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I just got back into Lego, because I need something to de-stress and I get cool models to display from doing Lego. I picked up the Y-Wing, First Order TIE Fighter and US Capitol building at a local Lego store and grabbed the TIE Defender off an Ebay seller because I love the TIE Fighter game. I'd love to pick up some out of print sets (White House, Super Star Destroyer, TIE Interceptor) but the prices made me go  I had a few questions for everyone though. Sorry if they're obvious/dumb but I checked the OP and didn't see anything. I haven't used a Lego set since I was about 12 or so. 1. How does everyone display their models when they're done? I was thinking of putting them on a bookshelf. 2. Do the models need any kind of special cleaner to not damage the paint/stickers? 3. The Star Wars and Architecture models seem to be what I gravitate towards. Prices seem nuts though. There are some sets (Slave I, Star Destroyer, UCS TIE Fighter) that look neat but are really expensive. Are they worth picking up now or should I wait? 4. Is it normal to have extra pieces left over at the end? I'm about halfway done with the Y-Wing and I have a bunch of random little parts and I'm worried I missed a step 
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The_Doctor posted:Interestingly Lego just posted this up on FB because of GeekPrideDay (that's a thing?) and everyone wants to know about the two on the right. xzzy posted:The robot is the coolest one of the bunch.
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May 25, 2017 20:20
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axeil posted:I just got back into Lego, because I need something to de-stress and I get cool models to display from doing Lego. I picked up the Y-Wing, First Order TIE Fighter and US Capitol building at a local Lego store and grabbed the TIE Defender off an Ebay seller because I love the TIE Fighter game. 1. Whatever works for you. I had been using an IKEA Expedit until we moved, and now I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with much much less space to work with. 2. Just a regular dusting should be enough most of the time. The only bricks I tend to have a real problem with is anything black, because my greasy-rear end fingerprints get on everything. If things get really scummy you can probably get away with soaking them in a really diluted mix of either dish soap or OxyClean, rinsing them really well, then letting them air dry. This is fine for printed stuff, but stickers are... probably an issue. A lot of people in the thread don't even use them for various reasons, cleaning being one of them. 3. Yeah both those lines are really expensive, the former due to licensing and the latter due to the perception of being "premium" sets (and also some licensing.) The huge SW sets basically never go on sale, but the smaller ones that you can typically find at Walmart/Target will every now and then. Architecture is pretty much never on sale. 4. Yes. They tend to add extras of small items like 1x1 studs, cheese wedges, round studs, minifig visors, Technic pins etc. Chances are pretty good that's what you're seeing. eta: For larger purchases of things that don't normally go on sale, it helps to buy direct from LEGO online or in a LEGO Store for VIP points, especially during Double Points promos. That way at least you get *something* out of the purchase, even if it's saving on something later. rickiep00h fucked around with this message at 20:24 on May 25, 2017 |
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May 25, 2017 20:22
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axeil posted:I just got back into Lego, because I need something to de-stress and I get cool models to display from doing Lego. I picked up the Y-Wing, First Order TIE Fighter and US Capitol building at a local Lego store and grabbed the TIE Defender off an Ebay seller because I love the TIE Fighter game. I'd love to pick up some out of print sets (White House, Super Star Destroyer, TIE Interceptor) but the prices made me go Also I always recommend people get a Mega Core Magnetizer because it is the best Lego set ever made, lookit this fuckin thing  also also, holy loving poo poo, how did I miss this? apparently this is a nexo knight set???  edit: fuckerrrrrrrrr 
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May 25, 2017 20:25
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Captain Invictus posted:Also I always recommend people get a Mega Core Magnetizer because it is the best Lego set ever made, lookit this fuckin thing Nexo is secretly really badass. I almost got one of the jet/ship things at Walmart today because they're clearancing a bunch of stuff. Also almost got a Y-wing but I just can't justify LEGO purchases right now because I don't know if y'all know but Chicago is actually a really expensive place to live!
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May 25, 2017 20:28
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I bought that nexo knight set just for the wheels. Lots of great classic sets used them.
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May 25, 2017 20:38
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Are they the MCM wheels, or the ones slightly smaller?
