LEGO Pieces you like but most AFOLs hate

[Emperor Claudius Rome]

I think some of you might have that one piece that you think is a nice peice, but is generally looked down by most AFOLS and TFOLS.

Mine is the KKII sword. I don't care what you think, it's not bulky.

Edited September 3, 2009 by WhiteFang
Spelling error amended...

[cole]

I like BURPs, and would use them quite often if they wern't thought of as "lazy" by others.

[Peppermint_M]

I like and use all Lego. Even what little Bionicle I own.

I never know why people limit themselves and stop using a certain part because they dont like it.

[CP5670]

I like BURPs, and would use them quite often if they wern't thought of as "lazy" by others.

I like these too. I would use them frequently if I had more of them.

The CRAPPs seen in various 1990s space bases are also decent, or at least not as bad as people seem to think. I don't think any official sets really used that piece well, but it does have potential.

[Lordofdragonss]

As I said domewhere I like KKII Big figures torsos. You can build colorfull scorpions with them!

Or build demon like I did:

[LEGOMAN132]

The big wing from set 7893

[YG-49]

The walkie-talkie.

[green dewback]

This piece from http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=4573-1

*edit*

Opps, saw the title wrongly.

The piece above is the one I dislike.

Edited September 4, 2009 by green dewback

[brickzone]

Also a fan of BURPs/LURPs - I think the only bad thing about them was back in the late 90s/early 2000s when there were some overpriced sets with large parts like BURPs and not enough bricks for the price. Today's sets you mostly get the quantity of bricks you would expect *plus* BURPs.

I'm also quite a fan of Technic in ordinary Lego sets, even if perhaps there were too many Technic parts in Vikings. I find a certain amount of technic handy enough in my own MOCs and I like learning some Technic techniques from System sets considering I wouldn't be interested in the more intricate Technic ones.

I find some Bionicle-style parts of use in MOCs too (or at least I have plans), but I wouldn't want to actually purchase Bionicles. There are more than enough such parts in ordinary System sets.

The parts I've still untouched are the knuckle/rotating joints - obviously building my own Mechas is one option, but I'd like to find other uses for them. At present I have two entire tubs untouched from Exoforce etc. (one of the ratcheting ones and ones of the ball/socket ones).

[HumanPackMule]

I'll use BURPs, those large KKII swords, most bionicle pieces, and just about any other piece most AFOLs hate.

[frogstudio]

I like and use BURPS, LURPS and stickers, if you consider the as pieces (and they have been arround since ever, so the discussion about printed vs stickers is useless)

[Big Cam]

I don't own a single LEGO piece that I hate or think is invaluable.

[prateek]

I like all the pieces I own

[Derek]

I love the City mudguard pieces. I know some think that they are "<insert that tiresome argument>" or whatever, but I think they can really add some realism to MOC's, as well as official sets. They also have other creative uses, seen in some official sets, such as the turret in the original SW Clone Battle pack, or as Deck chairs in the 4999 Vestas Promo...

-darthperson

[legotrainfan]

Actually I like BURPs and LURPs. I believe they can be very useful when building a mountain. Of course, the mountain shouldn't be built with BURPs and LURPs only. But one BURP here and a LURP there isn't so bad.

Edited September 3, 2009 by legotrainfan

[Tom Bricks]

I also like BURP's and LURP's when they are used correctly. They support anything pretty well.

I also like baseplates which I have heard are unpopular among some AFOL's.

[MrTools]

The big Wing from the flying wing set. I havent used it for anything yet, hasent been connected to anything after it left the flying wing set. I just like knowing i finaly have one

[blueandwhite]

I also like BURP's and LURP's when they are used correctly. They support anything pretty well.

I also like baseplates which I have heard are unpopular among some AFOL's.

I don't think that baseplates are unpopular. In fact, that's pretty much news to me. Raised baseplates on the other hand are less appreciated. It's pretty hard to build a large-scale building without baseplates.

I'm also not sure about the whole BURP/LURP thing. I would suggest that most AFOLs actually like BURPS & LURPS. A lot of the distain that comes from fans is not for the piece itself but for the sub-standard sets that are often associated with these bricks. BURPS/LURPS are a great filler piece for building large rock formations at a low cost. While it's true that these bricks are often associated with juniorization and they do take a bit of heat; they are exceedingly common in MOCs and form the foundation of most mountains/cliffs I've seen (even if they are covered over in slopes or other bricks).

Edited September 4, 2009 by blueandwhite

[Rick]

I'm also not sure about the whole BURP/LURP thing. I would suggest that most AFOLs actually like BURPS & LURPS. A lot of the distain that comes from fans is not for the piece itself but for the sub-standard sets that are often associated with these bricks. BURPS/LURPS are a great filler piece for building large rock formations at a low cost. While it's true that these bricks are often associated with juniorization and they do take a bit of heat; they are exceedingly common in MOCs and form the foundation of most mountains/cliffs I've seen (even if they are covered over in slopes or other bricks).

Based on the reaction in this thread, I'd also say that BURPs/LURPs are not a valid answer anymore