What's your LEGO 'status' today?

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• LittleLori Member Posts: 155

  May 2018

  Spent about 3 hours searching for pieces from the local used brick shop and still didn’t find everything I need. I guess I will have to try brick link next but I am a little intimidated.

  

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• MaffyD Member Posts: 3,535

  May 2018

  @LittleLori - don't be intimidated! It's a good site. I felt similarly to you a few years ago, but after a couple of purchases it's actually pretty easy and since the revamp looks a lot better too. It'll never be as simple as Amazon, because of the nature of the site, but it's trustworthy and the sellers are genuine for the vast majority. Just check the feedback ratings:

  https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=54

  

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• SumoLego Member Posts: 15,229

  May 2018

  I always have to be careful about adding extraneous stuff to my orders to 'make it worth' the shipping.  
  
  I've got a healthy pile of those purchases!

  

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• JudgeChuck Member Posts: 1,583

  May 2018

  SumoLego said:

  I always have to be careful about adding extraneous stuff to my orders to 'make it worth' the shipping.  
  
  I've got a healthy pile of those purchases!

  I'm doing that all the time!
  
  I also really messed up with a couple of recent orders, as I was gathering the parts for a couple of LoTR MOCs, The Balrog Battle and The Prancing Pony, from Build Better Bricks and I thought I'd also grab the parts to build the #COMCON033-1 Micro Scale Bag End at the same time. Somehow, I've ended up with enough parts to nearly build two micro Bag Ends!

  

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• stlux Member Posts: 2,450

  May 2018

  Visited the LEGO Idea House today, where you can see interesting things like these teddy bears in planes (some of Lego's first plastic toys):
  
  
  
  And visit the vault in the basement:
  
  
  
  Where you can take a trip back to your childhood, or hunt down these horrors:
  
  
  
  I still have all my childhood sets, including the boxes. So I was mostly on the lookout for Scala/Belville/Galidor/etc. Morbid curiosity :)
  
  Then on to this building where all the designers work. No pictures allowed. Sorry!
  
  
  
  
  

  

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• Bumblepants Member Posts: 7,636

  May 2018

  Celebrated a 1st birthday today and our family is back in the Duplo zone. The wrapping paper was a bigger hit but I'm sure she will come to like building soon enough.

  

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• benbacardi Member Posts: 712

  May 2018

  Our little baby arrived quite rapidly on Sunday morning, so I thought it about time I owned a Lego equivalent! And our two year old is far more interested in my minifigure collection than her own Duplo...
  
  
  

  

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• stlux Member Posts: 2,450

  May 2018

  After dinner with a large group of Lego designers, we were ushered in a room full of bricks:
  
  
  
  We got a brief to design a set within certain parameters. As nobody seemed interested to do something with minidolls, I of course had to do exactly that. Also wanted it to have moving parts, so I added some gears. Behold "Jousting in the park":
  
  
  
  Which minidoll will win the game by being the first to hit the flag?! 
  
  (I spent so much time getting the mechanism to work I didn't have enough time anymore to beautify it. Probably also blew the allocated budget by including 2 horses and 3 minidolls.)

  

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• Lego_Star Member Posts: 2,144

  May 2018

  ^ That's brilliant @stlux! I want one! (In fact, I've always wanted a moving jousting set.) Sooooo cool! Kudos for planning a set that moves and getting it to work.
  

  

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• Aanchir Member Posts: 3,037

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  Lovely build @stlux! ^_^ This brings back a lot of memories for me because three years ago I entered that competition on the Inside Tour and won with this MOC:

  
  

  

  
  

  It's great that you thought about play features with your set idea! The judges really like when you do that. It's also really great that you thought to use mini-dolls. Say, a ren faire would be a fun subject for an actual LEGO Friends subtheme in the future!

  

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• jeremy1973 Member Posts: 50

  May 2018

  Just wanted everybody to see the sign that I made.

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• jeremy1973 Member Posts: 50

  May 2018

  
  

  

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• Bibliophilist Member Posts: 1

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  Rebuilt all my older sets (early 2000s) and looking to sell.
  
  Built the Saturn V.  Magnificent!  Built the US Capital.  Fun!  Oh, and built a Stormtrooper too. Nicely posable.
  
  Next up:  Skylines and a Snow Speeder.  Love Legos

  

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• xwingpilot Member Posts: 799

  May 2018

  Our local Hermes driver phoned today to ask me where I wanted a package left as nobody was in and our neighbours were out. At the end of the call she said "Is it more LEGO?"!
  
  1) I really haven't bought that much LEGO!
  2) It wasn't :(

  

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• PapaBear Member Posts: 639

  May 2018

  Scrolled through the new sets on the LEGO website.  Very happy to see the new passenger train has only one front end so expanding it should be simple!
  

