Lego WANT of the Day

Thanks. The ford is perhaps a bit motor-some for her. Doesn't look like you get much for the money under £100 these days, crikey. This might fit the bill (she said no technics but I think she'd like it)

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/mars-crew-exploration-rover-42180

Or this

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/ghost-phantom-ii-75357

2nd hand Apollo. My 9 year old loved it. Ended up taking it into school and doing a little talk about it.

Construction crane?

Crikey, there is some big money in Lego now.

I’ve still got the technic Bugatti veyron, unopened and in the shipping case from a punt about four years ago when it was £95 at Argos.   No intention of ever building it as I’d have nowhere to display it. My son, now at Uni, has the Porsche GT3 R/S built, which seems to now go for daft money even second hand.  We’ve also got the huge Mercedes Aroc tipper grab wagon which was a really great build with all the pneumatics.

Scrolling through eBay, there seems to be a theme of high value collectors, with unusual models, such as the carousel, and popular themes, Ghostbusters and Star Wars, looking to hold their value. I suppose these appeal to both Lego and the genre fans so a double bubble market.

I have the GT3 brand new unopened in box in carton after an Argos deal (£130 in 2018). Looks like it might be worth upwards of £600 now.

I know it's naughty lego, but we bought a Building Blocks Porsche RSR from Ebay for £28. I bought it to show my son it was a pile of shit and will not be like his The Batman and Back to the Future car kits. It came in a bag of bags and no box. The Ali express ones come with a box I have been told.

The instructions were poor, but we always use the iPad app; the process is the same as it would be for the real deal kit so it is fine to use the app to build.

Not a single missing piece although the plastic may not be as hard it all clicked into place as expected. Felt bad for Lego when building it as it was such a theft of their product. Didn't last for long, I remembered how many kits we have bought in the last 14 years - smiley face.

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I've just started work on the millennium falcon ucs and a thought has crossed my mind after searching the bags for 8 times one particular piece.

I have all the bags labelled 1.6 of them to be precise. I also have two unlabelled bags that clearly hold the long technic beams I'm going to need early on.

My question is this, is there any logic to how elements get packed in the bags? I thought there was. Lots of flat pieces in one, lots of connecting studs in another, lots of tan coloured piece in a third. However, searching through a bag for 8 of a particular piece, there were only six if them. I found the other 2 in a different bag.

Is there an element of randomness to what goes in each bag? Or is there a well structured system that true Lego fans understand?

Bloody good fun either way.

I would guess it's to do with the lines in production. Each line would have a limited number of bricks, which would be selected if needed. At the end there will be a bagging station (I guess they also weigh them to check for missing parts). The lines wouldn't be specific for a particular model, hence the mix in types of parts in each bag.

But a total guess.

I live in the North of Portugal just outside Paredes de Coura, which seem to be a bit of a Lego capital over here, not sure why....

At the moment (Christmas holidays) there is an exhibition with three or four large rooms full of Lego displays, a play area for the kids and a shop. Free entry.

In the summer there is a fan weekend with Lego fans visiting from all over, using the Cultural center in the town, also with free entry to the public for the exhibitions.

My question is this, is there any logic to how elements get packed in the bags?

Yes, if it's a genuine box fresh Lego set. You build in bag order. All the bits you need for the first step are in bag 1. The only exception will be specialist large parts which are often loose or bagged separately. You do need to check the bags thoroughly when emptying them as bits get stuck inside. I dont bin the bags until each build step is finished.

Are you sure it's the UCS Falcon you are building as there are way more than 16 bags in that set.

Bought myself the Concorde on boxing day. Got it finished in about 6-7hours, brought back great childhood memories. Just need to find a place to put it, it's huge.

I hope this isn't the start of a new addiction, I mean, hobby.

Yes, it is UCS. There are several bags for each build phase. I've already worked through several labelled 1 and and handful labelled 2. But when I needed 8 pieces, 6 were in one bag and two were in another. Just didn't seem very logical.

