Sign up or log in to customize your list. Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question The best answers are voted up and rise to the top I have just completed 10234 Sydney Opera House, with one white half-shell (Bricklink: 41749 White Wedge 8x3x2 Open Right) missing. Both the Bricklink inventory and the Lego instructions show 34 of 41749 and 35 of 41750, so this looks unusual. Have I misplaced an element, or is this a known quality control issue with this set? You seem to imply you built some of the structures symmetrically; however, by looking at the building instructions, I notice they are not: the subpart starting at page 37 of book 3 uses 7 wedges in total, while the opposite one on page 48 uses only 6. While missing parts do happen (and are usually solved very diligently by the customer service, as said in other questions on the subject), it's always worth double-checking if the instructions were followed correctly, especially in such a huge model.
Sign up or log in Sign up using Google Sign up using Email and Password Post as a guest By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service. Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged sets inventory or ask your own question.Saturday, December 3, 2016And 150 pounds of gingerbread. That's just part of what goes into decorating for the White House for Christmas. Volunteers went to work the day after Thanksgiving, stringing thousands of bow ribbons and crystal ornaments throughout the mansion. Military families got a sneak peak at the decorations this week. "As we celebrate my family's last holiday season in the White House, I'm thinking back to when we first came here to Washington and we promised to open up this house to as many people from as many backgrounds as possible," said First Lady Michelle Obama. "We truly wanted to make the White House the 'People's House,' particularly during the holiday seasons."
"This is something I've always thought about doing," said Diane Wright, who traveled from Watertown, Connecticut to join the decorating party. "I do my mom's tree for her, so it was more or less a tribute to my mother." Some of the volunteers are expert crafters. Others said they merely follow directions well. "Somebody has to be on the ladder. Somebody has to be hanging. Somebody has to be holding something," said self-described "worker bee" Julie Byrne. "You're always a member of something bigger." To view PDF documents, Download Acrobat Reader. Please stay on topic and be as concise as possible. Leaving a comment means you agree to our Community Discussion Rules. We like civilized discourse. We don't like spam, lying, profanity, harassment or personal attacks.6-year-old ‘Supergirls’ were clearly Obama’s favorite White House Science Fair participants See all Editor's Picks These young inventors created a device to help turn book pages. A group of young superhero inventors presented an impressive Lego invention to President Obama at the 2015 White House Science Fair on Monday.
Five 6-year-old Girl Scouts from Oklahoma created a battery-powered device that automatically turns the pages of books. According to the New York Daily News, the “Supergirls” Junior FIRST Lego League Team from Daisy Girl Scouts’ Troop 411 were the youngest team at the fair. Their invention is meant to help those who may have trouble turning pages on their own, especially people who are paralyzed or have arthritis. “The Supergirls sketched out a design concept and culled through motorized Lego components and gears to figure out how to build a working prototype,” the White House’s description of the girls’ project says. “They discovered that the friction from rubber Lego tires could be used to lift and turn the pages of a book. They honed the device with a second motorized component that forces pages to lay flat after being turned over.” Each of the girls wore a cape as they presented the invention to Obama. The team told the president that the invention took them a total of 3 months to build.
They expertly described the device to him and proved themselves to already be an impressive group of inventors. ‘what did you come up with?’ little girl asks Obama at WH science fair http://t.co/1bBxzKYfHD — Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) March 23, 2015 At one point, Obama asked the girls if the invention could be sped up or slowed down, to which the girls answered no. When Obama responded that it would require a bit of an adjustment, one of the girls replied, “It’s a prototype.” They already know their invention can be even better! The girls also had a very cute exchange with Obama regarding brainstorming sessions that is worth a watch. You can see more of the girls’ presentation to the president and the invention in action at around 30:40 in the video below. The video also shows Obama touring the other exhibitors at the fifth annual science fair, which featured projects from students across the country. H/T New York Daily News | Screengrab via ABC News/YouTube
Up next after the break:There's no holding back for the First Family's last Christmas at the White House, especially when it comes to the decorations. The theme for this season is "The Gift of the Holidays," evident in the ubiquitous present motifs around 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, whether in stacked silver boxes in the archways or a large ribbon sculpture outside the East Wing. Super-sized stuffed toy replicas of the Obamas' dogs Sunny and Bo (made from 25,000 yarn pom poms), and Lego-made "gingerbread" houses (there are 56 of them to represent the U.S. states and territories) are notable pieces of decor. Sunny and Bo stuffed statues in the East Wing of the White House. Lego-gingerbread houses in the State Dining Room.The main attraction, however, is the White House Christmas Tree, which FLOTUS welcomed with her two nephews on Friday. The 19-foot Douglas fir stands tall in the Blue Room with various gold and silver ornaments and a metallic garland reading the preamble to the Constitution.
The Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House.Even the foyer leading up to the Blue Room is perfectly decorated. Silver ornaments drape and dangle from the ceiling while matching metallic presents with red bows are stacked up between pillars. The Grand Foyer of the White House.A gingerbread replica of the White House stands on display in the State Dining Room, its usual post. It consists of 150 pounds of gingerbread, 100 pounds of bread dough, 20 pounds of gum paste, 20 pounds of icing and 20 pounds of miniature sugar sculpture pieces, according to The Washington Post. A coordinating gumdrop wreath hangs in the background. The hallway decor are works of art themselves. One entrance in the East hallway features trimmings made up of 8,000 red gift ribbons. Meanwhile, "snowball" arches in the Center Hall are made with garland and 6,000 twinkling ornaments. Friendly snowmen line the walls, too, adorably dressed in earmuffs and scarves. In a window-lined portion of the East Wing, red, pink and purple streamers hang from the ceiling leading up to another tree at the end of the hall.
And a geometric American flag stands in another part of the wing. The grandest display might be the one outside Cross Hall, where trees overloaded with metallic ornaments and embellished garlands line the walls. The rooms themselves are kept cozy as well. Mini trees and wreaths spruce up the Red Room of the White House, with a coordinating bough over the fireplace. The Library has a similar warm feel, except ornaments are the main feature — they line the fireplace in various colors and playfully overflow in a book-shaped bin. A centerpiece dedicated to Michelle Obama's Let Girls Learn initiative even showcases two petite Christmas trees crafted from pencils. Even the outdoor decorations are impressive. Two trees dressed with bell ornaments flank the front door of the White House, while a large ribbon sculpture stands outside the East Wing. The entrance of the White House. Larger-than-life red ribbons on display outside the East Wing.The Obamas have set the bar high for holiday decorating;