I ended up getting one at like 9am that day. Figured they'd have been sold out but nope.
Also that Lego oled screen thing is crazy.
How do we not have a dedicated Lego thread yet?
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I ended up getting one at like 9am that day. Figured they'd have been sold out but nope.
Also that Lego oled screen thing is crazy.
I'm about to start selling off some of my sets. It is just time. I'm looking at the cars right now and thinking about selling off the Ferrari F40 and the Caterham.
What is this heresy!?
Real talk: My parents gave away some of my Legos a long time ago without asking. I refused to let myself feel bad about it because the kids who got them really loved them and I'd feel like a monster for having any negative thoughts about that.
But now that I have kids of my own approaching Lego age, I have to admit I miss those sets. Probably going to end up dropping some cash on repurchasing the missing sets online over the coming years. Going to pretend I'm doing it for my kid...
It's a good thing they only ship in Germany or I'd be looking for place to set a nice shiny phaser rifle. The runabout sure looks nice too.
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Yeah it's definitely going on my list. Kind of wish I had picked up the NES set to go with it.
NES is still available on the site afaict. Lists as 'hard to find' but comes up in stock.
I am finally getting back into LEGOs. So much has changed since the yellow castles and blue spaceships...
Today I discovered that you can get LEGO VIP points for purchases at Target https://www.target.com/c/lego-vip/-/N-iwvey
Also, I am ordering one these https://wlwyb.com/shop/periodic-table-of-lego-colors/ so I can figure out the difference between Light Grey and Light Bluish Grey
Today I discovered that you can get LEGO VIP points for purchases at Target https://www.target.com/c/lego-vip/-/N-iwvey
Also, I am ordering one these https://wlwyb.com/shop/periodic-table-of-lego-colors/ so I can figure out the difference between Light Grey and Light Bluish Grey
Oooh thanks for the heads up about Target and the VIP points, because Target is his favorite place to buy Lego sets when he gets his own money.
I don't have enough individual pieces at this point to justify sorting deeper than "grey" or "green" or "orange" or "minifig piece" - white, light grey, and dark grey are in single gallon-sized baggies each, black is in a tote, and the rest are either in small plastic bins or sandwich baggies. So the LG and LBG pieces are mixed together... Though it's more frustrating to look at old already-reassembled sets and discover I just picked whatever I could find to build it, even if it was a completely different color (I did not have pieces organized at all when I was a kid).
I don't have enough individual pieces at this point to justify sorting deeper than "grey" or "green" or "orange" or "minifig piece" - white, light grey, and dark grey are in single gallon-sized baggies each, black is in a tote, and the rest are either in small plastic bins or sandwich baggies. So the LG and LBG pieces are mixed together... Though it's more frustrating to look at old already-reassembled sets and discover I just picked whatever I could find to build it, even if it was a completely different color (I did not have pieces organized at all when I was a kid).
Building the 42144 with my daughter... she loves the old 8862 set, so I decided to get her a similar modern set. (The reason why I got the 8862 set, was that I saw it in a shop window near the red square in Moscow when I was a child, so as parent I simply had to buy it when I saw it on ebay).
Speaking of which, anyone knows what is a good source for old style Technic bricks? (Studded with holes). I know the starwars at-at uses a lot of them, but they're all gray. I guess if it comes to that I could buy knock-offs instead.
Speaking of which, anyone knows what is a good source for old style Technic bricks? (Studded with holes). I know the starwars at-at uses a lot of them, but they're all gray. I guess if it comes to that I could buy knock-offs instead.
I'm using a 1x4 brick with holes as the example, but if you go to BrickLink and find that brick, you can then select a color and buy individual bricks (assuming they are available), or find sets containing that brick (that may also be available to purchase).
Other reputable places I've heard of (but have not used) are the LEGO site's Pick a Brick, and BrickOwl. There may be more, but when I found what I needed through BrickLink, I didn't really look anywhere else.
Other reputable places I've heard of (but have not used) are the LEGO site's Pick a Brick, and BrickOwl. There may be more, but when I found what I needed through BrickLink, I didn't really look anywhere else.
I guess I'll see about ordering from bricklink. Mostly what I want is an assortment of various old style Technic bricks for kids to build with.
The modern Technic, how would I put it... I printed me a table of pythagorean triangles to build a MOC crane. Simplest things like I dunno making a decent frame for a multiple stage reduction gearbox (to demonstrate to kids) feel like "come on, it'd be easier to CAD and print this", while I remember as a child building it out of knock-off technic bricks.
I was looking at this knock-off (Don't know if y'all have rules about knockoffs in this forum, but that one feels like a fair game considering Lego barely makes any number of such old technic bricks, and only in a few colors), so basically it's roughly what I want to achieve in the end: an assortment of such pieces, not too old since ABS goes brittle over time.
The modern Technic, how would I put it... I printed me a table of pythagorean triangles to build a MOC crane. Simplest things like I dunno making a decent frame for a multiple stage reduction gearbox (to demonstrate to kids) feel like "come on, it'd be easier to CAD and print this", while I remember as a child building it out of knock-off technic bricks.
