splatman

The Hamburgers will get it first. The citizens of , that is.

I don't know what exactly to make of the whole "purist" thing, though I do have a few "rules" regarding doing that LEGO thing myself. The first time I seen the words LEGO Purists together, was on a website back in August, 2001. Cannot remember the URL (was not legopurists.com/.net/.org) and web searches turned up blank. The site was by a group that despised things like castle walls, boat hulls, BURPS, baseplates with hills, etc, and a number of other things, No mention of clone brands, modding, painting, use of other materials (metal, cardboard, wood, etc.) or other toys, or custom items. They had a logo; a circle with a blue capital LP in it. The site also had another logo: A LURP with a No symbol over it. Anyone here have seen it? Is the site archived somewhere? The site, it seemed, was about basic LEGO elements being the only thing that's "right", or something to that effect. Give it a Splat!

It's a Stretch.

Retr0bright is said to be a good one, though I don't know about treating/cleaning built sets/MOCs w/o disassembly.

For the test, sprinkle some baking flour on the track. Then, it will be obvious if the VacTrain is doing its job. It would also be very video-able.

"load up at the PaB wall" was another way of saying "Buy more LEGO". A personal PaB wall, however, sounds like something to have if you build commissioned projects, like the LEGO Professionals. Give it a Splat!

When you quit habits like smoking and alcohol, not to improve your health, but to have more money for LEGO. When you quit coffee and sell your coffee maker so you'll have more money for LEGO. When you teach yourself to crave less, and you eat less, and drop snacks altogether, not to lose weight, but to be able to put more money toward more LEGO. You quit all beverages except H2O, so you have more money for LEGO. Whenever you need a new car, appliance, tool, etc., you buy used, so not to cut too deeply into your LEGO budget. When you learn to fix things yourself, so you save even more money over replacement, and reward yourself with LEGO sets. You trade your petrol car for one that runs on diesel, and convert it to run on waste veggie oil, transforming most of your fuel budget into an extension of your LEGO budget. Or you have your machinist friend build you a joe cell, and you use that to power your car, eliminating your auto fuel need altogether. And reward that achievement with a trip to LEGOLand. When you set up a joe cell-powered generator to power your house, so you can buy more LEGO instead of electric. When you've considered stripping every unused electrical circuit from your house, and selling the copper wires to buy that LEGO set you always wanted. You download music for free, not because there's oodles of free legally-obtainable tunes online, but because the space you would use for storing CDs, you would rather use for storing/displaying LEGO instead. and not buying iTunes and the like, frees yet more moolah for more LEGO bricks. When you clear you garage and shed of every piece of equipment you think you don't need, and sell it so you can load up at the PaB wall. When you exploit your other hobbies (Into woodworking? Build furniture or other things your can sell) so you have more Brick Bucks.

What's with that yellow paper disc taped onto some PaB cups? I've never seen those before.

Building that, to me, wood be child's play. The hard(wood) part wood be working on it till it's complete. When building something, running out of gusto is worse than running out of material. Of course, this is one of those things that I can build a little at a time, and be able to use whatever I build first, right away. I have thought, over the years, of building things out of wood, to use with LEGO, and have done so a few times, but never this.

Is that the one in Legoland CA? I've seen it and took a pic of it. Though all the mold cavities were empty. I was slightly disappointed, that it is attached to the table; I wanted to know first-hand the weight of that beast.

Is that the one in Legoland CA? I've seen it and took a pic of it. I was slightly disappointed, that it is attached to the table; I wanted to know first-hand the weight of that beast.

Don't demo the garage! Call in a housemover instead.That'll be an event for the townsfolk to watch!

None of the people in line seem to be following the BYOTP rule.

Freezer bags, being made of thicker plastic, are more durable. Did you use them? How did they hold? The bags that shredded cheese comes in, seem to be even more durable, but, of course, there's the whole issue of having to wash them first. And use labels. Probably something to use if you're in a pinch.

