What's your LEGO 'status' today?

Yellowcastle

Thanks @gmonkey76.  This kind of showing can help my wife realize that I may indeed have LEGO issues but I’m not alone in that dysfunction.  :o)

SumoLego

gmonkey76 said:
There is an upstairs with three LEGO rooms, ok a LEGO Modular Room, LEGO build room, and a third undecided LEGO themed room. There is also a downstairs with a bonus LEGO display room off the cold cot, single light bulb from the ceiling, hot plate and mini-fridge room that I'm using as the living space.

Made a couple of clarifications.  This paragraph now makes sense to me.  That original paragraph was a bunch of mumbo-jumbo.

SumoLego

Yellowcastle said:

Thanks @gmonkey76.  This kind of showing can help my wife realize that I may indeed have LEGO issues but I’m not alone in that dysfunction.  :o)

I find these as not very helpful, as my wife points out I need to get rid of stuff...

Unrelated observation - I have 18 dining chairs in my garage 'just in case' we have family dinner.

Pumpkin_3CK5

About two years late but man is this thing a beast. So much so that Optimus Prime decided to photo bomb.

Brickfan50

@gmonkey76 Your collection of instructions is incredible!

Speedman29

Just had a Brickheadz sheep set arrive via DPD, LEGO CS said they would send a small gift as an apology for the trouble we had with their International Womens Day poster creator. 

Brickfan50

My status is that I’m not feeling very well lately. I had an operation a couple of weeks ago and suffer from medicines (prednison). 

However there’s really one thing that help me going on and stay positive: my lego hobby and this forum.

I spend a lot of time in bed and I enjoy the wonderful posts here. 

Thank you @Speedman29, @SumoLego, @KungFuKenny, @bandit778, @Switchfoot55, @JudgeChuck and many others!

Modeltrainman

@Brickfan50
Praying for you. 
 My status? It wasn't today, but I built #30579 with my right hand. It was cool because my right-hand doesn't work well. I'm praising God that He gave me the patience to do so. Younger me would've quit.

autolycus

Brickfan50 said:

My status is that I’m not feeling very well lately. I had an operation a couple of weeks ago and suffer from medicines (prednison). 

However there’s really one thing that help me going on and stay positive: my lego hobby and this forum.

I spend a lot of time in bed and I enjoy the wonderful posts here. 

Thank you @Speedman29, @SumoLego, @KungFuKenny, @bandit778, @Switchfoot55, @JudgeChuck and many others!

Hoping for a full recovery to you and lots and lots of time building all the sets you want!

EGRoberts

Have not bought a single lego set in 3 and half months... Ordered the blacksmith today and now just need to decide if I want another blacksmith or disney castle or maybe both... Lego withdrawl is sooo real...

On a side note me being away from home for so long had interesting effects. My wife sends me pictures as her and my son have started buying lego at rates I would never have expected because she always complains we have too much.. She says they need it to build together to fill the void of me being away so long.. Dad withdrawl is soo real too!  

JudgeChuck

Brickfan50 said:

My status is that I’m not feeling very well lately. I had an operation a couple of weeks ago and suffer from medicines (prednison). 

However there’s really one thing that help me going on and stay positive: my lego hobby and this forum.

I spend a lot of time in bed and I enjoy the wonderful posts here. 

Thank you @Speedman29, @SumoLego, @KungFuKenny, @bandit778, @Switchfoot55, @JudgeChuck and many others!

Sorry to hear you're not feeling chipper. Get well soon! :-)

LostInTranslation

Today I realised it is nearly 10 years since the Brickset forum was founded in April 2011; how quickly the time passes! 

 I can't say I was there right at the beginning, since I lurked for several months before being brave enough to post for the first time, and I'm nowhere near as active in the Lego community as I used to be, but I have found many good friends over the years, and that wouldn't have been possible without @Huw and this site.

Huw, are there plans to commemorate the anniversary in any way? There may have been many ups and downs (and arguments!) on this forum over the last decade, but it would be good to celebrate this community's longevity somehow. 

