Still working on my new Lego room. Just bought some daylight fluorescents to hang above work areas. Funny enough but I had the same plan as wetwired in regards to a building desk area and had picked up the same tables. It is really just too affordable a method to not use. I also picked up 2 more tables for my city layout for a total of 6 tables. I may go up to 9 tables but I have not decided yet. I picked up 3 additional 40 inch wide 5 shelf high shelving units for the display area in the panhandle of the room. The room is kinda shaped like Oklahoma but the pan is deeper and handle is wider (scalewise) I want to get more done before I share pictures.
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that's the one thing I realized I need for my room, some shelving. I figured Ikea Billy Bookshelves are the way to go, they seem the perfect size for 32x32 baseplates, does anyone here use them for lego displays?
hooijdonk17
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25% off deal on last year's and older star wars sets for me locally..
Tydirium or Rebel Transport? So tough.. Leaning towards Tydirium though, such a lovely model..
Tydirium or Rebel Transport? So tough.. Leaning towards Tydirium though, such a lovely model..
Vittsjos are amazing
http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/20213312/
https://m.flickr.com/photos/58882944@N05/16357603917/?xajax=1
That link is my old display till I can fix it when I get home.
Good price, easy to set up, slick looking, lot of headroom and depth.
I do use billy's with glass doors for figures.
To play devil's advocate here on this one 1)Jang loves the set and highly recommends (I know that carries alot of weight around here) 2) it has a pretty nice sized Lego building build with a snazzy Lego truck and some mini lego box builds (printed I believe) 3) It was overpriced at msrp but now its sitting at about 7 cent a piece price ratio. 4) If you have a modular setup the little cars and builds would actually fit in.
I'm actually considering picking one up myself at that price. I would eventually like a Lego store and/or a TRU in my modular street.
toythatkills
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Would LEGO announce this, were it the case, or would we just get to next November and they wouldn't reveal a new modular?
I really would like to get into trains, especially after watching Jang's videos. I just do not have the room for a proper set up though. I've pondered if its worth it to still collect these sets though in hopes some day I may have the room for a setup and not have to pay absurd prices for old sets. And if I end up not having the room you get the benefit of Train sets always going up in value.
BentBricks
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I managed to snag a Christo Black Spiderman Minifig on Facebook, only $25 (they seem to go for nearly double that on Ebay)
Quite happy with him, unlike some customizers it's Pad printed.
I have few of his stuff. Great quality. He was one of the few pad printing customizers when I came out of the dark ages. I'll try to take a photo of what I have.
I bought them on eBay when he used to do bidding. Last I checked a long time ago, he only had buy now at fixed prices.
SiegfriedFM
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There will most likely always be new train sets, with improved electronics and using newer parts.
Dahellisdat
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Just saw the Spider-Man bridge set is back down to $79.99 again on Amazon. I think it was at some point a few weeks ago but had gone back up to $99.99 for a bit. I'm pulling the trigger this time.
https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Super-Heroes-76057-Spider-Man/dp/B01CU9X622/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1477080205&sr=8-5&keywords=spiderman+lego
https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Super-Heroes-76057-Spider-Man/dp/B01CU9X622/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1477080205&sr=8-5&keywords=spiderman+lego
Rodney McKay
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Outside of LEGO 2x VIP point specials, does LEGO (or other stores I guess) often discounts on larger sets around the holiday time?
I've been going back and forth on whether to get the Classic TV Batcave set now (and get the 2X VIP points), or wait until closer to the holidays when it could possibly get a larger discount (20% off would be perfect).
Recently Barnes and Noble had that LEGO sale, but it excluded most larger sets (like the modulars) and their member coupons I get can't even be redeemed for LEGO stuff.
I've been going back and forth on whether to get the Classic TV Batcave set now (and get the 2X VIP points), or wait until closer to the holidays when it could possibly get a larger discount (20% off would be perfect).
Recently Barnes and Noble had that LEGO sale, but it excluded most larger sets (like the modulars) and their member coupons I get can't even be redeemed for LEGO stuff.
I noticed lots of ideas sets are labeled retiring soon now, including ecto-1 and Wall-e. So if you still need to jump on those, do so!
