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Flavor Bear posted:Aw god no. Please don't let that be true. I'm not ready to go on another hunt! Every couple of months I roll my eyes, roll up my sleeves and dig around to get the 16 of each series, and I just did that for series 4. Also, touching back on the Pet Shop again, I'm not as excited about its exterior as I have been previous modular buildings, but I think that's just because the two buildings within the set don't look amazing together, but I bet they're great mixed into the others.
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I haven't even gotten into s4 yet! The one time I've spotted them so far I only managed to snag the last four packs.
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# ? May 3, 2011 23:58 |
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I've liked the modular buildings, but I've not yet been able to justify spending that much money on any of those sets... but the new pet store one, oh my... this is just bad. Bad for my bank balance, I mean. And for my shipping costs come the end of October! (Why oh why does lego have to be so much cheaper in the US than in the UK?!?! I'm only here for 6 more months, and I have to get it all home somehow!)
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# ? May 4, 2011 00:03 |
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drat I am kinda underwhelmed on the Petshop. I was sure I would for sure be getting it has a petshop is just one of the coolest shops ever. My Green Grocer is very lonely so I may just pick this one up or the Grand Emporium. Awaiting detailed pics on the Petshop.
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# ? May 4, 2011 00:06 |
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SubbyMinx posted:I've liked the modular buildings, but I've not yet been able to justify spending that much money on any of those sets... but the new pet store one, oh my... this is just bad. Bad for my bank balance, I mean. And for my shipping costs come the end of October! (Why oh why does lego have to be so much cheaper in the US than in the UK?!?! I'm only here for 6 more months, and I have to get it all home somehow!) The modular buildings, brick for brick, actually come out to quite a good deal. If you go with the assumed .10 per brick being a good price setting point, then $150 for a 2032 piece set is not bad at all, at around .08 a brick. ireladd fucked around with this message at 00:21 on May 4, 2011 |
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Just snagged this little guy. You get pretty much all the pieces you need to make your own big stompy robot so you can scale up, and the LED in the head piece is pretty cool too.
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# ? May 4, 2011 00:42 |
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Tanith posted:
That's a pretty good set, yeah. Dad got me and my little brother each one for Christmas and we had a build-off.
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ireladd posted:The modular buildings, brick for brick, actually come out to quite a good deal. If you go with the assumed .10 per brick being a good price setting point, then $150 for a 2032 piece set is not bad at all, at around .08 a brick. I think I might not have been clear... I'm in the US right now (have been for 6 months and will be for another 6, when I return to the UK). The prices of sets here work out cheaper than the same set at the equivalent UK price. I'm not sure if that's due to poor exchange rates or what, but lego is just plain cheaper in the US. Of course, that still doesn't mean I can afford a $150 set! But I'm going to drat well try!
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# ? May 4, 2011 03:05 |
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drat, I still need to buy the fire station and the grand emporium. I do have 2 of the green grocers though.
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# ? May 4, 2011 03:35 |
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Just found my first Series 4 in Orlando at the Waterford Target (I know a lot of goons live in Orlando). Got myself a Frankenstein's Monster and a Mad Scientist, going back for Haz-mat, Viking, Werewolf, Rocker, Hockey Player, and possibly Artist tomorrow. Wasn't expecting the figures to be in stock and my phone was dying, so I just rifled through a couple for shapes I knew.
Shit Fuckasaurus fucked around with this message at 13:45 on May 4, 2011 |
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How do the light bricks work?
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# ? May 4, 2011 04:42 |
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Sockser posted:How do the light bricks work? The LED light sits about halfway into the clear block, and there is a button on the back side you push to light it. It only stays lit as long as you're holding it in, and it glows bright and orangish in color.
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# ? May 4, 2011 04:52 |
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I wish I could afford that pet shop. I'm loving the painter inside the townhouse.
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# ? May 4, 2011 11:23 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZy6ARqGC4&NR=1&feature=fvwp Cute lego-centric prank phone call. Indolent Bastard fucked around with this message at 17:31 on May 4, 2011 |
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I desperately want Tower Bridge, but I'm concluding that it should be around for a while yet - so I'm going to buy Fire Brigade and Grand Emporium first so that they don't sell out. And then I will save up again and get Pet Shop and Tower Bridge. I can't believe that the Grand Emporium is the equivalent of £90 in the US, and it's over £130 (around $215) here. Ridiculous.
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# ? May 4, 2011 16:09 |
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I'm a big Modular Buildings fan, but I'm surprised that I'm not too crazy about the Pet Shop. I'm totally going to buy it to slot in with my Green Grocer and Grand Emporium, but I'm not super-inspired by the cosmetics. I think that the dual-building approach is really cool, though, and the inside looks great (though the Grand Emporium is ridiculously AMAZING inside). I think that it'll be way better added to a row of other modular buildings than on its own.
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# ? May 4, 2011 17:20 |
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Has anyone bought or fondled Queen Anne's Revenge yet? I'm eyeballing it, but was wondering how it compares to the Imperial Flagship.
