many other convenience purposes) People are familiar with one of the more common 'micro scales' used for the Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle set, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier set, and others which are very loosely based on the size of a micro-figure (very loosely considered 1:80). From these sets, one can gauge what unexpected LEGO parts can be used for trees, doors, windows, cars, etc. Having considered the scale challenges with LEGO, this mini MOC is all over the place with scales. First of all, I consider it about '50%' the size of the official LEGO set. However, this does not apply equally in all directions (e.g., the height is somewhat closer to the original than the width). Also, I am using it to display minifigs - which are a bit bigger in scale! While the original MOC designer has gotten good at the 'miniaturization' of official sets, I noticed that he sometimes uses techniques for the common 'micro scale' which is a much smaller scale than this MOC. When I finished the Re-MOC design, I direct messaged the creator on Instagram: Steve: Hey, here is my completed design! ABrickDreamer: Wow, it looks amazing - Very well done 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼 Steve: I know you were limited by your parts inventory, but I wanted to better accentuate the “roof bubble window”, the window security bars, the division between the two sets of windows in the middle section, the roof slopes, and the front door. 943 pieces would have been $90 if I got them all new on BrickLink, but I had 500 of the apparently cheaper pieces in my parts inventory, which brought it to $75. ... and the balcony. ABrickDreamer: That’s not a bad price - The solution you find for the roof window works well - Anyway when you have the bricks in hand you also experiment other solutions

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Scooby Doo Train Car (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Cool implementation of iconic van in train car form

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

The Mystery Machine [just van]

Figures

Inside Fred [driver] Daphne (Passenger) Velma [standing behind driver/passenger] On Top Scooby Shaggie Headless Horseman Ghost Mummy Lighthouse Keeper

Mods

Created train car based on design of Mystery Machine Van Re-designed 6x16 original design with 4 puny wheels to fit on 6x24 standard train base plate with two rotating bogies each holding 4 train wheels Removed tires and tire assembly on bottom Replaced shorter panels that allowed for tires (this includes door panels) with longer panels that go to floor Expanded middle section by 8 studs; decorated with flower hub caps from tires Expanded ceiling to cover additional studs Purchased extra sticker set and pieces to support new design Retained most of design of lab in back Transferred rear shorter panel stickers to larger panels in order to use new ones on added section Added matching multi-color underbelly

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Sesame Street Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Nicer way to display these iconic characters compared to very basic set

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

281

Sets

123 Sesame Street (21324-1) (basis of building facade design)

Figures

On stoop Big Bird In Bert & Ernie's window box Ernie [holding rubber ducky] Bert In dumpster area Oscar [in garbage cab] Behind brick wall Cookie Monster [cookie in front] Elmo [holding teddybear]

Mods

I came up with my own custom scene design, considering aspects of the official set. I altered the main entry/stairs/stoop design from the official set, adjusting the height within the habitat constraint. I completely re-designed Ernie and Bernie's basic apartment window from the official set, incorporating Ernie's window box with flowers. I compressed the 'garbage area' from the official set to fit Oscar's garbage can within the habitat constraint. I designed my own sidewalk and street. I added a separate section for the classic Muppet wall (red brick wall, cement top, and sky/cloud backdrop), and put Cookie Monster and Elmo there. I added the sun (in addition to the cloud with the wall) and the Sesame Street sign to complete the look.

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SpongeBob Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Compact nice-looking way to display iconic characters

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

277

Figures

In front of Krusty Krab Mr. Krabs Squidward Next to coral SpongeBob Patrick Sandy Cheeks

Mods

I came up with my own custom scene design. I created a far-away part of the scene with the 3 iconic houses of SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick: My initial scene design idea was to display at least the facades of these iconic houses in minifig scale, but I could not find a way to make the pineapple design look right with LEGO parts :-( However, when I saw the upper-half of a printed pineapple part from a LEGO fruit juice truck set, I realized that I could make the 3 iconic houses in a much smaller scale as a far-away part of the scene. I explored different Easter Island Head designs for Squidward's house, before ending up with my own custom design that more closely matches the cartoon. At this scale, Patrick's rock house became a very simple build. I also added the roads to the highway. I created a foreground scene to display the characters: I increased the half of the habitat for the foreground scene by two plates to hopefully differentiate the perspective. I made my own compressed MOC of the Krusty Krab (sticking with Reddish Brown for the color due to parts availability) for the foreground scene to allow Mr. Krab and Squidward to stand in front of it. I put SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sally standing near some coral. For the backgrounds, I emulated the different shades of blue with colorful flower designs from the cartoon.

