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WOW. This is amazing. Great job, especially for a first MOC!
tiggerkiddo
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Local seller is selling some older Space/Castle/Pirate sets...not sure which ones to go for...but the Space ones are really calling to me. That and the Forestman Crossing
Winnie the Pimp
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Finally, my CMF series are complete! (i have managed to track down the final 2 missing S1 figs 
I present to you: the complete CMF series 1-15
On these pics it looks rather underwhelming somehow, but in person, standing in front of it all, it look pretty glorious
Hopefully Lego won't go on forever with CMFs. My shelf will be able to take maybe 6 more series or so...maybe a bit more but that's IT.
I present to you: the complete CMF series 1-15
On these pics it looks rather underwhelming somehow, but in person, standing in front of it all, it look pretty glorious
Hopefully Lego won't go on forever with CMFs. My shelf will be able to take maybe 6 more series or so...maybe a bit more but that's IT.
Finally, my CMF series are complete! (i have managed to track down the final 2 missing S1 figs
I present to you: the complete CMF series 1-15
On these pics it looks rather underwhelming somehow, but in person, standing in front of it all, it look pretty glorious
Hopefully Lego won't go on forever with CMFs. My shelf will be able to take maybe 6 more series or so...maybe a bit more but that's IT.
Underwhelming? You mustered an army!
In CMF-news, I picked up Shark Guy yesterday. Was queing in a media shop that sells some Lego too, and they had series 15 at the queu. I started feeling while I waited and felt his tail, and couldn't resist. Not really my favourite fig (he is a bit bland imo, due to the single color), but cool nonetheless. He has been promoted as a Jaws-fan waiting in line at the Palace Cinema.
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Deleted member 10571
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I... kinda want that Star Trek bridge..
Can't find it on Amazon.de. Darnit.
edit oooooh
lol, welcome back.
yo I need dat Warlock
Winnie the Pimp
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I just wanna randomly say how much i appreciate these 2 sets:
1) the Scooby Lighthouse
I really feel that after looking at both the old Creator AND the upcoming Creator Lighthouses, and even after taking into consideration the Friends Lighthouse, THIS bad boy here has the most organic and elegant look to it, as well as the best color scheme in my book. So...BEST LIGHTHOUSE EVER (as an official set anyway) ?
2) the Javelin from the Darkseid set
After just having finished this, i must say that while the build was very good for a superhero throw in ship, i feel the finished result is an EXTREMELY slick looking ship with a killer door opening mechanism. Overall it's very swooshable and it just kind of looks like a spear and a spaceship made love and this is the outcome. Love it, to me it looks smoother and slicker than any Quinjet, so it's probably THE best ship included in a superhero set ever made as far as i am concerned, and it doesn't get enough love!
1) the Scooby Lighthouse
I really feel that after looking at both the old Creator AND the upcoming Creator Lighthouses, and even after taking into consideration the Friends Lighthouse, THIS bad boy here has the most organic and elegant look to it, as well as the best color scheme in my book. So...BEST LIGHTHOUSE EVER (as an official set anyway) ?
2) the Javelin from the Darkseid set
After just having finished this, i must say that while the build was very good for a superhero throw in ship, i feel the finished result is an EXTREMELY slick looking ship with a killer door opening mechanism. Overall it's very swooshable and it just kind of looks like a spear and a spaceship made love and this is the outcome. Love it, to me it looks smoother and slicker than any Quinjet, so it's probably THE best ship included in a superhero set ever made as far as i am concerned, and it doesn't get enough love!
TheSecondSpitter
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tiggerkiddo
Member
Ummm yea that PoTC lighthouse looks really cool and now I'm sad I missed it somehow
Supa Necta
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Did some CMF sorting this morning and wow do I have lots of extras! I'll get them up on the marketplace thread later. I still need a handful to complete the line (mostly series 1 unfortunately).
Winnie the Pimp
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I'd go with 4194 personally:
Yeah wasn't even aware this existed hmmm..
Looks pretty cool indeed but i guess i meant as far as traditional lighthouses go in this case
TheSecondSpitter
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Yeah wasn't even aware this existed hmmm..
