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  • LegopantsLegopants Member Posts: 2,097
    blogzilly said:
    Just noticed a wee bit of dust in your close ups. Didn't know if the build just took a long time or maybe smoke in the air.
    Most probably exhaust gas from the solid fuel booster rocket on ignition. 
    VorpalRyuSprinkleOtterstluxblogzillykiki180703catwrangler
  • MegtheCatMegtheCat Member Posts: 500
    Happy New Year to you all! (I will hopefully not be awake when midnight comes, if I can sleep through the fireworks).
    dspigelClutchPowerstluxLegopantschrisalddinblogzillykiki180703
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    flord said:
    My Lego status today is wondering why in every single City Police set the civilian car is Dark Red. Why always dark red? It contrasts the police blue nicely?
    Cops tend to pull over red cars.
    SprinkleOtterVorpalRyuPenkid11Bumblepantsstluxsid3windrblogzillykiki180703
  • KingAlanIKingAlanI Member Posts: 2,342
    LEGO related new years resolution
    get more work done, including being more proactive in sorting sets I part out. Sometimes I wait until I get an order; it takes longer to fill the order and more time overall.
    I often stay up too late; that's one reason why

    On another note, could use #10697 and #10622 boxes and plastic tubs to store models I'm not displaying
  • flordflord Member Posts: 797
    It's 2017 and I want to start a thread with nothing but photos of Lego helicopters that I own so yeah this year is off to a great start.
    BumblepantsLegopantsSumoLegokiki180703tallblocktoo
  • Glacierfalls265Glacierfalls265 Member Posts: 261
    Oh yes! The build was actually completed over several months with the engine (or what was made at the time) sitting on a shelf. I guess I forgot to dust it before taking the photos! 
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    flord said:
    It's 2017 and I want to start a thread with nothing but photos of Lego helicopters that I own so yeah this year is off to a great start.
    Go for it - but to be inclusive it should be:  "Helicopters, Lighthouses and Landspeeders"
    flordkiki180703catwrangler
  • snowhitiesnowhitie Member Posts: 3,078
    Happy new Year all! May there be lots of fun, sun and laughter for you all.



    For those interested, this is the quick build of #31053 with a little extra scene made from the extra pieces.
    Bricklover18LegopantsClutchPowerLegogramblogzillykiki180703catwranglerbandit778stlux
  • MrGudzMrGudz Member Posts: 210
    My other half just looked at my Lego shelf and said that it resembles a kids bedroom! Cheers luv!!
    SalamalexKingAlanIkiki180703stluxGlacierfalls265
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    Drone said:
    My other half just looked at my Lego shelf and said that it resembles a kids bedroom! Cheers luv!!
    Then you are doing something right my friend... ;)
    SprinkleOtterbookmumkiki180703catwranglerstluxGlacierfalls265tallblocktoo
  • KingAlanIKingAlanI Member Posts: 2,342
    Reorganizing my sales records again. A few weeks ago, I listed set and part sales separately, but left some CMF's in the part section.
    Drone said:
    My other half just looked at my Lego shelf and said that it resembles a kids bedroom! Cheers luv!!
    One of my recent BrickLink customers wants me to ship to his work address so his wife doesn't bother him about buying LEGO. Reminds me of once when the guy in front of me at the supermarket wanted his donut on a separate receipt. I eventually decided not to worry about paypal seller protection address rules on a small order.



    bandit778kiki180703
  • SprinkleOtterSprinkleOtter Member Posts: 2,779
    KingAlanI said:
    Reorganizing my sales records again. A few weeks ago, I listed set and part sales separately, but left some CMF's in the part section.
    Drone said:
    My other half just looked at my Lego shelf and said that it resembles a kids bedroom! Cheers luv!!
    One of my recent BrickLink customers wants me to ship to his work address so his wife doesn't bother him about buying LEGO. Reminds me of once when the guy in front of me at the supermarket wanted his donut on a separate receipt. I eventually decided not to worry about paypal seller protection address rules on a small order.



