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InfinEight posted:Well, actually, the PAB wall is a much better value if you can pack the cup until bursting. This guy got 506 pieces in his cup: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=27795 and big cups are what, $20? So really if all those pieces in the Minecraft set were available on the wall, you would save money by picking them yourself. Especially if you were only interested in say, those 1x1 tiles; I'm sure you could fit more than 500 of them into one large cup, which would maximize your desired cost/piece. People have managed to get 500-650 1x2 bricks into a $15 cup by really obsessively packing them, so if you just wanted 1x1 plates/tiles only you could probably get a couple thousand.
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Eh, not a fan of the minecraft module but it's a neat direction for them to take. Now we need Lego Starcraft.
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Fayez Butts posted:Yeah I don't know what you guys are talking about, the set is awesome. I'm eagerly awaiting the inevitable LEGO Minecraft videogame. The circle of life must come full circle.
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Feb 16, 2012 19:38
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VaultAggie posted:Now we need Lego Starcraft. Mega Bloks got that license, I'm afraid. To be fair to them, though, the quality of their sets seems to have been improving across the board, no doubt thanks to the popularity of their Halo license. 
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Feb 16, 2012 19:44
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3 posted:Mega Bloks got that license, I'm afraid. To be fair to them, though, the quality of their sets seems to have been improving across the board, no doubt thanks to the popularity of their Halo license.
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So I decided to reward myself for some good exam results with the Droid Escape set. I like it a lot, particularly the Sandtroopers with their dirty armour and shoulder pads. Two things though: 1) Why the hell did they put in a speeder trike thing instead of a DEWBACK?! 2) I don't like that C3P0 is at the controls of the escape pod - clearly Artoo would be flying it.  EDIT: loving hell. Dewback minifigs for £25 on BrickLink 
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Feb 16, 2012 20:54
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Im a sucker for little things, and I absolutely love microscale stuff so I can see adding my own modules to the Minecraft set. I thought this was pretty clever.
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Feb 16, 2012 20:58
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VaultAggie posted:Eh, not a fan of the minecraft module but it's a neat direction for them to take. Now we need Lego Starcraft. No, Ghostbusters. http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/8058
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3 posted:Mega Bloks got that license, I'm afraid. To be fair to them, though, the quality of their sets seems to have been improving across the board, no doubt thanks to the popularity of their Halo license. Looks like they're also moving way away from the "Four huge molded pieces held together with twenty actual bricks" that characterized their earlier stuff.
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The_Doctor posted:No, Ghostbusters. http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/8058 This would make my day. Sadly unless we get a third film, this isn't happening. A man can dream though, a man can dream...
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Feb 16, 2012 22:29
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http://toysnbricks.com/usa-lego-series-7-minifigures-available-now-at-target/ Didn't series 6 JUST come out? Also, I NEED that computer geek!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDj_zA1v450 Video showing off the Town Hall modular building coming next month. You can see UCS R2-D2 and what looks like a haunted house in quick shots at the beginning of the video.
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3 posted:Mega Bloks got that license, I'm afraid. To be fair to them, though, the quality of their sets seems to have been improving across the board, no doubt thanks to the popularity of their Halo license. That's not a battlecruiser. THIS is a battlecruiser. 
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Feb 16, 2012 23:03
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I'm gonna buy that Minecraft Lego both because I am a fan of Lego and Minecraft, and also because I want to reward Lego for taking the risk with Cuusou. And of course the cute lil' Creeper head and Steve.  Maybe if it's really successful they'll do more. I would hope so. Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 23:11 on Feb 16, 2012 |
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Feb 16, 2012 23:09
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ixnay posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDj_zA1v450 Want that haunted house! Also, MSRP on the town hall is gonna be $199. That's a tough pill to swallow after the $149 previous buildings.
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mattfl posted:Want that haunted house!
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Fooley posted:Im a sucker for little things, and I absolutely love microscale stuff so I can see adding my own modules to the Minecraft set. Oh god that's all Lego. 
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Oh my. The lego RX-78-2 Gundam I posted a bit back? Cuusoo page now. The things I would do for that. 
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I have a funny feeling that Lego Gundam violates quite a few of the laws of Lego.
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Like what? Weapons? They already break those rules for licensed sets.
