gylman

LOL. $100 is off by LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG shot. I don't want to admit what this collection cost, to myself or publicly, but lets just say that I could easily buy every UCS Star Wars set ever made for the cost of this this collection and display.

Re: the loader.... its just 8464 I think I mentioned on the forums here somewhere a few weeks ago that I wanted to build it out of spare parts. It was one of the few big Technic sets I don't have, but I could never justify spending the 100$ or more it typically fetches on eBay or Bricklink. So, I built it of spare parts last week. It is a fun build, much better than average, but ultimately the model doesn't do that much, so I 'm glad I didn't spend the money on eBay. Here's a brickshelf link to it (not mine). 8464

3 months in the making (mostly waiting for parts to come from bricklink) Finally, my keychain collection display is done. It weighs 10 kg (without the keychains). Powered by 3 9V motors. Bottom layer rotates one way, middle layer rotates opposite way and the keychains at the top part (just above the last drum, not the very top) go up and down independently as the whole thing rotates, doing their little jiggly dance. The engineering is not particularly complex. The main problem was the weight! Getting a single 9V motor to turn 5 kg of lego is not easy. I used a solution I saw somewhere on lugnet, where the giant wheels from hailfire droid serve as the turntable ( you need to put some little wheels in there to act as ballbearings to minimize friction). base up and down layer 130 different keychains (I shudder to think of what I paid for some of these) Here is the big picture Whole enchilada Here are some samples keychains1 Keychains2 keychains3 keychains5 Adventurers (MY FAVS!) and some starwars And the very top layer is just insane - these old fabuland keychains are all mint. My life savings With two official Lego sterling silver keychains, a brick and a fig, at the top of it all. I am not sure if anyone saw when these went on auction on eBay a few month ago, but it was me who got them. I have not seen anything like these before or since. There is some guy on eBay now selling a clone trooper sterling silver keychain now and then, but it is not an official Lego product, just something that person made. Don't ask It's not the world's most complete collection, but it's not far short of it. And next...... I wait for the Batman keychain collection.

Willy - clicking on your links leads to "non authorized" messages. I don't think we are allowed to see your orders if we are not logging on as you.

INteresting idea. OK. Let's give it a go. 6205 and 6206. I don't care much for Star Wars Lego. However, I actually bought 6205 a month ago because it is a nice looking set and very swooshable. Nice selection of parts for a reasonable price ($15 Canadian retail, I got it for $10) 6206 I have nothing much good to say about. Not swooshable, not nice looking (to my non-SW obsessed eyes) and at double the cost of 6205, certainly not twice as good. My most recent purchase was 3578 ($20 Canadian at a bargain store, which I believe is about 1/3 the regular price). Can anyone say "2 x 16 and 32 stud white technic axles!"

OK fair enough. Sorry, I misunderstood. A topic entitled... "TLC stealing ideas from builders" seemed a bit provocative. Still.. it seems a very minor issue and crowkiller's response would be shared by 95% of AFOLs. Peace Gyl

Uh..... yes, they are both cars. They are both convertibles. Beyond that..... I don't see enough similarity to even raise the remotest suspicion that someone is copying some else. That's just silly! One is technic and one is system. In what way are they similar - other than they have four wheels and no roof? Meh.

OMG! :o What the heck is that thing? I remember reading about the world's large machine - a crane / earth mover of some kind, that was obsolete and disassembled somewhere in the US a few years ago. What that it?

I like the tank idea, as do many others, but of course it will never happen. :( We should not restrict ourselves to vehicles. The technic 8094 set was very original. 8094 Lots of clever ideas, and the gearing that made the second model work was the most complex of any official Technic model I have ever seen.

<mouth hangs open> Not your best ?! *wacko* OK..... well..... I guess... the lack of detail.... the limited scope.... the poor use of colours.... the monotonous repetition of elements. What the heck? It's freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!! Amazing. The ships, the greenery, the buildings and bridge. Just awesome. It's MOCs like these that make me hide my feeble efforts in the basement, away from where anyone can see them. EDIT: Just had a look at the rest of your gallery. I can tell you are one of those guys who dabbles here and there. I remember seeing Cathedral of the Gears a while back and thinking to myself.... "hey, why don't I whip up one of these tonight", but decided to watch the news instead. :-D What can I say. Wow, and welcome to Eurobricks. Hope you enjoy it here. Gyl

