Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | hpoort  | | Posted: | Jun 2, 2023 12:26 | | Subject: | Re: is it possible to filter on favorite stores? | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Wanted | |
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| In Wanted, Amien writes:
| | Hi All,
I have a wanted listed. And i want to see only results of the shops that are
in my favoriet list. I know there is an indicator, but i want to filter it my
wanted list on my favoriet shops.. is this possible?
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Yes, kind of.
(1)
Above the results on
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/buy.page
there is an option "Show first: [] Favorited"
(2)
In your wanted list settings at
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
there is an option "Sort My Most Favorite Stores on Top and My Least Favorite
Stores on Bottom in My Wanted Items By Shop."
This has effect on the Classic Wanted List By Shop:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedShop.asp?showOld=Y
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jun 1, 2023 00:58 | | Subject: | Re: 3747a and 3747B | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Carissamiss writes:
| | A “dash” is considered a flat bottom pin, so what you’ll need to look at to decide
is the group of four hollow studs on top - are they all connected to make a kind
of square with one in each corner? That’s where the difference is. On 3747a they
don’t connect to each other (older version).
In Catalog Identification, itsyourtreasure writes:
| | Evening from Texas,
new to this so quick question
3747a vs. 3747B one has a circle on bottom, mine has more of a dash. the other
does not show the bottom. if its the dash which one should I be selecting?
Thank you in advance.
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Other differences between these varieties are:
- the height of the tip
- the angle of the slope
- the size of the holes in the studs
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| In Catalog Identification, BrickCompulsion writes:
| | Hi all
I have this flag but could anyone tell me how I tell the difference between the
original and the reissue please?
Thanks
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It is described in the title of both:
The difference is the shape of the shield. First issue is more rounded, with
curved edges that extend to the tip. The re-issue has a more triangular shape,
where curved edges straighten before reaching the tip (sharper bottom tip).
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 26, 2023 00:39 | | Subject: | Re: Question about terminology | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, robross987 writes:
| | Hello all. This may be my first post here.
In the listing information of a set, there are two sections at the bottom that
I don’t understand. What are “alternate parts” and “counter parts?”
Thanks,
- Rob
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See https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562
Alternate is for instance when some copies of the set contain a brick with solid
studs and other copies of the same set have been found with this brick with open
studs.
Counter parts is for instance a wheel and a tire listed each separate in a set,
with the combination of both in the counterpart section. Similarly for unstickered
parts + sticker sheets in the main section, and the stickered parts in the counter
parts section.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 22, 2023 12:48 | | Subject: | Re: Wanted list add "containing set" | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, Ey.Has writes:
| | Another solution to the problem you mentioned:
Insert into the result the cheapest "set" that contains the item. If
I'm looking for a part of the set, I care less about the rest of the set,
I care that the item I'm looking for is there (and of course, the other items
on my list) I don't want to find a store that sells me 5 minifigures with
red pants, because in the end I'll settle for the cheapest minifigure which
contains these pants, because the main item I'm looking for is the pants.
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There’d still be the problem of defining “cheapest.”
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Cheapest is not so difficult to define, it is the actual amount you pay for the
item; the only uncertainty is the shipping costs in relation to the total order
amount as that adds to your total cost. And that only only when you have to compare
shop were this varies greatly.
What you do have to consider is the rest value of the assemblies you find. When
you need e.g. the arms and the legs, and both pairs are on your wanted list,
then both of them have value (But if the torso that's not on your wanted
list does have value to you? Nobody knows.) Even if you find a complete minifigure
to fulfill your need for arms, they also fulfill your need for legs. The value
of the legs for you is defined as what you are currently paying for those legs
while fulfilling your wanted list. It is cyclic, since when you find cheaper
legs, their value is less, and thus the complete minifigure might be not so profitable
to you anymore.
| | If it’s about choosing a store (Auto-select…), “cheapest” is already complicated
(shipping, fewest stores…). Anyway, the feature is nearly impossible:
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Nearly impossible yes, but impossible no.
When I started the major part of my collection, I implemented this 'advanced
wanted list' feature in Excel. I did have to feed it with information about
all part compositions that I was considering (mostly the plain and HTF torso
assemblies and the corresponding HTF minifigure assemblies, in the hundreds)
and I did manually pre-select the shops I was considering (also in the hundred).
It was a lot of work, it was very complicated, but it did work.
| | the algorithm
already cuts corners for items you (really) want, it won’t have the resources
to add substitute items, that would blow the search space exponentially.
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Not exponentially, but of some order of O(N2) I believe. Still more than I'd
expect from Bricklink. Even simpler suggestions to make the wanted lists more
tolerant with regard to variants have been denied by Bricklink as being 'too
complicated for new users' and 'we don't want this'.
I am not sure that the limitation on computing power is still a valid argument
nowadays. The argument of complexity might be void if an AI is trained on the
full catalog data. I would not expect a 100% best answer, but a suggestion like:
"You are trying to buy some parts of set X, have you considered buying the
set instead?" might be in the line of what the marketing people of Bricklink
come up with in the far future.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 16, 2023 12:33 | | Subject: | Re: API Question: How immutable are id values? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, InanimateReason writes:
| | As I work through a client to do useful things with the Bricklink API, I'm
curious what issues other developers have experienced that may impact the robustness
any application.
One thought I just had was that there is no guarantee that the underlying data
is stable within the various catalog related resources.
An obvious example is assignment of part numbers. Clearly, they may change over
time. When they do, are new element ids assigned or would the element id be a
reliable way to ensure data integrity?
Would it be wise to preserve the old part numbers in some way either with a soft
delete or some other kind of deprecation flag?
I would like to work with the assumption that certain values are essentially
primary keys. category IDs, color IDs, really anything named xxxx ID. It seems
to me that the nomenclature in use implies that anything called 'id'
is immutable while anything else is fair game for modification during catalog
updates.
Thoughts?
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There are numeric primary keys in the database, but unfortunately, those are
not exposed through either the API or the UI. I remember vaguely that years ago
I did spot some places where the primary keys were exposed, but I don't see
any of the catalog object ID's exposed anymore. You can tell from the changelog
that there must be some immutable primary key laying under the data that we see
through the UI.
Store Items still have an exposed ID. You can tell from the hyperlinks and URL's.
Other objects that have a ID=numeric URL are supposed to have an immutable ID:
Forum Messages, Forum Threads, Direct Messages, Wanted Lists, and probably some
more.
Color IDs are immutable, although merges may occur.
You probably won't need to keep the old Part Numbers, as you could always
trace back older part number references through Bricklink's catalog change
log: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogLogs.asp
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 11, 2023 12:45 | | Subject: | Re: Set 3182 Stickered Panel | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, Akir writes:
| | Hey all,
I have one of these:
But the part is clearly a
instead of
I got it from a used bucket, so I can't be sure it's original, but I
guess the chances of somebody switching the panel under the sticker are rather
slim - can anyone confirm the problem, and if I'm right suggest a way to
fix this (add an alternate part?)?
Thanks!
Patrick
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does not have an (a) variety, thus it may refer to either straight or
rounded corners.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 11, 2023 00:55 | | Subject: | Re: What is happening to the prices | | Viewed: | 104 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, brickinmiheart writes:
| | I parted out a 71362 (super Mario) a few weeks ago and now the prices on the
figures is changed. The prices suddenly got decimals i never put there and this
time they seemed to have been raised a little bit. I will have to check more
items and maybe close again if it is too bad. It is so sad because i started
to doubt the security here
I recently (this winter had problems with many popular parts were sold at way
too low prices. Some were talking about "inconcistency" in the database,
but i never understood the issue. I also experience very strange statistics for
many months. Like i never sell to Sweden anymore which was my no1 country before.
I feel it is manipulated, but is that possible?
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Not possible (or very unlikely as there are 16.442 stores and none is experiencing
your problem).
Check your store currency versus your display currency. It sounds like some currency
conversion is going on between what you entered/see (NOK) and what is actually
stored (maybe USD?). If so, this is a setting on your side that you can correct.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 10, 2023 00:29 | | Subject: | Re: Unknown item | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, akest writes:
| | I don't know if I'm right here but I have a Lego item that I can't
trace. It has a Lego logo on it. Does anyone know what part this is?