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Star Wars Clones Train Car (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Cool implementation of iconic tank in train car form

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

Clone Turbo Tank (75151-1) (heavily inspired design)

Figures

On Top Ahsoka Tano (Adult) Captain Rex Commander Cody 332 Clone Trooper [on rotating gun] 332 Clone Trooper [on periscope]

Mods

Created from scratch to 24x8 limitations Aside from many adjustments to bring it in from the inspired design’s 10-stud width, also streamlined/slimmed down the front hood section, significantly reduced the amount of studs on the wall panels, and tightened up the hinge connection Added matching train underbelly to look heftier Being hefty with its 8-stud width, had to slim down roof headlight design to barely clear the 4-and-1/8-inch clearance of the Disney Train Station

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Star Wars Droids Train Car (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Unique futuristic display car design

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Figures

Level 1 (highest) R2-D2 Level 2 C3-PO BB-8 D-O Level 3 Chopper K-2SO IG-88 Level 4 Bucket DD-BD BB-9E Battle Droid (Security) Battle Droid (Super)

Mods

Created from scratch as futuristic tiered showcase

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Steamboat Willie Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

B ✧ Decent representation of original design at less than 25% scale

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

~175

Sets

Steamboat Willie (21317-1) (basis of miniature design)

Figures

[with steering wheel] [with lifesaver]

Mods

I came up with my own custom scene design, considering aspects of the official set. First, I designed/created a miniature version of the steamboat in the “Steamboat Willie” set. Then, I decided on a simple 'black and white (with shades of gray)' habitat with the steamboat on rough water in the background, and Mickey and Minnie stranded in the foreground on two rocks.

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Stone Castle Bridge (My MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Nice implementation of castle-styled bridge

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

>3,000

Mods

Created from scratch

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Subway Train (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Significant more-source-accurate improvement over original design, including completely re-designed interior

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

Spider-Man's Train Rescue [just subway car]

Figures

Engine Car Inside Conductor [from Spider-Man set] Passenger Car 1 Inside Ross Rachel Gunther Passenger Car 1 Inside Chandler Monica Joey Passenger Car 3 Inside Phoebe Joyce Justin

Mods

Engine Car Created based on core design of 'Spider-man’s Train Rescue' subway car Made fit 6x24 train base plate (extended by 8 studs) Supported double doors and more spaced out single windows as they are in reality Re-designed roof to be more rounded and smooth Made support Powered Up motors/battery Including adding roof section with push-through power button Used two train motors (i.e., two sets of motorized wheels) for speed Added LEGO “weight' part in front to give traction to front set of motorized wheels In order to keep the front set of motorized wheels in the same direction, cut a hole in train base plate to allow motor cable front access Passenger Cars (3) Same design as Engine Car, but with: Non-motorized wheels - although more modern decorated wheels with rotating bogie than what was in set No Powered Up Hub inside No power button on top Underbelly section Interior benches and passenger support poles Added third-party lights (Light My Bricks) that are powered and controlled by the front motor channel of the Powered Up Hub Cool White 30cm Bit Lights: Headlights for front car White 15cm Bit Light: Conductor cabin light Warm White Strip Lights (x2): For each passenger cabin’s lights Red 30cm Bit Lights: rear car warning lights Various Connector Cables and Expansion Boards

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Fan MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Impressively organic-looking and source-accurate model, especially from a distance

Designer

buildbetterbricks

Product ID

MOC_TMNT_BBB

Release Year

2019

Pieces

1,400 (350 x 4)

Instructions

buildbetterbricks.com

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Train Car (My MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Cool-looking version of van as train car

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

Turtle Van Takedown [just van]

Figures

On Top Raphael Michelangelo Leonardo Donatello Splinter Shredder Inside April O’Neil [driver]

Mods

Created train car based on design of Turtle Van Re-designed 8x16 original van design with 4 large tires into 8x24 train car design sitting on top 6x24 standard train base plate with two rotating bogies each holding 4 train wheels Removed tires and replaced tire connector bricks with clean wall Expanded middle section by 8 studs Purchased 2 extra stickered doors to support new double-door design on each side Added matching train underbelly to look heftier Being hefty with its 8-stud width, had to remove antenna and roof side tiles that extended beyond the 8-stud width and did not clear the 4 and 1/8 clearance of the Disney Train Station

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Terminator T-800 Bust (My Re-MOC of Fan MOC)

My Review

A+ ✧ Impressively detailed source-accurate model

Designer

thire5

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Product ID

MOC-20570

Release Year

2018

Pieces

3,082

Instructions

Brick Vault

Notes

Purchased a mix of new and used parts to keep the price down, and only found 1 of the 15 orders to have some disappointing used parts

