What's your LEGO 'status' today?

Baby_Yoda

^ I agree. For any other hobby, $50 is a serious investment. For Lego, it's an impulse purchase.

M1J0E

Wow!  Apparently I need to get working on converting wants into sets!  I’m barely just over 2 MF/set.  Which kinda makes sense.  That’d be a small to medium type set, which could well be about my average.  You might think it’d be higher, but a few architecture sets with 0 MFs it averages down as well.  That’s not far above Vorpal’s number, and just a bit under Recce’s.  Not sure how to get it to show parts though.

bandit778

VorpalRyu said:

It's interesting seeing others Brickset numbers, I'm only a few hundred more than @bandit778 in sets, yet close to a thousand more in minifigures... Makes me wonder what breakdown of averages are for some things, like average number of minifigures per set made by TLG versus what the average number of minifigures per set from what is in my collection.

Not sure about others but I presume that my minfig to set ratio is well down because I list cmf's as sets, not individual figures (unless I don't have a full set of course) and I like to change things up a bit with the occasional Technic set.

6 sets, nearly 14,000 parts and not a minifig in site. :)

iso3200

I can't believe that Christmas is already two weeks behind us. I've finally gotten around to building a MOC gift from a Brickset friend who seems to know me a little too well.

It's my garden shed/workshop (though much neater).

Contained within is my Mac, camera equipment and LEGO storage on one side.

And my music making equipment on the other. Booze and biscuits are also included.

Of course no build is complete without a figure, so seems like an opportune time for some product placement ;-)

Just need to make sure I don't get Jammy Dodgers all over my vinyl.

PJ76uk

Is that Prince's Batman album playing?! Spent a fair amount of the early 90s listening to that on my old walkman...

(showing my age here!)

VorpalRyu

PJ76uk said:

Is that Prince's Batman album playing?! Spent a fair amount of the early 90s listening to that on my old walkman...

(showing my age here!)

Hahahaha! We watched the video clip to Batdance with our boys the other day, @xiahna & I joked about setting up a camera to capture the moment before I hit play (we really should have done it), the reactions from them were priceless.

FowlerBricks

My status: playing around with some of my new minifigs to get a new profile picture:

PJ76uk

VorpalRyu said:

PJ76uk said:

Is that Prince's Batman album playing?! Spent a fair amount of the early 90s listening to that on my old walkman...

(showing my age here!)

Hahahaha! We watched the video clip to Batdance with our boys the other day, @xiahna & I joked about setting up a camera to capture the moment before I hit play (we really should have done it), the reactions from them were priceless.

Now theres an idea! Will have to introduce my eldest to Keaton's Batman one day, be interesting to gauge his reaction!

MegtheCat

Recce said:

Apparently it's some kind of ride on suit case, no doubt for the kids. 

I just saw a kid riding one of these (different color/design) in an Instagram story. The guy who posted it lives in Australia.

Found the Captain Marvel set out at Target. I guess this means they are finally doing the reset in the toy section.

SumoLego

Enjoying football and realizing I have two sets of S9 Mixels.  However, in perusing a discount website for LEGO deals - this struck me as odd.


I'm tempted to order it - just to see what shows up.

Gibbo1959

^ so does that mean you did already have S9 but forgot so bought another? That qualifies for the other thread on unbuilt piles/duplicates etc. ! But please go ahead and buy whatever it is - we need to know what it is.

Baby_Yoda

Perhaps it's a different item every time, and one of them's a pipe bomb. Russian roulette, anyone?

Venunder

Too poor to buy, more lego. :) 

datsunrobbie

Spent just over an hour watching my grandson build #21148 Minecraft Steve yesterday. May not be a big hit with AFOLs, but he had lots of fun building and playing with the completed figure. We also built the other two minecraft bigfigs, but halfway through the second one he turned building over to me so he could get back to playing with Steve.

Odeinoichus

Came home from a very lucrative endeavour. Egghead Mech and Justice League Anniversary sets bought at Wal-Mart since LEGO S&H was sold out as soon as they listed them as retiring soon. As a bonus Wal-Mart price matched one of them to their online site pricing of 12$ so I save extra from both items which were on clearance for 22$ each. Very good deal, even if I couldn't price match both. (Only third party re-seller selling the Egghead mech on their site so their official price was not present for price-matching.)

I'm just pleased I managed to get a character represented by Vincent Price in Minifigure form.

snowhitie

I wanted to start the new year but cleaning out a couple of sets that didn't get used so much but my husband said I wasn't allowed to sell any Lego (the set in question was elves even). I then said I'd need to transform the study into a Lego room on top of the living room (and all the display in our bedroom). He said 'yes, rather that than selling stuff'.

