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Two Shades of Lego Don't kinkshame.
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Synthbuttrange posted:sort the parts by color Reminds me of when I got back to Lego for the original UCS Falcon. I ripped everything open and put it into a large pile. Then I opened the manual and started building. I was a bit surprised when my brother finished his Falcon (him beeing back into Lego a year or two longer) in quarter the time I did and looked at me quite puzzled when I said "yeah, well, finding the pieces takes time". He then explained the numbers to me. I didn't feel very clever that day...
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Sep 5, 2019 12:02
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https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1169596275873988609?s=20
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Sep 5, 2019 14:09
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I'm so happy these sell well enough to keep LEGO afloat to make cool stuff.
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Sep 5, 2019 14:22
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meh
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Sep 5, 2019 14:23
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djfooboo posted:I'm so happy these sell well enough to keep LEGO afloat to make cool stuff. Also good for keeping the supply of light grey very high, which is the most important color (blue is second).
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Sep 5, 2019 14:29
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A little underwhelming to be honest, only two minifigs and no indication of any internal detail. For the price they could have included some lighting or maybe extra ships. And finally, like the X-Wing, Lego already has a half dozen star destroyer sets, and for this size, the super star destroyer would have been a cooler set.
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Sep 5, 2019 15:07
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xzzy posted:Also good for keeping the supply of light grey very high, which is the most important color (blue is second). That dark blue is really nice.
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Sep 5, 2019 15:14
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As someone who owns the original this one seems underwhelming, especially at that price point. I'm sure it'll be far more stable as mine succumbed to a cat and thus was never rebuilt.
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Sep 5, 2019 15:17
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Scipiotik posted:As someone who owns the original this one seems underwhelming, especially at that price point. I'm sure it'll be far more stable as mine succumbed to a cat and thus was never rebuilt. I remember my cat kicking off one of the shield emitters and playing with it. Once I realized how expensive they are to replace, I got on my belly and searched really hard, really long. I found it, but it wasn't a nice search...(why do cats have to eat their prey under the sofa...) And I agree that it's underwhelming. There was the rumour of a lighting kit for it based on the Control+ box (why Control+ though? Lighting is lights on and off....), but even if it turns out to be true, it would make the set even more expensive if you want it with "official Lego lights" instead of a third party set. The new pictures also seem to indicate they didn't actually fix the gap along the center. Guess I'll keep my fingers crossed for a new UCS B-Wing, as I missed the first one. Still looking forward to the Liebherr, even though the price is pretty awful.
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Sep 5, 2019 15:26
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https://www.lego.com/en-ca/product/imperial-star-destroyer-75252 Starting to show up on the shops. 850$ Canadian. Cripes. I'm curious how the stand works/is constructed. It looks insanely light/flimsy.
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Sep 5, 2019 15:31
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For that price it should be way more SNOT than it is.
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Sep 5, 2019 15:36
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Those aren't studs, that's greebling!
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Sep 5, 2019 15:47
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Oh right I forgot the empire has a reputation for greebles being arrayed in perfect grids. 
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Sep 5, 2019 15:53
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xzzy posted:Oh right I forgot the empire has a reputation for greebles being arrayed in perfect grids. Gotta create thye trenches man.
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Sep 5, 2019 16:06
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Yeah, unfortunately this is going to be a no from me. It only has a bit more than half of the pieces as Millennium Falcon, but the price is almost the same. I also already have the one from the early 2000s and this doesn't seem that much different if I'm honest. In addition, since the redesign, Lego website is actively unpleasant to use and I can't really be bothered to deal with "cashing in" the VIP points and all that crap, not to mention that the website thinks i'm not a VIP even though I am and can login to my VIP account and see my points. Oh well.
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Sep 5, 2019 17:16
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I want to see the UCS Falcon and Star Destroyer side-by-side.
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Sep 5, 2019 17:46
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Oh. Only 4700 pieces. $650 dollars. That's not good.
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Sep 5, 2019 18:20
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It seriously only has 2 minifigs? What the gently caress? I mean, there's not really any cool minifigs you can do but didn't the Falcon have like 8 or something?
