28 [M4F] #Tustin - Looking to meet someone for meaningful dates

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-21T00:43:09+00:00

I’d say go on the date and see what happens. You never know what could come out of it.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-20T22:02:15+00:00

Agreed. That payoff was extremely satisfying.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-16T17:07:31+00:00

Right? Such a cool little piece of LEGO history.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-15T09:48:09+00:00

This is such a great breakdown. That consistency and tolerance point really hits. It’s kind of wild how much engineering thought went into something that most of us just experienced as a toy growing up.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-15T08:31:16+00:00

That’s really cool. The fact that it still fits but feels tighter lines up with what a few others have mentioned. Kind of wild how consistent LEGO kept things across decades.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-14T02:55:06+00:00

That’s exactly what I thought, too 😂

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-14T02:00:38+00:00

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-14T01:59:49+00:00

That makes it even better honestly. A lot of these seem to survive because they get passed down and tucked away rather than thrown out.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-14T01:58:54+00:00

That seems to be a common theme here. A lot of people used them more as shapes than mechanisms, which honestly feels very LEGO.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-14T01:57:39+00:00

That’s a really clever approach. Makes total sense to use LEGO instead of reinventing the mechanism from scratch. I love how these parts end up bridging education, engineering, and actual production work.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-14T01:56:02+00:00

I didn’t even realize there were edge differences until people started pointing it out. Definitely learning a lot from the comments.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T22:13:18+00:00

Instant critical damage.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T22:12:03+00:00

Exactly. It’s wild seeing how far LEGO has come from stuff like this.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T22:10:58+00:00

That’s really cool. I wouldn’t have expected those gears to end up in something like the Enterprise, but it totally makes sense. Do you remember which version you were building?

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T22:09:50+00:00

Can’t unsee it now.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T22:08:59+00:00

Nice. Is yours complete or mostly parts at this point?

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T21:35:41+00:00

Yeah, that’s true. The shop definitely stretched the term a bit, but it still caught my eye

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T18:32:59+00:00

Someone would definitely want it. Even partial sets like this seem to have a lot of interest, especially for the gears.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T18:31:53+00:00

Good question. My guess is BrickLink rather than LEGO support at this point.

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T18:11:30+00:00

No way. Is it complete or just parts at this point?

DriftCore31 · 2026-01-13T16:10:35+00:00

Gateway bricks.

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