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Looks like a switch; might be part of or similar.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 7, 2023 07:04 | | Subject: | Re: What to do to effectively attach the images t | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, leonardoverde writes:
| | Good morning... I have several images of elements that bricklink doesn't
have... I put them here some time ago... but nothing has been updated. What to
do to effectively add these images to the catalogue?
grateful
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You have to add them through the proper form. Start here: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogAdd.asp
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 6, 2023 11:40 | | Subject: | Re: Mercedes F1 Racecar piecelist | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, LeeGo73 writes:
| | In Problem, MacMax writes:
| | Hello. I think you know the lego set with the Mercedes F1 car and the Mercedes
Saftey car. I want to build the F1 racecar in different colours for my little
F1 collection. The problem is in the build description the piecelist of the two
cars is mixed. I don't know how i should start to find out which pieces i
need. Could anyone please help me 
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1) Download the 76909 building instructions from lego.com
2) Part out the set on Bricklink in the 'Want' section to a new want
list
3) Remove the parts needed for the 'AMG project one' car from the want
list using the building structions booklet 2
4) When finished you should end up with a want list with all parts needed for
the F1 W12
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Use Studio. Import the set (i.e. the parts of the set) and built the racecar
digitally, following the 76909 instructions you downloaded from LEGO.com.
Then you can experiment with different colors while simultaneously seeing availability
and trying out alternative parts wherever necessary.
The final result can be uploaded as a wanted list on Bricklink.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 5, 2023 12:50 | | Subject: | Re: 1x6 White brick with SHELL pattern in black | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, Arjuna75012 writes:
| | Hi, anyone knows the part number? Went through the results but could not find
it.
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If a sticker, maybe a misplaced ?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 5, 2023 12:46 | | Subject: | Re: Excessive Data Returned by Price Guide API | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Speed_Bricks writes:
| | Hello everyone,
I've been using the Bricklink API to retrieve pricing information for different
parts, and I'm having an issue with the "Price Guide" API endpoint.
The endpoint returns a lot of data, including the minimum price, maximum price,
average price, and a list of all the sales records, which can be a lot of data
to process for parts that have been sold frequently.
Ideally, I would like to retrieve just the total quantity sold and the average
price for a part, without having to parse through all the sales records.
Is there a way to retrieve just the total quantity sold and the average price
for a part, without having to parse through all the sales records? This would
greatly simplify my code and make it more efficient.
Thank you for any help you can provide.
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In the API, no.
An alternative: For most common parts, you could use Studio and access the JSON-data
it caches for each part. Caching is refreshed daily when you run Studio. One
file for each part, containing info about all available colors.
See the %AppData%\..\Local\Stud.io\BLBrickMetaInfo\ folder.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 5, 2023 12:32 | | Subject: | Re: Default location for search | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, Cob writes:
| | In Searching, randyf writes:
| | In Searching, Cob writes:
| | How do I change my default location for the searching for items to purchase?
It keeps defaulting to USA only.
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Are you using the BrickTinker browser extension for Chrome? If so, there is a
setting in it that defaults all catalog pages to USA only sellers. Make sure
that is turned off.
Cheers,
Randy
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Great thought, and yes using the extension. I am not toggled to USA.
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Did you accept the Bricklink ?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 3, 2023 13:06 | | Subject: | Re: Wishlist / Color Filter | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tralala writes:
| | Hello !
OK, let's better explain :
#1/ Create a Wishlist from the set 31124 / Small Robot
-- you'll have Black / Dark Azure / Dark Bluish Gray / Light Bluish
Gray / Red / Yellow and Trans Yellow colors for 159 parts.
#2/ Open the wishlist and, into More Option, just select the Color Picker. You
have all the colors of the database...
So, according my point of view, I'd just need 7 colors into the selection
list.
Is this clearer ?
Thank you,
Vincent
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Yes, now it is very clear.
What you see on screen is a dropdown list with all colors; this is part of the
user interface. This list apparently is currently not filtered on which colors
are actually present in your wanted list. You would like this list to be adaptive
to show only the colors that are used in your wanted list. Similarly to what
happens in a shop's inventory, showing only the categories and colors that
shop actually has. Makes sense.
I don't expect this to be implemented anytime soon though, as changing this
from a static list (= simply all colors in the color table) to a dynamic list
(= select all unique colors from your individual wanted list(s)) might be a burden
on the system (or the system's engineers).
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 1, 2023 12:59 | | Subject: | Re: Wishlist / Color Filter | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tralala writes:
| | In Suggestions, tralala writes:
| | Hello, is this possible to filter a wishlist with only the colors included into
this wishlist ?
For exemple, my wishlist has just 3 colors : white / green / black, why the filter
colors
implements all the other ?
Thank you
Vincent
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Hello, I'm asking again for this new filter ? Is this possible ?
Thank you,
Vincent
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Can you explain better what you are trying to do? Maybe add a screenshot? Or
write in French instead.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 28, 2023 12:30 | | Subject: | Re: Posting item as shipped | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Gambit57 writes:
| | Please don't let the sellers change status to shipped until the item in in
possession of the shipper. I have orders go a week with the USPS status being
label created order not yet in their possession.
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Already in the rules at https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=41
but not enforceable as the definition of 'shipped' may vary around the
world.
Also, without more in-between statuses, the work process of the seller may dictate
the time an order is flagged as shipped.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 28, 2023 00:37 | | Subject: | Re: 8043 Power Functions Issue | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, remydodge writes:
| | Hello all,
I stepped away from my Lego collection for a while to get involved in other things.
Today I decided to dust off my old 8043 Motorized Excavator to play with it for
the first time in probably 10 years. Unfortunately I left the batteries in the
controllers and they leaked. I was able to salvage one controller, the other
I will need to replace. Not an issue, I have more.
The real issue is the motors are all VERY weak. This unit worked fine (as fine
as an 8043 could anyway) when I last used it a decade or so ago. The battery
box was clean, I had taken the batteries out. Tried new alkaline, nope. New
Lithiums, nope. All four motors are weak. The gear change won't shift gears.
It barely drives on a hard surface. It can't pivot in place on its tracks.
It reluctantly moves its arm VERY slowly.
Sorry for the long post, but does anyone have any ideas before I go trying to
replace all the PF components to make this thing work again?
As an aside, I put some batteries in my 8110 Unimog to try that instead. The
motor was also very weak in it, even with the lithium batteries that checked
out as 1.63-1.65v, but it did work. Are these motors or receivers decaying over
time? Thank you!
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Also check that the cables are not damaged and causing a short circuit. I've
just had my entire collection of cables crumble in my hands.
Check the voltage at various locations, over the batteries, over the battery
box without cables, over the motor connection and over the motor when switched
on.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 24, 2023 12:48 | | Subject: | Re: Look for parts number | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, elisebill writes:
| | Dear all
Can somebody tell me the parts # for this item.
Thank you
Elisebill
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If you know the dimensions, you can search for e.g. Liftarm 8x3* or Liftarm 3x8*
to narrow your search
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 24, 2023 10:28 | | Subject: | Re: What this item is call | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, Olivier79 writes:
| | Hi guys, someone can tell me this item? I don't find it. Look photo.
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* | | 4856a Wedge 6 x 4 Triple Inverted with Connections between 2 Studs
Parts: Wedge |
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 24, 2023 10:25 | | Subject: | Re: Studio 2.0 view zoom not working | | Viewed: | 16 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, AstroStar writes:
| | So today I was gonna make a new Lego model, an update went through and that's
when I notice something was not right. So I tried to zoom in an out by using
my mouse scroll, but it was not zooming in or out, idk why it's not working.
Then I tried using ctrl and that's not working either, I need help.
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Please report your problem on the proper forum: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewforum.php?f=4
You'll need to add a few more details like your computer's configuration
and the exact Studio version.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 23, 2023 09:08 | | Subject: | Longer EV3/NXT cable | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| If I want to place the motor and EV3 further away, is there a longer cable available,
or is there a connector to couple two?
The longest I find is
Or should I just go to an electronics store to buy a cable with RJ12/R jack pair?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2023 06:56 | | Subject: | Re: Change Instruction (adding Item Dimensions) | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, tanman writes:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReq.asp?itemType=S
The option to change instruction dimensions is hidden behind the 'Change
set' option.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 15, 2023 03:19 | | Subject: | Re: Buying "bundles" of legos? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, pcthurman writes:
| | In Help, Swtorista writes:
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[...]
| | | | 2) Is there a way to buy... like... sets on the marketplace, that are designed
by the user selling it?
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[...]
| | I have heard others discuss the site and I believe
you can then click a link, to "BUY" those parts here on Bricklink. Don't
hold me to this though!
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See a.o. this thread: https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=335430
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 12, 2023 12:32 | | Subject: | Re: changing quanities | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Brickwilbo writes:
| | In Technical Issues, finley2311 writes:
| | hi
I am trying to edit the quantity of an item in my wanted list but keep getting
an error message regarding saying only one item colour / combination? Ive never
seen this before?
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Remove the duplicate wanted item.
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Please note that the duplicate may be in ANY of your wanted lists if you have
more than one. It is likely caused by a merge of two catalog items. The index
of wanted lists will indicate which of your wanted lists contains the problematic
duplicate.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2023 13:33 | | Subject: | Re: Is there a female- female plate? | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, dillanedwezy writes:
| | Can anyone suggest how to build this window with both arches having studs
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Why not use ?
