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Brianimaniac
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I would hate having a Groot I couldn't pose. You can get a lot of character out of the arm movement of the official one, plus you can stand Rocket on him.
Now that Star Trek is at MEGA, I may pick up some Trek sets, pending the likely JANG reviews.
BentBricks
Member
Can't believe no one likes the new S7 Yellow Mixel... It looks to me like he's supposed to be a Guitar... looks great as far as i am concerned... Either way, i honestly would like for Lego to just stop making them, my shelf is nearing it's limits and i will have no other space to fit them on
It's not bad, but I'm getting Mixel fatigue. Which is good I guess because it may become stronger than my OCD collector nature that makes me buy all of each series. I'm waiting to see the rest of that series to see if it will sway my jump the shark opinion.
Practicing for swan lake.
Getting a good stretch going.
Excellent!
True. I think they were going for the big fig style.
I'm still dreaming of LEGO someday making Star Trek sets. I hope Mega Bloks has decent Star Trek minifigs.
friskykillface
Banned
Congrats! I'm so jealous
I lost today haha , 3 times I tried and failed
My bro at least won the ultron so I'm jelly
Tbh that's the best system I've seen for exclusives , doesn't matter if your first or last , just gotta tap to see if your a winner
TomJoadsGhost
Member
Oh man, I didn't recognise the number 10231, so I googled it, I cant believe that thing came out twice in the years that I wasn't buying lego.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
me too, and that new shuttle is just making it worse rather than better.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
me too, and that new shuttle is just making it worse rather than better.
I figured they would stop making shuttles since NASA ended their space shuttle program. I just imagine the new shuttle sets as relics of another time.
WordAssassin
Member
Where are the Angry Birds sets? Brick Fan said they'd be on display during SDCC, but I've seen/heard nothing at all. Are they doing reveals like last year where they show off one new thing each day?
I didn't see anything so far. Today's reveal is Star Wars and tomorrow is Ninjago. If it does show up, it probably won't be until Sunday.
Wasn't ninjago today ans star wars tomorrow according to the sheet ghostmind posted?
TheSecondSpitter
Member
So let's talk Modulars - they're immensely popular, there are 4 in current circulation, (soon to be 5 since Pet Shop won't be retired until 2016) but there are clear limits as to how far LEGO can stretch the series. Okay we'll probably see a bank, hospital and maybe a church but eventually they will run out of marketable ideas.
So what direction would people here like to see Modulars go in the future? A Themed modulars series, like Western Modular Town (the former outstanding Ideas project) ?
Or perhaps revisiting previously retired Modulars like Cafe Corner, Green Grocer etc?
So what direction would people here like to see Modulars go in the future? A Themed modulars series, like Western Modular Town (the former outstanding Ideas project) ?
Or perhaps revisiting previously retired Modulars like Cafe Corner, Green Grocer etc?
School
Police station
Library
Museum
Post Office
Bakery
Butcher/Deli
Toy Store
Some of those could be combined into one set. However if TLG keeps up the one per year release schedule they could go the next 10 years with new modulars.
Library would be nice, i'm sorry to whoever did it I can't remember exactly but I know someone here moc'ed a book store that looked really awesome.
I would love a bank for my supervillains to rob. Once I get my modulars built i'm thinking of just making one that would fit in.
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All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
Alright, so this is a ship from the series I was asking about:
It looks like these sets may have just been called "LEGO Space," but I'm not sure that's what they were called in English. Do different series have different names in different languages? When I search for "LEGO Space" it doesn't turn up any more of these sets.
Yeah if it does well, I'd love to do a flukeman and CSM too
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Practicing for swan lake.
Getting a good stretch going.
Heh. Love it. I want to see a whole ballet troupe now.
That would be my 6556pc monstrosity. This is the whole gallery.
Looks to be part of the UFO sub theme.
And I snagged the JW Indominus Rex set after my shift today. We had sold all but one today out of the blue, so I was worried there was a run on the set like it is getting scarce. So I snagged the last one at work. Now my JW collection is complete!
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All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
That's them, thanks!
Was it really 99.99 at Target originally or are they pretending to be TRU with the markups before sales. (Cause I know its a $75 dollar set)
I got mine clearance'd for 54.99 which wasn't fantastic but I knew I shouldn't wait on the set anymore.
It was never 99.99, only for the "clearance". I looked at other sets and nearly everything on clearance was jacked way up and them clearanced to just below MSRP.
Heads up, there is also a Target cartwheel offer for 20% off clearance toys. I think you also have a few days after purchase where you can bring in your receipt and have them apply the cartwheel offer.
It excludes Lego.
Also, can't believe I have been MOCing for 5+ years and using bricklink and never really explored Bricks and Pieces till now. Seigfried finally got me curious about it and holy shit I had no idea it was basically separate from PAB online and has a bunch of rare shit, quite a bit of it cheaper than on bricklink and also able to order in pretty decent quantities. Yet another place I will have to compare pricing with. Plus the shipping apparently is a flat 2.95 or something so that's amazing.
