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[ResidentDante]

I've posted the 911GT3 before, here. I'll do a group pic when the 'Stang arrives

Nice! I love the Mustang! I just bought a metal die-cast model of one. I wonder if I should make a thread, maybe just for car models?! Seems wrong posting the pics here in the LEGO thread.

 

[BolognaSoup]

PhonicleBone do you think you could post a picture of the back of it?

 

[wetwired]

Ok I posted all my other mechs and my custom modular to cuusoo tonight, quite exhausting to do actually :/

Modular Costume Store for Collectible Minifgures


Costume Corner by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #1 MA-X: Medical Android Version 10


Accident by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #2 EARL: Enforcement & Apprehension Robotic Lieutenant


EARL: Enforcement and Apprehension Robotic Lieutenant by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #3 FRANK: Fire & Rescue Android Revision NK


Frank Profile Left by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #4 ALA-N: Astronautical Lunar Android 9


ALA-N Exploring by Brent Waller, on Flickr

 

[Snkfanatic]

Excellent work!

 

[Mengy]

Ok I posted all my other mechs and my custom modular to cuusoo tonight, quite exhausting to do actually :/

Modular Costume Store for Collectible Minifgures


Costume Corner by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #1 MA-X: Medical Android Version 10


Accident by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #2 EARL: Enforcement & Apprehension Robotic Lieutenant


EARL: Enforcement and Apprehension Robotic Lieutenant by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #3 FRANK: Fire & Rescue Android Revision NK


Frank Profile Left by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #4 ALA-N: Astronautical Lunar Android 9


ALA-N Exploring by Brent Waller, on Flickr

DAMN, Wetwired, awesome work! I love the style of your robots. I could see any one of them becoming official Lego kits.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Just noticed the Town Hall is up on the UK Lego Shop now: http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Town-Hall-10224

£150, due March 1st.

 

[anonymous_abc]

Excellent work!

absolutely,
love the costume shop!

 

[TerryLee81]

Ok I posted all my other mechs and my custom modular to cuusoo tonight, quite exhausting to do actually :/

Costume Corner is awesome.

 

[nicoga3000]

Hey wetwired, in your costume corner (which looks awesome), where did you get that all gray minifig? I've seen a few people using solid color figs and I'm jealous...

 

[Milchjon]

I never knew of CUUSOO. Awesome concept, actually.

I'd certainly pay A LOT of money for this Western Town

 

[Snkfanatic]

I never knew of CUUSOO. Awesome concept, actually.

I'd certainly pay A LOT of money for this Western Town

Official Deadwood lego? Would love to have some of those you linked

 

[PeteZaTheHutt]

Diagon Alley is awesome. I'm considering picking it up simply because of how unique all the buildings are. If its between those two, Diagon Alley is just too cool.

+1 for Diagon Alley

DA's building designs are more intricate and much nicer to look at, Hogwarts just looks drab and boring to build in comparison. The wife and I started building this set last weekend and she's enjoying it so far.

Thanks so much for the suggestions, guys! I'm going to go with Diagon Alley then. I agree that Hogwarts doesn't look as unique as Diagon Alley. It just doesn't quite capture what it looked like in the movies.

Has anyone here from Canada ordered from Lego.com? Did your order ship from the US or from somewhere in Canada? It doesn't really matter that much just wondering to get a better idea how long it would take to get it.

I just recently ordered the Millennium Falcon from LEGO.com. I placed the order very late at night on Saturday, February 11th and it arrived at my door (Niagara Region) a couple of days ago on Monday, February 20th. I used FEDEX International Ground shipping which was $17. According to the online tracking, it was shipped from the U.S.

 

[The Lamonster]

I never knew of CUUSOO. Awesome concept, actually.

I'd certainly pay A LOT of money for this Western Town

WOULD

 

[parrotbeak]

No idea to be honest, put what you'd be willing to pay for it realistically. I reckon it'd be somewhere between $75-$100

Cool, I had already put $75 so I'm glad I was in the ball park.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

PhonicleBone do you think you could post a picture of the back of it?

I took pics of the thickest sections to show how thin it is. From the back it looks like a demented bunny.

The stands in the back can just come right out, and I will probably replace them with monorail supports soon, but the extra weight helps keep it upright I believe.

 

[The Lamonster]

Cutman pics

Very nice, dude. I love the stands in the back.

