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LEGO GAF |OT2|: Building Dreams. Demolishing Wallets
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PalaceBrother
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Got the Lego Store set from the 100th store opening today
Congrats!! Did you line up early?
Got the Lego Store set from the 100th store opening today
Was there anything special at this one due to it being the 100th store opening or the same stuff as the others? Either way, I'm jealous. I'd like having one of those store sets.
Harry Potter
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PhoncipleBone
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Got the Lego Store set from the 100th store opening today
If I was not working today, I would have driven there. White Plains, right?
Harry Potter
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Got the Lego Store set from the 100th store opening today
How far along was the 8 foot tall Hulk?
Yep. BUT, I actually didn't go myself. I'm in CA, but my sister lives near White Plains. I asked if she could check it out, she got there at 5:40 pm and still managed to get one.
Very excited for it to arrive.
No idea. I meant to ask her to snap a photo but forgot.
antiquegamer
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The offer ended on the 25th is probably why they ran out. I heard you can buy them if you want. I went on the last day of the offer and it's showing $4.99 on my receipt (then -$4.99 discount). They probably all sold to scalpers after the offer ended.
PhoncipleBone
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Aka the best modular. Enjoy.
Harry Potter
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Which sets? I need the deets.
PhoncipleBone
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Brick separator, bro. X2.
Been doing that, but sometimes I get impatient and revert back to the old savage ways.
Are you doing it for the sake of freeing up display room? It's what I've been doing off and on the past few weeks. I've probably taken apart a couple dozen small and medium sized sets and a couple larger ones. Still have a ways to go myself. Definitely not as fun as assembling them, that's for sure.
Giving my son back some space in his room, since he's not into Ninjago ATM. Still keeping the dragons, the Fire Temple and the Destiny's Bounty assembled, but the rest (of which there are legion) is getting taken apart.
I'm also moving my display into the basement, in a summer-long reorganization project of my house. You've inspired me to get a bunch of white display bookcases, so I can keep more sets intact at once.
PhoncipleBone
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I am trying to figure out my storage situation while taking apart all my Mocs. I want to rebuild Tower Bridge, but lack the space to take all Mocs apart to get the pieces. Thinking of going through my current inventory and pulling parts from a checklist, then figure out how many Mocs I need to destroy for the rest. Sadly, I never finished the Galaxy Squad battleground idea. Hit a wall and just stopped caring. Tower Bridge was calling too much.
PhoncipleBone
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The money for a second Tower Bridge could pay for my upcoming Titan and Dolphin Cruiser. Or Ewok Village. Or most of Sydney Opera House. That is all that is holding me back. But it is tempting to eventually get another just for parts.
Cool, I look forward to seeing how your display turns out. And you have now inspired me to go downstairs and start taking apart more of my sets to free up even more space, so I can start working on my backlog of sets to assemble. It's just getting trickier to decide which sets go and which sets stay. Older sets and PT sets have been the stuff getting axed thus far.
So i've started to move sets to work to make more room for my bigger sets at home. The Avengers have officially taken over my work desk.
Hulk isn't there yet because i've yet to free him from his key chain, will do that this weekend. I have Malibu Mansion over on one of my drawers. It's funny because I thought I might be a little embarrassed having them out but I must work with some really cool people because I always have someone stopping by playing with the Quinjet. I have to say the truck that came with Hawkeye is actually a pretty cool little 4 x 4. Whenever I pick up the spidey cycle set I may make that Nick Fury's ride instead of the green convertable thing.
Hulk isn't there yet because i've yet to free him from his key chain, will do that this weekend. I have Malibu Mansion over on one of my drawers. It's funny because I thought I might be a little embarrassed having them out but I must work with some really cool people because I always have someone stopping by playing with the Quinjet. I have to say the truck that came with Hawkeye is actually a pretty cool little 4 x 4. Whenever I pick up the spidey cycle set I may make that Nick Fury's ride instead of the green convertable thing.
Picked up wizard battle and a creator set on amazon warehouse... is it just me or is the selection on amazon warehouse very stagnant? I always see the same sets on there... I used to be able to find all sorts of great stuff.
