If it follows last year, North America won't see the summer wave of Star Wars sets until July. However, these planet sets are not following the rest of the wave this year, so I have a feeling they might be out earlier, especially since they've been out in EU for months now.
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If it follows last year, North America won't see the summer wave of Star Wars sets until July. However, these planet sets are not following the rest of the wave this year, so I have a feeling they might be out earlier, especially since they've been out in EU for months now.
You sir have single handledly rekindled my love for LEGO (currently don't have any due to space).
Edit: I think I may have a Naboo Starfigther somewhere in the house.
Twilight Gap
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Winnie the Pimp
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PhoncipleBone
Banned
Bah! Tru near work only had 4 series 10 figs left. Felt the bags. Two skydivers, old man, and painter. Dammit.
Winnie the Pimp
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dude what are you doing? don't you already have like 5 skydivers
?PS: i am STILL floored by the beauty of that SnowSpeeder, i mean it might not be as accurate as other models of it (like the UCS etc) but damnit, if it doesn't PERFECTLY capture the essence and concept of this wonderful ship, i honestly can't even imagine ANY other ship of that scale topping it, at least not within the Planet series, they might as well pack it up now!
Bakkuma371
Member
A little late to the fave minifig party but snapped a few pics of some of my personal favourites.
Best of CMF:
Best Space (missing Classic & M:Tron as they are at my parents still):
Best Non OT Star Wars:
Mandalorian set:
Fast flyer makes me want Lego to have the Transformers license.
Best of CMF:
Best Space (missing Classic & M:Tron as they are at my parents still):
Best Non OT Star Wars:
Mandalorian set:
Fast flyer makes me want Lego to have the Transformers license.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I didn't buy the figures they had. Mainly because I don't need more skydivers. Now, if it were more Roman soldiers...dude what are you doing? don't you already have like 5 skydivers
PS: i am STILL floored by the beauty of that SnowSpeeder, i mean it might not be as accurate as other models of it (like the UCS etc) but damnit, if it doesn't PERFECTLY capture the essence and concept of this wonderful ship, i honestly can't even imagine ANY other ship of that scale topping it, at least not within the Planet series, they might as well pack it up now!
Winnie the Pimp
Member
lol gotcha, i thought you felt em, bought em and THEN figured out at home they were skydivers ;P
tiggerkiddo
Member
Does anyone have a personal minifig? Or barring that, just a minifig you came up with that you really like? I have one...need to see if my camera will be agreeable.
My girlfriend made these for me before I went overseas for school. The first one is supposed to be me, the second one is her, and the last one is supposed to be me when I am done my degree. Hahaha. The "guns" are supposed to help shoot my problems away for me
. She threw in the scorpion because she thought it was cool.
I thought it was a very cute idea.
Chuckie
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My girlfriend made these for me before I went overseas for school. The first one is supposed to be me, the second one is her, and the last one is supposed to be me when I am done my degree. Hahaha. The "guns" are supposed to help shoot my problems away for me
I thought it was a very cute idea.
That is the cutest shit ever.
DrForester
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I have two extra skydivers. If anyone is interested in trading for S10 (or even S9) figures and is in the US, send me a PM.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The damn skydivers. I have three extras. Could almost recreate Point Break.
tiggerkiddo
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I got a list of figs I'd like to trade for either series 9 or 10, will conjure it up soon. PM with your wants and we can talk...
BentBricks
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Tower of Orthanc!
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
It's like their worst kept secret. I think at this point they are just trolling us by not announcing it.
I'm also upset the white horse is no longer available on their pick a brick online. I need Shadow Fax for my Gandalf the White.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Lone Ranger sets have white horses.
Yep, for $13 you can get 79106, which has a white horse, the Lone Ranger, 3 cavalry soldiers, a cannon, and a bit of fort.
There's a lot to it for a small set.
-Deadpool-
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Got Hulk's Breakout on the weekend;
Surprisingly awesome set which goes nicely with my Quinjet, and I finally have Hulk in the collection.
Just have to get Cap now to complete the Avengers.
Surprisingly awesome set which goes nicely with my Quinjet, and I finally have Hulk in the collection.
Just have to get Cap now to complete the Avengers.
Looking at the sets I have in storage this weekend is making me want to have a massive sell-off of a bunch of my sets, as I don't have the space to display it all, and my backlog is immense.
Of course, the Star Wars sets are off-limits, as those are the core of my collection.
Maybe I'm just in a mood - we'll see.
