I have tubs full of legos in my garage. :'(
The more I look into the LEGO model, the more I notice it resembles the real thing :eek:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/UOoZU7V.jpg)
I got some Lego kit for my cousin and was blown away by how crazy expensive they are now. Used to be you bought a big bucket of Lego's and built things from your imagination, now you pay upwards of $50 for a handful of specific pieces to build some tiny licensed vehicle from a movie :(
I got some Lego kit for my cousin and was blown away by how crazy expensive they are now. Used to be you bought a big bucket of Lego's and built things from your imagination, now you pay upwards of $50 for a handful of specific pieces to build some tiny licensed vehicle from a movie :(
it's ok noisy, we're here for you.
IN OTHER NEWS, I WAS WONDERING WHY THE THING LOOKED LIKE THIS.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/71vmQOZ.jpg)
sure enough...Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/WiDeLL3.jpg)
IN OTHER NEWS, I WAS WONDERING WHY THE THING LOOKED LIKE THIS.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/71vmQOZ.jpg)
sure enough...Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/WiDeLL3.jpg)
Ah ha, they left out the small bump in the roof just above that interconnecting passage/building area.
Joking aside... I like how they managed to get the texture of the windows by using those grille/grate pieces below the smooth pieces of the roof... that's some attention to detail right there.
you can also print your own with your 3d printer....
http://leocad.org/trac
this is a good read about 3d printing legos +/-
http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1241/is-it-possible-to-build-lego-bricks-with-a-makerbot-replicator-3d-print
I collect legos also. Good luck in your search. It is never ending. :)
I collect legos also. Good luck in your search. It is never ending. :)
Thankfully the search is very ending with this handy list, speaking of which, another one checked off x.xShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/9WHgxG0.jpg)
Next one should be 21005 Falling Water. :cool:
I am familiar with the size of Lego (my daughter has heaps of it), but would you be able to post a shot with something of known size, like a keycap, for comparison please?
I am familiar with the size of Lego (my daughter has heaps of it), but would you be able to post a shot with something of known size, like a keycap, for comparison please?
keyboard for scaleShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/It64Chx.jpg)
They're pretty small tbh, especially for their extortionist price x.x
So I went to Toys-R-Us, their collection was both 1. Pitiful and 2. Overpriced. I grabbed the only two that were at MSRP while waiting for the other three sets to arrive in the mail.
Burj Khalifa is pretty pitiful of a model tbh...Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/z0zC6rf.jpg)
The Opera House was pretty nice, albeit a little smallShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/o2P1ZQT.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/W6CxFXq.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/ZrOjgcV.jpg)
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Tomorrow I'll build the White House.
Wow I didn't know this thread was here. Will have to get some pics uploaded of mine.
One of these days I will have to dig out this one I have in a box (http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Millennium-Falcon-7965). It is currently sitting in a massive state of disassembly due to moving twice since I built it the first time. If I remember right it was about an 8 or 9 hour build but I really want that death star and the super star destroyer but they are both in the $400 range on the lego site.
Wow I didn't know this thread was here. Will have to get some pics uploaded of mine.
One of these days I will have to dig out this one I have in a box (http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Millennium-Falcon-7965). It is currently sitting in a massive state of disassembly due to moving twice since I built it the first time. If I remember right it was about an 8 or 9 hour build but I really want that death star and the super star destroyer but they are both in the $400 range on the lego site.
Wow I didn't know this thread was here. Will have to get some pics uploaded of mine.
One of these days I will have to dig out this one I have in a box (http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Millennium-Falcon-7965). It is currently sitting in a massive state of disassembly due to moving twice since I built it the first time. If I remember right it was about an 8 or 9 hour build but I really want that death star and the super star destroyer but they are both in the $400 range on the lego site.
:thumb:
Welcome to LEGO Therapy.
As for the $400 SSD and Death Star, just don't wait until they become retired, and triple in price
After seeing this thread I thought it would be relaxing (therapeutic perhaps) to throw together an older Lego Architecture collection kit.
