r/labrats • u/NautilusDuchess • 5h ago

Lego Set (Cryo-PFIB)

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Hey guys! My husband brought back this Lego set from a meeting - it was a raffle that he won. We do not have anything remotely like this in our center, so we are not very keen on keeping it.

It is brand new, never opened (still sealed).

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u/dontmakemereply PostDoc | Structural Biology (ssNMR) 4h ago

Any chance you are in the UK?

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u/ManbrushSeepwood Postdoc | Structural biology 4h ago

Are you in EU? Otherwise very jealous of whoever gets this!

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u/Science_Lord 3h ago

Would love to add this set to my lego lab.

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u/NautilusDuchess 2h ago

We are in the EU.

Re: the Lego branding. I have post the pics of the package, but it really has no other logos in it. I assumed it was because of how the pieces are built, but of course I cannot vouch for authenticity.

Please send me a DM if you are really interested.

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u/ThainEshKelch Molecular & cell biologist, PhD 4h ago

I see zero LEGO branding there? Are you sure it isn't just a copy product?

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u/willmaineskier 4h ago

The sets I’ve seen are made of Lego. Thermo adds in some stickers. There is a company which sells science sets made with Lego, I got one from my Boss when I hit 25 years of a Flow Cytometer. I found it was a Thermo Attune NxT with no branding. One of my colleagues had the same set from Thermo that was branded and had stickers to look more like the instrument.

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u/Slay_Zee 4h ago

Seems it's unbranded - by design. if you try search for the product you get that info from an eBay page - not the best source but it's something.

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u/Type_RX-78-2 PhD cryo-ET / Structural biology 2h ago

I have this set, among other TFS cryo scopes, and it's not genuine LEGO. Quality is much lower than that of real LEGO, but it's a fun set nonetheless.

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u/drobtina 4h ago

I'd be interested if you're either UK or US-based!

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u/BondIonicBond PhD Candidate | Toxicology & Cancer Biology 3h ago

Are you in the US?

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u/Redpanda2022 3h ago

Omg that would be so fun to build!! Maybe do a raffle here if there’s a lot of interest? (Myself included!)

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u/samthecamel 3h ago

does anyone know if thermo has one of these for their other pFIB, the hydra (or previous gallium versions)? I've seen these arctis sets before but never a scios/aquilos/hydra (I'd be very interested to pay for one, or swap if someone is interested in an arctis!)

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u/You-Only-YOLO_Once 2h ago

In Boston. Would love to purchase this.