Ideas competition winner announced!
Posted by TheBrickPal,
Following the reveal of two new LEGO Ideas sets this past week, another has now been announced for production!
Build, Paint and Play! by Doomslizer is the grand prize winner of the Build Your Hobby challenge. Their submission will be turned into a gift-with-purchase set, presumably available sometime next year.
You can read more on the LEGO Ideas blog, and view images after the break.
Are you excited to get your hands on this model?
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This is delightful!
I love this on so many levels. As a spacer. As a sometime model builder. As a sometime tabletop guy. This just hits me right in my nerdiest nerd glands.
1) novel concept
2) opportunity to provide much wanted parts (and prints)
3) looks great
4) probably won't break the bank or take up excessive amounts of space
Bravo, Doomslizer!
Only downside is, the only way to get it will be as a GWP/aftermarket. Well played, LEGO. Well played.
A plastic model set of a plastic model set.
First orange frog?
And SPACEMAN!!!!!!!
I've been getting into building Gundam model kits recently, so this is right up my alley!
Don't we need a classic space helmet and air tanks in LBG? Maybe this would be a good set to also include the lime green classic spaceman that didn't make it through the voting last time.
Cool! Easily my favorite of the bunch, so glad to see it win!
Sadly another GWP, but this might be one I want enough to actually fall for it.
Please be a January release, please be a January release, please be a January release...
@Brainslugged said:
"Don't we need a classic space helmet and air tanks in LBG? Maybe this would be a good set to also include the lime green classic spaceman that didn't make it through the voting last time."
Yes. But also the only recent torso in blue is Benny's, and the "unbroken" modern retro blue helmet is exceedingly rare.
Interesting idea.
But I'm curious this got green-lit by TLG given how thim implies certain things and how aggressively protective they are these days with the minifig trademark.
ENOUGH. PLEASE. NO MORE NEWS FOR ONE DAY. :o)
Not that it isnt already expensive but that rocket boy torso from the CMF line is going to go through the roof now.
Excellent choice. Was the one I voted for. Really looking forward to this being produced, and also looking forward to people 'scweaming and scweaming until they're thick' because it will be a GWP!
Oh good, light bley air tanks in a GWP, this is going to be a hoot.
Awesome, the one I was hoping for! I think I would have loved this one even if it weren't Space.
Closest to Warhammer Lego you're ever gonna get.
@dellyot said:
"Closest to Warhammer Lego you're ever gonna get."
You’re telling me that 71018-10 isn’t straight out of Warhammer? Or 71037-7?
I would be excited about this even if it weren’t a blue space guy (the friendliest).
I mean I know LEGO will make changes but I hope they keep the space guys!
I built an HG level Gundam last year. It was difficult because I’m getting old and the pieces are insanely small. Back to LEGO I went! But I like this concept. It’s very creative!
I didn't vote, but this definitely caught my eye when I glanced at the nominees. Deserved win!
Of course the model Brickset promoted to their users won. What a surprise!
@peterlmorris said:
"I built an HG level Gundam last year. It was difficult because I’m getting old and the pieces are insanely small."
Two years ago I bought a RG Zeong which I have yet to build.....but it's just too intimidating and I don't want to mess it up....
(luckily I still have a bunch of simpler kits to practice with first)
Love it. Another Classic Spaceman.
I've just completed the dark blue one that a week ago I didn't even know existed. Plus the one in bright light blue is almost complete, only missing the helmet. But that too will only be a matter of time.
@AustinPowers said:
"Love it. Another Classic Spaceman.
I've just completed the dark blue one that a week ago I didn't even know existed. Plus the one in bright light blue is almost complete, only missing the helmet. But that too will only be a matter of time. "
There’s a set coming out next month that’ll have the CS helmet and air tanks in one of the lighter shades of green.
I bet that in order to make this a GWP they’re going to shrink / simplify the design. I hope it stays as close as possible to the original design though.
