What's your LEGO 'status' today?

560Heliport

560Heliport said:

Someone from the Lego store called an hour ago. The prodlem was not fixed by midafternoon as they'd hoped. They thought it would be fixed by tomorrow, so they suggested I call tomorrow around 10:30 or 11:00 (store opens at 10:00) and see what's what.
It's working online, so I could order one to be delivered. I very much prefer to drive the 13 miles/21 km to the store, rather than wondering if my package will get stolen.

The store just called- the new sets are scanning correctly! So I'm off to pick up my #71792 Sora's Mech Bike Racer. 
As it has three wheels, it should be Sora's Mech Trike Racer. ;)

Then it's off to the park for a Picnic Table Build and a chance to see the bison.

560Heliport

There's a photo of the bison calves in the "What are you watching" thread in Off-topic. There was a brief rain shower just before I got to the park, which dropped the temperature a bit, but made it unpleasantly humid. Also, a group has reserved the picnic shelter. So I'm going to go home to build. 

WesterBricks

As long as the bison aren't in the "What are you eating" thread...

Basty

Heading to Billund quite soon which im very excited for. Does anybody happen to know what the cost of the exclusive set are? 

Bumblepants

Basty said:

Heading to Billund quite soon which im very excited for. Does anybody happen to know what the cost of the exclusive set are? 

1 arm and 1 leg each so you can get two as long as you have four limbs upon arrival 

560Heliport

WesterBricks said:

As long as the bison aren't in the "What are you eating" thread...

Well, I wouldn't eat these bison! But bison meat does make a good hamburger.

560Heliport

I'm convinced TLG's marketing department is an AI- and not a smart one, at that. 
I just tried to take their GWP survey. For a couple of questions that were "select all that apply", for me it was none. But it woyld let me submit the survey until I picked one. To me, the results of the survey are meaningless if you force someone to select something that doesn't apply for them: how can you tell a true answer from a forced random choice?
Then when it finally let me "submit"... I got an "Error! We were unable to complete" or words to that effect.

Why do I bother? I'm sick and tired of surveys for almost everything. I'm almost to the point of becoming a "Karen" and demanding to talk to the manager any time anyone mentions a survey.

560Heliport

560Heliport said:

I own the RPotD (in the pictured color), RMotD, and the RSotD.  :)

And again today! :-D
It could be said I have too many Lego sets. I wouldn't say that. Other people say it about me.

Diamondback_Six

Sounds almost as tone-deaf as Dire Wolf Games... they hold the digital license for a game I work on the tabletop edition of, and when I wrote in noting a general sense of abandonment and disillusionment from the community at their disengagement from it (no activity in six months, not even a "hi guys, we're still here") only got a form-letter reply of "We're glad to hear you're enjoying our game! We're as excited as you are but unfortunately can't tell you anything..."

BS Meter says: "MAN THE LIFEBOATS!"

Addicted2Oxygen

@Batsy
#40504 is 599DKK and you can get 2
#21037 is 449DKK and you can get 3 of these. #40501 the duck and #40503 Dagny Holm
are the same price and the same limit of 3 of each. 

There are no more Billund airports at the airport :(

Basty

Addicted2Oxygen said:

@Batsy
#40504 is 599DKK and you can get 2
#21037 is 449DKK and you can get 3 of these. #40501 the duck and #40503 Dagny Holm
are the same price and the same limit of 3 of each. 

There are no more Billund airports at the airport :(

Thank you very much! Not as expensive as I thought to be honest. 

WesterBricks

I'm trying to figure out why the Dustin minifigure from The Upside Down is worth $45, and the Demogorgon over $70.  The other figs from the set are in the $9 to $10 range.

Speedman29

Been absent from forum land once more as we try and clear my childhood house ready for selling. Looks like we have a buyer, so fingers crossed it all goes smoothly. Was down in Cornwall for a break last week, no LEGO activities at all, didn't take anything to build or buy anything while down there. Saving my pennies for the Reading Brick Shwo this weekend, used to be held in leisure centre the otherside of town, but thats being overhauled, so they've moved it to the one 5 minutes from my house! So a nice walk up there and a wander is on the cards. Always great displays and some good traders.
Had an email from an online LEGO shop where I've bought hard to find polybags in the past, pre order for #30653 the new 1992 Batman one, placed an order and got an email receipt with a Friends and Family 5% discount code. So if theres anything you want from the shop drop me a message and I'll send the code over. Not affilaited with the store ata ll, just sharing the plastic brick love!

MaffyD

^ @Speedman29 - I bought that polybag and a McLaren one from there last week! It arrived at the weekend. I agree that the shop is well run and has great choice for things like this.

vanvonfull

WesterBricks said:

I'm trying to figure out why the Dustin minifigure from The Upside Down is worth $45, and the Demogorgon over $70.  The other figs from the set are in the $9 to $10 range.

Maybe Dustin never made it to B&P? I think I assembled two other characters at one point. Maybe there was more before that… just guessing here. 

mr_benn

Quite delighted as my wife bought this home today  - promo piece that was never used! 