    Double reason not to worry- paypal tells me they will protect you if the buyer tells you to ship it there.
    KingAlanI
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,229
    KingAlanI said:
    Reminds me of once when the guy in front of me at the supermarket wanted his donut on a separate receipt.
    In his defense, it was a $245.00 donut.  A UCS Donut.
    SprinkleOtterstarwars4everVorpalRyukiki180703kmcKingAlanIsid3windr
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    LOL
  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 534
    parcels deciding to take a extra round in the logistics network... another day to wait on the missing 2 orders...
  • KingAlanIKingAlanI Member Posts: 2,342
    SprinkleOtter said:
    KingAlanI said:

    Drone said:
    My other half just looked at my Lego shelf and said that it resembles a kids bedroom! Cheers luv!!
    One of my recent BrickLink customers wants me to ship to his work address so his wife doesn't bother him about buying LEGO. I eventually decided not to worry about paypal seller protection address rules on a small order.

    Double reason not to worry- paypal tells me they will protect you if the buyer tells you to ship it there.
    I would like to hear more about that. The order is ready to mail with the work address after the holiday weekend anyway.

    SumoLego said:
    KingAlanI said:
    Reminds me of once when the guy in front of me at the supermarket wanted his donut on a separate receipt.
    In his defense, it was a $245.00 donut.  A UCS Donut.

    a "whe he's 245 pounds" donut? :)
    @SumoLego and I are both heavyset, we can joke about that

    reminds me of oversized beer mugs or wine glasses, or pancakes the entire width of the griddle, where you can joke you had only one.

    -

    I ran into a rare piece/color combination being expensive, relatively speaking by my standards - White Slope, Inverted 45 2 x 2 Double Convex part 3676 for $1.09 new. The only recent sets it appears in are Brick Bank and Disney Castle, so low supply, and bricklinking those increases demand. Color and shape are important for my project - I'm getting them to replace light gray ones or white regular inverted 2x2. I also want some blue ones, and they start over $2 used, but I don't want to redo the blue part of the project in another color. $1.09 is the lowest new price, I was already ordering from that seller, and the decent used prices were low quantity.


  • xwingpilotxwingpilot Member Posts: 799
    Quite perturbed today...

    I just sorted through my 30-year old childhood LEGO Space and Technic. I couldn't believe how many teeth marks there were on the parts (I never had a brick separator as a kid) and also how nearly all of the white parts had discoloured to some degree :( Please tell me that modern white LEGO fairs better? A few Technic axles were jammed solid in Technic pulleys and one blue 2x10 plate that had discoloured to a greenish hue snapped clean in two when I tried to remove a 2x2 plate from it!

    I think I need a drink now.
    BumblepantsstluxSalamalexcatwranglerkiki180703Yodalicious
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    I'm perturbed also, @xwingpilot though for different reasons. Having to jump through hoops trying to get an order canceled by a turdish Bricklink store owner trying to charge me 14.65 to ship me 1 lb, 11 oz worth of stuff. And that's everything. I weighed sub pieces, materials and a box and added weight to be generous. And the store AIN'T in a far away zone. It's a couple of states away. 

    Hey @Speedman29 is that From Russia with Love?
    SprinkleOtterkiki180703
  • legodad1legodad1 Member Posts: 53
    Built the Brick Bank the other day with friends. Then built the new City Service Station before adapting the tender of my Constitution Train to power functions - the tender can now push the locomotive and pull the wagons (or go for a drive all by itself). Most recently I've been sorting minifigures - they probably won't stay sorted for very long once my 5 year old returns from holiday with grandma.
  • Glacierfalls265Glacierfalls265 Member Posts: 261
    ^ I'm imagining the tender driving away by itself to have adventures unknown! 
  • Speedman29Speedman29 Member Posts: 2,315
    blogzilly said:
    Hey @Speedman29 is that From Russia with Love?
    Its a scene from it. There have been a few 007 specials on over Christmas, this one was looking at the various actors to play Bond.

