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| 17:30 | < CalaveraJoe> | Alo! |
| 17:31 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | greetings |
| 17:36 | < afny> | o/ |
| 17:37 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | is that a wave? |
| 17:42 | < afny> | it is |
| 17:42 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | yay |
| 17:46 | < CalaveraJoe> | How's it join afny? |
| 17:46 | < afny> | it's join pretty good |
| 17:46 | < afny> | eatin dat breakfast |
| 17:46 | < afny> | at dat lunchtime. |
| 17:46 | < CalaveraJoe> | *sigh* Stupid autocorrect |
| 17:46 | < afny> | how about you folk |
| 17:47 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | haha me too, just finished breakfast/lunch! :D |
| 17:47 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | hooray for saturday |
| 17:47 | < CalaveraJoe> | Not bad. Survived the little Mr's first birthday (and accompanying gigantic party). Managed a PAB wall run to Downtown Disney |
| 17:47 | < afny> | get anything sweet? |
| 17:47 | < CalaveraJoe> | http://www.flickr.com/photos/78301704@N02/7662660130/in/photostream |
| 17:47 | < CalaveraJoe> | Some good stuff |
| 17:48 | < CalaveraJoe> | There were actually some other great parts. Like the 1x2 bricks that people use for the containers (the ones with the ridged sides) in black |
| 17:48 | < CalaveraJoe> | but I was holding myself to just one cup |
| 17:48 | < afny> | this is good stuff |
| 17:48 | < afny> | but damn that's a lot of rubies |
| 17:48 | < CalaveraJoe> | The ladders are a great scale for frames |
| 17:48 | < CalaveraJoe> | Lookit the next pic in the stream for a shot of how much I shoved into the cup |
| 17:48 | < afny> | yeah, perfect for elevated terrain |
| 17:48 | < CalaveraJoe> | I'm getting good at it |
| 17:49 | < afny> | I've only ever done it once, and I did pretty bad |
| 17:49 | < afny> | too much stacking of the wrong kind of parts I think |
| 17:49 | < CalaveraJoe> | Well, the ladders also work with my fluff. Colony doesn't really do much with flying frames, so ladders on buildings makes sense from a construction / firefighting / protection standpoint |
| 17:49 | < afny> | yeah |
| 17:50 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | nice haul |
| 17:50 | < CalaveraJoe> | Well, it's a matter of filling the bottom flat with something little and fiddly (like rubies) and then trying to tesselate |
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| 17:50 | < afny> | I filled up with columns first and then filled in the gaps with 1x1 bits |
| 17:50 | < CalaveraJoe> | I can now regularly get 450+ 1x2 bricks into a cup with room to spare for small fiddly stuff |
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| 17:50 | < afny> | I didn't count mine |
| 17:50 | < afny> | which was dumb, in retrospect |
| 17:51 | < CalaveraJoe> | Well, I was trying to get enough 1x2 so that after paying for the cup they'd run less than $0.04 a piece (cause I could just Bricklink them for that price) |
| 17:51 | < afny> | is 450 the breakpoint for that/ |
| 17:51 | < afny> | *? |
| 17:51 | < CalaveraJoe> | Well, cups are $14.99 |
| 17:52 | < CalaveraJoe> | With tax, after my discount (Disney premium pass) it's about $14.50 for a cup |
| 17:52 | < CalaveraJoe> | So if I /only/ had 450 bricks in there |
| 17:52 | < CalaveraJoe> | Its about 3.5 cents a brick |
| 17:53 | < CalaveraJoe> | But you can also fit a bunch of fiddly bits, which ratchets the price per brick down more |
| 17:53 | < afny> | I just sort of assumed it was a better deal than bricklink |
| 17:53 | < CalaveraJoe> | The cup last night? I'm probably bordering on .01-.02 per brick |
| 17:53 | < CalaveraJoe> | It can be |
| 17:53 | < CalaveraJoe> | Depends on the part |
