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Yeah, that's exactly the topic I had dug up I'm asking if there's anything new that you people are using, or if you can suggest me specific models/brands for those vacuum cleaners posted in that old topic

Hello, I dug up some ancient topic on the matter and I got the suggestion of using vacuum cleaners with some type of filter to avoid sucking tiny parts. That said, the last post was from many years ago and perhaps now there are better tools (or items that you've personally tested and "validated", and I mean, specific model or brand (even amazon link)). There are countless cleaners online, with price ranges from 20 to 150€, but I don't know what to look for to understand if they got a powerful suck or not (the rpm?). I have some sets that have been sitting for long in a dusty place, and the dust is kinda stuck, as if it was mixed with grease or something. Blow air cans are not enough (they'll blow dust bunnies away, but there's still some dust stuck). Any recommendation for this type of heavy dust, without the need of taking the sets apart? Or I have to make peace with that and have to clean them one by one? If so, what do you suggest specifically? Thank you

Thank you, this item seems to fit my requirements of space. I imagine the internal shelves are adjustable to the desired height (so eg, for taller sets, I could space the inner shelves accordingly to fit everything). Do you know if this cabinet is detachable from the bottom 4 legs support? For example, would I be able to put it on top of a table by only using the "base" of the cabinet, without the 4 legs? Thanks

Can you tell me which cabinet it is and if you know of other ikea products commonly used to showcase lego? I have to go there in a few weeks, so it'd be a good opportunity. Thank you

Hello, I need advice in how to showcase my lego collections, given my limited space. I have 4 main themes that I wish to display: Pirate sets: Barracuda bay (21322), Eldorado fort (10320), pirate sets III (70409, 70410, 70411, 70412) (they all have the same or similar style and I would like them to go on the same shelf) Ships sets: Black Pearl (4184), Silent mary (71042), Skull's eye schooner (6286), Red beard runner (6289) (they are all ships, some from pirates of caribbean, some antiques) Ufo sets: all the old ufo spaceships and minor sets (6818, 6829, 6836, 6900, 6915, 6975, 6979) Desert sets: B-wing baron (5928), Mummy's tomb (5958), Sphinx surprise (5978), Temple of Anubis (5988) I would like my favourite sets (pirate) to be on display on my desk where I work (the table is 96 cm in length, so I was thinking about a plexiglass case of 96x32x60 cm to properly fit the barracuda set which is huge and all the other sets, with the risk of it looking cramped). On top of that, I would put my UFO spaceship collection, which are easy to fit, and on top of that I would like my desert sets. Unfortunately for the ships sets I need another unit, as 2 ships already take all the space and some. However, I saw that the plexiglass cases are super expensive. I asked for a quote for a custom one of dimensions 96x32x60 and that alone was over 300€. If I also got 2 extra ones for the other 2 sets, it would have gone to over 600€, but I still can't wrap my head around these prices: why are they so expensive? They're literally 4 transparent plastic panels of simple geometry, why do they cost so much? Have you found a cheaper alternative that works just as fine? I mainly need these cases to protect my sets against dust, no other reason really. Thank you

Hello, I need advice in how to showcase my lego collections, given my limited space. I have 4 main themes that I wish to display: Pirate sets: Barracuda bay (21322), Eldorado fort (10320), pirate sets III (70409, 70410, 70411, 70412) (they all have the same or similar style and I would like them to go on the same shelf) Ships sets: Black Pearl (4184), Silent mary (71042), Skull's eye schooner (6286), Red beard runner (6289) (they are all ships, some from pirates of caribbean, some antiques) Ufo sets: all the old ufo spaceships and minor sets (6818, 6829, 6836, 6900, 6915, 6975, 6979) Desert sets: B-wing baron (5928), Mummy's tomb (5958), Sphinx surprise (5978), Temple of Anubis (5988) I would like my favourite sets (pirate) to be on display on my desk where I work (the table is 96 cm in length, so I was thinking about a plexiglass case of 96x32x60 cm to properly fit the barracuda set which is huge and all the other sets, with the risk of it looking cramped). On top of that, I would put my UFO spaceship collection, which are easy to fit, and on top of that I would like my desert sets. Unfortunately for the ships sets I need another unit, as 2 ships already take all the space and some. However, I saw that the plexiglass cases are super expensive. I asked for a quote for a custom one of dimensions 96x32x60 and that alone was over 300€. If I also got 2 extra ones for the other 2 sets, it would have gone to over 600€, but I still can't wrap my head around these prices: why are they so expensive? They're literally 4 transparent plastic panels of simple geometry, why do they cost so much? Have you found a cheaper alternative that works just as fine? I mainly need these cases to protect my sets against dust, no other reason really. Thank you

