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Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on April 04, 2014, 07:58 PM:

Check this out on you-tube...its very well done.

http://youtu.be/_5f1RReWoFU

that's if this link works.

Graham. [Cool]

Posted by Terry Lagler (Member # 1110) on April 05, 2014, 09:02 AM:

I've seen this kit in the local Lego Store.
I really want it!
Cheers
Terry

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on April 05, 2014, 09:39 AM:

I am getting this set soon. My Grandson is going to assemble it during the summer and it will be displayed in my home cinema.

Posted by Akshay Nanjangud (Member # 2828) on April 10, 2014, 05:10 PM:

Fantastic! Thanks for the link!! [Smile]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on April 16, 2014, 02:28 PM:

It would be great fun to build one....saw it for sale in a local toy shop the other day [Cool]

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on April 16, 2014, 07:31 PM:

Hi Graham,
I picked up my Lego Palace Cinema a few days ago. The Lego store had an assembled model in a show case -its a gorgeous piece that would adorn any home cinema. I intend to install LED lights on mine to illuminate the marquee and posters.
Now my granson has the job of assembling it...... [Big Grin]

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on April 16, 2014, 08:16 PM:

I have seen it on LEGO website, the design is amazing. One down side is they should let the back side with transparent glass (plastic) so we can see the inside of cinema. With current design everything is covered by wall.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on April 17, 2014, 12:59 AM:

Paul

I am sure your grandson will get a lot of enjoyment putting it together. [Smile]

That's a great idea regarding the use of LEDs [Cool]

Graham.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on May 03, 2014, 10:12 AM:

Construction of The Palace Cinema is underway! There are three levels to the cinema. The exterior of the theater consists of the marquee, film advertsisng posters, and a Hollywood 'Walk of Fame'. There are lamp posts and search lights that can easily be adapted to LED lighting. The style has some features of Graumann's Chinese in Hollywood.
The ground floor level is the lobby, ticket counter, and concession area. There is a popcorn machine, soda dispenser, and indoor decorative plants. A stairway leads up to the second level, which is the theater itself. The third level is the projection booth and removeable roof structure.
When completed my plan is to incorporate internal and external LED lighting, and possibly even a sound chip which will play excerpts from Casablanca !

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 03, 2014, 09:23 PM:

Sounds great Paul

Any chance of some photos?

Graham [Smile]

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on May 15, 2014, 06:04 PM:

My Grandson Jacob is making great progress on the Lego Palace Cinema. It is now about 50% assembled:

Exterior left view. Marquee not yet assembled.

Exterior right view with stars "walk of fame"

First floor Lobby ticket counter area

First floor Lobby concession area

Second floor theater and projection box, screen not yet in place

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 15, 2014, 06:23 PM:

That's brilliant Paul, he is doing a good job [Smile]

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on May 15, 2014, 07:31 PM:

This is the film to project in that cinema : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgro4fwh0tQ

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on May 31, 2014, 04:05 PM:

The Palace Cinema is now complete. It took my Grandson about 8 hours. Here are some final photos. You can see some of the design references to Graumman's Chinese theater. The feature film on the marquee Three Clicks And A Snap is not referenced on the IMDB [Big Grin]

. I will probably make my own Marquee display for Casablanca and my own miniature posters of personal favourite movies for the left side of the theater and inside the lobby.
Video tour will be up on YouTube in a couple of weeks.
Next step, LED lighting.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on June 01, 2014, 01:01 AM:

Paul, congratulate the builder, he deserves it.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on June 03, 2014, 06:21 PM:

Here is the video review(shortened version, long version later)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVlUqnNHkCE

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on June 03, 2014, 08:00 PM:

Paul that was very interesting and well done, look forward to seeing your add on extras [Smile]

Graham.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on June 05, 2014, 01:41 PM:

I think I will have to get one Paul....problem is how do I convince my better half Yvonne to let me buy one [Smile]

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on June 05, 2014, 03:34 PM:

The necessary steps are as follows, Graham:

1. Buy it as a gift for your wife, telling her you thought it would look great in the living room.

2. Find some Lego nut to assemble it for you.

3. Place it in the living room for a few days only, so that its forthcoming absence will not be noticed.

4. Retrieve the item at an opportune moment, and place it in your home theater.

Rather a deviant process I grant you, but sometimes draconian measures are necessary to achieve a desired outcome! [Big Grin]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on June 07, 2014, 12:27 AM:

Thank Paul.... I am working on it.

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on June 19, 2014, 03:32 AM:

Hi,

I am interested to order this from Ebay. But the price (with "buy it now" option) differs very much between the listings. So I wonder if there is different version/features between the boxes.

For example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290864413720

This seller has sold 12 sets for $209 (buy it now)

However:

www.ebay.com/itm/151268615053

This seller has sold several sets for $135 (buy it now).

Is there something different between them?

If they are just the same, why 12 people were willing to pay $209 while on the other seller was very much cheaper. Any explanation?

Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on June 19, 2014, 04:59 AM:

Yes, some people are stupid enough to not bother to search properly.
It's being sold for as much as $360 on ebay.

