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I have a reputation at work as the LEGO girl. Which is fine with me, cause sometimes my coworkers come in and give me poo poo. Sorry for the cell-phone quality, but I was just given these:  Click here for the full 960x720 image. My coworkers. 
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InfinEight posted:I've managed to get decent pictures with just a roll of white paper and regular overhead lights w/o diffusion:  
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Sep 27, 2010 18:39
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You might want to look into a light source with better spread. If you put a frame around the light source and put some paper or linen in front of it it might give you that. You also might want to look into a stronger light source, like a 1000W halogen building site thing. (no idea what they're called, here's a pic:  A standard lightbulb won't cut it I think. Don't come blaming me if that thing melts your Lego or burns your house down though.
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Sep 27, 2010 19:02
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Our local Argos had the minifigures in the back so I couldn't check the barcodes without being really awkward to the poor bastard behind the counter. I got a ringmaster, two lifeguards, a skier, a disco dancer and a mexican who I already had.
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Sep 27, 2010 19:06
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Carbohydrates posted:IMO, you want shadows. Helps avoid the 'floating in a void of nothingness' effect. Here's a lego thing and a non-lego thing. These were shot on a piece of white foamboard with natural indirect lighting, no flash. This is really the kind of effect I'm looking for. In the pics I posted you can see the shadows are a lot sharper and show where the light is coming from, because they were done with directional/uncovered ceiling lights and no diffusion. And yeah I might have to go with brighter lights too, those housings can handle up to 150 watts, and the lights I used were compact fluorescent at only 23 watts, meaning I can get quite a lot more light if needed. I'm hoping to avoid a lot of heat output if I can though.
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Sep 27, 2010 19:21
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Hey, something new in the CITY line: I would have preferred a black limo, though. Carbohydrates posted:IMO, you want shadows. Helps avoid the 'floating in a void of nothingness' effect. Here's a lego thing and a non-lego thing. These were shot on a piece of white foamboard with natural indirect lighting, no flash. And here I was hoping those guns were really bitching LEGO creations.
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Sep 27, 2010 19:41
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I really hate you guys.. Now I want to run to my grandma's and see if she's still got my LEGO sets floating around somewhere. She never throws away anything, so I'm sure she does, but I don't know if my cats would ever let me play with them anymore..
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Sep 27, 2010 19:55
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They are really getting mileage out of that loving airplane nose.
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Sep 27, 2010 20:07
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Captain Invictus posted:They are really getting mileage out of that loving airplane nose. That is one part that makes me refuse to buy a set.
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Sep 27, 2010 20:22
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Okay... I think it may be true love. This girl I've been seeing for a couple of weeks is a serious LEGO hobbyist. She also spins, dyes and knits/crochets her own wool products and sells them. A couple nights ago, she showed me her latest project; an incredibly detailed knit yarn doll of a lego minifig (about 8 inches tall and fully poseable) with interchangable heads patterned on popular minifig faces. It was one of the most awesome things I've ever seen. I very nearly came in my pants when she showed it to me. And that's only one tiny facet of her awesomeness, and she's beautiful too. She also seems to have feelings for me, which is bizarre. So yeah... If being an AFOL actually helps me get laid, I will declare AFOL a religion and try to get it a tax-exempt status. I will bow down and worship the Danish gods who helped improve my life.
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Sep 27, 2010 20:25
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Captain Invictus posted:They are really getting mileage out of that loving airplane nose. On a related note, when I went looking for that pic, I found more 2011 catalog scans. Looks like Adventurers is back (under a new name but it totally looks like Adventurers to me)! http://www.flickr.com/photos/54191445@N03/ e: and the vintage motorcycle mold that was only in one set previously is back: http://www.flickr.com/photos/54191445@N03/5016203116/ Carbohydrates fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Sep 27, 2010 |
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Sep 27, 2010 20:58
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Carbohydrates posted:It gets... even worse, actually. It doesn't even look remotely appropriate there. Why do you want to hurt us Lego? We've been such good friends... I've had you at birthdays and Christmas, we've gone on all night binges-- my family has seen us together! And now this? I just don't understand. On a serious note the Egyptian stuff looks awesome and so does the next wave of Atlantis. I'm pretty excited about those.
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Sep 27, 2010 21:12
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AstroZamboni posted:Okay... I think it may be true love. It goes without saying, but... there's a keeper. I'm fortunate my SO enjoys my hobby because not every AFOL I know is so lucky. Carbohydrates posted:It gets... even worse, actually. It doesn't even look remotely appropriate there. Yeah, that. Someone on one of the flickr pages where it was posted figured it out. It's not just the use of that piece, it's how it clashes so horribly with the angular, studdy wings. Terrible. Shuppiluliumas fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Sep 27, 2010 |
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Sep 27, 2010 21:15
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AstroZamboni posted:Okay... I think it may be true love. I have a wife who's a nerd and an AFOL. 99% of the time it's awesome. I never get 'the look' when I ask to go to the toy department, I'm not lectured about wasting my time playing video games and I don't have to hide any of my nerdy poo poo. My gaming PC is in the living room (with hers next to it) and from my desk I can see probably a couple grand worth of Lego sets on display. The 1% is the fact that right now she's hogging a lot of the round 2x2 bricks for that concrete pump truck she's working on. I'm not going to complain though, after all, marriage is all about sharing. It's early to say this but if possible you need to marry this girl.
