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  • keithsimpsonkeithsimpson Member Posts: 63
    64 x 1 x 2 bricks
    KungFuKennyCymbelineGothamConstructionCopxchrisJudgeChuckstluxdatsunrobbiemak0137AllBrick
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Twin Cities, MN, USAMember Posts: 2,083
    ^ I see 62... but who's counting? ;-) Very impressive!
    Astrobricksmak0137
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 19,298
    They should exist in dark red ...

    560Heliport
  • Gibbo1959Gibbo1959 Northumbria UKMember Posts: 382
    Mmmm....sudden urge for a glass of milk.
    560HeliportBrickfan50OnebricktoomanyYorick
  • Brickfan50Brickfan50 Zwolle, NetherlandsMember Posts: 286
    560Heliport said:
    According to Bricklink, I have all the known colors of what they call "Windscreen 4 x 4 x 2 Canopy Extender. Each color appeared in just one set 
    You receive extra points for this!
    andhe560HeliportAllBrick
  • Brickfan50Brickfan50 Zwolle, NetherlandsMember Posts: 286
    When it comes to minifig-sized robots or droids (or whatever you may call them) I'm melting. I have not yet found an easy way to identify them on Bricklink. Many are not categorized as such with the exception of Star Wars droids.
    And I want to expand my collection...

    OnebricktoomanyKungFuKennyMr_Crosscatwranglermafon560HeliportAllBrick
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Deep in the Heart of TexasMember Posts: 1,537
    edited April 2020
    Brickfan50 said:
    When it comes to minifig-sized robots or droids (or whatever you may call them) I'm melting. I have not yet found an easy way to identify them on Bricklink. Many are not categorized as such with the exception of Star Wars droids.
    And I want to expand my collection...
    There are quite a few in the Classic Space theme alone.  Here is a link on Bricklink...
    https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=1&q=Droid&catLike=W&catString=34.314&sortBy=N&sortAsc=A&catType=M&v=1

    One of my favorites came in #6931 and seemed to fit in better with Blacktron 1 (which didn’t come until a couple of years later)



    OldfanandheOnebricktoomanyMr_Cross560HeliportAllBrick
  • Brickfan50Brickfan50 Zwolle, NetherlandsMember Posts: 286
    Yeah, I already found those through this link. The problem is that there are many sets where droids or robots were not indexed as alternate builds or considered to be a 'minifig'.
    KungFuKennyOnebricktoomany
  • SumoLegoSumoLego New YorkMember Posts: 13,448
    560Heliport said:
    I was thinking square because it's been around longer.
    I was thinking round because it's been a square longer.
    thedingman5andheAstrobricksdavetheoxygenmanOnebricktoomany560Heliport
  • catwranglercatwrangler Northern IrelandMember Posts: 1,854
    Brickfan50 said:
    When it comes to minifig-sized robots or droids (or whatever you may call them) I'm melting. I have not yet found an easy way to identify them on Bricklink. Many are not categorized as such with the exception of Star Wars droids.
    And I want to expand my collection...

    You'll find a lot of them (with various colours/insignia on their chest plates) in Nexo Knights sets - there's a nicely visible example here. They don't have their own tag, and I'm not sure if they even have a generic name within the theme, though some have personal names - the one who comes with the Fortrex is called Chef Eclair...
    KungFuKennyBrickfan50Onebricktoomany
  • shikadishikadi TRU AlumniMember Posts: 117
    There are two in the last Friends advent calendar called "Zobo"


    KungFuKennyOnebricktoomanyBrickfan50
  • BeauBricksBeauBricks The NetherlandsMember Posts: 17

    I hope this does not awaken anything in me
    stluxKungFuKennyandheMr_Crossmak0137Cymbelinesid3windrAllBrick
  • klintonklinton CanadaMember Posts: 1,189
    Brickfan50 said:
    When it comes to minifig-sized robots or droids (or whatever you may call them) I'm melting. I have not yet found an easy way to identify them on Bricklink. Many are not categorized as such with the exception of Star Wars droids.
    And I want to expand my collection...
    This little guy from #41237 is probably my favorite mini Lego robot.

    Bumblepants560HeliportstluxMr_Crossandhesid3windrBrickfan50datsunrobbieKungFuKenny
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Minnesota, USMember Posts: 3,720
    BeauBricks said:

    I hope this does not awaken anything in me
    How dare you defile them with that base plate! ;-)
    AllBrick
  • PaperballparkPaperballpark Near ManchesterMember Posts: 3,924
    Urgh, clone brand!
    560HeliportAllBrick
  • DeMontesDeMontes North YorkshireMember Posts: 661
    BeauBricks said:

    I hope this does not awaken anything in me
    I hope you are planning to fill the gaps in colours 😉
    sid3windrAllBrick
  • AleyditaAleydita BelgiumMember Posts: 884
    BeauBricks said:

    I hope this does not awaken anything in me
    This would be an expensive line-up to complete!
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Minnesota, USMember Posts: 3,720
    I'd never seen that part in the top row before.
    https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=33286&name=Brick, Round 1 x 1 x 2/3 with Flower Edge (4 knobs on base)&category=[Brick, Round]#T=C
    sid3windr
  • BeauBricksBeauBricks The NetherlandsMember Posts: 17
    Paperballpark said:
    Urgh, clone brand!
    It is not! The plate is genuine, but the lego on the studs are hardly visible
    sid3windrKungFuKenny
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 19,298
    I thought they were apollo studs stuck on the flowers. I have seen one before, in black in the old Sopwith Camel, but never realised they came in so many colours.
    sid3windr
  • DeMontesDeMontes North YorkshireMember Posts: 661
    Scala Tall flowers
    KungFuKennyAstrobricksandhe
  • pxchrispxchris Oregon, USAMember Posts: 1,004
    Yep, I'm also of the party of "didn't know that part existed". Very cool part.
    Brixfan02KungFuKenny
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Chicagoland USMember Posts: 9,933
    Gibbo1959 said:
    So does this count or am I setting the bar way too low?