Great choice.
Watch them release this without the airtanks and/or helmet in the light grey color!
I like it. It's a cool idea.
Now...is this the final release? Or are LEGO's designers still going to "improve it" (aka completely butchering it with their ineptitude)?
'cause I'm interested in this AS IS. I'm not interested in an inferior version from LEGO's Ideas designers.
In a twist the "stickers" will be prints.
I had a feeling this would be the one to take it.
@Zander said:" @dellyot said:"Closest to Warhammer Lego you're ever gonna get."
You’re telling me that 71018-10 isn’t straight out of Warhammer? Or 71037-7?"
And 8831-8 and 71000-11 have more than a little WH40K feel to them.
Pretty sure bars don't fit into the airtanks (at least not legally) like that in real life so there's going to be some challenge for the official designers!
This could also be an opportunty for a cameo of the Kragle...
@FlyerBeast said:
"Pretty sure bars don't fit into the airtanks (at least not legally) like that in real life so there's going to be some challenge for the official designers!
This could also be an opportunty for a cameo of the Kragle..."
Old airtanks, no. New airtanks, you can actually fit the tip of a bar inside. The depth is not quite equal to the diameter of the bar, though, so it's not the sturdiest of connections (the hollow space is constricted at this point, so it presents a hard stop that will prevent the bar from getting jammed in so far it gets stuck). It's enough, however, that a trans-clear antenna with a flat tip, combined with a trans-clear jump stud, can be used to mount Benny like he's floating along while everyone else is walking.
I voted for this one. I'm glad it won! It's a very nice idea, and solid execution.
As close as that grimdark universe in LEGO we shall get.
LBG airtanks I have, but LBG helmets I need…. This one definitely caught my eye during the contest. Kudos!
As a gunpla kits builder and painter myself I have to say that I quite like this one!
Very creative, but I don't see myself getting it.
@infiniteimprobability said:
"A plastic model set of a plastic model set."
I've got some news.... you're going to have to buy at least one other plastic model set in order to get it.
Funny enough, I got into miniatures (back into miniatures?...anywho) a few years ago when discovered 'Hero Forge'; a company where you use their website (which is somewhere between 'intuitive' and 'finicky'...:)) to design miniature (including look, gear, posing, and so on), and then have them printed (in a variety of ways and materials). Using it I've made stuff/characters for my (looong ways off):
-G.I. Joe RPG ("Bravo Division")
-Star Trek RPG ("Generation Beyond")
-TMNT/Heroes Unlimited/Ninjas and Superspies RPG ("Nightdweller"/"Enforcers")
-GURPS Autoduel/Supers ("Superchargers")
But...I digress...:)
Knew this would win when I first saw it; it just captured the 'hobby' perfectly...hope they include more than one 'miniature' though, like Castle, and Pirate...:)
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
It's the only helmet I'm lacking right now.
@StyleCounselor said:
" @infiniteimprobability said:
"A plastic model set of a plastic model set."
I've got some news.... you're going to have to buy at least one other plastic model set in order to get it."
Basically you need to buy an expensive plastic model set to get a free plastic model set of a plastic model kit.
The sad thing is, I reckon it will be treated more as a parts pack than as a set.
@recce said:
"Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
It's the only helmet I'm lacking right now."
You've got a bright light blue one?
How?
Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet...
@bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources.
@djcbs said:
"Or are LEGO's designers still going to "improve it" (aka completely butchering it with their ineptitude)?"
You must be very confident in your own brick-building skills, parading around such a depreciating attitude towards an entire group of employees, all the while ably ignoring the much more obvious explanation for eventual design changes: That any constraints and limitations to a set's design will much rather stem from economic directives, marketing strategies and/or the general design language (aka external forces) than from a lack of proficiency.
