Jeff Vader
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Man, they'll never get that ship right will they?
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LEGO |OT 4| EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
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PhoncipleBone
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Nor at an affordable price. I still haven't gotten one because it always has some insane mark up. Yes, I am still harping on that after all this time.
TangoAlphaLima
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I lucked out and found the last version on clearance at Walmart for $27.50, I think it was. Otherwise I wouldn't have one either.
I recently picked it up, though I haven't built it yet.
JANG did a thorough review of all the iterations, including this new one:
http://youtu.be/XMJV7Kl6GRM
He also did a comparison video for them all:
http://youtu.be/0yQtlBUeQ-c
PhoncipleBone
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Scrambling to finish my Halloween MOC before Saturday. If I do not finish by then, I need it done by November 6th to take it to the BN Maker Faire and show it off. I was just so tired most of the last few months and didn't spend my free time working on it now I am in crunch mode. I feel it could have been grander and more magnificent if I spent more time on it, but I am still happy thus far.
I have two 48x48 plates done, and am now fleshing out the third one. I am planning add a row of plates to the front to make the final footprint as 144x70 studs. The church will be at the center, with a creepy forest/graveyard surrounding the rest of it.
Once I get the grounds all laid out, I need to finish my brick built Lucifer. I have the body down and am very, very happy with it. I just can't crack the head and make it look good to scale with the body. And I wanted some time to make a few hell beasts.
SiegfriedFM
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Yes, as far as I know.
Dr Zhivago
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Not in the UK. I've seen Ghostbusters & Wall-E in various other retailers.
This, I bought my Wall-E from Fenwicks in the UK, I've seen them around. My girlfriend got me the Ecto-1 for my birthday and I know she used Amazon.
Will definitely be getting Phasma. Maybe Kylo & Stormtrooper, depending on how they look.
Haven't been too keen on the organic sets so far, so will most likely skip the rest.
My Wall E order is stuck 'In Warehouse', I'm starting to get worried!
TangoAlphaLima
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Saw a Craigslist ad near me for a bunch of random Lego yesterday. Three bins full of a lot of random stuff, some sets put together, others partially together, and one bin chock full of random pieces. They wanted $100 for it, which I felt was reasonable enough given the size of the lot, so I picked it up. As I'm digging through the stuff, I find a dark brown bear, which was from a couple of City Police sets back in 2012 (Forest Police Station and Robber's Hideout). I was curious what it goes for on Bricklink, and the cheapest U.S. seller I can find has new ones listed for $20!
Supa Necta
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Nice score! I love sorting bulk Craigslist lots. You find all sorts of weird stuff.
Love these little builds!!
parrotbeak
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I spent another afternoon feeling bags for Series 14 and missed the Plant Guy again. I felt the witch hat and broom stick and thought it was the Plant head and vine arms. I have two witches now. I think I may have to stop and be happy with 15 of 16.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Not in Germany either, Ghostbusters, Big Bang Theory, DeLorean and some others have been available as store exclusives.
RelentlessRolento
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I really wanna see these. I was going to pick up Jango for the armor parts, but I feel I'll get the same parts I want from Captain Phasma and get more use out of them at the same time.
I found that Plant Guy was the easiest to find of Series 14 by far. You can tell you have his package by the size of the buldge of the head piece as well as when you run you finger around the head, you can feel the lips
PalaceBrother
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Interesting; looking forward to seeing what it is supporting.
Just saw this. Good looking helmet.
Edit: It looks like we saw this months ago, and I just forgot.
parrotbeak
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lol. I just don't have any experience there.
Dr Zhivago
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Be nice if Phasma has chrome parts, but I guess there's not much chance of that.
PalaceBrother
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Yeah, I'm with you. I built Luke on the weekend and he looks terrible. Obi Wan is pretty solid, but that's due to the armor + cape + beard combo.
That would be great but I'd be surprised. It may be a similar metallic grey similar to the Jango fig. She might end up with a cool shoulder cape though.
SiegfriedFM
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Actual chrome won't happen, but I'd really like to see metallic silver. If it's flat silver, like the minifig, I'll pass. If it's metallic silver, I'll probably buy three to get armor parts for my own builds.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
Where are my Ghostbusters Headquarters pictures?
Same place where the Echo Base pictures are.
PhoncipleBone
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The other trees I made are better and simpler.
Don't worry, once done I will post pics.
In the "Saving you money while teasing you" file.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
But what will you show to make us witness the firepower of your fully armed and operational battle station?
I ordered a First Order Special Force TIE Fighter while ordering a monitor for new gaming PC. 70€ wasn't too bad, considering the thing seems to be around 80 in most places.
