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When I went to the Lego store before Christmas that was the case. Gave them my email address and it applied the various credits.
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Grabbed some new DC minifigs at Walmart. Got my classic Flash and long-eared pink-gloved Batman. The little pegs they added to make them more "actiony" are awesome. Also, I don't even know what Ninjago is anymore. They had three boxes that looked like little arcades and the build was an arcade cabinet (with stickers) to hold it all. Not a bad little set for $10.
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Dogen posted:Also I heard you can just use points at the store again without loving around with the website Definitely not the case when I bought Assembly Square just after Christmas at the Orlando Disney Springs store.
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kefkafloyd posted:You could make a pretty good wreck-it ralph out of that fig. You didn’t get the Wreck it Ralph New York edition? 
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More to come. It's taking me a really long time to photograph and edit this fuckin' monster because I usually photograph things that are, like, a fraction of this size. 
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Jan 20, 2020 18:16
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Hahaha god those minifigs are perfect
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Jan 20, 2020 18:39
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Every used car lot in the world wishes they had a sign that cool.
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Jan 20, 2020 18:41
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Bravo Carbohydrates! That looks fantastic
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Jan 20, 2020 18:43
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Carb, you should consider an auto wrecker/ junk yard version called Pick-a-Part and populate it with partly disassembled/color mixed versions of your amazing cars. Also, do an old gmc tow truck.
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Jan 20, 2020 19:02
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Carbohydrates posted:More to come. It's taking me a really long time to photograph and edit this fuckin' monster because I usually photograph things that are, like, a fraction of this size. God drat that is awesome
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Jan 20, 2020 19:05
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If you surrounded this with a chain link fence topped with barb wire and added a back of the lot full of scrap, donor and barely functional discount cars it'd be basically Every Small Sketchy Independent Car Lot Ever, the Lego set. It's a masterpiece.
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EvilJoven posted:If you surrounded this with a chain link fence topped with barb wire and added a back of the lot full of scrap, donor and barely functional discount cars it'd be basically Every Small Sketchy Independent Car Lot Ever, the Lego set. And 3 German Shepard dogs
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Jan 20, 2020 19:08
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Oh man, those minifigs. I can't believe how desperate and smarmy they are!
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Jan 20, 2020 19:18
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Picked up a second speed champions set a couple days ago - the McLaren Senna. My daughter got herself the Ferrari 488 a couple months ago, and I figured we needed another so we could race. I really dig these sets, they're fun builds and cheap.
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Brawnfire posted:Oh man, those minifigs. I can't believe how desperate and smarmy they are! What? No, they look very trustworthy!
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Jan 20, 2020 19:25
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Where did the disheveled suit and tie torso come from? Yeah those guys are pretty perfect.
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Jan 20, 2020 20:07
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From an old Spiderman set apparently https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=4851-1#T=P https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=spd010#T=P
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Carbohydrates posted:More to come. It's taking me a really long time to photograph and edit this fuckin' monster because I usually photograph things that are, like, a fraction of this size. I love this so much. In sorting out all my old Lego I have dozens, maybe even a hundred of the old wheel piece, which are a 2x2 with a wheel on either side. Now that Lego cars are six or eight bricks wide I have no idea what use they are any more. Tiny tires by today’s standards too.
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Jan 20, 2020 22:36
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Makes me wanna go watch "Used Cars" again. 
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drgitlin posted:I love this so much. Make Lego SmartCars.
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Needs a cluttered back office with coffee cups and newspapers scattered on the desk and 3 lettered tiles on the wall A B C
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First place is a speed champions Ferrari 488, second place is a set of steak knives, third place, you're fired.
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Carbo, that is some good poo poo, man!
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I've finished the coarse-sort of the first ~30 gallons of my Lego. So far, it looks like, by volume, it was approximately 40% bricks, 40% plates, and 20% misc. I filled almost a full PAB cup with technic pins, and 4 full PAB cups of various 1x1 plates. I figure I can get sort another 27 gallon tub into my coarse bins, and then I guess I'll fine-sort them into ziplocs.
