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omnium

Norman, my friendly delivery man, just delivered my 3for2 Argos Lego package. My wife came to the door when she heard me say "Hi Norman, how's it going mate?" and wagged her finger at him saying "No more Lego! I want chocolate next time!! Or clothes. Or clothes and chocolate". When he left, she asked "What now? Do you not have enough??". "It's 3 Rathtar escape sets from the Argos 3for2 sale". She started hopping and exclaimed, "Ooooo, can I have one??" :-)

stlux

@Salamalex Already started working on that minidoll MOC I promised to bring to Bricktastic next year ;) (Pending approval from the Hairy Fairy of course!)



When ordering pieces from PAB to prepare for a minidoll MOC, you are bound to receive something rather colourful... Makes quite a difference from my usual PAB orders which are dominated by bley tiles!

Was also surprised to receive this PAB order separated in smaller bags. In the past I have always received them all mixed in 1 bag, even when ordering a much larger variation of bricks in similar quantities.

Salamalex

Ooohhh, they look good.

Salamalex

The rest of that post disappeared (or didn't) and it'll turn up like a bad penny. And since I tried to edit it twice it'll turn up twice making me look even more numptyish than normal.

All_That_Rocks

Currently removing a ton of Mega Blocks from a recent used lot purchase. Still happy with what I paid for the lot but there is a lot more MB's than I expected.

Next step, a thorough wash.

vizzitor

All_That_Rocks said:

Currently removing a ton of Mega Blocks from a recent used lot purchase. Still happy with what I paid for the lot but there is a lot more MB's than I expected.

Next step, a thorough wash.

Is that washing the Lego or yourself in a "will all great Neptune's ocean wash these Mega Blocks clean from my hand"-type of way?

omnium

All_That_Rocks said:

Currently removing a ton of Mega Blocks from a recent used lot purchase. Still happy with what I paid for the lot but there is a lot more MB's than I expected.

Next step, a thorough wash.

I bought a 4kg box of "99% Genuine Lego" in 2013 for £41.50 (inc. postage) when I was naive. When I complained to the seller that I'd only received 3.7kg of stuff and found at least 4% of that was megablocks, missing the point about being honest, he declared I'd already got a good deal on a per kg sale, even though I was down at least 1/2kg of Lego that I purchased.

He was keen to point out that he didn't charge me for petrol for his drive to the post office. Moron.

I still find the odd Megablocks part in my collection to this day. Yuck!

I never did leave him negative feedback and wish I had.

SirBrickalotOfLego

Just finished rebuilding all my Galaxy Squad sets I dismantled a couple of years ago. I'd forgotten what a fantastic theme it was; anyone else agree?

Legopants

Hurray! It's holiday time! :-) 
Drove over to the UK yesterday. Currently in Northants visiting the folks.
Enjoyed a healthy cooked breakfast this morning at Ye Olde Harvester Inn - a quaint eatery nestled between KFC and Homebase on Northampton's beautiful Riverside industrial estate. 

bookmum

Hi @Legopants! I'm currently down the road in rainy Banbury. 

bookmum

If you are still in the area in a couple of weeks a new Toys r us is opening in Banbury (only a small one in the shopping centre rather than out of town) but exciting stuff (for Banbury)! I will miss it as I will be back in London by then!! 

Speedman29

SirBrickalotOfLego said:

Just finished rebuilding all my Galaxy Squad sets I dismantled a couple of years ago. I'd forgotten what a fantastic theme it was; anyone else agree?

Weirdly a little toy shop I was in the other day had three #70706 Crater Creepers still on the shelf, pretty odd for a four year old set!

SprinkleOtter

^ Not at all. Lots of places have them.

Legopants

bookmum said:

Hi @Legopants! I'm currently down the road in rainy Banbury. 

