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As a kid I would have been so stoked for that monster line, so for that reason I'm excited for those. A few of them, especially the hearse, look awesome. I'll wait until I see the inside of the castle until I'm sold on it. Is this the first example of minifigures from the mystery minifigure line being recycled for a theme? That Frankenstein, Mad Scientist, Mummy and Dracula are all definitely just the minifigs.
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Jut posted:Somewhere in the darkest corners of the internet there's lego porn isn't there? Well, it's not exactly porn but the Brick Testament gets close...  I guess, due to minifigs "knowing" each other:http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_law/sexual_discharges/lv15_16a.html http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_law/incest/lv18_07.html
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Rustie posted:Is this the first example of minifigures from the mystery minifigure line being recycled for a theme? That Frankenstein, Mad Scientist, Mummy and Dracula are all definitely just the minifigs. I'm glad to see the return of the classic ghost in that train set, that mold has such a doofy charm.
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I'm way stoked to see the ghost again. That was one of the figs I wanted the most as a kid and never had.
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I built my first LEGO Architect set the other night: The White House   Not really sure what I think of it. It was a somewhat challenging build, but extremely repetitive. There was one step that was literally "do this 16x times." I'd definitely like to give one of the bigger architect sets a shot. Here's to hoping I get a nice big set for Christmas. Like the space shuttle. 
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Dec 20, 2011 05:39
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Frozen-Solid posted:I built my first LEGO Architect set the other night: The White House Don't get the Farnsworth House. There's something like 128 1x1 flat tiles, and it's mind-numbing. I mean, the end product is neat, but holy crap did I not feel like I was having fun.
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Dec 20, 2011 05:43
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rickiep00h posted:Don't get the Farnsworth House. There's something like 128 1x1 flat tiles, and it's mind-numbing. I mean, the end product is neat, but holy crap did I not feel like I was having fun. What I get isn't much my choice. I can't usually justify the $100+ to buy the sets I want, but my parents still get me a big LEGO set every year for Christmas. My Mom and I spent about an hour admiring sets on lego.com and Amazon. I'm hoping for Falling Water or the Robie House. I'm a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright, especially because one of his buildings is from my home town (Dana Thomas House) which sadly isn't a LEGO set yet. If not another architect set, the Space Shuttle would be loving awesome, which my Mom seemed to like the most.
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Frozen-Solid posted:What I get isn't much my choice. I can't usually justify the $100+ to buy the sets I want, but my parents still get me a big LEGO set every year for Christmas. My Mom and I spent about an hour admiring sets on lego.com and Amazon. I'm hoping for Falling Water or the Robie House. I'm a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright, especially because one of his buildings is from my home town (Dana Thomas House) which sadly isn't a LEGO set yet. If not another architect set, the Space Shuttle would be loving awesome, which my Mom seemed to like the most. Robie House was awesome to build. There's repetition, but it was much more rewarding than the "add 54x 1x1 tiles" you see in other Architecture sets. I give it my highest rating of 2 bricks up. P.S. I'm a LEGO employee and I'm obliged to point that out. This isn't a sales pitch, though.
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vrunt posted:P.S. I'm a LEGO employee and I'm obliged to point that out. This isn't a sales pitch, though. Tell LEGO to make the Dana-Thomas House... then send it to me for free for giving the idea!   If that wouldn't make a great LEGO set I don't know what would. It's colorful, it's friendly to the blocky nature of LEGO, and it fits great into the already awesome looking architecture sets.
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Merchant of Death posted:new theme called "monster fighters" for the summer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcfFMUKyfSs&feature=g-u&context=G2463c9fFUAAAAAAAAAA Hahaha these are wonderful. I love the monster hunter looking people, they're just so dapper and adventurous looking! For some reason they make me want some lovecraft inspired sets (really any sort of ghost&ghoul detective sets, but lovecraft is sort of iconic) gobbledygoat fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Dec 20, 2011 |
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Frozen-Solid posted:Tell LEGO to make the Dana-Thomas House... then send it to me for free for giving the idea! I scrolled past this too quick and read Dharma Initative house. I have the hieroglyphs from the pyramid... I think I can make an awesome hatch set.
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Monster Fighters looks interesting. I do have an unusual love for glow in the dark pieces. Did anyone notice the skeleton horse from castle 2007 is back... IN GLOW IN THE DARK!
