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Are the second wave Star Wars sets in Lego stores yet? If I'm going to be paying retail for them, I might as well buy them where I get VIP points.
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I really need to get a better storage system for my bricks. Currently they are inhabiting containers with a volume of ~300 gallons, completely unsorted. I've come up with the idea of building a table with drawers under it in which to store the pieces, now I just need to put my plan into action.
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Jul 22, 2010 17:56
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Build the table out of the lego.
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Jul 22, 2010 18:10
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Factory posted:Build the table out of the lego. I'm not James May.
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Jul 22, 2010 18:29
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Scipiotik posted:I'm not James May. You could be the next James May.
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Jul 22, 2010 18:41
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Are the second wave Star Wars sets in Lego stores yet? If I'm going to be paying retail for them, I might as well buy them where I get VIP points. I was just at the one in Woodfield Mall (Schaumburg, IL) on Tuesday and I didn't see any.
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Jul 22, 2010 18:43
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LarryCsonka posted:Just got back from Toys R Us... I picked this up at TRU the other day as well. I'm giddy.
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I got my Fort Legoredo and Sheriff's Lock-Up in the mail to compliment Gold City Junction and I've got all the parts ordered to build my saloon (wow I chose a really loving expensive color palate). Sweet Western layout, here I come! edit: Reddish brown, tan, black, dark brown, dark green, dark orange, dark red. That got reeeaaally expensive really fast. Carbohydrates fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Jul 22, 2010 |
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Jul 22, 2010 18:56
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Is TRU's buy one, get one 50% off deal on Lego a fairly regular occurrence or was it a one off? Trying to decide if I should wait for my next Lego spree or just load up now.
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Jul 22, 2010 20:49
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PopeOnARope posted:You could be the next James May. I wish that were true, but it just isn't.
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So, I did a lot of building on LDD/MLCAD and I've finished fleshing out a huge modular castle made up of many smaller sub-sections. The problem is that I have nowhere near enough pieces to build it for reals, but I'd like to see it done if someone else has the parts. I'll be uploading the instructions to BrickShelf (user name lego-yeg), and also the parts lists for each sub-section. Which is easier to follow: a parts list that lists the parts used in each step of the instructions, or a parts list that just lists total parts used during construction? I would gladly post pictures, but I do not know how to on this site.
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Jul 23, 2010 00:31
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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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ThalidomEid posted:So, I did a lot of building on LDD/MLCAD and I've finished fleshing out a huge modular castle made up of many smaller sub-sections. Upload them to Waffleimages if you must. And listing the parts by module would probably be most useful for people who want to take parts of your design.
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BrainWeasel posted:Upload them to Waffleimages if you must. And listing the parts by module would probably be most useful for people who want to take parts of your design.
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Wow, BrainWeasel, thanks! This waffleimages stuff ain't so tough after all. Castle with two Corner Towers, two Wall Towers, six Wall Sections, and a Main Gate  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. 5-story Corner Tower. Stone plates on lower level come off, and walls on the fourth level swing out to enhance playability.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. Main Gate. Consists of an inner and outer gate supported by three-story towers. Gates swing out, rendering battering rams useless. Also, grates and hatches allow the defenders to assault the attacking force in between outer and inner gates.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. Wall Sections. These are the most customizable. Lower section can be solid or have a man-sized version of the main gate. Middle section can be plain or a bit more decorated. Upper section has an assortment of torches, spears, and arrows, plus long sticks for pushing away attackers' ladders. (This is the first section I made, so it has the most decoration and details. After a while, I got sick of trying to painstakingly place weapons, flags, and multi-part torches in LDD, so I just said gently caress it.)  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. Wall Tower is four stories tall with removable plates on bottom level and a swing-out rear wall on third level to enhance interior access.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. One of the things I really like about this design is that all levels are accessible by ladder or stairs from within the castle itself. Also, I've used brown (wood) rather than grey (stone) wherever possible on the interior for floor/ceilings. BrainWeasel posted:listing the parts by module would probably be most useful for people who want to take parts of your design Carbohydrates posted:a master parts list would probably be for the best There's really no 'master' parts list, since the builder can have as many or as few sections as he wants, but I'll put up the parts list by module, and not worry about parts per step. I was able to upload some of my instructions to BrickShelf, but not all. If anyone wants my .zip's of instructions and parts lists, or the .ldd's themselves, let me know. ThalidomEid fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Jul 23, 2010 |
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Jul 23, 2010 03:37
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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. As I mentioned earlier, it's already out. My local TRU had it on the shelves a week ago.
