What's your LEGO 'status' today?

Switchfoot55

^I think there are pills for that? 

I've had a similar question about the rubber bands over the course of time. And, even without a solid answer, have removed mine completely and have them in a sealed bag. 

With rubber bands, its not always the tension that causes them to break or crumble, but the air simply drying them out over time. 

I've considered just replacing them with non-Lego rubber bands to still get the look, but with no concern as to the lifespan. 

SumoLego

Black twist-ties also work for display purposes.

560Heliport

I've used non-LEGO rubber bands. I wonder how coloring them with a Sharpie would work- some of the ink might transfer to the LEGO. Experiments are needed!

Recce

Free Lego "Wooden" Duck set with S$60 purchase over here. This is one of 4 GWP promo from now till end Sep.

snowhitie

Great afternoon/evening doing a mini Belux Brickset meeting with @sid3windr , @stlux and mrs, @kerre.

Wonderful when the Brickset forum allows you to make friends like this!

sid3windr

^ Awesome Belux meet was awesome! Many thanks for hosting, @snowhitie !

Recce

There's a MOC Castle event locally, here's one of the pictures I took. 

Recce

More pics. 

Recce

Kerre

^ and ^^  I can only second @sid3windr 's comment. Fantastic meetup, shows how welcoming the community here is. Thanks @snowhitie !

Bumblepants

This is more of a Brickset status than a Lego one but I'm in Sweden and found the mythical @paul_merton Plopp!! It was really good.

omnium

Looks, er, tasty... :-/

And saying as I just posted this on another thread, I'll let you have a copy too, @Bumblepants...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizer&hl=en_GB

Or, if you're that way inclined:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/image-size/id670766542?mt=8

M_Boss

Thanks to an excellent trade with @SumoLego this happened! Interesting fact, my top 6 sets by part count make up 25% of my total parts.

Keilup

@M_Boss how does one get the Parts count to show in the header?  Mine shows all the other items, no Parts count.

And if your part count is strictly coming from sets only, those are some big sets.

M_Boss

Keilup said:

@M_Boss how does one get the Parts count to show in the header?  Mine shows all the other items, no Parts count.

And if your part count is strictly coming from sets only, those are some big sets.

https://brickset.com/profile/preferences select enable parts collection functionality.

Yes the majority of sets I own are large and that part count is strictly sets. It is also worth noting that >40 of those sets are CMFs.

b1uevoid

Just finished some customisations to the Palace Cinema. Really enjoyable build. I've added some festive elements as I'm pretty sure it was Christmas when the family went to see the LOTR movies :o)

More photos here ... https://imgur.com/a/wvC6Bk5

Keilup

M_Boss said:

https://brickset.com/profile/preferences select enable parts collection functionality.

Nice.  Had not idea that check box did that.  Is that the only thing it does as part count was already under My Sets anyway?

CaptainLego

I didn’t think I’d ever be able to build a Jaguar D-Type, but here we are. I hope this resizing app worked. 



(I actually finished and modded this either yesterday or the day before)

Matt89190

With the Bricklink orders rolling in I'm starting to get the Infinity War sections of my MCU Kallax (I know, life on the edge) finished off. It's not yet finished but I'm very pleased with this bit:

SumoLego

^ Very cool!  Although you are about 100 Dr. Stranges short for the Images of Ikonn.  And where's Mantis?

FowlerBricks

Very happy with the new Knightmare Batman accessory pack. An add-on cloth to make the trench coat a tad bulkier is the only thing I can think of to improve Batman himself (other than modding the gun). The idea of a post-apocalyptic Batman is an awesome one.

Bumblepants

Crushed. Just walked by a shop window in Latvia and saw Space Police 3, Aquanauts, and other old, great sets but it was closed. And tomorrow is Sunday and it's closed all day. And I am leaving. I will never know what treasures lie within or be able to take them home with me.

SumoLego

Just leave some cash, and a nice note to explain why using a crowbar was necessary to gain access.

Addicted2Oxygen

@Bumblepants call/email them? See if they can ship to you or hold stuff until you return again?

Matt89190

@SumoLego - very true, though much like the Doc will never get his tuna melt, funds have limited me on this one.

Mantis and Drax are currently on the way, and shall be added as soon as they arrive! 

SumoLego

Matt89190 said:

@SumoLego - very true, though much like the Doc will never get his tuna melt, funds have limited me on this one.

Mantis and Drax are currently on the way, and shall be added as soon as they arrive! 

I think Wong wanted the tuna melt.  (Which actually sounds good right about now...)  Anyway, be careful - when Drax stays perfectly still, he becomes invisible.

Baby_Yoda

^ He actually comes with the #76107 Ultimate Battle, but as he's perfectly still you can't see him.

Pumpkin_3CK5

FowlerBricks said:

Very happy with the new Knightmare Batman accessory pack. An add-on cloth to make the trench coat a tad bulkier is the only thing I can think of to improve Batman himself (other than modding the gun). The idea of a post-apocalyptic Batman is an awesome one.

 LEGO released this pack now, long after BvS came out 'cause they know he'd fit right in the theme of TLM2! #Conspiraciesleftandright #Moneymoneymoney

FowlerBricks

^I actually had that thought...though isn't there going to be an apocalypse Batman already??

Astrobricks

b1uevoid said:

Just finished some customisations to the Palace Cinema. Really enjoyable build. I've added some festive elements as I'm pretty sure it was Christmas when the family went to see the LOTR movies :o)

More photos here ... https://imgur.com/a/wvC6Bk5

You do know it’s Elijah Wood, right?