Sets/Figures

Terminator T-800 Bust (Fan MOC)

Mods

Substituted Tan color teeth in place of Light Bluish Gray color Added single plate layer to each of four back panel connections on trunk, since for some reason, was pulling arm core towards back Added three 2x2 inverted tiles to bottom of chest plate, since did not want to see back of plate from below Modified large “neck bones” by adding pole to better support inside (so as not to come apart with any type of stress) and by using stiff Light Bluish gray hose to replace smaller pole (so as not to come out the support holes when pushed to their limit) Added more ventilation on back wall behind motor Replaced 'light brick' design with Light My Bricks lighting Replaced no-longer-needed light switch mechanism with bricks to occupy the same space Installed one 30-cm White Bit Light in each eye under translucent red parts Connected to 6-port connector and 30-cm connector cable Routed cable through connector tube secured under one side of head Connected another 30-cm connector cable with 2-port connector Routed down back of spine, then through hole created on back of base (right below platform) Inside base, connected to Light My Bricks USB cable Replaced 'Power Functions battery box' design with USB power Connected PV-Productions USB Power Box with 9V/PF Connector to the Power Functions M-Motor power input (PF connector) Connected 6-inch USB-A-to-Micro-USB cable to USB Power Box Redesigned head turning mechanism to automatically go back and forth (instead of manual control -or- automatic control locking up in one direction) Devised mechanical design with a polarity switch being tripped in opposite direction when spinal stem rotates to 90 degree positions <to be completed> Modified enclosing shaft to integrate new box Provided “smart” USB power Plugged 8-foot / low profile / rotating / grounded extension cord to power outlet behind the cabinets Created semi-dilapidated power plant front wall facade as barely-seen-background - to hide plugs Plugged smart plug (ON/OFF controllable by Google Home as “Terminator') into extension cord Plugged USB-A power adapter into smart plug Plugged 2-foot USB splitter extension cable into power adapter Routed USB cable in through hole created on lower left side of back door Plugged Light My Bricks USB cable -and- motor USB cable into USB splitter cable Configured Google Routines to execute skit “Hey Google, we have visitors in the Robot Room' Responds “Adjusting room ambiance' Sets volume to 90% Waits approx. 11 seconds - in that time, ASAP tell visitor “Let’s hope that Terminator is not active!' Turns lights to Red (manually turn off main light) Plays “Alarm sound' After a couple of seconds, plays “Terminator Theme song' After a couple of seconds, turns on “Terminator” smart plug which in turn causes red eye lights to turn on and head to turn back and forth (with motor) “Hey Google, STOP the Terminator!” Shuts off “Terminator” smart plug Stops music Sets volume to 60% Turns lights to Daylight (manually turn “LEGO Shelf Lights” to Fuschia) Note: As soon as possible after turning off, ensure head position is reset to face center

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Terminator T-800 (Fan MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Fairly source-accurate model using so few pieces

Designer

buildbetterbricks

Product ID

MOC_T-800

Release Year

2019

Pieces

534

Instructions

buildbetterbricks.com

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The Child (Fan MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Pretty good representation of source with so few pieces

Designer

hachiroku24

Product ID

MOC_THE_CHILD

Release Year

2019

Pieces

123

Instructions

free for model, and put into BrickLink Stud.io by u/00squirrel

Notes

blanketed In hover cradle with no body underneath

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The Disney Castle Platform (My MOC)

My Review

A+ ✧ Completes the castle with an authentic design, and a great way to display the many cool Disney characters

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

~3,000

Figures

Classic characters Mickey Mouse [from castle set on entrance/drawbridge] Minnie Mouse [from castle set on entrance/drawbridge] Donald Duck [from castle set on entrance/drawbridge] Daisy Duck [from castle set on entrance/drawbridge] Goofy [on entrance/drawbridge] Pluto [on stage] Chip [on stage] Dale [on stage] From Alice in Wonderland Alice [on walkway] Cheshire Cat [on stage] From Cinderella Gus [on stage] From Peter Pan Peter Pan [flying off one of top towers] Tinkerbell [from castle set flying off one of top towers] Captain Hook [with sword on walkway] From Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth [on stage] Mrs. Potts [on stage] Chip Potts [on stage] Babette [on stage] Lumière [on stage] From The Little Mermaid Ariel [in moat] Ursula [with trident on walkway] Sebastian [on stage] Flounder [on stage] From Aladdin Aladdin [with lamp on walkway] Genie [with lamp on stage] Jasmine [on walkway] Jafar [with scepter on walkway] From Lilo & Stitch Stitch [on stage] From Tangled Pascal [on stage] From Frozen Elsa [with ice bolt on walkway] Anna [on walkway] Olaf [on Sven's back on stage] Sven [on stage] From Moana Pua [on stage] From Maleficent Maleficent [holding scepter on walkway]

