Jables Swan
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LEGO GAF |OT2|: Building Dreams. Demolishing Wallets
- Thread starter PhoncipleBone
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Love these.
These may be the best series of these so far!
Unfortunately we have to get through Series 3 to get to this, the superior Series 4.
And the Snowspeeder Pilot is Dack, so that's where he went from the Battle of Hoth set.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Is the head on the mini fig reversible to show his charred face after the snow speeder eats that blaster shot?
Progress: moving onto bag 3 of R2-D2. Awesome build so far. I can tell this lil guy is going to be one of the crown jewels to display.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
Saw all the new Hobbit sets at TRU today, but I couldn't bring myself to pay the TRU tax for An Unexpected Gathering.
C'mon Shop@Lego! We need Galaxy Squad!
C'mon Shop@Lego! We need Galaxy Squad!
Reluctant-Hero
Member
THIS!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Moving onto bag 4 of R2. Such a unique and cool build so far.
Edit: just opened bag 4. There are rubber bands. Set just took a step down.
Edit: just opened bag 4. There are rubber bands. Set just took a step down.
Reluctant-Hero
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PhoncipleBone
Banned
I just finished putting the middle leg in (stealth penis joke!). I love the way it just kind of drops down and hangs there (second stealth penis joke!). Cant wait to get the other legs built tomorrow. I think I found a comfortable stopping point for the night.
LOVE the build on this thing so far. It is just so unique, and the model looks like it will be a nice display size without being crazy large like the Imperial Shuttle was. A nice, cute, compact model that is instantly recognizable. I cant wait to finish it.
On a side note, I just looked closer at the box for Queen Anne's Revenge: SO MANY SKULLS! When I disassemble this set for MOC purposes, I will have so many heads to make a whole army of Vashta Nerada.
Beautifully Shaped Monsters
Member
I want that Imperial Shuttle, but the price here (in Japan) comes to twice of the price on US Amazon.
Might have a look a look at the parallel importing options...
Might have a look a look at the parallel importing options...
The_Inquisitor
Member
I'm officially running out of space to put my new sets. I have R2-D2, TIE Defender, and new Millenium Falcon still in boxes because I have no idea where the hell to put them. Time to fit another shelf in my apartment?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
LOVE the set so far. I stayed up later than I should have and built the two main legs. Such a cute little Astromech droid. This is inching up into the top 3 best sets I have bought this year. Let's see if it sticks the landing once complete, because so far this looks leagues better in person than it did in pics.
anonymous_abc
Member
whats so special about white bricks?Guys, you should totally dig this speedster from the Creator 2013 serie. So many white pieces and three cool looking vehicles
they look great
when do they hit the stores (here in germany)?
am i the only one using them as base for painting? nevermind
anonymous_abc
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Chuckie
Member
Local Lego store employee told me the person who got the 50% off card in that store only had a 20 dollar set.....and didn't bother to go back and get anything else even after they told him he was able to.
She said the whole store was sad....
If I had a 50% discount card...I'd probably get the SSD or something like that.
Local Lego store employee told me the person who got the 50% off card in that store only had a 20 dollar set.....and didn't bother to go back and get anything else even after they told him he was able to.
She said the whole store was sad....
smh... some people
I'd have picked up the SSD, Sopwith, and maybe the VW Bug if I was lucky enough to get that coupon. heh
I had a plan to spend 1500 bucks if I had gotten that card... :/
ahh! They'd probably have to use one of those giant pallets to get everything to your car?
It would have been 3-5 trips to the car while they watch my things behind the counter.
In regards to this idea; I still spent around 1500 across Black Friday weekend...
Thanks again Phonciple Bone for that 30% off B&N coupon; I ended up using 5-6 of them!!! Separate transactions FTW!
Btw? What does "Phonciple Bone" mean? If you don't mind explaining the definition of you UN of course. :/
Guys, you should totally dig this speedster from the Creator 2013 serie. So many white pieces and three cool looking vehicles
DADDY WANTS.
Man, at some point soon I'm going to need to go through the Lego wikia at the new and upcoming sets and try to make a list of what I want. Also I'm really glad to hear R2 is a great build; the wife got it for me for Christmas, but I remember early on people seemed kind of down on it.
bodine1231
Member
Which build do you prefer between R2,Pet Shop or Diagon Alley?
Hari Seldon
Member
Asked my wife for a Minstorm for Christmas. Anything useful that will go with it? How powerful are the motors that come with it, and can you buy separate 3rd party motors to work or are they special to mindstorm?
Why couldn't they just include this minifig in the UCS B-Wing
DJ_Lae
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I come to confess my sins - I may blaspheme again by buying the NFS Porsche Mega Bloks set. Yes, I have Diagon Alley sitting waiting for Christmas, I have the Creator transport chopper and the City mining dump truck waiting too, and Mega Bloks actual blocks are somewhat shit, but it's a 680-odd piece set on clearance for $20.
