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I think folks are missing what you're asking: I think you're meaning is is cheaper for Lego to print pieces vs using stickers (not for AFOLs to recreate sticker designs by direct printing onto bricks with UV or screen printing). For Lego, they pad print pieces and it is definitely more expensive than stickers even with the volume they do (otherwise we'd likely have few to no stickers). Personally, I find stickers very annoying to apply because I stress about getting them perfectly placed and rarely do I feel they add enough to the set to justify that frustration and the often limited use the stickered pieces then have. There are some I have applied, but probably 75% of the time I don't. I do appreciate that it gives us the option of keeping the pieces as-is and thus not limiting their future uses, but generally speaking I do prefer printed pieces. The challenge is that no set of consumers is ever going to feel the same about any given set or theme, so Lego really has no way to truly make that distinction/decision other than what they do now: Pieces that would be unreasonably hard to place a sticker but need decoration get printed. Pieces that are likely to receive a lot of handling/playwear often get printed. Pieces in larger/more expensive sets that are more likely to be display pieces seem to have a higher likelihood of being printed per the (apparent) preference of AFOLs who buy them (and because if it's at a premium price point, stickers seem to cheapen the experience). I think the balance that TLG has struck at this point is reasonable, and that period of poor quality stickers seems to have past, so while I still have my preferences I don't have any real qualms at the moment.

That is a seriously fun minifig storage solution! Great siege weapons, and the castle is pretty interesting even with the simple Classic Castle parts. Great bookshelf!

Welcome to EB, The Reader! Plenty of other Adventurers fans here to have some fun with. Happy building (and reading)!

I think you've captured it really nicely at that scale, and the interior is unexpectedly great as well. I like what you've done with the modularity and being able to easily open it up. Nicely done!

LOL - was not expecting that quick hit of train craziness. Nice!

My first thought is that it's a bracket (99781) with 2 small Technic pin connectors (18654) pushed onto the studs. I agree that it looks like there's a tile or something underneath them, and connected with a bracket that way would allow for that and I think would line up with the positioning shown there.

Welcome to EB, PiGiDi! Glad to have you with us with that positive spirit - happy building!

That is wonderful! Unmistakably Blacktron with plenty of modern touches, but also great use of classic elements (like the printed grill 1x2 45° slope). The smaller walkers are also properly menacing even at their smaller scale.

Ah, yes, that is the case. Especially with those old flip-top display boxes that would be handled a fair bit in the store, they could be damaged fairly easily and while it wouldn't be likely to hurt the contents of the box, it would look bad to the consumer. I think they also moved to a less brittle plastic at some point that could flex a lot more without cracking.

That's quite the specific question! What are you looking to know in particular, though? Are you wondering why the change was made, curious about other differences over time, trying to authenticate a set, etc.?

A quick search shows that since at least 2017 there have been problems with that link. Not sure if it's intermittent or if someone still has an outdated signature, but you should be able to find all the same info by looking at the few pinned posts with FAQs, rules, etc., here: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/forum/6-forum-information-and-help/

That looks like a lot of fun! Nice seeing those classic town/city sets in there, too.

Eurobricks isn't for hosting images; it is preferred that you host them elsewhere like flickr and link/embed images in your posts, so you're good there. This is a very nice update! You've kept it pretty chunk which I think goes well with the original feel (and the ungainly look of the real aircraft). This was one of my favorite sets even though it was so underwhleming overall because it reminded me of the Tailspin cartoon I loved when I was younger. You've definitely done it justice and added some interesting details. Nice build!

Ha ha - right? Maybe it's because it's not expected to pull that little weight, but that does seem silly for the lowest speed! Still a delightful build nonetheless.

Very nice - thanks for sharing!

To be honest, the first picture makes the ship look a bit basic and not nearly as interesting as it turns out to be. The backstory is really nice, and all those constructions arms/bots and the items they're building are cool. Interesting to see some Duplo worked in on the bottom there, and the overall shape of the ship with some of it disassembled/removed (primarily the midsection) is also very nice. I definitely like the engine section as well- every angle has something interesting to see without being too busy. Lovely overall color scheme, too. Great build!

Welcome to EB, Banff! Plenty of comic-lovers here on the board so you're in good company. Happy building (and writing, illustrating, etc.)!

This is a great build. The exterior is nice but not too remarkable (the roof is lovely), but the interior I think is fantastic. The forge and arches with the cheese slopes, the smithy equipment, the posing with the red-hot metal - all great!

Good color scheme and it can hold a nice number of minifigs for an 8-wide (even with the PF stuff in there). My only constructive criticism is that it would be nice if it could be geared-down to run at a slower speed. Nice build!

This one is an insta-buy for me! I hope it leads in to some other new mainline Pirate sets as well! I think the Ideas Treehouse could be re-worked into an Imperial shipwreck development to counter this Pirate threat.

Eyeballing it works pretty well for me, but it does drive me a little crazy as well since I also really want the stickers to be perfectly placed! There are products you can get (meant for waterslide decals but work fine with Lego stickers) that you can put the tiniest drop of onto the tile before you apply the sticker that will keep it from immediately adhering so you have a short period of time to move it around and get the placement just right. If you're doing a lot of them that you want to exactly match, that will probably be a more realistic and less-frustrating way to approach it than trying to build guides that work consistently, etc..

Welcome to EB, policia123352! Happy building!

You've achieved nice perspective there in such a small space. Looks great.

That micro-scale Venator is great! Nicely edited photo, too.

Simple but effective build!