Of course, the Star Wars sets are off-limits, as those are the core of my collection.
Maybe I'm just in a mood - we'll see.
But im not collecting any western stuff. I will wait and see if they restock, if not i guess i could do that and offer the rest of the set up for the next GAF Lego contest.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I grabbed a ton of white horses at the last PAB wall I went to. I see you are in FL. I can send you one or a few if you would like.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Tell me more....
I only need one but im not in a rush. I might be going to Harry Potterland next month. If i do i will be hitting up Lego Store there for sure. Thanks for offer. Not sure which im more excited for, finally getting to go to Harry Potter Universal or that big Lego Store there.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Just let me know of you ever need one.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
I imagine he's talking about the Harry Potter world at Islands of Adventure (the Universal Studios sister park). My folks said it was a blast, and the "butterbeer" is supposed to taste really good.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Very interesting paper at Brickset about the cost effectiveness of PAB cups.
Short version: small cup gives you more for the money. Also, I had no idea you could buy bulk boxes of the pieces from the stores. It does not seem as cost effective if you take the time to fill cups all the way, but it is a quick and dirty way to get a ton of bricks real fast.
Short version: small cup gives you more for the money. Also, I had no idea you could buy bulk boxes of the pieces from the stores. It does not seem as cost effective if you take the time to fill cups all the way, but it is a quick and dirty way to get a ton of bricks real fast.
BentBricks
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Seems like your backlog is dangerously low. I suggest you go out and immediately buy more LEGO.
Right! I'm just about to take break until august.
SiegfriedFM
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I treated myself to a new baseplate and the Fierce Flyer.
tiggerkiddo
Member
If your backlog isn't at least...ten sets, you're doing it wrong.
picked up a bunch of Series 10 at a Fred Meyer over the weekend. Got my sad clown so nothing else matters, but my bag-groping skills totally failed me.
I didn't realize baseball dude's glove was one of his hands, I thought it was a separate piece. I thought I had an Old Dude figured out but it turned out what I thought was his sweet bald headpiece was actually a baseball mitt. I also thought I had painterman but his hat was actually baseball guy's hat... I now have three baseball guys and no awesome old dude's. Anyway, they should be easiest to find because one of the hands isn't a hand.
Otherwise, made out pretty well. I'm only missing Captain, Old Dude, Painterman, Valleygirl and Medusa, but I couldn't give two shits about Medusa--I really dislike the minifigs with non-standard legs (like that Viking lady last series).
I didn't realize baseball dude's glove was one of his hands, I thought it was a separate piece. I thought I had an Old Dude figured out but it turned out what I thought was his sweet bald headpiece was actually a baseball mitt. I also thought I had painterman but his hat was actually baseball guy's hat... I now have three baseball guys and no awesome old dude's. Anyway, they should be easiest to find because one of the hands isn't a hand.
Otherwise, made out pretty well. I'm only missing Captain, Old Dude, Painterman, Valleygirl and Medusa, but I couldn't give two shits about Medusa--I really dislike the minifigs with non-standard legs (like that Viking lady last series).
And if your backlog is more than a hundred sets?
Spent part of the weekend breaking down my son's Ninjago sets, since they had almost taken over his room. Still have about 15 to go - he wants to keep the Fire Temple and his dragons built, which is fine with me since they are the best of the theme.
I also opened about a dozen of my polybags, so take that backlog!
More thoughts about reducing my total number of sets soon...
tiggerkiddo
Member
Then you have done...well.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Target had Epic Dragon down to $60. Almost bit. If it is there Wednesday I will probably snag it.
Harry Potter
Banned
So here is my dilemma that touched off a weekend of deep thought on the issue:
With my recent purchase of the UCS Falcon "completing" (at least to my satisfaction) the UCS sets I own, I want to assemble them all for display in my LEGO room (with R2-D2 and the latest set spilling over into my room).
The problem is, with the UCS Falcon, Death Star, SSD, Imperial Shuttle, B-wing, Jedi Starfighter, and soon X-wing, I do not have the space to display both my UCS kits and my modular buildings. I'm not going to let them take up my living room, as I would like some space in my house without LEGO kits dominating the space, with the exception of some seasonal sets (like the Haunted House and the Winter Village) at those times of year.
Once I build the UCS sets they are going to stay built - I don't have time or will to keep breaking them down and building them again.
