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LEGO GAF |OT2|: Building Dreams. Demolishing Wallets
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
Another cool update! S@H put up the listing for the Red Five X-wing Starfighter (10240, $199.99, 1559 pieces) There's also a really nice description and box pictures for the set we've seen before.
Fittingly enough it releases on May the 4th.
Fittingly enough it releases on May the 4th.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
@Ponn: I really like the car in this set, great retro look, imo it's the best one of the Monster Fighters theme, though i haven't built em all yet...
Car was a quick fun build. Vampyres Hearse is my favorite by far, though thats kind of unfair since it is its own set. That green curvacious beauty from the Castle set though is a pretty sweet ride.
BentBricks
Member
Heads up guys! Target has an exclusive 2-disk Blu-ray set for The Hobbit ($24.99, March 19) that comes with an exclusive Bilbo figure! (Look at that dapper clothing!)
Sure it's not the Extended Edition, but that printing is amazing!
Bilboa in a another outfit isn't enough of a draw for me to buy the package. I will wait for when all Hobbit movies are out in a box set or something. It is a nice minifig and the torso would be great for a Joker outfit change.
Those roller skates are useful for making micro train builds.
Main reason I got that set. Dat werewolf! Also, set has good tree parts.
Pretty much this- no incentive. Would've preferred a Radaghast or an Azog but presumably they'll be in the wave 2 sets this year anyway.
edotherocket
Member
The Paris Hilton one is hilarious. I can imagine the interaction with Angry Hulk already.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
What is the one on the top right supposed to be again?
Biker/mechanic/tattooist/village people stand-in
Gonna take the arms off and use them for piratey figs instead I think
Here we go again!
Librarian - a friend for the computer geek. Printed coffee cup is nice.
Painter - love the interchangeable rollers!
Warrior Woman - like the shield
Sea Captain - a new bird! And new binoculars?
Baseball Catcher - if you got a bunch of these, and a bunch of the series 3 baseball players, you could create an entire game...
Sad Clown - I really like him - basic but striking
Trendsetter - a new non-Friends LEGO dog!!! Is the cellphone new too?
Biker - not digging the hat, but the tattoo is cool
Grandpa - finally a bald character without a stud on top!
Tomahawk Warrior - a new axe?
Paintballer - not my cup of tea, but is that a new gun?
Roman Centurion - anyone doing a Roman Empire has got some great minifigs to go with
Medusa - better than I expected - glad they used the Ninjago snake tail
Skydiver - not much to say here
Bee Lady - not as strong as previous animals, but still will be one of the most popular
Revolutionary Soldier - an army builder - may be harder to find for that reason - I dig the wig
Golden minifig - thanks LEGO for making a design I don't care if I get or not - seriously, this will make it much easier to miss this one
In all another strong series, with a few standouts for me (grandpa, trendsetter, sea captain, sad clown), and no space minifigs!
Librarian - a friend for the computer geek. Printed coffee cup is nice.
Painter - love the interchangeable rollers!
Warrior Woman - like the shield
Sea Captain - a new bird! And new binoculars?
Baseball Catcher - if you got a bunch of these, and a bunch of the series 3 baseball players, you could create an entire game...
Sad Clown - I really like him - basic but striking
Trendsetter - a new non-Friends LEGO dog!!! Is the cellphone new too?
Biker - not digging the hat, but the tattoo is cool
Grandpa - finally a bald character without a stud on top!
Tomahawk Warrior - a new axe?
Paintballer - not my cup of tea, but is that a new gun?
