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Catsworth posted:Does anyone remember or have a list or something that shows when the new Slave 1 is coming out? I want to say it was July or August sometime, but it was awhile ago we first heard about it so I can't be sure.
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UK Goons: Argos is doing 3 for 2 on all toys (including Lego) until the 28th Sept.
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The Daily Mirror in the UK is doing the "free mini Lego model" with every issue this week (started yesterday actually). You have to go to WH Smith or Toys R Us every day to get the set or save up 8(?) vouchers and send off for all of them at once (costs £8.99 postage though). I wasn't able to get any models last time they did this cos I couldn't get to either of the stores to pick them up, but should be able at least a few of them this week.
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Oct 24, 2010 21:03
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Testro posted:I was debating doing the Daily Mirror thing, until I realised that I wouldn't be able to get the models from WH Smith (they always run out before midday in my town, and I'm fairly confident my boss wouldn't be sympathetic to me running out for 15 minutes every morning to collect Lego models) - and I'd have to pay the £9 postage. Add that to the cost of buying the papers (around £6), I thought I'd be best putting the £15 towards a larger set that I really wanted.
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Oct 26, 2010 18:36
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Sainsburys (big supermarket chain in the UK) have been doing half price on all their toys in store recently, and I managed to grab some decent Lego bargains. The store near me only has a small toy section, but I knew they usually had some Lego in stock and I ended up getting: Shave A Sheep and UFO Attack games for £4 each Two Police helicopters (7741) for £5 each An Offroad Fire Rescue truck (7942) for £5 and a small City Fire car (7241) for £2.50 That was basically one of everything they had (well, two helicopters), bar the Police motorbike and a Star Wars IG Assassin droid battle pack (which both seemed a bit dull). Will be great for some Christmas (and upcoming birthday) presents for young relatives.
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Oct 31, 2010 00:48
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Mike the TV posted:When I was a kid my parents got me the Load N' Haul Railroad. It was amazing. Oh man, I always remember coveting that set like crazy. I've always loved the cargo train sets. Always wondered why they were hauling barrels and a tiny tractor out of a volcano though. 3 posted:Jesus, that's beautiful.
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Dec 1, 2010 20:05
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How to build a compass out of Lego WITHOUT using a magnet: http://gizmodo.com/5716181/how-to-build-a-compass-out-of-lego++without-using-any-magnets Kind of a cheat though because you have to know which way is north to start with.
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Dec 25, 2010 00:50
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Just in case there's any UK goons here who use Quidco - they have the Lego online shop on there now, with 7% cashback.
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Final Gloom posted:What's that orange piece on the side? Lifeboat.
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Feb 11, 2011 21:46
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sc0ticus posted:$400 USD!!!! That's as much as a nice netbook. Wait till it's on sale yo. Even 10% will save you $40. Yeah, but in 10 years the Death Star won't be worthless...
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May 4, 2011 18:56
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Muppetjedi posted:ATTN UK GOONS Free lgo toys from The Sun/News of the world 
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May 13, 2011 01:18
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The_Doctor posted:Pssh, that's Red Dwarf.
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Jun 28, 2011 18:49
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Anyone seen this? http://rebrickable.com/pick_set Apparently you plug in the numbers of some sets you own, and it shows you other sets you can build with the combined pieces, e.g. http://rebrickable.com/build_set?s=8142-1&s1=8143-1&s2=8156-1&s3=8157-1&s4=8671-1&c=2 Not tried it myself so not sure how well it works, but a cool concept at least.
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Sep 29, 2011 22:33
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With a little one on the way, I've been hunting around for bargain Lego/Duplo. Found a couple of decent lots on Gumtree, just need to see if they're still available. Also, planning on putting together one of these after we've moved house next month: http://www.ikeahackers.net/2008/06/weekend-project-1-hack-lego-table.html And one of these for the grown-ups (with a different graphic, not sure what though): http://www.ikeahackers.net/2011/01/ikea-lego-table.html
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Oct 3, 2011 17:29
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Gravy Jones posted:I can't get to a TRU or WHSmiths ever day but there's usually some way to get all of them if you collect the codes. Has anyone done this before and got them successfully? Those sets would make cool stocking stuffers. 
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Oct 7, 2011 19:57
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Gravy Jones posted:Well that sucks. It's the same for me. I could get to a TRU after work, but it figures they'd run out, I'd also have to pay to park there. Probably not worth it.
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Oct 8, 2011 01:23
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I think City is consistently my favourite theme. I've always coveted the cargo train and the cargo ship/dock sets. The recent planes and helicopters haven't been that great, all using that same one-piece cockpit section (the one the smaller Shuttle set uses), but that Chinook above looks really awesome.
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Oct 16, 2011 19:03
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Amoeba102 posted:I remember the old sets having a set of alternate builds on the back of the box or the instruction booklet. The couple of licensed sets I'v seen don't have these. Is it just the licensed sets or have these been scrapped on newer sets?
