Adult Fixie-skidders of LEGO

Silly me, I've only just remembered Brick Owl, which has the years of when bricks were introduced, so could perhaps serve as a source for a brick timeline. I mostly look at BrickSet as I prefer the layout there.

when did we first get the 3x2 brick?

1967!

https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-brick-2-x-3-3002

Clearly very late in terms of Tester years. :)

1967...late in terms of Tester years

So it existed before I got Lego. We must have had some in the early 70s.

First Lego in at least 15 years

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All this brick chat is reminding me of an annoyance.

Our next door neighbours offered us a load of free Lego as their grown up / teenage kids had left it behind. A bin bag full! Of course we readily agreed.

But, the vast bulk of it is star wars kit stuff that is just all weird shaped bricks and surfaces and antennae and whatnot.

Now that this lot is mixed in with our original, more basic, blocks it is really hard to find bits to just build castles and towers with.

I think I am going to have to have a massive sort out. The prospect is daunting.

The prospect is daunting.

It is, but also immensely satisfying. We have a vague system of Ikea boxes for our Lego:

1. Small interesting bits (anything less than 4 studs long or 2x2 like
   lights, antenna, hinges, small Technic bits, etc) - This box is excellent for building micro-scale spaceships :)
   
2. Medium interesting bits (windows, turntables, wheel arches, etc)
   
3. Large interesting bits (canopies, chassis, etc)
   
4. Wheels (and axles)
   
5. Round things
   
6. Angled things
   
7. Blocks
   
8. Flat plates
   
9. Minifigs + accessories
   
   

It sort of works.

Now that this lot is mixed in with our original, more basic, blocks it is really hard to find bits to just build castles and towers with.

The advantage of allowing small hands to rifle through a large unsorted pile of Lego is that their plastic minds don't have fixed ideas of what a funny shaped brick is supposed to be for, so it can be anything.

Yes, you need to sort. However, the kids will jumble it all back in together in no time unless you take the 'new' stuff away, which might cause other problems.

Star Wars isn't actually even the worst for that balkanisation of parts. Things like Ninjago or that horrible new series Monkie Kid are worse.

In most new-ish LEGO series, they use about six or seven simple strategies to reduce the value (for a casual user, not for headbangers who build hugely complex things and sell stuff they don't want via BrickLink) of what you buy without making it too apparent.

small hands

Next you're going to imply that mashton's orange.

https://youtu.be/FoGjWqEwY4U

Minifigs having a socially distanced discussion about whose fault it is that the crop sprayer arrived at the same time as the harvesters.

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Now I have eight of these balloon tyres, I should probably be MOCing up a BTR-80. Plenty have been done at smaller scale

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I am having a bit of an Arthur Dent sort of day..

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"we'll see who rusts first"

Ha ha. That’s exactly what I was going to type!

It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.”

A friend was downsizing and was about to chuck this out!

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Wow!

About £350 apparently!

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That is a lovely thing...

£15
sorry to burst your bubble

About £350

Not once it has been opened

60222 (twice)

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After a late-night wine-induced eBay bid, this arrived this morning! Very excited.

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You must have a great coke habit to need two. :)

Ha. Super Street Sensation. Why this one?

https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-super-street-sensation-set-8448-instructions

Just eBay chance or youthful memories?

Custom minifigs, but more importantly the mats would be pretty sweet on your Lego building surface
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MMOBIEL-Anti-Static-Non-Slip-Magnetic-Soldering/dp/B07M7WK72N/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxCl49Fr2R0