I have this pirate set too, now that I look back, I had lots of pirate stuff. I can't wait to rebuild everything with my kids (or maybe sooner lol).
^Holy shit, that base plate.
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^Holy shit, that base plate.
Yeah I remember that kit because of the base plate, as I recall, it actually has a "pit" in it too, (for prisoners?), which is under that black grate.
PhoncipleBone
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SPACE POLICE! OTHER ONE WAS THE MTRON OR WHATEVER THE ONES WITH MAGNETS!
I don't remember the other side, but I remember Blacktron, I actually just found a picture of one of my favorites from that series.
And I'm 99% sure I have this set too:
I should quit posting these though, I could spend all day finding my sets on Brickset, lol.
It's amazing to see all the hate generated on the Interwebs about it. Somehow Lego has become a force for evil because they've dared release a series targeted at one gender.
It's like these people slept through Lego's Hero Factory sets (directly targeted at power-play boys). Or the Belleville sets which were also targeted at girls and were way less creative than these new sets.
I think this is a brilliant move by Lego. Almost subversive, too. When I think of all those mums I've heard saying "nah, couldn't get my daughter Lego, there's nothing for girls" ... and now there's stuff that's specifically in that market and it's actually got scope for creativity... yeah, subversive
Yeah, one interesting thing that I've seen is I've seen people criticizing Lego Friends for being too stereotypically girly - yet according to the WSJ article Lego's researchers found that stereotypically girly stuff was what caught the eye of their target audience. The real question is then, can Lego hold on to these new customers? Would they naturally transition to other Lego lines, or would Lego need to come up with a sort of intermediate line?
I've also seen people arguing for female-oriented lines that aren't as stereotypically girly, but I fear that's a balancing act that Lego would have trouble pulling off. I mean, at the end of the day most Lego sets are gender-neutral anyways, but the line is associated as a "boys' toy", so I feel like some concessions have to be made.
Caesar III
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I do own (some parts of) this:
It's a shame I wasn't old enough to value it as much as I should have at that time. I really need to look for the parts of this again when I get my hands on my legos again.
It's a shame I wasn't old enough to value it as much as I should have at that time. I really need to look for the parts of this again when I get my hands on my legos again.
DrForester
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The pet shop and grand emporium are part of a combination with also a fire station and perhaps even one more. Not sure though.
The shuttle expedition is awesome for it's price. Lots of building fun. One complaint: it is mostly white pieces
The pet shop and grand emporium are part of a combination with also a fire station and perhaps even one more. Not sure though.
The shuttle expedition is awesome for it's price. Lots of building fun. One complaint: it is mostly white pieces
Plus Cafe Cornor and Green Grocer, both of which are no longer in production
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I went shopping for wine for my fiance tonight and ended up going to Meijer, Target, and Marshall's. I found a bunch of sets on sale:
8078 Portal of Atlantis - $70
7326 Rise of the Sphinx - $37.50
7189 Mill Village Raid - $50
7182 Knig's Carriage Ambush - $30
7572 Quest Against Time - $29
I had no intention of spending all that, but for those prices, I couldn't pass them by. I was VERY confused by the Mill Village Raid find at Marshall's. They usually have random sets at ~25-30% off, but to see a set like that was pretty awesome. Overall a successful random trip.
8078 Portal of Atlantis - $70
7326 Rise of the Sphinx - $37.50
7189 Mill Village Raid - $50
7182 Knig's Carriage Ambush - $30
7572 Quest Against Time - $29
I had no intention of spending all that, but for those prices, I couldn't pass them by. I was VERY confused by the Mill Village Raid find at Marshall's. They usually have random sets at ~25-30% off, but to see a set like that was pretty awesome. Overall a successful random trip.
Gary Whitta
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Had some friends over for a building party tonight and we made this! (Actually I had nothing to do with it, I built a far less impressive Hoth Wampa cave )
I'm going to tackle Fallingwater tomorrow, really looking forward to that.
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I'm going to tackle Fallingwater tomorrow, really looking forward to that.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Had some friends over for a building party tonight and we made this! (Actually I had nothing to do with it, I built a far less impressive Hoth Wampa cave
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I'm going to tackle Fallingwater tomorrow, really looking forward to that.
Have you built any of the other large modular sets? I enjoyed the Grand Emporium quite a bit, and I've been trying to decide between Fire Brigade and the Pet Shop. Both seem to have their perks in terms of piece selection for MOC'ing, but I'm also interested in how much the set itself offers.
Gary Whitta
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Yeah we built the grocery store and have the fire station and grand emporium still to do. They are major builds but a lot of fun.
DrForester
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One thing I really enjoyed about the Super Star Destroyer was a lack of special pieces.
That pet shop looks like a fun build.
That pet shop looks like a fun build.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Like unique to the set or special BURP's and shit?
DrForester
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BURP?
