Lego thread: Shiiiiiiiit, I don't got the money for this.

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Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Don't know why I never thought to look for a Lego thread before, but I've been doing a lot recently.

Here's some Twitter threads of images of the stuff I've built this year.

https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1479185632736034822

https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1495507407384027138

https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1497608555263934465

https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1499929155663761413

# ¿ Mar 17, 2022 16:51

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 17:44

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

I finished the Mercedes F1 Speed Champions, two really great designs for one low price. Twitter thread of the process:
https://twitter.com/boco_t/status/1500599778761129986

# ¿ Mar 24, 2022 03:27

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

The McLaren Senna has a really cool visible V8, check the video clip
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/mclaren-senna-gtr-42123

# ¿ Mar 30, 2022 21:21

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Also if you want to "look for a sale / try to snipe on eBay" the Ducati Panigale is just above your requested price range but it has two gears plus neutral and a working chain. Similar to the big expensive BMW, the engine build is so cool that you end up stopping on that step and playing with the engine for a week while it's on your desk before you go on and finish putting the bike parts around it
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/ducati-panigale-v4-r-42107

# ¿ Mar 30, 2022 21:31

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Got an email that the Fiat 500 is back in stock on the site, I had already gotten it elsewhere though

# ¿ Apr 7, 2022 18:43

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

I just waited in the queue, only took a few minutes. But I was only after the orchid and the succulents, probably not moving as fast as that other stuff.

# ¿ May 1, 2022 05:13

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

BigglesSWE posted:

Shut up and watch this!

https://twitter.com/lego_group/status/1524011544086036481?s=21&t=TRrIRnykTfF1qbE8ktdf6Q

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxfj4lQ4s3_0mTqsIdwbWvf4jGh0Vz4Urw

# ¿ May 10, 2022 14:22

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

wrong thread but my shame lives below

Boco_T fucked around with this message at 20:56 on May 11, 2022

# ¿ May 11, 2022 20:38

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

lmao it was supposed to go in the F1 thread, my bad

# ¿ May 11, 2022 20:56

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Me seeing the Ferrari pic in the thread then going to look at the page on the Lego site

# ¿ May 24, 2022 15:33

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Literally A Person posted:

Here's a silly question. Can you commission designs in Lego? Like for specific objects? What's that process like?

I have definitely received a custom Lego model of my dog that my ex bought through an IG ad. It took forever to get here but it�s cool. So I�m sure they�d make something besides a pet.
https://twitter.com/boco_t/status/1514615445675933709

# ¿ Jun 15, 2022 03:54

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Literally A Person posted:

That is incredibly sweet! But as a gift I don't figure you know about how much it cost?

I found the invoice from the box and it's from "United Doggos" and cost $200, so, not a good price-per-piece but you are paying for the labor of someone creating the plans. It came with a PDF of instructions that was relatively close to what you expect from a Lego set and it uses genuine Lego pieces.

# ¿ Jun 15, 2022 13:44

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Went and found the premier picture I took at Brickfair 2011 in Chantilly, VA

# ¿ Jun 15, 2022 22:14

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

RatHat posted:

Jazz Quartet was officially revealed, finally. $99 USD, releases July 1st

Some clever part usage. I like the unprinted game controller piece used as a bowtie.

Haha, the unprinted game controller is the steering wheel on the Speed Champions Mercedes F1 car too, versatile piece

# ¿ Jun 16, 2022 01:22

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

I also finished the McLaren F1 yesterday, here's my full Twitter thread with the piece layouts and the build stages. I started laying out the first part of the Fiat 500 last night, as well.

https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1516597438336876549

# ¿ Jun 17, 2022 18:06

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

A cardboard robot that is the most common color of cardboard that we all recognize, teal

# ¿ Jun 27, 2022 15:50

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Target has a few sets on sale
https://www.target.com/pl/846059678

I got the ISS for $52.49

# ¿ Jul 11, 2022 14:59

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

How did they miss the opportunity to include these in that Atari set (sorry for using a tweet, imgur seems to be down)
https://twitter.com/JackLinFLL/status/1290296385141534720

# ¿ Jul 19, 2022 22:57

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Yeah having the engine in neutral on the motorcycles kicks rear end, if they're in neutral then you can magically roll the wheels and make the chain move without any of the pistons or gears moving

# ¿ Jul 19, 2022 23:13

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

port, left, same number of letters

# ¿ Jul 20, 2022 03:51

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

How do the licenses work, are they per-unit royalties? Maybe Atari said $100 per or something and Lego was like "well then it must be SRP $250" or whatever to justify it

# ¿ Jul 21, 2022 17:56

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Got the doll that's the same scale as the set

# ¿ Sep 25, 2022 03:37

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

If anybody's ordering today don't forget to toss in the $10 Vespa so you can use the pieces to make the Akira bike https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-124306/Mechabricks/akira-bike-alternate-build-for-lego-vespa-40517/#details

# ¿ Mar 1, 2023 15:43

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Is there a specific name or search term for building ideas for all the 1x1 pieces that are leftover? I have so many bags of 10-20 1x1 pieces in various colors, would be cool to make something in micro scale with them.

