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  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,215
    Mr_Cross said:
    SumoLego said:
    You don't accept Flainian Pobble Beads?  Uncultured swine!
    The thing is, I do accept them, but I'm only willing to exchange them for other Flainian Pobble Beads ;-)
    Well, I don't take Flainian Pobble Beads.  You pawn those useless things off on other unsuspecting yokels.
    Mr_CrossKungFuKenny
  • OdeinoichusOdeinoichus Member Posts: 361
    Yesterday was a trip to the LEGO Store after five months or more of Cold Turkey... I.E. not going there yet.

    I picked up the final two JW Sets from 2021 and the first of 2022s new batch to get, scored two freebie boxed sets and the store clerk also slipped in set #6412191 which apparently isn't even in the database yet. It seems to be a group of parts for an in-store build or something for what is called on the included manual Rose, but as I said the Database doesn't have this set listed so cannot confirm.

    It was a nice gift at least, I suspect the in-store builds have been piling up a tad with less foot traffic hence the sudden stuffing of the parts and manual into my purchase to get rid of overstock.
    KungFuKennyWesterBricksFizyx
  • MaffyDMaffyD Member Posts: 3,498
    @KungFuKenny - hope your health continues to improve. Have a great time in Billund!
    MarshallmarioKungFuKennyMr_Crosspxchris
  • Switchfoot55Switchfoot55 Member Posts: 3,262
    edited May 2022
    ^^I actually had just been wondering yesterday if everything was okay as I hadn't seen you posting as of late. I certainly hope all is well!

    Enjoy your Inside Tour!!!
    MarshallmarioThe_RancorKungFuKennyMr_Crosspxchris
  • MarshallmarioMarshallmario Member Posts: 355
    Best wishes! Glad things are getting better!
    KungFuKenny
  • The_RancorThe_Rancor Member Posts: 2,523
    Switchfoot55 said:
    ^^I actually had just been wondering yesterday if everything was okay as I hadn't seen you posting as of late.
    Indeed I thought that too for Kenny! There’s hopefully no better remedy than an Inside Tour, metaphorically speaking :) *

