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Sunk Dunk posted:I can’t wait until I have a kid and can buy all of these sets under the guise it’s for children and not a giant man baby I don’t have kids and the toy store isn’t gonna stop me from buying cool toys.
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I built the not-Lego Blade Runner police spinner and HOLY gently caress what an aggravating build. I don’t know what I was expecting with off-brand legos but there were a lot of shakey build moments with parts that didn’t grip well and the whole thing came apart in my hands repeatedly while building it. Like, the end result is pretty, but Jesus Christ I am terrified to touch it for fear of it falling apart. Seriously considering taking superglue to it to keep it together. I’m not optimistic that the 2049 spinner will be any better.
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PriorMarcus posted:Do you have any pictures? I love off brand, difficult builds. I don’t have pics handy, but this is where I bought it from: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3545983881...emis&media=COPY
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I saw some knock-off lego trains last night. ANyone make a 65 dollar Big Boy?
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HootTheOwl posted:I saw some knock-off lego trains last night. ANyone make a 65 dollar Big Boy? You talking about this one? https://www.yourwobb.com/products/jie-star-59005-the-bigboy-steam-locomotive?variant=40851767099548 Jiestar is one of the big knockoff manufacturers. Having actually seen the big boy in person (and very jealous my wife/kid got to see it moving, I didn't), it isn't nearly big enough as a lego set
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trevorreznik posted:You talking about this one? Did it seem worth it at that price? Because I’m not gonna lie, it looks rad.
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trevorreznik posted:You talking about this one? I fell down a hole last night and there are A-Lot of them. https://www.amazon.com/Nifeliz-Stea...0NsaWNrPXRydWU= https://www.amazon.com/TOYSLY-Build...0NsaWNrPXRydWU= https://www.amazon.com/Chunbrommisa...c0-4513d670b6bc
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Xenomrph posted:Did it seem worth it at that price? Because I’m not gonna lie, it looks rad. nono I meant I saw the real big boy at this event. I haven't seen the jiestar one.  The amazon links are weird- I wonder if those places are buying from China and relabeling them? trevorreznik fucked around with this message at 18:06 on May 24, 2023 |
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Is that the one at the train museum in Sacramento? E: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_4294 It's that one that I was thinking of. Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 18:09 on May 24, 2023 |
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Waltzing Along posted:Is that the one at the train museum in Sacramento? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYYzhjUzCOU edit quick google says the Sacramento one is a replica
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Yeah, I want to say last year it was just slowly trucking across the US and people would just wait by a railroad crossing for it to come.
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Somehow every thread I follow goes into train discussions. Probably not a good sign
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Sunk Dunk posted:Somehow every thread I follow goes into train discussions. Probably not a good sign Haven't seen it happening in the Red Letter Media thread yet thankfully.
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:Haven't seen it happening in the Red Letter Media thread yet thankfully. Hold my beer.
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I’ve never understood the fascination with trains, the slowest, dullest, and ugliest forms of transportation in existence. Now, let’s talk about planes (but only warbirds and X-planes because commercial aviation is similarly dull as gently caress and I do not get the appeal). 
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I guess the train people are the ones who like the big airliners. They are just as complicated and boring as trains. I prefer the cool, small planes. Either flying them in a simulator, or building them as legos brand building blocks. The small ones just look better and are more fun.
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I have a FASCINATING book on the design of steam trains in the US from the late 1800's up until they fell out of use. I'm a boring train person, aren't I  A nice, UCS-style (and ideally Lego train scale) model of a Big Boy or even better a T1 would be a take-the-afternoon-off-work day 1 purchase for me.
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I think being a boring train person only applies if you have 10,000 shots of trainspotting photos uploaded to Flickr along with breathless descriptions of how excited you were to see that specific model and designation. Taking up a third of the floor space at brickworld counts to me as well. Having history books is fun and informative. 
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Trains are cool. We need more trains.
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Lego trains are my bag and the modulars are secondary. I have three of the 4559 yellow train on a 9v setup. The massive train setups at Lego conventions are my favorite part and I wish they had half the space instead of just a third.
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Steam locomotives own, I like steam locomotives. 
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Trains aren't really my thing, but I am enjoying watching my favorite machinist youtuber build a functioning model steam engine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiAWsopdr0A
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UCS cabforward and/or all those streamline trains plz and thank you
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I’ve never understood the fascination with trains, the slowest, dullest, and ugliest forms of transportation in existence.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I’ve never understood the fascination with trains, the slowest, dullest, and ugliest forms of transportation in existence. Model railroad layouts are almost as cool as Lego, especially the huge ones that old boomers do. All real trains are cool by association. I remember seeing one that had a ton of tunnels when I was like 6 and it just hit hard.
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If LEGO made all the Lionel cold war space race bullshit but with Legos I would make a model railroad and become a train guy
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https://youtu.be/MZXdsM_3Xjs Search lights, missiles, exploding cars, helicopters And cows https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1-nda5Pxe2Q-ByamaPBU0HnTnoDFMQ0xGgw&usqp=CAU
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HootTheOwl posted:If LEGO made all the Lionel cold war space race bullshit but with Legos I would make a model railroad and become a train guy I hadn't heard of this but it fits my theory on why model railroads were considered Adult but Legos/other toys weren't until the last decade or so.
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trevorreznik posted:I hadn't heard of this but it fits my theory on why model railroads were considered Adult but Legos/other toys weren't until the last decade or so. Because the boomers who grew up on model railroad toys can afford a 150 GG1 that no kid can afford and now millennials are old enough to do the same. And I live at the intersection of my dad being the boomer who had an extensive model railroad collection and kid who built LEGO accessories for the model railroad, which is why I'd love morning more than a Lego model railroad with the accessory cars off the postwar era my dad was into
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the problem with trains is I kinda have wanted to build one, but the turbo train nerds will absolutely demolish me if I dare to use an unrealistic wheel arrangement or boiler or whatever the gently caress is a relevant important detail.
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I would do heinous, unspeakable things for a good Lego PRR T1 locomotive. Anyone who thinks all trains are ugly has never seen a T1, it’s literally Art Deco: The Train and it’s gorgeous. 
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Xenomrph posted:I would do heinous, unspeakable things for a good Lego PRR T1 locomotive. Fixed that for you.
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Xenomrph posted:I would do heinous, unspeakable things for a good Lego PRR T1 locomotive. I mean, sure, it’s better than most but it’s a total unicorn amongst the thousands of nearly identical greebly rectangles on wheels that people seem to obsess over. boxen posted:I'm a boring train person, aren't I You aren’t boring, friend. Only the trains themselves are.
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Carbohydrates posted:the problem with trains is I kinda have wanted to build one, but the turbo train nerds will absolutely demolish me if I dare to use an unrealistic wheel arrangement or boiler or whatever the gently caress is a relevant important detail. There was a goon in the scale modeling thread who annoyed boomers by having things like bike lanes or public transit in his train layouts. So just lean into being "wrong"
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Deeters posted:There was a goon in the scale modeling thread who annoyed boomers by having things like bike lanes or public transit in his train layouts. So just lean into being "wrong" King
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Deeters posted:There was a goon in the scale modeling thread who annoyed boomers by having things like bike lanes or public transit in his train layouts. So just lean into being "wrong" Goon rules. Got a link by chance to see his setup?
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Deeters posted:There was a goon in the scale modeling thread who annoyed boomers by having things like bike lanes or public transit in his train layouts. So just lean into being "wrong" Owns.
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