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Re: Pieces say LEGO.. but super sketchy - peregrinator (766)

[...] If the logo is on them, they're real (the converse is not true, of course). But: - they could be cellulose acetate (CA) - old bricks - they could [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 10001bricks - faro (2846)

[...] That is what I wanted to ask: are you going to buy it? :-)
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 1001bricks - TheCuteGiraffe (3)

I just noticed that it posted twice, why is that???
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 1001bricks - Nubs_Select (3730)

:D
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 1001bricks - TheCuteGiraffe (3)

was killing me slowly.....:D
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 1001bricks - TheCuteGiraffe (3)

was killing me slowly.....:D
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 1001bricks - Nubs_Select (3730)

better title now :D
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 10001bricks - Stuart9 (1033)

I’d love to try it but couldn’t justify the expense due to being out of work with a serious illness. Have the time though, maybe one day. ;) In LEGO products, 1001bricks [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 10001bricks - TheCuteGiraffe (3)

Jeeeez!!!!
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: LEGO's hommage to 10001bricks - 1001bricks (52265)

BTW, be prepare for a HUGE build :-) (URL)
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Pieces say LEGO.. but super sketchy - SDF_Bricks (296)

I've been collecting/buying Lego for the past 20 years and I sometimes see such differences between seemingly 'identical' parts. It could be mold wear, but most likely [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Pieces say LEGO.. but super sketchy - Nubs_Select (3730)

they are all real in that photo. lego has been known to change the plastic type of colours including with those 2 different black types
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Pieces say LEGO.. but super sketchy - Stuart9 (1033)

I’ve never seen fake Lego / alternative brand with Lego logo. In LEGO products, brettbarbaro writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Pieces say LEGO.. but super sketchy - brettbarbaro (18)

[...] I got a batch of wide treads (part 42479) on Bricklink that do have the LEGO logo on them, but are definitely fake (see picture - real on left). They are [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 28, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Imperial Light Cruiser 75315 $100 - ImperialFleet (949)

No prob, I did the same thing a couple weeks ago, didn't realize it was against the rules till someone pointed it out! MBA
(17 months ago, Nov 27, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Imperial Light Cruiser 75315 $100 - Collins_93 (14)

[...] ok sorry i didnt know.
(17 months ago, Nov 27, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Imperial Light Cruiser 75315 $100 - ImperialFleet (949)

That's cool, but I don't think you can put links to competing websites here. MBA
(17 months ago, Nov 27, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: How to solve the Mini Sokoban puzzle box - TheCuteGiraffe (3)

I've seen you do some in the past, amazing work dude. They are really awesome a lot of effort as well. Can't wait for some more :) The Cute Giraffe
(17 months ago, Nov 27, 2022, to My Own Creation)

How to solve the Mini Sokoban puzzle box - Crayonland (342)

Check out my Mini Sokoban puzzle box – see the FULL video here: (URL) Checkout my other puzzle box videos on my channel: (URL) You can get PDF building instructions from my [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 27, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - molten.brick (13)

Twenty eight parts - precariously balanced. I'll try to clinch her waist... In LEGO products, macebobo writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 27, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - Sadler_Bricks (1703)

Nice would make for a good set. Sadler_bricks
(17 months ago, Nov 23, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: My SLS Artemis is ready for launch - Sadler_Bricks (1703)

Looks fantastic. Sadler_bricks
(17 months ago, Nov 23, 2022, to My Own Creation)

What's inside the Mini Sokoban puzzle box? - Crayonland (342)

Hey puzzle box fans! Here's a link to myvideo of my Mini Sokoban puzzle box - leave me a comment to let me know what you think of puzzle! (URL) You can find my puzzle box [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 22, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Anyone know the bag contents for set 11021? - jennnifer (3531)

[...] I believe you can see what's in the numbered bags by going through the instruction booklet. No help there for the extras however. Jen
(17 months ago, Nov 22, 2022, to LEGO products)

Anyone know the bag contents for set 11021? - jonwil (82)

Does anyone know the contents of each bag for set 11021 90 Years of Play? More specifically does anyone know what parts come in the numbered bags vs the unnumbered bags?
(17 months ago, Nov 22, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - wildchicken13 (875)

[...] Easy, just use a sheet of A(-17) paper
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

Found interesting facts: (URL)
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] OK this is it! On some pictures the viaduc isn't impressive due to the camera distortion of the lengths... We arrived from the North, somewhere here: (URL) I didn't [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Stuart9 (1033)

In earlier years I did have the courage to take myself up some of our cathedral towers but haven’t done anything like that for some time. Love the outdoors and would really appreciate [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - macebobo (2423)