    *On a more conventional note, I stayed up until about 3am perfecting a building challenge on my Inside Tour and was knackered for the next day. You might want to call it a day a little earlier than that if the format of the challenge is still quite similar, as the Tour otherwise needs quite a bit of attention and concentration throughout to get the most out of it. They should allow for small break periods in between certain activities though, when you can chill and take stock.
    KungFuKennypxchrisandhe
  • BumblepantsBumblepants Member Posts: 7,534
    KungFuKenny said:
    Well I’ve been absent from the forum for a while now due to health issues, which luckily have abated enough for me to make it to the Inside Tour next week. We are in Amsterdam for a bit but leave for Billund in just a few days - excitement is definitely building!
    I will be in Amsterdam Monday, prepare to be stalked!
    KungFuKennyMr_Crosspxchrisandhe
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Member Posts: 2,368
    edited May 2022
    Bumblepants said:
    KungFuKenny said:
    Well I’ve been absent from the forum for a while now due to health issues, which luckily have abated enough for me to make it to the Inside Tour next week. We are in Amsterdam for a bit but leave for Billund in just a few days - excitement is definitely building!
    I will be in Amsterdam Monday, prepare to be stalked!
    Ha!  We don’t fly out til Monday afternoon, so if you track me down I’ll buy you a beer! (or some herring)  :-)
    Bumblepantslowleadpxchris
  • BumblepantsBumblepants Member Posts: 7,534
    KungFuKenny said:
    Bumblepants said:
    KungFuKenny said:
    Well I’ve been absent from the forum for a while now due to health issues, which luckily have abated enough for me to make it to the Inside Tour next week. We are in Amsterdam for a bit but leave for Billund in just a few days - excitement is definitely building!
    I will be in Amsterdam Monday, prepare to be stalked!
    Ha!  We don’t fly out til Monday afternoon, so if you track me down I’ll buy you a beer! (or some herring)  :-)
    Well my plan is basically this: arrive early in the morning, go to Lego store, hang out and look for food until I have to take the train to work event.
    KungFuKennyandhe
  • Casper_vd_KorfCasper_vd_Korf Member Posts: 243
    Bumblepants said:
    KungFuKenny said:
    Bumblepants said:
    KungFuKenny said:
    Well I’ve been absent from the forum for a while now due to health issues, which luckily have abated enough for me to make it to the Inside Tour next week. We are in Amsterdam for a bit but leave for Billund in just a few days - excitement is definitely building!
    I will be in Amsterdam Monday, prepare to be stalked!
    Ha!  We don’t fly out til Monday afternoon, so if you track me down I’ll buy you a beer! (or some herring)  :-)
    Well my plan is basically this: arrive early in the morning, go to Lego store, hang out and look for food until I have to take the train to work event.
    Looking for food in the Lego store? Don’t steal some poor employee’s lunch, that would be rude;-)
    BumblepantsKungFuKennyCymbeline
  • BumblepantsBumblepants Member Posts: 7,534
    Casper_vd_Korf said:
    Bumblepants said:
    KungFuKenny said:
    Bumblepants said:
    KungFuKenny said:
    Well I’ve been absent from the forum for a while now due to health issues, which luckily have abated enough for me to make it to the Inside Tour next week. We are in Amsterdam for a bit but leave for Billund in just a few days - excitement is definitely building!
    I will be in Amsterdam Monday, prepare to be stalked!
    Ha!  We don’t fly out til Monday afternoon, so if you track me down I’ll buy you a beer! (or some herring)  :-)
    Well my plan is basically this: arrive early in the morning, go to Lego store, hang out and look for food until I have to take the train to work event.
    Looking for food in the Lego store? Don’t steal some poor employee’s lunch, that would be rude;-)
    Just going to grab a few ABS sausages or apples from the build a minifigures bar
    KungFuKennyandhe
  • Mr_CrossMr_Cross Member Posts: 1,672
    Glad you're better and have fun on the inside tour @KungFuKenny! Hope the wait will have made it all the sweeter.
    KungFuKennyCymbelinelowlead
  • KingAlanIKingAlanI Member Posts: 2,332
    SNL reran the episode with a Weekend Update joke about a Titanic set that's LEGO's largest ever, 9 thousand pieces, unfortunately hundreds of those pieces are frozen Irishmen
    Onebricktoomany
  • Lo1sJessLo1sJess Member Posts: 633
    @KungFuKenny have a great time!
    OnebricktoomanyKungFuKennyMarshallmario
  • The_RancorThe_Rancor Member Posts: 2,523
    edited May 2022
    I think Kenny’s in my room haha. Shame the Star Wars Miniland has gone but the view is awesome. The flower beds and railway look sparkly fresh.
    OnebricktoomanyKungFuKenny
  • karritkarrit Member Posts: 900
    @KungFuKenny and @The_Rancor I hope you both have a great time.  Looking forward to hearing all about your adventures.  I don't think it's something I'll ever get a chance to experience myself.
    KungFuKennyMarshallmario
  • The_RancorThe_Rancor Member Posts: 2,523
    karrit said:
    @KungFuKenny and @The_Rancor I hope you both have a great time.  Looking forward to hearing all about your adventures.  I don't think it's something I'll ever get a chance to experience myself.
    @karrit I already went on the Inside Tour in 2017, but it was a fantastic time which I reported on at the time! Sorry if that wasn’t clear. But I did stay in exactly the same room at Kenny with that fantastic view of the park. Looking forward to hearing more about how the Inside Tour goes post-peak-pandemic time.
    KungFuKenny
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,338
    Have a wonderful time @KungFuKenny! It's funny, I tangentially know somebody else who is also on this IT! Can't wait to hear all the fun details!
    KungFuKenny
  • The_RancorThe_Rancor Member Posts: 2,523
    Glad to hear an update from your tour so far - looks like it’s back with a bang and just as good as ever! Plus, you probably chose one of the best shelves to ‘pap’ deep in the vault.