The Merry-Go-Blah: The one ride I did not build in several scenarios I've played, because of the annoying non-option to change the colors or the music. Loopy Landscapes gave the option to change the colors, but not the muzak. Then one day, I found the music files and swapped them out with songs. One of the MGR songs sounds like the ending of the linked Silverwind song.I've read in a RCT forum, someone said something like, "I'll put some trance/techno in it, and really make it spin!" Give it a Splat!

Just reposition the hand on the right, so it's not obscuring the right-side character. Maybe add a face, or just a pair of eyes, peeking over the top.

Now, you have there a whole box of speculation fodder: Did the box appeared to have been resealed (re-taped, re-glued, etc)? Disgruntled factory employee... Machine gone haywire... Conveyer belt delivering parts to the packing stage for 7897 passes over the conveyer belt to the packaging section for RTBP. Bag falls off one belt, lands on the other. "What do we do with these extra bags?" Something for people like us to find and ask questions about. Headscratcher for Gary Istok's great-great-grandson and future Billund archive keepers. Give it a totally speculative Splat!

I totally remember that day! Over there on Bricklink. A few years ago. I really gave it a Splat!

Sounds like an idea for a community effort. Everyone build something from RCT. Then display them at Brickfest or your local equivalent, like Modular Town or Moonbase: everyone's creations are assembled to make a single large amusement park. 2 or more people built the same ride? No problem. Some amusement parks have more than one of some rides. Put one in each theme district.

HI Gary, I was thinking about those obscure LEGO sets and pieces you talk about around here, and have wondered if they're "perfect clones": ripoff sets/pieces right down to the logo on top, including catalogs, explaining TLG's lack of records on those sets. I doubt that's the case with the 1400 set, but maybe is the case with some others. Maybe PRIMA (and Minitalia and others) started off as a clone brand, that was then taken over by TLG. Or they simply reached an agreement at some point, working for TLG, not against them. Whether there's any record of such, is probably another matter.

I was listening to that exact vid. Had to throw in The Final Countdown first. then afterwards, Meltdown by Steve Taylor. Now, I'm listening to Mississippi Squirrel Revival by Ray Stevens. Give it a Splat!

I don't understand what's going on in that pic. And link leads to just that pic. And I don't even know what language the text is in.

I seconded what others said about the MWT being dropped. Great Scott Indeed! I certainly hope it's actually on hold, not out the window. BTTF and MWT would go together for a BTTF3 recreation. Then you would only need to add the under-construction court house/clock tower, and, of course, a Train!

According to the article, the brick was placed between 2 metal plates, one below, one above. So the load was on the studs. A metal plate with stud-size holes placed atop the brick, so it would rest directly on top of the brick, not on the studs, would make a more accurate test, as the load would be more directly transferred to the outer walls and center tube of the brick. Look at the bottom of a 2xN brick; you'll see ridges where it grips the studs of the brick below. Older bricks have full-thickness walls. Plates still do to this day. Plates may be stronger because of their greater wall thickness, though their greater weight per unit volume has to be considered, as mentioned already. Another way plates my win out, is that a wall 1/3 the height (and same thickness) is less likely to buckle. The biggest strike against plates, is that they add material horizontally. The key is to add material vertically. 1x2 bricks may be perfect for this. That, however, would mean building double-tier walls, with rowlock courses every few courses, to unify the 2 tiers. Check this website for what I mean by "rowlock course" (enlarge first step image). To those of you that have access to a hydraulic press and a load cell: Probably the best way to test, is to build a small tower out of a bunch of 1x2 bricks you don't mind mushing together. Maybe 12x12 studs, 9 courses, rowlock on the 2nd and 8th courses, and an additional course of 1x2 tiles, to eliminate the need for a custom metal plate. Or nix the tiles and shave the studs off the top course. Then get out the camera and notepad, and document the whole experiment from start to finish.

Is that a typo, or are you saying people have gone crazy as goons? Maybe add a link to the LEGO website's listing for this set. Are you allowed to do that? It's possible the bidders hail from places this set is not sold, and have not learned of BrickLink. Edit to add this: Add the overall dimensions of the built set and its box to the listing. That should eliminate a few surprises.