Man, if LEGO ever licensed Mega Man, I'd go broke.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I might disassemble the Mario and Metalman plate builds to try and make another freestanding one. I need to see what I actually have bricks of to build. I dont have tons of the smaller 1x1 pieces of L shaped corners in colors other than black (bought almost nothing but space sets as a kid). Maybe I will make one of Mega Man shooting and have an epic Lego battle. Keep Mega Man built and occasionally make a new robot master for him to fight.

But today it is the long wait for UPS to arrive. My Imperial Shuttle is out for delivery!

 

[The Lamonster]

But today it is the long wait for UPS to arrive. My Imperial Shuttle is out for delivery!

So did you get it at MSRP? I'm having trouble pulling the trigger at $260 (especially knowing it was $220 for so long), but I want it so bad.

 

[Nitemare1]

Crappy quality cellphone pics of the last 3 sets I did. Probably all going to be disassembled soon to go into the moc inventory.

 

[mrklaw]

But today it is the long wait for UPS to arrive. My Imperial Shuttle is out for delivery!

might build my shuttle soon. Was quite disappointed by the Grand Emporium build. Not nearly as fun as the mini modulars. Pavement was quite nice but most of the rest is fairly basic

Let me son build the roof/top floor - don't tell me - thats the most interesting section

 

[nicoga3000]

might build my shuttle soon. Was quite disappointed by the Grand Emporium build. Not nearly as fun as the mini modulars. Pavement was quite nice but most of the rest is fairly basic

Let me son build the roof/top floor - don't tell me - thats the most interesting section

The roof IS one of the more fun parts of the build, but you didn't hear that from me.

 

[neonglow]

Just saw this on IKEA Hackers, pretty neat

all credit goes to Colin Brown
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/02/...ed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Ikeahacker+(ikeahacker)

I'm gonna look into doing this! I wonder if I can fit 16 in a case.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

So did you get it at MSRP? I'm having trouble pulling the trigger at $260 (especially knowing it was $220 for so long), but I want it so bad.

Got it at $220, then it shot back to MSRP the next day. Very lucky.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Crappy quality cellphone pics of the last 3 sets I did. Probably all going to be disassembled soon to go into the moc inventory.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n218/Nitemare1_photos/Stuff/IMAG0318.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n218/Nitemare1_photos/Stuff/IMAG0314.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Horrible one piece cockpit:(

 

[woodypop]

Crappy quality cellphone pics of the last 3 sets I did. Probably all going to be disassembled soon to go into the moc inventory.

An Atlantis set! I've got a few of them, but I focus on the Atlanteans/creatures as opposed to the vehicles. Just finished putting together the City of Atlantis set the other day. Still need to get to work on the Portal of Atlantis.

 

[nicoga3000]

Horrible one piece cockpit

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing when I saw that. It's really quite ugly...

 

[mrklaw]

The roof IS one of the more fun parts of the build, but you didn't hear that from me.

hmm, it might have a little accident then

actually I don't mind. If we swap around doing different floors, then next time we build it I'll do the roof

 

[Mengy]

WHOA...this is the most impressive Macross VF-1 Valkyrie MOC I've seen to date:

http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/638

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFRhaNnne8c

Nice to see Lego likes it too:

OK, that is the best Lego VF-1 I've ever seen. I've made one or two in the past, but nothing as awesome as this model is. Not even close. I'd buy that set almost instantly. I've half a mind to try to recreate it myself, my brother would SHIT himself if he saw this!

 

[Gully State]

Ok I posted all my other mechs and my custom modular to cuusoo tonight, quite exhausting to do actually :/

Job Bot #1 MA-X: Medical Android Version 10


Accident by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #2 EARL: Enforcement & Apprehension Robotic Lieutenant


EARL: Enforcement and Apprehension Robotic Lieutenant by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #3 FRANK: Fire & Rescue Android Revision NK


Frank Profile Left by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Job Bot #4 ALA-N: Astronautical Lunar Android 9


ALA-N Exploring by Brent Waller, on Flickr

What set gives you the ball joints and fingers?

 

[Lord Error]

I posted another one of my creations on cuusoo last night, the mech astronaut in my avatar


ALA-N Exploring by Brent Waller, on Flickr

Link to view and vote

There's actually 4 in that mech series I made, I'm tempted to submit them all as well as my custom modular

I love Alan and Frank (and others but those two in particular), been seeing them featured in various Lego blogs. Had no idea a fellow Gaffer made those! I created an account there and voted. What sucks is that even the most popular models there have barely half the votes needed to be reviewed by Lego, though.

