Lego

[clean32]

cripes this stuff is not cheep

i got a couple of small boxes, a fire truck and an ambulance. we sat on the floor and put them together. i am very happy to see minime now disassembling and reassembling etc. i think i should get some more. but the price.

any one know where you can get lego a bit cheeper?

[rovercare]

cripes this stuff is not cheep

i got a couple of small boxes, a fire truck and an ambulance. we sat on the floor and put them together. i am very happy to see minime now disassembling and reassembling etc. i think i should get some more. but the price.

any one know where you can get lego a bit cheeper?

I'm kinda hoping right now, you've bought it for the kids?:D

We have heaps, boxes full, been around for generations!

[FifiLámour]

Yep - 2nd hand on ebay is the place to find it - if you don't mind the fact that it has been used before. Especially if your kid likes to do their own thing rather than stick to the instructions. (My boys are going through a mechwarrior phase and we currently have lego mechs all through the house!)

You can get new stuff too - everything from kits, to particular shapes or items (eg wheels) in bulk.

Postage can be a killer though, so don't forget to add that on when you do your price comparisons.

ETA: Don't fall for the cheaper options like mega blocks. I did this one year for Christmas and they are crap. The blocks will not stick or stay together, making it impossible to build things like castles etc. They are still sitting in their box in the toy cupboard.

[The ho har's]

leggo never goes out of fashion...I was playing with it when I was young and so did my girls when they were young...I have all their leggo still...well worth the money just but bit by bit:D


Mrs ho har:angel:

[V8Ian]

Lego is too dear to let kids play with it.;)

[clean32]

LOL yes i did get it for minime, but i dont mind helping him out. hes already doing his own thing, trucks at the moment. i never had the stuff when i was a kid, but i did make a good collection of straw and clay bricks LOL

reminds me of one tagalong we did Minie me is looking at the landies and saying Truck truck truck as he pointed each one out then a toyota prado car he says.

but thanks for that i didn't think of ebay.

we dont have any family in NZ left so that not an option

[Grockle]

leggo never goes out of fashion...I was playing with it when I was young and so did my girls when they were young...I have all their leggo still...well worth the money just but bit by bit:D


Mrs ho har:angel:

saw the house you'd just built in the back ground yesterday,very good it was too;)

[numpty]

Actually NM :angel:, 20 years ago, it was Norfolk Island where Lego was cheap. Don't know about now though. I just wish we still had all of my brother's Meccano.:(

[Grockle]

she hasn't got the palm trees tho ;) might have to take some over for the skullers do....and the chef....and the waiter.....anyone else we might need? ;)

NM, H had made a good effort with an old pair of HH's socks to resemble some trees,;) the branches were abit short I'll admit, bit a good try

[abaddonxi]

Kmart has reasonably regular sales on Lego that improve the price. Or here -
Online Shopping @ Shopping Square.COM.AU Online Bargain & Discount Shopping Square (http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/search.php?q=lego&x=0&y=0) sometimes has decent prices.

Also worthwhile to check out -
BrickNet LEGO Shop - Australian LEGO Specialists since 2002 (http://www.bricknet.com.au/)

LUGNET - The international fan-created LEGO users Group Network (http://www.lugnet.com/)

But I'm not keen on lego or anything.

[clean32]

Kmart has reasonably regular sales on Lego that improve the price. Or here -
Online Shopping @ Shopping Square.COM.AU Online Bargain & Discount Shopping Square (http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/search.php?q=lego&x=0&y=0) sometimes has decent prices.

Also worthwhile to check out -
BrickNet LEGO Shop - Australian LEGO Specialists since 2002 (http://www.bricknet.com.au/)

LUGNET - The international fan-created LEGO users Group Network (http://www.lugnet.com/)

But I'm not keen on lego or anything.

sheesh it seems that Leggo is bigger than landovers

are you addicted to leggo as well as landrovers

[TimNZ]

Apparently there is currently 26 pieces of lego for every person on the planet.... thats a lot of lego!!:D

[abaddonxi]

Kids aren't really old enough for me to be addicted to Lego.

Yet.

I keep buying the four year olds kits for nine year olds. They're doing pretty well so far.

[clean32]

Kids aren't really old enough for me to be addicted to Lego.

Yet.

I keep buying the four year olds kits for nine year olds. They're doing pretty well so far.

HA HA yes i tend to do the same, box says 6 years old but minime is only 3, waste of bloody money etc etc, but then he just picks it up and sorts out what he wants to do with it and im all happy.
his birthday i got him a new bike, looks cool, maybe i should have waited until he could ride the first bike.

[FifiLámour]

Awwww... you dads are so cute. You make me feel all warm and fuzzy. :D

[pando]

Yes, will have to put my hand up,

another lego tragic!

the boy and I spend hours building stuff, knocking it down, building it again.....

I check out big dub and Mkart for specials when ever we are in town, got some pretty cheap stuff on the net too, sometimes out of the US good deals can be had. A lot of the US lego is not available in Australia all though as soon as something goes out of production, the price seems to jump pretty significantly. Given the good dollar at the moment some good deals could be done in the UK although I haven't been on UK ebay for ages to check.

