Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | iprice  | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2024 04:23 | | Subject: | Re: Lego foil packs | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, Emporiosa writes:
| | | | but I have no idea where these come from. Could someone please enlighten me?
Thanks very much.
---Ivan
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Magazines; and they're not cheap (at least not in Canada).
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Yep - they appear to be primarily available in Europe for some unknown (I presume
licensing) reason.
Nowadays the foil packs are actually paper though. The mags themselves can be
picked up in most newsagents and supermarkets in the UK for around £5. Themes
include Batman, Star Wars Jurassic World, Ninjago, City etc.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2024 04:17 | | Subject: | Re: How do you remove ink from legos? | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Help | |
| In Help, legoranger00 writes:
| | How can I remove marker ink and pen ink from my legos?
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Two classic solutions - rubbing alcohol and/or hairspray! Seriously. These get
off even most permanent marker stains from pretty much everything (except clothing).
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2024 10:51 | | Subject: | Re: wich set is this from | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
| In Searching, HenkdeBerg writes:
| | Hi
I bought a large amount of lego.
Serveren party are unknow
Can someone tell me from witch sets they are. So i can find the building instructions.
And of course to rebuilding them.
See the foto's
Thanks al lot
Greetings Henk
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The white and orange Mech/Bionicle build appears to be a mixture of buildable
figure/Bionicle parts rather than one specific build.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2024 10:43 | | Subject: | Re: wich set is this from | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Searching | |
| In Searching, HenkdeBerg writes:
| | Hi
I bought a large amount of lego.
Serveren party are unknow
Can someone tell me from witch sets they are. So i can find the building instructions.
And of course to rebuilding them.
See the foto's
Thanks al lot
Greetings Henk
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I think the curved build with lime green parts may be from the Warp Stinger
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Apr 8, 2024 04:01 | | Subject: | Re: what was your first LEGO set? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
| In LEGO products, CykillsGarage writes:
| | Everyone has a first LEGO set. weather it is a DUPLO train or a handmedown from
your older brother, every one has a memory of his or her first set. First LEGO
set was the 30013-1 Police Quad as a birthday present. I loved taking it apart
and putting it back together again and chasing invisible villains and bringing
them to justice! Then one day our dog got a hold of the police man and chewed
his head off.... Post your first LEGO set below!
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My very first full and complete set was -
I got it brand new for my 6th birthday.
However I had been given used Lego prior to this, which included -
and
and some other random bits & bobs.
Loved those sets BITD.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2024 06:05 | | Subject: | Re: Spongebob Squarepants MOC | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| In My Own Creation, TheerealJT writes:
Meow.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2024 16:36 | | Subject: | Re: Using BL messages when buyers won't | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
| In Selling, RubyGirl writes:
| | Hi I have had a few problems lately with buyers and have finally seen the sense
of using BL messages for all communications so there is a readable record, but
cannot get my buyers to cooperate or, seemingly, withhold my email address. How
does everyone handle this?
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TBH, I generally only ever reply to emails. I can't always respond via BL
Message service (eg if I'm at work, I can't access BL at all), but I
can see and respond to emails. You can also add images and attachments to emails,
which you can't to BL Messages, so there's also that benefit. It's
just far easier and convenient, for me, to use email.
I get that you would like to have a proper "paper trail" of all communications
in the event of a problem, but you can forward/copy those emails anyway if needed,
it's just that they are not attached to BL.
I wouldn't worry too much about it - the evidence is there (if they respond)
and it's required, wherever there may be.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Mar 9, 2024 13:58 | | Subject: | Re: Make-up brush as a viable cleaning tool? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, Hardstone writes:
| | The recent post by Saitobricks.ca about the Bricklink branded duster has me wondering
if an ordinary make-up brush would work as a viable cleaning tool for my collection
of sets on display.
My collection of sets on display has expanded quite a bit recently. In the last
year alone, it has gone from only three sets to seven sets at the current time.
It's becoming a bit of a chore to keep them clean and dust free of dust.
More sets are in the planning stage for later on down the road.
Anyone have any experience cleaning lego with something like a make-up brush?
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I have. I got my wife to buy a blusher brush? It works really well (when I can
be bothered to use it). It's soft enough not to cause damage to the Lego
itself or the build and the static just attracts the dust and it can get into
small areas, to brush the dust out.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2024 02:18 | | Subject: | Re: Simulating Lego Technic mechanisms? | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
| In Related Software, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Related Software, iprice writes:
| | […]
LDD (Lego Digital Designer) was pretty good for simple technic mechanisms
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Functionnal: Only hinges, never gears. And it sometimes crashed when you tried
to use a hinge.
