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

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Corn Glizzy: Jun 28, 2007

Went kinda Lego nuts today, bought the Mos Eisley set, the old V-Wing, the Republic Striker-class Starfighter and Taskmaster from the MODOK set. Gonna be a good weekend.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 03:11

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 09:55

Red: Apr 15, 2003; Yeah, great at getting us into Wawa.

VaultAggie posted:

I'd probably say the zombie from series 1.

That's the only one I've ever bought a bag of and kept sealed.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 03:23

MinionOfCthulhu: Oct 28, 2005; I got this title for free due to my proximity to an idiot who wanted to save $5 on an avatar by having someone else spend $9.95 instead.

VaultAggie posted:

I'd probably say the zombie from series 1.

I've got like 20 of those guys. Hmm.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 05:28

TARDISman: Oct 28, 2011

Man, the fact that nobody's excited for the Mad Max AT-TE from Rebels makes me sad... I can't wait to get my hands on super old Rex.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 06:53

Dogen: May 5, 2002; Bury my body down by the highwayside, so that my old evil spirit can get a Greyhound bus and ride

Shouldn't he be dead by the time of Rebels? Accelerated clone aging or whatever?

# ? Jan 31, 2016 07:04

DisposableHero: Feb 25, 2005; bah weep granna weep ninny bong

Dogen posted:

Shouldn't he be dead by the time of Rebels? Accelerated clone aging or whatever?

I'm pretty sure he is specifically an "unaltered" clone and wasn't given the fast aging.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 07:16

Zodack: Aug 3, 2014

I can respect the AT-TE from Rebels but I might have to watch Clone Wars or something to get an appreciation for Ahsoka and the clones. Right now they just seem like needless additions to Rebels. I just want James Earl Jone's Vader to have all of the screen time, anyways.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 08:20

Ika: Dec 30, 2004; Pure insanity

MinionOfCthulhu posted:

I've got like 20 of those guys. Hmm.

I picked up 30 of the forestmen from series one, they stayed in stored for months here. I should have gone with zombies, but I wanted an army of archers.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 11:17

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

DisposableHero posted:

I'm pretty sure he is specifically an "unaltered" clone and wasn't given the fast aging.

Then how could he have been old enough to be in the Clone Wars?

I think the accelerated aging only takes them to military age, anyway, then it's just regular ol' aging.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 13:10

Dogen: May 5, 2002; Bury my body down by the highwayside, so that my old evil spirit can get a Greyhound bus and ride

DisposableHero posted:

I'm pretty sure he is specifically an "unaltered" clone and wasn't given the fast aging.

Sorry, I meant Rex

# ? Jan 31, 2016 15:06

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Finally found some S15 in the UK, got Left Shark first time! Welp, it's all downhill from here.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 15:33

Apollodorus: Feb 13, 2010; TEST YOUR MIGHT

Went to the LEGO store in Raleigh yesterday, and I thought I was going to make a minifig of my wife for her to put into the beach house I got her (she's from Florida and misses the climate there) but quickly realized I would have nowhere near enough time given the weekend crowd. Is there a good way to use Bricklink or another site to pick minifig parts online?

# ? Jan 31, 2016 16:21

Gorgolflox: Apr 2, 2009; Gun Saliva

DisposableHero posted:

I'm pretty sure he is specifically an "unaltered" clone and wasn't given the fast aging.

Rex is only 28 years old in Rebels, I'm pretty sure he is aging fast.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 18:00

DisposableHero: Feb 25, 2005; bah weep granna weep ninny bong

Gorgolflox posted:

Rex is only 28 years old in Rebels, I'm pretty sure he is aging fast.

Yeah, you're correct. I somehow misread the conversation and didn't realize who was being discussed.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 19:34

Apollodorus: Feb 13, 2010; TEST YOUR MIGHT

Gorgolflox posted:

Rex is only 28 years old in Rebels, I'm pretty sure he is aging fast.

Yeah, he's seen some poo poo.

Actually, with their accents and physiques, I can't help but picture the old clone commanders as retired Kiwi rugby players.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 20:05

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Apollodorus posted:

Went to the LEGO store in Raleigh yesterday, and I thought I was going to make a minifig of my wife for her to put into the beach house I got her (she's from Florida and misses the climate there) but quickly realized I would have nowhere near enough time given the weekend crowd. Is there a good way to use Bricklink or another site to pick minifig parts online?

I wish LEGO would release sets that were nothing but various minifig parts. Just various styles and colors of hair, different facial expressions, different torsos, and legs. Maybe throw in a few props as well. They could even do theme sets, like police, firefighters, astronauts, knights, etc.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 22:14

Alpine Mustache: Jul 11, 2000

I built a thing this weekend!

