What's your LEGO 'status' today?

Switchfoot55 · June 2022

HAHAHAHAHA

I can't un-see that.

Modeltrainman · June 2022

My LEGO status? Reading Amos. Robo Raptor 2 is nearly complete, waiting on a black wedge brick. Now struggling to find the digital Mario and Luigi figures. I put them...somewhere. Storage ongoing...

Speedman29 · June 2022

Got bored visiting various Discovery Centres, LEGO stores and toy shops with zero new polybags. Took to Bricklink the other evening and found what I needed, only a £1 more each than the DC prices.

Where to start?

Switchfoot55 · June 2022

You could just open them all and dump them in a big pile before you start building. It surely would increase the build time (but perhaps not the enjoyment)!

Current status is nothing about LEGO, unfortunately. However, after a couple of years away due to COVID supply chain issues, I finally get to do my annual firework show for my community and church. Pre-COVID, the show pulled about 2500 people. I'm curious where it will end up this year having not done it the last two.

Last night I finished scripting the show and loaded it onto my controller module. Now the leg work of everything else begins. 200+ hours of prep/set up...22:34 seconds of pyro-bliss...100% worth it!

Bumblepants · June 2022

Was just thinking how odd it is Lego made a new wheel arch piece for the Mini Cooper a few years ago and it's been recolored a number of times recently to be window archs, eyebrows for Groot and air intakes for the Landspeeder but hasn't been used on any other cars. (Correct me if I am wrong and another car does in fact have them) edit: there is a crappy City police set that does have them on a bad guy car.

Onebricktoomany · July 2022

Just placed a last minute order for double points. Hope the set is worth it!

Modeltrainman · July 2022

LEGO status: still storing, started Obediah, God is good, and He helped me find Mario and Luigi.

Brickfan50 · July 2022

After 3 weeks of building my Lighthouse Island is nearing completion. There's still a lot to be done. I based my model on the lighthouses you can find around Vancouver Island in British Colombia.

Right now I'm working on a rotating Fresnel lens to be installed in the top of the lighthouse. (And yes, I'm a lighthouse aficionado.)

I've kept the resolution of the render low, but actually I have built everything with real bricks. Total part count so far is 1314. :-)

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/ss/ukmn13drzcs3.jpg

Brickfan50 · July 2022

^I forgot to mention that the tower and the keeper's house have a full interior. You can also easily separate the floors from the lighthouse.

Modeltrainman · July 2022

Brickfan50 said:

^I forgot to mention that the tower and the keeper's house have a full interior. You can also easily separate the floors from the lighthouse.

That's really pretty!

Mark_C · July 2022

Mine would be something like 'waiting for August 1st sets, preparing space in readiness'

Speedman29 · July 2022

Walking around a customers building in London today, lots of corporate gimmicky bits. Graffiti on the walls, repurposed industrial building with smart offices and various funky names. And then there was this.....

....a meeting room with stackable wooden box seats. "It's like LEGO isn't it" said the customer. "Not at all" I replied "it would be much better full of actual LEGO!

MaffyD · July 2022

Waiting for Saturday and a trip to the Lego Store. Managed to put to one side £200 without needing it for my car/house/kids/wife/other stuff (those items are not in order of importance).

560Heliport · July 2022

Waiting for August 1st for #10497 Galaxy Explorer... Contemplating taking the day off to go to Mall of America and wait for the Lego store to open... Looking at the alternate build 924 and 918, thinking I probably have the necessary parts to build both from just one #10497... except the six grey buckets that form the maneuvering thrusters: I have five. Of course!

WesterBricks · July 2022

The time has come, I’m now one of the “old timers” in this hobby. I just sold a 90s lot to a kid who just graduated from High School. These parts were older than him.

He was asking questions about collecting and about building, so I pointed him here and a few other sites for info and ideas.

SumoLego · July 2022

I'm not sure why this combo makes me so happy. But it makes me very happy.

Bumblepants · July 2022

Celebrating Silly Car Saturday, a holiday I made up:

560Heliport · July 2022

^ That's not a 2023 Ninjago sneak peek?
It's great!

Basty · July 2022

Managed to get a few free poly bags from Smyths toy store today :)

MaffyD · July 2022

I got a couple - the member of staff was very insistent it was one per customer...

lowlead · July 2022

Did the quick mod to the 75313 AT-AT depicted here, scroll to bottom of page. I didn't have any of these

on hand so I picked up a couple #75298 sets for $16 on Rollback at WM - great parts pack with two nice minifigs. Otherwise I'm not particularly interested in the Microfighters line. The AT-AT mod works well.

Modeltrainman · July 2022

Feeling better, so I started work on #71042, last night, the last of my big sets,(AKA, over $100.) it's a bit...smaller than the box suggests(on bag 6), and I REALLY need to get over the idea that a set box conveys the set size. Reading Zechariah, and praising God that I'm getting better, and am able to build the SM. Who knew an old, rotten ship could be a fun build?

Switchfoot55 · July 2022

@Modeltrainman, glad to hear you're feeling better! I owned #71042 for a very brief time before selling it. I enjoyed the build. Really the only "ship" I've ever owned...though this one is obviously a little outside of the traditional ship world.

