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Re: Sagrada Família Lego set

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Post by fluoridation »

progforlyfe wrote: post #48
leipert wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In Germany there is a Lego subscription service. Put sets on a wishlist, they send you one of them. You build it, unbuild it and send it back. One set a month.

that sounds awesome. sad that something like that probably would not work well in USA. don't have the culture for it. too many pieces would get lost.

I would assume it'd be pretty easy to have a system to count pieces and replenish lost ones. Actually, I'd be surprised if the German scheme doesn't already work like that. I don't see why it couldn't work.

Re: Sagrada Família Lego set

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Post by FireBeyond »

caseysoftware wrote: post #104

I have the 2017 edition of the Lego Millenium Falcon and ~7500 pieces took about 30 hours without being super organized or focused. At that rate, this is almost 50 hours of assembly but I'd wager there's a ton of duplication in this one, likely speeding things up. And yes, for these sorts of sets, you put them on display. I added LEDs to mine: https://x.com/CaseySoftware/status/1766667069003645362

That adds up. I have the Tower Bridge, Grand Piano, and Lighthouse that were similar. Tower Bridge was 4200 and 20 hours, Grand Piano, 3600 and 15, Lighthouse about 3000 and 12.

I pre-ordered this, though!

Re: Sagrada Família Lego set

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Post by staplung »

caseysoftware wrote: post #104

I have the 2017 edition of the Lego Millenium Falcon and ~7500 pieces took about 30 hours without being super organized or focused. At that rate, this is almost 50 hours of assembly but I'd wager there's a ton of duplication in this one, likely speeding things up. And yes, for these sorts of sets, you put them on display. I added LEDs to mine: https://x.com/CaseySoftware/status/1766667069003645362

Ha! This set it designed to take 114 years to construct and for maximum verisimilitude, Lego will run over your foot with a Lego tram after only a few decades of trying to build it.

Re: Sagrada Família Lego set

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Post by furyofantares »

progforlyfe wrote: post #48
leipert wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In Germany there is a Lego subscription service. Put sets on a wishlist, they send you one of them. You build it, unbuild it and send it back. One set a month.

that sounds awesome. sad that something like that probably would not work well in USA. don't have the culture for it. too many pieces would get lost.

> that sounds awesome. sad that something like that probably would not work well in USA. don't have the culture for it. too many pieces would get lost.

I think the idea of "Netflix for LEGOs" started where one might expect X but for Y services to start - California.

We used one of these services in the USA somewhere nearing 10 years ago. Looks like they're still around at https://netbricks.biz/ - but I also see https://brick-library.com/ and https://brickdrop.co and wouldn't be surprised if there's more. It worked great. I detected zero incompatibility with my being from the USA. I didn't eat or carelessly throw away a single brick.

From a search it look like Pleygo was the first such startup from 2012 and based in San Jose / Santa Clara, but is no longer around.

Re: Sagrada Família Lego set

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Post by FireBeyond »

ragebol wrote: post #58
sizzzzlerz wrote: post #21

Once built, what does one do with this? Generally, these are fragile in the sense that moving them can cause parts of it to become disconnected or fall apart so you don't want to be moving it around to much. It's going to take up a whole lot of space. Your kids can't actually play with it. And if you intend to show it off, you aren't really showing any real skills except for the ability to follow pages and pages of i…

Why do people put up flowers? No skill (I think...?) involved in getting a bouquet and putting it a vase on a table. Or buying (not creating) art. Some people just like the look and it;'s hard to argue about taste. If people have a Lego set on display, that is surely a conversation starter for me. Especially if it's a ginormous Minas Tirith or Sagrada Familia set, or an old Technic set. Not for everyone I suppose.

I have shelving behind me that gets a lot of conversations between the Lego Architecture and bonsai and botanicals.

My partner likes a lot of the botanicals in our living room, on top of speakers, etc. The table has a vase with bouquet. That's our agreement, architecture and other things (Lighthouse, Jazz Quartet, Ship in a Bottle, Grand Piano are my favorite) in my office, botanicals in the living room.

Re: Sagrada Família Lego set

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Post by zem »

pickleglitch wrote: post #56
sizzzzlerz wrote: post #21

Once built, what does one do with this? Generally, these are fragile in the sense that moving them can cause parts of it to become disconnected or fall apart so you don't want to be moving it around to much. It's going to take up a whole lot of space. Your kids can't actually play with it. And if you intend to show it off, you aren't really showing any real skills except for the ability to follow pages and pages of i…

For me, when I was into legos, the answer would be: take it apart and add the pieces to my larger collection, from which I can build whatever I want.

when I was into legos (as a kid; I've sadly had too many hobbies and not enough time as an adult) I would jump directly to step 2. I only bought (asked my parents for :)) specific models if they had a lot of interesting new piece types.

Re: Sagrada Família Lego set

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Post by rjh29 »

esafak wrote: post #90
rjh29 wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the point of a colouring book? Once you've coloured your drawing you can't do anything with it. You can display it but you're not showing any real skill. ^ bizarre thought process tbh. Both building it and displaying it is fun. That's all.

Coloring books give you some freedom; to pick your own colors and texture. If we were to draw an analogy, it would be using the LEGO pieces in this kit to build something else. But nobody is going to do that, so it is like a color-by-numbers book, which exercises little creativity. It's a mindless activity to pass the time.

Yeah, what's wrong with that exactly?
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