The horse things were a pain because they wouldn't stay together when placing them, but otherwise it's very sturdy. My fingertips are all tore up though.

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# ? Feb 1, 2016 02:45

Jonas Albrecht: Jun 7, 2012

Spent the last two weekends building Millennium Falcons. I've got the 7965 sitting right next to the 75105, and it's really noticeable just how refined and closer to the source the latter is. They're both great though.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 05:30

Ineptitude: Mar 2, 2010; Heed my words and become a master of the Heart _{(of Thorns)}.

As a father to a 1-year old that will likely develop a Lego interest due to all the Lego exposure she is bound to get in this home i wish Duplo was more compatible with Lego than it currently is. Sure, it is "compatible" but that is only in the most "disclaimer'y" sense.
I would like to get her more Duplo but it feels like a waste of money since once you grow out of Duplo you can't bring them into your Lego collection, its a dead-end product that only holds interest for a few years. Lego, however, is interesting from 3-4 years old and until old age.

Ineptitude fucked around with this message at 13:46 on Feb 1, 2016

# ? Feb 1, 2016 13:21

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

A few years is pretty good for a baby toy. Most of them only last a few months.. if you're lucky.

Just buy a small collection of them, kid isn't going to give a poo poo if they can't build the millennium falcon. Then unload them at a garage sale later.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 15:10

Shawn: Feb 6, 2003; I yiffed two people at once and all I got was laughed at.

I'm seriously debating "my first" mega block for my daughter because they are cheap and come in huge bags, since they are disposable and I don't care if she only uses them for 2 years.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 17:01

the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

Ineptitude posted:

As a father to a 1-year old that will likely develop a Lego interest due to all the Lego exposure she is bound to get in this home i wish Duplo was more compatible with Lego than it currently is. Sure, it is "compatible" but that is only in the most "disclaimer'y" sense.
I would like to get her more Duplo but it feels like a waste of money since once you grow out of Duplo you can't bring them into your Lego collection, its a dead-end product that only holds interest for a few years. Lego, however, is interesting from 3-4 years old and until old age.

Duplo is a fantastic scale for 6-9" toys and if your elementary age kid doesn't drag out a box of Duplo to build stuff for all their action figures/dolls/cars/what have you then you are a failure as a parent and as a human being

# ? Feb 1, 2016 17:03

rt_hat: Aug 3, 2003; YARRRR

I still have my LEGO Duplo plush rabbit that has a zipper compartment to keep your Duplo bricks in. I think it was released in 80's

# ? Feb 1, 2016 17:12

ChesterJT: Dec 28, 2003; Mounty Pumper's Flying Circus

Ineptitude posted:

As a father to a 1-year old that will likely develop a Lego interest due to all the Lego exposure she is bound to get in this home i wish Duplo was more compatible with Lego than it currently is. Sure, it is "compatible" but that is only in the most "disclaimer'y" sense.
I would like to get her more Duplo but it feels like a waste of money since once you grow out of Duplo you can't bring them into your Lego collection, its a dead-end product that only holds interest for a few years. Lego, however, is interesting from 3-4 years old and until old age.

I'm not sure how you would like it to be more compatible. Cover the big blocks in tiny little dots that real Lego can connect to? Seems like it's fine as it is..

# ? Feb 1, 2016 18:55

Red: Apr 15, 2003; Yeah, great at getting us into Wawa.

Ineptitude posted:

As a father to a 1-year old that will likely develop a Lego interest due to all the Lego exposure she is bound to get in this home i wish Duplo was more compatible with Lego than it currently is. Sure, it is "compatible" but that is only in the most "disclaimer'y" sense.
I would like to get her more Duplo but it feels like a waste of money since once you grow out of Duplo you can't bring them into your Lego collection, its a dead-end product that only holds interest for a few years. Lego, however, is interesting from 3-4 years old and until old age.

My parents went and got my nephew a mountain of wood blocks, since Duplo was surprisingly expensive.

Then, when he was old enough, we got him real Lego, starting with the Junior sets, which he immediately loved.

Enough other people, preschools, and doctor's waiting rooms have Duplo. Don't worry about getting a specific toy at an age where kids aren't tied to certain brands and characters yet.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 18:58

Corn Glizzy: Jun 28, 2007

Kids are dumb, just re-wrap stuff you gave them after they forget about it for 6 months.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 19:47

Neurion: Jun 3, 2013; The musical fruit
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Ineptitude posted:

As a father to a 1-year old that will likely develop a Lego interest due to all the Lego exposure she is bound to get in this home i wish Duplo was more compatible with Lego than it currently is. Sure, it is "compatible" but that is only in the most "disclaimer'y" sense.
I would like to get her more Duplo but it feels like a waste of money since once you grow out of Duplo you can't bring them into your Lego collection, its a dead-end product that only holds interest for a few years. Lego, however, is interesting from 3-4 years old and until old age.

