Giantorange

Going around the corners too fast aside, I have found that if you are joining old 12V track to 9v/pf, it helps if you have a totally straight section on either side of the join. That way there is less side loading on the bogies, and less chance of it skipping on the small gap at the track join.

I wouldn't do it personally. I also model in 1:72 scale, where I scratchbuild a lot. For sure drybrushing and other weathering techniques would give a more realistic looking finish in some cases, but why build with LEGO if you want to do that? IMO LEGO isn't the right medium for superdetailed models and I'm purist enough not to customise or paint the bricks.

200 give or take. Not including CMFs. About 35k in loose parts and MOCs.

Neither. I had assumed you meant a game with building, rather than Minecraft with LEGO bricks. I still can't get over how LEGO Minecraft is essentially a brick-built version of an online building environment using clone bricks to simulate LEGO building...

Both of the LEGO MMOs in recent years have failed fairly quickly...

I'm fine with the aesthetics of the standard slope piece. If LEGO were going to make a custom that's simple to print on, I would be perfectly happy with a slightly shorter slope, with leg pins on the top to clutch properly with a minifig torso.

I've had a classic castle spear tip up under my thumbnail, which wasn't an awful lot of fun. Also fallen down the loft ladder while trying to carry down too many sets at the same time. Pride hurt more than bones, thankfully.

What precedes a dark ages? Girls.

My wife certainly thinks I have too much LEGO, and yet when I have a Bricklink sale come in, she is first in line for the money :P

I have a stable module MOC for classic castle that is a good 30-31years old. I don't know if it counts if it has been packed away in the loft for half of that time though.

They stay together until I move house. Then they get gradually rebuilt over the course of a few years until I move again before I have everything how I want it.

I have most of the original hardbacks, some first edition.

I'm a cyclist in my non-lego life. I have lots of bikes, but my main rides are an Orange MTB and a Giant road bike.

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=10312pb01&name=Windscreen 10 x 6 x 3 Bubble Canopy Double Tapered with Square Front Cutout and Light Bluish Gray Jedi Starfighter, Two Red Triangles on Top Pattern&category=[Windscreen, Decorated]#T=P If you search for 10312* all the variants will come up. Matt

Pretty much the same thing here. Start with a pile, then pull out all the bricks, then plates, then slopes and tiles. Sort these further into colours and individual part types. Then dig through the rest of the pile and pull out multiples, then sort in to sub-types and file them. Matt

I have some of these. One thing to watch out for, if you change your mind about the shape they are connected together, they are practically impossible to get apart. Other than that they are great.

I looked at the Your Favourite Brick store and they have no details on their terms page, so you are guessing as to how they operate. I must say this is a bit odd for someone with as much feedback as them. Most sellers have a shipping table and some details of how they work on this page, so you know in advance how much an order is likely to cost, and how quickly they will send it out. This will obviously vary from store to store. Also bare in mind that if you order on Friday, even if you get an invoice back straight away and pay immediately, it is likely not going to get posted until the Monday. Personally I am only a very small fish in the Bricklink selling game, but unless something drastic happens at work, I can pretty much always post things next working day.

What I want. Elves, Dwarves, Non-human bad guys, Dragons, other fantasy monsters (can be brick built, or moulded), more pigs goats, cows. Modular fortress components in the style of proper '80s castle but with modern parts and original design. A decent battering ram, preferably with great beasts to draw it, and mountain trolls to wield it. The occasional civilian building - there is good reason guarded inn is so high on many people's favourite lists. What I don't want. More catapults or drawbridge defence type scenes. Rebuilds of original sets I already have - make things look different at least. Minifigs with overscale weapons/accessories. Waves where the only army builder sets have too many 'good guys'.

First class to Ireland would be 3-4 working days from UK.. I have had a package get to France next day though. Bear in mind that won't include w/e and bank holidays. If it was posted after 12pm Saturday, the Post Office won't do anything with it until the Monday. Also the Post Office won't class it as lost until 21days. I'd ping a message to the sender if it's been a week since it was marked as sent. The store terms page should show you which postal method was used. (although you could probably work that out from how much you paid for shipping) Did you pay for tracking on the parcel?

Surely we aren't going to stay here, sir, it's got two storeys!

Specially for those older than dirt. Noggin the Nog. The characters are already halfway to looking like minifigs. It's a great, fun series and there are plenty of buildable locations.

Got it done OK, but kept trying Governor Tarkin rather than Moff Tarkin

I would think if you are writing in every other week to say your child has lost XYZ minifig torso, they won't keep sending them out forever.

I've just had some pieces replaced from a 2011 set. I think as long as you are not taking the michael with the amount you use it, and the parts are still available, then you can get whatever you need.

Not really a horror story, but I'm amazed at the number of sellers who don't list any postage costs in their terms page, particularly for international orders. I can't be the only person who is put off from buying if I can't have a reasonable stab at how much the order is going to cost before pulling the trigger. Similarly the number of people who state that they won't be responsible for a package once it has gone in the post box, and that the buyer needs to pay insurance if they need it. As a retailer it is your responsibility to make sure the goods reach their destination, and in good condition. If that cost more, then you need to factor that into your charges, or have your business robust enough that you can eat the occasional loss. Buyers are already covered by Paypal if goods do not arrive or are not as described. Also (at least in the UK) the Distance Selling act gives buyers full protection, as well as right of return within seven days of purchase. Within the EU, it is also down to the seller to pay return costs for any faulty goods A lot of people just won't know the relevant regulations, and will argue that they are selling as a hobby, not a business. It's really no different. I think you would have a hard time arguing your case when you have set up an online store to sell your goods, are listing new parts and are clearly trading with the intent to make a profit. That is a business, however small you might be, and you have responsibilities as such.