Collecting certain parts only

DeMontes

@Bobflip think of it as exposure therapy to try and help you work on your OCD tendencies :-)

WoutR

I made this photo 11 months ago. I have added several decorated 2x4 bricks since, but I am still missing several of them (mainly promotional prints and stickers from recent sets).

The blue Samsonite 2x4 with a hole in top is much more difficult to find than I would have expected, and so is "3001pb023 - Brick 2 x 4 with Angled Red Stripes Between Two Horizontal Red Stripes Pattern". :-)

luckyruss

Foxes

luckyruss

also had a go at the gemstones... trans orange in the small size was a new one for my parts collection (received yesterday).

elspankdog

Looks like you need the chrome green 5 point rock...pretty rare piece I think

tmgm528

elspankdog said:

Looks like you need the chrome green 5 point rock...pretty rare piece I think

Hey, I actually have that piece! Maybe I could do my own rocks.

luckyruss

I have the plain yellow 5 point (the "basket of fries") but not to hand, no chrome green sadly - be good to see it next to the silver ones

luckyruss

Holy cowls, batman - managed to pick up some TLBM minifigs earlier in the week to add to this.  There are probably a few more - I seem to have hundreds of batman figures.

DeMontes

Some of my colour collections in full bloom for Bricktastic...

Legopants

DeMontes said:

Some of my colour collections in full bloom for Bricktastic...

Excellent little MOC. Looks even better in the "flesh" :-)

Astrobricks

DeMontes said:

Some of my colour collections in full bloom for Bricktastic...

Very nice. But is she killing the flowers with boiling water from her teakettle? 

elspankdog

DeMontes said:

Some of my colour collections in full bloom for Bricktastic...

Where is the small white flower?  Available now in #21134 btw

DeMontes

Astrobricks said:

DeMontes said:

Some of my colour collections in full bloom for Bricktastic...

Very nice. But is she killing the flowers with boiling water from her teakettle? 

no idea....I think she is a bit eccentric...

DeMontes

@elspankdog she is probably still cultivating it as there is always 'just one more colour'...

Brickfan50

Very nice. But is she killing the flowers with boiling water from her teakettle? 

IIRC my father used strong black tea to fight lice on flowering plants. (40 years ago.)

elspankdog

Constantly organizing = Sterilite color lid collection.  Don't even want to know how many exist...another rabbit hole

Astrobricks

How meta can you get? :)

DeMontes

Fans of colours and colour collections may enjoy this blog post on New Elementary:

Bricktastic Colourtastic 1

DeMontes

2x4s just because it looks pretty

elspankdog

Need more cats and beanies from LEGO

Astrobricks

Yes, more cats! LEGO should release a modular cat lady house.

560Heliport

I'd buy a modular cat lady house!

elspankdog

Still missing a few pieces.  White Lego compatible tape is so easy

tmgm528

elspankdog said:

Still missing a few pieces.  White Lego compatible tape is so easy

This is very satisfying to look at.

Bobflip

I always get excited when I see new posts are made to this thread.

Bosstone100

^^ white Lego compatible tape? So no bricks were involved? That's pretty convenient. I'll have to check it out. 

Bobflip

Bosstone100 said:

^^ white Lego compatible tape? So no bricks were involved? That's pretty convenient. I'll have to check it out. 

Yep, just Google "Lego Tape" and you'll get hits all over the place.

elspankdog

I did use one 1x2 white plate on top of the lego compatible tape for each figure

Brixfan02

UAllBrick said:

Teddy bears.....

I seem to have a teddy bear without a facehis snout is a bit damaged, but it was in new condition when i got him. Is he a prototype?

Fizyx

Brixfan02 said:

I seem to have a teddy bear without a facehis snout is a bit damaged, but it was in new condition when i got him. Is he a prototype?

No-Face Bear waits until you're asleep before he begins his nightly hunt for fresh souls.  Maybe tonight will be the night that he devours the soul that will finally allow him to gain his new face and escape from this eternal torment.

Mr_Cross

I'm just going to live vicariously through this thread. (Can't get into this, mustn't get into this!)
I've wanted to collect my classic spacemen together for a photo but I never manage to get round to it... I've seen someone who has printed up some more colours too (other than the official ones I see earlier in the thread) but I can't remember who or where I've seen them... and iirc @omnium has an impressive collection of colour exo-suits.

Brixfan02

Fizyx said:

Brixfan02 said:

I seem to have a teddy bear without a facehis snout is a bit damaged, but it was in new condition when i got him. Is he a prototype?

No-Face Bear waits until you're asleep before he begins his nightly hunt for fresh souls.  Maybe tonight will be the night that he devours the soul that will finally allow him to gain his new face and escape from this eternal torment.

