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  • #61629
    Dan
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    It seems unusual that someone with this name would have LEGO.

    There are tens of us!

    #61729
    Jim Rolfe
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    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??? 😂

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    #61820
    Greg Schubert
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    I 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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    #61852
    Josh
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    They walk alike, they talk alike, sometimes they even build alike.

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    #61854
    Greg Schubert
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    They 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. 😀

    #61866
    Matt Redfield
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    https://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!)

    #61955
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    Real things sometimes cost less than the LEGO version. Here is a good example:

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    #61957
    Josh
    Keymaster

    They 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.

    #61958
    Matt Redfield
    Keymaster

    Real 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…

    #61959
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    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.”

    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.

    #61960
    Matt Redfield
    Keymaster

    The yellow, orange (yes it was originally orange) and blue hypercycloids

    HypOcycloids, Greg…

    …hyper-hypo-cycloids.

    #61964
    Benjamin C Good
    Participant

    >> 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.

    #61965
    Benjamin C Good
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    >> 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.

    #61967
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    your 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

    #62033
    Jonathan Wagner
    Participant

    Hey all!

    Here’s another track find from Marketplace, not sure if the price is good or not:

    Lego curved, straight and switch track lot.

    #62036
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    Also on Marketplace :

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    #62041
    Matt Redfield
    Keymaster

    I 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…

    #62071
    Jonathan Wagner
    Participant

    Might be a steal for someone, the Hogwarts Castle (450 retail) for 100 bucks, double check if it’s Lego!

    Hogwarts Castle

    #62074
    Tim
    Moderator

    It 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.

    #62114
    Tim
    Moderator
    #62151
    Josh
    Keymaster

    Hey all!

    Here’s another track find from Marketplace, not sure if the price is good or not:

    Lego curved, straight and switch track lot.

    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.

    #62173
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    If 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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    #62180
    Tom Frost
    Participant

    If anyone likes escape rooms and is looking for a fun family activity for next week, check out Puzzle Room Pittsburgh (in Verona). We just did their Christmas Countdown room this afternoon and it was excellent!

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