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boxen posted:Got dang, I wasn't very interested in the GE re-release but I thought it was just a re-release, not a re-do of the whole set. Now I'm tempted... The computer screen tile with the Asteroids game on it owns, was that on the original?
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Condolences for your loss... we are so lucky to have the time we do with these boogers, but it's never enough. Moki was very lucky to have such a wonderful home and loving family. You absolutely nailed that car by the way... that would be an incredible centerpiece for a Ferris Bueler's Day Off MOC
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OSU_Matthew posted:You absolutely nailed that car by the way... that would be an incredible centerpiece for a Ferris Bueler's Day Off MOC  a 250 GT... now there's an idea
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Built the Loop. It's much bigger than I expected. I do think it is a tad overpriced. But once it is up and running, it is pretty cool to watch. Definitely not as painful to assemble as the first coaster. I think at $300 it would be a good deal. At $400, it's still cool, but just a general sign of LEGO's continual price gouging. There are some really interesting techniques for the track. One part uses paralleled tracks as a single track. It's at the top, going into the drop. And the counterbalance for the lift uses tracks to hold the weight in place. Overall, I am glad I got it because fairground/modular/winter village are my 3 LEGO vices. I think I would rank them: Carousel Loop Coaster/Haunted House Ferris Wheel --- Grand Carousel which had a number of problems. It looked cool and had music but yeah...problems.
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I've had a string of bad luck lately. I built the Starry Night, and had one wrong connector. Today I was working on the Landspeeder and had four missing curved pieces. LEGO sets trying to gaslight me.
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I started on the Saturn V, did bags 1,2,3 and 12. There's a lot of scratched up bricks in here.
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Kid woke me up today to say happy birthday, let's open up the tallneck you got yourself Oh you have to work? That's ok I can build it for you
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My kid is currently being tortured by my family invading and staying with us. So he's negotiating Lego access every time his cousins annoy him. It's a lot. Hope he likes the galaxy explorer when it comes. Probably gotta get the lions castle too since he had so much fun building the forestmens keep from the bricklink thing. Also just saw a review of the lions castle, can't wait to see all the misogynists cry when they learn about it.
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Scipiotik posted:My kid is currently being tortured by my family invading and staying with us. So he's negotiating Lego access every time his cousins annoy him. It's a lot. Hope he likes the galaxy explorer when it comes. Probably gotta get the lions castle too since he had so much fun building the forestmens keep from the bricklink thing. Ohhh does it have a queen and no king?
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Habibi posted:Ohhh does it have a queen and no king? Yes! 
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The question is who invades it to kidnap her.. Bowser or Ganon?
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I was just checking my cars (they've been boxed up for a bit) and I noticed the big stickers on the side of the London bus have been peeling terribly. I could order a replacement set of stickers, but is there any point if they would just do the same after a while? Is there a way to stop them from doing this?
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Not having a King AND Queen in a 500$ castle set sure is a choice though.
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uXs posted:I was just checking my cars (they've been boxed up for a bit) and I noticed the big stickers on the side of the London bus have been peeling terribly. I could order a replacement set of stickers, but is there any point if they would just do the same after a while? Is there a way to stop them from doing this? Every lego sticker I've ever applied has clung to the brick with the strength of demons and will survive generations of play. My best guess is there was oil or grime on the brick or you lifted and re-positioned the sticker too many times during assembly. Either way, "something" kept the glue from doing its job. If no other stickers are peeling I feel like it's not going to be a manufacturing problem with that specific sticker sheet.
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I thought I was supposed to lick the stickers like temporary tattoos
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xzzy posted:Every lego sticker I've ever applied has clung to the brick with the strength of demons and will survive generations of play. It's basically all the stickers in that set. It's most obvious on the side of the bus, the ones attached to the flag pieces that you can flip, those look terrible. The others are also going, the bigger ones first it seems. I have no idea why, it's the only set where I've seen this.
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Habibi posted:Ohhh does it have a queen and no king? Apparently most of the knights are also women. It's awesome.
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Scipiotik posted:Apparently most of the knights are also women. It's awesome. I'm going to pretend they're all male-to-female trans women. That'll show those man-haters at Lego!
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https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1547581737227546627?cxt=HHwWhsCjxf_YjvoqAAAA Guess this means there's an Office set coming. I've never watched the show.
