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8 years ago we were in a very small space with 3 children to look after. There was no way I could've displayed even one minifig back then, so I can appreciate where you're coming from.
Looking forward to seeing more of those work in progress shots by the way! The sphere is looking good!
I put my off brand bricks in a metal box, and that was much of the work of sorting a garage sale purchase recently.
We have a tub of mixed Duplo and generics in the basement which is often brought out when young kids come over.
Since half of that £27 will vanish at the end of the Boost promotion, I'm going to see what else I could put the money towards, but damn, I really wanted that Fortrex...
Wait until the Argos 3 for 2 at the end of this month or start of June?
So his buddy is relaxing late Saturday night and receives a picture of some strange folk at ComicCon in the States. Big deal he says.
He then sends another picture of an empty Lea Thompson signings stand and black 4x4 truck. Okay, he has my attention.
Back to the Future being the best film in the world, this is huge. Only it's an empty desk. I chat with him a little and confess to him what she did for me as a kid, blah blah blah.
A short while later another picture arrives only this time she's back at her table. I'm going beserk. What an opportunity. He says he has no cash and after a bit lot of nagging tells me to leave it with him.
An hour later he's back. "You won't believe this" he says. He's been going up and down the line asking to exchange paypal transfers for cash. He manages it and now he's up there at the front of the line, meeting her. Nooooooo!
He introduces himself and explains that he has some weird British nut at the other end of a live Messenger conversation before handing her his phone to read. I'm told "she was smitten" but I'm sure he added that for effect. Still. [dreamin']
He came away with a handshake. I came away with the most amazing birthday card!
And then, an hour ago, a further picture arrives with a video message.
"Happy Birthday."
Too much.
@Legoboy Well it seems I won't need to get their autographs for you then eh? Yeah I need to send a sharpie in the post to someone along with a certain set of instructions methinks... :o)
They had a lot of new sets available (I think they were just putting some of them out today), off the top of my head:
- #75149 Resistance X-wing Fighter
- #75157 Captain Rex's AT-TE
- #75151 Clone Turbo Tank
- #60103 Airport Air Show
- #75147 Star Scavenger
- #60132 Service Station
- #31053 Treehouse Adventures
- #75145 Eclipse Fighter
- #75148 Encounter on Jakku
- a bunch of Volcano Explorers
Unfortunately I don't have much room in my luggage, so I just bought the legoland train set #40166 and a bunch of polybags, including some I hadn't seen before: #30399, #30424, #30279. And my first Mixel #41568!errytime i sell something i use the funds on paypal for bricklink.
trying to order a proper "house building brick stock"!
1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, snots, grills, modifieds
windows (1x2x3, 1x4x3,), glasses, door frames
black, light bley, dark bley, tan, dark tan, white
i have a feeling when i come to the roofing, another fortune will be spent for slopes!
The "sharpie" is already on it's way to a Danish toy company I'm afraid. It'a Staedtler actually, a fine pen, but the name is not so well recognised, unlike the intended recipient. The desk of a Mr. J. Berard. Perhaps you've heard of him? ;o)
I'm not sure I believe your paypal transfers for cash bit tho, might as well 'fess up that your autograph table was next to Lea's, though I think your Mr Stay Puft disguise above fooled most fans. ;o)
Wait, are those exploding panels I see?
- tinies (anything with a stud footprint of 2x1 or less)
- minifigs and their wearables and holdables, plus animals & birds
- tilt/rotate/hinge elements
- bricks (if it looks like I could build a wall, arch or roof with it, it's here)
- plates
- weird things (i.e. everything that isn't any of the above; this category contains multitudes)
Once I've sorted all the Lego into these categories, I can return to each category at my leisure and sort it more precisely, e.g. "weird things" will divide into vehicular (chassis, wheels, windshields), architectural (windows and doors), environmental (palm tree parts, BURPs) and... god only knows.
I don't expect to get everything perfectly sorted and I'd guess that with my partner helping, we won't always have made identical judgment calls about where a part belongs. But I'll settle for "this system more or less works", because in the search for precision lies madness...
If it were to happen though, I would be hanging on to the SW UCS collection at least. The big question for me is to give up on the figs (SW, SH and CMF) or not. That's the majority of value for my collection and prevents me from selling a lot of the normal sets the figs come in. But some gems such as Creator Experts like Modulars, Trains, Ships, etc. might be on the block depending on how deep I cut into the collection.
@BrickDancer - sorry you're having a tough time. For what it's worth, I agree with you that these things will pass. I'm not full of advice, but can I just suggest that you keep talking (to your family, your friends, on here and anywhere else you're comfortable), keep active doing the things you like and maybe think about seeing a doctor (that's easier if you're UK-based I'd imagine, but "Dunes of Tatooine" don't help me much here). If not a doctor, then maybe a charity or somewhere that offers counselling and other help. Talking is good.
Here in the UK it's Mental Health Awareness Week, and I couldn't let a comment like yours pass me by without saying something in support. Hope it gets better for you soon.
i want TLG to bring updated green grocer with interior + a emerald night reissue
Set is all over the place. I'll take it!
I'm in the US, so we don't have the full health support you enjoy in the UK. To be honest, I'm not talking much to anyone at this time even with friends. In these situations, there's not much that can be done by others to help and expounding on it only bums out the folks around.
Its actually the fun banter and discussions here on Brickset that has helped the most to get my mind off things. Whether real or virtual, I do feel some connection to everyone here over the past 5 years or so of being part of this board. And for that, I want to say 'thank you' to all of Brickset's admin and members for making this a wonderful place to reside.
I have sufferered in out out from depression and sometimes the darkness still visits but been ok now for about a year. For me Lego helped as it keeps the mind occupied. I found sorting was not really involved enough to keep my mind active so struggled with that but building and bricklinking items keeps the mind focussed. I also found cataloging minifigs and polybags was quite good too.
@MaffyD is right. Try to keep talking to folks. Anything that can keep your thoughts on other things is always good. I sometimes found myself going on public transport into town to browse the shops was good too as you can get to listen and talk to people about other things than your depression. It is easy to say and hard to do and forcing yourself out of the shadows is always tough
I know the US healthcare system is not easy but you do need to talk to a doctor who might even talk about CBT or offer prescription medication. I was on Amitriptylene whilst I was suffering which helped most but it is an absolute minefield over which medications to take as some make you feel like a zombie when all you want is to be "normal" again. I went through about 5 different ones before finding the one that was right. Easy in the UK when we don't have to pay full cost for the medication though.
Keep on pushing through and if I can help in any way let me know. PM me if you need to talk. You are a member of the Brickset family and we don't let family down.
Longest post I have ever written. Sorry for the length <insert innuendo here>
I know what you mean by the in and out darkness. I was slipping into a bad phase due to work when I first came out of the Dark Ages in late 2011. That initial euphoria of discovering Lego again was intense, like falling down the rabbit hole and discovering a new world. All the learning, buying, building, cataloging and sorting made me turn inwards and forget about the real world for weeks at a time. And Brickset was a huge part of stirring that all together for a wonderful experience the last 5 years.
then found brickset, the forum and bricklink.
it really helped keeping the chaos together! make my lego spending effective!
knowing that there are others, that are having a similar connection to lego, is kind of cool! not much nerdom or sausage copters in austrian/german lego forums!
in august its 1 year for me since i m back.
any advice for a mad hatter minifig?
I have to say the size of the taxi is just ridiculous!