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May 25, 2017 20:50
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rickiep00h posted:1. Whatever works for you. I had been using an IKEA Expedit until we moved, and now I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with much much less space to work with. This is really helpful, thank you! I actually did manage to get signed up for VIP points and the guy at the LEGO store liked talking to me so he gave me a 20% off Friends and Family discount. The VIP points counted for the purchase too. Pretty awesome salesman. I'll definitely be going back to that store if I end up deciding I want to do that cool Saturn V you all were just posting about. Architecture never going on sale is a bit of a bummer, but the sets also don't seem to get into the craziness of the Star Wars sets price-wise. The Capitol Building was the most expensive one I saw at $100. Glad to hear that's what's going on. Also nice that they include extras so if I lose a tiny piece everything isn't ruined. Captain Invictus posted:Extra pieces are common for small parts. Lepin might be a good choice(it's bootleg lego with similar quality to the real thing) for the insanely overpriced UCS star wars sets, depending on how you feel on knockoffs. Had good reports on the UCS Millenium Falcon and Super Star Destroyer from them. I don't know what you mean by cleaner, Legos are ready to go out of the box. I display mine in IKEA Detolf shelves, which are dirt cheap and the standard display shelf for most nerd stuff, they are mostly tempered glass and keep out most dust. I assume to buy Lepin you have to go through some shady Chinese site? I'm not opposed if I ever tried to do one of the crazier giant old builds, just wanted to know what I'd be signing myself up for. While the Mega Cor Magnetizer is neat it can't beat out the set I remember as a kid, The V-Wing (https://brickset.com/sets/6836-1/V-Wing-Fighter)  and the  THE WARP WING FIGHTER (https://brickset.com/sets/6915-1/Warp-Wing-Fighter)
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May 25, 2017 21:20
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Captain Invictus posted:Are they the MCM wheels, or the ones slightly smaller? Guess it's the smaller ones, didn't know MCM had a different sized wheel. https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=2515&in=S vs https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=2573&in=S
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May 25, 2017 21:25
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Ufo and insectoids were the height of awful big part usage in sets. Nothing from them can compare to the MIGHT of the MCM!!! Lepin can be found on aliexpress I believe.
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May 25, 2017 21:28
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Please, the Spy Trak-I could kick the rear end of the MCM with it's rad four wheel steering system.
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May 25, 2017 21:38
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axeil posted:I assume to buy Lepin you have to go through some shady Chinese site? I'm not opposed if I ever tried to do one of the crazier giant old builds, just wanted to know what I'd be signing myself up for. Captain Invictus posted:Lepin can be found on aliexpress I believe. Yep. If you search this thread for lepin, you can find goon reviews of the quality. I just got the Lepin Town Hall to go with my Lego store Detective's Office and I don't regret either purchase. After not touching Lego for a long time, these expert buildings are fun.
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May 25, 2017 21:46
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May 26, 2017 01:55
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Still waiting on Lepin to do OOP sets like MMM and Black Seas Barracuda
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May 26, 2017 02:49
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TBH I'm betting Lepin is literally stealing molds for elements and then altering them. This means no throwback sets. If only TLG would just re-issue sets. gently caress resellers, I want that big rear end Falcon.
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May 26, 2017 02:56
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Architecture sets do tend to often be on sale at Amazon for some reason. The Louvre is currently $10 off, the New York City skyline is $15 off, US Capitol is $12 off.
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May 26, 2017 03:07
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The warp wing fighter is cooler than the x-wing. Fact.
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May 26, 2017 03:29
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EvilJoven posted:TBH I'm betting Lepin is literally stealing molds for elements and then altering them. This means no throwback sets. Naw, it's not stolen molds. The Chinese company TLG uses just makes some copies at night without the tm and then those get distributed. Which means they can only make pieces that have been outsourced to China (no throw backs). It's the case for anything you have made in China.
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May 26, 2017 04:11
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But the 'lego' word is part of the mold, you can't just turn that off with the press of a button. The dimensions of lego bricks are extremely precisely documented, they aren't THAT hard to reverse engineer for anyone who knows how to use modeling software. If you wanted you could even buy the brick you want and measure everything.
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May 26, 2017 04:16
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xzzy posted:But the 'lego' word is part of the mold, you can't just turn that off with the press of a button. The difficulty with injection molding is that the final part does not have the exact dimensions of the mold. You need to compensate for minor amounts of shrinkage due to cooling and residual stresses in your material due to the viscoelastic nature of molten polymers. Let alone making it still fit decades later. This is often more art than science. Using random cheap plastic as an alternative to trusted material suppliers you have used for decades sure doesn't help either.
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El Burbo posted:Hmm, at what time of the day do these things become available? At the stroke of midnight! So stay up late on May 31st, register an account beforehand and at 00:00  Good luck! EvilJoven posted:
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May 26, 2017 12:08
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Ineptitude posted:At the stroke of midnight!
