Marty Chinn
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LEGO |OT 3| Build Hard. Buy Fast. No Mercy.
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ohhthegore
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Just as awesome as everyone said it would be, it's the first decent size ship I've made so far. I'm now very disappointed how small the ship in the Xmen set is going to be
RelentlessRolento
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PhoncipleBone
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Just as awesome as everyone said it would be, it's the first decent size ship I've made so far. I'm now very disappointed how small the ship in the Xmen set is going to be
Quinjet is best jet! Glad it lived up to the hype. Now all aboard the Marcos Bessa love train! Now you need Arkham Asylum and Ewok Village.
I still need Simpsons House by him. And he is doing the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Milano Spaceship. If that is half as awesome as Quinjet, I will be happy.
I submitted to the Brickset Mixel contest. I present "KaFlump"
Taking photos so that it doesn't look like a blob is really difficult. Was fun to build though.
LOVE it. I need to work on mine. I only have the yellow and red ones so far, but am excited about the contest.
I think once the Brickset competition is over (or before) I will make a similar one for GAF. Those Mixels are so great, and so cheap.
Yea I really like them. I finally picked up the yellow ones today, so I have all of series one. I watched the shorts this morning though, and I wasn't super impressed with it. I'll give it another go in a day or so and see if I like it better.At least the toys are awesome!
What does that mean?
I was lucky enough to get it as a Valentine's day gift. And we are going to try to incorporate it to our city (as well as Arkham and the Simpsons House and some TLM sets) somehow. We're planning a rather unorthodox city
I was lucky enough to get it as a Valentine's day gift. And we are going to try to incorporate it to our city (as well as Arkham and the Simpsons House and some TLM sets) somehow. We're planning a rather unorthodox city
Oooh, great idea. Can't wait to see it when it's done!
Some people don't care for the limousine it comes with.
This auto is bloody awful - its only decent from certain angles.
Here's a couple of alternative MOD ideas though:
WordAssassin
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Had my first day of training today! Things went really well, I feel like this could be a VERY fun job. I felt bad because we had to do some sales training and I totally smoked the other dude training with me. In his defense he's been out of the game a long while and doesn't really know but about modern Lego sets. They also had us build the little Chima polybags for whatever reason and I was almost done with the ship by the time he was done with the minifig. D: We got to keep them, though!
Also, I don't know if I'm allowed to disclose what our employee discount is but it's not 30% like I had found on Google anymore. I'm going to go broke as fuck really REALLY fast. It makes basically every set an impulse buy, it's not even fair.
Edit: Yeah I really want the Palace Cinema (makes me think of the Arclight, wouldn't be surprised if that's on purpose) but the car is just a total joke. Those other builds look WAY better.
In his defense he's been out of the game a long while and doesn't really know but about modern Lego sets. They also had us build the little Chima polybags for whatever reason and I was almost done with the ship by the time he was done with the minifig. D: We got to keep them, though!Also, I don't know if I'm allowed to disclose what our employee discount is but it's not 30% like I had found on Google anymore. I'm going to go broke as fuck really REALLY fast. It makes basically every set an impulse buy, it's not even fair.
Edit: Yeah I really want the Palace Cinema (makes me think of the Arclight, wouldn't be surprised if that's on purpose) but the car is just a total joke. Those other builds look WAY better.
Had my first day of training today! Things went really well, I feel like this could be a VERY fun job. I felt bad because we had to do some sales training and I totally smoked the other dude training with me.
Also, I don't know if I'm allowed to disclose what our employee discount is but it's not 30% like I had found on Google anymore. I'm going to go broke as fuck really REALLY fast. It makes basically every set an impulse buy, it's not even fair.
Edit: Yeah I really want the Palace Cinema (makes me think of the Arclight, wouldn't be surprised if that's on purpose) but the car is just a total joke. Those other builds look WAY better.
Yeah you have a limit every month on how much you can spend but its a pretty epic discount (a friend who works there told me)
We should just do it for the moc contest 5, i mean why not? Let's not fragment the concept! It can always just be a shorter one if too many people don't want to do it.
I didn't know that the GotG jet was designed by the same guy. It's excellent news, and I think the first visuals for it are very promising. I have high hopes.
oneknightr
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Epic discount? I already have a full time job and two young kids. I now feel the need to take the small amount of free time I have to get a job there! haha
SillyEskimo
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The car from Palace Cinema went straight to the spare parts bin. The tires are hilarious. The front end was a decent build though.