Bought myself the Concorde on boxing day. Got it finished in about 6-7hours, brought back great childhood memories. Just need to find a place to put it, it’s huge.

I've just got a wall mount for my concorde model - I love the shape of the wings and thought it *needed* to be vertical on the wall. It was taking up too much space on a shelf.

Will sling it up and report back in due course...

Quite small but I was given Bumpy the Anylosaurus for christmas and he is so adorable. Plus comes with a little lego carrot. Excellent kit especially for the price.

(also built this tiny chinese "ISS" model, which is actually quite nice, does a lot with a little)

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I stand corrected, there are 17 numbered bags in the UCS Falcon, they've changed, the sail barge has 36 numbered bags despite having a lower piece count.

Has anyone got any recommendations for non vertical wall mounts for the 1/8 scale super cars and the unimog 8110?

Haven't you just described "a shelf"?

I don't as such want a shelf, I have seen on amazon 3d printed brackets that hold the vehicle. However I'm unsure on the quality / strength and thought someone might have used a specific version and would recommended them or not?

My old Lego.

The figure was washed up on strand line in the 80's.

Part of the Flotsam Army.

I don’t as such want a shelf, I have seen on amazon 3d printed brackets that hold the vehicle.

A link to the sort of thing you're looking for might be helpful.

I'd imagine that the biggest issue wouldn't be the strength of a bracket but how it attached structurally to the model.

Mrs TiRed is enjoying the botanicals I bought her. She’s not a Lego fan. I went to FIVE shops (including the Lego store in Piccadilly) to find a bonsai tree. All sold out.

Was thinking of a Notre Dame given the timing. Nice family fun for my French friends.

Mrs TiRed is enjoying the botanicals I bought her. She’s not a Lego fan. I went to FIVE shops (including the Lego store in Piccadilly) to find a bonsai tree. All sold out.

I bought my sister a bouquet for her 50th, she's a florest! This was yesterday at Smyth's in Preston and they had loads of Bonsai in stock.  Clicky

As above,  lots of the smyths have the bonsai in stock.  Might be able to get it ordered online or to your nearest store

Ordered one from the LEGO online store. Bouquet almost done.

It’s not proper Lego but I got one of these for the lad for Christmas and have been helping build it over the last few nights. Really enjoying it so far and it is looking much better in the flesh/plastic than I was expecting.

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Boutique Hotel for me from Mrs Santa and a Lego city race car and truck and burger van for the boy. Still trying to get him to let us build either, Also just order Tudor corner with the two free gifts. Used my insider points plus a couple of gift cards bringing it down to £105 actual money. Chinese Luck Knot free gift will be heading straight on eBay as well, which will help recoup a little more. Keeping the corner kiosk though.

No idea when I'm going to have time for all these. Still not started Jabba's Sail Barge from November.

Caved and bought myself a Tales Of The Space Age off ebay. I literally had one of these in my shopping cart at a discount, and forgot to press buy, and then they sold out. I think officially they're "retiring soon" but no signs of restocking so I figure the price is probably going to go up... Just such a gorgeous set.

Also, I absolutely love how MOC people have embraced the format (and yep china has nicked those). So many clever variants on the theme including some gorgeous star wars and trek ones, I can see this becoming a slight obsession.

Next step is to resist a lights kit for it. Oh yeah and obviously to put it on a shelf because I have like 50 other things to build first

Has anyone on here built the Endeavour? I'm SO tempted but is it worth it?

Caved and bought myself a Tales Of The Space Age off ebay.

It that the Lego classic Space book? How much? Last I looked it was on Amazon for £30.

I loved LEGO as a kid so I was delighted when my wife gave me the McLaren MP4/4 Senna set for Christmas. I can definately see a new obsession - and may have been googling the Concorde set...

Cougar2
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It that the Lego classic Space book? How much? Last I looked it was on Amazon for £30.

