I hoping that price is true too; I'd rather pay 200 than 250.
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I hoping that price is true too; I'd rather pay 200 than 250.
tiggerkiddo
Member
I really should get that last LR set I don't have. At least I have all the MF sets except the Haunted House.
So, I'm thinking of switching hobbies from Magic: The Gathering to building Legos due to the fact that all of my friends stopped playing and Legos used to be something I loved as a kid. I was wondering if anyone could point me in a direction towards some of the more fun sets to build so I could start to keep an eye out on them. Since I loved the Back to the Future movies I've ordered the Delorean as a starter to make sure I'm intereted in it. Hope to be seeing all of you more soon!
anonymous_abc
Member
The OT has many suggestions.
I would say go with Creator sets, they give you the most bang for the buck, 3 different instructions for 3 different builds.
Also they offer a wide range to suit all wallet sizes from 5$ upwards.
Enjoy and welcome to best GAF!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Check the OP for a list of stuff I love, and broken down into price points too.
Are you looking for cheaper sets to get your feet wet, or are you diving in head first and want something crazy to start with?
PalaceBrother
Member
I had zero interest in LR and somehow ended up with 4/6 sets. No Showdown or Train. I'm a sucker for sales.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
How did you like the Silver Mine Shootout?
I'm really just looking to get my feet wet at the moment, nothing too crazy but bigger is always better.....
Just go ahead and drop $400 on the Death Star.
Might do it once I have the money, but to be honest I'm not the biggest Star Wars fan. That R2-D2 though....
That's awesome. LEGO CS seems to have a real handle on how to keep people happy and loving the brand. Just out of interest, which S11 CMF was missing the head?
PalaceBrother
Member
The first few bags have definitely been interesting but I haven't formed an overall opinion yet. I have taken some shots and I'll post them when I'm finished.
One thing I have done on the last few builds is to not mix the bags. Ever since my return to LEGO I've just mixed everything by default....but I found it a bit exhausting after a while. I've really enjoyed myself more this way...I guess I don't really like the "hunt" after all.
MrPressStart
Member
I have the R2D2 and it was so much fun to put together. It looks great displayed as well!
Use the OP as a guide, and then expand from there, and then I'd focus on what you want personally.
For me I love Star Wars especially the big ships and I'd take other similiar big ships (Quinjet/Bug Obliterator), but space is a premium for me so I avoid the modulars.
antiquegamer
Member
I usually go to the store early in the morning, if you have Fred Myers they are awesome. The store I go to usually have plenty of fresh boxes when series become available and in the morning no one is around to give you weird looks. I found so many Abe and Panda Suit guy this morning. The hardest one for me to find was the cat lady. I was trying to feel for the cat but end up felt for her hair piece. Mermaid is really easy just feel for her tail. If you still need them and don't mind shipping and Washington tax I can get them for you. I have been pretty lucky and got all the one I wanted without any duplicate.
LEGO The LEGO Movie Minifigures by antiquegamer, on Flickr
8630 Gold Hunt is built. Cool set with a fighter jet that is sort of rare when it comes to lego as far as i know. I also like the gold bricks. The car is ok. The Agents line is just awesome. I have also learnt that used sets is not my thing unless they are in very good condition. This one is probably in good condition for something it seems kids have played with.
I saw a bunch of those trains still at walmart a week ago but they were not discounted
As someone else recommended, I will as well recommend the creator sets. There are a variety of types of sets at different prices to choose from and they have multiple builds in each one. They also provide a large number of pieces that you can use to build your own creations. The bricks they are built with are much more versatile then say what you get with star wars sets. Creator sets are also probably the next surest type of set after exclusives that display well. After starting with creator sets you should get a better idea of what you are looking for.
There are still a lot of the Lone Ranger sets in the retail channel - Amazon still has about half the line for less than MSRP, but there are signs that this is starting to dry up.
The Barbarian, but luckily I already had another one of him, so no loss.
BentBricks
Member
Official Simpsons photos from LEGO
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151914405768403.1073741856.6665038402&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151914405768403.1073741856.6665038402&type=1
Designer video:
http://youtu.be/zxCIXqYaSPU
It's a Marcos Bessa set!
I'll put together the OT topic in a bit, once I have all the assets.
http://youtu.be/zxCIXqYaSPU
It's a Marcos Bessa set!
I'll put together the OT topic in a bit, once I have all the assets.
DrForester
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The half closed eyes were a bad idea...
BentBricks
Member
R-User source was legit. It seemed too good to be true.
That's an awesome price for 2500+ piece!. I was iffy, but at that price I will get it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Massive Bessa set, and $200 for over 2500 pieces. This is a must buy.
BentBricks
Member
It makes sense that it's Marcos Bessa. Looking at the closeups, there are a lot of interesting piece uses such as the vacuum.
The video didn't go into any details of the house. Wonder if it was rushed out in response to the leak and a more detailed video will come later.
