anonymous_abc
Member
Ah ah that's nice
You're going to display the Mini or the mini Mini ?
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LEGO |OT 3| Build Hard. Buy Fast. No Mercy.
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Jables Swan
Member
The Mini is now available in Australia. Just had to wait a few hours.
peteykirch
Member
Just ordered the Mini Cooper, was pleasantly surprised to see the Mini Mini Lego Cooper was automatically added despite there being no information or anything telling you it will be added to your order automatically for the American S&H site
SiegfriedFM
Member
Awww, I'd really like that Unikitty but there's no way I'm paying SDCC prices for her. Nice to see that the line is continuing.
Just a thought... What if the modular building for 2015 is Emmet's apartment? It would be a crossover that could make more people buy the modulars.
Just a thought... What if the modular building for 2015 is Emmet's apartment? It would be a crossover that could make more people buy the modulars.
battousai11
Member
Thanks for the guide! I've basically gone through everything that you've outlined in the guide and I guess my problem (which you've sort of addressed) is this:
Bricklink doesn't have a best price option for different lots, so it ends up that one seller may have a good price on a couple of pieces, but then are 25%-150% higher on the rest of the pieces that I want that are in their store.
Any way around this, or should I just bite the bullet?
SiegfriedFM
Member
If you set a reasonable Max Price for every item in your wanted list, the shop won't show those results and you won't risk buying something overpriced. Like, you see that a part goes for $0.15 from most sellers, set a max for $0.20 (or less if there's plenty of sellers or if you need a ton of them).
anonymous_abc
Member
What is our best guess as to how long green grocer will be available?
SillyEskimo
Member
Green Grocer has been discontinued for years.
anonymous_abc
Member
I've heard that Grand Emporium and Town Hall would be the first to go, so if it's true that means Pet Shop will be here to stay a little longer. Which is kinda weird as Pet Shop is older than Town Hall...
Anyway I'd say you shoudn't worry about it dissapearing before the next modular is out, and AFAIK nothing has been annouced yet as far as new modulars go...
SillyEskimo
Member
Well, if you had a line on some Green Grocers somewhere, your inbox was about to be spammed with PMs lol!
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Help me out here LegoGAF:
I got a bunch of lose bricks on some fleamarket recently for cheap and now i already found a bunch of Megablocks and also a couple of FAKE Lego bricks amongst the real ones..
Here's what gets me though, there are these bricks where i can't really tell whether they're fake or real, can anyone give me a hint here?
fairly certain the one on the left is a real one, but the one on the RIGHT, what's up with that one? Note how "Lego" is written in a different font, a lot more clearly than the left one, also the color tone seems kinda "matte" doesn't it?
They also don't have that LINE across the middle like regular bricks do. Now is this simply how they USED to be and Lego improved them? Meaning they'd still be genuine or are those fakes??
I got a bunch of lose bricks on some fleamarket recently for cheap and now i already found a bunch of Megablocks and also a couple of FAKE Lego bricks amongst the real ones..
Here's what gets me though, there are these bricks where i can't really tell whether they're fake or real, can anyone give me a hint here?
fairly certain the one on the left is a real one, but the one on the RIGHT, what's up with that one? Note how "Lego" is written in a different font, a lot more clearly than the left one, also the color tone seems kinda "matte" doesn't it?
They also don't have that LINE across the middle like regular bricks do. Now is this simply how they USED to be and Lego improved them? Meaning they'd still be genuine or are those fakes??
Too bad they weren't on clearance, but glad to hear that you found them at a cheaper price than other places.
Maybe you'll like them enough to justify a few more, and perhaps by then they might be on clearance.
Help me out here LegoGAF:
I got a bunch of lose bricks on some fleamarket recently for cheap and now i already found a bunch of Megablocks and also a couple of FAKE Lego bricks amongst the real ones..
Here's what gets me though, there are these bricks where i can't really tell whether they're fake or real, can anyone give me a hint here?
fairly certain the one on the left is a real one, but the one on the RIGHT, what's up with that one? Note how "Lego" is written in a different font, a lot more clearly than the left one, also the color tone seems kinda "matte" doesn't it?
They also don't have that LINE across the middle like regular bricks do. Now is this simply how they USED to be and Lego improved them? Meaning they'd still be genuine or are those fakes??
I'd say that's just an older brick, they've changed the internal structure over the years.
There are older bricks like that without the middle line :
http://rebrickable.com/parts/3001old/Brick-2-x-4-without-Cross-Supports
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3001old
But it seems the font on the studs is different... I don't know TBH.
