PhoncipleBone
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What are you, some kind of cosmonaut ?A certain package arrived from LEGO yesterday, I can't show it yet unfortunately but as soon as I'm permitted I'll be sure to post pics here
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LEGO |OT 3| Build Hard. Buy Fast. No Mercy.
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A certain package arrived from LEGO yesterday, I can't show it yet unfortunately but as soon as I'm permitted I'll be sure to post pics here
Is the CUUSOO logo anywhere on the box? Don't answer if it's against your NDA.
Yeah, pretty sure Europe's going to have the better sales for once.
A certain package arrived from LEGO yesterday, I can't show it yet unfortunately but as soon as I'm permitted I'll be sure to post pics here
Nice
Auron_Kale
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RelentlessRolento
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21st century cowboy
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I managed to snag that on eBay for £20 yesterday. I am pretty happy with that as it can yo as high as £30 in there.
Lego Ideas is Live!
An interesting change to the guidelines...
Which has changed from the rule they previously had after the 2 ghostbusters projects, That leaves the currently 2nd Dr Who set with a chance
And another
I guess this makes people take more time in their initial pitch
An interesting change to the guidelines...
Which has changed from the rule they previously had after the 2 ghostbusters projects, That leaves the currently 2nd Dr Who set with a chance
And another
I guess this makes people take more time in their initial pitch
Yay! Just converted my account over to the new LEGO Ideas.
Wow the new service is packed with stuff. Even has badges/achievement type system that impacts your ability to influence things on the site.
Excited about the future of this service. We've already seen so many great sets come out of its previous incarnation.
We can only go up, baby!
*edit*
youtube video from LEGO on the new Ideas site https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LnPtIrgMp2M
Wow the new service is packed with stuff. Even has badges/achievement type system that impacts your ability to influence things on the site.
Excited about the future of this service. We've already seen so many great sets come out of its previous incarnation.
We can only go up, baby!
*edit*
youtube video from LEGO on the new Ideas site https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LnPtIrgMp2M
I'm really curious to know if the Ghostbusters set will feature Ideas branding or CUUSOO branding.A certain package arrived from LEGO yesterday, I can't show it yet unfortunately but as soon as I'm permitted I'll be sure to post pics here
SiegfriedFM
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I don't really have time to build it now or the coming week, but I just got a shipment with Lord Business' Evil Lair, Death Star Troopers and a bunch of tiles and baseplats for a modular addition. I got the Lair for about 60% of retail since I wanted to get Bizniz Kitty, Vitruvius and Lord Business anyway and you will have to pay about half of that just for the figures. The Death Star guys are mostly because I loved the Imperial Guards. I can't wait to get a Darth Vader (who surprisingly is very hard to find at many BL sellers) to appear out of a doorway in some modular, flanked by these guys.
BentBricks
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You mean this? (From my copy of the magazine & sorry about the flash)
Haha, that is sooo awesome!
Bakkuma371
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Hey ruxtpin, that is actually the Chilis Restaurant modular building I built a few months back. Got the instructions from BrickCityDepot and parts from bricklink. Was such an awesome build and it's a beautiful show piece.
And yeah, I have a thing for customs!
Nice modular. I've got one on the go from BrickCityDepot too and it's gonna be great once I get all the parts.
JetBlackPanda
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Going to Brickslope this weekend! Mountain west Lego fan Lego convention. should be some pretty cool moc's there.
I don't like the fact that the new LEGO Ideas site has the Mars Rover listed as Sold Out. I thought if it sells well, they'd make another batch...Please tell me they have plans to make more, it did not last long at all
guess i'll never get one... oh well... why didn't they sell it on amazon like they do the Back to the Future set?I REALLY hope the ghostbuster set gets put on amazon. It deserves the added sales that would generate
In other news... my Star Wars visual dictionary (2014 edition) shipped and I should get it tomorrow along with the 2014 Spidey & Doc Oc set amazon had on discount (still does, actually)
I know the summer 2014 sets aren't out yet but I wonder if they were able to squeeze them into the book or not? Would love to see some Rebels stuff in there.
Marty Chinn
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I finally found some Simpson mini-figs at Walgreens thanks to this thread. Who knew that would be the easiest place to find them. I picked up 9 packs and only got one duplicate. The dup was Ralph so I don't even mind having an extra. I've found I'm terrible at feeling out the packs for characters cuz I just couldn't figure any of them out before opening. Getting the last 8 is probably going to be more difficult.
