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Post by Philip Ayres on May 21, 2015 17:44:09 GMT
I'm sure we could arrange that. Especially if we can have record your comments for posterity.
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Post by The Doctor on May 24, 2015 8:39:11 GMT
Visited the Lego Store for more pieces for my moonbase. Pleasantly surprised to be given a Spider-Man poloybag freebie at the till. Apparently some promotion is running if you spend £25.
Saw a built UCS SW Tie-Fighter on display. I wasn't convinced by this in reviews as I thought the regular one from a few years ago did the job well enough but this thing looks fantastic in person! Also: huge!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 25, 2015 16:49:48 GMT
Assembled my Lego Green Lantern set that had been lurking in the Burns Cave for nearly two months today.
A nice wee set.
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Post by The Doctor on May 25, 2015 16:54:59 GMT
You'll need more of that minifig body so you can put different heads on to make your own Green Lantern Corps!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 25, 2015 16:57:45 GMT
You'll need more of that minifig body so you can put different heads on to make your own Green Lantern Corps! -Ralph Indeed...
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Post by The Doctor on May 25, 2015 16:59:47 GMT
DO IT.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 25, 2015 17:03:59 GMT
It does not appear that you can buy it individually...
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Post by The Doctor on May 25, 2015 17:12:08 GMT
There are ways...
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 25, 2015 17:14:15 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 25, 2015 21:51:48 GMT
Bookmarked for later...
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 26, 2015 12:37:39 GMT
That looks like an excellent site for parts...
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Post by legios on May 26, 2015 16:39:48 GMT
Bricklink is a very good way to get specific parts which are difficult to get by other means - the LEGO Store's on-line Pick-a-brick service is great, and quite cheap, but not comprehensive and Bricklink can be great for less obscure/available parts one wants in numbers.
I am fortunate in that I think most of the things I need to do my next to builds (a light recon/strike Mech chassis, and a hefty command unit) are either already in my box, or are fairly easy to get hold of. (At least, now that I have come up with an alternative way to do the digit-grade knees which I want to put on them and still get them to connect to ankles relatively securely. I hope.)
Karl
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 26, 2015 17:53:22 GMT
I must see if there is a Squirrel lego head so I can make C'hp.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 26, 2015 19:44:57 GMT
My first purchase has been done. A classic Blactkron figure and a pirate whose blue chested jacket I must scavenge for a Masterharper.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 12, 2015 14:59:35 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 13, 2015 7:42:39 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 14, 2015 18:15:00 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 14, 2015 21:08:25 GMT
Some bits of that program were very scary!
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 14, 2015 22:38:44 GMT
Is it available via online catch-up?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 14, 2015 23:14:30 GMT
Yup 4OD should have it. Probably a link from the page linked above
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Post by primenova on Jun 15, 2015 5:49:30 GMT
Anyone bought LEGO (box sets not single blocks from the shop) to build something not the set they are. So like looking for a series of sets to build a fire station big enough for Inferno Red Alert & Prowl so doing G1 style Rescuebots fire station with 3 doors. But getting enough red bricks.
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Post by legios on Jun 19, 2015 22:07:44 GMT
Yep. I have a mecha sitting on top of my bookshelves at the moment where I deliberately bought a Ninjago Electro-Mech to get the ball and socket legs, which were recovered in white plates and given entirely new feet. Meanwhile the blue blocks, slopes and what-not went into the much larger mecha which is standing next to it nearly completed.
When I was a kid, most things got built as the thing they were supposed to be but then a day or so later they had to be put away so everything went into the Lego Box which then (as now) was merely an enormous scrapyard of parts to be used in my next demented creation.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 20, 2015 20:05:55 GMT
When I don't have space for a completed kit anymore the blocks are disassembled and randomly filed in tubs for repurposing for other things at a later date. Only a small amount of kits are destined never to be broken up, ie modular cinema, micro scale mini modular set, SW Millennium Falcon.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Jun 20, 2015 23:19:30 GMT
As a kid, mine lasted for a few days usually before I either broke them up and did something new with them or they broke up completely and went in the sack / mat thing my Mum made for us.
So far, though it's early days, Charlotte tends to keep them intact for as long as possible. Though with her Duplo she was always quick to disassemble and reassemble as something else, so maybe as she gets more confident with the smaller bricks that will change.
The latest catalogue has been well pored over. The deep sea stuff generally looks great, a worthy replacement for the Arctic theme.
-Jim
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 24, 2015 12:10:01 GMT
Lego store online has a very good sale on...
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Jun 24, 2015 12:48:20 GMT
Checking it out now... was planning on ordering some new stuff for Charlotte, might stick a few extras in.
-Jim
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2015 16:44:04 GMT
I discovered the other day that trying to explain to civilians what baseplates are can come across as a bit mad.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 26, 2015 17:15:54 GMT
Payday this week plus I have some money to spend on my VIP card... might well be more Moon Base Parts tomorrow!
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2015 17:27:59 GMT
You can't steal my triple level idea.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 26, 2015 17:44:31 GMT
I have no need to. My realistically coloured Moonbase has no need to clutch at quantity over quality to be awesome.
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