    Back to work today so nothing LEGO related.....until I popped to Sainsburys to pick up some lunch and came back with chocolate and a pair of 25% off Microfighters!
  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 534
    edited January 2017
    waiting for the last parcel to start building  this one: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=37663 (anio's venator)
    And the other order had a error again... had to track down some pieces in my storage to solve it temporarily

    chrisalddin
  • vizzitorvizzitor Member Posts: 519
    Almost finished taking apart the Lego Christmas scene I brought into work and a few other sets lying around. Still have to sort the pieces and put them away properly.

    It's made me regret making something that big. Took up the 3 day weekend and my fingers are numb!

    Gotten pretty handy with two brick separators though. Thinking of attaching them together with a chain so I can pretend I'm Bruce Lee with nunchucks the next time.

    Need to make something soon. Been going cold turkey on opening anything new since November.
    catwrangler
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    Speedman29 said:
    blogzilly said:
    Hey @Speedman29 is that From Russia with Love?
    Its a scene from it.
    Me FTW! WOOT!!
  • JudgeChuckJudgeChuck Member Posts: 1,583
    I haven't posted a LEGO status for a while, as have been busy / away over Xmas and New Year, so I'll take this opportunity to wish all Bricksetters and very Happy New Year and hope you all had a great Christmas! :-)

    On the LEGO front, it has been fairly quiet... My daughters got #41116 Olivia's Exploration Car, #41302 Puppy Pampering, #41304 Puppy Treats & Tricks and #41180 Ragana's Magic Shadow Castle and we spent a pleasant couple of afternoons building them all.

    So far, I have not received any LEGO for Christmas... :-( But my other half is going to buy me #10255 Assembly Square, when I can get it with extra VIP points or similar. :-)

    Other than that, I built the #10220 Volkswagen T1 Camper Van that I purchased a while back and really enjoyed the build.

    On that subject, I have also been converted to the Elves range, as Ragana's Castle is an excellent set and the girls really enjoyed building it. I think they'll be getting a few more sets from that theme! :-)

    LegogramstluxcatwranglerMrGudztallblocktooMaffyDBumblepantsKingAlanIsnowhitie
  • Glacierfalls265Glacierfalls265 Member Posts: 261
    I completed the giant train station for the Orient Express. Doesn't look like much, as I didn't have enough window parts to complete the facade. I like to think it looks like a really strange replica of Gare de Lyon. Hmm, maybe it's time for another Bricklink order...
  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 534
    last parcel arrived. sorting them into the trays and boxes atm for building.... pics later...
  • TheBigLegoskiTheBigLegoski Member Posts: 1,437
    Enjoying the splendour of Krennic's shuttle, the latest set I just finished building.

    #75156 in flight mode (with its wings folded out) has a huge wingspan.  
    ps.
    Oooh, and of course Happy New year, best wishes for 2017 to you all!

    pps.
    Is it just me, or does it take forever for other people too, for quite many of the (especially larger) photo's to load onto the page when you open this topic (or the: 'what are you building right now?' topic)?
    Does not matter if I check it on my cell phone or regular pc. It is really annoying.
    stluxLegogrambandit778Coolguy5000josekalelKingAlanIsnowhitiegmonkey76
  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,383
    Frantically taking down Christmas decorations (and there are a lot) as the boss didn't seem to share my enthusiasm of building the Y-Wing while they are still up. 
    My OCD future self won't let me just lob them in their boxes either, as it would take twice as long to put them up next year (it took me a week this year).
    Have resigned myself to not building anything until the weekend. :(

    TheBigLegoskicatwrangler
  • JooTogJooTog Member Posts: 945
    Got back from my trip last night and arrived to the mess I left with LEGO sets and storage boxes laying all over the place. Also need to take apart and store the winter and xmas sets. On top of that my parents are coming to visit in 4 weeks, and REALLY need to tidy up (to put it lightly) the place. *sigh* So, no building for me until all this is done... yeah, right!

    So, of course, I took the day off today and decide to sleep-in and procrastinate by catching up here @ the forum and "contemplating" all the work I should be doing instead.

