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Author:  flis [ Sun Dec 24, 2017 19:37 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
I've just done the first hour of the UCS Falcon. It's going to be a monster.


Maaaan... I'm so jealous :'(

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Dec 25, 2017 20:53 ]
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Old and new Lego.

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Mon Dec 25, 2017 21:00 ]
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That TIE is a lovely looking set.

Author:  MrChris [ Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:27 ]
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First Born is currently sat building that. It's a big set.

Author:  DBSnappa [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 13:35 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
I've just done the first hour of the UCS Falcon. It's going to be a monster.

Pics please. You must have finished it by now

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 13:44 ]
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This is stage 6 of 17

Author:  markg [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 13:55 ]
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Is this one of them clone ones you mentioned or the real thing?

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 14:26 ]
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Genuine.

Author:  Grim... [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 14:55 ]
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HOLY WOWSERS THAT'S EXPENSIVE

Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 14:59 ]
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How much does it weigh? (I’d Google it but I don’t quite know what it is. I know it’s a spaceship or spacehouse from Star Trek or Star Wars but I know there is more than one and I’m not sure which it is. (The Enterprise? Is that a thing?)

Author:  MrChris [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 14:59 ]
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The Lepin version is about 90 US dollars...

Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 15:00 ]
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Ooh, maybe. I googled it and there’s a round bit but o think this is more like a horseshoe crab. The other one has two cigar floats.

Author:  markg [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 15:03 ]
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Quite tempted to buy one of those Lepin kits. I think I would still sleep fine. It's not like I'd ever buy a £1000 Lego set anyway.

Author:  MrChris [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 15:04 ]
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Quite.

A review I read of the Super Star Destroyer set said it wasn't bad quality - a few dodgy parts, but largely ok.

I'm tempted to get the ewok village.

Author:  asfish [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 15:05 ]
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markg wrote:
Quite tempted to buy one of those Lepin kits. I think I would still sleep fine. It's not like I'd ever buy a £1000 Lego set anyway.


I've bought my son a few of the figures and they are ok, sometimes the hands\hats\hair can be a pain to fit but that's it

Was thinking of getting Jabba's sail barge from them as you can't get that from Lego anymore unless you pay "collectors" rates.

Author:  Zardoz [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 16:15 ]
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MrChris wrote:
I'm tempted to get the ewok village.

For when Gaywood stops over?

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 17:33 ]
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MrChris wrote:
The Lepin version is about 90 US dollars...


You’ll pay about £170 if you buy from a supplier with stock in the U.K. to be sure there’s no import duty attached. I believe they only have a version of 10179 which is the ten year old design. Genuine lego sets were fetching three grand until the new version was released.

And yes, £650 is a shit load of cash for Lego.

Mimi, it’s the Millenium Falcon from Star Wars.

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 17:34 ]
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And it will weigh 13kg once built.

Author:  asfish [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 18:34 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
MrChris wrote:
The Lepin version is about 90 US dollars...


You’ll pay about £170 if you buy from a supplier with stock in the U.K. to be sure there’s no import duty attached. I believe they only have a version of 10179 which is the ten year old design. Genuine lego sets were fetching three grand until the new version was released.

And yes, £650 is a shit load of cash for Lego.

Mimi, it’s the Millenium Falcon from Star Wars.



If you look for 05132 on the sites, that's the copy of the new Millenium Falcon. Its £176.00 from pretty much all sellers though.

Author:  TheVision [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 18:48 ]
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A friend of a friend had the Millennium Falcon. He bought it from America when he was on holiday there and spent weeks and weeks when he got back, putting it together.

As soon as he was done, his girlfriend made him dismantle it because it was taking up too much space. It's been in the box ever since.

Author:  Grim... [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 18:49 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
And it will weigh 13kg once built.

WHAT

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 19:28 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Dr Zoidberg wrote:
And it will weigh 13kg once built.

WHAT


Yep. If you buy it in a Lego store it will come with wheels and a carrying handle because of the size and weight.

https://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/08/ ... ever-news/

Author:  flis [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 20:50 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Dr Zoidberg wrote:
And it will weigh 13kg once built.