But Duplo blocks are precisely 2x the size of Lego blocks and Lego bricks can easily connect to them?

It seems like every parent I explain this to in my store finds this revelation shocking.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 01:00

Shawn: Feb 6, 2003; I yiffed two people at once and all I got was laughed at.

I think the problem is you can connect Duplo to Lego but can't connect Lego to Duplo. So you can only have Duplo on top. They need a Duplo base Lego stud block.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 01:56

Pyroclastic: Jan 4, 2010

That's not true at all.

I'm pretty sure some large-scale MOCs will use Duplo as a filler/structural material (although a 2x4 duplo brick probably costs more than 8 2x4 lego bricks).

# ? Feb 2, 2016 02:20

Kakarot: Jul 20, 2013; by zen death robot; Buglord

Yea it makes them lighter as well

# ? Feb 2, 2016 02:43

Wibbleman: Apr 19, 2006; Fluffy doesn't want to be sacrificed

Shawn posted:

I think the problem is you can connect Duplo to Lego but can't connect Lego to Duplo. So you can only have Duplo on top. They need a Duplo base Lego stud block.

http://www.jangbricks.com/2015/05/lego-duplo-are-compatible-use-this-to.html

You can easily connect both ways. You just need to use 2x4's so the blocks need to be the backbone of the build, unless you can get the right colors (which is harder in duplo)

# ? Feb 2, 2016 02:58

Shawn: Feb 6, 2003; I yiffed two people at once and all I got was laughed at.

Holy poo poo, so the circles on the bottom of the Lego are interlocking with the studs on the Duplo?

# ? Feb 2, 2016 03:28

Captain Invictus: Apr 5, 2005; Try reading some manga!; Clever Betty

Shawn posted:

Holy poo poo, so the circles on the bottom of the Lego are interlocking with the studs on the Duplo?

You got it, Toyota.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 04:00

Zodack: Aug 3, 2014

Just a head's up, Bricks and Pieces is back so have fun scouring the set numbers to see if you can get rare pieces.

For about $2 you can get the entire RotJ Luke from Death Star Final duel, Sabine Wren's helmet is like $1, and I got that trans astromech droid head for $2.50. Pretty sick deals if you can find them.

For some reason absolutely no metallic silver lightsaber hilts though?

# ? Feb 2, 2016 04:18

Pyroclastic: Jan 4, 2010

Zodack posted:

Just a head's up, Bricks and Pieces is back so have fun scouring the set numbers to see if you can get rare pieces.

For about $2 you can get the entire RotJ Luke from Death Star Final duel, Sabine Wren's helmet is like $1, and I got that trans astromech droid head for $2.50. Pretty sick deals if you can find them.

For some reason absolutely no metallic silver lightsaber hilts though?

Heh, just checked out Spaceship! x3 to see what the service was like...pretty much every printed part is out of stock, particularly everything printed with a classic space logo.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 04:51

Cloks: Feb 1, 2013; by Azathoth

Got two Chell minifigures (from Portal 2) for 12 bucks shipped.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 05:18

Zodack: Aug 3, 2014

Cloks posted:

Got two Chell minifigures (from Portal 2) for 12 bucks shipped.

No way, the Dimension Packs work? I can't believe I didn't try that.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 05:24

Cloks: Feb 1, 2013; by Azathoth

Some of them do. No luck with Dr. Who.

# ? Feb 2, 2016 05:28

ChesterJT: Dec 28, 2003; Mounty Pumper's Flying Circus

Thanks to Rythe for the Family House creator set. I didn't realize it was OOP when I first PM'd him/her so was afraid I was going to get the $$$ price but it was very reasonable and shipped fast and well protected (with box).

When putting together the car it made me realize Lego doesn't use the old classic doors very often. The only set in recent memory I know of was Emmet's car. Seems like most minifig scale cars just build up a wall and call it a door. I love those little things for some reason. I remember building all kinds of little cars as a kid and opening and closing those little doors was fun. Also while looking up Lego car sets I came across this, which I apologize if it's old, but it was too good not to post:

# ? Feb 2, 2016 07:25

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 09:55

Kakarot: Jul 20, 2013; by zen death robot; Buglord

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# ? Feb 2, 2016 08:30

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