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The old 6080 King's Castle in 6x scale: And it's made of 6x-sized pieces, of course.  More
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Shuppiluliumas posted:The old 6080 King's Castle in 6x scale: Someday someone will make a 6X scale version of that 6X scale model. The mind boggles. 
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Mar 23, 2011 04:18
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3D printing gets cheaper every day.
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Mar 23, 2011 06:04
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Series 4 figs are out and about in Tescos in the UK by the looks of it. No idea where else has them though, none in WHSmith when I checked. Loving the Frankenstien Monster and The Hazmat Guy. The skater is super dull though, and the board is bigger than he is so looks kinda dumb.
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Mar 23, 2011 20:00
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Yeah I got some on Monday from Sainsburys, got the Hazmat dude and the Sailor. What I love about these figures is when you get one you didn't want you groan but then take a closer look and see some of the cool little details like a facial expression or something and realise they're pretty nifty.
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Mar 23, 2011 20:42
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thebardyspoon posted:Yeah I got some on Monday from Sainsburys, got the Hazmat dude and the Sailor. What I love about these figures is when you get one you didn't want you groan but then take a closer look and see some of the cool little details like a facial expression or something and realise they're pretty nifty. Except with the loving race car driver from series 3. That guy has no redeeming qualities.
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Mar 23, 2011 20:52
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Flavor Bear posted:Except with the loving race car driver from series 3. That guy has no redeeming qualities. Ha, yeah I got one of those today. He seems like something I used to have loads of from random sets. Same with the skater, aside from the board I can see him being with any old lego city thing.
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Mar 23, 2011 21:01
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Flavor Bear posted:Except with the loving race car driver from series 3. That guy has no redeeming qualities. I will often just ask for a random fig when I am at the Lego store. I have gotten about 7 or 8 race car drivers. None of them were intentional.
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Mar 23, 2011 21:36
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Shuppiluliumas posted:I will often just ask for a random fig when I am at the Lego store. I have gotten about 7 or 8 race car drivers. None of them were intentional. I got five of them. At once. And three mummies. Out of ten packs.
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Mar 23, 2011 21:59
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Flavor Bear posted:Except with the loving race car driver from series 3. That guy has no redeeming qualities. At least he came with a nice piece of hair I didn't have.
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Mar 23, 2011 22:36
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Series 3 was pretty bad for that, or maybe it was just me. I got a poo poo load of cops, baywatch chicks and driver guys.
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Mar 23, 2011 22:58
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Is there a specific name for the nubs and holes on a block?
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Mar 23, 2011 23:06
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studs. and uh..... not-studs?
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Mar 23, 2011 23:33
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I believe the scientific name for it is a hole.
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Mar 24, 2011 00:16
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Flavor Bear posted:Except with the loving race car driver from series 3. That guy has no redeeming qualities. I bought this guy specifically the other day. I think he looks like a happy like Schumacher. Not to mention I'm a bitch for anything with OCTAN on it.
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Mar 24, 2011 00:39
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Kaji posted:Is there a specific name for the nubs and holes on a block? You'll hear the undersides referred to as antistuds sometimes.
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Mar 24, 2011 02:32
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Does anyone know where to get the mini star wars kits in the U.S.? Like here, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...54VX5BRY5S1QF4V I've looked at my local LEGO store, but haven't been able to find it. Also, if I really wanted say the UCS Millenium Falcon or the large Star Destroyer, do I have any hope of getting them for less than the ridiculous 300% markup on Amazon?
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Mar 24, 2011 03:06
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sc0ticus posted:Does anyone know where to get the mini star wars kits in the U.S.? Target has the baggies in their Easter section. Right now I can get the X-wing and Tie Fighter.
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Mar 24, 2011 03:18
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sc0ticus posted:Does anyone know where to get the mini star wars kits in the U.S.? I've seen the mini sets at Target and some, though not the x-wing specifically, at Five Below. I don't really know about the UCS sets. The Star Destroyer has been expensive for a long time, so I don't expect the Falcon to get cheap any time soon. Thanks to the internet, basically anyone who has one will know what it's worth and will want a fortune for it.
