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Doctor Spaceman posted:How does a train layout not have public transit? Freight only. Blame the US.
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Infinitum posted:Goon rules. It was baronjutter and he had a lot of stuff. Doctor Spaceman posted:How does a train layout not have public transit? Boomers seem to model 50s nostalgia railroads that are all freight trains or private railroad, instead of like a city light rail.
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May 25, 2023 11:51
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Deeters posted:It was baronjutter and he had a lot of stuff. Pro-click, his work is incredible. Love seeing the modern bay window on the side of the old building, plus the graffiti on the trains. Nice little touches.
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May 25, 2023 11:59
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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. Didn't you do a train/tunnel thing and we loved it?
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May 25, 2023 13:05
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:Pro-click, his work is incredible. Love seeing the modern bay window on the side of the old building, plus the graffiti on the trains. Nice little touches. IIRC graffiti on freight cars is another thing that ticks off old model train dudes
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May 25, 2023 14:02
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Can’t imagine anything more lame than having any kind of emotional reaction to how someone builds a model train
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May 25, 2023 14:20
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I would absolutely get into grungy urban model train setups if I had the space and money 
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May 25, 2023 14:29
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Stop buying lego and you'd have plenty of cash! The best part of model trains is the folks that make stuff out of random crap you can find around the house or the hardware store. Sure you can buy purpose made scale props but making something from nothing is way cooler to me. The space issue, can't help you there. Though my grandpa did have a solution for that, he bolted some hinges to the wall and mounted a 4x8 sheet of plywood on it. When he wasn't working on it he could fold it up out of the way. It wasn't the most over the top display but it was enough for him.
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xzzy posted:Stop buying lego and you'd have plenty of cash! Oh yeah we made a hillside from soaking paper towels in plaster and painting it brown
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May 25, 2023 14:50
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xzzy posted:Stop buying lego and you'd have plenty of cash! I don't actually buy much Lego. Warhams are my vice of choice, but even then I'm firmly in "yes but do I NEED it/will I PAINT it" territory. But drat if I can't see myself in 20 years being an old man with an elaborate train set.
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HootTheOwl posted:Didn't you do a train/tunnel thing and we loved it?
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I remember someone in this thread doing a tiny micro scale train and it looking pretty cool. But can’t remember how long ago it was.
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Carbohydrates posted:'t'weren't I  Carbohydrates posted:
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May 25, 2023 17:12
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Oh that one. Is it bad that I forget about things I've built sometimes? Also, Brickset Try Not To Be Terrible People Challenge. Difficulty level: women's football! https://brickset.com/article/95879/40634-icons-of-play-revealed Score:  Second post in the comment section!
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Wow, they were right: The train people are calling them out over the train.
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Carbohydrates posted:Oh that one. Is it bad that I forget about things I've built sometimes? "sport" "energy"
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HootTheOwl posted:*cross fingers* please please be about the trophy podium
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May 25, 2023 17:22
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There are tons of wonderful comments about that set in the reddit thread too.  $100 is pretty steep, I might buy one to save for my niece when she's old enough. BTW: Women's soccer whips rear end, gently caress the haters.
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May 25, 2023 18:44
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*checks date* It's not April 1st. I'm very confused. That set is real? It looks like a joke.
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I think it looks cute and would fit in well with a city. I'll probably try to make a modified version of it just with the minifigs we have around. I like the idea of them on little plates instead of standing, I can imagine my kid smacking a ball around with them edit: also there appears to be a crank mechanism to rotate ads underneath the stands, which is pretty funny trevorreznik fucked around with this message at 20:51 on May 25, 2023 |
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Good selection of hair and faces (hopefully all new prints) but the set's a bit odd. I guess they've tried to get a bunch of features into a reasonably sized set (sports are hard in that regard). I wonder why the players are on little bases? Train chat: Steam engines are cool as hell. Electrics and diesels are boring, may as well be modelling a bus. Lizard Combatant fucked around with this message at 20:40 on May 25, 2023 |
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:I would absolutely get into grungy urban model train setups if I had the space and money Same. This is why I play SimCity 4 and Cities: Skylines instead. Infinite model train action without need for physical space or continuous spending.
