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Why did I just find out how amazing the new castle stuff is now! I really want some of those battle packs, just to liven up my scenery, but they're so expensive on bricklink nowadays. Shame I couldn't've just found them in the store.
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InfinEight posted:Those are some gorgeous cars and seriously impressive to look at. This isn't as impressive but I still like it: Wow I feel really dumb. I thought the Porsches were it. I have to post these because these are just too cool not to:    This dude is really good at accurately mimicing the porportions and curves correctly. Lego should hire him!
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Pyroclastic posted:The 5000 piece one? The current minimum price on Bricklink is $850, and it's missing the box entirely. The cheapest with the box is at $1000. The cheapest Bricklink sale in the past 6 months has been $810 (although a new one sold for $400, but that's an obvious outlier). Thanks for the info! Maybe I'll wait until Christmas season and see if I can't fetch $1000 for it.
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Time Cowboy posted:Thanks for the info! Maybe I'll wait until Christmas season and see if I can't fetch $1000 for it. You can get a lot more than 1k for it around Christmas.
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Stevoh posted:Wow I feel really dumb. I thought the Porsches were it. I have to post these because these are just too cool not to: I really like his use of steering wheels for the Mercedes logo. That's amazing.
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AstroZamboni posted:I really like his use of steering wheels for the Mercedes logo. That's amazing. I'm NOT hating on the guy, his MOCs are amazing but the steering wheel Mercedes logo thing wasn't his idea.
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MaliciousOnion posted:Hey, it's Technic man! I remember him I have one, a cop. He is loving awesome. He was missing a limb or two when I found him after coming out of my dark age, so I bought the pieces off bricklink. Hrm. I think I want to make a mech exoskeleton for him to drive...
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InfinEight posted:Those are some gorgeous cars and seriously impressive to look at. This isn't as impressive but I still like it: Wow. And here I was thinking all those giant fins and car hoods were next to useless. I think I might rip this design off a little.
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I'm not really big on Legos ( although I used to be). But I will say this. I was very excited to find that Lego acquired the rights to Pirates of the Caribbean and while I doubt I'll buy any of the current sets they have out, I would be all over a Flying Dutchman set (bonus if it includes more crew members than just Davy Jones and Bootstrap Bill Turner) I'm wondering, what are the chances of that getting a release? I mean they did design Davy Jones, his crew and his ship for the Lego PoTC video game, (which is a really fun game, but it has a nasty habit of freezing more often than I find acceptable) One thing I did find out by looking at the current sets out is that one of the Dutchman's crew members got a toy release already. In the Water Wheel battle set, the crew member Hadras is present with the chest containing Jones' heart. Coincidentally, Hadras is probably the only major member of Jones' crew that did not have any merchandise depicting him, until now .
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Cryptobotanist posted:Bootstrap Bill Turner Just in case you missed it earlier in the thread, my little brother made this  and said he plans on a few more. I can't wait to see if he does Davy Jones.
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Saint Sputnik posted:Just in case you missed it earlier in the thread, my little brother made this That seems like alot of fun to do. When I was younger I painted over standard fig heads sometimes to my liking. I think I might try again, only this time more elaborate, like your brother. I don't think I'll be nearly as good as him though. In other news, and a small question: I just had another shipment of lego come in. I had 40some bucks to spare and couldn't resist ordering some sets online that weren't in the shops anymore. I just finished building the first of them. Lego 8112 Battle Arachnoid from the Exo-Force line.  When I saw it on the website I ordered from (brickshop.nl for you Dutchies, Belgians and Germans), it was on sale. Even at it's original price, it seems like a hell of a great deal. I paid 7.95 (down from 9.95, and it's so big for it's price. When you look at similarly priced sets from other lines, it seems a lot more value for your buck. Is that something that's typical for Exo-Force? And if so, which other lines are similarly priced. (I know to stay away from all the licenced stuff.)