Roman Centurion - anyone doing a Roman Empire has got some great minifigs to go with
Medusa - better than I expected - glad they used the Ninjago snake tail
Skydiver - not much to say here
Bee Lady - not as strong as previous animals, but still will be one of the most popular
Revolutionary Soldier - an army builder - may be harder to find for that reason - I dig the wig
Golden minifig - thanks LEGO for making a design I don't care if I get or not - seriously, this will make it much easier to miss this one
In all another strong series, with a few standouts for me (grandpa, trendsetter, sea captain, sad clown), and no space minifigs!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Gold figure is a different design, which means speculators wont have to snatch up every single figure in the series just to get it. Thank god.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Man I like the Grandpa and Sea Captain minifigs.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Positively surprised by this series, after reading the initial descriptions without seeing the pics, it sounded pretty lame but now i am pumped for mostly all of these (except maybe the skydiver and the paintballer for limited usability)
BentBricks
Member
Painter & Paintballer
These are cool to have, but the issue I have with these types of minifigs are the prints. They are very specific to the scenario which makes them hard to reuse and mix parts with other minifigs. You could take the painters outfit and have him viciously stab a Smurf or something so the blue splotches are blood. Not too many re-uses for torsos and legs. I do understand the splotches are very fitting.
Amazon / Warrior Woman - Diana Prince before she became Wonder Woman. I need a few of these to fulfill my Amazon fantasy...I mean for MOCs.
Sea Captain - Oh yeah, a nice bird to poop on cars for some MOCs / scenes.
Tomahawk Warrior - Finally a natural colored mohawk.
Golden minifig - They should do the same golden minifig for all 3 sets each year or something like that. I'll look for it as I'm groping packs, but no loss if I don't find it.
Harry Potter
Banned
Love the smart phone tile. That should get some good usage.
A bigger pic of Series 10 for those who want to see more details! But I think if you click this pic or the other posters, than it links to a high res pic of the figs...
Edit: I didn't know that if you clicked on a quoted image that you would be able to toggle between the original size image temporarily then back to the quoted size if you click it again! Mind Blown!
So if you want those details, click RichardAM's quoted image for MASSIVE DETAIL!
Edit: I didn't know that if you clicked on a quoted image that you would be able to toggle between the original size image temporarily then back to the quoted size if you click it again! Mind Blown!
So if you want those details, click RichardAM's quoted image for MASSIVE DETAIL!
if it is something like this, then i'm happy even if i don't found it
if it is this instead.... mmmmmmh my prreeeeciousssss
if it is something like this, then i'm happy even if i don't found it
if it is this instead.... mmmmmmh my prreeeeciousssss
With it having different-colored hands, I'm thinking the latter, as LEGO had problems in the past with the metal paint flaking off the hands (as they are used to grip items, etc) and switched to having the hands be non-metallic.
fredrancour
Member
May god have mercy upon everyone I know when I get my pagliacci. Gonna be so much shitty singing and mispronounced italian all up in this. VESTIIIII LA GIUUUUUUBAAAAAAAAAA I'll have to actually learn all the lyrics in preparation.
BentBricks
Member
Brilliant observation. That makes it a bit more worthwhile to seek out.
Strange that they didn't go with the same gold hands in Lloyd/gold ninja since the whole fig is gold. I guess they chose gloves which are appropriate.
Yofaycesux
Neo Member
On the topic of Minifigs, I have some old series 5's I dont have a bond with in case anyone needs them. I have:
>Clown
>Zookeeper
>Graduate
>Detective
>Fitness Girl
And I think doubles of the Zookeeper and Graduate. Maybe the clown too. I'll have to check.
>Clown
>Zookeeper
>Graduate
>Detective
>Fitness Girl
And I think doubles of the Zookeeper and Graduate. Maybe the clown too. I'll have to check.
anonymous_abc
Member
love the new series, will get a box as usual, and hope for the best ;p
anonymous_abc
Member
PalaceBrother
Member
I'm irrationally stressed out about this.
anonymous_abc
Member
yea, I wonder how many boxes are sold in one series?
PalaceBrother
Member
Do we know how many TC14s they made last year? I'm trying to figure out what the aftermarket will be on these if I can't find one.
Again. This is not rational thinking.
Them + the mime from series 1 and a joker minifig on the steps of the modular town hall.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Don't forget about the midget clown with the pie from series 5.
Have been pacing myself with the Cinema build, but think some of the criticism is a bit unwarranted. I fear we can hype these things up a bit much. So far it's a handsome set - and I'm not even on the No.3 bags yet. (Of course, yes, it lacks complicated/fiddly or even any special SNOT stuff - Pet Shop and Fire Brigade still rule there.)
Anyway, did encounter an annoying few brick issues with the second set of bags...
