I never wanted docks until i saw it nestled between the other two sets.
I need a new house.
The docks is a really nice set even on its own! Sadly the best part of the model is the back, where the actual docks are, so I can't really display it well at its current location. But it might get moved - I haven't decided yet.
I found the booklet on the Bonsai tree very informative. And I really hope they give the guy who designed this thing a chance to do more. The concepts behind him in the picture looked amazing, I'd love a willow tree set like that.
I never wanted docks until i saw it nestled between the other two sets.
I need a new house.
The docks is a really nice set even on its own! Sadly the best part of the model is the back, where the actual docks are, so I can't really display it well at its current location. But it might get moved - I haven't decided yet.
This is my problem, too. I can't display the good part of the dock and the city with them connected. (Also wish I had room to put the Bounty at the docks, but I don't).
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My current room has a Kallax 4-tall on the wall (seen many times in my pics) and a kallax 2-tall behind my couch. My plan was to put my perfect grade gundams and Unicron behind the couch when they all were completed/showed up... but as I sit here thinking, I'm wondering if moving the city to that location would be a good idea so people can see them from all sides.
Edit: Unicron might just join me at a seat on a kitchen table. I am gonna need to buy a house for him no matter how I slice it.
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Oh Lord Help Me.
I decided on a whim to do a search for lighting kits for my city.
... and yup! There's a company out there called "light my bricks" that has very simple, yet very thorough and pretty looking light kits for Lego. And they aren't all that expensive!
Sure, the cable management looks like it would be a pain to make it not look like a rat's nest... and I fear I'd lose the ability to play around / take apart the kits... but... Man it looks like something straight out of a cyberpunk future with the lighting kits...
I decided on a whim to do a search for lighting kits for my city.
... and yup! There's a company out there called "light my bricks" that has very simple, yet very thorough and pretty looking light kits for Lego. And they aren't all that expensive!
Sure, the cable management looks like it would be a pain to make it not look like a rat's nest... and I fear I'd lose the ability to play around / take apart the kits... but... Man it looks like something straight out of a cyberpunk future with the lighting kits...
That's where my wife got my kits from. Right now I have the Lunar Lander and Ninjago City lit up (with Destiny''s Bounty and the Ninjago Dock kits waiting).
But you have most of the cons nailed. Cable Management in some areas is tough (they tell you to pull and wrap it, or tuck it under something, but in practice that was hard to do and everything just fell back down). That's for bundled cables, usually, they do a good job of hiding them where they can. You definitely can't take them apart afterwards. Moving the city back to it's spot I was terrified the roof or something would fall off and rip the cable out. All of the wiring seems pretty delicate.
That said, the kits are solid, they have really detailed instructions and they look fantastic lit up.
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I wonder if you could use conductive paint as jumpers between modules to help route things...
Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
The only building I've installed light kits so far is the Ghostbuster Firehouse, which is an ideal set for it since it can be opened like a doll house so the wires don't interfere.
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Real question, when do new Lego kits go up for sale? Do I stay up for the Ninjago City tonight or hope for the best when I wake up for work tomorrow morning at 5:45.
Man I really want to add the Ninjago Gardens to my Ninjago city set but $400 cad is a tough pill to swallow.
I don't even care about Ninjago. The sets are just so aesthetically pleasing.
Real question, when do new Lego kits go up for sale? Do I stay up for the Ninjago City tonight or hope for the best when I wake up for work tomorrow morning at 5:45.
Like @Dark Raven X said usually around midnight EST (which is nice since it is 9 PM PST).
TurksonNear the mountains of ColoradoRegistered Userregular
I might be moving next month for a new job. It's not too far away but too far for a commute. Anyone have advice or thoughts on packing a large number of lego sets for moving? I'm trying avoid breaking them down and putting them into gallon sized zip lock bags like I did the last time I moved.
oh h*ck
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I might be moving next month for a new job. It's not too far away but too far for a commute. Anyone have advice or thoughts on packing a large number of lego sets for moving? I'm trying avoid breaking them down and putting them into gallon sized zip lock bags like I did the last time I moved.
We mostly have modulars, so when we moved I took each individual floor off, wrapped it in bubble wrap, and packed them in a tote. Vehicles and stuff got wrapped individually as well. It was somewhat time consuming but there was minimal reassembly to do on the other end, just put back on any bits that fell off in transit. The only sets that had a rough time were the Milano and Benny's Spaceship
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Yeah, I've often thought bubble wrap or shrink-wrap (like that stuff used to wrap pallets together for shipping) will do the trick. Basically adds to the overall clutch power of the bricks and protects them.
Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
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Personally I’d just wrap the sets in plastic wrap and just stick parts back on when I unwrap them. That way the pieces will be relatively close to their location.
I basically did the same as above: For modulars, I pulled each floor apart and wrapped them in shrink wrap (maybe also bubble wrap if extra cushioning is needed). Be careful of baseplates to not wrap too tightly so they don't warp.
Small sets can just go into ziplocks as is. Stuff like spaceships/vehicles that are too big for a gallon bag are the trickiest but bubble wrap should work.
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Speaking of moving stuff I really, really need to take down and dust all my modulars. But I also know it's going to be a huge ass pain so maybe they can just be dusty.