Charmiefcb · July 2022

Never really looked at the Minecraft sets before as I have never played it but, I had to pick up the Fox Lodge today. It's a sleeping bricky fox. I just couldn't resist it.

pxchris · July 2022

A mission has been completed.
Mission report soon.

*squeal with joy*

Modeltrainman · July 2022

@Switchfoot55, thanks, buddy! Yeah, it's my first one, too. (Well, unless you count the first HP ship, which is my only 'non destroyed' one, but I took it apart years ago. May have to use its parts for the Black Pearl...Hmm...

560Heliport · July 2022

pxchris said:

A mission has been completed.
Mission report soon.

*squeal with joy*

I'm guessing you've acquired #6277 Imperial Trading Post?

pxchris · July 2022

560Heliport said:

pxchris said:

A mission has been completed.
Mission report soon.

*squeal with joy*

I'm guessing you've acquired #6277 Imperial Trading Post?

You might be on to something there...

560Heliport · July 2022

#6277 is certainly worth joyous squealing. I might go home and build mine!

truck730 · July 2022

18 August ,first Lego store opening in Ireland, a month's anticipation although a month is needed if spending money is required, bank cards would leave a trail for the Accountant! and then the Interrogation

Modeltrainman · July 2022

I finished #71042. Wow, that thing is detailed. Shame the sharks get locked underneath the panels. I mean, I know those raise, but it's a shame that the fragile panels have to be lifted to see them.

pxchris · July 2022

I am awaiting the last couple of missing pieces for #6277 but have already built it all up. I just couldn't help myself!
I managed to acquire the set in incomplete condition for well under the current market value. It was missing a number of minifigures (including the expensive Admiral, but thankfully it did include the expensive merchant captain) along with a number of other parts. These missing parts were clearly outlined in the listing, so I knew what I was getting into. Unfortunately upon receipt and inventory, I discovered that it was missing a number of other pieces as well, including a few expensive ones like the large Imperial flag. Thankfully I was able to work it out with the seller to get a partial refund. Bricklink orders already placed for the missing items that I didn't already have in my bulk. When all is said and done, I will still have a complete set for a good bit under the current market.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/vo/iu18olpvnedp.jpg

(The sails need a bit more TLC).

But, while all this was going on, I also have been working on the huge lot that I posted about a couple weeks ago.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/do/qpd4ucsalinc.jpg

I now have been able to get all of the pieces cleaned and sorted out.
All told I was able to get the following sets out of it:
#6285 Black Seas Barracuda (with instructions and box)
#6270 Forbidden Island (with instructions)
#6276 Eldorado Fortress (with instructions and box top)
#6259 Broadside's Brig
#6235 Buried Treasure
#6258 Smuggler's Shanty
#6251 Pirate Minifigures
#6260 Shipwreck Island (incomplete, with instructions)
#6066 Forestmen Camouflaged Outpost
#6103 Castle Minifigures

Between all of those sets there were only a handful of missing pieces, all of which I was able to put easily out of my bulk. There are some broken flag clips unfortunately as well, so I'm still needing to replace all of the red flags on the BSB. The baseplates also have some warping. But otherwise, the pieces were for the most part in exceptional condition. Additionally I have a handful of additional minifigures, accessories, gold pieces, animals, and more miscellaneous pieces left over as well.
It's been a lot of fun going through all of that and getting everything cleaned, sorted, inventoried, and built.

560Heliport · July 2022

Two weeks until I can Explore the Galaxy...

Cymbeline · July 2022

Two weeks until my medieval village gains another castle...

WesterBricks · July 2022

One week since you looked at me, threw your arms in the air and said You're Crazy...

iwybs · July 2022

I went to Bricks and Minifigs today while the computer was running something for work and was very excited to find a big tub of classic Bionicle with loads of Toa Mata and Bohrok parts. There was a complete Onua in there and a nearly complete Tahnok, with most of the parts for Pahrak too. After I'd done the best I could to put those together, I looked at the Bricklink prices and the B&M bulk price and decided ... it would be cheaper just to get those two sets from Bricklink, since I don't have an immediate use for the rest of the bulk that would fill out the bag. So I left empty-handed. When I got home the computer was still running the Python code I'd left it on, having made very little progress. So I stopped the code from running, rewrote it in Fortran pretty quick (it was a simple little piece of code), and then Fortran ran it in two minutes flat. Fortran is so much faster, it's a pity it has so few free libraries compared to Python.

Weepy_Donuts · July 2022

Feeling great! I noticed that Series 23 doesn’t appear to be boxed.

From S@H…

Modeltrainman · July 2022

Finished #75300. Never owned a TIE fighter before. Reading Zechariah.

pxchris · July 2022

iwybs said:

I went to Bricks and Minifigs today while the computer was running something for work and was very excited to find a big tub of classic Bionicle with loads of Toa Mata and Bohrok parts. There was a complete Onua in there and a nearly complete Tahnok, with most of the parts for Pahrak too. After I'd done the best I could to put those together, I looked at the Bricklink prices and the B&M bulk price and decided ... it would be cheaper just to get those two sets from Bricklink, since I don't have an immediate use for the rest of the bulk that would fill out the bag. So I left empty-handed. When I got home the computer was still running the Python code I'd left it on, having made very little progress. So I stopped the code from running, rewrote it in Fortran pretty quick (it was a simple little piece of code), and then Fortran ran it in two minutes flat. Fortran is so much faster, it's a pity it has so few free libraries compared to Python.