Though considering that TLG's designers are probably paid decidedly more money for building and designing LEGO sets than you (or me, for that matter), they probably won’t lose too much sleep over your disdain…
To keep it on-topic: I’m happy to see they picked this set! It’s a perfect example of what LEGO Ideas can be at its best: Creative, tongue-in-cheek and a refreshing departure from LEGO’s usual product range!
On a meta level, it’s also a very nice commentary on how far LEGO bricks have come in terms of versatility and parts usage. LEGO models – and the MOCing community especially - are getting so realistic in their builds that we now have a set successfully recreating the pinnacle of realism: the modelling hobby. Kudos to the designer!
@brick_r said:"Funny enough, I got into miniatures (back into miniatures?...anywho) a few years ago when discovered 'Hero Forge'; a company where you use their website (which is somewhere between 'intuitive' and 'finicky'...:))..."
Fintuitive? Inicky?
@AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
Very interesting - I'd only given that site a cursory glance before due to the crazy prices, so had no idea factory prototype parts ever leaked onto the market!
@AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all."
Grand Theft Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
Glad this won, I wonder when it's going to be released as a gwp and what the threshold will be, or if it will be better to get it elsewhere.
What a creative set. I voted for this and am delighted to see it won!
Absolute genius
What a fun set! As someone who has clipped many a sprue, and painted many a miniature, this is like my hobby worlds colliding.
Although ... only 3 paint jars?? You gotta have more paint if you're gonna paint miniatures!! My wife will often chastise me when I come home with more paint. "Don't you already have blue paint?" "Yes ... but not THIS shade of blue!!"
@AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
I know some of those parts can show up on OPAB. Someone in my LUG has scooped up some Dreamling torsos with no print that way. I don’t know what that site’s specific policy is, but it’s also possible to strip print off the parts without damaging the plastic, which is a common way to get “impossible” monofigs. And I know that _many_ unusual parts have come out through the factory store in Germany.
@PurpleDave said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
I know some of those parts can show up on OPAB. Someone in my LUG has scooped up some Dreamling torsos with no print that way. I don’t know what that site’s specific policy is, but it’s also possible to strip print off the parts without damaging the plastic, which is a common way to get “impossible” monofigs. And I know that _many_ unusual parts have come out through the factory store in Germany."
Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. Let alone how to get lucky and find rare parts any other way. Only on Bricklink of old (i.e. before the LEGO takeover) did I once find original flesh / light nougat hips and legs for said monofig from another factory insider source.
And yeah, I know how to strip prints off parts without damaging them. Have done it several times while enlarging my monofig collection.
@bricksintheattic said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
Very interesting - I'd only given that site a cursory glance before due to the crazy prices, so had no idea factory prototype parts ever leaked onto the market!"
Yeah, the prices are crazy. Otoh it's really fascinating to see all these monofigs made from apparently genuine LEGO parts that were never officially produced in those colours. I think there are even some colours that don't exist at all from LEGO officially yet, like some of the trans-glitter ones for example, or those in copper, glow-in-the-dark or even chrome.
@AustinPowers said: "Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. "
Online Pick A Brick, or the old "bricks and pieces" or missing parts site before that.
@CCC said:
" @AustinPowers said: "Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. "
Online Pick A Brick, or the old "bricks and pieces" or missing parts site before that."
Thank you. I didn't know they ever sold such pieces.
@AustinPowers said:
" @CCC said:
" @AustinPowers said: "Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. "
Online Pick A Brick, or the old "bricks and pieces" or missing parts site before that."
Thank you. I didn't know they ever sold such pieces. "
On rare occasions in the past they did. Possibly by mistake as they often disappeared quickly. They used to make lots of mistakes, listing licensed parts and quite often free or incredibly parts but they usually disappeared quickly. But they nearly always showed up if you ordered them. I think the only time I ordered something rare and it didn't show up was when they accidentally listed all the minifigure parts from the Inside Tour train set in 2014 but they cancelled orders for the train guard's torso.
Unfortunately they rarely make mistakes these days.
Great concept, nice build - well done!
