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Who wants to see my WIP monster truck? Nobody? Well too bad, I'm posting it anyway.     Still need figure out where to put the battery, connect the wires, finish the other half of the body, make some sort of interior.... E: amount of suspension travel : Silly; 
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Groetgaffel posted:Who wants to see my WIP monster truck? That’s real neat!!! Thanks for sharing!!!   Please note, my hands are large. It’s a substantial size/weight.
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Dec 30, 2018 03:30
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Groetgaffel posted:Who wants to see my WIP monster truck? Holy poo poo dude this thing is ace.
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Dec 30, 2018 07:32
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Feenix posted:That’s real neat!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Saw that at the store today and thought really hard about buying it. How are the stickers on the roll that it comes with?
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Dec 30, 2018 08:11
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A Bad Poster posted:Saw that at the store today and thought really hard about buying it. How are the stickers on the roll that it comes with? Generic-but-cute, I suppose. I’m leaving them rolled up and locked in, for now. I feel like I need to build a stand for it, though...
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Dec 30, 2018 08:48
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The falcon is unlike anything I’ve ever built. And I’ve built a lot of big rear end Star Wars sets. I love it but it’s kind of draining and such a departure from the last massive sets I built (Ninjago city’s) which were just so entertaining and cool to build the whole time. The falcon is more like “ I will complete this to have an amazing looking model or die trying”. I’m definitely not a technic dude.
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Dec 30, 2018 09:54
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Here's a few old lego creations of mine and a buddy from the 90's. This was the last time I was big into legos, but the bucket wheel excavator has definitely lit the fire again for me. Mine:    Buddy's:    I think in general he was better at this than me, which kind of makes sense considering he went on to start his own artistic metal casting business.
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Dec 30, 2018 16:23
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veni veni veni posted:The falcon is unlike anything I’ve ever built. And I’ve built a lot of big rear end Star Wars sets. I love it but it’s kind of draining and such a departure from the last massive sets I built (Ninjago city’s) which were just so entertaining and cool to build the whole time. One thing it has going is it is easily digestible; once you get the frame built, most of the bags are separate pieces that latch onto the main structure
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Dec 30, 2018 17:12
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Welp, just ordered couple of the new technic kits. Porsche, Corvette, the lifter and that funny blue thing with two large motors. I hesitated on the corvette, because I don't realliy think it looks good, but I like the "new" idea in regard to the engine pistons, and it's not that expensive, so yeah.... Also built the chinese wall for my mother over christmas when I was over, as she got it as a present from my brother and no longer can built lego that well. Nice set, with very nice colors, especially if you ever visited the real thing. e: just read that the Mack has the same pistons as the new corvette....I guess I should have built mine 
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Dec 30, 2018 17:23
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A lot of Targets seem to have restocked Benny's SS today.
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Dec 30, 2018 17:25
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Don't open the door, it's Games Workshops' lawyers
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Dec 30, 2018 17:27
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Waltzing Along posted:A lot of Targets seem to have restocked Benny's SS today. 
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Dec 30, 2018 19:52
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Waltzing Along posted:A lot of Targets seem to have restocked Benny's SS today. Woah really? Is it a new set or did they just dust it off for the new movie? That's great though. I skipped it last time and regretted it. Edit: oh poo poo I thought you meant the ship nm... Deceptive Thinker posted:One thing it has going is it is easily digestible; once you get the frame built, most of the bags are separate pieces that latch onto the main structure Yeah I'm just finishing the bottom side and it's become increasingly fun as it shifts into plates and greebling. There's a good 10 hours there where I was feeling like I felt like I was just building a giant, rainbow cross. It at least looks like the falcon now. veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Dec 30, 2018 |
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Dec 30, 2018 20:03
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Worst, or at least the most boring, bit for me was the feet. Specifically the seventh foot. The first six you build all at once, and I'm pretty sure that was the only thing you did at that stage. So you batch build them and it's done quickly. Then, in a later bag, the last foot shows up, and it's exactly identical to the six you already powered through a while back.
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Dec 30, 2018 20:22
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tuo posted:Don't open the door, it's Games Workshops' lawyers Yeah obviously that was the inspiration there. Similarly the smaller ship I built was based on the ships from Invasion America. Bad show, but I thought it was a cool ship design.
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Dec 30, 2018 21:30
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Groetgaffel posted:Worst, or at least the most boring, bit for me was the feet.  true. I got to the seventh one and I was like sonovabitch!
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Dec 30, 2018 21:37
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Yeah obviously that was the inspiration there. Similarly the smaller ship I built was based on the ships from Invasion America. Bad show, but I thought it was a cool ship design. your work is really cool, you captured the look! that's what lego is all about .)
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Dec 30, 2018 21:44
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veni veni veni posted:Woah really? Is it a new set or did they just dust it off for the new movie? That's great though. I skipped it last time and regretted it. LOL. Didn't mean to get your hopes up.