    Worst part? I'm sure that as soon as I decide to get my butt off the chair and take a shower, I'll be heading to the LEGO store, Target and TRU.

    I guess such is the life of a lazy, commitment-less, AFOL :-)

    Oh, and Happy New Year fellow bricksetters.
    YodaliciousTheBigLegoskiLegogramstluxbandit778catwranglerKingAlanILEGO_Dad77snowhitie
  • YodaliciousYodalicious Member Posts: 1,366
    Storing the winter sets away. Which I should've done last night. Or the night before. But I built the Brick Bank instead. It's the first modular my oldest son has seen assembled. He was blown away. But I must resist building the Detective's Office until I actually put the winter sets away. (Yeah right.)
    LegogramJooTogstluxbandit778SprinkleOttercatwrangler
  • sid3windrsid3windr Member Posts: 1,460
    ^ I'm putting those away on sunday. Maybe I can get my BL order in before that to build JK Brickworks' santa sleigh animator first though... :D
    stluxYodalicious
  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 534
    Got thru the sorting phase of the Venator... 5400 parts ready for use
  • khmellymelkhmellymel Member Posts: 1,313
    edited January 2017
    The street recycling dumpster must have been full last night (it wasn't today) so there have been people leaving bags of packaging recycling around it.  I spied a Star Wars advent calendar de boxed and detrayed and huffed at the sacrilege to my boyfriend, who laughed and said "well at least you're not rescuing the packaging".  But I was actually thinking about doing just that... those trays are so handy!
    SalamalexBumblepantsjosekalelKingAlanIsid3windrMaffyD
  • FauchFauch Member Posts: 2,679
    TheBigLegoski said:

    Is it just me, or does it take forever for other people too, for quite many of the (especially larger) photo's to load onto the page when you open this topic (or the: 'what are you building right now?' topic)?
    Does not matter if I check it on my cell phone or regular pc. It is really annoying.

    yes. but my computer is lame. but still it should be able to handle an internet forum without major slowdowns.
    TheBigLegoski
  • dspigeldspigel Member Posts: 478
    I got an email the assembly square has shipped. Now the wait begins.
    MooreFXLegogram
  • KingAlanIKingAlanI Member Posts: 2,342
    JudgeChuck said:
    On the LEGO front, it has been fairly quiet... My daughters got #41116 Olivia's Exploration Car, #41302 Puppy Pampering, #41304 Puppy Treats & Tricks and #41180 Ragana's Magic Shadow Castle and we spent a pleasant couple of afternoons building them all.

    On that subject, I have also been converted to the Elves range, as Ragana's Castle is an excellent set and the girls really enjoyed building it. I think they'll be getting a few more sets from that theme! :-)
    Those themes do have some cool stuff, and I suppose they would be especially nice for AFOLs with daughters.
    I built 41180 without the obvious Elves accoutrements to finally have a big castle model for my medieval setup - now I want to actually display all that.

    khmellymel said:
    The street recycling dumpster must have been full last night (it wasn't today) so there have been people leaving bags of packaging recycling around it.  I spied a Star Wars advent calendar de boxed and detrayed and huffed at the sacrilege to my boyfriend, who laughed and said "well at least you're not rescuing the packaging".  But I was actually thinking about doing just that... those trays are so handy!
    Soon after coming out of my dark age, I found a #7961 curbside missing only the minifigs - was your find missing anything? At another time, got a empty Doctor Who box which I use for storage.


  • stluxstlux Member Posts: 2,450
    Fauch said:
    TheBigLegoski said:

    Is it just me, or does it take forever for other people too, for quite many of the (especially larger) photo's to load onto the page when you open this topic (or the: 'what are you building right now?' topic)?
    Does not matter if I check it on my cell phone or regular pc. It is really annoying.

    yes. but my computer is lame. but still it should be able to handle an internet forum without major slowdowns.
    A lot of pictures posted on the forum are only resized to a limited extend or not at all. What's not helping is that most image processing/viewing programs, whether on pc or mobile, focus on "enhancements" or "filters" only, and a basic function like resizing an image is not included.

