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  • lkliment2lkliment2 Member Posts: 198
    edited April 2020
    pxchris said:
    Pictures as promised.

    All three sets at up together. 

    I’m currently hunting for that raised baseplate. I have very un-wisely passed on very good prices for it on eBay and am now regretting it. 
    pxchris
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Member Posts: 2,368
    560Heliport said:
    Oh, it's gonna snow in April? Alrighty then!
    Deep Freeze Defender!  I love the Ice Planet 2002 sets... are you planning on building more?
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,279
    At the time, I built an Ice Planet-colored #6989 Mega Core Magnetizer. It would have been even better if those giant wheels existed in white!
    KungFuKennyPyrobug
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,729
    ^ I thought Ice Planet was an excellent series. 
    KungFuKennyPyrobug
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,279
    edited April 2020
    It's my favorite Space sub-theme. It would be neat if LEGO redid it (Ice Planet 2030, maybe?) but I'm not sure it could be improved!
    KungFuKennyPyrobugoldtodd33
  • monkeyhangermonkeyhanger Member Posts: 3,170
    Finished building the Palace Cinema modular. Impressive size and exterior, but the upstairs interior is really poor.

    2 rows of 3 seats with no rows stepped up. Could've quite easily got more seats in.
    PyrobugKungFuKennylegomental
  • datsunrobbiedatsunrobbie Member Posts: 1,832
    After 3 weekends of sorting and building I've finally made it through a massive jumble of half-built sets I picked up back in November 2019. Along with massive amounts of dust, the two tubs contained all these sets, mostly complete.
    #4526 Batman
    #4527 Joker
    #9449 Ultra Sonic Raider
    #9450 Epic Dragon Battle
    #21114 The Farm
    #30291 Anacondrai Battle Mech
    #31017 Sunset Speeder
    #31071 Drone Explorer
    #60092 Deep Sea Submarine
    #70310 Knighton Battle Blaster
    #70312 Lance's Mecha Horse x2
    #70313 Moltor's Lava Smasher
    #70314 Beast Master's Chaos Chariot
    #70315 Clay's Rumble Blade
    #70500 Kai's Fire Mech
    #70502 Cole's Earth Driller
    #70503 The Golden Dragon
    #70504 Garmatron
    #70505 Temple of Light
    #70594 The Lighthouse Seige
    #70609 Manta Ray Bomber
    #70720 Hover Hunter
    #70722 OverBorg Attack
    #70723 Thunder Raider
    #70724 NinjaCopter
    #70725 Nindroid MechDragon
    #70727 X-1 Ninja Charger
    #70730 Chain Cycle Ambush
    #70734 Master Wu Dragon
    #70735 Ronin R.E.X.
    #70736 Attack of the Morro Dragon
    #70737 Titan Mech Battle
    #70745 Anacondrai Crusher
    #70746 Condrai Copter Attack
    #70747 Boulder Blaster
    #70809 Lord Business' Evil Lair
    #70908 The Scuttler
    #71170 Dimesions Starter Pack
    #76048 Iron Skull Sub Attack
    Fake 9443 Rattlecopter
    Fake 9445 Fangpyre Truck Ambush

    KungFuKennyPyrobugCymbelineAstrobricksmsanders560Heliportwindjammer
  • blokey9blokey9 Member Posts: 267
    i re-bulit #7207 on the weekend. took me 2 days to sift through 4 crates of loose pieces to find them all. even then, there were about 5 pieces i couldn't find. i just substituted other pieces.
    560Heliport
  • CharmiefcbCharmiefcb Member Posts: 451
    @560Heliport I loved the Ice Planet helmets. That reddish orange with the slit for the eyes. They were more creative back in those days. These days it's if you have seen it in an IP we have rights to it is probably a Lego set. Ninjago has some interesting stuff but nothing like the 90's.
    Retro sets should be something Lego should do. The big sets from the 80's and 90's should be remade on and off. They can produce the retired parts for 6 month runs of sets that will sell out. In fact they could probably just bundle all the sets from the original Aquazone wave in 96 into one big box.
    KungFuKenny560Heliport
  • catwranglercatwrangler Member Posts: 1,895
    Charmiefcb said:
    @560Heliport I loved the Ice Planet helmets. That reddish orange with the slit for the eyes. They were more creative back in those days. These days it's if you have seen it in an IP we have rights to it is probably a Lego set. Ninjago has some interesting stuff but nothing like the 90's.
    Retro sets should be something Lego should do. The big sets from the 80's and 90's should be remade on and off. They can produce the retired parts for 6 month runs of sets that will sell out. In fact they could probably just bundle all the sets from the original Aquazone wave in 96 into one big box.
    Unfortunately when it was tried, they didn't sell enough. Turns out the number of people who theoretically want them just isn't matched by the number of people who'll buy them. I suppose the classic sets, as beloved as they are, struggled because they were being sold in a modern context with so many other sets to choose from, with modern building techniques and levels of detail. And the number of really A+ sets these days is staggering. I feel like the middle way they've chosen, of approving Ideas sets which echo the classics, is a good way to go, and one more likely to appeal outside of hardcore AFOL circles.

