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[lingiii]

What set do I need to buy to get one of these god sends?

Bought a couple sets for the first time in probably 10 years and I felt like taking one apart and messing around with making my own creation and I forgot how hard some pieces can be to take apart.

physical lego stores will sell them -- or just give you one if the clerk is nice enough, I got one from the store in Downtown Disney just by chatting with the dude. otherwise bigger sets come with them. for sure UCS B Wing and Deathstar did, I got one from each of those.

 

[RepairmanJack]

physical lego stores will sell them -- or just give you one if the clerk is nice enough, I got one from the store in Downtown Disney just by chatting with the dude. otherwise bigger sets come with them. for sure UCS B Wing and Deathstar did, I got one from each of those.

Will probably have to buy a bigger set. The closest LEGO store is about 40 minutes from me. May be near there for some XMas shopping soon though. I'll convince the SO that we NEED to go there for some reason or another.

Thanks!

 

[iuuk]

What set do I need to buy to get one of these god sends?

Buy the Sopwith Camel. Great set, and comes with a god send.

Fortunately, the imperial shuttle has always been the least interesting star wars ship to me, whether in its current lego iteration or when playing with other toys as a kid. I'd have to be a millionaire before I'd spend anywhere near its current price on it. It going out of print does not pain me in the slightest when disposable money and lego space are such premiums. It's just the y wing, x wing, A wing, and tie fighter piquing my interest for now. Knowing I'll probably never get the current death star hurts pretty bad. Maybe if I buy NOTHING but food from now until like summer, I can get away with buying it..... but then no smaller ships, lotr, hobbit, arkham, summer castle sets. The Falcon looks sick too.

In that case; go for it. Save some money, wait for nice discounts and buy cheap. They are all very recent sets, so I think it will take a while before they go OOP. Start with the X-wing or Tie-Fighter and work your way down via Y-wing, Snow Speeder and A-wing. Then weep when the B-wing is released.

 

[Chris R]

The Imperial Shuttle should always be on display. A truly magnificent display piece.

And hey, since it is retiring soon and many are on the fence about it, I will post this again:

Time Lapse Build

How long did that build actually take?

 

[Jables Swan]

As said I have no more room for my Lego sets, so I have to store my Star Wars sets at my parents' house, because I refuse to put that brilliant Imperial Shuttle in the closet:



I Also just ordered the A-wing just to make sure I didn't have any room left, even at my parents' house.

Love the stands for the X-wing and Tie Fighter. Any chance you could give us a run down on how you made them?

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

Buy the Sopwith Camel. Great set, and comes with a god send.


In that case; go for it. Save some money, wait for nice discounts and buy cheap. They are all very recent sets, so I think it will take a while before they go OOP. Start with the X-wing or Tie-Fighter and work your way down via Y-wing, Snow Speeder and A-wing. Then weep when the B-wing is released.

I thought this one was OOP?

 

[RepairmanJack]

Buy the Sopwith Camel. Great set, and comes with a god send.

Looks like a great set, I will keep it in mind. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[iuuk]

Love the stands for the X-wing and Tie Fighter. Any chance you could give us a run down on how you made them?

I'll see what I can do on the Tie Fighter, since that was mostly improvisation with the very few bricks I have. It's very much like how the Imperial Shuttle stand is made, only with fewer bricks. The X-wing is extremely simple. What you see is what you get, that stand is just a lot of black bricks on top of each other. A couple of 2x2 on a slanted brick (4 high) next to four 2x1 on a 3x2 on a couple of 4x2. Then make your baseplate however you like. It's definitely not strong, but it's all I had. If I had the bricks I would have supported it with a long rod in the middle (like the snowspeeder stand).

I thought this one was OOP?

The one I've got is, but there's a new one coming, isn't there?

 

[Tempy]

What set do I need to buy to get one of these god sends?

Bought a couple sets for the first time in probably 10 years and I felt like taking one apart and messing around with making my own creation and I forgot how hard some pieces can be to take apart.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=96874&in=S

 

[Tempy]

I thought this one was OOP?

8089 Hoth Wampa Cave should still be available at some stores, otherwise this is the new one: http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=75014-1

 

[neonglow]

Amazon is selling some of the new sets now. The haunted house is also available too.

The Space Bug Obliterator is on sale for 10% off:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A88EIFM/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[anonymous_abc]

ok, so has anyone seen my sanity lately? I'm looking for it

230€ of LEGO directly from LEGO


LEGOGAF I have a problem xp

well at least it brings me up to over 40% ^^

 

[RepairmanJack]

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=96874&in=S

....and quinjet is so bought.

 

[Bearded Dudebro]

You guys know they sell these infdividually at the Lego store right? Is that not an option?

 

[RepairmanJack]

You guys know they sell these infdividually at the Lego store right? Is that not an option?