    Its a start, Im sure those will not the last 2x3 brick cosplayers
    KungFuKennyandhegmonkey76
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 19,298
    Stick monochrome heads and hair on them, they look much better.
    Astrobricksdmcc0
  • BeauBricksBeauBricks The NetherlandsMember Posts: 17

    This will saturate me for a while.
    https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=33175&idColor=7#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0}
    Changed the plate so you all can see the lego logo. No more confusion.
    stlux560HeliportpxchrisandheKungFuKenny
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Minnesota, USMember Posts: 3,720
    Hmm. This makes me wonder. Who has every color of base plate?
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Deep in the Heart of TexasMember Posts: 1,537
    Mr_Cross said:
    So, I think I took this to something of a crazy extent, if not quite to the absolute extreme...

    I wrote a wordy explanation about it for New Elementary's Patreon site...
    I've edited that to fit the forum's character allowance for length and put it in a seperate discussion here, for anyone interested in more silly details.

    With thanks to @KungFuKenny for secrecy, patience and support!
    Those look amazing!  My favorites are the Redbird, Blacktron, and the classic trans-green windshield version.  Nice work!
    Mr_Crossbandit778
  • PJ76ukPJ76uk Derby, UKMember Posts: 524
    A question for the monochrome minifig collectors:

    "How do you remove print from parts?"

    I'm sure I read that nail polish remover would work and as my daughter has nail polish remover pads I decided to give it a go on the motor cycle fairing from #60255 to test - as I'm sure many of you are now expecting I now either need to bin the part or do some kind of apocalyptic dystopian future moc in which I need to use a badly etched motorcycle!
    andhe
  • Mr_CrossMr_Cross East Anglia (UK)Member Posts: 1,371
    Brasso has worked for me.
    PJ76ukKungFuKennymadforLEGO
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 19,298
    There are various things you can try. These can all work to varying degrees of success. The key is a little at a time.


    Rubber/eraser
    Various oils (essential oils make them smell nice!)
    Very watered down acetone (nail polish remover)
    Rubbing alcohol / isopropyl alcohol
    Brasso
    Fine grade sandpaper
    Silicon carbide / carborundum
    Toothpaste
    Some furniture polishes

    They fall into two general groups - abrasives that scratch the print off (and also scratch the surface) or solvents that dissolve the print (and also the surface). Either way, you want to use as little solvent as possible or an abrasive with particles in it that are as small as possible.
    PJ76ukMr_CrossomniumKungFuKennygmonkey76madforLEGO
  • PJ76ukPJ76uk Derby, UKMember Posts: 524
    Guess I will be adding Brasso to the shopping list then!
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 19,298
    I advise getting a handful of police or fire torsos or just old parts to practice on first. For flat parts, I find it easier to hold the part and rub that on a tissue or whatever is holding your solvent/abrasive, rather than holding a tissue and rubbing it on the part.
    Mr_Cross
  • PaperballparkPaperballpark Near ManchesterMember Posts: 3,924
    I've used a product called quixx which seems to work very well, with no scratches or residue.
    madforLEGO
  • TkattTkatt MNMember Posts: 440
    I have had a lot of success using pencil erasers. It does takes some time and effort. I've never noticed any surface damage but I suppose it might show up under magnification.
    KungFuKennysonatine01
  • AstrobricksAstrobricks Minnesota, USMember Posts: 3,720
    Didn’t we already have a thread for removing prints?
    Bumblepants
  • BumblepantsBumblepants DFWMember Posts: 6,649
    Astrobricks said:
    Didn’t we already have a thread for removing prints?
    I keep clicking this thread to see unique part collections and wondering what happened.
    Astrobricks
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Deep in the Heart of TexasMember Posts: 1,537
    Bumblepants said:
    Astrobricks said:
    Didn’t we already have a thread for removing prints?
    I keep clicking this thread to see unique part collections and wondering what happened.
    I’m working on some so stay tuned!
    BumblepantsMr_CrossAstrobricksCymbelineTkatt
  • TkattTkatt MNMember Posts: 440
    I hardly know what day it is anymore, let alone what thread I'm commenting in.
    andheKungFuKenny560HeliportCymbelineflightrisk
  • FodderFodder AustraliaMember Posts: 325
    Paperballpark said:
    It's Mohurnesday.
    In Maypril?
    gmonkey76560HeliportpxchrisandheTkattSeijiAmasawa
  • OldfanOldfan Chicagoland, IL, USAMember Posts: 655
    Lousy Smarch weather...
    560Heliportgmonkey76GothamConstructionCopxchrisandheTkattFodder
  • YorickYorick Seattle, WAMember Posts: 7
    I collect parts that are either misprinted, mismoulded, or in a color that has never been officially released.

     Some of my best include an unprinted Ahsoka Tano Headdress:

    And a miscolored stage 4 Bionicle Kraata: (The one on the right has trans-green mixed in)
    stlux560HeliportBumblepantsCymbelineKungFuKennywardmflightrisksid3windr
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