Made it look like an old/vintage magazine clipping since that's how I remember this building for some odd reason. I've got the Guggenheim Museum one sitting around somewhere too that I should throw together. They have just been sitting in boxes for years along with a number of other Lego kits.
It's very relaxing to do something this mindless every once in a while. It's the 3D equivalent of painting by number except you end up with something that fewer people are repulsed by. Something about white noise busy work that lets your mind move in different yet useful directions.
(Attachment Link)
For those that don't know, it's a house called Fallingwater and the architect was Frank Lloyd Wright.
This model is kinda neat in that you can remove the small roof and each floor. They slide easily and thoughtfully apart. Or you can remove the whole building as one unit. If you know nothing about the original house, I highly recommend looking it up. It's quite interesting.
Now for my next mindless trick...
falling asleep, Zzzz...
After seeing this thread I thought it would be relaxing (therapeutic perhaps) to throw together an older Lego Architecture collection kit.
Made it look like an old/vintage magazine clipping since that's how I remember this building for some odd reason. I've got the Guggenheim Museum one sitting around somewhere too that I should throw together. They have just been sitting in boxes for years along with a number of other Lego kits.
It's very relaxing to do something this mindless every once in a while. It's the 3D equivalent of painting by number except you end up with something that fewer people are repulsed by. Something about white noise busy work that lets your mind move in different yet useful directions.
(Attachment Link)
For those that don't know, it's a house called Fallingwater and the architect was Frank Lloyd Wright.
This model is kinda neat in that you can remove the small roof and each floor. They slide easily and thoughtfully apart. Or you can remove the whole building as one unit. If you know nothing about the original house, I highly recommend looking it up. It's quite interesting.
Now for my next mindless trick...
falling asleep, Zzzz...
After seeing this thread I thought it would be relaxing (therapeutic perhaps) to throw together an older Lego Architecture collection kit.
Made it look like an old/vintage magazine clipping since that's how I remember this building for some odd reason. I've got the Guggenheim Museum one sitting around somewhere too that I should throw together. They have just been sitting in boxes for years along with a number of other Lego kits.
It's very relaxing to do something this mindless every once in a while. It's the 3D equivalent of painting by number except you end up with something that fewer people are repulsed by. Something about white noise busy work that lets your mind move in different yet useful directions.
(Attachment Link)
For those that don't know, it's a house called Fallingwater and the architect was Frank Lloyd Wright.
This model is kinda neat in that you can remove the small roof and each floor. They slide easily and thoughtfully apart. Or you can remove the whole building as one unit. If you know nothing about the original house, I highly recommend looking it up. It's quite interesting.
Now for my next mindless trick...
falling asleep, Zzzz...
I got the BTTF DeLorean for christmas from my girlfriend. It was really fun to build it. :)
Next: Simpsons
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
http://www.lugnet.com/ (http://www.lugnet.com/)
http://www.bricklink.com (http://www.bricklink.com)
http://www.brickset.com/forum/
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/
http://www.brothers-brick.com/ (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)
^^ not a forum but still cool
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
http://www.lugnet.com/ (http://www.lugnet.com/)
http://www.bricklink.com (http://www.bricklink.com)
http://www.brickset.com/forum/ (http://www.brickset.com/forum/)
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/ (http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/)
http://www.brothers-brick.com/ (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)
^^ not a forum but still cool
Looks like you pay for lugnet....
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
http://www.lugnet.com/ (http://www.lugnet.com/)
http://www.bricklink.com (http://www.bricklink.com)
http://www.brickset.com/forum/ (http://www.brickset.com/forum/)
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/ (http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/)
http://www.brothers-brick.com/ (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)
^^ not a forum but still cool
Looks like you pay for lugnet....
I just googled bro...
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
http://www.lugnet.com/ (http://www.lugnet.com/)
http://www.bricklink.com (http://www.bricklink.com)
http://www.brickset.com/forum/ (http://www.brickset.com/forum/)
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/ (http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/)
http://www.brothers-brick.com/ (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)
^^ not a forum but still cool
Looks like you pay for lugnet....
I just googled bro...
Yea I know. Seems kinda stupid to pay $10 a month to use their forums.
