What's your LEGO 'status' today?

vizzitor

LEGO Fan said:

SumoLego where are you for talking about all the junk in this photo?

Well, there's a drum and cymbal all ready for a badum-tish ending to a terrible joke from the jester. @SumoLego is bound to find something else in the background to point out.

SumoLego

I do like the First Order poster, but you should really make your bed.

SprinkleOtter

SumoLego said:

I do like the First Order poster, but you should really make your bed.

I tried making my bed once, but it didn't come with instructions, soooo.... ;)

Jern92

Baby_Yoda said:

Last I checked, a Toyworld somewhere around Tasmania - can't remember which - has a bunch of long-retired Winter Village sets at RRP like they were only just released. Toyworld, by the way, is our equivalent of Toys R Us, and this store is quite a big one. I wonder if they're still there, or if a lucky fellow AFOL bought the lot...

About 4 years ago, around the time of the Parisian Restaurant, I found a Toyworld that had the Fire Brigade. That was probably my best find ever!

Fizyx

The backlog grows ever larger.  I WILL build all of these... some day. <.<

SumoLego

Fizyx said:

The backlog grows ever larger.

Hey!  I want to play ping-pong!

Fizyx

SumoLego said:

Fizyx said:

The backlog grows ever larger.

Hey!  I want to play ping-pong!

Well, you're going to have to wait a few years until I can clear out some space from that pile of sets :P

Switchfoot55

@Fizyx, how much does your Bricks and Minifigs charge for that large bulk brick bag?

I used to not understand backlogs of sets to build. I'm much more familiar with it now.

Fizyx

Switchfoot55 said:

@Fizyx, how much does your Bricks and Minifigs charge for that large bulk brick bag?

I used to not understand backlogs of sets to build. I'm much more familiar with it now.

I want to say its $40.  I don't actually recall exactly because that bag was for a used set purchase, and is now being used for collecting the parts for the UCS MF Docking Bay build that I'm slowly bricklinking together :)

560Heliport

Ping pong?! That's a CITY display table, of course! Or Docking Bay 94, or...

Switchfoot55

^^$40  would be about consistent with what my local stores charge. If it didn't take me 5 hours to pick through parts, it would be a better deal for me. I've walked out with their $8 cups full and it's taken 3 hours. 

Speaking of which, I need to get my next target list together for a rummage through the bulk tables. I have a few stands to build for SW ships. Hoping I can get all the parts for less than $10. 

Basty

When you need to fulfil the minimum cost per lot on BrickLink....

SumoLego

Fizyx said:

Well, you're going to have to wait a few years until I can clear out some space from that pile of sets :P

I can be there next week.  Happy to build my way out that pile!  It's easier building someone else's sets.

VorpalRyu

Fizyx said:

The backlog grows ever larger.  I WILL build all of these... some day. <.<

Our problem is space to build & have everything assembled, as soon as we get the rest of the house sorted out, the plan is to get all our sets out of the Lego room so I can get it set up & then, the building will begin.

Recce

WIP.



Trying to recreate the Lego Movie 2 Batman War Machine development model. The only reference from that one single Brickset photo not withstanding, it appears there are lots of Technic parts & connections used for the framework within, which sucks as my only experience with Technic is that one single 720pcs excavator set I've build 10 years back.

My whole Technic collection amounts to only 13 sets, but the good thing is that many non Technic Lego sets apparently uses Technic bricks, so no shortage of parts in my Lego collection.

Still, I guess it's a good learning opportunity and I'm making progress, albeit slowly. :-)

It's easier to breakdown the model into below major parts:

1. Big drill (with 2 direction spinning of the drill parts). Although I've manage to do the 2 direction spinning, the wheel movement does not create a torque strong enough to move the gear system. I wonder if the proto model uses the wheel movement to spin (with an efficient gear system) or just via manual method.

2. Body framework (front)

3. Angled body framework (back)

4. Classic batmobile (same model as set #76052, but since I don't have the set, managed to build the car with my own parts).

5. Big yellow cement mixer truck. Did a search in Brickset but apparently TLG did not 
have any official set that is even remotely close to the size of this one, so will have to build one from the pic.

Casper_vd_Korf

^ zusammengebaut did a tour of the exhibition on their English YouTube channel (assembled). If I remember correctly it was shown off a bit more there.

Edit: found it! https://zusammengebaut.com/das-geheimnis-dieser-the-lego-movie-2-sets-66414/

Recce

Casper_vd_Korf said:

^ zusammengebaut did a tour of the exhibition on their English YouTube channel (assembled). If I remember correctly it was shown off a bit more there.

Edit: found it! https://zusammengebaut.com/das-geheimnis-dieser-the-lego-movie-2-sets-66414/

Thanks for the link, I can finally see a pic of the top!

I think I'm now at a stage where any part of the model that is not visible in the Brickset photo I will use my own imagination and discretion to build it.

In the video, the designer mentioned about the big drill sagging a bit, which is same as mine, guess their design also uses the technic axle to support the drill. Was thinking they may be using other techniques.

maniac

Bowled over by these parts from Bricks and Pieces!

