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 This popped up on my reader list, an old patent for Lego.
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It's pretty god damned amazing that their patented idea hasn't changed or been able to be improved upon in 50 years. I mean, what other toy can you get from a store RIGHT NOW that contains the original patented piece that started everything?
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Oct 25, 2011 04:03
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Fayez Butts posted:It's pretty god damned amazing that their patented idea hasn't changed or been able to be improved upon in 50 years. I mean, what other toy can you get from a store RIGHT NOW that contains the original patented piece that started everything? Erector Sets and Lincoln Logs The Frisbee
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Oct 25, 2011 04:43
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A slinky, a doll, airplanes, cars, stuffed animals.
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Oct 25, 2011 04:47
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VaultAggie posted:I thought the ratio was 10 pieces to a dollar? If so, 700 pieces for 70$ would be decently priced. For themed sets, yeah. But the Creator line is known for having better ratios. 1200 pieces for $100, or 290 pieces for $20, or something along those lines.
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Oct 25, 2011 04:54
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Pyroclastic posted:For themed sets, yeah. But the Creator line is known for having better ratios. 1200 pieces for $100, or 290 pieces for $20, or something along those lines. Transport Truck is 276 pieces for $15
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Oct 25, 2011 04:55
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You also have to take into account how many unique and useful pieces in the set too.
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Oct 25, 2011 05:02
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Any of you lego dudes a boss and LDD? I am looking to see some mini fig scale rocket designed! Depending on the interest I would even pay a design and logistics bounty.
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Oct 25, 2011 05:37
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SynthOrange posted:
You can get that in shirt form, if you like.
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Oct 25, 2011 05:58
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This is pretty old but I haven't seen it posted here: the pricing for most of the 2012 sets.
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Oct 25, 2011 12:25
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InfinEight! I found the box with the Spartans when I was looking for the zombies for my photo for today. I have 14~! Spartans still sealed (I didn't think I had that many...), and one extra open one for a total of 15. I don't have AIM though, so if you want to shoot me an e-mail, I'm at nickgatens AT gmail DOT com - we can work something out. And speaking of the zombies, here's my newest photo from today:  day 34 by nickgatens, on Flickr
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Oct 25, 2011 15:24
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Hey downfall, If InfinEight doesn't need/use all 15, think I could get in on that? I would just like one maybe two  I could also trade you something if that works better for you. Contact me at cadpat at etherealnet.ca if you're down! (super awesome pic BTW)
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Oct 25, 2011 15:39
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So I got my second series one figure today and was pretty happy when it turned out to be the green dragon knight. However what I really want is the Boxer so I can combine it with my Uncle Sam and make an Apollo Cree.... hey wait a minute, this isn't the Playmobil thread! I was suprised to find Playmobil have their own mystery bagged figures now and some of them are actually pretty fun. For my kid... I promise. Purely as a toy much better value for money than the LEGO ones. To get back on topic I like the vehicles in some of those Dinosaur sets. Obviously very Jurassic Park but my avatar is disappointed by the lack of Slouch Hatted minifigures. Also a little dissapointed that like many things in the world of LEGO it appears women have no interest in hunting dinosaurs. Gravy Jones fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Oct 25, 2011 |
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Oct 25, 2011 15:47
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http://boingboing.net/2011/10/25/giant-lego-man-washes-up-in-florida.html http://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/legoman930.jpg An giant Lego figure washed up on the beach!
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Oct 25, 2011 17:01
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downfall posted:InfinEight! I found the box with the Spartans when I was looking for the zombies for my photo for today. I have 14~! Spartans still sealed (I didn't think I had that many...), and one extra open one for a total of 15. I don't have AIM though, so if you want to shoot me an e-mail, I'm at nickgatens AT gmail DOT com - we can work something out. Holy crap, 15? I dunno if I want all of them but I'll send ya an email in a few minutes  .
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Oct 25, 2011 17:23
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kensei posted:http://boingboing.net/2011/10/25/giant-lego-man-washes-up-in-florida.html NO REAL THAN YOU ARE Stop taunting us Japan/China/???
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Oct 25, 2011 17:28
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Dre2Dee2 posted:NO REAL THAN YOU ARE I googled the quote and apparently there's a bunch of them? So apparently someone is just making giant minifigs and just dumping them into the ocean for kicks.
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Oct 25, 2011 17:32
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Shuppiluliumas posted:You can get that in shirt form, if you like. Tempting. And poo poo, between the patent diagram and the eight-foot-tall Legoman on the beach, now I can't decide which I want as my desktop background.
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Oct 25, 2011 18:00
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I'm pretty sure the same thing was done a few years ago here in the Netherlands.