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
http://www.lugnet.com/ (http://www.lugnet.com/)
http://www.bricklink.com (http://www.bricklink.com)
http://www.brickset.com/forum/ (http://www.brickset.com/forum/)
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/ (http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/)
http://www.brothers-brick.com/ (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)
^^ not a forum but still cool
Looks like you pay for lugnet....
I just googled bro...
Yea I know. Seems kinda stupid to pay $10 a month to use their forums.
You wouldn't pay $10 a month to come here?
I mean its a really good idea it probably keeps the kids away.
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
http://www.lugnet.com/ (http://www.lugnet.com/)
http://www.bricklink.com (http://www.bricklink.com)
http://www.brickset.com/forum/ (http://www.brickset.com/forum/)
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/ (http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/)
http://www.brothers-brick.com/ (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)
^^ not a forum but still cool
Looks like you pay for lugnet....
I just googled bro...
Yea I know. Seems kinda stupid to pay $10 a month to use their forums.
You wouldn't pay $10 a month to come here?
I mean its a really good idea it probably keeps the kids away.
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
http://www.lugnet.com/ (http://www.lugnet.com/)
http://www.bricklink.com (http://www.bricklink.com)
http://www.brickset.com/forum/ (http://www.brickset.com/forum/)
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/ (http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/)
http://www.brothers-brick.com/ (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)
^^ not a forum but still cool
Looks like you pay for lugnet....
I just googled bro...
Yea I know. Seems kinda stupid to pay $10 a month to use their forums.
You wouldn't pay $10 a month to come here?
I mean its a really good idea it probably keeps the kids away.
I think you just stumbled upon the reason why he wouldn't pay to use a forum... :rolleyes:
I think it would be great if we made people pay to use geekhack.
I think it would be great if we made people pay to use geekhack.
No.
Stop.
The mods will take you serious.
Is there a lego enthusaists forum?
http://www.lugnet.com/ (http://www.lugnet.com/)
http://www.bricklink.com (http://www.bricklink.com)
http://www.brickset.com/forum/ (http://www.brickset.com/forum/)
http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/ (http://www.toysnbricks.com/forums/)
http://www.brothers-brick.com/ (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)
^^ not a forum but still cool
Looks like you pay for lugnet....
I just googled bro...
Yea I know. Seems kinda stupid to pay $10 a month to use their forums.
You wouldn't pay $10 a month to come here?
I mean its a really good idea it probably keeps the kids away.
I think you just stumbled upon the reason why he wouldn't pay to use a forum... :rolleyes:
I think it would be great if we made people pay to use geekhack.
I'm hooked. This is seriously just amazing. I've got a bunch more pictures taken while building, too, if anyone is interested.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/12129013304_f043db0cf5.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12129013304/)
Where do you guys go to buy your lego? Do you just go to your local store and buy them? Or do you buy them online?
Where do you buy online? I'm guessing ebay/amazon?Where do you guys go to buy your lego? Do you just go to your local store and buy them? Or do you buy them online?
I buy online. Much more convenient than the closest store, which I think is in Mall of America.
Where do you guys go to buy your lego? Do you just go to your local store and buy them? Or do you buy them online?
Where do you guys go to buy your lego? Do you just go to your local store and buy them? Or do you buy them online?
in my experience, my local stores (Toys-R-Us/Wal-Mart/Target) all have sets listed $5-$15 above MSRP.
I buy from shop.lego.com, amazon.com, and ebay.com
lego will have every set at MSRP, but a lot are usually OOS, amazon will not have many if any sets at MSRP, but the Prime shipping is nice, and eBay has everything from old, retired, overpriced sets, to "new damaged boxes" for 60% MSRP.
Amazon despises Canada. I've been looking at bricklink and ebay so I'll have to check them out.Where do you guys go to buy your lego? Do you just go to your local store and buy them? Or do you buy them online?
in my experience, my local stores (Toys-R-Us/Wal-Mart/Target) all have sets listed $5-$15 above MSRP.