Don't really have a store very close to me. Plus I'm just starting back up so plan on buying some sets anyways.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Amazon is selling some of the new sets now. The haunted house is also available too.

The Space Bug Obliterator is on sale for 10% off:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A88EIFM/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Excellent. I should have at least $25.00 in Amazon credit after Christmas and I'll buy the Vermin Vaporizer (#70704) with the funds.

 

[ghostmind]

Lol, I think I have about 25 of the orange ones now, and a few of the older green/grey.

 

[PalaceBrother]

Don't really have a store very close to me. Plus I'm just starting back up so plan on buying some sets anyways.

There's one in the Vampyre Castle.

It's a fantastic set, not *too* expensive and it likely won't be around much longer.

 

[Phanatic8390]

What set do I need to buy to get one of these god sends?

Bought a couple sets for the first time in probably 10 years and I felt like taking one apart and messing around with making my own creation and I forgot how hard some pieces can be to take apart.

If you want to get it in a set the Minecraft set is around $30 and comes with one. It's where I got mine.

 

[mrklaw]

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=96874&in=S

I have 9 now..

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

8089 Hoth Wampa Cave should still be available at some stores, otherwise this is the new one: http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=75014-1

Indeed but that one is TINY, well it is part of a set, as i am more interested in ships themselves, i suppose i'd rather wait for a new UCS set or something

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

There's one in the Vampyre Castle.

It's a fantastic set, not *too* expensive and it likely won't be around much longer.

Been meaning to ask, i don't usually like these arranged situation sets but these Monster Fighter sets just looks so cute and fun to me, are those an IP from somewhere or are they by Lego themselves?

 

[fredrancour]

Been meaning to ask, i don't usually like these arranged situation sets but these Monster Fighter sets just looks so cute and fun to me, are those an IP from somewhere or are they by Lego themselves?

Lego, drawing inspiration from countless films with the stereotypical horror movie monsters.

 

[lingiii]

What's up with Imperial Shuttle? Yesterday FBTB http://www.fbtb.net/ noted it was on sale at Amazon and I went to today to grab it and was greeted by:

Item Under Review
While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it's described here. (Thanks for the tip!)

We're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.

I wanna grab the set before it goes OOP soon. I have enough VIP points to get basically the same discount from S@H, but I was curious what's up here.

 

[R-User!]

What's up with Imperial Shuttle? Yesterday FBTB http://www.fbtb.net/ noted it was on sale at Amazon and I went to today to grab it and was greeted by:



I wanna grab the set before it goes OOP soon. I have enough VIP points to get basically the same discount from S@H, but I was curious what's up here.

Yeah, I'd like to know too, cuz my order shipped, and I hope it doesn't come to me crushed or something... :/

Also, if I bought from Amazon today, and 3 days from now their price drops, do they price match against future sales like so retailers do?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

....and quinjet is so bought.

Great choice. Most swooshable set right now.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Surprised anyone has trouble getting the new brick separators now...seems any decent sized set has them packed in so my apartment is full of the suckers...I have one on my computer desk right now, haha!

 

[iuuk]

Surprised anyone has trouble getting the new brick separators now...seems any decent sized set has them packed in so my apartment is full of the suckers...I have one on my computer desk right now, haha!

It really depends on which sets you buy. Since my Lego revival I bought;

Star Wars Planets (6)
Some Random Star Wars sets for figs and Snow Speeder
Tie Fighter
X-Wing
Shuttle Expedition
Sopwith Camel
Volkswagen Camper Van
Fire Brigade
Imperial Flagship
Imperial Shuttle

And out of all those sets (4 of which more expensive than the Sopwith) only the Camel had a brick separator. Strangely I didn't need it for the Sopwith Camel, but I did definitely need it for the Fire Brigade I built right after that.
So yeah, it may not be difficult to find one if you're one of the thread's guru's who seem to buy a set a day, but it is for someone like me .

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Looks like Amazon Warehouse finally got around to updating their LEGO section. They have a Grand Emporium for $142.44 and the hard to find, OOP, Sonic Boom for $79.98.

Apologies for the lack of links, posting from my iPhone.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Looks like Amazon Warehouse finally got around to updating their LEGO section. They have a Grand Emporium for $142.44 and the hard to find, OOP, Sonic Boom for $79.98.

Apologies for the lack of links, posting from my iPhone.

Sonic boom is great. Someone should snag that.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

It really depends on which sets you buy. Since my Lego revival I bought;

Star Wars Planets (6)
Some Random Star Wars sets for figs and Snow Speeder
Tie Fighter
X-Wing
Shuttle Expedition
Sopwith Camel
Volkswagen Camper Van
Fire Brigade
Imperial Flagship
Imperial Shuttle

And out of all those sets (4 of which more expensive than the Sopwith) only the Camel had a brick separator. Strangely I didn't need it for the Sopwith Camel, but I did definitely need it for the Fire Brigade I built right after that.
So yeah, it may not be difficult to find one if you're one of the thread's guru's who seem to buy a set a day, but it is for someone like me .