@AustinPowers said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
I know some of those parts can show up on OPAB. Someone in my LUG has scooped up some Dreamling torsos with no print that way. I don’t know what that site’s specific policy is, but it’s also possible to strip print off the parts without damaging the plastic, which is a common way to get “impossible” monofigs. And I know that _many_ unusual parts have come out through the factory store in Germany."
Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. Let alone how to get lucky and find rare parts any other way. Only on Bricklink of old (i.e. before the LEGO takeover) did I once find original flesh / light nougat hips and legs for said monofig from another factory insider source.
And yeah, I know how to strip prints off parts without damaging them. Have done it several times while enlarging my monofig collection. "
You do know that Light nougat hips do exist, right? 71030 has them clearly. Now, you have to source the correct light nougat legs, but that’s not as hard.
Edit: that link links to the wrong thing, even though the set number is correct.
https://brickset.com/minifigs/collt12/porky-pig-looney-tunes- (minifigure-only-without-stand-and-accessories) That should be it.
Super excited about this, and what’d you know? The last two ideas GwP’s are dominated by my two favorite Mafia’s! Castle and Space! I’m more excited about the serpent one, but I’m also quite excited about this one.
My thoughts exactly. I really hope it’s an August 1st release, but that seems extremely unlikely. Unless they were to wait till 2027… hm…
I’m hoping that 6057’s remake is January first, but that also seems unlikely.
My thoughts exactly. I really hope it’s an August 1st release, but that seems extremely unlikely. Unless they were to wait till 2027… hm…
I’m hoping that 6057 remake is for January, but that seems quite unlikely.
Win win..... well done
I'm getting great Peter Reid vibes from this.
Definitely glad to see a blue Classic Space torso and the grey helmet and tanks are looking overdue.
Love it!
@CCC said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @CCC said:
" @AustinPowers said: "Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. "
Online Pick A Brick, or the old "bricks and pieces" or missing parts site before that."
Thank you. I didn't know they ever sold such pieces. "
On rare occasions in the past they did. Possibly by mistake as they often disappeared quickly. They used to make lots of mistakes, listing licensed parts and quite often free or incredibly parts but they usually disappeared quickly. But they nearly always showed up if you ordered them. I think the only time I ordered something rare and it didn't show up was when they accidentally listed all the minifigure parts from the Inside Tour train set in 2014 but they cancelled orders for the train guard's torso.
Unfortunately they rarely make mistakes these days."
Unless you count trying to charge me $42 for each replacement Endurance sail. :o)
Even as someone with a lot of disdain for the craze around classic spacemen, that figure would actually be really good as a statue
@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
I know some of those parts can show up on OPAB. Someone in my LUG has scooped up some Dreamling torsos with no print that way. I don’t know what that site’s specific policy is, but it’s also possible to strip print off the parts without damaging the plastic, which is a common way to get “impossible” monofigs. And I know that _many_ unusual parts have come out through the factory store in Germany."
Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. Let alone how to get lucky and find rare parts any other way. Only on Bricklink of old (i.e. before the LEGO takeover) did I once find original flesh / light nougat hips and legs for said monofig from another factory insider source.
And yeah, I know how to strip prints off parts without damaging them. Have done it several times while enlarging my monofig collection. "
You do know that Light nougat hips do exist, right? 71030 has them clearly. Now, you have to source the correct light nougat legs, but that’s not as hard.
Edit: that link links to the wrong thing, even though the set number is correct.
https://brickset.com/minifigs/collt12/porky-pig-looney-tunes- (minifigure-only-without-stand-and-accessories) That should be it."
I actually bought a what’shisshark to get those legs so I could make an Elvira minifig.
@yellowcastle:
Each “sail” is the entire pack of sails. If you order one of each, you’ll have enough for a fleet. I ordered a single sail, and got the full set. Problem is, it turns out I only like one of them, so the rest are unlikely to ever see use.
