MiniBossman
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Yeah this seems silly. I keep seeing the staff having to explain that you can order it online from the Lego store. Just weird all around.
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Yeah this seems silly. I keep seeing the staff having to explain that you can order it online from the Lego store. Just weird all around.
Yup. EU usually gets stuff early.
MiniBossman
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Just watched the review. Just going to buy the Ashoka figure off of eBay for that set.
Ryan242004
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Just picked up ghost rider from target, looks like a pretty neat little set. Was tempted to pick up the doctor strange set as well but I passed for now.
Except for when we don't, like with series 16 minifigures for instance.
Almost budged on Captain America Airport Battle today, due to a high discount (35%) at Amazon. Didn't because of the stickers... Went with Poe's X-Wing instead, which will also look good without stickers (the Brickset review shows great pictures of it without stickers).
Also ordered the Mighty Micros Flash and Captain Cold. The Spider-Man / Green Goblin set was such a great set, which made me want more. The Micros of next year look even better!
So glad I finally picked that one (Spidey) up, was hesitant at first because of Phil's talk about it on Points of Articulation. He almost talked me out of it! That one offers great play value for young kids.
parrotbeak
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Ya, I was thinking of looking for it on sale but if it's a TRU exclusive, not likely to find it for a good value.
I also agree with Jang that her eyes look possessed. The rest of the fig looks great though.
In Europe has regular 15 / 20% off, even on exclusives. Not the case in the US?
parrotbeak
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There will be sales but at 20% off that's still $88. I'm not that sold on the build. The big printed front piece is nice.
I wasn't aware that this was happening. Is this really the case?
You can still order it on shop.lego.com if you want the VIP points at least.
I guess i'll wait for a 20% off (or up) sale on LEGO Star Wars sets at TRU... but that could be a while from now.
Amazon had it for 16.99 EUR including shipping, Microfighters are usually like 9.99, so it was pretty much an impulse buy. The box came today and I was suprised how big and substantial it turned out to be:Coming next week:
In the book are ideas for other Microfighter-scale builds, as well as other small Star Wars builds.
Lovely!
yes, it's a recent thing. first set was the Ra's Al Ghul one. i guess to help promote the other retailers, and Shop@Home.
MiniBossman
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I assume TRU will mark it up to $139 before the sale in that case though.
echoshifting
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Popped in to Target for Ghost Rider and they are still unpacking all the new sets. Won't let me go through them. 
I'd just hang around but I have kids in tow. Poop.
I'd just hang around but I have kids in tow. Poop.
PhoncipleBone
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Picked up Friends Hot Dog Cart and Spidey Doc Ock Trap today. Yay!
BentBricks
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Saw this at LEGO store today. This does not look promising for future of CCBS/constraction. This doesn't necessarily mean sale are poor (perhaps over production based on over estimates), but hard to put a positive spin on this.
Personally, I think the bad guys in armor (Darth, Kylo, Phasma, trooper) look pretty good.
Personally, I think the bad guys in armor (Darth, Kylo, Phasma, trooper) look pretty good.
BentBricks
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Agreed, but it also appears to be following the same pattern as the $10 Ultimate Nexo Knights sets. They have put those Nexo sets on sale several times, but the best selling ones, Aaron and Clay, are never on sale.
So I think there is something to be said about which ones are on sale. The bigger sign will be how often they are on sale at other retail stores.
Chezzymann
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I dont think its an issue because they've been out for 7 months now. If you look at other lego sets released in december/January, they're marked down too. Hell my local walmart has the first order tie fighter for $50, which is $20 off.
The bionicle ones started getting marked down 2 months after release, when it happens that fast its a problem.
The bionicle ones started getting marked down 2 months after release, when it happens that fast its a problem.
PhoncipleBone
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Doc Ock Tentacle Trap was really fun. The mech actually has a play feature where you twist the top cylinder and the arms spin around and flail on the mech. Nice little touch there that adds a bit of character.
Is it just me that wants Lego to slow down a bit? Not so much in terms of products, but more so in terms of brand strength.
I love Lego, but the overpriced factor is getting more and more crazy. Also the entire hoarding of sets/minifigures and generally the aftersales market is just ridiculous.
It makes me think that a kind of slowing down would benefit most of us.
I love Lego, but the overpriced factor is getting more and more crazy. Also the entire hoarding of sets/minifigures and generally the aftersales market is just ridiculous.
It makes me think that a kind of slowing down would benefit most of us.
