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My rover for FebRovery. The minifig heads do roll on the rover as they are connected with Technic 1/2 pins. Heads Will Roll Rover by dr_spock_888, on Flickr

I used to line up all the LEGO logos perfectly when I was younger. But having to use a magnifying glass to see the logo now slows down my building. So I don't bother any more. Funny how priorities change as you get old.

With 7 cats, you would probably be ok buying used LEGO from me. My cat pee'd in a box of LEGO. I washed them but am still finding bits of dried cat urine crystals stuck in the deep nooks and crannies every now and then.

The people mover on coaster tracks in the LEGO Friends Heartlake City Resort set is called a "monorail" by LEGO in their product description. The LEGO® Friends 41347 Heartlake City Resort is the place to hang out and have fun in Heartlake City! The hotel has a lobby, restaurant, juice bar, terrace with a DJ stand and 2 bedrooms. Drive the monorail round to the water park with changing room, 2 waterslides and a splash bucket, plus a beach area with a water scooter, parasailer and a lifeguard stand. This amazing LEGO Friends set includes 4 mini-doll figures plus a dolphin figure. Includes Stephanie, Andrea, Olivia and Mason mini-doll figures, plus a Sheen the dolphin figure. Features a resort hotel with moving monorail to a beach water park. Hotel features lobby with telephone and computer, juice bar with blender, roof terrace with DJ decks, restaurant and 2 hotel rooms. Water park features 2 slides, tipping splash bucket, water scooter with detachable parasailer, windsurf board, lifeguard stand and changing rooms. Accessory elements include luggage, key, hot dog, ice cream, fruit, cups, bowl and a walkie-talkie. Head to the lobby to collect the key for your hotel room, then grab a drink from the juice bar. Take the monorail to the beach water park to try out the slides and enjoy some watersports—look out for the friendly dolphin! Dance the evening away at the hotel rooftop party with friends with this big LEGO® Friends set. Heartlake City Resort measures over 10” (26cm) high, 20” (51cm) wide and 11” (29cm) deep. Monorail car measures over 2” (7cm) high, 2” (6cm) long and 1” (3cm) wide.

Clever MOD. I've seen those types of batteries MOD to use in Airsoft pellet guns. People custom 3D printed gun stocks to hold the tool battery and used spades for electrical contacts.

Welcome to Eurobricks, wolfspring. GoPro are fun to add to LEGO trains for an engineer's view around the layout.

Welcome aboard, alvinofdiaspar. Pacing may be hard when we have 3 LEGO Stores and 1 LEGO Discovery Centre in Toronto.

LEGO Movie 2.

Build at the speed that is enjoyable to you. Then again being able to build fast is a good skill to have for those Speed Build contests at the AFOL conventions. The only time I won one of those contests was when the build was a Technic set. The other competitors weren't used to building Technic and I luck'ed out.

I think you may be limited to 180 degrees of motion with the servo motor.

The challenge may be having the correct level phone or smart device to use. Grandparents could be buying the set for grandkid who has a smartphone and they did not double-check the IOS or Android OS level that the app runs on. Funny thing, I tried out the Powered UP app on my Android 5.0 device before buying the Batmobile. It was working and I was able to play the train engine sounds for the Powered UP trains. After I bought the Batmobile, the app auto updated and it stopped working. It would start and then crash out after the orange yellow Powered UP screen. Information on the Google Play Store says Android 5.0 originally. Later it seems to suggest Android 5.1. With the latest update, it works again. I gotta remember to turn auto-updates off... They do have it printed on the box like for the app controlled Batmobile.

Sound like my life in IT. I have not heard of PICNIC before. The one I use is I/O error. (Idiotic Operator) Tapping on glass that don't have any give will eventually harm your finger joints. I had to reduce my time on the smartdevices due to joint pains. They'll have to offer features not offered by LEGO. Like the old LEGO RCX mindstorm and accessories that needs RS232 serial ports older Windows version? You could hack your own controller that talks BLE. LEGO publishes their protocol. There are few projects on Github.

If you don't have a smartphone or tablet with the correct requirements to run the Control + app, then....

Let's see, they're getting my $$$ through Pick A Brick Wall at LEGO retail store, Pick A Brick online LEGO Shop@Home, Bricks & Pieces, and sets that are good parts pack.

It's designed as a toy, n'est-ce pas?

Maybe black. They haven't done black since Monster Fighters' Ghost Train.

Welcome to Eurobricks. Have a speedy recovery.

Welcome to Eurobricks, Raul.

Target audience for LEGO Star Wars is boys 6-12. Its sweet spot is boys 9-10. It tractor beams in the most new LEGO users in the 4+ kiddie group. It is a major Force in Lucasfilm's licensing business.

I had to buy a new phone to use the new Powered UP app. The problem with smartphones and tablets is the app may not work on every device model even if the version of Android (or other OS) is at the supported level. Royal pain in the butt. What's that saying in IT? What works today, may not work tomorrow after an update. :wink:

By putting on Ideas, you agreed to their TOS and to not sue LEGO? You agree that if the LEGO Group introduces a product similar to your idea or contest entry, whether accepted to or rejected from the site, you understand and acknowledge that any coincidence is unintentional, agree to indemnify and hold LEGO harmless and release LEGO from any and all claims of infringement.

Brick Assembly presents Bricks in the Six, a new LEGO Convention, running in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada from August 8-11. The event will be at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, located steps away from many of the most prominent tourist sites in the city. Formed by a group of LEGO enthusiasts from the Greater Toronto Area, Bricks in the Six will have over 25000 square feet of display space for the event. The four days will be filled with activities and events for the convention attendees to both display and participate - games and competitions that will be fun and unique, and allow people to collaborate and build. Many classic LEGO fan activities will be available, such as speed builds and kit bashes, and the organizing committee has a number of new and exciting activities planned as well. This event is open to LEGO fans of all ages, though there are a pair of select events that are exclusive to adults 19 years of age and older. Registration is $65 (CAD) until February 24th, and will be $85 (CAD) afterwards – more information can be found here: http://brickassembly.ca/registration.html We have negotiated a rate at the convention hotel, as well as at a few other hotels local to the venue. More information can be found here: http://brickassembly.ca/hotels.html For information regarding being a vendor, check out our vendor page here: http://brickassembly.ca/vendors.html If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at info@brickassembly.ca. We would love to host you, and we promise you, it will be a LEGO event unlike any other.

Awaiting the EB review.

There is still another 3 more years to go on the Star Wars license with LucasFilm before it expires. Since we don't know all the T&Cs of their licensing contract, dropping out early may not be an option (without financial penalties).

There is discussion of the finalists in the other topic ->