| 17:53 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | how does it compare after bricklink shipping tho? |
| 17:53 | < afny> | I meant overall |
| 17:53 | < CalaveraJoe> | 2x4 bricks actually aren't, depending on the cost |
| 17:53 | < afny> | but yea |
| 17:53 | < CalaveraJoe> | Cause you can often find those for 1-2 cents, and there's NO WAY to get that many into a cup |
| 17:54 | < afny> | yeah, true |
| 17:54 | < afny> | I didn't buy anything bigger than 1x3 |
| 17:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | *nod* |
| 17:54 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | so consensus on PAB is get lots of tiny things? :D |
| 17:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | huhwhozat_desktop: Depends. Bricklink can be DAMN cheap. You just have to read the dealer's page on shipping |
| 17:54 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | how well do travis blocks fit in a cup :D |
| 17:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | I've gotten probably 60/40 Bricklink / PAB |
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| 17:55 | < CalaveraJoe> | You could probably fit a TON of travis bricks in there |
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| 17:55 | < CalaveraJoe> | but I've talked to dudes at 5 lego stores around here (there are 5 within 30 miles or so of me) and they've /never/ seen travis bricks in the wall |
| 17:55 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | :/ |
| 17:56 | < afny> | it seems really unlikely |
| 17:56 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | I was hoping to get the 3 t's from PAB since they're a bit more expensive on bricklink or so it seems |
| 17:56 | < afny> | I've never found that to be true |
| 17:56 | < afny> | I checked a lot of stores when I made my order |
| 17:56 | < CalaveraJoe> | well, from PAB online, they're 30 cents a piece, I think |
| 17:56 | < CalaveraJoe> | but PAB online is /balls/ |
| 17:56 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | just starting a collection from scratch so I don't know the ins and outs yet |
| 17:56 | < CalaveraJoe> | By all accounts, it's slow to ship, and often expensive to ship too |
| 17:57 | < afny> | I paid a lot for travis bricks, but not 30 cents |
| 17:57 | < afny> | I paid between 24 and 26 |
| 17:57 | < CalaveraJoe> | On brick link, if you are careful, you can find them for 20-25 cents |
| 17:57 | < afny> | from two stores |
| 17:57 | < CalaveraJoe> | If you're lucky, you can break that |
| 17:57 | < CalaveraJoe> | If you're in Europe, you can find them even cheaper |
| 17:57 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | nice |
| 17:57 | < afny> | all lego is cheaper in europe |
| 17:57 | < CalaveraJoe> | I picked up around 150 or so of them for about 22 average each |
| 17:57 | < afny> | according to Ced/other Eurofolk |
| 17:57 | < CalaveraJoe> | afny: Hell, it's according to Bricklink, too |
| 17:57 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | I'm trying to LDD up some builds that use few to none of the 3 t's but still.... |
| 17:57 | < afny> | true |
| 17:58 | < afny> | you could just be sparing with those pieces |
| 17:58 | < afny> | er...use them sparingly, I mean |
| 17:58 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | yeah |
| 17:58 | < CalaveraJoe> | Right now, there's two folks in the US that have Dark Bley Travis bricks (over 100 of them) for .29 a piece |
| 17:59 | < CalaveraJoe> | Which isn't horrible |
| 17:59 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | ooo |
| 17:59 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | me likey dk bley |
| 17:59 | < afny> | realistically they're going to have other stuff you want, too |
