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May 18, 2021 19:10
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And extra ocean pieces so you can blot out Florida in 30 years.
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May 18, 2021 19:58
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Why wait?
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May 18, 2021 20:14
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Is that map only 1x1 studs? It might take the prize for most irritating set to build.
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May 18, 2021 20:46
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VaultAggie posted:Is that map only 1x1 studs? It might take the prize for most irritating set to build. At least they're not the square tiles.
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May 18, 2021 20:51
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I kinda like the map although a different color for the continents would be better. It's probably gonna cost more than I'd be willing to pay for it though.
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May 18, 2021 20:59
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Y'know what sounds like fun? Opening MSPaint and filling in a 128x75 .BMP one pixel at a time.
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May 18, 2021 21:11
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I pray for my fellow weirdos who make sure that the print on the pieces all faces the same way with that one.
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May 18, 2021 21:19
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FBS posted:Y'know what sounds like fun? Opening MSPaint and filling in a 128x75 .BMP one pixel at a time. The pixel artist of my teen years just got a boner I mean he does that a lot but this one's massive
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May 18, 2021 21:31
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The_Doctor posted:People in FB groups are showing their whole rear end with statements like ‘when did Lego get all political?’ and generally being trash. My usual answer is when Lando Calrissian made them change Star Wars figs from all bright yellow to various flesh tones, so Lego has been political since 2003.
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May 18, 2021 21:38
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I wouldn't answer people like that at all, it's just a dumb bigoted dog whistle. There's absolutely no reasonable discussion to be had with them.
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May 18, 2021 21:45
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VaultAggie posted:Is that map only 1x1 studs? It might take the prize for most irritating set to build. If it's like the other art sets, you build it on 16x16 plates with paint-by-numbers style instructions and then connect all the plates together with technic pins.  I got one of the Beatles sets and it was a good set to put together with movies on in the background.
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May 18, 2021 21:54
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 Step 3 is when you adjust the flat square tile ever so slightly tons of times until it's straight.
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May 18, 2021 22:14
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xzzy posted:Those people that spend who knows how much time and/or money collecting monochrome minifigs are gonna be real annoyed or real happy right now. The guy with the dedicated website selling monochrome minifigs for $9 a pop just had a brain hemorrhage and died. PKMN Trainer Red fucked around with this message at 22:22 on May 18, 2021 |
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May 18, 2021 22:14
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FBS posted:Y'know what sounds like fun? Opening MSPaint and filling in a 128x75 .BMP one pixel at a time. Lego will always be more fun because it's a physical toy. Granted, there's so many better sets you can get for the same amount of money, but I can almost see an appeal to just sticking together those small bits while listening to a podcast, or with a movie on.
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May 18, 2021 22:16
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I would 100% buy a mosaic set with blue oceans and elevation-coded land if it had alternate builds for Pangaea.
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May 18, 2021 22:35
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There's a whole crowd of people buying maps of the world who like to hang them and mark all the places they have been and use it as a conversation piece. If have several of those people as friends. They will love this map seeing as Lego is loving cool now.
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May 18, 2021 22:35
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I went to the Lego store for the first time in forever today, yay they were sold out of literally everything i went in for. But I did get to take a look at some sets in person and wow, Monkee Kid is an amazing line. I'm not the target demo and I'm not personally going to but anything from it but as kids toys they are really impressive and remind me a lot of Ninjago Movie, which is what I would consider the best builds of any kids line they have done. Also the Batwing is very cool and shockingly huge. I think that's going to be my next big one. Still no idea where I'd put it atm since I'm not huge on wall hanging. Definitely getting it though. Is the 60's Batmobile Lego store exclusive? I can't find it for sale anywhere else and Lego is always sold out. Really wanted to get that for myself and the bouquet for my mom and that was sold out too despite the website saying it was in stock  Got her the Bonsai which is also very cool, so nbd. Almost grabbed one for myself. They had a damaged box one. I should have just grabbed two.
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May 18, 2021 22:56
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Get in the habit of calling ahead of time to ask about what’s in stock.
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May 18, 2021 23:27
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Brawnfire posted:The pixel artist of my teen years just got a boner Not an empty quote. Just pure appreciation.
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May 18, 2021 23:39
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veni veni veni posted:I went to the Lego store for the first time in forever today, yay they were sold out of literally everything i went in for. Saw the 66 Batmobile at Walmart
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May 18, 2021 23:42
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I love maps, and even bathymetry, but I also wish it was topographic too. Like I actually recently got a shower curtain that's a topographic map of the world. This MOC is a bit better: https://dirks-blog.tumblr.com/LEGO-world-map
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May 18, 2021 23:44
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Jehde posted:I love maps, and even bathymetry, but I also wish it was topographic too. Like I actually recently got a shower curtain that's a topographic map of the world. that's so much better than what they're putting out it's unreal
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May 18, 2021 23:47
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Electromax posted:
i keep looking for the loss edit.
