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I have been offered the lambo as a gift (not from my wife). Wife does not want more LEGO in the house. Do I accept the gift, or is it a trap?
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Ultimate Mango posted:I have been offered the lambo as a gift (not from my wife). Wife does not want more LEGO in the house. Do I accept the gift, or is it a trap? Have it delivered to my house. I’ll keep an eye on it for ya
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May 28, 2020 17:47
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Lambo is sick, but holy poo poo the price.
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May 28, 2020 18:15
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The Lambo doesn’t really seem to innovate over the Chiron and Porsche models.
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May 28, 2020 18:43
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Sure it does. It's a Lamborghini.
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May 28, 2020 18:49
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A Bad Poster posted:Sure it does. I mean, have you SEEN tractor pricing lately?
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May 28, 2020 18:50
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Darth TNT posted:I like it. Especially the horn and the angry guy at the wheel. I can see him flying across Lego city tooting his horn MAKE WAY FOR THE FUTURE, PEASANTS
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May 28, 2020 18:56
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while yelling at the people to get out of the way or be skewered.
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Ultimate Mango posted:The Lambo doesn’t really seem to innovate over the Chiron and Porsche models. That's Technic for you. I started buying Technic sets because I love gears and springs and linkages and stuff. I stopped buying Technic because every set is the same. Sometimes you get the Chiron which adds one new interesting part. Most of the time it's just some mechanism that three other sets have already done.
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May 28, 2020 19:00
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:That Lamborghini For 400 dollars I'll just buy a real Lamborghini. Anyone have any experience with installing a light kit for Ninjago City? For the most part is it a hassle (or not) to remove chunks to do your work?
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May 28, 2020 21:08
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Regarding the wiring for these light kits- the wires don’t ever get run through where pieces connect, do they? Like between two connected plates? 
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May 28, 2020 21:20
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COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:Regarding the wiring for these light kits- the wires don’t ever get run through where pieces connect, do they? Like between two connected plates? They do, they use ridiculously thin strands of wires so they can fit between bricks. They generally design the kit to minimize how much of it you have to do, but it ends up with some ugly super thin wires stashed somewhere that's normally out of sight.
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May 28, 2020 21:23
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I've never been and still can't into the look of technic stuff. It looks fun to build but I can't get past the gaps and lack of glass. No windows where there should be windows is more of a personal pet peeve though. It'll make me completely uninterested in a set lol.
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May 28, 2020 21:26
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veni veni veni posted:I've never been and still can't into the look of technic stuff. It looks fun to build but I can't get past the gaps and lack of glass. Wouldn't be too difficult to make some clear plastic pieces that would fit the set, if it's super annoying.
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May 28, 2020 21:41
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xzzy posted:They do, they use ridiculously thin strands of wires so they can fit between bricks. They generally design the kit to minimize how much of it you have to do, but it ends up with some ugly super thin wires stashed somewhere that's normally out of sight. Yeah I wouldn't want the wires in a played-with set. But Ninjago City, given its color and prominence, is set sort of... on it's own display case top in my office. I figured lights would make it neat.
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May 29, 2020 00:17
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If there is one set I’d ever gently caress around with lights on it’s Ninjago city.
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May 29, 2020 00:21
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A Bad Poster posted:Wouldn't be too difficult to make some clear plastic pieces that would fit the set, if it's super annoying. You could easily cut pieces of clear thin vacuum-form plastic to fit, and they're flexible enough to just bend to the contour of the window. One small sheet, like a 12x12, would probably get you enough material for two or more cars' worth, too. I don't know where to buy it online but it's like $2 apiece at our local surplus store when they have it.
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May 29, 2020 01:23
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Which one of you was this?
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May 29, 2020 06:25
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Deny my price match now
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May 29, 2020 06:49
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Dude only got a couple of small sets too. Also, in case you’re unaware of the narrative, the reason this Target was hit was because the police are using tear gas. Protesters wanted to buy milk to counteract the burning effects of it, and Target were refusing to sell on the orders of the police.
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May 29, 2020 07:11
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Well, it does seem that the Lambo, unlike the Bugatti and the Porsche, actually has an open bottom side, so you can see the gearbox in action and also the engine is fully visible when you open the back cover of the car. I skipped the Bugatti, but I may be tempted to buy this one as it does seem nice.
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May 29, 2020 07:26
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Man, jorts are getting stylish. I should update my wardrobe.
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The_Doctor posted:Dude only got a couple of small sets too. Also, that specific Target has employed especially aggressive stop-loss profiling against its black clientele and works closely with the Minneapolis PD.
