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A lex
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8,927 posts
103 months
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Hoping Lego fits here, it was my best guess from the forums available! We're big kids here at my house - both my Fiancée and I have a massive Lego secret pleasure - stemming from childhood mainly and seeing as we both have most 'things' that we want, we end up buying toys for each others birthdays/xmas etc. For the last few years I have been buying her the Lego 'high street'. We now have 4 of the available 5 models, just missing the fire station. Im always astonished with the level of detail and ingenuity with these models - they are detailed on the interiors too, with each level being individually removable so that you can peer inside. Not the best pictures, as light in the room is pretty crappy, but could take more if anyone is interested in this stuff?     The sets are around 2000pcs each and usually take her about 10hrs to assemble over 2-3 days. My latest toy last week was the Emerald Express, to go along with my powered Freight Train. I still have all my serious Technic models built up from the 90s too. So come on, any other closet Lego geeks out there/ 
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SC7
1,882 posts
51 months
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Hi, Im Scott and I'm a Legoholic. I've still got all my old sets; mainly castle System from the mid '90s (6086, 6085, 6090, 6075, 6081 and lots of smaller ones), and Technic sets from around the same time (8862, 8865, 8868, 8860, 8856 etc.) My son has got an absolute s  tload of the current City sets (about 30 of them); a collection I'd be more than proud of! My wife and I picked up his first castle the other day for Christmas - 7946  I can't wait for Christmas morning! That high street is amazing by the way! I wish I could justify spending on Lego like that for myself 
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A lex
Original Poster
8,927 posts
103 months
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Haha! Glad theres more of us then - any kids that may be forthcoming in the future WILL have a LEGO passion if they want to fit in round our way 
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Simpo Two
54,598 posts
135 months
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I had my Lego years before 'sets' were invented. Do you just make the thing acording to the instructions and that's it?
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A lex
Original Poster
8,927 posts
103 months
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Simpo Two said: I had my Lego years before 'sets' were invented. Do you just make the thing acording to the instructions and that's it? The modular houses are built to instructions, I find them nice as display 'things' - we have a games room with boxes upon boxes of random pieces for free-building. Its something I intend to do with any future mini-Alexs. I also find the process of building something from instructions strangely therapeutic
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SC7
1,882 posts
51 months
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A lex said: Haha! Glad theres more of us then - any kids that may be forthcoming in the future WILL have a LEGO passion if they want to fit in round our way A lex said: Haha! Glad theres more of us then - any kids that may be forthcoming in the future WILL have a LEGO passion if they want to fit in round our way We've got a girl due in April and my wife has just said "You know how you love Lego and you've got Bradley into it? Well what will you have that the girl will like?" I swiftly replied "Lego". Ha.
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Silver Smudger
1,388 posts
37 months
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SC7 said: We've got a girl due in April and my wife has just said "You know how you love Lego and you've got Bradley into it? Well what will you have that the girl will like?" I swiftly replied "Lego". Ha. Too right! I have three girls (7,8 & 10) and I carefully got them hooked - Only one of them has more than a passing interest in Barbie! Lego is totally unisex, because they can make whatever toys they want from it.
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Simpo Two
54,598 posts
135 months
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It's all fun and games until you kneel on a brick...
AAAAAAAHHHHHH...FFFF!
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davepoth
20,179 posts
69 months
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Simpo Two said: I had my Lego years before 'sets' were invented. Do you just make the thing acording to the instructions and that's it? What is good fun with the "higher end" stuff, like the massive star wars ones, is how the designers have made features using reasonably standard blocks. But you certainly can tear them down and make crazy stuff if you like.
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james_tigerwoods
10,850 posts
67 months
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Hi, I'm JTW and I'm a lego-holic. My 7 week old is now the proud owner of about 12 lbs of lego that I bought on ebay for him.... My OH wasn't amused
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Megaflow
3,394 posts
95 months
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A lex said: Hoping Lego fits here, it was my best guess from the forums available! We're big kids here at my house - both my Fiancée and I have a massive Lego secret pleasure - stemming from childhood mainly and seeing as we both have most 'things' that we want, we end up buying toys for each others birthdays/xmas etc. For the last few years I have been buying her the Lego 'high street'. We now have 4 of the available 5 models, just missing the fire station. Im always astonished with the level of detail and ingenuity with these models - they are detailed on the interiors too, with each level being individually removable so that you can peer inside. Not the best pictures, as light in the room is pretty crappy, but could take more if anyone is interested in this stuff? The sets are around 2000pcs each and usually take her about 10hrs to assemble over 2-3 days. My latest toy last week was the Emerald Express, to go along with my powered Freight Train. I still have all my serious Technic models built up from the 90s too. So come on, any other closet Lego geeks out there/ 
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IainW
1,249 posts
45 months
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I've got about 6 Lego sets in the loft from when I was a kid. If it was easy enough to access them, I'd get them down and get building!  I'm after the VW Camper, but it keeps going out of stock. Although I was quite impressed by Tower Bridge, but not at over £200! I like that High Street.