I still have space in my LEGO room for individual sets that aren't modular-height, but I was thinking if the room is going to be dominated by UCS sets, then why not use the rest of the space for some of my smaller Star Wars sets (of which I have about a hundred).
So if I don't plan on displaying the other themes, then what good is there in purchasing new ones in those themes, or keeping the ones I already have?
I've spent the weekend going back and forth on the idea of selling off all of my non-Star Wars sets, or maybe selling off all my non-licensed sets, or just some fringe themes (such as Dino, Pharaoh's Quest, etc). Since I have over 200 sets, unless I sell off a lot of it, the rest will just sit in storage.
Right now I'm not sure what I am going to do, other than I am definitely keeping all my Star Wars kits.
What would you do, LEGO-GAF?
With my recent purchase of the UCS Falcon "completing" (at least to my satisfaction) the UCS sets I own, I want to assemble them all for display in my LEGO room (with R2-D2 and the latest set spilling over into my room).
The problem is, with the UCS Falcon, Death Star, SSD, Imperial Shuttle, B-wing, Jedi Starfighter, and soon X-wing, I do not have the space to display both my UCS kits and my modular buildings. I'm not going to let them take up my living room, as I would like some space in my house without LEGO kits dominating the space, with the exception of some seasonal sets (like the Haunted House and the Winter Village) at those times of year.
Once I build the UCS sets they are going to stay built - I don't have time or will to keep breaking them down and building them again.
I still have space in my LEGO room for individual sets that aren't modular-height, but I was thinking if the room is going to be dominated by UCS sets, then why not use the rest of the space for some of my smaller Star Wars sets (of which I have about a hundred).
So if I don't plan on displaying the other themes, then what good is there in purchasing new ones in those themes, or keeping the ones I already have?
I've spent the weekend going back and forth on the idea of selling off all of my non-Star Wars sets, or maybe selling off all my non-licensed sets, or just some fringe themes (such as Dino, Pharaoh's Quest, etc). Since I have over 200 sets, unless I sell off a lot of it, the rest will just sit in storage.
Right now I'm not sure what I am going to do, other than I am definitely keeping all my Star Wars kits.
What would you do, LEGO-GAF?
anonymous_abc
Member
put all non sw sets into storage, in some closet, under the roof or wherever you have space.
in a few years you will either want to build them again, or sell them for extra $$$
also st pauls: wauwawiwa!
That's really beautiful - wish LEGO were releasing a famous cathedral instead of the Opera House for the next large-scale model.
BentBricks
Member
I'm afraid, I may end up in the same situation in a year or two. Most of us only have so much room and eventually something has to go. Either stop buying (not an option, although slowing down is) or unloading older sets. Luckily, LEGO holds its value well and can even go up from purchase price.
As for selling, I would be torn to include minifigures as set without included minifigures would reduce selling price. However, selling minifigures separately usually commands higher prices also. I don't think I could part with minifigures I liked so I probably would end up selling sets at a reasonable loss.
Or you could start building a room addition out of LEGO and store them there.
anonymous_abc
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if you have enough sets (you obviously do) you could become a bricklink entrepreneur ;p
it would be hella time consuming, but its the sort of thing i would enjoy doing endles sorting and counting of lego bricks...
mind you I probably only enjoy doing that because I don't have to each and every day!
it would be hella time consuming, but its the sort of thing i would enjoy doing endles sorting and counting of lego bricks...
mind you I probably only enjoy doing that because I don't have to each and every day!
MisterNoisy
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I dunno how widespread this is, but the Monster Fighters line is discounted at all my local Wal-Mart stores. Vampyre Castle is $70, Ghost Train is $50, Hearse for $25, etc. Might be worth a look if you're interested in this series.
...of course, I picked up all of the ones I didn't have yet.
...of course, I picked up all of the ones I didn't have yet.
scientific maps
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Is it just me or does s10 seem to have more chances for getting doubles?
Maybe it is just my bad luck, but do I really need 4 sky divers, 4 baseball guys and 4 'Cycle Mechanics?
All from just 2 trips to TRU!
And before I get the "feel the bagzzz!" comments - I was, the TRU lady gave me the stink eye.
So I panicked.
Just grabbed 5 and checked out.
FML
Maybe it is just my bad luck, but do I really need 4 sky divers, 4 baseball guys and 4 'Cycle Mechanics?
All from just 2 trips to TRU!
And before I get the "feel the bagzzz!" comments - I was, the TRU lady gave me the stink eye.
So I panicked.
Just grabbed 5 and checked out.
FML