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What I can't believe is that I remember when I saw the first house -- the burned out husk with snow everywhere -- and I couldn't stop staring at it. It seemed impossible that such things could be done with LEGO. Now I look at it compared to his other two masterpieces, and it feels almost amateurish. Like something a kid would build after looking at the other two models. How does one step up their game that quickly in such a short period of time?
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I need help, LEGOons! A while ago I remember seeing a website that sold non-official display cases for minifigs. The cases were clear acrylic rectangles and had space for just one minifig. And now I cannot find them again. Anyone know where to find 'em?
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Feb 18, 2012 20:34
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The_Doctor posted:Every time I see those.. I'm convinced they're not real and just have some bricks shopped in. It's certainly been photoshopped - the image is completely desaturated, which is part of the reason for its look.
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Feb 18, 2012 20:51
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Flavor Bear posted:I need help, LEGOons! This isn't what you're looking for is it? 
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Feb 18, 2012 22:33
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It sounds like he's thinking of these things or something similar:  There's some people selling them on BrickLink as "Trans-Clear Minifig Display Case, 4x4x6" if you want to order some, but they're pretty expensive for what they are. They also don't appear to have enough room for the larger accessories.
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Feb 18, 2012 22:58
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John Carstairs posted:It sounds like he's thinking of these things or something similar: Didn't think to look on Bricklink since they're not official pieces. I just need the one so I can display the butcher minifig in my butcher shop.
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Feb 18, 2012 23:10
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Gasp! From way back, people may remember i was asking about making a large clear cylinder, but Lego only made the part in smoky transparent. Lego now do it in clear because of Friends! 
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Feb 18, 2012 23:38
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Do you like microscale building? Do you like SNOT? Do you like cheese wedges (especially orange ones!) Do you like Star Wars? If you said yes to any of the above, you NEED to buy this loving set.  The final pod racers are actually pretty goddamn huge. Probably a foot and a half long, as an estimate, but the fine detail and hundreds of tiny pieces make it feel much more like building in microscale then anything else I could compare this set to.   Both engines and cockpits abuse the concepts of SNOT, and when you're done there's barely any visible studs. The few places where studs aren't covered, really add to the aesthetic of the set.  Even the minifigs are cool!  I didn't go into this set with very high hopes, but holy poo poo it was fun to build. I'd even rank it higher than the Millennium Falcon. It might have less pieces, but it took longer to build and was much more complex. My star wars shelf is pretty full now. (also dusty. I should fix that.) 
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Feb 19, 2012 03:57
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I built my first set in almost 10 years today (X-Wing 9493). I had a absolute blast doing it. I did end up with a few extra parts at the end. I looked over the build when I was done and didn't see anything missing or any odd looking bits. Is it common with the newer sets to sometimes get a few extra parts with them?
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Feb 19, 2012 07:31
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Norns posted:I built my first set in almost 10 years today (X-Wing 9493). I had a absolute blast doing it. I did end up with a few extra parts at the end. I looked over the build when I was done and didn't see anything missing or any odd looking bits. I've never had a Lego set that didn't come with some extra parts. They tend to be the smallest pieces, so im not sure whether they add them intentionally because they are easy to lose, or accidentally because the machines have a hard time telling the weight difference.
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Feb 19, 2012 07:34
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Funkmaster General posted:I've never had a Lego set that didn't come with some extra parts. They tend to be the smallest pieces, so im not sure whether they add them intentionally because they are easy to lose, or accidentally because the machines have a hard time telling the weight difference. Okay good, that makes me feel a lot better. Every piece left was small parts. On top of picking up that X Wing I also grabbed a Millennium Falcon set that I plan on putting together tomorrow. I can already tell I'm going to end up spending a metric fuckton on this... =D
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Feb 19, 2012 07:39
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Funkmaster General posted:I've never had a Lego set that didn't come with some extra parts. They tend to be the smallest pieces, so im not sure whether they add them intentionally because they are easy to lose, or accidentally because the machines have a hard time telling the weight difference. I think their scales can easily detect the weight difference of even a single of the smallest part, but there's point where it's not economically feasible to open and check the bag when it's such a small variance. I would assume they check everything if it's underweight, and only check overweight items if it's more than whatever a standard 2x4 bricks weighs. I remember reading stories when I was a kid how Nintendo could weigh an entire palette of NES boxes and the scales could detect whether they forgot to include a single mail-in card in one box.
