BattleMonkey
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Yea B-Wing is mine. Got a bunch of VIP points saved up too
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PhoncipleBone
Banned
Actually, if they want to throw things off a lot and make a very unique model, they could make an UCS Medical Frigate.
Anyone fall for Jabba's Palace yet? I'd buy it if not for knowing what a chump I'd be for paying $120 for a 717 piece set :| I must stay strong... Should be able to find it for $99 or less with some luck in the coming weeks.
I want them to release another Yoda's hut (with a NEW Yoda sculpt! We deserve one dammit)
I want them to release another Yoda's hut (with a NEW Yoda sculpt! We deserve one dammit)
The Lamonster
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I feel weird saying this but I'd love a UCS Boba bust. This MOC is freaking amazing:
In fact, the piece count doesn't even look that big. It might not even qualify as a UCS set.
In fact, the piece count doesn't even look that big. It might not even qualify as a UCS set.
I've seen these listed on Amazon for a few days... nobody wants to snatch these up?
Grand Emporium 10211 for $122
Tower Bridge #10214 for $196
Those are pretty good discounts if you don't mind dinged-up boxes
Grand Emporium 10211 for $122
Tower Bridge #10214 for $196
Those are pretty good discounts if you don't mind dinged-up boxes
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Do you like lots of tiny bricks that are great for adding detail to MOCs? Do you really want over 500 light tan cheese slope pieces? Or do you just love really awesome and huge sets for a great price?
Then buy Tower Bridge.
fredrancour
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I'd jump on it in a second if that wouldn't empty my bank. The fire brigade I got for my birthday came from there and was barely dinged up at all. I can't imagine the 8 dollar price difference means that much more mess.
I've ordered probably 12 or 15 sets off amazon warehouse so far, all "damaged" boxes on discount. At least two of them looked BRAND NEW, i could not even tell why they were marked as damaged! The worst I've gotten looked like it had been drop kicked, but even that is not going to damage the contents.
To those reading, I recommend ordering from them if that sounds acceptable.
mickcenary
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Thanks to Grogall.
Looks B(eautiful)-Wing, but it doesn't quite scream "UCS!"
It looks more like a buddy for the X-Wing or Fury Interceptor.
parrotbeak
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It's early in the morning for me, but Tower Bridge on discount is still 16 cents a brick?
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Interestingly enough, I was wondering what labels a set UCS. Piece count? Because if so, that's silly.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
What? More like $0.045/brick.
E: Sorry, double post. And it's a STUPIDLY good deal. I'm pretty sure it's the best ppb available.
BattleMonkey
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Piece count and size really. They also just do have more detail than your normal sets because of the piece count.
parrotbeak
Member
$196 / 1204 = .16 ? What am I doing wrong? I just woke up.
Edit: Oh the piece count in the description is totally wrong. 4287 pieces.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Hahaha - there ya go.
That's what I figured. But UCS are only for Star Wars sets, yeah?
letsbereasonable
Member
There's a UCS Batmobile, I believe.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
So odd. Sets like Tower Bridge, Taj Mahal, and the Modulars don't get tagged as such, but licensed sets do? Maybe that's the caveat here.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The sheer size of the model when completed says otherwise.
And I usually just consider any 10k series model an UCS. That is cheating, but it makes me feel better.
BattleMonkey
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They usually don't officialy tag these products as UCS though either. Doesn't say it anywhere on the boxes or manuals, they just get labled as such since the product lines usually have real small cheap sets, and the deluxe sets get labled as UCS since it's not the norm.
lol
and off-topic but now I need a UCS A-Wing
I'll take an A-Wing, and a redesigned Falcon and Star destroyer.
Pricing is worrying me though. B-wing and haunted house are significantly more expensive than previous sets. Maybe they have larger pieces and so need more plastic, but haunted house is the same number of pieces as Pet Shop, but the same price as Town Hall. B-wing is only a couple hundred more pieces than the Millenium falcon but $60 more expensive
Setre
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Price is nothing (unless it is a crazy deal we all can join in on) because...
That is all that matters. What sets are you getting? Then we know whether to be jealous or not.
Well I haven't ordered anything yet as I plan to make a trip to the LEGO Store sometime this week. I do plan to buy all of this though, anyway here's what's in My Bag
Couple of Pick A Bricks
Queen Anne's Revenge
The Black Pearl
Fountain of Youth (For Minifigs)
Isla de la Morta ( For Minifigs)
Dino Defense HQ
All of the LotR Sets
This is a pretty sweet Portal Gun MOC:
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/08/lego-portal-gun-doesnt-have-enough-features/
My only complaint would be that it needs better lighting for the orange and blue LEDs.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/08/lego-portal-gun-doesnt-have-enough-features/
My only complaint would be that it needs better lighting for the orange and blue LEDs.
Rodney McKay
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I feel weird saying this but I'd love a UCS Boba bust. This MOC is freaking amazing:
In fact, the piece count doesn't even look that big. It might not even qualify as a UCS set.
Haha, that's pretty great. I wonder if it would look better if they used flat tile pieces instead of the plate pieces.
Maybe they didn't have that many of that color.
The Lamonster
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Looks like the official Hobbit minifigs. Good find, ghostmind!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hobbit-movie-lego-sets-comic-con-2012-346300
Expect to see more later this week...
