Ed Mack Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Too much work for me. I'll buy one assembled. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicblast Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Too much work for me. I'll buy one assembled. I'm not sure if you're serious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I'm not sure if you're serious...I think he is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 This definitely looks to be kind of a tedious build but, just as the Maersk ship, is just one I won't be able to avoid to buy and display at home! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBricks Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I am building this right now, it takes a little patience. I did have to request two flat 1 x 6 white pieces that were missing from bag 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Here is a Rebrickable review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I'm not sure if you're serious...I'm serious. Building LEGO sets is hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISO8T0 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I'm serious. Building LEGO sets is hard work. This coming from a guy who helped create and maintain a highly successful LEGO community web site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyman Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Did anybody notice the new bags Lego are using. They now have a white banding over the bags with a QR code and a reference that kinda resembles the seals on the box but with an extra digit. Just an FYI really. Interesting they are starting to change the bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneknightr Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Maybe this belongs in the What I heard from a Lego Employee Today thread, but I was at the Lego store this past weekend and I asked about this set since I didn't see it on the shelves or on display. He said that they sell out each time they got them in and they hadn't received any shipments lately. Manager told him to take the display down because of that. I haven't seen this set in person yet and was hoping to do so on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenJ91 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Did anybody notice the new bags Lego are using. They now have a white banding over the bags with a QR code and a reference that kinda resembles the seals on the box but with an extra digit. Just an FYI really. Interesting they are starting to change the bags. I'm building this set now and not seeing the band you are referring to. Can you post a pic to show this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyman Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 this is a different set but has the same white banding and barcode etc. Like here, its not on all bags. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Maybe this belongs in the What I heard from a Lego Employee Today thread, but I was at the Lego store this past weekend and I asked about this set since I didn't see it on the shelves or on display. He said that they sell out each time they got them in and they hadn't received any shipments lately. Manager told him to take the display down because of that. I haven't seen this set in person yet and was hoping to do so on Sunday. Historically Lego doesn't like to have enough of the NR's & Europe has almost a couple thousand so I wouldn't read too much into it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenJ91 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 this is a different set but has the same white banding and barcode etc. Like here, its not on all bags.oh ok interesting. i don't have those on any bags in the ferris wheel and haven't seen them yet. thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyman Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 it looks like the bagging system may be being upgraded at lego - who knows.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymorgue Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Maybe this belongs in the What I heard from a Lego Employee Today thread, but I was at the Lego store this past weekend and I asked about this set since I didn't see it on the shelves or on display. He said that they sell out each time they got them in and they hadn't received any shipments lately. Manager told him to take the display down because of that. I haven't seen this set in person yet and was hoping to do so on Sunday. The same exact thing happened with the Tumbler when it came out. I got lucky to get it the day it was released, but they had to take the display down for a few months because my local Lego store would only get a handful of them in on any given week and would sell out almost immediately. It was a general production shortage, and obviously has been sorted out. Like others have said, I wouldn't worry about it. It's still such a new set, that it will be in production for a while. You'll just have to keep your eye out for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneknightr Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 The same exact thing happened with the Tumbler when it came out. I got lucky to get it the day it was released, but they had to take the display down for a few months because my local Lego store would only get a handful of them in on any given week and would sell out almost immediately. It was a general production shortage, and obviously has been sorted out. Like others have said, I wouldn't worry about it. It's still such a new set, that it will be in production for a while. You'll just have to keep your eye out for it.I definitely agree. I'm in no rush to get this set but it would've been nice to see it in person as I've read how it just hits you when you see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kos999 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Simple amazing to have it somewhere up of small child with the electrical kit. One of the best looking sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conceptmachine Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I like this model but with the suggested motor it spins too fast. Any way to gear it down to a more scale speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I like this model but with the suggested motor it spins too fast. Any way to gear it down to a more scale speed?You'd have to change out one of the two gears to alter the ratio but essentially you have to put a bigger one crank handle because the small one on the motor axle is the smallest they make. It'll take some extra parts though .. there isn't enough room between the axles and the lever to move it over as it stands. You'll probably have to mount it above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conceptmachine Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) Thank you Greg. I figured it would take some gear swaps if they didn't make a lower speed motor. Maybe one day in the future they will make one slower. I would like to slow up the mixer as well. Maybe someday I'll get the time to make something that will work. Edited September 8, 2015 by conceptmachine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_bricks Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Thank you Greg. I figured it would take some gear swaps if they didn't make a lower speed motor. Maybe one day in the future they will make one slower. I would like to slow up the mixer as well. Maybe someday I'll get the time to make something that will work.If you use an IR Sensor with the Speed Remote then you can get a slower speed. I did this on the mixer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 If you use an IR Sensor with the Speed Remote then you can get a slower speed. I did this on the mixer.Oh yeah, I forgot about that. You know, that might work fairly well with both since there is an orange and blue channel on the remotes (and channels)! You could control up to 8 rides from the same remote.The EV3 motors are also speed sensitive and programmable... could probably make an EV3 program to control the ride. Program it to load/unload people and rotate for a while. Hmmm... looks like I finally have an easy project to start with! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevink24 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Not sure if this has been posted yet, but...For those conspiracy theorist out there...my Ferris Wheel arrived with a new box design. Even though it has only been out since June, it has the new Creator Expert logo (with the headlight bricks and not 2x2 bricks with the "star" design). Guess it is in Lego's plan to redesign every box, newer and older. Everybody panic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Not sure if this has been posted yet, but...For those conspiracy theorist out there...my Ferris Wheel arrived with a new box design. Even though it has only been out since June, it has the new Creator Expert logo (with the headlight bricks and not 2x2 bricks with the "star" design). Guess it is in Lego's plan to redesign every box, newer and older. Everybody panic! I don't think it's a conspiracy. There were a few articles across multiple sites earlier this year that lego was working on becoming greener. Part of that included packaging, which would allow them to compact more boxes into an area so they could maximize efficiency with their shipping containers. When you really think about it, there is a lot of extra space in a lot of the older lego boxes. Almost to the point, where they could probably ship 10 more units on a palette if they maximized the box sizes.. To me this is just a sign that lego is getting smarter and more efficient. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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