Lego on Michael’s Domain

Fertig

Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Nach einem Jahr von mühsamenm Teilesammelns und Bauens haben Tobias und ich heute das Lego Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector’s Edition (Lego Set 10179, http://brickset.com/sets/10179-1/Ultimate-Collector-s-Millennium-Falcon ) fertig gebaut. Diese Version des Millennium Falcons wird nicht mehr verkauft und gebrauchte Sets werden für wahnsinnige Preise von um die €5.000 bei Ebay verkauft.Wir haben die notwendigen Legosteinie von zwei anderen Lego Star Wars Modellen genommen: aus dem Death Star (Lego Set 10188, http://brickset.com/sets/10188-1/Death-Star ) und dem Super Star Destroyer (Lego Set 10221-1, http://brickset.com/sets/10221-1/Super-Star-Destroyer).Allerdings mussten wir eine beträchtliche Menge an fehlenden Teilen dazukaufen. Viele von denen haben wir über die finnische Online-Auktions-Website Huuto ( http://huuto.net ) oder über BrickLink ( http://www.bricklink.com ), eine Art “spezialisiertes Ebay” für LEGO-Steine gekauft. Die am schwierigsten zu findenden Stücke waren die beiden hellen bläulich-grauen “Boat Mast Rigging Long 28 x 4” ( http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=56261&colorID=86) , die im Moment für nicht weniger als €100 pro Stück verkauft werden. Wir haben diese Stücke natürlich nicht gekauft. Allerdings verkauft LEGO immer noch die schwarze Version dieses Stücks als Ersatzteil und Tobis Patenonkel hat sich die Mühe gemacht, diese zu besorgen und sie grau zu streichen. Danke Clemens!

Taj Mahal

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

One and a half years after our last big LEGO project (the big Millenium Falcon ), we finished now the Taj Mahal , which is with 5922 parts the largest LEGO set ever released for retail. Again, we used our existing LEGO parts and only bought the missing ones via Bricklink from four different online shops.

It is finished

Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

After one year of gathering pieces and building, Tobias and me finished today the Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector’s Edition (LEGO set 10179, http://brickset.com/sets/10179-1/Ultimate-Collector-s-Millennium-Falcon) . This version of the Millennium Falcon is not sold anymore and used sets sell for insane prices on Ebay.We took the necessary bricks from two other Star Wars models: the Death Star (LEGO set 10188, http://brickset.com/sets/10188-1/Death-Star ) and the Super Star Destroyer (LEGO set 10221-1, http://brickset.com/sets/10221-1/Super-Star-Destroyer).However , we had to gather a substantial amount of missing parts, many of which we bought 2nd hand via the local Finnish online action site http://huuto.net or via BrickLink ( http://www.bricklink.com ), a sort of “specialised EBay” for LEGO pieces. The most difficult to find pieces were the two Light Bluish Gray Boat Mast Rigging Long 28 x 4 ( http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=56261&colorID=86) , which sell at the moment for not less than 100€ per piece on BrickLink. We obviously did not get these pieces. However, LEGO still sells the black version of this piece as a spare part and Tobias’ mentor took the trouble to get these and paint them grey; thank you Clemens!

The old LEGO motors are still going strong

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

While the LEGO motors of my childhood are still going strong, the motor from the set 8287 broke barely three years after I bought it. Actually the motor is OK, but the battery box or the switch has a slack joint somewhere inside. And what is worse: I cannot get a spare part! I hope LEGO is not following the trend producing throw-away toys. The motors from my childhood (which you can see in the background) are nearly 40 years old. This proves that one can build durable toy motors.

Tobi's LEGO bricksets

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

SetNumberSetNameThemeSubthemeYear625-1Tractor DiggerTownClassic1978626-1Red Cross HelicopterTownClassic1978645-1Police HelicopterTownClassic1979661-1Spirit of St. LouisLEGOLAND 1976885-1Space ScooterSpaceClassic1979886-1Space BuggySpaceClassic1979889-1Radar TruckSpaceClassic1979894-1Mobile Ground Tracking StationSpaceClassic1979897-1Mobile rocket launcherSpaceClassic1979924-1Space TransporterSpaceClassic1979928-1Space Cruiser And MoonbaseSpaceClassic19791575-1Finnjet FerryFerries 19772114-1ChopovNinjagoSpinners20112116-1KraziNinjagoSpinners20113179-1Repair TruckCityTraffic20103179-1Repair TruckCityTraffic20103843-1Ramses Pyramid Games 20094915-1Mini ConstructionCreator 20075933-1Airport Building SetBricks and More 20115981-1Raid VPRSpaceSpace Police 320106191-1Fire Fighter Building SetBricks and More 20096801-1Moon BuggySpaceClassic19816821-1Shovel BuggySpaceClassic19806822-1Space DiggerSpaceClassic19816841-1Mineral DetectorSpaceClassic19806927-1All-Terrain VehicleSpaceClassic19816929-1Star Fleet VoyagerSpaceClassic19817138-1RahkshiBionicleStars20107241-1Fire CarCityFire20057245-1Prisoner TransportCityPolice20057245-1Prisoner TransportCityPolice20057566-1FarmerCityFarm20107610-1SpeedboatCreator 20067631-1Dump TruckCityConstruction20097732-1Air MailCityCargo20087741-1Police HelicopterCityPolice20087797-1Bi-PlaneCreator 20087930-1Bounty Hunter Assault GunshipStar WarsThe Clone Wars20117950-1Knight’s ShowdownCastleKingdoms20107953-1Court JesterCastleKingdoms20107977-1Seabed StriderAtlantis 20117978-1Angler AttackAtlantis 20117984-1Deep Sea RaiderAtlantis 20118015-1Assassin Droids Battle PackStar WarsThe Clone Wars20098056-1Monster Crab ClashAtlantis 20108072-1Sea JetAtlantis 20108073-1Manta WarriorAtlantis 20108083-1Rebel Trooper Battle PackStar WarsEpisode IV-VI20108086-1Droid Tri-FighterStar WarsThe Clone Wars20108088-1ARC-170 StarfighterStar WarsThe Clone Wars20108089-1Hoth Wampa CaveStar WarsEpisode IV-VI20108093-1Plo Koon’s Jedi StarfighterStar WarsThe Clone Wars20108095-1General Grievous’ StarfighterStar WarsThe Clone Wars20108096-1Emperor Palpatine’s ShuttleStar WarsEpisode III20108130-1Terrain CrusherRacersTiny Turbos20078137-1Booster BeastRacersPower Racers20078193-1Blue BulletRacersTiny Turbos20108221-1Storming EnforcerRacers 20118400-1Space SpeederSpaceSpace Police 320098665-1Highway EnforcerRacersTiny Turbos20068860-1Car ChassisTechnic 198010188-1Death StarStar WarsUltimate Collector Series2008

Rescue from the vacuum cleaner

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

I have identified the top reason of LEGO pieces disappearing in our household: the vacuum cleaner. On suspicion I reluctantly decided to explore the bag’s content (Miele HyClean N/G) after it was full and here is what I extracted: Three LEGO pieces, three puzzle pieces, a screw driver head, a pinwall pin, a Mastermind pin and some yet to identify metal item.

LEGO

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Tobi wants Lego. To make sure that you don’t buy him sets he already owns, he has made a list at brickset.com of all his sets. And so that you don’t have to register at brickset.com, there is a mirror of this list here: Tobi’s Lego bricksets .