Building LEGO

So I've been sorting through me old Lego sets and pieces & I thought I'd try something. Anybody every try to build any classic sets and change the color to make your own custom variation? Here's a couple I came up with so far, from a couple of my earliest sets: The Classic Jeep 330-1 & Bi-Plane 430-1 Let me know what you think...unless this has been covered before. Thanks!

So a few days ago I bought 2 EV3s. One was to build and one I'm keeping MISB. Here is my issue, so we all know that you can build different models as shown on the box, but did anyone know that there is only instructions in the box to build one of the models? The rest of the models (including the main attraction, the robot that is prominently displayed on the front of the box) can be built but you have to download the instructions from a website. That isn't really a huge deal or so I thought but when I printed out the instructions for another build, it was 117 pages!! Seriously? With ink costing more than my actual printer that just isn't worth it to me to be wasting all t…

I need help. I'm super indecisive and want to know what people think about this. The idea came to me so I photoshopped it today and have all the parts (minus a few hundred I would get by pick-a-bricking) in my bricklink carts and it'd be about $250 total to do. I love it...but I thrive on other's opinions...sooo...

I have a plastic tub of lego from my childhood that I have in the basement. I have moved a couple times since I last used them, probably when I was about 12. they have been in the same container and although I would never get rid of them, I always figured they would be for my kids, if I ever had them. I never gave them a second thought and completely ignored the toy aisles at stores before I had kids of my own. I was thinking to myself the other day, since I have probably enough lego now to fill a U-Haul- what was my first new set when my interest was rekindled? its taken me a few days but I have finally tracked it back to the blacksmith attack on sale at target for…

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My Daughter received a LEGO Friends house for Christmas. While My Daughter and I where building the Lego Friends house My son said I wish I had a house for Batman. My son

We put this together a few weeks ago and noticed it started to bow at the ends. My son decided he wanted to build it himself for a school project, and I took it apart and bent some of the pieces back so they'd lay flat. Now that he's about a 1/3 of the way into the build it's bowing again. Any tips to avoid this or is it just something that comes with these wide builds that don't have a solid base?

So I am looking for a set to buy to build for fun, not as an investment, although I may sell it later as used. I would like for it to be $400 or under and NISB. It can be a current or retired set just looking for a fun build. I am not into the play factor or minifigs so the DS is out and I have all of the Arch sets already. Not interested in TB or any Modulars. My current choice is 10221 SSD just want to make sure I am not missing a neat retired or other current set. Your Suggestions:

Eurobricks 1ST PLACE Ice Sculpting Competition by gazumpty 2ND PLACE Model Train Layout by Galaktek 3RD PLACE Test of Strength, Shooting Gallery & Roasted Chestnuts by Cara

Sorry if this topic was posted elsewhere. I searched but couldn't find. If your goal is MOC'ing, specifically city scenes (modular buildings, streets, railway, etc.), what's a better approach to gathering materials? Buying bulk on ebay or buying sets? For example, there's some discussion about the Tower Bridge being a good raw material set because of the high price per piece ratio. Would it therefore be better to buy that set? Assume I'm looking to build buildings in usual colors like dark brown, dark gray, tan, light blue, etc. Tower Bridge has a good amount of those. Or should I wait for what looks like a good ebay bulk sale in terms of the ki…

Just wondering.

Another new release from Brick City Depot! Architecture Firm

It has been a while but Brick Builders Pro has just released a new design. The Old Corner Square I know there is a flickr & MOCpages gallery but nothing new has been added to either for years it seems.

http://www.demotivation.us/newest/all/hard-to-get-1284905.html Only could name 4 ....

It's been a long time since we have uploaded a video of our lego city. This one features our Hogwarts Castle corner. Our castle is built from 5 lego hogwarts sets and the layout has a few additional Harry Potter accessory sets. Please check it out on youtube at < I have a MOC womping willow on the layout with the HP Ford Anglia in its grips. 64 sq foot lego city layout with over 60,000 bricks. Included 5 lego Hogwarts sets, 4709 Hogwarts Castle, 4729 Dumbledore's Office, 4753 Sirius Black's Escape, 4755 Knight Bus, 4768 The Durmstrang Ship, 4842 Hogwarts Castle, 4841 Hogwarts Express, 4867 Hogwarts, 10132 Motorised Hogwarts Express, 10217 Diagon Alley, 4729 Dumb…

I'm not looking to invest, just for a fun, interesting, and relatively long build, with a really nice looking and satisfying end product. Do you think I should go with Architecture or one of the Modular Buildings? Specifically, I'm torn between Palace Cinema or Imperial Hotel. Thanks!

Here is a few photos of my ever expanding Saint Nazaire Drydock with a mini fig scale type VIIc U-Boat (cutaway with detailed interior).

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2013/12/13/an-epic-200000-brick-lego-re-creation-of-tolkiens-rivendell-pic/

I just got an email for LEGO, including the instructions for all the LEGO Store Monthly Mini Builds. Not sure how many of you guys are dying to get these instructions, but there they are anyways: 40061 - Igloo http://responsys.hs.llnwd.net/i2/responsysimages/content/lego/01-13-Igloo-40061.pdf?CMP=EMC-VIP2013AcctY_DecUS&HQS=VIP_MB_Jan&RRID=21235358&RMID=VIP_2013_12_PointBalance_PR_US 40062 - Log Cabin http://responsys.hs.llnwd.net/i2/responsysimages/content/lego/02-13-Cabin-40062.pdf?CMP=EMC-VIP2013AcctY_DecUS&HQS=VIP_MB_Feb&RRID=21235358&RMID=VIP_2013_12_PointBalance_PR_US 40063 - Sea Turtle http://responsys.hs.llnwd.net/i2/…

Brick Builders Pro has some of their new BuildPro models for sale on their site. (More coming later in 2014) Bric-Man & Star Force 2 Last Ninja & Ms. Bric-Man Breakfast cereals DupliBrx office supplies Brixi-Cola modern vending machine TV accessory kit 1

Just finished my latest moc. I plan to decorate it with series 12 minifigs when they get released.

Well, another Vic Viper month of building has gone by paying tribute to the late nnenn. As usual, there is a poster map showing a compilation of the many contributions. This year we have 174 Vic Vipers by 115 builders. >Nnovvember 2013 by pasukaru76, on Flickr You can visit the original Vic Vipers Flickr pool to see all the original images as well as some designs not featured.

(click on the above banner to go see their discount page) Here is a listing of all the package deals. Winter Village Series (4 designs) - $10 (50% off, save $10) Train Collection (7 designs) - $20 (38% off, save $12) Amsterdam Collection (4 designs) - $34 (30% off, save $15) City Residential Series (Packs #1,2,3,4) - $32 (32% off, save $15) WWII Collection (7 designs) - $20 (31% off, save $9) City Vehicles Collection (10 designs) - $15 (52% off, save $14) Alternate Builds Collection (4 designs) - $25 (29% off, save $10) Food Service Collection (4 designs) - $30 (25% off, save $10) House Collection (4 designs) - $30 (30% off, save $12) Store Collection (4 desi…

A couple more modular house designs from Brick City Depot! Menswear House Smokestacks Coffee House

Brick City Depot just released two new alternate model designs for your custom cityscape. Instructions available for purchase and download here. I'm just a little surprised to not see these physically built as they typically are from the site.