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Bakkuma371
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I am all over these two in particular but I really like the planets series.
Chuckie
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They are awesome. These series are even better than the previous ones. I might just buy them all.
And now I finally can own a B-Wing too
Edit: I just noticed they have the wrong droid in one of the pictures
vs
The second one ought to be the correct one.
Cosmonaut X
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I wondered if anyone had any favourite small builds - sub-300 pieces, say - either official sets, their own builds or someone else's MOC. My daughter's really enjoying the smaller sets, but gets a bit bored with repetitive or awkward builds, and the sub-100 piece sets are a bit too straightforward and small for her.
Any ideas for fun, satisfying small builds?
Any ideas for fun, satisfying small builds?
fredrancour
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I recently found the superman vs lex luthor set to be very satisfying, if that suits her interests. I buy very few legos and thus don't know what else to recommend right now.
Though I may make up for my infrequent purchases through sheer size if I crack and buy grand emporium
DrForester
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Should get the mini-modulars set. It's fun, and it's basically 5 separate sets.
Cosmonaut X
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This one? http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Superman-vs-Power-Armor-Lex-6862
She does like the superhero LEGO kits, and that looks like a fun set - especially if the Luthor suit has a bit of playability. I'll run it past her
DrForester
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The landspeeder is also a fun small set, if she enjoys Star Wars.
anonymous_abc
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Who recognises this? 
Cosmonaut X
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I'll ask her about the mini-modular set, but she loves the mini-fig aspect so I think she'd rather have the five full modulars...
We've got a part-complete Landspeeder in her box of bits, so I might see if I can track down the missing pieces on Bricklink.
fredrancour
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This one? http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Superman-vs-Power-Armor-Lex-6862
She does like the superhero LEGO kits, and that looks like a fun set - especially if the Luthor suit has a bit of playability. I'll run it past her
Yeah. It's probably the best of all the current superhero ones despite being among the smallest.
Calm Killer
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I'm beginning to look into storage units/organizers for my Legos. I have been using Tupperware for builds but I need to go thought my catalog from childhood that is still in storage and organize it. What would everyone recommend. I'm thinking something from lowes or Home Depot. Suggestions?
Cosmonaut X
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I asked the same a few pages back and got some great suggestions - have a look, and I'll dig out the link later.
PhoncipleBone
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...HD34Ew&usg=AFQjCNGqzd1MIbnx95beZF8olTWxP0mrbQ
I have a ton of these. It is good for an apartment because I can stack them and move them easily. If I had room I would get drawers. But these are nice and have adjustable sized pockets.
Lowes carries them. I also got some of the smaller ones for tile pieces or random odd types of bricks.
oddworld18
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welp, the rumors of GE going OOP were enough to get me to jump on it... now I just need to keep a careful eye on Fire Brigade stock, because if I made the wrong bet I'll be super bummed.
That being said, GE looks super awesome.
That being said, GE looks super awesome.
Yup that's what I use too. Not the exact same ones but similar. Great for stacking.
I have mine separated by colour per container then sort by type for each compartment. One trick I used to tell them apart without looking inside was to get some paint samples from a hardware store that match the colours inside and the stick them to the sides so I can tell what's what by a glance.
Reluctant-Hero
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Snow Speeder looks awesome. B-wing pilot is hot. Guess I'm buying then both!
I third this choice.
I only have two of them right now though. Mine have a clasp on the sides so that when stacked they can lock together, makes it possible to carry a few of them by holding just one handle. Very useful.
Though I think I need to just get a few larger bins to store larger bricks in, otherwise I would need to get a lot more of the SortMasters to hold everything.
PhoncipleBone
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The juniors have the clasps to hold multiple bins together. The big boys don't. I just keep the random stuff like plants and tiles in the small ones, and use the pile of other sort masters for other bricks. Baseplates are kept on a shelf. Usually loaded with figures.
BomberMouse
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Well, from the lego store you get free shipping and double vip points which translates into money later.
DrForester
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The planet should be invisible.
PeteZaTheHutt
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It was this part:
This is not in the regular PAB section of the LEGO website. When I was putting together the B-wing recently, I noticed that there were 4 of these pieces in the set. So I just thought, what the heck, I've got nothing to lose, so I just phoned up LEGO and asked if I could special-order a bunch of these pieces since they obviously have some in stock. The lady who helped me said that she would have to get approval for the purchase which took a couple of days, but she came through for me! So if you ever come across any ridiculously priced pieces on Bricklink, you should check with LEGO first to see if they can special-order some for you at their normal prices.
Gary Whitta
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Why does it say Planet Endor? Endor is a moon.
