Rodney McKay
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Not necessarily. I thought that the 7130 Snow Speeder set looked pretty great and that was only $20.
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Not necessarily. I thought that the 7130 Snow Speeder set looked pretty great and that was only $20.
SystemShark
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Ya, they are out of production.
On the plus side, I just stopped at Walmart to pick up milk and a kid helped find me Santa and the Man-bat from series 8! The additions I wanted for the Winter Cottage and the Haunted House.
The_Inquisitor
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So how can I get one of these catalogs and the coupon. What sets are double points next month?
Jables Swan
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Does anyone have any idea how much this will be? I was going to pick up the Tie Fighter around Christmas time but if this is a decent enough price I'll get this instead.
Here's how you request a catalog. I think you only get a coupon if you live less than 60 miles from a Lego store in addition to other criteria that I don't know about.
http://shop.lego.com/en-US/catalog/onlinerequest/ageSelector.jsp
Marty Chinn
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Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but I just got my Fall 2012 Catalog and it has the following deals:
Free shipping and exclusive Monster Fighters set on orders over $75
10% off one item in store coupon (gonna use that on the Haunted House)
Earn double VIP points on the following:
LOTR Battle of Helm's Deep
City Mining Collection (Mining 4x4, Loader and Tipper, Mining Truck, Excavator Transport, The Mine)
Marvel Super Heroes Collection (Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk)
Star Wars Buildable Galaxy Collection 2 (X-Wing/Yavin, Cloud Car/Bespin, AT-ST/Endor)
Star Wars Old Republic Collection (Sith Fury Interceptor, Republic Striker Class Starfighter)
Star Wars Return of the Jedi Collection (Jabba's Palace, Desert Skiff)
Free shipping and exclusive Monster Fighters set on orders over $75
10% off one item in store coupon (gonna use that on the Haunted House)
Earn double VIP points on the following:
LOTR Battle of Helm's Deep
City Mining Collection (Mining 4x4, Loader and Tipper, Mining Truck, Excavator Transport, The Mine)
Marvel Super Heroes Collection (Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk)
Star Wars Buildable Galaxy Collection 2 (X-Wing/Yavin, Cloud Car/Bespin, AT-ST/Endor)
Star Wars Old Republic Collection (Sith Fury Interceptor, Republic Striker Class Starfighter)
Star Wars Return of the Jedi Collection (Jabba's Palace, Desert Skiff)
The_Inquisitor
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I live < 5 miles.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
10% off will either be Grand Emporium, Death Star, or Tower Bridge. :/
The_Inquisitor
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But no double points on Death Star.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
What?!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Grand Emporium is so great. But Tower Bridge is as well, and a treasure trove of MOC pieces. But Death Star is the king for me, and the oldest set of the three.
Not this month. Next month everything is double VIP.
The_Inquisitor
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nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Yeah, each set has it's perks...
PhoncipleBone
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October? Fuck, I may be getting myself a death star.
For double VIP, it is best to just milk it for all it is worth. Death Star or bust! Think of it as getting 400 extra points instead of the 150 Grand Emporium would net you.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Death Star would net me $40 in VIP credit, no? That's huge...
Reluctant-Hero
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Yup, big time instant discount in a future purchase.
PhoncipleBone
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Exactly. Best to exploit the hell out of the promotion for future use.
Ugh, now I am back on the fence about Haunted House now or wait until Double VIP. If they do a surprise free shipping in October it will be easy.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Yeah, saving a huge purchase for October haha.
Death Star and SSD last time we had 2X is partially how I got a new set via points.
BattleMonkey
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Expected a bigger upgrade like the X-Wing and Y-wing rereleases which had a nice price increase as well
BattleMonkey
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B-Wing is a UCS release and going to be over $200
weekend_warrior
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nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Smart move - SSD was bought via $100 amazon credit. Death Star (I hate you Bone...) will be bought with 2x VIP and 10% off likely. That's still a hefty point load towards Tower Bridge or Grand Emporium.
PhoncipleBone
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*maniacal laugh. MANIACAL LAUGH!*
I know you don't like "playsets." But I have a strong feeling that the Death Star will turn you around. Hell, the SSD made you consider another Star Wars set, so that is something.
