Lego building as a hobby (4 Viewers)

Seems like splitting the pieces into different bags defeats some of the challenge.
Lol, idk. If it's more than like 1k pieces, I would not want to deal with that much sorting. For 5200 pieces, I'm glad it's broken out into 40 bags. It helps keep things organized and it also makes it easier for me to pace myself. I'll stop and take breaks between bags.
 
I remember how much I enjoyed Legos as a kid and I just looked up the cognitive benefits for dementia and Lego building. I might need to pick up this hobby as I get older since dementia runs in my family.
 
Avengers Tower looks so dang cool. It’s one of the kits I’m considering but I don’t yet have a spot for it.
 
Avengers Tower looks so dang cool. It’s one of the kits I’m considering but I don’t yet have a spot for it.
The footprint doesn't seem too bad, but the height, that's gonna be tricky. Won't fit on a bookshelf unless you have high ceilings.

I'm planning on setting up a dedicated room for Legos, but I'm not quite there yet. The kids aren't ready to move out just yet, lol.

Just gonna put it on a table for now. Eventually will build some custom tables or shelving.
 
The footprint doesn't seem too bad, but the height, that's gonna be tricky. Won't fit on a bookshelf unless you have high ceilings.

I'm planning on setting up a dedicated room for Legos, but I'm not quite there yet. The kids aren't ready to move out just yet, lol.

Just gonna put it on a table for now. Eventually will build some custom tables or shelving.
Yea, as you can see from my pic on the 1st page of this thread, I use my office as my lego room. I’d rather have LEGOs behind me on Zoom calls than a blurred background. My customers tend to like it. I get all sorts of questions about the Falcon or RazorCrest.
 
Yea, as you can see from my pic on the 1st page of this thread, I use my office as my lego room. I’d rather have LEGOs behind me on Zoom calls than a blurred background. My customers tend to like it. I get all sorts of questions about the Falcon or RazorCrest.
Yeah, that's a cool way to display them. I'm definitely gonna try and save up for the Razor and Falcon. Apparently, rumor has it that Lego will be retiring all of the current SW sets. That's disappointing, but I guess they gotta retire sooner or later.

I have such a mishmash of sets right now, it's hard to decide which theme to focus on. I've got a handful of City sets, the Avengers Tower, several mid sized and smaller Star Wars sets, and a couple of Creator sets. I tend to try to buy sets on sale and kicking myself for not getting the RC that was sale priced a month ago.

Not sure if I'm gonna try and splurge for the large Star Wars sets before they get discontinued or just hit the sets on sale.

I'm definitely thinking about doing some hunting during my next week off from work and hit up yard sales and the local thrift shops. I've heard some people have good success finding sets, even if incomplete for really cheap. Parts are still fairly cheap and not all that difficult to find on some of the secondary market sites.

I might even look for used sets if they're close to complete. Some pretty good value for those. The only thing I worry about with used items is if they've been exposed to sunlight as that causes yellowing and damage to the plastic.
 
10 bags in. 30 more to go. Enjoying the build. Legos are just a relaxing, fun journey.

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So, as you build, do you recreate any scenes? Note: I did not say "play with the toys" because that's for children. :hihi:
 
So, as you build, do you recreate any scenes? Note: I did not say "play with the toys" because that's for children. :hihi:
I haven't really gotten there yet, but I'm definitely gonna do some before I'm done. Once I get a few more minifigs, particularly the Hulk one, I'll do some scenes for sure.
 
Just finished bag 17, which was the Quinjet. I'd like to do the bigger set and the Helicarrier set. I wish I had started sooner when they were still being sold by Lego. Now, to get a sealed new box is stupid expensive. Might go the used route for those.

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