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Motorcyc-all

14/4/2025

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Finally finished it...
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More to bike

2/4/2025

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I shipped this motorcycle Lego model over from China unbuilt and eight months later I've finally unboxed it to have a go. It's one of the most complex models I've built, not helped by the tiny instruction sheets (or is it my failing eyes?). Some eight hours in and I'm only halfway, and still finding the odd tiny little mistake made earlier which hopefully won't be critical or visible! 
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That succs

4/3/2025

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Our first Lego project since returning to the UK.
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Go go Lego!

4/10/2024

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Last week, I started to build a large Lego technic BMW motorbike which I had shipped over from China. But one of the early stages required me to attach two tiny elastic bands and, despite searching through all the bags, I couldn't find them. Friends told me Lego would replace these if you applied online, which I did. However, I got an email back saying the "validation process had failed", so they wouldn't send them! I tried again, but got the same response. Rather frustrated, I ordered replacements on e-bay for £2.50. 
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But yesterday, I thought I'd persevere and try to find out what "validation I'd failed". I had a text conversation with a chatbot for while and was finally put through to a real person. They asked where I'd bought the set and where I lived now. And that was apparently where the problem lay - the set was only sold in China, and I had a UK address. So after explaining my situation, they agreed to send me out the missing parts. Well done Lego, though a little annoying to have bought two of the elastic bands before finally getting them for free...
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From Star to Finish

7/1/2024

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Some 12,000 pieces, over 26 hours of work, and the Imperial Star Destroyer is finally complete! Here's how....
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Lego peaces

26/11/2023

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"Game for Peace"? Doesn't look that peaceful to me!
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Built from sCATch

19/8/2023

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My latest scratch-built Lego model. A cat? A dog? Who knows?
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Tusk task

25/2/2023

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Scratch-built Lego elephant.
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Robin' a customer

25/1/2023

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One of Jiajia's customers gave a Batmobile Technic Lego set to her young adult son as a gift. He tried to build it for over a month and finally gave up. So the customer said that JD could keep it if he could finish it. Three days later....
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Reverting to type

9/1/2023

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One of JD's Christmas presents was a Lego typewriter. He started it by himself, but struggled a little when the various moving parts and gears needed to be constructed. So we decided to finish it together. 
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We were a little disappointed to find 5 pieces missing and, though it moved like a real typewriter, it didn't actually type. But overall it was a really fun build. 
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Death Star to Finish

30/12/2022

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4200 pieces and bigger than a basketball - it took me over ten hours to complete, but the Death Star was a great project on which to finish 2022.
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Countdown to Christmas

19/12/2022

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JD is keeping track of the number of days to Christmas with a self-made Post-it Advent Calendar! It has no chocolates or nativity pictures, but at least he gets to rip something off each morning and savour the countdown! He has already opened one present, actually, since we are all in quarantine with COVID - using his spare time throughout each day to construct a huge Lego aircraft!

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Tackling technic and tricky tank

16/8/2022

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Two recent builds. JD made the "Technic Lego" yacht without any help from me, while I tackled a surprisingly tricky 2000 piece tank.
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Brick in it

9/5/2022

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Our new living room cabinet, full of Lego builds.
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Le'sgo!

1/4/2022

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I woke JD up an hour early yesterday and got him dressed and ready for school before pointing out it was April Fool's Day! Still, he quite enjoyed the unexpected hour, playing with his Lego.
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This is JD's latest Lego build: a Star Wars Rebel Bomber spaceship.
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Landing

19/3/2022

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During odd five minute-breaks at home, in between his daily 3-4 hours of homework, JD has been gradually building an airport in his bedroom using Dupo Lego, toy cars/planes/tanks/etc and furniture legs!
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Although it looks fairly random, he has a long back-story and can spend ages explaining to you how each part of the airport works and why everything is in its rightful place. Untidy, but imaginative!
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Fork crying out loud!

3/2/2022

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I've not built Lego Technic before, but this Christmas gift promised a huge remote-controlled forklift truck, so I gave it a go.
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Ten hours later I finally finished it. There were some significant delays when all the functions worked except for reversing. I had to pull half the truck apart in order to spot, and then insert, a tiny missing cog from way inside! JD is enjoying playing with it, now that it works.

I think though that, overall, I prefer classic Lego. It's more reusable and  instantly recognizable as Lego. Plus, I'm no engineer!

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Blummin' Big Boat

17/12/2021

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The biggest scratch built Lego model JD and I have ever made.
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Branching out

29/9/2021

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JD and I have been knuckling down to some serious Lego building lately.

I started out trying to make a zebra but it very quickly insisted on being a black-and-white bird!

JD was inspired to recreate "Branch", one of the characters in  his favourite film - "Trolls". Without any help at all from me, he managed to work out the colours, the pose, the eyes and the hair, all from memory! I only realised how accurate it was when I Googled a picture of the troll in questions. Just forgot the ears!

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So-so Lego show

9/9/2021

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Our ever-changing Lego display, featuring kit and scratch-built models made by both JD and I.
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Lego Master!

18/7/2021

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JD took part on a huge Lego Competition this morning along with 43 other kids of a similar age. He got first place in the initial round ("Make your name out of Lego"), then made the tallest tower (though not the most stable, so 4th place there) and then came first again in the final solo round ("Make an amazing building"). Overall, a sensational first place! His prize was a Harry Potter Lego set worth 700RMB (£70), a certificate and a handshake with the head of the bank who sponsored the event. JD was gob-smacked, and we were pretty chuffed too!
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AT-At last

1/1/2021

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It took me about 5 hours but I've finally completed my main Christmas present - a Star Wars AT-AT Walker. Over 1400 pieces. Fully functional.
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X-wing win situation

1/9/2020

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This one was very much a joint project, with JD building the body and me adding the wings. Again, not a kit, just built from a photo [below].
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greAT-ATtempt

21/8/2020

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Armed with just a photo [above left] and boxes of Lego, JD and I had a crack at building a Lego Star Wars AT-AT Walker [above right].
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No mean feat to include a dozen bending, swivelling and rotating "functions" whilst keeping it looking something like the original!
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MiLEGOnium Falcon

25/6/2020

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I got this huge Lego build as a Father's Day present last week. It's made by the Chinese company who used to make the pieces for the Lego company , but now do their own "same-quality" models at 10% of the official price! It was 1500 pieces and took me over 3 hours to complete. Loved it though. Very detailed and full of cool functions.
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    Paul Hider started this blog to share his rather odd life living in China for over 20 years. Since returning to the UK in 2024, the blog now records his more "normal" lifestyle!

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