How long do I have for Medieval Market you guys think? That is my next planned purchase. Could always get it a bit earlier if I must.
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How long do I have for Medieval Market you guys think? That is my next planned purchase. Could always get it a bit earlier if I must.
anonymous_abc
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To buy 6754 at 48 or not to buy, that is the question.
CGI renders of minifigs are kind of annoying because they show impossible poses, especially with all the static mini legs that are included with the Hobbit sets.
When did Hayabusa appear in the Lego shop outside of Japan? Was surprised to see it mentioned in my recent email newsletter.
When did Hayabusa appear in the Lego shop outside of Japan? Was surprised to see it mentioned in my recent email newsletter.
Bakkuma371
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About July I think, maybe early August. It's a fun build and part of the only theme I have 100%.
Reluctant-Hero
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The new X-wing is amazing, you will not regret it!
You don't mean this do you?
Yeah, what is that for? I'm guessing to remove pieces or something?
Theonik
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Brick seperator. Very useful tool, and it comes with most large sets now.
FUBAR McDangles
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Fuck I want to start buying Legos again.
My little brother(4) started getting into all my old lego stuff. I get to play with him every once in a while and its such a nostalgic blast.
But, I can't be blowing money on that stuff. Maybe after I graduate. Dang. Have fun with all this stuff, everyone!
My little brother(4) started getting into all my old lego stuff. I get to play with him every once in a while and its such a nostalgic blast.
But, I can't be blowing money on that stuff. Maybe after I graduate. Dang. Have fun with all this stuff, everyone!
PhoncipleBone
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There are plenty of small sets for under $15 or so. Look at the Creator line for fun and cheap sets to scratch the itch.
Thanks to all of the people who recommended the modular fire station! What a great set!
Here are some thoughts on the three(!) modulars I own. Maybe some pictures later after I clean up the damage my kiddo did to his Lego town (more on that in a second).
I picked up (in order) Pet Shop, Grand Emporium, and Fire Brigade over the past few years. They're all amazing sets, with tons of cool building techniques, great little details, and the finished sets look fantastic! The sets are for ages 16+, if I remember correctly, but my two-year-old absolutely goes nuts for them (they're ostensibly his sets. If this isn't a great reason to have kids, what is?). He's obviously not old enough to do much building (he can stick pieces together and put minifigs' headgear back on, basically), and he only gets to play with Lego when he's with me (he doesn't put pieces in his mouth, but better safe than sorry), but he just has the best time. I really like how he can have fun playing with the sets now and, as he gets older, he can start customizing the sets and eventually learn to build them on his own. The sets aren't cheap, but in terms of the price per hour of play (both for him and me!), they're basically free. That's what I keep telling my wife, at any rate.
Pet Shop was my first and is probably my favorite of the three sets. I always loved building Lego houses, so having five floors of living space makes me happy. The town house half has the better architectural features but is lacking in interior details (the kiddo and I do love the little bathroom, though). The loft apartment above the actual pet shop looks great, too, and has some nice interior details. The inclusion of a Lego kitty pushes this set over the top for me.
Pet Shop was a blast to build, but Fire Brigade probably gets the nod from me. I love the brickwork! It's a surprisingly intricate set, inside and out. Grand Emporium's first floor is a fun build (and you can't talk about the set without mentioning that chandelier on the third floor!) but the second and third floors have the exact same basic structure. They look great, but repeating part of the build isn't as much fun as seeing something new.
In terms of playability, Fire Brigade is the clear winner for my kiddo. I always tell people that, if he could be anything in the world, his second choice would be a fireman; his first choice would be a fire truck. So the theme would draw him in even if the set weren't fun.
It's a little hard to play with the first floor from the top, as the tracks for the garage door get in the way. But, man, that garage door...My son would open and close that thing all day, having the fire truck go in and out. Then the mail truck has to do it. Then a car. Then all of the townsfolk...
The kitchen upstairs is another winner. In fact, the fire truck occasionally parks on the second floor for easier access. :/ My set is missing the bottom fire pole, but it seems to be fun to just slide up and down the top part.
