PhoncipleBone
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Mini Modular Ghostbusters firehouse?
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Allowing it on Ideas doesn't mean they have the licensing rights to immediately create a set. It was disallowed previously as another company had the rights, that contract expired which freed it up for other companies to peruse. Getting the rights is a lot of back and forth between lawyers and licensing departments to nail down, it can take months and often hinges on the way the company licensing the IP portrays their property. Having worked on games, most licensed, each company has a big long lists of do's and don't associated with the IP, Mickey Mouse for example has a strict set of guidelines for how he's draw, what he can and can't do etc.
Say for example LEGO makes a Dr Who prototype set to send to BBC or whoever owns it, BBC comes back and says the tardis or whatever needs to be more accurate here or there, it's back to the drawing board for LEGO to start again, jumping between designers, lawyers, license holders etc.
This all comes from my games experience though not Ghostbusters, that was all in place when it was announced.
At best I think you'd get a facade
BentBricks
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Beat me to it. Chop the front 1/4 of it and make it a playset. Buy 4 sets to make the original version.
It would still be too large though IMO.Apparently this is from an ad for a sale taking place 11/21 - 22
Street date for the polybag is probably still 11/16 as indicated earlier, this is consistent with many recent TRU polybags -- they show up on the shelf about a week or more before a promo sale where they are given away for free.
But unlike those polybags which seem to stick around long enough to actually have leftovers for the promo... I'm wondering if Rocket will be the same way or if he'll sell out before there is a chance for most people to get him for free. I'm taking no chances.
Street date for the polybag is probably still 11/16 as indicated earlier, this is consistent with many recent TRU polybags -- they show up on the shelf about a week or more before a promo sale where they are given away for free.
But unlike those polybags which seem to stick around long enough to actually have leftovers for the promo... I'm wondering if Rocket will be the same way or if he'll sell out before there is a chance for most people to get him for free. I'm taking no chances.
Apparently this is from an ad for a sale taking place 11/21 - 22
Street date for the polybag is probably still 11/16 as indicated earlier, this is consistent with many recent TRU polybags -- they show up on the shelf about a week or more before a promo sale where they are given away for free.
But unlike those polybags which seem to stick around long enough to actually have leftovers for the promo... I'm wondering if Rocket will be the same way or if he'll sell out before there is a chance for most people to get him for free. I'm taking no chances.
May be the first superhero set I get for reasons other than it was 75% off
shop.lego.com may still be holding to the Nov 15th date but Amazon has all the minecraft sets in stock and shipping now.
21113 The Cave
21114 The Farm
21115 The First Night
21116 Crafting Box
21117 The Ender Dragon
21118 The Mine
21113 The Cave
21114 The Farm
21115 The First Night
21116 Crafting Box
21117 The Ender Dragon
21118 The Mine
I hear ya, everyone should grab it before it disappears because I don't think there will be a glut available. Prospectors will be wanting to pick up several for trades, I know I'll be trying to get more than one.
PSA AWD has been updating alot of stuff since yesterday. They must have gotten a big holiday shipment in or something so if interested keep an eye on it. They update throughout the day so sorry can't give you a specific time. Just picked up an Ecto-1 for $40 for my friend for christmas and a Dol Guldur Battle set for $40. Pretty meh set but for $40 hard to say no. They even had some mixels on there.
I think I will eventually get The Farm & The First Night since they're the sets that best represent Minecraft.
LEGO should convert their PAB wall to be a Minecraft wall for a month. Should be easy enough to fill it up with green and brown bricks and plates.
SiegfriedFM
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Wow! I didn't even crack the top ten of the modular competition at Swebrick. Some really awesome stuff being created there:
by Anders67:
by Sollan:
by Wineyard:
by jalex:
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Agreed, The Farm and The First Night will be my first Minecraft pick-ups. I could see myself getting The Cave as well, for the included mobs in a $20 set.
WordAssassin
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Do we know WTF the "App Bricks" are yet? Any rumors?
I'm assuming that it will tie into the existing Ultra Agents app (or perhaps a new one), like Telepods do for Angry Birds.
PhoncipleBone
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Wow. Insane work.Wow! I didn't even crack the top ten of the modular competition at Swebrick. Some really awesome stuff being created there:
by Anders67:
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by Wineyard:
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GruntOfAction
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Got my space miner in one of the four bags I got, no duplicates so yay.