Looks pretty cool indeed but i guess i meant as far as traditional lighthouses go in this case
The PotC lighthouse was the best PotC "land" set by a long, long way.
I have the Scooby Lighthouse in my backlog -- what an unexpectedly awesome theme it turned out to be with this, the Mystery Machine and the Haunted Mansion.
BentBricks
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BentBricks
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I just wanna randomly say how much i appreciate these 2 sets:
1) the Scooby Lighthouse
I really feel that after looking at both the old Creator AND the upcoming Creator Lighthouses, and even after taking into consideration the Friends Lighthouse, THIS bad boy here has the most organic and elegant look to it, as well as the best color scheme in my book. So...BEST LIGHTHOUSE EVER (as an official set anyway) ?
2) the Javelin from the Darkseid set
After just having finished this, i must say that while the build was very good for a superhero throw in ship, i feel the finished result is an EXTREMELY slick looking ship with a killer door opening mechanism. Overall it's very swooshable and it just kind of looks like a spear and a spaceship made love and this is the outcome. Love it, to me it looks smoother and slicker than any Quinjet, so it's probably THE best ship included in a superhero set ever made as far as i am concerned, and it doesn't get enough love!
I'm a fan of the dark <any color> versions they have in LEGO which I think adds to that lighthouse.
The Javelin is a decent looking ship and I enjoyed some of the techniques. The pop open bay doors was excellent, I think it's just that most people don't have any attachment to it from lack of awareness of the ship. It's been ages since the Justice League cartoon so I vaguely remember the ship from that show.
Bumping with image to catch people's attention.
Especially hilarious because apparently TRU is selling it for $10. It even says msrp of 4.99 in the Lego description. Thats R fucking TRU.
I got my box from Lego S@H today!! They attempted delivery yesterday but did't get home from hospital till that evening. Surprised they re-delivered on Saturday
Whats in the box!
Dawwww don't cry Batman, I will take care of you!
SiegfriedFM
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Okay, so I built the Ender Dragon set. I got it for about 65% off which was reasonable for a parts pack. And like all Minecraft sets, it's an awesome parts pack. There's a ton of black jumper plates, and tons of 2x2 black bricks, and a bunch of basic tan bricks. Also, it comes with the two dragon wings needed to make the balrog I built . Oh, and those ender men have this really weird, specific part that looks like it could be used in a fancy way for some buildings.
But as a set... I see how this has been on sale repeatedly. There's this blocky, ugly dragon with poor posability, and it also has poor balance. There's a small platform with a fountain and a small platform with torches on it, and there's a pile of tan with three black rectangles. Also, those rectangles are repetitive like hell. And the only playability in this thing is that the highest tower has a light brick, and that the dragon can flap its wings.
The ender men look deliciously creepy though, and will haunt my city until I figure out what to do with that crazy part.
. Oh, and those ender men have this really weird, specific part that looks like it could be used in a fancy way for some buildings.But as a set... I see how this has been on sale repeatedly. There's this blocky, ugly dragon with poor posability, and it also has poor balance. There's a small platform with a fountain and a small platform with torches on it, and there's a pile of tan with three black rectangles. Also, those rectangles are repetitive like hell. And the only playability in this thing is that the highest tower has a light brick, and that the dragon can flap its wings.
The ender men look deliciously creepy though, and will haunt my city until I figure out what to do with that crazy part.
TheSecondSpitter
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Dawwww don't cry Batman, I will take care of you!
Nice.
A completely unrelated question -- what is your home address and what hours will the premise be unoccupied?
Jeff Albertson
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Picked up the painting eggs set at Tesco today I didn't realise it was available nationally for £6 - seems a nice little set for that price!
Not got my eyes on too much at the moment apart from some more micro fighters and the Ghostrider set, I know my son will want the Adventure time set but it doesn't seem the best use of the lisence I would have preferred something that came together rather than some small individual builds
Not got my eyes on too much at the moment apart from some more micro fighters and the Ghostrider set, I know my son will want the Adventure time set but it doesn't seem the best use of the lisence I would have preferred something that came together rather than some small individual builds
HA! Now i'm glad I removed my shipping label from the box before taking the picture.
Now we really know what happened at Helms Deep that day.