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RosscoPCole
1,695 posts
44 months
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IainW said: I've got about 6 Lego sets in the loft from when I was a kid. If it was easy enough to access them, I'd get them down and get building! I'm after the VW Camper, but it keeps going out of stock. Although I was quite impressed by Tower Bridge, but not at over £200! I like that High Street. I've got the VW Camper on display in the hall. Everyone who spots it can't believe it is Lego and when I show them all the features and details they are blown away. Was an amazing 4 hour build. My favourite all time Lego model. I think it is even better than my 1:9 scale Ferrari F1 racer with suspension and 'working' V10.
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0a
8,528 posts
64 months
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That's brilliabt, may have to look out for disounted sets after Christmas.
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IrrElephant
5,947 posts
30 months
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I love lego. I had the old stuff years ago with the space guys (think they were called Blacktrons) I need it in my life again.
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A lex
Original Poster
8,927 posts
103 months
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0a said: That's brilliabt, may have to look out for disounted sets after Christmas. Good luck! They are becoming collectors items as they are only released in limited numbers. The 'Cafe Corner' model (with the hotel sign in the pics) is now very valuable - 450GBP for a built up model without the box through to 1000+ for one still in the box. We build them very carefully and keep all the packaging in mint conidtion. Lego.com or the official Lego stores are usually the cheapest place to buy them.
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A lex
Original Poster
8,927 posts
103 months
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Heres a few of my other kits - luckily weve got a games room up in the attic so its no problem to store it all 'built up'. Emerald Night and commuter train - fully remote control  R2D2:  Off roader, with adjustable remote suspension, working headlights and so on:  NXT robot:  Huge bulldozer - again remote control and it can drag a reasonable weight behind it  And a smaller earth mover: 
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james_tigerwoods
10,850 posts
67 months
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Wow, I'm seriously impressed
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scubadude
982 posts
67 months
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Wow, thanks for posting, they are beautiful! I was a Lego nerd as a kid, my parents have 4-5 crates of it left in the loft, I was even taken to the original LegoLand in Denmark for my 11th Birthday! I never knew about these "grown up" model kits, am sat here drooling.... Had a look on Lego.com, only three of them currently available but given the piece count and design I thought they where pretty reasonably priced. My only concern- what would I do if I bougth/built them? Every other kit was instantly dissasembled and rebuilt as a battlecruiser, spaceship, racing car etc :-) Thanks A lex said: Hoping Lego fits here, it was my best guess from the forums available! We're big kids here at my house - both my Fiancée and I have a massive Lego secret pleasure - stemming from childhood mainly and seeing as we both have most 'things' that we want, we end up buying toys for each others birthdays/xmas etc. For the last few years I have been buying her the Lego 'high street'. We now have 4 of the available 5 models, just missing the fire station. Im always astonished with the level of detail and ingenuity with these models - they are detailed on the interiors too, with each level being individually removable so that you can peer inside. Not the best pictures, as light in the room is pretty crappy, but could take more if anyone is interested in this stuff? The sets are around 2000pcs each and usually take her about 10hrs to assemble over 2-3 days. My latest toy last week was the Emerald Express, to go along with my powered Freight Train. I still have all my serious Technic models built up from the 90s too. So come on, any other closet Lego geeks out there/
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A lex
Original Poster
8,927 posts
103 months
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scubadude said: Wow, thanks for posting, they are beautiful! I was a Lego nerd as a kid, my parents have 4-5 crates of it left in the loft, I was even taken to the original LegoLand in Denmark for my 11th Birthday! I never knew about these "grown up" model kits, am sat here drooling.... Had a look on Lego.com, only three of them currently available but given the piece count and design I thought they where pretty reasonably priced. My only concern- what would I do if I bougth/built them? Every other kit was instantly dissasembled and rebuilt as a battlecruiser, spaceship, racing car etc :-) Thanks A lex said: Hoping Lego fits here, it was my best guess from the forums available! We're big kids here at my house - both my Fiancée and I have a massive Lego secret pleasure - stemming from childhood mainly and seeing as we both have most 'things' that we want, we end up buying toys for each others birthdays/xmas etc. For the last few years I have been buying her the Lego 'high street'. We now have 4 of the available 5 models, just missing the fire station. Im always astonished with the level of detail and ingenuity with these models - they are detailed on the interiors too, with each level being individually removable so that you can peer inside. Not the best pictures, as light in the room is pretty crappy, but could take more if anyone is interested in this stuff? The sets are around 2000pcs each and usually take her about 10hrs to assemble over 2-3 days. My latest toy last week was the Emerald Express, to go along with my powered Freight Train. I still have all my serious Technic models built up from the 90s too. So come on, any other closet Lego geeks out there/ Hi, They are only released for limited periods and limited numbers, hence them not all being available to buy. Some sellers on eBay and Amazon still have stock, but frankly the prices they want are ridiculous. I usually pay between €120-150 per building inc. delivery which isnt too bad at all, considering the size and complexity of the models. You are right in the respect that once they are built, thats kind of 'it' - but I dont mind as they are so detailed and nice to look at. I have plans to make a large Lego diorama in my attic with the houses and trains etc, but havent the money or time at the moment.
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