As for your question of a female-female plate, there is
Beware, the opposing studs can not share the same hole as together they would
be too tall. So you would need to combine the fence with plates like
or
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 6, 2023 06:44 | | Subject: | Re: Hair pieces 41614 and 75871 are the same | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, red4 writes:
| | Hair pieces 41614 and 75871 are the same, but there are two catalog entries.
They should be unified under one entry.
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Macro tags please!
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 3, 2023 11:41 | | Subject: | Re: Help on pillar | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Pazzo writes:
| | Hi,
Anybody knows this part number?
It is a pillar 2x2x4
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Must be one of your special prototype parts. Nice find!
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Apr 1, 2023 08:02 | | Subject: | Re: Paypal collects tax on shipping to? | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Payment Methods | |
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| In Payment Methods, manganschlamm writes:
| | In Payment Methods, gylman writes:
| | As I saw Bricklink process my invoice for a customer, I saw that Paypal's
tax collection system collects tax on the shipping cost. Is that correct? is
that how it should be? It seems to me that shipping cost should not be taxable.
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But the shipping costs should already have been taxed. The costs we are charged
by the post office or some private shipment company does already contain any
taxes like value added tax. If Paypal or Bricklink takes taxes on top, it means
double taxation. This is illegal.
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Your claim is not true. If the postal charges are taxed (and often postal services
are exempt!), those are the taxes you deduct and thus there is no double taxation.
Even if you decide not to deduct the taxes you already paid, that's totally
up to you and not illegal.
On the contrary, Bricklink as a marketplace is obliged to calculate and take
the tax.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 29, 2023 12:49 | | Subject: | Re: Please move color | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, normann1974 writes:
| | I just have a in my hands. It's not white, it's trans-clear
with white and red print.
So please move the images of this and to Trans-Clear and I'll
make inventory request to change the two sets they appear in.
If I'm not allowed this, at least add a note to the two parts.
/Jan
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Are we sure there is not an other variant around that is dual molded, compare
versus
* | | 801 Door 1 x 3 x 3 Left with Window and Vertical Handle (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Door, Decorated
Marked for Deletion |
?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2023 12:49 | | Subject: | Re: Resize bricks | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, trungkudo writes:
| | Hello friends.
Is there a way to resize the tile? The available tiles are not the size I wanted.
If yes, please help me. I want 1 square 8x8mm brick.
I use google translate so the wording can be a bit confusing. expect sympathy.
understand and help me
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The picture you supplied has a strange aspect ratio.
Commonly used for mosaic bricks are:
[p=3070b]
These are all 8×8 mm. Height is 9.6 mm + 1.6 mm stud, 3.2 mm + 1.6 mm stud and
3.2 mm respectively.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2023 12:38 | | Subject: | Re: Quicker Way To Sort Order Into Wanted List??? | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Since you already do part in Excel, I'd copy the order and wanted lists into
Excel as well and do the comparison there.
You can find all parts in all your wanted lists here in one list.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/search.page?type=P&sa=1&storeSort=8®ion=6&sort=1&pageSize=100
You can use [Copy] + [Paste values] with only a little clean-up to do in Excel.
In Help, Ripperoo writes:
| | Hi guys
Wasn't sure how to title this, so if it doesn't make sense, sorry.
I finally got round to retrieving the 70 or more Lego models dating from early
2000s from my loft and trying to replace all the badly damaged and missing parts.
It has taken ages already to check the completeness and create individual "Want
Lists" for each model and I've now started to buy parts.
Each part in each Want List as it's model name as the "Remark"
to help keep track of what's what.
Each model only requires a 2-4 pieces, with the odd one needing up to 20.
So, I placed an order last night, which consisted of over 50 pieces, but nowhere
on the order can I find which model it was for, meaning I'm gonna have to
go through each of the 70 or some Want Lists to allocate each piece.
The way I bought was to find a part I required and then check the link in that
seller's shop to see what what else I required and clicked the Auto-Fill/Min
link.
I have created a spreadsheet in order to keep track of what I buy so I don't
end up buying duplicates or not enough of pieces where I require multiple, but
is there an easier way to disribute the received parts into the Wanted Lists
I have bought on Bricklink before and used a similar method, but not with such
a huge amount of models to take care of.
Wonder if there is a setting somewhere that adds the "Remark" to the
order receipt?
Thanks guys.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2023 01:20 | | Subject: | Re: label method for bins | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, galeatter writes:
| | what do you use to label acro drawers. getting ready to start switching from
bins to the drawers. hopefully speed up picking orders
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I cut up some baseplates to 2x2 pieces and glued those on the front. Put a sample
brick on the front and you see exactly what's inside.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2023 13:09 | | Subject: | Re: Ban stores from having part variant policies | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:
| | ...
I would say yes because it's only slowing down the order process time for
a very small minority of buyers who happen to be concerned about variants.
...
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How do you know it is a minority? Since variants on Bricklink are generally only
split when there is a FUNCTIONAL difference, I'd say most buyers would care,
at least for some of the variants.
Bricklink has made their point in previous discussions: They want to make the
process for the buyer as simple as possible. Any suggestion as to add more flexibility
to the wanted lists (such as 'don't care if 3794a or 3794b' was
either ignored or rejected in full. According to Bricklink, the buyer should
get exactly what they order and the seller should ship the exact product as defined
by the Bricklink catalog.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2023 13:00 | | Subject: | Re: Ban stores from having part variant policies | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Emporiosa writes:
| | | | In an ideal world it would be great if we as sellers could get notified of a
new variant being introduced if we are showing inventory of the existing variant.
Not sure if that could be done easily/automatically but I'm certainly not
suggesting adding work to the catmins for this!
Robert
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100% - or as I mentioned in another related thread, if even there was a page
that automatically updated that tracked variants added to the catalogue. I'm
not sure how it works behind the scenes for it to even be feasible, but that
alone would be useful. Alerts would also be great, but having a page tracking
all variants would be incredibly beneficial because we could refer to it often
simply to educate ourselves to be aware that new variants of various parts now
exist.
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Well, we have the Items Relationships log for Newest Relationship Items.
From the Catalog main page, What's New, More: Relationships
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogRelList.asp?viewDate=Y
However, we would need to be able to sort the results to show only the Similar
Parts with Different Molds and not all the pattern stuff.
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We have the Item Relationships tab and we can choose Similar Parts with Different
Molds.
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogRel.asp?utm_content=subnav
But then we can't sort the results by date.
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogRelCat.asp?relID=4
This is a fabulous reference anyway. I would just routinely check whatever category
I was working on when listing Used parts.
Jen
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You can sort by date if you choose [Show Dates] on one of the category pages
and then delete the category reference from the URL:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogRelList.asp?showUsers=&v=1&pg=1&relID=4&viewDate=Y
but indeed there are many patterned parts obscuring the more relevant variants.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2023 12:01 | | Subject: | Re: Alternate or New catalog entry - Vehicle Base | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, jennnifer writes:
| | Hello,
I have found a new mold number for this vehicle base: 3225
* | | 11650c02 Vehicle, Base 5 x 10 x 2 1/2 with Mudguards and 6 x 2 Recessed Center with 3 Holes with Light Bluish Gray Wheels Holders Attached
Parts: Vehicle, Base |
that I opened in
https://brickset.com/parts/design-103961
https://brickset.com/parts/design-12622
The modified plates are also different with 6157 on the 11650 and 39767 on the
3225. I can see only one difference in the base part and that is the pins that
hold the modified plate.
Here it is compared with the White one from set
Please let me know if we have an alternate or a new entry.
Secondly, I was unable to remove the wheels from my used 11650c02 without damaging
the plastic. Am I crazy or has anyone else encountered this problem?
Thanks!
Je
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The other difference is the shape of the LBG wheel holder plates.
Since these are deemed functionally different already, a new entry for the vehicle
base might be necessary.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2023 00:28 | | Subject: | Re: What colours are these? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Nicolasamico37 writes:
| | 1 Dark Orange
2 Medium Blue
3 Dark Azure
4 Medium Azure
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(1) is Medium Nougat and not Dark Orange
Since photos ted to change the appearance of the colors, put some known colors
next to it to get better judgement.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2023 12:26 | | Subject: | Re: Include a big warning on orders that have tax | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| You are confusing IC (Instant Checkout) and Onsite Payment which can be used
with manual invoicing just as well.
And the warning is there on top of every onsite invoice e-mail to the buyers
not to pay to an offsite PayPal account disregarding anything the seller would
say about this.
