LEGO Star Wars A-Wing Starfighter (75175) - It's all about Lando Calrissian!

I think many people agree this small Lego set should be the most over-priced set in early 2017. It has 358 pieces but selling at CAN$50. Why?

History: Lego did the same trick as the old A-Wing set (75003) which included Han Solo minifigure. If you wanted a cheap Han Solo minifigure then 75003 was the best solution.

This time, 75175 includes the important minifigure... Lando Calrissian! The fact is Lando isn't in many recent sets. If you are building new Cloud City scenes in Bespin (such as Carbon Freezing Chamber scene), you will find you need an updated Lando minifigure.



This new set comes with 3 minifigires. That Rebel guy and the cart are just for making you feel better after paying $50. Actually, Lando costs you $10 at least in the set.

Let's compare the recent Lego A-Wings here.



Yes, the shape and the structure improved a lot. Great design.



Lando Calrissian minifigure is very very nice with the new soft cape. Worth $10? I think so.



OK... He is now witnessing Han Solo's capture (The scene is not finished yet).

Updated Batman's Mech Armor

The main updates were on the arms and hands. The hand's design were inspired by a Japanese builder's Instagram. It made the whole armor looked way better. The new way to build these shoulders helped increase the flexibility.

I'm happy with it for now.

Lego DC Super Heros: Batman "The Bat" MOC

"The Bat" is one of the interesting Batman vehicles in Batman movie history. Same as the bold design of Tumbler and "The Pod", it's hard to imagine how it works (flies). The toughest part of building this thing is the bent body with many layers of armors.





Comparing with "Batman vs Superman"'s Batwing design: You should know which director had the guts to accept unique ideas.

Bat Cave MOC On A 32 x 32 Studs Road Plate

This is my looooong time project. I've been planning to build this since 3 years ago (I bought the Lego Road Plates, 3 years ago). The minifigure size Tumbler is also a 3 years project. I just finished the Tumbler 2 weeks ago. This Bat Cave set is a copy of Lego's 6860. I don't even know which brand made this but it's cheap and nice. The set has NO STICKERS. The most ridicules thing is... The seller told me to buy the missing stickers from Lego.

Ok... I can either re-draw them in illustrator and print on transparent labels (Note: I'm a graphic designer + photographer. Adobe software is my life). What about I just leave the sticker issue behind?



The reason why I use the road plate is the position of batmobile. This design will save me a lot of tile bricks. At the same time, it looks nice too.



Not much change in the Bat Computer. I changed the black and yellow cartoon-ist logo into Batman vs Superman's. I think it looks cooler with it.



Weapon storage: I think Batman should have hell a lot of weapons and I think "No guns for Batman" is outdated (See Batman vs Superman's change).

I have a lot of Batman's expendable employees working there (Some of them just died).



Batman's R&D lab. Obviously, he doesn't trust with Superman.



Suit Storage. Not good but let's leave it like this for now.



Batman's armor for Superman battle.



Lots of happy visitors in Batman's jail.



Batman's changing room (See Lego 6860's structure)



Medical Room is a bit empty.



Batman has a lot of gifts for Superman.



Power switch for the Bat Cave and gas station for Batmobiles.

Building Bat Cave is always a fun thing to do.

Little Lego Tricks + Reminder 1

Sometimes, you may want to build something on the surface of a Lego wall. The first idea should be using one or two side-stud bricks to build. There are a few side-stud bricks offered from Lego. If you use two of the grey ones above, you may need to add two plates (1/3 height each) in between to fit into the side stuff (that you want to build on the side). If just putting one on top, they won't fit in (See below)



If you use another type (Black one below), problem will be solved.



But... If you have something to build right behind the wall, this method won't work because of the height of each regular brick is longer than one stud's surface.

Have a fun build!



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