@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
I know some of those parts can show up on OPAB. Someone in my LUG has scooped up some Dreamling torsos with no print that way. I don’t know what that site’s specific policy is, but it’s also possible to strip print off the parts without damaging the plastic, which is a common way to get “impossible” monofigs. And I know that _many_ unusual parts have come out through the factory store in Germany."
Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. Let alone how to get lucky and find rare parts any other way. Only on Bricklink of old (i.e. before the LEGO takeover) did I once find original flesh / light nougat hips and legs for said monofig from another factory insider source.
And yeah, I know how to strip prints off parts without damaging them. Have done it several times while enlarging my monofig collection. "
You do know that Light nougat hips do exist, right? 71030 has them clearly. Now, you have to source the correct light nougat legs, but that’s not as hard.
Edit: that link links to the wrong thing, even though the set number is correct.
https://brickset.com/minifigs/collt12/porky-pig-looney-tunes- (minifigure-only-without-stand-and-accessories) That should be it."
When I bought those (standard) hips and legs in light nougat, they had never been officially produced. The CMF series you mentioned came years later.
@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
I know some of those parts can show up on OPAB. Someone in my LUG has scooped up some Dreamling torsos with no print that way. I don’t know what that site’s specific policy is, but it’s also possible to strip print off the parts without damaging the plastic, which is a common way to get “impossible” monofigs. And I know that _many_ unusual parts have come out through the factory store in Germany."
Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. Let alone how to get lucky and find rare parts any other way. Only on Bricklink of old (i.e. before the LEGO takeover) did I once find original flesh / light nougat hips and legs for said monofig from another factory insider source.
And yeah, I know how to strip prints off parts without damaging them. Have done it several times while enlarging my monofig collection. "
You do know that Light nougat hips do exist, right? 71030 has them clearly. Now, you have to source the correct light nougat legs, but that’s not as hard.
Edit: that link links to the wrong thing, even though the set number is correct.
https://brickset.com/minifigs/collt12/porky-pig-looney-tunes- (minifigure-only-without-stand-and-accessories) That should be it."
Your problem was that you didn't provide the entire set number. 71030-12, not 71030.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @bricksintheattic said:
"Sorry - ignore my previous (deleted) reply. In my head I was thinking bright light blue air tanks (which I hadn't realised had just been released in 21359 Italian Riviera).
Yeah, I don't think anyone's got a bright light blue helmet..."
Well, monofigs.com sell monofigs made from proper LEGO pieces never released in sets officially, but sourced from factory test runs etc. I don't quite understand it myself how they get all these extremely rare parts at all, let alone in quantity to sell more than a handful, yet there we are.
Maybe bright light blue helmets do exist from similar sources. "
I know some of those parts can show up on OPAB. Someone in my LUG has scooped up some Dreamling torsos with no print that way. I don’t know what that site’s specific policy is, but it’s also possible to strip print off the parts without damaging the plastic, which is a common way to get “impossible” monofigs. And I know that _many_ unusual parts have come out through the factory store in Germany."
Unfortunately I have no idea how to connect with them or what OPAB even is. Let alone how to get lucky and find rare parts any other way. Only on Bricklink of old (i.e. before the LEGO takeover) did I once find original flesh / light nougat hips and legs for said monofig from another factory insider source.
And yeah, I know how to strip prints off parts without damaging them. Have done it several times while enlarging my monofig collection. "
You do know that Light nougat hips do exist, right? 71030 has them clearly. Now, you have to source the correct light nougat legs, but that’s not as hard.
Edit: that link links to the wrong thing, even though the set number is correct.
https://brickset.com/minifigs/collt12/porky-pig-looney-tunes- (minifigure-only-without-stand-and-accessories) That should be it."
Your problem was that you didn't provide the entire set number. 71030-12, not 71030."
Yeah… I kinda forgot I had to do that for CMF’s.
@AustinPowers, Ok, that makes sense.