WHAT


Yep. If you buy it in a Lego store it will come with wheels and a carrying handle because of the size and weight.

https://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/08/ ... ever-news/


I really want one :( It's actually pretty amazing value for the number of pieces and minifigures you get.

No room for it though... I just love building them, the more pieces, the better. I loved Technic for that reason - the really big kits with loads of gears and stuff in. Now I'm all about the buildings though.

I've built 5 sets, probably with the same (or very slightly more) number of pieces in total as the big Millennium Falcon, and they've cost me about £100 or so more in total.

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 18:48 ]
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This is getting interesting.

Author:  markg [ Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:40 ]
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Ordered the Lepin Red Five. I did think about the Falcon but it's just too bloody big. I'd enjoy building it but then I've got no idea where I'd actually put it.

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:44 ]
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I got the Lepin version of Poe's X-Wing from Wish: https://www.wish.com/search/Star%20Wars ... rder%20Poe

Warning: Don't click that link if you like to keep hold of your money.

I kind of want the Lepin Star Destroyer but they want £80 which is still quite a chunk of change.

Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:50 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I got the Lepin version of Poe's X-Wing from Wish: https://www.wish.com/search/Star%20Wars ... rder%20Poe

Warning: Don't click that link if you like to keep hold of your money.

I kind of want the Lepin Star Destroyer but they want £80 which is still quite a chunk of change.


How good is the Lepin stuff, quality wise?

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:09 ]
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I've not put my hands on any yet, but this article suggested it was good, but not as good. There are manufacturing defects you'd hardly ever see with Lego, but none was game-changing.

Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:13 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I've not put my hands on any yet, but this article suggested it was good, but not as good. There are manufacturing defects you'd hardly ever see with Lego, but none was game-changing.



Fair enough.. i could be tempted

Author:  Trousers [ Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:40 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Warning: Don't click that link if you like to keep hold of your money.
.


Oh fuck, it's too late.

Author:  ApplePieOfDestiny [ Thu Jan 18, 2018 18:53 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I've not put my hands on any yet, but this article suggested it was good, but not as good. There are manufacturing defects you'd hardly ever see with Lego, but none was game-changing.

Man. That guy has standards

Author:  Grim... [ Thu Jan 18, 2018 20:14 ]
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It's a bit snobby, to be honest.

The comments are worse.

Author:  Mimi [ Thu Jan 18, 2018 20:45 ]
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Grim... wrote:
It's a bit snobby, to be honest.

The comments are worse.

I didn’t find the article snobby, so much. The guy must have some kind of background in injection moulding plastics to know so many technical details, so I think he’s actively looking and finding flaws that others would shrug ‘oh well’ at, but which he is examining in such a way that makes him seem like he’s looking down his nose at every component. I think, though, for a Lego fan site it’s surprisingly more balanced than maybe expected, especially silly as the author would be walking a fine line because it was always going to upset some people and there’d be pressure not to be seen to endorse the Off-brand.

Some of those comments are ridiculous, though.

Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 4:49 ]
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I quite enjoyed reading that article. Our oldest has just got into Lego in a big way, which is great. This Christmas I spent hours building the batmobile and some Ninjago airship thing.

Lady T also bought a big box of cheapo bricks (not Lego, but '100% compatible' according to the box). Ouch, that stuff has really sharp edges and is ridiculously hard to separate, even with a tool from the genuine Lego set.

Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:12 ]
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I want that Lego model of the Saturn V...... to replace the 'airfix style' one that I had as a kid and is long, long gone.

Author:  MrChris [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:11 ]
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Mimi wrote:
Grim... wrote:
It's a bit snobby, to be honest.

The comments are worse.

I didn’t find the article snobby, so much. The guy must have some kind of background in injection moulding plastics to know so many technical details, so I think he’s actively looking and finding flaws that others would shrug ‘oh well’ at, but which he is examining in such a way that makes him seem like he’s looking down his nose at every component. I think, though, for a Lego fan site it’s surprisingly more balanced than maybe expected, especially silly as the author would be walking a fine line because it was always going to upset some people and there’d be pressure not to be seen to endorse the Off-brand.

