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MaliciousOnion posted:Meanwhile stuff like this will probably never see the light of day. What the gently caress
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I got my oldest Lego Boost for his birthday. It's pretty cool poo poo. He's only halfway through Vernie the Robot, but so far, he's having a blast and learning a lot.
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Colonial Air Force posted:I got my oldest Lego Boost for his birthday. It's pretty cool poo poo. How old is he?
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uXs posted:How old is he? He just turned 8. A big part of why I got it for him, we were down in Boston at the Museum of Science, andthey had this high school robotics thing going on. They let him play with robots and program one with some cards with barcodes (similar to the Boost instruction set), and he loved it.
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38. Lol! I want to get my kid boost but I'm waiting to see a few things: 1) if this is a one-off or they expand on it. 2) if we ever get a speaker module because something about the sounds coming from the iPad just feels a little offensive to me.
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I'm hopefull they'll have expansions, but even with the few things you can build out of this box, I think it's worth it.
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Sep 26, 2017 15:31
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mecha house is the most lego thing to show up on ideas in a while, so of course it will never get made.
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Sep 26, 2017 15:48
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 So this thing just appeared in my Facebook feed. I thought Lego would be done with Batman now that they have a new movie about Ninjas out?
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mitochondritom posted:
There's one last wave in the winter. This is the main set of that wave.
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How many more loving Batman minifigs can they make. As in ACTUAL Batman. Like gently caress - you don't need to include him in every set.
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mitochondritom posted:
That's really cool, but I can't help but feel it's like a year late.
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The_Doctor posted:That's really cool, but I can't help but feel it's like a year late. That is cool. Just saw it's $270. Didn't realize it's so big. Holy cow. Scipiotik fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Sep 26, 2017 |
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MaliciousOnion posted:Meanwhile stuff like this will probably never see the light of day. I don't get it.
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mitochondritom posted:
 I like it when Lego releases a huge set that I am not interested in so I don't have to spend even more money! 
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Pyroclastic posted:Didn't even realize they had another batch up for review. My thoughts: This is a really weak group, and I wish they could go back to older batches to look for something better. If they get the license, I'd guess they would go for the Gilmore Girls. If not, I'm guessing Space Shuttle or a simplified plane. The first 2017 group looks a bit better, but nothing really jumps out at me. I'd probably guess that the quest builder has the best shot. MaliciousOnion posted:Meanwhile stuff like this will probably never see the light of day. Thanks for pointing this out. I just supported it. Cojawfee fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Sep 26, 2017 |
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Vintersorg posted:How many more loving Batman minifigs can they make. As in ACTUAL Batman. Like gently caress - you don't need to include him in every set. My understanding is that they do have to include a batman in every set. Lego is primarily selling every playset to parents buying toys for their kids. They expect parents will often buy only one set from their whole lineup of batman sets for their kid, and the kid with a batman set but no batman isn't going to be able to play batman stories with it. So he goes in every set. I think it's easy, even as a parent buying sets mostly for my children and only occasionally getting a set for myself (I have several modulars, which I let my kids and even their friends over for playdates play with) to view decisions Lego makes from the perspective of an adult who isn't going to try to immerse themselves in imaginative play the way kids will. This is true for building sets according to the instructions and with MOCs. When I build MOCs I am all about the final product. My son will stack 150 2x2 tiles onto a baseplates while chattering to himself for 45 minutes and he gets more satisfaction from it than I have ever derived from any solo activity I have undertaken in my adult life. I am then later tasked with peeling those loving tiles (I spent many hours sorting and it's all undone, jesus) off the baseplate and either damage the pieces using a metal implement or end up with bleeding fingertips but (teeth grinding, involuntary sweating) I do love my children. Colonial Air Force posted:I got my oldest Lego Boost for his birthday. It's pretty cool poo poo. Our plan is to get two Boost sets, one for each of our kids this Christmas. Do you know if they can interact in any way? Please do update with more impressions as he plays with it. Boost is way more appealing than Mindstorms from a price and accessibility perspective for our kids, who are 5 and 8. My concern is that it isn't adaptable into inventions that depart from the predesigned 5 builds, which would be a huge shame.