@AustinPowers said:
" @recce said:
"Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
It's the only helmet I'm lacking right now."
You've got a bright light blue one?
How? "
I meant I didn't get the old Light Grey helmet as it is too expensive for me. Also, I do not have a Light blue space man yet.
@recce said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @recce said:
"Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
Let it be a LBG Classic Space helmet.
It's the only helmet I'm lacking right now."
You've got a bright light blue one?
How? "
I meant I didn't get the old Light Grey helmet as it is too expensive for me. Also, I do not have a Light blue space man yet."
I thought so.
;-)
Do you have the dark blue one though? It looks awesome.
@Wallace_Brick_Designs: not to worry, I gathered as much.
:-)
@FlitzerMitDerPizza said:
" @djcbs said:
"Or are LEGO's designers still going to "improve it" (aka completely butchering it with their ineptitude)?"
You must be very confident in your own brick-building skills, parading around such a depreciating attitude towards an entire group of employees, all the while ably ignoring the much more obvious explanation for eventual design changes: That any constraints and limitations to a set's design will much rather stem from economic directives, marketing strategies and/or the general design language (aka external forces) than from a lack of proficiency.
Though considering that TLG's designers are probably paid decidedly more money for building and designing LEGO sets than you (or me, for that matter), they probably won’t lose too much sleep over your disdain…"
Corporate simps like you are the reason the quality of LEGO sets has been going down.
God forbid you should exercise criticism with brand... Just consume product and then get excited for next product!
I don't need to be confident about by brick-building skills. I'm not the one asking for your money. I also am not being paid very well to design sets.
But because some of us have a functional brain, we can see when a fan design does a better job than the "professional" designer. And more often than not, fan designs are better than the "professional" ones. And since it's MY money that LEGO wants, if I don't like their "professional" work, it's their job to adjust or I won't pay them. And guess what? A company that doesn't cater to its customers, loses money. Go ask Bud Light or Ubisoft how acting high and mighty and ignoring their customers went for them.
Not my fault you lack any standards, good little consumer.
@djcbs said:
" @FlitzerMitDerPizza said:
" @djcbs said:
"Or are LEGO's designers still going to "improve it" (aka completely butchering it with their ineptitude)?"
You must be very confident in your own brick-building skills, parading around such a depreciating attitude towards an entire group of employees, all the while ably ignoring the much more obvious explanation for eventual design changes: That any constraints and limitations to a set's design will much rather stem from economic directives, marketing strategies and/or the general design language (aka external forces) than from a lack of proficiency.
Though considering that TLG's designers are probably paid decidedly more money for building and designing LEGO sets than you (or me, for that matter), they probably won’t lose too much sleep over your disdain…"
Corporate simps like you are the reason the quality of LEGO sets has been going down.
God forbid you should exercise criticism with brand... Just consume product and then get excited for next product!
I don't need to be confident about by brick-building skills. I'm not the one asking for your money. I also am not being paid very well to design sets.
But because some of us have a functional brain, we can see when a fan design does a better job than the "professional" designer. And more often than not, fan designs are better than the "professional" ones. And since it's MY money that LEGO wants, if I don't like their "professional" work, it's their job to adjust or I won't pay them. And guess what? A company that doesn't cater to its customers, loses money. Go ask Bud Light or Ubisoft how acting high and mighty and ignoring their customers went for them.
Not my fault you lack any standards, good little consumer.
"
What a venomous comment. LEGO sometimes does reduce appeal of fan designs in our eyes, but often makes changes to conform to their house standards of model durability and aesthetics because they're not trying to sell MOCs, they're trying to sell viable, reliable, broadly appealing sets to people who may be new to LEGO. The purposes of a LEGO set designer and a fan builder have different fundamentals, so it's not as easy as saying one is objectively better than the other, even if the fans feel snubbed by the edits. Mentioning the Bud Light thing and earnestly calling people "simps" says enough for your comment, though. I don't think we're likely to agree on much.