Building: It had hinge-connect: to automatically hinge multiple connections to
make triangles (or polygons).
It had a tendency to also move the ends / anchors, so that you got your triangle
but it was not sitting right any more.
It also tended to crash when doing that.
| | (and other things that Studio is rubbish with, like flexible parts)
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YMMV. It had bugs with some flexible parts too.
It’s called the ‘Good Old Days’ syndrome 
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old and very outdated, but there are some unofficial mods that you can add, so
you can update the partlist significantly, but these probably aren't necessary
for your needs.
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If you’re on Windows 10/11, it’ll be necessary to look into the Eurobricks forum
though because the last version (4.3.12) installs but doesn’t work and the previous
version (4.3.11) works but needs some tricks to be installed.
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Gears worked in LDD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ5jiikMJoQ
and connecting pins, axles, Technic bricks and liftarms was easier (IIRC). But
yeah, it was a looooong while back, so I might indeed be wearing a shade of pink
in my spectacles.
As for flexible things - I didn't test too many options BITD TBH, but what
I needed worked and worked well. I don't recall having crashes, but I probably
didn't strain LDD too hard. It certainly never stuttered or glitched like
Studio, however I do prefer Studio to LDD; especially the colours - I will never,
ever get used to Lego's naming convention for the colours (which always looked
awful in LDD too).
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 19:42 | | Subject: | Re: Simulating Lego Technic mechanisms? | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
| In Related Software, brock903 writes:
| | I want to test out some mechanisms I have ideas for with Technic pieces, but
I don't have the pieces I need on hand. Studio lets you rotate and move pieces,
but it doesn't seem to really work with full systems.
I was wondering if there were any ways that I could simulate/test my ideas virtually
instead of needing to order all of the parts before knowing whether it works
or not - Any help is appreciated!
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LDD (Lego Digital Designer) was pretty good for simple technic mechanisms (and
other things that Studio is rubbish with, like flexible parts) IIRC. It's
old and very outdated, but there are some unofficial mods that you can add, so
you can update the partlist significantly, but these probably aren't necessary
for your needs.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 15:11 | | Subject: | Re: Proposal: new organization of magazine sets | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
| In Catalog Requests, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | How to better deal with the sets that come with LEGO magazines?
situation
Currently there are LEGO magazines with added sets (they are glued to the magazine)
in 6 countries, each in the language from the country where they are published.
- Germany
- Czech Republic
- Poland
- Netherlands
- France
- Sweden
It is painfully obvious that there are no English speaking countries in this
list.
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And the UK (which generally does speak English - only not as well as other
countries).
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The frequency in which they appear varies a bit. I have no exact data but 6-8
magazines per year seems to be sort of average.
themes
The magazines come in 8 themes (not each country get the same themes covered):
- Avengers
- Batman
- City
- Friends (this is the oldest one)
- Jurassic World
- Minecraft
- Ninjago
- Spiderman
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And Star Wars. The Biggest of the lot
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2024 14:02 | | Subject: | Re: Help building | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
| In My Own Creation, Rojas.C writes:
| | Anyone mind sharing garfield please and thank you. Would love to build.
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Thing is, with Garfield, it's going to be a big model, to get all the detail,
or a small one that requires lots of stickers/printed parts. There is no way
to do the character full justice in bricks and plates alone, due to his colouring
and stripes etc.
There are some MOCs out there, and some are very good, but generally these are
the bigger ones - as they can afford to use smaller elements for the markings
etc. Some smaller ones do a fair job, but all are lacking something that makes
Garfield Garfield.
So, what are you after exactly?
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 14:56 | | Subject: | Re: Broken wanted list feature please help | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
| In Problem, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Problem, iprice writes:
| | In Problem, Brickthewall writes:
| | Hi,
Since the maintenance, quantity button does not work on iOS devices of any type,
iphones, ipads, macbooks. Also does not work on chromebooks, HP laptops, Dell
laptops. Works on PCs. I know many users are experiencing this issue.
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It's working on my HP laptop (Windows 11).
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Weird! Nothing's supposed to work on an HP laptop.
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I've had HP laptops for the last 15+ years and never had any issues with
them. I've read lots of horror stories about them, but I think they are from
a very vocal minority. Or I've been very lucky! 