Bag 1 delivers right off the BAT. Got Adam West Batman, awesomest Joker ever and Batmobile builds.
Check out my rims! Printed pieces, unfortunately only few so far. Yes, lots of stickers in this set.
Stylin' and Profilin' Might need to use that emergency Bat-Turn handle there.
Okay so here's the thing. Yes i'm only done with bag 1 but i've looked over the books and rest of the bags and I fully understand why this set has a high price tag and price per piece ratio. And its something I keep noticing reviewers neglect to talk about when complaining about prices.
That my friends is 5 unnumbered bags of big specialty pillar pieces and lots of bigger plates. These are expensive pieces and theres FIVE bags of them in this set. This is actually a pretty good deal for a set that is about 10 cents per piece. And thats not considering the highly unique figs in this set that will probably not be found in any other sets again. So yea i'm not really into the meat of the set but just want to point out this glossed over fact on the set.
Especially hilarious because apparently TRU is selling it for $10. It even says msrp of 4.99 in the Lego description. Thats R fucking TRU.
I got my box from Lego S@H today!! They attempted delivery yesterday but did't get home from hospital till that evening. Surprised they re-delivered on Saturday
Whats in the box!
Dawwww don't cry Batman, I will take care of you!
lol - the funny thing is if those Batman sets bomb in terms of sales and get retired earlier than normal, they will become quite valuable in the secondary market.
parrotbeak
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Ya, I saw that when reading the instructions but that's actually why I'd pass even if this set goes on clearance. I'm not really into big specialty pieces. It makes it look more like a playset that you put together. Not that I wouldn't want it but with so many other sets and not much space to collect more, I'm trying hard to be more selective.
I'm sure you'll be posting pics that will make me want it.
That's why Batcave is on my radar. If it early retires I'm buying it for sure. I'm still on the fence though. They did a fantastic job on the minifigs, especially batman and joker
TalesFromHoth
Neo Member
If I don't find anything at the Great Midwest train show tomorrow (other hobby), I'm heading up to my Lego store to pick it up, and I agree the figs are top notch.
tiggerkiddo
Member
No no no, you guys are not gonna talk me into considering a BatCave purchase! At least not yet
Yeah, it is kinda on my radar now, especially since Ewok Village went out of stock! Gah, that's what I get for procrastinating.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
First floor of Ghostbusters Firehouse done. I am enjoying it a lot so far, but already see Jang's complaint about the flimsy swinging walls.
Really happy with my haul today! Got the Takodana set and all the Civil War minifigs I wanted.
Was originally going to get the Airport Battle set, but I don't really have the space for it and I have most of those minifigs already. So instead just picked up Giant Man, Ant Man microfig, Agent 13, Cap with hair, Black Panther and Falcon. Those figs are spread across three sets, so I'm glad I was able to get them all.
Was originally going to get the Airport Battle set, but I don't really have the space for it and I have most of those minifigs already. So instead just picked up Giant Man, Ant Man microfig, Agent 13, Cap with hair, Black Panther and Falcon. Those figs are spread across three sets, so I'm glad I was able to get them all.
BentBricks
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Finally, my CMF series are complete! (i have managed to track down the final 2 missing S1 figs
I present to you: the complete CMF series 1-15
On these pics it looks rather underwhelming somehow, but in person, standing in front of it all, it look pretty glorious
Hopefully Lego won't go on forever with CMFs. My shelf will be able to take maybe 6 more series or so...maybe a bit more but that's IT.
Sweet!
I can't bring myself to buy the CMF series 1 nurse for $20 to unlock crazy collector achievement. I think that's the only series 1 I am missing.
BentBricks
Member
Bumping with image to catch people's attention.
You snooze, you lose. I lose. Dang, I thought I'd have until tonight to get in on this deal. It's all gone in U.S. Was looking at the ~20% off Scooby Doo 3-set pack with chicken suit set and Kai dragon. With double points that would have been a great deal. Oh well, will sit on whether or not I will buy something on S@H now.
My local toy store has a display with all of them. I'm pretty sure they must've been asked thousands of times if they could sell any particular figure...
Incidentally, they also do a service where they feel up bags and number them so you know what you're buying (and I think they do preorder sets).
