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HAHAHAH
It's missing all the scaffolding I saw when I went to see the Colosseum
What's the best big build you guys have done? Tempted to pick up a falcon to build then move on... Undecided.
Wee boys well into Harry Potter now (6 years old) but hogwarts big castle looks a bit... Meh... He just built the 9+ technics corvette and tempted to get the Land rover so we can both have a little fun...
Wee boys well into Harry Potter now (6 years old) but hogwarts big castle looks a bit... Meh... He just built the 9+ technics corvette and tempted to get the Land rover so we can both have a little fun...
All of this big builds are incredibly repetitive, alas. I remember the Sydney Opera House was a bit meh, although impressive as a showpiece. Have the Taj Mahal (relaunch) and Harry Potter Castle BNIB. Nowhere to display them so they'll be staying in the loft for a while yet.
Tower Bridge is a good one, although the towers are pretty much identical, obv.
Just finished the Ghostbusters Firehouse over half-term with my 5-year-old and that wasn't particularly repetitive. Lots of fun little features in there as well.
Tower Bridge is a good one, although the towers are pretty much identical, obv.
Just finished the Ghostbusters Firehouse over half-term with my 5-year-old and that wasn't particularly repetitive. Lots of fun little features in there as well.
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Thats why Pirates of Barracuda Bay has the crown as my favourite big set build as each great fun and not repetitive.
I get more out of the ‘large’ builds than the huge ones. The Falcon is good but it’s fragile. Spend an hour putting it back together after my wife picked it up and moved it once.
The 1989 batmobile was very good as are the brick build cars like the mustang.
Some of the architecture sets are very good like the stature of liberty, others are extremely repetitive (I’m looking at you Empire State Building) but the overall impact of those sets are great. I think it’s my favourite theme at the moment along side ideas.
The 1989 batmobile was very good as are the brick build cars like the mustang.
Some of the architecture sets are very good like the stature of liberty, others are extremely repetitive (I’m looking at you Empire State Building) but the overall impact of those sets are great. I think it’s my favourite theme at the moment along side ideas.
Wife has just built Diagon Alley. She’s only got it as a display piece but there’s plenty going on there to make a fairly big play set as well for a kid.
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I like the look of diagon alley, but not sure if it would be wasted on my Mrs (although my daughter might like to have a crack at it).
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I'd recommend a couple of varied technics sets. Go for one with power functions motors and RC. Get one with pneumatics. Once built, you'll have sufficient parts to do your own custom builds.
Sariel's "unofficial lego technics builder's guide" is an outstanding buy and gives you the tools to do some amazing stuff.
I'm not a fan of static display models.
My all-time favourite is the lego 8455 jcb digger- no longer manufactured, so ebay for that one. Lots of pneumatics in the kit. Also, it is incredibly robust and solid. Every kid who's seen it loves that one!
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Me chucking out a bunch of classic 80s metal LPs a few years back goes in the hindsight category, too. Would get around £30 each for those on ebay now...
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I couldn't bring myself to order diagon alley so I've ordered my Mrs Hedwig and the night bus.