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Boz0r posted:Are there any sites with building instructions for cool engineering stuff, like an engine, with lego technic? The Humble Book Bundle I linked to has a technic building book in it.
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Saw some amazing poo poo at Brickworld. Probably won't get to sort through pictures til Monday though. I also paid way too much for an Atlantis Gate of the Squid, but it was there and I had money, which is how most bad decisions are made.
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Jun 21, 2015 05:06
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Is there a safe and reliable way to transport built models around? I may have to move soon and the idea of having to disassemble dozens of models with tens of thousands of pieces across them is absolutely nightmarish.
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Jun 21, 2015 05:38
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We did a teardown when we moved 2 years ago and we just finished sorting a week ago. I will never have that many models on display ever again. Jesus.
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Jun 21, 2015 05:52
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How far are you moving? For e.g. moving across town I've generally just been able to put stuff in closely fitting boxes with no problems (split up unwieldy models into more manageable chunks first and toss any fiddly bits into separate bags.) Don't know how well that would stand up to longer/rougher moves but it's worked fine for me.
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Jun 21, 2015 05:56
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Alabaster White posted:Is there a safe and reliable way to transport built models around? I may have to move soon and the idea of having to disassemble dozens of models with tens of thousands of pieces across them is absolutely nightmarish. Depends on the model, of course. Modular buildings? Break them into their component floors and wrap/fill them with bubble wrap. Collect small, easily removable items into ziplocs for each set. A big, sturdy set like, say, Shuttle Expedition, separate the tanks and just wrap in bubble wrap, while something like the big F1 car, you might pull the wheels and spoiler, and wrap the rest. Small sets, just bag & wrap. I have to do something similar when I break down my Winter Village after christmas. It's only moving to the shed, but I bundle up the minifigs and small items into bags and cushion as much as I can with the snow fabric the display uses. In fact, that sort of fabric might actually be better than bubble wrap when it comes to lego. I know people who build SHIPs usually build them in segments that easily come apart and be packed, since putting a 6' long spaceship or 40 square foot diorama in your car to take to a convention would be difficult.
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Gabriel Pope posted:How far are you moving? For e.g. moving across town I've generally just been able to put stuff in closely fitting boxes with no problems (split up unwieldy models into more manageable chunks first and toss any fiddly bits into separate bags.) Don't know how well that would stand up to longer/rougher moves but it's worked fine for me. I haven't got a clue, to be honest. Probably less than 1 hour, but the trip isn't very bumpy. I'm just worried that if I try to transport whole that some piece will ping off and I'll never know what's missing or what the piece corresponds to.  I've been wise enough to keep the original boxes and instructions of everything I own, so I've got somewhere I can stash loose pieces, but drat it's going to be a lot of effort. Almost all of my sets are building-style ones like the Arctic Camp, Raptor Escape, Detective's Office, etc. The real problem is that I don't really have anywhere to safely disassemble the models, hence the full move idea, and goddamn what a chore it is to assemble 2000+ piece models without bags 
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Jun 21, 2015 07:14
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rickiep00h posted:Saw some amazing poo poo at Brickworld. Probably won't get to sort through pictures til Monday though. Anything must see this year? I couldn't go yesterday and have a small window today to go, was thinking of just skipping this year but if there's a big draw I might cram it in.
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Jun 21, 2015 12:23
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xzzy posted:Anything must see this year? I couldn't go yesterday and have a small window today to go, was thinking of just skipping this year but if there's a big draw I might cram it in. The Around the World in 80 Days set was pretty awesome, similar to the Wizard of Oz on from last year (I think). There's a good-sized and well-detailed Starcraft display. The massive Rivendell that's been spotted in various online places is there. A nice Classic Space scene, though not as large as the traditional M-Tron display. A couple Ice Planet scenes. Lots and lots of Mechs. Trains everywhere. The Chicago skyscrapers are there and always impressive. There's an original castle scene that keeps getting bigger each year and it's really getting impressive now. That Starcraft scene, though, is gorgeous. I'll post a panorama of it later, but the detail and color usage is amazing. If you go, defs check it out.
