SillyEskimo
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My wife found Hulk Breakout set on sale for 50% off at Meijer and grabbed that for me. I thought I'd missed the boat on that set.
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RelentlessRolento
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Same with TaskMaster in the Hulk Lab Smash set. Another, uh, risque character to include as a MiniFig, especially given his history with Deadpool. I wish they had used his look from the Deadpool comics (the run before Cable & Deadpool) though, I LOVE that version.
Such a sick mask.
Udon Taskmaster is still my favorite Taskmaster.
SillyEskimo
Member
Yup. No way in hell I'm paying $50 for that set. But $25? Done deal!
Razgriz-Specter
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Looking at the upcoming Star Wars sets especially with Rebels I really wish they would do
Looking at the upcoming Star Wars sets especially with Rebels I really wish they would do
Going by concept art for the upcoming movie, I'm sure we'll get something along those lines.
PhoncipleBone
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Im holding out for May 4th for Sandcrawler, hoping it gets a discount of some sort.
SiegfriedFM
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And boom, the companion to the Black Seas Barracuda!
For this, I wasn't remaking it, more like rebuilding with slightly more modern parts. The base is completely new though. I built the fort in LDD first, and then added parts under it to replace the special raised baseplate.
More here: Neo-Classic Pirates: Eldorado Fortress
For this, I wasn't remaking it, more like rebuilding with slightly more modern parts. The base is completely new though. I built the fort in LDD first, and then added parts under it to replace the special raised baseplate.
More here: Neo-Classic Pirates: Eldorado Fortress
I love it!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
And boom, the companion to the Black Seas Barracuda!
For this, I wasn't remaking it, more like rebuilding with slightly more modern parts. The base is completely new though. I built the fort in LDD first, and then added parts under it to replace the special raised baseplate.
More here: Neo-Classic Pirates: Eldorado Fortress
Nice! Love the recreation of the raised baseplate.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Wow, that's a great recreation of Eldorado. One of my most favorite Pirate sets...<3
hockeypuck
Member
sets sold! thanks LEGOgaf
And boom, the companion to the Black Seas Barracuda!
For this, I wasn't remaking it, more like rebuilding with slightly more modern parts. The base is completely new though. I built the fort in LDD first, and then added parts under it to replace the special raised baseplate.
More here: Neo-Classic Pirates: Eldorado Fortress
Just awesome.
Just picked up the Sandcrawler for my Birthday. Used 75 dollars of VIP points
MTFBWYB
Razgriz-Specter
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Any word if any of the Jurassic World sets will be based on the past movies as the game features all 4?
Really want Dr Grant, the JP1 Jeeps & Ford Explorers.
Really want Dr Grant, the JP1 Jeeps & Ford Explorers.
Not unless there is a second wave or a direct set, but no rumours of either so far.
Nothing super amazing. They just make good cheap raisers for building up ground. This is the skeleton shot of what I am doing. Each 48x48 baseplate will attach to each other with technic pins. After I cover the entire thing with 16x16 green plates I will raise and lower modify it to put a pond in and small hillsides along with the circular path etc. Plus trees and all that.
Doing it really makes the base really rigid.
Oh neat! I'm really looking forward to seeing the end result!
Razgriz-Specter
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PhoncipleBone
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Very nice.
And I just finished building the X-Men vs. Sentinel set. Pretty cool overall, but not worth getting at full price. The build is fun, but it feels like "My First Quinjet" as it goes along.
The Sentinel is pretty awesome when done, and the mini figs are great. The Storm figure in particular is fantastic. One of the best super hero figures I have come cross in some time. Maybe I am blinded by how cool her cape is.
If this were a $30 set, it would be a very easy recommendation, but not at $50. Even if it were $30 it would still be eclipsed by the sheer awesomeness of the Hulkbuster set, but it would be a much easier pill to swallow.
In the end, I am glad I got it for $25, but would probably be upset if I paid full price. Of the $50 super hero sets, Hulk Lab Smash is the go to at that price range. It not only has the better figures, but is a better play set when completed.
tiggerkiddo
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Most of the Super Hero sets seem to be not worth it at full price...sadly
PhoncipleBone
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Hulkbuster and Quinjet are the new hotness for full price Super Hero sets. I still need to get some of the DC sets from this year. Those have so many great figures.
tiggerkiddo
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Oh yeah there are some exceptions. I do need to get the new Quinjet since I missed the old one.
Rule of thumb seems to be the $20 superhero sets are worth it. The rest are up in the air but mostly up to the figs. I have found some creative uses for alot of the ho-hum sets though by either combining them with other sets or doing something different.
I love the minifis from Super Heroes but most of the sets I don't care for. The odd one like the Milano, Darkseid Invasion, and Quinjet have more appeal because of the ships.
I also took the plunge and ordered Pet Shop on the last day of double VIP. I was trying to see if would revert back to an early April ship date but it never did.
I also took the plunge and ordered Pet Shop on the last day of double VIP. I was trying to see if would revert back to an early April ship date but it never did.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I usually look at them as figure and parts packs for later. It is very rare if I want to keep a super hero set still assembled.
The ships I leave assembled. Arkham was a good one for display. Daily Bugle I know gets flak as a minifig pack but if you build onto it and the bank from the Two Face chase set it actually makes a neat little superhero diorama thing. I also like to keep a shelf dedicated to all the Bat vehicles but pretty much everything else goes into parts yea. I do have big plans for the Joker Funland set though and i'm glad I picked up that Funhouse set from last year to help make what i'm picturing in my head.
