The Official OcUK Lego Thread

theone8181 · 26 Nov 2019 at 07:54

b0rn2sk8 said:
@theone8181 John Lewis have money off the wind turbine, shop around

No chance on a discount on the falcon, most discounts are on sets they can’t shift easily or are being discontinued at the end of the year.

Hence things like ship in a bottle and the app controlled bat mobile are on offer. Both were very expensive for the piece count.

I reckon i've got till friday before prices change at smyths and john lewis. I'd just be gutted if i bought it then found it 50 quid cheaper somewhere else.

Holst1981 · 26 Nov 2019 at 21:32

I'm going to buy my nephew a technic set for Christmas.
Max budget £50

Any recommendations or should I wait until Friday?

I was tempted by this for £55 at JL
42095 - Remote-Controlled Stunt Racer.

Thanks

chaparral · 27 Nov 2019 at 03:07

GSXRMovistar said:
Lastly tidied the loft a little, 'almost' agreeing with the wife that there may be too much of it now and getting a little crowded....need to fit another shelf to fix that!

WOW the red crane looks huge compared to all of the other lego models

PinkPig · 29 Nov 2019 at 06:29

Bugatti Chiron at £174.99 on Amazon. Plus possibly a £10 gift card if you buy through the app?

mushtafa · 29 Nov 2019 at 06:51

As much as I'd like the Chiron, that's still too much money for me!

SixTwoSix · 29 Nov 2019 at 08:11

PinkPig said:
Bugatti Chiron at £174.99 on Amazon. Plus possibly a £10 gift card if you buy through the app?

Even though I don't like the look of the Chiron i'd have that in a heartbeat if missus hadn't just become jobless. Technics GT3 is one of the most interesting lego builds i've done and this looks more of the same.

b0rn2sk8 · 29 Nov 2019 at 08:12

Lego 30% off the Saturn V but it’s gone.... I didn’t expect that.....

They have discounted a few new and high selling sets this year, very strange. Bit annoyed about the Empire State Building, mines still BNIB

, it only came out in the summer. Not had a chance to build it yet due to moving house.

The exclusive mini batmobile has gone too, glad I waited up last night to order mine. The website was getting hammered, took about 40 mins to get my order in.

Good price on the Chiron, if have one but I just grabbed the batmobile!!

413x · 29 Nov 2019 at 08:59

SixTwoSix said:
Even though I don't like the look of the Chiron i'd have that in a heartbeat if missus hadn't just become jobless. Technics GT3 is one of the most interesting lego builds i've done and this looks more of the same.

Have both

Prefer the look of the porsche but the build of the chiron was amazing

SixTwoSix · 29 Nov 2019 at 09:33

413x said:
Have both

Prefer the look of the porsche but the build of the chiron was amazing

Brother in law has it and reckons the engine took a few days on and off.

Want...so...bad

Street · 29 Nov 2019 at 09:40

b0rn2sk8 said:
Lego 30% off the Saturn V but it’s gone.... I didn’t expect that.....

They have discounted a few new and high selling sets this year, very strange. Bit annoyed about the Empire State Building, mines still BNIB , it only came out in the summer. Not had a chance to build it yet due to moving house.

The exclusive mini batmobile has gone too, glad I waited up last night to order mine. The website was getting hammered, took about 40 mins to get my order in.

Good price on the Chiron, if have one but I just grabbed the batmobile!!

Damn it! I was waiting for that discount and when it happens it's out of stock.

413x · 29 Nov 2019 at 09:53

SixTwoSix said:
Brother in law has it and reckons the engine took a few days on and off.

Want...so...bad

Yeah I checked and checked checked the gear box when doing it. You only need to align one of the internals wrong (a freely moving one no less) and while thing won't work

b0rn2sk8 · 29 Nov 2019 at 10:51

Street said:
Damn it! I was waiting for that discount and when it happens it's out of stock.

It would have gone by 1am, all the scalpers hoover them up.

Just noticed there is 30% off the Disney train, that’s a brand new set, I’d be ****** if I paid RRP for that!

theone8181 · 29 Nov 2019 at 12:59

413x said:
Yeah I checked and checked checked the gear box when doing it. You only need to align one of the internals wrong (a freely moving one no less) and while thing won't work

I missed where it flips over and assembled it so the front wheels went clockwise, and the rears went anti clockwise. I stripped it down and rebuilt it. I didn't realise how much of a pain dismantling lego technic is lol. On a side note, falcon is ordered £560 for a delivery tomorrow morning before 10.30, then i can hide it from the mrs

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chaparral · 29 Nov 2019 at 19:12

WOW I just looked and there hardly any lego at all in the black Friday deals on amazon :eek:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=lego&i=black-friday&bbn=161428031&qid=1575054723&ref=sr_pg_1

theone8181 · 1 Dec 2019 at 20:04

falcon has arrived and as luck would have it, I whisked away to the garage before the Mrs could see/notice it

. It's pretty heavy and it was a box in a box, the outer box was the size of a built in oven :eek:

Tobywon · 1 Dec 2019 at 20:37

theone8181 said:
falcon has arrived and as luck would have it, I whisked away to the garage before the Mrs could see/notice it. It's pretty heavy and it was a box in a box, the outer box was the size of a built in oven. On a side note, as I got the Christmas Dec's down today, I counted 7 boxes of Lego in my loft. I've got quite a few sets that according to bricklink are worth a few quid (although none are mixed). Is that the best website to sell them on?

These are the sets i've got if anyones interested, i'm sure it will bring back memories.

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8856-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8460-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8479-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8440-1#T=S&O={"iconly":0}
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8480-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8299-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6986-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6973-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6975-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6979-1#T=P
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6981-1#T=P

Awesome! I have the Submarine! was a great set!

theone8181 · 3 Dec 2019 at 19:26

Has anyone tried fitting lights to the falcon? Looking on the internet there's loads of options and not sure what the quality is like (especially as some places are charging 50 quid for some leds :eek:

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it1uk · 4 Dec 2019 at 12:56

theone8181 said:
Has anyone tried fitting lights to the falcon? Looking on the internet there's loads of options and not sure what the quality is like (especially as some places are charging 50 quid for some leds).

Did have a quick look ages ago and thought the same.

I would like to get the engine to light up.

theone8181 · 4 Dec 2019 at 20:27

it1uk said:
Did have a quick look ages ago and thought the same.

I would like to get the engine to light up.

Id quite like to go full nerd, and have a scale tie fighter 'chasing it's. Possibly with some green leds for lasers

. If I do, don't worry tthere will be pics

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it1uk · 4 Dec 2019 at 22:40

theone8181 said:
Id quite like to go full nerd, and have a scale tie fighter 'chasing it's. Possibly with some green leds for lasers. If I do, don't worry tthere will be pics.

If you do i look forward to seeing the pics :cool:

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