Gotta set up a scene with Poe's X-Wing once the TIE arrives and i build it...
But i swear i won't be getting any other legos anytime soon. Perhaps if there will be a new UCS Star Destroyer...
Gotta set up a scene with Poe's X-Wing once the TIE arrives and i build it...
But i swear i won't be getting any other legos anytime soon. Perhaps if there will be a new UCS Star Destroyer...
RelentlessRolento
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I think Jang has experimented with this. Watch some of his train centered builds for his MOC city he is making... don't know which video it is since it might be multiple.
Supa Necta
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A lot I think. I read that the rule is 1 plate per length of straight track.
fredrancour
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Finally unpacking my boxes from moving in september. Having modular buildings on the table = instant doubling of coziness in room. I need mooooooore.
GruntOfAction
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Since it's close to Halloween I finally decided to check Walgreens for the CMF Series 14, they had em! I was so shocked because normally Walmart is on top of lego stuff but apparently not, they still have series 2 of the Simpsons.
My quest for Wolf guy continues sadly, as we've gotten 3 pirate zombies, 2 gargoyles, a rockenstein monster, and the feed me seymour cosplayer.
On that note I've gotten my mom addicted to them, she's swapping buying her usual lottery tickets for getting them. "You're always guaranteed to win something, even if you already have one."
My quest for Wolf guy continues sadly, as we've gotten 3 pirate zombies, 2 gargoyles, a rockenstein monster, and the feed me seymour cosplayer.
On that note I've gotten my mom addicted to them, she's swapping buying her usual lottery tickets for getting them. "You're always guaranteed to win something, even if you already have one."
fredrancour
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oh shoot i need to check walgreens.....
SystemShark
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Picked up the Parisian Restaurant today. Which means I probably won't be getting any of the November exclusive Gingerbread House nor the two Christmas holiday scene sets.
I think I'm OK with that.
I think I'm OK with that.
I've decided to end my "Star Wars only" experiment, and go back to picking up other sets I like - along with all Star Wars sets. Just too many interesting things that came out this year, or are on the horizon.
So that said, I'm looking to pick up some sets that I missed this year that will be contending for my annual "Best of the Year" awards.
As such, my list probably won't be done until later in December.
Oh, and I've decided to pick up LEGO Dimensions - I've been watching some JANG play through videos, and the game is hitting all the right nostalgia buttons for me.
So that said, I'm looking to pick up some sets that I missed this year that will be contending for my annual "Best of the Year" awards.
As such, my list probably won't be done until later in December.
Oh, and I've decided to pick up LEGO Dimensions - I've been watching some JANG play through videos, and the game is hitting all the right nostalgia buttons for me.
I'm waiting for Black Friday sales for this game. The starter pack should be discounted by 30-50% at least. The Buy 2 Get 1 Free on the Fun Packs should also be a matter of time judging from Skylanders/DI/Amiibos.
hooijdonk17
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Poe Dameron might well be the first construction figure I buy.. I love the character.
SiegfriedFM
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I've mostly decided that I want the game, but we'll see if I can wait a bit longer. If I do get it, there's a ton of figures I'd want to get. Maybe I can buy the tags separately on Bricklink, since I already have spare figures of Benny, Nya, Legolas, Shaggy, Eris et al. Obviously, the characters I want to play with are figures I bought already.
Winnie the Pimp
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I just noticed that within one year, Lego prices seem to have gone up by quite a bit. I mean, i checked the 2014 Star Destroyer with 7 minifigs and 1359 pieces for 129.99 USD vs the new Millenium Falcon with 7 minifigs as well (all according to Brickset) and LESS PIECES for 149,99 USD
What gives? Is that just an isolated phenomenon, are there reasons for that markup (since both should have the SAME Star Wars mark up?) or is that a sign of things to come?
What gives? Is that just an isolated phenomenon, are there reasons for that markup (since both should have the SAME Star Wars mark up?) or is that a sign of things to come?
TangoAlphaLima
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There's probably an additional Force Awakens tax over the ordinary Star Wars tax for some sets. Lego knows those sets will fly off shelves regardless.
But to be fair, this Falcon is only $10 more than the last version, and is improved as well.
Winnie the Pimp
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Hmmm, it also may be related due to the fact that the Falcon is probably a bit more "iconic" than the ISD...
the old one was 10 bucks cheaper but also had more pieces ironically.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
From Lego's Twitter:
They approved it? Wow. Nice.
I don't think this is a set based on Lego Ideas, but something Lego did on their own.
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