Nah, the postcard-looking kit from a couple of years ago. https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/tales-of-the-space-age-21340.

I got that book for ChrisL for christmas, he seems to like it but then he has a worrying classic space fetish.

As does anyone who recognises ‘LL928’

The book is lovely and contains a lot of nostalgia within its pages.

My love of classic Lego Space could be a lot more worrying. I only bought one of the new Galaxy Explorers, for instance.

As does anyone who recognises ‘LL928’

I had LL928 and LL918. LL was short for Legoland.

scuttler
Full Member

As does anyone who recognises ‘LL928’

That's the planet Aliens is set on, right?

LL928, that brings back memories. It was always the reg plate for cars, trucks and lorries I built as a kid. Hours spent searching through Bejams ice cream containers full of classic Lego looking for the right pieces.

928 sealed in box = $5500 online in the States somewhere

https://store.bricklink.com/Josh1oreilly?itemID=443260051#/shop

@ChrisL

My love of classic Lego Space could be a lot more worrying. I only bought one of the new Galaxy Explorers, for instance.

What're your thoughts on the new Blacktron Renegade?

I bought the LEGO 42043 Mercedes-Benz Arocs a few years back and thoroughly enjoyed the build. Since then the truck has happily been a shelf queen, but i am now getting the itch to do another build. I'm thinking of selling the truck (with box and instruction book), but i can't figure out what i should ask for it. I have seen it advertised on FB Market Place and Ebay for anything between £120 and £300+. Has anyone bought of sold this kit recently and, if so, do you mind me asking how much you paid/sold it for? Thanks

@ebikegum Bricklink has valuation data

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=42043-1&name=Mercedes-Benz%20Arocs%203245&category=%5BTechnic%5D&cond=U#T=P

If it was me, I’d break it down, re-sort the pieces into bags that correlate to the instructions and put it up on a eBay, Buy It Now with offers at 200, with a view to getting offers around 175-180.  Having box and instructions makes it more valuable, re-bagging it makes it more saleable.

I also have the MB Arocs, it’s an excellent thing and was my first dally into ‘Big Stuff’.

The only things that have really come along since then that sooth the itch have been the Saturn V and Concorde. Tried the Defender but that just turned into over complicated gearbox nonsense that spoilt the whole thing and I’m not sure even works properly.

The new launch alliance thing should be awsome but leaves me cold. They should have released a companion launch tower to the SaturnV.. but I digress.

What’s everyone’s thoughts on Lego as an “investment” now? .  It sort of seems that a lot of folk have got wise to buying sets and not opening them to hold on to, hoping they will increase in value.  Influencers/collectors show videos of their collections but anyone can collect rare and unopened sets if they are happy to pay through the nose for them.  But then the item isn’t rare, there are many unopened sets about.

I ask this partially as I have the Bugatti Veyron Technic set in the unopened transit cardboard box, so mint.  I’m half tempted to sell it as it just such a big ruddy box to find a dry place to store it.  It currently around the £250 mark, maybe if I hold onto it for another 50 years, it might be worth a couple of grand, but then I’ll be dead. There is no sentimental value to me.

soundninjauk Full Member
What’re your thoughts on the new Blacktron Renegade?

Blacktron showed up just as my interest in space Lego was waning. I had a couple of Blacktron minifigs, but never any of the kits. I managed to get hold of the smaller limited edition Blacktron ship that was released a year or two ago but it turns out that nostalgia for the range doesn't have enough of a hold on me that I want to spend 90 quid on the Renegade. While the asymmetry is apparently an iconic part of the Blacktron look the whole thing doesn't quite do it for me so I'll be keeping my money in my wallet this time.

Just built myself the 75312 Mandalorian version of Slave One. Lovely build, it's not big but it's an almost solid block when you're done, really heavy and satisfying (albeit with kinda sloppy wing-things). Kind of an awkward midsize scale, big enough for a minifig under the cockpit but some odd seeming proportions, then again it'd be much more expensive if it was even slightly bigger or £500 if it was "true scale". And lots of light grey and light green and mid grey stuff to drive colourblind folks mad.

