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Alot of folks have mentioned shrinking the size of boxes. It should be noted that LEGO actually has just done this. In the LEGO magazine "The Brick" they talk about how they have shrunk the size of their boxes and limited the number of different box sizes so that they can be more efficiently packed. I don't have The Brick in front of me, but I seem to remember that it would take several hundred less trucks a year to ship the sets. Taking a look at the most recent boxes, they are significantly slimmer (less deep) than before. The height and with are still larger than necessary, but that's a function of necessity to attract customer attention.

I think that besides trying to make us jealous, Guss was pointing out that in a 1 room apartment, space for sewing costumes for Cosplay takes up a considerable amount of space that would otherwise be used for LEGO.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm with Hinkley on this one. "A brief hierarchy of disasters". All examples are mine, except for #1 which I saw online. 1) Tragedy: House sitters kid decide to have a large scale war on your layout while you are on vacation. 2) Minor Trajedy: Dog scampers through, large Pirate Ship MOC and chews a few minifigs in to unrecognizability 3) Severe Annoyance: Destruction of trains station and farm 4) Annoyance: Town layout is deemed unpleasing That said, I feel your pain. A couple of time's I've spent serious time on layouts or MOC's and the results were just "meh". It stinks. The key is to keep it in perspective. Try to think of this trajedy as just one step on the way to the fantastic layout that it will become! However, I congratulate you on your efforts to add new level to your layout. One way to add some elevation fairly cheaply is to build a raised section supported by duplo. You already stated that you have plenty of baseplates, and Duplo is often available used for not much $. The clifftop section of my layout is supported this way, and it saves a TON of brick. Keep up the good work, the best is yet to come!

Hey Pete, Welcome to Eurobricks! This is definitely a good place to come for info on star wars LEGO, new and old. That's a very nice collection you have there, definitely one to be proud of. I see this is your first post. You might want to slide over to the "Hello my name is" forum and introduce yourself. Wouldn't want anyone to think you just came by to sell... As to your question, I think that if you are a collector, your best bet is definitley to keep the best example of each set and sell the rest. If you sell them individually and hold out for the price you want, you'll get the best price possible. Opening a Bricklink store might be a good thing to try if you're not needing a quick sale.

Mostly because I'm cheap. It was given to us 2nd hand, and if I get ahold of 100 bucks, it's likely going to LEGO instead of video games. As long as the games load eventually, I'll probably just let it limp along until it dies.

Nice Review Brickster. A neat little set. I gave it an above average rating. The minifigs, vehicle, accessories, good color scheme, and generaly good design earns it the rating. What keeps it from an outstanding are the rounded elements. They are symptomatic of the unnecessarily streamlined and futuristic design elements that plagued much of the World City line, including the train station, trains, aircraft, and many of the ground vehicles from the 90's and early '00s. Fortunately, it's only evident in the roof design and the oddly sloped crossing gate stands, and both are easliy modifyable.

Nope, it takes forever. I have a PS1 (I wanted an extra controler for the PS2, and the whole system was 8 bucks) and it loads up games in a number of seconds, whereas the PS2 sometimes takes more than 2-3 minutes from the time I put the disk in before the game will start up. I think it's a console thing, because all 4 of the PS2 games I have take a long time to load. That said, I'm not sure if it's hardware or software issue. Can the operating system of a PS2 be updated? Anyone, help???

Wow! Almost all MOC bikes are either unridable, or require the minifig to sit on top. Your design for having a full minifig fit in the bike is brilliant! I hope others see this and get inspired to make minifig-ridable brick-built bikes.

Great informative and humorous reveiw! 11 bucks for 4 usefull minifigs is a great deal, not to mention all the useful pieces. Pan in aluminum color, brown carrot/torch/club, big barrels, panniers, and a truely usefull purple peice! The awful sword doesn't even deserve to be called a scimitar, but bit of cutting and filing could fix that, or there's some excellent swords from second party makers that would fit the bill great. It's nice to see that this round of Indy has given us more of this new flesh tone. Of course, there probably won't be a smiling or female face in that color, but I'll take what I can get, and it's nice to see that though a bit menacing the faces are fairly neutral in expression. Lastly, it looks like the Indy torso would make a fine addition to the earlier German soldiers. I'll have to pick up some Brickforge helmets at Brickworld. I'll definitely be picking up at least 2 of these.

Video gaming isn't a big part of my life, so I pretty much buy used games, usually for less than 5 bucks. I have a PS2 that I was given so my wife could play Guitar hero, And over time, I'll probably pick up some second hand games for it, but for me it's N64. One question for those in the know. My PS2 takes FOREVER to load. Once the game starts, it works fine, but what can I do to make it work as it should?

Its the same standard actually, and the TLG modular building page is probably easier to refer to than leafing through pages of threads here. It tells you where to put the technic pins for connecting the modules, and it gives the standard recomendation for 7-9 stud setback for the front of the building. In a later section, it gets into Market street module sizes, and you can ignore their recomendations, but the standards for placement of interlocking studs, and recomended sidewalk depths are the same. As for the depth of the building, some folks have mentioned various depths, but as can be seen when comparing the back of CC and GG, there really is no required depth. As long as your building doesn't exceed the back of the baseplate, you're good to go.

