The Nickel Guy

I put these up on my local Craigslist SOLD - - - - Mega Marbles - Vacor - Top Notch Marbles Net Bags

This is getting somewhat silly, a little funny. My blocks showed up and the base is arriving later today. After consulting a 6+ year old child Lego engineer, I find I ordered the wrong base plate. The one showing up is for BIGGER lego blocks! Oh, I can use it for sorting and pictures I suppose but I had to order 32 x 32 dot 10x10 inch base plates to work with the much smaller 200 bricks I already received. Then, I realized I needed another 200 pack of blocks so I got 200 gray blocks to add to the 200 black ones. I plan to alternate colors to make it a bit fancy. I am only going to have 8 leftover blocks with the new plan. I ordered 4 base plates since they are flimsy and I already expect they will need support. I think they will stack on top of each other so several stacked will make a strong base. The marbles have will have less elbow room but more opportunity to be placed on the steps in different places. Well, this sure turned out to be an expensive project! New revised plan. Shows the absolute most marbles I would be able to display.

I recently saw that and numerous other lots of pocket knives on hibid. I was after the marbles. Sure was a bunch of knives. Nice catch!

Thank you Melissa.

Looks kinda familiar . . . hmmm

Stephen Bahr would like it in his videos. LOL

deiti I totally agree, I was thinking just about the same thing as you. We'll have to come up with a name for them. Orioles ?

I did but the orange on all three are just about the same size as the black. All the other Black Panthers I have are very much mostly black and one small colored side is even larger than the other colored side. Maybe it's a new Black Panther and they are using the Bengal colors. I have not seen these anywhere else yet.

So I forked out $32.00 and am getting 201 pc of Lego which by my estimation will nicely display 115 marbles on a set of 5 black steps which fit on a dark gray base. I had as much fun figuring this out mathematically as I will building it. Anyway, of course I will update this with my image of the display here in the thread when this gets here and is assembled. It will be a good photo background too I hope but if black isn't a good color for pictures, I still think it will still look better than pink or orange in a display cabinet later on. I think it will show off the marbles better too. So here's the stuff I got and here's the plan. Note, I have never built a thing with Legos. Don't laugh . . . . OK you can laff Sideview

This one had me stumped for awhile. I had one example and put it with the Bengal Tigers thinking it might be an unusual design for a tiger but apparently this might be a whole different line. I got two more today out of a Hobby Lobby net bag. Does it have a name? Thanks Each has a evenly spaced and pretty much same size black patch on the sides or poles.

A seagull on the water. Cool.

Looks Peltier to me.

hmmmm I stand corrected. Thanks for the clarification Nantucketdink.

That's what I titled it at first in my folder as a file so I will leave as such. Thanks Melissa!

Now I am leaning toward Swamp Thing?

It looks transparent inside and thin veneered purple and green patches outside. I have not seen either Jabo or Vacor like that. Could it be a Vitro Conqueror?

I tried for at least an hour here looking every place I could think of. I thought maybe Mysterious Girl, Iguana, Commando but none are quite right. These yellow and white swirling ribbons inside of this iridized shooter look like seaweed sort of. Backlit it looks quite yellow. I'm at a loss. Thank you!

Thanks Mojo! edited again LOL

Here's a Jabo Double Ingot maybe two 5/8th marbles transforming to a monster of roughly 3/4 inches. (both sides)

One of my favorite Vacors. I think they are beautiful! I may or may not have one. It looks very much like the one smack dab in the middle of your group.

I agree, they look iridescent on the site and in the right lighting these can look extra shiny. I am thinking I was right in the first place as they are Mexican made. So . . . back to editing the title and I'm naming these "Thunderbolts" and they are moving in with my extra loose Vacors.

Check this marble out. https://froschkoenigspiele.ch/artikel/murmel-35mm-thunderbolt/ Looks very close and if you read this German site in English, it is called a Thunderbolt II, (thanks Mojo) from House of Marbles and made in Mexico. mehbeee?

Thank you all for the hekp! I wonder what they are? They seem very happy and are getting along in my tray of 5/8th Jabo marbles. I'd like to know so they can go in the right group.

I did have these as Rooster though and they are quite different than in post 1. Unless . . . they are weak Roosters?

Woah Nelly! Wowzer, thanks a lot! Joe2 you're awesome. Now to edit the title and get to the YMCA. (in the snow) Thank you!