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Feb 19, 2012 07:47
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The_Doctor posted:Gasp! From way back, people may remember i was asking about making a large clear cylinder, but Lego only made the part in smoky transparent. Lego now do it in clear because of Friends! I remember you asking; which Friends set has it? --- Took advantage of the last day of TRU's 2/$5 S6, grabbed eight at random. Got most of what I wanted, including two of those awesome gunslingers. And earlier I got Space Chick; still need Hugbot. Apparently this week's deal is b1g1 1/2 off town sets or something.
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Feb 19, 2012 07:59
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I bought the City cherrypicker today, and just noticed that the number plate stickers match up to the product code. I'm unsure why I like the municipal vehicles so much (diggers, recycling truck, street sweepers) because I have no attachment to them in real life. It must be the yellow bricks.
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Feb 19, 2012 08:02
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I wasn't prepared for how big the Imperial Shuttle is. Compared to the other sets I've gotten, even the box it came in is gigantic. I thought that this model would have numbered bags like the other ones I've gotten, but I just had to do mass sorting at the beginning. I'm not done with it yet, I stopped after I finished Book 1 but this is already looking great.
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Feb 19, 2012 08:06
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I'll always remember the Lego version of Anakin's podracer for how I took the engine flaps and the cockpit and made an awesome helicopter of death with lasers mounted on each blade of the rotor.
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Feb 19, 2012 09:00
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Dead Alice posted:I bought the City cherrypicker today, and just noticed that the number plate stickers match up to the product code. Little touches like this show up pretty frequently in Lego sets. The Technic Tow Truck is labelled "Wabra's Road Service" and has the license plate "UW34AP", while the Crane Truck is labelled "UW Lifting Service" and has the license plate "W4-BR4". All of these elements are in reference to Uwe Wabra, the designer of both models (he was 34 when the Tow Truck was released, not sure what the "AP" in the license plate refers to).
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Feb 19, 2012 09:30
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Funkmaster General posted:I've never had a Lego set that didn't come with some extra parts. They tend to be the smallest pieces, so im not sure whether they add them intentionally because they are easy to lose, or accidentally because the machines have a hard time telling the weight difference. Pay attention to what the extra pieces are. You'll get 1 extra of every color cheese wedge, 1x1 round plate, 1x1 tile, standard technic pin, droid arm, minifig visor (I don't think the hemisphere visors from the new City Space or Atlantis sets are included), and sometimes small minifig accessories like the Indian feathers. I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting. It's perfectly intentional. I'm just not sure why 1x1 square plates aren't included. So if you have a set that uses 1 cheese wedge each in blue, clear, trans-black, and trans-orange, you'll get 8 cheese wedges, two of each color. Have two battle droids, each with a straight and a bent arm? You'll get 3 bent and 3 straight arms.
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Feb 19, 2012 10:45
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Saint Sputnik posted:I remember you asking; which Friends set has it? 3061 City Park Cafe. Of course there are now a load on Bricklink. I actually found out from this site http://en.bricker.ru/parts/30562/ which is wonderfully laid out and useful.
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Feb 19, 2012 11:11
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I think their scales can easily detect the weight difference of even a single of the smallest part, but there's point where it's not economically feasible to open and check the bag when it's such a small variance. I would assume they check everything if it's underweight, and only check overweight items if it's more than whatever a standard 2x4 bricks weighs. I used to work for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, they weighed barrels of pills to the nanogram for FDA/DEA purposes.