DrForester
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It's the planet Endor, not the forest moon of Endor.
But the planet was never seen in the films.
SillyEskimo
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-25 Nerd Cred
Gary Whitta
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Well clearly they intend it to be the moon in the film, based on the photo. Therefore they FAIL.
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
To all of those helping with the storage options thank you. I found the following link while searching for storage bins and it has a lot of options. Give it a look.
http://jdorganizer.blogspot.com/2007/09/15-lego-storage-options.html?m=1
http://jdorganizer.blogspot.com/2007/09/15-lego-storage-options.html?m=1
DrForester
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Yeah, I don't know what that picture is. The photo in the bottom right appears differnt from the one in the Series 2 set that did come with the Forest Moon.
anyone interested Amazon has Battle of Helm's Deep for 98.80 new.
Yeah the smallest items go in those trays and as soon as they star filling they either go in another tray or the larger pieces go in a tub.
Reluctant-Hero
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Just noticed that both SWTOR sets (#9497 Republic Striker-class Starfighter & #9500 Sith Fury-class Interceptor) are missing from the Holiday 2012 catalog.
Get 'em while they're hot.
Get 'em while they're hot.
PhoncipleBone
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Huh. That is odd. Never paid attention to that. The Malevolence is in there, and that launched at the same time.
Reluctant-Hero
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PhoncipleBone
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Well, the X Wing, Y Wing, and TIE Fighter are not in there either.
Reluctant-Hero
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Oh wow. Glad I snagged all of those earlier this year.
But then again GE is in the catalog.
The new Lego Star Wars cartoon has just aired here in NZ and it's pretty funny. They managed to take the piss out of the expanded universe in some quite hilarious ways and also landed some not so subtle digs at Lucas along the way. If nothing else, my boys love even more than the first one (Padawan Menace).
The boys picked their first Monster Fighters kit today, 9463 Werewolf and we made it this afternoon while the weather was crappy. I'm super impressed with the kit in general (it helps that it has a pretty low price-per-piece) and both the vehicle and surprise-attack-tree are great builds (seriously, the car rocks though). My kids are arguing over who gets to keep the Werewolf in their bedroom tonight, the glow-in-the-dark claws are a big hit.
Mrs K is now eyeing up the Vampire Castle and I'm doing what I can to encourage it!
The boys picked their first Monster Fighters kit today, 9463 Werewolf and we made it this afternoon while the weather was crappy. I'm super impressed with the kit in general (it helps that it has a pretty low price-per-piece) and both the vehicle and surprise-attack-tree are great builds (seriously, the car rocks though). My kids are arguing over who gets to keep the Werewolf in their bedroom tonight, the glow-in-the-dark claws are a big hit.
Mrs K is now eyeing up the Vampire Castle and I'm doing what I can to encourage it!
anonymous_abc
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It was this part:
This is not in the regular PAB section of the LEGO website. When I was putting together the B-wing recently, I noticed that there were 4 of these pieces in the set. So I just thought, what the heck, I've got nothing to lose, so I just phoned up LEGO and asked if I could special-order a bunch of these pieces since they obviously have some in stock. The lady who helped me said that she would have to get approval for the purchase which took a couple of days, but she came through for me! So if you ever come across any ridiculously priced pieces on Bricklink, you should check with LEGO first to see if they can special-order some for you at their normal prices.
ah, thanks for the tip
It was this part:
This is not in the regular PAB section of the LEGO website. When I was putting together the B-wing recently, I noticed that there were 4 of these pieces in the set. So I just thought, what the heck, I've got nothing to lose, so I just phoned up LEGO and asked if I could special-order a bunch of these pieces since they obviously have some in stock. The lady who helped me said that she would have to get approval for the purchase which took a couple of days, but she came through for me! So if you ever come across any ridiculously priced pieces on Bricklink, you should check with LEGO first to see if they can special-order some for you at their normal prices.
Yep, I did this when bricklinking the cafe corner. The red roof slopes were very expensive on bricklink, but they'd recently resurface in a new lego set, so I ordered a bunch from PaB.
Bakkuma371
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What's this we have here.....
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
9398?
I see the orange, it must be
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I'm thinking 8110 - the front rigging gives me the impression of U400.
Bakkuma371
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A winner is you!
Really enjoying the build so far. I don't recall ever having to put parts on only to take them off later on as they were just support parts.
I'm trying to pace myself with this one, I'll do up to the body tonight and then next build window is Wednesday evening when I can finish it off.
Did you ever finish that starfighter?
The Broken Ska Record
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Pulled the trigger on GE from Amazon. I did next day shipping to get it tomorrow because I thought I was off. I'm not.
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