LEGO Questions & Answers

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My 6-year old son would really like to start getting into the train sets. This is a theme in Lego I do not know much about. What would you recommend in the $200-$300 range? (This would be his only big Christmas gift.) He builds at the level of a teen, so I'm not worried about complexity. (He did tower bridge recently to give you context.) I have access to reasonably priced 3677, but I'm not crazy about it. Opinions? And what add-ons would you recommend? Eg track, station, etc... thank you you for your help!

Is there one or several recommended suppliers on Amazon that anyone recommends to keep your Lego supply pure? Or perhaps to stay away from? I am looking to keep my Logos as true as possible and was reading up earlier on how to identify the fake from the real.

Does anyone here use Amazon's Mechanical Turk to earn money towards Lego purchases? I used to be quite active and slowed down but it is another way to earn money to support your Lego habits.

Are sealed basic sets from the 80s worth anything? I the one I am looking at is not listed in the guide and there are no active sellers on bricklink (new or used)

So I see a lot of nasty Mega in here. Only manuals that link to anything decent is for Destiny's Bounty and the Gallardo. Wondering if any one thinks this is worth while to shoot an offer, and for how much? Thanks BP community. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3CqHVOScIORfk9OMmVGdUFjR0dfZ0doY0V2TndHNFlETkxSMmNKcE11U3ZMcWVqbVhQZFk&usp=drive_web

Hello! Each Christmas my wife and I participate in the "Angel Tree" project by buying gifts for children whose parents are in prison. This year I immediately focused on one for a 14 year-old male who desires LEGO. The gift has to be valued at $25-$30. So I need to fight my desire to use Kmart Voodoo and get a $60 set since the goal is that all children (when there are multiple in a family) feel like they are being treated equally. With that said, I'm not 100% sure I know what a 14 year-old male would be interested in. I feel like that is too old for Ninjago. Am I wrong? Was leaning towards Super Heroes or maybe Star Wars. The price range has me look…

Hello everyone, I have seen some photos of Lego stores, not the ones owned or run by Lego, but privately owned, Toy Stores that only sell Lego products. And I am wondering if there is some sort of rule about these types of stores, I have seen posts about them in countries outside of the USA, but none in the USA. Any information anyone could give would be very useful. Thank you in advance Jason

Does anyone think there's any reason for the difference in colors of the sold out status on SaH? One is red and the other is orange. Just kind of odd I guess...

I went online to get instructions to built my used set , the book 1 is fine but the book 2 is too dark with the black bricks and I cant see where they can go , is there somedy kind enougth to send me pictures from 57 to the end.Thank you your french friend [email protected]

Here's my dumb, newbie question. What's the fastest way to find a specific piece I need... say a silly white hinge for my passenger airplane? I'd like to buy it so my $150 plane can be complete :-)

Need help on identifying the differences b/w these two green goblin. The one with gold eye and the another without. Is there any other different point beside the eyes? I'm kind of thinking that the color looks different (one is of darker shade than the other). << Or is it just my eye doing some trick with me 1. http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Goblin?file=Greengob.png 2. http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Goblin?file=Gob2002.png

HI all hope you can help. I've dug out an old lego/mega bloks set and I cant find a value anywhere. Its Dragons sorcerers lair 9886. Does anyone know the approx value? Thanks Matt

How many bags are there total and does anybody know what is in bags 1&2?

Anyone who has built the Death Star II..... Is there any empty space inside? Can I fit a MINDSTORMS EV3 Intelligent Brick inside it?

Should I? Kind of strange. They did refund me. Should I just place another order for less of them? I did order while they were out of stock. But they are in stock now...

I've got some old sets I'm prepping for sale. A couple of them include the Lego cloth material (got a couple pirate ship sails, the little tent from that Adventurers Sphinx set etc). They're well used, crinkled, dusty etc. So I've got 2 questions here... 1. What's the best way to remove the dust from this somewhat porous cloth material? Laundry? Hand wash and dry? Packing tape/lint roller? 2. Has anyone ever tried to iron this material to it's original flat state that it ships in? Is there a safer method? Thanks team!

Hi, I'm new to this site and I was wondering if anyone could please tell me the significance of the items that are listed on the stock tracker page and why only those particular sets are on there? Thanks

Hi: I am looking for Lego pieces that would represent sandbags.....I have searched but cannot find anything even close...Advice would be appreciated! Thanks...

I'm fairly new to collecting lego but have collected other items for some time. What I've found interesting is that thru production there are always variations, intentional and unintentional. We see many variations of a figure from set to set, but are there any figs that have changed their design elements in the same set? A recent example of an unintentional variation (error) is the Flux capacitor emblem spelling in the DeLorean. The stickers for the monster fighter sets were intentional variations. Anything else come to mind?

Okay, very silly question, and a very newbie question too - I have a couple of Chima characters whose pants have gone missing, and a couple of helmets too. How do I go about trying to replace them? From what I gather, Lego will not let you purchase mini figures, or even parts of them. I need to fix the little guys, but have no idea where to start. Also, i need to find a peach hand for a Han Solo...

I uploaded a number of sets into my Brickfolio. The price many of the sets (all used) showed significantly lower that the values I'm seeing on Bricklink. One set is the Ferry set 1998-1. Bricklink has two for sale for $200 and $224 and ebay has none for sale or that have sold recently. Why does my Brickfolio show the current value of $27? Are these prices solely based on Ebay sold? What if none have sold on BL or Ebay? Can I manually enter a price? David

Hi, there has been a graphic posted somewhere with the lifetime of each modular. Unfortuneately I am not able to find it anymore. Does anyone know where it has been posted or can provide the graphic? Thank you!

Does Lego sell architecture builds in different sizes? Like Big Ben 21013. Does it come in a larger size and if so how would I identify it?

Do you guys think it is really worth to $150+ for the rare double crossover track set #7996. I heard there are other ways to do a double crossover in your train layout but I thought it would just be easier to buy this set.