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I was advised by a guy I know in insurance that a contents insurance should cover it to an extent. I make sure to record my sets on Brickset (just as I put my books on a database). It creates the record needed if the unthinkable were to happen.

If the photos went missing then it might not have been archived on any of the posted lists. I know so many sites going away over the years have hit both MOC threads and reviews.

I have to remind myself I have been around a long time now, especially as a lot of active members these days were not here back in 2008, not to mention the memory I have for stuff, which means I can recall it for a post So, with four years to go, what kind of build should I make to celebrate 20 years?

Bonaparte was one of the early members and took on the site after the creator retired from running it. I know he has also created several presentations about the site; he presented them at both the Eurobricks event and once or twice when some of us staff were invited to talk with TLG staff about the forum. I will drop him a message and see if he still has his most recent (but still slightly dated now!) presentations to turn into something of a history of the forum. I think real life responsibility has drawn him away of late, as happens to a lot of members over time. A sort of short version of the history: Eurobricks was created by @Jipay as a college/university project. At first it was mostly his friends chatting about LEGO but the forum gradually gained traction with a global membershipd as people moved from Usenet groups to forums, becoming one of the larger LEGO fan sites and possibly the largest non-focused site. Other forums for LEGO had the specific focus of Star Wars or Bionicle etc but EB encompassed all themes. A Classic Castle forum had a big problem that took it offline and EB stepped in to fill the gap for members while it was repaired (I think it was repaired, this was a bit before my time) also, you may have noticed that the Pirates forum is something of its own entity. This is because it was a separate site that EB agreed to host when they hit difficulties, a safe port for the seafarers as it were In the early years, Eurobricks was known as a source of all kinds of Leaks, which actually caused a little trouble for members visiting Billund once! The site had a reputation as the place to find preliminary images and set/theme descriptions. I joined a long while ago now (...16 years. Oof) and have been staff for 13 years now (double oof). That was around when Leaks were getting cracked down on to stop legal problems . So we sort of stopped that, a lot of times I know EB would be cited as a source when it was actually someone just posting here, so it was a process. Then Disney got big in LEGO products; I think everyone can agree, no one wants to contend with the Big Mouse Company lawyers! As for the forum on a whole, the structure has changed to account for new directions in themes, changes in the way LEGO markets itself that changes fan perception of themes etc. I came on to staff when Ninjago was introduced, it was not like the Castle Era Ninja sets, so Action Themes was created to house the random things. There have been Blogs attached to the site, big contests that got notice from all the fans and even a newspaper journalist trawling through for quotes on LEGO things. Forum use has tailed off, but I know that Eurobricks has outlasted some formerly popular spots. We endure as best we can (Please allow ads, please, the site needs them to keep running....) Anyway, that was a potted history. If I do get access to the old presentations, I will give them a bit of a re-format and update to post.

You don't need two threads, you hardly need the one. I have merged them. The fate of this is now left for the Licenced Moderator.

Stoked for an Exo Force mecha. That is one of the more entertaining call-outs ever. Just stick a whole mech in there.

There are some really cool figures getting a spotlight here. Once more proving to me how hard it is to choose!

Just what it says on the tin. No wrong answers, just tell me why. Is it a poor abused keychain figure that hangs off your bag and always makes you smile? Is it the figure you took everywhere as a kid? Is it a favourite character in minifig form? A figure that you are building an army of? I'm asking a question that I can't really answer myself I have a lot of favourites and choosing just one is going to take some thought. Also: non standard figures are permitted. From bigfig to the little printed "Oscar" figs. We are not doing a Bricklink though, so anything that is actually a construction (Cars, Giant Man or the like) isn't actually a figure. Have at it!

Literally no one. The work vans didn't even get new livery until the hire-period was up on the current fleet, then the new ones had the rebranded look. We still were told to use the stock of calling cards, carbon-copy certificate/service sheet books and our uniforms were a mix of old logo and new as no one was giving every employee a new set of gear for the sake of a new shade of green (at the scale on the uniform, you couldn't see any gaps in the letter...). Essentially, if you want to make easy money, maybe become a brand consultant!

The company I work with (Local Government for life BABY) recently went through a big and expensive rebrand. They "filled in" the gaps in letter of the logo (one that previously had little lines cut from it in a style that "evokes speed") and tweaked the shade of green they were using. No idea why, it just means that I swapped a few graphic files for making naff posters (Raffles, team events etc). Seems to be another one of the random "Brand energy" exercises big business likes to do so that they can catch a few headlines.