| 17:59 | < CalaveraJoe> | Yeah |
| 17:59 | < afny> | and overall you'll save tons compared to pab |
| 17:59 | < CalaveraJoe> | Wishlisting is a good idea |
| 17:59 | < afny> | is there a way to add parts to your wishlist not specifically by color? |
| 17:59 | < CalaveraJoe> | cause that way you can search for the one or two SPECIFIC things that you really need/want, and then just look at what else in your wish list they have |
| 18:00 | < CalaveraJoe> | afny: Not that i know of |
| 18:00 | < CalaveraJoe> | which is a pain |
| 18:00 | < afny> | urgh |
| 18:00 | < afny> | it's so annoying, yea |
| 18:00 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | ty for the tips! |
| 18:00 | < CalaveraJoe> | Thankfully, I have a limited color pallette, so I just add them all |
| 18:00 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | http://www.flickr.com/photos/83036748@N03/7643656234/ |
| 18:00 | < CalaveraJoe> | Red, black, dark and light bley for the most part |
| 18:00 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | this guy uses 1 travis for the core |
| 18:00 | < afny> | even with a limited palette, it's frustrating to add parts for every color |
| 18:01 | < CalaveraJoe> | Yeah |
| 18:01 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | what is the etymology of the 'travis' brick anyway? |
| 18:01 | < CalaveraJoe> | afk baby duty |
| 18:02 | < afny> | I don't even know, some guy named Travis Kunce had it tattooed on his arm |
| 18:02 | < afny> | and he died or something |
| 18:03 | < afny> | I think a lot of people just call it a travis brick because it's easier than typing out 1x1 brick with 5 studs |
| 18:03 | < afny> | it's kind of weird. |
| 18:04 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | heh |
| 18:04 | < huhwhozat_desktop> | well, I'll be back in about an hour - off to watch olympics |
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| 18:10 | < Malcolm> | Well, that's a company of assault landmates built. God bless Bricklink and all who sail in her |
| 18:11 | < Malcolm> | I must admit, I do like that pink/dark bley/black/light grey colour scheme. Looks good in the flesh. |
| 18:12 | < afny> | You mean the Moon Fang Tribe colors? |
| 18:12 | < afny> | did you do Landmates in those colors :O? |
| 18:13 | < Malcolm> | Yep, two HtH units in those colours |
| 18:13 | < afny> | Awesome |
| 18:13 | < Malcolm> | They do look rather spiffy |
| 18:13 | < afny> | I love those colors |
| 18:13 | < CalaveraJoe> | Oooh, pics? |
| 18:14 | < Malcolm> | Not at the moment, I'm afraid. Maybe over the next few days. I have the black assault landmate company with tan leader to photography as well. |
| 18:14 | < Malcolm> | Just got some of those 1x1 round tiles in grey at last |
| 18:15 | < Malcolm> | Great rocket pod hatches, etc |
| 18:15 | < afny> | Those are high on my list of new parts |
| 18:15 | < afny> | so useful |
| 18:15 | < CalaveraJoe> | afny: Travis Kunce also did pretty amazing things with travis bricks and suchlike |
| 18:15 | < CalaveraJoe> | He's also deceased |
| 18:15 | < afny> | I don't know anything about the greater lego community |
| 18:17 | < CalaveraJoe> | He also had a tattoo of the brick |
| 18:18 | < CalaveraJoe> | I only know any of this cause I got bored and was curious where the name came from too |
| 18:19 | < afny> | What little I know about the phenomenon makes me agree with Soren |
| 18:19 | < afny> | it is a little creepy |
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| 18:20 | < huhwhozat> | yay I be back |
| 18:20 | < CalaveraJoe> | I dunno, I think it's neat that the community recognized the dude's skill with the brick enough to name it after him |
| 18:21 | < afny> | I guess |
| 18:21 | < afny> | but how many people really use the word in that context |