Mods

Based on photos of different era Disney Castles at Walt Disney World, used the features that worked best for the pre-2021 (mostly circa 2015) LEGO Disney Castle Looked at the whole infrastructure of the castle complex: castle/drawbridge (with many towers) stage/walkway audience area (with two towers) castle complex entrance (with two towers) I could not accommodate all 4 sections in the allotted space, so aside from the LEGO Disney Castle covering the first area (except for water below/around the castle/drawbridge), I decided to build the water below/around the castle/drawbridge and provide for just the 'second section' with the stage/walkway Due to the mini-fig scale (and corresponding size of LEGO pieces) and limitations of the space (it is already protruding 9 studs beyond cubicle top!), I made the following notable compromises: The arc of the walkway around the stage had to be done more 'shoulders-like' (versus 'rounder') to leave enough space for the stage to be a reasonable depth Also because of this, the distance between the walkway and the stage (at the front of the stage) is far narrower than it should be There should be two more arches on the stage, and all arches should be much more ornate and detailed The two photo-taking areas on the walkway were placed on the corners for convenience, but are not in those spots in real life

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The Flintstones Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Compact nice-looking way to display iconic characters

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

337

Sets

The Flintstones (21316-1) (basis of house facade excluding roof and car)

Figures

In car Fred Flintstone Barney Rubble In front of house Wilma Flintstone Betty Rubble

Mods

I came up with my own custom scene design, considering aspects of the official set. I was able to use most of the front house design below the roof from the official set. I used a dark orange background behind the facade windows to match the cartoon. I modified the car design from the set, since the bulky technic design and wood rims did not match the cartoon well. I added a road, the sun, and a cloud to complete the look.

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The Ghost (My Re-MOC)

My Review

B+ ✧ Significantly improves look of stud-heavy exterior

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2021

Pieces

???

Sets

The Ghost The Phantom [connects to top of The Ghost]

Figures

Ezra Bridger [in The Phantom] [pilot] Hera Syndulla [pilot] Kanan Jarrus Sabine Wren Zeb Orrelios Chopper [in The Phantom]

Mods

Tiled over almost all studs on the surface of both ships For safety (where applicable on all ships) Replaced with 'dummy' projectiles (cut-off tips) for display (will not shoot)

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The Iron Giant (Fan MOC)

My Review

A+ ✧ Beautiful source-accurate model

Designer

buildbetterbricks

Product ID

MOC-14898

Release Year

2018

Pieces

818

Instructions

Rebrickable.com

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The Muppets Show Theater (My Re-MOC of Fan MOC)

My Review

A+ ✧ Colorful, fairly accurate theater scene to display iconic characters

Designer

mstrutt

Re-MOC Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

754

Figures

Stage Front section Miss Piggy Kermit the Frog (holding his banjo) Fozzie Bear (holding a banana, and with a mic/stand in front of him) Back section The Swedish Chef (holding his egg beater, and with his scared tomato next to him) Dr. Bunson Honeydew (holding his chemical flask) Beaker (holding his meter) Gonzo (with his chicken next to him) Orchestra section Janice (holding her guitar) Animal (holding his drumsticks, and with his drum set next to him) Rowlf the Dog (with his musical keyboard next to him, and his classic composer bust and music sheet on it) Balcony section Statlet (holding his laptop with Scooter on the screen) Waldorf (holding his cup of tea)

Mods

I used Bricklink Studio to design the model from scratch (with both the Fan MOC and show references in mind) as compact a stage and balcony section as possible. I improved the stage design, the curtains design, the band area design, the piano design, and the balcony design.

History

When I received the 12 super cool Muppets minifigs, I just placed them on a big LEGO plate, not knowing how to display them. Then my friend suggested that the recently released Friends 'Andreas Theater School' set could be a perfect way to display the minifigs. I checked it out, and saw that it had potential for this purpose, but it was way bigger than what I had space for, and did not particularly look like The Muppets Show Theater. So, still liking the idea, I went to Rebrickable.com to see what if any MOCs had been made of The Muppets Show Theater. While there was one that caught my attention from mstrutt, it was also significantly bigger than the compact minifig display vehicle that I was hoping for. While the Fan MOC did inspire the basis for my design, because I was not fully satisfied with it, I looked at all the pictures I could find of the theater from the show to determine the key aspects that I wanted to model.