*cries because I cant get an SSD yet.*
PhoncipleBone
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Wetwired (I think it was you), the inventory for Haunted House is out. So you can replace all the green bricks in it if you like.
http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6030870.pdf
EDIT: Hmmm. I looked up directions to nearest Lego store. Closest is 78 miles away. Is it sad that I am considering that instead of ordering online? At least that way I get instant gratification. And gas is about as cheap as shipping at that distance. During double VIP that is.
http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6030870.pdf
EDIT: Hmmm. I looked up directions to nearest Lego store. Closest is 78 miles away. Is it sad that I am considering that instead of ordering online? At least that way I get instant gratification. And gas is about as cheap as shipping at that distance. During double VIP that is.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Make a trip of it - LEGO, food with the misses (assuming you have one), find some cool shops to browse. That's what me and my fiancee do when I want to hit up the nearby store.
Bakkuma371
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Sorry, should have mentioned it here but just didn't occur to me. They seem to do them every so often, I've been twice now and to be in the store with no kids allowed is great. This one being a Saturday was a bit early but it was less busy than the last one which was a Sunday.
Building R2 now, last night I did the body and parts of the legs, just the head and finishing touches to go now and I will say there are some great building tricks in there. No upside down bricks yet but I put it on a par with the Fire Brigade.
echoshifting
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You know what. I think I'm gonna hold off on Haunted House and try to swing Death Star in October. $40 in credit...too good to pass up.
It will be interesting to see just how many gaffers really do buy Death Stars next month. Phonci should get a commission.
I hope the other sets are LotR sets. These all sound great and I'm sure I'll end up getting them, but there are some major gaps I need filled here!
Can't wait to see 79003, in particular
It will be interesting to see just how many gaffers really do buy Death Stars next month. Phonci should get a commission.
I hope the other sets are LotR sets. These all sound great and I'm sure I'll end up getting them, but there are some major gaps I need filled here!
Can't wait to see 79003, in particular
Rodney McKay
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Haha, they have to save those for between the Hobbit movie releases!
Spring or Summer 2013 would be a good guess for when more LotR sets will come.
Cool, I'll have to add them to my wanted list, I'm in no hurry to grab the haunted house though, we don't get free postage here and it's $270 so I can wait.
EDIT> Just had a quick check on brick link, all the pieces I'd need to build it in sand blue are available except the 1x1x5 high brick pillar thing, but that's not problem really as it can easily be replaced with 5x 1x1 bricks.
ScreenSplitter
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Do you think if I very slowly start buying LotR sets and very carefully piecing them together, my girlfriend won't notice?
Hiding it in plain sight among a sea of other LEGO sets worked for me.
biggyfries
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ScreenSplitter
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Unfortunately, I don't see this working for the modulars.
"The small set with Gandalf and Frodo would look cool, and it isn't too expensive"
"Yes it is"
"I love my old CASTLE sets honey. Most especially these 2 carts of a King & his court magician running away from bandits on horse carts.""The small set with Gandalf and Frodo would look cool, and it isn't too expensive"
"Yes it is"
Or
"I didn't know this castle has 2 extensions on the sides of it."
Or
"Wow, that giant spider on that ghost train is a nice touch."
I could go on...
For those who were buying tumblers here's some updates, still waiting on a few parts for the black ones but I have all the pieces for the camo ones and have been busy painting this weekend, the base tan coat is down. The next step is the painful task of masking and painting the brown bits.
Black Fleet by Brent Waller, on Flickr
Pre Painting by Brent Waller, on Flickr
First Coat, Tan by Brent Waller, on Flickr
Black Fleet by Brent Waller, on Flickr
Pre Painting by Brent Waller, on Flickr
First Coat, Tan by Brent Waller, on Flickr
ScreenSplitter
Member
So damn good wetwired. Excellent work. Bat plane thingy from TDKR next?
Not sure to be honest, I'm contributing my modular costume store to an upcoming lego expo at the end of September, so I'm gonna be busy rebuilding that. There's also rumours that the TDKR set Lego is brining out next year will have The Bat in it, so I'll wait to see how that looks first, if it's anything like their Tumbler I will be disappoint.
They're going to wait until next year for the DKR sets? What are they thinking
PalaceBrother
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I like the way you think.
My wife noticed Fire Brigade obviously, but hasn't noticed the fact that the number of mini figs on our shelf has gone from 8 or 9 to 70+...
She also doesn't know anything about Star Wars so...of *course* the Tie Fighter came with the X Wing right?
mickcenary
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LegoGaf, I humbly present to you my first MOC*! I'm quite happy with it; the box/snake-tongue combination, claws and the exposed, bloodied shoulder bone are components that I am particularly chuffed with. Don't ask me what the hell it is, as I honestly have no idea. I was originally going for a slightly smaller jungle themed Mech and it kinda just twisted itself into this grotesque bastard. I guess he's blind and goes around screaming to the heavens in the throes of extreme pain and yearning. Yeah. Intense back-story, yo.
