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[flea29]

However, the ratio of Collingwood books (ie more than zero) is unacceptable.

We are 2 vs 2 Lions/Pies house - the Falcons might be in danger at the end of the month

 

[Forward Press]

It's here! The queen of the sky may have been the Boeing 747 but I always thought this was the king of passenger aircraft. This should make a fine addition to the collection at over 1m long, and the distinctive shape of the world's first supersonic airliner.



20 bags but judging from the not as dense packing, they should mostly be relatively short. The Lego Concorde only tops out at just over 2000 pieces. I will update every few bags or so or with interesting techniques. Bearing in mind I assembled the Space Shuttle recently so some things like the retractable wheels should be similar in concept.



I won't bother with the other fluff at the start of the manual but here they included a photo of the prototype (which was a cause for complaint because people are used to the British Airways and Air France liveries which are admittedly iconic) and some interesting facts - such as the first flight being all the way back in 1969. For understandable reasons, they don't talk about the primary reason why Concorde ceased service in 2003.

Let me know if there's anything in particular BF posters want a close look at, from all reports this is a really nice build.

 

[nobbyiscool]

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It's here! The queen of the sky may have been the Boeing 747 but I always thought this was the king of passenger aircraft. This should make a fine addition to the collection at over 1m long, and the distinctive shape of the world's first supersonic airliner.

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20 bags but judging from the not as dense packing, they should mostly be relatively short. The Lego Concorde only tops out at just over 2000 pieces. I will update every few bags or so or with interesting techniques. Bearing in mind I assembled the Space Shuttle recently so some things like the retractable wheels should be similar in concept.

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I won't bother with the other fluff at the start of the manual but here they included a photo of the prototype (which was a cause for complaint because people are used to the British Airways and Air France liveries which are admittedly iconic) and some interesting facts - such as the first flight being all the way back in 1969. For understandable reasons, they don't talk about the primary reason why Concorde ceased service in 2003.

Let me know if there's anything in particular BF posters want a close look at, from all reports this is a really nice build.

As I mentioned previously, I'm really keen for pics on how solid the base looks, and how it connects to the plane. I'd also be keen to see a bit about the nose mechanism.

 

[Forward Press]

As I mentioned previously, I'm really keen for pics on how solid the base looks, and how it connects to the plane. I'd also be keen to see a bit about the nose mechanism.

Noted and happy to do so!

 

[nobbyiscool]

Noted and happy to do so!

You know what else would be super helpful for me personally? Is if, when you've finished building it, you were able to take a pic of the Concorde next to/above the Peugeot or the McLaren or something like that.

I really like the look of this Concorde, and there are so few builds that actually excite me that fall in this price bracket. But a metre is hard for me to even visualise.

 

[Forward Press]

You know what else would be super helpful for me personally? Is if, when you've finished building it, you were able to take a pic of the Concorde next to/above the Peugeot or the McLaren or something like that.

I really like the look of this Concorde, and there are so few builds that actually excite me that fall in this price bracket. But a metre is hard for me to even visualise.

I don't have either but I do have the Lamborghini Sian if that helps - it should be roughly the same size at those two sets.

 

[Capital Power]

I don't have either but I do have the Lamborghini Sian if that helps - it should be roughly the same size at those two sets.

The Peugeot is around 1:10 scale, whilst the Sian is 1:8 so will be slightly bigger. I think the Saturn V is around a metre too.

 

[Forward Press]

The Peugeot is around 1:10 scale, whilst the Sian is 1:8 so will be slightly bigger. I think the Saturn V is around a metre too.

I can also do a Saturn V comparison photo lol.

Oh and I forgot to mention...NO STICKERS. This is a pretty big deal imo as it means things like the passenger windows have no chance of being misaligned and I tend to rate the sets with no stickers more highly. It's part of the reason why, even being an F1 fan, I've been reluctant on the McLaren Formula 1 car and how it apparently has ample stickers.

 

[Jatz]

Saw the Concorde at our local Lego store, looked very impressive.

Wouldn't be surprised if it found a way to my home in the foreseeable future.

 

[Gough]

I used to live under the Heathrow flight path and every time you saw Concorde was cool, it was a lovely but of kit.

 

[Neese]

Capital Power are you enjoying building the tranquil garden?

 

[Capital Power]

Capital Power are you enjoying building the tranquil garden?

My wife finished that one by herself - as far as I can recall, that's never happened before. It's a lovely set. She's even found a prime display spot for it (with the admonition that I'm not to expect this for any future sets ). Safe to say it was a hit. I wonder if she'd enjoy the Himeji Castle set?