[...] Please do, I did a Google earth tour, just not the same I feel.
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Stuart9 (1033)

Well it appears none of the forum posters are buying this set. In LEGO products, macebobo writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Nubs_Select (3730)

[...] that's a good point :D
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - LegoLDK (32)

[...] Hard to find a piece of paper big enough for the background though.
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - LegoLDK (32)

[...] Do it Jen. I returned to the US of A this year as soon as they announced the borders were open to the jabbed without restriction. I'd forgotten how much I missed [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Yeah, I remember seing something about it too. In these times, everything they built was something new and never done before. Well, it’s still often the case nowadays [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Nubs_Select (3730)

[...] :D:D:D
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] Too bad it's blurry - you should've followed Nubs_Select How-To!
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - jennnifer (3531)

[...] I am going to have to look this up now and see. Things to do on a random Monday... [...] I have a book about the Brooklyn Bridge and how they faced all these issues [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - jennnifer (3531)

[...] Awesome! I get nervous even on this bridge: (URL) So you can imagine how freaked out I got walking across this: (URL) They specifically put up dividers so you can't [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - molten.brick (13)

Show me a forceful Martian attack! In LEGO products, tonnic writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - tonnic (4348)

[...] But we have Slim Whitman.
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - tonnic (4348)

[...] Yes, the same designer as the most famous bridge in London, also named after this same author. There is also a smaller version of the Statue of Liberty in Paris.
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - SylvainLS (46)

[...] The Eiffel Tower’s lighting is IP protected, so I took the picture when it was off.
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Nubs_Select (3730)

[...] Who says it isn’t 🤷‍♂️ :D:D
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - molten.brick (13)

Someone mouffed off about having a night-time picture - I wanna see that! In LEGO products, wildchicken13 writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - molten.brick (13)

Broken and non-existent are completely different. In LEGO products, Stuart9 writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - wildchicken13 (875)

[...] Using the same logic, I guess one could argue that the LEGO Eiffel Tower is better than the real one
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Stuart9 (1033)

You probably wouldn’t have a hand left. ;) In LEGO products, molten.brick writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] If I find the time to do it, I'll put on our dropbox the movie of 1001bricks in Camping Car crossing the Millau Viaduct a few years ago :D Stay tuned ;-)
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - molten.brick (13)

It looks dirty in comparison - regardless of how much water they waste on it. In LEGO products, LegoLDK writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - molten.brick (13)

I'm not holding your hand! In LEGO products, Stuart9 writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - LegoLDK (32)

[...] I've taken the trip up the Vegas Tower a few times. The first time the lift operator proudly proclaimed the Vegas one to be better than the Paris one. When I challenged [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Stuart9 (1033)

I couldn’t drive on there as my fear of heights has got seriously worse as I’ve aged. Any easily seen sheer drop be it natural or man made now almost freezes me to the spot, [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - SylvainLS (46)

[...] And the thousand feet mark (that was its ‘goal’ for the 1889 Universal Exposition). Funny that the EN wikipedia doesn’t say that. [...] How it was built is [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - jennnifer (3531)

[...] [...] Whoa... just read about the Millau Viaduct. That's an amazing bridge. I don't know if I would want to drive on anything that far above the ground for that [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - BricksOfFaith (148)

[...] I feel like that’d be much much more of a scale issue than what this whole thread has been arguing about 😂
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - wildchicken13 (875)

[...] Planning to add it to my (Set 21047-1)
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: 10497 Space Cruiser alt build - molten.brick (13)

Catastrophic collapse In LEGO products, SylvainLS writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Nubs_Select (3730)

[...] :D:D:D bold of you to assume you could beat us :D:D
(17 months ago, Nov 21, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] Last time I watched TV was 25 yrs ago - (neither fiber, cable, TNT, Netflix or such here) - and I may have missed this one, or simply don't remember it :-( [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - SylvainLS (46)

[...] No need to read, there’s a movie: Paris brûle-t-il ? (URL)
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - eileenkeeney (1610)

[...] [...] And graffiti
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] Ah didn't know! I'll have a read on this. Problem is, later on we've been invaded again :-( We've got Chewing Gum, Fast Food, Kardashians and so on... [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] Yes, the Eiffel Tower was named after the name of the Author: Mr Tower! ;-)
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - wildchicken13 (875)

[...] LOL
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] Ah, then lom is for Life on Moon? :D
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - faro (2846)

[...] And I got enough martians for a forceful attack ;-)
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - eileenkeeney (1610)