Fauch

lol, I see the nexo knight chaos catapult from some random store on amazon at 4€, by curiosity I look at the shipping cost. more than 11€. anyway I consider it's a red flag if it's on the marketplace.

Baby_Yoda

Good news for Aussie FOLs!
http://brickingaround.com/2018/09/11/huge-shipping-changes-for-legos-australian-online-store/
Not sure if it affects Kiwis yet but I'd think so.

mustang69

I'm starting to dread the thought of having to pack up my sets for a move across the US (from CO to NC). We're looking at moving around the beginning of Oct.  I really dont want to have to take all of the sets completely apart since it worries me that bricks will crack/break. I'm going to try putting them in plastic bins with some cushioning so they dont bang around too much. I imagine though I will have quite a bit of repairing to do on the other end. 

Game_on

I'm excited!  The Republic Gunship #75021 I ordered recently just showed up. 

Paid more than I was hoping to, but after putting off getting one for longer than I should have I now own one.

Yea me!

560Heliport

I'm trying to rationalize my brilliant idea of building a section of Death Star trench for my #75218 X-wing to be flying in. My first thought was a 32x32 baseplate with sides. Oh, wait, what's the wingspan? 38 studs. Oh crap. A 48x48 baseplate, then! Oh... with walls of mostly 2x4s, that's just 3 studs of clearance on each side. So now I'm up to 4 32x32 baseplates; I think the walls are slightly higher than the trench is wide, so walls about 20' high equals about 53 layers of bricks... almost 1700 2x4s! Greebling will reduce that somewhat, but I don't have that many medium and dark stone grey bricks. I can use old grey and dark grey, too. ...And I hope to have this done by Friday evening. Hahahahahaha! (maniacal laughter). Maybe I should make it twice as long so I can have Vader's TIE chasing Luke.

Pumpkin_3CK5

FowlerBricks said:

^I actually had that thought...though isn't there going to be an apocalypse Batman already??

 Probably, but I guess more options lolz

bandit778

560Heliport said:

I'm trying to rationalize my brilliant idea of building a section of Death Star trench for my #75218 X-wing to be flying in. My first thought was a 32x32 baseplate with sides. Oh, wait, what's the wingspan? 38 studs. Oh crap. A 48x48 baseplate, then! Oh... with walls of mostly 2x4s, that's just 3 studs of clearance on each side. So now I'm up to 4 32x32 baseplates; I think the walls are slightly higher than the trench is wide, so walls about 20' high equals about 53 layers of bricks... almost 1700 2x4s! Greebling will reduce that somewhat, but I don't have that many medium and dark stone grey bricks. I can use old grey and dark grey, too. ...And I hope to have this done by Friday evening. Hahahahahaha! (maniacal laughter). Maybe I should make it twice as long so I can have Vader's TIE chasing Luke.

Some inspiration for you. ;)

Not mine by the way, belongs to Stillinamerica off EB.

560Heliport

@bandit778 darn you, darn you to heck... :) It'll probably make international news when I hide in the Mall of America until after they close, then steal every medium stone grey piece they have in the PAB wall... I mean the ones in the inaccessible bins above! I'll need to raid every set in the store, too. (I hate that I have to say this, but... just kidding!)

Astrobricks

560Heliport said:

@bandit778 darn you, darn you to heck... :) It'll probably make international news when I hide in the Mall of America until after they close, then steal every medium stone grey piece they have in the PAB wall... I mean the ones in the inaccessible bins above! I'll need to raid every set in the store, too. (I hate that I have to say this, but... just kidding!)

Hate to break it to you, but I’m pretty sure the bricks in those inaccessible bins are just pictures on paper, IIRC. Unless, of course, everyone already knows that, in which case good one! :)

560Heliport

There are real bricks in there... and pictures in the front! Hmmm... it might be a while before anyone notices they're missing. I'll just redistribute the other colors to fill the bins where the greys were... 

Switchfoot55

As someone who is 6'7" that can easily reach a row or two of the higher PAB bins, I've never felt anything in them. Maybe it's the highest ones like 14' up that are full of rare treats. Masses of Mr. Golds? 

SumoLego

It's all sand green 1x8s and 1x12s.

Baby_Yoda

Legend has it that you need to fly up to the top row with a helicopter and use a lighthouse to see since there's no natural light.

560Heliport

At the Mall of America store, the bottom 6 (I think) rows are various pieces, but above that are all 2x4s- with a printed photo on the front.

Switchfoot55

^Good to know! I'll be at the Downtown Disney store in Anaheim in 6ish weeks. I'll have to take a peek in their upper storage bins to see what treasures are hidden. There's bound to be something in the happiest place on earth!

(maybe I'll hide a fig inside the park too and take a page out of @Pitfall69 's book) 

If you see a BL store open selling only Mr. Golds and Sand Green 1x8/1x12s, you'll know what's happened. 

Lobot

A bit of a milestone in my Brickset history - 1K of likes in just 5 years!

madejp86

Picked up a complete used Parisian Restaurant for $80 yesterday. pretty happy

kbw

Haven’t been on here recently as it’s been crazy at work. Had a little time this AM, so finally got all these together. I was able to round up the last Guardians figure a few weeks ago. Sorry for the dumpy display.

Pumpkin_3CK5

Managed to track down a sealed set with Clay's greatx26 grandfather. The dragons are an awesome bonus too lolz. Now to track down the yellow variant of that shield. 

Is foxing normal even on manuals in sealed sets? 

starwars4ever

I'm super excited that I got the UCS Porg early! And even better, the store I got it (Fred Meyer) was running 20% off Lego Star Wars.