In Suggestions, Emporiosa writes:
| | Since marketplace tax inception, there have been countless posts about sellers
not understanding why they can't change an order to Paid/Shipped etc when
they've received payment by PayPal offsite. This is not impacting only small
sellers. The following two very recent threads are from a small store, and a
very large store:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1395788
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1398000
As it obviously not clear to many, especially those who have been around for
a while and have previously had no problems accepting any kind of offsite payment
such as e-transfers, cash, direct PayPal payments, etc... It would be beneficial
to have a warning at the top of an order page to the seller to say that this
order has automatic tax collection on it, and should not be shipped if payment
was received offsite as payment must be made onsite (and a link to the page explaining
marketplace tax collection). This primarily impacts manual invoices.
Even that I'm not sure will catch 100% of these issues, but it could help
reduce them, and provide more awareness for sellers. Of course, if everyone used
100% IC a lot of these issues could also be alleviated, but BL does not have
any of the features of a more robust marketplace for handling shipping (such
as API integration with shipping partners, or even more granular shipping table
control). Speaking as a Canadian seller, our country alone has the most vast
variance of shipping rates I think I've ever seen, and we can't even
break down by province (which isn't granular enough either anyways due to
remote postal codes).
Long-term, I believe that more development on the shipping side for sellers could
alleviate many of the residual issues for more IC adoption. But a short-term
warning on these orders could cutdown a lot of the headache for both sellers
and BrickLink.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2023 06:34 | | Subject: | Re: Items in my basket have all disappeared | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, joyw72 writes:
| | Hi
I have been adding items to orders for the last 2 days and they are now all saying
either 'system error' or 'out of stock'. When I tried to add
an item to one of the stores it added that item but deleted all the others. I
really don't want my orders to disappear as I've spent ages adding them
and will not remember which stores had which items. Any advice/help appreciated.
Thanks
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Putting parts in your shopping basket does not reserve them for you. Most likely
another customer happened to buy all the things you were preparing to buy. That
can happen. No ill will as nobody can see what's in your cart but you.
The recommended workflow is to gather everything you want to buy in a wanted
list and then - in a short time span - match your wanted list with actual orders.
The [Buy] tools may help you with that.
Some shops allow you to create orders in multiple batches. They will offer a
shipping 'keep order open'. Nowadays, these shops are rare - as this
does not match well with the instant checkout function.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2023 11:48 | | Subject: | Re: Letter "X" seems to be missing? | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, uticabrix writes:
| | Letter X in the alphabet 1x1 white plate round series (in 3 sets), is missing
on BL. Is this something I am overlooking?
Example: 35381pb211 (letter A)
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It is there, but the solitary 'X' in a search term is treated differently.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2023 00:05 | | Subject: | Re: Bricklink studio | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, benho writes:
| | Some part in studio seem to be missing as I looked though all the pattes and
can’t find them, these include: electronics, Minifigure parts, and gears. Anyone
know how to get them? Please help, I am designing a Rc tank and need the motors,
battery box, and ir receiver.
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Just start reading up on the Studio forum - which is a separate forum. Start
with this post: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6368
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2023 12:28 | | Subject: | Re: Powerfunction cable | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, minimik writes:
| | Hi all,
sorry for bothering you all and I'm new here.
I'm looking for a Powerfunction 4 pinned cable. I think the cable does habe
a pitch of 1.27mm. In my opinion it could be a AWG 34-36 size.
I'm looking for that cable and I asked at LEGO already, but unfortunately
they can't (or didn't want to) help me.
But I got the hint to bricklink.com, and tadaaaa ... I'm here and I ask you....
Many thanks and
best regards
Michael
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Welcome to Bricklink, Michael. LEGO only sells parts that are currently in production,
but it is nice of them to have pointed you here. The Bricklink platform is also
owned by LEGO, but is totally independent.
Bricklink is a marketplace: a central catalog with tens of thousands of different
shops across the world that share the same catalog. They are independent shops
though, so beware of their store terms and shipping conditions.
With the link in the other post you can choose from all the possible parts in
the catalog and see which shops have your part available.
When you have found the part or parts you want to purchase, you might directly
buy them from the shops that you found. Consider that each shop will add shipping
costs, so preferably you find a shop that is in the neighborhood (i.e. EU) and
try to find all in the same shop.
If you have more than a few parts to buy however, you best add your choice parts
to a wanted list first, and go to the Buy page to help you select the best shop
or shops.
Bricklink takes a bit of getting-used-to, so take your time.
The newby questions are asked quite often on the forum, so it might be worth
searching or browsing the forum a bit too.
Enjoy and discover!
Hans-Peter
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2023 12:18 | | Subject: | Re: question about new unoffical parts in stud.io | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Related Software, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | I've downloaded a couple of .dat files from Ldraw that are still unofficial
and copied them to C:\Program Files\Studio 2.0\ldraw\UnOfficial\parts but they
don't show up in Stud.io.
What's the trick?
(I did the same for MLCad where they showed up and were useable, so it's
not a problem with the parts themselves)
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The trick is to go to the proper forum at https://forum.bricklink.com and browse
the posts there, or ask there.
The parts don't show up because they are not listed in the StudioPartDefinition2.txt
file, and you can't/shouldn't edit that file as it would break by any
update.
Only resolution for now: ask Cheenzo to forward the specific parts to the team,
or add the parts as custom parts instead.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2023 11:02 | | Subject: | Re: Order Status changing issues | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, Ctbyrne writes:
| | Back in the good old days, any order could be changed from any status to any
other status i.e. Pending, Shipped, Ready, etc.
Then the status progression path was restricted, and orders could only be changed
to certain statuses depending on which status they currently had.
It seems to have changed again. I suppose in an effort to stop any nefarious
payment processes, an order which selected PayPal Onsite as the payment method
cannot proceed beyond Packed status unless BrickLink sees that the PayPal payment
indeed occurred.
I'm having an issue with this as I have orders that selected PayPal Onsite
(which is the default at checkout) and then paid through other means. Now while
I've been paid, BrickLink logged the fees, and the customer received their
order (and even left feedback), this order is now trapped in either the Processing,
Ready, or Packed status for the next 6 months until it is purged.
I'm going to have pages of these orders sitting as Packed cluttering my Orders
Received page and I cannot even imagine how many there will be by the time the
first one purges.
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Nope. Unless you are in a state where there is no sales tax, you are actually
forcing Bricklink to skip the tax payments.
The payment was not properly performed, as it *MUST* go through Bricklink for
them to collect the sales tax. If paid offsite, the tax has not been paid.
The proper solution is to refund the offsite payment and ask the customer to
pay through the onsite link instead.
And to avoid this problem in the future, remove any offsite Paypal link in your
invoices.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2023 00:39 | | Subject: | Re: Do Large Plates Just Warp Like That? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, DigitalUnity writes:
| | I put together a build of my own recently, and it looks really nice... except
it bows in the middle. This is a strange thing to run across, considering the
parts I used are new and show no signs of being warped or otherwise bent out
of shape, but when I put it together things get all bendy! It's very slight,
but it's enough to bother me. I think the culprit might be the 6X16 plate
underneath, though the 2 2X16's also strike me as possible stability issues...
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It's perfectly normal to occur and depends on how you build your structure.
Every stud-antistud connection adds a little bit of sideways pressure in order
to maintain the 'snap'. All these pressures add up so that the bottom
of plates extends and the top is compressed. Result: bending.
This is one of the reasons that in the BDP you are not allowed to stack large
plates.
A solution is to build 3 layers instead of 2, so there are 2 connecting layers
where the pressure evens out. Preferably with the middle layer bricks so as to
have a larger height and tenfold rigidity.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 25, 2023 13:02 | | Subject: | Re: Two versions of part 2641 | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 1974 writes:
| | I have noticed a rather significant mould variation on this part :
I reckon the original part "2641a" was not structually stable enough
so TLG made "2641b"
However, the "cut out" under the top plate was never used to any effect
in the two sets that used the part?
So TLG could have gone with "2641b" from the start ...
I only noticed this after buying a bunch for a MOC and I wanted to put a 4x4
structure uunder the supports. Not doable with half of them
This part was also made in black for the Blacktron prototype set btw
What do you think?
Cheers,
Ole
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See this thread from April 2022: https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=319926
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 25, 2023 01:12 | | Subject: | Re: Wanted List 'Only 1 item/color combo per list | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, illusive_squid writes:
| | Hi,
I was editing a wanted list and was calculating what I already have. When I either
lower the amount wanted or put in how much I have it comes up with 'Only
one item/color combination is allowed per list.
Does anyone know how to properly put in what you want/remove the wanted amount?
Thanks
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The error points to an error in *ANY* of your wanted lists. This was not caused
by you, but is a side effect of a merge on the catalog side. You have to first
correct the duplicate in the list that is causing the problem, then continue
editing the wanted list you want to change. There should be a warning sign next
to the wanted list that is causing the problem.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2023 05:12 | | Subject: | Re: Search problems | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, pollyslollys writes:
| | is bricklink powered by altavista? or is it not quite that advanced? if you
type hole, it doesn't find results for holes or whole. what year is it?
