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LEGO GAF |OT2|: Building Dreams. Demolishing Wallets
- Thread starter PhoncipleBone
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El Pescado
Member
So there's supposed to be a LEGO store opening near me, but I'm not sure of the exact date. I really want to get there on opening day to get that rare LEGO Store Grand Opening set, but when I called the mall they were just like "It's opening in May."
Does LEGO list the grand opening dates for stores anywhere on their website or do I need to just keep pestering the people at the mall for a better date?
Does LEGO list the grand opening dates for stores anywhere on their website or do I need to just keep pestering the people at the mall for a better date?
PalaceBrother
Member
We've got a local one opening up at the end of this month and I'm not going to try for the set. Everything I've read in this and other forums leads me to believe I'd need to line up the night before.
If I could head to the store a couple of hours early I'd totally do it, but be warned that you're looking at a serious commitment.
DJ_Lae
Member
Oh, it's more than a maybe at this point.
Every single set is marked up 25-35% from the US MSRP, just because they can.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Suddenly I don't feel like whining so much about TRU markup now.
We JUST had our Grand Opening in St. Louis where the Store Set was the Saturday giveaway.
At around 5 PM when my shift was over we had about 3 sets left.
I dont see the harm in trying. You may need to have a bit of a wait in line, but surprisingly not everyone wanted to spend the required $75 to get a store set. The first 50 or so in line did, but it started to taper off and some people were just there to be there at opening I think.
tiggerkiddo
Member
I'm pretty sure my Boeing 747 from childhood resembled that.
PalaceBrother
Member
That's terrific. I love the R2 as well, but the pinks in this one rule.
PalaceBrother
Member
Well your mileage will of course vary depending on your city and the number of LEGO fans in the area and such...plus we DID have it on Mother's Day weekend which could have lightened our load a little.
I would just hate to see a fellow fan miss out on the set if there's a remote chance to get it, because I really like it a lot personally.
SystemShark
Member
Dr Zhivago
Member
And now it is time to redefine the meaning of horror:
El Pescado
Member
But I want one...
It's in a mall though. They can't line up the night before, right?
wait, what??? i was there on friday and did not see them. i did see quite the supply of fire brigades.
Torhthelm Tídwald
Member
Unexpected gathering has been out for delivery since 8 AM and it still hasn't arrived. It's 4 PM here, and things usually arrive at 1-3 PM. My last package was delivered to the wrong address, so I'm kinda going insane here.
Edit: It just arrived. Now I know what I'm doing tonight
Edit: It just arrived. Now I know what I'm doing tonight
Still waiting until my last box arrives to do one post of pickups for the month, but I just have to share this absurdity.
S@H decided to ship my Hoth Han and Poster separately from my B-Wing... they gave me the free Chima 70113 set. Twice.
Still not certain what I will do with them. Might give one to the 8 year old nephew, and keep the other for parts?
Also surprised when I realized these were $20 sets and not the cheapest single Speedor ones. They must be that desperate to kick off the line?
S@H decided to ship my Hoth Han and Poster separately from my B-Wing... they gave me the free Chima 70113 set. Twice.
Still not certain what I will do with them. Might give one to the 8 year old nephew, and keep the other for parts?
Also surprised when I realized these were $20 sets and not the cheapest single Speedor ones. They must be that desperate to kick off the line?
And now it is time to redefine the meaning of horror:
I wonder if this, in an indirect way, lends credibility to the Simpsons Lego rumour?
So I'd like to create some new minifigure weapons after seeing how Lego modified Boba Fett's blaster in the Desert Skiff set (small SW pistol + Lightsaber hilt).
Does anyone have any other ideas on weapon creations? I'd really like to make a minigun to replace the space pistol+binocular I have on my War Machine minifig at the moment. And yes, I know there are lots of 3rd party weapons for sale on the net.
Im just waiting to make a big purchase of those when i have extra cash. But while i'm on that subject. I saw someones War Machine a few pages back with a 3rd party minigun. Does anyone know which company's minigun that is? I've seen several already, but they don't seem very compatible or too bulky.
Does anyone have any other ideas on weapon creations? I'd really like to make a minigun to replace the space pistol+binocular I have on my War Machine minifig at the moment. And yes, I know there are lots of 3rd party weapons for sale on the net.
Im just waiting to make a big purchase of those when i have extra cash. But while i'm on that subject. I saw someones War Machine a few pages back with a 3rd party minigun. Does anyone know which company's minigun that is? I've seen several already, but they don't seem very compatible or too bulky.
BentBricks
Member
This is so confusing, it's got the skill of the UCS but the mixing of colour only a child could be happy with..... love the use of Carbonite Solo
Awesome, this just pushed me from 90% to 100% wanting to buy R2-D2.
All signs pointing to good clearance sales on Chima sets. At least for Speedorz. Those are good parts packs and I like the minifigures, especially the birds for the wings.
That is all sorts of awesome! Any photos of LEGO Friends sets with the pink and pastel bricks replaced?
And now it is time to redefine the meaning of horror:
Ugh. Sadly, I will get some of those. Can't believe I'm writing this, but I wish Mega Bloks got that license instead. K'Nex figures hands aren't LEGO compatible either. We all know LEGO would never do Family Guy anyways.
BentBricks
Member
I got mine from BrickArms reseller (they don't sell direct anymore). It's pricey though. Something like $8.
Galatic Shocktrooper with Minigun and Ammo Chain by enigmabadger, on Flickr
Some LEGO built options:
Check out his photostream. He has a LOT of other gun examples.