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ThalidomEid posted:Wall Sections. These are the most customizable. Lower section can be solid or have a man-sized version of the main gate. Middle section can be plain or a bit more decorated. Upper section has an assortment of torches, spears, and arrows, plus long sticks for pushing away attackers' ladders. (This is the first section I made, so it has the most decoration and details. After a while, I got sick of trying to painstakingly place weapons, flags, and multi-part torches in LDD, so I just said gently caress it.) That's a clever use of those big roof pieces. Thanks for sharing this.
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If anyone's interested, TRU is doing a 2-day buy 1 get 1 50% off sale today and tomorrow on Duplo, Atlantis, City and Prince of Persia stuff: http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=10718lego&origkw=10718lego&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2254197&sr=1
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Someone snuck an S into the thread title. I was actually thinking of adding some reference to the legos/LEGO thing in the OP but decided that that was a terrible idea.
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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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Jul 23, 2010 19:59
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According to Eurobricks wave 2 of the minifigures are turning up in stores http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=44459
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Jul 23, 2010 20:04
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hahahahaha i just noticed the slightly tweaked thread title
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3 posted:hahahahaha i just noticed the slightly tweaked thread title Those mods are sneaky bastards.
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So here's what that's all about by the wayThe LEGO Group posted:Using the LEGO brand name HOWEVER there's no good reason for anyone to really give a gently caress unless they're representing the company officially so call 'em what you want, it's really not a big deal and it's silly to get upset about. It's also one of the very worst derails that pops up in SA LEGO threads because it's completely pointless.
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Jul 23, 2010 21:49
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Today I shall play with my LEGO brand building blocks!
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When I see 'LEGOS' it makes me think it's some operating system with a really narrow user base, maybe for people with prosthetics. "I had to upgrade my LEG-OS from version 2 to 2.1, now my arm doesn't smoke and I can send email!"
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Carbohydrates posted:As you know, pretty much everyone in the world except hardcore fans call 'em "legos," Really? I thought it was another Americanism. I've never heard anyone say Legos.
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More than once in my childhood, I found myself looking at megablocks and saying "What the gently caress, these aren't LEGOs." I'm not sure they run the risk of Kleenex-level overfamiliarity, because their product actually is so much better. Anytime my brother and I found a megablock in our pile of LEGOs we'd pop that sucker between the teeth and give it a good squeeze; the inferior plastic would crumble readily. A true, humble 1x1 LEGO block on the other hand can take an enormous amount of molar gnawing before it finally becomes unusable.  It'd suck if they didn't hold up so well, because teeth are the best brick separator known to man
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but then you have all those dents in your LEGO
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Chronojam posted:It'd suck if they didn't hold up so well, because teeth are the best brick separator known to man There is only one true brick separator. http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=630-1 And buy two.
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Evek posted:There is only one true brick separator. My friend bought two more of those, and one of them doesn't work properly. The lip that is on the bottom at the far right in the photo in that link is too long, so it can't mate up properly with the brick you are trying to separate. We'll need to file it down a little to get it to work. If you bought that one as your first ever removal tool you'd think they were utter poo poo.
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The only time I've ever needed to use the brick separator was when I had to pull a bunch of 1x2 plates off my 64x64 grey baseplate. I don't even know if I could find it again in my stash if I tried 
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 LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Hope it's not some cruel joke by someone at SDCC.
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Virar posted:
A LEGO black pearl would kick all sorts of rear end.
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Virar posted:
I dunno, looks kinda like modeling clay and decals. e: speaking of which, if anyone could recommend a good decal printer I'd really appreciate it. BrainWeasel fucked around with this message at 08:42 on Jul 24, 2010 |
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BrainWeasel posted:I dunno, looks kinda like modeling clay and decals. If you look closely you can see that they just painted over the Prince of Persia's face.
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BrainWeasel posted:I dunno, looks kinda like modeling clay and decals.
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Virar posted:
7pcs. Expected release date December 2010, MSRP $49.99.
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Flavor Bear posted:7pcs. Expected release date December 2010, MSRP $49.99. That's 6 more pieces than if Mega Bloks made it.
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Muppetjedi posted:According to Eurobricks wave 2 of the minifigures are turning up in stores What the gently caress, when are they supposed to be getting released? I want to order some but won't have the money until some of my stuff sells in a few weeks. 
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