Feeling a bit sad today because of the world so I’m cheering myself up by sharing these photos of my #Lego analogue gadgets collection - ThreadSky

They’re fabulous! My Lego friends are very much Star Wars based. & a mounted moose’s head. ( there are hooman friends too)

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clarissaoakes.bsky.social•50 days ago

I do like the Roberts Radion. Also liked the copy of HMS Surprise on the bookshelf.

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ottocr.at•50 days ago

Thank you Mrs Oakes, a glass of wine with you ma'am

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clarissaoakes.bsky.social•50 days ago

I give you (lego) joy, sir.

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foggyknitter.bsky.social•50 days ago

They are brilliant, does the typewriter work?

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ottocr.at•50 days ago

There’s a very clever mechanism so that the carriage moves and the keys will move the thingummy but it doesn’t work work

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ianbetteridge.com•49 days ago

Is that… a Lego typewriter?

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ottocr.at•49 days ago

Yes, yes it is, it’s magnificent

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ianbetteridge.com•49 days ago

Oh god I want that so much

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ottocr.at•49 days ago

The set has recently been retired, alas https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/typewriter-21327

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rowan68.bsky.social•49 days ago

I've just had the depressing thought that I love that very much but it would be a bugger to dust 🙄

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ianbetteridge.com•49 days ago

This is the worst news of the week.

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dom.happygiraffe.net•49 days ago

Noooooo!

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tuftymctavish.com•50 days ago

😍 I am orbiting a burgeoning LEGO interest! That’s a great themed collection.

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venite.mastodon.nl.ap.brid.gy•50 days ago

@ottocr.at does the typewriter work? (Modulo ink)

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ottocr.at•50 days ago

There’s a v clever mechanism but no not as a typewriter

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ottocr.at•50 days ago

Then there’s my #Lego architecture collection over here 🤓

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merseymal.com•50 days ago

Our only architectural one

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ottocr.at•50 days ago

oh you think that’s all? it’s not

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callicramed.bsky.social•50 days ago

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johnbeverley.bsky.social•50 days ago

You have great taste.

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lomelindi12.bsky.social•50 days ago

Wow!

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ottocr.at•50 days ago

it’s sometimes tough being away from my family during the week but there are upsides to getting to be in a space of my own half the time

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ottocr.at•49 days ago

(perhaps it doesn’t need to be said but the irony of seeking diversion from the omnicrisis by spending money on plastic facsimiles of consumer goods is not lost on me… but my hairshirt sensibilities don’t stretch to depriving myself of such comforts)

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katknits.bsky.social•49 days ago

I loved the old metal meccano - but was never alllowed it because.... I'm female 😬

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ottocr.at•49 days ago

!! 🙁

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concretebadger.bsky.social•50 days ago

The Notre Dame model is absolutely stunning. Very tempted by that one myself!

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commandantpeuplier.bsky.social•50 days ago

Extremely jealous of the Himeji Castle.

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mmedebeauvoir.bsky.social•50 days ago

This is so lovely, Chris. When I'm feeling sad/stressed/out of sorts, I buy yarn. The idea of future knits is soothing.

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ottocr.at•50 days ago

I've gone past the tipping point where the thought of yet more yarn to add to my stash makes me cry / worry that I might precipitate the gravitational collapse of a yarn singularity

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justmutra.bsky.social•50 days ago

Ah, the creator camera is still one of the best designed and fairly priced sets to date.

Also that typewriter looks amazing! Sad I didn’t get one before it went away end of year 😔

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ottocr.at•50 days ago

If you can find one I really recommend it, one of the best sets I've made.

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