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Just close your eyes and pretend it didn't happen.
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Jul 2, 2023 00:17
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RatHat posted:
Is this based on anything specific? Is it really just "idk throw some shapes and colors up there, that's all modern art is anyway!"
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Jul 2, 2023 00:25
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RatHat posted:
Spider-Man’s flat rear end doesn’t look so bad now, does it?
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Jul 2, 2023 00:28
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I feel like this, more than Everyone is Awesome or Queer Eye or BTS, is setting itself up to be the most controversial set.
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Jul 2, 2023 00:30
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Those 3 are all real sets, though. As bad as the BTS set is. For the most part, these wall art sets are all rear end. Starry night looks like shakiras rear end. But it's still rear end.
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Jul 2, 2023 00:31
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trevorreznik posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRiAI5xrFEM It was hard to tell with the camera panning over the grabber quickly, but it looks like there are rubber bands holding the grabbers in tension. At the top of the lift, there is probably something that pries open the outside prongs from the back, allowing the ball to slide out. Edit:/ I just got notified that the Executor I ordered earlier today (on back order) has shipped. It was listed as shipping by July 15th. UPS doesn’t have any info on the tracking number yet, so no idea if it will get here Monday, or at some point after the holiday. Orvin fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Jul 2, 2023 |
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Jul 2, 2023 00:36
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Orvin posted:It was hard to tell with the camera panning over the grabber quickly, but it looks like there are rubber bands holding the grabbers in tension. At the top of the lift, there is probably something that pries open the outside prongs from the back, allowing the ball to slide out. Yeah I just couldn't figure out what it was hitting on the back side. It's definitely rubber bands expanding around the ball to grab it Also I'm waiting for Lego to sell a 2x2 white tile with stud with a black 1x1 round tile on top of it as their true modern art display.
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Jul 2, 2023 00:39
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Carbohydrates posted:I feel like this, more than Everyone is Awesome or Queer Eye or BTS, is setting itself up to be the most controversial set. What was controversial about the Queer Eye one, it being a bit of an odd/not particularly popular show to make a set about aside? The Everyone is Awesome one I can see (for sad/stupid reasons), the BTS set was obviously mostly about the minifigs. It's all homophobia isn't it? 
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Jul 2, 2023 00:50
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RatHat posted:
Correction, there are five options don’t buy the damned set in the first place
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Jul 2, 2023 01:21
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I think it's nice that there's still 'sets we developed over COVID with no oversight' that they can release.  Zedd posted:It's all homophobia isn't it? Naturally.
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Jul 2, 2023 01:50
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The QE set also kinda just sucked. (I love EEIA though, and have it on my desk)
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Jul 2, 2023 03:15
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If anyone doesn't want their Houses of the World 2 hit me uuuup...
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Oh hey a Lego thread! I'm an almost-middle-aged guy in an almost-middle-age crisis, and decided to go back and try to relive at least part of my childhood passions because the world as it is today sucks quite a lot, thank you very much, it was better 30 years ago. So I re-discovered Lego, and I guess they're now making tons of sets just for nostalgic adults with disposable income like me?!? I obviously fell for it, hook, line and sinker. Got the Medieval blacksmith because it looked great and I've always had a thing for big buildings and the middle ages, and it wasn't excessively expensive. Also I'm not a big fan of branded stuff, when I was a kid we had pirates (not Pirates of the Caribbean or whatever), knights (not LOTR), spacemen (not Star Wars) and those are the kind of sets that give me more warm fuzzy feelings. Well anyway I assembled it, oooh and aaaahd at it a lot, played with it a while but that's definitely more of a display piece than a play piece despite being good enough at that too, especially due to the scale - bigger than most other Legos - being much more friendly to adult-sized hands. I'm in this for the beauty of the set and for the nostalgia factor both, but I do still rate playability high even if I'm not actually playing with them (or, let's say, not admitting it to strangers on the internet? Before now at least?) Then next up, I bought the Lion's Knights Castle. Still finishing assembly of that monster, and the big amount of minifigs and the tons of play potential is awesome, I especially like how it hinges open/closed and can assume different forms (are there more sets like that? I'm eyeing the Eldorado fortress too, I love modular designs I can rearrange or unfold open for play or display) Haven't got pics with me, and besides they're just the normal boring-rear end instruction booklet assemblies. Now, the interesting thing ... this weekend I'm going back to my childhood town where my parents still have my old toys, and I'm going to get alllllll those bricks back. I had a ton of stuff, so much I don't even remember what it is (I'm pretty sure I had a pirate galleon and the vintage eldorado fortress too!) and I have no idea what's still there, but according to my mom it's "2 chests + 1 cardboard box full to the brim with Legos" and I'm goddamn excited to either restore some vintage sets, or start some new MOCs with the bajillion pieces there. So that's my story, sorry for boring all of you
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Jul 3, 2023 10:58
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Welcome, pick up a Galaxy Explorer on the way out
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Welcome to our fellowship
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Jul 3, 2023 13:01
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As a kind of half-measure PAB to get 800 uncommon pieces in uncommon colors for $50, the Modern Art set isn't bad.