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Lizard Combatant posted:Good selection of hair and faces (hopefully all new prints) but the set's a bit odd. I guess they've tried to get a bunch of features into a reasonably sized set (sports are hard in that regard). I wonder why the players are on little bases? Hell yeah steam engines. Here’s another winner:  With one of my favorite history stories associated with it, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Locomotive_Chase https://youtu.be/IDVUiS37xfE If you’re gonna steal a train during wartime and do some casual vandalism with it, you can’t pick a cooler looking one than The General. I’d love a Lego set of that one, too.
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Lizard Combatant posted:Train chat:
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Carbohydrates posted:Bus nerds go almost as hard as train nerds Never thought that would be a thing. Always good to have someone on a lower nerd rung though.
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May 25, 2023 22:21
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!!!! $44.99 A bit expensive but at least it's available outside of the shoebox.
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Comparing it to the one from the Batcave, they are really close, but not identical. The tips of the wings are slightly different, and the air intake between the wheels aren't the same. Maybe these differences reflect variances between the 89 and 92 movies? I hope the stand alone version also includes the pop up machine guns because that feature is super cool.
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Maybe that one gets sold outside Lego too so you might be able to snag it for a couple bucks cheaper (and the joker fig which also looks distinct from the UCS one)
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deoju posted:I hope the stand alone version also includes the pop up machine guns because that feature is super cool.
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That makes sense. It would be cool if they had done two different play features with the same external appearance. Give one the machine guns and the other this feature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3SQQMmGInM&t=222s
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I'm going to order one of the Bookshop or Assembly Square this week, anyone who has both who can offer some opinions on how rad they are to build? I know theyre both retiring at the end of the year so I'll probably be getting one now and one later in the end anyway
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Aye Doc posted:I'm going to order one of the Bookshop or Assembly Square this week, anyone who has both who can offer some opinions on how rad they are to build? I know theyre both retiring at the end of the year so I'll probably be getting one now and one later in the end anyway I'm a huge book dude, and love books more than almost anything, but Assembly Square is still the better set. The actual bookshop and the townhouse are really cute, but they're both a little underwhelming compared to just how stacked AS is. If you're only going to buy one, buy AS, but I liked both of them.
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Bookshop is bottom tier modular. Assembly square is top of mid tier. IMO. AS is about to be retired. BS should have never been released. Note: I probably hate the bookshop more than anyone else here. It's very much a reworking of the Pet Store. I only recommend the BS if you haven't built any other modulars or are a completionist and buy them all. Even this years Jazzclub, which was a disappointment, was better. To be constructive. the BS is two separate modulars smooshed together and neither is particularly interesting. Of the currently available modulars I would go: Boutique Hotel. A masterpiece. Top tier. Arguably the best they've made. Definitely top 3. Police Station. gently caress the police. Also, this is a great and interesting build. Assembly Square. It's kind of an homage to all the previous modulars. It has a bunch of neat stuff. Really is a great one. Jazzclub. It actually looks quite nice but isn't a great set. Bookshop.
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Waltzing Along posted:Boutique Hotel. A masterpiece. Top tier. Arguably the best they've made. Definitely top 3. edit: I recognize that some of this is personal anti-cop sentiment so ymmv
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ACAB Always Clutch All Bricks. ACAB deoju fucked around with this message at 03:04 on May 26, 2023 |
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Robbers in LEGO land steal cookies and when they're arrested they're fed cookies
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Carbohydrates posted:edit: I recognize that some of this is personal anti-cop sentiment so ymmv there is only room for one lego cop in my home  thank you folks for the input. looking like Assembly Square will be my next modular
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I don’t have the pet shop, I love birches and book shop was my first modular, and I love it, the townhouse is awesome but I’ll agree it’s not really that detailed inside but i think of all the currently available modulars it’s the nicest. Assembly square meanwhile is just big and packed with details, like somebody trying to cram as much as possible inside a max cubic space. I’ll agree it’s a great showcase of techniques, ideas and just stuffed with details but in my opinion it feels kind of crammed and all over the place. If I had to sell one of my modulars it’d be the first to go but I can see how people might love assembly square. All the other sets just feel more personal and focused to me imo.
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I grabbed the Bookshop one with a gift card. I'm gonna make them into bookends.
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