Lego Appreciation Thread (split off from Random Raves XLII)
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FriendlyFire
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But you had glorious Stalin and brainwashing !
Did you leave during right at the end of the cold war ? What I know was that things were really bad, just from the massive food lines and hordes of prostitutes in Moscow were my impressions of the low standards of living and poverty
At least Poland is now getting Germany's euromonies to rebuild itself nowdays and is catching up somewhat with the west.
Though its kinda weird to see Poland anti-EU sentiment on the rise given how much Euromonies it is getting from Germany
warpus
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We left Poland in the mid 80s at some point, I forget when exactly. I have distinct memories of looking out the window of our 3rd story apartment and seeing a long line, and my mom being there somewhere, waiting so she can buy meat and milk and all that good stuff, for the month.
My parents were both teachers and were so incredibly disillusioned with life under communism (as were most people, it seemed) that they just eventually started planning a way out. They both have physics degrees, which in itself doesn't mean anything, but they're intelligent, they figure out how to get out, and so we did. There was a risk involved, but you can't flee through the iron curtain without risk
I agree that it's ironic to see so many Poles complaining about the EU. Without the EU Poland's economy would be 50% of what it is now and we wouldn't have highways or new bridges or roads or stadiums or Euro2012, etc...
Try the LEGO Store (Yes, they have actual stores) for individual pieces and custom made mini-figures as well as some unique sets. I'm sure there must be one in Toronto. They're all over the malls in Vancouver.
Bamspeedy
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The cat litter was probably some 'organic' crap. I can understanding wanting organic for what your cat eats, but spending all the extra money for what the cat poops on?
For Walmart (and Amazon, too) they allow 3rd party companies to sell on their website, so look for "Sold and shipped by..." in small print. I couldn't believe last year year when the NES classic was going for insane prices on Walmart.com until I noticed the 'Sold and shipped by' note which was some little known company that I had seen before selling stuff at crazy markups. I would be happy to see Walmart drop those companies from advertising on their site that do those crazy markups. Instead of paying over $200 for one at christmas time, I knew I just had to wait awhile (even if it's a year) and they can now be found on eBay for $25.
hobbsyoyo
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All the time, which is why I find the talk of 'well these sets rob kids of imaginative play' confounding. If anything, the sets gave me unique parts to build cool crap out of.
Lexicus
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I don't mean to toot my own horn but I built some crazy LEGO stuff. My favorite was probably the crazy gunship I made out of this thing:
It wasn't the litter that was $39.00. It was the litter SCOOP that was $39.00. Normally you might spend between $3-$4 for one that's going to last instead of breaking the second or third time it's used, like the ones at the dollar stores.
Yeah, I wrote to Walmart last year about these third-party sellers not being upfront with their shipping charges. That should be on the product page, not something tucked away until you're in the checkout stage.
warpus
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Good idea, I'll look up where that is next time I'm in Toronto
Broken_Erika
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I remember seeing Amazon selling Civ 2 MGE for $749.99 and up...
yuo is of jokings?
Probably not. There are people who put outrageous prices on their stuff, and I can't figure out why. They must be counting on someone extremely desperate who doesn't know how to shop around... or they might have the thing listed on multiple sites. That's one of the pitfalls of fanzine collecting, for instance. There are people who actually fork over $500 for Spock Enslaved. Even $250 is insane. I got my copy for less than $25. But some people think it's worth more because of its history and notoriety among the fanfic community.
With me, I've sometimes found that stuff is a lot cheaper if I order it from Australia. It takes longer to get here, but the exchange isn't so bad and neither is the shipping. So maybe try the Australian eBay site for gaming stuff.
Perfection
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On legos and robotics, I was a participant in the first FIRST lego league competition. However my team wasn't first in the first FIRST lego league competition. We were doing pretty well but our robot started stopping short mysteriously from the intended target. We didn't realize we needed fresh batteries until we were eliminated (by a hair)
It just so happens that the LEGO USA headquarters is in the next town over from me... I'd guess its around 5 miles (about 8km) from my house. Its got a giant red lego rectangle out front standing on an angle that defies the laws of physics.
I wonder if they do tours? If they do I bet my kids would enjoy that. We pass the place all the time on the way to other things.
BTW my son is participating in a LOGO Robotics clinic, where they learn as the title suggests... to build working robots out of LEGOS. He seems to really enjoy it. I wish I could've done that as a kid.
Thorgalaeg
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In Spain LEGO was not very popular since we had our own LEGO aka TENTE:
Warships being the predominant theme, but you could build anything with it. Had a large bag full of pieces back then.
There was another LEGOish thing called EXIN Castillos. As you can deduct It was specialised in castles. This one was really cool. I had another big bag.
Warships being the predominant theme, but you could build anything with it. Had a large bag full of pieces back then.
There was another LEGOish thing called EXIN Castillos. As you can deduct It was specialised in castles. This one was really cool. I had another big bag.
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This thread was doing so well... until someone had to come along and use Lego in the plural. It doesn't have a plural form.
In Spain LEGO was not very popular since we had our own LEGO aka TENTE:
Warships being the predominant theme, but you could build anything with it. Had a large bag full of pieces back then.
There was another LEGOish thing called EXIN Castillos. As you can deduct It was specialised in castles. This one was really cool. I had another big bag.
I had some tente (wasn't it called tentex in some variation?) sets, but only in the start of elementary. Yes, their pieces were more detailed than lego. Absence of figures was an issue, though...
Thorgalaeg
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There were some figures as those little astronauts included in some spatial vehicle sets.
But i think the lack of a more uniform escale and general figures were the main reasons for its eventual failure. That and huge LEGO marketing campaigns.
There were others as the english Meccano which was too complicated for kids.
But i think the lack of a more uniform escale and general figures were the main reasons for its eventual failure. That and huge LEGO marketing campaigns.
There were others as the english Meccano which was too complicated for kids.
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Link'n Logs, Tinkertoys...I had a lot of Tinkertoys.
Wander through your local thrift stores every so often. We've gotten a lot of LEGO that way, usually big tubs of bricks from people who've decided to clear out their old toys, but I've seen a bunch of sets. I'm guessing birthday gifts that never were played with. Our local Goodwill store gets stuff that Target doesn't sell, so sometimes there are a whole bunch of little sets. I don't really need a whole fleet of tiny shuttle craft, though. The new LEGO have too many specialized pieces and not enough general-purpose blocks for my taste.
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