Great Job Benny. You're MOCs are always so well executed. I like how you built simpler and smaller buildings, in an almost classic town style, but didn't sacrifice too much detailing. Your choice of roof lines are very effective. My only comment would be that the baseplates look a bit bare, pehaps some more street-style details could make the baseplates look as bustling as the rest of the scene.

I'm definitely a fan of town. Even as a member of NILTC, I find that the train tracks that run at the back of my module are charming, but really just an excuse for me to display my Town MOC's. I've built a couple of trains, but for now, my focus is definitely on Town.

The strider probably isn't a bootleg, since it's not a copy of a lego set. Also, if it ever existed, it's long out of print. However, if the Russian Bionicles copy LEGO sets, or lego patented parts (alot of new parts are likely patented by LEGO) then they would be illegal bootlegs. No "oopise" just a chance to learn more about the darker side of the brick...

I'm with you on this. I like the n64 games, and it's nice finding games for a buck at the resale shop. Plus, since it's all cartridge based there's no worries about scratched disks. Now if only I could find a copy of Mario64 that wasn't uber expensive!

Sorry that the magnets didn't work out, but I hope the lead works. One other thing you might want to try is filling these with lead fishing weights. They are available on PAB online. I think the solder meathod would be great, but this might be easier.

Ok folks, no more 16x16, but I've lowered the bulk rates for 8x16 baseplates and bricks. Lowest prices anywhere, and for a good cause!

Thanks, I'm glad that it's an obvious improvement on the original Thanks, the roof was a lucky accident of a piece that I bought a cup of at PAB a few years back, before I had a use in mind. This is the piece you can find it here I hadn't thought of karaoke, but I that is what happens when businesspeople get a few drinks in them!

Hey folks, I'm heading up a presentation/round-table at Brickworld about using LEGO in Community service. If anyone is, or knows of someone who, is currently using LEGO's for community service, it would be great to have them on our panel. So far, we have representatives from: - 1st LEGO league: LEGO youth robotics competitions - BILd: an inner city LEGO club - A LEGO club for children on the autsism spectrum - The annual Brickworld charity auction We really could use one or two more panel members. All that would be required would be to briefly tell about your activity and answer questions from the attendees and participate in the panel discussion. The goal of the round-table is to inspire folks to start their own community service with LEGO, so the more varied examples of service we can include the better. If this sounds like you, shoot me a PM. Thanks!

In preparation for Brickworld, I'm rebuilding some of less impressive brickington buildings. The first of these is my Chinese Restaurant. The original (can be seen here) had a novel roof structure and round windows, but was otherwise not very impressive. This new model is much better detailed, and as it will be positioned on a newly created canal, it's side will now be exposed, so it has a much more detailed side as well. Of course, since it will still have to be placed up next to other buildings, there is no protruding side detailing, except for some removable details on the roof. As always, here's the backstory. Mr. Lee was not expecting the increase in tourist traffic to the formerly slow-paced Brickington Island. Regardless, he was not about to let opportunity pass him by. After securing a small equity loan, he turned the second floor into an attractive dinning veranda, and added ornamental detailing to the front and sides of the facade. Recognizing the need for competitive cuisine, he has stepped out from behind the grill, and hired the talented Mr Tsing to take over the culinary duties. His daughter Wendy still manages the front of the house, and keeps the friendly family feel that Lee's Cantonese Dining is known for. Front Side Here's the back You can see the cook, let's take a look at the kitchen Now for some other closeups The front elevation The veranda The interior. I'm considering adding some more detail. Right now, most of the interior is simply made for what can be viewed from the outside Lastly, like all my buildings, this building is modular. Here's a charming little chinese cottage that can be made by removing the middle floor and rotating the bottom floor 180 degrees. Enjoy!

Nice Job! I really like ferry MOCs, and I like the way you captured the feel of the boat you were modeling it on. Good job with the extensive cabin and crew area, and the red smokestack. My only suggestion would be to rebuild the car doors as studs-up brick-built. It looks great in your harbor with the cars. Does it have any interior detailing?

I'd agree with Brickster. There's likely not a many adult fans of playmobile as adult fans of LEGO, but I wouldn't be surprised if the ratio of kids to adults for each brand is very similar. Almost every toy seems to have it's adult collector/fan base. What LEGO has going for it is that while LEGO and Playmobile both have an adult collector and displayer following, LEGO has a large cadre of builders, artists, and designer fans that Playmobile probably doesn't.

You're right, I think it might be called a forage cap. Either way, have you priced that keychain? quite an investment just for a cap!

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Wow that's pretty cool. I have to say though, that it seems that it would be much easier to build your own trucks rather than build one's own tracks. Still, especially for those who want to keep their 9v system and not buy the ever-more-expensive LEGO track, this could be a good option.