| 18:21 | < huhwhozat> | travis brick still? |
| 18:21 | < afny> | we're back on it |
| 18:21 | < huhwhozat> | cool |
| 18:22 | < Malcolm> | Where ever Lego builders gather, there shall be discussed the Travis brick... |
| 18:22 | < huhwhozat> | Italians just took gold in archery over U.S. :/ |
| 18:22 | < afny> | I mean, I don't think it's creepy enough to not use it |
| 18:23 | < afny> | mostly because it's become a useful word |
| 18:23 | < afny> | it's short and it means something specific |
| 18:23 | < afny> | and people generally know what you mean |
| 18:23 | | * CalaveraJoe goes to look up who the Italian archer is |
| 18:23 | < huhwhozat> | *archers |
| 18:23 | < Malcolm> | Re: olympics, I was more angry when unrepentant doper Alexandre Vinokourov won the road race |
| 18:23 | | * afny doesn't know much about sports ball |
| 18:24 | | * huhwhozat doesn't either - just happens to be watching :) |
| 18:24 | < afny> | Don't get me wrong, I'm not judging |
| 18:24 | < afny> | ...I'm watching Starcraft II replays. |
| 18:24 | < Malcolm> | Well, the only thing I'll be watching is the cycling. |
| 18:24 | < CalaveraJoe> | I'm largely uninterested in the Olympics |
| 18:24 | < huhwhozat> | afny: oh you... :P |
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| 18:25 | < CalaveraJoe> | except for trap and skeet events |
| 18:25 | < CalaveraJoe> | And that's mostly only because I know many of the athletes in the field personally |
| 18:25 | < DeathZero> | mornin folks. |
| 18:25 | < huhwhozat> | I like watching handball for the amount of energy that goes into it |
| 18:25 | < huhwhozat> | that's pretty cool, Calavera |
| 18:25 | < CalaveraJoe> | I worked for a shotgun manufacturer for a number of years |
| 18:26 | < afny> | They just need to get some esports in there |
| 18:26 | < CalaveraJoe> | and it's a shotgun used by MANY of the athletes globally |
| 18:26 | < afny> | then I'd watch. |
| 18:26 | < CalaveraJoe> | 95% or more of the US shooters use them |
| 18:26 | < CalaveraJoe> | On average, 75% of the medalists in the Olympics also use them, too |
| 18:26 | < CalaveraJoe> | So I got to meet and know many of 'em |
| 18:27 | < huhwhozat> | sweet |
| 18:27 | < CalaveraJoe> | Also know the guy coaching the shooter from Fiji. He's a former US olympian (and my brother-from-another-mother, since we've known each other for like... 20+ years now) |
| 18:32 | < huhwhozat> | you were talking about wishlisting per color on bricklink |
| 18:33 | < huhwhozat> | it appears you can select a particular color or 'notify me regardless of color' |
| 18:33 | < CalaveraJoe> | With the wish list, you pretty much HAVE to add specific parts (including color) one at a go |
| 18:33 | < CalaveraJoe> | Yeah, but iirc, when you look at a store and click the "Show me items on my wish list" or whatever it's called, it'll only show the color you specify |
| 18:36 | < CalaveraJoe> | Hrm, no, looks like it'll list them regardless of color |
| 18:36 | < CalaveraJoe> | Good to know |
| 18:36 | < CalaveraJoe> | Good job, huhwhozat |
| 18:36 | < huhwhozat> | yay! |
| 18:36 | < CalaveraJoe> | Hey, afny! Lookit! |
| 18:36 | < huhwhozat> | now how do I find 'show me items on my wishlist'? :P |
| 18:37 | < CalaveraJoe> | When you're looking at a store |
| 18:37 | < CalaveraJoe> | Over on the left under the search |
| 18:37 | < CalaveraJoe> | "Show All Items this store has on my Wanted List" |
| 18:37 | < huhwhozat> | I see it now, thanks! |
| 18:38 | < afny> | took me a sec to find my bricklink password |
| 18:38 | < afny> | lemme try it out |
| 18:39 | < huhwhozat> | make sure when sdding items to select 'notify regardless of color' |
| 18:39 | < huhwhozat> | *adding |