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It does not have to do with age, although it may be a generational issue.
This behaviour is by design. If you want to include the plural in your 'hole'
search, type 'hole*'.
There are simply two styles of search entries:
- assuming literal search and requiring you to specify a pattern when you want
more, and
- assuming pattern matches and requiring you to specify when exact matches are
required.
I am quite happy with Bricklink using the first.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2023 06:13 | | Subject: | Re: Converting file to STL | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, chard1973 writes:
| | Not sure I'm in the right place. I just finished a model in Studio and want
to convert it to STL or OBJ so i can tinker with it in tinkercad. The help links
led me here.
Any suggestions?
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Which help links would that be? As the proper forum for Studio related questions
is not here but at https://forum.bricklink.com
As to your question, you can export your model from Studio to the Collada .obj
format. This is answered at a.o. https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7335
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 14, 2023 00:32 | | Subject: | Re: 973p48c01 part colour problem | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, mateusz_welka writes:
| | Dear all
I have a problem with part 973p48c01 forestman.
I found two minifigs with same pattern but also not the same.
The difference is in collar colour. One is definitely brown and one is red.
I'm not able to find any information about colour differences in whole ethernet.
Bricklink don't say anything about colour differences.
Some pages say that this part has maroon collar and others that it's red.
See attached picture.
Any of You could help?
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It is classed as a color variation by Bricklink.
I've once asked for addition of the extra color and comparison images have
been present in the database for a short while, but they have silently been deleted
since.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 7, 2023 23:54 | | Subject: | Re: sort from colors | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, GoodGollyHolly writes:
| | Hey all! I have a question that irks me from time to time. I know I can click
the "hide unavailable parts", but when I have the perfect fitting part
and need to find a color that is available, it takes forever. Right now, when
I have a part that fits, I have to go from color to color to color to color.......
I would love to see "here are the colors available in the part" instead
of "here are the parts that are available in the color". Hope this makes
sense
many cheers and much love brickies,
Holly
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At the top right color palette in Studio, there is a filter button. This does
exactly what you ask: hide unavailable colors for the selected part(s).
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¹ The dedicated forum for Studio and PartDesigner is https://forum.bricklink.com/
(hover over the red Studio icon on every page, then click “Studio Forum”).
Please search the forum for your question before posting a new one (the search
box is in the very dark grey banner).
There’s indexes of known bugs and suggestions that you can browse first:
Studio: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5579
PartDesigner: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5589
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 5, 2023 07:25 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Parts History option needed | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, uticabrix writes:
| | Would be great if the Bricklink platform would have a history of sales #s for
each part. It has date last sold, but would be great if it said how many times
it has sold. Would be a huge benefit to stores. Just a thought.
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How is this different from what the price guide already offers for the last six
months?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 3, 2023 12:09 | | Subject: | Re: Studio parts designer missing a lot | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In General, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Yeah, I know: I should/could have this posted in the Studio forum but usually
only Silvain and I are online.
That's why I'm posting it here because I get more feedback here.
I'm complaining about the Parts Designer app. This is very limited when it
comes to tiles. 2x3 and 2x6 tiles are not supported while these parts are in
the BL catalog for a couple of years.
Question: Why is this app not up to date with the newer tiles?
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Not true. You can decorate ANY part in PartDesigner (but indeed only a few selected
parts are presented in the widget).
Just head for the proper forum or help pages.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 3, 2023 00:16 | | Subject: | Re: Check yourself before you wreck yourself? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Bitsnpieces.... writes:
| | In General, krystensprouse writes:
| | So... after the initial input of inventory, how often do y'all randomly go
back and do a recount?
or do you just wing it from there?
Cause it's been about 6 months since I started my store and I notice some
numbers starting to be off but JESUS THAT'S A LIT OF WORK
-I don't have enough medicine for that 
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:0 never had a full stocktake
When an order comes in, do a rolling stock check,
from the order in the qty left column.
you see they qty left,
when you pick the qty required
see how many should be left as stock and count when you pick
HTH
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Beware, that number reflects the Qty Left at the time of viewing/printing, not
at the time of ordering. This thus includes all other orders up to that time.
If more orders came in between ordering and printing, this number might not be
what you expected.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 2, 2023 07:01 | | Subject: | Re: Catalog stats... | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, krystensprouse writes:
| | Is it just me, or do the catalog stats not change. I get popular parts are popular
parts... but it's NEVER chanegd! And it doesn't coincide at all with
my personal research... not that that really matters either I suppose
Also... is there a way to view catalog by price? Instead of by date etc? I remember
there being kind of a round about way but maybe that was a dream!
Thoughts??
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If you use the 'All Items' search with one general search term, like
'brick', you will get results that you can sort by price.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=brick&st=2&tab=A#T=P
This does not work without search term though.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 1, 2023 12:49 | | Subject: | Re: Help identifying a brick | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO products, Bludodge2 writes:
| | Going through some old legos I bought years ago and cataloging them. I’ve searched
and haven’t been able to locate info on the brick in pic. It’s a blue 2x2 tile,
thicker than regular tiles, w a worn “W” or “M” decal on it. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Steve
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Looks to me like a normal
with an unknown sticker on it.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 30, 2023 00:38 | | Subject: | Re: What is the history- bottom of Bricks 1x4 | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, MikeysMom2 writes:
| | On Bricks 1x4 #3010 there are various bottom post configurations. When I look
at part 3010 on Bricklink, there is a nice photo (don't know who to credit
as no name showing), I am attaching here as a screen print. It shows the 4 different
bricks.
Do they have different purposes?
Were they made in different years?
Thanks!!
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These are evolutions of the same brick with the same purpose. They were made
in different years, but there may have been overlap with older and newer molds
being in use simultaneously.
First iteration, yellow: stabilization of the side walls by a separator that
links every second pin to the wall.
Second iteration, blue: stabilization wall is lowered by half a plate, so that
it does no longer interfere when placing the brick at a half stud offset on open
studs.
Third iteration, red: improved stability by adding extra stability walls. This
also prevents the not-connected bottom pins to break off.
Fourth iteration, green: reducing the amount of plastic by making the bottom
pins hollow. Accidentally this also adds connectivity for hair accessories with
a 1 mm pin but I don't believe the holes in the brick's bottom pins have
been formally designed for this purpose.
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For more these kinds of part evolutions and Lego's history, see also https://www.leggodt.nl
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2023 10:27 | | Subject: | Re: Looking for Tech. part w. 3 axle connections | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Hi,
I'm looking for a Technic part similar to
but then with a axle hole instead of a pin hole. Or another solution that gives
me the possibility to connect a central axle to two connectors 90 degrees rotated.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2023 02:27 | | Subject: | Re: Is it ok to use wood base? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, Algold721 writes:
| | Hi. Kind of new to the world of designing unique Lego models. I am designing
a Lego model that includes a large change in elevation (a large hill, basically).
Although I could build the substructure of the hill out of Lego bricks, it would
take a massive number of them and am trying to keep costs reasonable. I am thinking
of building a sub structure out of bass wood that would go underneath that section
of the model, with the ground in Lego bricks above it. (so from the outside,
it would look like it was 100% Lego). Is that considered cheating? Or is it
commonplace to build foundation supports out of non-Lego material?
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For bigger builds that are not part of a competition: yes, very common.
Example: https://www.youtube.com/@BobBrickman
an entire LEGO city with elevations for which the base is made with wood.
For the mountain, the substructure can be made with bricks like
or and alike, or DUPLO.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Jan 15, 2023 02:39 | | Subject: | Re: What is MID column for? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Shadowsmove writes:
| | In a set parts list there is the column named "MID" I've gone through
a bunch of the Help articles and FAQs but can't find out what it is for.
It may not even be of use to me but I'd love to know what it is for, thank
you for your help in advance.
Sean
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It's Match ID: a number that links the alternative parts to the primary parts
in the inventory of the set.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 22, 2022 12:44 | | Subject: | Re: Customs in Italy? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Selling, peregrinator writes:
| | […]
What can be worse about it now is that buyers can be double-charged for VAT if
the IOSS number isn't sent correctly by the seller or received correctly
by the destination country
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Ah, the joys of red tape
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This one?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 19, 2022 12:19 | | Subject: | Re: Want 'Connection Types' Associated with Parts | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, WynnSmith writes:
| | As a builder, wanting to find available parts, or as someone wanting to research
a part in my hand, it would be useful if each piece, in the database, was associated
with the connections on that piece. The obvious connections include studs and
stud-receivers, technic pins and technic pin holes, small pin holes and small
pins, bars and bar receivers which include clips, hands, and open studs, and
several others. Additionally, this implies the ability to filter a search by
selecting the possible connection types.
