tiggerkiddo
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Darnit, if they keep doing this, I'll have to go to Comic-Con one year...do not want to pay ebay prices
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LEGO GAF |OT2|: Building Dreams. Demolishing Wallets
- Thread starter PhoncipleBone
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Harry Potter
Banned
LEGO GAF meet-up at next years Comic Con. Who's in?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Not fair. You are at least in the state. Lol.
(Crossing fingers that wife gets job in CA like she thinks she will)
Harry Potter
Banned
Haha ya, not far for me. Hopefully you'll get to head out this way. Awesome state.
tiggerkiddo
Member
If I could get the money, I would be so in
Don't particularly like either - what is all that underground stuff in the village?
But I will buy that first set purely for that pig. Never will I have spent so much money for a 1x1 tile..
Huh, that LEGO Architecture Studio set is coming to my local store. Thought it was a Barnes & Noble-only thing?
http://www.brickstime.com/productDetail.do?productCode=21050&categories=7
http://www.brickstime.com/productDetail.do?productCode=21050&categories=7
The belief is that B&N have a limited launch exclusive - which should be happening next week, with special in-store events.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
FBTB has posted their review of the CUUSOO Back to the Future set:
http://www.fbtb.net/2013/07/17/review-21103-back-to-the-future-time-machine/#more-22394
The misspelling of "SHIELD" is on the review model, and it is a printed brick!
EDIT: Brick Show has a video review:
http://youtu.be/5j1AFiz2mvI
http://www.fbtb.net/2013/07/17/review-21103-back-to-the-future-time-machine/#more-22394
The misspelling of "SHIELD" is on the review model, and it is a printed brick!
EDIT: Brick Show has a video review:
http://youtu.be/5j1AFiz2mvI
EXCELLENT. I can wait to buy it!
FBTB's review appears to be down...
Interesting - he was complaining earlier today about other sites jumping the gun on the Minecraft reveal.
His review was pretty negative - overly-so I think.
Brick Show review is positive, though he never notices the misspelling and doesn't understand the date display.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
$2000? SIGN ME UP!
But seriously, what is the real price going to be. I cant find anything about this online and people at the BN near me know nothing of it, and they are hosting the damn event.
I'm gonna attempt to get both. Hope the Lego booth is more organized this year.
It's gonna be $100
Harry Potter
Banned
When we get closer to next years SDCC I'll throw it out there again and gauge interest.
Holy crap, how was that overlooked?! OUTATIME brick is awesome.
Good luck!
BentBricks
Member
Review is back up. Wonder how crazy speculators and collectors will go after that misspelling of "SHIELD".
FBTB review was pretty harsh, but he does have valid points. It's mainly the minifigs that smoothed over my somewhat disappointment of the final model. Also being able to build all 3 helped. The compromises definitely took a toll on the appearance of the car as a DeLorean. However, having a sizeable collection and knowing how to use BrickLink, I should be able to make some mods to appear more like the original.
If anyone finds good instructions for original Cuusoo BttF car please post link here.
I'd rate the final car much higher than FBTB and a bit below the Brick Show review.
I would agree, from everything I have seen/read so far. Looking forward to getting it.
A much better review from Brickset:
http://brickset.com/news/article/?ID=6975
Another review from Brothers Brick:
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2013/07/17/lego-cuusoo-back-to-the-future-delorean-review/
http://brickset.com/news/article/?ID=6975
Another review from Brothers Brick:
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2013/07/17/lego-cuusoo-back-to-the-future-delorean-review/
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Brickset one seems rather balanced. I still haven't read the FBtB one though. Curious to see the hatred of the reviewer.
My world would be shattered if I ever learned you weren't really Harry Potter.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
He can explain he just took some poly juice potion before meeting you.
RelentlessRolento
Member
ooh... <3
In my opinion, it seems like Lego is doing the Cuusoo program about as half assed as they possible could. They take ages to get the process moving along and every set they do is tiny and never really substantial outside of the licenses on which they're based. I guess the Minecraft sets have a unique charm in their oddly tininess, but the Back to The Future set could have been done better for sure. Are they seriously afraid the sets won't sell? I just don't get it. They could start a full-on Minecraft theme, make $120 sets and they would still sell like mad.
They start this awesome program to get regular people to create real actual Lego sets, but then go on to not support it as well as they should.
They start this awesome program to get regular people to create real actual Lego sets, but then go on to not support it as well as they should.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
They made a destiny...I mean density joke. Awesome.
Very excited about the factoids in the instructions. That is one of my favorite things about Architecture sets.
It's all about cost. If TLG can build, maintain and supply the printing process to fit within their cost tolerances for a given set, I think they would do it. And what I think has been happening is TLG, through time and increasing expertise, has been able to produce printed pieces with greater efficiency and lowered cost. Hence the increase in printed minifig components.
If, some day, they do move to fully-printed pieces, I wonder what that will do to the AFOL builder market, as now there would be an exponentially greater range of elements with unique printing. The option to just not apply the stickers will not longer be there.
I'm looking forward to seeing where it takes us.
I managed to get the LEGO Movie SDCC bag and cape today. Hope to get more LEGO stuff tomorrow.
Nice swag!
Looking forward to seeing what else you get during the 'con.
I would love it... I need to start planning. I live in Northern CA and honestly never been down in that area. SDCC would be a great experience, I've attended Wondercon and loved it. I am a bit apprehensive about how crowded SDCC is though, having to stand in line for multiple hours to get into certain panels which will just be uploaded on youtube within hours... it's a conflicting feeling
Anyway, sigh, yeah I'll buy those new Minecraft sets... I guess :| The first one was overpriced as hell though, and that's certain to continue
PhoncipleBone
Banned
You know what is a pain in the ass to store and keep organized? Plates. Specifically ones 4x4 and larger. They take up so much space you cant really just dump them in anything, and then you get to the obscenely large ones and they barely fit in any containers.
