Just buy them then sell them after building them. You will get the majority of your money back.
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Have y'all noticed how much more Lego has started to cater towards adult collectors, and how fantastic the newer models look?
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Yes, my wallet has noticed.
The Simpsons sets and Voltron were the ones that make me take notice. Almost bought them but was able to resist. The NES set almost got me again. Then the BttF DeLorean got me and opened the floodgates. The Mighty Bowser is my favorite. It's an incredible display piece and something I can actually "play with." Awesome build experience too.
Fortunately nothing has given me the urge to compulsively buy this year. A bunch of sets I'm interested in but nothing I "need."
The Simpsons sets and Voltron were the ones that make me take notice. Almost bought them but was able to resist. The NES set almost got me again. Then the BttF DeLorean got me and opened the floodgates. The Mighty Bowser is my favorite. It's an incredible display piece and something I can actually "play with." Awesome build experience too.
Fortunately nothing has given me the urge to compulsively buy this year. A bunch of sets I'm interested in but nothing I "need."
How can you say that when Bionicle is still 6 feet under?
I'll never forgive you for this betrayal, OP.
I'll never forgive you for this betrayal, OP.
Can't recommend this enough. Even though you're following instructions, it just keeps surprising you the way things are built. And when it's done, it's not just a surprisingly faithful reproduction of a painting, but a whimsical diorama, and an homage to Van Gogh's special mind. The 3D view built of legos is what Gogh 'sees' as he's making his painting in front of it. Ingenious.Most fun built thus far was Van Gogh's Starry Night, which is absolutely gorgeous because of all the details.
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If you work hard enough, you may one day be able to afford a place to hold an Eiffel Tower model.
My 8 year old son built this model and has it displayed on his little square Lego table in his normal sized bedroom. He has severe ADHD and the big hard sets are great for his self esteem and helping him learn to manage frustration.
That's super cool. I don't know if I would have gotten through a set that complex at his age.
I built that years ago. It was fun. Got no where to display it so it's in a bin in my basement.My son and I did this a couple years ago and got a big thumbs up from the rest of the family:
I did buy the PAC-Man machine on a whim. Planning on building it soon.
I didn't like some of the first few Friends sets when they first came out but there are some really stand out ones. The botanical garden out right now looks pretty cool.
Oh this is gorgeous. The bonsai tree was not a fun build but looks very nice as a display piece. this one looks like it would be more fun to make.One of my next purchases
Lots of people do both approaches you listed, it's Lego. People can do whatever they want. Nothing wrong with them being a creative toy, nothing wrong with them being big puzzles for adults.
This may shock you, but every single set from decades ago still had directions you needed to follow to make it how it's pictured. Dunno where you get this "it's all about following directions now".
And there's many unlicensed and original sets you can get for any type of building.
How does it work ? This look amazingI have a soft spot for castles, so I splurged on individual orders from bricklink to complete the Hogwarts model from the OP 4 years ago (see pictures below). Mould King produced the expansion set a year or two back, so it is possible to buy it for an «affordable» price without giving any royalty money to Rowling.
this is a common refrain for some reason; it often leads into, like, people being weirdly mad about the innards of newer large sets looking like clown vomit (to make a more pleasant building experience) and how they can't use the bricks from a UCS star destroyer to make something else because it's not all gray. or... something.
Constantly impressed with new sets, and I don't mean just the super high end ones
I always loved Lego, but back when I was a kid (a long time ago) I had issues with most sets. I was never 100% satisfied, I thought they could be improved in so many ways, either aesthetically or in terms of stability or what have you.
Always felt I could do much better (and I did :P won a few official competitions back in the day and I'm pretty sure I inspired at least one or two sets).
These days though? They are so clever I'm always amazed at the solutions these new designers come up with. In part because I'm not familiar with the new pieces, but mostly because Lego designers of today really are masters of their craft and raised the bar so high.
And don't get me started on large Technics sets; absolute engineering marvels.
Only issue is, I can't bring myself to disassemble these modern sets to build different things. And I don't really have any spare shelf/room to display them either.
I always loved Lego, but back when I was a kid (a long time ago) I had issues with most sets. I was never 100% satisfied, I thought they could be improved in so many ways, either aesthetically or in terms of stability or what have you.
Always felt I could do much better (and I did :P won a few official competitions back in the day and I'm pretty sure I inspired at least one or two sets).
These days though? They are so clever I'm always amazed at the solutions these new designers come up with. In part because I'm not familiar with the new pieces, but mostly because Lego designers of today really are masters of their craft and raised the bar so high.
And don't get me started on large Technics sets; absolute engineering marvels.
Only issue is, I can't bring myself to disassemble these modern sets to build different things. And I don't really have any spare shelf/room to display them either.
They have been for a while with the Creator Expert modular buildings:
With that said, it's great to see that expanded.
