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kefkafloyd posted:Yeah, I learned my lesson with the Sopwith Camel. Separate all of the parts by color before you get building. It'll take you an extra half hour or so of time up-front, but it'll save you hours on the back end when you're frantically picking through a pile to find that one particular piece. My usual strategy is to just dump the bags that I get into separate piles and use that as a storing guide. Usually after the first couple of grabs, I get a "feel" for which pile most likely has the piece I need based upon what else is in those piles. Like when doing the Tower Bridge with my family, I was the "master sorter" guy. Sitting on the floor with every bag opened into its own piles (all cheese slopes went into a plastic box), when someone got to a step and needed 24x of some piece I would pick it out and line it up for them. This worked well with two builders and me as the piece picker since often they would need some ungodly multiple of a piece to make 16x of the same item. Rarely though, I get into an organizational mood with a set, and sort them into something a bit more logical:  Squashy Nipples posted:Anyone know the scoop on this part? What was going wrong? I have some of the older actuators, and have had no problems with them. If you had any issues with them, just call up lego for the Repair Kit for that set. I built mine with the fixed version, and have used the older actuators in other MOCs without any issues, so I have no first hand experience of any problems. Someone did do a nice writeup about the differences if you want to get a more technical overview of the changes. Mine GO BOOM fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Dec 28, 2012 |
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I just spent my day off building the Haunted House, which was a Christmas present from my parents. Got a bit of fatigue from some of the more repetitive parts (I'm looking at you 6 windows in a row) but it's the first sort of specialist lego set I've ever built and I love how it looks. Built the Vampire Castle the other day which my girlfriend bought me for Christmas thinking it was the Haunted House (I'm not the only one this happened too it seems) but it worked out, because that build was fun as hell and I love all the gothic castle cliches and I would have ended up with two Haunted Houses anyway. I actually found the Vampire Castle more interesting because it didn't repeat so much and I didn't know a lot about it so I'd get so far into a section and be like 'oh it's a spike pit!' which I loved, but the House is a much cooler model. First time I've got Lego for Christmas in about ten years, and the fact I got my first two big sets of my new Lego collection made it an awesome day for presents.
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I was just putting away the last two years of advent calendar figures and I took stock of the obscene number of mini figs I've collected over the years. I have decide to try my hand at BrikWars. Has anyone here played it? I'm considering tweaking the rules and would like to brainstorm with anyone who's got experience.
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Flush with Christmas money? Walmart/Target clearance came up empty? PSA, LEGO Awesome builds and great display pieces. Along with the Mearsk Train, the best three models that retired this year. Buy now before ebay markup kicks in.  
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Dec 29, 2012 00:39
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i81icu812 posted:Flush with Christmas money? Walmart/Target clearance came up empty? So I just invested in Fire Brigade and Diagon Alley yesterday. Now I'm seriously considering picking up both Shuttle sets. Do you think the Imperial Shuttle will really be worth it? It's a much larger up-front expense.
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I'm a huge Star Wars Lego geek - I have a ton of ships, multiples of several starfighters, the Falcon on my desk at work... and I really dislike that shuttle. It's one of the only really, really boring ship designs from the original trilogy, and was so completely undeserving of the UCS treatment. If anything could retire and not go up in value, I'd think it's that, but I know nothing of aftermarket pricing for Lego sets.
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Ville Valo posted:I'm a huge Star Wars Lego geek - I have a ton of ships, multiples of several starfighters, the Falcon on my desk at work... and I really dislike that shuttle. It's one of the only really, really boring ship designs from the original trilogy, and was so completely undeserving of the UCS treatment. If anything could retire and not go up in value, I'd think it's that, but I know nothing of aftermarket pricing for Lego sets. ... I don't know what to say to this, I love the shuttle design. It looks great in person too.
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Lizard Combatant posted:... I don't know what to say to this, I love the shuttle design. It looks great in person too. I completely agree. I snapped that baby up like that.