These are incredible.
I have to take Tower Bridge apart to make room for the Winter sets. It's the first set I have to take down and I have no idea how I'm gonna organize the bricks, there were no numbered bags so I can't even use that.
Supa Necta
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Gallon ziploc bags by section. I just took down vampire castle and other Monster Fighters (except haunted house of course).
tiggerkiddo
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Man they did such a great job with the Ultra Agents line.
Soo much personal hype for these.
Got my space miner in one of the four bags I got, no duplicates so yay.
The space miner is quite easy to detect since it's the minifig with the biggest accessories.
I screwed up once when I started the series 12 which means that I have 2 battle goddess, but that's because I've been out of my dark ages for 3 months. My sensing skill have improved by leaps and bound, so I can quickly detect what's inside one of those blind bag since I learned how to properly identity accessories. Got the wizard, space miner, pig guy and spooky girl in the last 2 days. I'm missing the princess, dino tracker and pizza guy and I'll have what I wanted. The space miner is a good fit with the exo-suit minifigs or even classic space sets (better yet the Benny spaceship). :] I will eventually make a space themed diaporama with classic space type sets and minifigs + galaxy squad (including modified or MOC vehicles and I might even make some sort of buggoid terraforming base which I suspect Lego might have made with another wave).
For the time being, I took down my monster hunter sets to make room for the few one that I have for the winter village. It will be a small village this year sadly, as I don't plan on acquiring the older sets on the aftermarket this year.
RelentlessRolento
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Just a reminder today is the last day to pick up most of the Lego games for $5.
Bad part is that, as always, the Disney licensed titles don't count.
Bad part is that, as always, the Disney licensed titles don't count.
Winnie the Pimp
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right... anyone here got the Lego Movie game or the Hobbit game? Those are the only ones i don't have but i heard bad things about Hobbit considering it's only up to the second movie etc.
LEGO continues to slyly get your $$$ by including exclusive minifigures in their related products!
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=251484
That's right... it's Bizarro Batman! Great to pair with your Bizarro Superman if you're lucky enough to own it (or just get the bootleg)
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=251484
That's right... it's Bizarro Batman! Great to pair with your Bizarro Superman if you're lucky enough to own it (or just get the bootleg)
Reluctant-Hero
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LEGO continues to slyly get your $$$ by including exclusive minifigures in their related products!
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=251484
That's right... it's Bizarro Batman! Great to pair with your Bizarro Superman if you're lucky enough to own it (or just get the bootleg)
GMO! Me don't want that!
Jeff Vader
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I better go grab the current Ultra Agents before they start disappearing.
BentBricks
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LEGO continues to slyly get your $$$ by including exclusive minifigures in their related products!
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=251484
That's right... it's Bizarro Batman! Great to pair with your Bizarro Superman if you're lucky enough to own it (or just get the bootleg)
Darn you LEGO!!! That looks the the Guy Gardner Green Lantern on the cover.
LEGO can easily do a Super Hero minifig line that caters to niche market. So many costume variations of super heroes and villains. Also, there is a huge library of 2nd tier, 3rd tier, nth tier characters I would love to get.
Ah ah ah! You not see what I did here.
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Anyone else think that the release of the Batman Be-Leagured on Cartoon Network was poorly timed? I guess it's OK since some of the sets are already out, but seems the cartoon would be the perfect marketing tool for the 2015 Super Hero sets.
BentBricks
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Awesome! It's the classic Martian Manhunter!!! I won't complain that he's wearing pants instead of underwear. That can easily be fixed.
Poor Braniac. Those are 3 of the most powerful DC super heroes he's fighting.
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Brianiac Attack (76040) by tormentalous, on Flickr
EDIT: Looking at the SNOT technique used to create the skull face. It's pretty cool.
Poor Braniac. Those are 3 of the most powerful DC super heroes he's fighting.
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Brianiac Attack (76040) by tormentalous, on Flickr
EDIT: Looking at the SNOT technique used to create the skull face. It's pretty cool.
Since they were showcasing mostly current sets it was ok timing for Christmas shopping.
"Mommy I want that Bat Jet! Mommy I want that Lex Power Armor before it retires!"