UK Minifigure people: I've no idea if this is particularly good (I don't do minifigures myself... at least not yet), but Argos have Series 13 figures for £1.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3053834.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3053834.htm
toythatkills
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It's a good price, but I don't see how you could feel bags at Argos
hiro_x
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Can you post them side by side? Thanks
PalaceBrother
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I totally forgot that this set exists! Thanks for the reminder-I need to hunt it down before it gets tough to find.
Ghostmind-do these sets have any exclusively with Canadian retailers?
Supa Necta
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Final Flight of Destiny's Bounty is dropping to $60 at most targets this week. Use Brickseek and dpci 204-00-1505. Grabbed 2 this morning-1 for me and one for another local Lego fan who gets me discounted stuff when he comes across it.
Spike Spiegel
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While shopping for groceries at Walmart I took a peek down the LEGO aisle and it looks like they're clearing out some sets, mostly Ninjago from the looks of it, at 40-50% off of retail. Didn't bite on anything there but I did see this as I was leaving the aisle:
At that price I picked up a couple of each.
Yes, 76056 is a Walmart exclusive, as it is in the US.
This new LEGO store retailer exclusive policy is frustrating, as those would be the first sets I picked up from my local LEGO store each release period.
And with Target entering, and then abruptly exiting the Canadian retail space, I'm not sure what is going on with those store exclusives.
I guess I'll be doing even more ordering online, and spending less time in the B&M stores.
Same with Canada - which does make it easier.
MiniBossman
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I've noticed my store being fairly generous with free shipping codes when people ask for the online only exclusives.
stores literally get Hundreds of em.
BentBricks
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I've been losing sleep on why LEGO does this. Not really, but I think this may be LEGO's rule: If a hat or hair piece doesn't fit on it, it doesn't need a stud. I can't think of any other logic except it's just haphazard which LEGO doesn't tend to do.
The stud on the head makes LEGO minifigs so fun. Without the stud, Deadpool or Lou Ferrigno Hulk minifig could wear a sombrero.
I think it's the opposite. LEGO brand is so strong LEGO is keeping up with the demand.
That said, I do agree LEGO demand will hit a ceiling eventually.
As for aftersales market, I don't mind most of the time since almost all of LEGO products are available to most people through retail channels. It's when it's a limited item and scalpers try to grab them all that it irks me. Or when there is a clearance and a reseller buys EVERYTHING when clearance price is good. Oh, I gotcha on the minifigures. The ones where there are only a few in a CMF series like the Hot Dog dude and the Unicorn girl.
Nice work. Now do quadruple to make them modular sized.
BentBricks
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Was kinda surprised at the roof section. 48 of those double cheese wedges. Seems a bit repetitious and not fun to build for a kid.
parrotbeak
Member
Nuture that nascent OCD.
PhoncipleBone
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But it looks awesome.
Not 80 bucks awesome.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I thought the reason LEGO keeps the stud on the head is to prevent choking? If a child swallowed a head, the hole makes it so air can flow around if lodged longways and through if lodged vertically. That's what I've read at least...So bald molds would go against the safety protocol they have in place.
I have been working on this for a while but I've started prototyping future Waller Customs minifigs in Unity engine, makes it much easier to test out ideas. This is my next custom I'll be making, once I finalize the design. I'm pretty happy with it, just needs some tidying up and formatting for the printer. Unless you guys can suggest some changes?
The clown prince of crime minifig...
The clown prince of crime minifig...
parrotbeak
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There's no hole in the stud. Also I think most kids would just swallow a minifig head without problem.
HamsterExAstris
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Really? There used to be. (They added one in the mid-90s...)
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
There's absolutely a hole in the stud - I'm looking at one right now.
And yeah, I was right - it's so that if a child got one stuck in their throat, they could keep breathing.
E: However! Research says they have changed the safety protocol. Weird that they changed it within the past few years. So there USED to be, but very recently, they have decided to remove the hole.
parrotbeak
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Huh, interesting! From a quick skim of google results, looks like the hole was there in the 1990s until about 5-6 years ago, so I probably don't have any from that era. I still don't think it is likely for even a child to choke on one.
Is there a tool - or possibly a way of manipulating BrickStock - that helps find an optimal set of purchases to meet a shopping list? By which I mean not just in terms of individual bricks, but also if there are sets which have a good overlap, such that buying the set still works out cheaper than picking out individual parts?
PhoncipleBone
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Wish it would overlap with Disney.
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