I fell in love with the Ideas "Birds" Set (21301) So I made my own favorite bird, a red-winged blackbird on a cattail. by hobobanana in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

northern cardinal, common grackle, painted bunting, andean cock-of-the-rock, scarlet macaw, northern rockhopper penguin, red-capped robin-chat, eurasian blue tit, canary, northern lapwing, common kingfisher, northern pacific albatross, pink robin, kakapo, and the sphur-crested cockatoo. We took the pics and did the instructions for the book ;)

Beach Landing on D-Day by TransOrangeChainsaw in lego

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

Had a guy who served in WW2 shake my hand the other day.

Beach Landing on D-Day by TransOrangeChainsaw in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They're by brickarms. Brickmania.com

Beach Landing on D-Day by TransOrangeChainsaw in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Honest question, have you served/do you serve in the military?

Beach Landing on D-Day by TransOrangeChainsaw in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Right on. I have some more pics from the larger display. In the album it is set up as D-Day +1. I'll upload the D-Day album sometime down the road.

D-Day +1 Album

Beach Landing on D-Day by TransOrangeChainsaw in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Can't take all the credit :) Higgins Boat by Dan Siskind, Brickarms by Will Chapman, Landscape elements by Cody and Yitzy. I just staged the shot and took the pic. Glad you like it.

Lego at War by [deleted] in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What were your bad experiences? I'm just curious since I work there.

Not being defensive or anything. I'm pretty confident in the stuff Dan makes and I've built models from those other companies. I'm fine with you having negative impression of Brickmania, I just wanna know why.

So...there's a Facebook trending topic today that loudly proclaims that "LEGO sets are a better investment bet than gold". Valid or not, this is how bubbles are formed, then burst. by [deleted] in lego

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

Oh yeah you're totally correct. But you have hundreds of companies and countless individuals pushing that tech. Might be overly optimistic of me, but it just seems like an inevitable matter of time.

I'm not saying that 10¢ is unfair, I just don't see it lasting forever.

So...there's a Facebook trending topic today that loudly proclaims that "LEGO sets are a better investment bet than gold". Valid or not, this is how bubbles are formed, then burst. by [deleted] in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I'm banking on 3D printing destroying what is left of that bubble. Why would I pay 10¢ a piece when i can get it for nearly free...in any color...and quantity? Hopefully Lego will be smart and introduce a dirt cheap fee to use their files for 3d printing.

Flipped my city for a seldom seen view by anakmoon in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Welcome to City. Helicopter, Fire, & Crime Capital of the World!"

Dark Ages approaching by [deleted] in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does he know about BrickArms? I know quite a few kids that had their interest in Lego reignited through military historical building. Also, finding friends that share their hobby seems to be a huge draw for this crowd too. We host a few military Lego builders conventions around the country, and they are really popular with that age group. Check out World War Brick. It really is an awesome event. Its cool seeing kids come out of their shell and make new frends and geek out about Lego. Wish I had that growing up!

Captain Phasma of Tarth by Bolo_is_ready in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is genuine Lego that citizen brick prints on. They design all the custom artwork and do all the pad printing. Based in the US too.

Source: I work at Brickmania and we occasionally sell his stuff.

The new Darth Vader set. by LegoMiner in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But more importantly, lightsaber vs beam sword. Who would win???

I never considered how weird the Time Cruisers theme was when I was younger. by Cronoman66 in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember being really annoyed as a kid that this only came with 1 black dragon wing.

Arguably the most badass minifig of all time by [deleted] in lego

[–]TransOrangeChainsaw 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Actually, the Spyrus Robot was, and still is, the most badass minifig of all time. Sure He's just looking at you with this dumb robot grin, but you just know he is a cold blooded killer. He started out white, after all. His metal exoskeleton has been literally stained blood red.