I imagine this filter as providing a checkbox for each connection type and
an optional number field. For example, design ID 20482, "Tile, Round 1 x 1 with
Bar and Pin Holder", includes one stud-receiver, one bar, and one small pin hole.
One problem is that there's no standard for describing "small pin holder".
If you search on "pin holder", your search is overwhelmed by technic pieces
while not revealing many pieces which include a "small pin hole". Many parts
with such a connection, call it a "pin hole" or "pin holder" rather than a "small
pin" something. Other descriptions use the word "hat". Most such parts don't
provide any information at all on this feature. Nor do the parts which include
the "small pin".
Another problem is that many parts don't follow what most of us consider
the standard for dimensions. Is it a 4x1 or a 1x4? This becomes a bigger problem
if the part isn't exactly one brick tall. However, I can count studs and
enter that number into a filter.
The first goal is to standardize the vocabulary. For example, do you say "stud-receiver",
"anti-stud", or "antistud"? The word "pin" should be stricken from the database
and replaced with either "techpin", "smallpin", or "handpin". (are there other
pins?)
Finally, imagine having this feature in Studio. wow.
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Someone please correct me if I am wrong or missing something.
There's a pin: technic pin
There's a bar: with clip connections and hole connections
There's an accessory pin
This explains the dimensions:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=261
Also, I know some people will always be eager for 'standardized' everything.
I get it. It's a bit trickier than you would think. Some stuff is only obvious
with the benefit of hindsight. Continuously changing stuff to match that hindsight
can be disruptive. Our Item Names are already doing a ton of work so I am leary
of adding any more.
That being said... I think a connection database would be a great addition to
our catalog! That would require some snazzy new coding, built on a nice solid
infrastructure, and by someone who really understands our product and our catalog.
Oh...
Thanks,
Jen
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The connectivity information is already in a kind of database: in the Studio
part files under the PE_CONN tag, including the position and orientation of the
connection.
What would be newly needed is an interface and search mechanism to filter on
these, both on types of connection and on relative orientation.
It might not be very long until we can feed the parts database into an AI and
query it to build our LEGO projects for us.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 17, 2022 01:48 | | Subject: | Re: How can I see items ordered months ago? | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, Dinahan writes:
| | I can see my previous order from a seller but it says purged. I'm trying
to see if I forgot to order something. Are the details of what I ordered now
gone?
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On Bricklink: yes.
In your mailbox: they shouldn't be.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 16, 2022 00:36 | | Subject: | Re: Quickly delete multiple wanted lists | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Wanted | |
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| In Wanted, The_Lego_Addict writes:
| | Is there an easier way to delete wanted lists than opening each one and hitting
delete?
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Use the classis version:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedView.asp?showOld=Y
Checkbox to the right of each wanted list and one button to press only.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 10, 2022 07:43 | | Subject: | Re: How to build instructions for a MOC? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, askdrhook writes:
| | In My Own Creation, iprice writes:
| | In My Own Creation, askdrhook writes:
| | Hi folks,
does anybody have a good hint, how I can create a building instruction for a
MOC containing vintage parts?
I once found a software to do so, but it didn’t provide many of the old parts.
Have a lovely season
All the best
Anselm
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Studio is good for creating building instructions for MOCs. Other softwares are
available and do a better job of the building side of things (eg LDD), but Studio
still does OK for builds and instructions. It should contain pretty much all
of the parts for that car build.
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Ok, but far as I understood the terms of Studio, I have to offer my MOC for sale,
which is not my intention.
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No, you misunderstood. Studio is just the graphics tool and does not force you
to upload anything. It just lets you create your 3D model on your local harddrive.
You would have the option to upload your creation on the Studio Galery,
but even then it is not forced to sell your instructions or make them available.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 6, 2022 00:45 | | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, wildchicken13 writes:
| | That works as well (although newbies may not know that).
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To be fair, do they know that "D." means "diameter?" I think a more unambiguous
abbreviation would be "dia." And I also wonder how many newbies are going to
go measuring wheels just to find them in the catalog.
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The official symbol for diameter is Ø or optionally lower case d. In either case
without dot please. No need to make up your own abbreviation when there are common
ones available.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 3, 2022 12:36 | | Subject: | Re: Wheels | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
[...]
| | A lot of the inconsistencies you mentioned involve the item name. As you know,
we have a project with tags coming soon, and ideally many of the keywords in
the item name will becomes tags and be removed. So eventually we want to have
all the descriptors available somewhere in a searcheable field.
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[...]
Please don't remove these keywords from the item names, at least not without
considering the implications outside the primary Bricklink user interface.
Most importantly: the Bricklink item names with all those keywords are used in
Studio as well.
And just searching through my own collection in Excel - by means of the downloaded
Bricklink catalogue and Bricklink orders - would be a pain without having those
keywords as part of the item names.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Dec 3, 2022 02:27 | | Subject: | Re: Marbled 2x8 Plate 03034? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, SillyJillie writes:
| | I came across a plate that appears to be very light bluish gray, marbled with
white and dark bluish gray, but I cannot find this in the catalog under decorated
or by its own color. Can anyone point me in the right direction? part number
printed underneath is 03034 rather than 3034
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It might be Pearl Light Gray. That is not a known color for , but that
does not mean it can't exist. Compare that's also an 'unknown'
color although there are some for sale and quite a bunch in my own collection.
If not Pearl Light Gray, yours may be a marbled brick, a production error.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2022 12:07 | | Subject: | Re: How to buy mixed new white elements cheaply | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Buying, hpoort writes:
| | In Buying, donaia writes:
| | Hello - I'm keen to buy 6 of as many white elements as I can find for an
art project, as cheaply as possible. I've searched the forum for an efficient
way to do this, but can't find anything. I'm keen to find a listing of
the cheapest new price for each element in the UK, without visiting individual
stores. Or if there is another way to do this efficiently I'm all ears. Thanks
in advance for your thoughts.
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You'll need some off-site tinkerin. Start with:
(1a) download the catalog of all 74115 parts as csv at https://www.bricklink.com/catalogDownload.asp?utm_content=subnav
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Small simplification here: on the same page, download the “Part and Color Codes”
list instead, then only keep the entries with the colour White.
There’ll be doublets but at least you can easily filter by colour.
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Good idea, but the PCC list is far from complete if you are also interested in
older parts.
Of the 16K non-patterned parts in the catalogDownload, only 7K have any PCC and
9K do not. Only 1650 of these have a PCC for White.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 28, 2022 07:06 | | Subject: | Re: How to buy mixed new white elements cheaply | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, donaia writes:
| | Hello - I'm keen to buy 6 of as many white elements as I can find for an
art project, as cheaply as possible. I've searched the forum for an efficient
way to do this, but can't find anything. I'm keen to find a listing of
the cheapest new price for each element in the UK, without visiting individual
stores. Or if there is another way to do this efficiently I'm all ears. Thanks
in advance for your thoughts.
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You'll need some off-site tinkerin. Start with:
(1a) download the catalog of all 74115 parts as csv at https://www.bricklink.com/catalogDownload.asp?utm_content=subnav
or
(1b) extract the 14036 part numbers from the 71 pages at https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=0&pg=1&colorPart=1&catType=P
(configure it to show the maximum of 200 lines per page)
then (in a spreadsheet):
(2) manipulate this to extract the part numbers you are interested in (e.g. you
might want to skip all parts numbers that have a 'p' in their number
when you don't want decorated parts).
(3) manipulate further to format the part numbers in the Bricklink wanted list
format (https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=207). You'll need to split
it into manageable chunks of 1000 lots and have to set the color to white (1),
the maximum to 6 and perhaps the max price to something acceptable for you to
eliminate the rare and expensive parts.
then back to Bricklink:
(4) copy-paste the wanted list xmls at https://www.bricklink.com/wantedXML.asp?showOld=Y
or upload them at https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/upload.page?utm_content=subnav
(5) use the classic wanted list function 'search by shop' to locate the
shops that have the most unique lots of your wanted list: https://www.bricklink.com/wantedShop.asp?showOld=Y&wantedMoreMultiple=&qs=
It is not a ready-made solution, but this make your task doable in a few hours.
I hope this helps.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 27, 2022 02:57 | | Subject: | Re: help with arch size for round top door | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, crobin writes:
| | what size arch fits this door? (thanks for the reply).
Door 1 x 4 x 6 Round Top with Window and Keyhole, Reinforced Edge
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An arched door can never fit within an arched tunnel as it would not be possible
to open the door anymore.
In the case of
* | | 64390 Door 1 x 4 x 6 Round Top with Window and Keyhole, Reinforced Edge
Parts: Door |
the door is supposed to be placed in front of the wall,
so any arch that is slightly smaller than the door would 'fit'. Meaning:
it will form a arched opening that is hidden behind the edge of the door.