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Oct 25, 2011 18:41
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KingFisher posted:Any of you lego dudes a boss and LDD? Universe mode or LDD pure? I do pretty much all my work in LDD anyway, but I prefer to use vanilla mode because I have a problem with my brain. Here is some stuff.
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Oct 25, 2011 18:57
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kensei posted:http://boingboing.net/2011/10/25/giant-lego-man-washes-up-in-florida.html You bastards! You blew it up!
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Oct 25, 2011 20:40
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Obviously we need to show this guy up. Release the giant bioncles! Let a whole new WAVE of terror sweep across the oceans 
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Oct 25, 2011 20:46
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This is a pretty cool thing: Also I emailed you downfall so yeah. Hit me back when you get a chance.
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Oct 25, 2011 22:03
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InfinEight posted:This is a pretty cool thing: Trans yellow cockpit. NOW. Looks like it has the correct minifig inside.
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Oct 25, 2011 22:14
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CADPAT posted:I googled the quote and apparently there's a bunch of them? http://www.egoleonard.nl/ego_gb.html
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Oct 25, 2011 22:24
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I remember the old sets having a set of alternate builds on the back of the box or the instruction booklet. The couple of licensed sets I'v seen don't have these. Is it just the licensed sets or have these been scrapped on newer sets?
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Oct 25, 2011 23:23
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Amoeba102 posted:I remember the old sets having a set of alternate builds on the back of the box or the instruction booklet. The couple of licensed sets I'v seen don't have these. Is it just the licensed sets or have these been scrapped on newer sets? Creator and Technic sets still include alt-builds (Creator even includes instructions for them), but none of the themed sets have them anymore.
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Oct 25, 2011 23:30
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InfinEight posted:This is a pretty cool thing: Speaking of cool space type swooshy things, some custom dropship I found GISing for Blacktron:  
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Oct 26, 2011 01:13
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okkie posted:http://www.egoleonard.nl/ego_gb.html It looks like this guy made a bunch of these and dropped them in the ocean at some point. I think three or four have surfaced on different beaches over the years if I remember correctly.
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Oct 26, 2011 01:29
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Blacktron supremacy (source)  (source) Also this, which is great but gently caress Flickr users who disable image downloading. e: woah  (same guy as the first) And this is a really cute idea, also by the first guy:  Saint Sputnik fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Oct 26, 2011 |
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Oct 26, 2011 01:37
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Gravy Jones posted:So I got my second series one figure today and was pretty happy when it turned out to be the green dragon knight. However what I really want is the Boxer so I can combine it with my Uncle Sam and make an Apollo Cree.... hey wait a minute, this isn't the Playmobil thread! That's somewhat weird actually, because they've been doing single figure one-offs for years. There's a Playmobil executioner around here somewhere. But those weren't random or anything.
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Oct 26, 2011 02:08
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Sair posted:That's somewhat weird actually, because they've been doing single figure one-offs for years. There's a Playmobil executioner around here somewhere. But those weren't random or anything. I googled this because I didn't believe you. But it's true. Good grief, Playmobil is loving morbid. They should just go ahead and make a Pyramid Head while they're at it.
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Oct 26, 2011 02:23
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Why do you think I got it? I had to have the toy executioner.
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Oct 26, 2011 02:26
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Pyroclastic posted:Creator and Technic sets still include alt-builds (Creator even includes instructions for them), but none of the themed sets have them anymore. I figured the Creator sets would. Bah. I loved all the ideas they had for remaking the space and pirate stuff.
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Oct 26, 2011 02:47
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Torael_7 posted:I'll third that, complete with BS in ME (have fun getting a job though Just starting my freshman year for Aerospace and my table is already full with Lego. An awesome friend of mine just bought me this:  Lego has always played a huge role in my life, and is probably why I've always wanted to be in Aerospace Engineering!
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Oct 26, 2011 04:57
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) Won't say that it was definitely due to lego, but it certainly contributed.
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Crazy Pigeon posted:Just starting my freshman year for Aerospace and my table is already full with Lego. An awesome friend of mine just bought me this: Which space shuttle kit is that? It looks a lot more accurate than the current City one.
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Oct 26, 2011 13:38
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This is it right here: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=10213-1 CADPAT fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Oct 26, 2011 |
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Oct 26, 2011 16:14
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Lord Gold posted:I googled this because I didn't believe you. But it's true. Good grief, Playmobil is loving morbid. They should just go ahead and make a Pyramid Head while they're at it. 
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Oct 26, 2011 16:25
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Saint Sputnik posted:Blacktron supremacy This... this is AMAZING
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Oct 26, 2011 16:36
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Lord Gold posted:Speaking of cool space type swooshy things, some custom dropship I found GISing for Blacktron: loving hell...they made Blacktron 2 cool. I'm calling everything I know into question. Is up down? Is black white? IS TRANS YELLOW FLUORESCENT GREEN?!?
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