{"id":207,"date":"2017-08-06T06:57:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T06:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wis.co.uk\/lego\/?p=207"},"modified":"2017-08-06T06:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T06:57:53","slug":"pick-a-brick-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wis.co.uk\/lego\/pick-a-brick-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Pick-a-Brick Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"

I visited my local LEGO Store (Watford, UK) yesterday and filled up three Pick-a-Brick cups. I posted photos on my Flickr<\/a> to show what part are available.<\/p>\n

Here is the low-down on my haul:<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2651\"<\/a>With care, it is possible to get loads of pieces in each cup. Here you can see how I put larger plates (the red ones) in later, around the edge, after filling the bottom with smaller parts. Those googly eyes are irresistible!<\/p>\n

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I filled a small cup too. Around the edge of the cup are tan 2×6 plates partially connected. In the middle is a block of 2×4 bricks. Into the gaps, I pushed a whole bunch of small black wedge-shaped pieces (these parts<\/a>). On top of these, I threw in loads of 2×4 plates. I could have spent another hour stacking them, but I wasn’t quite that patient.<\/p>\n

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The third cup is similarly stacked full of small parts. Back at home, I use these sorting trays to sort out the parts. These are from Really Useful Boxes<\/a>, and they have sufficient curve at the bottom and sides of each compartment that it is easy to pick up the parts.<\/p>\n

Costs<\/h1>\n

In the UK, large Lego PaB cups are \u00a311.99 and small ones are \u00a36.99. If you re-use a cup, you get a discount (75p off the large cups, 50p off the small cups). I also had a voucher and some Lego VIP points, so I got all three cups for next to nothing.<\/p>\n

The geeky bit:<\/h1>\n

Summary<\/p>\n