Haha, sorry if that came off wrong, I may be just very fortunate with the sets I've bought. I'm a lightweight spender compared to others here!

 

[tenchir]

Just got back from the Lego store. They are giving away a 24 piece Friends bag if you purchased any Lego Friends set. I bought a 5.99 Lego Friends Baking set and still got one.

 

[Calm Killer]

Wife told me I had $100 left for Christmas. I said lets go to walmart, I will point right at what I want. They have had 1 Millennium Falcon sitting on the shelf for 2 months at 99.99. I could never talk her into getting it, or I wanted other sets instead. Went to walmart and......GONE. So i picked up the Tie fighter for $35 and the X-wing for $59. I wanted the Falcon for 99, but I can still get it later for 140. Oh well. So now my christmas LEGO that I know of will be, X-wing, Tie Fighter, Imperial Shuttle, Pet Shop, & Grand Emporium. Can't complain.

 

[DrForester]

They can all fit in Bag End.

Bofur going to stab bonbur

 

[PeteZaTheHutt]

They can all fit in Bag End.

Bofur going to stab bonbur

Nice! I just finished that set about an hour ago. Very happy with it. Nice colours and lots of little details. The bay window by Bilbo's desk is a simple, but brilliant use of atypical pieces and the sticker for the cover of Bilbo's book even has the initials "B.B." on it. It's one of those sets that looks better in person than in pictures. Highly recommended!

 

[whatsinaname]

No go for QAR in Barnes and Noble. They found one other store with stock but they couldn't locate it in the store. Will have to wait for whenever Lego decides to release another nice ship.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

No go for QAR in Barnes and Noble. They found one other store with stock but they couldn't locate it in the store. Will have to wait for whenever Lego decides to release another nice ship.

Sorry to hear that. But we have a lotr Corsair ship next year.

 

[Diggeh]

So the Great Target Clearance has begun. Picked up the following awesome sets:

LEGO City Bank & Money Transfer (3661) - $25
LEGO City Dump Truck (4434) - $8 (BOGO 50% off all City sets)

You never realize how great some sets are until they're half the price.

 

[ghostmind]

Now that a new TRON movie is finally in the works, LEGO better get the license. It could be amazing!

 

[tiggerkiddo]

That would...be really cool. Light Cycle Arena set for 300!

 

[ghostmind]

A bunch of different 2013 Star Wars, TMNT, Ninjago, City and Super Heroes sets are now available on Amazon - just start searching for the set numbers.

Also, Ninjago, Star Wars and Super Heroes are now showing up on TRU shelves in the USA - if you are willing to pay their price.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

A bunch of different 2013 Star Wars, TMNT, Ninjago, City and Super Heroes sets are now available on Amazon - just start searching for the set numbers.

Also, Ninjago, Star Wars and Super Heroes are now showing up on TRU shelves in the USA - if you are willing to pay their price.

Getting Doctor Doom mini fig for christmas might be worth it.

 

[ghostmind]

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[PhoncipleBone]

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You are in Canada right? If not, how much is the Spider Man set? I need those mini figs!

 

[biggyfries]

So the Great Target Clearance has begun. Picked up the following awesome sets:

LEGO City Bank & Money Transfer (3661) - $25
LEGO City Dump Truck (4434) - $8 (BOGO 50% off all City sets)

You never realize how great some sets are until they're half the price.

Found out one of mine started this, too! Kinda weird that it is happening right before Christmas, but I'll take it!

Along with yours, mine has Naboo Starfighter for $35, and the mini star wars sets for $7. Our asphalt trucks are $14 clearanced out, too.

 

[ghostmind]

You are in Canada right? If not, how much is the Spider Man set? I need those mini figs!

That pic is from a USA TRU. Daily Bugle is $50USD MSRP.


I'm heading back to TRU tomorrow to try my luck again.

 

[Fowler]

Finished Bag End. Awesome set, looks cool, and building the big window is AWESOME. Didn't know you could use the pieces you used in THAT way!

Only problem: The baseplates don't seem to fit together properly for me. Tried turning them around and using different pieces in different places, but there's always a weird flex that gets worse as you add more pieces across the plates.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

76004
76000
75001

Great prices. I'll end up buying all of these. But what's the US MSRP for the A-Wing?

 

[ghostmind]

76004
76000
75001

Great prices. I'll end up buying all of these. But what's the US MSRP for the A-Wing?

$25

I was off by $5 on this one last night (as well as the AT-RT, which is only $20)

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

$25

Excellent. After Galaxy Squad, I think the only set $50+ set I'll want next year will be Jabba's Sail Barge, most likely as a present for Christmas as 2013!

Ad speaking of Galaxy Squad, I've got three sets waiting under the Christmas Tree right now!