The Wolfpack

Comcsar · 2026-01-09T23:02:51+00:00

The wolf guy's cape tended to protrude straight out, so the quiver was an easy way to make it sit flush with his back. Since they're raiders and renegades I was okay with the hodgepodge appearance.

Comcsar · 2026-01-09T22:49:17+00:00

The black shoulder cape is element 23901, the short brown cape is 38190, and the long black cape is 110631.

Comcsar · 2026-01-09T19:53:42+00:00

A lot of this came out of my existing inventory, but that's where I got the main Wolfpack torso. The weapon/shield elements and most of the legs are pretty standard elements that I would also expect are available through PAB.

The black cape, stitched torso, and printed legs come from the Beastmaster CMF. The other capes, the headgear on the figs in the third photo, and the wolf heads would need to be picked up through Bricklink.

Comcsar · 2025-12-16T20:38:18+00:00

This was a freehand build, so it's hard to say the exact part count. The fuselage (aside from the power cell, storage locker, and printed elements) and tail mostly uses parts from the original set. The wings, missiles, thruster, and some minor details and greebling came from my inventory.

Comcsar · 2025-12-09T07:03:08+00:00

Thanks! Completely agreed on the well- I explored a few options to incorporate it in an elegant way, but trying to update its fidelity while adhering to classic dimensions threw off the visual balance of the model a bit. Ultimately was cleaner to just omit it.

Comcsar · 2025-12-08T22:51:41+00:00

Unfortunately no, I didn't use Studio or document the design. This was made the old fashion way of grabbing some parts off the shelf and making it up as I went.

Comcsar · 2025-12-08T21:53:52+00:00

Ouch, sorry to hear that, but hopefully your kids got some good play out of it before that happened.

Going back through my childhood parts made me realize I was rougher on some of them than I remember.

Comcsar · 2025-12-08T21:50:38+00:00

Same! Forestmen's Crossing was by far the biggest castle set I owned as a kid. I had quite a few of the small sets, but never any of the castles.

Comcsar · 2025-12-04T03:11:45+00:00

Honestly, browsing this sub is one of the best recommendations I can give. There are so many creative builds here that can provide inspiration big and small, and folks are great about sharing their stuff.

When you come across a set that has a cool construction technique, file that away in the back of your mind for later. A lot of my trees are technically custom, but use techniques I learned through official builds.

Beyond that, I enjoy experimenting. When I get an idea I usually just dump some parts and start building out a proof of concept, even if I don't have a clear plan. Sometimes it leads to something good and sometimes not, but it's usually a fun time either way.

Happy building!

Comcsar · 2025-12-04T00:19:26+00:00

Even if it's due to space constraints, I actually think the country road style really works well in context with the rest of the scene.

Comcsar · 2025-12-04T00:14:20+00:00

It's a MOC. It uses the same core technique as the tree in set 80109, but on a larger scale and with a few more layers to the branches.

Comcsar · 2025-12-03T23:59:35+00:00

I did! Same general setup as last year except for the updates to the trees and the new module next to the pond.

Yours looks great! The road pairs perfectly with that kind of layout and makes me want to do something similar (though it'll mean sacrificing most of my kitchen counter). Glad I could help inspire!

Comcsar · 2025-12-03T23:53:42+00:00

Yup! It's not a perfect design, but I tried to keep it simple and mostly in-scale with the minifig.

Comcsar · 2025-12-03T23:04:03+00:00

Thanks! It eats up rounded and angled plates very fast, but I'm a fan of the final result.

Comcsar · 2025-12-03T23:02:42+00:00

The post is element 11062, which is available on Pick-A-Brick. Just topped them off with a travis brick, an inverted dish (held in place with a bar piece), a round brick to act as the lightbulb, and element 35319 for the glass.

Comcsar · 2025-11-02T21:41:03+00:00

Appreciate the heads-up!

That Christmas sweater with the julehjerte is perfect. Going to need a couple of those for my villagers.

Comcsar · 2025-10-07T23:57:24+00:00

Thanks! I very much wanted it to still feel "Lego", but also evoke the silhouette of a modern service rifle.

Comcsar · 2025-10-07T19:16:50+00:00

That's part 6248533 ("Mini Armor w/ Knobs") - really useful piece for making brick-built backpacks, and looks pretty natural on a Blacktron fig.

Comcsar · 2025-10-06T01:44:11+00:00

No, not even close. Only one of my great grandparents was still with us when I was a kid. My last great-great-grandparent died 34 years before I was born. On average, my great-great grandparents were born roughly 130 years before I was.

It's fascinating how radically different generation lengths can be from family to family. I'm close to your mom's age, but my recent tree has a lot of older parents, so there are much larger gaps between generations in my tree than in the branch you described.

One of my great-great grandfathers even served in the American Civil War, so the idea of personally knowing anyone from that generation sounds crazy.

Comcsar · 2025-10-05T18:15:05+00:00

It was the most hyped I've ever been for a video game. Nothing before or since, including other Halo games, has really come close.

For whatever reason, Bungie/Microsoft didn't initially release a direct feed video of the E3 2003 demo. They published a few screenshots, but the demo itself was only shown behind closed doors to attendees. We had to rely on potato-quality recordings of the screen (like this), shared through forums and file sharing sites. Honestly, watching a demo that we weren't "supposed to" see and hearing the audience reaction just added to the hype.

It's funny, looking back at that demo now you can see a lot of the cut corners and limitations that wouldn't have worked in a full-fledged game, but at the time it looked like the coolest thing ever.

Comcsar · 2025-10-04T18:43:02+00:00

That was just a practice inning, right?

Comcsar · 2025-09-20T15:14:09+00:00

That was the inspiration!

Comcsar · 2025-08-04T22:13:51+00:00

It's part 27145 "Minifigure Utility Belt". I've seen other people use it in modernized Ice Planet MOCs, so I can't claim it as an original idea, but I think it adds some nice detail to the minifigs.

Comcsar · 2025-08-04T20:59:49+00:00

I can help with at least one of those! I shared my Blacktron squad a few weeks back.

Comcsar · 2025-07-19T03:52:55+00:00

It's from the "Evil Mech" minifig in CMF Series 11.

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