The official lego webshop is really dear, more so than the shops when not on special and they sting savagely for freight.

[rmp]

I love Lego. I've built a complete working 4WD model from it, even got a locking centre diff. But I can't find anywhere that sells all the useful individual pieces like the diffs, cogs and so on.

[flagg]

I Love Lego!

The thing to remember is that it seems expensive, but if you think about the number of hours of enjoyment you (I mean, um, your kids ;) ) will get out of it, it is really very reasonable!

[Fusion]

My boy ( and me :angel: ) love the lego he has . all of his stuff is the technic lego . he has the off roader , go kart , tractor , bulldozer and motor bike . so much fun it hurts :D:cool: .

[clean32]

My boy ( and me :angel: ) love the lego he has . all of his stuff is the technic lego . he has the off roader , go kart , tractor , bulldozer and motor bike . so much fun it hurts :D:cool: .

it hurts? i thought that was ruff sex?? leggo hurts only when you get up at 3am for a pee, dont turn the lights on and stand on the bloody stuff

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Actually NM :angel:, 20 years ago, it was Norfolk Island where Lego was cheap. Don't know about now though. I just wish we still had all of my brother's Meccano.:(

mate,, I had a Meccano box I couldn't lift or jump over:cool:

Then Mum sold it.


and my comic collection.


just those two things have produced some wonderful blackmail over the years,,:lol2:

[Fusion]

mate,, I had a Meccano box I couldn't lift or jump over:cool:

Then Mum sold it.


and my comic collection.


just those two things have produced some wonderful blackmail over the years,,:lol2:

Never had meccano as a kid . Is it as fun as lego or better ?

[numpty]

Meccano was actually made from painted steel. All pieces, of many shapes and sizes. came pre drilled with many 3/16 (I think) holes, along with 3/16 screws and nuts. A spanner and screwdriver were supplied and much like Lego, you could build almost anything, either with supplied plans or your imagination.

Much like Lego also, later kits had battery operated motors etc.

[TJS-70Y]

Norfolk Island is still the cheapest place around for Lego. Everytime my Auntie comes to visit I get her to bring some if she has room.

Thomas

[clean32]

Norfolk Island is still the cheapest place around for Lego. Everytime my Auntie comes to visit I get her to bring some if she has room.

Thomas

so who drives a landy and has the last name of Christian??

[V8Ian]

mate,, I had a Meccano box I couldn't lift or jump over:cool:

Then Mum sold it.


and my comic collection.


just those two things have produced some wonderful blackmail over the years,,:lol2:
You owned a Series, Pedro?:p

[Grockle]

I had set 12 I built a 1/5 scale model of Bolton Gas works with it over xmas 1970,previously mentioned on here;)

[numpty]

I had set 12 I built a 1/5 scale model of Bolton Gas works with it over xmas 1970,previously mentioned on here;)

Crikey!!!! How many farteneres would you have used for that???;)

[FenianEel]

Haha Love lego. Our 7yo currently has all my old Lego, and a good collection of the new stuff:D He loves it.
Eldest daughters boyfriend is from Norfolk, so we'll be checking the lego out when we go!!

"Bricks" is the chinese rip off version of Lego, it's actually a perfect fit and copy of lego, and pretty good quality.

[Cap]

My 2yo loves the stuff too, especially building and then knocking it down and saying "Oh oh!"

[d@rk51d3]

Big fan of LEGO here too.

Got most of the original "Space Lego", and my favourite....... the "phase 3 command ship".


Now the kids are discovering the joys.

[Grockle]

Crikey!!!! How many farteneres would you have used for that???;)

it might have been about 1000,I still remember how sore my finger were on completion,but all the pipe work was leak free,a guy from North West Gas came down to see how I'd managed it;)

[abaddonxi]

I love Lego. I've built a complete working 4WD model from it, even got a locking centre diff. But I can't find anywhere that sells all the useful individual pieces like the diffs, cogs and so on.

Lookee here-
Pick A Brick | LEGO Shop (http://shop.lego.com/pab/?warning=false)

[abaddonxi]

And the other really cool thing.

Design your own model (Lego software), upload it to the Lego server, design your box and they put all the bits in the box and send it to you.

LEGO Design byME | Exclusive & Hard to Find Items | LEGO Shop (http://shop.lego.com/Product/Factory/Default.aspx?cn=364)

[rmp]

Perfect, thanks!

[dmdigital]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Mindstorms. I have (still) the first incarnation of the robotics kits. It was great fun to play around with and scare the daylights out of the cat.

Sitting on the shelf above my iMac is the Lego X-Wing and in the other room is the Tie Fighter.

Great stuff!

Oh and has anyone seen the Mythbusters episode on the Lego ball?

[Fusion]

I'd love to get my hands on this bit of kit :D:cool: ......

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/247.jpg

[dmdigital]

Mick: Off Roader | TECHNIC | LEGO Shop (http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Product.aspx?p=8297&cn=57&d=70)

[abaddonxi]

Nah, you want this -
Crane Truck | TECHNIC | LEGO Shop (http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Product.aspx?p=8258&cn=57&d=70)




https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/244.jpg



The other one has gull-wing doors, way too bling for a Land Rover forum.