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Dec 29, 2012 02:34
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The two shuttles and the Maersk train are my favorite three sets from this year. Between the shuttle and R2D2, my faith in the UCS line is restored after some less than stellar sets. Also, if you want either the Red or the Yellow cargo train, amazon .deand .fr have them for 130 and 140ish respectively shipped to the US. Red is also retiring soon. http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005DROHGS http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B003A2JCR2
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I always liked the imperial shuttle design, it is one of the few star wars sets I own. I saw the millennium falcon for 80 euros earlier today though, so I might pick that up as well, either to flip or to build. Squashy Nipples posted:Anyone know the scoop on this part? What was going wrong? I have some of the older actuators, and have had no problems with them. I think the problem was that the actuators were not well greased, which meant the internal clutch gears kicked in when raising the heavy main arm. (Especially if you did not alogn the two perfectly). Once one of the gears slipped slightly and they were misaligned then the excavator really had problems raising the arm. I have one of the initial ones, and while I picked up the replacement parts I never got around to using them because it worked well without them. You have to be really careful when building it though, because there are a ton of gears/axles, and if anything is too tight it doesn't work very well.
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Finished! I love all the little details it had, from the gas/break/clutch and shifter, to the paintings and folding seats. Everything was awesome.  
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I'm a big fan of the helicopter sets that Lego has put out recently. The Heavy Lift Helicopter and Transport Chopper were two of my favorite sets in 2012. I'll definitely be picking up the Red Rotors from the new 2013 sets. Maybe I just really love heavy lift helicopters.
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Picked up 20 Series 8 minifigs for a dollar a pop yesterday; all of you goons who can't find any (I couldn't today), my bad. Didn't get more than two of any individual one either, so that was nice (still missing 3 though). The UCS Shuttle looks great. I really don't like the R2D2, but the shuttle is beautiful and would probably be a purchase on my end if it didn't look like three really similar giant wings around a small body. After Tower Bridge I don't think I can stomach another repetitive build.
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FadingChord posted:Picked up 20 Series 8 minifigs for a dollar a pop yesterday; all of you goons who can't find any (I couldn't today), my bad. Didn't get more than two of any individual one either, so that was nice (still missing 3 though).
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WhatAliceFoundThere posted:I just spent my day off building the Haunted House, which was a Christmas present from my parents. Got a bit of fatigue from some of the more repetitive parts (I'm looking at you 6 windows in a row) but it's the first sort of specialist lego set I've ever built and I love how it looks. I just spent my evening putting mine together. The window boxes got repetitive but I actually like that because I made a little assembly line. I traded in my Vampire Castle at the Lego store and the guy there actually got excited. Said they haven't been able to get one in stock for weeks and it would probably fly off the shelf within the hour. I think the house is great, and it's by far the most expensive set I've ever bought, but now that it's all done it seems more like a $150 set, max (although by piece count it's cheaper than the $.1/per). Edit: Also, screw numbered bags. Pile o' Lego for life, even 2000+ pieces. ChesterJT fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Dec 29, 2012 |
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Y'all are bumming me out with your Haunted House talk. I've never wanted a set more, but to get it shipped from Lego.com would cost me $311 USD  Hopefully I'll get one off bricklink by the end of January.
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Captain Invictus posted:Wait, what. Where. Who. Why, When, and How. Wal-Mart clearances. It got reported in the thread right after the last time I posted about underwelming Target sales and I flew out my door to check. Twenty minifigs and no Santas. The bags didn't look fondled either, so  ETA: Seriously though this might be the deal of the year. I feel like $1 for non-collectible minifigs would be a good deal, but for collectible ones this really can't be beat; plus I'd be surprised if you couldn't flip any of them for at least $3/piece opened. Cockblocktopus fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Dec 29, 2012 |
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My grandmother gave me $1000 this year for Christmas. I told my family I was putting it into savings but I just spent every last penny on Lego. Highlights of what I've got coming: Grand Emporium, Fire Brigade, City Hall, Pet Shop, City Airport, Police Station, Log Cabin and Apple Tree House. I've never felt so dirty in my entire life. (Also, I'm thirty years old, four days into my first real attempt at sobriety and I desperately need a distraction that isn't booze. This counts right?)
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Captain Invictus posted:Wait, what. Where. Who. Why, When, and How. Walmart. Minifigs and polybags count as stocking stuffers and were clearanced to $1 and $1.50 a pop. Also some Targets. A comparison between the old shuttles and the new and soon to be gone 
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ElMudo posted:I'm a big fan of the helicopter sets that Lego has put out recently. You forgot this beauty.
