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CADPAT posted:Someone was telling be that their parents threw out a huge bin of Lego. What I didn't know at the time was that this was code for "put them in attic so that I can go up there, grab them, and give them away." None of my childhood toys are mine anymore.
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My son just started school today, and after he came home he was mad because it doesn't have any lego in the classroom, the thing is he remembers that we took him to see another school and that one had lego as one of the toys. So he's asking to go to that school instead.....
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Aug 31, 2011 01:11
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I just got this for $2 at a yard sale http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=20016-1 I'm sad I didn't pick up the rest. They were all neatly bagged in ziplock bags with the instructions by a very polite young child. Though it was missing exactly one piece. (a grey cone) I really want to get a bunch of the mini star wars classic sets now.
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Aug 31, 2011 01:35
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20$?!?!? Holy crap, I picked those up for like 5$ two years ago. Had I known I would've kept those bad boys stashed for a while. Still have all the parts and the instructions.
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Aug 31, 2011 01:45
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Shares? Bitcoins? No, investing in LEGO is the future.
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CADPAT posted:20$?!?!? Holy crap, I picked those up for like 5$ two years ago. Had I known I would've kept those bad boys stashed for a while. (0 Bids)
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Aug 31, 2011 12:53
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So, this thread made me get back into Lego for the first time in... it's got to be almost fifteen years at this point. I kinda went mad - bought a bunch of City vehicles, the alien invasion tripod, and a few more alien invasion vehicles... I'm unsure what I should get next. I'm thinking it's high time I got a building to go with my vehicles... Any suggestions? I just got £600 out of the blue so I'm not exactly trying to save money right now.
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Aug 31, 2011 13:11
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Yuki Akuma posted:I'm unsure what I should get next. I'm thinking it's high time I got a building to go with my vehicles... Any suggestions? Well, any Lego fan will recommend the modular buildings such as: The Grand Emporium Fire Station Pet Shop I want all three and if I had 600 quid suddenly fall in my lap, one of those would definitely be a treat for myself.
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Aug 31, 2011 13:19
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einTier posted:My stepfather told me that I was too old for LEGO and it was time for them to go in the attic. I passed mine on to my nephew, and his mother promptly sold the entire massive collection at a yard sale. I'll never forgive her for that.
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Aug 31, 2011 13:23
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The_Doctor posted:Well, any Lego fan will recommend the modular buildings such as: Oh, those look nice. ... I probably shouldn't but all of them... But the temptation is there... ...Yeah I'll buy the Pet Shop, I think. Should look nice on my desk.
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Aug 31, 2011 13:34
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Yuki Akuma posted:I just got £600 out of the blue so I'm not exactly trying to save money right now. Clearly, 300 Spartan minifigs.
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Aug 31, 2011 13:49
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Yuki Akuma posted:...Yeah I'll buy the Pet Shop, I think. Should look nice on my desk. Good call. I like the Brownstone that comes with the Pet Shop. There's something very Chicago-like about them side by side like that.
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Yuki Akuma posted:Oh, those look nice. One thing to keep in mind is that the Pet Shop is the most recent addition to the modular series, having come out in May 2011, so it'll be around for at least another year and a half on shelves. If you find yourself really liking this series, it would be a good idea to pick up the Fire Brigade, as that is near the end of its life cycle, which should be somewhere between this November and January, as the Green Grocer did last year. Once they're gone, they get EXPENSIVE: Cafe Corner Also, I highly recommend the yearly Winter set! Two years ago they did the Winter Toy Shop. Last year it was a Winter Bakery, and this year will be the Winter Post Office. All are designed with a very Christmas/holiday oriented, charming feel, and in addition to the main building include additions like an ice-skating pond, Christmas tree stand, horse-drawn carriage and others. They also play well into the ideal block-to-dollar ratio, of paying roughly 10¢ a brick (The modular series is also in that ideal range). You can still purchase the bakery, the toy shop will return to stores in about a month the way it did last year and the post office will be out on October 1st. 
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You can still buy the Winter Toy Shop on the UK site: http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Winter-Toy-Shop-10199
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Aug 31, 2011 19:54
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Powdered Toast Man posted:I passed mine on to my nephew, and his mother promptly sold the entire massive collection at a yard sale. I'll never forgive her for that. Never mind that LEGO doesn't rust or generally decay and even decade old parts are perfectly compatible with modern day ones, which means they retain their value very well even in bulk, and are worth tons if you have complete older kits to sell.
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Aug 31, 2011 19:58
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I gave all of my LEGO to my younger cousin when I was 13. And now I have spent more money on LEGO in the last two years than I have on food.
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ireladd posted:One thing to keep in mind is that the Pet Shop is the most recent addition to the modular series, having come out in May 2011, so it'll be around for at least another year and a half on shelves. If you find yourself really liking this series, it would be a good idea to pick up the Fire Brigade, as that is near the end of its life cycle, which should be somewhere between this November and January, as the Green Grocer did last year. Once they're gone, they get EXPENSIVE: Cafe Corner Stop it! I can feel my bank account drying up. 
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Holy poo poo, those modular buildings have such high resale. I like the ones I have, but I'm not particularly sentimental about them. Sentiment is weak compared to making $600 profit, anyway.
