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  1. aurly
    The real problem is probably that every minifig not wearing lipstick is assumed to be male. Well, maybe the're ALL male and some just like to wear women's clothes. You never know.
  2. aurly
    Touch screens for remote control are terrible, but that's mostly personal opinion ;) Which remotes depends mostly on preferences. Do you want to control the things with dials, or with sticks that return to center? If you go with the dials (which include speed control), I highly recommend using a servo motor for steering. Precise control is difficult with the dials because they respond rather slowly. If you go with sticks, you can get away with using a (cheaper) regular motor for that.
  3. aurly
    Oh dear. I may have found a new hobby. And an excuse to buy Friends sets. Ah, curse you for making me aware of this.
  4. aurly
    Consider getting the 4x4 crawler instead. It comes with remote, receiver, 2 L-motors and a servo motor, everything you need to drive things around. It's not a helicopter but it's everything else you want! If you do want a helicopter, I'd recommend the same PF bits that are in the crawler set.
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    I'm currently building 42008 (last book, almost there...), and have already finished 42000. The 42000 is more of a display model in my opinion. There's a few functions in there but they seem to mostly exist because it's technic and technic models need functions. The wheel suspension is really the only interesting part. It's also HUGE. The 42008 I find more interesting for build and play. It's got a single motor driving 5 different functions (including via pneumatics) and it does so in very little space. It's about half the size of the F1 racer (but just as heavy). If it's mostly for parts, you'll have to decide if you want big wheels + suspension, or a motor + pneumatics. Those, and the colors, is what mostly sets them apart. Just don't let the boxes fool you into thinking there's lots of white, or green... most of it is actually red.
  6. aurly
    They crack from the stress of being connected. I've never seen them crack while building, but when I check a few days later there's often a few that cracked. Actually, most bricks crack sooner or later. It's just that the cheese slopes are so small it's actually a problem for those, for most bricks you'll never even notice unless you look carefully. Hopefully someone can come up with an adjustment to its design that works better because right now it simply can't handle what it's supposed to.
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    It seems that your kids are learning an important thing - something that many of today's young adults never picked up : don't wear clothes that don't fit! Seriously though, I don't expect we'll see many "uniforms" in the Friends range beyond teachers and parents since the theme is based around young girls below the working age. Who really shouldn't be driving motorcycles or firetrucks. For that, "grown up" dolls will have to start appearing in other themes.
  8. aurly
    They're fragile enough at this size, I think they made them as small as they realistically could. I'm already afraid to touch them with my big hands D: The reason is simple: their looks.
  9. aurly
    Ooooh blue chassis
  10. aurly
    Yeah, a bit like that. Here's a few common Dutch trains: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_VIRM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Intercity_Materieel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Mat_'64 (no longer in service) And in recent years they've added a bit of white: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprinter_Lighttrain But most are yellow/blue. Yellow/grey locomotives are also somewhat common, like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Class_1700
  11. aurly
    That's the Lego spirit. The link in the OP's signature shows why Friends were an excellent idea. Never did like the original minifigs much (as a boy) and I actually hope they'll start adding them (well, boy versions) to non-girly Lego sets. Let's see some LOTR minidolls :D
  12. aurly
    The 42009 so far, 3 evenings. And just as long to take it apart again, not counting the time my fingers needed to heal. Next time I get a big set I'm mixing the bags.
  13. aurly
    Can it do the train remote(the one with the 8-speed dials) commands as well? The IR software on my tablet was never able to fully learn those.
  14. aurly
    There's always been some quality issues but I think part of it is that today's models tend to use more smaller bricks than those a few decades ago. Large bricks simply don't break as easily and the worst offenders - like cheese slopes - didn't even exist back then. I recently dug up my 20-25 year old Lego collection and found that quite a few bricks are cracked or otherwise damaged... something I never really noticed as a kid. Very few minifigs in particular seem to have survived my childhood... cracked arms, torsos, legs... If people say they didn't have these issues 20 years ago, they may - like me - simply not have noticed or cared. Bricks bought from rummage sales and the like may just be what's left after they threw the damaged ones away. And so on. Most bricks are still perfectly usable when cracked but the cheese slopes are a bit annoying, I hope they can improve those. Or put boxes with a few hundred spares on the shelves :p
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