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Ingram posted:This has got to be the best micro ship I've seen. I don't know, you might wanna consider this:  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=274812 Or this:  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=277204 Or even something smaller:  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=408990 Or... gently caress it here's more:  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=466320  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=266843  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=321739  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=321663  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=322941
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Ingram posted:This has got to be the best micro ship I've seen. Full fleet: 
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Well my stuff arrived today! I have in my possession the Burj Kalifa and the Grand Emporium. Just finished the BK, took me 15 min, and I'm fairly disappointed with it. The built is uninteresting (just columns of round bricks), and the final model doesn't look much like the real BK (it seems to be missing a set of balconies. Never mind, the GE looks fun to build. Time to get cracking! Argh the manuals for my GE are all hosed. I thought Lego now mounted instructions on card to stop poo poo like mangled manuals happening. Jut fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Jan 11, 2012 |
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Jan 11, 2012 16:07
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InfinEight posted:
 That's...just. I like that.
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Jan 11, 2012 16:14
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This is the best thread title yet.
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Jan 11, 2012 16:26
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InfinEight posted:
I really dig this, it's like a cross between Fallingwater, a rack of ribs, and a Swiss Army Knife.
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Jan 11, 2012 17:15
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InfinEight posted:Or even something smaller: What piece is that on the sides?
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Jan 11, 2012 17:17
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Sockser posted:What piece is that on the sides? http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3049
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Jan 11, 2012 17:24
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Finished the first floor on the Grand Emporium. It's an interesting build so far for the most part, with only one repetitive annoying part. Some very nice build techniques (for example the shop sign, the revolving door and the escalator), and they have addressed some of the annoyances seen in the other modulars such as a big circular splodge in the middle of glass pieces due to the injection point. There are now 4 tiny blobs, one in each corner and a lego stamp at the bottom. It looks much better. Oh and the baseplate is one piece now, which gets around the joining of two green, which was kinda unstable. I also like the large glass windows which really allow you to see the interior. Speaking of interior, I've been rebuilding cafe corner, and they really cut corners (see what i did there) by not giving it some interior. Green baseplate looks poo poo.
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Jan 11, 2012 18:11
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InfinEight posted:http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3049 You can stack these like that!? I really need to buy some lego like, right now.
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Jan 11, 2012 19:01
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Sockser posted:You can stack these like that!? Well yeah, you just use the ole' half-stud offset that headlight bricks give you: 
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Jan 11, 2012 19:03
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No, I got that, it's the part in red: That's confusing me. Souldn't those intersect there? The back end is flat vertical so it shouldn't make it under the sloped edge I mean, it obviously works it just looks like it shouldn't
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Jan 11, 2012 19:10
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Oh I see where you're confused. The underside of the sloped edge is open, like a roof or awning. It's not solid like an inverted slope. If I can find a picture I'll post it. Here we go, this picture shows the underside of those pieces pretty well: 
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Jan 11, 2012 19:14
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I really wish I had known how much my LEGO tank was going to cost before I started ordering parts. It adds up so fast, and then with shipping ... I was ok with ~$80. As I got close to the end and saw that it was going to be over that with the last few pieces, I was ok with the ~$100 it would cost. Now, the final tally is in. $130. gently caress. I wouldn't have done it if I had known. Oh well, at least I get a sweet-rear end tank. I would have rather bought the 8461 Williams F1 Team Racer.
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Jan 11, 2012 19:29
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^Such is the life of a Bricklink purchaser. I made my two cousins little boxes with minifigs inside for Christmas. Expected the cost to come to $40 or so for both. Three separate Bricklink orders later theres -$82 in my account. It's so so easy to go overbudget, especially because you never really know the postage cost until you have picked all the parts.
