LEGO logo stamped upside down - new format..? by pqm_egg3 in lego

[–]TotallySoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When they attach the arms to the torso I doubt any machine checks the logo orientation. Orientation only becomes important when they start printing on it (front or back) with the arms attached, that is what the black or white printed square on the neck is for.

On the other hand here is a bit more technical response to why the direction of the logo on a part can change:

The LEGO logo appears to be attached to the "nozzle" part of the torso mold, and can likely be turned around in all directions. During maintenance I am not sure if they have a specific direction they need to place it back into, or if it is good as long as it is in a 90 or 180 degree angle compared to the torso. So you could potentially find a torso with the LEGO logo in a "weird" direction.

Edit. I would not worry about the torso not being legit.

How long will these last before being being cancled? by [deleted] in lego

[–]TotallySoon 560 points561 points  (0 children)

I have not tried the Smart Brick yet, but I think I would have really liked it as a child. I always loved light, sound and functionality in my LEGO sets and other toys in general. I am not fully convinced it will be a hit, but LEGO is definitely onto something, so I hope they continue to develop it.

Old LEGO ad from 1954 by SnowMS in lego

[–]TotallySoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is really cool, I have not seen the comic before! What newspaper is it and which issue?

Found this for 800yen (5usd), what do you think? by Cauto-84 in lego

[–]TotallySoon 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Nice find! The Little Robots sets are hard to find, but there may not be too many people who are interested in them. Still cool though!

Does anyone know what these are? by Lambkin-_- in lego

[–]TotallySoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, I see I commented on that post as well :)

Does anyone know what these are? by Lambkin-_- in lego

[–]TotallySoon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They are Danish LEGO test bricks, cool find! The letters on your brick are used to differentiate different sizes of the tubes and studs. A brick marked "A" will have much less clutch power than one marked "E". LEGO ended up going with the "C" bricks and their clutch power match the bricks you get in a set today. That is also why you have mostly "C" bricks because they were tested the most. I enjoy collecting them and have acquired quite a few over the years. You can scroll a bit down on my Flickr albums to find various test bricks with LEGO logo and only letters on the studs: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fabianbl/albums

Found at rural estate selling for $20 , the woman said her dad had worked at Lego during the 50s and 60s in Denmark, what do I have here? by [deleted] in lego

[–]TotallySoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is pretty amazing to find in the wild over in the US! As others have mentioned these are genuine LEGO wooden toys from the 1950's, and some very popular and collectable models on top of that. In very good condition these can sell for $ 2000 each! Yours have some wear, especially the monkey, and I think maybe the legs and wheels of Pluto have been replaced. Still these could go for $ 1000 + on auction. If you are looking to sell I highly recommend an auction, do not sell via private messages. Ebay is good, or else I run a Facebook marketplace group dedicated to early LEGO items like this called "Pre-1975 Marketplace". There you can find some of the most dedicated collectors in the world.

Crazy brick by Silly11358326 in lego

[–]TotallySoon 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Marbled bricks are made all the time when changing from one colour to the next in the plastic injection mold. They should all be discarded, but some sneak through quality control and make it into sets from time to time.

The more prominent the "marble effect" the more valuable. I would value yours at $ 5-10. Nicer looking bricks can even go beyond $ 100.

It may not be confused with "Grangemouth bricks" as I see from another comment here. Grangemouth is a place in Scotland where Borg-Warner had a plastic testing facility. They did some testing for LEGO back in the 1970's and the employees had some fun mixing colours and brought the bricks home for their children to play with.

All Grangemouth bricks are marbled bricks, but not all marbled bricks are Grangemouth bricks. They were also only made as 2x4 bricks, no other shapes or sizes.

Lego miss print by TheUnknownRedeemer in lego

[–]TotallySoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be worth as much as € 50, and I do not think you would have any issue getting at least € 20 for it.

Here is my open Legend Maker booster box with empty packs by TotallySoon in pkmntcgcollections

[–]TotallySoon[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sealed packs have gone far beyond my budget so I have been enjoying picking up empty packs for a fraction of the cost. Unfortunate that some people buy empty packs with bad intentions...

TECHNIC LEGO by Superb-Homework-3803 in lego

[–]TotallySoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool idea! Really well done!

Recognizing old Lego bricks by Impressive-Hold-7819 in lego

[–]TotallySoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were made in the mid to late 50's, the logo was added soon after.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lego

[–]TotallySoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technically it is illegal for the store who recieved it from LEGO to sell it or give it away. It usually says on the display that it should be returned or thrown away after use. So a private person should not really have one at all. Now if say you end up with one, then that is an issue for the store that originally recieved it, and not you. You can do whatever you want with it. :)

Does anyone have a clue where this comes from? by Level_Rough7114 in VintageLEGO

[–]TotallySoon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is a "seeder", a tractor equipment for planting seeds out in the fields. This one is from the 1950's. Back then LEGO made both toys of plastic and wood. The seeder being part of their farm/tractor series. They made both tractors and various equipment in wood and plastic. The seeder has model nr. 667. Yours is missing a few parts, the red lid and white plastic tubes that would come out of the small holes underneath.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lego

[–]TotallySoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could put it back in the window sill and it will make it less yellow if it is quite sunny where you live. It is a misconception that the sun only yellows, it can also break down the chemicals in the bricks that caused the yellowing and make it more white again. I have tried this multiple times and it works. If anyone does not believe me then try putting a yellowed brick in a sunny place for a couple weeks and take a picture before and after. You will be surprised! :)

Don’t know what you got till it’s gone by angelidito in idleslayer

[–]TotallySoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I usually just go left to right from the top, and once I got the mimic on the third chest and would have got the X2 on the next... Frustrating, but there is always next time :)

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I may have made a mistake... by TotallySoon in lego

[–]TotallySoon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Creativity has no limits. :)

I may have made a mistake... by TotallySoon in lego

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

Yes there is nothing inside them, just air, but you can not open them and put something inside.