Bumblepants

LostInTranslation said:

Today I realised it is nearly 10 years since the Brickset forum was founded in April 2011; how quickly the time passes! 

 I can't say I was there right at the beginning, since I lurked for several months before being brave enough to post for the first time, and I'm nowhere near as active in the Lego community as I used to be, but I have found many good friends over the years, and that wouldn't have been possible without @Huw and this site.

Huw, are there plans to commemorate the anniversary in any way? There may have been many ups and downs (and arguments!) on this forum over the last decade, but it would be good to celebrate this community's longevity somehow. 

I vote we make a giant ceremonial white rangefinder and use it to beat a dead horse!

KungFuKenny

LostInTranslation said:

Huw, are there plans to commemorate the anniversary in any way? There may have been many ups and downs (and arguments!) on this forum over the last decade, but it would be good to celebrate this community's longevity somehow. 

All of our avatars get exclusive BS Forum party hats for the next 12 months! 

Yellowcastle

@LostInTranslation - wow, has a decade really come and gone? :o)

@Bumblepants - Agreed, so long as it is being wielded by Mr. Gold, all under the watchful gaze of another Texan in a Lord Business outfit.

KungFuKenny

#6416 Poolside Paradise arrived a while back but I only recently built it.  I had been looking for this one for a while, and even thought about trying to part one out for cheap.  That turns out to have been a fool’s errand, as the 2 3x3x6 curved panels run $30-40 apiece!

Luckily I found a mostly intact set in a an eBay lot, saving quite a bit of money...

I tried to brag about my luck to my spouse, but her comment was along the lines of “you’ll just find another set to spend the savings on...”

LostInTranslation

@Yellowcastle - Yes, or so they tell me ... Not quite sure how that happened. Although this last year has felt like a decade all on its own. Timey-wimey stuff is weird. 

@KungFuKenny - Once again you seem to be building sets from my childhood collection!!  So many happy memories 😊
Maybe I should dig out those curved panels to sell if they are worth so much!! 

560Heliport

@LostInTranslation at least rebuild the set and enjoy it before you sell parts of it!

catwrangler

I wonder if the existence of the Ship in a Bottle set will have any impact on the value of those parts - if not identical, the "glass" panels seem very close in style. Or is value of vintage parts at least partly about the age/authenticity?

KungFuKenny

catwrangler said:

I wonder if the existence of the Ship in a Bottle set will have any impact on the value of those parts - if not identical, the "glass" panels seem very close in style. Or is value of vintage parts at least partly about the age/authenticity?

I think it’s that those pieces (in that size, in trans-clear) only appeared in 2 Paradisa sets back in 1992.  They have shown up as recently as last year in different colors though ( #10274 for example).  The ship in the bottle set uses the bigger 6x6x9 curved panels...

veyniac

The inflated price of those smaller curved panels appears to be mainly due to multiple Razor Crest MOCs that were designed before the official set was released and used said panels for the cockpit (in particular, the one by papaglop). It doesn't help that the panels only came in 2 sets from nearly 30 years ago, and that the part looks so cool :)

LostInTranslation

560Heliport said:

@LostInTranslation at least rebuild the set and enjoy it before you sell parts of it!

I was just messing. Not really my style to strip a set for parts to sell. I'm more likely to rebuild it then decide to moc up a whole street of Paradisa residences 😊
I just love that theme. When I went on the Brickset trip to Billund (so many years ago!), I was delighted to pose my mini-me with another of my favourite sets in the legendary vault 😍

MaffyD

@Brickfan50 - hoping you feel better very soon!

@LostInTranslation - 10 years is quite a milestone - I think @Huw ought to be able to do something about it. If not, it'll get celebrated here no doubt. I've only been around for the past 5 years I think, but this place has meant a lot to me since then.

My own status? Trying to get my home office to a Lego-appreciation-standard! Yes, still a WIP.

pxchris

KungFuKenny said:

I tried to brag about my luck to my spouse, but her comment was along the lines of “you’ll just find another set to spend the savings on...”