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 12:22 | | Subject: | Re: Broken wanted list feature please help | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
| In Problem, Brickthewall writes:
| | Hi,
Since the maintenance, quantity button does not work on iOS devices of any type,
iphones, ipads, macbooks. Also does not work on chromebooks, HP laptops, Dell
laptops. Works on PCs. I know many users are experiencing this issue.
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It's working on my HP laptop (Windows 11).
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 11:15 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
| | NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
We have to put up with all that garbage in the media, much of it biased mixed
with absolute lies.
Let us have somewhere with relative sanity. 
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^^ THIS ^^
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 12:09 | | Subject: | Re: Are 32138 and 65098 really variants? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, iprice writes:
| | In Catalog Identification, sporadic writes:
| | Hey, forgive me if this the wrong place to post this. I'm new to the forums.
Recently when building a MOC, I put in an order that included a 32138 Technic,
Pin Double with Axle Hole with Squared Pin Holes. I got a 65098, which is listed
as a variant mold on Bricklink. However, according to Rebrickable (https://rebrickable.com/parts/32138/technic-pin-double-with-axle-hole/),
they are different. One has friction ridges, the other doesn't. I don't
have a 32138 to hand, so I can't verify it, but if so, these are very different
parts in terms of use cases. Should they be listed as variants? I thought variants
were supposed to be functionally identical with primarily cosmetic differences.
Or maybe I'm confused (likely).
Thoughts?
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They ARE different. There is at least one official Lego set (IIRC the AT-ST Raider
- 75254) that requires one of the variants, as the model cannot be built correctly
with the other version.
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Yep. Found more info here - https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/ie9v0f/these_pieces_do_not_fit_together_the_way_the/
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 12:06 | | Subject: | Re: Are 32138 and 65098 really variants? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog Identification | |
| In Catalog Identification, sporadic writes:
| | Hey, forgive me if this the wrong place to post this. I'm new to the forums.
Recently when building a MOC, I put in an order that included a 32138 Technic,
Pin Double with Axle Hole with Squared Pin Holes. I got a 65098, which is listed
as a variant mold on Bricklink. However, according to Rebrickable (https://rebrickable.com/parts/32138/technic-pin-double-with-axle-hole/),
they are different. One has friction ridges, the other doesn't. I don't
have a 32138 to hand, so I can't verify it, but if so, these are very different
parts in terms of use cases. Should they be listed as variants? I thought variants
were supposed to be functionally identical with primarily cosmetic differences.
Or maybe I'm confused (likely).
Thoughts?
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They ARE different. There is at least one official Lego set (IIRC the AT-ST Raider
- 75254) that requires one of the variants, as the model cannot be built correctly
with the other version.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 07:12 | | Subject: | Re: No Response from Admin. | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
| In Problem, enig writes:
| | In Problem, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Problem, lostabrick writes:
| | Has anyone else failed to get a response from Admin. I have messaged them 5 times
in two months over the same issue and just been ignored. No response, not even
an automated response with a ticket number, nothing. Previously when I have had
this kind of issue, I recieved an automated reply immediately and then a reply
or decision in 2-3 working days.
Thanks
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There’s been several posts about seller verification, NSS, and other problems
without answers
or taking ages.
Seems the “connection to the award-winning LEGO® Customer Service Team” didn’t
work all that well ( https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1442600 ) 
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Note the lack of mentioning of what award was won.. exactly
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A (used) wooden spoon?
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 05:16 | | Subject: | Re: Lego Boxes: Keep or Recycle? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | General | |
| In General, sailormufasa writes:
| | Which boxes do you typically keep and which go in the bin?
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I don't keep any of my boxes. I put them all into recycling. I have regretted
getting rid of some UCS Star Wars boxes, as I've built the model and then
dismantled it later, but not had a box to put the parts back into. I bag up all
dismantled sets and place them in large storage tubs with their instructions.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 05:10 | | Subject: | Re: USPS detour - longest ? | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, bahpstore writes:
| | Package visited JAMAICA NY on 02/11, 02/13, 02/15 with a stop @ SAN FRANCISCO
02/14, then went to SINGAPORE (destination country) - back to New York - stop
at ZURICH, SWITZERLAND 😉
How many extra miles it went?
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A couple of years back I had a package (ordered from Europe) that, according
to tracking, travelled around the U.S. for a while. There was never any evidence
to prove that it really had though. I have my doubts about the validity of tracking
data some of the time tbh.
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