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I kind of dig the Monster Fighters line. My favourite being the little Swamp Boat vs Creature set. It comes back to conflict though, what we were talking about a couple of pages back. It splits most of the sets in two. I'd be happy with just the monster half. But then again the fighters do look cool. It's an interesting spiritual succesor to Pharoah's Quest as they're both heavily influenced by old Universal movies.
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Oh wow, I'm sold on the goofy charms of Monster Fighters. The ghost train is a must buy, for sure. It's nice they've gone back to the Universal monsters for inspiration, and it's clear here the monsters are the big draw, with the Monster Fighters themselves being almost secondary in their own line. Can't wait! And thanks for the tip on the s6 minifigs, I'll have a look today in my local WHSmiths!
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God drat this sorting thing. Bought 3 large "bits and pieces" cases from a hardware store and proceeded to try and sort by colour and type. gently caress that for a laugh. There are either too many types of part, or too many parts. Managed to sort a shopping bag full of lego though.
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Dec 20, 2011 14:32
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I usually split it up into type , then colour if possible I use the clear type shoe boxes for that then go into smaller containers. Disposable microwave containers work great you get 10 for $1 and except for larger bricks I can store what I have in them and sometimes just put them into the show box of that type of part. I also recommend if you have a building desk, get some corner round or crown molding and put it on the edge it makes it easier when building stuff. I also use a plastic mat you put under lamps that go on wood desks to keep the stable thats a non lego brick colour if you are working on technic stuff a lot because drat those little pins wiggle around
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gently caress color sorting. I can tell a 1x4 flat of one color from another in a bin, its much harder to tell a 1x4 flat from a 1x3 flat of the same color in the same bin, and sorting down to 1x4 and by color means you have way too many tiny bins unless you have a LOT of goddamn lego.
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Merchant of Death posted:I usually split it up into type , then colour if possible I use the clear type shoe boxes for that then go into smaller containers. Disposable microwave containers work great you get 10 for $1 and except for larger bricks I can store what I have in them and sometimes just put them into the show box of that type of part. I'm going to go out container shopping again tomorrow. These extra cases are just not doing the job. It's so bloody time consuming sorting through 15,000+ blocks, and the tiny things you end up filing under "misc" really don't help.
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Torael_7 posted:gently caress color sorting. I can tell a 1x4 flat of one color from another in a bin, its much harder to tell a 1x4 flat from a 1x3 flat of the same color in the same bin, and sorting down to 1x4 and by color means you have way too many tiny bins unless you have a LOT of goddamn lego. the plan was to have a few boxes like these http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/handtool...aniser-11247811 and have a Black, White, Bley and Light Bley box with all of those parts sorted into type. It just didn't work too well. But by going this way, I've managed to sort more in a day than I have ever before. There are just too many different types of part to sort neatly. I wish it were as simple as 1x2, 2x4, 4x2 etc... but it's all the other things that throw me off. Sorting into plates and bricks first didn't help either.
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Jut posted:the plan was to have a few boxes like these Believe me, I'm well aware of how many kinds of parts there are.  Barely touches on the bins for larger stuff/basic stuff I have a lot more of.
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Oh god, I should quit now.
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Jut posted:Oh god, I should quit now. I have two Plano tackle-style cases, three Sterilite 5-drawers, and my bin from a basic set I got several years ago. That's enough to cover what I have now, but if I get much more in the way of large sets, I'm going to be screwed. I've taken to putting sets together just so I don't have to store them. And I really don't have much organization besides separating bricks from plates, Technic from System, and sorting the tiny poo poo like studs and control sticks. It works for now.
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Jut posted:Oh god, I should quit now. You just have to go through a bit at a time. It took me like 2 months to sort through 10 lbs. Don't get discouraged! I watch movies while doing it so it goes by fast enough.
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oh you silly fool, you can't quit you should know that. I don't have anywhere near most of you people I have maybe 5000 loose parts of which id say 1500-2000 are different types of technic pins.
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Man people are dicks when selling used LEGO. Some guy is trying to sell that XXL box (that you can probably STILL buy at Walmart for 30$) for 60$. http://www.usedottawa.com/classified-ad/NEW-LEGO-5512-XXL-Brick-Box-1600-pieces_16409590 What a douche.
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Well people have realized lego is worth at least what you paid for it to most people so why not markup? For canada goons toysrus boxing day is half price on atlantis, pharos quest and kingdoms.
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Yeah, those larger 9x12 bins you can see a few of? I have, currently, I think eight sets of them (a set is three), plus a set of much deeper drawers for 2x4 thick bricks and stuff. I still have 30-40 pounds to sort, too.