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deoju posted:https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1547581737227546627?cxt=HHwWhsCjxf_YjvoqAAAA Yeah it was picked as an ideas set about a year ago. Not sure how they’ll make it an interesting build but the minifigures will be nice I guess
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uXs posted:It's basically all the stickers in that set. It's most obvious on the side of the bus, the ones attached to the flag pieces that you can flip, those look terrible. The others are also going, the bigger ones first it seems. Guess you got a bad sheet from lego then, hopefully they can replace it for you easily. Also make sure you send it to all the bloggers so you can start a frenzy about how lego's quality is horrible and the company doesn't care about any of us.
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Me, a sick Lego pervert who only wants more fleshtone heads and casual/realistic bodies for my city displays:
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Yeah, all those tv show diaramas are so boring to me. It's the kind of stuff I could've built as a teen. Admittedly less well detailed, but still, and I think now as an adult I could do a fairly accurate approximation on my own. It's rooms and furniture, which while fun to make, aren't that hard to do yourself. It's very much a I could do that myself if I was a big enough fan of the show and put a bit of time in. Things that are actually complex and creative like the Pirates of Barracuda Bay, Tallneck, etc. That's where it's at.
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Oxyclean posted:Not having a King AND Queen in a 500$ castle set sure is a choice though. Lego should give us two queens, problem solved!
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Time Cowboy posted:Lego should give us two queens, problem solved!
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I shared the video about a week ago regarding the part I got wrong in the transmission of the Ferrari. In that video I remarked that I had already taken it apart once for putting the planetary gear in on the wrong side of its housing. The other day I stripped it all the way down to step 1 to start over. Got a part wrong. Stripped it down and started again at step 1. Got a part wrong. Stripped it down to step one for the third time that day and put the boxes up on a shelf. Gonna take a break and start over from step one again in a while. I know I haven't done a LOT of kits but I do have attention to detail and was certainly paying attention to what I was doing, still got a part wrong. Wife asked me if I wanted to sell it, but I'm not going to let this box of cheap plastic beat me. Anyone else think that the red parts felt especially cheap/different?
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Hey all, I'm selling a new Tallneck over here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4007292. Help fund more LEGO purchases!
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Two intensely lame licensed sets announced in one week, impressive poo poo Lego. Edit: ^ Pretty questionable move to price your Tallneck above eBay Buy it Now scalping prices. BaconCopter fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Jul 14, 2022 |
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I would actually love a paperweight that was a brick separator encased in clear resin or epoxy. 
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Taeke posted:Pirates of Barracuda Bay It's criminal how short the run for this set was.
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Tesh posted:Hey all, I'm selling a new Tallneck over here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4007292. Help fund more LEGO purchases!  I get that times are tough, and it's out of stock, but yeesh.
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Target has it shipping within a week: https://www.target.com/p/lego-horizon-forbidden-west-tallneck-76989-building-set/-/A-84292147
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Here's my updated model on changing the 70s RT Challenger into a modern Challenger that matches the one in my garage. There are stickers from the Funny Car that will go on this because they use the same 1320 graphics. The hood looks confusing because the hood in real life is pretty curvy and confusing as well. Any advice or help would be met with open arms.  edit: the hood in question 
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I’m thinking about selling some of my opened sets that don’t have the boxes anymore for the first time and I’m wondering if the thread has any tips. I’m going to be possibly selling smaller sets around 200 pieces and bigger sets around 1000 pieces. Is it ok to package them secured in bubble mailers or is it better to use boxes? Should I go with flat rate or weigh them out? Any tips would be appreciated.
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Tesh posted:Hey all, I'm selling a new Tallneck over here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4007292. Help fund more LEGO purchases! LOL. Let me get this right. You are asking a bunch of AFOLs to give you extra money for a set so that you can buy more LEGO? Don't you think we'd like to buy more LEGO ourselves and get that same set at MSRP or lower? And that that set is currently available at Target with free shipping? It's probably available other places, too.
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Rad Valtar posted:I’m thinking about selling some of my opened sets that don’t have the boxes anymore for the first time and I’m wondering if the thread has any tips. I’m going to be possibly selling smaller sets around 200 pieces and bigger sets around 1000 pieces. Is it ok to package them secured in bubble mailers or is it better to use boxes? Should I go with flat rate or weigh them out? Any tips would be appreciated. Do a part count using bricklink to make sure the sets are 100% complete. Bubble mailers are fine for smaller sets. You'll want a box for larger sets, though. Flyinglemur posted:I shared the video about a week ago regarding the part I got wrong in the transmission of the Ferrari. In that video I remarked that I had already taken it apart once for putting the planetary gear in on the wrong side of its housing. I am finding this saga fascinating. Are you pulling out all the pieces for each step before starting? And then repeating for each step? For technic stuff, you have to be careful to get the pins in the right spots so measure twice cut once and all that. Good luck!
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