A helpful tip is search for the smallest pieces. They shift around the most so rotate the bag until the small pieces fall down to the edges of the bag. The torso and heads usually stay in place.
Here is a good feel guide if you want a little pre-packfeeling training for your next attempt
And yeah accessories are always a great way to feel for a figure, especially when a series has a diverse selection of accessories. Plates are a pain because usually there are multiple figures with one, but you can use the process of elimination very easily in the Simpsons series
http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-the-simpsons-series-minifigures-71005-feel-guide/
And yeah accessories are always a great way to feel for a figure, especially when a series has a diverse selection of accessories. Plates are a pain because usually there are multiple figures with one, but you can use the process of elimination very easily in the Simpsons series
http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-the-simpsons-series-minifigures-71005-feel-guide/
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
IDK if anyone is interested in this but here it is:
http://kids.woot.com/offers/lego-ninjago-graphic-novels-books?ref=cnt_dly_tl
http://kids.woot.com/offers/lego-ninjago-graphic-novels-books?ref=cnt_dly_tl
Auron_Kale
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I transferred my account over and received my mail instantly.
Maybe check your spam folder perhaps? I know that anything LEGO related that's sent to me in GMail is labeled correctly.
I had to try multiple times before getting anything. There was like maybe 2 hours between the first time I asked for the confirmation mail and when I eventually got something in my gmail account after asking for it for the nth time...
SiegfriedFM
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Sopwith Camel post count!
So I got more spare time than I thought and put together my two new sets (as well as something extra).
Lord Business' Evil Lair is a really great build. There are plenty of advanced techniques in it, like reversing the arches to make the holding cells, making a conference table with attached chairs, the lifelike macro builds of the Kragle and the battery, and the complex glue gun that pops out. Not to mention lite-modular designs like the railing and the pillar tops. The set also comes with a ton of useful window panels and lots of black chairs.
The figures are of course ace. Biznis Kitty is adorable, maybe even more than the standard one. Vitruvius is only available in this and Sea Cow and you really want him. Lord Business himself is a funny little build. I also like how this set naturally invites other figures like Pants Guy, anyone who's designated as a Master Builder, the Octan robots. The cops aren't that interesting but it's great to get the luchador.
Death Star Troopers is a basic troop builder. I just wanted the imperial guards and the new guns. The rest will go into the parts bin. Compared to Evil Lair, it's just a stupid build where you put a bunch of pieces together and add a barrel to make a gun.
So I got more spare time than I thought and put together my two new sets (as well as something extra).
Lord Business' Evil Lair is a really great build. There are plenty of advanced techniques in it, like reversing the arches to make the holding cells, making a conference table with attached chairs, the lifelike macro builds of the Kragle and the battery, and the complex glue gun that pops out. Not to mention lite-modular designs like the railing and the pillar tops. The set also comes with a ton of useful window panels and lots of black chairs.
The figures are of course ace. Biznis Kitty is adorable, maybe even more than the standard one. Vitruvius is only available in this and Sea Cow and you really want him. Lord Business himself is a funny little build. I also like how this set naturally invites other figures like Pants Guy, anyone who's designated as a Master Builder, the Octan robots. The cops aren't that interesting but it's great to get the luchador.
Death Star Troopers is a basic troop builder. I just wanted the imperial guards and the new guns. The rest will go into the parts bin. Compared to Evil Lair, it's just a stupid build where you put a bunch of pieces together and add a barrel to make a gun.
Purple Cheeto
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Then there are ones that really surprise me as I rebuilt them. Like this lil guy:
SNOT work, hidden wings that unfold. Offset areas using jumper plates. Stuff I never quite appreciated so much as a kid, but love as an adult. This was one set I did love as a kid and actually memorized the instructions so I could build it without a book.
I wanted this thing so bad as a kid. My friend had one and I was jealous. I remember going to Toys R Us for my birthday, eager to pick one up, only to find out there was a whole new line of Space Police sets out.
I ended up with this:
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 tried this morning twice and nothing still.
I tried about 5 times with no luck. Just tried again now this morning and it came through straight away
And yeah, I have a thing for customs!
I see Young Justice, I see Gambit, who makes these?? Great collection btw.
I REALLY hope the ghostbuster set gets put on amazon. It deserves the added sales that would generate
In other news... my Star Wars visual dictionary (2014 edition) shipped and I should get it tomorrow along with the 2014 Spidey & Doc Oc set amazon had on discount (still does, actually)
I know the summer 2014 sets aren't out yet but I wonder if they were able to squeeze them into the book or not? Would love to see some Rebels stuff in there.
