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So my buddy is going to China in October on business. How can I best use this to get a Lepin UCSMF for really cheap? Any links for ordering from inside china that are even cheaper than aliexpress?
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Sep 15, 2016 22:35
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Caterham is October 1, 771 pieces, $80. http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-ideas-caterham-seven-620r-21307-officially-announced/
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Sep 15, 2016 22:56
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Hopper posted:So my buddy is going to China in October on business. I'd think he could just go to some toy stores to find it. Then either ship it back himself, or pay for the extra baggage (which likely would cost more.)
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Sep 15, 2016 22:57
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That the beauty of it, he's got senator status and can take 3 luggage items. I'll have to talk to him on the weekend.
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Sep 15, 2016 23:19
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Anora posted:When I was into 40K a lot of the guys I knew that repainted their earlier stuff swore by a cleaner called Simple Green. It took paint off, and didn't damage the plastic models. Though Lego and 40K use different plastics, so you might want to run a test piece in or something. Can confirm. Soak overnight in simple green, paint comes right off with toothbrush. Does leave a residue which you then have to wash off. Much harder up inside lego bricks than on warhammer minis.
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Sep 16, 2016 20:28
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I used the Brasso method to remove the gut from some Homer torsos. Worked pretty well, but it was more effort than I was expecting. I'll have to try Simple Green next time I need to attempt it.
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Sep 17, 2016 02:51
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Saw the Holiday Train tonight. Almost grabbed one but decided to wait 2 weeks and get the double points and advent calendar. Checked Ebay and they are already being sold for $150. Sigh. Why are people so dumb?
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Sep 17, 2016 05:11
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Anyone had luck at Barnes and Nobel with 50% off? I got another Passenger Train and the Ninjago DBX, but a lot of stuff that was clearance last time wasn't marked down this time, despite them still having stock of some 2015/2014 sets.
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Sep 17, 2016 05:31
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I went there tonight and I didn't have any luck either. They had the aforementioned sets but they weren't marked down. The woman at the desk told me they had a bunch of 50 percent off Lego earlier in the week though 
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Sep 17, 2016 05:38
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The store near me had a bunch of the bigger Ninjago sets at 50% off, hidden under a table.
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Sep 17, 2016 21:21
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I bought the holiday train plus a bunch of power functions stuff to power it. Really excited as its my first train! A friend of mine in school had every train and castle set from the 80s. The 12v system with the signals and lights and main control centre thing was a sight to behold.
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Sep 17, 2016 22:24
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Girlfriend bought me Big Ben for my birthday, so I'm kind of mad about that if only because I know how much the set costs. Looks great so far, although I'm only halfway through the main building at it's already pretty tedious.
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Sep 17, 2016 23:50
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Got Deep Sea Expedition Vessel & Emmet's Mech. Passed on the Police Trailer and maybe another. E: Also, it looks like Lepin is about to release the Haunted House. Really hoping it comes out well. Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Sep 18, 2016 |
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Sep 18, 2016 00:11
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Working on something new. Still sort of a first draft.   I'm most proud of this part hello 
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Sep 18, 2016 01:36
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Bought my first ever Mixels. The whole set of pirate themed guys who are super awesome. Plus TRU was doing a free build thing and my kid for the clock from beauty in the beast. Not a bad trip!
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Sep 18, 2016 05:02
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Just finished wall e. Man that thing is great and bigger than I expected. The head was a pretty interesting build. Was kind of wondering how it would come together at the beginning.
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Sep 18, 2016 06:57
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My oldest made out like a bandit for his birthday yesterday, the Lego ambulance airplane, and two Minecraft kits, plus a bunch of gift cards I'm sure he'll use on Lego.
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Sep 18, 2016 12:38
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Electromax posted:Downsizing this set to a modular-ized footprint to reclaim some shelf space: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Mystery-Mansion-75904 Try #2:  
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Sep 18, 2016 14:27
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Electromax posted:Try #2: Oh look, it's one of those shops.
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Sep 18, 2016 15:30
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So after nearly a year of wanting it, saving up some money, looking at pictures of it, and getting jealous of posters on this very thread I finally bought the Ghostbusters Firehouse. This is the largest set I have ever bought and the first I have built since I got Metalbeard's Duel for my birthday two years ago. This thing is pretty drat impressive, I plan on going slow with it as I still need to make room for its permanent spot. I really wasn't expecting numbered bags but it sure helps, so far it's taken me two day to do bag #1. The only complaint I would have about it would be the instructions being on a black background (whhyy?) and stickers. I hate stickers, I'm terrible at stickers, why did they have to use stickers?? Anyone have any advice on applying stickers? Or perhaps safely removing them and reapplying them when I mess it up?