    But I know what you mean about the Ice Planet sets - it was such a distinctive look, and they introduced a lot of cool parts around that time. I've got a lot of love for the 90s Space subthemes - Spyrius was awesome, and I really wish I'd made the effort to acquire more M-Tron...
    560HeliportKungFuKennyBumblepantslkliment2Charmiefcbdatsunrobbiestlux
  • Casper_vd_KorfCasper_vd_Korf Member Posts: 244
    ^Now I want a classic space advent calendar!
    KungFuKenny560Heliportpanchox1catwrangler
  • eMJeeNLeMJeeNL Member Posts: 822
    edited April 2020
    pxchris said:
    The individual sets. The only thing I'm technically missing to have all three 100% complete is that I need a second Governor Broadside minifigure (the one with the yellow plume) for the Caribbean Clipper.
    My yearning for TPB, combined with your posts yielded me getting out my old bricks and constructing this last week (yes, the flag is glued, and yes, a little BL-order was needed to fully restore it to its full glory, and yes, the little fences need to be replaced by LG ones, which they are by now, was already wondering why I needed to take those white ones out of my new parts stash):

    The "boat" in the background (white base, with the antennae) is build by my 4-yo, and I converted one of my (got both the single version and the value pack #6200, with #6235, for my 6th BD) #6245 's to a Pirate Sentry.

    During the week aforementioned 4-yo saw TPB taking shape (albeit on top of the cupboard ;)), and commented he also wanted a boat like that, so put this together in my lunchbreak today:
    He is now building a tunnel/dock using Classic Castle wall-pieces.
    Now let's see if I can find enough old 1x1 and 1x2 black tiles to do a skull on the sail...
    KungFuKenny560HeliportpxchrisPyrobugSwitchfoot55CymbelinedatsunrobbieKLOKRIECHERcatwrangler
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,438
    Love it @eMJeeNL!
    eMJeeNL
  • lkliment2lkliment2 Member Posts: 198
    Got around to gathering/building #6430. Did my best to capture the lights in action. Unfortunately no way to display the sound function! – although that might be a blessing in disguise as it could easily make a case for the most irritating sound...
    PyrobugpxchrisdatsunrobbieKLOKRIECHERcatwrangler
  • CharmiefcbCharmiefcb Member Posts: 451
    catwrangler said:
    Charmiefcb said:
    @560Heliport I loved the Ice Planet helmets. That reddish orange with the slit for the eyes. They were more creative back in those days. These days it's if you have seen it in an IP we have rights to it is probably a Lego set. Ninjago has some interesting stuff but nothing like the 90's.
    Retro sets should be something Lego should do. The big sets from the 80's and 90's should be remade on and off. They can produce the retired parts for 6 month runs of sets that will sell out. In fact they could probably just bundle all the sets from the original Aquazone wave in 96 into one big box.
    Unfortunately when it was tried, they didn't sell enough. Turns out the number of people who theoretically want them just isn't matched by the number of people who'll buy them. I suppose the classic sets, as beloved as they are, struggled because they were being sold in a modern context with so many other sets to choose from, with modern building techniques and levels of detail. And the number of really A+ sets these days is staggering. I feel like the middle way they've chosen, of approving Ideas sets which echo the classics, is a good way to go, and one more likely to appeal outside of hardcore AFOL circles.

    But I know what you mean about the Ice Planet sets - it was such a distinctive look, and they introduced a lot of cool parts around that time. I've got a lot of love for the 90s Space subthemes - Spyrius was awesome, and I really wish I'd made the effort to acquire more M-Tron...
    Alot of those 90's themes had their own distinct looks. Space with their lime green windows and cockpits, Aquanauts with then yellow parts and the Aquasharks with the black and blue with red cockpits look. You can still just look at the old parts and know exactly where they came from.

    Lego is in a much better place in 2020 than it was in the early 00's when Fort Legoredo etc was re-released. Could they be updated to what we have now? Would they lose their 80's and 90's charm if they were updated? An updated Fort or Castle with modern building techniques would be amazing.
    I'm just waiting for a non licensed classic space ship, Castle, Pirate ship (Barracuda Bay does ease the pain a bit) to be made or re-made.
    catwrangler
  • eMJeeNLeMJeeNL Member Posts: 822
    edited April 2020
    My in-laws are currently building and selling the sets they bought their sons in the 80ies and 90ies... Legoredo, Eldorado Fortress, Dragon Fortress... all sets I lusted after as a boy.

    Condition isn’t the best, and I vouched I’d never buy any used Lego after a small hairrelated incident, but still hurts a little...
    Decided to help with completing via BL.

    at least they are saving the 9V cargotrain ánd Metroliner for the boys.

