LEGO Appreciation Thread

ok it's not lego but

*geeks out*

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/05/a-functional-pinball-machine-made-entirely-from-lego/

That's awesome.

Is there anything you can't build in LEGO?

The new Star Wars Droid Commander sets are sweet, but it's way overpriced.

https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/Droid-Commander-75253?CMP=EMC-SAH2019_06_28_StarWarsBoost_EN_US&HQS=hero_b_cta_NA_EN&RRID=11197857442&RMID=SAH_2019_06_28_NEW_NA_StarWarsBoost

I was at the LEGO store in the Houston Galleria and spied this beauty: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/Vestas-Wind-Turbine-10268

  On 7/8/2019 at 6:18 PM, Joyrex said:

I was at the LEGO store in the Houston Galleria and spied this beauty: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/Vestas-Wind-Turbine-10268

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Looks like home.

  On 7/9/2019 at 6:50 PM, Squee said:

 

Looks like home.

We have huge turbine farms out in West Texas; I've driven through them and they are a sight to behold - I wished the States had more renewable energy resources like this...

I'm assuming Vestas is a provider where you are?

Vestas are there, hell, where aren't they? But Denmark's biggest provider is Orsted, a home grown brand who just sealed a big contract a couple of years ago.

  On 7/9/2019 at 9:13 PM, Schlitze said:

Vestas are there, hell, where aren't they? But Denmark's biggest provider is Orsted, a home grown brand who just sealed a big contract a couple of years ago.

Odd then a brand like LEGO wouldn't partner with a fellow local!

  On 8/24/2019 at 8:25 PM, auxien said:

 

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That wheel is insane, a lot of work here

Here are most of my big Lego sets.  I really like the super cars, and the larger sets in general.

There are a bunch of Technic sets from the 90's that I have but are disassembled because I need to wash and clean the pieces; they got super dirty from sitting in my parent's basement for 20 years.

If anyone from the US sees a new LEGO Batman toy commercial where the big twist is that The Joker and The Riddler are in the Batmobile and Batwing please let me know how it sounded. I did the sound design for it.

  On 8/26/2019 at 3:08 PM, randomsummer said:

Here are most of my big Lego sets.  I really like the super cars, and the larger sets in general.

There are a bunch of Technic sets from the 90's that I have but are disassembled because I need to wash and clean the pieces; they got super dirty from sitting in my parent's basement for 20 years.

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Is that coaster a creation of your own, or was that a commercial set?

  On 8/26/2019 at 3:34 PM, Squee said:

If anyone from the US sees a new LEGO Batman toy commercial where the big twist is that The Joker and The Riddler are in the Batmobile and Batwing please let me know how it sounded. I did the sound design for it.

Wow, that's cool - I honestly can't recall the last time I saw a LEGO commercial on TV (but I don't watch much TV, and probably not the kids' television where they would run it). 

  On 8/26/2019 at 5:38 PM, Joyrex said:

Wow, that's cool - I honestly can't recall the last time I saw a LEGO commercial on TV (but I don't watch much TV, and probably not the kids' television where they would run it). 

I also did a cinema mix so it be shown at the movies as well

The coaster is a set, I posted a link to it earlier in the thread.

The Millenium Falcon looks amazing.

A few weeks back I started to glance through Brickset, even creating a profile and starting to add my sets. When the cellar will finally be put in order, I'll need to make a little inventory of all those things.

Love the cozy look of the paradisa sets

  On 8/26/2019 at 10:34 PM, milkface said:

Love the cozy look of the paradisa sets

 

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Yeah, I remember seeing those in LEGO catalogues I would find online - Europe had sooo many more options when it came to LEGO (understandably)...

We just got a bunch of the Hidden Side sets, and they're pretty cool, even w/o the app (which is kind of mediocre). They'll definitely come in handy for a Halloween setup.

I also have a dedicated Lego room in the basement with all of the Modular Buildings (except the latest that was a bit of a letdown IMO, but I guess I'll still end up getting it, bloody completionist that I am ...). Might try to post some pictures sometime, but it's a bit of a mess rn.

The Simpsons House brought me out of my Dark Ages in 2014; retrieved the old Classic Space sets from my parents' garage and have been buying Lego like  since then ...

  On 8/26/2019 at 11:54 PM, IDEM said:

We just got a bunch of the Hidden Side sets, and they're pretty cool, even w/o the app (which is kind of mediocre). They'll definitely come in handy for a Halloween setup.

I also have a dedicated Lego room in the basement with all of the Modular Buildings (except the latest that was a bit of a letdown IMO, but I guess I'll still end up getting it, bloody completionist that I am ...). Might try to post some pictures sometime, but it's a bit of a mess rn.

The Simpsons House brought me out of my Dark Ages in 2014; retrieved the old Classic Space sets from my parents' garage and have been buying Lego like  since then ...

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Sounds cool - would love to see some pictures - are the Modular Buildings these?