Speaking of super hero sets Amazon has 20 percent of the Gorilla Grodd set right now, 39.99 pretty good price.
Do you still have the Milano assembled? I remember you made a stand for it recently.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
For now. Same with Quinjet 2.0. I usually leaves things together for a while before disassembling.
WordAssassin
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I'm only saying this because I don't want you to get your hopes up, but Lego Exclusive sets like the Sandcrawler never get any kind of discount or sale
Apparently there was some situation where Death Stars were discounted and people took massive advantage of it and after that... never again. :<
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
How big and tall do modulars go btw, at least when compared to say, Camper or Mini Cooper?
WordAssassin
Member
Biggest modular is Town Hall if I'm not mistaken, and it's maybe... two and a half VW Campers tall?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Ahh right, forgot that modulars have different sizes. How does Parisian compare?
WordAssassin
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It's actually pretty short, I'd say it's less than two VW Campers.
SiegfriedFM
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I posted a list of sizes somewhere. Most are around 30 cm tall, not counting towers. Town Hall is 50 cm in total.
PhoncipleBone
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I'm only saying this because I don't want you to get your hopes up, but Lego Exclusive sets like the Sandcrawler never get any kind of discount or sale
Apparently there was some situation where Death Stars were discounted and people took massive advantage of it and after that... never again. :<
They usually discount the previous UCS stuff on May 4th, but usually only 10% or so. Heck, in the UK last year many were 15% off. In the US in 2013 we had the B-Wing for 50% off. I think last year was the first year we didn't have an UCS with any discount in the US.
I am not expecting steep discounts at all. Just 10%, which with an UCS, is a good amount of money.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Ah I see. Still they look like structures rather than playsets (granted they can be playsets too) so they should go well with my cabinet.
Also for a moment I thought I saw a bargain for a Star Wars Destroyer, then I realized it's a typical Destroyer and not the Super Destroyer.
I am pretty much going to agree with the comment that no discount will be incoming. LEGO has changed a lot of things since 2013. And as seen during Christmas time, its pretty much fuck the US, when it comes to discounts. Europe still gets them which is irritating.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I know. I can still hope at least. Hope for the best but be prepared for nothing happening.
SiegfriedFM
Member
Café Corner: 35 cm (with tower)
Market Street: 32 cm
Green Grocer: 33 cm
Fire Brigade: 38 cm (with tower)
Grand Emporium: 30 cm (NOT including the billboard)
Pet Shop: 28 cm
Town Hall: 50 cm
Palace Cinema: 37 cm (with tower)
Parisian Restaurant: 29 cm
Detective's Office: 27 cm
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
wow, DO is short huh?
Also I wish more playsets mimic Avengers Tower. Rather than having an exposed backside, it's an opening shell like in Simpsons.
Also I wish more playsets mimic Avengers Tower. Rather than having an exposed backside, it's an opening shell like in Simpsons.
And boom, the companion to the Black Seas Barracuda!
For this, I wasn't remaking it, more like rebuilding with slightly more modern parts. The base is completely new though. I built the fort in LDD first, and then added parts under it to replace the special raised baseplate.
More here: Neo-Classic Pirates: Eldorado Fortress
Wow, fantastic recreation. I love what you did recreating the base in brick form. Excellent work. I still own this set and it was one of my favorites as a kid. When I built my massive multi layered fortifications as a kid, this set usually formed the backbone of the fortifications.
PalaceBrother
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I've told the story here before, but the morning of the B-Wing sale a friend and I were second in line when the LEGO store opened.
The guy in front of us asked if they had a B-Wing and the clerk told him yes they have some.
"Oh great, ok I'll take all of them please"
"You want...all of them?"
"Yes please"
"You can have one."
"NO I want to pay for all of them!"
"How does ONE sound?"
I gained a lot of respect for the staff that day. This wasn't a polite, or short exchange. We all left with one.
SiegfriedFM
Member
Now, it's popular to complain about Detective's Office, so I'd like to add something. It's rather unfair to compare sizes based on the top point, since any building with a tower instantly has more "value". DO is basically flat, it doesn't even have a chimney. Now, if you instead compare the height of the roof layer of each building:
Café Corner: 35 cm (with tower) - roof at 26 cm
Market Street: 32 cm - roof at 28 cm
Green Grocer: 33 cm - roof at 30 cm
Fire Brigade: 38 cm (with tower) - roof at 24 cm
Grand Emporium: 30 cm (NOT including the billboard) - roof at 25 cm
Pet Shop: 28 cm - roof at 25 cm
Town Hall: 50 cm - roof at ~30 cm
Palace Cinema: 37 cm (with tower) - roof at 22 cm (tiny building)
Parisian Restaurant: 29 cm - roof at 26 cm
Detective's Office: 27 cm - roof at 25 cm
Or you can compare the weight, or the number of parts, or parts per price etc. It's all rather silly and says nothing about how great a set is.
LumpOfCole
Member
Guys, GUYS! I've been trying to find this in a store near me but not only did my local Target restock (in-store only) but it's on sale! No paying the 2x reseller fee on Amazon for me!
http://www.target.com/p/lego-super-...16964957#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=hulk+buster
http://www.target.com/p/lego-super-...16964957#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=hulk+buster
tiggerkiddo
Member
RIP me, it can't be picked up at any stores close to me.
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Diggeh
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I told you guys to get the Hulkbuster before scalpers went nuts over it! I can only imagine the prices when Age of Ultron comes out...*shudder*
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