I was looking at this knock-off (Don't know if y'all have rules about knockoffs in this forum, but that one feels like a fair game considering Lego barely makes any number of such old technic bricks, and only in a few colors), so basically it's roughly what I want to achieve in the end: an assortment of such pieces, not too old since ABS goes brittle over time.
There are Lego-specific 3D modeling programs.
Stud.io is what most people use, it's developed by BrickLink and frequently updated with more parts, and has nice export handling for "finished" models with some different rendering options. It also handles part and groups-of-parts rotations pretty well for things like pivots, axles, pegs, etc.
There's also the open-source LeoCAD package. It uses the LDraw project for part models.
Stud.io is what most people use, it's developed by BrickLink and frequently updated with more parts, and has nice export handling for "finished" models with some different rendering options. It also handles part and groups-of-parts rotations pretty well for things like pivots, axles, pegs, etc.
There's also the open-source LeoCAD package. It uses the LDraw project for part models.
PSA: another batch of sets are retiring soon. This includes the UCS Star Destroyer and the Disney Castle.
I finished the Atari set. Underwhelming. The whole thing feels... flimsy? And it was a super repetitive build.
Started the Space Shuttle last night, finished up the Hubble part. Seems like this is going to be a really fun build!
Started the Space Shuttle last night, finished up the Hubble part. Seems like this is going to be a really fun build!
Ooh, I've got the mickey and minnie set built and the disney castle sitting in a box waiting to be built.
When I learned that Lego Masters had other productions, it became even more amazing. I was able to binge watch the series from UK and Australia. I think it makes the whole show more interesting to watch because I found that I enjoy the UK version tremendously. I think partly because the location is at their campus so you get a glimpse of their offices. The other part was that there seemed to be a higher ratio of children. Also, lower frequency of special effects. It's refreshing, almost innocent/genuine in comparison to the US version.
I decided to get back into "designing" my Lego house, and found that the Lego Digital Designer link redirects to Bricklink Studio 2.0. So I downloaded that and started playing around with it. It seems fine so far, and it solves the issue I had with LDD (which was my fault): I accidentally used the "Extended" version of LDD that allowed brick/color combinations that do not exist. Bricklink Studio 2.0 has a color verification tool, so I can find pieces that do not have a valid brick/color combination and fix them. Now I don't have to completely redo the Lego house!
I fixed the several hundred incorrect brick/color combinations. I have to touch up some still-affected areas, add a few details, and design a working garage door. I quite like Studio 2.0 at this point!
Now, I have not even thought about purchasing the parts, nor how I'll generate useful instructions for this build... With all 4700 pieces.
Now, I have not even thought about purchasing the parts, nor how I'll generate useful instructions for this build... With all 4700 pieces.
Last time I did something with LDD (couple of years ago) it automatically spit out the build instructions to PDF. Should be able to export a part list and plug it into bricklink to order it all up.
Debating buying the 42056 Porsche GT3 set; looks like they run anywhere from just below $600 to almost a grand on ebay. Any other suggestions on where to source it from?
I put together the Porsche Targa/Turbo set at Christmas (built as a targa) and just put together the RSR car (42096), which is significantly bigger than the Targa set. I've thought about buying the Lambo Sian, but don't really care that much about the brand and it isn't exactly cheap.
I put together the Porsche Targa/Turbo set at Christmas (built as a targa) and just put together the RSR car (42096), which is significantly bigger than the Targa set. I've thought about buying the Lambo Sian, but don't really care that much about the brand and it isn't exactly cheap.
Ended up pulling the trigger on a used GT3 set from ebay. Might buy another RSR set to hold onto while they are still cheap and available.
Oops:
I'm still not 100% sure where I'm going to put the thing when I'm done, but I couldn't resist: it's a beautiful design, and 15 minifigs! (21 if you include the statues.)
Guess I've found something to keep me busy for the next few weekends...
I'm still not 100% sure where I'm going to put the thing when I'm done, but I couldn't resist: it's a beautiful design, and 15 minifigs! (21 if you include the statues.)
Guess I've found something to keep me busy for the next few weekends...
Found a partial Targa/Turbo (IIRC 10295 is the #) on ebay for a $100 shipped and bought it. Got it last weekend and worked to recover it. Much harder than building from pieces IMO. This one went Turbo and looks great besides the handful of missing pieces and for like $80 less than a new set, a great deal.
Biggest thing is that is was missing 1 tire. How do you lose 1 tire but not any of the 8 wheels in the set?
Biggest thing is that is was missing 1 tire. How do you lose 1 tire but not any of the 8 wheels in the set?
Probably a blowout. Gotta put the set through its paces!
Nice score though! Same for everyone else above picking up awesome sets!
Oops:
I'm still not 100% sure where I'm going to put the thing when I'm done, but I couldn't resist: it's a beautiful design, and 15 minifigs! (21 if you include the statues.)
Guess I've found something to keep me busy for the next few weekends...