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
9398 4x4 Crawler should be showing up on the 23rd. HYPE.
go read the hobbit now and save yourself some potential heartache it's not a cure-all but it will go a long way. because I doubt many people here will purposefully avoid the images. best get as prepared as possible
one of the biggest spoils would be smaug's design, but i think they'll release some photos before the sets are shown. hopefully
it's not a cure-all but it will go a long way. because I doubt many people here will purposefully avoid the images. best get as prepared as possibleone of the biggest spoils would be smaug's design, but i think they'll release some photos before the sets are shown. hopefully
The Lamonster
Member
UCS Smaug pls
go read the hobbit now and save yourself some potential heartache
one of the biggest spoils would be smaug's design, but i think they'll release some photos before the sets are shown. hopefully
I've read the book, so I'm ready, but I wanted to get a least a small consensus before I start posting more pics (probably) in a few days.
The Lamonster
Member
At least post them as links instead of embedded images. Although did the Avengers sets really spoil anything for us? I'd say no.
Rodney McKay
Member
That pickup truck from the first 10 minutes of the movie was RUINED for me!
Lol... Good point.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
That most likely won't be until Hobbit Pt2.
Jables Swan
Member
ohyes
Awesome. Love the look of Bombur.
Thanks to Grogall.
Look! Garry's best friend is on the box! Hahaha!
mickcenary
Member
I was just thinking that I am most likely underestimating its scale when assembled, just as I did with the Sopwith. As others have said, though, it seems to lack that "uber detail/density of pieces" look that is somewhat synonymous with a lot of UCS sets.
Cheers, Nicoga. It's a nice looking set. I'm really only drawn to the aesthetic of it rather than the Technic "buildability" of it. My Unimog and Crane Truck have satiated that thirst for quite some time.
So, that being said, I'd rather drop the bones on something like the 4993 Cool Convertible. Does anyone own this set? Is it - as the name suggests - COOL?!
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Cheers, Nicoga. It's a nice looking set. I'm really only drawn to the aesthetic of it rather than the Technic "buildability" of it. My Unimog and Crane Truck have satiated that thirst for quite some time.
So, that being said, I'd rather drop the bones on something like the 4993 Cool Convertible. Does anyone own this set? Is it - as the name suggests - COOL?!
Someone here owns it - I remember them talking about it a while back.
And yeah, if you've got the Crane Truck (little jelly...) AND the Unimog, you're good. The A-Model of the cruiser is pretty awesome. I'll be done with the B-Model tonight, so we'll see how I feel about it.
With the new 4x4 coming out on the 23rd, I'm unsure if I want to ever dip on the Unimog or just go straight for that Crawler. I probably should buy the Unimog since it'll be around for significantly less time...Excavator is already on order, so I'll have to buy the Unimog next month (I try to limit myself to $200 a month of LEGO, haha), and follow up with the 4x4 in September. October will likely be the new chopper OR some rechargeable battery packs.
Oh LEGO... <3
Crazymoogle
Member
Man. So bummed. The B-Wing is easily my favorite SW ship but the price per piece + the canadian penalty is just ridiculous.
mickcenary
Member
Dudeeeee. $182 from Germany via Bricklinkkkkk (sure, the shipping costs could be brutal, but it's very much affordable in an 'I'll-say-anything-to-justify-spending-thousands-of-dollars-on-coloured-bricks' kinda way).
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Once I get my Excavator and Unimog, I may hunt one down and wait on the 4x4. I'm going to want the 4x4 because "new and shiny", but given that I'm only now getting into Technic, I need to be picky. I also want to Bricklink some of the older cranes and vehicles, so I've got some purchases ahead of me!
mickcenary
Member
Bueno. The Technic bug has a pretty lasting bite - enjoy it! Personally, I'm on a bit of a "Creator-ish vehicle" kick. I was all set to jump on this yesterday, as I think it looks quite awesome:
Around 600 or so pieces, but coming in at a premium (150AUD + shipping) due to its rarity, I guess
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nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Bueno. The Technic bug has a pretty lasting bite - enjoy it! Personally, I'm on a bit of a "Creator-ish vehicle" kick. I was all set to jump on this yesterday, as I think it looks quite awesome:
Around 600 or so pieces, but coming in at a premium (150AUD + shipping) due to its rarity, I guess
Woah, I can't say I've seen that one before. You may be able to check Rebrickable with your current sets + some BL to get it for cheaper (unless you're into complete + box for collectable reasons).
So, that being said, I'd rather drop the bones on something like the 4993 Cool Convertible. Does anyone own this set? Is it - as the name suggests - COOL?!
I've got this. I'm not into cars usually, but I think it's the best looking of the Creator vehicles - clearly, I did grab it! The canopy is nice, although the plates are a little fragile. My two-year old loves it as it's chunky and big and otherwise very durable/good for whizzing along the floor. I have only built the main car so far, but want to disassemble and try the other modes soon.
If you can grab it at a good price, go for it.
After building the new R2 set, I kind-of want to collect the pieces to do another one, but of one of the other R2 units you see in the movies. I used to play the Decipher Star Wars Customizable Card Game way back when and they'd had cards for all these different R2 units. One that immediately comes to mind is the one that blows his lid in front of Luke. And in one of the movies there's a black and silver one rolling around a star destroyer or one of the Death Stars.
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