Two of our more popular threads are "What LEGO set(s) did you buy today?" and "What LEGO set(s) did you sell today?" These threads are filled with great information. But we all know LEGO bricks are about "building" LEGO sets and models, so why shouldn't we talk about it on this site as well? I mean, many LEGO sets that are fantastic builds are also investment winners, so why shouldn't people share some of their experiences of build and set quality that might affect LEGO set values, either positively or negatively? Let us know what you built today and your overall thoughts on the set. Don't forget to leave more in depth reviews in our LEGO SET REVIEWS section...

Edited June 23, 201510 yr by Ed Mack

I built 6210 Jabba's Sail Barge. It is hands down the strangest set I've done. Not difficult really, but it uses techniques I've never seen before. The finished product is really cool, though. I had planned to sell it on, but I might display it for a while. Ebay is flooded with them right now, anyway.

Yeah, I would assume 6210, 7675, and 7676 are popular sales right now since the new models have come out.  Which is why I sold mine last year when the rumors were looking pretty concrete.

Just completed Battle at the Black Gate. Nice set but it would look better with another one attached to it.

Town Plan. Great set, must have for CITY layouts!

6211 - Imperial Star Destroyer.

 

Boring interior, ugly top of the ship, just not a fan of this build at all. Might be one of the few that I quickly deal away as I don't like it's display potential.

 

edit - Might cover the outside with flat gray pieces, hide the studs. Maybe that will help? haha

Built the Sponge Bob Flying Dutchman. Pretty fun little build...nothing great. Got it for $10 so no harm. My son will play with it as is, then it'll probably join the general lego population at my house.

6211 - Imperial Star Destroyer.

Boring interior, ugly top of the ship, just not a fan of this build at all. Might be one of the few that I quickly deal away as I don't like it's display potential.

edit - Might cover the outside with flat gray pieces, hide the studs. Maybe that will help? haha

You forgot the flat bottom and engines built from recycled tires. Oh, and that weird balcony on the bridge. I'm with you, it's uggggly.

Tonight I built 9495 Gold Leader Y-wing. I love it. The Y-wing always appealed to me in the films. This is my first Lego build if it, and I'm keeping it until I get a 10134 UCS Y-wing.

 

I think this set is really awesome too. Its a solid Y-wing.

Just finished 7964 Republic Frigate. This is a great build. Sturdy and balanced, lots of greebling and fiddly bits like antennae and guns, and it's big. I like it a lot more than I thought I would. Could use better minifigs I guess. Still, it's more fun than I had with 7965 Falcon.

I'm building the Monster Fighters Vampyre Castle today.  I built bag 1 this morning, but I have to spend several hours on the tractor now mowing, mowing, mowing. It seems like it's all I've done this Summer.  My son loves the bats and took them right over to his SH: Bat Cave and has been going nuts for a couple hours with them.

Some vintage train:

http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7816-1

http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7814-1

http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7834-1

I have 7740 in a pile somewhere but I do not think it is complete.

After taking care of the lawn for a couple hours under the always friendly Florida sun I sat down and relaxed building Market Street

I built the Extremis Sea Port Battle (well, my son did most of it).  The boat is bigger than it looks on the box and the missiles are nicely done.  It's definitely worth picking up, as an investor, for the War Machine figure.  I've bought about 6 copies, so I didn't have to face the open-or-not dilemma.

I finally had enough time to sit down and build something the other night. I opened up my second Log Cabin set and built the 2nd alternate design, Country Retreat. (Images here purely for referance.)

It's an okay little design but like many Creator sets, you can tell all the bricks and effort went into the main 'experienced' build. This alternate is really small but does feature some furnishings at least. Amusingly, it uses the same exact floorplate arrangment as the main model. It does have some cute facets about it and plenty of room for additions. A lot of leftover parts from this one.

If I can find another of this set, I may just build the first alternate design, a River Hut. After that, I have a few odd ideas of combining them all into one larger wooden shanty or something.

I'm almost done with what I now think is one of the most impressive LEGO sets ever released:

 

I'm almost done with what I now think is one of the most impressive LEGO sets ever released:

Jealous! One day I will own the Imperial Flagship!

Better get it soon! 6 months ago they were going for $350. Right now there's an auction with 6 hours left. It's at $455!

Working on Queen Anne's Revenge while watching football.

I'm building the Turtle Lair.  I really like it the design and pieces you get.  I think I will build my MOCs (designed for being played with) in this style.

Finally opened up the Haunted House I have had since last Christmas and built it to display for Halloween.  It took me about 9 hours over a 3 day period.  It was a really enjoyable build and it looks even better in person than it does in the pictures.  I really like the sand green color and all of the little details that are in this set!  

Today I built a 10144 sand crawler with my son. What a great set! It took us about four hours off and on. I just put it up for sale on eBay for $249. It is 100% complete with all figs, manual, and box. My ID is scoob222000 if you want to check it out. Tomorrow we are going to build the 10198 tantive IV.

Last christmas! Wow that's some really good self control. I wasn't able to last a day after I got my first one.

Built this hog over the weekend.

Nice! What set is that?

Bricks, that is awesome.

 

We need a thread for stuff that our kids build. My son is always building his own "sets", which always seem to include a vehicle, structure, and a few named minifigs. He is 5.

 

 

This is Captain Gunray's base. The Captain is the guy on the far left. I love the little cannon though, actually a pretty creative use of detail I thought that I could see on a ship or something.

 

 

This is a farm set of course. I get the brush for the horse, and the broom for the stall. A little concerned on what they plan to do with the axe though.