I suspect that with the pending LEGO film it's only going to be harder to find good deals on there.
I suspect that with the pending LEGO film it's only going to be harder to find good deals on there.
anonymous_abc
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SiegfriedFM
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Quite interesting. That's the kind of indepth discussion I'd like to see more on Youtube, although this blog will do.
antiquegamer
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When I first got back into LEGO several months ago (so yeah, coming out of my Dark Age), I initially thought all the terms were just a funny joke, I didn't realize it really is a thing until I start reading the forum and blogs.
I really enjoy the site, thanks Phon. I love the Galaxy Squad clear green pieces. That particular polybags are still available at my local TRU, may be I should pick up couple more to beef up the Bugoids army.
Great photo. It's only missing the Iron Patriot figure that's coming out this year.
Love them
I've watched two reviews of Galactic Titan and I'm not that excited anymore. It looked alot cooler when I first saw it but since then I've built more sets and the flare has sort of faded. I'm more into Bug Obliterator and Vermin Vaporizer I think.
The 7066 Earth Defense HQ set from 2009 is starting to get to me too.
The 7066 Earth Defense HQ set from 2009 is starting to get to me too.
Someone recreated part of Green Hill Zone in LEGO. The upside down pieces for the palm trees was a genius move.
http://www.soniczone0.com/blog/index.php?id=106
http://www.soniczone0.com/blog/index.php?id=106
Chuckie
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Great photo. It's only missing the Iron Patriot figure that's coming out this year.
Yeah, I'd love to have it...but probably too expensive hehe
Someone recreated part of Green Hill Zone in LEGO. The upside down pieces for the palm trees was a genius move.
http://www.soniczone0.com/blog/index.php?id=106
Wow, that looks great! I need to show my son that one, since he recently "discovered" Sonic.
PalaceBrother
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That's a great set. I got it for half price when TRU cleared out their Alien Conquest stuff last year. The fact that there is a female marine in blue was a huge selling point for my daughter.
Lots of great details and play elements in the set-definitely recommended for young ones.
Stormwatch
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Yeah, I wish I wasn't working this past weekend. I live in White Plains and would have liked to check out the new store.
It has a certain uniqueness to it that I didn't like first but now I've changed my mind. Everyone speaks so well about it too.
But yeah some sets really have that kid playability about them that takes much from the display elements, like the Chima sets - I'm not really into to those yet.
tiggerkiddo
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Someone recreated part of Green Hill Zone in LEGO. The upside down pieces for the palm trees was a genius move.
http://www.soniczone0.com/blog/index.php?id=106
That is...GORGEOUS
PalaceBrother
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It is a *terrible* display set. Like, the worst I own. The truck itself has lots of great elements but for some reason they chose to make it difficult to access them.
Awesome ship though-that and its "launching" mechanism are terrific
Someone recreated part of Green Hill Zone in LEGO. The upside down pieces for the palm trees was a genius move.
http://www.soniczone0.com/blog/index.php?id=106
Cool!
Reluctant-Hero
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I'm building the Titan right now and has it been an awesome experience. I'll post a few photos soon. I think you should give it another look if you enjoy theme overall.
PalaceBrother
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One more day...
Daughter turns 7 on Friday...I think we may end up with three or four of these after birthday shopping is through.
She wants Quinjet and that Hulk set right? Or at least she wants Daddy to secretly buy them, right? Right.
tiggerkiddo
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You don't need excuses...just the ability to open that wallet and spend spend SPEND
Hit up the LEGO Store PAB for some bricks to build a stand for the Y-Wing. Wanted to make one that was angled in both pitch and roll, which ended up being rather more difficult than I imagined (to get fully stable, that is) and required a lot more bricks. But, turned out OK I think:
Don't think I'll go through with my plan to do it for all the other Star Wars ships which I already made stands which are tilted only in one direction.
And really need to decide on a camera to buy soon so I can stop posting terrible phone camera pictures.
Don't think I'll go through with my plan to do it for all the other Star Wars ships which I already made stands which are tilted only in one direction.
And really need to decide on a camera to buy soon so I can stop posting terrible phone camera pictures.