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May 26, 2017 12:19
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Flipperwaldt posted:The stroke of midnight where? Everywhere! No, the stroke of midnight for whatever timezone your Lego webpage localization is in. TBH i am not sure how that plays out for USA with its myriad of timezones but for european countries it works out pretty well!
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May 26, 2017 12:58
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If youre in the UK John Lewis seem to have the saturn available on there website. Just ordered with a collect from store date on Sunday.
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May 26, 2017 20:36
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Anyone know what day of the week (if there is one) new sets get stocked at retailers? I'm wondering if it's worth checking Target 1 more time for the new SW sets before the 20% off sale ends.
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May 26, 2017 21:08
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veni veni veni posted:Anyone know what day of the week (if there is one) new sets get stocked at retailers? I'm wondering if it's worth checking Target 1 more time for the new SW sets before the 20% off sale ends. My TRU had new sets out yesterday. Haven't been to target in a while though but mine always seems to be a week behind every other target in the country.
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May 26, 2017 21:26
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veni veni veni posted:Anyone know what day of the week (if there is one) new sets get stocked at retailers? I'm wondering if it's worth checking Target 1 more time for the new SW sets before the 20% off sale ends. Mine has Rathtar Escape and the stormtrooper buildable. Also Ultimate Batmobile.
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Finished building the Saturn V for the store demo last night, and hoo boy I was super impressed with a lot of the techniques they use for it. My only complaints are related to the instructions. In one instance it's a little difficult to tell exactly which stud a sub-assembly is supposed to connect to, so I had to look ahead to see if the bottom of the SA was flush with the bottom of the first stage rocket. Also there were a few instances where they had you place a long plate across an open space and then place another long plate perpendicular over that. It's a little trickier to do it that way, and I would've recommended you connect the plates before you place them over the gap. Hard to explain, but it'll become clear when you build it.
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There's pictures on Reddit from people who have already got their Saturn 5 (via the Walmart loophole), and it's about a metre high! Also, I grabbed the S17 diner waiter (and another retro spaceman, thought he was something else) and I hadn't appreciated that the hotdog he comes with is the regular sausage and a separate bun piece that holds the sausage! It's insane!
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May 26, 2017 23:52
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Next wave of SW sets has been partially leaked: http://imgur.com/a/kWIUH#SQAfXZo Some Rebel bomber, a New Order AT-AT equivalent and a New Order Star Destroyer.
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May 27, 2017 00:05
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The_Doctor posted:There's pictures on Reddit from people who have already got their Saturn 5 (via the Walmart loophole), and it's about a metre high! What is this walmart loophole of which you speak?
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N17R4M posted:Next wave of SW sets has been partially leaked: http://imgur.com/a/kWIUH#SQAfXZo dang, maybe it's just the angle but that AT-AT thing looks really lame
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May 27, 2017 00:40
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Just that they had it for sale a couple days ago with free 2 day shipping. But it sold out and they took it off-site.
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May 27, 2017 00:40
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Koramei posted:dang, maybe it's just the angle but that AT-AT thing looks really lame It appears to have serrated shins. I hate how the cord-trip thing went from being something someone did once, to the standard traditional way of dealing with those things.
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May 27, 2017 00:55
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N17R4M posted:Next wave of SW sets has been partially leaked: http://imgur.com/a/kWIUH#SQAfXZo Snooze, I don't need New Order versions of things I already have.
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May 27, 2017 01:44
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The New Order Star Destroyer was the most original design of TFA, so it's nice to get a set of that.
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May 27, 2017 01:59
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Neurion posted:What is this walmart loophole of which you speak? They had it for sale early on their website but eventually took it down.
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N17R4M posted:Next wave of SW sets has been partially leaked: http://imgur.com/a/kWIUH#SQAfXZo Gah, that Resistance Bomber looks like someone had half a B-wing, half a Republic Gunship and 30 minutes to make something new. Hopefully the movie version looks much better. Snoke's got a tan robe but no lightsabre, so maybe he's not a Jedi? Also, from Reddit, here's a look at how tall the Saturn V really is (the kid is three years old): 
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drat, now you got me all hype for the SV. I think I need it now.
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N17R4M posted:Next wave of SW sets has been partially leaked: http://imgur.com/a/kWIUH#SQAfXZo Welp there goes everyone's hopes that Supreme Leader Snoke is Jar Jar. Turns out he's just some white dude Compared to the standard Star Destroyer the First Order one looks...kinda lame axeil fucked around with this message at 04:11 on May 27, 2017 |
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