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Waltzing Along posted:Feeling pretty satisfied. I love that set. And the space portapotty.
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Nice! Reminds me that all my old TV antennas are either gone or bent up. 
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Waltzing Along posted:Feeling pretty satisfied. Oh, that baseplate on the left is wonderful. I keep meaning to use mine for some kind of space base but never get round to it. I wish they still did ones with features and stuff. I guess you're really supposed to just make 'em yourself though.
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Sep 25, 2016 17:53
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I did something bad. I ordered three of the Mega Bloks Destiny sets. I didn't have a choice! I had to have the Future War Cult Warlock! 
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The megablok minifigs are actually pretty cool, they look a bit cheap if you study them but they have cool detail and articulation for something that small.
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Sep 25, 2016 19:02
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Hmm quite tempted to order the Lepin Haunted House, anyone here ordered anything big to the UK from there before? Edit: scrap that found the Lord of the Rings Saruman's tower. Defo having that. Marmaduke! fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Sep 25, 2016 |
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Sep 25, 2016 19:41
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I did something bad. I saw those at the store and just stared am them for about ten minutes thinking about how if they were out around 6 months after the game launched, I'd probably get some, and convincing myself not to get them now. Which ones did you get?
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A Bad Poster posted:I saw those at the store and just stared am them for about ten minutes thinking about how if they were out around 6 months after the game launched, I'd probably get some, and convincing myself not to get them now. Which ones did you get? The Arcadia Jumpship, the Warlock Armory, and one of the Sparrows. Should be here tomorrow. If I'd seen them a month ago I'd have probably passed, but I've been playing Rise of Iron all week.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I did something bad. Edit: Make that four, missed McCoy. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=92497256 Knormal fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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Sep 26, 2016 04:19
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Big Mean Jerk posted:The Arcadia Jumpship, the Warlock Armory, and one of the Sparrows. Should be here tomorrow. If I'd seen them a month ago I'd have probably passed, but I've been playing Rise of Iron all week. Jang from Jangbricks had an issue with the Arcadia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wo6e1djzj8 I picked up one of the Sparrows (the Hunter one), and it's fine. Mega Bloks has kind of been stepping it up lately, instead of huge specialized pieces they've switched over to a base of general pieces and then a bunch of specialized pieces to smooth things out.
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McDragon posted:Oh, that baseplate on the left is wonderful. I keep meaning to use mine for some kind of space base but never get round to it. I wish they still did ones with features and stuff. I guess you're really supposed to just make 'em yourself though. I have the version of that baseplate that was recolored in blue and black to be the base of the Aquasharks undersea submarine docking port. Much less versative
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Goddamn someone at lego is working really hard to give 90's space fans new parts to work with. Can't wait to use those rock wheel things to make rocket engines out of. Not to mention all that sweet trans orange.
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Sep 26, 2016 14:40
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Nexo Knights sets don't really do anything for me, but that part selection is amazing. I miss seeing giant trans-orange pieces in stuff. I also really love this MOC:  The Mechanic by Vince_Toulouse
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Nexo Knights sets don't really do anything for me, but that part selection is amazing. I miss seeing giant trans-orange pieces in stuff. I like the use of the wrench from Duplo.
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Anyone have a complete Bumblebee Girl that they are willing to sell or trade at non insane prices?
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Nexo Knights sets don't really do anything for me, but that part selection is amazing. I miss seeing giant trans-orange pieces in stuff. I didn't care for them either until my 11-year-old son bought a set. The sets are more fun than I thought they would be. Steampunk knights vs. monsters is great, and the movement built into the sets is superb.
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Sep 26, 2016 20:55
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Managed to find full sets of the garbage and TV themed Mixels at my TRU, of course all the snake ninja ones were sold out. Sad that this is the last series, Mixels have always been great and I always enjoyed combining them into the larger forms after I got tired of looking at the individual sets.
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I built the Destiny Mega Bloks sets tonight and it was one of the must infuriating experiences I've ever had with a building toy. The figures are great, very poseable, and I like how they've made them customizable and packed them with pretty good representations of Destiny's weapons. Unfortunately, most of them are packaged with very lackluster vehicle builds. -The Sparrow was okay, but fairly fragile and the central plate that holds everything together has a big ugly MADE IN CHINA print on the side which is visible in the final build. The back half of the Sparrow is held together with a single friction pin and comes off at the slightest nudge. - The Arcadia Jumpship is so disappointing because they nailed the general look and shape of the ship, but the build is awful. Cheap pieces, lovely instructions, massive color variation between pieces. Several of my pieces had to have mold lines trimmed in order to fit and some of the larger ones actually came in the box on sprues. I was also missing two detail-related pieces that don't have Lego equivalents, so I'm not sure if it's worth displaying. I'm glad there's options for Destiny merch that aren't $200 dolls, but man I wish Lego had this license. Mega Bloks is still as terrible as it was when I was a kid. The only difference is the figures, which I suggest you grab off ebay or just buy the armory packs. Hopefully they'll do a blind bag series for Guardians like they've done for Halo. But don't buy the actual sets.
