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

On ‎5‎/‎30‎/‎2016 at 6:02 PM, Kevink24 said:

Took the instructions from the Maersk train #10219 and Bricklink'd all in black, bought some waterslide decals from a local hobby shop and then modified it a bit to be a Norfolk Southern locomotive in our little city. Nothing special, but we added power functions and it runs great.

Nothing special ?? I would be showing this off  

1 hour ago, Miavia7 said:

I love this! I work for NS and I bought the set way before I knew about brick link. This engine looks just like the ones I switch with. Looks like I need to make a order now. Any idea how much it cost?

While waiting for a Windows 10 ISO download to complete, I pulled the LXF file from Eurobricks, opened it in LDD, exported it to LDR, loaded the LDR in BrickStock, went through about 25 substitutions, then made almost everything Black, removed/readjusted the expensive parts and came to ~$90 for a black engine based on 6 month averages, motorized, perhaps missing a few components (LXF file is not complete, and something might have been lost in the conversion). Current minimum inventory price is ~$45. Shipping of course not included, and you might need many orders. So I'd say a safe total price is somewhere between $120 and $150 for the entire engine, motorized, including shipping.

1 hour ago, Miavia7 said:

I love this! I work for NS and I bought the set way before I knew about brick link. This engine looks just like the ones I switch with. Looks like I need to make a order now. Any idea how much it cost?

Thanks! The total cost was about $150, including power functions and shipping. It cost a bit more for me because I experimented with stickers from eBay and other options for the logos. I found the waterslide decals to be the best. So, I paid a little bit more and supported my local hobby shop by buying the decals there.

2 hours ago, jkris53406 said:

What gauge decals did you use? Looks fantastic btw!

Thank you! I ended up using an HO scale waterslide decals from a company called Microscale Industries. The item number is: 87-1225, below is the website...

http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=87-1225&Store_Code=MD&search=87-1225&offset=&filter_cat=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=&sort=&range_low=&range_high

2 hours ago, Bold-Arrow said:

Nothing special ?? I would be showing this off  

You are too kind...thank you, sir

Edited May 31, 20169 yr by Kevink24

My son's B-day Party + Three-Day weekend = Lots of swimming, putt-putting, eating, and Lego building.  We finished the three smaller sets from his birthday party haul.

Next up:  The Phantom, Poe's X-Wing, and Kylo's Shuttle

 

Edited May 31, 20169 yr by uaford

Very happy with this purchase. Still can't believe my luck. In great condition. Only missing a few pieces which I have already ordered from bricklink. Super Star Destroyer next!

I just repurchased and built the very first Lego set I ever received. I got this set from Santa many years ago  I just got one like it on Craigslist. 

On ‎5‎/‎31‎/‎2016 at 5:03 PM, Salimr said:

I just repurchased and built the very first Lego set I ever received. I got this set from Santa many years ago  I just got one like it on Craigslist.

My inner child is crying happy tears.

 

Love this Set! Step 4 / 8. 

Today I finally got around to building some frames to display some of my Minifig collection! Happy with the outcome, should look sweet on the wall!!

Those look really nice Manse, great job!

This is how I spent my weekend.

Built this today.  Quick and easy.  About 100 pieces left for an alternate layout.  

 

Finally finished Defense of Hoth with my 5 year old. Displays nice with the rest of the Hoth sets.

 

Finally finished Defense of Hoth with my 5 year old. Displays nice with the rest of the Hoth sets.

 

I love your snow

I love your snow [emoji4]

Snow? Where's John Snow? [emoji3]

It took 10 weeks to crack this set open, but we finally broke down and built the Ferris Wheel on the weekend.  What an awful, repetitive build but there is really is no alternative when you are building something like this and this is probably true for manufacturing a real life Ferris Wheel as well.

This set is a gorgeous display piece, with a really nice selection of minifigures and I currently have it in the middle of a block of modular buildings as it towers over the people ready for a mechanical malfunction to annihilate my town! (that or a Stay Puft AKA toddler attack)  I will add alternative colors to the carriages but they haven't arrived yet.

 

 

You need to motorize it

8 minutes ago, wolvergeek said:

You need to motorize it

8883 is on the way as well. (:

Built this bad boy over the weekend. I was up until 1:30 on Saturday night working on it. I thought about making the final push that night to finish but decided I had had one too many whiskey's at that point. Good thing I didn't, my 3 year old was up at 6:15 ready to go!!! TF looks way better than I thought it would. Now I have to figure out what to build next, Slave 1, Ferris Wheel, or start down the Modular rabbit hole!

Finally built 42043, great set!

We finished 75102 Poe's X-wing a couple of days ago, our first X-wing to build.  My son loves it because it has 6 different things that shoot.  It was a pretty fun build, but I still don't think we are going to rush out and buy the Resistance X-Wing as well.  The kids are working on the Phantom while I am at work today.

Built two small sets last night for display on my desk at work:

41567 Skulzy - probably my new favorite Mixel

30472 Parrot

My son got named as a "top reader" in his second grade class, so he got a couple little rewards to build today... oh... and dad got a couple things, too...