Lego thread: Shiiiiiiiit, I don't got the money for this.

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tuo: Jun 17, 2016

Soft axle plus 1x2 round thingies (whatever there name is)?

# ? Jan 21, 2020 13:44

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# ? May 30, 2024 19:20

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

I can't think of any 1x2 round things.

Do you mean 1x1 round bricks?

# ? Jan 21, 2020 13:47

tuo: Jun 17, 2016

Waltzing Along posted:

I can't think of any 1x2 round things.

Do you mean 1x1 round bricks?

The sugar canes from the gingerbread house are made out of them. They take a 1-long pin on each side....let me check brickling...

e: pin connectors

tuo fucked around with this message at 13:57 on Jan 21, 2020

# ? Jan 21, 2020 13:55

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

Got it. Now i know what you are talking about.

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=62462&idColor=3#T=P&C=3

# ? Jan 21, 2020 14:17

tuo: Jun 17, 2016

The solt axle might make it look pretty lovely, though. Is there a pin similar to the plate-modified with the interlocking teeth? I can only assume there is tons of options in the bionicle pieces, but I have neary no experience with them.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 14:24

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Are the ISS solar panels printed or stickers?

# ? Jan 21, 2020 16:32

Scipiotik: Mar 2, 2004; "I would have won the race but for that."

drgitlin posted:

Are the ISS solar panels printed or stickers?

Review says printed. Apparently there are 64 of them. Lego doesn't hate their customers that much.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 16:36

uXs: May 3, 2005; Mark it zero!

drgitlin posted:

Are the ISS solar panels printed or stickers?

For a second there I thought I was in the Space Flight thread and you were asking about the actual ISS.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:12

Carbohydrates: Nov 22, 2006; Listen, Mr. Kansas Law Dog.
Law don't go around here.
Savvy?

Scipiotik posted:

Lego doesn't hate their customers that much.

...anymore

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:19

tomapot: Apr 7, 2005; Suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness.; Oven Wrangler

Ultimate Mango posted:

This is amazing and would get 10k votes so fast.

Not a car dealer but my family business was a truck repair shop so a lot of those touches are nostalgic for me.

I�m more of a Star Wars / Ironman collector but drat if I wouldn�t scoop that up in a heartbeat. Blown away carbohydrate, excellent job!

# ? Jan 21, 2020 17:55

Carbohydrates: Nov 22, 2006; Listen, Mr. Kansas Law Dog.
Law don't go around here.
Savvy?

Thanks much, guys! I really appreciate your comments and support. To address a couple things:

I don't want to submit this to Ideas for a few reasons. First, you lose your rights to things like instructions just from submitting it. Second, I would have to put a lot of time and effort into promoting it, which is really not my jam - I don't even have a social media presence to utilize. Third, I don't think this would translate terribly well to an official set. It would definitely have to undergo a lot of changes: the cars would be unlicensed, the parking lot would be downsized or omitted, and LEGO did just release their own small car dealership set. I just don't see it working well. I'm happy enough for it to just be a MOC. If anything else, it would be a better fit for something like Bricklink's ADP if they bring that back.

Regarding a manager's office, that was originally intended, but it didn't fit in such a way that wouldn't inhibit your ability to get your hands in there - the walls are quite high, so the rooms have to be pretty wide and open to have any kind of access. It's certainly doable, but I decided against it.

As for the inflatable arm man, maybe? I didn't personally think it made a lot of sense in the context of a dealership that's trying to push a nostalgic, retro image, but the sheer tackiness is appealing.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 18:10

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

That build is one of those cases where mixing old light grey and new light grey might have worked well.

The pristine white garage floor would never exist at a shady used car lot. :v:

# ? Jan 21, 2020 18:15

bij: Feb 24, 2007

Everything about that car dealership is perfect but I cannot get over how absolutely glorious the salesmen minifigs are, they are wonderful.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 18:25

Scipiotik: Mar 2, 2004; "I would have won the race but for that."

Just to pile on, it's wonderful. I'd started on a similar idea but it was no where near as good as that!