KLOKRIECHER

Rest in pieces:

Fizyx

KLOKRIECHER said:

Rest in pieces:

A lot of my recent LEGO activity has involved taking apart used sets, putting them back together to check for completeness (I know I COULD just inventory it, but I want to build them before they have to go in storage for awhile!) and then disassembling again... every time I have one that has Reddish Brown bricks, I end up basically holding my breath the entire time waiting for this until the set is finally all packed up and boxed.

SprinkleOtter

^ and ^^^

Y'all need to try lime Bionicle joints sometime... there's more suspense to those than any Exorcist movie...

SeijiAmasawa

Trying to place a big Bricks n Pieces order for the umpteenth time with no luck. S@H has replaced TRU as my #1 Lego frenemy. I’m so incensed.

Strider64

Just finished building the Corner Garage ->

Cymbeline

I've updated my Wizard of Oz Pop-up Book insert to include the witch, the flying monkeys and the wizard (hiding behind the curtain). Emerald City is bigger but I've used up every green and trans green brick I own!

Recce

Almost done.

Pic taken with Emmet's Triple Decker Couch Mech. :-)

Odeinoichus

KLOKRIECHER said:

Rest in pieces:

Would there happen to be a convenient filter or bricklist which shows how many sets contain these notorious for breaking parts so one might check to see if they happen to have any in their possession?

Recce

Odeinoichus said:

KLOKRIECHER said:

Rest in pieces:

Would there happen to be a convenient filter or bricklist which shows how many sets contain these notorious for breaking parts so one might check to see if they happen to have any in their possession?

From my experience, all reddish brown parts are brittle, i.e. break easily. Everytime I fix up or disassemble a set with brown parts, I have to be very very careful. So far almost all of my broken parts are brown/reddish brown.

klatu003

My Winter Village sets are riddled with these broken reddish brown broken pieces.  I made a list so I could hit up LEGO for replacements.... and lost the list.  sigh.  Next year

Fizyx

Supposedly the issues with Reddish Brown bricks have been fixed... but we've seen it before.  They were especially bad around 2010-2015, and with sets after that I've had far fewer problems, but there seemed to be another crop of major issues in the last year or so as well.

redarmy

SeijiAmasawa said:

Trying to place a big Bricks n Pieces order for the umpteenth time with no luck. S@H has replaced TRU as my #1 Lego frenemy. I’m so incensed.

But you smell delightful!

snowhitie

A good lego-weekend, meeting up with some forum friends and exchanging sets and chatter, MOCing on my Hogwarts, today I started on the courtyard.

And now my son is sitting next to me regaling me with titbits from a Lego book!

SumoLego

redarmy said:

SeijiAmasawa said:

I’m so incensed.

But you smell delightful!

Psst... it's just to cover the smell of marijuana.

bpk2300

I got to see the Technic Chiron last night in Disney Springs. Large LEGO builds don’t usually interest me, however seeing this one in person was impressive. The level of detail was extraordinary. 

Baby_Yoda

^ If I recall, one of the designers of that model recently joined the forum here.

stlux

Not having a great day at the office, but feeling better now that I have purchased this ticket for the opening day of Legoland Billund on Saturday:
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bpk2300

I built #3828-1 tonight.

My favorite show of all time is Avatar: The Last Airbender. I first watched it a few years ago. I’ve been pining to get the LEGO sets for a long time, but since there were only two sets and they didn’t sell many, the second-hand market prices are insane! I finally found a great deal on a used set #3828-1 on eBay.

Issues with the one I bought: Aang’s legs are wrong, Sokka’s head is all but destroyed by something that enjoyed chewing on it (replacement is already ordered), and some pieces were dirty, but they cleaned up nicely. I’m usually weary of buying used sets for the above reasons, but this was a really good deal so I’m not upset. Everything was there and went together nicely. I’m mega happy it come with the instruction book that is in great shape. 

I’ll definitely be buying #3829-1 new, but I need to same some more money for that!

Btw, the firebender minifig is awesome. And considering when this set was sold, I’m impressed by the build and it’s techniques, especially for a set made in 2006 that cost $30!

Legopants

Oooooooh! :-)) 

SumoLego

I can't see what it is, there's some guy on a scooter in the way!

MrJackson

My two Pick-A-Brick orders with the final pieces for my Docking Bay 327 are arriving today, according to the tracking info. Build that, then make a coffee table, then build the Falcon. It'll be a good Spring Break project for a couple off weeks from now.  Shore up some house projects in the meantime. 

Legopants

SumoLego said:

I can't see what it is, there's some guy on a scooter in the way!

Fizyx

Coworker has a few daughters, and they were all into LEGO for awhile, but apparently they are done with them now.  He knows I collect, so he messaged me to see if I would want them, and included sets he had put together.  I did a quick Bricklink search, and from what I could tell, it looked like their used value on BL was about ~$500.  I offered 350  plus shipping since I wasn't particularly looking for any of the sets.  He was ecstatic when I told him I'd take the lot for that.  Sent them the next morning, and he let me know shipping was $80.  I was like what, that seems high... well, turns out that he actually had a bunch MORE stuff that WASN'T assembled.  73 lbs total.  They got here today.  I see much sorting in my future.

piratemania7

^thats a deal.

eMJeeNL

Why do you need to ship from your coworkers' to your place? Wouldn't that just be a box-switch in the parking lot?

Cool deal, still!