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Joramun posted:You forgot this beauty. I so want to build that synchropter alternate build. But I've got a couple grand in half price LEGO piled up in my living room right now, so until I can get that sold, I'm tapped out.
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 I decided to pull all the lego I had sitting around this room into a pile. I think I have a problem. The USPS/Brown boxs are all 9v train track. Yes that one box of track is brand new and unopened. Veeb0rg fucked around with this message at 11:08 on Dec 29, 2012 |
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Veeb0rg posted:
Well, you have TWO unbuilt fire stations! Combine them and build a Ghostbusters firehouse. It's like the unspoken alternate build.
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The_Doctor posted:Well, you have TWO unbuilt fire stations! Combine them and build a Ghostbusters firehouse. It's like the unspoken alternate build. I have 2 unbuilt green grocers in the basement/lego building area too. Wonder what happens if I mix all 4. Link to this unspoken firehouse build?
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Veeb0rg posted:Link to this unspoken firehouse build? Oh, it's just in my head. The first thought I had when I saw the Fire Station was "huh, I could turn that into the GB firehouse." It's got a lot of the same architectural details, like its basically crying out for some bright spark to come along and do it. 
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/brucewaynelego/sets/72157624870765715/detail/ this is a pretty good one. I don't think he used the fire brigade set though. Looking at the pictures, Your right, it really wouldn't be to much work to change it around a bit. Veeb0rg fucked around with this message at 11:53 on Dec 29, 2012 |
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ElMudo posted:I'm a big fan of the helicopter sets that Lego has put out recently. The new Fire Helicopter is pretty cool too. I hate that nosecone they used for the old one (and a bunch of other aircraft).
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SonicYooth posted:My grandmother gave me $1000 this year for Christmas. I told my family I was putting it into savings but I just spent every last penny on Lego. Highlights of what I've got coming: Grand Emporium, Fire Brigade, City Hall, Pet Shop, City Airport, Police Station, Log Cabin and Apple Tree House. legogoons.txt Good choices on the sets, the big modular sets are wonderful display pieces, especially if you add twenty year old Transformers stomping on the roofs. EDIT: man, Lego vs booze.... that's difficult. Good luck on the sobriety and props to you for going for it, but Lego is addictive. Like, standing with a calculator at the store checking for the best price-per-brick deal addictive.
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SonicYooth posted:My grandmother gave me $1000 this year for Christmas. I told my family I was putting it into savings but I just spent every last penny on Lego. Highlights of what I've got coming: Grand Emporium, Fire Brigade, City Hall, Pet Shop, City Airport, Police Station, Log Cabin and Apple Tree House. This entire post is just a huge bummer
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Some pics from the first of my post-Christmas sale purchases: The Malevolence. This is the main assembly for the flick missle batteries on either side of the ship. It seems almost unnecessarily complex for something that weakly fires gimmick weaponry.  The main structural elements after about three or four bags. The aft section was honestly one of my favorite parts; it seems like there's so few Technic studded beams anymore. The blue plates near the middle are where the missile assemblies go.  The full assembly installed. Sorry some of these are sort of dark; I was building at about 12:30am, while waiting for some family to come home.  Both missile assemblies in place. The ball joint near the top of the picture is where the forward hull assembly attaches. That is one particular mechanism I though was neat, and I feel silly for not getting pictures of it.  The tail assembly. Some decent SNOT is used throughout the ship, but this is the most obvious. I also liked the Deco style of the upper part. The whole thing sits on half-stud 1x2's, as you would expect.  Almost there. The rear hull panels fold down to access the storage bay inside. I used the stickers on this set because the scale is entirely lost without the windows on the front portion. This is also the closest I got to the front hull assembly. Essentially, the rear is held in place with a hinge piece and a ball socket, and the front is held by friction and position. It's more sturdy that it looks, but I definitely wouldn't pick the whole ship up by anything but the carrying handle.  The completed beastie. It's a little shorter than two feet, about eight inches wide, and about six inches high. The front hull pieces attach to the spine from the previous pic through standard click hinges, and the upper rear hull pieces use claw hinges to fold up for better access to the storage bays. Overall, the build was pretty well organized, but the books were a little hard to parse at times due to the orthographic view. A number of pieces looked entirely different thanks to the angle, and more than once I had to stop and make sure I didn't miss a brick somewhere, when it was actually something else. It's not a problem I usually have. The minifigs are alright; I'm not a huge fan of the Clone Wars googly eyes. Grevious himself is pretty awesome, though. There's a tiny bit of flex in the final assembly, but the construction is sound. It's exacerbated by the placement of the handle, though, which is about and inch and a half behind the center of gravity. If you think the set looks neat, I definitely suggest picking it up. I'm not sure it's worth the full price, but I thought it was a fair deal at $80. My next sets are Darth Maul's Interceptor, the Ghost Train, and two medium-sized Dino sets. Anyone interested in pics of those as well?
