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LEGO |OT6| We Only Build in Black. And Sometimes Very Dark Grey.
- Thread starter PhoncipleBone
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RightChandMan
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Holy Shit. Day 1!!!
Yeah, but he used heat gun to get the vertical curves.
And it needs tinkering to balance the trolleys, too much friction and they loose too much energy and don't get over the hills. Too fast (added weight) and they fly away. And it changes over time, temperature and such. Not really a consumer solution.
The track presented in Joker Mansion is missing one piece to be usable for bigger tracks - and extension sloped piece to be put between the start and end slope pieces. Otherwise no bigger hills will be possible.
For tracks, there was a time when it was possible to buy it from LEGO as part of RLUG support. But in last years they have increased the cost substantially, I think more than twice. Good that I have gotten 150 pieces before that happened.
I was waiting for this reveal to decide my bricktober purchase and I think I'm going to go with Ninjago City with my VIP points and any birthday money. My reasoning is I'm seeing this set doing 60's Batcave sales wise and ending up with steep discounts. I might change my mind again come closer to release, hype of getting a brand new set is real.
Ohhh...Monster Fighters. Sigh
LordOfLore
Banned
DrForester
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You buy that kid a life-sized BB-8 plush right now that she can hug.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/irgh/
Seriously, it's probably as big as she is.
Better get a plushy BB8 for Christmas
You buy that kid a life-sized BB-8 plush right now that she can hug.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/irgh/
Seriously, it's probably as big as she is.
Well I think part of it is she really loves Lego so now it's something that's cute and in Lego and she adores it. Like I mentioned before she literally helped me build the Millennium Falcon. She sat on my lap and got the pieces I needed her in front of me and help me put them in place following the instructions. And she only just is turning 3 in November. She is an amazing child although I may be biased.
Ok, Im done making announcement threads in the OT. Ive been doing it for years, as a way to raise awareness about how cool LEGO sets can be these days, and to hopefully encourage some positive posters to follow us back to this thread, but the narrative in these threads has become garbage. From now on, Ill put together the announcement posts, but Im only posting them to LEGO-GAF, whichever OT we may be on at the time.
LordOfLore
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Chiaroscuro
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That will be insane on eBay.
And one of the reasons I never started with Brickheads.
DrForester
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I absolutely love that they can't call it "The Eye of Sauron"
Rodney McKay
Member
I think the Millennium Falcon and the Saturn V were both fairly thread worthy sets.
One is the biggest most expensive LEGO set ever made, and the other was a fan created/user-voted set released during an anniversary of the actual Saturn V (and it wasn't a bad price for the size and the piece # for the set).
I honestly don't mind the price talk in non-community LEGO threads. I'm used to it at this point since getting back into them several years ago (under $0.10 a piece YAY! Over it BOO!), but it must suck for people who are actually interested in a really cool looking set, only to find out it costs $200 or $300 or more.
I do think it would be smart to avoid threads about a single expensive set in a series of sets. Like instead of the Joker Mansion set, include the other Batman movie sets and the range of prices and set sizes.
Chiaroscuro
Member
It is one the movie however.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
His backpack has jets.
parrotbeak
Member
They should make just one that comes with a spring loaded missile
formated4tv
Member
You tryin' to finance your Vett?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Only when I chill in deep space.
I think you should consider posting threads in OT when there is crossover appeal. Certainly there will be interest in the Voltron Ideas set whenever that happens.
There will probably always be some negative talk, but there is in most threads. I bet there are still a lot of people who appreciate your posts and will continue to in the future.
Got a couple things today. TLBM book collection with Penguin Arkham exclusive fig. I thought the package it came in was cute.
Looks like a couple already escaped. Time to break Penguin out too.
Got two of the Dimension fun packs.
Love the Buttercup fig. I like the hair on this starfire but i think i prefer the Starfire from Jokerland. I might switch the hair piece on them.
Looks like a couple already escaped. Time to break Penguin out too.
Got two of the Dimension fun packs.
Love the Buttercup fig. I like the hair on this starfire but i think i prefer the Starfire from Jokerland. I might switch the hair piece on them.
PhoncipleBone
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After the surprising change from waiting for new stock to back ordered yesterday on the Falcon, I am checking the status hourly. Maybe I need to go to the movies again since that was when it changed.
At least I'm not the only one.....
Yes, the voltron set will be big.
PhoncipleBone
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And maybe getting it out of the way in the OP about price/zero creativity/etc. will lessen it a bit too.
But yeah, crossover appeal things like Voltron would go over well. The Saturn V set seemed quite popular for the most part.
I am curious how much crossover there is with action figure GAF and the people that complain about LEGO prices.
But yeah, crossover appeal things like Voltron would go over well. The Saturn V set seemed quite popular for the most part.