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Sep 27, 2010 22:31
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EvilJoven posted:I have a wife who's a nerd and an AFOL... It's early to say this but if possible you need to marry this girl.
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Sep 27, 2010 23:22
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A lot of my friends are convinced I only married my husband because he's Danish and I'm trying to marry into the Danish Lego Royalty.. not true. I don't even get a drat discount.  I do seem to get lucky with Lego, though. We now have 3 complete sets of series 2, one of which is going out to Carbohydrates in a trade. My Target is full of the S2 minifigures constantly (in Howell, NJ, if there's any central NJ AFOL goons) so we wanna spread the wealth. If anyone wants the other set, or just separate minifigures, I'll be happy to trade em or sell them for what I paid: $2.99 each. I don't want to be like the jerks on eBay trying to get $6 in profit off of one rare minifigure. If there's no takers, we'll just be happy making bizarre scenes where pop stars, ring masters and pharaohs co-exist peacefully. Is it lame that I'm really looking forward to the Winter Village Bakery? http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=10216&LangId=2057&ShipTo=US Probably, and it might just be the baker in me getting excited, but drat if I'm not going to grab it when I can.
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Sep 27, 2010 23:35
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Bophf posted:Is it lame that I'm really looking forward to the Winter Village Bakery? http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=10216&LangId=2057&ShipTo=US Probably, and it might just be the baker in me getting excited, but drat if I'm not going to grab it when I can. Not at all. The Toy Shop was a great set. I'm really looking forward to this one, and I hope they keep making more.
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Sep 27, 2010 23:40
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Shuppiluliumas posted:Not at all. The Toy Shop was a great set. I'm really looking forward to this one, and I hope they keep making more. Yeah, it's a decent value for money, too. You even get a crying child:  Nothing completes the retail Christmas mood better than that!
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Sep 27, 2010 23:45
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InfinEight posted:This is really the kind of effect I'm looking for. In the pics I posted you can see the shadows are a lot sharper and show where the light is coming from, because they were done with directional/uncovered ceiling lights and no diffusion. The trick to cutting out shadows is to use reflectors. You can reflect with a regular piece of pure white cardboard.  In this example there is a regular floodlight behind a diffusing sheet of fabric on the left of the image. On the right, just off camera there is a white piece of card, then no card, then black card. These shots were all taken with the same camera settings. You can see the way it's possible to light up areas that are otherwise in shadow. The subject can be made completely shadowless with a brighter light and/or bringing the reflecting card closer to the subject.
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Sep 27, 2010 23:46
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Carbohydrates posted:On a related note, when I went looking for that pic, I found more 2011 catalog scans. Looks like Adventurers is back (under a new name but it totally looks like Adventurers to me)! Okay, I really need a job. I've been collecting old Adventurers stuff off EBay but almost everything in that new line looks like a must-have.
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Sep 28, 2010 00:14
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Carbohydrates posted:On a related note, when I went looking for that pic, I found more 2011 catalog scans. Looks like Adventurers is back (under a new name but it totally looks like Adventurers to me)! Ninjas are back too! The giant scarab impulse thing looks great. Gonna have to get a bunch. And those cool mummy guys with scarab shields and kopeshes. Hell yeah.
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Sep 28, 2010 00:42
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:Ninjas are back too! Not merely ninjas, NINJAGO! The most interesting thing for me are those weird spinning? platforms the ninjas sit on. I wonder if they're like tops or something.
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Sep 28, 2010 00:46
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Shuppiluliumas posted:Not merely ninjas, NINJAGO! They're gaming bases of some kind. The ninjago minifigs all come with stat cards to make them into a collectible fighting game. What I wasn't expecting was the larger sets in the same theme, I thought it would be more of a spinoff of the collectible minifigs rather than a full theme.
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Sep 28, 2010 00:49
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Oh god my wallet is going to hate me next year. I now have three Pharohs from the Series 2 minifigs to go along with the new Adventures line. I just need more Spartans to fill up a pre-sunk Atlantis set. Does anyone know how they will be inventorying Series 3? Have they gotten rid of the barcode? It really doesn't matter as they all look better than Series 2. Evek fucked around with this message at 01:24 on Sep 28, 2010 |
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Sep 28, 2010 01:22
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Evek posted:Oh god my wallet is going to hate me next year. I now have three Pharohs from the Series 2 minifigs to go along with the new Adventures line. I just need more Spartans to fill up a pre-sunk Atlantis set.