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Lego has gone into space for the first time, with the delivery of a set to the ISS: First Lego in Space
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Hey guys I have a large lot of Lego that I'm looking to sell. Just wondering what is the best way to go about it; Ebay, Brick Link or Awful Mart? The sets are complete, but most have been taken apart and stored in plastic containers. I can't really sell these individually as most of the parts are now mixed and it would take ages to rebuild it all. For the folks that are curious, this is what I'm selling: Star Wars: 8016 Hyena Droid Bomber 8015 Assassin Droids Battle Pack 8014 Clone Walker Battle Pack 7670 Hailfire Droid & Spider Droid 7668 Rebel Scout Speeder 7667 Imperial Dropship 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter 8084 Snowtrooper Battle Pack 8083 Rebel Trooper Battle Pack 8084 Snowtrooper Battle Pack 8086 Droid Tri-Fighter 7915 Imperial V-Wing Star Fighter 8036 Separatist Shuttle 7673 Magna Guard Starfighter 7678 Droid Gunship 7675 AT-TE Walker 7671 AT-AP Walker 8019 Republic Attack Suttle 8039 Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser 7669 Anakin's Jedi Starfighter Creator: 4993 Cool Convertible 5867 Super Speedster 4997 Transport Ferry City: 7685 Dozer Technic: 8295 Telescopic Handler 8067 Mini Mobile Crane Space Police: 5973 Hyperspeed Pursuit Bionicle: 8699 Takanuva
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benito posted:Lego has gone into space for the first time, with the delivery of a set to the ISS: What I want to know is, where can I buy that set? That's one I'd definitely buy two (or three) of. A couple decades from now, that's going to be worth serious bucks.
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The Article posted:I find it surprising that this is the first time that Lego models have been brought up to space, but there's a reason for it: Missing pieces. Prokhor fucked around with this message at 22:23 on May 17, 2011 |
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Prokhor posted:This just in, first lego stepped on in space! It's neat to think about some of the potential if they didn't have to use the containment box. Glue a few big plates to the walls and ceiling and you can have buildings going "up" in every direction. Also, it's pretty cool that she'll be building the ISS model inside the ISS. I guess you could put together the Empire State Building model in the real ESB, but it's not quite the achievement.
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Taeke posted:That seems like alot of fun to do. When I was younger I painted over standard fig heads sometimes to my liking. I think I might try again, only this time more elaborate, like your brother. I don't think I'll be nearly as good as him though. I still have a little Superman I customized when I was younger. I did a Homer Simpson too, and come to think of it the Simpsons would be a phenomenal property for Lego to get involved with. I got three of the Exoforce sets when I saw them in 5-below, including that spider. Most of the sets in the line are big robots with retardedly anime looking minifigs.
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If Lego would release the ISS set to the public, they'd make a killing. I need to make some teacher friends and get the instructions. Holy poo poo one of her flutes was given to her by IAN ANDERSON of Jethro Tull.
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From those ISS sets, The picture is titled "ISS living interior," but I don't think that tells the whole story...
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Saint Sputnik posted:I still have a little Superman I customized when I was younger. I did a Homer Simpson too, and come to think of it the Simpsons would be a phenomenal property for Lego to get involved with. Yeah, I was looking through the set and they're all butt-ugly, except for one or two other spider-like bad guys. My amazement is more about how drat cheap and fun this particular set is. 8 euros for a set that looks like it could cost 15-20 euros and people would still buy it. The bad guys robot dude isn't too bad either, I can definitely see him becoming useful.
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Taeke posted:Yeah, I was looking through the set and they're all butt-ugly, except for one or two other spider-like bad guys. My amazement is more about how drat cheap and fun this particular set is. 8 euros for a set that looks like it could cost 15-20 euros and people would still buy it. The bad guys robot dude isn't too bad either, I can definitely see him becoming useful. I like how this set appears to use leftover hockey helmets from some shortlived sports theme from ages ago. And the red headband head is actually useful if you want to, say, give Batman red eyes.
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I blame exo-force for me missing the whole semi lord of the rings castle line. I was like on the verge of getting back into lego, but I went to the store and only saw this anime poo poo and was like ehhh, never mind. Then like three years later I get into them again right at the end of the Fantasy era stuff. drat you exo force!
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Guzwar posted:Holy poo poo one of her flutes was given to her by IAN ANDERSON of Jethro Tull. I take it you missed the live duet the two of them played for Yuri's Night?
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Joudas posted:I blame exo-force for me missing the whole semi lord of the rings castle line. I was like on the verge of getting back into lego, but I went to the store and only saw this anime poo poo and was like ehhh, never mind. Then like three years later I get into them again right at the end of the Fantasy era stuff. drat you exo force! Holy poo poo, this is exactly what happened to me.