I got the book today. Some of the 2H OT sets are in there, as well as the Sandcrawler, but no Rebels sets.
Jables Swan
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Same, I did mine 2 hours ago and had no issues.
Bakkuma371
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A few more cabinets done (30 games all in). Every time I think I am almost done with the cabinets I remember something else. Gotta do some more shoot em ups as I only have Daris 3 screen Megalo 2 setup and then I need some racers.
Worl Club Champion Football;
Gundam Musou with live screen;
Worl Club Champion Football;
Gundam Musou with live screen;
Ditto - I did mine this morning and it all worked on the first try.
HammerOfThor
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I got the book today. Some of the 2H OT sets are in there, as well as the Sandcrawler, but no Rebels sets.
Theres a new Star Destroyer coming out? Now I don't know if I want to pick up the current one or wait for the new one :/
That is the old 2006 non-UCS set, not a new one.
Edit: Never mind, I now see it is two different sets, so I guess a new one is coming. 1175 pieces if my eyes don't deceive me
Yep, one of many new OT sets coming in the summer wave.
EDIT: interesting that the piece-counts are so different
BentBricks
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Checking out the newest entries in LEGO Ideas. I got a kick out of this one.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/63116
EDIT:
It's killing me how LEGO isn't making more Super Hero stuff. Marvel seems to have a large assortment of heroes and villains made. DC side needs to catch up. It's all Batman + something.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/63116
EDIT:
It's killing me how LEGO isn't making more Super Hero stuff. Marvel seems to have a large assortment of heroes and villains made. DC side needs to catch up. It's all Batman + something.
RelentlessRolento
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Checking out the newest entries in LEGO Ideas. I got a kick out of this one.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/63116
yeah, I voted on that earlier. I think the use of the batman franchise would greatly benefit from this, especially seeing they would be open to it based on the blue batman junior set released recently.
Auron_Kale
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I wanted this thing so bad as a kid. My friend had one and I was jealous. I remember going to Toys R Us for my birthday, eager to pick one up, only to find out there was a whole new line of Space Police sets out.
I ended up with this:
Holy shit I had that Space Police set as a kid! My favorite thing was the jail thing strangely enough. Loved the mini figs and I now that I think about it, most of my minifigs as a kid were the space ones. Blue spaceman Benny was my favorite as a kid, but I always swapped his head with the Blacktron minifig.
BentBricks
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Oooh. Another one.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/61339
I can see why it's hard for some projects to get off the ground. There's so many projects that aren't interesting and/or will never get made. It makes browsing experience not so good. I know there are a lot of "kid" entries and as a community we should encourage their initiative and creativity (there is an entry for a basic brick built couch). Perhaps a filter by age would help. This way there is no negative vibes and AFOLs and TFOLs can bypass those if desired.
RelentlessRolento
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that's the one I saw... I like this one better to be honest.
BentBricks
Member
Wow. This one does a great job at having a cartoon look.
Looks like it's rendered.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/60460
Looks like it's rendered.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/60460
I'm pretty sure they've talked about this; its because sets with Batman in sell significantly better than sets without Batman in. (The same actually holds true for all things DC) Its kind of a flawed premise on Lego's part, because the only non-Batman sets were the Superman/WonderWoman/Lex set and then the Man of Steel sets... and lets face it the Man of Steel sets were not great.
At least on the DC side they're trying to add variety with Batman by having them be Batman (in multiple costumes) & Friend vs Villain. That they randomly have the Flash in the Batmobile set is cool, Aquaman was in one last year with the Batboat, and while yes they're still Bat Family this year we got Nightwing, a Damian Wayne and Batgirl.
The Marvel sets are FAR worse offenders at the moment, given how many of the sets are Spider-Man based (because like Batman for DC, Spidey sets sell best for Marvel) but offer no variety in Spider-Man himself and while they offer variety with the sidekick figures they're all very specifically based on the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. I assume there is likely a licensing issue that prevents them from selling Spidey in anything other than what can be considered a likeness to the USM cartoon and that's why we haven't had alternates like Superior Spider-Man, Scarlet Spider, Spider-Man 2099, etc.
The inconsistant style across the Marvel lego is also problem because a significant portion of the figures are movie inspired and then the other half (primarily with the Spider-Man branded things) are much more vibrant and cartoon/comic oriented.
Though at least this year we got a classic Doc Ock.
It's $66 at Toys R Us this week.
Good to know! I'm heading up to Denver Friday to see friends and to go to the Lego store. Will have to stop by Toys R Us as well.