Hello, I recently I bought an ikea shelf unit to display my sets, but it is not large/deep enough and dust is a huge problem in my flat. So I was thinking of getting a proper showcase unit but I don't know where to start. I looked around a bit, but most showcases are too small for the main set (pirates of barracuda bay) or can only fit one set, and some are insanely expensive (how come 4 plexiglass rectangles go for 200€+?). I have a precise project in mind of how I want to display my sets: 1st level: pirates sets (21322, 70409, 70410, 70411, 70412) 2nd level: UFO sets (6818, 6829, 6900, 6915, 6975, 6979) 3rd level: Desert sets (5958, 5978, 5988) The shelf where the sets sit should be at least 120 cm in length and 35 in depth, and I'd like a plexiglass cover to avoid dust accumulation. Very simple in theory, but very hard to come by in practice. I tried to find some ikea combo to accomodate my needs, but I can't customize the measurements. Can you give me directions of where to look or who to ask? Also, if you have suggestions on how to better display them (mine was just an idea), you are very welcome.

I can lift all the brown plates even using 1x1 bricks, even though the plates are technically anchored to an equivalent surface of 3x3 or higher. Also, while toying around with the set, I found some extra weak parts, such as the railings on the forward part of the ship, or the forepeak. The bricks simply don't "click". I don't get that sensation when I put two pieces together like I used to, there is no click. I noticed that all the brown, black and yellow bricks have very low clutch power. Some of the grey bricks seem fine (but the sloped ones are still weak), while the minifigures seem ok. I will take some extra videos when I get home. The most recent set I got is the Silent Mary from 2017, and the set is a very sturdy and tough. I've manipulated it many times when I was looking for a place where to put it, and I was amazed at how the ship could hold in spite of the weight. Even the side "ribs" are well attached, even though they are only supported on 1x2 surface areas. If I had to compare the clutch power of the Silent Mary with the Barracuda bay, it's day and night. So if nothing changed about the brick quality from 2017 to 2020, then the set I got does have some problem. I've already contacted TLG about this, even though I guess they are overflowing with requests at the moment, so I don't know when I'll hear back from them. I still got the box and all the parts, but naming every piece that needs replacement when there are more than 2500 pieces to count is a rather time consuming process, so I hope I can just return this and get a new, functional version of it. I don't even want the money back because I still love this set, I just want a functional version of it.

I agree that it's difficult to determine how much force I'm using from the video, which is why I tried to use little pieces to move things around. My main concern are the hull walls that are wobbly, just like the top of the captain's cabin. The pier is very weak tho. You've seen how easily the whole stair+pier was removed by the simple force of the minifigure legs (which belongs to the same set btw). Also, it's sad that they decreased the clutch power on the new sets, even though I recently helped my nephew build one of the city sets and it seemed fine (or well, surely more gripping power than this set) The set has been left assembled for 4-5 months. In any case, I'll get in touch with the customer support as suggested by some. If you have more suggestions, they are welcome. Thanks again for your attention

