Andy D

This is great! I need to find some (or make some) time to do some mini modulars. Yours are a great example of what is possible. Andy D

While all your ideas (obsessions) sound intereting, the last 2 peaked my interest. The personal PAB wall sounds like an intereting way to store LEGO for MOCs and it seems it would fun to have your own PAB wall. Now if I can just figure out a way to implement something like this. ??? Hmmmm..... The woodworking idea has also hit me, not to sell stuff, but to custom build a LEGO build table, display space and storage space (like a custom credenza). But I don't have the tools or space and my woodworking experience is too many years without practice. Maybe I need to find someone with tools and time and space to help me re-learn woodworking so I can build new LEGO work/storage space. I guess all this is another example of "you know you are a fan of LEGO". Andy D

I can see how the litter box approach might be annoying to others trying to watch TV. How big are the sets that you layout the parts? It seems to me for 1000 piece sets that it would take quite a bit of table space, but it does sound interesting and it would give a nice view of the parts, I may have to try this on a less than 500 piece set sometime. Andy D

Amazing! Be sure yo check in and let us know how the "several weeks of cursing are going". Your store sure schooled me! Andy D

Very nice steamcycle! I really like the whimsy and he colors are perfect! Andy D

Welcome to EB, and nice MOC. Andy D

Very nice watchtower! Some of these historical MOCs and vignettes have really peaked my interest. Yours is a great example, thnks for sharing. Andy D

In order to build the set one must find the proper part for the proper step. That's where all this comes in, different approaches to building. Andy D

It is not really "unfortunately". I am just late to the party, I made it to the party, and I am enjoying the party! And it is a great party! So no bear hug really necessry, but thanks anyway. Party on (or build on as he case may be). LEGO plastic building blocks came after my childhood, but it is here now and that is good. Andy D

Wow! Just wow! Somehow I missed this post earlier. Congratulations! I hope all is going well. I will email you soon. Andy D

I think the most fun and interesting "wrong" answer is "A. Stack well" Andy D

My hour of sorting is kind of like a "pre-build" where I discover any unique parts and I try to guess what it my be used for. So, after my pre-build, I start my build. Many of you say that building from mixed piles of parts reminds you of your childhood LEGO experience. Unfortunately I have no such chilhood LEGO expriences, I started serious LEGO building as a senior adult. Many yers of organization as an engineer have shaped how I do things, even though I have not been an engineer for many yers now, old habits die slowly. Looks like each of us has something additional that is fun about the building experience and a way to make the build more organized (or not, as is our preferance) Andy D

The question was... The word "lego" comes from a Danish phrase that means... (their capitalization of LEGO) A. Stack well B. live well C. Play well D. Color well They didn't know. The way he game is played is that the caller selects a News Anchor to play the game, then the caller has to agree or disagree with the anchor. The anchor said " I know it is not D, so disagree with me" and followed up by saying "I think it is A or C". I guess LEGO has not made it fully into the mainstream yet. Andy D

This sounds like what I do. I do a sort by function/color then I know where to look for parts. I am also trying to someone who just opens the bags and does no sorting to find out the advantge of his method. I seem to remember one advantage by someone was a quicker time from opening box to strting to build. I know that it sometimes takes me an hour to sort a large number of bags, prticulrly when (for example) there are several bag number 1 and lots of parts in said bag group, but or me the sorting leads to less frustration in finding parts. Andy D

Very nice town! I like he way you have integrated standard buildings with your MOCs. I particularly like he car showroom/sky skyscraper office building as it gives the city a big city feel. Andy D

Yeah, some sets have numbered bags, like all of bag 1 may be the first floor, but there may be several bags of bag number 1, so I have the same problem, 5 bags of mixed parts, same problem as (for example) 10 bags for the 6754 with no disecrnable organization (that is apparent to me). Someone who builds from "bag piles", what is the advantage to you? How does it improve the build experience? I a truly interested. Thanks, Andy D

Some time ago there was a thread on sorting to build. Try as I may,I can't find it! What prompted this is I am currently building a medium sized set (medium for me), the Creator Family Home (6754) that I have had waiting for the time. I remember some folks saying that they just open all the bags, make a pile and search, some folks open all the bags and keep the parts in "bag piles" and others (like me) sort into types meaningful to them. Some folks made quite a case for the "bag piles", so I thought I would try that. Well, there were 9 or 10 bags, so 9 or 10 piles (or in my case containers). I did his for he first 15 pages and it seemed quite a chore, searching piles (containers) for parts, sometimes the parts for a step were scattered over 2 to 4 piles, and I usually ha to search all 10 piles to find the parts (bah). I finally sorted the parts into types and things are going much smoother as I can find parts much easier. I know different strokes for different folks, but I am trying to figure out the attraction to building from "bag piles" of parts. Opinions? Andy D

Nice MOD. I've always liked the looks of he Art Decco Cinema, and I also prefer the modular, enclosed back on buildings. Your MOD looks like it could be a "factory" version of the Cinema, very nice. Could you post h link to your Flickr as well, the Flickr stream doesn't work on iPads. Thanks for sharing, Andy D

Very nice corner service station! As others mentioned, it looks like making it a corner unit allowed you cram more in. Good luck in the contest, Andy D

Very nice compact servo. But the gas prices make me think almost 40 years ago That was the lat time I saw prices like that. But I m thinking US prices where we sell by he gallon, prices would be diffrent by the litre. Good luck with the contest. Andy D

Very nice, compact service station. It looks the part of a late 1960's service station, especially with the hippie and the VW mini van. Good luck in the ontet! Andy D

Great entry! It reminds me of the small town USA serice stations. I guess they are the same the world over. You put lots of Very nice details as always. Good luck in the contest! Andy D

Good idea, and it would not be too hard. It seems that all one woukd have to do is fix the shutters, not board up the windows, not place the cobwebs and broken windows stickers, and maybe, maybe do something about he zombie heads on the front porch. This haunted modular is nice, but a before haunting would also be nice. Andy D

Very well done! As difficult as it is to get some things "just right" in LEGO, I think you did a great job! While the exterior my not be exact, it is very, very close and I believe you captured the "spirit" of the place. The interior looks like I would imagine such a place to look. Overall, very, very nice! Andy D

Hmmmmm.... I think there may be a lot of us thinking the same thing. I just want to get the Palace Cinema and Train Chase (a couple of each). We'll just have to hope LEGO stocks up for the sale. But, I do believe LEGO has this in the plan, so I expect to see adaquate supplies of most popular sets. Andy D