I buy from shop.lego.com, amazon.com, and ebay.com
lego will have every set at MSRP, but a lot are usually OOS, amazon will not have many if any sets at MSRP, but the Prime shipping is nice, and eBay has everything from old, retired, overpriced sets, to "new damaged boxes" for 60% MSRP.
The one I bought was from Amazon and it was 10 dollars below MSRP, if I remember correctly. So there is always the chance that Amazon will be below.
^^ no surface to air missile turrets??
^^ no surface to air missile turrets??
****head Cheney isn't in power anymore. It's that Islamofascist Socialist Foreign Born Muslim Hussein guy. :p
Here are some of the custom things I made in the past: http://www.thievery.org/gallery/?g=lego
Thanks, regack! :)Here are some of the custom things I made in the past: http://www.thievery.org/gallery/?g=lego
^^^ these are really great!
I'm hooked. This is seriously just amazing. I've got a bunch more pictures taken while building, too, if anyone is interested.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/12129013304_f043db0cf5.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12129013304/)
Show ImageI'm hooked. This is seriously just amazing. I've got a bunch more pictures taken while building, too, if anyone is interested.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/12129013304_f043db0cf5.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12129013304/)
Fallingwater (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12129013304/) by HoffmanMyster (http://www.flickr.com/people/99522542@N03/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3727/12128617315_26ee6f2e2c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12128617315/)
Fallingwater (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12128617315/) by HoffmanMyster (http://www.flickr.com/people/99522542@N03/), on Flickr
Show ImageI'm hooked. This is seriously just amazing. I've got a bunch more pictures taken while building, too, if anyone is interested.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/12129013304_f043db0cf5.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12129013304/)
Fallingwater (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12129013304/) by HoffmanMyster (http://www.flickr.com/people/99522542@N03/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3727/12128617315_26ee6f2e2c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12128617315/)
Fallingwater (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12128617315/) by HoffmanMyster (http://www.flickr.com/people/99522542@N03/), on Flickr
I was gonna get one of those Lego architecture sets. How fun is it to build?
Show ImageI'm hooked. This is seriously just amazing. I've got a bunch more pictures taken while building, too, if anyone is interested.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/12129013304_f043db0cf5.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12129013304/)
Fallingwater (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12129013304/) by HoffmanMyster (http://www.flickr.com/people/99522542@N03/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3727/12128617315_26ee6f2e2c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12128617315/)
Fallingwater (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99522542@N03/12128617315/) by HoffmanMyster (http://www.flickr.com/people/99522542@N03/), on Flickr
I was gonna get one of those Lego architecture sets. How fun is it to build?
Well I certainly had a blast building it. It comes with a really nice instruction booklet that gives some history of the architect and the building that's fun to read. And I haven't built a Lego set in years, but it's basically just like any other set, it gives directions and you follow them. Nice and relaxing.
Lego movie 96% on rotten tomatoes.FTFW
I love Lego, but I used to mix up my sets as a kid. The best thing about Lego are the creative possibilities. Unfortunately that usually means you have to mix up sets to achieve new combos and after that restoring the original set is no longer possible.You could always look up the parts list and assemble the sets yourself.
I love Lego, but I used to mix up my sets as a kid. The best thing about Lego are the creative possibilities. Unfortunately that usually means you have to mix up sets to achieve new combos and after that restoring the original set is no longer possible.You could always look up the parts list and assemble the sets yourself.
I love Lego, but I used to mix up my sets as a kid. The best thing about Lego are the creative possibilities. Unfortunately that usually means you have to mix up sets to achieve new combos and after that restoring the original set is no longer possible.You could always look up the parts list and assemble the sets yourself.
That is more than a little bit of work. :p
I love Lego, but I used to mix up my sets as a kid. The best thing about Lego are the creative possibilities. Unfortunately that usually means you have to mix up sets to achieve new combos and after that restoring the original set is no longer possible.
New UCS Sandcrawler! Much better than the old one. Not quite as good as the fan made (http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/1786) one, but oh well.MY god... It's... beautiful.
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93213Show Image(http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/public/hinckley/Sandcrawler/web/75059_box3_na.jpg)