With that said, it's great to see that expanded.
Yes!
I've recently gotten into these. Not too expensive, extremely fun to build, and don't take up a lot of space either. I have two (Pagani Utopia and Lotus Evija) and they sit nicely on my little shelf in my cube at work. Love them and can't wait to add more to the collection.
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Buy altbricks! Having a three season porch attached to the garage that doesn't get used is quite nice.
I love Lego, and still support them, but when you can sometimes get 3-4 sets for the cost of one official it just shows the markups are insane.
Oh, my wallet was noticed, yes.
This is the last official set I built:
The last thing I built was a MOC for a competition (I began with real parts, but since I didn't have all the colors, I finished on Bricklink Studio):
One of my favorite themes has been the Winter Village, and that has become the highlight of my Holiday decorations (here pictured with some modulars as well) :)
So yeah, I really like LEGO, but it can take a toll on finances (and on space!).
This is the last official set I built:
The last thing I built was a MOC for a competition (I began with real parts, but since I didn't have all the colors, I finished on Bricklink Studio):
One of my favorite themes has been the Winter Village, and that has become the highlight of my Holiday decorations (here pictured with some modulars as well) :)
So yeah, I really like LEGO, but it can take a toll on finances (and on space!).
Happy to see someone mention the Friends sets! Those have had some fantastic sets this year. My favorite has been the tiny house set.
All you've done is remind me that I broke the nose of my Lego Space Shuttle earlier this year, and it doesn't look like I can fix it without dismantling and rebuilding half the thing.
Other than that, I have a few of the flowers built in my bedroom. Oh, and I'm probably getting the giant Bowser for my nephew for Christmas. Knowing him, it'll get built within a day or two.
Other than that, I have a few of the flowers built in my bedroom. Oh, and I'm probably getting the giant Bowser for my nephew for Christmas. Knowing him, it'll get built within a day or two.
I feel the opposite - I mean, sure, Gunpla is limited to pre-designed mecha models (or you can find model kits of other stuff, I guess), But I get way more "hobby time" for the $25, because I'm carefully cutting out, filing, putting together and finishing with different paints and stuff, and the finished product can be posed like a figure. Lego is really charming and better-designed than ever, but you can blast through the build in a night.
I have 4 billy bookcases with glass doors full of lego, and a few sets sitting out on shelves etc. Way too much and I need to start a rotation plan.
Have the bonsai, flower bouquet and orchids out in the living/bedroom as my wife appreciates(accepts) them, along with the great wave art set on the wall.
Have the bonsai, flower bouquet and orchids out in the living/bedroom as my wife appreciates(accepts) them, along with the great wave art set on the wall.
While these sets are cool, there's a part of me that really misses the LEGO pre-licensing, where you could just buy like one of their non-specific robot space guys in a cool octopus style spaceship.
Wish I hadn't donated those pieces, but I lost the manuals decades ago, so it wasn't like I could build the original spaceships anymore.
Wish I hadn't donated those pieces, but I lost the manuals decades ago, so it wasn't like I could build the original spaceships anymore.
Ninjago isn't licensed. Monkie Kid isn't licensed. Dreamzzz, a theme releasing in a month, isn't licensed. These quite literally have what you're asking for: crazy and weird robots, spaceships and monsters.
While I'm happy they still have some non-licensed stuff, according to their website there's not a ton of sets at least for Dreamzzz. There's one space set according to their license, and it's more of a stylized space shuttle. They're also like super elaborate, which is cool, but it's less ideal for taking apart and making new shit.
vs what I grew up with, which was stuff like this (actually, I know I had these specific sets):
Lego rental clubs do exist, but they tend to be small scale home-run businesses. I had a 6 month run with https://brickclub.uk/ which was good fun. I couldn't justify the three figure price of those huge Technic sets, but for the price of less than one of them I got to build six of them. Had to cancel cos my spare time went to zero while studying, but it's a great service.
Google for Lego Subscription and you'll probably find one that ships to you.
Yeah my daughters have a bunch of them and they're really good sets. Tons of details and neat building techniques. They have a big tub of random bricks, which get used to augment the role play they do with the Friends sets. A while back I ran a dumbed-down session of Dungeons and Dragons for them, with all the characters and locations built on the fly with Lego, and the Friends sets were a great source. Take a horse, remove the saddle, stick a bunch of tree fronds on and you've a got a Leafy Pegasus! The Friends characters all geared up with shields and swords look hilarious :D
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Because kids toys change quickly. I suspect more and more kids just don't give a shit about Lego. It's the same with comics. It seems to be the parents bringing the kids to these events and films.
Oh, my wallet was noticed, yes.
This is the last official set I built:
The last thing I built was a MOC for a competition (I began with real parts, but since I didn't have all the colors, I finished on Bricklink Studio):
One of my favorite themes has been the Winter Village, and that has become the highlight of my Holiday decorations (here pictured with some modulars as well) :)
So yeah, I really like LEGO, but it can take a toll on finances (and on space!).
