PhoncipleBone
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Waiting for price complaints in the OT that Ghostmind put up.
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LEGO |OT 3| Build Hard. Buy Fast. No Mercy.
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PhoncipleBone
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By post 5 or bust. As long as regular LEGO GAFfers dont build up the post count first.
Can't blame them. That price is ridiculous.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Well below the normal $.10 a pc threshold. It is a good price for what you get.
Look forward to more updates on Orthanc this weekend guys, I came home from business trip to 7 bricklink orders at my door. Time to get building again while watching Person of Interest episodes or catch up on this seasons True Blood (yeah yeah i know, trashy show, but its my guilty pleasure)
Edit: lolwut, jerkson already banned?
Edit: lolwut, jerkson already banned?
tiggerkiddo
Member
Yeah I was expecting it to cost even more.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Whoa. What happened to Jerkson?
*Ryu jostles down note to self "do not be critical of LEGO prices"
Edit (obviously thats not why, just the coincidence of it >.>)
PhoncipleBone
Banned
It is bad enough that Oktoberfest and Pumpkin beers are out right now. Don't be bringing Christmas stuff out just yet.
WordAssassin
Member
I wonder if they'll drop the price of last year's winter set when Santa's Workshop comes out? Get people more inclined to buy both? My store still has tons of them... I've wanted it since learning a Lego does winter theme stuff but if they might drop the price then I'll continue to hold off I guess...
MrPressStart
Member
Does anybody know if the toys r us express stores price match?
21st century cowboy
Member
I love that Santa's workshop. As it looks like a mini town hall it will fit in perfectly with the rest of the sets (which I still need to buy). Personally I wish it was a little bigger but the price makes it a brilliant Christmas present
Sweet! I passed on the Winter Village Cottage, but this one's a must-get~
I'm totally sold on that new Winter set. Tons of cool stuff, beautiful design. It's Bessa goodness again
the santa's workshop not only looks like a must buy but the price is totally reasonable, anyone who complains that it is expensive obviously isn't keeping up with LEGO prices these days.
I should have ordered a research institute despite how lackluster I found it to be... I figured I'd grab one later on at a retail store... I thought it would not be a huge seller on par with the Exo Suit... I was very wrong Rumors are that it may not get another run in north america... that better not be true.
At least I got two exo suits.
I should have ordered a research institute despite how lackluster I found it to be... I figured I'd grab one later on at a retail store... I thought it would not be a huge seller on par with the Exo Suit... I was very wrong
Rumors are that it may not get another run in north america... that better not be true.At least I got two exo suits.
wet:
which batcave are you basing it on? nolan trilogy? I'd love to build a more comic accurate batcave myself.
but then... i also want to build an ultimate turtle lair. hard to do both... on a budget
btw where can i see pics of your turtle stuff you took down
Nolan trilogy yeah, I've seen numerous comic book ones so I wanted to do something different.
There's a couple of pics here, it was more just a grungy NY alleyway with the turtles in it.
May I ask what you use to pose your figures in situations were they clearly would fall over normally?
Also I am really not that much into the Santa set as you guys. I think it's just ok.
21st century cowboy
Member
Great pics wetwired. I need to start posing my minifigures in some dioramas instead of just having them stood about individually.
PalaceBrother
Member
Exactly my thoughts! I still need the Market and I ran out of room last year. The Toy Shop, Post Office, Bakery and Cottage take up my entire mantle and that is forgetting the various holiday bonus sets. I didn't even open last year's bonus sets.
Really, really glad this year's set is smaller. I wonder what the bonus sets will be.
Actually given the nature of Santa's Village I glad I stocked up on CMF Elves. Thanks for posting Ghostmind...can't wait for this.
I think that was a one time thing with the Cottage (and it happened in February-it went back up to full price at Christmas)
Supa Necta
Banned
Yes they do. I complained that their prices were crazy and was told that they will.
Also, price check older sets. I got a quinjet there for $21.
tiggerkiddo
Member
I regret missing out on the Quinjet...
SiegfriedFM
Member
Modulars are great for that. Especially those with lots of space for figures (Parisian Restaurant is awesome). Although, it's a good idea to replace some of the sidewalk tiles with spacers so you can place figures securely.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
At the airport in CT. They have a HUGE Lego Mark Twain house on display. Took some pics and will post later.
Chezzymann
Member
I'm looking on Reddit and seeing almost everyone unanimously modding the Exo suit to get rid of the barrel arms. I just don't get the hate for the them. Sure, they're barrel pieces, but with a little bit of imagination they don't look like barrels at all. More like motors to spin the hands. Heck I didn't even know they were barrels or that seemingly everyone thought they looked ugly until I read some reactions to the exo suit. Also it being a darker shade of gray doesn't really make it look ugly in my opinion, just adds more color variety and depth to the design.
yeah I don't get the barrel hate at all.
Looks like it's available on Amazon over here. Also apparently Faber-Castell makes the same think and call it Tack-It. Thanks for the info. I was wondering how to pose figs better without making the way you fix them in place too visible.
I think its simply because a barrel in the LEGO universe is associated with wood and when you have big metal mech, I guess it can be off putting...? Idk. I don't understand it either.
SiegfriedFM
Member
To be fair, the barrels are a weak spot, or rather, that bar going through two flowerpots and only being held by a pin connector is. I'll probably keep one original but it's a very good place to start modding.
Jeff Vader
Member
Meanwhile, i'm still waiting for my Exo-Suit to come in:
Would it have killed them to do 8 reindeer.
Now I have to buy two of these!
It's a shame because you could probably bricklink the pieces except for those special eye pieces.
Uni-Kitty is going to be leading my sleigh.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Uni Kitty, Queasy Kitty, Angry Kitty, and Biznis Kitty should make up the other four.
Meanwhile, i'm still waiting for my Exo-Suit to come in:
This reminds me that Mega Bloks has the Sponge Bob license now. It seems they did a better job of it than LEGO's old sets. The sets are also nicely priced compared to MB's Halo/COD line. The set below is only $20.
LEGO versions
This gets me thinking, how cool would a The Lego Movie adent calendar be? They are doing a Friends one now so why not. Have a President Business Claus figure or Christmas Uni-Kitty.
Haloid1177
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Ecto 1, yay or nay?
Eklipsis
Member
HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA, apparently I have competition in Ohio for black lego bricks. I called down to Cincinnati to see what they had and I told the guy I was building an Orthanc moc and he was like, "are you the guy whose been buying out boxes of our black bricks?" I was like "wat". He's like, "There's a guy down here building the exact same thing, I thought maybe you were him." Soooo shiiiii, wonder if I should be posting my build progress anymore, lol. I still will, it's not a competition and besides it is documentation of my build. I may however set it to private for now and only provide sneak peaks as I want to display it at some conventions in this region.
Edit: so yeah, Iike I requested before, if you have access to black bricks at your local LEGO store and live in the USA or even Canada, let me know and check if they are a type I need for my build. Basically any 1x? sizes as well as many types of plates and specialty bricks. There are a few types of black bricks I have plenty of so check with me first.
Edit: so yeah, Iike I requested before, if you have access to black bricks at your local LEGO store and live in the USA or even Canada, let me know and check if they are a type I need for my build. Basically any 1x? sizes as well as many types of plates and specialty bricks. There are a few types of black bricks I have plenty of so check with me first.
GoodCoffeeJoey
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There were a couple of Research Labs on the shelf at Toys R Us when I was there last week.
Haloid1177
Banned
Cool. Got a TRU gift card and saw they had the set. Stashed it and left because the lines were god awful long, but will head back tomorrow morning for it.
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