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Feb 19, 2012 15:35
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Pyroclastic posted:Pay attention to what the extra pieces are. It's true, but baffling. I mean, I guess those visors are easier to lose than most pieces, but having surplus visors doesn't really help me - they're not really functional as anything but visors, and not all helmets fit all visors, either.
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Feb 19, 2012 16:38
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snortpocket posted:(he was 34 when the Tow Truck was released, not sure what the "AP" in the license plate refers to). They said in that lego documentary that was posted a few pages back (the police station one) that the license plates now correspond to one of the set designer's initials and the set number. It's possible there was more than one designer on the set, so they included extra initials. The Recycle Center set comes with 2 different plate stickers, one for each vehicle. Both have the same number (set number) but with different initials.
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Feb 19, 2012 17:04
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Dead Alice posted:I'm unsure why I like the municipal vehicles so much (diggers, recycling truck, street sweepers) because I have no attachment to them in real life. It must be the yellow bricks. Are you a fan of Dirty Jobs? Because I see those sets and wonder how easy it'd be to make Barsky, Troy, Doug, and Mike Rowe minifigs.
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Man, the Imperial Shuttle looks awesome in person! I wasn't expecting it to be so big, those two wings add a lot of length to it. I was also surprised to see the bags were not numbered like I had come to expect from my recent lego builds, so I had to take everything out at once and sort it all. That made the entire build feel more like it had years ago, huge piles of lego and hunting through them to find the right piece. I definitely prefer the numbering system, though.
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Red posted:It's true, but baffling. I mean, I guess those visors are easier to lose than most pieces, but having surplus visors doesn't really help me - they're not really functional as anything but visors, and not all helmets fit all visors, either. I beg to differ: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcmorran/3991487740/ 
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Feb 20, 2012 00:25
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Your Lottery posted:I beg to differ: Lego MOC rule number 28: Never call a piece useless. Someone will prove you wrong.
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So I was looking for a project to work on to brush up on a few different development skills and I ended up deciding to work on a Lego Amazon price-checker as (a) it was a convergance of a lot of these skills and (b) I'm a compulsive bargain hunter and would actually use this thing. I'm planning to do some pretty fancy stuff with it eventually, but for now it's pretty much just data. But while I have this data I thought I might as well share it so I'm dumping it to a webpage here. Gravy Jones fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Feb 20, 2012 |
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Feb 20, 2012 01:32
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Gravy Jones posted:The coolest thing This is the best thing and you are an awesome person.
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Speaking of Amazon bargains I seem to be gathering lots of Atlantis sets despite the fact that I don't really like the line. I'd build a couple of subs so far and just didn't like the style or the big pieces or the "play" features that were prone to falling apart. So I reluctantly opened the Deep Sea Striker today and was pleasantly suprised. Despite the technic core and a few big pieces and all lots of things that moved it's a pretty drat bad-rear end sea scorpion. Looks really impressive and, unlike the subs it's really, really sturdy. My kid was playing with it for ages today (actually playing not just touching it while I hovered over him shouting BE CAREFUL THAT TOY IS NOT A TOY and it remained almost completely in one piece. Next up Guardian of the Deep killer shark. Oh a little one man mini-sub thing came with it and that falls apart if you look at it wrong.
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Welp, decided to go out and spend even more money on little bricks, so I picked up the Batwing / Joker copter set to go along with the Lex and Batmobile sets. I also picked up the flying saucer that abducts the little farmer. Now all I need is a proper grey alien or two to go in it. I thought about picking up that Tantive IV escape pod with Artoo and Threepio, but it was $20 and fairly basic and I dunno if it's worth it, but I don't have a C-3PO (then again there are a lot of semi-affordable minifigs on Bricklink.) I really want that new Millennium Falcon but it's 140 bucks. Guess I better save up for that one. Luckily the Monster Fighters don't come out till summer as those are really gonna burn a hole in my wallet. Especially Dracula's Castle.  Been thinking about trying to dig out my old buckets of Legos and trying to rebuild a few vintage sets, namely this one: http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=6085-1 1988's Black Monarch's Castle. Oh boy, was I happy that Christmas when I got that castle. Here's another one of my favorite childhood sets: http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=1682-1 The 1990 Space Shuttle. The coolest MOCs I made as a kid were a huge red monster truck, and a giant black robot with a transparent green cape that was made out of various blacktron parts, namely the Alpha Centauri Outpost.
