tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776498059893230427.post953662947718631455..comments2024-03-28T06:47:43.621-04:00Comments on The Mobile Frame Garage: Sets vs. Individual PartsMantiskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431679201599223423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776498059893230427.post-8764998021184448082013-12-12T11:49:29.525-05:002013-12-12T11:49:29.525-05:00If you want to build only frames and you want to d...If you want to build only frames and you want to do it in a hurry, targeted buying is the way to go. If you want to build a stockpile of parts for frames, stations, and terrain, sets will be the better option. More often than not, a part you think you don't want today will turn into something useful tomorrow.Mantiskinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431679201599223423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776498059893230427.post-84546525056583862242013-12-12T11:23:51.409-05:002013-12-12T11:23:51.409-05:00Having recently built up my collection from scratc...Having recently built up my collection from scratch using both sets and Bricklink, I feel like the latter is almost always the way to go. Looking through my Bricklink orders, I found that out of the thirteen orders I've placed through Bricklink, eleven of them came up well below the golden ratio with shipping included in the overall price. In these cases, I received exactly the pieces that I wanted, and nothing that I didn't. When investing in sets, I've noticed that I often end up with fair percentage of pieces that aren't particularly useful to building MF0 frames.<br /><br />There are, of course, some notable exceptions, like most polybags, which typically are built from parts that are all useful for frame building, or when you can get certain kits at a deep discount where the percentage of useful parts is more easily swallowed since you're purchasing the set on the favorable end of the golden ratio. relasinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326014506196882782noreply@blogger.com