560Heliport

Sorting more loose parts. Impatiently awaiting #80046. 

Bumblepants

Went looking for clearance at Walmart but only found Dr Pepper Blue Bell ice cream. Not too shabby 

560Heliport

Ooh, that sounds delicious! I already had some ice cream (cookies and cream) today. But it's summer, so I might have more!

My grandfather and his siblings grew up in an orphanage. They didn't often get any sort of treat. When my Great Aunt Marian grew up and was out on her own, she decided she would have ice cream whenever she wanted. In later years, she could date photographs of herself by her size- "the ice cream years".
She lived to age 97!

WesterBricks

Forget “middle aged”, I declare these to be my Ice Cream Years.

Bumblepants

it has arrived!

560Heliport

The May 2023 catalog is like the ones that used to be in sets 20+ years ago. It's not Shop at Home, there's no pricing or ordering instructions, it just shows almost all the sets available as of May. Kid-oriented, the 18+ sets are not covered fully. 
Now I'm headed to the store to look for those Ninjago BAM parts! 

Phoenixio

Biker meetup at the 1950s Dinner.



Finally got the pieces I was missing for my MOCed 1950s Dinner (mostly on the billboard).  Also deep into a Stuntz buying spree with all the recent sales on Amazon...  Only missing 4 sets now I think...   There are some great bikers in there, and others who are just random mashups of pieces, such inconsistency.

Speedman29

Great, morning at the Reading Brickshow. Walked in the door, looked at first trade stand and saw the GWP moving van for £20, another item ticked off my wanted list along with some polybags.
I'll put some pics from the displays in a bit.

Modeltrainman

Designer Program Series 2 [BrickLink] My BDP2 submissions can be voted on, now. Trains, Pirates, WV buildings...

Redbullgivesuwind

@Modeltrainman congratulations, they are great models.

lkliment2

Still downsizing my collection… I think it’s time to let go of my classic Pirate ships. If anyone is after a Caribbean Clipper, Black Seas Barracuda, Armada Flagship, or Eldorado Fortress, just reach out!

Modeltrainman

Redbullgivesuwind said:

@Modeltrainman congratulations, they are great models.

Thanks, RBGUW! Trying to get something for everybody out. Maybe my methods aren't popular,(see the comments on the article on BDP2), but I digress.

Bumblepants

Really enjoying Ninjago City Markets but found an obnoxious flaw that leaves me wonder how it got overlooked. In this image, the entire ramp assembly is a chuck that gets placed in but there are only supports on the right and middle of the chunk. Later when you are asked to place some bricks on the circled area the plates at the bottom of the chunk just give way and get pushed down into the open space below. I fixed it by hand first time but later once all the tower gets built and more pressure is applied to this area it collapsed again so I had to take everything apart to repair it. Ended up just placing a 1x4 brick from my collection in the space to fix it.

FollowsClosely

lkliment2 said:

Still downsizing my collection… I think it’s time to let go of my classic Pirate ships. If anyone is after a Caribbean Clipper, Black Seas Barracuda, Armada Flagship, or Eldorado Fortress, just reach out!

I would hold onto your Eldorado Fortress a few more weeks.

Speedman29

Came back from a work trip to Dundee to a rattly parcel

1992 Keaton, best Batman ever. 

FollowsClosely

I am going to visit the Tysons store over my lunch break, it has been too long since my last visit.

lkliment2

FollowsClosely said:

lkliment2 said:

Still downsizing my collection… I think it’s time to let go of my classic Pirate ships. If anyone is after a Caribbean Clipper, Black Seas Barracuda, Armada Flagship, or Eldorado Fortress, just reach out!

I would hold onto your Eldorado Fortress a few more weeks.

Too late unfortunately! Hoping someone got it that will appreciate it. 

MaffyD

My status today is hoping to build with at least one of my kids. Can I wish all dads and 'dad adjacent' people a Happy Father's Day today! Hope you spend quality time with your offspring or receive a nice message from them today (Lego related or otherwise).

AdeelZubair

I'm considering going to Skærbæk Fan Weekend this year for the first time, I've already signed up and plan to display MOCs. Before I start planning and booking flights...does anyone have any tips and advice, specifically for accommodation and travel? Thanks!

pxchris

I was able to attend Brickworld Chicago for the very first time on Saturday and it was amazing! You all know that I'm not exactly a convention newbie, but this one absolutely blew me away. It has to be close to twice as big as Bricks Cascade, and BC is a pretty good sized convention. 
I was lucky enough to be able to shoehorn in a single day at the con piggybacking it onto a preplanned family trip. The dates just lined up perfectly. But even just attending for the single day was absolutely amazing. The builds were mind blowing. Some of the collaborations were massive on a scale that simply defies explanation.
I'll just leave this here as an example:
https://youtu.be/sWS9CCe7hmc

And not only the builds, but the people too. This is THE con for all of the social media influencer crowd, seemingly every big YouTube, Tik Tok, and Instagram persona was there, plus I believe about 2/3 or so of all of the US LEGO Masters contestants. I also got to meet in person many folks I've gotten to know online from various realms.