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I'd like to see the Ghost Train, because I'm a sucker for all things Lego Ghost. If you have the 90's Darth Maul's Interceptor, building the two side-by-side could be hilarious.
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The design of the malevolence is awesome, but its just not worth the price. If I ever found it for half off I would get it asap.
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Made a trip to the Lego store yesterday and holy crap, for a store that had nothing on sale it was easily the busiest store in the mall. My girlfriends dad gave me the cash to pick up the new Arkham Asylum for christmas, which is now sitting across from me in its huge gently caress off box. I also picked up the Mr. Freeze set and the halloween minifigure set for that kick rear end zombie. Speaking of problems my girlfriend and I feed off of each other and our rooms are filled to the brim with Lego. I literally have no room to put anymore Lego. I have two clear display cases on my wall filled with series 1-8 (I'm missing 4 from series 8) with a row of basketball minifigures sitting on top. My TV stand is covered in Lego, I have shelves covered in Lego, my dresser is covered in Lego. I bought a storage-cube-thing, which is completely filled with lego. Add on top of that all the collectible star wars micromachines and Aliens micromachines my room is the envy of every 10 year old on the block. My girlfriends room is just as bad, filled with star wars lego and about 50 star wars action figures. I just checked my VIP balance on the lego site, 1453. Now granted there were some big purchases that I earned double points with but jesus christ. This is what happens when you're 24, live at home with a full time job that literally pays for everything and I have no expenses. Don't worry goons I'm not a complete manchild, my girlfriend and I are saving for a downpayment on a house. Though were it not for our Lego habit we'd be there a lot sooner.
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^^^^ I need my wife to read this next time she complains there is no room left for my 50 or so sets that are in one tiny corner of our house. Though I did run out of room with the purchase of the big Space Center and Sith Infitrator, guess I need to buy another book case or start to hang the ships from the ceiling to free up more room.
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I went to the local Lego store and turned in my 1700+ points this morning. $85 off. I got the new Train. http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Horizon-Express-10233
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einTier posted:I so want to build that synchropter alternate build. On that note I was trying to PM you, but your box is full.
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First pictures for 2H technic have been leaked, info here, looks like a red/green tow truck and a huge mobile crane (Slightly larger even than 8421).
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Ika posted:First pictures for 2H technic have been leaked, info here, looks like a red/green tow truck and a huge mobile crane (Slightly larger even than 8421). Since I don't have 8421 but have 8053 I am looking forward to the crane mk2. The smaller green one has pneumatics which is nice since my only set with them is the unimog. goodbye money!
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Man, is it just normal people taking advantage of the Lego markdowns or are there scalpers roaming around with cart fulls? One Walmart had perfect shelves except the holes where things were marked down. I did at least snag the big dump truck for half off, 2 Luke's land speeders for $10 each and do to someone not paying attention, I got the new Hobbit Bag End with a clearance tag on it for $30. That made my day.
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DrChud posted:Man, is it just normal people taking advantage of the Lego markdowns or are there scalpers roaming around with cart fulls? It has been happening more and more, lego holds value well and people are realizing half price lego now will make them 'easy' money in the future. If it is a popular set even when its 20% off I noticed if I don't get it the first day of the sale the store is cleared out by the next day. I don't resell lego myself and have very few duplicate sets. The resellers arent bad per say, they will help lego move more product and when they keep 'investing' in the big sets I like I am happy that lego keeps coming out with more of them because they sell.
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