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November 17, 2024 at 4:39 pm #61629DanParticipant
It seems unusual that someone with this name would have LEGO.
There are tens of us!
November 25, 2024 at 12:21 pm #61729Jim RolfeParticipantI already know I have an addiction to buying lego. Especially Lego Minifigures. Did you really need to package my purchase in a pill bottle BrickLink seller??? 😂
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You must be logged in to view attached files.December 2, 2024 at 4:53 pm #61820Greg SchubertParticipantI did not recognize the similarity between these two classic works of art until today. @tfdesigns, can you weigh inn on this?
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You must be logged in to view attached files.December 5, 2024 at 6:57 am #61852JoshKeymasterThey walk alike, they talk alike, sometimes they even build alike.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.December 5, 2024 at 7:00 am #61854Greg SchubertParticipantThey walk alike, they talk alike, sometimes they even build alike.
That’s a paraphrase of the theme song for The Patty Duke Show which you are too young to have seen / remember. 😀
December 5, 2024 at 3:24 pm #61866Matt RedfieldKeymasterhttps://www.facebook.com/reel/597986172660592
We’re doing this at CSC Locomotion Weekend and Home & Garden, right?!?
(yeah, this one’s probably been shared before, but come on. Steel City LUG: Tokyo Drift!)
December 9, 2024 at 10:51 am #61955Greg SchubertParticipantReal things sometimes cost less than the LEGO version. Here is a good example:
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You must be logged in to view attached files.December 9, 2024 at 11:02 am #61957JoshKeymasterThey walk alike, they talk alike, sometimes they even build alike.
That a paraphrase of the theme song for The Patty Duke Show which you are too young to have seen / remember. 😀
Thanks for catching it. I watched a lot of Nick at nite and such when I was a kid.
December 9, 2024 at 11:07 am #61958Matt RedfieldKeymasterReal things sometimes cost less than the LEGO version.
This looks like a case of “if we list it as free, people won’t be committed; if we list it for a ‘steal’ of a price, we’ll only get serious inquiries.”
Moving a baby grand is no joke… LEGO versions (depending on scale) are way easier. Just don’t drop them in a snowy parking lot like Doug’s castle, circa January 2014…
December 9, 2024 at 11:10 am #61959Greg SchubertParticipantThis looks like a case of “if we list it as free, people won’t be committed; if we list it for a ‘steal’ of a price, we’ll only get serious inquiries.”
I have experienced that phenomenon many times. But yeah, you need to hire three guys the size of Cam Heyward to move a baby grand.
December 9, 2024 at 11:16 am #61960Matt RedfieldKeymasterThe yellow, orange (yes it was originally orange) and blue hypercycloids
HypOcycloids, Greg…
…hyper-hypo-cycloids.
December 9, 2024 at 1:06 pm #61964Benjamin C GoodParticipant>> Real things sometimes cost less than the LEGO version. Here is a good example:
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>> This looks like a case of “if we list it as free, people won’t be committed; if we list it for a ‘steal’ of a price, we’ll only get serious inquiries.”This is an apples and oranges comparison to me: my Lego piano was bought new, and this piano is used. I think more likely it’s a case of “this piano is in crap condition”, although I am aware that piano prices have plunged in the past 25 years.
I worked as a piano salesman for Trombino’s in the late 90’s, and we had people coming in every week trying to sell us their old piano, and they always expected it to be super valuable, when in fact it was not, and they were always disappointed that we had zero interest. The first thing we asked was when was the last time it had been tuned; if it hasn’t been tuned in twenty years, it isn’t worth much. We didn’t even look at them, and I think I saw them take just one in trade in the year I was there (and I don’t know how that got set up).
Also, we told new piano buyers to not put it in direct sunlight, or over a heat vent, or even against an outside wall, so the photo and the phrase “sun-weathered on one side” is setting off serious alarm bells.
December 9, 2024 at 1:10 pm #61965Benjamin C GoodParticipant>> I already know I have an addiction to buying lego. Especially Lego Minifigures. Did you really need to package my purchase in a pill bottle BrickLink seller???
That is bizarre. They are wasting space in the package, and I don’t see how a container like that is offering much protection – the minifig is just gonna bonk around in there the entire trip. Maybe if the delivery truck accidentally drives into a river, your minifig will float gently to safety.
December 9, 2024 at 3:41 pm #61967Greg SchubertParticipantyour minifig will float gently to safety
dang it, why did you write that? now I have to clean the coffee off my laptop screen!
anyway, I’d wager that the alarm bell piano is going to be much better to play than the LEGO wannabe piano … unless you need it for your side hustle on subway platforms
December 12, 2024 at 8:55 pm #62033Jonathan WagnerParticipantHey all!
Here’s another track find from Marketplace, not sure if the price is good or not:
December 13, 2024 at 5:17 am #62036Greg SchubertParticipantAlso on Marketplace :
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You must be logged in to view attached files.December 13, 2024 at 5:56 pm #62041Matt RedfieldKeymasterI would totally pay $50 for life size models of Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps!
Not sure I’ll get to NC any time soon, unfortunately…
December 16, 2024 at 1:38 pm #62071Jonathan WagnerParticipantMight be a steal for someone, the Hogwarts Castle (450 retail) for 100 bucks, double check if it’s Lego!
December 16, 2024 at 5:10 pm #62074TimModeratorIt looks like the real deal (I’m comparing with my own right here). Can not see in the picture with the bin if the 4 minifigs are there (the Four Founders figs are probably worth more than the rest of the bricks). But even without the figs, $100 for the parts would be an ok deal.
December 18, 2024 at 1:31 pm #62114TimModeratorDecember 20, 2024 at 10:09 am #62151JoshKeymasterHey all!
Here’s another track find from Marketplace, not sure if the price is good or not:
oops, I did it again.
$230 and the dude will ship it to me. I’ll validate it all when it comes in and likely look for the lug to reimburse.
December 22, 2024 at 11:41 am #62173Greg SchubertParticipantIf you are not yet a member of toysnbricks.com, go to the site and register. While you are there, check out my mock MOC entry for the competition:
toysnbricks winter contest entry
Unlimited revisions are allowed, so I will submit my real project closer to the due date. 🙂
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