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Mar 24, 2011 03:58
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Shuppiluliumas posted:Thanks to the internet, basically anyone who has one will know what it's worth and will want a fortune for it. This basically applies to EVERYTHING these days. I remember back in the day when you could go to a yard sale and see people getting rid of a poo poo ton of awesome stuff for 10% of what it was worth. These days everyone knows what people will pay for obscure poo poo. Hell, you can't even find broken or incomplete things anymore, from toys to electronics to anything else. People know that if they spend a bit of time scrounging for parts to fix their broken poo poo they can get a small fortune for it.
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Mar 24, 2011 04:06
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ZarathustraFollower posted:Target has the baggies in their Easter section. Right now I can get the X-wing and Tie Fighter. Also in Walmart easter section.
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Mar 24, 2011 06:31
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Captain Duvel posted:Also in Walmart easter section. Haven't seen them in mine, just little vehicle building sets in those plastic cases.
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Mar 24, 2011 07:10
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My target has three bag sets right now, a Mini AT-ST which uses some really shoddy building techniques for an official lego product, City mini-fire dude go-kart, thing and some Atlantis crab thing. The AT-ST is pretty neat, I guess. Just that it sits on my desk at work and people come by and touch it and the thing goes to pieces e: Not Atlantis. vvvv that thing. Looked like crap. Sockser fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Mar 24, 2011 |
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Mar 24, 2011 07:17
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My Target also had some kind of little Ninjago thing with a red ninja and a weird little dragon-phoenix thing. Still no Series 4 though.
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Mar 24, 2011 14:15
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Shuppiluliumas posted:I've seen the mini sets at Target and some, though not the x-wing specifically, at Five Below. OK, I saw the TIE and X-wing at Walmart, looks like they're little gifts unbecoming of the LEGO store. That really stinks about the special ones. I missed them by a couple years and now it's forever gone...
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Mar 24, 2011 15:53
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Saint Sputnik posted:While trying to track down these sweet Communist knockoff sets I saw in St. Petersburg years ago, I found this: photos of Lego's Russian corporate office. In Russia you build for the party!  That looks like an awesome place to work, and I especially love this: I saw the earlier pics for this awhile ago, and it looks like he's going for a full build.  He's gonna go bankrupt buying enough purple.
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Mar 24, 2011 23:03
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InfinEight posted:In Russia you build for the party! Jesus. Years ago, a friend and I built a ~3 foot tall fully-articulated Eva skeleton, but back then purple wasn't even an option for the armor. I've always wanted to go back to that, but I still wouldn't build Unit 01.
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Mar 25, 2011 03:09
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/andertoons-cartoons/collections/72157621953646058/ These are fancy and cute, and as far as I know haven't hit TBB yet.
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Mar 25, 2011 04:20
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Tanith posted:http://www.flickr.com/photos/andertoons-cartoons/collections/72157621953646058/ Man, for a second there I thought Nnenn had risen from his grave to resume building awesome spaceships. 
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Mar 25, 2011 06:02
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Is there a link for that Eva build? Also, Shuppiluliumas do you have any pics of your friend's Eva? I have always wondered how an accurate Eva would look like in Lego. Here is some content, something I have been working on. A fully articulate Hammerhead battleship   Gonna cost a pretty penny when done. Stevoh fucked around with this message at 10:48 on Mar 25, 2011 |
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Mar 25, 2011 10:41
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Rumour has it that a few big sets are being discontinued. LEGO's store shows Available Now, but who knows. http://toysnbricks.com/home/2011-discontinued-lego-death-star-emerald-night-more/ Discontinued LEGO Sets * Castle Medieval Market Village (MSRP: $99.99) * Instock for MSRP! Creator Emerald Night (MSRP: $99.99) * Instock for MSRP! Star Wars Death Star (MSRP: $399.99) * Star Wars Battle of Endor (MSRP: $99.99)
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Mar 25, 2011 13:22
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So Tech Republic put together some pictures from "Brickworld Indy 2011": http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/lego-fun-at-brickworld-indy-2011/6204525?tag=thumbnail-view-selector;get-photo-roto Some are the new sets that we've seen already but there are a few gems in there. A cool stadium:  Maybe my favorite from this lot: 
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Mar 25, 2011 14:33
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Boru posted:Maybe my favorite from this lot: I like the circular saw in the background, very ingenious: 
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Stevoh posted:Is there a link for that Eva build? Whoops, sorry about that, I usually post it: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=209366 That battleship looks like a pretty involved build, is it based on something I'm missing? I finished a glut of sorting last night to clean out one of my tubs of mixed stuff:  Holy gently caress, I have a lot of wheels. I could make a convincing used tire dump:  Anyway, now all I have left is-  Oh gently caress this  Anyone want a pile of lego for $1000? (Of course I'm kidding, don't seriously offer me money.)Maybe I should go back to sorting by color 
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Mar 25, 2011 17:11
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PeePot posted:Rumour has it that a few big sets are being discontinued. LEGO's store shows Available Now, but who knows. Man, I got my MMV right in time.