Well, that makes sense then, but there is still the issue of the whole cabin being quite fragile (see videos below) Yes, that's exactly what it feels like. Some pieces are just sitting there with no clutch power. However, if the problem was humidity on their production site, how do I solve this issue? Yes, I did and I know what it feels like when you're missing an important structural piece. However, in this case the structural integrity of the set is jeopardized by the very low clutch power of the bricks. I took some videos this morning. The quality is not exceptional as I recorded them with my phone, but it should give you a rough idea: 1) https://vimeo.com/478424069 Pier and captain cabin: the brown plate barely grips on the wooden poles and can be easily detached with one minifigure. The yellow bits of the cabin have very low structural integrity and the curved bits (both black and yellow) are just sitting there and just going near them knocks them off. 2) https://vimeo.com/478424450 wooden pillar and figurehead: the cylindrical brown blocks used as wooden pillar have very weak clutch power between each other, even though some of them are able to lift off other small plates. The figurehead is very delicate and the entire thing is under a lot of stress due to the yellow "chains" and tends to come off on its own after some time. 3) https://vimeo.com/478423845 wooden stairs and prison: again, the brown parts seem to be very loose fitting. I can remove the entire wooden stairs and the pier by using a minifigure. Even the brown tiles on the roof are just there and anything can knock them off. 4) https://vimeo.com/478423154 two halves connection: here you can see how trying to separate the two halves after assembly often incurs in the destruction of the white sloped walls. I had to press down on the whole thing and quickly separate it to avoid destruction. Even after locking things in place again, the hull walls are very weak and easily wobble even if I use the railings (that are already weak). I've never had these issues with older lego sets, and to this day they are still very strong and indestructible. From what you guys are saying, It really feels like I got a faulty batch, but it could be that the new lego sets are intended to be like this. In the former case, how should I proceed?

I would need a replacement of almost the entirety of the set, since basically all bricks seem affected (especially the 1x1 bricks). I have owned some sets that have been exposed to all sorts of environments and after 20y the bricks are still working properly and decently tight fitting (eg the UFO sets, or the Desert Adventures). Something has definitely changed from 10y ago or so. The bricks do look more beautiful and shiny and I was really satisfied with the looks, and nowadays I don't really play around with them anymore, but I still collect the sets and I like to disassemble or toy around with them once in a while. But this set is untouchable. I'll try to take a video tomorrow to show exactly what I mean. But what can be done in these cases? I don't think they'd accept returns for opened items, especially since some months already passed. I just want to be able to toy around with this set just like I do for the others.

I purchased it directly from the Lego website and everything about it was original, this is the order id: T356731895 The set has not been exposed to high temperature, not even to the sun since I haven't been at home after I bought it, so I literally built it and stored it away in my basement. However, even in the building phase I noticed that the railings were loose and that I couldn't open the cabin's walls without destroying it. Only recently I took it out to put it on my new shelf unit but as I said, everything is loose fitting. I'll try to take a video in these days to show you exactly what I mean, but what is it then?

Hello, I'm new and I'm not sure where this topic belongs. My recent purchase, set 21322 (Pirates of Barracuda bay) has very "not tight fitting" bricks and the whole set feels very delicate. I built it and put it on a shelf, but the other day I was trying to inspect it and look at the insides etc, but whenever I touched something, something else would fall apart. In fact, it feels like the entire set is barely holding together. 1) The walls of the captain's cabin are very very weak. I can't open the walls without having it all fall apart 2) The pier is very loose. I can lift off one of the brown plate by placing a mini-figure on it and then pulling it up 3) All the extra wooden bits are extremely weak. It takes as little as me going near them by accident for them to fall off 4) The white walls of the hull are very weak and prone to detachment whenever I separate the two halves of the assembled ship (similar problem to the captain's cabin) 5) All the yellow bits, like the railings, are barely holding up, and the figurehead tends to come off too easily I've been buying legos since the 90's but I stopped around 2005. Just recently I started getting "relatively" new sets, like the silent Mary, and even then the entire ship was very resilient and easy to toy with. I had been waiting for a new release of the pirates, but I've never had such a weak set. I bought it the same day of its release and at this point I'm not sure if I got a faulty set or if this set is just not meant to touch after you build it. Does anyone else have this problem?