LegoCityMann

I've done this in the past with Sportcards but am thinking about trying it with LEGO not sure if it's been done. Here's the premise. I will fill a flat rate mailing box with Lego Parts, Pieces, Figures, Accessories, Etc. Up to 10 people (I would like to keep it within the US for the first try) would then join the group. I would print out a list with everyone's name's and addresses and put them in the box as well. (I will also include address labels to post over the old label so the box can be reused. I would then ship the box to person #1 using Delivery Confirmation, posting that confirmation number in the trade thread. Person #1 will go thru the box taking what they would like and replacing it with things they may not have a use for but someone else would. Person #1 will note in the thread what they took and what they put in the box. Person #1 would then ship the box to Person #2 on the list using Delivery Confirmation and posting the number in the thread. Person #2 would repeat the process. The final person would return the box to me and the process could start over. Just wondering if this sounds like something anyone would be interested in. ~LCM

OK< So I wanted to update some of my older mid-90's 4-wide vehicles to make them more to scale with Today's sets. The first set I am attempting this with is the classic 6581 Dig and Dump. For those not familiar with it here's the original from Peeron I wanted to try and retain as many of the original features of the set as possible. I started with the Dump Truck. Although I used the Dump Truck bed from the Toy Story Trash Compactor Escape set I don't think it subtracts from the overall aesthetic of the set. The original front and back of the Dump Bed are used instead to create the hood of the Truck. The wheel base was widened with a longer technic piece and the addition of the smaller technic rings. The Dumper was significantly harder to reproduce in a 6-wide scale. I really don't like the small original scoop but I am leaving it there until I can find a better solution. And here we see the completed MODs together. Brick On! and as always, questions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms welcome. ~LCM

Hope you have a BIG Brickbuilt flatbed to move it across town. Take some pictures of the move. ;) Brick On! ~LCM

Very Nice, simple, elegant, I lot of detail crammed in an 8x8. Amazing. ~LCM

B-OM-19D Beverage Store/Paper Stand Here we have the town Benerage store. As you can see the beverage store has a tidy cobblestone sidewalk with a small news stand out front. Sorry sir, we're all sold out of the tribune today. This MOC was designed completely because of this Minifig. He's pan handling to get enough for another bottle. The roof features a large condensor and fan to keep the beverage store nice and cold. A closeable entry with windows for late night sales. A keypad on the wall for safe entry and security. A safe and register behind the counter. A few shots of the rest of the interior. New selling top shelf Cutty Sark Scotch. Brick On! and as always, questions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms welcome. ~LCM

All the sidewalks in Stoneford are red with the exception of the custom paving on the Beverage Store. Even the GE will be getting the red treatment very shortly. The coffee shop doesn't have the shutters. I removed them. Those are the old style drive-thru windows that open outwards instead of the newer sliding type. A lot of thanks on the interior of the Hardware store goes to lightningtiger. He gave me a lot of pointers and ideas for stuff on the interior. Coming up next: Upgrades to the Beverage Store from a previous post. Brick On! and as always, questions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms welcome. ~LCM

I just found this topic yesterday and I can't stop laughing. Some great comics. I decided to give a hand at creating my own. Maybe it's because I'm only at page 60, or maybe it because I don't have any actual SW Minifigs and everyone else does, I can't believe I haven't seen something like this.

Thanks for all the warm welcomes. I am really enjoying my time here on EB. I'm learning a lot of great new techniques, and stealing getting great ideas from lightningtiger. Brick On! ~LCM

Wheres the Icebox to store the Vegimite in? Looks great. I am really enjoying seeing the machinery come together. Brick On! ~LCM

Made some changes to Lightning Hardware tonight Moved the back door to the left side of the building So that I could move things around inside. We now have a cash register on the counter. Based on the GE set. The part drawers have moved to the left of the counter to make way for the new paint station. A new tool rack under the front window to make space for the paint station. (Need to get some coffee stirrers to cut up for the spouts.) The big tool rack has stayed pretty much in the same place Brick On! and as always, questions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms welcome. ~LCM