Wondering who's the AFOL...

pxchris

Sounds like you have a convert on your hands @snowhitie! 

jnscoelho

New year, new shelves for my BrickHeadz:

Now i can finally assemble the rest of my collection.

P.S.: don't mind the cat, he just likes to wander around LEGO.

MegtheCat

^Watch out - in my experience cats like to throw Lego off of shelves!😁 :p

Switchfoot55

^^I like those shelves. I've been looking for ways to display my BHz too. I finally settled on an idea. I just have to purchase said idea and hang them up. 

...and build my Brickheadz. 

BrickWaters

My status is that I love LEGO but can't afford to buy them brand new. The only set I bough full price was 75932-1: Jurassic Park Velociraptor Chase and 40262-1 Christmas Train Ride.

Everything else I wait till it goes on clearance. If I get something I want marked down great. I got and saved some money. If I don;t get something that's just money I'll use down the line to get another set. Also my space is limited so I don't have a whole lot of room to display things. 

BrickHeadz are my current fave since they're small and I've been picking them up on clearance for $2.50 to $5.00.

iso3200

Status - super excited to get a delivery from the East.

One down, one to go. Really looking forward to the build on this. The box is a whopper too. Really feels like you're getting something for the money - just as well with international shipping :-o

datsunrobbie

jnscoelho said:

New year, new shelves for my BrickHeadz:

Now i can finally assemble the rest of my collection.

P.S.: don't mind the cat, he just likes to wander around LEGO.

Very nice shelves. Did you make them yourself? If not, where might one buy some?

vizzitor

The Brickheadz pictures reminded me I had some on my wanted list to get from the Lego site after a Christmas and January embargo on any Lego stuff.

Now I find out they've retired the ones I was looking for. Thought I would have at least a few months before that would happen.

The epic battle begins in my head: "you really want them" versus "you'd save money and not have to pay over the rrp".

pxchris

datsunrobbie said:

jnscoelho said:

New year, new shelves for my BrickHeadz:

Very nice shelves. Did you make them yourself? If not, where might one buy some?

They look pretty similar to these ones I've been looking at on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2BQJJU/

The only thing I'm not a big fan of is the front lip, which blocks a bit of the lower view.

jnscoelho

datsunrobbie said:

jnscoelho said:

New year, new shelves for my BrickHeadz:

Now i can finally assemble the rest of my collection.

P.S.: don't mind the cat, he just likes to wander around LEGO.

Very nice shelves. Did you make them yourself? If not, where might one buy some?

At IKEA. Look for Mosslanda shelves (at least over here it's what they call them).
What I did was to use DUPLO baseplates to fit the BrickHeadz plates and lift them in relation to the border, or else the legs wouldn't be visible, especially on the top ones. It also allows me to evenly separate them, as each BrickHeadz (with the large baseplate, not those from series #1, nor the seasonal ones) occupies the same number of DUPLO studs, and I leave 1 empty between them.

SumoLego

I think I may have crossed a boundary today.  I purchased a pair of unique bookshelves for displaying LEGO.  And I hid (concealed) them in my garage.

560Heliport

Hid? Did you build a false wall, creating a small LEGO room? Because that would be awesome!

SumoLego

560Heliport said:

Hid? Did you build a false wall, creating a small LEGO room? Because that would be awesome!

I'm in the process of annexing the children's playroom section of my basement.  But these are actually for my office.  The current display shelves smell like they were stored at the bottom of a swamp.

pxchris

jnscoelho said:

At IKEA. Look for Mosslanda shelves (at least over here it's what they call them).
What I did was to use DUPLO baseplates to fit the BrickHeadz plates and lift them in relation to the border, or else the legs wouldn't be visible, especially on the top ones. It also allows me to evenly separate them, as each BrickHeadz (with the large baseplate, not those from series #1, nor the seasonal ones) occupies the same number of DUPLO studs, and I leave 1 empty between them.

I looked at those shelves the last time I was in Ikea, but I wasn't too happy about the little V groove in them. Have you found that groove to be an issue at all?

SumoLego

pxchris said:
Have you found that groove to be an issue at all?