  

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• SumoLego Member Posts: 15,229

  May 2018

  xwingpilot said:

  1) I really haven't bought that much LEGO!
  2) It wasn't :(

  At my house:
  
  1) Yes.
  2) I can't remember what is being delivered.
  3) No, I don't know who sent it.
  4) Yes, I'll clean the basement.
  5) No, I don't know how much stuff is down there.
  6) Yes, another is coming tomorrow.

  

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• SumoLego Member Posts: 15,229

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  Here's an ad from CL.  The title ought to be: "Because There Are New Harry Potter Sets Coming in Late 2018, I'm Frantically Selling My Collection!"

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• Muftak1 Member Posts: 550

  May 2018

  Bibliophilist said:

  
  Love Legos

  Head Explodes!
  

  

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• Pumpkin_3CK5 Member Posts: 805

  May 2018

  xwingpilot said:I

  Our local Hermes driver phoned today to ask me where I wanted a package left as nobody was in and our neighbours were out. At the end of the call she said "Is it more LEGO?"!
  
  1) I really haven't bought that much LEGO!
  2) It wasn't :(

   Since you mentioned Hermes, I read a bunch of Afols buy their significant others bags and stuff as distraction. That's about, what, twelve ucs Millennium Falcons at the cheapest? That should keep her pacified for a long time lol

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• stlux Member Posts: 2,450

  May 2018

  Aanchir said:

  Lovely build @stlux! ^_^ This brings back a lot of memories for me because three years ago I entered that competition on the Inside Tour and won with this MOC:

  
  

  

  
  

  It's great that you thought about play features with your set idea! The judges really like when you do that. It's also really great that you thought to use mini-dolls. Say, a ren faire would be a fun subject for an actual LEGO Friends subtheme in the future!

  Congrats on winning @Aanchir! My build didn't manage that, but at least scored a top3 nomination :)
  
  A renaissance fair Friends theme could be awesome. Friends/Elves crossover?

  

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• Speedman29 Member Posts: 2,315

  May 2018

  Just been to see Solo, now I want the Kessel Run Falcon!
  

  

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• dmcc0 Member Posts: 778

  May 2018

  ^Going tomorrow.  Hope I don't want the Kessel Run Falcon after seeing it...I've still not built TFA Falcon yet!

  

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• SumoLego Member Posts: 15,229

  May 2018

  I think this is officially 'out-of-control':
  
  
  
  Guess who'll be cleaning his LEGO hoard this weekend?
  

  

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• samiam391 Member Posts: 4,492

  May 2018

  My Mario statue needed an enemy...
  
  
  

  

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• stlux Member Posts: 2,450

  May 2018

  Received/bought so much Lego this week in Billund that some thought had to go in how to get it all back home. Some boxes were sacrificed in the process...
  Not pictured: a large shipping box going via post.
  
  
  

  

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• Legopants Member Posts: 2,097

  May 2018

  stlux said:

  ... Some boxes were sacrificed in the process...
  
  
  

  Nooooooooo!!!
  

  

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• stlux Member Posts: 2,450

  May 2018

  Legopants said:

  stlux said:

  ... Some boxes were sacrificed in the process...
  
  

  Nooooooooo!!!
  

  Believe me, it was even more painful for me...

  

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• Speedman29 Member Posts: 2,315

  May 2018

  SumoLego said:

  
  Guess who'll be cleaning his LEGO hoard this weekend?
  

  You've got my address, just ship it all over here, I can deal with it for you!
  

  

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• LostInTranslation Member Posts: 5,572

  May 2018

  stlux said:

  Legopants said:

  stlux said:

  ... Some boxes were sacrificed in the process...
  
  

  Nooooooooo!!!
  

  Believe me, it was even more painful for me...

  @legopants still hasn't got over me dumping boxes at Billund Airport after the Brickset trip a few years back :-) 

  

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• snowhitie Member Posts: 3,078

  May 2018

  I am trying to convince my son we need to break down some sets to make room for more. Difficult to choose though, we were going to go for Artic, but he's seen some new ones that he wants and then he'll need the other ones to play with. Do we just to a couple of SW, a couple of Ninjago... I'm a fan of some of some of the Ninjago ones since some of those just break by looking at them (looking at you green NRG dragon), maybe some things can even go in the MOC pile (wishful thinking I'm sure).
  

  
  

  Guess this is a very first world problem to have...
  

  

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• Legopants Member Posts: 2,097

  May 2018

  LostInTranslation said:

  stlux said:

  Legopants said:

  stlux said:

  ... Some boxes were sacrificed in the process...
  
  

  Nooooooooo!!!
  

  Believe me, it was even more painful for me...

  @legopants still hasn't got over me dumping boxes at Billund Airport after the Brickset trip a few years back :-) 

  
  The nightmares are as vivid as ever!

  

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• stlux Member Posts: 2,450

  May 2018

  Guess what I ordered from this menu...
  
  
  

  

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• gmonkey76 Member Posts: 1,831

  May 2018

  ^overpriced coffee?

  

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• stlux Member Posts: 2,450

  May 2018

  Indeed!
  