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Jul 3, 2023 13:28
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HootTheOwl posted:Welcome, pick up a Galaxy Explorer on the way out Definitely do this, it’s such a great build.
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Jul 3, 2023 14:31
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TorakFade , that's great! I recommend using Google lens on your phone to identify weird childhood pieces and then looking up what sets used them on bricklink.
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Jul 3, 2023 14:55
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The_Doctor posted:Definitely do this, it’s such a great build. aren't they OOP?
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Jul 3, 2023 15:23
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They are retiring the set this year and probably aren't making more, but you can still buy it. I was at a lego store last week and they had a half dozen on the shelf. The lego online shop has it too.
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Jul 3, 2023 15:25
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Thanks for the warm welcome! My wife discovered this unhealthy habit and to avoid getting slapped across the face and being told to stop wasting money, I got her the Orchid as a gift. Now she wants the Tiger (that butthole!!!  ) and the Penguin, and I'm getting her some flowers too. Long story short, another 90€ of Legos coming our way.Tomorrow they release the Eldorado fortress for VIP members, which I am (seen the prices I'm paying, you bet that I'm going to try for all the discounts I can possibly get, and I'm definitely going to pile up enough VIP points for a hefty discount on some big set in the future). Will I be strong enough to resist? No, no I won't. At least it's less expensive than my other main hobby... 
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Jul 3, 2023 15:31
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Hey new person I haven't said this to yet, get the Tallneck while you still can.
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Jul 3, 2023 16:03
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Taeke posted:Hey new person I haven't said this to yet, get the Tallneck while you still can. I actually keep meaning to build this, but I don't have anywhere to put it really 
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Jul 3, 2023 17:23
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Hey new person, since you like spending lots of $$ go back and buy Pirates of Barracuda Bay and Ninjago City. In that order. Arguably the two best sets they've ever released. Pirates is a bit cheaper.
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Jul 3, 2023 17:37
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Waltzing Along posted:Hey new person, since you like spending lots of $$ go back and buy Pirates of Barracuda Bay and Ninjago City. In that order. Arguably the two best sets they've ever released. Pirates is a bit cheaper. Out of print, or I'd second this.
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Infinitum posted:I actually keep meaning to build this, but I don't have anywhere to put it really Yes you do.
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Jul 3, 2023 18:26
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Frankly I hate the hell out of the fact that I missed the boat (so to speak) on Barracuda Bay. E: wrong piratey b word
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Jul 3, 2023 19:39
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SithDrummer posted:Frankly I hate the hell out of the fact that I missed the boat (so to speak) on Barracuda Bay. this and I am not giving someone on ebay 350€+ for it, so sadly no chance
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Jul 3, 2023 19:45
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TorakFade posted:this and I am not giving someone on ebay 350€+ for it, so sadly no chance It's hard to find. https://creephybrid.easy.co/products/zebra-blocks-698998-21322-pirates-of-barracuda-bay https://joooooy.com/products/2545-pcs-pirates-of-barracuda-bay-21322?_pos=2&_sid=6ca5287b6&_ss=r These are the only clones available I could find, most of the sites had them out of stock and only a MOC version available instead with a higher piece count. It's clearly desirable - $135 for shipping it to me from jooy, $227 from creepyhybrid in box, vs $220 after tax new. The few clones I've bought before were under half price of original MSRP.
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TorakFade posted:this and I am not giving someone on ebay 350€+ for it, so sadly no chance It's worth more than that. It was much cheaper at retail, but it's so good it is really worth it still.
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Got my wicked brick today. Two things: those clings they use to protect the pieces is a static magnet. Slotted screws suuuccck. The screwdriver kept sliding around the whole time
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Jul 3, 2023 23:21
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The_Doctor posted:Definitely do this, it’s such a great build. I only finished mine today and holy poo poo it's fantastic. Those arrows are just so bloody clever.
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Jul 4, 2023 08:10
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i finally finshed the titanic and holy moly it's so beautiful. pain in the rear end finding a place to put it though, it's heavy enough that it's brought shelves down and thats very exciting.
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Jul 4, 2023 08:27
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DamnitGannet posted:i finally finshed the titanic and holy moly it's so beautiful. pain in the rear end finding a place to put it though, it's heavy enough that it's brought shelves down and thats very exciting. I mean, that feels incredibly appropriate. That boat just wants to get down.
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Jul 4, 2023 08:30
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I hope this doesn't awaken anything in me.
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DamnitGannet posted:i finally finshed the titanic and holy moly it's so beautiful. pain in the rear end finding a place to put it though, it's heavy enough that it's brought shelves down and thats very exciting. Display tip: sprinkle a few of the extra pieces around the bow for an updated 2023 model
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Display tip: sprinkle a few of the extra pieces around the bow for an updated 2023 model 
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