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Ika posted:I don't like driving 2+ hours each way for something I could just order. Get a load of this guy!
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I'd really love a Lego store in New Orleans. Closest is Houston at about 4 hours drive.
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Dec 5, 2015 02:34
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I went from having a store 4 hours away in Dallas, TX to an hour in Raleigh, NC. I feel so spoiled and love it.
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Dec 5, 2015 03:44
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Here in London I have 2 stores 20 minutes from me at equidistant points, and a third about 45 minutes away. That's some uneven distribution.
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Dec 5, 2015 03:49
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We have one just north of Seattle, in the south part of Seattle, and just east of Seattle.  On top of that there are at least two third-party Lego stores, and an educational toy store in north Seattle that stocks a ton of out-of-print stuff as well as current. We're spoiled.
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Dec 5, 2015 09:01
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The one in cologne is 2hours away, but at least the cologne zoo has snow leopards to make up for the trip. But there are only like 10 lego stores in Germany, and two of those are FFM / Wiesbaden which are like 50km or less apart.
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Dec 5, 2015 09:25
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I have two I can go to within 20 minutes (they decided to stick them both in the suburbs for some reason instead of in the middle of the city at more populated malls) I avoid them like the plague though because the are dangerous.
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Dec 5, 2015 09:39
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Couple of pages back, but because a couple of people seem to take it seriously thought I should point out that I was joking about being upset that my kid wants K'nex for Christmas. It's fine with me, he can want whatever the hell he wants. But that K'nex Lego connector stuff combined with the fact my friend just got a 3D printer makes has me intrigued.
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Dec 5, 2015 10:36
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I'm pretty sure everyone else was joking around too. At least I hope so.
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Dec 5, 2015 10:45
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I'm not joking when I say knex is bad
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Dec 5, 2015 10:54
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They seem allright for building ferris wheels and
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Dec 5, 2015 10:57
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I had the Big Ball Factory when I was a kid and it was amazing. At least back then, Knex was good for building big structural and mechanical stuff, like a larger-scale Technic. I haven't viewed a new Knex set with anything but contempt for a while though. They've tried to branch into other toys' territory and it doesn't feel the same any more. 
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Dec 5, 2015 11:59
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Knex always seemed more like a physics playset thing to me. You know, hammer hits the ball, falls through all these contraptions, ends up at the end? Kind of like that. Also, secretly designed minifigs of my family members for them for Christmas. Hopefully they like them.
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Dec 5, 2015 12:37
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Is there a particular site that's generally best for ordering minifig parts? My wife is hoping to make Lego versions of her mum / dad / brother as little stocking stuffers. We had a look in the Lego store in town but the parts didn't have much variety. In the UK if that matters.
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Dec 5, 2015 12:53
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Put the Doctor Who set together yesterday. I think I have a new second favourite set. The Daleks are pretty great, they're better "in person" I think, You get a spare Sonic Screwdriver too, which is nice, don't have to make a decision on who gets it. The middle bit of the interior was a fucker to put together though. Might have had a dodgy part or two, I dunno. Did it in a different order to the instructions and that worked though. The exterior is the best bit though. As a suggestion to anyone else making it, sort out all the dark blue bits and separate them first, apart from the flat round 1x1s. Oh, and the panels too. I bet the instruction writers are cursing the show this season though, seeing as the Screwdriver seems to have been ditched. It makes a special mention of the "fact" that he's never without it.  Also the Star Wars Advent Calendar has been pretty great so far. I'll admit I got it mainly for C3PO and R2D2 though, I'm a sucker for the Christmas versions of characters. Jabba's barge and a Sarlaac which attach together, a cool droid I'd never seen before but is pretty great, a Jawa (  ) and the Sandcrawler. The instructions are so bad though, especially when everything is brown. I mean, they're the best they can do on a tiny square I guess, but drat.
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Dec 5, 2015 17:11
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McDragon posted:Put the Doctor Who set together yesterday. I think I have a new second favourite set. The Daleks are pretty great, they're better "in person" I think, You get a spare Sonic Screwdriver too, which is nice, don't have to make a decision on who gets it. They will be cursing it even more after the finale tonight. The companion from the set is dead, the screwdriver is getting a redesign and the console room is changing too.
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Dec 5, 2015 18:26
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PriorMarcus posted:They will be cursing it even more after the finale tonight. The companion from the set is dead, the screwdriver is getting a redesign and the console room is changing too. Dr. Who is awful and I don't like it  I've already had a precocious 8 year old yell at me about some inaccuracy in the set or characters or something. I'm not looking forward to more of that.
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Dec 5, 2015 18:38
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shymog posted:educational toy store in north Seattle that stocks a ton of out-of-print stuff as well as current. Where is this?
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Dec 5, 2015 19:51
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Tenterhooks posted:Is there a particular site that's generally best for ordering minifig parts? My wife is hoping to make Lego versions of her mum / dad / brother as little stocking stuffers. We had a look in the Lego store in town but the parts didn't have much variety. In the UK if that matters. Bricklink is generally the go-to place, but when I needed 3 Homer torsos, it was cheaper and easier to get them on eBay. The real challenge is trying to find the exact head and torso prints you want.
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Dec 5, 2015 19:54
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Factory posted:Where is this? 90th and Roosevelt: http://mathnificent.com/Math-N-StuffStore/
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Dec 5, 2015 20:10
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why am I getting dr. who spoilers in the lego thread? come on guys.
