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Here you go:

Well now I'm disappointed

Given how they've implemented the hair on the side, they could have easily done his 2 hairs on the top of his head

It's an excellent set though - just the sort of thing I'd be interested in if I could afford Lego

I think it would be hard to do the hairs on his head because of the flip-top head; opening that is going to interfere with them because there's no way to mount them to the smooth openable dome.

This is from a Rebrickable design; I haven't modified it much. Bought the pieces on Bricklink and used some I already had in stock. The pricey thing was the Homer minifigure which was over £10 on its own; I did consider omitting that but thought it was quite an important part.

dinny_g wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 12:47 pm Very true... 2 on top and the wavy W's on the side...

They're M's.

To go with the G's for ears.

Matt Groening

I quite fancy the Maersk container ship!

Jobbo wrote: Fri Feb 06, 2026 9:39 am I've seen a leak of the Model T and that's one I'll certainly be getting. It reminds me of the 1970s Hobby Sets: https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Hobby-Set - which I saw at friends' houses but never had myself. Oh the thrill of finding a big spoked wheel in someone's box of Lego back then, or a white technic axle.

I had the Renault and the Rolls Royce from that series. I actually left them built in my bedroom for years. They were hard to dust!

Delphi wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 1:08 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Feb 06, 2026 9:39 am I've seen a leak of the Model T and that's one I'll certainly be getting. It reminds me of the 1970s Hobby Sets: https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Hobby-Set - which I saw at friends' houses but never had myself. Oh the thrill of finding a big spoked wheel in someone's box of Lego back then, or a white technic axle.

I had the Renault and the Rolls Royce from that series. I actually left them built in my bedroom for years. They were hard to dust!

Make up brushes are the way forward (from my own personal collection obviously)

Interestingly we've just had a quote for removals and we were recommended to move the lego collection in the car

I use old toothbrushes to remove dust from Lego - dusting with a make-up brush would work if you do it very regularly but it tends to stick to the Lego and needs something a bit stiffer to get it out from the crevices.

Have you agreed a sale and purchase now, @GG. ? Built Lego does not move nicely so I'd suggest getting some big plastic lidded storage containers.

Jobbo wrote: Sun Feb 08, 2026 5:49 pm Built this yesterday:

Bravo

Jobbo wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:09 pm I use old toothbrushes to remove dust from Lego - dusting with a make-up brush would work if you do it very regularly but it tends to stick to the Lego and needs something a bit stiffer to get it out from the crevices.

Have you agreed a sale and purchase now, @GG. ? Built Lego does not move nicely so I'd suggest getting some big plastic lidded storage containers.

The discerning gentleman surely uses an Oxford brush for his lego?

https://oxfordbrushcompany.com/products ... andle-13cm

tim wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:58 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:09 pm I use old toothbrushes to remove dust from Lego - dusting with a make-up brush would work if you do it very regularly but it tends to stick to the Lego and needs something a bit stiffer to get it out from the crevices.

Have you agreed a sale and purchase now, @GG. ? Built Lego does not move nicely so I'd suggest getting some big plastic lidded storage containers.

The discerning gentleman surely uses an Oxford brush for his lego?

https://oxfordbrushcompany.com/products ... andle-13cm

Needs shorter, stiffer bristles.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:09 pm Have you agreed a sale and purchase now, @GG. ?

Getting close now - hopefully exchanging in the next 2 weeks or so and likely completion early April.

Surveys, valuations, etc. all done on ours and the one we're buying - just need to sort insurance from exchange on a house with previous subsidence and then we should be ready to go.

I use a camera lense brush so you can blow at the same time.