There's no monthly limit, it's an annual limit
Had my first day of training today! Things went really well, I feel like this could be a VERY fun job. I felt bad because we had to do some sales training and I totally smoked the other dude training with me.
Also, I don't know if I'm allowed to disclose what our employee discount is but it's not 30% like I had found on Google anymore. I'm going to go broke as fuck really REALLY fast. It makes basically every set an impulse buy, it's not even fair.
Edit: Yeah I really want the Palace Cinema (makes me think of the Arclight, wouldn't be surprised if that's on purpose) but the car is just a total joke. Those other builds look WAY better.
Welcome to the family! Which store?
WordAssassin
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It's a yearly limit, but it's so high I can't imagine that I'd ever reach it even with the crazy discount. @__@
There's no monthly limit, it's an annual limit
Welcome to the family! Which store?
Glendale Galleria! I assume you work at one as well? (If you're the guy I was training with I'm sorry if I made you feel bad ;__; )
Haha. I've worked at the Des Peres (St. Louis) store since we opened, so I've been with LEGO for right about a year now.
Baron von Loathsome
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That's one of the closer locations to where I live, heheh. Ontario Mills and Downtown Disney are both closer, though.
WordAssassin
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Haha. I've worked at the Des Peres (St. Louis) store since we opened, so I've been with LEGO for right about a year now.
Oh awesome! I take it that you've enjoyed it since you've been with them for a year so far? Even from the first day of training I have high expectations of it being a really nice, fun job.
GAF Lego Partaaaayyyy
I want to check out the Downtown Disney store, apparently it's HUGE and one of the few locations that host birthday parties? My girlfriend was down there a few days ago and sent some pictures, it looks sweeeet
Oh awesome! I take it that you've enjoyed it since you've been with them for a year so far? Even from the first day of training I have high expectations of it being a really nice, fun job.
Absolutely. Unfortunately I have a full time salaried office job so I can only give LEGO a couple of nights a week, but it's worth it for the discount and the awesome experience of sharing the love of LEGO with others!
Baron von Loathsome
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Haven't been to that store since before the redesign, I'm afraid. It's a must-visit for my next trip down there, though.
Ryan242004
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Wow I never thought of that, I wish I had one in my city! I would gladly work two jobs if I could work there.
This auto is bloody awful - its only decent from certain angles.
Haha, my bad, I thought auto was some term for a clever building technique or something. Forgot about that being part of Palace Cinema so somehow didn't think about automobile. Just thought it was something I hadn't come across yet!
Baron von Loathsome
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I went to the nearest Lego Store with my dad to check out what they had. He noticed that they had a Millennium Falcon in the back, I noticed it was slightly discounted, and he bought it. And now he expects me to build it.
Well, I guess it's nice having supportive parents.
Well, I guess it's nice having supportive parents.
BentBricks
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Do it! Just don't take her out somewhere expensive. Double points are coming up soon.
BentBricks
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I've been eyeing those Hero Factory minifigs (herofigs I guess). Seems like there is a polybag which may be a cheap way to check them out. No information on where and when they will be available though beyond online UK store in article.
http://brickset.com/article/10655
http://brickset.com/article/10655
I asked an employee the last time I stopped in. He told me they get 50% off. Thats incredible.
HammerOfThor
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I want to work in the store on the weekends JUST for this discount.
Indeed it is!
We routinely have sales here on Lego, but probably because the markup here is close to around 20-30% of what you guys pay anyway.
I'd like to do that too. Unfortunately french labour law probably wouldn't allow me to. Plus, I would probably end up spending even more money on Lego that I do now with such an amazing discount
Some more Mixels love here.
Mixels are awesome mini builds and great value for the money (especially considering that the upcoming CMFs will be 3.99 each, the same as a Mixel). Having built them all I gotta say they are with one or two exceptions awesome. Everything is awesome.
My favourites:
41505 Shuff - This was actually the last one I built and the one I had most fun building. At first I disliked the grey stone theme of the third set but this guy is just great. Compact and fun to look at. The other two grey Mixels are sort of the only ones in the whole series that ... not exactly suck because they are unique in their own kind of way. But they lack that cuteness.
