Comments on: Buying Bulk LEGO

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:15:59 +0000

No idea, sorry. That was probably a Master Model Builder event at a LEGO store. I haven’t seen the Ninjago one, but I’ve been involved in Yoda, Buzz Lightyear, and Pirate builds. Basically a Master Builder from LEGO makes a design using mostly 2×4 bricks, and then at the store they have kids create 8x16x4 scaled-up bricks and recreate the smaller model using those large bricks. Some of the detail parts come pre-assembled (and glued) from the Master Builder Shop. None of those are ever released to the public as instructions though. Your best bet is if some adult fan has made a design for one and is willing to share it, but I am not aware of any.

By: Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:20:00 +0000

Where i can get a instruction to build a 2 feet size Minifigs, i saw pictures of this guy building the big Ninjago, and he got the small one on his hand…

Thanks…

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:58:44 +0000

Sorry I don’t use knock-off brands.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:45:46 +0000

I had recently been looking for a large quantity of Bulk Bricks. I have found a manufacturer of a very compatible , good quality building brick. “Made in Canada” I purchased 3LBS almost 850 pcs for $25.00 large bricks. It is not the cheap “knock offs” that we are used to. Many Colours as well. If your interested I can send the link

By: russell

russell — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:50:20 +0000

i need to find out where to get orange lego bricks 2×4 min 10000

By: Kellie

Kellie — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:58:30 +0000

Thanks Bill! I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing how brick link worked.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:29:07 +0000

Your best bet is probably to break it up into smaller sized lots and sell them on eBay.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:45:53 +0000

Hello Bill,

I was wondering if you would like to buy my 11 building plates and 60 pounds of Lego for 700 To 800 dollars i really need the money!
The reason i am asking 700 to 800 is because there is over 2500 dollars worth of Lego in there!

Please email me at matthewgdavidge@live.ca if interested, ((this also goes for anyone else who would want to buy this))

Thanks Alot!!
Matt

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:01:31 +0000

Nope, your best bet is to buy that set… with luck, on sale. Good luck!

By: Kellie

Kellie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:26:21 +0000

Hi Bill,

Perhaps you can help me. My son loves the lego star wars clone troopers, and I am trying to find them in bulk. I’ve tried brick link, but I can’t seem to find them in a bulk sale. If I buy one mini-fig at $5.50, then I’d be better off to buy those $11 set that has 4 of them from a box store. Am I missing something?

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:26:27 +0000

Powering the Emerald Night is done with the Power Functions XL motor, powering the wheels through a Technic gear mechanism. The other Power Functions trains you mention are powered by a specialized powered truck that is all in one. Also the Emerald Night is a difficult set to build, that’s more for the advanced builder, and some of the moving parts can jam up… basically it looks great but it is far less practical to use. If you just want a train to play with, the cargo or passenger train sets are easy to build and more reliable to operate. But ultimately the power of LEGO is not in what sets you build, but what parts you have to work with for designing your own creations…

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:27:24 +0000

Thank you! I’m wondering if you can give me some advice? Like I said earlier, my son is getting the Emerald Night for Christmas. I want to buy the power functions and track so he can use it. I want to add other trains to this so he will eventually have a nice collection. Would it make more sense if I buy another train set that has some of the power functions (e.g. city passenger train or cargo) along with the emard night so I can use the parts? When I add up the power functions and the track that is recommended it is about $130. Can I use some of the parts from the other sets and save money in the long run? Confusing? What would make more sense to do….order all the power functions and track for the emeral night OR order another set too and order only the parts that would be needed for the emeral night? This is the first lego train he will be receiving. So, we don’t have any parts now. Any help or advice would be really appreciated!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:04:27 +0000

The flex track can be a little unreliable but the regular straight and curved tracks are just fine. It takes 16 curves to make a circle; add however many straights if you want to make an oval or something. See my Track Layout Geometry page for a primer on LEGO track. You might want to get some flex track just to add flexibility; my page was written before they came out with that option.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:36:47 +0000

I bought the Emerald Night train for my son’s Christmas present. On the lego site they have listed the power functions that are needed along with the flex track (8867). I read the reviews on the track and they are very negative. Can anyone recommend a track to me that is better and will work with this train? If Lego doesn’t sell it, I can look else where. Also, can you recommend how much track I should buy and how many straights, curves, etc? This is very new to me. My son is 13 but when it comes to Lego’s he’s very talented and loves to be challenged I think a good track will be good for him. The reviews on the flex track sounds like he will get frustrated. Any advice or recommendations is appreciated. Thanks

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:08:03 +0000

Thank you, Bill, for this information, and for your creativity encouragement!

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:31:30 +0000

It would be a lot of work to try to get every part using bricklink, but it should be possible. I’m not sure which would cost more, but probably the easiest solution is to just find someone selling the set used on ebay … but bricklink also has sets for sale, so check there too.

But I would encourage you (and your kids) to make up your own buildings using the *style* of those sets, rather than just building the sets designed by the LEGO company. LEGO is about creativity after all, not just collecting.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:01:20 +0000

Hi Bill, My kids are attempting to collect all of the modular building sets. We have all but cafe corner, and market street. Would we be able to individually purchase all of the bricks needed to build those two sets? And if so, would that cost less than the used sets currently being sold on ebay? Or, should we just find a good used set on ebay? thanks!!!

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:38:07 +0000

If you do list them on ebay, be sure to come back here and post a link to the auction :-)

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:32:44 +0000

many thanks!

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:20:49 +0000

Yup, probably putting them up on eBay, or reselling them at a flea market or similar. We have a vendor who sells used LEGO in bulk at our BayLUG meetings, and he gets his bricks from a network of people who visit yard sales like yours, buy all the LEGO they can, and then pass them on for a slight markup. I’d encourage your son to keep his LEGO in the attic until he reaches adulthood – if he’s anything like me, he’ll want to get them back from you sometime in his 20s and start building with them again.

If you really want to sell them, put them up on eBay yourself, and you’ll get a lot more money for them.