Gary Whitta
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It's HUGE!
The Amazing Test: Bricked! [Tested.com Star Wars Lego Build Video Series]
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Clayton Bigsby
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Is it possible to lego yourself out? Pretty soon you'll have to dip into discontinued items. I wanna find out. I only have done one small one.
I think once they go through most of the retail kits, it becomes a journey of custom kits.
normanchan
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and now it has a proper home.
Gary Whitta
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AHHHHH! I can't stand it any more!
*orders Imperial Shuttle*
So how was Fallingwater Gary? I was thinking of picking it up as my first Architecture kit.
slaughterking
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I went to a toy store today and looked at their Lego stuff. :3
The selection didn't seem very great, but I have no idea what Lego sets even exist these days, so maybe they actually had all the important stuff. There was a bunch of Harry Potter, Ninja-something and Star Wars Lego. The three biggest sets were indeed the Star Destroyer, Death Star and Imperial Shuttle. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't find anything grander, but it's not like I would've bought it anyway.
So yeah, I'm intrigued but I can't bring myself to spend all this money. I'm actually a little shocked at how expensive Lego is. :I
The selection didn't seem very great, but I have no idea what Lego sets even exist these days, so maybe they actually had all the important stuff. There was a bunch of Harry Potter, Ninja-something and Star Wars Lego. The three biggest sets were indeed the Star Destroyer, Death Star and Imperial Shuttle. I was a little disappointed that I couldn't find anything grander, but it's not like I would've bought it anyway.
So yeah, I'm intrigued but I can't bring myself to spend all this money. I'm actually a little shocked at how expensive Lego is. :I
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Watching them build this shit is really, really boring.
Having the video on in a background as a podcast and experiencing it that way is not. As far as I'm concerned this is just an audio thing for me
Having the video on in a background as a podcast and experiencing it that way is not. As far as I'm concerned this is just an audio thing for me
Subterranean
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Watching them build this shit is really, really boring.
Having the video on in a background as a podcast and experiencing it that way is not. As far as I'm concerned this is just an audio thing for me
Yeah I just multitask while having the video on in the background. I go back to the video to see how far they have progressed but I normally just listen to them talking.
The Dutch Slayer
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Has Norm never seen a technics set?
edit: I have that motorised AT-AT. It is awesome. Next time I build it I'm going to mod in RC which should be pretty simple
normanchan
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love today's gifs!
Gary Whitta
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Technic. Are we just putting an unnecessary S on everything now?
I wish they'd just get the minifigs (and mini star destroyer) and just weigh that up separately and add it to the google doc, so they can just weigh the main model each time
oh shit. I've always called them technics. And there was me quietly sniggering at the 'legos' folk. that'll teach me.
Technic. Are we just putting an unnecessary S on everything now?
oh shit. I've always called them technics. And there was me quietly sniggering at the 'legos' folk. that'll teach me.
Gary Whitta
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Since Will and Norm have been complaining about never getting to finish each day and feeling frustrated I decided to start calling what they are doing "Tantric LEGO" and they don't like that at all. So feel free to use it all you like.
PjotrStroganov
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Will the SSD go out of production soon and will it fetch a load of money on ebay when it does?
Gary Whitta
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Ffuuuu just saw some photos of the UCS Falcon and I want it so bad. Why didn't I buy it when it was available?
Gary Whitta
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Yes I pointed out the Porkins similarity, he wasn't too thrilled about that either.
I'd have loved a UCS falcon and UCS Star Destroyer build-off. Doubt I'd ever be able to afford either.
Might consider a bricklink solution though - buy the parts you need rather than pay over the odds for a boxed one.
Gary Whitta
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I can actually feel myself getting dumber listening to Will and Norm talk about Shakespeare.
Having the video on in a background as a podcast and experiencing it that way is not. As far as I'm concerned this is just an audio thing for me
I do that with a lot of Whiskey content, even the P4 ER which was the best thing they've ever done.
Gary Whitta
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It's not that big. Here, I added a minifig for scale.
It's really fun to build though, the engineering in places is really quite brilliant. It's my favorite Architecture build so far. Has anyone here done Robie House?
Unless I'm missing something, the only thing I see are two trooper helms being added on page 210 of the Death Star. Then on the last page I see all the minifigs are added.
Norm adds that little aircraft at the end and the minifigs don't attach to anything.
It would definitely be easier to make the spreadsheet auto add their minifig weight.
Edit: If you saw this post change a lot I was looking at PDFs.
Aruarian Reflection
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I have an imperial shuttle coming in the mail tomorrow (Get it off Amazon, you can save ~$80 compared to Lego.com once you factor in tax + shipping)
I also went to the nearby Lego store for the first time today. They had a finished SSD on display. I was actually surprised by how small it was compared to my expectations. The top of the SSD with the turbolaser batteries and miscellaneous pieces looked really repetitive to build and kind of a mess. I've decided that I don't want to build that one.
Seeing the architecture series was also a letdown. The structures are way too small and not that attractive in real life.
I think I'll be happy with the shuttle and may possibly even keep it instead of reselling it like I had anticipated.
I also went to the nearby Lego store for the first time today. They had a finished SSD on display. I was actually surprised by how small it was compared to my expectations. The top of the SSD with the turbolaser batteries and miscellaneous pieces looked really repetitive to build and kind of a mess. I've decided that I don't want to build that one.
Seeing the architecture series was also a letdown. The structures are way too small and not that attractive in real life.
I think I'll be happy with the shuttle and may possibly even keep it instead of reselling it like I had anticipated.
Hey Norm, do they give you that cool Lego VIP card when you sign up for VIP or do you have to buy a crazy set? I just bought a Toy Story set for $30 on lego.com and signed up for VIP. I'm slowly going to convince my wife that our two year old can help me build one of the larger sets.
BattleMonkey
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It will eventually, how soon is hard to say.
The Dutch Slayer
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Thanks!
They will be up a little later tomorrow because of work (I work later than the rest of week on Tuesdays).
But I'm going to put them up so hang in there tomorrow.
and now it has a proper home.
What are those posters in the background?? I must have them...
They are only for 1%ers.
I had a feeling they were Olly Moss... I did a google search and realize I'm pretty much out of luck unless I want to spend tons of money...
Gary Whitta
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Did the X-Wing tonight. This one is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Really fun and fairly challenging for a newbie, lots of cool engineering (the way the S-Foils go in and out of attack position is really cool) and it's just a beautiful model when finished. Get this one!
darkressurection
Banned
Man, the series has really kickstarted my want for a Lego set and that X-Wing sure is purdy. I can feel my wallet getting lighter already
The Dutch Slayer
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Thanks for the notice Will
Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully more challenges on the way this week.
cuevas. PhD.
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Just watched episode 0 and 1, smh @norm having to press the button to go from kg to g.
normanchan
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The Dutch Slayer
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Thanks for the link Norm awesome!
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OMG SO MUCH GIF POTENTIAL IN JUST THE FIRST MINUTE :O:O:O
Man this is going to take some time, but working on it right now
weekend_warrior
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Ryan Davis- "Who's got the better dudes?" :lol
MiniBossBattle
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Will cheating at the beginning. Vinny you should put Will in a penalty box for 90 seconds or something. That or make Will assemble one handed for 5 minutes.
The Dutch Slayer
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OW OW OW OW TAM TAM TAM !!!!!!
WARNING A LOT OF GIFS OF THE DAY !
awesome ep loved it. Can't wait for tomorrow.
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