Pet Shop still gets a lot of love, even if Fire Brigade has taken the #1 spot. There are lots of doors and windows to open and close, a bicycle for people to ride through the house (this happens all the time!), animals to play with, neat stairs for people to climb, and a little kitchen (which he has had me expand with every food-related Lego he can find). I will say that the bathroom and basement doors are a little tough for a young kid to open.
For whatever reason, Grand Emporium just really has not caught much attention. The top two floors are a little weak on the furnishings, but I thought the escalators, ice cream man, and revolving door would draw the kiddo in. There's a ton of potential to fill out the store with fun items, but I'm not sure that even that will peel him away from the other sets.
Perhaps most importantly when your Lego town's mayor is 2, I've taken to evaluating all of my Lego sets for sturdiness and ease of repair. The garage door on Fire Brigade is constantly getting hit by the fire truck and fixing it is a bit of a pain. The small yellow poles around the door are likewise good targets for fire trucks. They'll pop off and roll into the first floor where they can be a little tough to get out unless your hands are 2-year-old-sized. The rest of the set has proven surprisingly durable.
For Pet Shop, the railings on the stairs to the townhouse take quite a beating. This is also the only set my son has managed to knock off the table, requiring a rather lengthy repair. But overall, with the exception of a few small items like the coat rack, Pet Shop is generally in pretty good shape.
The first floor of Grand Emporium is a favorite target of rampaging Lego people. The decorations outside go before some lunatic runs through the first floor, tipping everything over. The second and third floors receive much less attention, probably because those departments have rather limited inventory. The sign on the roof (which is such a cool detail) gets knocked off more or less every time my son plays with the set.
Overall, I think it's a real toss-up between Pet Shop and Fire Brigade. I like the former a bit more, while my son likes the latter. I highly recommend Grand Emporium as well (if a tad less so), particularly if you have some pieces to beef up the departments on the top two floors (the townhouse side of Pet Shop is also just begging to be filled with furniture). Replicating Fire Brigade's furnishings could make for a neat furniture/appliances section.
All three sets will keep you grinning throughout the long build process. They look amazing together - these are the kind of sets I dreamed about when I was a kid. The price is steep, but your $150 is probably better spent here than on a collection of smaller sets. The level of detail, the special building techniques, the size, and playability of the modulars are all a real step up from anything I've seen in cheaper sets. And like I said, for a younger kid, you're looking at something that will deliver many years of evolving play. I'll be super excited when my son is ready to knock down one of the buildings and rebuild it with his dad, and then on his own, and then starts MOCcing it up...!
My only complaint is that I never pounced on Green Grocer, which looks like a bigger (better?) version of Pet Shop. I'm setting aside pieces to see if I can't replicate it. Any Green Grocer owners who want to chime in? Is the set as cool as it looks?
I wish I had the money for Town Hall, as well. Maybe for Christmas...
The only other problem is that, after your first modular building, you'll start evaluating every set you see for how easy it would be to convert into something that will go with the modular buildings. I keep looking at Helicopter Rescue (my wife and I both work in healthcare), but I won't pick it up until I'm sure I have the pieces to expand it into something modular-size and -style.
If castle and space have failed to deliver the kinds of sets I loved as a kid, town has picked up some of the slack by being downright amazing.
Here are some thoughts on the three(!) modulars I own. Maybe some pictures later after I clean up the damage my kiddo did to his Lego town (more on that in a second).
I picked up (in order) Pet Shop, Grand Emporium, and Fire Brigade over the past few years. They're all amazing sets, with tons of cool building techniques, great little details, and the finished sets look fantastic! The sets are for ages 16+, if I remember correctly, but my two-year-old absolutely goes nuts for them (they're ostensibly his sets. If this isn't a great reason to have kids, what is?). He's obviously not old enough to do much building (he can stick pieces together and put minifigs' headgear back on, basically), and he only gets to play with Lego when he's with me (he doesn't put pieces in his mouth, but better safe than sorry), but he just has the best time. I really like how he can have fun playing with the sets now and, as he gets older, he can start customizing the sets and eventually learn to build them on his own. The sets aren't cheap, but in terms of the price per hour of play (both for him and me!), they're basically free. That's what I keep telling my wife, at any rate.
