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On the floor, in bits, when he tries to move it off the table
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It's kind of funny looking at that set and how the sheer mass of it seems to be substantially bigger than the Falcon yet it's half the price. And it's even a licensed set from an immensely popular franchise. I think everyone is used to the Star Wars premium by now, but the markup has hit the point of sheer absurdity in some cases. The new Falcon has to be the worst deal in Lego History. The prices on Star Wars sets are a joke.
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Aug 25, 2018 08:27
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Maybe they're turning the screws on the toys that sell because Solo hasn't performed as well as they wanted in merch?
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Aug 25, 2018 08:46
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veni veni veni posted:The new Falcon has to be the worst deal in Lego History. Cloud City looks to be worse. The only saving grace is all the minifigs. But the PPP is baaaaaad.
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Aug 25, 2018 13:36
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I'm not a fan of Harry Potter but my wife loves it, I was thinking of getting it for her but there won't be anywhere to put it... it sure ain't fitting in any normal-sized cabinet.
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Aug 25, 2018 13:58
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veni veni veni posted:Where are you gonna put it On the record shelf where you can kinda see the Simpsons sets in the background. Captain Invictus posted:On the floor, in bits, when he tries to move it off the table The only parts of it that really fall off when moving are the little plate strips at the bottom covering the long brick with technic hole bases. It splits into two pieces so it’s pretty manageable. veni veni veni posted:It's kind of funny looking at that set and how the sheer mass of it seems to be substantially bigger than the Falcon yet it's half the price. And it's even a licensed set from an immensely popular franchise. I think everyone is used to the Star Wars premium by now, but the markup has hit the point of sheer absurdity in some cases. The new Falcon has to be the worst deal in Lego History. The prices on Star Wars sets are a joke. I dunno the Falcon is loving huge still. It’s like 10” longer than the castle is wide. One of the reasons I don’t want it really (besides cost) is the sheer size of it- the castle was just within the limits of what we could display. Marmaduke! posted:I'm not a fan of Harry Potter but my wife loves it, I was thinking of getting it for her but there won't be anywhere to put it... it sure ain't fitting in any normal-sized cabinet. Yeah it definitely needs a dedicated shelf or table surface.
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Aug 25, 2018 14:23
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Dogen posted:Finished the Hogwarts Castle ama
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Aug 25, 2018 15:14
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Dogen posted:Finished the Hogwarts Castle ama Salad green? Really?
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Aug 25, 2018 15:26
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I just noticed the Halloween decorations up already.
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Aug 25, 2018 15:42
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I just bought $240 worth of parts through bricks & pieces and bricklink. Can't wait to spend an entire day sorting
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Aug 25, 2018 16:05
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Carbohydrates posted:Did you gently caress up any of the stickers? One of the doors to the building that isn’t the great hall. I kind of damaged it trying to adjust it but it’s like in the upper hinge side corner so I think it’s fine. I had to consider for a while how to put the stickers in the quarter cylinder pieces because I was trying to start them from the top but I figured out it’s better to start from the side and go around the curve. Overall in my past experience if you contact customer service and say you hosed up a sticker they’ll ask you for a number (from the box or instructions, I forget) that is unique to your set to make sure you haven’t asked for replacements before and once you give it to them they’ll send you a sticker set. Habibi posted:Salad green? Really? It’s pastel really, just the night time lighting makes it look different. The_Doctor posted:I just noticed the Halloween decorations up already. Please, the cat banner and jackalope moon and stars are year round!
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Aug 25, 2018 16:30
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Habibi posted:Salad green? Really? The_Doctor posted:I just noticed the Halloween decorations up already. drat goons are quick to judge the details in the background of a picture.
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Aug 25, 2018 16:44
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s.i.r.e. posted:drat goons are quick to judge the details in the background of a picture. Hey. When you say "ama" you have to mean it. Fourth rule of the internet after not talking about the internet, not reading the comments section on articles on the internet, and this space left blank for future use. I mean, look at this: Dogen posted:It’s pastel really, just the night time lighting makes it look different. Literally Stalin's favorite color.
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s.i.r.e. posted:drat goons are quick to judge the details in the background of a picture. I’m used to receiving it, and take it in good humour.
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Aug 25, 2018 17:29
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Almost makes me miss the awful yearbook.
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Aug 25, 2018 17:34
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Aug 25, 2018 17:42
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Probably approx all the Harry Potter movies. 19-20 hours. I did one big session in which I did the first half and watched the first four movies, then two smaller sittings.