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Sep 18, 2016 18:33
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Gorgolflox posted:So after nearly a year of wanting it, saving up some money, looking at pictures of it, and getting jealous of posters on this very thread I finally bought the Ghostbusters Firehouse. This is the largest set I have ever bought and the first I have built since I got Metalbeard's Duel for my birthday two years ago. This thing is pretty drat impressive, I plan on going slow with it as I still need to make room for its permanent spot. I really wasn't expecting numbered bags but it sure helps, so far it's taken me two day to do bag #1. The only complaint I would have about it would be the instructions being on a black background (whhyy?) and stickers. I hate stickers, I'm terrible at stickers, why did they have to use stickers?? Anyone have any advice on applying stickers? Or perhaps safely removing them and reapplying them when I mess it up? Use tweezers to hold the sticker. Line things up and go from there. If it is square, then push down a teeny bit on one side to get a sense for how close you are to being even. If it is round, do something similar. If things are off center, it becomes obvious pretty quickly. Also, they don't need to be perfect. After all, the things that get stickers are usually small detail items that are hidden inside.
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Sep 18, 2016 18:38
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Unless it's the big UCS stickers.  My sticker for the super star destroyer is crooked as hell and I hate it.
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Sep 18, 2016 18:40
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The one thing I find weird about Wall E, is that for all of the attention to detail and accuracy, that they decided to omit the stripes on his arms. I also don't think the diagonal lines on his sides look very good and probably didn't need to be included in the set.
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Sep 18, 2016 18:47
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NESguerilla posted:The one thing I find weird about Wall E, is that for all of the attention to detail and accuracy, that they decided to omit the stripes on his arms. I also don't think the diagonal lines on his sides look very good and probably didn't need to be included in the set. Yeah, I think it's a weird omission.
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Sep 18, 2016 19:10
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VaultAggie posted:Unless it's the big UCS stickers. Can you pull it off with a razor blade?
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Sep 18, 2016 20:26
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For big stickers what you should do is pull off a tiny bit of the backing and cut it off, so you only have a few percent of the sticker exposed. Then you line it up and once it's straight peel the rest off. Lego stickers get a death grip really easy and I wouldn't think it possible to cleanly remove a large one.
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Sep 18, 2016 20:30
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xzzy posted:For big stickers what you should do is pull off a tiny bit of the backing and cut it off, so you only have a few percent of the sticker exposed. Then you line it up and once it's straight peel the rest off. God drat this is really solid advice I'm going to do this in future.
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Sep 18, 2016 22:16
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Can I get away with just using the 88000 battery pack and 88002 Train Motor to motorize the new Holiday Train as in I just want to make it go and stop? Also what is the default speed on that motor like? I just want it to go around my Christmas tree during the holidays.
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Sep 18, 2016 23:43
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Waltzing Along posted:Got Deep Sea Expedition Vessel & Emmet's Mech. Passed on the Police Trailer and maybe another. 16007, presells up on aliexpress now. that's really awesome.
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Sep 19, 2016 01:37
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Redid some stuff on my robot from yesterday, Much happier with it now.  
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Sep 19, 2016 02:05
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Waltzing Along posted:Got Deep Sea Expedition Vessel & Emmet's Mech. Passed on the Police Trailer and maybe another. I hope they release the Simpsons House and Kwik-E-Mart one day. They're probably the only sets I'd consider buying Lepin versions of.
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Sep 19, 2016 03:04
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cyberia posted:I hope they release the Simpsons House and Kwik-E-Mart one day. They're probably the only sets I'd consider buying Lepin versions of. Same, but isn't Kwik-E-Mart in particular pretty reliant on stickers? That seems to be the main area where Lepin leaves much to be desired.
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Sep 19, 2016 03:08
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http://i.imgur.com/chiwIB5.mp4
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Sep 19, 2016 03:50
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cyberia posted:I hope they release the Simpsons House and Kwik-E-Mart one day. They're probably the only sets I'd consider buying Lepin versions of. Kinda surprised I'm not seeing any of the Harry Potter stuff either. Maybe some are more protected properties?
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Sep 19, 2016 03:53
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I mean, you'd think Disney would be litigious as gently caress about Star Wars
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Sep 19, 2016 04:09
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Electromax posted:Try #2: Did you do this with just pieces from the set or did you have to branch out into other pieces you had?
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Sep 19, 2016 04:47
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Dogen posted:I mean, you'd think Disney would be litigious as gently caress about Star Wars iirc, China has pretty lax laws about copyright and counterfeit goods. As litigious as Disney might be, they probably can't actually bring a suit against the Chinese manufacturers in China. The most they could do would be to seize goods as they're imported into America and / or send cease and desist letters to retailers who are selling counterfeit goods.
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Sep 19, 2016 06:35
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VaultAggie posted:Unless it's the big UCS stickers. Peel it off and have Lego send you a new one...
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Sep 19, 2016 06:52
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Fart.Bleed.Repeat. posted:Kinda surprised I'm not seeing any of the Harry Potter stuff either. Maybe some are more protected properties? Could relate to what's popular in China maybe? I don't know where Lepin does the majority of it's business
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cyberia posted:iirc, China has pretty lax laws about copyright and counterfeit goods. As litigious as Disney might be, they probably can't actually bring a suit against the Chinese manufacturers in China. The most they could do would be to seize goods as they're imported into America and / or send cease and desist letters to retailers who are selling counterfeit goods. Right I mean, that was my point. If they're making Star Wars sets they probably aren't much worried about being sued, so there's probably some other reason they aren't making other certain other licensed sets.
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