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Either way it's gonna be a good tan parts source. Millions of 1x2 bricks with the brick pattern, cheese wedges, and 1x3 arches.
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A Bad Poster posted:You guys seem to have forgotten when Lego was selling blind box Bionicle masks 20 years ago. also had this until relatively recently, over the course of like a decade I sold'em all for a couple bucks a pop  if I had had more money I would have bought more, it was literally "fill a Legoland California bag with any pieces you want for 25 bucks" and one of the giant bins was entirely Trans-Neon Green Mirus, a promo bionicle mask exclusive to Legoland California. I got $100 worth of bags of them and I am pretty sure made like $4000 over the course of selling them all off.
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smackfu posted:Back to the Coliseum rumors, I think the current half ruined real version would make for an interesting set, with a lot less of the repetition that drives people mad about Architecture sets. That would be incredible if they released a Coliseum overrun by exotic plants, as it was in the late 1800s
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Blue Moonlight posted:In a year they’ll release a second version with a second pack-in game included! Now you’re playing with power! If they added in a Duck Hunt scene and a zapper controller and kept the price the same I'd probably buy it honestly.
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Aug 12, 2020 01:48
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I really think that LEGO hosed up by not making the Mario figure a separate purchase. My friend got the Starter Course for me because he knew I got the NES and I wanted that Mario for the interactivity feature. But now I have the Starter Course just sitting around in pieces (because it's not stable enough to hold together if you move it when you make your own course) and I really don't care about all this bullshit that doesn't make an iconic Mario locale.
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ChesterJT posted:If they added in a Duck Hunt scene and a zapper controller and kept the price the same I'd probably buy it honestly. But should the zapper be orange/light gray or the classic dark gray/light gray?
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Aug 12, 2020 05:56
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Why not both?
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Double points may have dried up. From what I can see, going back a couple years or so we had them August, October, December, March, July, October, December, March, July, October, December, March and nothing since. Last two years they did July, the year before was August. So maybe we will get them soon. E: went back a little further and in 2015 they seemed to happen a bit more often. But Oct/Dec/Mar seem consistent every year. It's just this year we seem to have skipped summer points. Probably covid related. Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Aug 12, 2020 |
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Aug 12, 2020 18:42
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Waltzing Along posted:Double points may have dried up. Covid for sure, don't need promos when you can't keep up with demand. They also seem to favor the targeted double points on higher price sets that might not be selling well.
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Aug 12, 2020 19:04
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Scipiotik posted:don't need promos when you can't keep up with demand.
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Aug 12, 2020 19:06
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Anyone have advice for where to jump into mindstorms for a kid that knows how to program (golang preferred) can build technic/large Lego sets and wants to build a robot clothes folder? The alternative is learning to fab, and doing something with raspberry/arduino which we’ve poked at some with a breadboard, but the kiddo is still a bit young for soldering/welding/lathes. Given we already have a ton of Lego and are in it for the long haul, adding more to that stash seems ok assuming it won’t go obsolete immediately. Mostly I’m looking for some clue what the Lego roadmap for programmable stuff for schools looks like for the next decade if some goon has a feel for it. Ev3 education vs spike prime is a mess to navigate.
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Aug 12, 2020 20:23
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Lego just announced a new mind storms type thing with native python support.
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Aug 12, 2020 20:35
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This is pretty awesome: https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1293503048388575232 I assume LEGO price/arm is cheaper than a real prosthetic 
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Aug 12, 2020 22:47
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japtor posted:This is pretty awesome: You know, I wouldn't be surprised if it went the other way
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Aug 12, 2020 23:23
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Doesn't matter how much if instead of just giving the finger to someone who's pissed me off I'm giving them the trans orange chainsaw finger 
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EvilJoven posted:Doesn't matter how much if instead of just giving the finger to someone who's pissed me off I'm giving them the trans orange chainsaw finger 
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So, I got my NES set today, and have to say that at least while it was in a super lovely package, the actual box only had minor damage, and I'm not a super collector so it was fine by me. I have only gotten through the first 5 bags, and am way out of date on modern LEGO stuff, but the little mechanism used for the cartridge tray is super neat! I love how that was implemented. Super excited to finish the rest of this set. I'll also say to the goon who posted the ridiculous collection of the old space sets....you made 9 year old me insanely jealous.