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Eurobricks had a link up to the new modular, which looks excellent: http://caramidute.ro/p/1003/town-hall
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Finished the Grand Emporium. The second and third floors are sould destroying to build, way to much repititon. The chandelier on the third floor is nice though, as is the skylight and sign on the roof. gently caress the rest with it's "x19" bits though. Now I need the pet shop, and market to complete the set
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Jan 11, 2012 23:23
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How dare LEGO support minifigs getting married at Town Hall instead of a church the way God intended??? In real news: that poo poo is massive and looks kinda retarded next to the others. And I still have to get the drat Pet Shop 
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Jan 11, 2012 23:29
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Testro posted:Eurobricks had a link up to the new modular, which looks excellent: http://caramidute.ro/p/1003/town-hall Thats the shop I have bought some of my stuff from here in Romania. They list it as in-stock with a price of approx 220 Euros...I'd check it out but not at that mark up. Bricklink to the rescue it will have to be. Wait, it's not even out until march? I'm curious now, may give them a call tomorrow. Jut fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Jan 11, 2012 |
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Jan 11, 2012 23:33
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I swear I live near the most ghetto toys r us in the world. I stopped by tonight to look for anything. The shelves are like completely empty, there was maybe 10 or so different Lego sets, mostly star wars, and that's it. No Friends/Super Hero/Technic nothing! Argh, I'm still waiting for them to get some more nano blocks in too, none of those either. 
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mattfl posted:I swear I live near the most ghetto toys r us in the world. I stopped by tonight to look for anything. The shelves are like completely empty, there was maybe 10 or so different Lego sets, mostly star wars, and that's it. No Friends/Super Hero/Technic nothing! Argh, I'm still waiting for them to get some more nano blocks in too, none of those either. What do you think of nano blocks? I saw some of those when I was at TRU and was kind of interested but I decided not to get them that day.
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mattfl posted:I swear I live near the most ghetto toys r us in the world. I stopped by tonight to look for anything. The shelves are like completely empty, there was maybe 10 or so different Lego sets, mostly star wars, and that's it. No Friends/Super Hero/Technic nothing! Argh, I'm still waiting for them to get some more nano blocks in too, none of those either. Post-Christmas, man. All of the stores in my town (TrU or otherwise) didn't get restocked until Monday or so. Patience, grasshoppa.
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Jan 12, 2012 03:43
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I've got this on my desk. Holds well enough until you start messing with it. The tolerances aren't as tight so clutching power varies between bricks. Instructions are tiny and hard to interpret sometimes. Amazon has sets pretty cheap. For a little 8 dollar piece of flair for my desk they are cool.
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Jan 12, 2012 03:57
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djfooboo posted:I've got this on my desk. The studs on that are entirely too tall, not to mention they appear to have completely smooth tops. I call shenanigans. 
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Torael_7 posted:The studs on that are entirely too tall, not to mention they appear to have completely smooth tops. I call shenanigans. On the other hand, it does look pretty simple to convert to real bricks.
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CADPAT posted:Well I was browsing the used adds and I found what I think was my very first Lego set. I knew I had a bunch of space classic WAYY back, but all I knew is I had the parts, but not what they were. When I saw the picture I had a huge flashback. I think I might still have all the parts for it! My mom keeps complaining I don't visit often enough...
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djfooboo posted:I've got this on my desk. Replace the purple and you'd have something better for your desk  e: lavender? There's like, 4 different shades of purple in the friends line 
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Torael_7 posted:The studs on that are entirely too tall, not to mention they appear to have completely smooth tops. I call shenanigans. http://www.thelivingbrick.com/2010/01/nanoblock-review-in-many-small-parts.html
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Hey does anyone have any thoughts on buying from Bricklink vs. the Lego store? I'm shopping for the MMV and calculated the following: I can get it from Europe via BL its 145$ shipped, from Canada for 172$ (I live in Canada), from the states for 165$ or from Lego for 170$. Even with the Lego VIP points, it still comes down to the equivalent of 161$, so it's still cheaper to get from Europe. I'm guessing if I brought it in from Europe or the states I'll probably get burned with customs fees anyways?
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Testro posted:Eurobricks had a link up to the new modular, which looks excellent: http://caramidute.ro/p/1003/town-hall edit nevermind, pictures here too http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/10224_Town_Hall
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Jan 12, 2012 08:00
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Holy crap. Almost 2800 pieces. That makes it the largest yet by far.