Pet Shop was my first and is probably my favorite of the three sets. I always loved building Lego houses, so having five floors of living space makes me happy. The town house half has the better architectural features but is lacking in interior details (the kiddo and I do love the little bathroom, though). The loft apartment above the actual pet shop looks great, too, and has some nice interior details. The inclusion of a Lego kitty pushes this set over the top for me.
Pet Shop was a blast to build, but Fire Brigade probably gets the nod from me. I love the brickwork! It's a surprisingly intricate set, inside and out. Grand Emporium's first floor is a fun build (and you can't talk about the set without mentioning that chandelier on the third floor!) but the second and third floors have the exact same basic structure. They look great, but repeating part of the build isn't as much fun as seeing something new.
In terms of playability, Fire Brigade is the clear winner for my kiddo. I always tell people that, if he could be anything in the world, his second choice would be a fireman; his first choice would be a fire truck. So the theme would draw him in even if the set weren't fun.
It's a little hard to play with the first floor from the top, as the tracks for the garage door get in the way. But, man, that garage door...My son would open and close that thing all day, having the fire truck go in and out. Then the mail truck has to do it. Then a car. Then all of the townsfolk...
The kitchen upstairs is another winner. In fact, the fire truck occasionally parks on the second floor for easier access. :/ My set is missing the bottom fire pole, but it seems to be fun to just slide up and down the top part.
Pet Shop still gets a lot of love, even if Fire Brigade has taken the #1 spot. There are lots of doors and windows to open and close, a bicycle for people to ride through the house (this happens all the time!), animals to play with, neat stairs for people to climb, and a little kitchen (which he has had me expand with every food-related Lego he can find). I will say that the bathroom and basement doors are a little tough for a young kid to open.
For whatever reason, Grand Emporium just really has not caught much attention. The top two floors are a little weak on the furnishings, but I thought the escalators, ice cream man, and revolving door would draw the kiddo in. There's a ton of potential to fill out the store with fun items, but I'm not sure that even that will peel him away from the other sets.
Perhaps most importantly when your Lego town's mayor is 2, I've taken to evaluating all of my Lego sets for sturdiness and ease of repair. The garage door on Fire Brigade is constantly getting hit by the fire truck and fixing it is a bit of a pain. The small yellow poles around the door are likewise good targets for fire trucks. They'll pop off and roll into the first floor where they can be a little tough to get out unless your hands are 2-year-old-sized. The rest of the set has proven surprisingly durable.
For Pet Shop, the railings on the stairs to the townhouse take quite a beating. This is also the only set my son has managed to knock off the table, requiring a rather lengthy repair. But overall, with the exception of a few small items like the coat rack, Pet Shop is generally in pretty good shape.
The first floor of Grand Emporium is a favorite target of rampaging Lego people. The decorations outside go before some lunatic runs through the first floor, tipping everything over. The second and third floors receive much less attention, probably because those departments have rather limited inventory. The sign on the roof (which is such a cool detail) gets knocked off more or less every time my son plays with the set.
Overall, I think it's a real toss-up between Pet Shop and Fire Brigade. I like the former a bit more, while my son likes the latter. I highly recommend Grand Emporium as well (if a tad less so), particularly if you have some pieces to beef up the departments on the top two floors (the townhouse side of Pet Shop is also just begging to be filled with furniture). Replicating Fire Brigade's furnishings could make for a neat furniture/appliances section.
All three sets will keep you grinning throughout the long build process. They look amazing together - these are the kind of sets I dreamed about when I was a kid. The price is steep, but your $150 is probably better spent here than on a collection of smaller sets. The level of detail, the special building techniques, the size, and playability of the modulars are all a real step up from anything I've seen in cheaper sets. And like I said, for a younger kid, you're looking at something that will deliver many years of evolving play. I'll be super excited when my son is ready to knock down one of the buildings and rebuild it with his dad, and then on his own, and then starts MOCcing it up...!
My only complaint is that I never pounced on Green Grocer, which looks like a bigger (better?) version of Pet Shop. I'm setting aside pieces to see if I can't replicate it. Any Green Grocer owners who want to chime in? Is the set as cool as it looks?
I wish I had the money for Town Hall, as well. Maybe for Christmas...