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Aug 13, 2020 05:20
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I'm going to sell a bunch of Architecture sets. Many are still new. If there are any you are looking for, I might have it. I know I don't have Marina Bay Sands, That big Red house or the Korean Temple. I think it is Korean. I have most of the others from 2019 and earlier.
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COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:You know, I wouldn't be surprised if it went the other way ROJO posted:Super excited to finish the rest of this set. I'll also say to the goon who posted the ridiculous collection of the old space sets....you made 9 year old me insanely jealous.
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Aug 13, 2020 10:29
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Only halfway through building the NES, but one of my favorite things (beside the cartridge mechanism) is the AC port. It was one of those wonderful "this seems odd" moments when I was putting the rod into the 1x1 technic brick, and it wasn't till I put the other ports on that it clicked.
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Aug 13, 2020 14:01
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Jesus. The new HP diagon alley is a meter long and 5500 pieces. Didn't see the price, guessing 600? Lego accidentally posted it's specs online but took them down quickly.
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Scipiotik posted:Jesus. The new HP diagon alley is a meter long and 5500 pieces. Didn't see the price, guessing 600? Lego accidentally posted it's specs online but took them down quickly. 400 USD has been the rumour / assumption for a while. Hogwarts is 400 for 6000 pieces (but with a different scale and with fewer figures) and Ninjago City was 300 for 4900 pieces so it's plausible at least. Sounds like it'll be missing some prominent parts of the Alley too.
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Oxyclean posted:Only halfway through building the NES, but one of my favorite things (beside the cartridge mechanism) is the AC port. It was one of those wonderful "this seems odd" moments when I was putting the rod into the 1x1 technic brick, and it wasn't till I put the other ports on that it clicked. Also the green plate peeking through around the ports looks like a circuit board
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Scipiotik posted:Lego accidentally posted it's specs online but took them down quickly. quote:5544 pieces Carbohydrates fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Aug 13, 2020 |
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I need to see pictures of that thing, 13cm deep makes it sound like an extremely long empty facade
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Butterfly Valley posted:I need to see pictures of that thing, 13cm deep makes it sound like an extremely long empty facade So imagine 4 16x32 plates or baseplates in a row for the footprint and you're pretty much there. Or, to visualize it: 
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Check out this rad Diagon Alley display. It's loving packed with details.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gto-pVghjoE
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That knight bus made me happy. Thanks deoju.
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Anias posted:That knight bus made me happy. Thanks deoju. I saw one of those for cheap and really wish I'd grabbed it. Love that bus
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I like the idea that the UK is already so loony that in order to make a wacky wizard version of a bus, they had to add a third level.
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Just finishing building the Mega-Construx Banshee and Warthog, and hot drat those are both excellent builds! I’ve been making GBS threads on megablocks for so long now, and specifically avoiding the halo sets based on my experience from 20+ years ago, and that’s just not the case. The clutch is excellent, the design is excellent, I’m even a fan of the micro action figures that I thought were so derpy before. Plus, the clutch actually matches Lego bricks now... they’ve fixed the crappy molding of yore that caused endless frustration for me. I feel like my whole world has been turned upside down... if only I’d discovered this sooner, so much regert 
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OSU_Matthew posted:Just finishing building the Mega-Construx Banshee and Warthog, and hot drat those are both excellent builds! I’ve been making GBS threads on megablocks for so long now, and specifically avoiding the halo sets based on my experience from 20+ years ago, and that’s just not the case. The clutch is excellent, the design is excellent, I’m even a fan of the micro action figures that I thought were so derpy before. Important: Does the Warthog have per-wheel suspension? Won't lie, feeling a little tempted to get with your good review, though I don't know about tainting my lego collection again.... I've kinda avoided megablocks, mostly because of word-of-mouth, but i did have like, a racetrack set I got as a kid. While the bricks kinda sucked, it still was kinda great because it came with two battery powered race car frames that were fun to do things with. I think it was this:  e: Anyone have experience with the mega construx eeveelution pack? Always been kinda tempted to get it, but avoided it for not being lego. Oxyclean fucked around with this message at 21:39 on Aug 13, 2020 |
