|
I love how your camera focused on everything except the guy you were taking a picture of.
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 17:26
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 29, 2024 13:25 |
|
|
Ville Valo posted:Those vacant-stare smile faces are still used in the Modular Building series! Well yeah, but I've seen a Fire Brigade at a Walmart all of once. I'm talking in normal sets. Honestly I could just as well eBay them if I really cared.
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 17:28
|
|
|
This discussion is why this set is the greatest set ever produced by Lego: 5 minifigs for something like $6.75. I wish I could go back and tell my younger self to just blow all of my allowance and birthday and Christmas money hoarding the old minifig packs.
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 17:29
|
|
|
Gabriel Pope posted:This discussion is why this set is the greatest set ever produced by Lego: I was happy when I got two of these beasties for Christmas one year: 
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 17:32
|
|
|
Rythe posted:I had completely forgotten how bad rear end the Redbeard pirate mini figure is, he came with my very first ever Lego set when I was around 10 years old. My first-ever set was pirate-themed as well:  I actually still have it assembled somewhere, sans a couple of the grey fence pieces and one of the guard guys. I don't know how old I was when I got it, but it came out a year after I was born so I must have been very small.
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 17:50
|
|
|
Rythe posted:I had completely forgotten how bad rear end the Redbeard pirate mini figure is, he came with my very first ever Lego set when I was around 10 years old. This was my first ever set too. I was surprised how small it was (although it appears 'big' due to the large pieces) when I built it the other year. I absolutely loved the Pirates line, and I wasn't disappointed when I finally bought Eldorado Fortress the other year. Sometimes when you buy older sets, they really pale in comparison to the new builds (Lego really has hit its stride with its recent releases, I think), but I thoroughly enjoyed it. ...which reminds me, I'm still sitting on the Imperial Flagship from 2011. I think I'm going to crack and open it soon.
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 18:21
|
|
|
Captain Scandinaiva posted:Heh, interesting how so many seem to love Redbeard, that may be my favourite fig as well. I guess he was really detailed before any other minifigs were. I love that ghost.
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 18:53
|
|
|
rickiep00h posted:I was happy when I got two of these beasties for Christmas one year: Ice Planet was my favorite as a kid growing up. It pisses me off when I see images of the dude just holding the orange chainsaw bit, it's suppoesd to go into the gun 
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 18:58
|
|
|
Lizard Combatant posted:I meant more that detailed facial expressions are just an improvement in technology. Every lego figure used to have the same hairstyle too, you could argue that the new styles also impede your imagination. It's not an important point or anything, I'm just a fan of the new look figures. That said, I am a purist and wouldn't put new heads on classic space bodies or anything. To me its the difference between a pile of plain bricks and one big molded piece with printing on it. Its not that either is bad, one is just... less Lego to me. I love the minifig series sets but there's just something awesome about that "generic" smile. That being said, Red beard is clearly the best. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 19:10
|
|
|
Kazy posted:Ice Planet was my favorite as a kid growing up. It pisses me off when I see images of the dude just holding the orange chainsaw bit, it's suppoesd to go into the gun On the other hand, to me they look like someone vomited random colors all over a bunch of perfectly good minifigs.
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 19:15
|
|
|
Seeing Spyrius and Ice Planet brought a wave of nostalgia over me which made me remember another awesome set: 8299 Search Sub. Not only was it an awesome set but it also came with a CD which had an interactive program that had some cool videos. I've looked around on Google for the videos from that CD but sadly I've only been able to find the intro video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18kPAvfyl7w ...and one of the hidden Easter-egg videos which is quite possibly the coolest thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6u0xKXlf8s Edit: found some more videos from the CD, these were "tips-and-tricks" videos which showed you how to build other things with the parts from 8299: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkp7UGudP9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH8-H0n6SBA Actually now that I think about it I remember one of the "tips-and-tricks" videos was rendered at a certain angle which made determining the construction of the set impossible! Pile Of Garbage fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Jun 7, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 21:05
|
|
|
Those technic sets were so awesome but I never got one because they were as expensive as they were amazing. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 21:07
|
|
|
cheese-cube posted:...and one of the hidden Easter-egg videos which is quite possibly the coolest thing Just found another "Multifunctionomical" Easter-egg video which was on the CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T3gbXrtE4Y Honestly LEGO needs to make ads like this again.