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Sep 5, 2019 18:33
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Waltzing Along posted:Oh. Only 4700 pieces. $650 dollars. That's not good. 700 dollars. yeah I dunno, I love it, but it's horrifically over priced. It's funny I also thought the Falcon's price was insane but it's a steal by comparison. It'll be something I'll probably eyeball until it wears me down in a year though. SD is one of the few things I don't have in any capacity from the OT at this point. I get why they can get away with charging a premium for these extravagant sets but I think they are shooting too high. Can't see any reason why that set should have been over $500. Its a layer of plates over a technic skeleton. Looks beautiful though. Heres the designer video since no ones posted it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CQ8iYJgrWk veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Sep 5, 2019 |
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Sep 5, 2019 18:35
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Size-wise it doesn't look that far off from the Falcon, and it has a shitload of tiny pieces. So I don't feel bad about the price and is going to get one. Then again, I'm on record having very poor judgement and impulse control when it comes to plastic. Why yes, I both collect UCS sets and Warhammer 
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Sep 5, 2019 18:45
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I love the Star Destroyer but yeah at that price I need, as others have said, more minifigs, some interior play space, and/or some lighting.
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Sep 5, 2019 18:48
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Is there really no appreciable interior on that thing? It's just, like, a ballista bolt head made of Lego?
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Sep 5, 2019 19:15
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According to the designer video, one of the biggest priorities was that you'd be able to just pick up and move around the thing as is. So it seems they've decided structural integrity > interior
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Sep 5, 2019 19:26
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Habibi posted:Is there really no appreciable interior on that thing? It's just, like, a ballista bolt head made of Lego? No, it's literally just this skeleton with a bunch of large panels attached to it: 
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Sep 5, 2019 19:31
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I get why they do it and I even agree that it's smart and good but damned if it wouldn't bother me knowing all those janky colors are in there Also, lol at how much the whole thing flexes and bends when he attaches the little blockade runner to the side. I mean, that is a really cool addition, but yikes on the structure of the thing
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Sep 5, 2019 20:08
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sigher posted:No, it's literally just this skeleton with a bunch of large panels attached to it: Ugh. I can appreciate the tiny details and greebling, but as an overall Lego product that is incredibly hard pass.
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Sep 5, 2019 20:25
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As someone who still has yet to put together the Millenium Falcon UCS even though I bought it last year, my first reaction is "oh cool!" followed by "oh well that's kind of...basic." Maybe if the sets still around in a year or two and Lego drops the price for May the 4th or something. Totally agree that a SSD or lighting would have been more welcomed.
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Sep 5, 2019 20:44
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Enough of these reissues/remakes, where’s my UCS Home One, Liberty, and Nebulon-B? 
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Sep 5, 2019 21:47
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which vintage lego theme is the most horny?
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Sep 5, 2019 21:47
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Enough of these reissues/remakes, where’s my UCS Home One, Liberty, and Nebulon-B? Besides none of those really being iconic enough for a UCS set, I think the Nebulon-B couldn’t be made at that scale and meet Lego’s fragility standards for a model.
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Sep 5, 2019 22:20
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Kanine posted:which vintage lego theme is the most horny? Is the Viking line old enough to be considered vintage? That one had tons of horns.
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Sep 5, 2019 22:29
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Still want a UCS blockade runner though. And an A-wing because seriously what the gently caress. There's been two ucs y-wings, one b-wing, and two(?) x-wings already.
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Sep 5, 2019 22:32
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I finally got enough space to build and display my Helicarrier, but I'm not totally in love with the minifigure display that is included with it. I'm thinking about replacing the current minifigures with Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk and Hawkeye. Any suggestions on how to build or modify the display stand so they'll all fit without looking too out of place?
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Sep 5, 2019 23:04
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Groetgaffel posted:Still want a UCS blockade runner though. There is a UCS blockade runner. poo poo, the one on the shelves right now is basically a UCS set except in name.
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Sep 5, 2019 23:13
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The Star Destroyer looks loving amazing and that ship is one of my favourite from Star Wars, but no way am I ever owning it at that price. Christ.
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Sep 5, 2019 23:18
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$1100 AUD-- who is this for?
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Sep 5, 2019 23:36
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$1200 NZD. Plenty of people in the NZ AFOL scene are already saving up for one, they're going to be popular here. Heaps have the UCS Falcon after all. It also helps that the first UCS Star Destroyer is 17 years old and a lot of local AFOLs didn't get into Lego (again) until recently. Also, I'm not sure 10030 was ever released in NZ in the first place, at least not widely.
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Sep 6, 2019 00:42
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But at 1200$ the only people who will be able to afford it are members of the all blacks and Jacinda Adern.
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Who said anything about 'affording' it? That sounds like financial responsibility and, as we all know, AFOLs lack that.
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