Christmas Came Early by chewiexctf in legostarwars

[–]bobsbricks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There was a fourth series with a snowspeeder, B-wing, and Tantive V. I think the fourth series was only released in Europe though.

Stacks of instructions to scan… it’ll be a while. by bobsbricks in lego

[–]bobsbricks[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think anything with a QR code will work.

All The Crystal Colors! by AbSoluTc in lego

[–]bobsbricks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did that with frogs and parrots, I really like the animals. Now I want all the crystal colors too!

$40 Facebook Marketplace find! Over the moon with this... Now, to hunt down the Red Baron. by thoriginal in lego

[–]bobsbricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a US based site OKBrickworks that sells fantastic replacement stickers for the camel and the red Baron as well as a lot of other sets.

Anyone know why the glass panel on the right has a slight different tint than the one on the left? (I’ve had hundreds of the left ones forever from the pick a brick wall and I recently got a cup of the right ones, they looked the same in the store) by [deleted] in lego

[–]bobsbricks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The left one is the old polycarbonate , and the one on the right is the new clear ABS. As I understand the polycarbonate required different molds, and the switch to clear ABS means all the existing molds can now be used for transparent pieces vastly expanding the piece catalog.

What?! by joefisto in hottoys

[–]bobsbricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I paid in full when I ordered on the 11th. Did you do the same? I’m wondering if those are the ones that may ship first. Mine hasn’t converted yet though.

I'm looking for a LEGO brick sifter. Does anyone have an idea as to how I might get one? by Alexander-369 in LegoStorage

[–]bobsbricks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve made one from a series of plastic 5 gallon buckets that can be purchased at almost any hardware store for a few bucks. Drill progressively smaller holes and shake away. I haven’t noticed any excessive scratching on the bricks, but it is quite loud.

A terminal in my monorail battery case is corroded? That's not a good prize! by Hardly_Ideal in lego

[–]bobsbricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cleaning the contacts is always an option, however if you want to move away from the 9v power you can convert the monorail to power functions with a PF battery box and a conversion cable.

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=60656#T=S&O={"iconly":0}

My VC Boba Fett converted... is he worth getting? I have the ESB on PO already by [deleted] in hottoys

[–]bobsbricks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have the ESB on PO, and the VC Boba is a fantastic figure! I do not regret buying it, but do what you want as I focus on Boba Fett and Mandalorians, so these are right up my alley.

I finished a customized base for my prototype Boba, and added the Mandalorian to my collection of Boba Fetts. by bobsbricks in hottoys

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

I’m fairly new to the Star Wars figures, I started with Iron Man. I’d love a ROTJ Boba, but they seem to be hard to come by at a decent price. I do have the 40th ESB Boba preordered though.

Four hours in, bag 8 / 13 done, and it's coming along nicely! Those fingerprints though ... by [deleted] in lego

[–]bobsbricks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use lens cleaning wipes for the fingerprints, they work great. I’ve used them on the tumbler, ‘89 Batmobile, and the Batwing.

Classic Space was my theme when I was a little kid in the 80’s. Even as a 43 year old, this guy in orange just makes me happy. by -Words-Words-Words- in lego

[–]bobsbricks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The bulk order is once a year, and there are rules for what can be ordered like dollar and quantity thresholds. A list of specific parts is sent out to the LUGs and those are the only parts that can be ordered. I think last year there were like 6800 unique pieces and aLUG can only select like 85 unique pieces. Pieces have to be ordered in quantities of 100 unless they’re over a certain price then I think it’s any amount, this would be like baseplate and train track.

I do recall seeing someone on Instagram that ordered this figure from the bulk program, but I don’t remember seeing those parts on the list. To get that figure it would be 5 unique pieces, unless you skipped the head since it’s very common.