Wow... that got dark fast

Fizyx

Brixfan02 said:

Wow... that got dark fast

My only excuse is that faceless children's toys have always had this air of malaise and decrepitness that engenders it's own special level of dread in me.

EDIT:   Super creepy idea:  Populate a large LEGO city with minifigs who only have blank yellow heads, no faces at all.  Everything else about it is normal.  Every time you looked at it, something would just feel slightly off about the whole scene, and most people probably couldn't tell you why. :D

omnium

Mr_Cross said:

I'm just going to live vicariously through this thread. (Can't get into this, mustn't get into this!)
I've wanted to collect my classic spacemen together for a photo but I never manage to get round to it... I've seen someone who has printed up some more colours too (other than the official ones I see earlier in the thread) but I can't remember who or where I've seen them... and iirc @omnium has an impressive collection of colour exo-suits.

Why thank you! Yes, I have a collection of exo-suits. You can see them on my Flickr page:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/38558039956

I have a photo of all the different colours of classic space mini figs in a lineup too:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/34951256520/in/dateposted/

But due to the depth of field, only the new grey one is in proper focus. I might take another one some day with my macro lens and a wider focus range, like f/45...

Mr_Cross

Ah, found it! HERE!

omnium

Mr_Cross said:

Ah, found it! HERE!

Very cool! I noticed over Christmas that one of the Ninjago Movie sets has pearl silver air tanks... Bricks n Pieces will be getting an order from me when it reopens ;)

Mynatt

Does anyone know what part has the most color variations? I thought it might be the 2x4 but just wanted to make sure. 

the_creative_box

^My guess would be the 1x2 brick. That piece is in almost every Lego set. 

Bobflip

The 1x1 round plate probably comes in most of the colours that the 1x2 and 2x4 comes in, but also comes in loads of the trans colours and some of the chrome/metallic/pearl variants as well. And there's a glow in the dark one!

Fauch

the minifig head? especially if we count prints.

Bobflip

The minifig head is missing a few colours still! I don't think prints should be counted, because some people wipe the print off certain parts to get their monofig completed. My guess is still the 1x1 round plate.

elspankdog

I'd say the 1x1 round plate with the 1x1 and 1x2 plate not far behind

elspankdog

The Duplo 2x2 brick is also available in quite a few colors.  You will be surprised.

VorpalRyu

The 2x2 tile has the most colour variants, as TLG uses them for internal colour charts (as I understand it, practically every colour TLG have used has been done as a 2x2 tile), but some of the colours are exceedingly rare & hard to get a hold of.

Astrobricks

Counting available colors on BrickLink, the 2x2 tile is available in 60 colors, and the 1x1 round plate in 69 colors.

Fizyx

Ugh, this thread is going to be the death of me.  Especially if pictures like this one keep popping up:

elspankdog said:

I'd say the 1x1 round plate with the 1x1 and 1x2 plate not far behind

They just scratch this particular completion itch that I get that I don't have with LEGO until I see neat displays like this, lol.

Bobflip

VorpalRyu said:

The 2x2 tile has the most colour variants, as TLG uses them for internal colour charts (as I understand it, practically every colour TLG have used has been done as a 2x2 tile), but some of the colours are exceedingly rare & hard to get a hold of.

Didn't know that, but worth considering, as I think a few pics in here used parts in unreleased colours. It would take me back to the 2x4 though, as there's a lot of unreleased variants of those as well, am I right in thinking Lego do most of their colour tests with 2x4s first?

CCC

Brixfan02 said:

I seem to have a teddy bear without a facehis snout is a bit damaged, but it was in new condition when i got him. Is he a prototype?

No, not a prototype, just one that didn't have all the printing done. You can buy them very cheaply on BL from a seller in China ...

Aleydita

Bobflip said:

VorpalRyu said:

The 2x2 tile has the most colour variants, as TLG uses them for internal colour charts (as I understand it, practically every colour TLG have used has been done as a 2x2 tile), but some of the colours are exceedingly rare & hard to get a hold of.

Didn't know that, but worth considering, as I think a few pics in here used parts in unreleased colours. It would take me back to the 2x4 though, as there's a lot of unreleased variants of those as well, am I right in thinking Lego do most of their colour tests with 2x4s first?

It's deffo the 2x2 tile. They're used on the internal colour palette and as VorpalRyu says, every colour ever produced has had a 2x2 tile, even trans colours.

Brixfan02

CCC said:

Brixfan02 said:

I seem to have a teddy bear without a facehis snout is a bit damaged, but it was in new condition when i got him. Is he a prototype?

No, not a prototype, just one that didn't have all the printing done. You can buy them very cheaply on BL from a seller in China ...

Funny... I got it in China