Insert:
Madonna: Into the Groove Meme
Bootsy Collins: Groove is in the Heart Meme
Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove Youtube Clip
Goofy Movie: Shake Your Groove Thing Meme

Groove is never going to be an issue.

jnscoelho

pxchris said:

jnscoelho said:

At IKEA. Look for Mosslanda shelves (at least over here it's what they call them).
What I did was to use DUPLO baseplates to fit the BrickHeadz plates and lift them in relation to the border, or else the legs wouldn't be visible, especially on the top ones. It also allows me to evenly separate them, as each BrickHeadz (with the large baseplate, not those from series #1, nor the seasonal ones) occupies the same number of DUPLO studs, and I leave 1 empty between them.

I looked at those shelves the last time I was in Ikea, but I wasn't too happy about the little V groove in them. Have you found that groove to be an issue at all?

Since I use the DUPLO plates, it's no issue at all. And I can also tell you that the shelf is 6 DUPLO studs wide, the plates fit perfectly.
But I can try putting them without the DUPLO plates to see if there's any problem.

Odeinoichus

4AM is an ungodly time to be waking up. *YAWN* Alas I couldn't get back to sleep so I ordered LEGO online. @SumoLego is this ever a problem for you?

Anyway, used up all the rest of my accumulated VIP points to get the Harley Cannonball for less than 10$, tossed in Vader and Anna & Olaf, and will also be receiving three free trading card packs and an album. There was a glitch, Customer Service said I would be getting three of the packs, but the description for the set was for the album with card, which concerned me, but after speaking in chat with a friendly representative I placed the order and really hope everything goes as planned.

So, I guess I'll try to get back to sleep now. If the cat will let me.

Salamalex

@snowhitie I have a husband like that. I call him my LEGO facilitator. 

TheOriginalSimonB

Pleasantly surprised by how many of these dudes I was able to put together from existing stock.  Total specific outlay so far £3.75 for a Krusty Dimensions pack to get some lime legs.  At least three more just waiting for me to order some heads, and I might look out for some replacement parts as several of these are reversed heads and torsos.

  

Shib

Can people please stop posting pictures of monofigure.collections, I don't need that temptation in my life right now! :-P

omnium

@TheOriginalSimonB , why does the green one have short legs? I assume you have some regular legs in green, right?

GothamConstructionCo

I ordered two figures and two sets of legs from a BL seller in France to complete bright yellow, bright purple and worm gold monochrome figs and less than a month later Lego announced the release of #70841 and an all gold statue in one of the city sets.
Patience was definitely a virtue in this instance.   

Shib

Dammit @GothamConstructionCo what did I just say! 

I might have already been eyeing up that City set for the Gold figure... And I already have the red VIP figure... 

TheOriginalSimonB

omnium said:

@TheOriginalSimonB , why does the green one have short legs? I assume you have some regular legs in green, right?

I've got Green legs, torso and hands kicking around, but this one is actually Bright Green and not got long legs to match.  Probably just needs a bit of a tweak on the camera settings or post-processing to show it properly "bright".

GothamConstructionCo

@shib hopefully when B&P reopens early Feb all the parts will be available to order. My warm or BL’s pearl gold copy consists of MODOK’s torso, C-3PO’s arms’ hands and legs and head from B&P.
No wiped parts in my collection.

Gibbo1959

@Shib if you had the city advent calendar you can cobble together a white one too - ladies legs and torso/head from snowman - just saying ;)

Fizyx

Current LEGO status:  Brittle bricks strike again. RIP 1x4 plate (;_;)7

Pumpkin_3CK5

Has anyone gotten their house/apartment complex fumigated? If so, what precautions did you guys/gals take in regards to collectibles in general? 

Recce

Just bought Brick Bank, comes with GWP Lion Dance set. 

Bumblepants

Recce said:

Just bought Brick Bank, comes with GWP Lion Dance set. 

Man these just keep coming! Show us pictures when you get it built.

iso3200

Early birds can queue inside :-)



Didn’t intend buying today but there’s only 5 people queuing at the moment so what the hell.

Recce

Bumblepants said:

Recce said:

Just bought Brick Bank, comes with GWP Lion Dance set. 

Man these just keep coming! Show us pictures when you get it built.

I've built the Dragon Dance last week (posted in the building thread) and will be building this Lion Dance set. :))

stlux

Interesting to see that Lion Dance set as a GWP in Singapore this year. It was available in HK last year, and from this Brothers Brick write-up I assumed it was one of Andy Hung's creations. (Andy Hung is a LCP)

Instructions for the set are available here.

Glacierfalls265

The prizes from the LEGO Ideas Harry Potter contest arrived in the mail today! I've never seen so many sets together in all my life! Well, outside of stores that is... :)