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Jun 21, 2015 15:15
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I hate the train displays. They take enormous amounts of floorspace and a lot of those guys don't do anything creative with them. It's just a bunch of "here's a dozen reproductions of obscure train types just sitting there, and maybe a couple tiny set pieces that could be $50 creator sets." The trains are typically super nice builds, I just can't force myself to care if they aren't integrated into a larger scene.
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Jun 21, 2015 15:25
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Re: moving, a lot of my stuff (mostly vehicle based) was fine, but my wife's Harry Potter took a severe beating and it turned out she pitched the instructions. I've replaced them from bricklink but haven't had the drive to put the sets together. Plus this way I get all the display space
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Jun 21, 2015 16:20
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Speaking of moving big rear end lego sets... My friend's was having a reception in Milwaukee for friends and family after having a courthouse wedding. Since Milwaukee has the closest Lego Store to me I figured I would leave an hour early and swing by the mall and pick-a-brick and build-a-fig and still make it on time. I walked in the mall only to see a giant Lego Statue of Liberty. Turns out there was an exhibition of American monuments throughout the place. This was at Mayfair Mall in Milwaukee, but the pamphlet said it was a traveling exhibit. I thought you guys might like to see the pictures.  The United States Capitol  Another shot of Capitol. I tried to capture how much floor space this thing took up.  Some Winter Time MOC that I'm don't think was part of the exhibit, but I took a picture anyway.  More Winter Moc.  Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Where the Declaration of Independence was signed.  Old North Church, which is in Boston. Where Paul Revere' saw the lanterns.  Jefferson Memorial. I'm not sure why, but people tried to throw coins into it.  The Mall rendered in Lego.  The Supreme Court.  Anothe angle of the SCOTUS  You wouldn't know this building if you weren't from Milwaukee, or a Baseball fan, but it is the home of the Brewers, Miller Park. I'm pretty sure this wasn't part of the exhibit, but something somebody commissioned for some reason. Kinda neat.  More Miller Park  My camera couldn't really catch it, but there was a game going on inside. The real stadium does have a Harley Davidson mounted above left field.  This Fuckoff huge Washington Monument.  The frieze on the Capitol  Libby  The White House I ended up being a half an hour late to the reception. 
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Jun 22, 2015 01:12
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Oh my God that better come to Boston
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Jun 22, 2015 01:41
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http://www.lego.com/en-us/club/member/articles/details/americana-roadshow-schedule-897d257715ad4897b1744ca57df22e26 Well that's a pretty limited tour.
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Jun 22, 2015 02:44
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That Capitol building is amazing.
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Jun 22, 2015 05:52
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How did I miss the stadium?
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Jun 22, 2015 19:35
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Knormal posted:http://www.lego.com/en-us/club/member/articles/details/americana-roadshow-schedule-897d257715ad4897b1744ca57df22e26 I know I saw some of those models here in Utah within the last year, which makes me wonder if there aren't separate "tours" that are reusing a lot of the same exhibits.
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Jun 22, 2015 20:08
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I talked about it many pages back but I've "finished" a build of a Hall of Armor MOC / vignette to hold my Iron Man figs. I'm hesitant to call it completely done since it's my first MOC and I'm uncertain as to how strong the base is or if I should spruce it up any, but I think it looks good for now.
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Jun 22, 2015 21:45
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Looks nice. I like that you've got the robot arm there as well. I'd like to make something like that myself but I never get round to stuff like that before I'm distracted by the next idea. For now it is still the Plastic Bag of Armor for my Iron Mans. I'd want to make a similar one for Batmans as well now I've got a nice variety of those.
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Jun 22, 2015 22:04
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I can send you the .lxf if you like. I know that's not really a substitute for building instructions but it's so modular I don't think it would be a problem.
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Colonial Air Force posted:Oh my God that better come to Boston It already has. The Natick mall was the first mall the Lego Americana Roadshow appeared in.
