User blog:Xenodrone98/The Lego Cyclops Project

Hello! I am Xenodrone98,

So here are some updates, including good news and bad news.

The Bad News
The bad news is that the following projects have been taken offline: the Lego Prawn Suit, the Lego version of Lifepod 5, the Lego Warper, and the Lego Seabase. Aswell as Aftermath will be delayed, and I'm not working on it until I finish the current project at hand.

The Good News
I have said in the past that the cyclops was an impossible project, that getting it done would take forever and be too difficult; aswell as saying that if I would do it, it would be done far off in the future. In other words I didn't plan on making it, I didn't bother to check the difficulty or details or size, I just didn't want to make it. Until about 3 weeks ago that is, when I think I remember someone saying the actual dimensions of the cyclops, even though it was on the wiki, this was the first time I discovered the cyclops's dimensions. My curiosity lead to me wondering how long the Seamoth would be, and the rough estimate I received in return was 3 meters in length. 3 meters in length, while the cyclops is 54. After that I wondered about how long a Lego cyclops would be. So I measured the Lego seamoth, then did some calculations to figure out the size. The calculations estimated the Lego Cyclops would be 7.3 Ft. Long. That is pretty large, but made me have the urge to create it. So the cyclops is out of Developmental hell.

I've been working on it for over a week now, so here are some photos:

So I plan on adding exterior and partial interior lighting to the Cyclops, along with having the rooms removable without damaging the wiring. The Dock was by far the hardest part I made, and might be the most difficult one. I made an identical opening mechanic to that in game using technic parts, and it can hold the Seamoth. But not too well. Eh. I may have to modify the Seamoth design to work with it a bit better. But I am making the cyclops, and already it has exceeded 2,000 parts at its current state. So buying the parts might take a while.

When to expect it
I don't have any "due date", I'm just working on it until it is done. Me and the Technician are working on it at the moment. And I will go silent about this in terms of imagery, so the photos you are seeing now are the only ones you will probably see in a long time. Until something happens in development, then i'll come back and add more to it more.

Estimated Price
Oh boy, it will certainly be a lot more money than I have, which is why building it will take so long. Since it will be pretty expensive to build.

After I'm done
After I'm done, I may possibly send it to a Friend, the Technician, or to the developers if they have room for it. Or just keep it.

The future outlook
Next year is a do or die deadline, meaning if it's not done before 2019, I'm dumping the project. Productivity for this has been on and off, the technician quit, and now I'm the only one working on it. I won't give out a date of completion, but I am pushing for it to be end of this year. If i can't finish it, i will hand it over to someone who will.

10/2/17

Updates
I will try my best to update the blog with news every once a week, I'm finishing up the locker room this week

Week 5, Monday, 4/10: locker room isn't done yet, technical difficulties. A new part count is in for the locker room at the current status, it has over: 1444 bricks, which is less than $200, that's my estimate, but I expect it to contain another few hundred parts when the locker room is done.

Week 6, Monday, 4/17: My vacation this week was cut short, so instead of being back around Sunday, I will be back to working on the cyclops tomorrow instead. Since I'm on break, I will have around 5 days to work on it instead of the usual 2 only on the week ends.

Week 7. Monday 4/24: I didn't get too much done, but I am almost finished with the mini segment room behind the Dock. If I'm lucky, if, I will be able to have the room done by this weekend.

New month: 9/13/17:

I have some. Unsettling news. I know I haven't been here in a long time. And I haven't been working too much on the cyclops. Due to some issues. I cannot verify when the cyclops will be done or if it will. A friend of mine has taken the liberty of working on it for me. But when I have time I will go back to working on it. Once I have my real-world issues sorted out.

9/28/17

This project used to be lively, I used to constantly work on it. But at this point most of you have probably lost hope, seeing this as a lost cause. I did too for some time. But, Im going to start working on it again this weekend. I will take all the support I can get, even if anyone wants to offer to work on part of it. But I have not given up yet, and I plan on trying to finish it this year.

10/2/17

I didn't get any pictures of it this time, although I am almost done with the locker room. Now I need to finish off the locker room, make a working hatch, and finish the small sub- room at the front of the ship.

10/22/17

Finished the locker room just about, all that's needed is the hatch room then I can start on the bridge.