41501 Vulk - The red one-eyed Mixel and actually the only one at all with ball joints for both the legs and the arms. Which is really the only letdown of Mixels overall, they should all have ball joints for arms for poseability. Vulk is able to walk like an Egyptian, that makes him special. Great hands, too.
And then we have the two Mixels that everybody has seen by now, 41500 Flain and 41508 Volectro. They are cool.
So if you only want some of the Mixels I recommend these four. If you only want one complete set I recommend the red one, the yellow one lacks in variety and the grey one in tooth parts (1 for grey, 3 for yellow, 4 for red). But overall this first series is great enough to have a complete set.
I'm a bit worried about series 2 and especially series 3, they just don't seem to be as cute as most of series 1. Angry, actually. But I will end up getting all of these anyway, it's a nice collectible series and not having to buy blind bags is amazing.
Mixels are awesome mini builds and great value for the money (especially considering that the upcoming CMFs will be 3.99 each, the same as a Mixel). Having built them all I gotta say they are with one or two exceptions awesome. Everything is awesome.
My favourites:
41505 Shuff - This was actually the last one I built and the one I had most fun building. At first I disliked the grey stone theme of the third set but this guy is just great. Compact and fun to look at. The other two grey Mixels are sort of the only ones in the whole series that ... not exactly suck because they are unique in their own kind of way. But they lack that cuteness.
41501 Vulk - The red one-eyed Mixel and actually the only one at all with ball joints for both the legs and the arms. Which is really the only letdown of Mixels overall, they should all have ball joints for arms for poseability. Vulk is able to walk like an Egyptian, that makes him special. Great hands, too.
And then we have the two Mixels that everybody has seen by now, 41500 Flain and 41508 Volectro. They are cool.
So if you only want some of the Mixels I recommend these four. If you only want one complete set I recommend the red one, the yellow one lacks in variety and the grey one in tooth parts (1 for grey, 3 for yellow, 4 for red). But overall this first series is great enough to have a complete set.
I'm a bit worried about series 2 and especially series 3, they just don't seem to be as cute as most of series 1. Angry, actually. But I will end up getting all of these anyway, it's a nice collectible series and not having to buy blind bags is amazing.
HammerOfThor
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Does anyone know when the second Mixel series is coming out?
I only bought one Mixel, Vulk.
He's awesome.
I bought him because he had articulated fingers, and was a bonus he had 4 ball joints AND a nixel.
For some reason, most of the others don't appeal, but I DO like the upcoming waves - they just look interesting. I know, however, I'm probably going to get more wave 2 sets, and then eventually just get most then all I can, and just regret not completing the set from wave 1....
According to various sites series 2 is due for June and series 3 for September.
I think I will get the whole series 1 next week, 36 for a whole series seems very cheap. Just hope my Lego shop has them all in stock...
Thanks for the heads-up ! Opened eyes Simpsons are far better Simpsons. I like Krusty a lot, and Apu seems rather nice too. Need them all, anyway
anonymous_abc
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Cannot put my finger on it, but they just look awful in 3D...
uuh cool, pictures from the modelling process!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150175674793403.303596.6665038402&type=3
Ah! I was wondering when these were going to be shown. Think I'll pick up Homer, Krusty, Apu and Milhouse, the others I'm not sure of. The Chief and Ralph Wiggums don't look so hot.
PalaceBrother
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Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Easier viewing
HammerOfThor
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When are the Simpsons minis gonna be in stock? I'm visiting Lego Land next week in Florida and I hope they have some.
Also on that note, does Lego Land have any exclusives? I asked this earlier but I don't think anyone responded, sorry if you did and I missed it
what does "micro set" mean in appose to just a set based off Minecraft?
Also on that note, does Lego Land have any exclusives? I asked this earlier but I don't think anyone responded, sorry if you did and I missed it
what does "micro set" mean in appose to just a set based off Minecraft?
When are the Simpsons minis gonna be in stock? I'm visiting Lego Land next week in Florida and I hope they have some.
Also on that note, does Lego Land have any exclusives? I asked this earlier but I don't think anyone responded, sorry if you did and I missed it
what does "micro set" mean in appose to just a set based off Minecraft?
They are working on a series of minifig scale Minecraft sets, these are micro scale.