The only other problem is that, after your first modular building, you'll start evaluating every set you see for how easy it would be to convert into something that will go with the modular buildings. I keep looking at Helicopter Rescue (my wife and I both work in healthcare), but I won't pick it up until I'm sure I have the pieces to expand it into something modular-size and -style.
If castle and space have failed to deliver the kinds of sets I loved as a kid, town has picked up some of the slack by being downright amazing.
anonymous_abc
Member
Awesome report there bagels 
I think we all agree on how awesome the modulars are
Also did anyone say sex wing....?
Damnit, I didn't want to get into Star Wars lego at all!
Now I not only have the sexy sexy sex wing and the Jedi star fighter but also
The imperial shuttle and the Death Star, both have yet to be built.
Damn you LEGO GAF, I love to hate you
No I love you all really!
I think we all agree on how awesome the modulars are
Also did anyone say sex wing....?
Damnit, I didn't want to get into Star Wars lego at all!
Now I not only have the sexy sexy sex wing and the Jedi star fighter but also
The imperial shuttle and the Death Star, both have yet to be built.
Damn you LEGO GAF, I love to hate you
No I love you all really!
SiegfriedFM
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Awwww... I kinda want to get into the modulars, but it still feels stupid to pay local prices for the Fire Brigade (1600 SEK = $240), and I'm pretty sure that once I start I can't buy just one. Not to mention that I have no room for it, and already quite enough stuff to explain away.
There is a Lego shop back home and I'm gonna stop by there during the holidays. If they have something exciting at a decent price, I may just pick it up.
There is a Lego shop back home and I'm gonna stop by there during the holidays. If they have something exciting at a decent price, I may just pick it up.
They're certainly addictive! However, for the longest time I had "just" Pet Shop. The kiddo and I had a blast with it. It breaks down into 6 separate rooms to play with (or, with Fire Brigade, you get 2 big rooms, plus the neat roof area), each with its own special details. Just building each floor is plenty of fun. From there, you can spend time adding furniture and things, tweaking the design, etc.
If you can get a more reasonable price, Fire Brigade by itself should keep you busy for a looooong time.
fredrancour
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Yesss girlfriend bought us Vampire's castle. Gonna have to come up with some bullshit scenario to integrate it with the superhero sets. I love ridiculous bullshit.
fredrancour
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but I was waiting for j jonah jameson to buy a spiderman set
. Only bought the funhouse and lex luthor so farPhoncipleBone
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I think the fact that Halloween is past plays into it too.
FUBAR McDangles
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its price and space for me. I'm moving into an apartment soon and I really won't have all that much space. But damn, seeing that Xwing picture up there and that assembly video posted a few pages back of the death star...sheeeeeeyit.
Then I go on the lego website and torture myself looking at all of the city sets with all the police stuff and I found a custom set of zombie minifigs on a website and all I think of is acting out the stories/books I write in my spare time. If I started buying the small stuff, within weeks I'd be blowing money on the $50-$80 sets.
Maybe if black friday is good to me
Speaking of, is black friday ever good for Lego stuff?
NathanMcMahon
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its price and space for me. I'm moving into an apartment soon and I really won't have all that much space. But damn, seeing that Xwing picture up there and that assembly video posted a few pages back of the death star...sheeeeeeyit.
Then I go on the lego website and torture myself looking at all of the city sets with all the police stuff and I found a custom set of zombie minifigs on a website and all I think of is acting out the stories/books I write in my spare time. If I started buying the small stuff, within weeks I'd be blowing money on the $50-$80 sets.
Maybe if black friday is good to me
Speaking of, is black friday ever good for Lego stuff?
do it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
do it.
Lol, is that Batman chilling in the Death Star?
whatsinaname
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bish should look into some of y'all's accounts for an @lego.com registration address.
PhoncipleBone
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=39404117&postcount=12797
So I was bored and wired for the night, I decided to cram every mini figures I had (outside of the LOTR stuff I just got on Thursday) onto the Death Star. This set is the perfect display piece. I tried to cram figures in while retaining some of the interactive elements like the moveable turrets and whatnot. I could not get good lighting on the bottom layer that is lined with old skool space system figures.