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# ? May 4, 2011 18:06 |
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sc0ticus posted:$400 USD!!!! That's as much as a nice netbook. Wait till it's on sale yo. Even 10% will save you $40. Yeah, but in 10 years the Death Star won't be worthless...
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Transistor Rhythm posted:I think that it'll be way better added to a row of other modular buildings than on its own. http://www.flickr.com/photos/62467536@N06/5684488247/sizes/l/in/photostream/ You can see it here next to Grand Emporium and Firehouse. It looks tits.
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tactical_grace posted:Yeah, but in 10 years the Death Star won't be worthless... I would wait for another Toys R Us sale where you can buy one and get one half off. The real money is in the unopened sets. Buy two, then sell the other to recoup your own purchase. Mind you, this might take a long time before it's worth selling. I'm also curious, do people actually buy the UCS stuff for $1000 dollars? I'm curious what the actual market is like.
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Network42 posted:Has anyone bought or fondled Queen Anne's Revenge yet? I'm eyeballing it, but was wondering how it compares to the Imperial Flagship. All you have to do is look at the preview picks to see that it just doesn't compare. Go to Brickset and take a look at the instructions so you can see how the thing is built. And then get the Flagship, it's awesome.
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# ? May 4, 2011 20:25 |
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Markets scare me http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?S=10179-1
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# ? May 4, 2011 20:26 |
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djfooboo posted:Markets scare me I knew the falcon would go for ridiculous prices but drat.
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CADPAT posted:Ok WTF is up with the Lego minifigure accessories (pens, fridge magnets, etc...) that aren't detachable. http://thebrickblogger.com/2011/01/lego-glued-magnet-removal/
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djfooboo posted:http://www.flickr.com/photos/62467536@N06/5684488247/sizes/l/in/photostream/ That it does. Nice that it's ACTUALLY two separate buildings too, so they can be moved in amongst the other buildings.
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# ? May 4, 2011 23:51 |
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Higher res shot of series 5 is out. A lot of new, awesome accessories in this series. Can't wait for these to hit the stores.
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# ? May 6, 2011 17:35 |
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I love the Cleopatra has an asp.
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# ? May 6, 2011 17:44 |
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God I love that gladiator's sword.
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# ? May 6, 2011 18:57 |
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Looking to get some LEGO for my son. He's a few years away from being able to use it, but I want to start building his collection now. When I was a kid, I just had a giant tub full of random pieces found at yard sales. Now that I have a kid I want to start building a gigantic collection so that I can fill up a tub for him to play with. I'm just wondering where to start, I just want basic LEGO, none of these movie themed sets or anything.. just an old school random tub of pieces/people that he can unleash his imagination upon. I personally remember building a lot of spaceships, pirate stuff etc.. whatever was around in the 80s heh. Should I buy a bunch of these boxes or what? http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=6166&LangId=2057&ShipTo=US
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# ? May 6, 2011 19:38 |
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Something tells me that graduate guy is going to be a hot seller. They should just sell him separately in a little clear box. They'd probably sell a few hundred thousand of them this month alone.Cazic Thule posted:
einTier fucked around with this message at 19:40 on May 6, 2011 |
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Wait a second. Is that gangster's pistol done in gunmetal?
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# ? May 6, 2011 19:44 |
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Aw man Roger Moore from the end of Octopussy is a midget it looks like so his legs don't bend. Bit of an obscure figure to do when they're only at the fifth series though.
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thebardyspoon posted:Aw man Roger Moore from the end of Octopussy is a midget it looks like so his legs don't bend. Bit of an obscure figure to do when they're only at the fifth series though. Are you talking about the clown? Because I'm pretty sure that's just a clown.
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# ? May 6, 2011 21:18 |
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My friends and I have started using minifigs as miniatures when we play D&D and god drat I need that dwarf! Speaking of, I've been trying to think up some sort of 1"x1" base that would allow a minifig to stand at its center but everything I've tried so far either doesn't work of is flimsy as hell. Does anyone else know some method that might work?
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Christo posted:My friends and I have started using minifigs as miniatures when we play D&D and god drat I need that dwarf! Two of these and one of these. vvv They do, but they're more like 1.5" x 2". Flavor Bear fucked around with this message at 22:34 on May 6, 2011 |
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Christo posted:My friends and I have started using minifigs as miniatures when we play D&D and god drat I need that dwarf! Don't the collectible minifigs come with a base? I got two a while back, but I left them at home when I moved so I'm not 100% certain.
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Kazy posted:Don't the collectible minifigs come with a base? I got two a while back, but I left them at home when I moved so I'm not 100% certain. Yeah its roughly a 3x6 plate with 4 studs in the center.
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Christo posted:Speaking of, I've been trying to think up some sort of 1"x1" base that would allow a minifig to stand at its center but everything I've tried so far either doesn't work of is flimsy as hell. If you want to do it properly, I believe Brickarms make proper 1" wargaming bases with two studs on top, but they're quite expensive for what they are.
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# ? May 6, 2011 23:06 |
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It's Minifig World. I really want to pick some up.
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Evek posted:Yeah its roughly a 3x6 plate with 4 studs in the center. 3x4.
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