I realised that the 14 tan 3794 (1x2 tile with hollow stud knob in centre) aren't the same. 9 of them have the groove around the base, and five don't. So it looks a total mess when lined up.
I'm going to contact LEGO's replacement brick service to see if they can send me five that have a groove (or nine that don't!)
But I can wait to add them in - earlier on I let the thing slip off the table... Oops.
Anyway, did encounter an annoying few brick issues with the second set of bags...
I realised that the 14 tan 3794 (1x2 tile with hollow stud knob in centre) aren't the same. 9 of them have the groove around the base, and five don't. So it looks a total mess when lined up.
I'm going to contact LEGO's replacement brick service to see if they can send me five that have a groove (or nine that don't!)
But I can wait to add them in - earlier on I let the thing slip off the table... Oops.
Have been pacing myself with the Cinema build, but think some of the criticism is a bit unwarranted. I fear we can hype these things up a bit much. So far it's a handsome set - and I'm not even on the No.3 bags yet. (Of course, yes, it lacks complicated/fiddly or even any special SNOT stuff - Pet Shop and Fire Brigade still rule there.)
Anyway, did encounter an annoying few brick issues with the second set of bags...
I realised that the 14 tan 3794 (1x2 tile with hollow stud knob in centre) aren't the same. 9 of them have the groove around the base, and five don't. So it looks a total mess when lined up.
I'm going to contact LEGO's replacement brick service to see if they can send me five that have a groove (or nine that don't!)
But I can wait to add them in - earlier on I let the thing slip off the table... Oops.
Lego must have changed their manufacturing in relatively recent years. It seems bricks aren't as flush, and colours aren't as consistent as they used to be. I imagine they use different plastics for different pieces too, since the colours don't match.
Still top notch though, and designs are far better these days.
One of my dream things I wanted as a kid was a "model team" lego truck. Not sure if model team exist any more, but yesterday I bought a creator 3 in 1 series tow truck, and I LOVE this model. So glad I bought this instead of the lame Rancor Pit during the 25% sale. I love the creator stuff.
I just picked up Olivia's House on clearance at Walmart.
Just need to buy another one and I can turn it into a modular building:
More images of the modular house here:
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76723
Just need to buy another one and I can turn it into a modular building:
More images of the modular house here:
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76723
BentBricks
Member
Haha, those are hilarious and excellent photography. I'm envious I didn't think of some of those. I do like to credit the creator(s) (not saying you didn't Flixfantatier - just somewhere along the way getting to imgur). I believe they originated from here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25828556@N00/sets/72157625434418357/
K-I-L-L-I-N-G
Old set, I know, but I just had to share a couple pictures of my An Unexpected Gathering set. It's the only "big" Hobbit/LOTR set that I own, but I friggin' love it. I probably spent too much on Bricklink to get the rest of the dwarfs, but I couldn't let that hobbit hole remain so empty.
Ah man, that's cool.
Here in NZ, it came out and I turned it down a few times, even at 25% off, just before Christmas. I decided I'd just go and get it, and it was sold out EVERYWHERE. I guess it was a big Christmas gift or the Hobbit movie release made it just disappear. Since December I have not ever seen a copy anywhere.
BentBricks
Member
I just picked up Olivia's House on clearance at Walmart.
Just need to buy another one and I can turn it into a modular building:
More images of the modular house here:
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76723
Nice find. Ugh, you're making me want to buy not just 1, but 2 of those sets now.
whatsinaname
Member
Before they go on eBay, anyone interested in a new 10231 Shuttle Expedition or used 8043 Motorized Excavator?
tiggerkiddo
Member
Darn, I've barely seen any Lego sets on clearance at Walmart...any idea the list of sets that are on clearance?
PalaceBrother
Member
During the Fire Brigade build I was missing a piece, and it was the grey version of this piece! (Used under te inverted radiators around the roof). I contacted LEGO for a replacement but they sent me the wrong kind. I can't remember if I needed no lip, or wanted a lip but they sent me the opposite. Completely inconsequential but annoying.
While we are complaining I really wish the Grand Emporium's baseplate didn't bend up at the corner.