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Time Cowboy posted:Holy poo poo, those modular buildings have such high resale. I like the ones I have, but I'm not particularly sentimental about them. Sentiment is weak compared to making $600 profit, anyway. Yeah it's pretty crazy. Basically the modular series, Star Wars Collectors sets (Death Star, Millenium Falcon, etc) and generally any set that costs over $150 (Creator Carousel, Taj Mahal) is going to have a huge resale, especially if unopened, once it gets discontinued. The modular buildings have that happen more so than the others because right now there are only 6 in the series, so the desire of ownership for completionists is strong, they look great connected together, and they really are fantastically designed sets. I know, because I only own the latest four and would love to have the Cafe Corner. The blue Market Street... it's alright. That one was fan-designed.
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Aug 31, 2011 23:59
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I have Cafe Corner, Market Street, and the firehouse. All of them are opened, and the boxes are gone (I lived in a small place and never dreamed of selling my Lego), but still... if I sell my Collectors Millennium Falcon this Christmas, and my modular buildings the next, we could afford to buy new stuff for two Christmases!
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Clearly giving my collection away was the smart move because otherwise I'd be a lego hobo right now.
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I won a Lego train car (set 10015) off eBay for $10, it arrived today and as expected was missing a few pieces. Best part is, even with it built I still have a small tub full of pieces that were in the auction. It even came with the instruction booklet. Its only missing about 5 dollars worth of parts off bricklink. Love that place.
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Oh god, i saw this thread and had a serious wave of nostalgia flow through me. I used to play with LEGOs all day every day back when i was younger. I had to order me something and had to get it fast. Decided to go with the Star Wars Tie Defender (8087) off of Amazon. It looks pretty badass and for  not a bad deal either.
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Don't know if anyone's mentioned inspiration websites yet, but for those who build more space creations than anything else, there's conceptships.blogspot.com and its sister blogs (word of warning to those on older computers and/or phones, it's obviously picture-intense and will be slow as hell for you).
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For cheap plastic blocks Lego's are expensive as gently caress.
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Who said they were cheap?
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ireladd posted:One thing to keep in mind is that the Pet Shop is the most recent addition to the modular series, having come out in May 2011, so it'll be around for at least another year and a half on shelves. If you find yourself really liking this series, it would be a good idea to pick up the Fire Brigade, as that is near the end of its life cycle, which should be somewhere between this November and January, as the Green Grocer did last year. Once they're gone, they get EXPENSIVE: Cafe Corner I know it's next to go but the Fire Brigade just doesn't do it for me. I passed it up twice to get the Grand Emporium and Pet Shop. Both of those just seem to look cooler and have cooler details inside. I can't wait to see what that alleged Town Hall looks like, although of all their stuff they seem to do the best job of keeping the modular buildings secret.
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Fayez Butts posted:Who said they were cheap?
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Asimo posted:Yeah. Lego bricks are actually pretty incredibly high-quality ABS, since if they weren't they wouldn't be able to fit together so well. It's readily obvious if you look at the competitors, like Mega Bloks or chinese knockoffs or whatever. Lego is many things, including possibly "overpriced", but "cheap plastic" isn't one of them. All plastic is cheap. Now back in my day we played with Lincoln Logs. 
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meme23 posted:For cheap plastick blocks Lego's are expensive as gently caress. Exacktly what standard's suggest plastick's all cheap?
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Asimo posted:Yeah. Lego bricks are actually pretty incredibly high-quality ABS, since if they weren't they wouldn't be able to fit together so well. It's readily obvious if you look at the competitors, like Mega Bloks or chinese knockoffs or whatever. Lego is many things, including possibly "overpriced", but "cheap plastic" isn't one of them. Being able to fit together for so long also has a lot to do with the processing. If you cool the plastic slower after molding it, it will retain its shape for a lot longer. Longer processing time = less bricks / hour = more expensive. In fact, it's quite amazing that Lego bricks still fit on those of the '70s. Plastic products are notorious to warp their shape as time goes on. Lego is truly the best and one of the most durable toys out there.
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Can anyone tell me what kind of tires / wheels these are in this picture? I want to build a serious Space rover and those look perfect.
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Time Cowboy posted:Can anyone tell me what kind of tires / wheels these are in this picture? I want to build a serious Space rover and those look perfect. The tire looks like 45982 but there are several tires like that. I'd check BL's tire section for all the possibilities. The wheel looks like 44772
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Shuppiluliumas posted:The tire looks like 45982 but there are several tires like that. I'd check BL's tire section for all the possibilities. The wheel looks like 44772 Thanks. Man alive, those are expensive. If I wanted six of each, it would tally up to about $30 plus shipping.
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Time Cowboy posted:Thanks. Man alive, those are expensive. If I wanted six of each, it would tally up to about $30 plus shipping. NASA didn't balk at prices like that. 
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Time Cowboy posted:Thanks. Man alive, those are expensive. If I wanted six of each, it would tally up to about $30 plus shipping. Cheaper than real tires. Easier to fit to your vehicle and absolutely more fun! I think it's worth it.
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I picked up Mill Village Raid last night. The windmill itself is kind of lame. It does have a tiny little mill and grindstone detail, which is pretty neat but the building is dinky and fragile, on an inexplicable pedestal, and with only three walls Throw in a folding fourth wall and it would have been worlds better. The barn is rockin', though, and the little goats are awesome.
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Toys R Us nearby is liquidating and moving to a new location. I picked up several of the Prince of Persia sets, Alien Conquest smaller sets and several Space Police for around 80% off. Had to restrain myself from buying the 10 or so Lunar Limos they had left.
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IGNORE MY POSTS posted:Toys R Us nearby is liquidating and moving to a new location. I picked up several of the Prince of Persia sets, Alien Conquest smaller sets and several Space Police for around 80% off. Had to restrain myself from buying the 10 or so Lunar Limos they had left. Lucky bastard 
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