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Your Lottery posted:I beg to differ: drat, I spent 20 minutes looking for that MOC to prove him wrong, but couldn't find it.
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Gravy Jones posted:So I was looking for a project to work on to brush up on a few different development skills and I ended up deciding to work on a Lego Amazon price-checker as (a) it was a convergance of a lot of these skills and (b) I'm a compulsive bargain hunter and would actually use this thing. I'm planning to do some pretty fancy stuff with it eventually, but for now it's pretty much just data. But while I have this data I thought I might as well share it so I'm dumping it to a webpage here.
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Gammatron 64 posted:
That's the same things with me and not pulling the trigger, that $20 price point on it. Most likely I'm going to break down and get it because I want the sweet Sand Troopers also. It's almost like buying 4 series 6 figures in my mind
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DrChud posted:That's the same things with me and not pulling the trigger, that $20 price point on it. Most likely I'm going to break down and get it because I want the sweet Sand Troopers also. It's almost like buying 4 series 6 figures in my mind
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I didn't see this posted here. How Lego is made doco! Part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puo6yvgoKfI Part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgDQisqx6M&feature=related Part 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJHjd6XmySA&feature=related
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Gravy Jones posted:Atlantis sets I've been getting a lot of them to make space sets with when I find them on sale. Guess there's going to be an intergalactic race of fish-men. That Amazon thing is killer by the way, thanks!
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gently caress, that amazon app is useful as gently caress.
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Gravy Jones posted:So I was looking for a project to work on to brush up on a few different development skills and I ended up deciding to work on a Lego Amazon price-checker as (a) it was a convergance of a lot of these skills and (b) I'm a compulsive bargain hunter and would actually use this thing. I'm planning to do some pretty fancy stuff with it eventually, but for now it's pretty much just data. But while I have this data I thought I might as well share it so I'm dumping it to a webpage here. I'd recommend comparing the prices to the MSRP because Amazon's list price is sometimes all over the place. Take the set my wife is looking at, Emma's Splash Pool 3931. Amazon - List price $9.99, selling for $6.99 (30% off) Toys R Us - Normal price $6.99 Lego.com - Normal price $5.99 Brickset - Recorded as $5.99 normal price
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Gravy Jones posted:So I was looking for a project to work on to brush up on a few different development skills and I ended up deciding to work on a Lego Amazon price-checker as (a) it was a convergance of a lot of these skills and (b) I'm a compulsive bargain hunter and would actually use this thing. I'm planning to do some pretty fancy stuff with it eventually, but for now it's pretty much just data. But while I have this data I thought I might as well share it so I'm dumping it to a webpage here. I hate to burst your bubble, but the Tracktor already does a drat good job of this. So good, in fact, that I forget it's not a part of Amazon normally. For instance, right now I can tell that the price on the Black Pearl fluctuates pretty wildly, and as near as the 2nd of February, it was at an all time low of $79. That seems to happen about once a month right now, so I've set an alert to email me when it dips below $81. It's not a bad price right now, a month ago it was $120, but I'm holding out for better.  Lunar Limo, on the other hand, if we look back over the year, is trending higher. It still occasionally dips down to historic lows, so I'm still holding out on buying that one too, but if it goes much higher... 
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Shin-chan posted:They said in that lego documentary that was posted a few pages back (the police station one) that the license plates now correspond to one of the set designer's initials and the set number. It's possible there was more than one designer on the set, so they included extra initials. The Recycle Center set comes with 2 different plate stickers, one for each vehicle. Both have the same number (set number) but with different initials. Ah, didn't think of that. Probably this guy then.
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