I am curious how much crossover there is with action figure GAF and the people that complain about LEGO prices.
BentBricks
Member
Want a Lockjaw "big fig" now.
Definite buy if it ever gets to 30% off. It would have to sell horribly to hit that type of discount. 20% of is a more realistic sale price as we've seen a few of those high priced direct-to-consumer sets get that discount.
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Another exclusive? Hope it makes it to retail.
BentBricks
Member
Any official Bricktober ads for U.S? I assume it will be same dates as Canada.
Thank goodness TRU prices seem to be closer or at to MSRP nowadays.
Thank goodness TRU prices seem to be closer or at to MSRP nowadays.
I received The Parisian Restaurant!
The box is way smaller than I thought. Pretty sure its smaller than the Palace Cinema.
Don't let a few negative posts get to you, people just have different hobbies and things they spend money on. Lego is certainly a positive pastime and to be perfectly honest, I'd rather my kids play Lego with me than play iPad on their own.
That Joker Manor set looks freaking amazing, but I won't start collecting Batman sets... I can't... *looks at empty wallet*.
The box is way smaller than I thought. Pretty sure its smaller than the Palace Cinema.
Don't let a few negative posts get to you, people just have different hobbies and things they spend money on. Lego is certainly a positive pastime and to be perfectly honest, I'd rather my kids play Lego with me than play iPad on their own.
That Joker Manor set looks freaking amazing, but I won't start collecting Batman sets... I can't... *looks at empty wallet*.
Chiaroscuro
Member
Os it possible to buy the Bricktober packs, right?
Anyone willing to help a gaf member getting ithe Batman pack please let me know. I will pay for the international shipping and any reasonable fee of yours. Payment by PayPal.
Thanks.
Anyone willing to help a gaf member getting ithe Batman pack please let me know. I will pay for the international shipping and any reasonable fee of yours. Payment by PayPal.
Thanks.
It is indeed. I have those two connected together and I wouldnt recommend it. Palace Cinema kind of swallows up Parisian Restaurant due the difference in height and the back patio.
SiegfriedFM
Member
That's why you put Detective's Office between them.
LordOfLore
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Too bad. I really really liked the movie even though i've never seen the show or anything else Ninjago. It was as great as the other two movies for me. The style of humour in the LEGO movies (visual humour especially) is still quite unique.
And Ninjago City was a great backdrop for awesome action. Which brought me to buy the the set beforehand. Which was my introduction back into LEGO as an adult. So there's that, i guess.
I got this for christmas in 1987
https://brickset.com/sets/6990-1/Monorail-Transport-System
RRP: $155
I just put the figures in an inflation calculator. That's $ 335 today.
Chiaroscuro
Member
And it was only 731 pieces (but with the power system of its time)
Oh I didn't know that - interesting. Because I was in the office, the box definitely looked smaller than the Palace Cinema box and now that I'm home, it is indeed which is interesting because Parisian Restaurant has 200 more pieces. (I haven't opened up either of them yet - I have a Lego backlog....)
I also have Assembly Square so I guess that goes in the middle then. I always thought Palace Cinema looked like it had a very tall 1st floor, compared to the other buildings. It's probably the roof that makes it look taller.
Yep me too, I went to see Ninjago cause I guess all the recent Ninjago sets particularly Ninjago City did their marketing trick. I thought it was just average to be perfectly honest, the plot was like a Saturday morning cartoon.
I think Ninjago City might be my favourite set this year, and I didn't think anything would get close to Assembly Square.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Certain reason for not wanting to use PF lights besides price? And those fit perfectly in the headlight SNOT bricks. (Recessed stud, open back)
The old 9V system lights?
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalo... Light&category=[Electric, Light & Sound]#T=P
Goes behind a 1x2 technic brick perfectly
The problem besides the price is that the cord of the official lego product is way too short. Yes I can buy lego cord extensions but its a tight fit (really, nothing fits except the cable)and I dont like the idea of getting 3 extensions to cover all that ground.
Wont fit
and I am pretty sure it still requires extension cable with studs right?I have no problem with the higher priced sets because you usually get your money's worth. And if they are not worth it, they usually go on sale. And Lego does a good job with covering the entire spectrum of prices so you can spend as little or as much as you want.
PalaceBrother
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I'm having a weird relationship with all of the expensive sets. The more they release, the less I want any of them for some reason. I just did a quick look at my spending, and this is what I've spent on LEGO for that last four years, Jan - Sept.
2014 - $2,168
2015 - $4,110
2016 - $1,905
2017 - $808
That's a precipitous drop. Not sure why my interest in buying new sets is waning but I definitely feel it happening. I haven't got the last two modulars and the only reason I feel badly is because I'm "breaking the chain" or something.
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