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 21:17
|
|
|
cheese-cube posted:Just found another "Multifunctionomical" Easter-egg video which was on the CD: That beat is not half as sick as the previous one, I'm afraid.
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 21:19
|
|
|
The rear end Stooge posted:That beat is not half as sick as the previous one, I'm afraid. Yeah you're right about that. Actually overall the other video is far more awesome. When I saw it as a kid it led me to believe that they actually assembled and then disassembled each LEGO set as they came off the production line, just to test them 
|
|
#
?
Jun 7, 2013 21:23
|
|
|
I love taking pictures of minifigs, and over the years I think these are my favorites: The two best “classic” minifigures Lego ever created is Captain Redbeard and the Wolfpack Raider. I only ever had one Wolfpack, but it was my most prized minifig. Luckily there is no weak chinstrap or backpack that I was able to ruin, which is why he is in such great condition.  Then out of the newest “modern” minifigs, I think the Space Marine oozes coolness. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 00:19
|
|
|
Readblood posted:I love taking pictures of minifigs, and over the years I think these are my favorites: Here is a little more nostalgia for you, I have no idea how these guys survived my childhood in such good shape. I was hard on my mini figures, especially the castle knights, I used to destroy those guys in battles. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 04:48
|
|
|
  These dudes were the coolest when I was a kid. The guy with the hair over his face also had a kickin' rad shark sub. Underwater themes were the best. Of course, the best old minifigure should be obvious to everyone, even if it was slightly harder to replace its legs with a rocket powered jetski. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 06:14
|
|
|
SlothfulCobra posted:
The skeletons were without a doubt the best thing ever, with their wiggly arms and bony chests. Whenever I went to my friend's house I'd collect all his skeletons and make a giant affront to nature with them. I grew up with a very small LEGO collection, mostly just generic brick and a handful of sets from different themes. I don't remember exactly what sets they were, but I know I had at least 4. Some sort of Pacific islander boat that had 2 canoe hulls joined by a pair of long arch pieces. I think that was from a Pirate theme at some point. I think I also had an ice planet set, as I had orange ice saw pieces and a minifig that looked like an astronaut from an ice planet. I also had this weird time machine set where some professor in a tophat had made a bathtub into a time machine. Also there was a pair of bobbing skulls as it moved along the ground, I think. Final set was an alien set of some kind, but I can only remember some of the printing detail on the wings. I don't know where the bricks from these sets are right now, but they're most likely buried in a box in the basement somewhere.. e: Just remembered a fifth set. It was some kind of speed boat, but all I can remember of it was the use of red inverted roof tile to make the base(s), little grey ladder pieces for the motor grille details, slide shoes on the bottom so it could move smoothly across carpet, and yellow mugs used as what I as a kid imagined to be carburetors. Neurion fucked around with this message at 06:53 on Jun 8, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 06:48
|
|
|
SlothfulCobra posted:
Aquasharks and Aquanauts were awesome:  
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 07:00
|
|
|
Hey so when can we get our Marty McFly set or at least see what the actual product will look like?
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 07:04
|
|
|
The Aquazone themes did indeed own. I had that submarine (the Crystal Explorer Sub) and the Deep Sea Predator: The magnet arms were so fun.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 08:05
|
|
|
ElwoodCuse posted:Hey so when can we get our Marty McFly set or at least see what the actual product will look like? I was just thinking about that set today. I hope LEGO means summer as in June and not summer as in August.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 08:42
|
|
|
I'm tempted to hunt down some Aquasharks/nauts now. I wonder how bad the vendors at Brickworld will be, or if they'll even have any.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 10:06
|
|
|
The rear end Stooge posted:The Aquazone themes did indeed own. I had that submarine (the Crystal Explorer Sub) and the Deep Sea Predator: I'm sad they don't use those flexi-arm pieces any more, I loved those so much.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 11:29
|
|
|
The_Doctor posted:I'm sad they don't use those flexi-arm pieces any more, I loved those so much. They're cool, but I think I have four links that still work, because the tabs broke off so easily or they just wore to the point that they're useless. Luckily, though, those four are attached to the smaller Aquashark/nauts sets. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 13:20
