Noteworthy moments in my hobbies and tracking my R/C Plane builds (majority).
This post was a long time coming, as I completed this lovely build on March 13th. I received this set as a gift for my birthday from my family. I enjoyed this build and with 493 pieces it took a couple relaxing sessions to complete. Reading the nuggets of information throughout the build that LEGO […]
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On February 15th I was able to continue building my lighthouse. This started with Bag 11 which was the assembly the the cabins roof. I really liked the look of the roof with the chimney on one end and the added touch of smoke coming up like a cozy fire is on. The front has
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On January 25th made progress on the cabin and the surrounding area by adding in the railing, bricks around the corners, door and putting on the door itself. I also mounted the fish which helps anchor the cabin by going into the lighthouse. The building itself clicks into the yellow circle piece on the base.
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On January 19th I was able to work on my build for a while, which included completing the wall which will cover the battery pack so it blends into the terrain. I also completed the foundation of the lighthouse, and you can see where it will be by the assembly to drive the lighthouse coming
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For Christmas I received this beautiful LEGO set from Stephanie. I’ve liked lighthouses for as long as I can remember. This likely roots in how my parents grew up in Newfoundland and my mom grew up in a house on the road that lead to a lighthouse and the surrounding buildings which we’d explore as
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On December 29th while Steph started her build of the Botanical Garden set I got her for Christmas I built the ‘Books Are My Passion’ set that came as the free gift. This was a quick but enjoyable build for me as I had some fun with making it my own after a enjoyable build.
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On November 23, 2024 I completed the build of my Concorde, which included building the elevons and tail fin with the split rudder as bag 20, pictured below. Twenty Concordes were built, six developmental and fourteen commercial aircraft. Most stayed in service for 27 years! That’s quite impressive. Concorde featured a split rudder, with only
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Bag 18 – The rear trim tank is a fuel tank held in the tail of the aircraft. The center of gravity of the Concorde had to be different for take-off and supersonic cruising, so the flight engineer transferred fuel between tanks to adjust the aircraft’s center of gravity. Bag 18 – Rear Trim Tank
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