 

[Capital Power]

I used to live under the Heathrow flight path and every time you saw Concorde was cool, it was a lovely but of kit.

Snap, but I think they were still flying Constellations when we lived there .

 

[Forward Press]

Snap, but I think they were still flying Constellations when we lived there .

Constellations? Are you like 102?

 

[Neese]

My wife finished that one by herself - as far as I can recall, that's never happened before. It's a lovely set. She's even found a prime display spot for it (with the admonition that I'm not to expect this for any future sets ). Safe to say it was a hit. I wonder if she'd enjoy the Himeji Castle set?

Oh awesome. Show her my piccie of it with the bonsai Also I think the orchid would be a good one for her and it is gorgeous displayed.
I will probably end up getting the Himeji Castle too

 

[Gough]

Snap, but I think they were still flying Constellations when we lived there .

Poor old Poms, in the late 60s they were building Concorde, these days they won't even build Primary Schools.

 

[Capital Power]

Oh awesome. Show her my piccie of it with the bonsai Also I think the orchid would be a good one for her and it is gorgeous displayed.
I will probably end up getting the Himeji Castle too

It's on the shelf with both the Orchid and the Bonsai - they had previously passed the displayability test .

 

[Capital Power]

Constellations? Are you like 102?

I thought one of my earliest recollections was my father flying to the US on one. However, that could be a very flawed memory. I have a lot of those.

 

[Capital Power]

Poor old Poms, in the late 60s they were building Concorde, these days they won't even build Primary Schools.

As an anorak, I despair every time I see yet another flash new train built somewhere else, replacing the ones that they used to make themselves that I do recall fondly.

 

[Forward Press]

Maybe we need a specific aviation thread but the Concorde really is one of the greatest ever British/French technological achievements...

• The Americans didn't build one - too difficult for them
• The Soviet one was full of bugs, two crashed, rushed into commercial service, and was still incredibly loud and uncomfortable and virtually a flying coffin that would have no chance today of passing international airworthiness standards
• Along with the Soviet one, the Concorde was one of the only supersonic transports that ever entered service but unlike the Soviet one, achieved Mach 2 without afterburners (the Soviet one could only do so with continuous afterburners and thus horribly fuel inefficient) and thus relatively quiet and efficient
• Until the 2001 Paris CDG crash - which could be argued was primarily caused by another plane - had a flawless safety record (in the first incident in commercial service, a Concorde lost part of the rear stabiliser and the pilots reported a minor bump when it came off but thought little of it and continued flying as normal)

It is impossible now but I wish I was able to fly it when it was operating.

 

[Forward Press]

Takeoff! Early on is this really interesting technique which installs and then removes this little three piece contraption which keeps two rods in place. Never seen it before. The orange T-piece is relegated to the spare parts pile for now - possibly permanently?



End of bag 3 and the delta wings are already prominent. The mechanism in the centre is presumably to help raise and lower the landing gear using the rear tail cone later on. I also must observe that unfortunately the white colour is not consistent. Difficult to notice in daylight and from far away but still probably can do better. At least the shape looks great...

 

[nobbyiscool]

Another thing I'd love to see pics of when you get to it is how the wheels retract - I read on the lego website the explanation from a developer that it was the trickiest part of the design, and while they kind of described the resolution, they didn't show any pics.

 

[mighty_sainters]

Another thing I'd love to see pics of when you get to it is how the wheels retract - I read on the lego website the explanation from a developer that it was the trickiest part of the design, and while they kind of described the resolution, they didn't show any pics.

Youtube is your friend. There’s that many reviews of each set you’ll be able to deep dive into every part of them.

 

[Forward Press]

Another thing I'd love to see pics of when you get to it is how the wheels retract - I read on the lego website the explanation from a developer that it was the trickiest part of the design, and while they kind of described the resolution, they didn't show any pics.

I will for sure take pics - this is certainly not the same as the Space Shuttle (they employed springs and a push-pull lever at the back), seems to be rotational in nature. Will definitely inform you of how they did it.

Youtube is your friend. There’s that many reviews of each set you’ll be able to deep dive into every part of them.

I assume nobby is aware of that but I can answer questions quickly and specifically on here lol.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Youtube is your friend. There’s that many reviews of each set you’ll be able to deep dive into every part of them.

I haven't really found a lego youtuber that really suits what I love.

Either they're friendly, bubbly, good looking women whose aesthetics mainly revolve around Harry Potter, Disney and cities, or they're European men who apparently spend 40 hours building, not sleeping, then record their boring as batshit video straight away so they can be the first.

I'd much rather the experience of watching along with BFers builds.