Miniguns by Nannan Z., on Flickr
Guns Museum v. 5 by Nannan Z., on Flickr
Awesome! Thanks Man. These are fantastic!!
Edit: Now I gotta sort out all my LEGO tools. Looks like most of the guns require one or two of them.
This is how I store/organize my minifigs. It's not a solution for display, but with 1000+ minifigs, I just cycle a portion of them out for display at any time. At $1 per case, its an affordable solution for keeping things sorted.
Nice solution.
Snkfanatic
Banned
I love this. Wow
Last time it was from Hobby Lobby during a sale around Black Friday. I bought 50 cases.
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
Who would buy a $400 ewok village?
Besides me?
Yeah, i get where you are coming from - the mainstream appeal wouldn't be there. I'm wondering what they could put in there to sweeten the deal...
But they cannot keep the Death Star as the center-piece indefinitely. The minifigs in it are starting to show their age, and a simple refresh of the set would leave previous buyers rather upset.
So what else could replace the Death Star? What could be the next giant playset with 20 minifigs?
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
Only thing I coudl think of is a really nice AT-ST, but there's already an AT-ST UCS, isn't there?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
TONS of mini figures. Just like the Best Star. Also, for Mocs, all dat brown and foliage.
Them theorizing it will replace the Death Star should indicate the DS is not long for this world. I've been singing its praises for almost a year now. It is OLD by Lego standards as well. This might be the year that the sets ventilation shaft is exposed.
And as for what set could replace the Best Star and have tons of figures?
Cloud City.
There is a UCS AT-ST in 2006, a "regular" one in 2007, and one in the Endor set in 2009.
Oh man! How could I forget about Cloud City?
You could theoretically do a Cloud City following the same basic principles as the DS - a bunch of connected (and separate) rooms, each with its own mini-vignette, all tied together in a larger structure.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh, I've gone on and on over the last year and a half about how much potential that setting has. A Cloud City set made like the current Death Star, meaning lots of vignettes and tons of figures, could be the greatest set ever.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Only took that long because I am on my iPad.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The Best Star has so many great moments in the set, but it is pulled from two movies. Cloud City was only in the last third of one film and there are so many vignettes you can get from it.
Landing platform where we meet Lando
Garbage room where Chewie finds C3P0
Chamber where Vader tortures Solo
Dining room where Vader traps Solo and Leia
Landing platform for Slave-1
Prisoner quarters for Han and Co. Complete with bed that retracts into the wall.
Carbonite chamber for Solo's freezing.
Carbonite chamber lightsaber fight
Light tunnel between carbonite chamber and final area of lightsaber fight. You know the tunnel
Chamber where Vader blows out the window. Attach a string to Luke mini figure and have him sucked out of the open window.
Walkway where Vader defeats Luke
And the finishing touch: Luke mini figure, with a missing hand, hanging under the entire set, waiting for Leia to rescue him.
Fuck. I need this set. Bad.
Landing platform where we meet Lando
Garbage room where Chewie finds C3P0
Chamber where Vader tortures Solo
Dining room where Vader traps Solo and Leia
Landing platform for Slave-1
Prisoner quarters for Han and Co. Complete with bed that retracts into the wall.
Carbonite chamber for Solo's freezing.
Carbonite chamber lightsaber fight
Light tunnel between carbonite chamber and final area of lightsaber fight. You know the tunnel
Chamber where Vader blows out the window. Attach a string to Luke mini figure and have him sucked out of the open window.
Walkway where Vader defeats Luke
And the finishing touch: Luke mini figure, with a missing hand, hanging under the entire set, waiting for Leia to rescue him.
Fuck. I need this set. Bad.
I've been thinking about this one for a while as well. Initially, I thought they should sell modular vignettes that connect together, but maybe the only way to do it justice is as one mega-set.
I would pay $600 for a 6,000+ piece Cloud City.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I should sketch up a rough idea of how it is in my head. I envision it being a big disc. Two levels with a few vignettes each. Like half the Death Star, but wider. And it is all supported by a large spire protruding from the bottom. The issue is stability then. How would it stay standing? Lots of white to build clouds under it? But it needs to keep the shape of Cloud City.
One of the Mocs I still have half built for months is the platform where Vader defeats Luke. I have had the spire Luke hangs from before jumping built for some time. Just trying to get it stable and mini fig scale.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Out of curiosity, do you have the Death Star? That is the one set worth $400. No crazy building techniques or anything, but it is so fun to build and a huge nostalgia rush doing it. It also gets the most attention from visitors because it is all the iconic scenes from the films compiled together.
Are there sets with better construction and technique? Without a doubt. Many of the techniques and things in the Death Star are pretty basic. It is the scale and character of it that make it soar for me.
On a different note, did The Burrow show up?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Solo in Carbonite. Duh.
Make the bottom of the carbon chamber revolve or something. Lower Han without jacket in, turn a lever, Han in carbonite comes up or the claws pull him up.
Also Solo in Bespin outfit without jacket. Add handcuff piece to it.
Two Leia in Bespin outfit. The tan formal dress, and the white jumpsuit at the end. Optional Hoth Leia for when they land.
Lobot
Strangely, the Bespin guards excite me the most.
Maybe a minu-diorama of a Star Wars scene can be the next mic contest. You can be as creative as you want, using whatever minifigs that you have (don't even have to be Star Wars ones, just a theme in the vein of SW).