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Jan 12, 2012 08:15
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I must say, I'm a big fan of Scruffy the janitor.
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Jan 12, 2012 08:28
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Well it looks like its got a whole storey over the Fire Station and that's pretty tall. In other news I just bought this for £25:  Sadly it's not complete, but there's a huge baseplate and lots of lovely old bricks.
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Jan 12, 2012 09:24
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The_Doctor posted:Well it looks like its got a whole storey over the Fire Station and that's pretty tall. Just a-sittin' here in my shirt and tie playing with my Lego before I go to church
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Jan 12, 2012 09:33
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The exterior of the Town Hall is a little plain, and it would have been cool to maybe sacrifice some of the horizontal length to maybe have a little square or fountain or something in front, just to visually separate it from the rest of the street. However, the minifigs and interior look great and really characterful.
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Shuppiluliumas posted:Holy crap. Almost 2800 pieces. That makes it the largest yet by far. Ok, I've just called the Romanian store mentioned above and they confirmed they have it in stock?!?! It's retailing there at 800 lei (approx 155 British Pounds), what's the estimated price of the set going to be at the official launch? Just trying to figure out if I'll be better getting one from the UK in march (if it's like 120 gbp) or splurging out and getting it today. Edit: gently caress it, it looks like it's going to be pricier anyway due to the piece count....sooooo I'm going to have a busy evening tonight. Jut fucked around with this message at 12:50 on Jan 12, 2012 |
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If you're in the UK, it might be worth checking out your local Sainsburys. Just been in mine and they're selling series 6 minifigs at half price (£1). I don't know whether it's the same in other stores, but if you collect minifigs, then it could be worth taking a look. Also, this thread caused me to spend nearly £200 on Lego over the Christmas holiday. My wallet hates you all for that, but I couldn't be happier.
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Went to our local Lego Discovery Center on my kid's birthday yesterday. It's rubbish but we have annual passes and he likes it for an hour or two. He had some money from his grandfather to spend on a present so I asked him if he wanted to get something from the shop. Despite having a good selection it's not an official Lego Store, which is a shame because it never gets their promotions and stuff and there isn't one near us. They were just putting their new stock in and it was sad to see so many lines with "last chance to buy" marked on them. None of them were discounted though, which kind of sucks, but at least it helped me resist the temptation. Anyway... a whole massive Lego store to chose from with new superheroes and dinosaurs and Star Wars and he chose a £6 (well £5.40 with our 10% discount) Ninjago set  I told him he could get something else or something bigger and he was happy with that.Built it at home and it was actually a fun little play set: Some kind of snake infested cave with jumping snakes. drat good value compared to the licensed stuff as well. On the way to daycare today he told me he had changed his mind and he wanted something else as well. I swear Ninjago is like little-boy-crack. So we're going to stop off on the way home and try and find something he likes with "the red ninja" in it. I also suggested we get a baseplate and use parts from Prince of Persia set to make lots more traps for the ninja on the weekend. He suggested that the mummies (from a couple of Phaoroh's Quest sets) should be in charge of the traps and if the ninjas get past the traps they would have to fight them. So much of this thread is focused on AFOL stuff and collecting and the big exclusive sets that sometimes it's nice to be reminded how much Lego just plain loving owns as a toy. Edit: http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Venomari-Shrine-9440 This is the set we got. We all complain about Lego being expensive but I thought this was actually really good value for money as a toy. More bang for your buck than most action figure based stuff. Hoping TRU has Kai's Blade Cycle in stock as that seems to be my best Red Ninja bet. Gravy Jones fucked around with this message at 13:09 on Jan 12, 2012 |
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GidgetNomates posted:What do you think of nano blocks? I saw some of those when I was at TRU and was kind of interested but I decided not to get them that day. I think they look pretty cool and something else to put on my desk at work. I wanted to grab the space shuttle at least.
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John Carstairs posted:I must say, I'm a big fan of Scruffy the janitor. Seconded.
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