MrPressStart
Member
I started building the Town Hall a few days ago....
Dat 1st florr!!!!
Damn this is a fun build... and I am still on the 1st set of bags/ 1st floor! I need to save up for the fire brigade and then the Partsian Restaraunt.
Dat 1st florr!!!!
Damn this is a fun build... and I am still on the 1st set of bags/ 1st floor! I need to save up for the fire brigade and then the Partsian Restaraunt.
That's amazing! Thought you'd rejiggered yours for a bit then, but then saw it's from LEGO themselves.
I think you'll find folks say the Town Hall is one of the more boring modular builds. It doesn't have any super-advanced techniques, but like you I thought it was pretty fun. I also think the end model looks great. I have it as the center of my modular display right now, with a Monster Hunter guy sword-fighting an alien on top - because that's how my town rolls.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Town Hall roof is best build part of that set. And the whole thing does look spectacular when done.
MrPressStart
Member
Ok, so I almost have the wife convinced to let me put the modulars in the living room on the book case... I told her that I can decorate it during Christmas.. and Halloween... to give it a little flair (like it would need it anyway...)
But have I betten off more than I can chew? Does Lego have holiday packs (like snow bricks, or Christmas Trees with lights, maybe a Santa or other holiday type stuff???
Any ideas and places to get these at? Thanks
But have I betten off more than I can chew? Does Lego have holiday packs (like snow bricks, or Christmas Trees with lights, maybe a Santa or other holiday type stuff???
Any ideas and places to get these at? Thanks
Supa Necta
Banned
There's a whole winter village theme. TLG releases a new set each year. The old ones will set you back quite a bit.
Check them out on brickset and maybe look for parts on bricklink.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Just ordered the MINI Cooper, along with shedder & mini MINI, for $26.99 after my VIP points. Feels good!
Two more weeks until the ideas EXO Suit & science sets!
Two more weeks until the ideas EXO Suit & science sets!
Two weeks too long, IMO
Auron_Kale
Member
Binge bought my Mini Cooper to get the mini Mini, which will go great with my mini Camper Van.
Had $10 to use in VIP points that took off tax and brought the price to just under $99.
Feels good.
Had $10 to use in VIP points that took off tax and brought the price to just under $99.
Feels good.
SDCC exclusive Bard minifig, and Smaug MOC being shown at LEGO booth:
Now THAT is a Smaug set I would throw money down for, or take out a small loan more likely.
WordAssassin
Member
I hope that someone compiles a master post of all the SDCC exclusives once they're all revealed, I'm finding it difficult to keep track of them all in one place :\
So far we have...
Sets:
1966 Batmobile (with exclusive fig?) - $39.99
Star Wars Mini Ghost (with non-exlusive droid) - $39.99
Rocket's Warbird (with exclusive Rocket Raccoon) - $39.99
MiniFigs:
The Collector - GotG
Bard Bowman - LotR
Sparkly-Eyes Unikitty - Lego Movie
Anything else?
Also, I read somewhere that the SDCC Unikitty will have a double-sided face, so that answers my question about that.
I know of at least three more sets, but I'm fairly sure at least one of them is the UCS reveal so I won't say anything about that. There should be something revealed that will be a Target exclusive too, if I remember what he said correctly.
So far we have...
Sets:
1966 Batmobile (with exclusive fig?) - $39.99
Star Wars Mini Ghost (with non-exlusive droid) - $39.99
Rocket's Warbird (with exclusive Rocket Raccoon) - $39.99
MiniFigs:
The Collector - GotG
Bard Bowman - LotR
Sparkly-Eyes Unikitty - Lego Movie
Anything else?
Also, I read somewhere that the SDCC Unikitty will have a double-sided face, so that answers my question about that.
I know of at least three more sets, but I'm fairly sure at least one of them is the UCS reveal so I won't say anything about that. There should be something revealed that will be a Target exclusive too, if I remember what he said correctly.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
HOLD UP!
The 1966 Batmobile is an SDCC exclusive?! Is it in minifig scale too?!
The 1966 Batmobile is an SDCC exclusive?! Is it in minifig scale too?!
I took this before I went to sleep last night so forgive the quality but these are the main guys from the LEGO knock-off TMNT characters.
Also, it seems Amazon took down the listings cause I can't go back to the product page. The seller page doesn't even have LEGO products listed anymore.
They get the job done. My only complaints are the Krang's human face has fleshtone robot paneling instead of silver/metal color and their joints don't feel as stiff as they should be.
Also, it seems Amazon took down the listings cause I can't go back to the product page. The seller page doesn't even have LEGO products listed anymore.