Get a bigger container, and there are no dividers for the different sizes. Urgh.
Thankfully you can stack them easily and keep it relatively clean, but man do these take up so much space. If I wanted to, I guess I could combine sizes in each pocket of the sortmasters and cram everything in one bin, but then I would have to remember which sizes I combined per pocket. Urgh.
Get a bigger container, and there are no dividers for the different sizes. Urgh.
Thankfully you can stack them easily and keep it relatively clean, but man do these take up so much space. If I wanted to, I guess I could combine sizes in each pocket of the sortmasters and cram everything in one bin, but then I would have to remember which sizes I combined per pocket. Urgh.
RelentlessRolento
Member
D
Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
Made it out alive of Preview Night with a DeLorean set! Was going to get the JEK-14 set but I don't know if it's worth $40
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to sell
Did you get Bag End? Fairly sure half this thread would kill for a micro-scale Bag End. (Or maybe just me.)
BentBricks
Member
I was tempted to post the final photo from that review, but I'll let people check out the review for that final photo. Very funny.
Just about all reviews of major LEGO blogs are moderately positive to very positive. Just the FBTB review leans on the negative side. I'm glad I got to read all the negative and positives before I got the set...who am I kidding, I would have gotten the set for the minifigs alone.
If you're unhappy with the final result, I think the set gives you plenty of parts to make your own version with a few BrickLink orders.tiggerkiddo
Member
I would be tempted to buy it too.
BentBricks
Member
Where is my Teen Titan LEGO set?!? Raven, Starfire, and Cyborg should be easy enough. Beast would require a new mould with the elf ears. Robin would be the anchor if needed.
Warner Bros is obviously spending money advertising the cartoon at Comic-Con in San Diego. Just did a quick search and new cartoon starts in July 2013. Fingers crossed!
P.S. Standard LEGO eyes please. No ugly Clone Wars cartoon eyes.
Warner Bros is obviously spending money advertising the cartoon at Comic-Con in San Diego. Just did a quick search and new cartoon starts in July 2013. Fingers crossed!
P.S. Standard LEGO eyes please. No ugly Clone Wars cartoon eyes.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
I managed to get the LEGO Movie SDCC bag and cape today. Hope to get more LEGO stuff tomorrow.
Grats. Home you get more.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Where is my Teen Titan LEGO set?!? Raven, Starfire, and Cyborg should be easy enough. Beast would require a new mould with the elf ears. Robin would be the anchor if needed.
Warner Bros is obviously spending money advertising the cartoon at Comic-Con in San Diego. Just did a quick search and new cartoon starts in July 2013. Fingers crossed!
P.S. Standard LEGO eyes please. No ugly Clone Wars cartoon eyes.
I loooove me some TT so I can only endorse this post like mad!
FBTB has the details on the process for getting the exclusive minifigs and sets:
http://www.fbtb.net/2013/07/18/sdcc-lego-marvel-and-dc-exclusive-minifigures-giveaway-details/
http://www.fbtb.net/2013/07/18/sdcc-how-to-buy-the-retail-exclusives/
The available numbers:
Thursday Spider-Woman, 350
Friday Amazing Spider-Man, 350
Saturday Black Suit Superman, 200
Sunday Green Arrow, 200
JEK-14 Mini-Stealth Starfighter, 1000 (800 remaining)
Micro-Scale Bag End, 1000 (800 remaining)
If you recall, the exclusive minifigs last year had 1000 of each available, so they are going to be far more rare this year.
My prediction - it is going to be a bloodbath at the LEGO booth.
http://www.fbtb.net/2013/07/18/sdcc-lego-marvel-and-dc-exclusive-minifigures-giveaway-details/
http://www.fbtb.net/2013/07/18/sdcc-how-to-buy-the-retail-exclusives/
The available numbers:
Thursday Spider-Woman, 350
Friday Amazing Spider-Man, 350
Saturday Black Suit Superman, 200
Sunday Green Arrow, 200
JEK-14 Mini-Stealth Starfighter, 1000 (800 remaining)
Micro-Scale Bag End, 1000 (800 remaining)
If you recall, the exclusive minifigs last year had 1000 of each available, so they are going to be far more rare this year.
My prediction - it is going to be a bloodbath at the LEGO booth.
Dr Zhivago
Member
DeLorean get! Apparently, they're selling fast at the Meadowhall Lego shop. The guy on the counter wants to use the modular Town Hall & the Lone Ranger train to make a massive BTTF display
Those exclusive mini-sets are nice, at least you could Bricklink them unlike exclusive minifigs (although I'm still waiting for someone to scan the instructions for those chibi sets from the other year).
Those exclusive mini-sets are nice, at least you could Bricklink them unlike exclusive minifigs (although I'm still waiting for someone to scan the instructions for those chibi sets from the other year).
I just finished The Ghost Train. It's my only train set and it looks nice and different from my other sets becuase it's a train. I got it for the good price and for the glowing mostly. I like the locomotive the most. The rest is pretty tame. Even the plane despite its darkish red.
That about does it for me and Monster Fighters. I might come around to HH some day. I really like the theme (as an adult... I would probably pick the police house over vamp castle as a kid). Biggest bummer: Glowing sticker on the Hearse not glowing! Got that sucker in the sun now! I had to buy the horse set to make up for it. Edit: Very hot but still not glowing.
That about does it for me and Monster Fighters. I might come around to HH some day. I really like the theme (as an adult... I would probably pick the police house over vamp castle as a kid). Biggest bummer: Glowing sticker on the Hearse not glowing! Got that sucker in the sun now! I had to buy the horse set to make up for it. Edit: Very hot but still not glowing.