I ordered the Ecto, as it was on my list for a long time and don't want to miss out. Added a micro x-wing for free shipping and London bus. Double VIP too, so I had another incentive to just order the thing
I ordered the Ecto, as it was on my list for a long time and don't want to miss out. Added a micro x-wing for free shipping and London bus. Double VIP too, so I had another incentive to just order the thing
Yea, i'm sure its probably a strong line for them. I guess i'm nervous about missing out on good sets. There are some train sets I would have liked like Emerald Night. Then again there aren't really any sets like that at the moment right?
AFAIK LEGO has some sort of pact with retailers that carry exclusives which precludes the big exclusive sets from being discounted at all with the penalty being that they lose the ability to sell the sets for like 6 months. LEGO is pretty serious about self-policing itself on their end so if some dude at a LBR store does a manual discount on an exclusive set like that the system has a way of alerting the guys in charge of that internally and they'll stop selling the set for months. I've seen it happen with Pet Shop, Ewok Village, Simpsons House and most recently Wall-E. It's pretty serious because for example Ewok Village was unavailable last holiday season through LEGO direct because of that so I'd imagine they potentially left a lot of money on the table and inconvenienced customers.
But it doesn't seem 100% consistent because the Ninjago exclusive temple was just on sale through Lego direct and Amazon had the Sandcrawler and Ewok Village at like 10% discount this week too.
So basically your best best is double VIP and exclusive freebies through LEGO direct or whenever Amazon gives out like a 10% discount(which is essentially almost the same as double VIP in the end.)
Looks like he's back to bidding http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Lego...528503?hash=item58e6656bf7:g:qWcAAOSwXeJYCoPK
Vittsjos are amazing
http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/20213312/
https://m.flickr.com/photos/58882944@N05/16357603917/?xajax=1
That link is my old display till I can fix it when I get home.
Good price, easy to set up, slick looking, lot of headroom and depth.
I do use billy's with glass doors for figures.
is the shelf height adjustable on those?
Supa Necta
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Which set do you guys recommend for small scale robots and building mocs? Preferably in all white. New to this Lego moc thing. TIA
Architecture Studio is the only choice.
MrPressStart
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what is the size of the new modular in terms of shelf length? I have 16 1/8 inches of free shelf... otherwise i have to think of other options.
SiegfriedFM
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I noticed lots of ideas sets are labeled retiring soon now, including ecto-1 and Wall-e. So if you still need to jump on those, do so!
I ordered the Ecto, as it was on my list for a long time and don't want to miss out. Added a micro x-wing for free shipping and London bus. Double VIP too, so I had another incentive to just order the thing
Ecto-1, Wall-E, Big Bang Theory and Doctor Who are all retiring. I have all of them, but I'd say that the first two are absolutely essential if you're at all interested in the franchises. Maybe that goes for the other two as well, but I'm not. BBT is neat and has a ton of figures, but it's a bit plain. The DW set is also relatively dull when it comes to the internal part, but the police box is quite iconic.
PhoncipleBone
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Screw it. Ordered the train from Amazon. I need parts and don't want to disassemble some other trains. And I get a second remote and motor to boot.
Measures over 13 (35cm) high, 14 (38cm) wide and 9 (25cm) deep.
I have no interest in Dr Who at all but I bought it because the police box is iconic and would look good in a town layout with other movie/tv stuff
PhoncipleBone
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Thought the baseplates (32x32) were 10", not 9".
PhoncipleBone
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You should. It is really wonderful. Still have mine put together.
Working on my Halloween display putting base sets together. Before I start altering it i thought I would post pics of the Green NRG Dragon. It's a really good build, I continue to love the Ninjago Dragon sets. The extra builds are still throwaways, figs are nice extras.
I have a blast with all these Ninjago sets so far. They aren't necessarily display pieces though I am making a spot for all the Dragons I have. They are always priced great too from $30 - 50 or so.
I had this piece and I haven't seen it before, might be new.
It's that 2 x 1 cheese slopey piece but it has studs on the bottom for cheating. Not sure how I feel about this. I mean new pieces are nice and i'm sure mocers appreciate them but this just seems like a very highly specialized piece.
LOOK AT ME!!
I have a blast with all these Ninjago sets so far. They aren't necessarily display pieces though I am making a spot for all the Dragons I have. They are always priced great too from $30 - 50 or so.
