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I finally pulled the trigger and bought a second-hand copy of the #LEGO 71411 The Mighty Bowser set. And at almost 3,000 parts, it’s a hefty chonker. On the plus side, his eyes and eyebrows are posable, for delightfully silly effects. On the minus side, without the by-bag sorting of a new set, the paper instructions have a terrible color palette and I made several color errors during the build, which made me think I was missing more parts than I actually did.
In the end, the set looks pretty close from the original #Nintendo subject and my main issue will be to find a spot in my apartment for this large and rather heavy model.
The main pain point in my #LEGO hobby process is drying the parts of the sets I sell or store. So much so that I finally bought a $100 Williams-Sonoma exclusive salad spinner with a stainless steel basket suitable for “microgreens” and, I assume, the smallest LEGO parts.
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#LEGO people, I want to commission a #MOC of a real-world vehicle, however I’m not sure where to turn to ask. I thought I could message the designers of previous MOCs I bought on Rebrickable, but the website policies forbid soliciting work from users.
I don’t have the direct contact of these designers, and I’m running out of ideas. Is there a centralized platform where LEGO designers can be commissioned to create specific MOCs I wouldn’t know about?
Reshare welcome!
I've not talked about my #LEGO hobby for a while, but yesterday I received my 1000th feedback from buyers and sellers on Bricklink. This earned me a little purple brick next to my pseudonym anywhere it is displayed on the site.
It would probably be more significant if I still had any interest in participating in the community, notwithstanding I have been eyeing the number recently creeping up towards this artificial milestone.
BrickLink Feedback Forum - Profile of Member MrPetovan
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I know it's in an uncomprehensible language (#Hungarian) but this is
The #Unboxing Video Of The Year™
The guy is unboxing #LEGO packages and realise on live that the Hungarian State Post have #stolen most of the contents from the boxes. (And he will never get his money back.)
And the police seems no problem with the "boxless but unopened" stuffz on the online marketplaces.
Priceless. Or the opposite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etebacc9R8c
Ez most komoly, meglopott a Magyar Posta?
Megérkezett az építsd fel! MERCH! https://www.epitsdfelshop.hu/Vegyél LEGO-t! (nem muszáj ezt, csak használd ezt a linket)https://bit.ly/4a6BsxtNe feledd, ak...YouTube
How to separate a LEGO Projectile Launcher Rapid Six Shooter
Since I was sent fully-assembled #LEGO projectile launcher rapid six shooter (18587/18588) with the wrong color trigger for my use, I looked up how to separate both parts.
Thankfully this conundrum has been solved using a custom rig in 2016 by Brickbuilder0937 over on the Eurobricks forum.
How To Disassemble A Six Shooter?
Hi. I just have a simple question: How do you get this: out of this? This is the rapid-fire six-stud shooter found in some Superheroes, Star Wars, and action themes sets and Im trying to switch out the center piece for a MOC Im working on, but I cant…Oky (Eurobricks Forums)
Also me: *enjoys purchasing the most unique lots like individually stickered parts and rare color elements*
A few years in my #LEGO hobby, I’ve now built hundreds of sets from all themes and years. I picked some of them, but most were found at random and restored from loose parts bins I purchased off classifieds.
So it’s rare when I’m truly amazed by a specific model, but I’ve been impressed by the 70614 Ninjago Lightning Jet set from 2017. The model is extremely voluminous for the number of parts, with an original friction wheel system activated by a finger trigger.
Pictures don’t do it justice, so here’s a short animation demonstrating the rotating wheel in action. (~10 MB)
I finally did it, I confused two shipping labels and shipped the wrong #LEGO order to two of my buyers. 😰
I contacted them both, issued partial refunds and they agreed to ship each other’s package using new shipping labels I paid for, and now I’m waiting for them to do the actual shipping.
I don’t do well sitting on my hands, having done everything I could, relying on strangers to right my wrong. 😣
#LEGO #MOC (My Own Creation) theft is when a LEGO knockoff manufacturer will just "appropriate" an independent designer's MOC manual and part list and create a boxed set out of it, even using the original designer's model pictures as cover art.
Seen on Rebrickable, a popular MOC website:
To some Chinese MOC thieves, please do not directly sell my instructions without my permission, I have added some politically sensitive words to them. If you sell it, you will have an incorrect political stand for your government because you support Taiwan's independence.
LEGO MOC-143618 2022 F1 - LEGO Technic 42154 Ford GT alternate build (Technic 2023)
Build a LEGO Technic F1 Racer like never before with our alternate instructions for 42154! Realistic design and functioning features for a thrilling building...rebrickable.com
🌊 Miniature octopuses, scuba tanks, life rafts, flippers, sharks and some very rare green dragons are still washing ashore along the Cornwall coast today, 25 years after a container of Lego was washed off the deck of a cargo ship.
#Lego #minifig #diver #sea #ocean #cargo #beachcomber #seaweed #toy
Photo by Nukamari on Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed
Lego Overboard - BBC Sounds
Five million pieces of Lego are washed overboard. Meet the beachcombers looking for them.BBC
This sign of aging doesn’t bode well for either activities as I’m not sure I can do anything about it except limit my time.
See, it’s too hard for me to create a model from scratch, thankfully I don’t have to since people have been creating models for the stock cars that were modified for use in the movie.
I then recreate the model in Studio based on the instructions that I purchase on Rebrickable for around $5, and I start altering the design to match the Mad Max look, not unlike the actual process the movie production had to go through.
Hopefully I should have tangible results to show in a few days when I receive the remaining parts I need to build the first two models I designed this way.
LEGO The Fifth Element Taxi MOC
Tonight I finished building my largest #LEGO #MOC in terms of number of parts (2100+) and it's a model from a movie that's dear to my 14-year old heart, The Fifth Element (1997). I watched it so many time dubbed in French that I was disappointed when I first heard Bruce Willis' actual voice, much softer than the French voice actor's.
The model itself is sizeable and sturdy, with a detailed interior and intricate body curves. The roof is appropriately busted through and the bottom is fully detailed even though it's quite hard to see when the model rest on its accompanying stand.
The instructions aren't cheap, but they are almost 300 pages long with nearly 600 steps to accommodate the number of parts. A separate PDF can be printed on sticker paper to add the final visual touches to this model.
Finally, the parts, they cost me about US $160 to buy the parts I didn't have from my own collection, so count about US $200-250 starting from scratch. There are a few elements that are somewhat rare, but the rest is available and cheap.
The Majestic Horse: The Making of LEGO's April Fools' Prank
On April 1st, LEGO revealed The Majestic Horse. Here at BrickNerd, we thought it would be fun to tell you how the not-so-majestic horse came to be, so read on to find out how an “official” LEGO April Fools’ set was born!Are M Heiseldal (BrickNerd - All things LEGO and the LEGO fan community)