It would be cool if this movie here has the 2015 sets in it though. I'm also hoping the game tuesday has some of the 2015 sets in it as well.
Question for Lego-GAF. I'm getting a serious itch and wondering if it would be a colossal mistake to order Sea Cow now instead of waiting for Brick Friday. I have something else to order for Brick Friday to get the exclusive so no worries about that but i'm worried about triple vip points or Sea Cow possible going on sale.
Edit: actually NM, looked it up and they do 10% off your order every year so that would be incredibly dumb to not just wait. That would be $25 off the set.
Whimsical Phil
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Or it could serve as a marketing tool for the new LEGO Batman game that comes out in two days.
^ Speaking of special minifigure series I am still crossing my fingers *AND* holding my breath in hopes of a Peanuts minifigure line with The Simpsons styled molded heads Would be amazing timing to have it out when the Peanuts film hits theaters. Nov 2015 btw... so LEGO has lots of time to sneak it into their lineup since we don't know much of anything about LEGO's later 2015 sets yet.
Such a great lineup of characters that would be!
Much like The Simpsons themselves, it's hard to capture their very iconic appearance with the usual minifigure heads. I think molded heads would do perfectly.
Whimsical Phil your avatar reminds me of it every time.
Would be amazing timing to have it out when the Peanuts film hits theaters. Nov 2015 btw... so LEGO has lots of time to sneak it into their lineup since we don't know much of anything about LEGO's later 2015 sets yet.Such a great lineup of characters that would be!
Much like The Simpsons themselves, it's hard to capture their very iconic appearance with the usual minifigure heads. I think molded heads would do perfectly.
Whimsical Phil your avatar reminds me of it every time.
SillyEskimo
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I'm getting all those DC sets. It still amazes me they managed to sneek Batman into 3 out of 5 sets, lol.
Those 2015 superhero sets can't release fast enough... such a great minifigure lineup. Sure, could have done with a few less Batman but at least they all come with the new cowl piece which I think looks great.
Those vehicles though... at least they tried... I guess? Wonder woman's plane is so ridiculously tiny.
Those vehicles though... at least they tried... I guess? Wonder woman's plane is so ridiculously tiny.
Jeff Vader
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Good lord that Braniac set is amazing! Is it going to be a exclusive?
Jables Swan
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The more I look at those sets, the more I don't want them. I need Green Lantern and Green Arrow figs but that's about it.
FUBAR McDangles
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So with the new batman mask, do they still need to have special bands of white printed on all the Bruce Wayne heads?
Or do these new prints/molds fix that?
Or do these new prints/molds fix that?
BentBricks
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^ Speaking of special minifigure series I am still crossing my fingers *AND* holding my breath in hopes of a Peanuts minifigure line with The Simpsons styled molded heads
Such a great lineup of characters that would be!
Much like The Simpsons themselves, it's hard to capture their very iconic appearance with the usual minifigure heads. I think molded heads would do perfectly.
Whimsical Phil your avatar reminds me of it every time.
I agree. I would love a LEGO Peanuts series. It also fits perfectly with LEGO ideals. "LEGO Collectibles" theme please!
I'm more amazed they were able to make 2 of the 5 sets without anything related to Batman.
White bands are still on the minifig head. The newer mask it less bulky looking. It looks a bit more like the Batman mask in the Nolan films. The back is curved more at the back opening and exposes more of the "neck" area.
Baron von Loathsome
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I want all of those DC sets, especially Green Lantern, Gorilla Grodd, and Black Manta.
tiggerkiddo
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Screw you Lego, I want them all.
Jables Swan
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My Town Hall finally arrived after waiting ages for it. Apparently it was delayed due to a typhoon. This will keep me busy this week.
RelentlessRolento
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I played and beat Lego Hobbit and it's a steal for $5 even with the lack of the last part.
BentBricks
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It's something they will need to put warning instructions not to point at someone's eye.
Looks like a brick that will be launched by a powerful spring.
antiquegamer
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Only sets he's not in are the one with Superman, lol. I love the Superman set especially Supergirl.
Judging by the minifigs and SNOT work, is this the heir to the cheap-but-awesome-DC-set throne currently claimed by Lex Luthor's Power Armor?
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