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- neema_t
Been looking for one of these since they launched, finally found one just now while out buying milk, carrots and ice cream:
I based the pose on the Ferrari logo, except the tail can't go any further up than that and it falls over if you don't have both rear hooves in the jumper tiles which is a shame so it can't have one leg up. As ever with Creator 3-in-1, I love the colours, I doubt my son will be super into unicorns though. Now to find somewhere to keep it...
I based the pose on the Ferrari logo, except the tail can't go any further up than that and it falls over if you don't have both rear hooves in the jumper tiles which is a shame so it can't have one leg up. As ever with Creator 3-in-1, I love the colours, I doubt my son will be super into unicorns though. Now to find somewhere to keep it...
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- SPhilli
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Despite ordering a month apart, the Lego House pirate and new upscaled Minifigure arrived today. They appear to be the same size so that's neat, will be cool to display.
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- Connecticut
- SPhilli
- SPhilli911
The pirate was super fun to build, more complex than I thought it would be. Here it is with an original Captain Red Beard minifig I found at my parents and the new one from 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay with his red beard turning grey.
Also, I'm not one to brag, but I wanted to show off my extensive sealed Lego collection.
Also, I'm not one to brag, but I wanted to show off my extensive sealed Lego collection.
🤣 Course I am just messing around. These are, in fact, sealed, though. At one point in time I set out to get all of the "Adventurers" themed sets in box. I've abandoned that idea after realizing it's not financially wise to buy Lego like that and I am most definitely not into buying Lego as an "investment". I enjoy building them, so no set I ever buy will stay in a box for long.
Prices started surging in the last few years, so sets like 5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins became VERY expensive to find new. I bought one used for $150 in 2020, which itself is a steep price given the piece count but $1,300 is INSANE!
Prices started surging in the last few years, so sets like 5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins became VERY expensive to find new. I bought one used for $150 in 2020, which itself is a steep price given the piece count but $1,300 is INSANE!
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- 29,356
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- GTP_Mars
Full-sized Peugeot 9X8 hypercar being built in 24 hours at Le Mans today... more pics on Twitter...
It's a pity that they didn't change the model to match the new livery, as the real car looks stunning.
It's a pity that they didn't change the model to match the new livery, as the real car looks stunning.
- 3,599
- Connecticut
- SPhilli
- SPhilli911
I've surpassed the 300 set count!.... and have decided to downsize my "collection" a little bit. I have too many hobbies competing for my attention and there are a handful of sets that I sorta regret buying that will be going. I've never sold Lego before, so it really took me a while to commit to the idea of selling sets I don't want anymore.
In other news, coming in July is a neat throwback set 10320 Eldorado Fortress. I never had the original set, but always drooled over it in catalogs, so I will be getting this new one.
In other news, coming in July is a neat throwback set 10320 Eldorado Fortress. I never had the original set, but always drooled over it in catalogs, so I will be getting this new one.
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- Jump_Ace
- JUMPxACE
I know what you mean. I just keep the latest versions of the UCS Lego Star Wars sets cause I just don't have room for two Star Destroyers, two Falcons, two Death Stars, etc. I did make room for the Batcave though, thats a solid must have for me <3
I am behind tho, I still have to build the new X-Wing and the Tantive IV from 2019 that are still sitting in my closet.
Jerome
I am behind tho, I still have to build the new X-Wing and the Tantive IV from 2019 that are still sitting in my closet.
Jerome
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- ShobTheGrob
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Looks pretty sweet, though I'm not super into pirate themes personally. However, I do love that they've recreated the classic baseplate in the model (wonder how many pieces are dedicated to it in the overall kit?).
Also reminds me: rumor has it the 10497 Galaxy Explorer set will be retiring some time this year, so if anyone wants to buy a new copy now would be the best time before it becomes an overpriced collector's piece. Like I did a few weeks ago...
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- Awong124
Just got the Batcycle. The price is pretty decent for a pretty nice set. I got it for 15% off on Amazon as well. The instructions specify 45 links in the chain, but I used 44 instead, and there was still a bit of slack. The scale is the same as the Ducati, so they display well together.
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I decided I'd revisit the MK1 Ford Escort MOC (Speed Champions scale), that I did just over 3 years ago now. I've rebuilt it from the ground up, using some of the new parts from the 2023 Speed Champions sets, and turned it into a track focused retromod type thing.
I've yet to take actual pics of it, so a render alongside the old version will have to suffice for now.
I've yet to take actual pics of it, so a render alongside the old version will have to suffice for now.
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- neema_t
Rumour is it's retiring on the 1st of August, I didn't think I wanted it until I watched Eggybrick's latest video:
Ignorance was bliss but now I just have FOMO. And then, rather than just torture myself, I skipped past the Titanic bit (definitely can't afford it, don't have space to keep it) and watched the bit about Yellow Racers, which was already on my BL list so I think I might bump it up - looks fun and Mike Psiaki hasn't put me wrong yet, he also did the 31039 Blue Power Jet which is easily one of my favourite sets.
I'm really curious to see what the Concorde set looks like, I'm sure it'll be over £200 so I should definitely not watch any videos about it but my son loved the Concorde he saw when he was like 8 months old so I'd love to get it for him. Definitely not for me.
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WHEN WHEN WHEN
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- neema_t
Found out the local toy shop not only has a huge stock of current Lego sets (at an inflated price - they have the £12.50 Land Rover for £20), they also sell second hand sets, bags of bricks and pieces like assorted bits of Duplo, train tracks, animals, etc. and 500g "mystery bags", which you have to assume are just loads of mismatched, damaged, poorly applied and/or faded stickered pieces and really specific elements that don't really do anything but the thing they were designed for.
But it's a mystery so I'm probably going to buy one.