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The Wizard of Oz Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

A+ ✧ Lots of good-looking detail in a small space, and cool flying effect

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

199

Figures

On the yellow brick road Dorothy Toto Tin Man [holding his ax and a 'heart' clock] Scarecrow [no space to hold his certificate] Cowardly Lion [holding his medal] In the night sky Wicked Witch [holding broom] Flying Monkey

Mods

I came up with my own custom Oz scene design, considering key aspects of the movie. I made the four heroes, Dorothy, Toto, The Scarecrow, and The Tin Man, walking down The Yellow Brick Road. I build a corn field around the road. I built the house crushing The Wicked Witch of the East (I used LEGO mini-doll legs to be more appropriate). I placed The Wicked Witch and her Flying Monkey in the air - flying in the night sky. I added a moon to complete the look.

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Theme Train (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Fun exploration of various themes

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Description

A multi-theme train with the LEGO City Cargo Train as the front car/engine and themed custom train cars (some totally custom -and- others with major mods; also, all with extended buffers to better display front and back designs)

Sets

LEGO City Cargo Engine Train Car (My Re-MOC) Scooby Doo Train Car (My MOC) Star Wars Clone Train Car (My MOC) Star Wars Droid Train Car (My MOC) Trolls Club Car (My MOC) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Train Car (My MOC) Avengers Club Car (My MOC) Jurassic World Tram Car (My MOC)

Figures

See each of the train car MOC's notes

Mods

See each of the train car MOC's notes

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Trolls Club Car (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Nice implementation of bus in train car form

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2020

Pieces

???

Sets

Rainbow Caterbus [just bus]

Figures

Inside Front Area Poppy [driver] Branch (With Backpack) [standing behind driver] Top Level (on forward leaning stands) Mermaid Biggie [with Mr. Dinkles] Bottom Level Cooper Barb Cloud Guy [behind column] Guy Diamond Tiny Diamond [on stand] Rear Area Hickory

Mods

Created train car based on design of Caterbus Re-designed 8x16 original design to fit on 8x34 (expanded with plates from standard 6x34) club car train base plate with two rotating bogies each holding 4 train wheels Did not implement tires and tire assembly on bottom, but simulated larger “lime ball feet' by placing eight 3x3 lime dishes only on the display side (due to extending beyond planned width): 2x two 2-wide brackets (plus 1x2 trans-black tile and 2x2 plate) under the 6-to-8-stud plate extender that is in front of each train bogie/wheel assembly 2x two 1-wide brackets (plus 1x2 jumper plate) under the 6-to-8-stud plate extender that is in front of each of the two sections in the middle area Redesigned front “face” design to sit on dish (not flat like original design) Implemented more accurately sized mouth (hiding bottom lip to maintain overbite look while not being excessively big) Moved antennae directly above dish versus in the roof holes, leaving a space above them due to increased height Maintained driver controls (although did not integrate into front wall) Implemented ears overlapping window “frame' Implemented similar contrasted window “frames”, but smooth surface (not studded), oval (not round), taller, and wider Implemented very open top design to let in light Did not implement benches inside Maintained cargo holds on rear top Maintained rear “butt” design, but with taller back Extended buffers by 2 more studs due to protruding face and butt Swapped out large trans-orange fire piece in Barb’s hair for shorter one

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Winnie the Pooh Habitat (My MOC)

My Review

A ✧ Compact nice-looking way to display iconic characters

Designer

sbondi

Release Year

2022

Pieces

309

Sets

Winnie the Pooh (21326-1) (basis of tree bottom design, large log, and campfire)

Figures

In front of bee hives Winnie the Pooh [holding stick, honey jar in front] Around campfire Eeyore [wearing bow] Piglet [holding an umbrella] Tigger [holding his 'runaway' bag on a stick] In rabbit hole Rabbit [holding a carrot]

Mods

I came up with my own custom scene design, considering aspects of the official set. I redesigned the tree bottom from the official set, since it did not look a whole lot like the movie version which has the tree wrapping two of its large roots around the grassy hill it was on top of, and the house being fully integrated under that hill/tree. I made a better wooden door. I made the large tree roots better protrude on the left side of the door and right side of the hill. I used the 'Mr Sanders' sign from the official set. I added tree limbs coming forward to hang two bee hives (one for Winnie to hit with a stick). I used the exact designs of the large log, campfire (with Eor, Piglet, and Tigger around it), and mushrooms from the official set. I added a rabbit hole for Rabbit to pop out of. I added extra ladybugs and honey jars to complete the look.

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