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I'm down for those new Nexo Knights sets, anything where the bad guys are even vaguely spooky or halloweeny immediately wins me over. Much better than bad guys that are lava themed.
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The red mohawk guy in the current nexo sets is the best lego villain ever.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I also really love this MOC: This is seriously one of the coolest MOCs I've ever seen.
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I'd be afraid to touch it though, the arms are held to the shoulder by two studs an that's not even the weakest connection I can spot.
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xzzy posted:I'd be afraid to touch it though, the arms are held to the shoulder by two studs an that's not even the weakest connection I can spot. "DO NOT loving TOUCH"
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Is there a Lego Dimensions thread? Search brought up nothing.
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Waltzing Along posted:Is there a Lego Dimensions thread? Search brought up nothing. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3744426
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One more for the "building Lego while colorblind" list here. I've found that using my really-bright desk lamp to look at the pieces and the instructions helps.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Nexo Knights sets don't really do anything for me, but that part selection is amazing. I miss seeing giant trans-orange pieces in stuff.
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Sep 28, 2016 03:23
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Forgot I'd ordered the Adventure Time dimensions fun pack. Just showed up. I don't play the game, I just like some of the figures...
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Knormal posted:What are they using for the head and eyes? I could be wrong, but it looks like one of those pre-Bionicle Galidor pieces.  If he's using that torso as the core of the build, maybe he's also using those sockets for the arms?
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I could be wrong, but it looks like one of those pre-Bionicle Galidor pieces. Looks right to me. Holy moly that thing is so specialized you could barely call it Lego. Cool to see people are repurposing them into something cool though.
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After like 3 weeks sorting is (mostly) finished so I started building.  Still a few missing parts here and there, hopefully they turn up.
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On the note of people build Lepin legos (got Cafe Corner myself, didn't build yet), I got a Decool (knockoff of Lepin) Technic set to see if they can at least do Technic stuff in China. Building it now, and I must say I'm glad I only spent $16 on this. Random parts are loose, so if you want that 2 length red rod to stick, you better try different ones because they are not all the same diameter. The plastic color isn't evenly mixed, so black rods have this white tint throughout the whole thing. I heavily advice anyone looking to find cheaper old Technic sets to stay away from Decool. None of the Lepin Technic sets are super cheap, so didn't buy one as a test run with them. Anyone else get theirs and can comment on their quality?
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Mine GO BOOM posted:On the note of people build Lepin legos (got Cafe Corner myself, didn't build yet), I got a Decool (knockoff of Lepin) Technic set to see if they can at least do Technic stuff in China. Building it now, and I must say I'm glad I only spent $16 on this. Random parts are loose, so if you want that 2 length red rod to stick, you better try different ones because they are not all the same diameter. The plastic color isn't evenly mixed, so black rods have this white tint throughout the whole thing. I got the Decool dirt bike and formula 1 race car and thought they're both pretty nice quality for the Aliexpress price, especially since TopCashback is giving 7% back right now. I did have to q-tip some silicone lube into the bike chain and engine pistons to run smoothly, otherwise the friction would cause the chain to snap.
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Zero VGS posted:I did have to q-tip some silicone lube into the bike chain and engine pistons to run smoothly, otherwise the friction would cause the chain to snap.  I'm about 80% of the way through building it. For my model, as long as you ensure you use good selection of parts (the little red 2 length rods and the black pins) in critical points, it is strong enough. But if you get a crappy 11 length rod, of which there is only one in this set, then there isn't much you can do beyond pulling out the glue or making sure no one touches that part, otherwise pieces will fall off.
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Yeah no way I'd buy knock off Technic, that stuff needs to be precise! Apparently there's a national holiday in China and distributors are prioritising STNR WARS Lego so I had to add an extra 10 days to receive my Tower of Orthanc. Exciting though! Tempted to order the Haunted House, you know, for the sake of Halloween.
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Here's 3.75 go see a STNR WAR
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Speaking of traitorous knockoff legos, my sister grabbed this guy for me from the gas station recently: They're the same size as Lego and all that, but the hands are bent pretty weirdly. Cool face/hat though. Even more weird, the knees bend so you can make them kneel: 
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Electromax posted:Even more weird, the knees bend so you can make them kneel: That's remarkably forward-thinking of them.
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