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Mkewatch
·Hi,
Like buiding automatons using Lego parts and instructions from the Web.
This is my favorite
Jorge
Like buiding automatons using Lego parts and instructions from the Web.
This is my favorite
Jorge
Lego addiction… am I the only one!?
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Dsloan
·Another giant set. We are running out of room.
My kid was bummed that they forgot the gastralia. Will have to add some of our own for accuracy.
My kid was bummed that they forgot the gastralia. Will have to add some of our own for accuracy.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFWas just taking some photos of old favourites on the shelves, haven’t bought any for a very long time but keen to get the new Cayman RC car soon
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boogedyboo
·Hi,
Like buiding automatons using Lego parts and instructions from the Web.
This is my favorite
Jorge
Where did you get the instructions?
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Paedipod
·latest display at work
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Mkewatch
·Wow this is so cool and detailed. Check out that cat's head going up and down with the fishing line!
Where did you get the instructions?
You can buy the instructions or the whole kit here:
https://www.planet-gbc.com/legoautomaton-tonyflow76-fisherman/
Regards
Jorge
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Felix_La_PuBelle
·I was a Lego addict as a kid and am a selective Lego connoisseur these days.
As a kid I was all-in on the Lego space sets of the 1980s. Some of those sets came with the grey moon surface squares and I build a whole moon surface on a table in the basement with around a dozen space sets. Below is not a picture of my actual sets but I owned most of these and others and is a period correct representation of what I had, complete with the apparent 70s basement decor that was probably given over to the 80s kids when the parents didn’t need a romper room anymore.
Around this time I was generally obsessed with space and the Space Shuttle in particular. At some point I came across an ad showing a Lego space shuttle that looked (to my child eye) almost like the actual shuttle. Compared to my space sets it was so intricate. I was captivated by the image. But it wasn’t a set I could find to buy anywhere (or rather, beg my parents to buy).
So I decided, with my parent’s help, to write a letter to Lego to ask if the set was available. I would have been around 7 or 8.
After some time, I got a response! The letter said that unfortunately this was not an available set. It then probably went on to say something about appreciating my interest and other nice things that a corporate PR department would say, and that was more or less the end of the road for me on the question.
I haven’t thought about this story in ages but this thread made me remember it. And so, just a few minutes ago I tried to see if the power of the internet could unearth this poster from the bowls of history.
Lo and behold, this is most likely it:
Where I could have seen this photo as a kid have no idea but with all the magazines and newspapers my parents had around, it’s not a surprise.
It’s funny to look at this now and think how realistic this looked to 8 year old me, but it definitely has a level of sophistication compared to the regular 80s space sets.
Now with my kids both at different phases of their own respective Lego interest I’m waiting for the right time to pull out the big 7500+ piece Millennium Falcon I have stored away to build together with them. I will probably start them with the big Rebel Snow Speeder, also in storage, as a run up to the Falcon.
So I guess I’m no longer a true addict but definitely looking for moments to immerse myself again in a meaningful way.
As a kid I was all-in on the Lego space sets of the 1980s. Some of those sets came with the grey moon surface squares and I build a whole moon surface on a table in the basement with around a dozen space sets. Below is not a picture of my actual sets but I owned most of these and others and is a period correct representation of what I had, complete with the apparent 70s basement decor that was probably given over to the 80s kids when the parents didn’t need a romper room anymore.
Around this time I was generally obsessed with space and the Space Shuttle in particular. At some point I came across an ad showing a Lego space shuttle that looked (to my child eye) almost like the actual shuttle. Compared to my space sets it was so intricate. I was captivated by the image. But it wasn’t a set I could find to buy anywhere (or rather, beg my parents to buy).
So I decided, with my parent’s help, to write a letter to Lego to ask if the set was available. I would have been around 7 or 8.
After some time, I got a response! The letter said that unfortunately this was not an available set. It then probably went on to say something about appreciating my interest and other nice things that a corporate PR department would say, and that was more or less the end of the road for me on the question.
I haven’t thought about this story in ages but this thread made me remember it. And so, just a few minutes ago I tried to see if the power of the internet could unearth this poster from the bowls of history.