| 18:39 | < CalaveraJoe> | Even if you also select it NOT to actually notify you |
| 18:39 | < huhwhozat> | yes |
| 18:40 | < afny> | I don't see where you can select |
| 18:41 | < afny> | notify regardless of color |
| 18:41 | < afny> | is it in the color dropdown menu? |
| 18:41 | < CalaveraJoe> | No, just above that |
| 18:41 | < afny> | : |
| 18:41 | < afny> | I think I have to actually ADD the item again |
| 18:41 | < afny> | I'm just trying to edit the parameters |
| 18:41 | < CalaveraJoe> | Yeah |
| 18:41 | < afny> | that's bogus |
| 18:41 | < huhwhozat> | yeah, unfortunately you do |
| 18:41 | < CalaveraJoe> | Yeah, its only there from the new add |
| 18:41 | < afny> | well I don't have any money to be looking at Bricklink anyway |
| 18:41 | < CalaveraJoe> | can't seem to edit it |
| 18:42 | < afny> | but at least I know, thanks for finding that out |
| 18:42 | < afny> | what a horrible system, though. |
| 18:42 | < CalaveraJoe> | Actually |
| 18:42 | < CalaveraJoe> | Can you choose "Not Applicable" from the color dropdown? |
| 18:42 | < afny> | yeah |
| 18:42 | < afny> | does that do it? |
| 18:42 | < huhwhozat> | hmmm, lets find out! |
| 18:42 | < CalaveraJoe> | Well, the travis Ive got in there w/out color has that listed when I go to edit it |
| 18:42 | < afny> | hm, that's what I tried |
| 18:42 | < afny> | I set my travis to N/A |
| 18:43 | < afny> | but I couldn't find a store that had more than one color in my favorites |
| 18:43 | < afny> | to test the hypothesis |
| 18:43 | < afny> | so I gave up. |
| 18:43 | < CalaveraJoe> | One moment |
| 18:44 | < CalaveraJoe> | *sigh* |
| 18:44 | < CalaveraJoe> | Okay... now how the heck do you do the thing where it shows stores with the number of different items they have on your wishlist? |
| 18:44 | < afny> | haha, no idea. |
| 18:44 | < huhwhozat> | afny: it seems to work if you set it to N/A |
| 18:45 | < CalaveraJoe> | A-ha! Query shops |
| 18:45 | < afny> | cool |
| 18:45 | < CalaveraJoe> | And yeah, set it to n/a and your good |
| 18:45 | < CalaveraJoe> | 72 cents PER travis? What the hell are these people smoking? |
| 18:46 | < CalaveraJoe> | Also, you go to Wanted tab, then "By Shop" |
| 18:46 | < CalaveraJoe> | And it will list the stores by how many different lots of your items they have |
| 18:46 | < CalaveraJoe> | Its not perfect, cause if a store has, say, 8 lots of ONE part on your list, it'll show them with a higher count |
| 18:46 | < huhwhozat> | 3boysbricks has travis blocks for as low as 22c |
| 18:47 | < CalaveraJoe> | But the drop down above, you change it to Lots (Unique) and it filters better |
| 18:47 | < CalaveraJoe> | huhwhozat: link? |
| 18:47 | < huhwhozat> | http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=3boysbricks&itemID=31894676 |
| 18:47 | < huhwhozat> | Dark Bley |
| 18:47 | < huhwhozat> | only ship to us tho it appears |
| 18:48 | < CalaveraJoe> | Yeah, they have just one |
| 18:48 | < CalaveraJoe> | Where are you located? |
| 18:48 | < huhwhozat> | derp :P |
| 18:48 | < huhwhozat> | missed that |
| 18:48 | < huhwhozat> | I'm in Indiana |
| 18:48 | < CalaveraJoe> | Yeah, you can find travis bricks for like 5 cents... and theres usually like 1 or 2 bricks, hehe |
| 18:49 | < CalaveraJoe> | Mind you, when I order form a store, I tend to search for parts like the 3 ts and just add however many they happen to have if the price is good |
| 18:49 | < huhwhozat> | good plan |
| 18:49 | < CalaveraJoe> | So I often have orders with 3-4 of some parts, as addons |
| 18:49 | < CalaveraJoe> | Its why I've probably got 100+ travis bricks in dark bley and black right now, hehe |
| 18:49 | | * CalaveraJoe hoards his T bricks. |