So any of
* | | 15254 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Medium Thick Top without Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
* | | 3307 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Thick Top with Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
* | | 12939 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Thin Top without Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
Why not try it out IRL or in Studio?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2022 06:05 | | Subject: | Re: Axle connector | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, MargieC101 writes:
| | Hi
I have a few of these, but they aren’t coming up in the catalog under axle or
connector, can some one please let me know the item number so I can add them
into stock, thanks
Thank you in advance
M
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 17, 2022 07:59 | | Subject: | Re: A few pieces of shrapnel | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, cheesygrin writes:
| | Got these in a big bulk box and can't seem to locate these in the catalog.
Are any of these identifiable Lego pieces to anyone please?
Thanks for any advice
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Check if (5) is
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 17, 2022 07:57 | | Subject: | Re: A few pieces of shrapnel | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, Koeiweb.nl writes:
| | Nr.9, perhaps "Plant Flower Small" Item# 3742
In Catalog Identification, cheesygrin writes:
| | Got these in a big bulk box and can't seem to locate these in the catalog.
Are any of these identifiable Lego pieces to anyone please?
Thanks for any advice
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Hard to see at the this small size, but I guess:
Have a look at the other 93080* too.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 12, 2022 13:26 | | Subject: | Re: Printable checklist | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Hal8472 writes:
| | Hello,
I am looking for help printing a set inventory to be used as a checklist for
assembling parts.
Going through the parts list to a set, and printing it, the result is a very
long printout. I can scale this down to reduce the pages but now it's hard
to see and still very long.
Ideally I would like to be able to generate a grid format with part number, picture
(with colour), description and quantity required. Something that would fit on
a couple of sheets of paper.
There’s some other sites with checklists but most seem to be geared for online
checking. While nice for some purposes, this doesn’t help me put a checklist
with a set to I have the confidence it’s complete. It being printable in a reasonable
number of pages is key.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Andrew
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Option 1:
In the print dialog, under [More Settings], there is an option [Format] where
you can choose between Original and Simplified. Try the latter and see if this
helps.
Option 2:
Print to PDF and use a PDF-tool to trim the pages so you'll only see the
image and count. Then combine multiple pages on a page.
Option 3:
Copy the contents of the table to Word or similar and adjust the layout there.
Option 4:
Learn how to use CSS and access the page using your own style sheet.
Option 5:
Use an app that allows you check the items on screen, so you don't need to
print it at all.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2022 12:26 | | Subject: | Re: Studio? Custom design freelance | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Designer Program | |
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| In Designer Program, mike1burns writes:
| | I have no experience using any design programs so I'm looking for some help.
Is there anyone out there willing to provide their services and design me something?
Best design gets $25 worth of credit in my store. (I really have no idea how
big a task it is to design what I'm looking for, so I have no idea how to
assign a monetary value to it.)
What I need:
My son was gifted this non-lego Truman the Tiger set. kind of cool, but non-lego
(yuck!)
I would like to give him a real lego Truman the Tiger build. I'm thinking
12"-15" tall.
Picture 2 is a model of what I would like.
Thanks a bunch
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If you have a digital 3D model of the statuette you want, Studio has an [Import
Model] [from .obj] function.
See https://studiohelp.bricklink.com/hc/en-us/articles/5877891573911-Importing-a-3d-object
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2022 13:09 | | Subject: | Re: Custom build of my home | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, jimmyd0011 writes:
| | Hi there,
I'm looking to attempt a scale model build of my home out of Lego. I have
not found many examples of this online aside from one person selling their services
via Etsy.
I was wondering if anyone on this forum might be able to help point me in the
right direction to get my project up and running.
I have downloaded Studio software as I figured this might be the best way to
plan the build but I'm not sure if I can then order my creation from the
plans?
There are other types of houses that I see you can download - could anyone recommend
if this is a better route to take?
I have found the Studio software a little tricky to use so I was also wondering
if there was another tool out there that others found better.
Many thanks, Jimmy
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You might find this presentation interesting to get started on the scale decisions:
https://fritsjurgens-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/p/hpoort/EqQOoHJR7OdEmZ4pb91_S64B1Gd81LuY_H3Q7pJf4hAuQA?e=gxdfP4
see
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=326934
Note that the usual houses like the Lego Modulars series are not scale models.
They are very much reduced in size and complexity to fit on a 32x32 baseplate.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2022 00:42 | | Subject: | Re: Been looking too long | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, gbbeil writes:
| | Sorry to be a bother but just can't identify this part. I don't like
to bother the forum with this but just stuck.
Thanks in advance for any help
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2022 13:34 | | Subject: | Re: XML file invalid or does not exist | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Wacko69420 writes:
| | im trying to buy some bricks but there a lot of bricks missing
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[p=10498]
[p=11153]
[p=11153]
[p=11153]
[p=12825]
[p=31493]
[p=31493]
[p=50746]
[p=50746]
[p=50746]
[p=50746]
[p=50746]
[p=6141]
[p=6141]
[p=6143]
[p=73983]
[p=73983]
| | This seems like a lot to be missing and I wounder whats happening
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You are using the alternate numbers. Bricklink does only recognize those numbers
when you search manually, not when you put them in the URL or when you import
them. That's really something that Bricklink should fix.
LEGO assigns a new number for every (minor) mold change. Bricklink only follows
if it is a functionally relevant or visually distinctive change. Thus more and
more parts get alternate numbers assigned.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 17, 2022 11:26 | | Subject: | Re: Lego fireplace hardware | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, Baloo_22 writes:
| | Hey ya’ll I’m currently working on a MOC house which included 3 fireplaces. I
was just wondering if anyone out there has any advice for building fireplace
hardware (I.e screens, andirons, fenders, etc). Would love to see some pics.
Thanks!
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Just nostalgia.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 11, 2022 00:29 | | Subject: | Re: 4215a add shutter hole info. | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, randyf writes:
| | and is technically not a "Window".
Cheers,
Randy
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Isn't it?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 8, 2022 11:32 | | Subject: | Re: Please stop using keywords which are excluded | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jbroman writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
I think they are saying to remove some words from the keyword exclusion list.
And of course keep them in titles.
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The keyword exclusion list seems something 'they' can't change as
this has been brought up and ignored many times before. But it is the wrong list
for the purpose of this database. The exclusion list is compiled for the most
frequent used words in English full texts. But we are not using full texts in
Bricklink titles. Thus, the list defeats the entire purpose.
It is likely very easy to fix: tell the database engine not to use the exclusion
list, or if that is not an option, tell the database engine that this database
is another language, like EN-BL (English for Bricklink catalog) and not EN-US.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 7, 2022 15:45 | | Subject: | Re: switch 73696/73697 | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
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| In Catalog Identification, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, novabrick writes:
| | Just to be sure:
can be with or without the corner pins? At least there are both things in the
pictures attached to the part.
Maybe a note could be added to indicate such?
Regards
Christian
novabrick-team
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I don't exactly understand what you are talking about or what I am supposed
to be looking for in the images. Could you please explain further?
Thanks,
Randy
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It's about the 4 extra pins that attach the 4x8x2 block to the Dark Gray
base, in addition to the studs.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 7, 2022 13:54 | | Subject: | Re: What color are these slopes? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, BlueDevilBricks writes:
| | lighting is not doing it justice...
But looking at it again, one just snapped and broke on me, so I'm thinking
it is the old fragile blue
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Definitely so: (brittle) Blue
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 6, 2022 06:58 | | Subject: | Re: Latest update to microsoft edge has broken .. | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | both the save as pdf and print to pdf feature. If you try saving to pdf the text
is minute even scaled up to over 200% and if you print to pdf the text is not
editable as it should be or was.
-
Thank you Microsoft yet again - does anyone there know what they are doing ????
They have never been able to accept they lost the universal document battle to
adopbe and pdf's. XPS is totally useless - Come back BIll - all is forgiven
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What version of Windows are you on?
XPS is from the Windows Vista era and is not at all relevant in this context.
Microsoft Print to PDF has been a standard print driver for ages.
Microsoft has joint forces with Adobe for developing the font formats.
So where do you see any resentment?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Oct 4, 2022 01:44 | | Subject: | Re: 4085a in Light Gray | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SurplusParts writes:
| | I have these 2 Light Gray 4085a. They are the unusual darker grey colour from
the early 1980's (pictured next to standard Light Grey).
When selling these, should i list them specifically being this shade of grey?
Are there collectors looking for this colour particularly?
I can see that there are a number available for sale in Dark Bluish Grey when
they never existed, so it is obvious that they get mixed up quite often. Don't
want someone complaining that i sent them the wrong colour.
Cheers
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Please list them as Light Gray with a remark like 'medium dark gray'.
