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Re: In Search of Pieces after Dark Ages
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Fri, 4 May 2001 14:42:46 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Bill Jackson writes:
> Well I'm comin' back from my Dark Ages, and wow the Lego world has passed me
> by. Today I broke down my 3-foot long space creation which has been with me
> for many years now in hopes of building a castle. I found my baseplates
> gathering dust under my bed and all I had were: Royal Knights Castle Base,
> Firebreathing Fortress Base, and Dark Forest Fortress Base. Needless to
> say, I had wanted to build a massive castle to celebrate my rebirth, but I
> was hoping for a little more than 3 baseplates. I arranged these plates in
> every way possible and every combination looked like crap.
Ew. 'Course I'm biased... I don't really like using baseplates (the RR
baseplates and the DF baseplates being the only two exceptions to the
rule)... I'm for building my own landscapes or using standard 32x32 flat
baseplates :)
> My problem is
> that I haven't got enough castle sets--the only major ones are the RK
> Castle, FB Fortress, DF Fortress, and Dark Dragon's Den if that even counts.
> I need a way to beef up my castle collection so I can get to work--however,
> Legos are expensive these days, and I have all of $110 on me right now (I'm
> a young jobless teenager). How should I go about doubling my current
> baseplate count, adding about 3000 pieces into my collection, and adding
> about 60 minifigs for under $110?
Rule 1: Don't buy the Knight's Kingdom stuff. Only buy these if you have the
money to spare. And if you DO buy them, don't play with a 6080 less than 10
days before assembling the Knight's Kingdom stuff. You WILL cry.
Rule 2: YARD SALES ARE KING. They're harder and harder to find, but when you
DO find one... 8) People selling Lego on their lawn are liable to sell it to
you for dirt cheap.
Rule 3: If it's pieces you're after, check Ebay for piece stashes. Look for
people selling "10 lbs of Lego" or "Large bin of Lego", etc. Collectors
won't compete by paying top dollar because you don't actually know what
you're getting, so you get a lot more bang for your buck. You just don't
know what sort of bang.
As for making it 3000 pieces, rules 2 & 3 are what make the difference. Sets
usually go at roughly $.10 a piece, so that's about 1000 pieces by that
logic. And a good bunch of them will be things you don't need to build
castles like 1x1 round plates, windshields, wheels, engines, etc. And
discontinued castle sets usually go for more. Especially if they're MISB
[Mint In Sealed Box]. That often doubles (or triples [or quadruples in some
cases]) the value.
Anyway, welcome back to the wonderful world of ABS. Don't break the bank
totally (Make sure you can still eat!) But remember that clothes and shelter
are secondary to Lego :) (you can build your own)
DaveE
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