| 18:50 | < huhwhozat> | 195 Dk Bley Travis for 29c: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=Mark_L_Bauer&itemID=26872783 |
| 18:50 | < CalaveraJoe> | A good way, however, to avoid the 1-2 brick shops, is to set a higher min qty (for 1 bricks, I've got it set at 15) |
| 18:50 | < huhwhozat> | nice |
| 18:50 | < CalaveraJoe> | That's not bad, but I try to shoot for < .25 |
| 18:50 | < huhwhozat> | what should I look for/ look out for in terms of shipping? |
| 18:51 | < CalaveraJoe> | Mind you, for 195 of them, at .29 cents, its a decent savings over PAB |
| 18:51 | < CalaveraJoe> | of about $2 |
| 18:51 | < CalaveraJoe> | Or 11... i can't recall if travis bricks are 30 or 35 cents |
| 18:52 | < CalaveraJoe> | 35 cents each, so yeah, 11 savings |
| 18:52 | < CalaveraJoe> | if you buy all 195 |
| 18:52 | < CalaveraJoe> | For shipping, I look at it this way |
| 18:52 | < CalaveraJoe> | Does what I save more than cover the shipping cost? |
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| 18:53 | < CalaveraJoe> | In this case, if I were to buy all 195 travis bricks, so long as I'm not spending $11 on shipping and tax and such, it's a decent deal |
| 18:53 | < CalaveraJoe> | And you check the splash and/or store terms pages for shipping info |
| 18:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | So for 3boys, he charges 2.50 to 3.75 for shipping, up to 13oz (which is a lot of bricks) |
| 18:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | "Orders over 13 oz will be shipped priority or flat rate packaging, whichever is more economical, unless a specific shipping method is requested from the buyer." is always nice to see |
| 18:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | Basically "I ship as cheaply as I can" |
| 18:54 | < afny> | yeah |
| 18:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | Also, "The cost of shipping materials is included in the shipping cost. I do not normally charge any additional fees but in the event that I do, it will be listed separate from the shipping charge and it will be detailed to you in the invoice note." |
| 18:54 | < afny> | try to avoid stores that have a "packing fee" |
| 18:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | That's also good |
| 18:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | afny: I don't mind if its like 1-2 bucks |
| 18:54 | < afny> | it depends on the additional savings |
| 18:54 | < CalaveraJoe> | To cover the box / time or whatever, especially if Im saving a PILE |
| 18:55 | < afny> | I see a lot of packing fees that double the shipping cost |
| 18:55 | < CalaveraJoe> | Yeah |
| 18:55 | < CalaveraJoe> | But even if, in this case, it came to $6 for shipping + fees, it's still a $5 saving |
| 18:55 | < CalaveraJoe> | for just the ONE part |
| 18:55 | < CalaveraJoe> | Mind you, you're still spending, like, $60 |
| 18:56 | < CalaveraJoe> | Incidentally, if I /ever/ see Travis bricks in one of the walls, you can bet your ass I'm buying a craptop of them to sell to folks in here on the cheap |
| 18:56 | < DeathZero> | yay for travis bricks. |
| 18:56 | < CalaveraJoe> | Cause hell, even if I can only fit, oh 500 bricks in a large cup, it's still like... 0.04 per brick |
| 18:57 | < CalaveraJoe> | which is DIRT CHEAP |
| 18:57 | < CalaveraJoe> | I could sell them for 10 cents each, make a tidy profit and STILL be less than most stores on BL at any qty |
| 18:59 | < CalaveraJoe> | Also, huhwhozat for some parts, I tend to not buy in lots less than, like 50+, it's just not worth the order |
| 18:59 | < CalaveraJoe> | I figure it's also always better to have too many / extra, than to run out in mid build |
| 19:00 | < afny> | my only advice, as someone who's only bricklinked once with limited funds |