My main hesitation comes with the sheer number of custom pieces, almost all exterior. My only other sin is the large Halo Warthog set, which is a neat display piece but a completely horrific build experience thanks to how hard the pieces are to fit together. The end product, however, is solid, weighty, and looks pretty damn cool. I just don't know I'd replicate it with real Lego given the custom wheels and three canopy pieces. That and the colour.
Maybe it's mostly curiosity. Here in Canada the best Lego car I could get for $20 would be that creator dune hopper and a Mega Bloks car would probably be less prone to losing pieces when my daughter plays with it, ironically due to how poorly they fit together.
My main hesitation comes with the sheer number of custom pieces, almost all exterior. My only other sin is the large Halo Warthog set, which is a neat display piece but a completely horrific build experience thanks to how hard the pieces are to fit together. The end product, however, is solid, weighty, and looks pretty damn cool. I just don't know I'd replicate it with real Lego given the custom wheels and three canopy pieces. That and the colour.
Maybe it's mostly curiosity. Here in Canada the best Lego car I could get for $20 would be that creator dune hopper and a Mega Bloks car would probably be less prone to losing pieces when my daughter plays with it, ironically due to how poorly they fit together.
Reluctant-Hero
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bodine1231
Member
Death Star is now 340 on Amazon! BOUGHT!!
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
I salute your ability to afford all of the amazing sets you've recently purchased.
bodine1231
Member
I recently sold about 2k worth of Marvel Legends and Dcuc figures so I have a bit of extra cash on hand, otherwise Id never be able to afford this much Lego.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
Mega Bloks you say? I made a Skylanders Giants Mega Bloks post in the Giants thread if you'd like to check it out.
Mega Bloks is great for the custom pieces, articulated minifigures and overall great end product and value. They've stepped up their game over the last few years with Halo, WoW and Skylanders.
Seriously, get some of the Skylanders Giants sets. Troll Mech Ambush alone is worth it. For the price of a usual LEGO $20 mech, you get an awesome Tree Rex figure (larger than a minifigure), a boulder, a Troll, a sheep, and the Gunsnout, a fun build accurate to the in-game mech.
Plus I used the extra pieces to make an island.
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Still waiting on Galaxy Squad, Shop@Home.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Yeah... I think I'll pass on this "set".
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Can I have some of your money? I will say thank you.
Mega Bloks you say? Another chance to advertise my Skylanders Giants Mega Bloks post!
Mega Bloks is great for the custom pieces, articulated minifigures and overall great end product and value. They've stepped up their game over the last few years with Halo, WoW and Skylanders.
Seriously, get some of the Skylanders Giants sets. Troll Mech Ambush alone is worth it. For the price of a usual LEGO $20 mech, you get an awesome Tree Rex figure (larger than a minifigure), a boulder, a Troll, a sheep, and the Gunsnout, a fun build accurate to the in-game mech.
Plus I used the extra pieces to make an island.
Still waiting on Galaxy Squad, Shop@Home.
We are a friendly bunch, but I don't think that MegaBollocks is going to gain much traction here.
Ever since my last amazing find at a garage sale, I've been still going to flea markets for my next gold strike.
The number of times I hit fools gold in boxes labelled "LEGO" but inside were just MegaBloks sets is almost 100%. I really hate MegaBloks.
The number of times I hit fools gold in boxes labelled "LEGO" but inside were just MegaBloks sets is almost 100%. I really hate MegaBloks.
That's an awesome service reward for long time employees.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
If you mean that my MB post in the Giants thread looks nice, then I take it as a complement. I really enjoy their new Skylanders sets, but since last post makes you uncomfortable I scaled it back.
True, there's not much room for discussing Mega Bloks here, but I like to address that one Kre-O/MB post that pops up here every ten pages or so.
I'm not trying to advertise Mega Bloks, I'm just saying that their newer stuff is better quality than it used to be.
bodine1231
Member
Ok I lied, I havent actually bought the Deathstar yet (its sitting in my cart). Would the better buy be Pet Shop and Town Hall to complete the current modular sets? Its also 4800pcs to the Deathstars 3800.
Chuckie
Member
No I wasn't talking about the post in the Giants thread, so no need to scale anything down.
I was talking about your sales pitch in this thread
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
No problem. "Sales pitch" taken down.
Moving on, that golden brick is beautiful! Reminds me of the Golden Anniversary Set (5522) that I've envied for years.
Those employees must've had the time of their lives.
Moving on, that golden brick is beautiful! Reminds me of the Golden Anniversary Set (5522) that I've envied for years.
Those employees must've had the time of their lives.
PalaceBrother
Member
Don't edit your post to make it look less supportive of Megabloks. There's nothing wrong with supporting another building toy.
The fact is that we should be glad that Lego's competition is thriving. Competition is a good thing.
Maybe it will convince Lego to drive the prices down on their licensed sets. A guy can dream.
Chuckie
Member
Also no need to take it down man. I just made a 'snappy' remark... It's not my intention to silence you or something. Freedom of speech and all
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