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Plus, when you first sign up for the kids club program, you get a coupon for any single toy/book/game for 30% off.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Space Police gaf reporting in.
Many memories when playing with the old Lego
Have that set too. Just cant find the bottom to the battery casing. Also, the Space Police had the badass red visors.
Yup. Sign up, then when you get the coupon use it on a bigger set like an Architecture set or the Millenium Falcon.
anonymous_abc
Member
By the time he's finished he can just build one
The Lamonster
Member
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Large Hadron Collider!
Damn, I really like that build. Looks awesome!
Affeinvasion
Member
So yesterday I got back into LEGO (other than messing with my huge collection when I'm at my parent's house for Christmas). I couldn't help go to Toys R Us yesterday and since I'm a grad student strapped for cash I had to limit myself a bit.
I ended up with:
5766 Log Cabin which was great to put together (except for the tree) and to go with it:
4435 Car and Caravan. This was a fun little modular build (one bag per vehicle) that goes great with the log cabin.
I would love to add the lighthouse next to this at some point, but I'll have to wait for taxes.
I ended up with:
5766 Log Cabin which was great to put together (except for the tree) and to go with it:
4435 Car and Caravan. This was a fun little modular build (one bag per vehicle) that goes great with the log cabin.
I would love to add the lighthouse next to this at some point, but I'll have to wait for taxes.
Was buying some things in Walmart yesterday when I decided to swing down near the toy aisle and was promptly presented with a Lego display. I couldn't resist. I purchased the Naboo Fighter ornament thing and 2 packages from the Minifigures line. Oh man, was I excited.
To concur with someone way up there, micro/mini scale is sooooo cool. This Naboo Fighter is amazing.
To concur with someone way up there, micro/mini scale is sooooo cool. This Naboo Fighter is amazing.
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Deleted member 10571
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So here are the few things I actually managed to piece together, a few cheats here and there, because I missed some of the real parts, but hey.
^loved this one
And those 2 guys are now with me at home <3
^loved this one
And those 2 guys are now with me at home <3
We should have a mosaic building contest! Keep it at 48x48 studs or something though, make it more of a level playing field. That Megaman one is awesome though!
Crazymoogle
Member
Nostalgia overflow!
Does anybody remember the space set with the electric-rail tiles and 9v box? I still have most of the pieces but tbh can't remember what it was supposed to build...
Does anybody remember the space set with the electric-rail tiles and 9v box? I still have most of the pieces but tbh can't remember what it was supposed to build...
I'm no fan of the prequel movies but that little yellow fighter is great. The larger model looks nice too.
Shadow of the BEAST
Banned
i was cleaning out the basement and found my two boxes of lego. I took them up to my apartment and fiddled a bit with it. Just the sound of my hands searching for pieces made me shiver, so many memories. I ended up spending about 6 hours building a pretty bad assed drop ship.
Anyways. This is clearly something ive been missing in my life. I love lego. And its really something i want to do more of. I cant think of a single thing i can do freely uninterrupted for 6h. Im not interested in kits, i only care about free builds. And mostly sci fi inspired stuff.
but I noticed my lego collection actually lacks single row standard pieces. so im wondering is their any set which you get loads of those.
Maybe i should just go for the second hand stuff by the kilo.
Anyways. This is clearly something ive been missing in my life. I love lego. And its really something i want to do more of. I cant think of a single thing i can do freely uninterrupted for 6h. Im not interested in kits, i only care about free builds. And mostly sci fi inspired stuff.
but I noticed my lego collection actually lacks single row standard pieces. so im wondering is their any set which you get loads of those.
Maybe i should just go for the second hand stuff by the kilo.
I kept them CIB. I was pretty anal retentive, even as a kid. =D
Chuckie
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nicoga3000
Saint Nic
The best thing I can tell you/show you for this.
1) Go to peeron.com and type in the name/set number of any set.
2) On the parts list, scroll down to a brick and select the part number.
3) A list comes up with the sets that contain that piece in that color and how many of them.
Or, go to bricklink.com and bulk order (which is easy to do through peeron.com as well)
Example below!
I searched Fire Brigade and go the parts list. From there, I clicked on the 1x4 brick.
http://peeron.com/inv/parts/3010
You can see all the sets that have that part on the left (and in what color/quantity).
On the right, there is a link to bricklink.com stores. Say you need a boatload of them in green. You can see that Cincinnati Bricks has over 101+ bricks at $0.09/piece. Click on that price to be taken to that store on bricklink and you can place an order.
If you know what you want, this is the best way to do it. Otherwise, browse bricklink stores for parts and buy whatever you want. Making a wants list helps find the best prices for all the pieces and quantities you want, too.
E: When it gets time to make the new Lego topic, I'm going to come up with some Google docs with tutorials on how to use bricklink, peeron, and brickset efficiently. I think it'd be for the best to make it known to all users (old and newcomers alike) on how to optimize their Lego experience, haha.
Yeah, whoops, totally was confused when people just said shuttle, my bad. Imperial Shuttle at 99 would be freaking ridiculous.
The Lamonster
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Man, I cannot decide between the Millenium Falcon, Imperial Shuttle or the Tantive IV. The Falcon is the cheapest, the Tantive is already OOP and the Shuttle is the largest and will probably be OOP soon. They all have their pros so it's making the decision difficult. $250 is crazy expensive though.
Hmmmmmm...
Hmmmmmm...
anonymous_abc
Member
Cool idea, I suggest 32x32 that would fit exactly on one large baseplate.
Crazymoogle
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Nope. I have a train but not a space train...
It does look pretty similar though. Same white box (just no "9V" sticker) and same light piece. I think my set was some sort of white spaceship. Has at least a half dozen of those little 1x2 lights...