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Dec 5, 2015 21:30
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Pyroclastic posted:when I needed 3 Homer torsos 
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Dec 5, 2015 22:48
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News from the WallE front. Emailed Lego again and they have apparently acknowledged two diffferent problems in the neck. The 1x2 and 1x4 with the adjustable gear connectors weren't up to par and also the new ball&socket neck joint. If you specify you bought the set and you want both fixes they will send you the neck parts now and add you to a list for the ball&socket set because they are still preparing some type of package with the parts and new instruction pages and said it will be shipped out "soon". Hooray for Lego service again. The best part is not being treated like a shady bastard and having to show receipts or credit card accounts to prove it. You just ask nicely and they oblige.
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Dec 6, 2015 01:15
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Does Lego replace missing mini figures (like, lost ones for a fee not missing when it was bought)? I don't have the guys for my UCS Slave 1 and it's bugging me that it's incomplete.
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Dec 6, 2015 01:23
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You can buy each part of the minifig as a replacement part. https://wwwsecure.us.lego.com/en-us/service/replacementparts/sale
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Dec 6, 2015 05:58
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A bit bummed out I have no LEGO to put on my Christmas list this year. I'm not really into modulars and all the licensed stuff is either old or not anything I want. I already have Poe's X-wing and none of the other Force Awakens stuff really appeals to me. Guess I'll be waiting for January for Nexo Knights and the new sets.
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Dec 6, 2015 07:43
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Zodack posted:A bit bummed out I have no LEGO to put on my Christmas list this year. I'm not really into modulars and all the licensed stuff is either old or not anything I want. I already have Poe's X-wing and none of the other Force Awakens stuff really appeals to me. Guess I'll be waiting for January for Nexo Knights and the new sets. The 2015 creative brick boxes have a pretty great variety 
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Dec 6, 2015 08:36
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shymog posted:We have one just north of Seattle, in the south part of Seattle, and just east of Seattle. Wait where? I only go to the one in Bellevue but I live in North Seattle. Also what are those other stores? [Ed] shymog posted:90th and Roosevelt: Holy gently caress I have lived like 10 blocks from this for almost 3 years! Feenix fucked around with this message at 08:47 on Dec 6, 2015 |
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Dec 6, 2015 08:37
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Well one of them is the Lego Store in Alderwood
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Feenix posted:Wait where? I only go to the one in Bellevue but I live in North Seattle. Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood and down in Westfield Southcenter. Realtalk, though. I bought and built the Doctor Who set today, and I've gotta say, it's one of my favorites. I immediately swapped 12 from this set for the one I have with Lego Dimensions (correct outfit), and also handed him a guitar.
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Dec 6, 2015 10:18
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I want to swap out the trans blue bits on the time rotor for trans orange.
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Hey guys! I'm looking to start a collection with two objectives in mind. I used to play a lot with my LEGO System kits, particularly Stingrays when I was little during the late 90's. I'd like to know what are, in your opinion, the best kits to buy if I'm into: 1) Building starships 2) Building dark, modern-gothic style structures <--- I'm running a World of Darkness game (a tabletop RPG) and I want to build and take pictures of certain iconic moments of our game sessions using LEGOs Thanks in advance!
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Dec 6, 2015 15:26
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Zodack posted:A bit bummed out I have no LEGO to put on my Christmas list this year. I'm not really into modulars and all the licensed stuff is either old or not anything I want. I already have Poe's X-wing and none of the other Force Awakens stuff really appeals to me. Guess I'll be waiting for January for Nexo Knights and the new sets. Do you have wall-e and the f40? Those are the must-haves this year. Though wall-e is massively back ordered right now.
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Dec 6, 2015 15:42
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smackfu posted:What I've found odd is that the seasonal mini-sets always sell out online, but if I go to the store they have heaps of them. Proving this, my local store just now had both winter $10 sets and Doctor Who. The Santa mantle set should look nice on our mantle.
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Dec 6, 2015 17:40
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I had a little project and needed 3 people wearing white T-shirts with a custom print, so I wanted a shirtsleeve print. Homer was the only source of shirt-sleeve arms, so I bought 3 torsos and brasso'd off his collar and stomach bulge.
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Dec 6, 2015 21:25
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xzzy posted:Do you have wall-e and the f40? Those are the must-haves this year. Though wall-e is massively back ordered right now. I picked up Wall-E during the double VIP points in October or around then. I can't remember when, exactly. The F-40 looks nice but I'm not really into cars so much. It's a great set but not for me.
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Dec 6, 2015 22:49
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Holy Crap that new yellow creator car is a convertable, that does not need to remove the top brick, it folds into the trunk, that is amazing. Also that Duck Hunt set looks fun.
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Anora posted:Holy Crap that new yellow creator car is a convertable, that does not need to remove the top brick, it folds into the trunk, that is amazing. Also that Duck Hunt set looks fun. What is this Duck Hunt set? This is the second or third time I've seen it mentioned but can never find any info on it.
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Dec 7, 2015 20:24
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My guess is this one? http://brickset.com/sets/31044-1/Park-Animals 
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It's weird to me that lego puts those inverted discs on the bottom of everything now, when used as footpads they get all scratched up and lovely looking.
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