Missing my lego collection!!!
The clutch power on these bricks is so tough I'm afraid of breaking the long plates.
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It took from 2:10 to 3:30 from a 16' uhaul with 4 people loading and unloading!
I put a picture from my camera to show the progress unloading the uhaul (I blocked out faces for privacy)
Now to reorganize. Some of the bricks weren't held upright in the small parts containers and I'm worried about alot of legos fell at the old house based on the transport out of the moving van.
My wife did go to the house and found this many legos on the floor
I was pretty upset with the situation. but will keep plugging away at sorting. This has become a salvage operation. I have to wait to see my collection in basement til I get my stairlift!
Top 10 things I like about neoclassic vs classic space.
1) Radar dishes in wheel rims...never thought of this although tires and dishes come in more sizes though
2) smooth wing edges with thickness of sideways bricks..non lego set is shown for illustration only
3) Small "winglets" to give more shapes to simple wings
Without winglets
With winglets
4) tiles in curved shapes/shield pieces..New galaxy explorer
5) multitudes of pieces to greeble with i.e. trench run
6) incorporated older pieces...i.e. inverted sloped computers from set 493
7) simple colors continue with gray and yellow black accents also 1 shade of gray...light gray
8) use of original minifigs without the hideous new thick chinstrap
9) use of balance between simpler walls and greebling in space hangars
10) purpose of exploration collaborating and cooperation
So these factors make neoclassical an improvement to original classic space. Old pieces are used in a new way, pieces that didnt exist are incorporated to the old pieces.
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Below are my 10 favorite lego books. The work of building and authoring books is impressive!
1) The world of lego toys, Henry wiecek Before fancy pieces, this book shows the potential that relatively simple bricks can still make good models
2) Brickman...big.book of better builds...great guide for showing how the professional builders go through the design process. Really liked the idea of taking a drawing and laying pieces down to emphasize key parts and lines/shapes.
3) Lego ideas books...226 6000 8088 8890...lego books 226 and 6000 give iconic ideas for multiple ages and brick inventory available to people. The race cars and skiing diorama are my favorite inspiration to use bricks available to make exciting scenes..from Lego.
4) The lego architecture book by Alice Finch. Great book for showing exactly how you can make i.e. floors, columns, walls with masonry techniques. It is like shopping at a home design store showing different styles and seeing how they come together.
5) Megan Rothrock: Lego books 1 to 3...great ideas. There is a blue car on the cover that really grabs attention.
6) Movie builder...good imagination stimulation. I think for kids this can inspire due to pieces that come with it as well as blank scene pages for kids to create
7) Create and race technic car and space book. These books come with pieces as well as exciting backgrounds to encourage imagination.
8) Build every day. A Builder inspired book on how to practice building everyday to inspire skills and techniques to try
This is a tribute to my cat, Maggie, who passed away from cancer last week. I took pics of me and her playing with legos over the 14 years or taking a nap while next to legos. Pics speak for themselves...
Absolutely favorite picture above