| 19:00 | < CalaveraJoe> | o_O a DOLLAR a brick? Seriously? What is /wrong/ with people on BL |
| 19:00 | < afny> | buy more 1x1 plates (round and square) than you think you need |
| 19:00 | < afny> | you WILL run out of those. |
| 19:00 | < CalaveraJoe> | afny: I try to get those from the walls |
| 19:00 | < DeathZero> | yea @ afny v.v |
| 19:00 | < CalaveraJoe> | MAN you can fit a lot of them in there |
| 19:00 | < afny> | the wall here never changes |
| 19:01 | < CalaveraJoe> | Lame |
| 19:01 | < afny> | and they only have trans-colored rounds |
| 19:01 | < afny> | oh, and orange |
| 19:01 | < DeathZero> | I've not seen them change the wall around me either. |
| 19:01 | < afny> | which is why my Voice of Paradise company uses orange cores |
| 19:01 | < afny> | it looks kind of ugly, but it also looks kind of anime... |
| 19:01 | < afny> | so whatever. |
| 19:01 | < CalaveraJoe> | hehe |
| 19:01 | < CalaveraJoe> | I'm lucky to have 5 walls within a reasonable drive |
| 19:01 | < huhwhozat> | the wall.... the wall never changes |
| 19:01 | < CalaveraJoe> | Two are downright convenient (and their stock tends to rotate oftenish |
| 19:02 | < afny> | there's one 50 minutes away |
| 19:02 | < afny> | and it hasn't changed in two months |
| 19:02 | < afny> | |
| 19:02 | < afny> | and I still consider myself lucky to be that close to a lego store :| |
| 19:02 | < CalaveraJoe> | Both of the closest to me are at tourist stops |
| 19:02 | < CalaveraJoe> | Downtown Disney and Southcoast Plaza |
| 19:02 | < DeathZero> | Joe...I'm totally jelly. |
| 19:02 | < CalaveraJoe> | So LOTS of people |
| 19:03 | < huhwhozat> | Death, how's the PAB in Indy? |
| 19:03 | < DeathZero> | I've told you, I wasn't impressed. |
| 19:03 | < huhwhozat> | that's right, you did tell me |
| 19:03 | < huhwhozat> | sorrys |
| 19:03 | < DeathZero> | lol. :P |
| 19:03 | < DeathZero> | the 5-6 times I've been there the wall has been the same. |
| 19:03 | < DeathZero> | theres 2-3 good parts maybe |
| 19:03 | < CalaveraJoe> | DeathZero: Here's the detail shot of my haul two days ago http://www.flickr.com/photos/78301704@N02/7662660130/in/photostream |
| 19:04 | < huhwhozat> | soo... I'm guessing shipping overseas form Europe is not likely to be worth it? |
| 19:04 | < CalaveraJoe> | and there were other parts that would be great to pick up, too, but I was only getting one cup |
| 19:04 | < CalaveraJoe> | huhwhozat: Depends, it CAN be, but not often |
| 19:04 | < DeathZero> | nice joe. |
| 19:05 | < CalaveraJoe> | http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2877 in black, for example |
| 19:05 | < DeathZero> | I need to get some trans-red round 1x1 tiles to replaces the 1x1 trans-red round plates on my chain mine. |
| 19:05 | < CalaveraJoe> | I've got a few hundred of those in red, but I may go grab them in black too |
| 19:05 | < CalaveraJoe> | the 1x1 round tiles are hard to find |
| 19:06 | < DeathZero> | yea. I'll probably have to get em on BL. |
| 19:07 | < CalaveraJoe> | Even on BL they're scarce (at least in the US) |
| 19:07 | < CalaveraJoe> | Or rather, costly |
| 19:07 | < CalaveraJoe> | They're out there, but tend to run more than .15 a pop |
| 19:07 | < CalaveraJoe> | Which is often a breaking point for me |
| 19:08 | < CalaveraJoe> | Especially since I can order them in trans red or silver from PAB for .10 each |
| 19:08 | < DeathZero> | meh, I hate PAB for its two week wait. |
| 19:08 | < DeathZero> | I'd rather pay a bit extra and have em in like 3 days. |
| 19:08 | < CalaveraJoe> | True, but the +.07 or more, per part, makes up for it |
| 19:09 | < DeathZero> | not in my opinion. |
| 19:09 | < CalaveraJoe> | All depends on the qty you're working with |
| 19:09 | < CalaveraJoe> | If I were to grab them, I'd probably look at 50-100 of them |