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Torael_7 posted:Yeah, those larger 9x12 bins you can see a few of? I have, currently, I think eight sets of them (a set is three), plus a set of much deeper drawers for 2x4 thick bricks and stuff. I still have 30-40 pounds to sort, too. want to sort mine? I can pay in cock if needed... Speaking of stupid markup, check out the prices for some sets on Amazon UK. Some guys are seeking thousands for sets like the bog standard star destroyer.
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Did anyone hate bley as much as I did? Especially when they started using it in the trains.
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Zeether posted:Did anyone hate bley as much as I did? Especially when they started using it in the trains. Depends on what you're trying to do with it, I think. Personally I don't bother with old grey anymore because it's that much harder to get, and newer pieces I like aren't in it. That said, old grey was better, I think, for stone and concrete. Bley is too bright for natural or weathered features in my opinion. Dark bley isn't as bad there, but I know the military guys much prefer old dark grey for its more olive drab feel. What was annoying for me was that there wasn't really any outreach about the changes, or even that much warning. I recall some of the LEGO community people saying AFOLs were complaining when the switch was made and they were saying "we heard about it when you did, so it's a surprise to us, too." Nowadays they might be more inclined to tell us about a change like that.
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Jut posted:the tiny things you end up filing under "misc" really don't help. 'Misc' is the biggest headache when sorting. Odd roof bits, chrome handrails, hinges that end in a single stud.. Etc etc etc 
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I like bley, and I like to mix it with old grey to give the impression of mottled or aged stonework.
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Shuppiluliumas posted:
The UCS star destroyer came in both original grey and light bley and some sets had the two mixed together. I prefer the original myself and tend to pick up most of a stores original light and dark grey whenever I make a order with them ontop of what I was looking for
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Have they truly stopped making original grey? It was such a good color.
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It has been out of production since 2003/2004  it was apparently one of the most expensive colour dyes they used so stopped producing it.http://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp colour timeline from bricklink
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Anne Whateley posted:I feel like transatlantic shipping probably isn't going to be a good deal for either of us, but I will totally be happy to nerd out about Paradisa if you want instead. I remember the night before one birthday (my seventh?) I couldn't fall asleep for hours because I was so drat stoked. I never realised how expensive or rare Paradisa was until I came out of my dark ages. I dug out all my sets from my parents about 2 years ago, still in boxes! Unfortunately, I've had to throw the boxes out, I just don't have the space for them, but I don't ever intend to sell, so it's all fine. I cut them out and kept the cute pictures of alternate builds that was on the back/side of every one. As for which sets I have? I'll list them all, and here's the Bricklink Paradisa Page. 1761-Speedboat, 6401-Seaside Cabana (I think I have two), 6402-Sidewalk Cafe (I know I have two. Double sized icecream stand!), 6403-Paradisa Playground, 6404-Carriage Ride, 6409-Island Arcade, 6410-Cabana Beach, 6411-Sand Dollar Cafe, 6414-Dolphin Point, 6416-Poolside Paradise, 6419-Rolling Acres Ranch. The only one I don't have but really want is 6418-Country Club. Looking back at that list, I was a very very lucky girl!!! Shame I wasn't sensible enough to stop the bricks getting sun-damaged! Or the odd one getting lost! Oppsy.
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I went to the Lego Store today in the hope to get appropriate parts for the life-size roller skate I'm building my mom, and saw this. It's probably one of the best deals I've seen in quite a while. 525 pieces, two minifigs, the new-style brick separator, for only $30. The parts are mostly small and there are a lot of wheels, but still, that's a great ratio these days. Sometimes even Creator sets fall short on that now. Also, they've started packaging Hero Factory figures into sealable polybags rather than the hard plastic storage containers. I suspect anything else using those containers (like the creator mini sets) will be moving to the bags over the next few months. The clerk couldn't tell me when they were expecting to have the mini modular buildings in; she didn't know anything more than Jan/Feb.
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That is a nice pile of parts. And I love the new Hero Factory packaging. Looks like Capri Sun pouches.
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Jut posted:want to sort mine? I can pay in cock if needed... My wife helps out a lot, although she has different views on sorting (drat computer programmers), so it winds up more like she does bulk sorting (all the slopes here, all the large flats here, etc) and I do the fine-tuning to put it all out how I like. We snipe at each other over it constantly.
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CADPAT posted:(that you can probably STILL buy at Walmart for 30$) I wish. Point me to a Walmart in/near Pittsburgh that has any in stock and I will buy their entire stock out.
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