    Everyone always seems to have totally different designers on each tour - sounds like you had a really good mix to chat to. You’ll have plenty more to look forward to in Day 2 and 3!
    KungFuKennyMr_Cross
  • scottdd2scottdd2 Member Posts: 156
    Planning, my second #31203 arrived (20% off) for a map of just Australia to hang with the world.
    Onebricktoomany
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,338
    Sounds like an amazing adventure of a lifetime @KungFuKenny!
    KungFuKenny
  • EGRobertsEGRoberts Member Posts: 255
    Lego status = mixed 

    The good: I have slowed if not stopped myself from purchasing lego just because it is on sale or that need to buy new sets for the sake of buying something new. I have sorted a ton of lego to sell/trade for older castle lego that I want, just have to figure out fine details on how to do it (bricklink, Locally, ebay). 

    The bad: Lego raising there prices means the 2 themes I gave myself the go ahead on will be lowered to 1. Harry Potter collection will not be growing as I cannot justify the cost they will ask. I will stick with castle (90th anniversary) and continue on my quest of older castle sets. This will translate into Lego not seeing very much money from me as I will blow all my VIP points on acquiring 2 new castles and be sticking with the 2nd hand market. 

    In a way lego is helping me with my goal of slowing my collection but truthfully I have been doing really well the past couple years and only spending 1/4 on what I used to each year.  
    truck730KungFuKenny
  • CharmiefcbCharmiefcb Member Posts: 451
    Haven't bought any Lego lately. I did get the Viking ship this week and Aldi here are selling the leftover City 2020 Elite Police sets so picked one up.
    KungFuKenny
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 3,713
    edited June 2022
    @The_Rancor Hey, you beat me to it! I was going to do an "EveryClone is Awesome!"
    The_RancorEGRobertsKungFuKennyAanchirravendragonwing
  • The_RancorThe_Rancor Member Posts: 2,523
    edited June 2022
    @KungFuKenny Congratulations on winning trophies for your builds! It’s a very exclusive club of Inside Tourers who have those - so welcome to it :) Are you allowed to say what category you won in? Were you knighted by toothbrush?

    Someone has unfortunately already taken a photo of the inside tour set and shared it on social media. I won’t say what it is but I’m guessing it wasn’t meant to be revealed straight away (we had to wait until a certain date after the tour before sharing ours).
    KungFuKenny
  • KungFuKennyKungFuKenny Member Posts: 2,368
    @The_Rancor There was an embargo on releasing details of the set until noon yesterday. I noticed Jay’s Brick Blog released it immediately at noon so someone from the first tour must’ve given him pictures. I was knighted by Carl Merriam and Mike Psiaki with a scepter Carl made ( the toothbrush is on display at Lego House)…My category was “The Legends of Mata Nui”Award (storytelling) and my son won “Best Overall Design”…
    BumblepantsThe_Rancorgmonkey76OnebricktoomanypxchrisAanchirravendragonwingEGRoberts
  • ModeltrainmanModeltrainman Member Posts: 1,186
    edited June 2022
    Bumblepants said:
    Due to Schiphol Airport being an absolute Schiphole right now I am stranded in Amsterdam for 36 hrs. Upside is I made it to the Lego store and got to participate in the Van Gogh Make and Take event. My attempt at Starry Night was more of a 'how many of these light blue slopes can I stuff on here and take' rather than actually trying but I am pleased with the results.
    Picture, please! My LEGO status? Baffled. How does one misplace an entire freezer gallon bag of parts? I thought I had it with me, but can't find it anywhere in my room. Trying to rebuild favorite sets, and the bottom half of #79110 has apparently won hide and seek! 
    560HeliportBumblepantspxchrisOnebricktoomany
  • lessjunkfoodlessjunkfood Member Posts: 130
    The design and poseability of #31124 give such personality! Likely my favorite 2022 set (so far).  Had to pair the ‘bot with #31062 who got promoted from the back of a display cabinet to the shelf above my desk. 