Yeah.
Anyway! Have a gander. And thanks to Phonciple et al. who have quietly inspired me with their own awesome stuff.
*Technically, if you're to count my paltry Sex-Wing gantry, it is indeed my second MOC. It is also not completely "my own". The torso is that of the Mobile Frame Zero Chub. Props to the original builder!
Yeah.
Anyway! Have a gander. And thanks to Phonciple et al. who have quietly inspired me with their own awesome stuff.
*Technically, if you're to count my paltry Sex-Wing gantry, it is indeed my second MOC. It is also not completely "my own". The torso is that of the Mobile Frame Zero Chub. Props to the original builder!
NathanMcMahon
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LegoGaf, I humbly present to you my first MOC*! I'm quite happy with it; the box/snake-tongue combination, claws and the exposed, bloodied shoulder bone are components that I am particularly chuffed with. Don't ask me what the hell it is, as I honestly have no idea. I was originally going for a slightly smaller jungle themed Mech and it kinda just twisted itself into this grotesque bastard. I guess he's blind and goes around screaming to the heavens in the throes of extreme pain and yearning. Yeah. Intense back-story, yo.
Yeah.
Anyway! Have a gander. And thanks to Phonciple et al. who have quietly inspired me with their own awesome stuff.
*Technically, if you're to count my paltry Sex-Wing gantry, it is indeed my second MOC. It is also not completely "my own". The torso is that of the Mobile Frame Zero Chub. Props to the original builder!
That is fucking awesome. I absolutely adore it. Like a twisted new final fantasy enemy.
anonymous_abc
Member
LegoGaf, I humbly present to you my first MOC*! I'm quite happy with it; the box/snake-tongue combination, claws and the exposed, bloodied shoulder bone are components that I am particularly chuffed with. Don't ask me what the hell it is, as I honestly have no idea. I was originally going for a slightly smaller jungle themed Mech and it kinda just twisted itself into this grotesque bastard. I guess he's blind and goes around screaming to the heavens in the throes of extreme pain and yearning. Yeah. Intense back-story, yo.
Yeah.
Anyway! Have a gander. And thanks to Phonciple et al. who have quietly inspired me with their own awesome stuff.
*Technically, if you're to count my paltry Sex-Wing gantry, it is indeed my second MOC. It is also not completely "my own". The torso is that of the Mobile Frame Zero Chub. Props to the original builder!
looks really cool, even if i dont know what I am looking at ^^
the fact that it looks very un-LEGO and organic is neat too
Hmmmm...So what color would be best if I wanted to replace the green bricks for the Haunted House. I want to make it a little more...I guess more scarier/creepy looking. I don't mind the green too much, but in the back of my mind, I kind of wish they would had used a different color.
I'm thinking Dark red, maybe?
Anyone up for photoshopping?
Curious to know what would be the best color scheme.
I'm thinking Dark red, maybe?
Anyone up for photoshopping?
Curious to know what would be the best color scheme.anonymous_abc
Member
well someone here (can't remember who) wanted to use the light blue
Hmmmm...So what color would be best if I wanted to replace the green bricks for the Haunted House. I want to make it a little more...I guess more scarier/creepy looking. I don't mind the green too much, but in the back of my mind, I kind of wish they would had used a different color.
I'm thinking Dark red, maybe?
Anyone up for photoshopping?
I think Sand Green isn't bad. It's a greenish grey which fits decay/zombie. Another good choice would be Sand Blue though:
biggyfries
Member
Definitely not the brown. The others look good, though. Excellent 'shop work!
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I'm visiting family for Labor Day weekend, and my dad found this in the garage. I have NO idea how old this box is, but it's pretty amazing. The pieces inside are from some old robo line. I can't remember which one, but I remember they were black and trans green and trans red.
I took a close up of some of the more bizarre pieces I found. I have NO idea where the funky purple and turquoise pieces are from, but they appear to be Technic (given the flex tube and launcher). Also, that grey piece was some sort of cockpit style piece from an older few sets.
And of course, two random Star Wars minifigs. Not a bad collection to run across!
E: Woops, gotta move links...one sec. Fixed!
I took a close up of some of the more bizarre pieces I found. I have NO idea where the funky purple and turquoise pieces are from, but they appear to be Technic (given the flex tube and launcher). Also, that grey piece was some sort of cockpit style piece from an older few sets.
And of course, two random Star Wars minifigs. Not a bad collection to run across!
E: Woops, gotta move links...one sec. Fixed!
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