I'm on that family vacation now, so I'm sure I'll talk more about it after I'm back home, but it was quite a whirlwind experience for sure. I would really, really love to be able to come back again sometime for the full convention.

560Heliport

Brickset trifecta! I own the RPotD, RMotD, and VSotW.  :-D

Bumblepants

Seriously thinking about selling off most of my Lego. Not for a lack of passion but my living overseas away from my bricks 95% of the time just leaves me more frustrated with what I can't do than anything and I will never have time to see my vision through for creating mocs. 

560Heliport

@Bumblepants that sounds like a terrible dilemma! I'm glad you're not just exiting this hobby (or addiction, compulsion, whatever!) completely- "I can't have it all, so I'll have nothing" has always seemed quite irrational to me.

Phoenixio

I understand the pain as well, having my collection split in two, and maybe soon in three...  It's frustrating, but there's also the dream that down the line, at retirement age, in a comfortable house, that the mega Lego basement will happen... 

pxchris

That's a super rough spot to be in @Bumblepants!

560Heliport

My status: confused. #75358 Tenoo Jedi Temple is available. I thought it was an August 1st set. It's one I'll get eventually, maybe during double VIP or a good GWP, so I guess I didn't pay attention to the release date. 
I saw it on the shelf at the Lego store and was surprised! 
I have sand green Yoda and olive green Yoda. Of course I need lime green Yoda!

samiam391

pxchris said:

I was able to attend Brickworld Chicago for the very first time on Saturday and it was amazing! You all know that I'm not exactly a convention newbie, but this one absolutely blew me away. It has to be close to twice as big as Bricks Cascade, and BC is a pretty good sized convention. 
I was lucky enough to be able to shoehorn in a single day at the con piggybacking it onto a preplanned family trip. The dates just lined up perfectly. But even just attending for the single day was absolutely amazing. The builds were mind blowing. Some of the collaborations were massive on a scale that simply defies explanation.
I'll just leave this here as an example:
https://youtu.be/sWS9CCe7hmc

And not only the builds, but the people too. This is THE con for all of the social media influencer crowd, seemingly every big YouTube, Tik Tok, and Instagram persona was there, plus I believe about 2/3 or so of all of the US LEGO Masters contestants. I also got to meet in person many folks I've gotten to know online from various realms.

I'm on that family vacation now, so I'm sure I'll talk more about it after I'm back home, but it was quite a whirlwind experience for sure. I would really, really love to be able to come back again sometime for the full convention.

Haven't yet been able to attend myself, but have heard it's fantastic.

For those feeling like they missed out on this year's big convention, BrickFair Virginia is the first weekend in August and is comparably as large. It's an event I look forward to every year. 

pxchris

A little while back I posted about experimenting with ways to do some minifigure displays on baseplates on the side of my bookshelves.

Well... I finally got around to actually getting them done and mounted today!



I'm very happy with how they came out! The basic mounting methodology works very well. I'm really happy to have these figs now all out where I can easily enjoy them (this display is the complete set of all the Guardians of the Galaxy minifigs).

Russell844

Going to Legoland California tomorrow. Then Downtown Disney to the LEGO store.

Switchfoot55

I'm back visiting family and plan on sneaking away today for a bit to visit the LEGO store. Even if I don't buy anything, it's been about a year since I was last able to visit one. Maybe I'll just linger and inhale some of the air near the PaB bins?

Bumblepants

Story time: when I was a kid we had real Christmas with gifts at home but also went on a trip to grandparents/aunts and uncles where they would exchange sweaters and stuff but my sister and I didn't get anything because it was pretty much all boring adults. Anyway so one year my uncle married a woman with a son who was a few years older than me and we were at the annual Christmas thing and he was given El Dorado Fortress and I wasn't allowed to touch it or anything which was pretty distressing, especially because we didn't have anything interesting to do or anything new. All of this story to say, I'm going to buy myself the new El Dorado Fortress and vengeance shall finally be mine! 

MaffyD

^ Reminds me of my Galaxy Explorer history @Bumblepants ! I shan't repeat my story, but I am fully supportive of your actions for recompense!

Switchfoot55

Well, I was able to make a very abbreviated trip to the LEGO store on Monday. Mainly spent time looking at the built sets and walking around the shelves dreaming of buying stuff. I did a quick look over the PaB wall. Nothing much of interest. Which, for this store, is not uncommon. 

They did have 6x8 white plates. I'll likely go back and snag a large cup of those at least. Not many good elements I could use as filler around the plates. Maybe there will be something new between when I was there on Monday and when I go back either tomorrow or Friday? 

karrit

@Switchfoot55 I hope if you go back you get lucky like I did on Monday at the store I went to.  I don't usually find too much at that store worth grabbing as I usually go to another store with a bigger PAB wall before I go to that one.  I only made the trip because of a post elsewhere from another LUG member in hopes they would still have a bit of the new stock he had seen.  I just got lucky that they added even more newness while I was there.  It seems that some better parts are beginning to show up finally.  I was shocked at my good fortune and I know you saw my post in another thread.