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is the low lego stock on Amazon, Smyths etc due to lockdown or Brexit delays? Ended up ordering from the Lego store online for my sons birthday. Wants the new Star Wars X-Wing and Tie Fighter - don't need them to beginning of March but don't want to miss out!
Lego had a really busy year last year, sales were up, stock is down.
Christmas Lego complete....
The transporter is Christmas. Some of the cargo is previous celebrations.
It was a good and involved build.. not yet ready to take it apart and do the model B yet.
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My millennium falcon is in classifieds. Out of stock everywhere priced to sell I hope.
Morning all,
A bit of a stealth ad.
I'm looking to sell my Lego collection.
Take a look here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6LQUSv8dHasp57i8A
Drop me a message if anything catches your eye.
Cheers,
Paul
Collection?! I've got more than that, that I've bought on offer but not gotten around to opening yet 😂
I'm tempted by the Lambo as I can get 15% off at Argos at the moment which brings it down to £223.
With lockdown half term looming I'm feeling smug that I've got all 1969 bits of Saturn V in the loft ready for a couple of days building with my son.
Must be the only Covid related decision I've actually got right.
New lego porsche coming soon
Not sure if I like that 911.
This OTOH I quite fancy building with monkey jnr https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/medieval-blacksmith-21325
He’s starting on the Senna Mclaren later today as part of his “can’t do any half term activities so might as well invest in some things he can play with at home”.
Last year I swapped an Apollo Saturn V for daveosaurusrex's Technic Volvo excavator 42053. Feedback from my eldest was that he just didn't enjoy the build - I think Technic just isn't "interesting" enough for him. And I have to say, I found completing it after he lost interest was a bit of a chore. They have enjoyed playing with it once it was finished, though!
So, what next. I have the 42053 with motor to trade... he and I both enjoyed the Saturn so does anyone want to swap for a lunar lander 10266?
Or what other options are there?!?
Spacemonkey - am resisting buying the blacksmith shop, i want it but we have the creator expert corner garage to build still
that looks awesome & I'll definitely be getting it - but I'll wait for a reduction or more appealing GWP, I still have loads of unopened sets bought on offer between BF and Chrimbo so no rush! The only real problem with it is, stylistically, it doesn't really match many other sets (unless you're lucky enough to own the old Castle Mill set etc) but hopefully do more sets like this in the future.This OTOH I quite fancy building with monkey jnr https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/medieval-blacksmith-21325
Hmmmm, that new porker, not sure.
£120..
Hmmm. Will try and find some yoootoob
of it to see if it looks better being twiddled.
Finished my Christmas pressie from my wife, been a useful distraction for lockdown evenings.
Not on the scale of some on here as I'm just getting back into lego after a break since childhood, but pleased with it. Interesting to see how they achieve some of the curvy and slopey bits.
Need an x-wing now 😁
Just finished the Snowspeeder (it sat in a cupboard for 18 months). It's a great set, not sure what Star Wars set to go for next...
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none of the oversized scale models really do anything for me, the Porsche does look cool though I think & the set contains the bits to build the turbo version or Targa which is nice. I think those who buy it in the VIP-exclusive period will get a “Porsche Owners Pack” gift which, if not of interest, could be shunted off onto collectors via eBay later to offset some of the cost (especially as I think the US market won't be getting that offer)Hmmmm, that new porker, not sure.£120..
am resisting buying the blacksmith shop, i want it but we have the creator expert corner garage to build still
What's the betting @stumpyjon has built the whole village!
Probably, castle and the full works i hope
What’s the betting @stumpyjon has built the whole village!
Sorry to disappoint, currently collecting bits to build the Death Star II, got about 85% from my stock, just collecting the other 15% as they come up on Ebay in bulk lots.
Also scouring rebrickable etc. for the next MOC project.
Me and the boy built this last week
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That Falcon is ace.
I've got the Saturn V to rebuild at some point. I took it to bits when I moved house.
After a bit of advice if that's OK....
What is the best method for buying sets, building them and then swapping/selling them on? Do you keep the bags, completely disassemble and re-bag? What about stickers?
I've got my eyes on the Land Rover but once it's built I can't see it having a long life as an ornament.
bits to build the Death Star II
Don't be shy putting up pics when you start on the build.
I'm tempted by the Porsche for the collectors pack. Normally I'd wait till they price dropped
Hi - I was going to start a new thread but spotted this. My 5yo daughter has gone Ninjago mad and I'm trying to get hold of some lego characters. She has 15 or so, but collecting them seems to be a case of monthly magazines or buying expensive sets which include 1 or 2 characters (I guess that's Lego's business model).
So, does anyone have any for sale or know a good source? Ebay seems to be rife with "lego-compatible" stuff but otherwise thin on the ground.
That Lego Porsche suffers from the same thing that afflicted the DB5 and the Mustang in that it fails to capture the changes in the angles of the front wings which make the cars what they are to look at. They should fall slightly from the windscreen to the bumper and flare slightly at the wheel. Without this, they always look really blocky and slab sided/bonneted.
Currently in the middle of Mortesv's Nebulon B MOC. What a piece of sh1te it is. There are so many illegal (is that the right term?) connections between the parts that it's either incredibly fragile or impossible to put together, placing technic connection under terrible strain/bending. Coupled with the fact that the instructions are put together by a group of people after the fact and it's all ass-about-face, requiring you to go back hundreds of steps to do/undo something in order to progress. I've given up now, I'm just going my own way with it as I've used so many of the parts I carefully bricklinked, just to build a better model, that there's no way I can complete it with what I have left. $50 for those instructions and for all the good they've done, I might as well have bought some digital Andrex.
