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Subject: 
Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.build
Date: 
Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:27:05 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Brad Hamilton writes:
100$ is dirt-cheap for a LEGO building!
I've calculated that many of my buildings cost $300-$600!

Urg.  Now I'm depressed.  :-P

If you want to save money, then buy up sets at 50% discount.  You can often
target sets with high proportions of parts you want, and then trade the rest
for MORE parts you want.  This is much cheaper than buying each part at
auction!

Does anyone have any advice as to which sets are more cost-efficient for raw
building-building materials?  Like, I wanna build a building with lotsa gray
1xN bricks, some windows, a decent roof (i.e. 6xN plates, etc.), some arches
and other architectural pieces.  I think I have enough doors...

Cheers,
- jsproat



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
 
(...) I don't know for sure, but I'd bet on: -grey brick packs -a 6097 (or two or three, or eighteen) on clearance from kbkids.com Any number of 6097s will supply you with the cool arched windows, as well as grey arches; also I think it has a few (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
  Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
 
As Shiri says, 6097 is the perfect choice for castle parts these days. It is cheap, easily available, and has a wide range of parts. It was on sale a while back at kbkids.com for only $25! The downside of this is that nearly every LUGNET'er has a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)  
  Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
 
(...) raw (...) gray (...) arches (...) Well, maybe the kbkids.com site. I saw the Bat Lords castle for 30 some dollars a few minutes. That might have some parts for you. Scott S. -- Scott E. Sanburn Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
  Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
 
(...) As far as I know there is no real cost efficient way to acquire large quantities of 1xN grey bricks. I plan on tackling my first large building in white since it is more readily available in brick buckets. Rob - Rob Farver - (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)

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  Re: The cost of minifigs
 
100$ is dirt-cheap for a LEGO building! I've calculated that many of my buildings cost $300-$600! (URL) seen some other folks' buildings that are much bigger (and more expensive). If you want to save money, then buy up sets at 50% discount. You can (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)

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