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Wow, such cheating on that original Ideas submission. The roof tiles and front stairs are just not pushed down all the way to “create texture”. Lego designer just said f- that.
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Did Gandalf the Chicken Slayer make it into the final version
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Having built it, I definitely prefer the original Ideas submission’s trees. The final product ones aren’t bad, but they look a little weird and sparse if you don’t have the branch angles just right. They were right to give each tree multiple shades of leaves though, that’s the one improvement.
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HootTheOwl posted:When dealing with the 4x4 turntable piece, why does it provide friction and click sometimes but other times the round piece ontop of it will spin freely? The 4x4 round brick that's designed to go with that turntable has a little nub on the inside that fits the notches on the outer ring of the turntable, giving the friction and clicking. Every other part that goes with it (eg 4x4 round plate) does not. As for why that is? I don't know, it would be useful to have a plate that you could click into a specific angle.
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bird with big dick posted:Did Gandalf the Chicken Slayer make it into the final version He did not, which is a drat shame. Each 18+ set should feature a random old guy with a knife rubber banded to him. Delorean? Old guy with a knife in the trunk. Wildflower Bouquet? Old guy with a knife hanging onto larkspur. BTS Dynamite? Old guy with a knife in the ice cream store.
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1000 Brown M and Ms posted:The 4x4 round brick that's designed to go with that turntable has a little nub on the inside that fits the notches on the outer ring of the turntable, giving the friction and clicking. Every other part that goes with it (eg 4x4 round plate) does not. As for why that is? I don't know, it would be useful to have a plate that you could click into a specific angle. Huh, that's weird.
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Those JP sets are cool but it’s a little weird that the raptor set is from babby’s first Lego line. What exactly is the overlap between (ostensibly) kids and fans of a 30 year old movie? I would have much rathered a big gently caress off pen for raptors but oh well. The visitors center is a huge disappointment. I mean I’ll still buy it but I would have liked a big modular style set that also included the control bunker, kitchen, embryo storage, and Mr Dna ride. I know we got three of those in the first retro set but boy was that a measley rear end garbage set. Oh well, I don’t expect we’re getting much more, they got most of the big moments but it would be nice to get a midi gate set for people who missed out on the UCS one though.
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Zwille posted:You can apparently modify the 911 Porsche (okay, completely rebuild) into a Countach with working doors if that’s your thing
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Out of the JP stuff, last years T-Rex Breakout looks like the one we’ll get. I dig fun dioramas like that. This years selection doesn’t appeal as much.
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bloodysabbath posted:Those JP sets are cool but it’s a little weird that the raptor set is from babby’s first Lego line. What exactly is the overlap between (ostensibly) kids and fans of a 30 year old movie? I would have much rathered a big gently caress off pen for raptors but oh well. Hits both the kid and the parent who is paying for it, I suppose?
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Slashrat posted:Hits both the kid and the parent who is paying for it, I suppose? I guess so, but whoo boy 137 pieces for $40 is a new low for Lego, even given the overall higher prices with this line. Also the only way to get Muldoon... clever girl. To quote the bloodsucking lawyer, "We can charge whatever we want! People will pay it!"
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bloodysabbath posted:To quote the bloodsucking lawyer, "We can charge whatever we want! People will pay it!" Maybe they'll have a coupon day.
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bloodysabbath posted:I guess so, but whoo boy 137 pieces for $40 is a new low for Lego, even given the overall higher prices with this line. at that price you're practically losing money by not buying it!!
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bloodysabbath posted:Those JP sets are cool but it’s a little weird that the raptor set is from babby’s first Lego line. What exactly is the overlap between (ostensibly) kids and fans of a 30 year old movie? I would have much rathered a big gently caress off pen for raptors but oh well. Kids like dinosaurs op
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boxen posted:Maybe they'll have a coupon day. lol
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Though seeing that 911 mod makes me a bit mad I didn't get the GT3RS when I saw the Stratos mod lol
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My gt3rs is still in the box. Maybe I should realize the gains on my investment and sell it.
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lego megathread:bloodysabbath posted:a huge disappointment. I mean I’ll still buy it
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The general rule of thumb is, if there's a set you're at least fairly interested in that's going into retirement it just makes sense to buy it yeah? There's an expensive one I can't really justify to myself, but I'm seeing no stock anywhere at retail price bar one place and I feel I need to pull the trigger. If I keep it in the mailing box and I change my mind, I feel I can always sell it on with only a small chance of losing money. Alas the other rule of thumb I've been following is to buy any of the cheap-y sets I see at a discount, and now I've gone from having no interest in Speed Champions to having 5 of the things in the space of a weekend. And maybe two more in a cart.
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Zwille posted:You can apparently modify the 911 Porsche (okay, completely rebuild) into a Countach with working doors if that’s your thing https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/105qywy/finished_up_the_moc_lamborghini_countach_build_by/ https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/u2kjm7/alternate_build_of_set_10295_porsche_911_by_firas/
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Cojawfee posted:My gt3rs is still in the box. Maybe I should realize the gains on my investment and sell it.
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bloodysabbath posted:Those JP sets are cool but it’s a little weird that the raptor set is from babby’s first Lego line. What exactly is the overlap between (ostensibly) kids and fans of a 30 year old movie? I would have much rathered a big gently caress off pen for raptors but oh well. They have a ton of lego tv shows aimed at kids (my kid) - lego city, lego jurassic world, lego friends, etc as well as ninjago.