I think I linked that article earlier, or at least read it. I agree he wasn't snobby, just genuinely pointing out the differences. I have a lot to do with injection moulding both through work and hobbies so it's kind of interesting to me:)

Quote:
Some of those comments are ridiculous, though.

Never ever ever read comments on anything. Good rule to live by and stay happy.

Author:  Mimi [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:53 ]
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I don’t usually read the comments, but I went back curious because of what Grim... had said.

Author:  asfish [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:07 ]
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Quote:
I quite enjoyed reading that article. Our oldest has just got into Lego in a big way, which is great. This Christmas I spent hours building the batmobile and some Ninjago airship thing.


Same for me, I've bought a lot of the figures from China, they are fine and nice and cheap.

Also, Lego doesn't really do figures outside of sets, you can use Brick Link or similar, but if what you want is "rare" you pay a bomb for it. If you're prepared to wait for delivery the figures are 50-60p each from China.

For Christmas, I bought him all genuine retired sites from Ebay, got them 2nd hand but complete with a box, was very surprised how well packaged they were. I got Palpatine's Arrest (or the Emperors Office as he calls it) and the Emperors shuttle.

Recently I've bought some none Lego bricks, around 4KG of 2X4 and 2X8 blocks, these are great as they are encouraging him to use his imagination and we do things together.

Not got any Chinese Lego sets as yet, probably will get Jabba's sail barge, not until Easter though he has enough Lego for now!

Author:  Mimi [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 14:38 ]
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Wilkinsons/Wilko/whatever they’ve branded it now sell off-brand Lego, and it’s cheap and well made. They have some sets for kids and the like, but they also have a brick pick n mix station where you pay fir a tub and fill it with whichever bricks you fancy. They also sell base plates very cheaply, all great for imaginative building Ng or if you want to build a structure to mount things on in a frame, for example.

Author:  asfish [ Fri Jan 19, 2018 15:03 ]
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Mimi wrote:
Wilkinsons/Wilko/whatever they’ve branded it now sell off-brand Lego, and it’s cheap and well made. They have some sets for kids and the like, but they also have a brick pick n mix station where you pay fir a tub and fill it with whichever bricks you fancy. They also sell base plates very cheaply, all great for imaginative building Ng or if you want to build a structure to mount things on in a frame, for example.


Ok thanks for that :) Think there is one of those in Camberley, will have a look

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 15:10 ]
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It’s complete.

Author:  markg [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 15:24 ]
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That looks ace! Can't wait for my X-Wing to turn up now. I might do some sort of lights mod for it too.

Author:  Mimi [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 15:58 ]
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Omg it lights up!! Haha!

It looks ace.

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 16:23 ]
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Mimi wrote:
Omg it lights up!! Haha!

It looks ace.


The LED strip and battery pack cost 4 quid from eBay and makes a huge difference.

Author:  Mimi [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 17:24 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Mimi wrote:
Omg it lights up!! Haha!

It looks ace.


The LED strip and battery pack cost 4 quid from eBay and makes a huge difference.


Oh, that didn’t come with it? I think it looks super!

Author:  KovacsC [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 19:03 ]
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looks amazing...

Author:  Joans [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 19:25 ]
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Tesco seem to be selling off some stuff at the moment. Picked up an Eclipse Fighter for £24, which seems a pretty good deal.

Author:  KovacsC [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 20:19 ]
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I have a y-wing to build

Author:  Dr Lave [ Sun Jan 21, 2018 22:37 ]
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That Falcon’s beautiful. If I had the money....

That said can’t complain. I got a detective agency for Xmas. It’s basically a Doll’s House and it’s amazing. Best Lego I’ve ever built.

Author:  asfish [ Tue Jan 23, 2018 21:27 ]
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Just seen this on AliExpress, they are charging £20 more than the collectors Millennium Falcon and its got 6200 pieces

Did Lego every release this as a set??

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