|
|
|
Looks like I need to make plans to head to Denmark in 2016, http://www.wired.com/design/2013/06/lego-house/ , seems like Lego has a museum/house type design in the works. The video linked above is pretty neat looking concept design for the proposed building, looks like 2016 means I will be making a trip to Denmark eventually.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 16:12
|
|
|
This is one of my most-remembered sets from my childhood. It was so sick.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 16:17
|
|
|
Rythe posted:I had completely forgotten how bad rear end the Redbeard pirate mini figure is, he came with my very first ever Lego set when I was around 10 years old. Forbidden Island http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=6270-1 Looks a lot smaller than I remember. One of my favorite sets too; hard to put back together after accidentally falling on top of it. My favorite minifigs from the days of yore were the Forestmen. Unfortunately the old part of my collection is still packed up at home.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 19:42
|
|
|
$15 for a light grey antenna to complete my galaxy explorer. I expected that part to cost a lot but holy cow. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 19:53
|
|
|
xzzy posted:$15 for a light grey antenna to complete my galaxy explorer. The standard antenna that's like three bricks high or that super long one that is thin with the little ball on top? Either way I might have a couple sitting around that would ship for cheap.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 21:10
|
|
|
ChesterJT posted:The standard antenna that's like three bricks high or that super long one that is thin with the little ball on top? Either way I might have a couple sitting around that would ship for cheap. He probably means these weird fragile ones that always end up broken: http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=498&colorID=9
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 21:30
|
|
|
cheese-cube posted:Aquasharks and Aquanauts were awesome: This is the set from my childhood that I never got that I want the most today. I've always loved the Divers theme, too. Something about the color scheme and the whole look with the circular windows I think. Exploring the sea never looked so nice.
|
|
#
?
Jun 8, 2013 21:49
|
|
|
The recent posts of childhood LEGO sets was super-nostalgic and reminded me about a box of childhood LEGOs I rediscovered when moving. So I made this : From the old pieces to hold my keys. I was hoping to use the green plates but didn't have enough so I stuck with red. The back part is pretty messy so I'm probably going to tidy it up when I have more green plates. rt_hat fucked around with this message at 00:33 on Jun 9, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jun 9, 2013 00:30
|
|
|
So I bought a crapload of vintage LEGO sets at an auction, complete in boxes with their instructions and minifigs. I'm trying to put a value on the ones I'm going to resell, but it's crazy how all over the place prices are between eBay, BrickPicker and BrickLink. Most of the complete sets on BrickLink are in Europe and super pricey, and eBay doesn't have many complete sales on most of these. Here's a pic of them all:  Set numbers: 6386, 6380, 6394, 6385, 6376, 1490 6480, 6643, 6440, 1489, 6693, 6450, 6481 6615, 6345, 6350, 6590, 4022, 6335 Thoughts? Prayers? :P
|
|
#
?
Jun 9, 2013 06:01
|
|
|
pzy posted:So I bought a crapload of vintage LEGO sets at an auction, That's super cool, was it just like a random estate sale or what? Funny how those pictures on the Medical Treatment Center dig up memories after all these years 
|
|
#
?
Jun 9, 2013 06:11
|
|
|
It's a huge nostalgia rush seeing the boxes from that era. The light blue LEGOLAND against the yellow makes my inner child scream "BUY IT FOR MEEEEEEEEEE PLEEEASSEEEE!!!" It was a proper auction, though I was bidding online. pzy fucked around with this message at 06:16 on Jun 9, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jun 9, 2013 06:14
|
|
|
6386 was the last model I think I ever wanted help with. Such a great set. 
|
|
#
?
Jun 9, 2013 07:59
|
|
|
While not as awesome I did get this for $10 at a yard sale on Saturday. Assembled everything, no missing pieces! (and some extra pieces, for value-add)
|
|
#
?
Jun 9, 2013 22:35
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 29, 2024 13:25 |
|
|
I finally sorted all of that Lego I bought at the yard sale... A surprising amount of Tyco crap to weed out. Since the giant baseplate is in excellent condition, I was all excited to rebuild the temple in it's original form, but sadly, it would seem many of the pieces are missing. These were well loved, but not well cared for Lego. Since we are having mini-fig chat, here is the entire haul of minifigs and accessories (click for huge):  I have NO clue if these are assembled correctly, since I'm unfamiliar with this era of sets, and I don't really collect mini-figs anyway. Next we have these things:  I don't think they are Lego pieces, but maybe I'm wrong? Can you goons help me out?
|
|
#
?
Jun 10, 2013 00:24
|
|