But it's a mystery so I'm probably going to buy one.
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- neema_t
So I bought some stuff; the Galaxy Explorer, Tales of the Space Age, the little High Speed Train and I got the £45 GWP that's a VIP "fun and funky" add on polybag which is a nice little bonus.
I've only built the train so far, it's not the most technical build ever but there are details that fit together in that extremely satisfying way you only get with Lego. It's also pretty solid (except for the axles) so I probably will give it to my son to play with - under supervision of course, he's only a year and a half old - which is why I've kept the stickers aside. Might buy another later down the line, might not, might build a colour swapped version... Might not!
I've only built the train so far, it's not the most technical build ever but there are details that fit together in that extremely satisfying way you only get with Lego. It's also pretty solid (except for the axles) so I probably will give it to my son to play with - under supervision of course, he's only a year and a half old - which is why I've kept the stickers aside. Might buy another later down the line, might not, might build a colour swapped version... Might not!
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- SPhilli911
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- Awong124
It's a pretty cheap set considering the number of pieces, how good it looks, and that it's licensed. Steering wheel isn't functional though. That's slightly disappointing, considering that the latest even slightly smaller scale non-technic Icon cars have functioning steering wheels.
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I actually somehow forgot to order the Galaxy Explorer back when I said I did, I could've sworn I'd ordered it but I hadn't, so I've just ordered it for real and got that Classic 12-in-1 GWP with it which, as usual, looks like a neat little set that I'm mostly ambivalent about but free Lego is free Lego, right?
Edit: oh yeah, I forgot - last weekend while taking my son to the park we walked past a couple of kids selling their stuff off a table on the pavement, among other things we bought a Lego book which looked like it had never been opened but with all the pieces missing for 50p. I went on Bricklink and ordered the literal handful of pieces for £5.50, all in new condition. The price on the back says £15.99 so that's not a bad discount, although I don't think I would've paid any more than £6 for it anyway...
Edit: oh yeah, I forgot - last weekend while taking my son to the park we walked past a couple of kids selling their stuff off a table on the pavement, among other things we bought a Lego book which looked like it had never been opened but with all the pieces missing for 50p. I went on Bricklink and ordered the literal handful of pieces for £5.50, all in new condition. The price on the back says £15.99 so that's not a bad discount, although I don't think I would've paid any more than £6 for it anyway...
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I'm not a huge fan of many of the official Lego car models, but that Vette looks great Jerome!
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- GTP_daan
I think it looks great from the back, but not convinced about the front. Still bought it though.
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- Jump_Ace
- JUMPxACE
Maybe sometime in the future I'll make an attempt to improve the lights in Stud.io.
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- neema_t
So the Concorde has leaked:
It's almost a metre long! Coming next month, apparently.
In other news, I went to the local toy shop on my lunch break to check out their Lego section (the entire upstairs) in more depth, I only bought a £4 sabertooth tiger polybag and a £8 "mystery bag" which I definitely expected to be full of single purpose pieces, poorly applied stickers, printed pieces that don't match anything in the bag and general crap but it's actually really good, there's a great variety of basic bricks, plates, a few weird pieces, decorative pieces and even a ball joint. All in all I don't know if I got £8 worth of any particular thing but to boost a general pile of Lego for noodling around with it's not bad at all.
They also have that Buzz Lightyear ship thing in stock at half price, I'm not interested in the license but it's quite a neat ship design. I'm tempted! They also had a 31024 Creator 3-in-1 Roaring Power on the shelf (assembled, no box, no instructions) for £15 but I passed on that, if they still have it next month I might pick it up, it's not my favourite design but it's a reasonable price and one of the alt builds is a twin prop high wing plane which is quite nice, but it's only a small model so I might just seek out the parts for that alone and save some money.
This is what that 500g bag of Lego looks like in a context people in this thread might be able to quantify a little better:
Not bad for £8, but like I said, it only really makes sense if you already have a large stash of bricks and pieces (and I do!)
Any idea what the top two pieces are? They both have Lego marks so they are genuine. I thought the gold one wasn't Lego until I realised it's for a minifig to hold (and that it has a Lego mark) and the modified brick with a clip is the only broken piece I got (included for scale), but the top two pieces are a mystery to me.
It's almost a metre long! Coming next month, apparently.
In other news, I went to the local toy shop on my lunch break to check out their Lego section (the entire upstairs) in more depth, I only bought a £4 sabertooth tiger polybag and a £8 "mystery bag" which I definitely expected to be full of single purpose pieces, poorly applied stickers, printed pieces that don't match anything in the bag and general crap but it's actually really good, there's a great variety of basic bricks, plates, a few weird pieces, decorative pieces and even a ball joint. All in all I don't know if I got £8 worth of any particular thing but to boost a general pile of Lego for noodling around with it's not bad at all.
They also have that Buzz Lightyear ship thing in stock at half price, I'm not interested in the license but it's quite a neat ship design. I'm tempted! They also had a 31024 Creator 3-in-1 Roaring Power on the shelf (assembled, no box, no instructions) for £15 but I passed on that, if they still have it next month I might pick it up, it's not my favourite design but it's a reasonable price and one of the alt builds is a twin prop high wing plane which is quite nice, but it's only a small model so I might just seek out the parts for that alone and save some money.
This is what that 500g bag of Lego looks like in a context people in this thread might be able to quantify a little better:
Not bad for £8, but like I said, it only really makes sense if you already have a large stash of bricks and pieces (and I do!)
Any idea what the top two pieces are? They both have Lego marks so they are genuine. I thought the gold one wasn't Lego until I realised it's for a minifig to hold (and that it has a Lego mark) and the modified brick with a clip is the only broken piece I got (included for scale), but the top two pieces are a mystery to me.
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