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knoxvilles_joker
 Post subject: USS Sulaco Lego MOC
PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 10:03 pm 

Service Number: A05/TQ2.0.32141E1
Country: United States
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003 ... mainSearch

I also ordered one. Will post pics and videos when I get started on it...

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:22 am 

Service Number: A05/TQ2.0.32141E1
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It is 10k pieces almost. Expect to spend at least 80 hours building it. And expect to have some parts missing. The sellers are usually pretty good about sending out missing parts.

Errors are to be expected with that many and the double whammy of chinese focus on quantity over quality.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:00 pm 
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I want the Sulaco so bad.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:58 pm 

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seven wrote:
I want the Sulaco so bad.


Well, if you can space it out. Hunt out the MOC plans and parts list. Buy the pieces in stages? might pay more, but hey, you could afford it and make it fit inside of YOUR budgets. As really it all comes down to what we can sacrifice and afford to budget for. I have no issues paying a smidgen more if it means I can avoid going into any form of debt.

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-92780/ ... d/#details

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:06 pm 

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I have the unit. It is over 1900 and some steps on the instructions.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:57 am 

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Parts are in orderp

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PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2022 4:41 am 

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I almost have it done. There are a few oddball parts I am missing. Remember when ordering if missing parts order off lego.com first, then use brickowl or your preferred secondary market vendor.

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PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2022 6:24 pm 
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How much did your parts end up costing?
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PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2022 8:21 pm 

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seven wrote:
How much did your parts end up costing?


600 some for initial order
100 or so for additional order
final order was like 6

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 Post subject: Re: USS Sulaco Lego MOC
PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2022 9:58 pm 

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Done

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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2022 1:25 pm 
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wow, thats amazing.
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PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2022 8:59 am 

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wow, thats amazing.


The amazing part was how painful that was to get mounted and assembled. It almost fell apart on me 3 separate times just on the initial pickup. It took several tries to get the thruster assembly end together and not fall apart.

The design itself was genius. Some of the pieces could have stood a little more reinforcement.

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