> The friction pin has axial ridges along its length which make it fit snugly. So snugly, in fact, that it is extremely difficult to remove them. A later modification to this part would fix the problem, but early pins are notoriously difficult to remove without resorting to metal tools which damages the part. One solution is to make a tool as shown in the lower picture to push them out.
@RegDwighт I use a bra bag. I'm not ashamed to admit it. I bought my own, though. But I put all the parts in that bag, then swish it around in slightly soapy water (I use dish soap). Then I swish it around in clean water, then leave it out to dry.
Actually, what I am most afraid of is sunlight. Or any form of UV light. I store my bricks as far away from daylight as possible. When I made photos of those animals, I waited for bad weather.
@KitFox It's probably too late. I already can tell the difference between the white parts I bought two years ago and last week. And that's after taking all the precautions.
@Cerberus I do use CAD tools a lot these days. Puts less stress on the bricks, too. Because I don't have to rebuild fifty times with actual bricks to figure one tiny thing out. I can do that virtually.
@KitFox It's just the minifigs that matter though. Buy a few smaller SW kits to repopulate their lightsaber collection every once in a while and you're cool.
Star Wars is the worst rip-off. And it's kind of killing the brand in other ways, too. Just look at the LEGO Subreddit. Post a poorly-lit, blurry image of an official set that's available in every store all over the world, and if it's remotely SW-related, it will get you a hundred upvotes. Post a MOC with instructions you worked on for months, you will get only a dozen, if you are lucky.
@KitFox I just put all my collection on Rebrickable, then when a new SW set comes out I click one button and it tells me what parts I am missing. Which is usually like five. With another click I add them to my Bricklink wishlist, and one week later I can build the set. For like 50 cents.
@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 so did I. Except Peeron was always slow as ass. But what killed it for me is that it would often take them literally five years to add a rather common set. I was so happy when I discovered Rebrickable. It's everything Peeron wanted to be, should have been, and more.
They have an option to import your Peeron list, too.
> The newest Norwegian denim maker is called “Anti Sweden,” and it is an explicit counter to Swedish jean brands that have historically been popular in the Norwegian market. Anti Sweden’s office even includes a separate, smaller entrance for Swedes to crawl through, as if to drive home the point.
Ok I quickly installed it and I think that perhaps the author meant that visitors can use the Building Guide mode of the digital designer to get the instructions from his .LFX.
@KitFox The Building Guide mode is activated by clicking the two bricks with (1) and (2), top right corner. Then you'll end up with something like this: i.imgur.com/E3kHo.png
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