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PKMN Trainer Red posted:The level of savagery in this thread is unbelievable, a gentleman just slides them in-between the first page of the instructions and then files them away forever. I use the app. Like the man of brick science I am
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I must be in a distinct minority because i stick all the stickers on where I am told like a good little Lego man
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Mar 13, 2024 02:43
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Sometimes I do the stickers, sometimes I don't. I like to remain unpredictable.
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Mar 13, 2024 02:44
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I only skipped the rust stickers on the newer Ecto-1
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a sexual elk posted:I only skipped the rust stickers on the newer Ecto-1 This describes me pretty well
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Mar 13, 2024 02:53
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Putting stickers on is fun and the sets look better with them generally. Hard agree on the ecto 1 though.
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Speaking of stickers, has anyone seen an era-accurate sheet for the Senna F1 car? If I'm bothering with stickers I better be able to advertise Marlboro cigarettes dammit.
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i have a tiny screwdriver that i use to balance one edge of the sticker on and it lets me slowly lower the sticker down. tweezers are also nice for this but the advantage of the screwdriver is that you can essentially get one side totally level as you're lowering it, instead of tweezers where you still need to adjust for both axis
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Mar 13, 2024 03:30
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Toothpicks also work well
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I do stickers in a big bed with my wife
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The fact that you call it doing stickers makes me think you're not ready.
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Brick Clicker of youtube has images of a DnD treasure chest mimic set!  But it's a GWP.  https://www.youtlube.com/watch?v=lOPrSNe_2u8&ab_channel=BrickClicker HootTheOwl posted:I simply leave the stickers in the box and forget about them when I start throwing boxes away a sexual elk posted:I only skipped the rust stickers on the newer Ecto-1 
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I really hope he’s wrong about the NASA set being the Artemis w/ launchpad. I’ll probably still buy it but I wish they’d stick to previous programs/missions like Mercury, Apollo, etc instead.
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Mar 13, 2024 05:07
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Vintage space sets I would buy: A mid-scale Apollo Command Module plus LEM model. Apollo + Soyuz (not likely) A rocket garden of the older rockets at the same scale as Saturn V. Skylab
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I built all 5 of the new Speed Champions models today. Both BMW models use flat tiles in a way that greatly disturbs me - the finished models have flat tiles clicked in edgeways between studs and left to sit like that! It's just not right dammit!
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Mar 13, 2024 14:31
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GNU Terry Pratchett
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Borsche69 posted:i have a tiny screwdriver that i use to balance one edge of the sticker on and it lets me slowly lower the sticker down. tweezers are also nice for this but the advantage of the screwdriver is that you can essentially get one side totally level as you're lowering it, instead of tweezers where you still need to adjust for both axis I use the end of the brick separator in the same manner.
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SadisTech posted:I built all 5 of the new Speed Champions models today. Both BMW models use flat tiles in a way that greatly disturbs me - the finished models have flat tiles clicked in edgeways between studs and left to sit like that! It's just not right dammit! The unsecured stud and tile stack near the exhaust on the M4 still haunts my dreams
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https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/0e6104ab-4de3-4d9f-a22a-f8a9d468b99c Love it. how much
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It's unlikely Lego would make sets featuring the Atlas or Redstone rockets given that they were repurposed ICBMs.
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Nothing’s stopping them from making the capsule.
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Mini monorail!!
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The_Doctor posted:Mini monorail!! Should ask how North Haverbrook feels about their monorail before you get too excited.
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Fixed your link, there was an extra 'l' in there. I spent like fifteen minutes trying it on different browsers and devices until I realised what the problem was.
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Mar 13, 2024 16:40
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TheMadMilkman posted:I use the end of the brick separator in the same manner. yeah I do this too. I try my best to keep any metal away from my lego
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If it's going to be a display set where the stickers really matter, I usually end up making a small bowl of soapy water, then dip the piece the sticker goes onto into it. I apply the sticker to the piece, push it around until it's properly aligned, then gently press it against a paper towel to remove excess water. Then after a few minutes of drying it's good to go.
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Skios posted:Fixed your link, there was an extra 'l' in there. I spent like fifteen minutes trying it on different browsers and devices until I realised what the problem was. poo poo, thanks. sorry for wasting your time with an errant keystroke.
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Skios posted:If it's going to be a display set where the stickers really matter, I usually end up making a small bowl of soapy water, then dip the piece the sticker goes onto into it. I apply the sticker to the piece, push it around until it's properly aligned, then gently press it against a paper towel to remove excess water. Then after a few minutes of drying it's good to go. i was about to ask if that ruins the adhesion but i guess the sticky material is oil soluble (or whatever) and not technically water soluble. i dont know if that's actually true but if it is, that's galaxy brained tech right there
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I've regularly heard thats the pro-est technique - other people suggest spraying a little bit of window cleaner on the back of the sticker for the same effect. Never been arsed to do it myself, I just put the stickers on right first time  (no don't look too closely at my Isengard or UCS slave 1)
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Borsche69 posted:i was about to ask if that ruins the adhesion but i guess the sticky material is oil soluble (or whatever) and not technically water soluble. i dont know if that's actually true but if it is, that's galaxy brained tech right there there's techniques for taking misaligned stickers, removing them, and then reapplying. so yeah there's some wizardry at work
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I paid to build the bricks not decorate them
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Dogen posted:The unsecured stud and tile stack near the exhaust on the M4 still haunts my dreams oh the silver round bit pushed in under the "handle" bit? I was concerned but that gets effectively locked in place by being surrounded by other pieces so I could sort of overlook it. But the flat 1*1 at the end of the central fin physically hurts me to look at.  feel my pain
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SadisTech posted:oh the silver round bit pushed in under the "handle" bit? I was concerned but that gets effectively locked in place by being surrounded by other pieces so I could sort of overlook it. But the flat 1*1 at the end of the central fin physically hurts me to look at. oh christ this reminds me that, quick advice to anyone building the tantive iv, please actually follow the instructions at this step:  i was stupid and applied the stickers before putting the pieces together (i consider it to be easier) and now they're at a slight downturned angle. its probably only noticeable to me, but also im the only one that matters
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Oops.
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If you're really careful with a razor blade or a knife, you can get the stickers off and redo them.
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yeah, especially if they are freshly stuck. All you really need to do is get an edge up and you should be good from there. For long time stuck pieces, you can do the same but it's good to warm them up first. Just get something you can heat up a bit but not too hot and press against the sticker.
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Worked on the Republic Cruiser tonight, the interior was pretty bland and to much underplate/technic showing And wanted more of a Star Destroyer bridge with a walkway and pits  It’s still clunky and I’m gonna play around with it more but what I got so far      Filling in a lot of those gaps was a bitch and took a bunch of ideas that just didn’t work, so a few tear down/rebuilds from scratch Want a bit more contrast in the upper filler space, logic was “light grey for the armor, darker grey for sub-structures” plus I’m out of dark red and I usually only build with what I got in my tub  She’s coming along but man I committed a lot of pieces to her no one will ever see a sexual elk fucked around with this message at 08:47 on Mar 14, 2024 |
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a sexual elk posted:She’s coming along but man I committed a lot of pieces to her no one will ever see drat, that color scheme is phenomenal and your bridge mods are in a whole different dimension compared to the stock model. The full exterior shot seriously elevates it so much beyond the original Light Cruiser set.
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I can't imagine this passing review but I'd love to build it
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