Hahaha...
That one strikes awfully close to home!!

TheMaker37

Finally got some tenants out of my house and since the living room is no longer a common area I will be turning the living room into my Lego workshop/display room. Never had nearly all my stuff in one area and am a little surprised how much I have collected in 5 years. I only have 138 sets but most of them are large exclusive sets my average piece count per set is 1470. with a value around $18000. I have 180,000 loose sorted bricks and I buy lots and sell used and new sets. If anyone has suggestions concerning decently priced display furniture for displaying large and medium sets i would appreciate it.

KungFuKenny

TheMaker37 said:

If anyone has suggestions concerning decently priced display furniture for displaying large and medium sets i would appreciate it.

I like the IKEA Billy bookcase with glass doors to keep the dust out...

Although the depth may be too shallow for some sets, which necessitates open shelving (along with dusting!)

pxchris

KungFuKenny said:

I like the IKEA Billy bookcase with glass doors to keep the dust out...

But... dusting is an integral part of the LEGO displaying experience. You wouldn't want to rob somebody of such an opportunity! 

EGRoberts

pxchris said:

KungFuKenny said:

I like the IKEA Billy bookcase with glass doors to keep the dust out...

But... dusting is an integral part of the LEGO displaying experience. You wouldn't want to rob somebody of such an opportunity! 

Ya c'mon Kenny... If I can't dust then what is the point of all my wives make-up brushes... 

Astrobricks

EGRoberts said:

pxchris said:

KungFuKenny said:

I like the IKEA Billy bookcase with glass doors to keep the dust out...

But... dusting is an integral part of the LEGO displaying experience. You wouldn't want to rob somebody of such an opportunity! 

Ya c'mon Kenny... If I can't dust then what is the point of all my wives make-up brushes... 

How many wives do you have? ;-)

Bumblepants

Out in a heavy snowstorm to collect my blacksmith shop from the freight forwarding office. The things we do for love.

EGRoberts

Astrobricks said:

EGRoberts said:

pxchris said:

KungFuKenny said:

I like the IKEA Billy bookcase with glass doors to keep the dust out...

But... dusting is an integral part of the LEGO displaying experience. You wouldn't want to rob somebody of such an opportunity! 

Ya c'mon Kenny... If I can't dust then what is the point of all my wives make-up brushes... 

How many wives do you have? ;-)

LOL ya thats a whoops... wifes I guess was correct spelling lol oops.. Only 1, blind luck that I found a 1 that would put up with me =)

KungFuKenny

Bumblepants said:

Out in a heavy snowstorm to collect my blacksmith shop from the freight forwarding office. The things we do for love.

Make sure you dress appropriately... I suggest one of these to keep your ears warm...

masterX244

LostInTranslation said:

Today I realised it is nearly 10 years since the Brickset forum was founded in April 2011; how quickly the time passes! 

 I can't say I was there right at the beginning, since I lurked for several months before being brave enough to post for the first time, and I'm nowhere near as active in the Lego community as I used to be, but I have found many good friends over the years, and that wouldn't have been possible without @Huw and this site.

Huw, are there plans to commemorate the anniversary in any way? There may have been many ups and downs (and arguments!) on this forum over the last decade, but it would be good to celebrate this community's longevity somehow. 

Thanks for the reminder. Not sure when i joined exactly, Forum only shows April 2011. (back then the Userid was visible in the profile so you knew how early your signup was relative to other users). IIRC i got a low triple digit one

bandit778

My status today is chuffed to bits.

It's not quite finished as I still have the blaster and UCS sticker plaque to do but they can wait till the weekend when I can spend a decent amount of time on them (especially the sticker as I'll be somewhat miffed if I balls that up).
Granted, the top half is a bit wibbly when you move the whole thing but if picked up by the lower legs it can be moved about without too much drama.
Was it worth what I spent on it, Hell yes.
It's absolutely awsome. I love it and cannot praise Mirko enough for the ingenuity of the design. Anybody sitting on the fence about this I'd say go for it as I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Switchfoot55

^I've grown tired of sitting on that fence. I think it's time to take the plunge! I just got my final invoice cost for the instructions and shipping. It's absolutely spectacular!