    On pc I actually use MS Paint for this purpose as it has a quick and easy resize function; on mobile I have a specific Image Resize app. Looking at the Apple/Google/MS stores, they all seem to have a basic resize app available. Most have poor interfaces, but I look past that for the 1 function they need to perform for 2 seconds.

    After cropping my images, I usually resize them to 15-18%, ending up with an image 150-250KB in size, before posting it here.
    TheBigLegoskiJudgeChucksnowhitie
  • sid3windrsid3windr Member Posts: 1,460
    I'm a bit miffed - second trip to the local Dreamland store this year to see if they had any 2017 sets. No such luck, still a lot of empty shelves, and only 3 2017 Friends sets (which they already had out in December). I want my Batman CMFs! Luckily they're only a few km away from me...
  • bookmumbookmum Member Posts: 1,511
    Finished building my Xmas present of the corner deli. I'm not the worlds slowest builder, I was waiting for daughter to go back to school! Problem is I am trying to do a typical January diet and building a deli means I just want to go to Costas and buy an overpriced unhealthy sandwich! Good thing I never did get the hot dog truck... 
    catwranglerTheOriginalSimonBricecakekhmellymelClutchPower
  • stluxstlux Member Posts: 2,450
    @sid3windr I didn't bother yet visiting a Maxi Toys/Intertoys/Dreamland/etc this year, as their websites still only have the 2017 Nexo Knights/Star Wars/Friends sets listed. No sign yet of City/Creator/Technic/TLBM in Benelux.
    So save yourself from having to look at plastic junk (everything else apart from Lego) a 3rd time and check their website before you visit their store again ;)
  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 534
    the moment when a part hides too well.... i know that it exists...
  • josekaleljosekalel Member Posts: 683
    Maybe it should go here or not, but changes should be made so images are resized automatically to a smaller size so its easier to load them. 
  • khmellymelkhmellymel Member Posts: 1,313
    KingAlanI said:
    Soon after coming out of my dark age, I found a #7961 curbside missing only the minifigs - was your find missing anything? At another time, got a empty Doctor Who box which I use for storage.
    Nah, it was just the outer box (very nicely flattened) and the tray, but I still think those are useful bits.  Kiiiiinda kicking myself for not rescuing them.
    KingAlanI
  • masterX244masterX244 Member Posts: 534
    bonus error: noticing that you got 2 right wings instead of a pair in the middle of a build.....
  • sid3windrsid3windr Member Posts: 1,460
    @stlux I actually checked the site but hoped (ahem assumed) they might not coincide with the store content. I could go to Fun and get CMF for the same price I guess (assuming again, that they are out there already) but I got a Dreamland gift certificate so... :P

    Thanks for the tip though, I'll check online first :) I think they are somewhat preparing as half of the LEGO shelves were empty...
  • BillyBricks84BillyBricks84 Member Posts: 355
    After doing some shopping at Ikea for a couple of Linnmons (tables) to replace my current LEGO setup that uses all of my folding tables, I decided to visit the nearby LEGO store. While deciding on whether I would go over there, I realized that I had never been inside a LEGO store before. Ever. I didn't purchase anything, but it was still a good experience. 

    Status: Reaching milestones in 2017.
    stluxsid3windrsnowhitie
  • ClutchPowerClutchPower Member Posts: 220
    Kinda late to the party for New Years resolutions, but I think I have came up with a few:
    1) Try to earn enough money for the Assembly Square ( not sure if this is a good Idea as I don't collect Modulars.)

    2) Try to buy a MacBook. I'm soon going to college, so I need a good computer.

    3) Try not to stress a to about buying new LEGO sets. They always come out with a lot, and sometimes I just overthink which set I want.

    I should be able to accomplish all of these as long as they don't make a UCS Millennium Falcon.
    ;D

    P.S. Do you want to know who the best builder is? Look at the second word.

    Have a happy day everyone.
    LegogramJooTogjosekalelkiki180703Glacierfalls265
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