Lo and behold, this is most likely it:
Where I could have seen this photo as a kid have no idea but with all the magazines and newspapers my parents had around, it’s not a surprise.
It’s funny to look at this now and think how realistic this looked to 8 year old me, but it definitely has a level of sophistication compared to the regular 80s space sets.
Now with my kids both at different phases of their own respective Lego interest I’m waiting for the right time to pull out the big 7500+ piece Millennium Falcon I have stored away to build together with them. I will probably start them with the big Rebel Snow Speeder, also in storage, as a run up to the Falcon.
So I guess I’m no longer a true addict but definitely looking for moments to immerse myself again in a meaningful way.
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bsowers34
·I was a Lego addict as a kid and am a selective Lego connoisseur these days.
As a kid I was all-in on the Lego space sets of the 1980s. Some of those sets came with the grey moon surface squares and I build a whole moon surface on a table in the basement with around a dozen space sets. Below is not a picture of my actual sets but I owned most of these and others and is a period correct representation of what I had, complete with the apparent 70s basement decor that was probably given over to the 80s kids when the parents didn’t need a romper room anymore.
Around this time I was generally obsessed with space and the Space Shuttle in particular. At some point I came across an ad showing a Lego space shuttle that looked (to my child eye) almost like the actual shuttle. Compared to my space sets it was so intricate. I was captivated by the image. But it wasn’t a set I could find to buy anywhere (or rather, beg my parents to buy).
So I decided, with my parent’s help, to write a letter to Lego to ask if the set was available. I would have been around 7 or 8.
After some time, I got a response! The letter said that unfortunately this was not an available set. It then probably went on to say something about appreciating my interest and other nice things that a corporate PR department would say, and that was more or less the end of the road for me on the question.
I haven’t thought about this story in ages but this thread made me remember it. And so, just a few minutes ago I tried to see if the power of the internet could unearth this poster from the bowls of history.
Lo and behold, this is most likely it:
Where I could have seen this photo as a kid have no idea but with all the magazines and newspapers my parents had around, it’s not a surprise.
It’s funny to look at this now and think how realistic this looked to 8 year old me, but it definitely has a level of sophistication compared to the regular 80s space sets.
Now with my kids both at different phases of their own respective Lego interest I’m waiting for the right time to pull out the big 7500+ piece Millennium Falcon I have stored away to build together with them. I will probably start them with the big Rebel Snow Speeder, also in storage, as a run up to the Falcon.
So I guess I’m no longer a true addict but definitely looking for moments to immerse myself again in a meaningful way.
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Felix_La_PuBelle
·Someone has MOC instructions for this, I am sure.
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Dsloan
·And my son is the one to build then deconstruct sets to maintain a healthy supply of loose bricks for his own creations so that would be a great build once he’s amassed a big enough hoard.
If he takes about my Endurance model though, there will be repercussions.
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J!m
·Loose bricks? We’ve been going to a chain store “bricks and minifigs” and they have cats of bricks you can pick through. Great for finding those missing or broken pieces… fill a quart bag with anything for $25. Build your own minifigs for $6.
My son and I spend hours in there…
My son and I spend hours in there…
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sxl2004
·A few project squirrels away for retirement or unemployment.
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J!m
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Felix_La_PuBelle
·There is constant tension in our household over this. I'll get all grumpy about it, but then... the little dude makes something custom and I'm a proud parent again.
If he takes about my Endurance model though, there will be repercussions.
It actually prompted me to find better loose brick storage solutions and my OCD seems happy as long as bricks aren’t getting lost.
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J!m
·We need better organization here… care to share your solutions?
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Felix_La_PuBelle
·We need better organization here… care to share your solutions?
And at their current ages they take liberty with sizing pieces for each tub, but when they’re older maybe I’ll figure out a better system.
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Dsloan
·We have a Lego vacuum to combat stray legos. Got it after I somehow ripped my foot open on a pointy Lego corner. By the time I realized what I'd done, there was a trail of bloody footprints all through the house.
