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| (...) This is a problem that will always come up. I've made instructions for some of my models and posted them on my site. Having been playing with LEGO since age 2 I've by now collected quite a bit of parts, some old and rare. When making MOC's I (...)   (22 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inst) 
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| (...) For every builder AFOL like yourself there would have to be a designer AFOL! I'm a designer and builder. I buy sets for the parts that are in them, assessing yield in terms of whether some parts are required in the near future and whether all (...)   (22 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inst) 
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| I like to build from instructions, too. Either instructions of released sets, ideabooks published by Lego or 'third party' instructions. If I don't have specific parts in particular color, I try to build the model using a different colorscheme. (I (...)   (22 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inst) 
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| (...) I see what you mean. When I looked through Jakes book I was disappointed in what it didnt contain as well as the really expensive parts that were found in some of the models. Granted the models look awesome but I would honestly explore other (...)   (22 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inst) 
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| I'd love to hear people's advice on getting the specific parts you need to build a specific MOC. I'd also like to know if anyone else is a "Builder AFOL" like me? Getting Parts: I know Bricklink is the short answer but I feel like I just don't get (...)   (22 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inst) 
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