# ¿ May 16, 2023 15:47

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

I saw this on the front page of Rebrickable

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-149803/MavericBrick/the-white-city-10256-taj-mahal-alternate-build/#details

You can also look at these ones from benbuildslego
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-30968/benbuildslego/micro-minas-tirith/#details
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-29781/benbuildslego/the-lrd-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king/#details
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-76149/benbuildslego/the-return-of-the-king-skyline-lite/#details

# ¿ May 31, 2023 23:01

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Carbohydrates posted:

Pick A Brick is situational for me because they have minimums for both Best Seller and Standard parts, so if I'm doing an order that calls for both, I'll need it to A) be a pretty decent size order to hit the minimums and skip the fees, and B) not use out-of-date pieces that I can't get through PAB. As a result, I rarely use it.

On the other hand, one big appeal of PAB is that you can stock up on parts that are limited in quantity in official sets. Those koi fish tiles from 2021 that I mentioned were on PAB, so if you decided you wanted 100 of them for some reason, it's a far better resource than trying to buy from BrickLink. If you desire larger quantities of current production pieces in new condition, go for it.

The vast, vast bulk of my LEGO ordering is through BrickLink. Yes, it's rare that one seller has all the parts you need, but I can usually get a MOC ordered from 2 or 3, which isn't so bad, and the parts are arriving at my door in less than a week (from North American sellers) as opposed to, like, a month down the line or however long PAB Standard orders take right now. Prices per element are usually better and, of course, you can buy non-current-production parts on BL that aren't available on PAB. If I'm ordering parts for a specific MOC, I am using BL 99% of the time.

If you're a big loving nerd and you join an RLUG, you can also use LUGBulk once per year to order current production pieces in massive quantities at extremely reduced prices. It's like PAB on steroids. I use this if I want a few thousand of something and am willing to wait, or to plan really large MOCs like the 64 stud-wide dark green warehouse I have backburnered right now.

Thanks for this Carb, I have had your tiny house + truck MOC bookmarked for a while and I was trying to figure out how best to get it

# ¿ Jun 15, 2023 23:17

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Yesterday I did my first order of parts, for Carbohydrates's Tiny House & Chevrolet C10: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-22021/Carbohydrates/tiny-house-chevrolet-c10/

Really excited to build it, was able to get the parts in 3 orders for about $70, which is reasonable for 648 pieces. Thanks for your work Carbs! I replaced a couple of the brick red pieces with brown because they were cheaper, and the hitch thing that was black was much cheaper in yellow and since it didn't seem to be visible based on the PDF build steps I did that too.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2023 16:45

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Here's what $5 at Five Below gets you, bootLego-wise
https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1681096357879111681

# ¿ Jul 18, 2023 01:23

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

I mentioned before that I a got the parts for this, by Carbohydrates: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-22021/Carbohydrates/tiny-house-chevrolet-c10/

Here's where we are for Saturday night:

# ¿ Jul 22, 2023 22:10

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Carbohydrates posted:

Ooh, hope you dig it! This one still turns heads more than anything else I have at conventions, ha.

I'm even happier with this than almost anything I've bought officially from Lego, thanks for making it.

Only tiny thing I noticed was Tiny House step 10 the piece list box covers the instruction image, but it's obvious where they go so it didn't stop me.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2023 18:00

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Carbohydrates posted:

Ah, weird. Glad it wasn't an issue! And good call on dark red for the steps.

Yeah, had to do something other than pay apparently $13 per step for the reddish brown. The other major substitution was $2.50 for the yellow Technic toothed plate vs. $7 for the black one, and you can't even see that part after building, and then $1.40 for the brown hinge top instead of $5 for the reddish brown one. I was able to get 3 lots of parts for a total of about $75 shipped, which I think is perfectly fine for a custom 650 piece build.

# ¿ Jul 24, 2023 02:52

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Carb please sell the instructions and even a link to print the stickers please

# ¿ Jul 29, 2023 22:26

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

If the Lego McLaren F1 wasn't your thing, you can get a worse brick set from a worse F1 team and pick up the offically-licensed CaDA Alfa Romeo F1
https://decadastore.com/products/cada-alfa-romeo-f1-team-orlen-c42-c64005w

# ¿ Aug 25, 2023 19:04

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1537181046793711618

# ¿ Sep 11, 2023 16:02

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

CaDA just released a really cool one https://decadastore.com/products/cada-forest-train-station-c66031w

# ¿ Nov 15, 2023 23:22

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Sunk Dunk posted:

this rumor is good

Someone get started on custom Marlboro stickers please

# ¿ Nov 21, 2023 23:05

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

I kinda like the CaDA solar system more than the Lego one, even if "base of a bunch of generic brown bricks" is most of the reason why
https://decadastore.com/products/solar-system-c71004w
https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1705985509980361154

# ¿ Dec 1, 2023 14:54

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Sunk Dunk posted:

I like to build/collect the licensed car sets. I just realized that Optimus prime is technically a car�.i might buy that. Any other sets like this that I wouldn�t normally think of as primarily a car set?

While they are "trucks" on the outside, the Monster Jam sets all come with alternate builds for different types of cars as well. The Megaldon has a formula car build with the teeth being the bars for the cockpit, and the Dragon has a drag racer.

# ¿ Dec 31, 2023 04:50

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

CaDA's orrery is better than the Lego one https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1705985509980361154

# ¿ Feb 28, 2024 23:13

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 17:44

Boco_T: Mar 12, 2003; la calaca tilica y flaca

Butterfly Valley posted:

New podracing diorama:

I think this one is nice and I like the angles and scenery but I've resisted the dioramas so far so I don't think I'll be taking the plunge.

Now THIS is podracing

# ¿ Apr 15, 2024 15:42

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