welcome to the Lego MegaThread!
come in and chat about lego, whether you had it when you were young or you still use it today you can still enjoy these little plastic bricks
“but isn't lego for kiddies?” I hear you say, nope! The Adult Fans Of Lego (AFOLs) see lego as more of an art form than a toy, anything can be built, so let your imagination run wild.
so what is this MegaThread for? well, post images of your own creations, creations from around the net or discuss sets with fellow FPers
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themes:
a list of Themes Lego has to offer can be found here:
[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lego_themes[/URL]
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useful sites:
[URL]http://mocpages.com/[/URL]
Upload and view models (MOCs) made by users from across the world
(moc stands for My Own Creation)
[URL]http://www.eurobricks.com/[/URL]
Lego news and descussion in a range of topics
[url]www.brothers-brick.com[/url]
is a popular AFOL blog that relates Lego news, some very good MOCs, as well as interesting Lego events (Creation for Charity, Lego conventions, and so on...)
[url]www.brickset.com[/url]
news feed provides interesting informations about upcoming lego sets and games, but its most interesting feature is the ability to list your own Lego collection (Sets and minifigs) online and sort it by year of release, set number, price, number of pieces, etc... The site also includes a review system as well as many informations about the listed sets.
[url]www.peeron.com[/url]
features information, instructions as well as complete pieces list for each and every set to date.
[url]www.bricklink.com[/url]
is a website where you can buy or sell lego sets or pieces to individuals. Each person has his own store, which is monitored by a rating system. Products range from single pieces to huge collector sets, not to mention onerously priced several decades old MISB (Mint In Sealed Box) sets.
[url]http://www.brickfactory.info/[/url]
scans of all the instructions for every set ever!
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but what if you don't have lego, or have the money to buy some? well there's an answer for that!
simply download this:[URL]http://ldd.lego.com/[/URL]
this allows you to build using unlimited virtual bricks
to get most of the bricks in the lego inventory, instead of the crappy one s you start with go to: View > New Themes > LDD Extended
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OP will be updated through the thread
thanks to: _Axel
That's a good Megathread idea! The AFOL community is and has always been very active, so I bet there's a lot to talk about.
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Anyone else remember Blockland? That was the shit back in the day.
[video=youtube;TKcEmiDwu9g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKcEmiDwu9g[/video]
i still have to buy it
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAyvMU8umUY[/media]
Power Miners my ass.
Of all the characters in Lord Of The Rings, Legoless had the unhappiest childhood.
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;34325101]Of all the characters in Lord Of The Rings, Legoless had the unhappiest childhood.[/QUOTE]
not for long, expect lego LOTR soon
Are they really making LotR kits?
[QUOTE=Shadowwalker;34325456]Are they really making LotR kits?[/QUOTE]
yep
[url]http://thelordoftherings.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx[/url]
[QUOTE=Lord_Schrotty;34324953][video=youtube;TKcEmiDwu9g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKcEmiDwu9g[/video]
i still have to buy it[/QUOTE]
It's a shame it's priced at over 1000$ now that they stopped producing it.
Is it alright if I post the stuff I posted in LMAO pics here?
[QUOTE=Crash15;34326522]Is it alright if I post the stuff I posted in LMAO pics here?[/QUOTE]
sure, anything lego is okay, as long as it hasn't been posted before
I wish they still produced the Dino Attack and Vikings.
Those were my favorite. I had the jeep and tank thing from the dino one, and almost all of the viking ones.
They discontinue all the good ones. I honestly don't like most of the current themes out there. Architecture's pretty slick though.
[QUOTE=Fofilolipop;34326815]Nostalgia hnng
[IMG]http://bricker.ru/images/sets/6769_brickset.jpg[/IMG]
one of my favorite lego themes[/QUOTE]
I still have those pieces around somewhere.
[QUOTE=Fofilolipop;34326815]Nostalgia hnng
[IMG]http://bricker.ru/images/sets/6769_brickset.jpg[/IMG]
one of my favorite lego themes[/QUOTE]
I built my own, and it was better than that thing.
they don't make big sets like they used to, those sets would be about £70 each if they were released today
[QUOTE=vladnag;34326997]they don't make big sets like they used to, those sets would be about £70 each if they were released today[/QUOTE]
They make a lot of them. Lego City has tons of big ones. They have police stations, fire stations, those HUGE modular NYC style buildings...
My aunt worked for Lego when I was a kid, I used to get into legoland (Carlsbad) for free, and go to exclusive events, plus I'd get tons of lego sets for my birthday.
My childhood was amazing I tell you.
[QUOTE=Crash15;34326765][release][h2]LEGO DUMP[/h2][/release]
[IMG]http://www.whatthechrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lego_space_marines.jpg[/IMG]
Content hosting provided by: LMAO Pics v.99[/QUOTE]
Where do I find more of these? Like a guide on how to make them.
Also you're never to old for legos. The new Dino sets rock.
how much force can a typical 2x4 lego block withstand before warping / snapping
[QUOTE=Kevinsevenalt;34328816]Where do I find more of these? Like a guide on how to make them.
Also you're never to old for legos. The new Dino sets rock.[/QUOTE]
there isn't a guide but his Flickr is here: [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerac/with/4868839491/[/url]