# ? Jan 21, 2020 18:50

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

I will echo that that dealership is as perfect as it could be and to be made into an official set would only diminish it

# ? Jan 21, 2020 19:01

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011; A Soft Nylon Bag

I�m glad they made the ISS a smaller set. I was expecting a monstrosity but at $70 it�s just about at impulse buy level to kill a few hours on an afternoon.

# ? Jan 21, 2020 19:35

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Just got to make sure that those auto salesmen come with a little razzle-dazzle!

# ? Jan 22, 2020 00:17

Dogen: May 5, 2002; Bury my body down by the highwayside, so that my old evil spirit can get a Greyhound bus and ride

Ugh the new T-70 is sooo good and yet $20 more than it should be.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 02:48

Ultimate Mango: Jan 18, 2005

Carbohydrates posted:

Thanks much, guys! I really appreciate your comments and support. To address a couple things:

I don't want to submit this to Ideas for a few reasons. First, you lose your rights to things like instructions just from submitting it. Second, I would have to put a lot of time and effort into promoting it, which is really not my jam - I don't even have a social media presence to utilize. Third, I don't think this would translate terribly well to an official set. It would definitely have to undergo a lot of changes: the cars would be unlicensed, the parking lot would be downsized or omitted, and LEGO did just release their own small car dealership set. I just don't see it working well. I'm happy enough for it to just be a MOC. If anything else, it would be a better fit for something like Bricklink's ADP if they bring that back.

Regarding a manager's office, that was originally intended, but it didn't fit in such a way that wouldn't inhibit your ability to get your hands in there - the walls are quite high, so the rooms have to be pretty wide and open to have any kind of access. It's certainly doable, but I decided against it.

As for the inflatable arm man, maybe? I didn't personally think it made a lot of sense in the context of a dealership that's trying to push a nostalgic, retro image, but the sheer tackiness is appealing.

Comedy option: Lepin

# ? Jan 22, 2020 04:30

Ineptitude: Mar 2, 2010; Heed my words and become a master of the Heart _{(of Thorns)}.

Agreed, thats a well designed Lego model. I particularly like the brick built text.

As far as succeeding on Lego Ideas; That whole car dealership stereotype is pretty american. Thats not at all how (used) car dealerships are in europe, at least not here in scandinavia.
I have seen these car dealerships in american movies and always found them a bit curious as the whole operation is so different from here. I assume they are depicted very stereotyped but the stereotypes presumably are there for a reason.

It could do well on Ideas on the merit of being a well designed Lego model but im unsure how successful the nostalgia/culture bit of it will be a factor.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 13:05

Guzwar: Feb 21, 2006; Everything's coming up Milhouse!

Ultimate Mango posted:

Comedy option: Lepin

Not anymore (at least not for a month while they get a new warehouse)!

# ? Jan 22, 2020 13:52

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Guzwar posted:

Not anymore (at least not for a month while they get a new warehouse)!

They recently bought 3 new factories by all account, so I�m guessing they�re not going anywhere for a while. Just change the sign out front.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 16:18

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

China don't give a gently caress about copyrights.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 16:20

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

The_Doctor posted:

They recently bought 3 new factories by all account, so I�m guessing they�re not going anywhere for a while. Just change the brick built sign out front.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 16:35

tuo: Jun 17, 2016

Out of interest: is there anything besides bragging rights and maybe some paid promotion gigs that you get out off a published Lego Ideas set? Like "so and so much for every set sold"?

# ? Jan 22, 2020 16:42

Hermsgerv�rden: Apr 23, 2004; Møøse Trainer

They do get a percentage, it�s a royalty model. I can�t remember if it�s from gross of each retail sale or out of profits. I think it�s split with IP holders if it�s a licensed property, I assume that�s case by case.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 16:56

Vintersorg: Mar 3, 2004; President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club

That car lot is utter perfection. Great work!

# ? Jan 22, 2020 16:56

Carbohydrates: Nov 22, 2006; Listen, Mr. Kansas Law Dog.
Law don't go around here.
Savvy?

tuo posted:

Out of interest: is there anything besides bragging rights and maybe some paid promotion gigs that you get out off a published Lego Ideas set? Like "so and so much for every set sold"?

"1% of the total net sales of the product (this includes projects featuring original models based on third-party intellectual property such as a game, TV show, or movie)."