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Jun 23, 2015 13:43
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Zodack posted:I talked about it many pages back but I've "finished" a build of a Hall of Armor MOC / vignette to hold my Iron Man figs. I'm hesitant to call it completely done since it's my first MOC and I'm uncertain as to how strong the base is or if I should spruce it up any, but I think it looks good for now. That's absolutely amazing
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Jun 23, 2015 13:51
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Zodack posted:I can send you the .lxf if you like. I know that's not really a substitute for building instructions but it's so modular I don't think it would be a problem. Oh, that'd be great if it's not too much trouble. Thanks!
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McDragon posted:Oh, that'd be great if it's not too much trouble. Thanks! Here's a Google Drive link to download the .lxf. I'll just make it available to anyone in the thread who is interested. Just don't go pretending you made it or whatever I guess, not that any of you would do that anyways.
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Jun 24, 2015 07:21
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Is the UCS B-wing supposed to just have an extra orange circle sticker in case you gently caress it up? It appears there are only 2 intended orange circles on it. Also, can someone tell me what the part # is on the 2 little gold guns on the front of the cockpit? veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Jun 25, 2015 |
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Jun 25, 2015 02:13
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NESguerilla posted:Is the UCS B-wing supposed to just have an extra orange circle sticker in case you gently caress it up? It appears there are only 2 intended orange circles on it. I never used my stickers so I don't know, but the parts are 64644 telescopes
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Jun 25, 2015 03:07
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The series 5 mixels appear to be sold out with no restocking date on the Lego shop. Is this likely to change, or should I start looking for them locally? (Weirdly the set with all 9 series 5 mixels, while currently unavailable, says it will be shipped in 30 days. Is that a sign the individual ones will be available again as well?) My husband and I recently discovered the fun of these little guys and I was hoping to get them if they went on sale like the last few series of mixels.
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Finally read through most of this thread so time to post. I wasn't a big Lego kid but got into them with my daughter as she was growing up. I work in IT sitting looking at a screen all day, something about the slowing down to put a set together and the tactile feel of the bricks is appealing to me. I have a few sets that we built together when she was younger like the Harry Potters and the pirate ship. The latest editions are the Ghostbusters Ecto and the Marvel. I don't have any rhyme or reason to what I buy, other than what I can afford and what jumps out at me. I need to re-organize my shelves through if I continue adding. Also, seeing this artic icebreaker set makes me want to mod it to look like the camp from John Carpenter's The Thing. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=35290726&cp=2255956.2273442.2255962.3696486.10971509&parentPage=family 
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Next car is an F40: http://brickset.com/article/15598/10248-ferrari-f40-press-release Looks kind of janky in pictures but I bet it looks good in person.. the video makes it look great.
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Jun 25, 2015 14:46
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What's with that guy's crazy blinking. Is he trying to communicate via his eyes in morse code? Either way the F40 is an instant buy for me, especially at a $90 MSRP for that many peices.
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Jun 25, 2015 15:58
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How many pieces is it? It looks tiny for a $90 set. Pretty cool though.
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Jun 25, 2015 17:32
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1100 pieces, so there's gonna be a ton of small plates in there.
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Jun 25, 2015 17:40
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Hopefully it looks nice next to the Mini Cooper and VW Bus.
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tomapot posted:Also, seeing this arctic icebreaker set makes me want to mod it to look like the camp from John Carpenter's The Thing. There's also this: 
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Jun 25, 2015 20:59
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I'm so excited for that Ferrari. Hopefully I don't have to import this one too. Still don't have the 24 hour car in the states.
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Jun 25, 2015 21:15
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w00tazn posted:What's with that guy's crazy blinking. Is he trying to communicate via his eyes in morse code.  the guys in those promo videos are always incredibly awkward and look like they are trying not to faint. I like how he rolls it away at the end like a mic drop.
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Jun 25, 2015 23:08
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NESguerilla posted:
Lego OUT. <walks off>
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w00tazn posted:What's with that guy's crazy blinking. Is he trying to communicate via his eyes in morse code? Blueprints of a thousand LEGO sets, past and future, flash before his eyes as just transient images. His powers too great, he takes solace in the fact that he was able to produce at least one work, this Ferrari F40, for you the consumer.
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NESguerilla posted:
Jamie is okay. He's pretty comfortable in front of the camera.
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