3.6.46: The End

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Well, I'm a bit sad that it's over, but this final stage definitely did not disappoint. Here's the mise-en-place:


Those letter pieces are the same as the keys from the Typewriter, which is one of the sets I want to get next.

I started by building the feet for this final section.




If you recall the feet from the previous sections, you might notice that I actually forgot a layer there, and didn't notice until later in the build; there should be 2x2 plates on each side of those, to make the top level with the circle. I added the feet onto the build, and then when I did notice my error, I had to take them off to fix it, which thankfully wasn't difficult. Sorry I didn't get a picture of that, but here's them added with the plates still missing, which from this angle pretty much looks like nothing is wrong anyway.



It was not quite time to add this section onto the rest of the ship. First I had to set the section aside and start on two copies of what may be the most complicated sub-assembly in the entire build. It started with this relatively unassuming shaft through a central brick.


I extended the shaft on each side.




The central shafts are rigid, but can rotate freely inside the central bricks, and those dark grey pins can rotate freely around the shafts. Next, I added two more bricks to each one, which are also loose so the shaft can rotate in them as well.


I locked them in place (but still able to rotate freely) with more technic pieces.


I added some feet to each one, and attached them to plates.



I added some clips on top.


Then I built and added some pistons to what you've probably realized by now are engines. The image doesn't quite do justice to how neat these are; the piston heads snapped on in a very satisfying manner, and are securely in place but loose on each piston so they wiggle.


I added gates and bars to keep the pistons from dropping down all the way.



I built up the engine housing.


And added the cylinders on top.


Here's the engine in action.


I put the two engines in place, and yes, they do connect to the outer two propellers.


I added a bit of rigging, and capped off the mast.


Then, for the first time, all three sections were connected.


I built a pin to hold sections 2 and 3 together.







I placed the pin into the hole between the sections.





Then it was time for a trivia break.


I connected that loose rigging to the mast in section 1, and used the tension adjuster to pull it taut.


That was almost it, but there was one final thing to build.





One last trivia break.


And one final wide shot of the completed build.


And that's it! This was an absolute joy to build, and as always I hope you enjoyed reading it. I'm not sure what's next for this blog; I'll almost certainly pick up more sets in the future, but I may or may not feel moved to document them. If I do, though, I'll certainly post about it here. For this set, though, I want to once again thank the anonymous friend who bought it for me. With that said, for one final time (maybe; see the Discussion prompt), and as always, thank you for reading! 

Two discussion prompts:

1) Tell me about a big creative project you worked on. Show me some pictures, or post an audio recording, or whatever.
2) Did I miss anything? Do you want detailed shots of part of the ship, or a closer look at any of the technical components (that I can access without a bunch of disassembly)? Let me know, and I'll post them in the comments, or maybe make a bonus post.