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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdOcrUtE-UQ&t=8s
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tuo posted:Luckily, it actually doesn’t shatter that much (in regard to some MoCs which explode in a thousand parts). 
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Dec 27, 2021 11:54
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Mameluke posted:I bought a couple of their tiny Pokemon models and was impressed with how useful and unconventional some of their parts are. Double-sided 1x1 round plates, studs at an angle, very cool parts. I'm sure it's a philosophical thing that lego hasn't gone that route, but yeah, mega has some fantastic pieces, especially the double studded plates and 1x1 snot stuff. I'm guessing the clunkiness of having to build around limitations helps create something that is instantly recognizable as lego bricks? Blue Moonlight posted:I use IKEA Lack floating shelves for my modulars. Basically perfectly deep enough at 10¼”. We did almost exactly the same thing with our entertainment console! Just have a row of modulars above the tv and several on the stand below it
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Dec 27, 2021 13:28
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On a whim I decided to give Lego a try again for the first time since my youth and got the Ninjago set "Skull Sorcerer's Dragon", because it's cool as hell. I feel like Lego has really improved since my time with it in the late 90s - mid 2000s, all the new parts here are so versatile... Here's a mech suit I built with just parts from that set, I'm pretty happy with how the head turned out.  
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That's fantastic
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Dec 27, 2021 17:12
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Friggin' E: maybe this will get me to tackle my growing pile of shame.
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Dec 27, 2021 17:53
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I have finished the first half of the FRIENDS Apartment Set, it was nuts how detailed it all is. Like, the kitchen is a spot you could easily overlook, but they added so many small bits and pieces to it that make it work at that size. Except for the bar stools... How did they mess those up so much?
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Does anyone here display their lego sets/modulars on wall shelves like this? I do! This one is from IKEA, the LACK series if I remember properly, and was pretty cheap. I didn't measure when we moved though, so the bridge is lacking the tops of the towers as they hit the ceiling, oops. We have a bunch of other shelves downstairs in the living room, and the MAERSK ship is to my left on a similar shelf. The way they're secured to the mount inside, they can hold a considerable amount of weight if the mounts are properly anchored to studs (as they should be anyway). 
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Dec 27, 2021 23:40
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:I do! This one is from IKEA, the LACK series if I remember properly, and was pretty cheap. I didn't measure when we moved though, so the bridge is lacking the tops of the towers as they hit the ceiling, oops. We have a bunch of other shelves downstairs in the living room, and the MAERSK ship is to my left on a similar shelf. The way they're secured to the mount inside, they can hold a considerable amount of weight if the mounts are properly anchored to studs (as they should be anyway). I wasn't gonna get it, but the strings on the Fender set look so tight!
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Dec 27, 2021 23:47
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HootTheOwl posted:I wasn't gonna get it, but the strings on the Fender set look so tight! If I did, I'd have to hang it between the two there, wouldn't make sense anywhere else!
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Dec 27, 2021 23:51
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tuo posted:Regarding the AT-AT: it is NOT cat-safe. I repeat, it is NOT cat-safe. this raises the question of how you got a tow line on a cat
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:I do! This one is from IKEA, the LACK series if I remember properly, and was pretty cheap. I didn't measure when we moved though, so the bridge is lacking the tops of the towers as they hit the ceiling, oops. We have a bunch of other shelves downstairs in the living room, and the MAERSK ship is to my left on a similar shelf. The way they're secured to the mount inside, they can hold a considerable amount of weight if the mounts are properly anchored to studs (as they should be anyway). Is that a strandbeest? That's not Lego, is it?
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The Bloop posted:Is that a strandbeest? It is, and it is not. It's this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0756BD1B7/
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:It is, and it is not. Oh very cool, thanks Does it actually go in light wind or a fan?
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Do rewards points expire?
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The Bloop posted:Oh very cool, thanks It is surprisingly agile, you can blow on it and it goes.
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The Voice of Labor posted:this raises the question of how you got a tow line on a cat Usually comes preinstalled.
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Dec 28, 2021 08:54
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elf help book posted:Do rewards points expire? I think after 18 months of inactivity you'll lose your points yeah
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Terry van Feleday posted:On a whim I decided to give Lego a try again for the first time since my youth and got the Ninjago set "Skull Sorcerer's Dragon", because it's cool as hell. I feel like Lego has really improved since my time with it in the late 90s - mid 2000s, all the new parts here are so versatile... Here's a mech suit I built with just parts from that set, I'm pretty happy with how the head turned out. gently caress, that looks as good as an alt build for a legitimate set. Love the use of the wings as a cloak for the mech. How is the mobility? Are you having any issues with the knee joints?