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Oct 26, 2011 17:44
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Gravy Jones posted:I braved Sainsburys at lunchtime (for those who don't know it's a UK supermarket chain that has a blanket half price on all toys for a week or so around this time every year) and predictably the lego had been pretty much picked clean. Not that it has a big selection to begin with.  Half of them will go as Christmas presents this year, the rest will be stockpiled for a few years until my as-yet-unborn son is old enough not to try and eat the blocks.
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Oct 27, 2011 18:40
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Got the Maersk train and Creationary from my fiancée for our anniversary this week. The train is awesome (hundreds of bloody stickers though ), and Creationary is surprisingly fun - I assumed it would be pretty easy but some of the things you have to build are fairly challenging to build small-scale. We introduced a 90 second time limit which definitely made things more interesting too.
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Nov 28, 2011 23:01
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CADPAT posted:Hey I was curious on what peoples thoughts were on stickers vs. printed blocks? Printed blocks on the other hand are awesome. No fiddly placement, don't stick multiple blocks together, and don't peel off. tactical_grace fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Dec 6, 2011 |
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Little bit of Lego-related news: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/23/lego-owner-german-wind-farm "Lego will not use the energy for its production, but chief executive Joergen Vid Knudstorp said the investment is part of the company's ambition "of making a positive impact on the world"." Oh Lego 
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Feb 23, 2012 15:12
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Ordered the Star Wars Bounty Hunter Assault Gunship (via BrickBadger!) for my little brother's 8th birthday. That thing looks awesome, I'm pretty jealous.
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Discovered an indie tabletop wargame called Mechaton: Giant Fighty Robots today - the part I love about it is you build your mech army out of Lego (and aside from that all you need is a whole bunch of dice). Original ruleset is free here: http://www.lumpley.com/games/mecha.html but they are releasing an updated version on Kickstarter ($10 for the PDF): http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/JoshuaACNewman/mobile-frame-zero-rapid-attack
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Mar 21, 2012 19:30
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UK goons: Argos has a 3-for-2 right now on all toys, including Lego. I think it's in-store only, but you can reserve online and collect in store. They're also doing the "spend £50/£100, get a £5/£10 voucher" offer.
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I ordered 5 Stigs today (before they lowered the limit to 2 I guess). Who still wants one sent to them for cost price + postage? Edit: All taken.
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Oct 12, 2012 19:26
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OK, Stigs will be going to Ika, Ville Valo, InfinEight, and youareoffthehook (and I'll keep one for myself). I'll email you all when they arrive to find out addresses etc. Ville Valo I don't have PMs so can you email me at team awesome at gmail. Cheers.
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Some say he naturally faces magnetic north, and that all of his legs are hydraulic... all we know is, he's called the Stig. Ika and youareoffthehook please let me know your address by the weekend as I'm planning on posting them all on Saturday. Cheers.
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youareoffthehook posted:I never got an email from you, will you resend it or post your email address? edit: alternatively my address is team awesome at gmail if my email doesn't show up. tactical_grace fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Oct 24, 2012 |
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No worries 
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smackfu posted:Those really kill me since it's a design failure, and if you skip the sticker, it looks bad. And even with the sticker, the color matching is a bit off between sticker white and plastic white.
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ElMudo posted:I'm a big fan of the helicopter sets that Lego has put out recently. The new Fire Helicopter is pretty cool too. I hate that nosecone they used for the old one (and a bunch of other aircraft).
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Not sure if I'm missing something and it's actually an either/or deal, but right now on the UK Lego shop site, it seems like if you spend over £25 you get a free mini police helicopter AND a free mini Friends car. I've tried adding something over £25 to my basket and it auto-adds both models, so looks like a decent deal considering it's usually 1 free mini set when you spend over £50. edit: Ah wait, you get the helicopter for any purchase over £25, and you only get the car as well if you're spending over £25 on Friends stuff - so you can get them both if you e.g. get a £29.99 Friends set.
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That tilt-rotor is loving awesome: I think that new one-piece cockpit section is a lot better than the previous one they used on a lot of aircraft. The new one is on the cool coastguard chopper too. Speaking of coastguard sets, the huge new coastguard cutter made me reminisce about the old one, which I remember as being huge, haha.
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Feb 7, 2013 00:33
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stuie posted:A couple old mocs.
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Feb 20, 2013 20:39
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Cool Lego news : http://www.shareable.net/blog/lego-bombing-and-the-art-of-infrastructure Sad Lego news :http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57572674-1/lego-spill-tangles-up-west-virginia-highway/
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:Finished another MOC, this time a biplane. The body got too thick but otherwise it turned out the way I wanted. I'm especially happy with the detail of the cockpit (which isn't really visible in photos, sadly), the shape of the wings and the lack of studs, something which I hadn't tried before. Mostly it feels great to be building again. That's awesome, I love the smooth surfaces and detail at such a small scale. Nice work.
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Ka0 posted:Still intact after all these decades
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Ka0 posted:How did I from the past know that I would seek a clever distraction in this barren future is beyond me. Thanks bro.
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