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

Yeah, the Bat has gone soft.

i made that mini bat at a toysrus promo years ago lol

33 minutes ago, jaybinx73 said:

i made that mini bat at a toysrus promo years ago lol

thats where I've seen it before.

Recently built the Elsa Jewelry Box and the Enchanted Treehouse for my girls. They are all over the Treehouse, could care less about the Jewelry Box and they love dress up and pretend stuff like that.

DOTS is doomed.

Finally built the Gingerbread House with my daughter 

 

 

On ‎1‎/‎10‎/‎2020 at 8:33 PM, exciter1 said:

Finally built the Gingerbread House with my daughter 

Did you find the roof a bit of a challenge to assemble?  I recall that being some people's critique of the set.  I got this set for my wife for an actual Christmas present but we stashed it away to build next year. We're usually a year behind.

6 minutes ago, MusiKyle said:

Did you find the roof a bit of a challenge to assemble?  I recall that being some people's critique of the set.  I got this set for my wife for an actual Christmas present but we stashed it away to build next year. We're usually a year behind.

The first roof section is a little tricky, but the rest is designed really well. My 7-year old daughter was skipping the roof parts and had things out of whack. I had to back out bag 4, but once I found the pieces it wasn’t too bad.

Not so much as what I built today but what I will be building. I got a call from my local Lego store manager saying a lady dropped off a big box of old Lego that she wanted to recycle. Luckily the manager saw a few old modulars on there and thought to call me. She asked if I wanted to come pick up the box and sent me a pic. First thing I saw were parts to the Grand Emporium and A Cafe Corner. I couldn't get to the store fast enough. I brought the box home and after starting to dig through it I saw all the parts to Market street inside. Going to be a fun weekend.

25 minutes ago, Thanos75 said:

Not so much as what I built today but what I will be building. I got a call from my local Lego store manager saying a lady dropped off a big box of old Lego that she wanted to recycle. Luckily the manager saw a few old modulars on there and thought to call me. She asked if I wanted to come pick up the box and sent me a pic. First thing I saw were parts to the Grand Emporium and A Cafe Corner. I couldn't get to the store fast enough. I brought the box home and after starting to dig through it I saw all the parts to Market street inside. Going to be a fun weekend.

That is so nice!  I'm jealous

Right now were working on St Jacques.  It's pretty massive.  There's still two more stories plus the roof!

I'm working on the new bat mobile, what a great presentation.  Amazing techniques that I could never come up with.  Just finished bag 10.  We are watching Batman movies while I build.

Finally found the new 8-wide Speed Champions Ferrari F8 at Barnes & Noble today, and after purchasing and building it I have to say I am quite impressed.  I don't have a city needing 6-wide conformity on the vehicles so that was a non-issue for me.  I just wanted the standalone set.  In the picture here we have the two F40s (Creator Expert vs. 6-wide Speed Champions) bookending the new 8-wide F8 and the difference in detail is very noteworthy (Especially between the 6-wide F40 and the 8-wide F8).  Thought I'd provide this view so you all can see the comparison.  Fun build!

In honor of the Man U stadium announcement I went back and built the classic NBA arena from the early 2000s. I love the early/mid 2000s sets. Not a cheese slope to be found, lots of big pieces, and good sized builds overall. Along with it I added the 24 NBA players from the player packs, pretty much NBA CMF series without the title. Ended up arranging them by all NBA first, second, third team, etc from the players available. Kobe, AI, Dirk, Tim Duncan, and Shaq made the first team

Modular Bookstore in process of being built. Amazing score @Thanos!!!

Finished this up over the weekend while watching the games. It's huge. Really enjoyed it. One downside, it's too slow to chase the cat with.

 

On 1/11/2020 at 9:22 PM, MusiKyle said:

Finally found the new 8-wide Speed Champions Ferrari F8 at Barnes & Noble today, and after purchasing and building it I have to say I am quite impressed.  I don't have a city needing 6-wide conformity on the vehicles so that was a non-issue for me.  I just wanted the standalone set.  In the picture here we have the two F40s (Creator Expert vs. 6-wide Speed Champions) bookending the new 8-wide F8 and the difference in detail is very noteworthy (Especially between the 6-wide F40 and the 8-wide F8).  Thought I'd provide this view so you all can see the comparison.  Fun build!

I built the new 8 wide yesterday. My ONLY complaint is that the glass is so tight that you cannot fit the minifigure with hair, only with or without the helmet will he fit.

Today, I built the Valentines Brickheadz bear.

75973 D.Va & Reinhardt

I'm almost finished with the Lowenstein Castle, which is a fantastic build.  

In other news, an article from the Washington Post about the LEGO's increased targeting of AFOLs: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/16/legos-toys-for-stressed-adults/?utm_campaign=first_reads&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1

Always nice to see increased acceptance of the ideas of AFOLs. 

I just finished 80105 Chinese New Year Temple Fair. Hands down one of the most enjoyable builds of 2020 so far. I know its only January, but this set is amazing. I was on the fence about the Lion Dance, but this set will make me buy and add to the layout. Still need to build the Dragon boat race from last year, and find a way to make 80102 fit into the scene without the bottom mechanics.

Highly recommend and stock up while you can. This will be a keeper down the line for sure.

Palace Cinema. I’ve had a used one sitting here for 5 years that I’ve always wanted to build and just didn’t. So I finally cracked it open.

I remember why I don’t like big sets - so many pieces to rifle through.

But I really enjoy the look of this set and it will go on permanent display.

I also mounted it on a MILS plate, since that’s the direction I’m heading for permanent display.

The cinema an excellent set! I found one used on craigslist for $60, had the box and instructions and a few extra figs. There is always a crowd around the Palace cinema in our small town:^)

Bought the 376 moon landing a few weeks ago. Replaced all the yellowed blue bricks and it looks great. It has all the stickers and the instructions.

Built some Brickheadz

Bride & Groom



Donald Duck



Goofy & Pluto

I like to have guns in all my sets, I was goofing around with this at work today. 

40198 Lego LUDO Game

This came with a dark gray 32x32 baseplate that you frame out as shown in the instructions in the picture and there are 4 separate 16x16 plate builds that come together to form the game board.  The spinner is printed which was cool to see.

The spinner spins very nicely when flicked (between 4 - 6 rotations on a decent flick).  Not sure what else the 1-6 circle plate would be good for in a MOC.  Wheel of fortune MOC?

Regarding minifigures, 16 are included.  The pants/legs were identical within each color group.  Each group had two male, two female.  Red has no alternate faces.  Blue the female has alternate.  Yellow the female has alternate.  Green both male and female have alternates.  The green male alternate is a "I'm going to puke" face (fat cheeks) which is amusement park-ready but not sure it fits in this game (unless he's been riding the spinner lately, then I get it).

My daughter and I now call this the Lego Seasons game, which sound much more fun than Ludo.  I'm not familiar with Ludo but the setup and rules remind me of Parcheesi.  The rules are also similar to games like Sorry, Trouble, etc.  Get a number to go out of your color zone (six), move around the board back to your safe zone.  First to get all minifigs back safe wins.

We havent played it yet but will later today.  Overall decent value for the $27.99 sale price given 16 minifigs, a dark gray 32 x 32 baseplate, 4 of 16x16 plates, and a cool spinner.