Didn't know that one dropped. My wife wants it.
Got an exciting email today!
The other two are in warehouse:
Order date for all of the above was May16th, just a wee bit to wait!
The other two are in warehouse:
Order date for all of the above was May16th, just a wee bit to wait!
Almost bought the D11 bulldozer set this last week while I was in Vegas and visited the lego store, but decided I might want to see if I can source it cheaper.
First chunk of Rivendell done:
This thing's going to be huge (not that I didn't already know that); this is part 1 of 3 and probably about a fifth of the overall footprint of the set (it'll expand out the "back" of the section I have pictured here; this is the leftmost segment of the fully-assembled set). And the level of detailing and architectural complexity even in this small section is incredible-- it's always neat to see how they're able to break out of the brick grid and achieve fine detail in these types of "adult" sets, and the designers have really outdone themselves here.
I kind of have a bone to pick with Lego over the quality of the packaging and supporting materials, though: at this cost and level of complexity, I'd really like to see: (1) spiral bound instructions and (2) individual numbered bags sorted and boxed by booklet of the instruction manual.
As for the first, it wouldn't be that bad if Lego didn't print so close to the inside edge of the page-- but they occasionally do, and the instruction manuals don't lay flat, making it occasionally difficult to follow the instructions while also building (can't see what you're supposed to be doing). And I can't do my usual fallback of downloading the PDF and using that on an iPad, because the PDF instructions aren't the same as the printed instructions (!) and lack the red highlighting indicating what you're supposed to do at each step (it becomes an obnoxious game of spot-the-differences in a set with this much going on).
The second is something I've seen in other large sets and I wish they'd done here-- book 1 used bags 1-11 of the set (of 49 in total); these were mostly contained in one box (the set has two-- the outer box plus one inner box; all contain bags of parts) but for some reason 7 and 8 were in the other box so I had to dig through basically everything to find them. That's pretty disruptive to any kind of building flow; I guess I'm going to have to sort through the remaining bags before I start on part 2 (I can tell from what I've already gone through that they're split randomly between the two boxes).
This thing's going to be huge (not that I didn't already know that); this is part 1 of 3 and probably about a fifth of the overall footprint of the set (it'll expand out the "back" of the section I have pictured here; this is the leftmost segment of the fully-assembled set). And the level of detailing and architectural complexity even in this small section is incredible-- it's always neat to see how they're able to break out of the brick grid and achieve fine detail in these types of "adult" sets, and the designers have really outdone themselves here.
I kind of have a bone to pick with Lego over the quality of the packaging and supporting materials, though: at this cost and level of complexity, I'd really like to see: (1) spiral bound instructions and (2) individual numbered bags sorted and boxed by booklet of the instruction manual.
As for the first, it wouldn't be that bad if Lego didn't print so close to the inside edge of the page-- but they occasionally do, and the instruction manuals don't lay flat, making it occasionally difficult to follow the instructions while also building (can't see what you're supposed to be doing). And I can't do my usual fallback of downloading the PDF and using that on an iPad, because the PDF instructions aren't the same as the printed instructions (!) and lack the red highlighting indicating what you're supposed to do at each step (it becomes an obnoxious game of spot-the-differences in a set with this much going on).
The second is something I've seen in other large sets and I wish they'd done here-- book 1 used bags 1-11 of the set (of 49 in total); these were mostly contained in one box (the set has two-- the outer box plus one inner box; all contain bags of parts) but for some reason 7 and 8 were in the other box so I had to dig through basically everything to find them. That's pretty disruptive to any kind of building flow; I guess I'm going to have to sort through the remaining bags before I start on part 2 (I can tell from what I've already gone through that they're split randomly between the two boxes).
At least the bags are labeled. The last technic that I put together, the Porsche RSR racecar, doesn't have labeled bags, which meant digging through a PILE of pieces.
Yeah, the Bricklink Designer program ones I mentioned shipping in my last post come with neither a printed manual, or numbered bags as far as I am aware.... so they should be fun!
Nothing fancy, just putting together a pair of set 42148 that I picked up in impulse. Bought it for parts (the price was within the 10c/brick goal even if you didn't count all the track segments) but I do kinda like the main model. The snowmobile, not so much. Not enough going on there, and the design is problematic if you have, y'know, legs. Definitely an afterthought model.
I also hate the "find alternative model building instructions online as a low-res PDF!" thing. I feel like the paper booklets are needlessly inefficient in a lot of places where they basically spend two pages showing you how to connect 3 bricks. Probably automated step generation instead of done by a squishy with some forethought. If I'm right they could probably squeeze two models per booklet in by just being a little more clever with the instruction steps.
I also hate the "find alternative model building instructions online as a low-res PDF!" thing. I feel like the paper booklets are needlessly inefficient in a lot of places where they basically spend two pages showing you how to connect 3 bricks. Probably automated step generation instead of done by a squishy with some forethought. If I'm right they could probably squeeze two models per booklet in by just being a little more clever with the instruction steps.