They get the job done. My only complaints are the Krang's human face has fleshtone robot paneling instead of silver/metal color and their joints don't feel as stiff as they should be.
WordAssassin
Member
It's being reported that there will be a 1966 Batmobile set that's $39.99 and exclusive to SDCC.
HOWEVER
That doesn't rule out a full, real set later on. The other two $39.99 sets aren't minifig scale, but the '66 Batmobile in the teaser picture from Lego was, so it could still be a set coming out in the future, and the SDCC set is just a smaller exclusive variant.
So far it's the only $39.99 set that we haven't seen, nor do we know what minifigure it'll come with or if it'll be a SDCC exclusive. Rocket is exclusive, but the droid in the mini Ghost set isn't.
My personal dream is that they go all out and do a 1966 Batman, with the white chalk lines on his mask and everything.
I also really hope that they make a real set out of it because it's the first and only Batman set I've been like, really wanting, and with the way they do their SDCC raffles and shit who knows if I'll get one >:|
BentBricks
Member
Brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed. I was just watching the movie again and thought how awesome itd be to build his apartment.
BentBricks
Member
I'm sure it's based on demand. Town Hall has a higher price point and it doesn't have a wow factor and doesn't have great reviews among AFOLs (not interesting build). It does look very good IMO, but that $50 higher price and being a relatively "plain" building may make it the first modular I skip (I started with Fire Brigade). My next purchase will be Pet Shop. Then I'll decide if I skip Town Hall and get the theater one or a Star Wars UCS (R2-D2).
Just finished the Ghostbusters set. So good. So, so good.
Build is interesting -- I love how the windows are done (and the wheels, never thought to do them that way!). It's super-duper solid. The proton packs are cool. Having a stand for the minifigs is an awesome touch. And: PRINTED PARTS EVERYWHERE! No stickers! Amazing.
And Ghostbusters quotes littered through the manual? Great touch.
My only complaints are minor ones: Venkman's hair, Egon's face (looks weird, almost anime-ish), and the manual is one of those bound ones that's great as a book but terrible as a LEGO manual because it's impossible to keep open without laying something on top of it.
Still, minor in the grand scheme of things.
One thing I thought was interesting: it's amazing how much better this set is than the DeLorean. The DeLorean felt a little cheap and half-assed; it wasn't very stable and didn't look very good, but it was saved by awesome minifigs, alternate builds and the whole IT'S AN OFFICIAL LEGO BACK TO THE FUTURE SET thing.
Where the Back to the Future set felt a little cheap, the Ghostbusters set feels right. Four custom minifigs, at least ten printed parts (no stickers), good detail, and a model that looks excellent... they really, really did this right.
Awesome set. THANKS WETWIRED!
Build is interesting -- I love how the windows are done (and the wheels, never thought to do them that way!). It's super-duper solid. The proton packs are cool. Having a stand for the minifigs is an awesome touch. And: PRINTED PARTS EVERYWHERE! No stickers! Amazing.
And Ghostbusters quotes littered through the manual? Great touch.
My only complaints are minor ones: Venkman's hair, Egon's face (looks weird, almost anime-ish), and the manual is one of those bound ones that's great as a book but terrible as a LEGO manual because it's impossible to keep open without laying something on top of it.
Still, minor in the grand scheme of things.
One thing I thought was interesting: it's amazing how much better this set is than the DeLorean. The DeLorean felt a little cheap and half-assed; it wasn't very stable and didn't look very good, but it was saved by awesome minifigs, alternate builds and the whole IT'S AN OFFICIAL LEGO BACK TO THE FUTURE SET thing.
Where the Back to the Future set felt a little cheap, the Ghostbusters set feels right. Four custom minifigs, at least ten printed parts (no stickers), good detail, and a model that looks excellent... they really, really did this right.
Awesome set. THANKS WETWIRED!
Just built Hulk Lab Smash (along with a few other sets)...
This set is amazing. So many great minifigs (except Thor, he is just okay) and the set overall is just so much fun. My daughter won't stop playing with it
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I would definitely recommend this for Marvel and LEGO fans.
This set is amazing. So many great minifigs (except Thor, he is just okay) and the set overall is just so much fun. My daughter won't stop playing with it
...so what if I'm jealous
I would definitely recommend this for Marvel and LEGO fans.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Cmon, it's a must buy for Marvel fans just for MODOK and Taskmaster! The fact that we got those two figures is insane.
And yes, the set is a ton of fun for the playability and smashability. But the real stars are the figures.
And Thor is awesome. I just want a Beta Ray Bill figure now.