  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,438
    560Heliport said:

    1994 Spyrius!
    That's awesome @560Heliport! I actually just acquired #6959 this week (it's still in shipping) completing my own Spyrius collection, including a couple of duplicates. Once that last set has arrived, and been inventoried and cleaned up, I'll have to get to building up the full group of sets!
    560Heliport
  • lkliment2lkliment2 Member Posts: 198
    @pxchris @560Heliport All I’m missing is the bigger of the two robots. It’s Top 3 favorite space subs for me along with Exploriens and Ice Planet
    pxchris560Heliport
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,438
    That bigger robot #6949 was actually my first Spyrius set @lkliment2! I remember looking at that 1994 LEGO catalog so much and wanting that set so bad! But I never did end up getting it until about a year and a half ago. Then I picked up another set (#6939) at a convention in February and then decided I needed the whole theme! Since then I've picked up all the other sets, with the last one, as I mentioned, on the way now.

    It has definitely cemented its place as one of my favorite Space sub-themes! 


    lkliment2560HeliportKLOKRIECHER
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,279
    Most of my Exploriens- the Starship still needs to built. It wouldn't have fit on the counter with the others anyway! I can't find the instructions for #6958 so I downloaded them. Building while looking at my phone was a pain.
    CharmiefcbPyrobugpxchrislkliment2KungFuKennyoldtodd33KLOKRIECHERdatsunrobbie
  • WatfordScottyMWatfordScottyM Member Posts: 507
    Finally got around to starting the Fishing Store. The cable knit jumper is possibly the best thing ever produced in Lego. Reminds me of a jumper my Nan knitted me.
    


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  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,279
    Hmm... I wonder what's next on "What's on Kurt's kitchen counter today?"
    KungFuKennydatsunrobbiePyrobugCharmiefcbKLOKRIECHER
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Member Posts: 2,368
    ^ I love Blacktron 2!  I just (re)acquired #6988 and was planning on building it next week.
    560Heliport
  • CharmiefcbCharmiefcb Member Posts: 451
    More 90's builds and so many discontinued pats I miss. I'm half expecting to see Heli post a pair of his old LA Lights, his old Tamagotchi and some old snap bands.
    Anyway one of the good things about lockdown is the amount of big sets I'm able to get through. The Death Star I bought 3 years ago will probably be done in the next few months.
    560Heliport
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,279
    Blacktron II.
    KungFuKennyoldtodd33Pyrobuglkliment2BumblepantspxchrisdspigelKLOKRIECHERdatsunrobbie
  • CymbelineCymbeline Member Posts: 580
    @WatfordScottyM Funny thing - I just finished taking the Fishing Store apart to store it. I couldn't believe how many pieces there were. It took ages and filled quite a few zip lock bags. I wished that I had saved the box...
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,729
    @560Heliport. Here's the other set, #4741. 
    KungFuKennyPyrobug560HeliportBumblepantspxchrisdspigelKLOKRIECHERdatsunrobbie
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,279
    @oldtodd33 Nice! All those special combo sets with instructions for a special model always seemed to come out after I'd already bought the sets.
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,729
    Yes,  they did. The tough part was you couldn't just buy the instructions. You had to buy the whole package. At least they came with a discount for the three sets. I never did get the above Blacktron set when it came out. It took me 20 years off and on to get this one with instructions. The M-tron I did buy originally. 
    560HeliportKungFuKenny
  • JudgeChuckJudgeChuck Member Posts: 1,591
    ^Move to the equator? ;-)
    legomental
  • legomentallegomental Member Posts: 371
    JudgeChuck said:
    ^Move to the equator? ;-)
    Lacking in flights at the moment

    Should have been in the carribean on a cruise at the moment
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,279
    A cruise ship is about the last place I'd want to be!
    gmonkey76SumoLego
  • legomentallegomental Member Posts: 371
    560Heliport said:
    A cruise ship is about the last place I'd want to be!
    It depends on your perspective

    I have a much higher chance of contracting covid and dying from it in my day job than I ever would on a cruise given the numbers of cruises and the people on each BUT that said obviously I didnt plan this when we booked the holiday and no we didnt still want to go so happily took the refund

    Hey I can spend it on lego after all
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,279
    I was thinking mainly of ending up on a ship with COVID-19 and being stuck in a room for two weeks... then getting off the ship and getting quarantined again! 
  • legomentallegomental Member Posts: 371
    560Heliport said:
    I was thinking mainly of ending up on a ship with COVID-19 and being stuck in a room for two weeks... then getting off the ship and getting quarantined again! 
    If I had enough lego with me I could live with that 
    560Heliport
  • blokey9blokey9 Member Posts: 267
    i must be a sucker for punishment, because for the second weekend in a row, i've waded through crates of loose Lego to rebuild a set. this time it was #70006.
    Pyrobug560HeliportKungFuKennydatsunrobbie
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Member Posts: 2,368
    560Heliport said:
    M-Tron! 
    I am really enjoying these posts— I’m curious to so how long you can keep it up!  Your fingers must have blisters from so much building... :-)
    560Heliport said:
    #6989 Mega Core Magnetizer is THE COOLEST LEGO SET EVER. Disagreement is futile and will be ignored or maybe ridiculed. :)

    For the variety of play experiences it provides I would tend to agree ... maybe the coolest set of the ‘90s... #6990 and #6987 have it beat overall though in my opinion... 

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