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I've found that when you have to press, like, 6 pins together at once, it's much easier if they're all aligned the same way. You can finagle the direction you're installing it to kind of press down on the pins to make them slide in more smoothly.
The larger car sets make you do this A LOT.
MegaMan: Is it possible that you are just building the frame, and the outer skin / decoration will reinforce things?
All right there are some real fragile connections here that I actually want to glue together. Anyone have experience with thatM
Just like in Independence Day?
Steam: betsuni7
So it wasn't that you had misunderstood the instructions, it was that you had misunderstood a different set of instructions.
I say fun... and I actually kind of meant it. I wasn't really annoyed much. Working out how to fix the problem was genuinely a hoot. And if it came down to it and I had to restart a massive chunk from scratch? I was already feeling a bit melancholy at the thing being almost done. Any excuse to keep it going!
This is part of my enjoyment of Lego as well. I usually mess around with DIY and handicraft projects that are far less forgiving to mistakes. Like fixing a sink, papercrafting, gardening... With Lego it's just all about following instructions and if you make a mistake you can fix it with no risk of breaking anything.
They are now a box pic to follow
They have a code on the bottom so I think hopefully there is a cheat sheet for them
Ye gods.
Also fun fact, my wife is 145cm, so if I built this it'd be taller than her.
Uh, sadly there are many other things I'd blow $1K AUS only irresponsibility first.
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-marvel-minifigures-series-2-weight-guide-and-correcting-other-identification-myths/
I wish there was a more consistent way, but it looks like you gotta use a micro scale
https://www.brickfanatics.com/first-images-lego-ideas-viking-village-online
This is the Target Ideas set, I believe.
I think I need to buy this set and then some select Muppets minifigs...
Ok, back home now. So, as described above, I took two (2) 1x1 Technic Bricks with Pin Hole and a 3x1 Pin:
Then I assembled them with the ridge portion between the two bricks, as shown (not fully assembled yet, to highlight the ridge location):
Once I had 5 of these put together, I took out the clip parts from the Black Lion and replaced, with the exposed pin facing outwards. The middle of the pin should be where the clips joined previously:
Then I replaced all of the opposite clips in the black lion with 1x1 technic bricks with pin hole, with the red lion attached to the shoulder as shown below:
Now you can plug back in the two shoulders of the black lion, and it looks totally the same, and retains the transformation.
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-40613-mini-palace-of-agrabah-revealed/
I've watched probably every episode of Aladdin: the Series when it was on during the after-school cartoon block when I was a kid, it was kinda oddly foundational for me. I'm sorely tempted by that Agrabah.
I think you can chat with Customer Service or scan in the instructions? I haven't done the scan thing yet, since my wife usually chats with Customer Service instead.
Steam: betsuni7
The code on the manual only awards you the 20 points for registering your set, the points you get from the formerly-known-as-VIP-program come from the receipt. Talking with Customer Service is probably the most reliable way to get that sorted.
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/disney-magic-will-be-a-future-lego-ideas-set/
lol
we live in a society
At least one of those is not a cat.
HAPPY LIFE DAY EVERYONE
It appears to not have Itchy jackin' it to holo porn.
Worst. Life Day. Ever.
The finished set is really cute, particularly the enemies, and the Eggman and his flying machine are cleverly built. The build is kind of a slog, though, with most of the stage being comprised of checkerboards of 1x1 plates in alternating colors. If you're wondering how something so small can have 1100 pieces, that's why.
Still, it's a really great display piece, and it's only a few hours to assemble, so I'd still recommend it if you really like Sonic.
That whole roasted porg is not having a very happy Life Day at all. The worst part is that its surviving kin is forced to watch it being eaten by Chewbacca. The horror.
Inspired by The Last Jedi. This time Chewie gets to finish his roasted porg.
Steam: betsuni7
This hurts my soul... but I can't say I'm surprised.
The Super Mario blind sets went to these boxes, and I'd see a couple opened here or there. But that series wasn't anywhere near as popular as a marvel thing.
So of course, rather than feeling out the popular/expensive sets, people are tearing through them.
stop making blindboxes, it's a miserable way to treat your customers