(Like I knew it was a replacement service and have used it for that before, but I didn't know it also had a buy bulk rarer pieces service as well)
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Hmmm. That is something to look into for later. I still haven't dove into Bricklink for MOCs. I just stick to what I own and adapt from there, but knowing I can get rare and unique things from there is intriguing.
Yup that was it, thanks. It must be Free Comic Book day with the R2-D2 out front. Star Wars fans always crash FCBD.
So all my orders in and i've received some stuff already. So far my haul for this month is Pet Shop, Palace Cinema, Parisian Restaurant, Quinjet 2.0, Avengers Tower and I decided to go with Detective's Office instead of Tumbler or Tie Fighter. I'm going to concentrate on my modular shelf for the next month or two and I want to try to MOC a bigger Avengers Tower into the scene and either a bank or bigger Daily Bugle. I'm done for the month and putting my wallet away. August 1st will be here quick and I have to get the Scooby sets and Jokerland.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
You are going to love modulars
Well, he went ahead and just dove straight into the deep end. Ponn, you are doing it the right way.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Well, that helps explain a tiny bit of the price gouging on that set.
pics from rebelscum!
http://www.rebelscum.com/2015-sdcc/LEGO-2015-San-Diego-Comic-Con-SDCC/
I can't be the only one who thought there was a chance of LEGO and Hasbro showing off some Force Awakens merch this weekend?
So much merch is hitting on Sept 4th and they still haven't shown anything. How much longer are they going to keep this up?
There were rumors that NOTHING was going to be revealed until the day of. I found it hard to believe. But maybe it's the truth.
TheSecondSpitter
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Shuttle Tyridium looks so uninspired compared with 10212, but the minifigs look great.
comments in bold.
comments in bold.
SiegfriedFM
Member
It's great for a lot of pieces, but it also seems to be targetted a bit by scalpers. Pretty much immediately when a new set is out, the unique pieces sell out. You can still get semi-rare pieces which is great for MOC:s, but you can forget lots of stuff.
I used the service initially for my Imperial Flagship two years ago, but it was only recently that I started using it as an actual part of getting parts together. You may have to still confirm your account through the telephone, but now I can just add parts to a separate cart. It takes longer to ship than regular PAB, and the prices are higher even if the same part exists in both places. But I'm guessing that it's a highly manual service.
Well Hasbro did show off the FA TIE and Pilot, which is more than can be said for LEGO.
Some of those buildings could be incorporated into a Detectives Office or Pet Shop like modular. Instead of a 2000 piece post office it would be a post office and another building.
TheSecondSpitter
Member
On the subject of modulars, check this Victorian London Christmas LEGO Ideas projects ....
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/107641
wow...
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/107641
wow...
On the subject of modulars, check this Victorian London Christmas LEGO Ideas projects ....
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/107641
wow...
Looks great but these big sets seem like they have no chance of getting approved. Plenty of large sets get passed on once they hit 10,000 supporters.
I would love to see a large set get approval.
Oh man, I never even gave a thought to use tooth/tusk/pointy pieces on roofing for icicles, such a no-brainer. I love Ideas just for the, well, ideas.
TheSecondSpitter
Member
My memory may be a bit fuzzy but one of the modulars from Western Modular Town would have been approved but for the conflict with Lone Ranger license.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
That town looks great but as is often the case, the image is pretty touched up what with all the lighting, snow, and smoke coming out of the chimneys etc. the real thing would NOT look this good. Still impressive of course (and also hopelessly optimistic since it will likely never get approved)
BentBricks
Member
Amazing! Won't ever get approved.
Speaking of modulars, that is definitely something they can do when they start running out of options. They can go to different time periods and architecture styles. It wouldn't fit with exist modular line so it would have to be a separate modular line I think. There is still so many things that can do with current modulars though before it ever gets to that.
BentBricks
Member
I had a successful experience at SDCC after many hours of waiting in line. My feet may be tired but I managed to get all the LEGO Super Hero exclusive items at Comic-Con.
Congrats! I saw photos of lines at the Comic-con. They were ridiculously long.
I have 10212 and I think the new shuttle looks great. The cost and size are so different that there are bound to compromises. I have the UCS shuttle, TIE and X-Wing, and the smaller X-wing and TIE and like both sizes. Will probably pick up the smaller shuttle too - the fact that all three can sit on a shelf with my Y-wing is a bonus - the three UCS are too large to display at the same time without sacrificing other models.
SillyEskimo
Member
I finished the Detective Office modular and it's my new favorite. Tons of detail, great colors, love the breezway, and the "story" that ties it all together. I'm glad I got the flower cart polybag that acts as a companion to this.
I think the modular line is the best thing Lego has ever produced.
I think the modular line is the best thing Lego has ever produced.
SiegfriedFM
Member
Definitely. Sure there are licenses that produce great minifigs, but this is genuinely Lego, and with the rather big size it's almost like owning a part of an actual Legoland exhibition.
Jeff Vader
Member
Man, that brings back memories. UFO was the first series that I had completed and had extras of back when I was a kid. Now I only have a minifig left.
TheSecondSpitter
Member
lmao@eBay prices for the SDCC sets.
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