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  1. deraven
    Just wonderful! The finish and scale are both lovely, and top-notch sticker work as well! Thank you for sharing. I wish you and your family well!
  2. deraven
    Fair enough! That just makes your overall budgeting more challenging... One related piece of advice, then: Just don't buy Lego while you're drunk!
  3. deraven
    Hi Shopsmart! You can't send messages until you've reached 10 posts. Not sure if you had more posts and somehow that changed in your time away, but it looks like you're at 9 now, so replying again to this comment should put you at 10 and allow you to use the site messenger/mail.
  4. deraven
    I'll get right to my point: If it's something you enjoy, even if it's only building the set and then setting it aside, and it's not actually hurting your financially (like you spend your rent money on Lego instead)... why is that an issue? Just go for it! Do you know how much money people spend getting drunk at bars every weekend? They have a fun time and then that money is gone - literally down the toilet - whereas you still have the physical product even if you're not doing anything with it. If this is something you enjoy doing, just do it! My advice if you're uncomfortable about the cash over time: for every set make sure you keep the instructions in good shape and for anything over, say $75, keep the box as well (flatten it and store them somewhere), and if you're not MOCing with the piece and don't want to display the set when you're done with it, keep the pieces for each set together in a labeled bag in storage. If you decide you want to recoup some money, you'll have a pretty easy time reselling those complete sets with instructions (and in some cases the box as well) and I would be shocked if you didn't get back at least 75% of the original cost. I think you're in your own Dim Ages (not quite the Dark Ages) and that's OK, but don't deny yourself the enjoyment you do still get from Lego in a more limited way if it's not causing you any other negative consequences. Leg godt!
  5. deraven
    Welcome to EB, CycoPablo! Nothing wrong with avoiding clutter, and there's always virtual building when you need more parts. Eventually you can just buy a second villa for your Lego. Happy building!
  6. deraven
    If that's the case, I don't see why it would be any different than when people 3D print their own parts or how off things like the rollercoaster kits, etc.. Depending on how it's used you might catch a little flak from hard-core purists, but I think you'll be OK.
  7. deraven
    To clarify, you can post in Buy/Sell/Trade/Finds after you reach 10 posts, but can't start a topic until 100. I would suggest you post your question in this existing topic: After all, Bricklink is one of the biggest secondary markets, and folks familiar with it should also be able to give good insight into parting-out high-value sets.
  8. deraven
    Wow - that's just great. I especially like the inclusion of the song-and-dance and pie-fight bits added for good measure! Great mix of the 3 locations, too.
  9. deraven
    Finally had a chance to watch the video- great mechanisms! Nicely integrated pantograph-raising mechanism, access to the battery box, etc., and I agree that I'd love to see more on how those doors work as well!
  10. deraven
    Wow! Beautiful all-around. Great shaping and NPU throughout. Well done!
  11. deraven
    Lego Great Ball Contraption. This should help if you're unfamiliar: Great Ball Pit- that's great! Not particularly complicated modules, but the style and creativity with the theme really stands out. Nicely done!
  12. deraven
    A unique subject, and a great interpretation of it! You've captured it beautifully from top to bottom. I think you're may look better than the real thing.
  13. deraven
    Welcome to EB, Juxtapoisson! I also really like castle and scifi/space. I have no problem mixing them in my MOCs- no reason my minifigs can't enjoy classic castle architecture but be highly technologically advanced as well. Happy building!
  14. deraven
    Nice. Basic, but really captures the feel of the theme and has some nice features. I dig your updated/re-worked Adventurers MOCs.
  15. deraven
    Great little ship. That detailing on the aft really stands out. Nicely done!
  16. deraven
    Following this thread in case someone knows of one, since that seems like a stunningly cheap price! From what I've seen, you might be able to get them down to $5-8/torso if you're ordering in large enough bulk quantities. For a 1-off, with setup, you're talking more like a couple hundred dollars. There are some companies that do quality UV printing that you might want to look into. Definitely not the same as pad-printed parts, but much more feasible on price for small quantities.
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    Welcome to EB, Venefic! Happy building, and see you around!
  18. deraven
    This is just my personal, not scientifically verified, opinion, but I don't think it'll do you any good unless you literally have your Lego sitting right in the window. I've had some bricks yellow over time even when they've been in a box, (literally looked fine, and then coming out of storage a year or two later some of the bricks in the model are very clearly yellowed while others around them are totally normal) so UV exposure isn't the only factor anyway. Also, most yellowing is pretty minimal (again, unless you have a lot of direct sun exposure) and can be reversed if it becomes an issue. I no longer worry about it and take no special precautions with sunlight in my main Lego room and have very few issues overall... and none that even seem to be related to sun exposure (more of the random, potentially age-related yellowing I mentioned above). Let me put it another way: Even if the bricks weren't treatable to remove the yellowing, are any of the parts that might potentially yellow rare and expensive enough that you could just buy replacements for less than the cost of the UV filters if you wanted to? Or do you have experience with your parts significantly yellowing in large quantities already?
  19. deraven
    Bricklink. Just search for soccer ball or basketball and you'll see dozens of sellers, prices generally ranging from $0.10 to $2.00 (used vs. new, printed pattern or without, etc.). Like so: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=soccer ball#T=P
  20. deraven
    Glad you're back in good finances and able to indulge in some (physical) Lego building again. Welcome to EB!
  21. deraven
    I believe that is a legal connection. 1 brick + 2 plates (well 1 plate and 1 tile in this case, so no studs on top) = 16mm, and 2 studs wide is 16mm, so with the 0.1mm between the red bricks as you show in your image, nothing should be in tension or compression. Now, there are other easier ways to get the grey plate flush with the side of the red bricks (a few of the now standard brackets will do the job), but if there's another reason for using this construction in your MOC it should be OK. Not to mention, when we're talking about "legal" connections, that only matters if you're using it in some kind of official capacity- if it works for you in your own MOC and isn't physically damaging the bricks due to heavy loads, etc., I say go for it!
  22. deraven

    Semis

    deraven replied to Worldwide_build's topic in LEGO Town

    For what it's worth, I think 6- or 7-wide is the way to go. 7-wide I think gives you just enough extra size to add some nice detailing without it looking too big next to the trains or too small in comparison to some of the wider city vehicles. Here's a MOC Pages group that you might find some more inspiration in as well: http://www.moc-pages.com/folder.php/162988
  23. deraven
    2 great, small builds. This would have been a really nice little set! I like the parity between the 2 as far as size and features vs most of the typical sets that had one side or the other with a large build and then a tiny grab-bag of parts made into a tiny item for the other.
  24. deraven
    Hi Ankoku & Great Ball Pit - Eurobricks is not for hosting images. That small 100k of local storage is for your profile picture and potentially small images/icons used in your board signature. To post images in topics/comments, you want to use a 3rd party host like Flickr and deep-link the images. Here's a tutorial on that:
  25. deraven
    Looks great to me! Nice build on the Falcon overall, and I like the idea of this module, and the way you incorporated it into the overall shape. Also, really NPU with that octagonal angled pipe piece! Probably the best use of that I've seen.
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