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Alpine Mustache posted:You can see each row has the mini-fig positions staggered (There are only exposed studs on the black sections) so unless they have some crazy thick back piece everything should fit just fine. Ya I always staggered mine the same way, but my bookshelves had room for 4 rows so I went with that, and I didn't need to worry about weapons / shoulderpacks / medusas fitting. I posted them quite a while back, and imgur still has the renders. Type 2:  Type 3:   I haven't gotten around to designing a new one for the last 3 series, and the next row of my bookshelf has less room, so I'll try 3 studs deep. Ika fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Jun 12, 2016 |
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w00tazn posted:Most reports on the 24 hours car have been negative, with what I heard included some illegal or questionable build steps. Or maybe I'm just reading into people not liking the color/aero. Quoting a post 6 pages ago I absolutely hated the 24 hours car. By far the worst build i have done in all my years of building Lego. It hated it so much i took a several month break from Lego after building it. Illegal building techniques, unfun play features, flimsy and easy to break certain parts with play features in "open position". Here is the post i made about it: quote:Anyone else built the 2015-release green Technic 24Hour racer yet? Ineptitude fucked around with this message at 20:48 on Jun 12, 2016 |
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Jun 12, 2016 20:20
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I built it and am honestly curious, what were the illegal connections or place you had to bend a piece for? I didn't experience that or any of your other problems during the build. It's o e of my favorite sets and I'm now thinking about trying to figure out a way to mod an old rc car motor and battery into it.
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So I'm looking on a website that shows the Wall of Bricks for Pick a Bricks at stores. I noticed that the parts all have 2016-05-05 under them. How often do the walls switch out? Anyone have an idea?
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Jun 13, 2016 03:37
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Last I heard, they rotate about four times a year.
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Not altogether a bad day...  [Ed]  Not bad for my first wall-haul, I think? Feenix fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Jun 14, 2016 |
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Jun 13, 2016 23:45
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Oh poo poo.  
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Jun 14, 2016 12:11
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Wel hot drat, I thought they were skipping this year's car because of the Caterham?
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Jun 14, 2016 12:24
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Oh poo poo, that's awesome. Needs an alternate build to stick an off-road chassis underneath it.
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Jun 14, 2016 13:16
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That is going to look amazing next to the Mini and the VW Bus.
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Jun 14, 2016 13:40
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Million times better than the first beetle, except for the "chrome" trim on the hood. That is so hilariously bad I probably won't put it on there.
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Jun 14, 2016 13:43
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Wish I could have gotten that for my dad! It would be a perfect Father's Day gift for the guy who drive his VW beetle until the floor fell out.
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There any way to tell if a Wall-E set has the fix included or not? My wife fell in love as soon as she found out it existed but I don't want to buy one and then have to wait 2 months for the fix kit.
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There should be no un-fixed Wall-E's out there, Lego recalled them all. You'll either get a post-fix Wall-E with new instructions and the correct parts in the primary bags, or a retrofitted Wall-E that has an extra bag of parts and an instruction addendum.
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What was the issue? Fake Edit: http://brickset.com/article/16465/what-s-wrong-with-21303-wall%E2%80%A2e
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Wow. I have no interest in beetles or big lego car models but that is so cool I'll probably get it anyway. Excellent colour choice. When's the next train dammit?!
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Speaking of color, is that dark azure or the lighter shade? It's always hard to tell from photos of box art. (if it's dark azure I'm gonna jorts the poo poo out of that because it's a fabulous color shade and I don't have enough of it)
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My OG Beetle will look so derpy next to the new one.
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http://brickset.com/article/22070/10252-vw-beetle-press-release The powder blue color looks great. The new Beetle looks pretty slick, and I love that they managed to fit a full sized spare in the frunk. I love all the beach accessories too. uXs posted:Wel hot drat, I thought they were skipping this year's car because of the Caterham? Same, does this mean the Caterham isn't coming out until later in the year? kefkafloyd fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Jun 14, 2016 |
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Jun 14, 2016 17:58
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Beetle designer video, it's so chunky! https://youtu.be/o313JXCAev8
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Yeah it's pretty dang small when you see it in adult hands.. which is good. Some gaps in there I'd prefer not exist but that's just the reality of working with lego at that scale. My only big complaint is I wish they had spring for actual chrome bricks instead of that light grey. All those new pieces in azure is badass. Can't wait to do classic space stuff with that shade.
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The only thing I don't like about the beetle is the doors being made from staggered small bricks. Still an awesome set though.
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If you look at the detail shots floating around, the small bricks are caused by creating studs for interior door panel details: http://jaysbrickblog.com/2016/06/14/lego-10252-volkswagen-beetle-announcement-photos/ The brick gaps do look pretty ugly, but in my experience that's true with all lego. Put any SNOT build under studio lights and the gaps stand out like a sore thumb. Under more natural interior lighting you barely notice it.
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NESguerilla posted:The only thing I don't like about the beetle is the doors being made from staggered small bricks. Still an awesome set though. It's the same as the Mini Cooper, but it didn't bother me much on that model.
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Yeah it's not a huge deal or anything. It just kind of sticks out.
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Lizard Combatant posted:When's the next train dammit?! Seriously.
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xzzy posted:Yeah it's pretty dang small when you see it in adult hands.. which is good.
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Speaking of Creator cars. Does anyone have the mini or VW bus they would want to trade?
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Aren't they both still for sale? I'd guess the bus is out of production but I was still seeing it at the Lego store somewhat recently (I think, maybe I'm misremembering).
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xzzy posted:Aren't they both still for sale? I'd guess the bus is out of production but I was still seeing it at the Lego store somewhat recently (I think, maybe I'm misremembering). My local Lego store still has the bus.
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Just watched the creator video for Big Ben. Wasn't planning on getting it but after seeing it I may change my mind.
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New Beetle is sweet. I never got the first one and somewhat regretted it once the Van came out.
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uXs posted:Just watched the creator video for Big Ben. Wasn't planning on getting it but after seeing it I may change my mind.
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Oh wow I didn't realize yellow submarine got approved. Awesome! I'm usually annoyed by licensed ideas stuff but that is just too cool.
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Stumbled across this on imgur and I don't think I've seen any pictures of it in the thread yet:
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I promised myself I'd wait until I finished the home office project I've been working on, but now that I have some display space I built some multi-tiered risers for my minifigs: I don't have a lot of extra pieces because I basically only have minifigs and Mixels, so underneath is a quick and dirty job involving spare risers and cmf plates:  I should really buy myself one of the lego classic tubs of random bricks so I can do a better job of this.
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Knormal posted:I'm guessing they intended it to be roughly in scale with the VW van. Quick calculation based on the lengths listed on the boxes for both cars and the 1/24 scale models I have of both show they're both in about 1/14 scale with the Beetle being in a slightly bigger scale, so this is pretty likely.
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poo poo it looks like the Van is going out of production. I better grab it. Probably won't ever be too pricey though because it's been in production for what, 6 or 7 years probably?
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NESguerilla posted:poo poo it looks like the Van is going out of production. I better grab it. Probably won't ever be too pricey though because it's been in production for what, 6 or 7 years probably? I think it came out in 11. Absolutely amazing set though, one of my all time favorite sets. It's a great display piece too, when people visit they always take a look at it and open it up.
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Ordered the VW Bus the other day myself. I don't think it looks as nice as the Mini or F40 but I imagine it'll be a lot of fun to build. I wish I ordered it early in the week so I'd have it for the weekend, for awhile it was listing the estimated delivery date as tomorrow, but the tracker is now saying 1-11 days. 
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