Hello @bookmum - and I'm just outside drizzly Daventry. Very dull and grey and wet, isn't it :-/

Thanks for the tip. Not sure I'll be getting down to Banbury while I'm over. I will deffo be calling in at the recently opened Northampton branch of Smyths for a mooch though :-) 

Glacierfalls265

I found a picture of the minifig version of me standing outside the Gare de Lyon Headquarters! (This being before the big interior design overhaul and the actual paving of the street outside ;) )

bookmum

Ooh a Smyths in Northampton @Legopants! That'll be good when I am visiting the other half of the family over in Kettering!! 

Legoboy

My family and I are visiting @snowhitie and hers in Belgium for a few days

When in Rome.....

Coolguy5000

^Buy a boat to sail home?

stlux

I have a complete set of TLNM CMF's on the way, but want some extra's of some of the figs. Had a go at my local supermarket during lunch, and actually managed to successfully identify N-POP Girl! Yes, the hair makes it easy, but this is the first time ever that I have a 100% success rate! :)

So she's now brightening up a cloudy day in the office:

LostInTranslation

^ I have her on my desk too, also holding the Shark Army General's drink :-) 

WatfordScottyM

Legoboy said:

My family and I are visiting @snowhitie and hers in Belgium for a few days

When in Rome.....

Rome isn't in Belgium!

stlux

LostInTranslation said:

^ I have her on my desk too, also holding the Shark Army General's drink :-) 

Oooo, I like that, great idea!

(Adds the Shark Army General to the list of TLNM CMF's to get multiples of.)

sid3windr

I also have a 100% success rate thus far feeling the TLNM bags. It's not that hard for the ones I've unpacked so far ;)

snowhitie

@Legoboy, I did ask you not to share any pictures of my private stash now didn't I?

@WatfordScottyM you should here the other misconceptions about Belgium he has...

All joking aside, great to have you here!

SirBrickalotOfLego

Speedman29 said:

SirBrickalotOfLego said:

Just finished rebuilding all my Galaxy Squad sets I dismantled a couple of years ago. I'd forgotten what a fantastic theme it was; anyone else agree?

Weirdly a little toy shop I was in the other day had three #70706 Crater Creepers still on the shelf, pretty odd for a four year old set!

That was the last set I rebuilt; definitely the worst of the theme :/

Legopants

bookmum said:

Ooh a Smyths in Northampton @Legopants! That'll be good when I am visiting the other half of the family over in Kettering!! 

@bookmum - Popped in this afternoon... 



Nice clean store with lots of luvverly Lego :-) 

Matt89190

Yoda's Starfighter amid the various City vehicles is really bugging me....

Legopants

Matt89190 said:

Yoda's Starfighter amid the various City vehicles is really bugging me....

It wasn't me! Honest! 

Renny

Will start to break down all my UCS sets this weekend since the dust accumulation triggers my brother's allergies :(  

At least that means I'll get to build them again at a future date.  

bookmum

I could probably just Google this but where in Northampton is the Smyths @Legopants? Town centre? Out of town? Thanks! 

Legopants

bookmum said:

I could probably just Google this but where in Northampton is the Smyths @Legopants? Town centre? Out of town? Thanks! 

@bookmum - It's out of town, just down the road from TrU, so you can kill two birds with one stone:

4C, Nene Valley Retail Park,
St James Mill Rd E,
Northampton NN1 1ET

bookmum

Smyths and a tru!! I'm not sure if my bank balance could cope!! 

catwrangler

Was thinking earlier about the whole Saturn V thing and the growing cost of living, and wondering if I should just focus on getting Ideas sets. There's a lot I want, it'd give me a nice variety of builds and themes, and they're nice standalone display models to rotate on the coffee table.

I'm feeling good about having stopped buying CMFs, and while I spent a lot of last year collecting Nexo Knights, I don't feel the need to go after Jestro's lair anymore, and I could happily walk away without getting the few sets in year two that I want. 