I have been looking for these parts especially for their distinct color before.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 29, 2022 00:33 | | Subject: | Re: Partss missing without notice after uploading | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Technical Issues | |
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| In Technical Issues, saganth writes:
| | Has anyone experienced this problem: you have a design in a Stud.Io file. You
upload it to Bricklink so that its parts go into your wanted list so you can
order them (let's say for the sake of argument you have none of the parts
in the design on hand already, so you need to order everything - this was the
case for me). You place your order(s), and when the parts arrive you find certain
parts are missing - not because the seller made a mistake, but because the missing
parts were never included in the order!
Example: my newest build was missing a specific minifig torso, six 1x1 light
blue gray plates and one dark blue gray 1x1 technic brick (I needed 5 of those,
but for some reason only 4 were loaded into the wanted list and ordered). All
the parts were specifically in the Stud.io file, but they didn't make it
to the ordering stage and with so many parts they got overlooked.
Is there a way to prevent this, especially with large orders where its easy to
overlook something? Why would Bricklink skip them? Is there maybe a setting clicked,
or not clicked, during the automatic buying process?? Remedying this problem
cost me an addition $11 tonight, mostly due to shipping costs, and I'm tired
of having to spend extra money for missing parts. It's bad enough if I forget
something on my own, but BrickLink shouldn't be forgetting FOR me!
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Note that you are seamlessly stepping over a stage in your conclusion: from wanted
list to order. Did you use the Easy Buy or Buy All feature? There is no guarantee
that Bricklink managed to find all the parts you would like to order in the shops
selected.
From Studio to Order goes like this:
(1) Studio file (.io) to upload wanted list (.xml)
(2) Bricklink wanted list import - wanted list that says how many you want
(3) Buying process, whether automated through Easy Buy, Buy All or manual -
choose shops, choose lots and amounts to buy in that shop - order
(4) fulfillment of your order by the seller, shopping and receiving by you.
If the missing parts are from stage (1) or (2), it is a bug. Please specify more.
If the missing parts are from stage (3), you have not paid close enough attention
to which parts of your wanted list you were buying and which parts could not
be fulfilled by the shop(s) you or the system selected for you.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 25, 2022 11:35 | | Subject: | Re: Very Light Gray - Very excluded | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| In Searching, SylvainLS writes:
| | Hmm, I tried using quotes around the colour: “very light gray” (and don’t click
on the auto-completion, it removes the quotes) but that only gave me the items
with “very light gray” in their description (so a few parts and DUPLO figs).
Otherwise, use https://www.bricklink.com/searchAdvanced.asp (click the magnifying
glass in the top search box) and use the colour dropdown.
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Thanks for trying and reminding me of the advanced search feature
https://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?viewFrom=sa&itemType=P&colorID=49&q=tile&searchSort=C&sz=500
is indeed the list I was looking for,
(And I got my answer: this color is too rare to even try using it in the model
I'm working on.)
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 25, 2022 11:10 | | Subject: | Very Light Gray - Very excluded | | Viewed: | 137 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
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| While searching for Items for Sale by color, 'Very Light Gray' is not
recognized as color name. I get 'The following keywords were excluded from
your search: very'.
What did they do to the search box algorithm this time? Or has this specific
search always failed?
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The order of processing the search request should be:
(1) strip the leading color name if any ( 'very light gray' )
(2) replace 'space x space' by 'x' for dimensions
(3) apply the exclude words algorithm (but it should be done with a vocabulary
frequency list relevant to the Bricklink context only! It would make much more
sense to completely skip this step.)
(4) find the matching lots for sale based on the remaining search phrase ( 'tile'
)
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How to find these lots now?
Searching without color filter gives the entire 2,002,093 lots of 'tile'.
As if the rare word 'very' is more common in our Bricklink database than
the common word 'tile'.
In this case I could just check each of the few tiles that exist in this color
separately, but how to get them together in a single search like for any other
color?
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 24, 2022 12:09 | | Subject: | Re: "Help Desk Missing Ticket" - What?!!! | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, StarBrick writes:
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When a forum mod creates a topic area specific for help desk tickets
gone missing, you really need to address to cause of it. NOT the symptoms.
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Wrong. The topic was created by Admin Russell, who is BL admin, not a forum mod.
The topic is not for missing help desk responses (that your story refers to),
but for situations where filling out the help desk form did not result in a help
desk ticket only. That's a software bug that has been proven to be very difficult
to trace the origin of. Admin Russell creating this topic to post about specifically
this technical problem is part of the necessary tracing. For a programmer, when
something goes wrong intermittently or at seemingly random times, this is notoriously
difficult to debug. Getting more data about when exactly it goes wrong is quintessential.
| | If the Help Desk processes are badly run, FIX that instead of streamlining the
flow of alarming forum posts concerning the badly run Help Desk processes.
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True, but that is not what this specific forum topic is intended for.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 21, 2022 12:43 | | Subject: | Re: Wow! It seems like just yesterday: continued | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, popsicle writes:
| | Two short years later, Stefan’s profile is fast approaching what might naturally
seem to be the next milestone for the next feedback-level brick ~ 75,000
It'd be great to get your input as to what the next color brick were to be.
Please vote too (up or down) on the topic: should there be another feedback level?
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1223954
(btw, when the suggestion was posted, there were four violet bricks, there
are now seven, two years later)
-popsicle
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Mathematically, the next level in this logarithmic series would be 100.000 only.
That would mean a long wait for us and a great lot of work for Stefan or anyone
challenging.
With the bricks numbered from 1 to 10, I feel that Violet might be ultimate destination.
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=54&q=feedback
I am more interested in how many feedback a seller has had over the last months
than over the lifespan of the shop.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 21, 2022 12:30 | | Subject: | Re: Wow! It seems like just yesterday: continued | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Feedback, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Feedback, Stellar writes:
Yeah I think those people don't wish to be contacted.
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I wish to understand why a Seller would set NOT to be contacted 
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That contact setting does not apply to messages related to placed orders.
So this would prevent a seller from getting queries that would scarcely lead
to a sale, while still allowing all communication with their confirmed buyers.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 15, 2022 12:27 | | Subject: | Re: Dose anyone know what sort of tile I need? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, JacksLegoBuilds writes:
| | It’s a bit annoying when LEGO doesn’t make specific tiles, Can anyone help?
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Traditionally, tiling against angled walls was done by overlap: you don't
tile against the wall, but you build the wall on top of the layer of plates and
tiles. The triangular tile is only a fairly recent addition.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 11, 2022 08:44 | | Subject: | Presentation 'From Brick to Model' | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In the spirit of team building and sharing knowledge, in our company every month
one of the employees is invited to make a short presentation for the team meeting.
This presentation is supposed to share something about a personal interest, not
necessarily work-related but of reasonable interest to your co-workers.
Last week I had my turn: Modelling with LEGO.
Many of my co-workers fell silent in discovering that there is an entire world
of LEGO behind the childhood play they know. Given their enthusiastic responses,
I'd like to post this presentation here too.
https://fritsjurgens-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/p/hpoort/EqQOoHJR7OdEmZ4pb91_S64B1Gd81LuY_H3Q7pJf4hAuQA?e=gxdfP4
Please enjoy.
Hans-Peter
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 10, 2022 02:24 | | Subject: | Re: First LEGO set you got | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, LEGOfan1138 writes:
| | So I’m curious to know what y’all’s first set was. I’ll go first: mine was 9496
Desert Skiff. I remember getting it from a close friend back in the day. Still
own my Luke Skywalker and Boba Fett from that set. Sadly the rest has went to
the bin which I sold a few years ago. ( I remember having a 2014 Grand Inquisitor
in there too! 😕
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There is a big difference in my first memory getting a new set, the
and my memory of the sets I had in my childhood. My parents and I were having
a weekend camping in a caravan my uncle had. My sister was yet to be born, but
my neighbor friend aged 4 came along. I was a little over 3 years old at the
time. We visited the fairy tale forest in the Efteling - which I mostly remember
through the pictures of me and my friend holding our ears against the giant mushrooms
in the park. These mushrooms played soft music and fairy tale stories. A lovely
amusement park. It still is, but I digress.
My parents were to give me the LEGO set but would not want to create havoc between
us boys, so creatively my father gave himself the present of the harbor. Of course
when arriving at home, the set was joined with the rest of the LEGO I had. And
my father never got any more LEGO but he was allowed to help me play with mine.
There must have been quite some LEGO and Duplo around at the time I got the harbor
scene. Most of it I remember having (as I still have it) but hardly any I remember
getting. Vague memories of family Sinterklaas festivities and birthday parties.
Those early childhood memories are mostly strengthened by moments you happen
to have photos of. (photo: me at age 2,5)
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 9, 2022 00:32 | | Subject: | Re: Part 2739a or b missing from BL catalogue | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, LNR3 writes:
| | I'm learning to build one of the the technics steering assemblies. When I
try to locate part 2739b, (1x6 link with stoppers) it's not there. Any idea
how to find it or download into studio? Thanks.
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Try this post as a starter: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6368
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