LEGO, are you ever too old?

[magic62]

Looks good so far! Might not be a 'real' technic set (the big excavator is loaded with technic, motors and electric, for example) but it will still be a blast to build.

[Jonny5ive]

Want!!

[Dr Zoidberg]

It looks a bit **** though. 

[mac11irl]

1 hour ago, Dr Zoidberg said:

It looks a bit **** though. 

 

Kinda looks like the designer was aiming to use "off the peg" pieces though, which is a pleasant change.

 

But... 130quid, and it seems fairly small for the price tag, scaling from the brick lines visible.. bit of a bond cash in attempt? :(

 

[KenONeill]

@Jonny5ive @Dr Zoidberg  @mac11irl I agree with Dr Z about its looks! As for the RRP, based on the art there are Aston Martin and "Bond car" licence fees to pay? Of course, since the production companies and studios only own the character licence, you can produce a grey DB5 without paying them simply by not putting the Bond name and logo on the box!

[fabdavrav]

So I decide to get all my stuff out of the loft & build it...found a few missing pieces & badly damaged brinks...so managed to find a few web based UK places which do the old used bricks & got perfect very good used replacements....& even found a perfect set of new replica stickers (from Belgium) for the town square set...

 

BTW this all 1978 to 1987 stuff...so the first Lego castle series & the first Lego space series (I have all 5 original colours of spacemen) & the first Lego technic pneumatics...

Edited 10 August, 2018 by fabdavrav

[Dr Zoidberg]

Very good

[fabdavrav]

20 minutes ago, Dr Zoidberg said:

Very good

 

Even better that they are all 100% complete…& I cleaned all the bricks with an old tooth brush & washing up liquid.....

 

 

that was fun.....

 

 

….NOT...

[ColinD]

well it was only time...

 

started a lego technic bike, which actually takes a star wars character very well... except the mustang need for speed model looks too small. 

 

I've been keeping an eye out for the porsche on a deal... then ended up with 42066 air race which isn't as 'technic' as I thought it might be. Only one transfer box :(

 

So I grabbed 42069, it has an engine block to build at least. So santa is sorted. Thanks be to Argos for selling them off cheap(er).

 

Now to find some time to 'relax'

[@Lee]

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LEGO has been accused of making children covet unattainable squat, yellow bodies with c-shaped hooks for hands.

The Danish toy company was branded ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’ by a government watchdog, following complaints about the unrealistic physical standards its figures display.

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/lego-promoting-unrealistic-body-image-2015061899397

[Chris]

Not sure if I posted in here before but I bought and built the giant excavator wheel thing last year.  It's huge!! 

Edited 27 August, 2018 by Chris

[mac11irl]

4 hours ago, Chris said:

Not sure if I posted in here before but I bought and built the giant excavator wheel thing last year.  It's huge!! 

 

 

Ledge enn dairy!

[ColinD]

superb! I did note a crane had popped up for 2018, at £200 is's more bits than the buggatti, and possibly more engineering interesting. Still 200 though! approx 22 hours, or 3 months at my present rate on this plane

[Samill]

I adore the Lego. I had a lot of lego sets in my childhood. The most favorite is my toy)

[Babs]

That excavator is awesome! Love it

[fabdavrav]

On ‎08‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 23:51, magic62 said:

Looks good so far! Might not be a 'real' technic set (the big excavator is loaded with technic, motors and electric, for example) but it will still be a blast to build.

 

 

That's just the kids set..they did a proper adults set:-

 

 

Edited 31 August, 2018 by fabdavrav

[Jonny5ive]

A great initiative from Lego IMHO.

 

Get involved https://www.lego.com/en-us/campaigns/build-to-give

[mac11irl]

50 minutes ago, Jonny5ive said:

A great initiative from Lego IMHO.

 

Get involved https://www.lego.com/en-us/campaigns/build-to-give

 

 

That is a really good initiative

 

[gregoir]

When I was 14 I got Scalextric with 2 Jaguar D Types. My 10yo sister got Lego.

Eventually Lego barriers appeared across the Mulsanne straight. Our cat, Badger, got into the action as well.

No cats, Lego or Jags were harmed.

[@Lee]

Don't know if any of yous have been watching the brillian Stranger Things on Netflix (Season 3 from 4/7 BTW) but, Lego have released a Stranger Things set.
You can even build it upside down...

 

[Guest]

There are a fair few of these type of channels on YouTube. They're like bloody Pringles! 

 

 

[mac11irl]

Im quite pleased with this... considering how limited i was on bits plucked from a rummage in the "random building blocks" tub in the hotel playroom...

 

 

Just let your inner child round all the corners off and make those white blocks at the front be see through windows

 

[KenONeill]

On 16/08/2019 at 10:21, mac11irl said:

let your inner child round all the corners off

I was seeing a Super Cobra variant until you said that!

[mac11irl]

Ooooooooo i had no bits for the stubby weapon wings.. i was aiming an apache when i started, then had to skids instead of wheels...

[mac11irl]

And so it begins.... my sister in law got spuderick this for his 5th birthday.

 

The fire "hose" shoots out a blue telescopic bar piece when you squeeze the black air tank to knock over the flames