Astral/H3X
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So Ryuuroden was at this thing and then I was at this thing and then this thing happened and so thing
Also other photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/h3xantistyle/shares/1oe80M
Orthanc Tower by Hunter Mauro, on Flickr
Saruman's Gaze by Hunter Mauro, on Flickr
At the foot of the tower by Hunter Mauro, on Flickr
Screw this tree in particular by Hunter Mauro, on Flickr
Cinematic Feeling Legos by Hunter Mauro, on Flickr
Also other photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/h3xantistyle/shares/1oe80M
BentBricks
Member
Hope they do an alternate colored version someday. Brown or dark tan would be nice.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Come on son! Just ONE missing? You must have paid quite a bit for the other S1 like the Zombie etc. as well right? I know i did
worth it though...
toythatkills
Member
Why is that chicken suit minifig so hard to get in the US? In the UK it's everywhere, my local supermarket has hundreds of them and they're giving one with every £15 LEGO purchase.
Well, you can buy it from Toys R Us, but the only way to get it free right now was from that two day period. Ehh, it's not even a big deal if you have been collecting LEGO since 2013 or earlier, since chicken suit guy is not even a new or exclusive minifig, and the box it comes in is not special in any way.
SiegfriedFM
Member
I watched an enderdragon (I guess that's the term) battle to get some context, and okay, it's pretty accurate. I see what the towers are for and the egg on top of the fountain is a thing.
Doesn't change the fact that it's a boring build though
Doesn't change the fact that it's a boring build though
toythatkills
Member
Arocs finished, last few photos then!
Part five was the cab, took around two and a half hours, and finally my thing looks like a thing!
This is what the front end looks like at the end of part 4...
And this is what it looks like at the end of part 5!
There are three separate builds, kinda, so these are what you make in part 5.
The cab is really satisfyingly chunky! It tips forwards when connected to the main model to access the batteries.
Part six was the tipping bed, only took half an hour, it was a very quick part of the build.
Not a very sexy part of the build!
So yeah, there we go. Love it love it love it. Going to buy the Bucket Wheel Excavator. Oh God. What have I done?
Total build time was around 12 hours I reckon.
Part five was the cab, took around two and a half hours, and finally my thing looks like a thing!
This is what the front end looks like at the end of part 4...
And this is what it looks like at the end of part 5!
There are three separate builds, kinda, so these are what you make in part 5.
The cab is really satisfyingly chunky! It tips forwards when connected to the main model to access the batteries.
Part six was the tipping bed, only took half an hour, it was a very quick part of the build.
Not a very sexy part of the build!
So yeah, there we go. Love it love it love it. Going to buy the Bucket Wheel Excavator. Oh God. What have I done?
Total build time was around 12 hours I reckon.
Nice pictures
Also, I ended up going crazy at the Lego store and bought 800 dollars worth of sets post discount including all of speed champions and all of the ep 7 sets and finally since technic was all non exclusive I ended up buying the Arocs set. Thanks to the enableler here. I think it will give me good lessons on learning mechanical aspects.
SillyEskimo
Member
Congrats on keeping that giant Orthanc so clean. That cannot be an easy undertaking.
PalaceBrother
Member
Stopped by the LEGO store today and stayed strong. I'm sitting on a bunch of VIP points and gift cards...but passed on the GB, BB & UCS Tie since I know they'll just end up unopened in the closet. No more big sets until I've worked through the backlog.
Ended up just getting the small Marvel set with Crossbones and a new SW one with Kanan.
Ended up just getting the small Marvel set with Crossbones and a new SW one with Kanan.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Just got the 8039 Venator in an Ebay auction for a "decent" price (i don't wanna go into details LOL) can't wait to build it!!!
I know it got some flak over the years for being out of scale and too bulky and high compared to the original BUT for some reason i love the look and i am looking forward to it
I know it got some flak over the years for being out of scale and too bulky and high compared to the original BUT for some reason i love the look and i am looking forward to it
TheSecondSpitter
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Eurobricks votes the Ecto-1 as the best IDEAS/CUUSOO project. Congrats wetwired
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=115488&mode=show&st=50
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=115488&mode=show&st=50
TheSecondSpitter
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Ghostmind can do it if he wants to using sith mind tricks
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