But I love the artistry lego sometimes put into the instructions, where you're spending a few minutes building an inexplicable "thing" then you turn over the page and suddenly, oh, that's what it is! In this one there's a bunch of steps where the build's actually way fiddlier than it has to be, but it's totally worth it for these little gotchas, I love that stuff. There's a little cargobay built in for your frozen-in-carbonite dude and I didn't even know it was there til the end, despite building it with my actual hands. Class. Or the din djarin minifig having a completely blank head because OF COURSE you'll never take the helmet off, that's both good design and a funny joke, I'm actually congratulating them for what's really a cornercut/cost saving because it's so damn smooth. The little vehicle that converts into a stand is neat but honestly, I wish it had a proper stand, I'll end up building one or maybe buying an aftermarket one.

Also I'm reasonably sure you can sell the minifigs out of this for more than I paid for the whole kit, Not that I'm going to because boba fett ****in rules. It's retired but still available in some places and right at the bottom of the price curve, I paid £22 from a closing down Entertainer, was tempted to buy the whole stock.

rockhopper70
Full Member

What’s everyone’s thoughts on Lego as an “investment” now? . It sort of seems that a lot of folk have got wise to buying sets and not opening them to hold on to, hoping they will increase in value.

Well first of all, it's a sickness, toys are for playing with.

But, it still definitely looks doable as long as you're smart. Sometimes you see deals and it's almost unavoidable that you'll make money, like I mentioned I just paid ebay prices for the Tales Of The Space Age set, if you'd bought those last year at £35 from the Lego store you'd be making £20 profit every time, and it's bound to go up because it's such a specific and lovely set. And I've got the ISS from a couple of years ago that I bought likewise in a sale from the Lego shop and it's almost exactly doubled in price (it's not an investment, I just haven't built it!) Sometimes it's even flippable, one of the big toy shops was clearing out Death Star 10188s a couple of years back and you only had to wait til the sale ended and you could turn over a useful profit literally a couple of weeks later. You can pretty much smell collectability on some kits.

But you can absolutely guarantee that loads of people are going InVeStMeNt!1! and buying up retiring Speed Champions and such that used to give people a huge profit but now not so much... Or just not realising you have to take into account the costs. (I do a little ebay trading, I used to have a product that I made regular low-profit sales on, but eventually other people noticed and undercut me and I can guarantee that unless they were stealing the postage from work or something, they were losing money on every sale and telling themselves how smart they were)

Jango Fett’s - Slave 1 is due to be the UCS May 4th release this year with a rumoured 3000 piece count and £300.

Very interested in these rumours about UCS Slave I.

Might just have the Falcon finished by then.

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1877400996462166302

Grangemouth brick....

Who got one 😉

We had a whole bunch when we were kids, I think we inherited an older cousin's collection when they "grew out of it". But I can't find any of them now 🙁 I reckon one of us must have intentionally separated them all out from the "proper lego", we always just sort of thought of them as like broken biscuits, poor person's shit lego. Still got a bunch of the older blocks and some cool old instruction manuals and such that probably came from the same collection though.

Oh yeah re investment up the page... One thing that still definitely works is the zero-risk flipping of new stuff. Like, perfect example, Amazon had the moon rover up for £120 yesterday. Possibly a decent longer term investment but with a deal like that, people buy a few, wait for the amazon offer to end (which today they're back up to £152) and then sell them for a small but safe profit. Ebay resale prices take a dip when there's a good new deal but they tend not to last. If the discounts stay for too long or you get cold feet, or the resale price doesn't rebound you can return them for free within the window. Ethically, well, it is basically scalping and you're wasting a little delivery petrol but other'n that it only really hurts amazon sooooo