The Lego Thread
 

Build and create. Talk Lego's here!

Start this one off right, with some GLaDOS!

Lego Portal - a set on Flickr

This is AWESOME! Did you make this yourself?

Oh god no. I wish I had even a fraction of that vision or skill. I think the guy that did this was the same guy who did the Lego Normandy from Mass Effect last year (or maybe that was two years ago?).

Haha I wondered. I was kind of hoping we'd have someone with hardcore lego skills on here. I used to think I was really good at creating out of legos... Until I started looking up various MOC's... It's kind of depressing at first hahah

It's definitely daunting. I would have never even thought to attempt a GLaDOS.

But as I get more and more into Lego, the bug to try to work on my own MOC grows stronger. You should share some of your creations on here! We can all build, learn, and grow together!

So, anyone get any Alien Conquest sets yet? The alien minifigs are pretty cool.

I love how you can actually go online to lego's site and build what u want and buy the bricks needed to do it. anybody can make anything out of lego the problem is affording the cool and awesome pieces needed to build it.

Just a head's up for all UK Lego fans... The Sun newspaper is holding another week of free Lego set giveaways starting on Saturday. They haven't announced what's on offer, but if they're anything like their last promotion it will be worth the effort to collect them!

For the UK fans again, The Sun have posted up their list of the seven sets being given away next week... And have also opened up a competition for one lucky person to win the 3000 piece Lego Super Star Destroyer!!

See all of that below: The Sun | The Best for News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities | The Sun

Holy crap, I didn't know these were coming out... New LEGO Dino Attack toys?

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9649/unledqy.jpg

The whole line so far is seen here: Dino | LEGO Shop

I thought this might be useful to some.

Lego size custom weapons - Toy Discussion at Toyark.com

Haven't checked these guys in a while, thanks for reminding me! Though while their minifigs are really well done, they're so expensive I don't think I could justify buying them! ^^;

I came across the site when I was looking for something else. I didn't know if anyone was aware of them or not.

No worries dude, I'd actually forgotten about them until you did. They do some great looking weapons, I'm actually tempted by that minigun set on their front page! :P

Interesting, I'll have to look into this. It is an obvious rip-off of Jurassic Park, but that is why it is worth having.

I pointed the Jurassic Park set out to my son, hoping to get him one for Christmas, but he was actually more partial to the set with the T Rex and helicopter.

An interesting thing happened to me last week at TRU. While checking out the Kre-O sets, I overheard a lady looking for G.I.Joe Legos.

When I explained to her that they didn't exist (well, not official versions anyway), she seemed a little confused. So I helped her try to find the next best thing in Legos. I mentioned the DC stuff, as well as Ninjago and the City stuff to mix-and-match. But the only other military-themed sets I knew about were MegaBlok's Halo series.

Last I knew, she was on the phone with someone trying to figure out a replacement gift. By the way, when you go on Lego's website and search for "G.I.Joe" it returns 0 results and asks if you meant "joke." I thought that was hilarious.

Also, TRU only had one lonely Hero Factory GL. I couldn't find any others on any of the shelves (not even price stickers to mark where they once were).

Might explain why I found GL hanging out with the Kre-O and Halo guys.

Hasbro should produce Kre-O Joes.

I bet they will after Retaliation.

I'd almost guarantee it, especially now that they have a product that I truly feel can hold its own against Lego and MegaBloks.

Today I combined the Mega Bloks Spiderman 2-Pack I received from solidwii with the Green Goblin/Spiderman set into a much cooler set, but it required a bit of improvising and some spare LEGOs to get it together properly. Here are a couple pictures:

Fortunately I found the set that came with Green Goblin, so the one that iLegends73 tried to hook me up with has been vindicated. Thanks for trying though dude. You're a good guy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17857818/DSCI1258.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17857818/DSCI1260.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17857818/DSCI1261.JPG
The awesome Doc Oc figure is worth every penny.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17857818/DSCI1264.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17857818/DSCI1259.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17857818/DSCI1261%20%282%29.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17857818/DSCI1265.JPG
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Just got in my first big boy Lego set. I always eye these things in the store, in the catalog, online, but never pull the trigger due to just how pricey they are. And then there is plenty of regret when it disappears and the price has tripled on ebay. I've done some studying and research and decided on this one:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q.../firehouse.jpg

Although I REALLY wanted the Maersk Ship (already gone) and the Maersk Train (still around), I decided on this entry in the modular series. I have long missed out on the Cafe Corner and Green Grocer, and those prices are ridiculous on eBay. I found out that Lego puts out one new entry in the modular series each year. And eventually the oldest one disappears for good and you are left to the secondary market to get them. Well the Fire House is the oldest right now, so I decided to go ahead and drop the coin and get it before I can't anymore. The Maersk Train will be next, followed by the Grand Emporium.

It feels real good to add this one to my collection. Now I just need to put together and appropriate work bench to work on Lego builds, and other geek miscellany (taking photos, doing dios, custom work, repairs, etc).

Sweet man, post some pictures when you get that set put together. I think the police station currently in circulation will be worth picking up too, but I can't justify the cost right now.

Top Gear MOC. James, Richard, Jeremy, and the Stig all made out of Lego

treasure every moment...

Pretty cool! :)