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May 29, 2020 14:37
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The_Doctor posted:Dude only got a couple of small sets too. I'm curious what the "narrative" is for the AutoZone that got torched, or any of the other buildings they looted and burned... Either way, I can't imagine I'd be out in that mess to try and grab a Lego set lol. ChesterJT fucked around with this message at 17:18 on May 29, 2020 |
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May 29, 2020 17:11
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in lighter news, there's house in my village that I go past on my running route a couple times a week that definitely has at least one AFOL living there who loves showing off their substantial collection. They have two good sized windows facing the main road/pavement where they always have lego prominently on display and it's invariably high end sets I've seen in this thread. In the past few months we've had some UCS droids, several of the large cars like the mini cooper, Wall-E, various buildings, I think maybe some nasa sets too, there's a lot to remember. We currently have the big Ideas tree house, with the dinosaur skeletons in support. They move them and change them out constantly too, so nothing is getting too much sun. I think the frequency of swap outs has increased in lockdown too There's at least one very lucky kid living there too, if the drawings in the window are anything to go by :3 [everything RIGHT is in the window and constantly changing, they are definitely deliberately displaying to the public, I'm not some creeper who peers in windows]
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May 29, 2020 17:13
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ChesterJT posted:I'm curious what the "narrative" is for the AutoZone that got torched, or any of the other buildings they looted and burned... Do you mean the agent provocateur? Anyway, not the thread for it.
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May 29, 2020 17:39
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The_Doctor posted:Anyway, not the thread for it. Then why did you bring it up?
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May 29, 2020 17:40
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The_Doctor didn't bring it up. ... You know, I'd imagined that the LEGO thread of all threads would be one where people can put the different pieces together.
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Apollodorus posted:You know, I'd imagined that the LEGO thread of all threads would be one where people can put the different pieces together. 
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May 29, 2020 17:54
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Lego should finally do that modular police station, everyone here would love getting a big bunch of trans orange pieces.
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May 29, 2020 18:46
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ChesterJT posted:I'm curious what the "narrative" is for the AutoZone that got torched, or any of the other buildings they looted and burned...
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May 29, 2020 19:27
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This is the only thread I read on the forums that isn't near constant bickering. It's pretty nice. I think I've seen literally one slapfight in 6 years of reading it. Lego is the chillest hobby.
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May 29, 2020 20:38
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veni veni veni posted:Lego is the chillest hobby.  Lego is my super chill zen time. It’s very relaxing to just put a new set together.
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May 29, 2020 20:47
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It is literally like a rock garden, down to making constant tiny adjustments to finished sets. Very therapeutic
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May 29, 2020 21:31
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My wife and I had a great time building the Creator Pet Shop/Townhouse/Cafe over the last week, doing one bag per day after dinner and trading pages. Super relaxing.
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May 29, 2020 21:32
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Having the stuff displayed or playing with it pales in comparison with the chill of the build. It’s downright medicinal.
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May 29, 2020 21:35
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DIY as a whole (and this thread in particular) is not an appropriate place for political discussion, please take it to one of the politics forums.
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Fatkraken posted:in lighter news, there's house in my village that I go past on my running route a couple times a week that definitely has at least one AFOL living there who loves showing off their substantial collection. They have two good sized windows facing the main road/pavement where they always have lego prominently on display and it's invariably high end sets I've seen in this thread. In the past few months we've had some UCS droids, several of the large cars like the mini cooper, Wall-E, various buildings, I think maybe some nasa sets too, there's a lot to remember. We currently have the big Ideas tree house, with the dinosaur skeletons in support. They move them and change them out constantly too, so nothing is getting too much sun. I think the frequency of swap outs has increased in lockdown too Self quoting cos it got lost in Politics
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If I had more space (and disposable income) I could definitely understand having a lego backlog so I could dip into it when I'm feeling more stressed or suffering from anxiety. Thankfully it's less of an issue these days but I've really appreciated the methodical diversion in the past when I've been struggling to get my head together. It's like a comfort blanket. I remember a couple years ago at Christmas I was back visiting my family at christmas then my grandad got taken seriously ill and was on death's door a couple of times. I spent most of the time in the hospital until he was pulling through and then bought myself Saturn V, went home and built it and those were the first few hours I could fully relax.
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With the Lamborghini being released, does that mean the Bugatti is likely to be discontinued this year? I have been on the fence about picking up the Bugatti, but I like the colors a lot more than the Lambo. Building those LEGO drivetrains looks like it would totally be my thing.
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I used to build lego + watch topgear to relax whenever I was stressed out at work. Mostly switched to other hobbies, but now with covid I built a couple of sets from my backlog.
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