Okay, you have also made it clear you don't like Star Wars. Me too! (It honestly used to be something people threw against me...) Literally, the last film I watched was Rogue One and I watched the Visions animations because I love animation (and the creators were actually able to do something interesting with the franchise). However, in the scheme of things how would an unpopular franchise be so marketed still? We might not like it, little kids might not like it, but a whole lot of other people like it including the 10+ age demographic the sets are aimed at. If it wasn't working, there wouldn't be toys/EGO. As noted by TeriXeri: Personally, I would enjoy some not Batman centric DC sets, but only Batman seems to be the popular one with the kids so Batman is what is sold. So yah, I don't think it is a fallacy to say that kids don't like the same stuff that my generation like as kids, or your generation liked as kids. Heck, I was born at the end of the 80s, I have younger siblings born in the 2000s and what they enjoyed was way different to what I did. Then time marches on, my friend's kids don't like exactly what my younger siblings did.

It is also the case that the things that appealed to children when these themes existed, don't appeal to children as much today. Blame what you want (Internet, bad parenting, media saturation of life etc etc etc) but it seems TLG managed to create an original hit with Ninjago. I wonder if they can catch the same success with something else, let alone with resurrecting older themes.

Ain't that the truth! I finally got back to creative building after a year of just figure swapping, joining a collaborative project gave me the kick to start again. Plus space in a place is never quite big enough.

Yes, it doesn't lock. It only spins freely. A vertical mounting would drop/rotate. A friction pin would slot into the pin hole and you could mount it to a technic brick/plate and tile combo.

Fits and spins.

Oh this exactly. Sphinx Secret Surprise is my absolute cherished childhood set. I had hours of play and still love it today. It must have been a popular one for others, it appeared as one of the minibuilds in the 90 Years of Play creator set. Looking at it objectively: It is small, made out of some very large parts and is thus lacking in some detail. A reissue would need solutions for at least five parts no longer in production, which also includes the baseplate the whole thing is built on! I made a MOC that recreated what my childhood mind's eye saw, again, not something everyone can do I know. I would love a return of a Johnny Thunder/Adventurers set, but it looks like I can settle for City having more Jungle Exploration. Also, I think the reasons people would like Re-issues of sets must be over my head or past my own desires. Is it that people want a sealed box printed to look like a replica with the contents exactly as in the past, to sit on display? Do people want something that looks like the old designs and figures from a set, again for display? Is it a desire to have the parts and figures available to build a MOC within the theme? Honestly, I truly prefer to create with LEGO first, collecting is what I do with Books, Diecast cars and fun random figures. My real true desire is for TLG to make every production element in every production colour and make them available at a reasonable cost, or at least a bearable cost. With CMF series continuing in their random way, so I can populate builds

I can take a look tomorrow. I have both parts out in my build area, just not got time to look tonight

Both those are not tiresome arguments. As said: That was what the forum faced, not when talking about the 90s and early 00s, but in the 2010s. Used to describe anything anyone didn't like without any true reasoning or discussion. Just the parroted screeching of the word by a huge number of members. Thus making any new set discussion a repeat post of the same word over and over. Simplified is not censored and actually shares and describes the issue. Sure, maybe people have moved past the problem we added it to the censor list for, but why throw out a buzzword when a measured response with an explanation is better use of the forum. I know I am disagreed with, but it is one word and it doesn't hurt not to have it....

Considering we instituted it because it really is a Tiresome Argument and we wanted people to maybe move past the kids toys being accessible to kids "issue", it is really doing its job. Censoring opinions it may be, but when it was the sum total of some people's arguments and they repeated them ad nauseum, the auto-filter really did its job of getting people to post considered and articulated arguments of their position instead of screeching Junior- at everything. As a private platform, that is what EB can have if the admins wish. If any of the Admin think it is safe to remove the little bit of script, that might happen.

Yeah, this sort of thing is not what the forum is for. There is a sell and trade section open to members who have participated in the forum for a while, to prevent scams and crimes. So yeah, locking this.

My first tip is to try any of the apps out there that claim they are able to ID parts, as those can help. Next idea: if you have a few parts, take photos and put them into the thread MAB linked and the brain banks here can help. If you have a lot of parts, I would suggest making a quick grid on a sheet of paper with numbers for each square, pop the parts in each and take one photo. Share that photo on the thread and members can use the easy labels to help ID parts. One photo is faster than lots. Personally, I know I can help ID parts, even clone brands (if not to set, at least manufacturer).

the Medieval Market Village was an experience to build, that was pre numbered bags I recall.

Hope this new thread name works. SPACE!!

This is now getting to the point of Spam. We do not allow this level of Ideas promotion on the site. 1 thread that is a presentation of the MOC first and a request to vote second, one link to the page. Now, could you please choose which of your threads will be the One (01) that will remain on the active forum?

I think there was a gross overestimate on what I would spend on anything! As a bit of a cheapskate, I truly do not spend £40+ on most things. In fact, I am not impressed when I pay more than £15 for a t-shirt.