Payout ends up being in the thousands iirc. Not bad.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 16:58

veni veni veni: Jun 5, 2005

I bet saturn V has cleaned up more than any other ideas winner.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 19:00

rickiep00h: Aug 16, 2010; BATDANCE

Carbs: It's been amazing watching this whole thing unfold. I can't say anything that hasn't been already said. But I just realized I need to find that hair on the smarmy guy and a couple dark suits and make an American Psycho diorama, because there is something wrong with me.

Speaking of sadism, everyone go vote for the Untitled Goose Game Ideas set, because good meme game needs a good meme set.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 20:44

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

Vote for anything/everything that is NOT a diorama for a tv show or film franchise, imo. Those are pure laziness (except the Planet Express which the designer clearly put thought and effort into)

# ? Jan 22, 2020 21:52

Catatron Prime: Aug 23, 2010; IT ME; Toilet Rascal

rickiep00h posted:

Speaking of sadism, everyone go vote for the Untitled Goose Game Ideas set, because good meme game needs a good meme set.

Already did!

COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:

Vote for anything/everything that is NOT a diorama for a tv show or film franchise, imo. Those are pure laziness (except the Planet Express which the designer clearly put thought and effort into)

Planet express too�that�s just begging for legoification.

Ultimate Mango posted:

Comedy option: Lepin

Imma out myself as a dirty lepin liker... the bricks are actually pretty decent, like better than megablocks ever were, and especially for MOCs where I can buy the instructions directly from the designer (like the modern library) or retired lego sets with stupid secondary market gouging, my conscious doesn�t hurt too bad. My purchases over the last few months have been about fifty fifty, so I figure a rising tide lifts all ships, especially if it�s not in direct competition with anyone :shrug:

# ? Jan 22, 2020 22:33

MaliciousOnion: Sep 23, 2009; Ignorance, the root of all evil

OSU_Matthew posted:

Planet express too�that�s just begging for legoification.

The Planet Express ship is already at the review stage.

# ? Jan 22, 2020 22:51

Hermsgerv�rden: Apr 23, 2004; Møøse Trainer

Good lord it�s hard to photograph Lego. What are some tips to get passable photos with my phone, assuming no light box?

I have a nearly finished modular moc, it�s got some custom play features, I am having a very hard time getting images of the interiors particularly.

I feel like I can get better results rebuilding in Stud.io and rendering.

I would be pretty proud of my build if not for Carbohydrates posting up that masterwork dealership, but man my photos look like rear end.

# ? Jan 23, 2020 00:50

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

If you want to step up your photo game, there's no way around spending some money. Either a lightbox or a giant piece of white fabric from a fabric store or a canvas backdrop. Common household stuff you might be able to borrow would be bed sheets or a shower curtain or something.

Lighting you can kinda cheap out on, get a couple clamp lights from home depot and a pair of 60W LED bulbs. Or steal table lamps from around the house and fake it as best you can.

# ? Jan 23, 2020 00:55

sigher: Apr 22, 2008; My guiding Moonlight...

Scipiotik posted:

Review says printed. Apparently there are 64 of them. Lego doesn't hate their customers that much.

Thank gently caress, I'm stoked now.

# ? Jan 23, 2020 02:11

CommanderApaul: Aug 30, 2003; It's amazing their hands can support such awesome.

xzzy posted:

If you want to step up your photo game, there's no way around spending some money. Either a lightbox or a giant piece of white fabric from a fabric store or a canvas backdrop. Common household stuff you might be able to borrow would be bed sheets or a shower curtain or something.

Lighting you can kinda cheap out on, get a couple clamp lights from home depot and a pair of 60W LED bulbs. Or steal table lamps from around the house and fake it as best you can.

https://www.joann.com/rip-stop-nylon/xprd560961.html doubled up is great for the sides/top of a DIY lightbox, and also makes a great handheld softbox if you put it in a cheap embroidery hoop.

I built a 2x2x3 lightbox last year from scrap plywood, that fabric, and a roll of bright white paper as the back and bottom, and a couple cheap lamps on the top and either side. I wouldn't recommend it for professional use, but it's fine for taking pictures here and there.