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The_Doctor posted:Huh, so the Fishing Store is going to be $149.99, but £139.99! Considering $149.99 is currently £115, we're losing £25 on that! "This is for Brexit" - Lego, probably.
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Cojawfee posted:"This is for Brexit" - Lego, probably. They said pretty much that: https://twitter.com/rmlewisuk/status/807507790776373248
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Starting to think of only buying new sets. Seems that almost all the time 100% means a few missing parts or other problems.
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duz posted:They said pretty much that: Is it cheaper to buy lego in the UK and import right now?
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Went to the shops to see if Big W had any LEGO I wanted and also to buy food, and Big W did not have the LEGO Ninjago Movie sets that I particularly liked, so boo. On a not really related note I saw a young girl with Batman LEGO and I was like "Yes. Good. This is good."
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Aug 12, 2017 02:57
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Finally building my Lepin Falcon - few extra hands are always good!
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it's always good to have help on those STAR WNRS sets.
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veni veni veni posted:it's always good to have help on those STAR WNRS sets. Haha i meant as in extra parts.
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The_Doctor posted:Huh, so the Fishing Store is going to be $149.99, but £139.99! Considering $149.99 is currently £115, we're losing £25 on that! £139.99 is after tax though right, that's the retail price? whereas US prices don't include any local taxes because they vary by state. £115 +20% is £138, so it's pretty much at parity with the current exchange rates. VAT is a big ol' chunk of change.
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I'd still buy it in the US. Even the most expensive sales tax there only runs roughly 10%.
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Does someone who is smarter than I am have any ideas how to modify the minifig display that comes with the helicarrier to add two characters? I want to add Banner and Thor standing (I'm going to get some more of those trans clear sticks and put Iron Man on one of them). I'm having trouble figuring out what a good piece to put in between the two 87615s that make up the bulk of the base would be.
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Have you tried glue?
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Waltzing Along posted:Have you tried
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Yes, I just ended up with a sticky deck.
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Dogen posted:Does someone who is smarter than I am have any ideas how to modify the minifig display that comes with the helicarrier to add two characters? I want to add Banner and Thor standing (I'm going to get some more of those trans clear sticks and put Iron Man on one of them). I'm having trouble figuring out what a good piece to put in between the two 87615s that make up the bulk of the base would be. I just stuck the pieces into LDD, and it looks like the bog-standard 2x2x1 slope brick matches the angle. Of course, those have the grainy surface texture while the 87615s are smooth and glossy, but I'm not even sure they make normal 45 degree slopes with glossy surfaces. Only thing I can seem to find that's glossy and 1 brick tall is the 3x6x1 windscreen, but that's a different angle (which could work), but may not be available in the right color. Everything else that's glossy and sloped seems to be a windscreen or bow, not something you can generally use to extend a slope's width.
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Dogen posted:Does someone who is smarter than I am have any ideas how to modify the minifig display that comes with the helicarrier to add two characters? I want to add Banner and Thor standing (I'm going to get some more of those trans clear sticks and put Iron Man on one of them). I'm having trouble figuring out what a good piece to put in between the two 87615s that make up the bulk of the base would be. I know this isn't a ton of help but I'm almost positive Lego makes an extender piece, if this is the part you are talking about. https://www.google.com/search?q=leg...iw=1440&bih=776 I think I have one, but it's in a built set somewhere. I'll look for it to see what the part# is.
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The way off the highway WalMart had moved all the discounted sets to their clearance racks up front. Spent 4 hours last night building the Ultimate Batmobile, and I think it has supplanted Benny's SPACESHIP as the most fun set I've built. Saturn V still holds a special plus but that was 100% for display. After I reenacted launch, staging and TLI while watching Apollo 13 anyways.
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Captain Invictus posted:man I fuckin' love Jackie Chan Except for him being named in the panama papers 
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Man I've been super amped about Ninjago City tomorrow for a while... definite purchase. Then today I woke up and I was like... I don't know... should I? I probably will. No point to this post at all... just funny having cold feet. I's not even about the money. Part of it may be a lack of display space. 
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My line of thought is: I am getting it. Should I wait for 2x points and get another $15 in credit, though? Or just grab it on the way home tomorrow. Hrm.