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Dec 28, 2021 13:31
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Skios posted:gently caress, that looks as good as an alt build for a legitimate set. Love the use of the wings as a cloak for the mech. How is the mobility? Are you having any issues with the knee joints?
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Dec 28, 2021 14:57
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the last bionicles set, uhuru the hunter or whatever, had a really neat thing on the legs where there were a pair of ball joints for the lower leg.it still had articulation, but the legs could also support the weight of the rest of the figure. I need to dig mine out and review the assembly because I think it's the only way I'm going to be able to get my little cop robot to be able to stand up without resorting to fixed legs
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Compared to Lego and regular kit models, how hard are those Metal Earth kits to put together? https://www.metalearth.com
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They are very tedious and I gave up on the one I was doing.
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smackfu posted:Compared to Lego and regular kit models, how hard are those Metal Earth kits to put together? oh gently caress those things
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Dec 28, 2021 16:58
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smackfu posted:Compared to Lego and regular kit models, how hard are those Metal Earth kits to put together? They’re really good at slicing your fingers open.
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Dec 28, 2021 17:10
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smackfu posted:Compared to Lego and regular kit models, how hard are those Metal Earth kits to put together? I've built 3, because people kept giving them to me, and I've stopped building any more people give to me. They suck to build, and they suck to display, and they end up in the crucible with the only difference being if I've sliced myself. So into the melty bin they go.
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Hehe, that was pretty consistent. I too got one as a gift, I assume because “it’s like LEGO”. Will probably bin it.
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They’re really cool if you can actually build them without injuring yourself or accidentally breaking off a piece in the process of bending the tiny little tabs that hold them all together, but uhhhhhhh good luck with that.
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These companies pop up all the time, and all of them forget that it's more important to have a durable toy than one that accurately recreates reality. Lego didn't succeed because it made the best models, it succeeded because they made something that's fun to build with.
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smackfu posted:Compared to Lego and regular kit models, how hard are those Metal Earth kits to put together? I used to be into them. They can be really tedious and frustrating but if you have some patience it’s an interesting little project as long as you spend a few bucks on some extra tools. Get a little adjustable table lamp and small scale metal tools (snips, needle nose pliers, flat tweezers).
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Metal Earth is kinda cool but they fall into a weird place where they're cheaper than many model kits you can buy but are also much much harder. You can get a decent result if you have a lot of dexterity and the right tools. You can permanently screw up a kit if you do something wrong, metal fatigue means you don't have unlimited chances to disassemble things. Lego sets I consider to basically have no barrier to success outside of needing to be able to read instructions - you may mess something up but you can always disassemble and try again. Metal Earth is closer to a snap together model kit in terms of precision, although I'd say it is much easier to unfixably break a Metal Earth piece than part of a Gundam. Even if you don't break anything you might have a flimsy result that barely hangs together or doesn't look quite right. That being said I do like my big (relative to the small one) Millennium Falcon that I did an OK job on.
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Tiago put up a review of the Sonic The Hedgehog set this morning. Gotta admit, Robotnik looks a lot better than I feared based on the promo images. I think he's fine. Still not super thrilled about the set (and its stickers) overall. It seems fine, but not destined to be an iconic classic Ideas set like Barracuda Bay.
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Those metal things seem like Puzz-3D in that the initial/intended result will probably be less impressive over time
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Carbohydrates posted:Tiago put up a review of the Sonic The Hedgehog set this morning. Gotta admit, Robotnik looks a lot better than I feared based on the promo images. I think he's fine. Still not super thrilled about the set (and its stickers) overall. It seems fine, but not destined to be an iconic classic Ideas set like Barracuda Bay. I really like it after watching that review. Also wow it's only $70. I thought it was $100 at least. Not sure if I'll get it. Sonic 2 is very nostalgic for me, but I don't know how much of a draw Sonic is overall. I'll probably impulse buy it at some point lol.
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The metal things are really hard, really annoying, and torture on your fingers. They also require specialized tools because the ones you have for normal models are too big. That said the display model that one time at the gamestore I worked at looked kinda cool before someone touched and bent it.
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Dec 28, 2021 21:37
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YanniRotten posted:Metal Earth is kinda cool but they fall into a weird place where they're cheaper than many model kits you can buy but are also much much harder. Also gently caress the pieces that require rolling
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Futanari Damacy posted:Those metal things seem like Puzz-3D in that the initial/intended result will probably be less impressive over time More like putz-3D
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Gonna throw my poo poo on the pile. Metal earth is not good. The guy who said buy a set of tools to do them is spot on. They are hard to assemble and require certain tools to do anything. They are, IMO, expert level assemblies. In other words, I threw mine away after mangling it.
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