PhoncipleBone
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I have yet to use LEGO customer service for a missing part, but I have yet to hear an unkind word about it.
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I have yet to use LEGO customer service for a missing part, but I have yet to hear an unkind word about it.
Calcium
Banned
There is a reason for that. LEGO is phenomenal about replacing lost pieces. I was very surprised at how hassle free the whole process is. Luckily I've only had to get 2 pieces. Nothing worse than building something and that slow realization creeps in that you are missing a piece.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
Wow. Amazing, given how many sets you buy and build.
I think I've only had two occasions, but they weren't missing parts, they were damaged. The first was from the old AT-TE from like 8 years ago or whenever that was, one of the triangle plates had a crush line on it. The second was just a couple weeks ago, from my Tydirium, which had a 1x12 plate bent at a 90 degree angle. Still waiting on that part to arrive.
parrotbeak
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They've been great about replacing all the pieces that shattered on me while taking apart old sets. I have a baggie of broken pieces that I was anticipating needing to send photos of, but they just replaced them no questions asked, even though they were from sets bought in 2012.
PalaceBrother
Member
I have bought about 450 sets in the last couple of years and have had exactly two missing pieces. One was a 2x1 jumper plate from the Fire Brigade modular, the other Plo Koon's head from a SW set. They replaced the former with no problem, but sadly couldn't send me the rubber SW head. I'll give them a pass on it given what a stellar track record that is.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
Did they offer you anything for compensation? Like free VIP points or something? Given how quality their customer service is, I'd expect some kind of offer if they can't get you a missing part.
PhoncipleBone
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Watching the LEGO Brickumentary now. It both inspires me and makes me feel woefully inadequate. Lol.
I really need to go to a convention.
I really need to go to a convention.
WordAssassin
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I suppose you're right. I'm trying to reduce my clutter and an easy fix was just to go digital with all my gaming from now on. Which works really well with all the PSN sales that happen every week, but yeah, preorder bonuses leave us Digital Only folks out in the cold ):<
I mean, vouchers for digital games exist, I wish they worked for preorders though. Instead of walking in to GameStop on release day and walking out with a DVD case, you'd just walk out with a card with a download code on it. It doesn't seem too difficult to me but there's probably other hurdles to doing this that make it not worth the companies' time.
Don't you dare toy with me!!!
Agreed, we've talked about it at work and even with our discount we still feel it's too much. At absolute most that set should have been $99, but if you go purely off piece count (and ignore that it has a couple pretty large pieces in it) then it really should have been closer to $70-80.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Don't mess with my dreams.
Calcium
Banned
Yeah, I agree. I love the shuttle, but it needed something else to justify that price. It would have been pretty easy to include a small mission control area or something like that.
battousai11
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If you live on the west coast, Fry's Electronics is discounting several sets.
http://www.frys.com/search?search_t...15425+8531689+8357597+8531479+7975360+8284016
Choo Choo here comes the rumor hype train!
I hope the price point is around $100 and it looks similar to the Emerald Night. That set was just going out of stock as I started buying LEGO sets again.
MiniBossman
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A new Creator train makes sense. Horizon Express went out over a year ago. But to do a train right with Power Functions we are looking at a minimum of $129. To make it a nice set like we would expect for Xmas, it would probably need to be more around $159+. Unless they decide to make the Power Functions optional like on the Horizon Express
Power Functions will likely be optional if they want to keep the price in line with other Winter Village sets. The current High Speed Passenger train is already $129 and that set is pretty much barebones.
It would.
How did I go from wanting to get GB HQ with my tax return to sitting here with Slave 1 and Tower Bridge in my cart? And yea yea, I know double vip, the problem is i'm on a set income right now and there is no way my Lego and game compulsions would let that money sit there till next month. I guess i'm afraid of both of these sets going oop and regretting it. I'm still scared of Tower Bridge just sitting there though, I would literally have to find someone who could sort all the pieces for me in order for me to get through it and thats frustrating to me.
PhoncipleBone
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Keep in mind that Tower Bridge has no numbered bags. It is all or nothing.
Granted, most of the pieces are in massive bulk, but it is still over 4000 pcs at once.