There is a Marslander set?
Goddamnit I thought I could stop after the Lunar Lander.
Annie raising her hand with Jeff immediately pulling it back down fucking ended me, I dunno how I missed this episode
Those traditional Lego themes are starting to be absorbed into the other themes, unfortunately. There's just so many licensed themes that it doesn't really make sense for them to be running a space-theme when Star Wars dominates, or a sci-fi theme when Marvel and DC keep outselling them. Meanwhile lines like City, which used to be incredibly traditional with the municipal services, are starting to get experimental additions like space exploration, sport culture, power mining, or underwater sub lines, which are distinctly where other traditional Lego themes used to draw from. Others get released in Creator now, like the most recent castle sets, or the "nostalgia grab" releases.
It's incredibly homogenized, so my inner 12 year old will always feel badly about that loss in creativity, but it's just what sells nowadays. There are lines like Monkey Kid, Ninjago, and experiments like Hidden Side, but it's just not the same as the variety they once offered back in the day.
I'm constantly being tempted by the kind of sets in the op but the price and size of them puts me off. As much as I'd love a Lego Eiffel Tower or Titanic, they take up so much space.
I did buy myself the Stratocaster kit though. It's sits proudly on top of my amp.
I did buy myself the Stratocaster kit though. It's sits proudly on top of my amp.
City is basically an excuse to remake old lines that would be too expensive to make now.
I'm glad they brought back underwater, space, and soon artic expedition sets through City.
Also there's a new line coming out called Dreamz which has some really great sets.
My biggest complaint historically with Lego was the lack of Asian inspired architecture. Luckily Ninjago, Monkie Kid, and the lunar new year sets have really brought that into the fold with new sets like the Himeji castle and Zen garden sets coming.
I saw the big Bowser one in a store and thought it looked amazing, wanted it before I spotted the pricetag and walked out
I really like Lego but I very rarely get any. Several years ago I was gifted a Ninjago boat. I don't know anything about Ninjago but it's a nice boat and it must be cheaper than the other IPs. I don't love the sails tho, they're just flat plastic.
I really like Lego but I very rarely get any. Several years ago I was gifted a Ninjago boat. I don't know anything about Ninjago but it's a nice boat and it must be cheaper than the other IPs. I don't love the sails tho, they're just flat plastic.
It just came out this month! (Unless you're in the US, it will only release in August)
I really recommend it; it's a Technic set, so it has functioning mechanisms (for the wheels and arm).
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Yeah, I get it, but the heart wants what it wants. And what it wants are dank space ships with the neon windows.
Most of the stuff in this thread seems to be stuff that is only available online and in Lego stores. If I walk down the Lego aisle in Walmart I see sets max out at about $150 CAD. When I was a kid they maxed out at about $120 CAD in the same aisle. The castle I got for Xmas 1995 was 95 USD, likely about $130 CAD for 743 pieces. About $230 CAD equivalent in. 2023. The new collector castle is $499 CAD for 4514 pieces.
People complain about Lego prices but guess what; money isn't worth shit these days so Lego was also super expensive when your parents were buying it for you back in the day. You can still get buckets of random coloured bricks for cheaper if you're "too creative for instructions". Personally, I loved building themed sets as a kid; then taking them apart with friends and building our own versions, then rebuilding the official version and adding to it to make it even better.
People complain about Lego prices but guess what; money isn't worth shit these days so Lego was also super expensive when your parents were buying it for you back in the day. You can still get buckets of random coloured bricks for cheaper if you're "too creative for instructions". Personally, I loved building themed sets as a kid; then taking them apart with friends and building our own versions, then rebuilding the official version and adding to it to make it even better.
They've gone back to building everything of pieces because the huge baseplates were a complaint for a lot of people. Those baseplates were complained about 25 years ago as Lego cheaping out and lacking creativity. Plus sets with baseplates meant fewer pieces in a set for friends and me to build our own creations as kids. Lego used the same mould back in the day with different patterns for multiple castles and pirate sets.
I think Lego has capitalized on their nostalgia status very well while being able to market and package very expensive/complex sets for adult collectors and parents alike.
These things haven't been cheap for a long time now, so I think pivoting towards more ornate and well designed mega sets has been really smart despite how many people might double take at the price of the luxury sets. I wish I had space and the justification for the Titanic one.
These things haven't been cheap for a long time now, so I think pivoting towards more ornate and well designed mega sets has been really smart despite how many people might double take at the price of the luxury sets. I wish I had space and the justification for the Titanic one.
Shout out to the absolute best Lego system theme to have ever released that also was made out of literal twigs and duct tape for 15 bones a pop
Never getting a series as brittle and cool as this again
Never getting a series as brittle and cool as this again