City and Creator might always be a temptation, though...

bookmum

I keep telling myself to concentrate on just creator and city sets. Plus Friends 'for my daughter' (I play with them more!) but I seem to have no self control. I bought a (as new) minecraft set from a car boot sale recently because I thought the cows were cute!! Lucky for me I have no credit card so I can't go completely insane when I see sets I would love to have! 

legonut80

Having a dvd and Lego afternoon :) not been able to say that for a long time, is probably more of a sorting and cleaning than building but it's something :)

FowlerBricks

Entering the Jungle!

Bumblepants

FowlerBricks said:

Entering the Jungle!

I see fun and games, is Steve learning to live like an animal?

Legopassion8

I hope Brick Race is more Death Race than Cannonball run.

(Don't F this one up. THANKS)

((What's next? Lego Gatorbots!?)

SumoLego

^^ Is Steve disguised as a Golgothan?  (Not quite enough resemblance to Domokun.)

Pumpkin_3CK5

^that buildable Clay face is perfect for a Golgothan Sh** Demon, albeit a gigantic one. 

Got a complete set of Ninjago Minifigs and one extra in under an hour. G'dang it, I thought I'd get it in 30 mins. Fresh case at the local Barnes and Noble with 10% off - it's almost tax free! Feels like the last series just came out. 

Addicted2Oxygen

Currently waiting for a flight. Laughing at the 'vat free' prices of Lego in the hamleys toy store. Vat free and still way above rrp!

Then got excited at finding ninjago mini figs in WH Smith's until I saw they are only £3.99 each.  Oh well. Will have to wait a bit longer before I go hunting for them. 

catwrangler

Currently thanking the great MOCer in the sky that I didn't buy Brick Live tickets; have spent the past week experiencing the double whammy of sinus infection and antibiotics. Immunosuppressed!me and huge venues packed with kids with huge personal collections of germs do not mix, I suspect. My dwindling bank account is also relieved, because it'd be hard not to succumb to parts-buying...

Addicted2Oxygen

Lego batman movie is on the flight. Not seen it yet, so happy now :D 

Aanchir

I'm at BrickFair Virginia this weekend, and am exhibiting eight MOCs right under the Bionicle banner near the front of the building! If you're here today or tomorrow, please come say hi!

snowhitie

Feel better @catwrangler!

Husband and son came back from grocery shopping and popped into the toystore next door to bring me a present :)



The happiest I've ever been with a junior set ;)  @shib @LostInTranslation

Woohoo! Time for a new hairdo for the sigfig?



Funnily enough, the pie seems to be yellow instead of white, so that's good news for my bakery (in one of my MOC projects) that will now sell lemon meringue pie as well.

Legopants

Fab weather on the south coast this afternoon. Stopped off briefly in Seaford on the way to Eastbourne after blowing my VIPs at the Brighton store.  

KingAlanI

@SumoLego came over to drop off some figureless sets he sold me. He doesn't have the space. I don't either, but having a BrickLink store I have something to do with them, and since I'm local he doesn't have to ship. Last time we met up we had to make the deal and run but had some time to talk about LEGO addiction this time. He also understands rooms jam packed with LEGO and building projects that have been put off for ages. He's also heavyset so he understands my collection of food related LEGO. (I have several pizzerias and use several non-pizza items as concession stands in my expansion of #41105 Pop Star Show Stage)

@stlux for my minidoll MOC I ordered hundreds of 1x2x1 panels with center divider (part 93095) on BrickLink and save those when they're in sets I open.

@Legopants for certain definitions of 'healthy', maybe not good *for* you but looks good. :)

bandit778

Legopants said:

Fab weather on the south coast this afternoon. Stopped off briefly in Seaford on the way to Eastbourne after blowing my VIPs at the Brighton store.  

@Legopants, you can't beat the south coast for it's beaches with absolutely no sand. They just don't do pebbles right where I live now. :)

Matt89190

^I don't like sand. It's coarse; it's rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere.

(I do have a delightful meme of this iconic and lovable quote, but that's a matter for another time)