 

[anonymous_abc]

What set gives you the ball joints and fingers?

This one, to name just one
http://rebrickable.com/sets/5764-1

 

[gate777]

Just discovered that my local shopping mall has a LEGO store!! That is super awesome and extremely dangerous at the same time.

*weeps silently*

 

[nicoga3000]

Just discovered that my local shopping mall has a LEGO store!! That is super awesome and extremely dangerous at the same time.

*weeps silently*

Get ready to SPEND MONEY!!!

But really, Craigslist, Amazon, eBay, and Bricklink are also great resources for building your collection for cheaper. Keep that in mind always.

 

[Bakkuma371]

What set gives you the ball joints and fingers?

Have a look for some cheap Exo-Force sets on eBay if you want joints and fingers.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Just noticed the Town Hall is up on the UK Lego Shop now: http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Town-Hall-10224

£150, due March 1st.

Sweet, picking up it and Pet Shop on the same day.

 

[The Lamonster]

Slave I pieces. Still not sure I understand what they're for. Is there an image out there of these where they're supposed to be?

 

[gate777]

Get ready to SPEND MONEY!!!

But really, Craigslist, Amazon, eBay, and Bricklink are also great resources for building your collection for cheaper. Keep that in mind always.

Yeah, too bad I don't live in the US and amazon.com doesn't ship LEGO outside their borders. They have some fantastic deals sometimes.

I'm going to hit some local garage/yard sales this summer and see what I can find....

 

[nicoga3000]

Yeah, too bad I don't live in the US and amazon.com doesn't ship LEGO outside their borders. They have some fantastic deals sometimes.

I'm going to hit some local garage/yard sales this summer and see what I can find....

Ah, that does suck. I'd check Bricklink, then. I mean, you're going to get loose pieces vs sets that way (more often), but it's still great because you SHOULD be able to either find a seller in your country or a good deal on shipping via another seller.

 

[Lord Error]

Oh cripes... hello wallet drainage.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasnewten/sets/72157626558179225

Instructions to build this:

I think I'm going to spend next few days compiling the list of parts needed...

 

[anonymous_abc]

Oh cripes... hello wallet drainage.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasnewten/sets/72157626558179225

Instructions to build this:


I think I'm going to spend next few days compiling the list of parts needed...

Be sure to share

 

[Lombaszko]

But really, Craigslist, Amazon, eBay, and Bricklink are also great resources for building your collection for cheaper. Keep that in mind always.

I see whole sets are up on Bricklink, has anyone had any experience buying an entire set?

 

[nicoga3000]

I see whole sets are up on Bricklink, has anyone had any experience buying an entire set?

I bought an OOP Spongebob set a while back. Wonderful experience. In fact, ALL of my Bricklink experiences have been awesome.

 

[Bakkuma371]

Oh cripes... hello wallet drainage.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasnewten/sets/72157626558179225

Instructions to build this:

I think I'm going to spend next few days compiling the list of parts needed...

Would love it if you share that list.

 

[Lord Error]

Would love it if you share that list.

No problem, I'll do. I have a feeling it's going to be tough to make that list though. There's quite a few parts there that I have no clue what they are.

Oh, and imagine that model levitating on one of these:

http://www.vat19.com/dvds/levitron-revolution-floats-levitates-objects.cfm

 

[Lombaszko]

I bought an OOP Spongebob set a while back. Wonderful experience. In fact, ALL of my Bricklink experiences have been awesome.

Thanks! Good to know. It seems like you can get some nice deals if you don't care about open sets or complete boxes.

 

[Lord Error]

I see whole sets are up on Bricklink, has anyone had any experience buying an entire set?

They just send you an unopened (or opened if you buy used) box, that's really it. I have literally never had any problems ordering from anyone there.

 

[nicoga3000]

Thanks! Good to know. It seems like you can get some nice deals if you don't care about open sets or complete boxes.

Sure thing. Just make sure you sort by lowest price and work your way up. Some people haven't adjusted their prices in a while for sets (OOP or not). I'm sure you're smart enough to know that, of course, but it's fair warning! It's relatively easy to overlook that fact.

 

[Bakkuma371]

Can anyone identify this part?

It's the last thing I need for Metal Grudge.

 

[nicoga3000]

Can anyone identify this part?

It's the last thing I need for Metal Grudge.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=78c02

 

[BolognaSoup]

Slave I pieces. Still not sure I understand what they're for. Is there an image out there of these where they're supposed to be?

Like this?? I dunno...seems kinda dumb.