Wardancer Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Hi Everyone, a friend of mine is building a real house and wants to also build a model of it first for some planning. It would be 1x1 meter and therefore need a lot of white bricks. I know the usual sources, bricklink, PAB and so on. Which one do you think is the best, i.e. cheapest and fastest way to get that many white bricks? They can be used. I am sure many of you pro builders have had such a task, so I ask for your advice.
Follows Closely Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Got $2000-$3000 to spend on blocks? Garage sales may be you best bet.
CMP Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 A large quantity? Your best bet would probably be PaB.
Captain Green Hair Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Call Lego and tell them about your project, they might be able to help you.
ProducePrincess Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 For basic white bricks PaB is pretty expensive. Bricklink may have what you are looking for at a dirt cheap price but maybe not in the quantity you need. What captain green hair suggested might be your best option.
Wardancer Posted February 20, 2012 Author Posted February 20, 2012 Thanks everyone. Yeah, PAB is great for small pieces, but difficult for big pieces. A cup would be full very soon. Bricklink has bricks for 1cent a brick, but as soon as you look for 200 bricks, prices come near S@H. I dind't know it was possible to ask TLG directly, maybe i'll try that. I have seen some "5kg white bricks" offers on ebay, maybe this could be a way. I'll try to make my friend change the scale first. 1x1 meter is pretty big, even if its just the blueprint...
Follows Closely Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Thanks everyone. Yeah, PAB is great for small pieces, but difficult for big pieces. A cup would be full very soon. Bricklink has bricks for 1cent a brick, but as soon as you look for 200 bricks, prices come near S@H. I dind't know it was possible to ask TLG directly, maybe i'll try that. I have seen some "5kg white bricks" offers on ebay, maybe this could be a way. I'll try to make my friend change the scale first. 1x1 meter is pretty big, even if its just the blueprint... Yes, at that scale you will be investing a lot into this project. How about a digital model?
Wardancer Posted February 23, 2012 Author Posted February 23, 2012 Yes, at that scale you will be investing a lot into this project. How about a digital model? Hmm, not a bad idea. The guy building the house is a programmer, so he might enjoy it.
tiberium_blue Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Apart from the options already given, if you live near a lego shop and the PaB wall has what you want, ask the staff nicely if they'll sell you a case/box of bricks. Sometimes they may want to fill the cups with bricks from the case to work out the cost but you can usually talk them down a bit by saying you'd fit them in less cups if they were stacked. It's another option to sometimes get the bricks you want for a little less. gl.
Cara Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 My local b&m lego shop will order the box of bricks for you (about $80 if I remember correctly) but I believe it has to be a brick that is on their availability list. If you have a store close to you may be worth asking. But really I would suggest digital or smaller scale.
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