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Don't be shy about grabbing interesting pieces вЂ“ you never know when they'll come in handy вЂ“ and just make sure you have lots and lots and LOTS of grey plates!вЂќ вЂњI'll have a list of pieces I need when I'm building a specific model, but I don't restrict myself toВ those. вЂњI keep a large supply of miscellaneous parts that are sorted by colour and into plates and bricks,вЂќ says Jeremy. For Matt and Jack, LEGO Star Wars Minifigures are a must-have вЂ“ though collecting them all is almost impossible. If you donвЂ™t have an idea in mind or know that you will be creating a lot of Star Wars builds in your future, there are a few parts youвЂ™ll want to have in your collection. вЂњGoing to BrickResales is like going to IKEA!вЂќ вЂњI always leave BrickResales with twice as much as I intended to buy,вЂќ adds Jeremy.

вЂњI always wanted to MOC but never found the opportunity until I found BrickResales,вЂќ says Matt. For Matt, Jack and Jeremy, this means heading straight to BrickResales. YouвЂ™ve got your idea вЂ“ now, itвЂ™s time to source the parts. вЂњQuite often I'll chat with other LEGO fans when I'm sifting through the loose pieces at BrickResales and get ideas from them,вЂќ says Jeremy. And, if he still canвЂ™t find exactly what he needs, Jeremy will look at other builds to see if he can adapt any other builderвЂ™s techniques. He also checks out Rebrickable (a great Brisbane-based website) to find instructions and parts and recommends bookmarking The Holo-Brick ArchivesВ for all the latest LEGO Star Wars news and articles on the history of the theme. Jeremy, on the other hand, typically hits Google. вЂњI look over images online and try to recreate those images with LEGO pieces,вЂќ he says.ДЄ stickler for detail, Jack will re-watch Star Wars movies to find inspiration and ensure accuracy. When it comes to figuring out what youвЂ™re going to build, Matt says to form an idea of a scene, world or place in the Star Wars universe and then study it as much as you can. Jack says he is constantly thinking about, researching, collecting, building, designing and talking about LEGO, and loves building anything Star Wars вЂ“ whether itвЂ™s characters, landscapes or buildings. He has MOCвЂ™d a side building for Jabbas Palace, based on a third section of the palace that was shown in вЂReturn of the JediвЂ™ but missing from the official set, and says his dream build is either a Tatooine or Naboo landscape. Jack may only be a teenager, but his LEGO building skills and knowledge вЂ“ especially when it comes to Star Wars вЂ“ are certainly advanced. JeremyвЂ™s most rewarding build is the microscale replica ofВ 10143 Death Star II вЂ“ it was the first one he did and it introduced him to Brick Resales, where he managed to get 100% of the parts! ItвЂ™s a good thing Star Wars is his favourite LEGO theme (вЂњAre there other themes?!вЂќ he jokes) because he spends his life researching and writing about it. Jeremy claims not to know the design and building techniques to MOC his own builds вЂ“ though weвЂ™d beg to differ - and instead spends his time building sets and OPCs (other peopleвЂ™s creations) and writing about the latest releases. Jeremy is a freelance AFOL journalist and bicycle mechanic from Nundah. His best MOC to date is his enormous вЂBlue SquadronвЂ™ training base (pictured above), a free-standing atmospheric space installation featuring six BTL-A4 Y-Wing Starfighters that won the вЂIntermediate UniquenessвЂ™ award at BrisBricks.

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Matt started building custom Star Wars sets around four years ago after selling off his UCS and building scaled-down versions instead вЂ“ he has built a microscale Death Star II, Super Star Destroyer and Tantive IV, plus two custom character builds of Princess Leia and R2-D2 (to name a few). He loves recreating scenes that arenвЂ™t commonly seen or recreated, and typically builds to Minifigure scale incorporating ships and vehicles he finds in toy shops.

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Matt is a public servant from Brisbane who is particularly obsessed with the Ultimate Collectors Series (UCS). But rookies and veterans alike are sure to learn a thing or two from these three Star Wars experts. It can be overwhelming trying to figure out where to start. Whether you build MOCs, OPCs (other peopleвЂ™s creations) or stick to/modify official sets, the world of LEGO Star Wars is a wide one.

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