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That haunted house is MINE. Also, 199 for the Town Hall? Ouch. I dread to think what that'll end up being here in the UK.
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The_Doctor posted:That haunted house is MINE. Also, 199 for the Town Hall? Ouch. I dread to think what that'll end up being here in the UK. I think it's £150 which isn't bad given the common $1:£1 for smaller sets.
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Cbouncerrun posted:Like what? Weapons? They already break those rules for licensed sets. No. The laws of Lego Brick stress. edit: apparently the link to the PDF doesn't work anymore. Anyone got it?
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Cbouncerrun posted:Like what? Weapons? They already break those rules for licensed sets. I think he's referring to the really strict building rules regarding possible connections and stuff like that for strength. And its not weapons lego has a problem with but anything thats explicitly war themed is a no-no, so we'll never see anything like Halo come to Lego.
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I was at Costco today and came across these photo storage boxes. It's one large crate with 12 identical smaller boxes inside it. It struck me as absolutely perfect for Lego storage, perhaps even more than the usual tackle-box style most people use for smaller/less numerous parts. I wound up buying two of 'em. They're actually about $8 cheaper at Costco than they are on Amazon, but of course, every Costco's stock is going to vary. Someone in one of my IRC channels said he saw two Clone Turbo Tanks at Target on clearance for $35. I'm not sure where he is, though; Kentucky, I think. Those things are $120 MSRP.
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I splurged a bit and ordered the Lego Imperial Shuttle. It looks cool, and I've heard a lot of good things about it.
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Rare Collectable posted:I think he's referring to the really strict building rules regarding possible connections and stuff like that for strength. And its not weapons lego has a problem with but anything thats explicitly war themed is a no-no, so we'll never see anything like Halo come to Lego. 
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Asimo posted:Not even Star Wars? I think thats kinda different. Star Wars despite having war in the name is more space fantasy about adventures. Halo is about shooting people in the face and nothing else.
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Yeah it's the difference between hover tanks that don't really look like conventional tanks and camo green tanks with treads and machine guns on top. Or a Tie Fighter and a helicopter gunship that could probably be made today.
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Captain Invictus posted:edit: apparently the link to the PDF doesn't work anymore. Anyone got it? It's a powerpoint and not a PDF, but here you go!
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Nah, there's a PDF version out there but I couldn't find it. Oh well. Anyways, the Lego Minecraft set will come in a square Grass Block box. Which is awesome. 
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:I splurged a bit and ordered the Lego Imperial Shuttle. It looks cool, and I've heard a lot of good things about it. It is, in fact, a great set. I picked up the little micro-scale TIE Interceptor yesterday, which is also a pretty nice little desk toy. I may have to get some more of its cockpit windows off Bricklink or something too, they seem like they'd be handy....for building a whole TIE squadron, if nothing else. 
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Was in Toys R Us tonight taking advantage of the 2 for $5 mini fig sale and picked up this pretty cool display case. Also, get over to the mini fig trading thread! I wanna finish S6 and start on the previous series.
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mattfl posted:Was in Toys R Us tonight taking advantage of the 2 for $5 mini fig sale and picked up this pretty cool display case. Much better than the one on the lego website which only holds 15 minifigs.
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Dead Alice posted:Much better than the one on the lego website which only holds 15 minifigs. Ya I was reading about that one. Apparently that one is just cardboard. This one is hard plastic, holds 16 and it's an official Lego product.
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mattfl posted:Ya I was reading about that one. Apparently that one is just cardboard. This one is hard plastic, holds 16 and it's an official Lego product. Why would they make two different types?
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Dead Alice posted:Why would they make two different types? The 15-figure case was released in March 2010. Minifigures Series 1 was released May 2010.
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Dead Alice posted:Why would they make two different types? Three. There's another plastic one that holds 8. edit: While googling to confirm this post, I found this gem. Make sure you watch the video. MaliciousOnion fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Feb 17, 2012 |
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Captain Invictus posted:No. The laws of Lego Brick stress. I'm fairly certain I have the one you're looking for. What's a good place to upload it?
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OpenlyEvilJello posted:I'm fairly certain I have the one you're looking for. What's a good place to upload it? Here you go, have a public Dropbox link! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9330734/brickstress.pdf
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