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Cojawfee posted:My gt3rs is still in the box. Maybe I should realize the gains on my investment and sell it. Holy poo poo, I just looked up recent sales on Bricklink and this thing has nearly tripled in value since I bought it.
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I had one of the older speed champions porsches in a box and I ran a garage sale last fall, I sold it for $50 and that is with the goon discount. The prices on bricklink were even higher. Pretty steep price increase but I think that's normal for lines like this.. people sleep on them when they're new because they figure lego will grow tired of them but speed champions has only gotten more popular as time goes on. The aftermarket prices tend to reflect that as the completionists get on board.
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Cojawfee posted:Holy poo poo, I just looked up recent sales on Bricklink and this thing has nearly tripled in value since I bought it.
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I regret not buying one of the lime green knockoff 911s and building it as the Stratos.
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Cojawfee posted:Holy poo poo, I just looked up recent sales on Bricklink and this thing has nearly tripled in value since I bought it.
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I turned my 911 into the firas_legocars Ford GT40 a while back and it's really freaking good. The build process isn't *quite* on par with the 911 itself (a phenomenal build and display set on it's own), some of the steps feel a little bit weird and there are some gaps in the end, but all of the parts put down in a step are bordered in red so it's fairly easy to figure everything out. The angles are fantastic, the engine compartment opens and has a strut to keep it open. It's still pretty flabbergasting that Firas was able to make so many authentic body shapes from one kit. It's not the Countach, but everything I've seen or heard has said the two have very similar build quality and display factor.  https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-104861/firas_legocars/10295-ford-gt40/#details
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Slugworth posted:The used car market is insane right now. 
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1000 Brown M and Ms posted:The 4x4 round brick that's designed to go with that turntable has a little nub on the inside that fits the notches on the outer ring of the turntable, giving the friction and clicking. Every other part that goes with it (eg 4x4 round plate) does not. As for why that is? I don't know, it would be useful to have a plate that you could click into a specific angle. this thread ftw
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EL BROMANCE posted:The general rule of thumb is, if there's a set you're at least fairly interested in that's going into retirement it just makes sense to buy it yeah? There's an expensive one I can't really justify to myself, but I'm seeing no stock anywhere at retail price bar one place and I feel I need to pull the trigger. If I keep it in the mailing box and I change my mind, I feel I can always sell it on with only a small chance of losing money. Yeah this is the thought process I had behind getting the NES set. Honestly more for the TV than the NES itself (although the cartridge loader on the NES is a cute design, if flawed and requires a quick fix). Also planning on eventually doing a MOC where I replace the World 1-1 scroll with old CRT TV static/whitenoise. That said the only sets I'm looking at getting in the coming year are the Typewriter and the Meji Castle architecture set. Finally burned through about everything that I really care for, although the Speed Champions stuff is insanely tempting from a price per part perspective. The McClaren is especially tempting because of need for speed nostalgia, even though the one in need for speed 2: special edition was a different model lol
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Yeah I ended up stumping up for it, it was the Assembly Square and I’m sure the availability will pick up again I just wanted to secure one. It’s definitely staying in the box til I 100% know I’m gonna do it, but it looks so fun I can see that happening. The NES just looks so ridiculously great. When I first saw the video it felt like every 10 seconds they were blowing my mind with another feature.
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EL BROMANCE posted:Yeah I ended up stumping up for it, it was the Assembly Square and I’m sure the availability will pick up again I just wanted to secure one. It’s definitely staying in the box til I 100% know I’m gonna do it, but it looks so fun I can see that happening. it makes me feel all the worse for the atari set which just looks like a big missed opportunity. the set as a whole still looks nice, but the features/price point/techniques all just don't feel that interesting and are flawed (there's no locking mech for the hidden 'scene' so it'll just spill out if tilted). i hope they do more stuff like this though, the CRT TV looks really great. i'd love to see their take on a vintage radio or turntable. think i might have posted some MOCs of that earlier in this thread. shouldn't complain too much cause it does feel like this is the golden age of lego taking advantage of weird techniques to produce some really creative stuff you wouldn't initially associate with lego
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Oh drat, the new Fresnel lens piece is available on PAB. $0.87 for clear, $1.07 for light blue, way cheaper than I was expecting. Design ID: 1942.
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I was pretty thrilled by the Pagani Utopia set, but in my heart of hearts, I wish they had chosen the Zonda instead. So I made one!  This is way, way outside my comfort zone of American muscle, and I personally found it extremely challenging. The limitations of 6-wide really rear their head, but also made it a hell of an engaging challenge to try to figure out. All kinds of wacky techniques and connections here. Sadly, this is my first car that doesn't fit a minifig. I really tried, but it's just way too short.
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Carbohydrates posted:I was pretty thrilled by the Pagani Utopia set, but in my heart of hearts, I wish they had chosen the Zonda instead. So I made one! Can you integrate the MF into the build? I mean, not make the build to fit the MF but actually build the MF in? Perhaps just the torso?
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Waltzing Along posted:Can you integrate the MF into the build? I mean, not make the build to fit the MF but actually build the MF in? Perhaps just the torso?
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