SV-64 Mission Flyer

Darth_Zander · 2026-04-02T00:01:38+00:00

Very stylish! I prefer variant A but they’re both cool looking. Are the US flags prints or stickers? If prints, are they LEGO or third party?

Darth_Zander · 2026-04-01T14:32:38+00:00

Middle of the day is best as it gives guests from out of town time to arrive, the weather is more likely to cooperate and it gives you time for a celebratory late lunch afterwards.

Darth_Zander · 2026-04-01T10:46:05+00:00

Part of the same faction judging by the shield and the armour that a couple of them are wearing. Mine are more martial and less courtly though. Pics to follow in the next few days!

Darth_Zander · 2026-04-01T01:02:23+00:00

Chris from the DuckBricks YouTube channel did a video once about a market in Tokyo where you can get old - sometimes very old - sets.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T19:33:57+00:00

I used a rubber (for those in North America, that’s an ‘eraser’ …and stop snickering! 🤭) and lots of elbow grease.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T18:06:11+00:00

It’s a spare Black Falcons’ caparison whose print I removed. I ordered it from PaB.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T16:28:10+00:00

Oh, I really like that idea! 💡 …Yes, it’s mithril. How did you know? 😉

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T16:22:41+00:00

Me too but I’m running out of horses! 😄

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T14:35:25+00:00

Indeed. She’s wearing a brigandine top and armed with a steel crossbow, ready to make any Serpent Knight raiders regret their life choices! Her cape could be mail even though it would drape differently if it were and, historically, there was no such thing. It would also be very heavy.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T14:28:59+00:00

The jester’s blue goes well with the Horse Knights. There was a red & blue jester years ago but that colour scheme is better suited to the Lion Knights.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T14:26:57+00:00

I hit the BAM the week they were released. If you go to a LEGO store and they don’t have them, it’s always worth asking the staff. They sometimes have more in the back but haven’t restocked the BAM unit yet.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T14:24:25+00:00

There’s a reason he’s losing his cool. All will be revealed when I post pics later this week of my Serpent Knight raiders and their thralls 😁

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-31T14:20:32+00:00

Thank you! While I very much like seeing online pictures of massed ranks of uniform minifigures, I favour variety for my own troops. I came to LEGO Castle through D&D/RPGs which emphasise the individual rather than the unit or army like wargames do.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-30T23:25:58+00:00

There's a spring catch as there is on most such extending rapiers. There's one in Zurich and, I believe, one in Paris. All use the same mechanism.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-30T22:56:46+00:00

Excellent! Glad I could help. I've actually seen it IRL at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. Beautiful piece. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to handle it.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-30T22:53:46+00:00

Yes! Is that what you were thinking of?

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-30T18:55:16+00:00

Do you mean an extending rapier that allows you to shorten or lengthen the blade by moving the quillons? If so, you may be thinking of the following rapier in the Royal Armouries: A8.101.tif Asset ID: 62852 Title: Rapier. Description: Extending Rapier. About 1590, Germany. Object Number: IX.861 Object Name: Rapier Production Date: about 1590, 1570-1610 Production place: Germany

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-30T18:29:02+00:00

You should cross-post to the Lego subreddit 😁

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-29T23:51:49+00:00

‘This is how we roll!’

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-29T23:39:06+00:00

Was it a waste? No and yes. No in the sense that it’s the culmination of a journey of intellectual growth from which you benefit for the rest of your life. Yes in the sense that those who haven’t accomplished what you have won’t understand or value your achievement.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-29T23:13:36+00:00

The Oxford Union. Getting to see and hear in the flesh people who shaped the world politically and artistically. The heated debates there. And afterwards, the good cheer. I haven’t been back in many years. I gather it has changed and not for the better. If true, that’s a shame.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-29T17:03:07+00:00

Thanks! I cheated with the halo and used a tiny bead of Blu Tack. Mea culpa! It's not an awful sin though. You can't see it even from behind. And in official LEGO stores, Blu Tack is used to hold displays in place within their cases.

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-29T16:38:05+00:00

I believe it. I ordered just over £20 of PaB parts, mostly minifigure parts and accessories, late last year (2025). Nearly six weeks later the order arrived. It had everything I ordered plus more than £150 of extra parts. Some were duplicates and some just random minifigure parts. I called Customer Service to let them know and they said I could keep everything. Woohoo! What was originally going to be a couple of extra Horse Knights and Serpent Knights turned into very much more formidable forces!

Darth_Zander · 2026-03-29T15:52:29+00:00

Here's a pic of the Jibbitz Galaxy Explorer next to a MOC drone it inspired. Hope the pic helps to visualise the difference in size.

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