I have a spot for it now though! It's a perfect spot, at least till next christmas. The only drawback is if my cat decides to sleep under it, but that could also be pretty funny. I'm thinking of future me being really upset I didn't get it and it goes oop and the new Big Ben set goes awesome with it.
DrForester
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As God intended...
PalaceBrother
Member
Don't tease me...
tiggerkiddo
Member
I wanted to sell the Hulk Lab Smash so I could get other sets I want but I may just open and build it, some of the minifigs included in it are tough to resist.
Found this list in the Eurobricks thread for Disney CMF, not sure how accurate it is. I believe some of the hair molds have leaked?
1. Captain Hook
2. Genie
3. Mr. Incredible
4. Syndrome
5. Peter Pan
6. Ursula
7. Mickey Mouse
8. Minnie Mouse
9. Mulan
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SiegfriedFM
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Here's what I whipped up for the Lone Gunmen pack, it'll be printed on a 2x2 tile.
Separators?
It is a fantastic set.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
And Big Ben? Architecture Big Ben or Creator Expert? Because there have been no leaks about the Creator one as far as I know.
That's why I wanted to take a peak because as far as I could tell it looked like it was two sets to a box. I'm pissed at myself for not taking a closer note of the packing list for the set number. It did just say big Ben with nothing else before it except set number I think. I also wish I looked closer to see if there were any other unannounced sets.
I did ask the driver if he could accidentally forget to put a pallet back on the truck.
SillyEskimo
Member
You should've went with "I'll show you my tower if you show me yours".
Lol, and thanks for the reply on the Chinese minifigs. It would actually be pretty cool if you did a photo description of the differences
genericsuperhero
Member
Are these using molded heads, if they have hair pieces? The old Disney sets, like Toy Story, always bothered me with how large and out of proportion the heads are to the minifig bodies. Even the Simpson heads have that problem. You can see it on the new Beast with the minidoll body also in that new Princess set. I'm really looking forward to these, but I'm tempering my expectations.
SiegfriedFM
Member
The Beast looks oversized on a minidoll body, BUT, I'm willing to bet that it will fit just fine on, say, a blue fancy dress torso with the faun legs...
SillyEskimo
Member
You're more intersted in piece differences, right?
I absolutely keep chinese pieces seperate from Lego. I have a small cardboard box full of them from little sets that come with minifigs that I cannot seem to allow myself to just throw away.
WordAssassin
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So far it seems like it will be a mix of both. Mr Incredible, Ursula, Syndrome and Peter Pan all have special hair pieces that I assume will fit on a normal Minifig head. Mickey and Minnie would have to be moulded heads, I can't imagine them doing just ear pieces and then regular Minifig heads, that would look awful.
I'm wondering if the likes of Genie or especially Captain Hook will have a moulded head, since he has such a unique shape and large nose, or if he'll be a print too.
I was thinking about those faun leg pieces too for Beast, but he actually has pawed feet, not hooves. So they'd have to either make a new, slightly different mould, or just.. print paws over the hooves which... I dunno how good that'd look.
I know we've seen Syndrome's hair piece, but have we seen Mr Incredible's? I feel like his jaw deserves a moulded head!
You'll produce and sell them? If so, that's great, can't wait to be your customer a third time ^_^
I'm usually not really interested in minifigures, but I love yours.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Fan creates 15,000 pc Helicarrier.
The runway is very impressive, but damn. Studs. Studs everywhere!
The runway is very impressive, but damn. Studs. Studs everywhere!
GalacticMouse
Member
I actually kind of like the studs on a build that size. It gives it sort of a cool looking texture from photo-distance.
Chezzymann
Member
Yeah studs arent that noticeable on something that big.
Oh yeah also thats fucking awesome
And this pushes me into...
Welp, thats that. I guess I know what i'm getting. I have this sinking feeling as soon as Big Ben comes out tower bridge will finally be retired so i'm heeding the signs.
Weirdly, I'm most impressed by the stand. That thing looks HEAVY, surprised it's sitting on a stand that narrow.
SillyEskimo
Member
Minifig scale helicarrier or bust!
BentBricks
Member
Here's what I whipped up for the Lone Gunmen pack, it'll be printed on a 2x2 tile.
Love the references. Nothing on Squarefoot?
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