[...] Hitler ordered it destroyed but the person assigned the task was convinced to not destroy it. It wasn't until Hitler knew he would lose France that he wanted it [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - eileenkeeney (1610)

[...] I only recently learned that the Statue of Liberty was designed by the same person as the Eiffel Tower.
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - macebobo (2423)

[...] Well at least I am in good company! Perigrinator and I are going to start the Fool Gang and go beat up the Pizza Gang and Mustard Gang. Any fool is welcome to join, [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] I wasn't sure it was you or perigrinator; both qualify anyway :D
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - macebobo (2423)

[...] snip [...] Sad fool noises.
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] Ah yes, I estimated on a stud 0.80 cm, but the height is larger...
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Hmm, a brick is 0.96cm. Multiplied by 220 it’s 2.112m. A basket ball team? :D If you take an average adult human at around 1.6-1.7m, that’s 0.72-0.77cm at 1:220, [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] If it's 1:220 as some fool calculated, a human being would be a 1 brick high. I didn't check though, but then those could be represent an - a bit thick - person: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - SylvainLS (46)

[...] I’m waiting for someone to invent antigravitation so I can put my bed on the ceiling and get back 3m²… though maybe sleeping on the ceiling with the tower just below [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - DerikStorey (2600)

Thank you so much to everyone that responded. I really appreciate all the part identifications and creative suggestions. This gives me some awesome ideas to make a really good [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - peregrinator (766)

[...] Of course, who could forget this iconic scene from the blockbuster GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - iprice (1246)

[...] It also fell when the Martians attacked... ;) :P
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Stuart9 (1033)

You finally really did it. You maniacs! You blew it up ! :) In LEGO products, 1001bricks writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] Ah, and don't forget this one also ;-)
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - yorbrick (1182)

[...] It did break in half.... in Team America:World Police.
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] And, contrary to the Titanic, it didn't sink! :D Until now...
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - macebobo (2423)

[...] From Wikipedia: The tower is 330 meters (1,083 ft) tall,[5] about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square, [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - 1001bricks (52265)

[...] No, it should measure 24' approx Eiffel Tower is freaking HUGE.
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - eileenkeeney (1610)

[...] It looks like all pretty basic parts. After someone inventories the set, I might see if it has enough unique parts to justify the cost. I am curious if the scale is [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - tEoS (5297)

No, too big and too expensive. My ideal pricing for large sets is about $200-250. Occasionally, I will buy a $300-400 model like the Diagon Alley or Lion Castle. In LEGO products, [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - wyvern (72)

Furthering the movie version, a mini black cape! I think it would be thin enough that the scabbard could slip over it, the scabbards are pretty flexible. (Part 4524,11) In My [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Unknown tile 2x2 - Luloma (727)

[...] Many many thanks 😊
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - wyvern (72)

If you're looking to remain faithful to the specific version from the movies, here's a yellow feather! (Part 4502c,3) In My Own Creation, DerikStorey writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - wyvern (72)

Might I suggest using the hip piece from this minifigure? (Minifigure njo351) That way it looks more like boots instead of pants, without compromising on him having a belt. Here's [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - Stuart9 (1033)

I’d love to find a space for one but too expensive for me I’m afraid. In LEGO products, danielclark writes: [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - danielclark (353)

[...] nope, cheaper for me to fly from seattle to paris and see it in person than buy the lego version of it.
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Who is getting their 5' Eiffel Towe Friday? - macebobo (2423)

I am not since I do not have a place to display it. Just wondering who is and where they are going to put it. (URL)
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to LEGO products)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - yorbrick (1182)

[...] An alcohol wipe can soon sort that. Or a wipe with an essential oil or alcohol based hand sanitiser.
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - stecre (1991)

[...] The legs are these (Part 970cm00pb001,11) But the hips have been changed with the one from these legs: (Part 970c00pb0608,11)
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - stecre (1991)

[...] I stand corrected!
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - stecre (1991)

[...] Here's a few to start: (Part 93554,11) (Part 64647,5) (Part 95348,11) (Part 2530,85) Not sure if the head and/or torso are genuine Lego prints though
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Re: Puss In Boots Minifig Help - tons_of_bricks (12727)

(Minifigure tlm164) The head and torso come from this figure. The only problem with that head is it has a face on either side, so the back one will be showing with that hat.
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

Puss In Boots Minifig Help - DerikStorey (2600)

Hi! My son would really like a puss in boots minifig for Christmas. I found this picture on google and was wondering if someone could help me identify the parts used to create [...]
(17 months ago, Nov 20, 2022, to My Own Creation)

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