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Like Carbohydrates, I usually do small MOCs due to limited spare parts and space, but I've really got a hankering to do something bigger in the near future too. Really want to do a starship that is big enough to have a full interior that can house a hanger where I can put a MOC Starfighter in, with an actual bridge, living quarters etc. I feel like that would be super fun but the thought of the BL cost is scary. and I've never really built anything big enough where I'd almost certainly have to design a technic skeleton. Also might want to learn LDD so I don't over buy parts like I usually do. Think I'm gonna make it my next Lego thing since I don't really have any sets I want to buy right now except the $700 star destroyer and lol that aint happening any time soon.
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I started the Ninjago City Docks tonight, and I'm weirded out by having each number from the bag numbering be only 1 or 2 bags. I did the first four bags tonight, and it felt like each one was only a page or three of instructions.
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Carbohydrates posted:More to come. It's taking me a really long time to photograph and edit this fuckin' monster because I usually photograph things that are, like, a fraction of this size. Please submit this to LEGO ideas.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:42
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They'd have to nix the logos, probably.
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You have a BMW logo, but where's the BMW
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Cojawfee posted:You have a BMW logo, but where's the BMW Like we said, he nailed the used car lot aesthetic.
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LEGO ISS teaser video was posted to twitter today, I guess reveal is tomorrow morning https://twitter.com/lego_group/status/1219273421458157570?s=21
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Carbohydrates posted:More to come. It's taking me a really long time to photograph and edit this fuckin' monster because I usually photograph things that are, like, a fraction of this size.  These manufacturer logos are one of the very first things I designed for this MOC about a year ago.  The sign, on the other hand, was one of the last! At first, it was just supposed to have an array of lights at the top, but it was very obvious that the pole was just a black ship mast (for stability). The caricature of an engine, BB lettering, and arrow were all added to hide the profile of the mast a bit. All the Technic holes in the mast went from a visual annoyance to helpful anchor points.  The general shaping and proportions of this garage side dictated the scale for the whole thing, because I wanted it to comfortably fit a car inside, even with the garage door closed.  I know this feels like heresy in the AFOL world but I actually really like open-backed buildings. The skylight was a pretty last-minute addition because the roof felt really plain without something up there. The black cone that holds the flags is attached by a single stud so it can be handily disconnected from the roof. The exposed gear controls the play feature!  This whole project was originally just going to be a parking lot and a simple facade for display purposes, but I really couldn't help myself.  The other side of the sales office.  And the other side of the garage!  Overview.  I'm sure you noticed the gears and poo poo but yeah, the lift works. It can slip under load due to tolerances in the Technic half beams, which I already built a solution for, but the solution is bulkier so I decided to leave it alone for ~aesthetics~.  Shoutout to the mop bucket, which uses this build's only Q part: a yellow Travis brick.  And finally, some of my favorite little detail builds. The tool chest is from my Dad's Garage series. The coffee machine is based on my own Keurig. 
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Carbohydrates posted:
Hmm, I kinda feel like there should be a separate office for the manager, so the salesman can go back to it to "ask" the boss for a "favor" to knock another $500 off the price. And there should totally be a video camera setup and a mascot costume for when it's time to make a lovely commercial for local TV.
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Carbohydrates posted:And here we go. Welcome to Big Blocks Fine Autos! I've only built one other significant building before, and it was much smaller than this one, but I learned a lot from my last attempt. This build is rock solid, it has studs scattered around for minifigs to stand on, the roof detaches, and the parking lot separates and takes down into 5 segments so this thing can be effectively transported to LUG events. Hooray for learning from mistakes! This is amazing and would get 10k votes so fast.
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Just chimed in to say that I’m absolutely blown away by the garage, amazing detail and craftsmanship
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Time Cowboy posted:Make Lego SmartCars. Oh my god this is genius. Carbohydrate, that is seriously wonderful.
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If you were interested I could definitely see that succeeding on Lego ideas, although with fewer cars and maybe some more interior detail like an office as suggested. If you used logos of car companies that Lego already has licensing deals with that could help. Great work!
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I agree. But I wouldn't change a thing. Let Lego do that if they choose it. I think it would be a shoe-in for 10k votes and going to review. It's actually good and creative rather than just someone hoping to cash in on someone else's IP.
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Dude that is awesome, all the small details make it for me. The tire rack, coffee pot, tool box, and the mop bucket. I would buy this set in a second! Not saying it needs anything else to give it that used car lot, but just going to throw it out there... Wacky Inflatable Arm guy.
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DrChud posted:Wacky Inflatable Arm guy. 
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