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Sep 28, 2010 01:55
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What's a good price per pound on bulk legos?
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Sep 28, 2010 03:07
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My mom knows I love Lego, so even though I am a 28 year old man child, she sent me a $50 check, with a note to use it just for Lego's. Went and got the Technic Motorbike. They also have the Mobile Crane, and truck crane, and its agonizing oing in there. I seriously just want to buy everything. I'm not sure what to get next. I really want the Emerald Night, or Imperial flagship, all teh Modular city blocks, the Carousel, and all teh big Technic sets. Man I need to hit the Lotto.
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Sep 28, 2010 03:44
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Emerald Night is an awesome addition. I bought the train and some track to display on my shelf.
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Sep 28, 2010 03:46
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I just bought the Green Grocer, Grand Emporium and Fire Brigade to build a ridiculously awesome and elaborate city block. Now I need to track down a Cafe Corner and Oh GoD The COMpuLsION IS kilLINg ME!
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Sep 28, 2010 05:07
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I got my order of Roman crapola from Brickforge today. I know, I know, we all hate non-official "lego" stuff like Megabloks but this stuff is so nice it might as well be "real". I can't recommend the sticker sheets, they are utter crap compared to other third party sticker sheets like those at Reprolabels, but the gladiuses, shields, helmets, and little red cresty things are all insanely nice. If worries about quality are keeping you from trying them, I'd just go for it. They are currently invading the persian castle from Battle of Almut, and it's not going well for the persians!
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Sep 28, 2010 05:19
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Baruch Obamawitz posted:What's a good price per pound on bulk legos? Depends. Plain bulk bricks, I probably wouldn't pay more than $5/pound. A properly 'mixed' lot that hasn't been picked through that has minifigs tops out around $10/pound. Specialized lots can obviously go for more. At Brickcon last year, I saw ziplocs of random old gray pieces being sold for $50. A mixed lot of old sets from the 80s or early 90s could certainly go for more, too. If the seller says the lot is a bunch of complete sets in good condition, it's worth more, too. A 'Star Wars Seller' selling all the sets he got after scalping the minifigs are probably worth 50% MSRP--the seller certainly paid for the sets with the figs (I just saw a guy on Craigslist post a minifig-free Clone Wars collection worth $1115 MSRP for $500). VVVVVVVV Carbohydrates posted:How serious are ya? I might part with mine. I'd love to get a Cafe Corner...for a reasonable price. Pyroclastic fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Sep 28, 2010 |
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Sep 28, 2010 06:04
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ireladd posted:Now I need to track down a Cafe Corner and Oh GoD The COMpuLsION IS kilLINg ME! 
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Sep 28, 2010 06:08
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Carbohydrates posted:How serious are ya? I might part with mine. Oh good lord, my lego money spending is at ridiculous levels. How much were you thinking, because I'm definitely interested.
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Sep 28, 2010 07:17
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ireladd posted:Oh good lord, my lego money spending is at ridiculous levels. How much were you thinking, because I'm definitely interested. Carbohydrates fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Sep 28, 2010 |
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Sep 28, 2010 07:19
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Bophf posted:If anyone wants the other set, or just separate minifigures, I'll be happy to trade em or sell them for what I paid: $2.99 each. I don't want to be like the jerks on eBay trying to get $6 in profit off of one rare minifigure. If there's no takers, we'll just be happy making bizarre scenes where pop stars, ring masters and pharaohs co-exist peacefully. If you don't get any takers of a more local nature, would you be willing to ship a complete set of series 2 to the UK?
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Sep 28, 2010 12:14
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I honestly wish LEGO had reprints. I'm sure if they re-released cafe corner it would be a huge hit. drat the secondary market I say.
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Sep 28, 2010 12:54
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Pyroclastic posted:Depends. Plain bulk bricks, I probably wouldn't pay more than $5/pound. A properly 'mixed' lot that hasn't been picked through that has minifigs tops out around $10/pound. I just got a 10 lbs lot with 7153 Jango Fett's Slave I, and 7143 Jedi Starfighter and 7111 Droid Fighter for about $100, so cool.
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Sep 28, 2010 15:43
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djfooboo posted:I honestly wish LEGO had reprints. I'm sure if they re-released cafe corner it would be a huge hit. drat the secondary market I say. A few years ago Lego would release "Legends" sets, like the original Redbeard pirate ship. I was sad when they stopped the series.
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Sep 28, 2010 16:16
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Carbohydrates posted:On a related note, when I went looking for that pic, I found more 2011 catalog scans. Looks like Adventurers is back (under a new name but it totally looks like Adventurers to me)! http://www.flickr.com/photos/54191445@N03/5016202400/ A halftrack with a mounted machine gun! This can't be real.
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Sair posted:http://www.flickr.com/photos/54191445@N03/5016202400/ looks like indiana jones without a license
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