KungFuKenny

@bandit778 The finished product looks awesome - what a great build!  I had hoped it had a punching arm feature like the constraction version though— then you and @Switchfoot55 could have duked it out like Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots!

Astrobricks

@bandit778, now you just need a sound brick with Alan Tudyk’s voice. Somebody make that happen!

560Heliport

Astrobricks said:

@bandit778, now you just need a sound brick with Alan Tudyk’s voice. Somebody make that happen!

If that happens, I'd have no excuse for not MOCing Serenity! (Not that there's really any excuse not to do it!)

bandit778

Astrobricks said:

@bandit778, now you just need a sound brick with Alan Tudyk’s voice. Somebody make that happen!

Knowing my luck, I'd get the one with phrases from Resident Alien so all it would do is mumble profanities at everyone and get me into trouble.

Switchfoot55

@bandit778, do you have any of the other "UCS" style droids? I know Mirko's has some photos with K-2 by BB8 and then R2-D2. I think that's what is most appealing to me is the scale of this thing next to the other droids. 

bandit778

Switchfoot55 said:

@bandit778, do you have any of the other "UCS" style droids? I know Mirko's has some photos with K-2 by BB8 and then R2-D2. I think that's what is most appealing to me is the scale of this thing next to the other droids.

Unfortunately not built, I only have BB8 but that was dismantled and put away ages ago. Speaking of which, after building this, some of the other builds that are scattered around the place are going to have to be dismantled as well. The wife has been making some off colour remarks about the amount of LEGO sets out on display. 😬

Brickfan50

Last week I was looking for a small project to build and found the very nicely shaped seagull from Luis Peña. I'm a bird man.

(Don't know if Luis is on BS but you can find his seagull on Flickr here.)

I used a small display box (14x14 cm) and added a background picture. Hope you like it!

lowlead

Picked these up from the post office today!

GrannyLEGO

I WANT SMALLER HANDS!!! Well what would be nifty would be some way to shrink my fingers some of the time ... am going half crazy building #80024 Legendary Fruit & Flower Mtn. I am maybe 1/2 to 2/3 of the way through and my stupid fat fingers keep knocking bits off!!

EGRoberts

GrannyLEGO said:

I WANT SMALLER HANDS!!! Well what would be nifty would be some way to shrink my fingers some of the time ... am going half crazy building #80024 Legendary Fruit & Flower Mtn. I am maybe 1/2 to 2/3 of the way through and my stupid fat fingers keep knocking bits off!!

Lol ya I have had some issues fitting my fingers into some parts of builds where something came loose or fell off... That's the bonus of being a dad.. Child labour! My son's hands are way smaller and he takes payment in candy! 

veyniac

I just finished bricklinking the parts for my Trilobite Fossil and Crimson Forest MOCs. However, they are not for me: I will be donating the models (along with a link to the building instructions) to a local school's annual fundraising auction. Hopefully someone will bid enough to at least cover the cost of the parts :)

pxchris

I think I earned a new level-up badge last night by buying a set immediately upon release on LEGO.com.

It is good to see however that as of this morning the Winnie the Pooh set is still available, that means that the availability is better than I anticipated and more people will actually be able to get it! I did also see that some of the prints are starting to sell out, so I'm glad I decided to add one to my order even though 750 points does feel high.

pxchris

... And now both the set and all the prints are out of stock.

Still glad I bought it last night.

TheOriginalSimonB

autolycus

I am, quite unfortunately, in disassembly mode today. Decided I have got to clear space for my HP sets which I've never built. First set to come apart is Voltron. It's taking forever, and I hate it so much. Vader's Castle will be the next victim--I think it's appropriate to take down one castle to make room for a different one. From there, I'm not as sure. I have a small fleet of A-Wings that I might just toss into a storage bin intact so I can do a string of A-wings once I get the UCS A-wing--probably on May 4 to get those sweet GWP and hopefully double VIP points.