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Cojawfee posted:A guy is 3D printing a large lego technic set. I have no concept of how much 3D printing huge parts actually costs. Is it cheaper than just having a small factory make them? e: Oh it's not going to be that big 
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Aug 25, 2018 18:56
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s.i.r.e. posted:drat goons are quick to judge the details in the background of a picture. I'm the neatly organised bookcase
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I'm moving this week and I appreciate how the Bugatti fits neatly into the box it came in, if you take the lower front bumper off. Everything else is just going in boxes with lots of packing paper and crossed fingers. I already have to rebuild the Slave I but hopefully everything else survives.
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Aug 26, 2018 02:44
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I’m a big fan of sets that can fit easily back into their boxes with minimal breakdown.
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Aug 26, 2018 02:55
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I always wonder how my building speed compares to others, because 20 hours sounds like a long time. Granted, the largest set I have is the Saturn V but that only took me 5 hours.
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Aug 26, 2018 12:42
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Well the castle has 3 times as many pieces and some of them are pretty fiddly. Also I definitely took more time during the end sessions fixing things I had messed up because I was losing focus.
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Aug 26, 2018 15:17
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20 hours does seem a bit long. But everyone goes at their own pace. Also, some sets are easier/harder to find the correct pieces which is what uses up most of the time, I think. I think I normally build around 3-500 pieces an hour. That's quite a range, but as mentioned, some sets are easier to find the right pieces than others.
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Aug 26, 2018 15:32
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I deliberately slow myself down with larger sets to sort of savor the experience a bit. I could totally see spending 20 hours on something particularly special. edit: I dragged Assembly Square out over, like, 5 or 6 days just to enjoy it longer
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Aug 26, 2018 18:46
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Carbohydrates posted:I deliberately slow myself down with larger sets to sort of savor the experience a bit. I could totally see spending 20 hours on something particularly special. Did the same with the Saturn. Went at bag-a-day pace, until the last day when I did the last three all at once
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Aug 26, 2018 19:02
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Serperoth posted:Did the same with the Saturn. Went at bag-a-day pace, until the last day when I did the last three all at once I did the same thing. I did one bag a day until finally I had to finish it and rushed through the rest.
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Aug 26, 2018 19:25
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The original UCS Falcon took me like 60 hours (its all a blur) but i 1-piled it In hindsight i should have used more piles as it ended up being an unenjoyable build because of that. One of the early steps requires a piece that has a single instance, finding that specific piece in a pile of 5000 was not fun. Ineptitude fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Aug 26, 2018 |
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Aug 26, 2018 19:54
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I can’t imagine how you first thought that would be fun.
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I can see the excitement of just dumping everything in a pile and digging in. But I can also see the immediate regret. Did you also mix everything once you dumped the bags?
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Aug 26, 2018 20:07
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1pile4lyfe crew checking in
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I'm looking for a glass case I can place all of my Lego sets in. I don't have many and wouldn't mind putting 1-2 sets into each shelf. I mostly have the creator cars (Camper van, Mini Cooper, Beetle and London Bus), but my main concern would be my giant rear end Batmobile. Any suggestions?
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Aug 26, 2018 21:22
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The Ikea display case ‘detolf’ is usually the gold standard. You should easily fit 2 vehicles per shelf, and maybe the Batmobile on top with some chocks so it doesn’t roll?
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Aug 26, 2018 21:29
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Ineptitude posted:The original UCS Falcon took me like 60 hours (its all a blur) but i 1-piled it Why would you do this? It took me a few hours more than the first season of American Gods to build the Falcon (I built it while my wife watched the show).
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Aug 26, 2018 23:12
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I'm a big dumb nerd who can't choose which Star Wars lego set to buy myself for my birthday. U-Wing fighter or the Resistance Bomber?
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Aug 27, 2018 00:15
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Building from a big pile can be fun but not with a giant gray Star Wars set. Honestly I don't even know how people find the space to do that though. Like, when I was building Ninjago City one set of numbered bags took up most of my kitchen table and I think their were 19 sets of them.
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Handsome Ralph posted:I'm a big dumb nerd who can't choose which Star Wars lego set to buy myself for my birthday. I really liked the U-Wing, and I maybe buy one Star Wars set in a blue moon*. Plus it would probably display easier than the Bomber. * I have been informed that's no moon
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Aug 27, 2018 00:22
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Handsome Ralph posted:I'm a big dumb nerd who can't choose which Star Wars lego set to buy myself for my birthday. X-Wing or Y Wing
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Aug 27, 2018 00:22
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Actually, do you mean the U-Wing? Because that's been retired. 
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You should get the Y-Wing. I'm not big into star wars ships, but that's the one I'd get if forced to get one.
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