• @emb@lemmy.world
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    710 months ago

    I just built the NES/CRT set. It was about 2600 pieces - not very big compared to a lot of the serious sets I’m sure. But the only real one I’ve done.

    Definitely would do it again! It was very relaxing to take a few minutes out of each day and go through a bag of legos and instructions. I was kinda sad when it finished - the end product is cool, but the fun was really in putting it together and slowly watching it turn into a thing. I mean, I’d enjoy doing it again, but I don’t expect or plan to for any reason.

    • ParlaMintOP
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      410 months ago

      Woah, yep. I’ve remember seeing this one. It looks really cool. Nice!

      • @emb@lemmy.world
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        410 months ago

        It is really cool! I expected to it to enjoy seeing the machinery in both main parts come together, but I did not expect the surprise 1-2 cameo inside the console.

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          310 months ago

          The Audio / Video connectors on the back are Perfect, haha

        • @jaaake@lemmy.world
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          210 months ago

          Yeah, the warp pipe Easter Egg was was sold me on this type of build. I really hope we get to see more non-minifig scale mocs that do this type of fan service. As I was putting it together I was trying to figure out what the hell I was building, and when it clicked? Oh man! I love showing the secret to guests.

          On a similar note, the 25th anniversary Millennium Falcon has a few Easter eggs, but you only get to appreciate them during the build. Opening the Falcon up to take a peek isn’t an option.

  • @waterore@lemmy.world
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    510 months ago

    Blacksmith set a few years ago. I got it as a Christmas present and if I had money I’d do large sets more often because of the joy I felt building that one.

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    10 months ago

    I built the Apollo Lunar Lander not long ago. I enjoy the experience of putting together Lego kits so sure, I’d do that again. Or even a bigger one like the Saturn V.

    The problem is what to do with these after I finish assembling them. Nicer kits have a good number of specialized parts so I don’t want to take them apart. So they just sit on a shelf and collect dust.

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      10 months ago

      This one is really cool. I don’t remember seeing it before. Pretty cool design and there’s alot of detail in there. @Deconceptualist@lemm.ee i understand that. They’re a lot of fun to build, but then how long do you keep them?

  • @officermike@lemmy.world
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    410 months ago

    Titanic, and no. I looked at getting an LED kit for it, saw how much I’d have to disassemble and decided not to.

    • ParlaMintOP
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      810 months ago

      That’s 9090 pieces. You’re a madman. How long did that take?

          • @officermike@lemmy.world
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            110 months ago

            Because the main box is divided into three smaller boxes, one for bow, one for stern, and one for midship. You can build them in any order, or they can be built simultaneously by you and your friends/family. They included a brick separator in each sub-box.

  • @themoken@startrek.website
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    310 months ago

    My kid bought me a Back to the Future DeLorean for my birthday, about 2000 pieces.

    Initially I thought it was kind of a mis-gift, something they would enjoy more than me since I hadn’t built a set since they were small and needed my help, but I made it a point to crack it open instead of letting it sit and it turned out to be quite enjoyable.

  • @happydoors@lemm.ee
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    310 months ago

    When I was a child I loved bionicles and worked all summer to raise $60 for this double set of dragon looking things. Better yet, you could combine them and make a hybrid monster. Somewhere in that process of creating the hybrid I realized it was too much work disassembling and reassembling and completely gave up.

    • @tetris11@lemmy.ml
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      210 months ago

      I had a friend from school who was into bionicles. It looked really cool, but I have to admit that I just simply didn’t understand it

  • @ObsidianNebula@sh.itjust.works
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    310 months ago

    I bought the LEGO Rivendell set close to when it came out. It was a fun one to build, and I would do it again. Honestly, I’ll probably need to disassemble and reassemble at least some of it whenever I move.

    • ParlaMintOP
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      110 months ago

      How long did it take you to put this thing together. It’s definitely one of the bigger ones.

      • @comradegreetingcard@lemmy.ml
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        110 months ago

        Memory is a little fuzzy as this was… Over 10 years ago (oh god I’m old)… I think I did a couple hours a day over several days. Probably totaling 8 hours

    • ParlaMintOP
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      210 months ago

      I’ve never seen one of these before. The engine and the wings are really interesting to me.

  • @BmeBenji@lemm.ee
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    Probably the AT-ST walker from Star Wars. That was cool since I hadn’t made anything that bit, but it was all grey, and therefore as memorable an experience as the last 9 star wars movies

    Edit: 8 of the last 9. Rogue One was a great movie

  • @invertedspear@lemm.ee
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    210 months ago

    The millennium falcon, the big one. It took about 16 hours of build time for two people. I think the only set bigger at the time was the titanic. I’m actually not sure if the Eiffel tower has more pieces, or if it’s only physically bigger.

  • @daytonah@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    There is a ducati panigale sitting inside a box which I haven’t even opened for 2 years… I am too scared. Was waiting for my kid to get older and then make with. Almost there… ;)

    • ParlaMintOP
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      210 months ago

      The Ducati looks like it has a lot of pieces I don’t recognize from other sets. That’s pretty unique.

  • @Zahille7@lemmy.world
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    110 months ago

    Personally for me, it was the Galaxy Explorer. I helped my brother put together the Temple of The Golden Idol from Indiana Jones.

    I’ve never really had a big Lego set, but I’d like to some day. I really want Rivendell and the D&D castle/dragon that came out.

  • @ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    110 months ago

    Probably fort legoredo, I wouldn’t mind doing it again, but I think some pieces got mixed with some other sets from the wild West theme. I think that set also doubled my Lego gun collection as well.