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Mar 25, 2011 18:22
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Stevoh posted:Is there a link for that Eva build? I don't have any pictures of it, I'm afraid. It was something like 10 years ago now. It was just a technic skeleton, anyway, designed to have all the correct articulation points. We gave up on it back then because the old Technic motors couldn't handle the weight. The reason I kind of want to try again is that Power Functions motors are much more powerful and might be able to get those arms moving. I think I may have posted about it before in here, but the idea was to mimic the way the Perfect Grade model Eva was constructed, with armor plates on top of an internal skeleton. I like the one posted in here, though, because it looks roughly minifig scale, which would be cool. And do tell more about this battleship. I'm unfamiliar with it. It certainly looks impressive so far.
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Mar 25, 2011 20:13
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I just picked up an Emerald Night in case those rumors are true. I always thought it was neat but I never pulled the trigger. I still have so many sets to build, but I guess that's not a bad thing.
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Mar 25, 2011 21:05
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PeePot posted:Rumour has it that a few big sets are being discontinued. LEGO's store shows Available Now, but who knows. Arrrggh, just bought the Endor set. And Slave 1 on sale at Amazon. And midi star-destoyer also on sale. And the Star Wars lego book also on sale. But forget the death star. That's crazy talk. (And who would want to play with their legos anyways. I want models!)
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Mar 25, 2011 22:53
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The Lego Store pick-a-fig area has Series 1 minifigure parts in it now. For those who don't know, Lego Stores have an area with little bins of minifigure parts where you can assemble 3 figures (legs, torso, head, hair and one accessory) for $9.99. Normally this kinda sucks, because they've had the same parts for like 3 years, but recently they started to get in some new stuff. Just this week they got Series 1 parts. I found complete clowns, magicians and forestmen. I didn't see the accessories, but all the other parts were there.
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Shuppiluliumas posted:I don't have any pictures of it, I'm afraid. It was something like 10 years ago now. It was just a technic skeleton, anyway, designed to have all the correct articulation points. We gave up on it back then because the old Technic motors couldn't handle the weight. The reason I kind of want to try again is that Power Functions motors are much more powerful and might be able to get those arms moving. I think I may have posted about it before in here, but the idea was to mimic the way the Perfect Grade model Eva was constructed, with armor plates on top of an internal skeleton. I like the one posted in here, though, because it looks roughly minifig scale, which would be cool. Ha ha, I have a Perfect Grade Eva 01 that has been under my bed for about a decade. One day I will build it. I'm curious if that Eva 01 will need bracing though when finished. I'm very curious how he will do the torso/torso plates. Was your guys' skeleton about the same size? Also that would be neat if he makes a spine plug thing(I should know what these are called I was a huge Eva fan)for a minifig. Looking at the link InfinEight posted he did a really good job so far. Also the Hammerhead was started last year while messing around in the new LDD. The curved pieces on the head spurred me to make a hammer head. At first it was supposed to be a sub, but I decided a "space"ship would allow me more freedom. I will be honest this is my first "ship" especially of this scale so my techniques are limited. I'm learning as I go. It should be two levels, with 5 separate articulate pieces(head with moveable jaws, torso, torso 2, tail, tail fin). The other fins will be stationary. It's for this guys(made the head before I even knew about these guys just my luck!):  The limit of my MOCing:  My car:   Both seat two minfigs and have opening trunks, hoods, and doors. Not exactly minifig scale, it is so hard to make 2 seater cars that look like cars. EDIT: I should mention, this thread and the last one is what got me back into Lego and made me sign up for somethingawful. Thanks fellas! Stevoh fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Mar 26, 2011 |
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