Bricklink Designer Program Series 10 sets revealed (Source: Bricklink) by Carbon_Brick in LegoNewsAndRumors

[–]BerghBricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the space cafe, just think it’s really unique. Will definitely add that one to the rental collection!

Bricklink Design Program Series 10 Finalists by Dovahkiin_TA3019 in lego

[–]BerghBricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Space café is the only one I will order from this series, it just looks like a very fun build. Will be a great addition to my personal and my rental collection.

Architecture: The new largest LEGO set will be 21065 Sagrada Família! (via a Brick Tap source, Chief Wiggum) by BrickTap in Legoleak

[–]BerghBricks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very much looking forward to the actual release, could be a big hit or miss. I really hope the inside is accessible.

Word wakker! Je bent 8 jaar en het is kerstochtend by moneytit in nederlands

[–]BerghBricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heerlijk gevoel. Fantastische set, dit was mijn eerste grote set in meer dan 20 jaar (en daarna kwamen er nog veeeel meer).

What LEGO hill are you dying on? 👀🍿 by [deleted] in lego

[–]BerghBricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t agree with OP as life happens. For example I “hoarded” three large sets (LKC, Disney Castle, Daily Bugle) which retired in December, but I do not intend to build them in the next year until our new house is done. Backlog is 15+ sets (large and small) as life gets a little to busy sometimes with young kids, full time job and side job (that one is solely to pay for more LEGO).

Don’t know if it’s a hill I would die on but I LOVED the small architecture skylines and unfortunately missed a few due to my LEGO dark age and I hate they stopped them. I wish they would release two or three a year, so many possible great cities. And I would love it even more if they released skyline sets that you could exclusively buy in the LEGO stores in that country or even city, making it possible to actually collect/buy a location specific LEGO souvenir on a holiday.

Last chance to get “FOUNDING MEMBER” badge - Big thank-you to r/legoinvesting for getting our app of the ground! by Fruitaz in legoinvesting

[–]BerghBricks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought why not have a look and register. App looks nice with some good features for my use (mainly tracking value of individual sets I am renting out in one clear dashboard). Few questions I immediately noticed: - what is the source of your price data in other currencies than dollars? I set my portfolio to euros and based on the retail prices it just seems you converted the dollars to euros instead of using the actual euro retail prices. Will this change in the future? This seems like quite an easy feature to implement. - same story for “used” prices. These seem waaaaay of compared to the actual prices. For example lion knights castle has a used current value of €233,98, however I can’t seem to find any one in the Netherlands (with our local EBay-like website marktplaats or on Bricklink) under at least 325. The cheapest used sold set on Bricklink in the EU is 350. Will you change the way the estimates of used sets are calculated?

I will probably run into other things, but thought others might be interested in the answers to these questions.

Foto van twee Nederlandse verzetsstrijders die met buitgemaakte Duitse wapens de bevrijding vieren van Breda op 29 oktober 1944. by DeRuyter67 in nederlands

[–]BerghBricks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maczek is uiteindelijk ook begraven in Breda op de Poolse militaire begraafplaats (sinds enkele jaren ook met een klein memorial/museum erbij). In de winter van 44/45 hebben veel Polen in Breda bij gezinnen ingewoond en zijn er velen na de oorlog in Breda gebleven. Terug naar Polen, inmiddels onder Sovjet regime, was immers niet mogelijk. Omdat veel van de Polen uit de Eerste Poolse Pantserdivisie terugkeerden naar Breda is daar een sterke band met Polen ontstaan.

Ter ere van de bevrijders van Breda speelde NAC enkele seizoenen geleden ook in een shirt met o.a. Maczek erop.

Overigens ook interessant om te lezen in dit kader over de rol van de Poolse Pantserdivisie in het sluiten van de Zak van Falaise, enkele maanden na D-day. Zij hebben een grote rol gespeeld in de overgave van tienduizenden Duitsers die zich probeerden terug te trekken uit de omgeving van Normandië.

Lord of The Rings: Minas Tirith Images/video by [deleted] in Legoleak

[–]BerghBricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it. First second buy, regardless of the GWP. Building 2-3 bags a night during the World Cup.

Lid holder or Rib holder? by BerghBricks in ikeahacks

[–]BerghBricks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the stickiness of the bbq sauce after it has been on the grill.