There sure are a lot of words there.
I think I'm supposed to be able to understand them.

Fuddruckus · July 2022

Today I finally met @KungFuKenny in person! We shared stories of our Inside Tour experiences, 2018 and 2022 respectively, after first connecting here in the Brickset Forum in November 2019 when he received his Billund golden ticket.

KungFuKenny · July 2022

Fuddruckus said:

Today I finally met @KungFuKenny in person! We shared stories of our Inside Tour experiences, 2018 and 2022 respectively, after first connecting here in the Brickset Forum in November 2019 when he received his Billund golden ticket.

Always a pleasure to meet a Brickset Forum member in person…I had a great time getting to know you and your family! Hope you enjoy building #40502 !

PapaBear · July 2022

Just received the Home Alone set as it is one going up in price next month. I couldn't believe how big the box was and how heavy it is. It has 3955 pieces, which is almost double the amount in similar priced sets like the Volvo Hauler #42114 or the Batmobile Tumbler #76240. It currently comes to 15.82 pieces per $1 and weighs 2.5 lbs more than the same priced set Haunted House #10273. I would recommend anyone interested in it get it before next month, just seems like a really good deal right now.

Redbullgivesuwind · July 2022

iwybs said:

When I got home the computer was still running the Python code I'd left it on, having made very little progress. So I stopped the code from running, rewrote it in Fortran pretty quick (it was a simple little piece of code), and then Fortran ran it in two minutes flat. Fortran is so much faster, it's a pity it has so few free libraries compared to Python.

I don't know why Fortran isn't more popular than it is. It is perfect for intensive programming, python is nice but really struggles if you don't have super high end pc's.

pxchris · July 2022

Jelly... I wanna meet more Brickset members in person @Fuddruckus @KungFuKenny!

Astrobricks · July 2022

Redbullgivesuwind said:

iwybs said:

When I got home the computer was still running the Python code I'd left it on, having made very little progress. So I stopped the code from running, rewrote it in Fortran pretty quick (it was a simple little piece of code), and then Fortran ran it in two minutes flat. Fortran is so much faster, it's a pity it has so few free libraries compared to Python.

I don't know why Fortran isn't more popular than it is. It is perfect for intensive programming, python is nice but really struggles if you don't have super high end pc's.

I've been out of the programming game a few years now, but is there such a thing as compiled Python?

andhe · July 2022

Weepy_Donuts said:

Feeling great! I noticed that Series 23 doesn’t appear to be boxed.

Yeah think the intent was boxes from September 2023, I misunderstood the announcement as well.

pxchris · July 2022

As I indicated earlier, I was able to finally acquire #6277 for a good price. The few missing pieces I needed for it arrived on Monday so I was able to finish the build of it. In turn I was also able to finish getting my photography area set up to start taking photos of the whole collection - this set was my guinea pig.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/do/ysbfc383izv9.png

I decided to play around with some different lighting conditions trying to see if I could get a bit of a sunset effect using red LEDs. The results were mixed.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/8k/6d11ueew6uw1.png

But, photography aside, I'm absolutely loving this set! Overall such a good design with a very good utilization of the raised baseplate. The harbor side is fairly sparse, but ripe for additions and play opportunities.

The process has already begun, but I'm really excited to see how well I'm able to capture the whole collection in photos.

Speedman29 · July 2022

Picked up #76171 during Prime Day, for the Miles Morales minifig. Box arrived crushed flat! Surprisingly everything survived and got money refunded, so ended up costing less than rrp.

The_Rancor · July 2022

I just had a weird occurrence which I can only ever remember happening to me once before with Lego*.

I’ve just built the Jurassic World Quetzalcoatlus set #76947 - near the end you make a small sub build to put the tools on to store inside the plane and it’s intended to have a dark blue 1x2 tile on it. I searched through the pieces I’d poured out from the bags and it turned out that I didn’t have that piece at all, but instead had a round 1x1 brick in black which isn’t even in the set inventory. Maybe I can use it as another canister to go with the fire extinguisher build though?

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/l5/4vqjzov83hx7.jpeg

*The only other time I had this happen (with a couple of different pieces actually) was for the legendary 2007 MTT #7662 - a couple of the brown slopes were swapped for extra brown parts I didn’t need for some reason.

Charmiefcb · July 2022

I had that before. It was in Poe Damerons X Wing from 2019. Instead of his pistol I got a black clamp piece which wasn't even in the set. Coincidentally Star Wars sets I regularly get missing pieces. Just a few weeks ago my Dagobah Training set was missing a 1x1 green tile which I just replaced with a 1x1 green brick I was given spare.

What's your LEGO 'status' today?

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