I had this piece and I haven't seen it before, might be new.
It's that 2 x 1 cheese slopey piece but it has studs on the bottom for cheating. Not sure how I feel about this. I mean new pieces are nice and i'm sure mocers appreciate them but this just seems like a very highly specialized piece.
Chezzymann
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Is it just me or is Lego really ramping up the number of new snot/plate pieces lately
PhoncipleBone
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YOOO! That inverted 1x2 bow piece. I need lots of them.
And yes, I agree. It seems to be turned to 11.
You say that like it is a bad thing.
And yes, I agree. It seems to be turned to 11.
BentBricks
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Checked the link and I wonder why he posts some that are obviously CGI renders which he didn't before. I always prefer shots of the actual product.
Here's all the Cristo customs I have.
Looks like I got the same Spider-man. I bought these over 3 years ago.
3 of the legs don't show LEGO logo in the feet as I think he colored them somehow since they probably didn't have those colors available. Joker, Dr. Manhattan, and Plasticman are the ones that don't have LEGO logo.
Hmmm...actually orange is a common lego color.
I assume he did the same thing for Sinestro's hair that you did for your Venkman custom.
The Comedian came with some custom cloth for the shoulder pads which I haven't placed.
BentBricks
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Keep pimping those Ninjago brick built dragons!
I'm sure after a few more dragon sets I'll get dragon fatigue, but until then I love those dragons.
Good luck on the hunt. There was a grand total of one used in this set. If it helps the part number for it is 6147050.
I'm a little worried about what is going to happen with the dragons with and after the Ninjago movie. I'm gonna be a little bummed if Kai and Cole end up with those dinky baby dragons next to all the others.
BentBricks
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Speaking of customs. I think it was you that posted the Jason Freeny minifig anatomy figures.
CustomBricks does actual minifigs with printing in that style. It's not pad printing. They are UV digital printing.
Link: http://custombricks.net/jasonfreeny.html
EDIT: CustomBricks also did one of my favorite Hulk custom designs. It resembles the early days of Hulk in the comics. She doesn't sell them on her site anymore, but seems some of her resellers have some inventory.
http://www.lapetitebrique.com/en/252-lego-custom-bricks-head
PhoncipleBone
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Oh, it will be plentiful soon. Just wait.
All it will take is for Jamie Berard to get a wild hair up his rear and give us 500+ in one set. Bless him.
Which is on sale right now at Amazon.com for $121.01
Rodney McKay
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Dang,that's pretty intense!
On one hand it's a little disappointing that I likely won't get a big discount on the Classic Batcave, but on the other hand I don't have to worry about waiting so long for a discount and ending up missing the set if it goes out of production too soon.
I've wanted it since day one, but I've never seen it at retail in Australia. S@H never discounts and has a ridiculous shipping price over here so I've been procrastinating on it.
Granted, I am a huge Pixar and Disney fan, but Wall-E is one if my favourite sets I own, so get it ASAP
Wall-E is just great. Don't pass on it if you're only slightly interested.
But 25cm is also really close to 10".
It's 256mm if I'm not mistaken, so 10" indeed.
But 25cm is also really close to 10".
Rodney McKay
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Same here, it was both a fun set to build, and I think it's one of the best looking display sets I own too. It's extremely posable and very expressive.
I made sure to contact LEGO and got the improved neck build too. I got one of the one's where the head swung around like crazy.
Winnie the Pimp
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All the early ones do that no?
I have one of those as well and it's the main reason i don't build it, because i REALLY don't feel like having to do the whole contact Lego thing again etc. I know i should but i just have such a big backlog of stuff to build, i'd rather do those instead lol.
Contacting Lego is just one email. Took me five minutes to get my replacement parts
SiegfriedFM
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If you have any kind of Lego collection, you already have the spare parts needed.
He may be doing custom moulds for hair as I know he had a flash a while back with a custom helmet.
I missed out on that catwoman, still annoyed
Is that orange suit joker from something in particular?
PalaceBrother
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Yep, I contacted them the day I bought it and I still have both the set & the "fix" waiting to be built. Painless.
Winnie the Pimp
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Hmm probably... i just checked Brickset and found some kind of revised instruction manual for this fix. Maybe i won't have to do the mail thing after all. (yeah i know it's no big deal but ehh)
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