Jeff Vader
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Has anybody found the new creator jet in stores?
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RyanardoDaVinci
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Looking forward to this. Loved the retro set last year!Pirate Minifig Retro promo set:
Should be in the August or September calendar.
Probably doesn't help you, but I saw it in Daniels department store in Windsor today
PhoncipleBone
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Are you USA? Because TRU here can't find it in their system at all, and the barcode from online doesn't work either. It is maddening.
RyanardoDaVinci
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GreatEdmondo
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Been thinking about uploading this to LEGO Ideas. Thoughts? Is there anything I could change or improve? Think it will go anywhere?
Yes, saw it at Toys R Us in Minneapolis yesterday.
Jeff Vader
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Lol yeah it doesn't help but oh wellProbably doesn't help you, but I saw it in Daniels department store in Windsor today
In in Cal too and none of the TRUs I've visited had it.
PhoncipleBone
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You have the TRU sku for it?
The red rocket looks good but I'm not sure what I'm actually looking at. Is everything to scale with each other? Maybe try recreating the sets in LDraw instead of LDD for better looking pictures with more advance lighting.
I'd say just go for it and upload to LEGO Ideas. Should be a good learning experience.
GreatEdmondo
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What's LDraw?
Yeah, they're supposed a set of the 5 original Thunderbirds and The Mole, in scale with each other.
WordAssassin
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If you guys are in SoCal looking for the set why don't you just.. go to a Lego store to buy it? There's like 4 in the LA area alone. Not trying to push the store cause I work there or anything just tryin to help out, we've had that set since the first of June. Before actually, Lego let us put it out early.
Plus, VIP points :3
Plus, VIP points :3
It's a 3rd party version of LDD. It might not be as easy to use as LDD but it looks like more powerful software.
http://www.ldraw.org/
DrForester
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Leaked Captain Phasma minifig:
Hopefully a chromed promo version is in the works.
Part of me was kind of hoping for a female curves Stormtrooper body for the lulz.
RyanardoDaVinci
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Where would I find that?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
On the receipt I think. The clerks at the TRU here said if I had the TRU sku they could find the item. But doing a barcode or name search brought nothing up.
PalaceBrother
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Stopped into a U.S. TRU today in the hope of finding the Dino poly. No luck. I did find Electro though, so that was nice...he never made it to Canada.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
They had a shitload of the dino poly here. I snagged one. Only need iRex and the retailer exclusive Raptor pen set to get all the Jurassic sets now.
Isn't it in Canadian TRU only?
For USA you had to pre-order LEGO Jurassic World game at Gamestop to get it.
Is this not correct?
Winnie the Pimp
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Leaked Captain Phasma minifig:
Hopefully a chromed promo version is in the works.
wait, where is this guy from again?
BentBricks
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It's not a guy. I had to look it up and that is the "chrome trooper" in the new Star Wars movie. It's an actress from Game of Thrones
RyanardoDaVinci
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The number on the receipt is 673419229852.
Oh boy, is that AT-AT great for displaying. So posable! I might not have liked the build as much as I liked (to much click this into that stuff with technic pieces, and pulling at plates to make them fit), but what a set...
I just caved and ordered the Snowspeeder so I can make a little Hoth Battle display where the harpoon is coming around the legs. Added the Double-Decker Couch for mini-figs (and free delivery) to my order. Will be a great little piece to place on my desk, close to the microfighters that are scattered around
I just caved and ordered the Snowspeeder so I can make a little Hoth Battle display where the harpoon is coming around the legs. Added the Double-Decker Couch for mini-figs (and free delivery) to my order. Will be a great little piece to place on my desk, close to the microfighters that are scattered around
Winnie the Pimp
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Oh boy, is that AT-AT great for displaying. So posable! I might not have liked the build as much as I liked (to much click this into that stuff with technic pieces, and pulling at plates to make them fit), but what a set...
I just caved and ordered the Snowspeeder so I can make a little Hoth Battle display where the harpoon is coming around the legs. Added the Double-Decker Couch for mini-figs (and free delivery) to my order. Will be a great little piece to place on my desk, close to the microfighters that are scattered around
I agree on the AT-AT, kind of annoying build but awesome look when done!
However, the current Snowspeeder is way too big to be remotely to scale with that AT-AT unfortunately... What i did is use the Speeder from that one Planet series set and set it up underneath the AT-AT, fits better imo.
I agree on the AT-AT, kind of annoying build but awesome look when done!
However, the current Snowspeeder is way too big to be remotely to scale with that AT-AT unfortunately... What i did is use the Speeder from that one Planet series set and set it up underneath the AT-AT, fits better imo.
I know the scale is off, but i don't really mind. I'll see when the speeder arrives. Still have to make room for it, for now it stands on top of a little dvd closet, but that doesn't do it justice. Your set up looks great though. Don't think the Microfighter I have wold have the same effect, as the pilot seat is out of scale
One of the main villains in The Force Awakens.
In the channel 4 documentary they had a section with the guy who designed the Lego Ideas Birds set. He got his statement for the first 3 months of sales and his 1% royalty and although he was vague,he said it'd be enough to buy a car with. That seemed surprising for such a small percentage of profits, not net sales. Even at a very conservative £10k for his royalty, that would be £1m profit for Lego just from 3 months sale of one relatively niche Ideas set.
Yeah that surprised me just how much he'd made and that was only for 3 months. I guess the majority of Ideas sales come from the first few months, but it's a nice little pay packet.
RyanardoDaVinci
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Sheeeeeeiiit...
If that's the kind of money you can get from ideas, I'm gonna try to figure out how to finalize the Mako and put it up there.
If that's the kind of money you can get from ideas, I'm gonna try to figure out how to finalize the Mako and put it up there.
Winnie the Pimp
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Why do i feel like i am the only one that hasn't seen this movie yet.... (even though it's not even OUT lol)
SiegfriedFM
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While it's nice that people can actually make a chunk of cash from Ideas, I fear it's only going to lead to more obnoxious supersized projects, because, you know, 1% of $400 is more than 1% of $50.
The problem with that is the way LEGO Ideas is going, they only want to produce common affordable sets.
BentBricks
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I think something like Wall-E will make much more than any $200 set (if ever made in LEGO Ideas) by sheer volume of sales.
PalaceBrother
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If someone is willing to grab me a Dino poly or two please PM me-I have trades.
SiegfriedFM
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Yes, but it doesn't stop people from spamming the site with those huge builds that never make it past the review anyway.
PhoncipleBone
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I gave that number to the clerk at TRU today and they said they had 4 of the set in. And that they had it since mid May. But after me checking for weeks on the shelf and them searching their back room, it is obvious it was a computer error or an employee stole every copy of the set from the store back in mid May. And sure enough, their warehouse is out so they have no idea when they will get more in. Fuckers.
RelentlessRolento
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So it sounds like the next wave of Bionicle sets are already hitting some lego stores... anyone else able to confirm?
tiggerkiddo
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Seems silly for them to keep doing that when they should know those builds won't make it through.
PhoncipleBone
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I think it is all about bragging rights. Just to say, "My set was loved by so many people!"
Winnie the Pimp
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More like Small-E right now. Imagine they made a 200$ WALL-E though?
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