My party wins.
So I was bored and wired for the night, I decided to cram every mini figures I had (outside of the LOTR stuff I just got on Thursday) onto the Death Star. This set is the perfect display piece. I tried to cram figures in while retaining some of the interactive elements like the moveable turrets and whatnot. I could not get good lighting on the bottom layer that is lined with old skool space system figures.
My party wins.
NathanMcMahon
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Gollum like's to hang with his fishes in the bowels of it. And once again Phonciple does it right.
With all the sets that have been sold in this thread, LEGO should be giving at least some of us some kind of compensation...
Speaking of which, did anyone get one of these in the mail? You have to be a top-25 spender at your local LEGO store.
PhoncipleBone
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With all the sets that have been sold in this thread, LEGO should be giving at least some of us some kind of compensation...
Speaking of which, did anyone get one of these in the mail? You have to be a top-25 spender at your local LEGO store.
No local Lego store.
So no coupons. What are they for? And a preview of what sets will be on sale?tiggerkiddo
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I spend a lot but I don't think enough to be top 25, sadly.
DrForester
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Same, my LEGO store is in a ritzy area of town.
It's a special store opening on Sat Nov 17 - one hour before the store normally opens. It gives the top-25 spenders the chance to shop the Brick Friday deals before the general public, and free of crowds.
The envelope includes tickets for recipient and a guest.
On the back of the invite:
The envelope includes tickets for recipient and a guest.
On the back of the invite:
PhoncipleBone
Banned
From TRU Black Friday ad.
So, is that 40% off all Lego, or just sets they choose? Knowing TRU, it is select sets that were already marked up. And if it is all lego, they will find a way to make it NOT work on the big sets.
Hobbit sets have started to show up in the wild... Fred Meyer stores have had sightings.
Official prices:
79000 Riddles for the Ring $10
79001 Escape from Mirkwood Spiders $30
79002 Attack of the Wargs $50
79003 An Unexpected Gathering $70
79004 Barrel Escape $40
79010 The Goblin King Battle $100
Official prices:
79000 Riddles for the Ring $10
79001 Escape from Mirkwood Spiders $30
79002 Attack of the Wargs $50
79003 An Unexpected Gathering $70
79004 Barrel Escape $40
79010 The Goblin King Battle $100
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Or just use a ziploc bag and do it with nearly anything. I know some on here talked of doing it with the Mini Modulars.
Or be a man! Use a one gallon bag and do it with the Y-Wing or something!
DrForester
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Someone here did this with one of the mini-modular's since they come in a bag for each building.
Sick. Twisted. Amazing.
Makes me want to bring back the Lego GAF love-in that happened a couple pages ago.
Also glad to see prices popping up on the Hobbit sets. A couple of them are lower than I was expecting, which is always good to see.
PhoncipleBone
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Reluctant-Hero
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Wow, 79003 is unexpectedly reasonable. But 79010 shows, once again, that the injection mold process inflates prices way too much. Those are USD prices right? Because 69.99 with 752 pieces is under $0.10 per element! Rare for a licensed set.
I'm not sure whether to keep the haunted house unopened until October net year, or try and incorporate it into our modular street as the classic spooky house that neighbourhoods have. Might see if I can hold out until I see what the cinema is like, and how that will affect our layout. We currently a single lines of modulars with two corner buildings and a road in front. If the cinema is a corner then I'm screwed. Might start a second block across the street from cafe corner, but that'd be roughly where haunted house was to be.
Now looking at floating shelves to put the trains on (reserving space for the horizon express). Then I can finally start building Tower Bridge
Now looking at floating shelves to put the trains on (reserving space for the horizon express). Then I can finally start building Tower Bridge
anonymous_abc
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Pullend the trigger yesterday on a second family house.
Great value at 48 and great pieces for Moc'ing
Great value at 48 and great pieces for Moc'ing
Will buy all the sub-$70 sets day 1. Try to get Goblin King and Unexpected Gathering on sale... unless I cave on the later, cause it's so tempting to own Bag End asap.
I'll probably buy multiples of some of these sets (when on sale of course) to help build an elven army. Not so worried about dwarves... they are easier to MOC
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