42000 is slightly bigger than I imagine... About same length with 9396 (without rotors)

Not sure in KL, but I got the Jan-Jun 2013 catalogue with me from SG.
Got online version ?




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On a side note for my Technic stuff, while waiting for Excavator to arrive ... the raw-material stocks are coming in ... already in progress ... JIT black-belt six-sigma



But still need another 1/3 to go ... it's back-breaking job to pickup one by one yo....

hehe... next half-year ... help me pick one up can ar ?

Sorry leh ... my belt is black , but non-recognised one

I think by the time reach M'sia, should be Jun-Jul range...
Normally they release 1-2 months earlier, in anticipation for Summer launches...

Biji merah-saga (Pokok Saga) ... normally school field will have this tree one. Unless your school is very "in" or new.
Or those old-town or house garden/area (Colonial style) ... normally have a lot of old trees like yellow-flame.
aiya... this shows how old I am.

Edit: Why I choose this ?
1) I want something small. Using those technic pins are fine, but I need a big box for it.
2) Rice is good size, but ... when rub against each another, fine particles/dust will come out. Just dip your fingers into rice (raw) and you will know.
3) Same with other beans like green, soy, mung beans, etc. Dust. Also, I think it can't last long.
4) Pistachio are alright, but at that size, a bit too big already. I want something small/tiny.
5) Other materials like saw-dust, etc. is not really good for playability or children. Breath in, or hand/fingers touch and onto face/mouth. Also the dust will make the Lego stuff dirty and difficult to clean.

What else ?


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LOL ... my friends also got case with stuck-in-nose when small ...
Pecah kepala fall down lah , jatuh longkang besar lah , panjat pokok lah, sungai/waterfall, etc.
Nowadays kids so safe , can play Lego at home

That is why Lego got range for kids like Duplo ...
Technic is not really for kid, unless they really know and familiar, then can start earlier like age 8-10. Otherwise, age 12-14 onwards.

I found online version, but in German 

German - Lego Januar-Juni

Italian - Lego Gennaio-Maggio

But at least can share with AFOL and kids around    Have fun ogling ...

I still have some very old catalogues ... 


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I'm trying to limit myself to Technic now
But ... motorised train coming soon ...

You sure you didn't try the "up the nose" thing ?

j/k

Sometimes is over-rated pricing. My USD5 ambulance (6688) from long time ago, is worth USD100 now. 1900% increase Anyone wants to buy ?

8439 is Technic front-end loader (year 2004)

USD699.99 now ...

Mine ... so near, yet so far ... and it's Fri ...

Use a similiar spray-painted gold-chrome fake-minifig

Tonari no Totoro ?

Need a lot of grey/light-bluish grey bricks, which is slightly more expensive than the regular black, red, blue bricks.

My tools of trade ? No pics yet, but it's:
- yellow Stanley flat-head test-pen (to push axles, pins. If you play Technic, you will know.
- smaller flat-head screw-driver (to open battery box, remote)
- brick separator from old Technic set.
- scissors and box-cutter knife.

Check this guy Eric. He used to do a lot of sculptures. But then switch to mosaics and now less Lego already.

In fact, he did a full size R2D2 way back in 1999, before Lego release the small R2-D2 (#8009) in year 2002 and the bigger R2-D2 UCS (#10225) in 2012.

It's a good start if you want real size Totoro 1:1 ratio

yeah, I used to use another axle also, but the other axle not enough grip on fingers and the end push onto palm of hand, very painful if need to adjust many.
My brick separator is old type ... without the axle-point. Waiting for the Constitution Train Chase which comes with the orange new one.

For small size stickers like 1x1 or 1x2 or 1x4 or even 2x4 (good examples are the Shell Lego cars promo) , here is what I do.
- Fold and peel out nicely. Use finger/tweezer, but don't touch a lot of the sticky part.
- Stick one end about 1mm or 0.5mm of the sticker back onto the sheet (with wax base). Or a small sheet. Not too hard, just let it stick lightly.
- The lego part to stick, join with other bricks to make it bigger to fit your hand nicely, or stable enough on table/floor.
- Then align the top portion of the sticker (furthest away from the end which is still stick onto sheet), press a bit to stick it. You can use the bigger sheet to twist/align slightly before press.
- Press one side (left/right) down. Check if the alignment is ok or not. If not ok, press the sticker sheet firmly and slowly pull out. Repeat above again.
- If satisfy ok, press the whole thing down. Then slowly tug the sheet and it will come out. Press the remaining onto the Lego brick firmly. Voila !

For big sheets, like #9398 panels which are like 4 x 10, this is what I do:
- Tear/cut out each piece as per perforated lines.
- Fold and peel out 60% , but don't take out first.
- Cut the wax-base-paper into 1/3 or 2/3 portion (one side slightly bigger than the other). Stick back as per original. In this way, your sticker is still intact, but the base is divided into two.
- Measure the sticker onto panel, see which alignment you want.
- Use the extra leftover sticker (cut into small tiny 1x10mm) to hold down the bigger portion (the wax-base-paper cut above). Normally I just use 1x on the left side.
- Press with thumb firmly on the left side.
- Fold up the right side, peel out the base, and smooth it out from left-to-right and it'll stick nicely. If not, you are in trouble already. Peel out, stick the base back, repeat the entire procedure above.
- By now, the sticker should be aligned already. Release firm left thumb.
- Lift up left side, tear the remaining base, and smooth it out from right-to-left.
- Voila ... done.

TL;DR , here's the summary:
- peel
- align
- stick
- voila!