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Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.build
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Fri, 21 Apr 2000 20:26:42 GMT
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:27:05 GMT, "Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote:
> 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!
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> Urg. Now I'm depressed. :-P
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> > 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!
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> 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...
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> Cheers,
> - jsproat
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
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Rob Farver - mailto:rfarver@rcn.com
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