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Wow, found out that the Lego Roses are backordered till late February (guessing everybody bought them for Valentine's Day). You can still get the Tulips though.
Yeah, it seems the botanical collection was a big hit. I was waiting on mine until I heard about a new contract at work, but now it seems I might not even be able to get one of that happens. Glad they’re popular, but I want them!
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Yeah, it seems the botanical collection was a big hit. I was waiting on mine until I heard about a new contract at work, but now it seems I might not even be able to get one of that happens. Glad they’re popular, but I want them!
I saw them at Target and realized I really, REALLY shouldn't pass on getting the one I wanted.
I was reading a review of the stand-alone roses today, and was surprised to learn that they're not just a palette-swap of the ones in the bouquet; they actually have some different pieces in use for some of the leaves and petals.
I bought the bouquet and the bonsai tree on Jan 1st, and while the bouquet arrived several days ago, the bonsai tree is still backordered and its estimated delivery date has been pushed back twice, now.
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Gotta love the bots. Huge surge of the website running slow at midnight EST, but the buy link is not up yet, so that passed in like 2-3 minutes.
apparently drunk-me likes to order lego sets and promptly forget about them. I was like "wait, Mando Razorcrest? did someone order this for me as a gift or... oh. right. that night the other week."
CAN'T WAIT TO BUILD, GREAT JOB DRUNK ME
There was a steam sig here. It's gone now.
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Seeing on the Lego reddit a rumour that Ninjago City Gardens will be up at 9am EST, as Early Access is not a regular release type situation? Pfffbtt, now I just gotta decide wether to trust that or not.
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Seeing on the Lego reddit a rumour that Ninjago City Gardens will be up at 9am EST, as Early Access is not a regular release type situation? Pfffbtt, now I just gotta decide wether to trust that or not.
I'm watching PlayFrame do Hades, and I'm not gonna wait much longer than the end of the video.
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It's 78 miles to the Lego store, we got a full tank of gas, half a bottle of Dr. Pepper, it's winter and I'm wearing sunglasses.
I need a new house.
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I suppose I can make a "police station getting demolished/remodeled" diorama out of it...
A "police station getting demolished/remodeled by brightly colored ninjas" diorama?
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The docks is a really nice set even on its own! Sadly the best part of the model is the back, where the actual docks are, so I can't really display it well at its current location. But it might get moved - I haven't decided yet.
...oh, the VIP points suck now!
Well. That metal key chain looks cool at least.
Here's me putting it together:
Cute sidenote you might not want to be spoiled on ahead of time
This is my problem, too. I can't display the good part of the dock and the city with them connected. (Also wish I had room to put the Bounty at the docks, but I don't).
Edit: Unicron might just join me at a seat on a kitchen table. I am gonna need to buy a house for him no matter how I slice it.
I decided on a whim to do a search for lighting kits for my city.
... and yup! There's a company out there called "light my bricks" that has very simple, yet very thorough and pretty looking light kits for Lego. And they aren't all that expensive!
Sure, the cable management looks like it would be a pain to make it not look like a rat's nest... and I fear I'd lose the ability to play around / take apart the kits... but... Man it looks like something straight out of a cyberpunk future with the lighting kits...
That's where my wife got my kits from. Right now I have the Lunar Lander and Ninjago City lit up (with Destiny''s Bounty and the Ninjago Dock kits waiting).
But you have most of the cons nailed. Cable Management in some areas is tough (they tell you to pull and wrap it, or tuck it under something, but in practice that was hard to do and everything just fell back down). That's for bundled cables, usually, they do a good job of hiding them where they can. You definitely can't take them apart afterwards. Moving the city back to it's spot I was terrified the roof or something would fall off and rip the cable out. All of the wiring seems pretty delicate.
That said, the kits are solid, they have really detailed instructions and they look fantastic lit up.
I don't even care about Ninjago. The sets are just so aesthetically pleasing.
Like @Dark Raven X said usually around midnight EST (which is nice since it is 9 PM PST).
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Gonna make my life harder, but this is the page to watch...
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/ninjago-city-gardens-71741
We mostly have modulars, so when we moved I took each individual floor off, wrapped it in bubble wrap, and packed them in a tote. Vehicles and stuff got wrapped individually as well. It was somewhat time consuming but there was minimal reassembly to do on the other end, just put back on any bits that fell off in transit. The only sets that had a rough time were the Milano and Benny's Spaceship
Small sets can just go into ziplocks as is. Stuff like spaceships/vehicles that are too big for a gallon bag are the trickiest but bubble wrap should work.
Steam: betsuni7
I saw them at Target and realized I really, REALLY shouldn't pass on getting the one I wanted.
I bought the bouquet and the bonsai tree on Jan 1st, and while the bouquet arrived several days ago, the bonsai tree is still backordered and its estimated delivery date has been pushed back twice, now.
Given that VIP accounts are free and easy, I assume the bots are all VIPs too.
And yeah, I'm hammering F5...
CAN'T WAIT TO BUILD, GREAT JOB DRUNK ME
I'm watching PlayFrame do Hades, and I'm not gonna wait much longer than the end of the video.