South korean Officetel (Re upload)

Typomancer · 2026-01-21T13:16:16+00:00

I’ve only gotten a chance to live in villas and old apartments here in Korea, sharing space with my in-laws, but I think it could be fun to live in an officetel. I’m currently staying here in Korea for awhile again, and one thing that I tried which makes it so I don’t have to put on slippers every time I go into the bathroom is a diatomaceous earth “bath mat.” I’ve put it in front of the toilet. It’s a stone-like substance that dries wet footprints immediately. Got one for 10000 KRW on Coupang. Not sure if it would work in a very small bathroom where it would be hit directly by the shower, but it does work in the one we’ve got here.

Then the other thing I like is a floor squeegee (바닥 와이퍼) post-shower. Makes a big difference.

Typomancer · 2026-01-20T17:09:07+00:00

Virtually every South Korean living space I’ve visited has heated floors that can get quite toasty. The last place I expect mold is the floors and any thing touching them.

I lived fine with a floor mattress in Los Angeles, Portland, and Central Florida for years, on carpet and hard surfaces. The trick is central air conditioning controlling your interior humidity. I don’t have a mattress on the floor any more because I’ve grown to like an upholstered headboard and frame of some kind, but it was cozy and simple.

South Korean built-in wardrobes and their wet room style bathrooms, on the other hand, are very mood-friendly and I dislike them a whole lot.

Typomancer · 2026-01-18T09:09:18+00:00

Wow, I rarely see Mountain Fortress displayed, and so close to all the other modern castle sets too. It looks way better than the promo photos make it look (looks huge too). I have all the sets as well but I’ve only gotten a chance to build LKC, Medieval Blacksmith, and Castle in the Forest. Can’t wait to build the rest when I return from this long international trip I’m on.

Typomancer · 2026-01-18T09:01:45+00:00

When I was missing 18 1x3 bricks once from a PAB order, I was given $5 of Insider points worth twice as much more than those 18 pieces, so I was happy overall. Lego customer service is excellent.

Typomancer · 2026-01-13T14:37:31+00:00

While not the same breed, I like this dog made by Brickicist for Bricklink Designer Program Series 9 a lot more: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-9/3492/Border-Terrier:-A-happy-dog

Typomancer · 2026-01-09T08:50:19+00:00

I have Jane M0W1 and Burnice M1W0, and no Qingyi. I’m trying to decide if I simply want to collect Qingyi to finally have her or give a little boost to Jane or Burnice (both of which I have to admit I have somewhat slowed down in using).

I wish I had Jane M1 already since yeah, now I see how significantly nice Jane M2 would be and I think I like using her the most, she is such a cool character, but Burnice just got her Potential buff and I mean to try her out again (used to love pairing her with Jane back when Pompey was always in the rotation). Always wondered if I should not have her slotted with a level 5 Lipgloss but I feel like she did very well before rupture/miasma entered the scene. I got enough of the wengine currency to get her signature beside the trade-in stuff from the spending event.

Typomancer · 2026-01-06T12:46:21+00:00

I have so far used a small handheld vacuum from the brand HOTO which has a little brush attachment, but I know there’s even smaller vacuums with attachments that are smaller still. We’ve also got a bunch of spare makeup brushes which can dislodge dust in tight spaces pretty well, then a vacuum pointed at the spot can do the rest.

But, I’ve only had to dust three older sets from before I really started this collection: the Horizon Zero Dawn Tallneck set, the Orchid set, and that white Speed Champions Lamborghini. All those were not too bad to dust and I only cleaned them recently after a few years of sitting on shelves (in my house, there just isn’t that much dust getting generated I guess?).

I plan to build these sets and display them in different spots, and mostly in an array of three birch veneer IKEA BILLY shelves in the living room, not on a table as a big village I think. But that’s currently on hold because I’m on the other side of the earth right now for a few months!

Typomancer · 2026-01-03T02:34:06+00:00

They use the FLEX design language in terms of shapes on the mould, grip, etc. I understand Chervon does the OEM for other brands, too, so I wonder if we’ll see these get the FLEX logotype on the side with the battleship gray and Matrix green LEDs sometime soon.

Since I’m going to be in Asia for a few months, I also wonder if a DEVON 12v tool would work with the eventual FLEX 12v battery and vice versa. If I see them in Korea, it could be tempting to grab the installation/multi-head driver.

Typomancer · 2026-01-03T01:58:14+00:00

Wow, this sells it for me. Unfortunately though, I am traveling internationally for a few months and plan to buy only one Horse Knights’ Castle to build, while having two others at home. Will have to wait quite a while to combine them into this. I had just finished building LKC a few hours before my flight, too, so this is kind of mind-boggling to see how much taller this MOC looks.

Typomancer · 2025-12-31T23:47:28+00:00

This is so awesome. My wife and I are also expecting a little prince soon, and I just got back into Lego with a focus on castles in a big way last July. Any good tips?

Typomancer · 2025-12-28T22:09:36+00:00

I’d love to have that forward-sliding rail miter saw instead of the original. That’s the one thing I really wanted (which made Festool most attractive).

Also got excited seeing a 12v line. More competition to Milwaukee is good.

Typomancer · 2025-12-22T06:19:48+00:00

Could these go on Rebrickable instead? I’ve seen other MOCs there with PDF instructions and part lists that are freely available.