OK, Have added the walls to the theater area. Also a surprise "second story". OK, so it doesn't come off but that's the stage's "fly" area. Behind the scenes you can see the ladder into the theater's fly area and the catwalk. A "Grand Emporium" inspired skylight over the stage area for natural lighting. Yup. It's a 6-wide version. and kind of an experiment for the seating in the theater. Not sure if that's going to be the final design. More of a nightclub style of seating. Brick On! and as always, questions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms welcome. ~LCM

Bryan, Any thoughts of bringing the show to Cleveland? I've done some decent conventions here and would be glad to help set one up. ~LCM

Here's what I did following your example. The final won't be orange though. LoL ~LCM

Might suggest that instead of all white 1x1 rounds on the paint spinner rack, different colored 1x1 rounds. 1. It shows the different colors to mix. 2. It will break up the white/tan appearance of that entire area of the MOC. ~LCM

Someone asked me what MOD means, so I propose the following addition: MOD: The Modification of an official LEGO set.

MOD is usually used to describe a Modification to an official set, Like my city Bank WIP is Work in Progress, Something that is not yet completed. MOC is My Own Creation. There's a thread somewhere that lists commonly used Acronyms on the forums if you search a bit for it. {EDIT} Here's a Link: Eurobricks Acronym Dictionary Brick On! ~LCM

OK, I didn't like how it was working so I made a few changes The Front From Above From the back (It's still a WIP but I ran out of bricks. I used a bit of SNOT here. Alas, Poor Yourik, I knew him well. ~LCM

Thank enrgie, I really enjoyed doing it. Here's a shot of the next building. Any guesses as to what it is? Brick On! and as always, questions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms welcome. ~LCM

Has anyone tried this with old Grey or old Dark grey (Mid-90's bricks)? I have several of both colors that are quite discolored. ~LCM

Man, I am going to have to start going to Lego events. The women are soooooo much cuter than at the sportscard shows I wasted my Dark Ages going to. ~LCM

While in my LEGO dark ages I was a huge sportscard collector. One of the biggest problems in Sportscards Retail sales is pack searching. People feel up the packs searching for autographs or game used cards. They also use digital scales to feel the difference in weight say , a piece of a players bat might make in the weight of a pack of 12 cards. Many companies use "Decoy" cards, extra thick blanks or ads in the backs. There's a lot of different techniques that go into pack searching. If you discuss pack searching on many sportscard message boards you will be severly chastised and there are stories upon stories of people chasing pack searchers out of target/walmart or calling security on them. This biggest issue is that the cards are randomly inserted, can be worth BIG money, and most techniques actually damage the other cards in the pack. However with the Lego Collectible Minifigs, not only is pack searching condoned on most messageboards, many people will give you tips on how to feel out for certain parts. Now with Lego it "shouldn't" be an issue of breaking them. I've actually given my "dot sheets" away to several mothers who were looking for certain minifigs for their children and shown them how to read the dot codes. If Lego was actively worried about pack searching they could easily move from a Foil bag to Black Plastic Carded packaging similar to Hotwheels "Mystery Cars". However I would assume that the type of packaging suggested would increase production costs thusly raising the end consumer price. Here is an example of what I am talking about. However I would assume that it would lead to the same issues of the Hot Wheels Mystery packs as people routinely slice the top open to see what car is in it. I am torn on the issue. With the CMFs I can see both sides of the packsearching issue. What I would like to know is how does the rest of the community feel? ~LCM

It's a very nice MOC. I really like the individual pieces of machinery that you've built for it. A brilliant use of parts. I think the issue is that the forums are slow. The last two weeks of June and the first two weeks of July a lot of people take vacations, this causes the interwebz to slow down. Keep up the great work. ~LCM

I heard from a unreliable source that they would have finished the EB Display twice as fast if they had consumed half as much beer. :laugh: ~LCM

I was searching the web for news articles on LEGO and came across a cool blog at http://www.brickbending.com The techniques and examples are so cool I had to give it a try. Here's what I made. It contains 300 1x2's of various colors. I figured it would fall apart the first time I tried to move it but it's surprisingly stable. I was able to pick it up, hold it, and even roll it around and it still hasn't shattered back into 300 pieces. I've seen something similar done alternating 1x2's and round 1x1. Anyone else tried this with any success? The website has a alot of other cool examples of what this guy has done with this technique. ~LCM

Thank You, Here is a link to the entire town together. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5200/5859157006_ddcd85288a_z.jpg It's a pretty big picture, You have been warned. ~LCM