The most interesting thing is LEGO doing mixed color moulds. That's a whole new level! I wonder if that will be used extremely sparingly due to costs.
EDIT: Dat hot dog use! Clever!
oneknightr
Member
Can anyone confirm that the Simpson's House will be available to VIP's on the 17th? That's a rumor I just heard.
BentBricks
Member
"The LEGO THE SIMPSONS house will be available February 1st in LEGO retail outlets for $199.99 (USD). The line of LEGO THE SIMPSONS minfigures will launch in May 2014 in all major toy retailers for $3.99 (USD) each"
The press release doesn't say "sets". Hopefully House and Simpsons CMFs will sell extremely well to warrant more sets.
Simpsons House = Feb. 1st
MetalBeard's Sea Cow (or Sandcrawler... should know by this weekend) = Feb. 17th
Checked in with my LEGO store to see if they knew how many Simpsons houses they were getting, or they could ballpark it for me. They didn't know, and they said they won't even know till it actually arrives, but that they got a pretty good amount of Parisian Restaurants if that is any indication.
Also inquired about ordering entire minifig boxes through them. Sucks, the 16 fig per customer limit is enforced! Considering getting a whole Simpsons box for trades, they will probably be very valuable going forward (speculating, I know some will disagree. thinking long term here!)
Sea Cow right next to Simpsons house... very painful... there's also a lot of games coming out in Feb... I gotta plan carefully.
antiquegamer: thanks for your reply. I may hit you up if you are willing to sell and ship me 1x Mrs. Scratchen-Post (cat lady) and 1x Velma Staplebot. I will now shame myself by admitting I hunted for both of them today and had no luck. But I did find an Abe Lincoln. If you have both available that is.
*edit* wow Simpsons CMF are 3.99... hope they come with some nice accessories. clearly it's mostly the heads (plus licensing) inflating the cost, just hope we get a nice variety.
Also inquired about ordering entire minifig boxes through them. Sucks, the 16 fig per customer limit is enforced! Considering getting a whole Simpsons box for trades, they will probably be very valuable going forward (speculating, I know some will disagree. thinking long term here!)
Sea Cow right next to Simpsons house... very painful... there's also a lot of games coming out in Feb... I gotta plan carefully.
antiquegamer: thanks for your reply. I may hit you up if you are willing to sell and ship me 1x Mrs. Scratchen-Post (cat lady) and 1x Velma Staplebot. I will now shame myself by admitting I hunted for both of them today and had no luck. But I did find an Abe Lincoln. If you have both available that is.
*edit* wow Simpsons CMF are 3.99... hope they come with some nice accessories. clearly it's mostly the heads (plus licensing) inflating the cost, just hope we get a nice variety.
peteykirch
Member
My VW Bus should be here Friday.
I take it, that it'll be a nice build spread throughout the weekend?
I take it, that it'll be a nice build spread throughout the weekend?
The rumors so far are:
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, Chief Wiggum, Apu, Itchy and Scratchy, Moe, Ned and Maggie.
Of course that leaves 5 more characters - plus some of these may have been confusion between what is included with the house set.
peteykirch
Member
If there are 5 more
Mr. Burns
Krusty
Mr. Smithers
Bumblebee Man
Rev. Lovejoy
I'd love for them to go with a super rare CMF being Jebediah Springfield
BentBricks
Member
i love that they are finally painting arms, legs and feet. at least for this line.
homer just would not be the same with long sleeves.
If I understood the LEGO video with Marcos explaining the set, those are NOT painted arms and legs. I believe they are two colored plastics moulded together. We've seen this in hairpieces and such, but not legs or arms.
BentBricks
Member
Since you are waiting, you should set a watch on Amazon for the sets you want to see if they go over 20% off. You never know, you may get lucky and find some of those sets for close to 30% off.
You need to describe what your interests are. Welcome to your wallets doom.
Haha. Me too. I have ALL of them and only planned on 2-3 of the small sets. Sales on the bigger sets were too good to pass up.
Where's Dr. Forrester? He should be all over you for not mixing the bags.
I enjoy sorting, but not when I build.Ugh, stop tempting me. If I had to choose between these 3, which would is the best?
- UCS R2-D2
- UCS Red Five X-Wing
- UCS Ewok Village
yes, as i understood it from the video it is different colored plastic not printed. i miswrote it. which btw makes it even more awesome.
Heartlake High for $35 anyone?
and I strongly considered getting this one for myself but it's just a bit more than I'd like to pay. So, maybe someone here would like the Hoth Wampa Cave for $50? Always interesting when some of these older sets pop up on warehousedeals out of the blue.
mickcenary
Member
Finished the 21017 Imperial Hotel last night. Man, does it look amazing. One of those sets where pictures do not do it justice. The build was surprisingly fun given how symmetrical and blocky parts of it are.
I think I'm going to have to get some more Architecture sets now.
I think I'm going to have to get some more Architecture sets now.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
The Simpsons house is amazing. But I rather have some of the LEGO Movie sets or even catch up on Modulars.