OK, as has been correctly stated, it is a bit puzzling why TLC makes so many forklifts, cranes, 4x4 cars, helicopters and motorcycles in their Technic line. Surely there is more that can be done you say! But, the more I think about it, the more I find it hard to come up with practical ideas. It may not be as simple as we think. So, let's open up the suggestions. Try to keep the suggestions reasonable -not insanely expensive -Technic, not Mindstorms and not Bionicle and not Modelteam. That means: emphasis on function, no robotics, and no complex Rahi (lovely as they may be). -something that would sell NO: cranes, helicopters, motorcycles, pickup trucks and cars, forklifts, backhoes or front loaders, or any other typical items I've forgotten about. There's nothing wrong with suggesting something you've seen on Brickshelf (but it has to be affordable and of general interest, not a knitting machine or a pneumatic hexapod). Who knows, maybe the designers at TLC, about to design yet another crane for 2008, will see this thread and use our ideas! I'll start things off: Garbage truck: It has the usual engine, HOG steering, and main cabin. BUT: Main Model: back loading garbage, complete with hydraulics to move and store the stuff internally once the outer holder is full Second model: front loading truck, with hydraulic arms to lift a bin overhead and dump inside. Some sort of emptying mechanism (turning your truck upside down does not count). Any others??

Oh my, I just realized! ....... Batman keychains!!!!! :oD :oD :oD :oD :oD I have one a big Lego keychain collection (about 130 different ones - soon to be displayed in a new stand) and it has been going stale due to lack of new chains. PLEEEEEEESE Lego, make a set of Batman keychains!!

Very nice. An excellent mood piece. Is there more? Is the warrior based on a real character (i.e. Makuta)?

I pretty much have all the sets now (missing the amusement park FunFair 6547). All from eBay. Quite often you can get one of the good sets (Dolphin point, Sand dollar Cafe, Rolling Acres, Poolside Paradise) for 20-30$ used. On average the prices are marginally higher than for equivalent traditional town sets, but the Paradisa had a lot of white and clear elements, and these don't age well, so buying one MISB is best, even if it cost significantly more. (clearly I spend WAY too much time trolling eBay for lego bargoons). Gyl

Somewhere someone posted that Belville was huge in Europe. Agree in North America it is invisible. Ah, Paradisa. *wub* That was one of my all time favourite themes. Too bad it had such a short run. We never talk about it in the forums, bombarded as we are by Star Wars and Pirates (and Batman now.... sigh), but I truly loved that theme.

my last one was 498707. Didn't notice the big occasion. I should have hung on a day or two..... would've been fun.

Does Belville belong on that list? I was under the impression it was a very successful line. Not so much a response to any one competitor's product but an effort at attracting girls.

OK, we got this set this weekend. We built it. WE = 41 year old man, 6 year old girl, 8 year old girl. Opinion: It looks good built, superficially impressive, but overall, I am disappointed. For an AFOL, this is totally uniorjized (you know what I mean - how come I can't use the J word??!) I don't just mean big pieces, I mean very simple building, no thinking or skill required. Stick a few seats into place, stick a few floor sections into the floor of the plane, cover roof, attach wheels and engine, and you're done. However, for little kids, this plane is too darn big. It is not "swooshable". The roof is not easy to take off so you can fiddle with the insides. The front landing gear is hideous. The doors do not really close well. The roof should have been hinged I think, although I can foresee some of the difficulties that would produce. Final word. Although I was disappointed, my kids like it. Alot. Now they want the whole airport set. So, WTF do I know. Go Lego Go. Peace.

Looks awesome. Could it assume a pose? Meaning were the joints strong enough to hold all that weight in any position other than locked knee and hip? That's always my biggest challenge with these big constructions - they look good if I pose them very carefully, but if my kids breath at them or touch them, they topple over due to weak joints. Any MOC where xPod, Rock Raider, and those disco ball thingies are all used together deserves some sort of award. Cheers. Gyl

Classy response. Welcome to Eurobricks :(

Our TRU has (had) a huge Lego selection, and it seems to move very briskly. The shelves were basically empty except for Bionicle, some Racers, and Duplo by Xmas time, and not replenished for boxing day. Starwars, Harry Potter (except the Durmstrang ship, which no one seems to want), Vikings, KK, Construction, Technic, Ferrari, Xpods. All sold out. I'm in Toronto, though. Unofficial Lego capital of the world. Haven't heard about closings here. I rarely buy significant amounts from TRU though - their sales are not that great, and their regular prices are the same as Shop at Home, so I prefer to get stuff from S@H. It seems clear that TRU cannot compete. Too bad though, I despise Walmart (ugly stores with no special displays, always a mess, dirty, no employees to be found except at the cash, yata yata yata).

Funny you say that. I was thinking the same as I browsed through the list of BBC winners from which I posted a few links yesterday.

It is very funny at times. I like the email responses best. But it gets repetitive after a while. Like everything else I guess. I stopped tuning in a long time ago (like 2 years).

The books can be interesting. Certainly much deeper than KK, which is totally cheesy. The previews from the current collection are startling. More violent than usual for Lego - not that I think that's good, necessarily.

Sweet mother of MERCY! That shiop is beyond belief! Awesome! I have one just like it!;) (there, my post count is up one more) :-D