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Dec 30, 2018 22:06
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Been building the Destiny's Bounty with my kid who got it for Christmas (well, I've been organising the pieces while he builds, and occasionally correcting his mistakes). It's a really nice model - lots of cool details (so far: a toilet with toilet roll, souvenir rack, circular 1-stud tile printed with a drinks can top to make a tiny can of soda, functioning anchor winch, stove with teapot, brick-built laser-pointer/Ultimate Weapon). It's also going to be really sweet for using in my D&D game when the party have to take an ocean voyage. For Christmas, I got the wind turbine (which I didn't initially realise comes with the Power Functions stuff included, which is nice), and the new TIE Fighter, which I plan to mod into a TIE/rb Heavy since I already have the TIE UCS and the First Order TIE/sf.
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Dec 30, 2018 22:33
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The destiny's bounty make me hopeful for a future pirate ship set. It's so good. Best ship I own.
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Dec 30, 2018 22:56
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Welp, I finished the bucket wheel excavator.  Really cool set and unlike anything I've ever built before, both in scale and complexity. Lego has really stepped up their game since the 90's. Next step is going to be adding a lot more motors and converting it to remote control, then I'll see if I can rebuild it into a stripping shovel.
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Dec 31, 2018 00:32
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Welp, I finished the bucket wheel excavator. It’s kind of janky in the motor dept but it’s a great set!
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Dec 31, 2018 00:38
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Feenix posted:It’s kind of janky in the motor dept but it’s a great set! Yeah the problem is there's too much backlash and friction in the gearing, but considering the number of functions they accomplish with a single motor that's hardly surprising. The complexity of the gear train is pretty awesome in and of itself.
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Dec 31, 2018 00:40
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Now get a second bucket wheel excavator and make them fight 
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Dec 31, 2018 01:04
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Or get the Ghost Rider minifig and set it on fire!
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Dec 31, 2018 03:19
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  Put a shelf up in my kid’s room. Not enough clearance for Ninjago city but that’s ok it weighs a lot. I think I’ll swap out some of the random stuff as I slot in future modulars, starting with the Corner Garage.
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Dec 31, 2018 05:49
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Lol are you trying to torture him? Might as well just glue a Nintendo switch to the ceiling 
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Dec 31, 2018 06:38
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veni veni veni posted:Lol are you trying to torture him? Might as well just glue a Nintendo switch to the ceiling He has a billion lego sets to play with. These are just the ornamentals. Also I’ll pull something down if he wants... but the moment a 6 y/o friend of his comes over everything he owns has been dismantled and strewn about his floor. So gently caress that. Trust me, this is an upgrade from “all the cool poo poo is down in my basement office, son.”
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Dec 31, 2018 06:56
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"No son, those are my toys."
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Dec 31, 2018 07:57
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Big Mean Jerk posted:"No son, those are my toys." Not that bad.. just like, “ hey either one of your friends or your hurricane 3 y/o sister is gonna smash this poo poo so let’s just play with it -by appointment only-.
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Dec 31, 2018 08:05
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wow I didn't know Lord Business was a goon
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Dec 31, 2018 08:09
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Attestant posted:wow I didn't know Lord Business was a goon But it isn't surprising, is it?
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Dec 31, 2018 09:02
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So who does the dusting? I'm not allowed to display uncovered Lego on shelves...
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Dec 31, 2018 11:34
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So I made a start on the wind turbine last night, intending to build the base section. I've clearly been spoiled by the Destiny's Bounty and UCS sets with their numbered bags - the turbine set has unnumbered bags with kind-of-sorted-but-not-in-a-useful-way contents. There are about 14 bags, and to do the first 7 steps of the base (baseplate + little house + base of the turbine) required opening 8 of them, and a lot of time inspecting bags to figure out where a piece was.
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It's me, I'm Lord Business.Nth Doctor posted:God I am so very much The Man Upstairs as an adult. I was talking with some folks on Sunday night about how my office is covered in LEGO because my kids get handsy and stuff goes flying. "Yeah, I love LEGO as a sculptural medium and stick pretty closely to the instructions on the sets I buy because I'm not all that clever and I buy them because I appreciate the way that they look." Nth Doctor fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Dec 31, 2018 |
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Dec 31, 2018 16:27
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Attestant posted:wow I didn't know Lord Business was a goon Hey, not that I need to defend myself, here, as it's all in good fun, but my kid has his pick of any Lego sets he wants. He can even play with/destroy Benny's Spaceship if he so chooses. But there are a few sets in the house that I'd rather not have a 3 and 6 year old dismantle. So instead, he gets them as decor in his room, which is pretty cool, IMO. (Modulars, etc.) Anything else on that shelf, he can ask to have taken down to play with, but I'd still like to avoid his malicious 3 year old sister totally destroying. 
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Dec 31, 2018 18:40
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My 1 year old niece already instinctively destroys any duplo construction put together by my 3 year old nephew. Nay, not one brick will remain upon another.
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Dec 31, 2018 18:50
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I bought a duplo train set for a relative. Turns out the electric duplo trains are cooler than the "adult" ones. There are pieces you lay on the tracks that control the train. They make it stop, reverse, turn on the lights and make various sounds. I was very impressed.
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Dec 31, 2018 18:54
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Feenix posted:but I'd still like to avoid his malicious 3 year old sister totally destroying. we are from the planet duplon we will destroy you
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So friggin' psyched for the new Speed Champions sets tomorrow. All these classic cars!
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