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Is there a good example out there of a to-scale Lego airliner that can fit the proper number of Lego men? The closest I've found is this but it doesn't look like it fits the 500+ or whatever the A380 can actually haul.
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Exo-Force had this set: And for that, I forgive all it's sins. It's very Sophia The 3rd-with-tank-treads.
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bewbies posted:Is there a good example out there of a to-scale Lego airliner that can fit the proper number of Lego men? The closest I've found is this but it doesn't look like it fits the 500+ or whatever the A380 can actually haul. The guy answered that question in the article. Basically, it's impossible to do what you want, because the LEGO minifigs are very fat for their height. You either have to have less people inside the plane, or you have to have the proportions of the plane distorted.
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Captain Invictus posted:Exo-Force had this set: Almost as good as an arachnoid-mounted anti-air cannon with a skeleton floating in a green bubble 
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einTier posted:The guy answered that question in the article. Basically, it's impossible to do what you want, because the LEGO minifigs are very fat for their height. You either have to have less people inside the plane, or you have to have the proportions of the plane distorted. Just make them all pay for two seats.
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Got my freebie http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=30081-1 bonercopter today. The skeleton guy has little boots 
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The free sets in the Sun are great. Yesterday's had a ninja and SEVEN swords. That means for £2 I got 8 Ninja's and 56 Swords. Today's skelletons have no chance.
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einTier posted:The guy answered that question in the article. Basically, it's impossible to do what you want, because the LEGO minifigs are very fat for their height. You either have to have less people inside the plane, or you have to have the proportions of the plane distorted. This is the bane of realistic modeling when you want to use figs. My Tiger and Sherman are both twice as high as they ought to be so I could build them wide enough to fit figs. Minifigs are basically midgets with linebacker shoulders.
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PopeOnARope posted:Though it's definitely drop dead gorgeous, the lengthy stretch of trans-blue really evokes thoughts of other things. Have you thought of fitting it with a motor to simulate the vibration of weapons fire? Yeah now that you mention it, it does look kind of like an R-type crossed with a core fighter 
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Guzwar posted:If Lego would release the ISS set to the public, they'd make a killing. I need to make some teacher friends and get the instructions. A-ha! "The sets used in these activities include the LEGO Education Space and Airport Set and Simple and Motorized Mechanisms Set." Requesting a catalog now... Space and Airport is $131.95 Simple and Motorized Mechanisms Set is $136.95 Not cheap, though I'm pretty sure you could do without the Space and Airport set. einTier fucked around with this message at 18:30 on May 19, 2011 |
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Ever since that D&D party was posted a few pages ago, I've been holding my wallet at bay to not let myself go hog wild and stock up on weapons and accessories for a D&D game. So I broke open my boxes of LEGO and man, do I have a lot of classic space and castle.
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Here's a crosspost for ya, the Cars 2 trailer done entirely in Lego. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l6PPvUhR4c&hd=1 This is the same fellow who made the "AT-AT's Day Off" and that one with the transforming General Lee made out of a Perfect Grade Gundam model kit, and some Bionicle stop-motion videos too.
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oneof27 posted:Ever since that D&D party was posted a few pages ago, I've been holding my wallet at bay to not let myself go hog wild and stock up on weapons and accessories for a D&D game. So I broke open my boxes of LEGO and man, do I have a lot of classic space and castle. We used to play Mordheim (a Warhammer Fantasy game, but instead of an army, you only command a single party of about 10 men) with Lego. Mainly because most of us couldn't model for poo poo, and partially because switching from a sword to an axe or flintlock pistol was a lot easier.
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oneof27 posted:Ever since that D&D party was posted a few pages ago, I've been holding my wallet at bay to not let myself go hog wild and stock up on weapons and accessories for a D&D game. So I broke open my boxes of LEGO and man, do I have a lot of classic space and castle. The new stuff blows the classic stuff out of the water, man. Just the quality of the printing on the faces and bodies is leagues better. I got my D&D party sitting on my desk  I now also have a whole pirate crew chilling out too, because the girl I'm dating decided to buy me the Queen Annes Revenge out of no where
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