  
  
  So yes, it is indeed USD 37. (Or at least the Danish Krone equivalent)
  I knew this before I ordered. What happens is that you get the coffee of your choice and a LEGO House mug (RRP DDK 90). The money goes to charity.

  

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• stlux Member Posts: 2,450

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  Bye bye LEGO House, sad to leave you. Hopefully I'll be back soon(ish)!
  
  
  
  To improve my mood: #40199 Billund Airport!
  
  
  
  (DDK 399/set for the first 3, DDK 899 after that.)

  

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• snowhitie Member Posts: 3,078

  May 2018

  ^that is a steep difference, not a bad idea though. Glad you had a good time!
  

  
  

  Managed to get some stuff broken down and tidied up today. #75040 GEneral Greivou's wheel bike was the first set my son gave up for putting away. I explained we needed something a bit bigger :) #41109 Heatlake City Airport was next. I'm even allowed to maybe sell or spilt that one up :) Afterwards it just got too hot to move too much though, so not much else was attempted. But I did manage to build Doc Brown to accompany Marty I build yesterday. Really really really like these.
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• Mr_Cross Member Posts: 1,688

  May 2018

  Grrr! The LEGO ReBrick website won't let me submit an entry to one of their competitions... I have tried several times, reformatted my photos, reduced their physical dimensions, compressed them, saved them for web. Nada, niente, nothing, except the spinning fan of doom!
  
  In the words of Doc Brown ^ "This damn thing doesn't work at all!".

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• jnscoelho Member Posts: 696

  May 2018

  Went to TrU for a Make & Take session. My 6 and 3 year old daughters had the pleasure of assembling their own 44-piece Millennium Falcon (#TRUFALCON-1).
  
  
  

  

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• SumoLego Member Posts: 15,229

  May 2018

  Saw the release notes for the GB and latest SW Brickheadz.  I'm happy sales appear to support this endeavour, but I'll be happy when they're done.  
  
  So many Brickheadz.  So many...

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• Pepster64 Member Posts: 17

  May 2018

  I'm in the process of making a time lapse video of the Roller Coaster Build - https://youtu.be/C0h2-jMo9m0

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• samiam391 Member Posts: 4,492

  May 2018

   Day 2- Bowser’s hips don’t lie. Also this is going to be a lot bigger than I thought.
  
  
  
  
  

  

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• SumoLego Member Posts: 15,229

  May 2018

  I don't think I'll be able to look at Bowser the same way again.

  

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• snowhitie Member Posts: 3,078

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  We had a bit more organising of the Lego today but most importanlty, after watching The Lone Ranger movie again we got our Lone Ranger sets out. I really like these, I know they didn't get a lot of love. My son and I also built the last 2 sets that were in boxes, I was allowed to do #79106 Cavalry Builder Set and he made #79107 Commanche Camp.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  He then had fun making a massive track and spend most of the afternoon thinking up stories and intricate ways of ambushing Butch Cavendish to kill him. It was the first time since he broke his ankle he was able to play on the floor so I think that's hwy he wanted so much floorspace :) A good afternoon.
  

  
  

  

  
  

  edit: just realised I didn't give you much Easter eggs in that picture Sumo! I'll try better next time ;)
  

  

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• arathemis Member Posts: 604

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  Started the UCS snowspeederer. 

  

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• onabrud Member Posts: 4

  May 2018

  stlux said:

  After dinner with a large group of Lego designers, we were ushered in a room full of bricks:
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Hey stlux, great to meet you at the Inside Tour, and thanks for the bonus family photo!
  
  When we got back, we started building while watching Lego Story and Lego Batman.  
  ...Dave 
  
  

  

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• SumoLego Member Posts: 15,229

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  I think I've made a lot of progress.  Can I bet that at @samiam391 will finish Bowser before I can see the walls...
  
  
  
  And a happy Memorial Day to those in the US!

  

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• arathemis Member Posts: 604

  May 2018

  It was a nicer build than expected.  A bit too many stickers for my taste but other than that i liked it a lot. 

  

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• Baby_Yoda Member Posts: 1,295

  May 2018

  SumoLego said:

  I think I've made a lot of progress...
  -snip-

  Perhaps you'll find the top of #70620 among all that mess. I mean, if it were someone else's basement, you'd have no trouble.

  

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• gelkster Member Posts: 927

  May 2018

  1. Last week's garage sale haul to be sorted.
  
  2. A couple more (Crawler Crane & The Mine) to add to complete Gelksburg (my Lego City).
  
  3. Buy some H2O2 to soak the whites.

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• dmcc0 Member Posts: 778

  May 2018 edited May 2018

  After about 5.30pm this evening my LEGO status will be whatever I want it to be!  Final assessment of my part-time degree course later this afternoon, and once it's done I'm free to build/sort/whatever til my heart's content. (apart from work/kids/wife etc. obviously! - and assuming I pass everything).  Might finally get to reduce the unbuilt pile; or rather make room for some replacements in the unbuilt pile;)

  

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