LEGO my stands!

[clipper1801]

So I was dragged into a local mall LEGO Store by a little boy today and discovered a wall of custom parts, imagine a small round cylinder around a 1/4" dia and 3/8" tall, in CLEAR plastic! They looked quite like one of our altitude pegs. Got me wondering . . .



Looking even more interesting.



A bit of kit bashing . . . Sticky tack, base, flat LEGO bit . . . a tiny bit of glue or double sided tape, anchors the square to the base, another bit of tack in the end of the peg to attach mini . . .











Looks pretty good, stable, not quite equal in height to ours, between small and bomber size pegs . . .available by the bucketful at a LEGO store, $9 And they are available!

[Stumptonian]

That looks really interesting, Dave.

I wonder ....

Would an Ares peg fit into the top Lego peg without too much work?

[Sgt.]

Try kit bashing the Ares peg into one of the LEGO pegs. Put male end on one to plug into base with no mod to base and a female end on another to accept a plane. Ya never know!

[Naharaht]

That is a good piece of inspiration, David.

If I remember correctly, the Litko bases have a slightly larger hole than the Ares ones. The Lego pegs may fit into them directly, or you could drill them out to the correct size.

[Marechallannes]

Ok...

Think I would limit my games to max. altitude level 4, before using such desperate measures...

[Baron Rolf]

An very interesting idea. And I do have little people who have lego.

[clipper1801]

So a slight reaming with a #11 blade and an Ares peg will fit into the LEGO . . . works!







Works for me . . .

[zenlizard]

This is an inspired effort!

[Future Pilot]

Nice! Now I know what to do with my extra legos!

[camelbeagle]

Well, now that is pretty darn awesome!

[BobP]

You never know what inspiration will come out in here. Great idea. I know it is LEGO but what is it called ?

[Sgt.]

So a slight reaming with a #11 blade and an Ares peg will fit into the LEGO . . . works!







Works for me . . .

Well done! Now do one for the base and your Golden

[Hedeby]

Hmmm my granddaughter has a room full of Lego....

[Fix]

I have used LEGO parts as well... to hold Likto pegs (I think those were from Litko) in place while putting self-made clouds on top of them...
I honestly never thought of using LEGO as actual game parts. This thread amazes me!!

[BobP]

Just checked and see there is a LEGO store not far from me. It would be a good trip. Get some of these at the store then head to the casino and see how that works out.

[Dan-Sam]

Be careful, Bob, such visit can be dangerous...

[Jager]

I have used LEGO parts as well... to hold Likto pegs (I think those were from Litko) in place while putting self-made clouds on top of them...
I honestly never thought of using LEGO as actual game parts. This thread amazes me!!

That's our Clipper for you
Karl

[Fix]

That's our Clipper for you
Karl

Well, I honestly question their stability if you reach certain heights because 1x1x1, espacially the round ones, are not very stable iirc, I would prefer the "real" pegs. But if you would use 2x2x1 for bombers, they would stand the test of time! Unfortunately, the bomber pegs are more available^^
But this is a very good idea if you're running short of pegs, there is no question about it

[RJG173]

A 1x1 round brick in clear and a 2x2 tile in dark tan. I know my Lego elements. For large bombers, you could use this:

[Teaticket]

Well there's some thinking outside the (ARES) box.

[clipper1801]

No stability issues, they actually snap together quite well, and they do not slip apart like ours do. I tried 15 in a stack and they are great!

[Karo7]

If you think that's dangerous ... turn and run:

https://cobi.eu/small-army/great-war/fokker-d-vii

[RJG173]

If you think that's dangerous ... turn and run:

Seems no different than a Revell or Airfix model. Specialized parts that can be used to build this model and nothing else. Not the LEGO way.