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May 18, 2021 23:48
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FBS posted:Y'know what sounds like fun? Opening MSPaint and filling in a 128x75 .BMP one pixel at a time. https://m.imgur.com/IoHU6J7 
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May 18, 2021 23:51
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veni veni veni posted:Is the 60's Batmobile Lego store exclusive? I can't find it for sale anywhere else and Lego is always sold out. Really wanted to get that for myself and the bouquet for my mom and that was sold out too despite the website saying it was in stock I ordered one from lego.com along with a bonsai. Just got an email today saying it will take longer than expected to fulfil my order and to just hang in there. Don't really have much choice.
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May 19, 2021 01:57
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engessa posted:There's a whole crowd of people buying maps of the world who like to hang them and mark all the places they have been and use it as a conversation piece. If have several of those people as friends. They will love this map seeing as Lego is loving cool now. Yeah but they also would want the continents detailed rather than the sea if it has to be either. I don't understand why the continents are flat grey...
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May 19, 2021 07:24
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I feel like a LEGO topographic map would be really cool but that mosaic thing has to be one of the most unappealing LEGO sets I’ve ever seen.
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May 19, 2021 07:51
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The_Doctor posted:People in FB groups are showing their whole rear end with statements like ‘when did Lego get all political?’ and generally being trash. People are terrible. That's not even a rainbow! 
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May 19, 2021 07:55
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How cool would it be if Lego started selling same sex wedding vignettes? I went into a store 4 years ago to buy 2 wedding sets for gay friends to combine into a 2 groom set. I told the guy in the store when he asked whether I was going to 2 weddings and he loved the idea so much, he and a colleague checked in the back to see if they had a openen package set so they could give me a second groom for free. He even called the other store in Munich to ask if they had one. They didn't, but I happily bought 2 sets then and there because that was a great experience and I loved how much they cared.
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May 19, 2021 08:05
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Hopper posted:How cool would it be if Lego started selling same sex wedding vignettes? They did a better job with the Bride / Groom brickheads by making them separate and customisable.
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May 19, 2021 08:33
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The world map would have been a cool thing imo if they went for blue tones on the oceans, and actually green, brown, sand and grey tones for the land mass, and if they would have gone a step further in regard to the mosaic idea and actually made slight elevations where larger mountain groups are (just one or two 1x1 round plates under the tile). That would have given a really good 3d effect and it might have been something I would have bought. This thing is totally unappealing to me. Then again, 1x1 tiles and plates are pieces that you can get super cheap from alternative manfucaturers, and the risk of them clutching poorly is also negligible. Pixelating a worldmap is also pretty simple. I might actually give this a try. Are there lego sets with glow in the dark 1x1 round plates? Would be cool for larger cities...
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May 19, 2021 09:12
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What you want is clear 1x1s with LEDs through the back canvas so you can simulate the cities illuminating their surroundings
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May 19, 2021 09:16
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That would be even better, but  And having worked with a bunch of the lighting sets that come with Mould King etc., I think I pass. (then again, this might be the first, good use for that astronomocially expensive board from LightStax) e: lol, lightstax already made something similar with the board: https://www.light-stax.de/shop/article/stax-weltkugel.html Price is absurd, of course, as it is for the board itself. Sadly. ee: of course someone made something similar from what I described:  hmm....two lightstax boards might work....just have to find a place that sells them way under retail... tuo fucked around with this message at 09:26 on May 19, 2021 |
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May 19, 2021 09:22
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I really like the idea of a Lego world map, have even been toying with the idea of designing one of my own, but the thing Lego has made here is so unappealing. Topographic oceans and white continents? The only redeeming quality of this set is that it will put more 16x16 technic bricks into circulation, as these are still expensive and i need 150 of them. https://www.poe-vault.com/guides/impale-cyclone-champion-build-guide This one linked and discussed above is so much better. It looks genuinely good as not just a set and display piece but it looks good as a map as well. It even has a legend at the bottom. And worst of all is that it is HALF the piece count of Lego's own map, (sure, some of these pieces have a larger volume) so it should cost roughly the same to produce.
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May 19, 2021 09:36
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I have used LEDs, wire and a psu to make posters with lights in them before, it is not difficult and costs under :10:. Combine that with additional no name base plates you don't mind damaging and a drill and that might work. You just need someone competent at designing simple circuits to figure out the exact wiring plan if you can't do it yourself. But yeah,
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May 19, 2021 09:36
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I have a bunch of similar lighting sets lying around (mostly Mould King). And since I mostly use thirdparty base- and buildplates, I have no problem drilling into them. Might give it a try (as the lighting kits already have pre-assembled 1x1 trans-clear round plates with LED and wiring in them). Might be a project for the winter, maybe the lego worldmap has been heavily discounted by then so I also could use the technic foundation from it.
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May 19, 2021 09:53
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Electromax posted:
Use the orange brick tool to perfectly align pieces like that first shot.
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May 19, 2021 09:53
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Teal brick seperator getting no love e: actually, the mosaic brick seperator is even better if you have to align a lot of 1x1 square tiles/plates
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May 19, 2021 09:55
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Spookydonut posted:Use the orange brick tool to perfectly align pieces like that first shot. I just press them against the table to get them aligned.
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