Chuckie
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PhoncipleBone
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If you pick only one, I would go with Imperial Shuttle. It is just damn sexy looking (in pics at least. Still waiting for mine to be delivered). BUT the Tantive IV is OOP now, and the prices will only go up. The Falcon I would wait on because you have at least another year or so before it goes OOP, and it is easier to find coupons and deals at places for regular sets.
Crazymoogle
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There were a couple of those 9V light and sound space sets.
6780:
And by bricks with electic rails, I guess you mean these ones?
Ah!!! That's the one!
Yeah, by rails I meant those pieces with the metal lining. They look like regular white pieces but when you flip them over you can see they have silver fillings...(kinda like your teeth might have). I think sound was controlled by the volume-knob piece. Really damn annoying, but the lights bit was cool. Snkfanatic
Banned
Hah I remember having a light and sounds ambulance as a kid and felt like it was the best and most badass lego kit ever. Even took it to school and got it taken away for a day cause I kept making it do the noise.
ChoklitReign
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All these space set pictures made me hunt for my favorite mid-90s sets. Damn, they still look cool and had terrific value (most were <$20). I have to build them again.
The Lamonster
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Just the kind of advice I was looking for, thanks!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
No problem. It is a tough call, but it is a no brainer to wait on the Falcon, as that will be around the longest and will be easiest to find for a while.
The Lamonster
Member
So, what controls the pricing on these things? Is it worth waiting for it to be $219 again someday or is that just a pipe dream?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
God only knows. And Jeff Bezos.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
This one was $219 for a LONG time. I'm actually surprised it went back up in price.
DrForester
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I would speculate that maybe they just had a surplus of Imperial Shuttles after the SSD came out and people were buying that.
rohlfinator
Member
Hell yeah, Spyrius! I had all of those sets. The two big robots were some of the most badass space sets ever, especially the big guy with the detachable head and arms.
The God of Nonexistence
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It's not a theme. That's like saying your favorite food is "Asian". Harry Potter, City, Star Wars -- those are themes. System, Technic, etc. are more like overarching categories. System contained tons of themes itself.
BomberMouse
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Yep, AFAIK System is the name of, well, the system. ie, the type of brick used to build the models, just like technics is it's own system.
SillyEskimo
Member
After building Olivia's Treehouse with my daughter, it is obvious that Lego did not pass the Friend's line off to the "B" team. I really enjoyed the build. It is 100% Lego quality in both design and function. I take back what I said earlier. I will absolutely be buying more of these sets and I will look forward to building each and every one them.
People should build one of these sets before bashing them. They really are great.
DrForester
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After building Olivia's Treehouse with my daughter, it is obvious that Lego did not pass the Friend's line off to the "B" team. I really enjoyed the build. It is 100% Lego quality in both design and function. I take back what I said earlier. I will absolutely be buying more of these sets and I will look forward to building each and every one them.
People should build one of these sets before bashing them. They really are great.
Seems most LEGO fans haven't gotten bent out of shape about them like some have, whether they buy them or not. Exception being that there is a lot of hate for the decision not to go with traditional minifigs.
Rodney McKay
Member
This weekend I have ordered 5 sets.
Diagon Alley
Knight Bus
White House
Creator mini fire truck
Creator mini plane
I bought the two mini ones because you get free shipping from Toys R Us if you buy over $75 and I needed one more thing to bump me over.
...Also they looked awesome.
Diagon Alley
Knight Bus
White House
Creator mini fire truck
Creator mini plane
I bought the two mini ones because you get free shipping from Toys R Us if you buy over $75 and I needed one more thing to bump me over.
...Also they looked awesome.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Bought 2 new Spongebob sets that I was missing. I may return them and go get the from the Lego store, though - double points is coming...
My wife has been wanting to get one of our walls in our house rendered for years, I kept saying no as I don't think it needs doing and it's a waste of money. She hit me up about it again last night and I told her she can do it if she buys me the modular pet store and she happily agreed
CHA CHING!
CHA CHING!
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
My wife has been wanting to get one of our walls in our house rendered for years, I kept saying no as I don't think it needs doing and it's a waste of money. She hit me up about it again last night and I told her she can do it if she buys me the modular pet store and she happily agreed
CHA CHING!
Lol - awesome trade off! You should tell her you want the Town Hall instead. Give it a few weeks and bonus on that, ha.
PalaceBrother
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After building Olivia's Treehouse with my daughter, it is obvious that Lego did not pass the Friend's line off to the "B" team. I really enjoyed the build. It is 100% Lego quality in both design and function. I take back what I said earlier. I will absolutely be buying more of these sets and I will look forward to building each and every one them.
People should build one of these sets before bashing them. They really are great.
Thanks for posting this review. I will give the Friends line a shot with my daughter (who will no doubt delight in having a namesake Lego set) after we try a few Creator ones.
I could change it fairly easily
anyone know what the RRP of the town hall is in Australia?
mickcenary
Member
Ha. That is me and yes, recently, someone else here on Gaf made the exact same observation; it was the first I'd heard of the guy.
Anyway, much thanks for the recommendations from everyone! I was thinking about the mini-modular set, but thought that it might contain a bit too many 1-brick pieces. I'll look into it again. As for Pick-a-Brick, I'm in Australia, so I don't even know if such a store exists. Lame as. Us Aussies get shafted with Lego.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I could change it fairly easily
anyone know what the RRP of the town hall is in Australia?
All that I could find from the official Lego press release on the set:
US $199.99 CA $249.99 DE 179.99 UK 149.99 £ DK 1499 DKK
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