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evobatman posted:I don't get it. It's a house that is also a mech and is modular scale, what's difficult to understand?
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Hermsgervørden posted:I am then later tasked with peeling those loving tiles (I spent many hours sorting and it's all undone, jesus) off the baseplate and either damage the pieces using a metal implement or end up with bleeding fingertips but (teeth grinding, involuntary sweating) I do love my children. Do you not know how to use a brick separator?
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Waltzing Along posted:Do you not know how to use a brick separator? Doesn't work well for tiles, the pry bar end can't get under the tile edge between studs. Go ahead and try it.
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Hermsgervørden posted:Doesn't work well for tiles, the pry bar end can't get under the tile edge between studs. Go ahead and try it. Turn the separator over. Works perfectly. :p
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[quote="“Waltzing Along”" post="“476784261”"] Turn the separator over. Works perfectly. :p [/quote] Oh My God
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Hermsgervørden posted:Oh If you have a lot of tiles, you can just slide it back and forth and they just pop off. Is this common knowledge?
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Brick separator is good for every single lego connection, except maybe a pair of identical sized plates stuck to each other. But if you do that in a build you hosed up a long time ago. But in general it's an exceptionally well designed tool.
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Hermsgervørden posted:Our plan is to get two Boost sets, one for each of our kids this Christmas. Do you know if they can interact in any way? Please do update with more impressions as he plays with it. Boost is way more appealing than Mindstorms from a price and accessibility perspective for our kids, who are 5 and 8. My concern is that it isn't adaptable into inventions that depart from the predesigned 5 builds, which would be a huge shame. I definitely will. He's not far enough along to see any sort of customization yet, but when I was looking into it, it seems like it's totally possible. They first take you through building things, and each steps unlocks the next. I had Mindstorms 1.0 and this is, at the very least, more accessible than that. As far as having two, they're bluetooth controlled through the app, so as long as you connect to the right bluetooth device for each there shouldn't be any conflict. But it autodetects, so it might take some doing.
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xzzy posted:Brick separator is good for every single lego connection, except maybe a pair of identical sized plates stuck to each other. But if you do that in a build you hosed up a long time ago. If you have 2 identical plates that aren't larger than 2 studs, you put them on the bottom of the separator and then use your thumb to pull apart. Hard to explain but it works.
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ivantod posted:
Holy 270 bucks, Batman!
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Waltzing Along posted:If you have 2 identical plates that aren't larger than 2 studs, you put them on the bottom of the separator and then use your thumb to pull apart. Hard to explain but it works. One separator on top, one on bottom, squeeze
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Sockser posted:One separator on top, one on bottom, squeeze Gonna have to try this one.
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Sockser posted:One separator on top, one on bottom, squeeze Ding, ding, ding. This is a life saver particularly for the smaller plates - the 2x1s, 2x2s, eg - stuck on top of one another, as it's that much harder to get leverage on them.
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One thing that drives me crazy is when I'm doing a MOC and need a tiny stupid piece but I can't find one. I spent an hour trying to find two black clips to use as side-mirrors. All these countless thousands of pieces and I can't find the one I need.  https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4081b&idColor=11#T=C&C=11 , this piece for reference.
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Find a bin storage system and sort it all. You'll be glad you did.
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Cloks posted:Holy 270 bucks, Batman! The_Doctor posted:That's really cool, but I can't help but feel it's like a year late. Agreed, the price and the release with so many other massive, more interesting sets seem to suggest this one is DOA. Its a great looking set though, but I can't honestly say that I want it. Partly because all the variants of Batman don't amuse me at all which seemed to be the massive draw factor of many Batman movie sets. I got Ninjago City for my partner and I to build through and I think that will be it for me this year.
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Kids always love batman.
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Do Lego ever take back the unsold sets and repurpose the bricks?
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The_Doctor posted:Do Lego ever take back the unsold sets and repurpose the bricks? Seems like that would be more trouble than it's worth.
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It's probably easier for stores to just put whatever's left on clearance.
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That set includes new roller coaster track pieces, so there's probably going to be a fairground roller coaster set in the future.
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