Personally, I've MUCH better uses for the equivalent of even $135 plus $43 post to UK ........ after all it's simply a few bits of plastic!!!!!!!!!! [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on June 19, 2014, 11:22 AM:

That's like saying Meccano is just a few bits of steel, and we all know that the first computer and artificial heart were both prototyped from Meccano.
Both Lego and Meccano can be used to build some amazing things. Lego has a whole Educational division with teaching programs and kits for schools to learn about simple and complex machines, pneumatics, robotics, and energy. Their Technic product line can be used to make stunning working model cranes and earth moving equipment. With Lego Mindstorm you enter the world of Robotics design and programming. You can construct and program a Lego robot that can solve Rubics cube in its hands, sort blocks by size and color, or simulate the Martian rover vehicle, or design your own robot to do just about anything.
"A few bits of plastic" ?...........Hardly.

Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on June 19, 2014, 01:39 PM:

The kit referred to builds just ONE thing .... the Cinema.
Where's the skill and invention in that? LEGO has lost the plot for the sake of the "mighty dollar" (or pound or euro or whatever).
This kit doesn't do ANY of the things you mention Paul ... it's just a few bits of plastic. Definitely!

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on June 19, 2014, 11:06 PM:

I am not really into the LEGO things. Only am interested now because the CINEMA theme.

So can you guys confirm here that no matter which price I bought as long as they are still in a sealed box, it would be the same item?

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on June 20, 2014, 07:47 PM:

I think Martin is taking a demeaning attitude towards the hobby of Lego which is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. Lego is many different things to different people, and you can enjoy many different aspects of lego designs. Some people like engineering pieces or robotics. Others like to assemble really impressive structures like the Palace Cinema. I think if Martin went through the process of assembling a 2000 plus piece Lego structure, he might have a little more respect for the assembler! And please don't knock other peoples hobbies, after all most people think all we cine types are nuts!

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on June 21, 2014, 02:59 PM:

One place I would like to visit given the chance is...Legoland

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on June 21, 2014, 05:14 PM:

Well Graham, Lego has recently opened a new theme park near us in Orlando [Smile]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on July 12, 2014, 04:41 PM:

Hi Paul

Hope your additions to the cinema are going well. There is a Lego exhibition going on in this city, this weekend...here is a photo taken by the local press of one such family project of a...30.000-piece Hercules aircraft. [Eek!]

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 12, 2014, 04:52 PM:

That's an amazing model Graham, I wonder how long that took.
The Palace Cinema is currently on display in my cinema foyer. We hope to have the lighting project completed in time for the Christmas holiday season. [Smile]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on July 12, 2014, 05:06 PM:

All up about three years, from an hour a night to much more.....what a great family project.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on February 24, 2016, 03:33 AM:

Well Paul

Guess what my better half Yvonne just bought me last weekend [Wink]

my son loves Lego, so I have an expert on hand that's keen to help [Wink]

thank goodness [Smile]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 27, 2017, 12:11 AM:

Well Paul..we got there [Cool]

This photo was taken a couple of months ago with grandson playing with the now completed cinema. [Smile]

Posted by David Hardy (Member # 4628) on May 27, 2017, 03:21 AM:

Hey that looks great guys. Although I have never been a
Lego kind of person even when I was a kid I think that looks great. ( I was always into model kits and railways )

Many happy hours spent assembling that Cinema I bet.

It puts a lot of our modern day same old, same old Multiplex
bland cinemas to shame.

I have a 00 gauge Hornby Skaledale ESSOLDO model cinema for
my model railway layout and a half relief ABC cinema card kit.

I really like all things cinema so I might even buy this Lego
set for myself and grandchildren.
[Smile]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 27, 2017, 04:27 AM:

Sounds a good idea David [Wink]

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on May 27, 2017, 05:47 AM:

As an enormous Lego fan as a young child and then a Techno Lego fan when I reached double figures, I would love to have a kit of this particular build myself if I was lucky enough to own a dedicated cinema room.

It would look superb on display at the entrance along with movie posters, vintage projectors and other such memorabilia! [Wink]

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on May 27, 2017, 10:04 AM:

And for around 100 Dollars more you can turn your new model cinema into a fully illuminated neon showpiece for your foyer! [Smile]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ3mh9Mt6u4

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on May 27, 2017, 01:51 PM:

Congratulations Graham to you and your grandson on completing The Palace Cinema. It is a very impressive piece. Mine is on display in my home cinema.
And thanks Andrew for that YouTube link to the illuminated Palace Cinema. Wow, that guy did an incredible job, it looks beautiful.
Here is the light kit for $99.99:
https://www.brickloot.com/products/lego-palace-cinema-led-lighting-kit

[ May 27, 2017, 03:26 PM: Message edited by: Paul Adsett ]

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on May 27, 2017, 03:34 PM:

It looks brilliant illuminated Paul, doesn't it? [Smile]

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on May 28, 2017, 10:21 AM:

This makes me wonder if anyone has tried to make a working 35mm projector out of Lego. I suspect smaller gauges would be too difficult.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 28, 2017, 02:42 PM:

Thanks for those links Andrew and Paul... great little video [Cool]

...looks great [Cool]

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on May 28, 2017, 08:59 PM:

And now (as usual) the Chinese made clone has been released for 1/3 of Lego's price:

Lepin Palace Cinema 15006

And here is the review on youtube:

https://youtu.be/RgX3O-nRW5s

Anyone who has already built it, by seeing the video, did you notice any different?

cheers,

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