Hi – I was going to start a new thread but spotted this. My 5yo daughter has gone Ninjago mad and I’m trying to get hold of some lego characters. She has 15 or so, but collecting them seems to be a case of monthly magazines or buying expensive sets which include 1 or 2 characters (I guess that’s Lego’s business model).
So, does anyone have any for sale or know a good source? Ebay seems to be rife with “lego-compatible” stuff but otherwise thin on the ground.
I'm sure we can find 1 or 20. I'll get my lad to have a look mate. I don't know how many Ninjago guys we have but I'd bet it's more than 10
What is the best method for buying sets, building them and then swapping/selling them on? Do you keep the bags, completely disassemble and re-bag? What about stickers?
Yes. Or at least that's what we've done twice on here. Leave the stickers on, the new owner will figure it out. Use the guide in the back of the manual to figure out any shortages. Repack in the bags if you can, or just split by colour into ziplock bags.
... i want it but we have the creator expert corner garage to build still
Yes, I like the look of Assembly Square (and I think the bookshop) but having them in isolation probably isn't going to do it for me. Creating a town would be cool, or at least a street, but paying £180 for each of those then sourcing the older models for £300-400 each means spending upwards of £1000 for some fancy buildings just to start with. More likely going to need nearer £2000 to make it interesting. Hmm.
I’m trying to get hold of some Lego characters
Mini figures are very collectible, I've seen brand new sets on Ebay for half their RRP with the figures removed.
Don’t be shy putting up pics when you start on the build.
It's just the UCS one, I didn't buy it when it was in the shops, built the Lambda shuttle and AT ST that way as well. Must build the track for my Conveyex transport, had the train and carriages built for over a year.
Not sure if it’s been mentioned above, but the Ghostbusters Ecto1 is in Costco for £150 if anybody fancies a 3D jigsaw puzzle for lockdown.
I have a mate who's just done that, think he has all now except the Greengrocer & fire station (which go for batshit money, but apparently he is keeping an eye on those too!) The trouble with that approach is, loads of people do it, and all their towns will end up looking the same (just with buildings in different places!) I've seen a few people who have put together their own original buildings in the modular style, way more work obviously but much cooler too!Creating a town would be cool, or at least a street, but paying £180 for each of those then sourcing the older models for £300-400 each means spending upwards of £1000 for some fancy buildings just to start with. More likely going to need nearer £2000 to make it interesting. Hmm.
one of the most enjoyable aspects of Lego for me is the build, and seeing the new & ingenious techniques the pro-designers use to make the models both aesthetic and incredibly sturdy. Some amateur builders might be able to replicate this to some extent, but I bet most (including me!) would just build stuff that looks good. Just one more reason I'm happy to pay for proper Lego sets tbh!Currently in the middle of Mortesv’s Nebulon B MOC. What a piece of sh1te it is. There are so many illegal (is that the right term?) connections between the parts that it’s either incredibly fragile or impossible to put together
Do you keep the bags, completely disassemble and re-bag? What about stickers?
The bags aren't resealable once opened so I just stuffed them loose in the box. When I disassembled the Saturn V for transport I put each stage in a separate ziploc bag, but the model is fairly unique in that regard. Sorting it back out to the brick is surely more trouble than it's worth unless you're going to un-build it working backwards through the instructions.
Stickers, if I were buying with the intention of reselling then I wouldn't apply them in the first place. Is that still a thing even?
Spacemonkey - totally agree. We bought a few on the ones we wanted. Bookshop, assembly square and i managed to get the parisian restaurant on ebay. Will be stuffed if they bring out another one we really like as haven't got space for it
Sorting it back out to the brick is surely more trouble than it’s worth unless you’re going to un-build it working backwards through the instructions.
that's what I do with mine, but into numbered ziplock bags, not into the original bags. I still have them, but as you say, they're not reusable. Lego, should really catch on here, but I guess the SH market cuts into their profit.
Think they are planning to go to paper bags. Personally I dont even keep the boxes, but then I don't sell on.
PSA: the 42125 Ferrari 488 GTE is now £121 at John Lewis (and Amazon if you must, just remember to Smile). RRP £170.
I've ordered mine monkey jnr's and will drop the suspension a la
The Ferrari kit is incredibly similar to the 42096 Porsche 911 RSR, albeit red and with more stickers...
Isn't it time Lego moved away from stickers? They can't be that much cheaper than directly printed bricks, surely.
Pretty much all my old Lego was printed, the last stickers I remember were on the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost and that was the mid-1970s. That one was a particularly stupid design choice too, a sticker spanned two bricks. Using them today feels like a backwards step.
@cougar yep I agree although I think the stickers ARE considerably cheaper. There’s always a lot of excitement in the Lego nerd community when an interesting new print appears 😀 I was particularly gutted when the Ghostbusters fire station which cost me over £250 came with a sticker for the GB sign! (I do have the means of printing my own bricks tho so really should get around to sorting that out!)
They stopped using “spanners” years ago though which was a good move at least!
Agreed - hp_source(jr) has been working his way through a few of the City and easier Technics sets for the last year or two. The only printed ones seem to be those that are available in multiple sets... generic "computer" slope sided blocks etc.