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Waltzing Along posted:My line of thought is: I am getting it. Should I wait for 2x points and get another $15 in credit, though? Or just grab it on the way home tomorrow. Hrm. So what's the story on VIP special stuff. It will be on the shelf at open tomorrow?
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There's a review of the set here in case someone is on the fence: https://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/08/14/lego-ninjago-movies-largest-set-70620-ninjago-city-review/
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That build looks insanely fun.
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Zerf posted:There's a review of the set here in case someone is on the fence: https://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/08/14/lego-ninjago-movies-largest-set-70620-ninjago-city-review/ Guess I'll be heading into the Lego store tomorrow. Free cave people, as well. Then next month Fishing Store and whatever free thing and then October will finally be the bus. Unless something else awesome gets announced.
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Feenix posted:So what's the story on VIP special stuff. It will be on the shelf at open tomorrow? Yep, assuming it doesn't have the popularity level of the Saturn and sells out instantly. Waltzing Along posted:Guess I'll be heading into the Lego store tomorrow. Free cave people, as well. Then next month Fishing Store and whatever free thing and then October will finally be the bus. Unless something else awesome gets announced. The calendar for September says two VIP sets, one is rumored to be the rumored UCS Falcon re-release. RIP all of our wallets.
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I'm glad the Ninjago city comes with 3 manuals. Makes building with my wife easier.
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duz posted:The calendar for September says two VIP sets, one is rumored to be the rumored UCS Falcon re-release. RIP all of our wallets. I wonder what the second is. No interest at all in any star wars stuff. It's easily my least favorite Lego anything. I like Duplo more.
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Waltzing Along posted:Guess I'll be heading into the Lego store tomorrow. Free cave people, as well. Then next month Fishing Store and whatever free thing and then October will finally be the bus. Unless something else awesome gets announced. You should also get a free Kai dojo pod with any Ninjago purchase right now, according to the most recent newsletter.
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Zerf posted:You should also get a free Kai dojo pod with any Ninjago purchase right now, according to the most recent newsletter. Hm...don't see that on the site. I do see 2x VIP for some of the TLNM sets.
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Waltzing Along posted:Hm...don't see that on the site. I do see 2x VIP for some of the TLNM sets. Seems like a EU deal, but you cannot see it on the site? https://brickset.com/article/29932/[uk-eu]-free-kai-s-dojo-pod-with-tlnm-sets
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So. I'm on vacation next week.  
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Waltzing Along posted:Guess I'll be heading into the Lego store tomorrow. Free cave people, as well. Then next month Fishing Store and whatever free thing and then October will finally be the bus. Unless something else awesome gets announced. Hey Heads up. Not sure how I hosed this one up, but it's Wednesday, not tomorrow. 16th. Oops.
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Hooray for market research. I will have some extra funds at the end of the month. Definitely getting NinJago City. Bank, Parasien Restaurant, or Detective office? I have Theater and Assembly Square waiting in the wings already and think 4 modulars will be good for the space I have for them. Until Fishing Store comes out. Mrs Mango is gonna be pissed but the kid loves them!
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Those three are all pretty good. I would probably go with the Parisian restaurant, it has a lot of internal diversity, and a really beautiful exterior. The bank is dense and well-designed, probably my favourite corner-building. The detective office is actually a pair of buildings, with a lot going on in limited space (my preferred kind of modular) and a really nice contrast between the two halves, but it's a lot grungier than the others. They're all worth getting, and if you plan to do that the restaurant is the oldest, but if not, then that's my order of preference.
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Ultimate Mango posted:Hooray for market research. I will have some extra funds at the end of the month. Definitely getting NinJago City. I like all 3. Parisian is the most popular but I liked it the least of the 3. Bank is a bit plain looking on the outside but the inside shows the maturity of the series. Detective is my fav of the 3. I think every aspect of it is interesting. However, Parisian is the oldest and most likely to retire soon. Get them in age order to be safe. Get all 3.
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The_Doctor posted:Christ. Look at the size of that thing! How long are sets of this scale usually on sale for directly from Lego itself? I don't want to sit on this for a few months and end up needing to spend 150% of the original price on Ebay or something.
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