I pretty much mean special pieces for the set. Everything looked like normal LEGO pieces.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
BURP - Big Ugly Rock Piece...VERY specialized piece that is a good starting point for rock/cliff/etc MOC'ing
And yeah, that's cool. It's nice when the set isn't FULL of hard to find pieces.
This was one of my first sets
Loved the ghost that glows in the dark!
Got my massive lego part boxes from my parents basement after Christmas. Been trying to put together some classic sets, but finding the pieces from the mass is slow and painful. Found everything to that set except the visor for knights helmet, argh.
patrickthehedgehog
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Thinking about returning my DSi XL that I got for xmas and buying some Lego sets! Just went to brickset and found all my old sets that I used to own:
Sabre Island
Vector Detector
Race Car Number 1
Rock Island Refuge
Technic Hovercraft
I have the VW Camper Van waiting at home when I get back from vacation!
Sabre Island
Vector Detector
Race Car Number 1
Rock Island Refuge
Technic Hovercraft
I have the VW Camper Van waiting at home when I get back from vacation!
Been thinking of getting that set sometime when I got more spare money, been putting too much money to LEGOs lately. ^^ Please tell how the build is and post some pics.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
This was SUCH a treat to build.
Haha - sorry, I've always got a tab for Eurobricks open next to GAF at work.
If BURP - Big Ugly Rock Piece and SNOT - Studs Not On Top were added, we'd have a majority of the more common ones covered.HammerOfThor
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I remember my first ever legos where the McDonalds ones
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
BURP - Big Ugly Rock Piece...VERY specialized piece that is a good starting point for rock/cliff/etc MOC'ing
And yeah, that's cool. It's nice when the set isn't FULL of hard to find pieces.
I have so many of these pieces (plus its fatter cousin), its ridiculous.
Wal-Mart is running a pretty widespread 50% off clearance on a bunch of older sets.
I was inspired by this thread and the sale and picked up my first set in years.
It's best if you can visit more than one store. The first store I saw didn't have much left but the second one I went to had a great variety.
Here's a post with a bunch of details about the clearance:
http://slickdeals.net/f/3766744-Walmart-B-M-LEGO-Clearance-50-off-many-Lego-sets-Master-Thread-YMMV?
I was inspired by this thread and the sale and picked up my first set in years.
It's best if you can visit more than one store. The first store I saw didn't have much left but the second one I went to had a great variety.
Here's a post with a bunch of details about the clearance:
http://slickdeals.net/f/3766744-Walmart-B-M-LEGO-Clearance-50-off-many-Lego-sets-Master-Thread-YMMV?
KennyLinder
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Just picked up this bad boy. Will build new years day after my hangover wears off.
I got this last year, it's cool. I modded mine and it has full R/C now, so cool
Man, I wish we could get that Spongebob set for $20 here. I've got a few Spongebob sets, but I really want a Squidward figure, and that set is like $80 here. Damn you, America.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I've put in four Bricklink orders in the past two days to try and get all the parts ironed out for:
One final order and I should be done. Holy lord...It's getting expensive (mainly the stupid 2x2 green corner blocks). I've actually opted to swap out the 2x8 bricks for twice the number of 2x4 bricks. A few little tweaks here and there, but I think it's about done! I'm SO excited to get all the orders in and display this adorable guy.
One final order and I should be done. Holy lord...It's getting expensive (mainly the stupid 2x2 green corner blocks). I've actually opted to swap out the 2x8 bricks for twice the number of 2x4 bricks. A few little tweaks here and there, but I think it's about done! I'm SO excited to get all the orders in and display this adorable guy.
BriareosGAF
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Wow, that VW camper looks awesome. Tempting, but $115 is a chunk of change. Built
with my four year old as her first set last week. She put everything together and I picked all the pieces. I had bought my seven year old this one:
and she built the hovercraft by herself. At one point she came in and admonished me for not pre-sorting all the pieces before starting to build with my youngest--pretty cute.
with my four year old as her first set last week. She put everything together and I picked all the pieces. I had bought my seven year old this one:
and she built the hovercraft by herself. At one point she came in and admonished me for not pre-sorting all the pieces before starting to build with my youngest--pretty cute.
RoninChaos
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Any good sets I can get my son into? He's 6. He's a little hard to keep focused though.
those creators in the post above yours are probably a good place to start - not too complex and you get instructions for three models, in case they don't like the main one. Do what that poster did, and dig the pieces out for each step in advance, so your son can concentrate on putting them together.
Jonnyram, I had both those sets when I was little. Rebought 8860 from ebay now I'm older (parents gave away our lego when we grew up..)
Jonnyram, I had both those sets when I was little. Rebought 8860 from ebay now I'm older (parents gave away our lego when we grew up..)
sixteen-bit
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Kinda weird but I was a HUUUGE fan of Unitron. Pity I never got the tram.
I love sets like that one.
I miss the days when all the sets had alternate creations pictured on the backs of the boxes. It was cool to see other possibilities, and fun trying to build them without instructions.
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