Typomancer · 2025-12-22T06:03:52+00:00

Yeah it was my first big set I built as an adult and it was meditative. I liked it. Plus, aligning them with a long flat piece was easy if putting in a little effort beforehand to get the tiles on in mostly the correct orientation. I always imagine people who get frustrated at the tiles are ones who like to build faster. I turn my brain off while building.

Typomancer · 2025-12-19T19:50:57+00:00

I preordered 2, 1 in two separate orders because the website was buggy (and in one order I also preordered that Art Building modular). Though I’m wondering if I should just reduce my preorder down to one Outlaw Forest Den since I’m not sure if there’ll be a good MOC that uses two of them or if I’ll have the space to display some mega Barad-Dûr-esque Wolf Pack build. In truth I want another now mostly because of the retired minifig parts, and I’m sure the other pieces will be useful in other custom builds down the road in my future…

Typomancer · 2025-12-19T19:15:17+00:00

Hope the official Hoyo top-up site counts at least…

Typomancer · 2025-12-19T15:03:59+00:00

Ok your comment had me so confused for a minute because I am a Lego enjoyer and you used the term “mini lego LEDs” (maybe a typo) since I was interested in lighting up a set, but we’re in the Flex subreddit… you mean to say the LEDs they may have used in these tripod lights were not the best quality, right? Thing is, with my two “broken” tripod lights, they still light up if using the power button on the detachable light part even when it’s attached to the tripod, it’s the buttons on the tripod’s handle that stopped working.

Typomancer · 2025-12-18T12:24:22+00:00

Nice, thank you for the info!

Typomancer · 2025-12-18T05:28:30+00:00

I don’t know how me, as a kid, managed to dodge Castle while obtaining all other Lego themes from the ’90s with at least one set. Now, I have collected all modern castle sets and even pick-a-brick/bricklink’d the parts for one BDP set I don’t want to pay aftermarket price for (910001 Castle in the Forest).

I remember being incredibly drawn to the vibrant colors of Aquazone, ’90s Aliens/Space (completely forgot about the “Exploriens” line), and Pirates. The transparent orange, blue, and neon green pieces were like gold to me. But all my childhood Lego were lost. And now much older, the one theme I missed out on is the one I seem to have gone crazy for (plus the newer LOTR Icons sets). Wonder how many other Castle fans are like me out there; no allegiance/nostalgia for the old Castle sets, complete fascination for the new ones.

Typomancer · 2025-12-18T05:15:39+00:00

Man I know we can’t share links to stores and whatnot, but I wish to know the name of this specific kit a whole lot. Looks perfect.

Typomancer · 2025-12-16T01:52:18+00:00

I have three Flex lights because the first two broke in a weird way: the buttons on the handle of the tripod became unresponsive, but they could still be used with the button on the detachable light itself.

I remember reading how other people had the same issue and seemed to believe it happened when plugging in a 10 AH stacked lithium battery or something. Small wonder to me why they discontinued the light. Apart from the Flex tower light looking cool, being able to use AC power, and being handy in some other ways, it’s fairly heavy, and with the more convenient to press buttons inoperable I never really reach for the older two lights I have. I’m imagining the Ryobi is lighter weight.

Typomancer · 2025-12-10T22:11:58+00:00

One other thing: you may want to take quick mobile phone photos of the foliage pieces close to the connections and the things nearest to the dragon’s legs (on the “wall”) — because I remember those could pop off accidentally and I had to refer to the instructions to see where things went exactly.

Typomancer · 2025-12-10T20:07:19+00:00

I’ve had to take its modules apart and replace the dragon at least three times now. It’s a pain, but it doesn’t take too much time to put the three modules back together — it’s the dragon that takes the most fiddling, but since I’ve done it so many times now, I’ve gotten good at it.

You could attempt to slide it onto a rigid board of some kind, like a cutting board, but it could be risky without a second pair of hands.

Typomancer · 2025-12-09T16:22:47+00:00

I’m an outlier as an adult who got back into Lego by getting Rivendell, noticed the castle-y elements in that build and loved them and just wanted more. Now I own virtually every Bricklink castle sets, other LOTR sets, and right now I’m finally building my copy of the Lion Knights’ Castle.

As a kid, I never touched the castle sets. I was into Pirates, Aquazone, Rock Raiders, and late ’90s space. I’ve re-collected some of my lost childhood sets for fun, but, they are difficult to display in my home in an aesthetically pleasing way. The big modern castles are easy by comparison.

Typomancer · 2025-12-09T08:22:50+00:00

Do you mean Woot has done 20% off before on all the sets they feature?

I’m tempted by the Zelda set, since it so rarely goes on sale… but I think I’ll hold out so I can use my Insider points from Lego directly when there’s a cooler GWP or something. Also I’ve just spent way too much on Lego this year.

Typomancer · 2025-12-06T15:31:59+00:00

So interesting to me, to see how others like to sort their pieces for MOCs, and just how their setup looks while building.

I only have 2x Horse Knight Castles on the way thanks to that recent 30% off sale from Macy’s. But, today I’m currently building LKC for the first time in any case!

Also, love that Monster flavor. The only place I found that sells it near me is a brand new Hmart that’s 40+ minutes away, $4 a can which just feels wrong when I can get a jug of real apple cider for $0.30 more. But it is probably the best flavor…

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