| 19:09 | < DeathZero> | yea, where I'd probably do 20 of em then find other stuff in the same store I want/need, to make the order worth it. |
| 19:09 | < CalaveraJoe> | *nodnod* |
| 19:10 | < CalaveraJoe> | That's always the dilemma |
| 19:10 | < huhwhozat> | common are these guys: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=85861? |
| 19:10 | < huhwhozat> | *how common |
| 19:10 | < CalaveraJoe> | Well, they're only for sale in white |
| 19:10 | < DeathZero> | o_O? |
| 19:10 | < DeathZero> | no item found |
| 19:10 | < DeathZero> | is what it told me |
| 19:10 | < CalaveraJoe> | Worked for me |
| 19:11 | < CalaveraJoe> | Part 85861 |
| 19:11 | < huhwhozat> | 1x1 round plate with open stud |
| 19:11 | < DeathZero> | oh |
| 19:11 | < DeathZero> | lol yea the only make em in white |
| 19:11 | < DeathZero> | I made my own in black though >_> |
| 19:11 | < CalaveraJoe> | but it looks like they're readily available |
| 19:11 | < huhwhozat> | Death: how? |
| 19:11 | < DeathZero> | I found the perfect drill bit to make a hole the same size as the white ones. |
| 19:11 | < huhwhozat> | ah |
| 19:11 | < CalaveraJoe> | DZ: Drill 'em or paint em? |
| 19:11 | < CalaveraJoe> | hehe |
| 19:11 | < DeathZero> | drilled out 10 black round 1x1's |
| 19:11 | < huhwhozat> | nice |
| 19:11 | < DeathZero> | they work perfect :P |
| 19:12 | < CalaveraJoe> | Gotta be careful drilling them, since the originals have that strange not quite round hole to put pressure on stuff |
| 19:12 | < DeathZero> | the ones I did are pretty tight on stuff |
| 19:12 | < CalaveraJoe> | Also, if you don't have a drill press, you gotta be careful to get straight holes instead of off angled ones |
| 19:12 | < huhwhozat> | the originals seem to be pretty cheap |
| 19:13 | < DeathZero> | I stuck some 1x1 mechanical claw bars in the ones I did and they can be hard to pull back out. |
| 19:13 | < CalaveraJoe> | *nod* |
| 19:13 | < CalaveraJoe> | Better that, than sloppy |
| 19:13 | < DeathZero> | yep. |
| 19:14 | < DeathZero> | I figured lego should have made them in black anyways. |
| 19:14 | < huhwhozat> | true |
| 19:14 | < huhwhozat> | or seme kind of bley |
| 19:14 | < huhwhozat> | *some |
| 19:14 | < DeathZero> | they're just so useful o_o |
| 19:14 | < CalaveraJoe> | Okay, time to get moving with my morning. Finally getting around to seeing Batman this afternoon. Woo! |
| 19:14 | < CalaveraJoe> | Later folks! |
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| 19:15 | < huhwhozat> | ... bye |
| 19:16 | < DeathZero> | I've got some stuff to do round here. I'll be semi-idle for a bit. |
| 19:17 | < huhwhozat> | cya |
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| 21:51 | < DeathZero> | too quiet |
| 21:51 | < DeathZero> | o_o |
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| 22:13 | <~McMartin> | SUDDEN SCRAMBLER INVASION. |
| 22:20 | | * afny siege tank |
| 22:28 | < DeathZero> | o_O |
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| 22:54 | < DeathZero> | oh god. o_o |
| 23:27 | < afny> | So |
| 23:27 | < afny> | I'm really digging this Monster Hunter thing. |
| 23:27 | < afny> | I kind of can't stop playing it. |
| 23:27 | < DeathZero> | theres a new one coming out. |
| 23:27 | < DeathZero> | monster hunter 4. |
| 23:28 | < afny> | I'll only get it if it has online capability |
| 23:28 | < afny> | as opposed to just local multiplayer |
| 23:28 | < afny> | it'd mean buying a 3ds for it |
| 23:28 | < afny> | oh hey, I asked you earlier but I think you were gone |
| 23:28 | < afny> | do you have a flash cart for your 3ds |
| 23:28 | < afny> | or an old ds? |
| 23:29 | < afny> | do flash carts work the same way on the 3ds? |
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