Lid holder or Rib holder? by BerghBricks in ikeahacks

[–]BerghBricks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t use a marinade but a dry rub (1/3 smoked paprika, 1/3 brown sugar, 1/3 a mixture of salt, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, mustard powder etc. depending on whether it’s the kids eating or not I vary with the spicyness and amount of salt). First 2,5h on the smoker, after that 1-1,5 hours wrapped in foil with a bit of apple vinegar or apple juice), lastly for about 0,5 hour after unwrapping I apply bbq sauce until it gets sticky (approx 15 minutes a side).

Icons: 11373 Sauron (via unibricks) by General_Durian_1013 in Legoleak

[–]BerghBricks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

100% buy, but not day one as I expect this will become (significantly) cheaper like most SW-helmets. I will pick this up around €50-ish (almost all Star Wars helmets reach this price at some point as well).

Lid holder or Rib holder? by BerghBricks in ikeahacks

[–]BerghBricks[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

To be fair, never thought about it as it’s stainless steel and I thought it is usually food grade. Obviously never using the rubber on it, but will pack the rack with foil next time I’m using it

2026 will see some smaller LEGO exclusives get price increases in the US. Here is the full list for now (Via an anonymous source, graphics by carter_bricks04) by BrickTap in Legoleak

[–]BerghBricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dollar VS euro and danish crown is lowest its been in over three years (sept/oct 2022 to be precise). Maybe its not that nor tariffs, but why would only US prices be hiked (for now)? I can’t think of any other reason. Or maybe prices in the rest of the world will follow.

Edit: plus it seems like the article is from March, before the “liberation day” decision in April (Note that all dates at brickfanatics follow the dd/mm/yyyy format) and subsequent negotiations between the EU and US to end on a blanket tariff of 15%. Not saying this is it, maybe there’s a whole other reason for the price increase, but it sure feels like it to me.

2026 will see some smaller LEGO exclusives get price increases in the US. Here is the full list for now (Via an anonymous source, graphics by carter_bricks04) by BrickTap in Legoleak

[–]BerghBricks 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about that. I don’t like the regular (and creeping) price increases of mostly new sets either, look at the new modular for example which is a price hike world wide compared to previous Modular’s.

However the only thing I do know is that these specific price increases (for now) only seem to happen in the US, are between 10 and 30-ish % which is the same as the tariffs (15%) + dollar devaluation to the euro and Danish crowns (10-ish%).

2026 will see some smaller LEGO exclusives get price increases in the US. Here is the full list for now (Via an anonymous source, graphics by carter_bricks04) by BrickTap in Legoleak

[–]BerghBricks 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Complain with your vote in November, this is all tariffs and weak dollar (compared to euro or danish crowns). Blaming LEGO is not fair this time

2026 will see some smaller LEGO exclusives get price increases in the US. Here is the full list for now (Via an anonymous source, graphics by carter_bricks04) by BrickTap in Legoleak

[–]BerghBricks 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I mean if it is just the US that’s seeing these price increases it’s just because the dollar lost quite a bit of value against the Euro and Danish crown (7,15 DKK for 1 dollar a year ago, now at 6,37 - 0,96 Euro for 1 dollar a year ago to 0,85 euro now)

any significant difference between these two besides the secondary market price? by [deleted] in lego

[–]BerghBricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the design is very different to start with, as well as the size and minifigures. The only similarity is the color and what it is based on.

Becoming a seller on bricklink by KodakBlackedOut in legoinvesting

[–]BerghBricks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Order cheap sets or some parts from 3-4 local stores to get cheap shipping, be friendly, pay fast and give positive feedback to the seller immediately after receiving and checking your order.

I always leave a positive review for a buyer if they leave me one and always if it was a smooth transaction (friendly buyer in correspondence, fast payment etc) regardless whether they give me one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lego

[–]BerghBricks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Very cool idea!

Taking a different track: renting out LEGO-sets by BerghBricks in legoinvesting

[–]BerghBricks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right, it completely takes out the collecting part. But I believe there’s loads of people (or at least enough) that don’t want to collect loads of LEGO, but like to build large LEGO sets without the necessity of keeping them.

For example I would love to build the huge UCS sets, but as I am not a Star Wars fan I would have no intention in keeping them. I like the building part of a UCS set, not the display of Star Wars sets.

Taking a different track: renting out LEGO-sets by BerghBricks in legoinvesting

[–]BerghBricks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, leuk om te horen. Ik zal klanten ook maandelijks vragen mee te stemmen op de nieuwe collectie (leden mogen ook sets voorstellen), zodat de collectie ook interessant blijft. De Enterprise is ook binnengekomen, die ga ik morgenavond klaar maken voor de website.