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Oxyclean posted:Important: Does the Warthog have per-wheel suspension? The Infinite Hog is the new one - https://www.amazon.ca/Mega-Construx...7JH4B2FHHGETPVG here's a video review of it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaNfmA4qxtU and it does have independent suspension, which looks to be way nicer suspension than the old one, he compare the new one to the older ones in the video or if you like Jang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qFIZt9KH0 MarxCarl fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Aug 13, 2020 |
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I had one of these. I think it was a different model, though. I remember the cars being different. This ended up with the track itself and most of the pieces being given away- I'm still finding pieces here and there integrated into old builds that I have deconstructed. Good to hear the quality has improved since then. In unrelated news, the Diner arrived exactly one week after I ordered it on Backorder. Fedex delivered, box was immaculate and they used those air filled bags instead of packing peanuts which makes it way less messy. I see now it's 60 days for fulfillment now so I feel very fortunate for getting it when I did. Still have to build Medieval Market Village and 6986 Galactic Enforcer/Mission Commander before I can get to it, though. One thing I find with the modulars is they are pretty much perfect sets out of the box- they require no embellishment and in fact cannot be made better than they are. I might swap out the white streetlamps on Assembly Square and the Diner for the black Xtra ones, but we'll see how it looks first.
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Another anecdotal data point: Got my Barracuda Bay in today from Lego shop at home. The outer box wasn't crunched or broken, but it definitely was packed in a way that wasn't very protective of the innards and had some battle damage. Luckily, the box inside was fine, which is all that counts, but I can definitely see how these big sets can get damage. The filled balloon bags inside were barely enough.
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Oxyclean posted:Important: Does the Warthog have per-wheel suspension? I have avoided megablocks though occasionally I’ve been tempted while walking by Halo Sets in store, but now I really regret that. The poor clutch and lego brick mismatch problems have been fixed—I plan on tossing the spare bricks in with the rest of my legos (after I get my collection sorted and old megablocks quarantined). I bought mine from Target, and am currently trying to hunt down older sets (though secondhand availability is bleak). The suspension is great, it looks and feels like the vehicle in the game, and each wheel independently pops up and down. Really clever design—it passes the vroom test. Plus the figs are excellent, the proportions look much better in person. This has me very excited for the Pelican Inbound set coming out  COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:One thing I find with the modulars is they are pretty much perfect sets out of the box- they require no embellishment and in fact cannot be made better than they are. I might swap out the white streetlamps on Assembly Square and the Diner for the black Xtra ones, but we'll see how it looks first.  Jealous on the Medieval Market! Was that a recent used buy? That and the blacksmith shop are at the top of my list to build once I sort out my collection Catatron Prime fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Aug 13, 2020 |
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Butterfly Valley posted:I need to see pictures of that thing, 13cm deep makes it sound like an extremely long empty facade 13cm = 16 studs, so it's slightly deeper than the 3-in-1 buildings and the same as the opened up Haunted House. Should be plenty of room for interior detail.
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OSU_Matthew posted:This has me very excited for the Pelican Inbound  The scorpion tank linked on the other page was pretty cool too. Hope they do another one for Infinite or something.
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Doctor Spaceman posted:13cm = 16 studs, so it's slightly deeper than the 3-in-1 buildings and the same as the opened up Haunted House. Should be plenty of room for interior detail. Carbohydrates posted:"about 1 meter wide" = ~125 studs wide. 13 cm deep = 16 studs deep. Highest point of 29cm is about 30 stacked bricks tall. Thanks both, very interested to see the finished product now you helped me visualise it a bit!
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OSU_Matthew posted:Jealous on the Medieval Market! Was that a recent used buy? That and the blacksmith shop are at the top of my list to build once I sort out my collection I got it last fall without minifigs or the cows for a decently reduced price. Unlike some of the other sets I bought around that time that ended up in the Best of the 2000s bracket, the price has stayed somewhat the same so that’s good if you were wanting to add it to your collection.
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