    560HeliportWesterBricksBumblepantsKungFuKennyOnebricktoomanyFizyx
  • ModeltrainmanModeltrainman Member Posts: 1,186
    edited June 2022
    @Bumblepants, thanks! Actually, your rendition looks neat! EDIT: My LEGO status? Blessed! I finished the boxcar from #79111, so it's complete again, my church's internet got fixed, Pastor Jeremiah was back last night, now I just need to find the rest of the Silver Mine. Also, I realized that the Starry Night set includes a church...Kind of interested, now.
    Bumblepants
  • pxchrispxchris Member Posts: 2,338
    It sounds truly like a once in a lifetime set of memories @KungFuKenny!!

    As for my status, I got the Vespa finished built and put up on the shelf this weekend. I'm really happy with both the build experience and the final product. It was really enjoyable throughout.



    I still have enough room on the shelves after the big reorg for the Pickup Truck, the DeLorean (after I'm able to actually purchase it), and Optimus Prime.



    560HeliportKungFuKennyMr_CrossPJ76ukBumblepantsSpeedman29Legopantsbpk2300Switchfoot55
  • Switchfoot55Switchfoot55 Member Posts: 3,262
    Congrats @KungFuKenny for such a wonderful trip! Not to be outdone, @Bumblepants, your "Starry Night" is nearly as good as the Inside Tour set!

    As to my status, with the current purchase freeze of new LEGO, I spent the weekend disassembling and packing sets away for some semi-long term storage. I haven't taken many sets a part over the last few years but found that it scratched the LEGO itch for the time being. A few more sets to go, and the LEGO collection will be fully packed and ready for storage. Then the countdown for unpacking begins!
    560HeliportBumblepantsbandit778Mr_CrossFizyxSumoLegoKungFuKennypxchris
  • Lo1sJessLo1sJess Member Posts: 633
    @Switchfoot55 are you going to be able to do your winter village this year?
  • ModeltrainmanModeltrainman Member Posts: 1,186
    edited June 2022
    God is good! Found MOST of #79110, and got it built. Only need to find the minecart, track, barrier...Of course a Reddish Brown 1x10 plate snapped, but every time a piece breaks, I'm blessed that I can often replace it, until LEGO gets too expensive, or something, and of course the minecart uses a special chest lid that was only used in 2 sets, so I want to keep looking. Ah, well. This whole thing reminds me that as much as I enjoy our hobby, the whole thing is temporary, and God has something even better...Still, I won't give up, as the Bible says God isn't a fan of quitting, and He can teach me patience through it... And I promised my family I'd get everything sorted, all that stuff.
    Switchfoot55
  • Switchfoot55Switchfoot55 Member Posts: 3,262
    Lo1sJess said:
    @Switchfoot55 are you going to be able to do your winter village this year?
    Well......that will largely depend on whether or not I have a house to move into. I'll have access to my storage, so I can try to pull out the WV (or at least elements of it) if we're still in limbo. But as of now, it's up in the air. 

    I've already asked my wife if we can set it up once we're moved in, even if it's in February. She's on board as it's something she absolutely loves as well. 

    Just praying it all comes together before Christmas!
    ModeltrainmanPJ76ukMarshallmariovanvonfullKungFuKennyautolycusgmonkey76MaffyD
  • PDelahantyPDelahanty Member Posts: 308
    Just got back from Legoland New York!  Took my kid (age 4) for his first ever amusement park visit.  He LOVED it!  I have some thoughts which I'll have to type up later.
    WesterBricksBumblepantsvanvonfullKungFuKenny
  • CharmiefcbCharmiefcb Member Posts: 451
    Completed the Muppets today. Pulled/felt out Waldorf and Beaker. First the Looney Tunes and now The Muppets. Never thought I'd be a full set collector but here we are. Now I regret not getting The Simpsons when they were available.
    560HeliportvanvonfullKungFuKenny
  • Speedman29Speedman29 Member Posts: 2,291
    Popped by the Birmingham Discovery Centre shop on a polybag hunt, nothing of interest, was hoping for at least a SW and The Batman one, but just the same handful for months ago. They did have the GWP Cosmic Cardboard Adventures in for £20
    Along with Jane Goodall and the funfair ones as well.
    Switchfoot55KungFuKennyWesterBricks
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