3.5.31: Satisfying clicking sound
Dec. 25th, 2021 07:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jae_buildsThis stage was all about hull walls. As mentioned, this box uses a third new method for building them; in the first box, I basically built the whole model, and then ended with the hull walls, clipping them into place in two large pieces (one on each side) after the two sections were joined. In the second box, I built flat panels and attached them onto the sides of each individual stage as I went, using Lego stud attachments, to make enclosed boxes on top of which I built the upper decks. In this box, it's a bit of both; now that I've built the lower half of this section, this stage involved making a bunch of small hull wall sections and clipping them in place one at a time. And I haven't looked ahead; the final section may use this method as well, or it may introduce a fourth new method that better fits the narrowest part of the ship. I feel kind of silly writing out a whole paragraph about Lego hull wall design, but I'm very much enjoying noticing these differences, and I hope you can enjoy it as well.
Enough from me, though, let's get on with the build. Here's the mise-en-place for stage 31.
I enclosed the two sides of the ship in sequence, in three pieces each. First this end-piece, which pressed into place using Lego studs.
Next was a central plate, that clipped into place on the top and bottom of that doorframe piece in the center of the above photo.
Next was the third panel, clipped into place in the white and black clips running horizontally across the center line of the build (the black one is partially obscured in the above photo).
Each time I added a segment, it clicked into place with the satisfying clicking sound those Lego clips make, and that was delightful.
Next, I went back and patched the bare spots on the upper edge and bottom of the first two segments, both visible in the previous photo after I'd attached the second one.
Then I did the same three segments on the other side of the ship. I won't post the photos here; they're largely similar, but I did take them at slightly different points in the build from the above ones, so if you're curious about a specific detail that I didn't capture above, it might be worth checking out the Google Photo Album.
Before adding in the third segment on the other side, it was time for a trivia break.
And here's a final shot of the completed stage 31.
Thanks as always for reading!
Discussion prompt: What's your favorite noise?
Enough from me, though, let's get on with the build. Here's the mise-en-place for stage 31.
I enclosed the two sides of the ship in sequence, in three pieces each. First this end-piece, which pressed into place using Lego studs.
Next was a central plate, that clipped into place on the top and bottom of that doorframe piece in the center of the above photo.
Next was the third panel, clipped into place in the white and black clips running horizontally across the center line of the build (the black one is partially obscured in the above photo).
Each time I added a segment, it clicked into place with the satisfying clicking sound those Lego clips make, and that was delightful.
Next, I went back and patched the bare spots on the upper edge and bottom of the first two segments, both visible in the previous photo after I'd attached the second one.
Then I did the same three segments on the other side of the ship. I won't post the photos here; they're largely similar, but I did take them at slightly different points in the build from the above ones, so if you're curious about a specific detail that I didn't capture above, it might be worth checking out the Google Photo Album.
Before adding in the third segment on the other side, it was time for a trivia break.
And here's a final shot of the completed stage 31.
Thanks as always for reading!
Discussion prompt: What's your favorite noise?