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luloo123 posted:I have a spare boxer if you want it. The Godzilla costume tell is the big head piece followed by the spikes you find on that big head piece. If you don't find the spikes you likely have a palace guard, his hat is pretty huge.
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The tail is an easier giveaway - it's got a neck hole and that's the only fig in the line with a neck hole like that. Plus it's a long, curved bit with spines on it.Super easy to notice.
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Travis343 posted:The tail is an easier giveaway - it's got a neck hole and that's the only fig in the line with a neck hole like that. Plus it's a long, curved bit with spines on it.Super easy to notice. I haven't felt anything like the guard or Godzilla. I think someone with x-ray vision have been snagging them before I can get my hands on them.
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My first one from the new series was the dinosaur suit.  Got two snowboarders in a row after that though. Lamest set of the new series.
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Honestly the ridiculous '80s hair is the only reason I'm not extremely disappointed in getting two aerobic girls.
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Jim the Nickel posted:
Lamest of every series really, skateboarder/surfboarder/snowboarder has been in pretty much ever series. The elfs and royal guards are pretty neat though.
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My local toy shop has boxes of 3, 4 and 5 on the counter, and I want to find a mad scientist from 4.
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The_Doctor posted:My local toy shop has boxes of 3, 4 and 5 on the counter, and I want to find a mad scientist from 4. I would recommend feeling for the hair. the beaker he has and the trophy the soccerplayer have can feel similer so you have to go by hair to try and get it.
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Sep 19, 2011 11:50
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The hairs like a squishy rubber piece so it's pretty easy to find, just have to be willing to look like a right prat feeling up childrens toys in the Entertainer.
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thebardyspoon posted:The hairs like a squishy rubber piece so it's pretty easy to find, just have to be willing to look like a right prat feeling up childrens toys in the Entertainer. Toymaster! 
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luloo123 posted:I have a spare boxer if you want it. I got two monkey ladies when I bought seven packs at two different stores Saturday. Thankfully there's been one figure in every series that my girlfriend wants so I sort of have an excuse for buying as many packs as possible.
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Does anyone here have the "winter village" creator sets? I'm tempted to get them, because the idea of setting up a Lego holiday town that gets added to with a new piece every year could be fun, but I can't tell if they seem over-priced for what you actually get. Also the only ones released so far are the Toy Shop, Bakery and upcoming Post Office? Rustie fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Sep 19, 2011 |
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I have the toy shop, it's really nice with lots of detail and separate little elements to let you make up your own scene. I'll probably pick up the others at some point.
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I have the Bake Shop and like it a lot. Very different from usual, probably paid a little too much for it ($55 or $60, whatever MSRP was at the Lego Store) but it's neat. I'll probably get the Post Office too when it comes out.
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Chris Knight posted:Was at the Lego Store at Sherway after work yesterday, no more S3 or S4 minifigs, unfortunately. S5 are in, just one little drawer for them, unlike the big S4 display. Picked 10 bags at random, managed to get Col. Hannibal Smith ( This thread, I swear. I headed to the LEGO store during lunch Thursday and got my 16 package limit. Got all except for Creepy Clown, Gladiator, and Cave Girl. I asked about more S4 (I really like Hazmat Guy) and they made it sound like they would get more in. That's...kinda weird, right? Once a series is done, it's done isn't it?
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), but also ended up with 2 spare Aerobics Girls, 1 extra Clown, and 1 extra Cave Girl.
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I bought 13 at random and ended up with 4 cave girls. 
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xK1 posted:I bought 13 at random and ended up with 4 cave girls. Can we tone down the low content stuff like this please (not to single you out, lots of people do it, I think I have as well). Because honestly, no one except the person posting it actually cares. Likewise the "I just bought set X" posts. If you want to put a bit of effort talking about something you bought or share pics or clue people in on a good deal, or, obviously, actually discuss something then feel free. This has been a public service announcement. Gravy Jones fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Sep 20, 2011 |
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The_Doctor posted:I'm thinking about getting the Winter Toy Shop and putting a tiny low wattage light inside, to give it a cosy lit glow. Like you used to get in the old Lego catalogues for city night-time scenes. Whoever was the art director for these sorts scenes was a wonder-merchant, because I loved just looking at these sorts of scenes when I got the catalogue. I never quite got the nostalgia for "proper" Lego bricks until you posted these pictures. I love the new pieces and smooth curvy surfaces, don't get me wrong, but those two trains in the top pic, the simple platforms, and the blocky building all brought on a wave of nostalgia for "real" Lego. The simple smiley faces are great too. I'm tired of the scruffy man's man look on so many of the minifigs these days.
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Time Cowboy posted:I never quite got the nostalgia for "proper" Lego bricks until you posted these pictures. I love the new pieces and smooth curvy surfaces, don't get me wrong, but those two trains in the top pic, the simple platforms, and the blocky building all brought on a wave of nostalgia for "real" Lego. The simple smiley faces are great too. I'm tired of the scruffy man's man look on so many of the minifigs these days. I like that someone took time and effort to make a scene like that. This train here, this couple doing that, these guys over here.. and then the lighting on top of it all.. it genuinely looks like they've captured a moment in time, that these people are all just walking about their business, and the viewer is intruding for that moment.
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The_Doctor posted:I like that someone took time and effort to make a scene like that. This train here, this couple doing that, these guys over here.. and then the lighting on top of it all.. it genuinely looks like they've captured a moment in time, that these people are all just walking about their business, and the viewer is intruding for that moment. I've always felt the same way about those pictures. We're not the only ones though. There's a building contest going on on that theme right now. "Make things that belong in a new version of the Lego Trains Idea Book 7777. http://www.flickr.com/groups/1753302@N21/discuss/72157627426742118/ Here's the scans of the book for those interested in taking a look. http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/scans/7777-1/?ct=1 Lego used to make Idea Books full of instructions for alternate models in whatever themes were around at the time, as well as display pictures of whole theme layouts. the space ones captivated me as a kid. They still do, in fact.  I mean, come on, who didn't want something like this to play with?
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I had a pile of idea books and it always killed me because I couldn't imagine having the pieces to do cool stuff like it showed.
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Space Police II used to be my favorite color scheme, but I'm coming around to the blue and trans-yellow Classic Space. Maybe in addition to stockpiling trans-dark green I should start getting my hands on any good trans-yellow pieces coming out.
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I still hate that they got rid of all the lighting elements when transitioning from the 12v train system to the 9v system. The lights were some of the best parts ...And the powered switches, powered blocks and operating boom gates - that stuff must have cost a fortune back then.
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Time Cowboy posted:Space Police II used to be my favorite color scheme, but I'm coming around to the blue and trans-yellow Classic Space. Maybe in addition to stockpiling trans-dark green I should start getting my hands on any good trans-yellow pieces coming out. I love Space Police II as well. I went nuts for it as a kid, because it was a rehash of the grey and trans-green color scheme from late Classic Space. I didn't have much Classic Space as a kid, but I did have the catalogs and idea books to make me wish I did, so when I saw the opportunity to get more trans green parts, I was stoked. Thankfully AFOLs have friends at Lego who are on the same page. Classic space is a big part of why we got trans yellow in Atlantis and blue in Alien Conquest this year. Slowly but surely the classic colors are being re-introduced.
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Shuppiluliumas posted:I've always felt the same way about those pictures. We're not the only ones though. There's a building contest going on on that theme right now. "Make things that belong in a new version of the Lego Trains Idea Book 7777. Oh poo poo! I had that book! Yes! It was these pages I was thinking of/looking for: http://www.peeron.com/scans/7777-1/42 http://www.peeron.com/scans/7777-1/43 They really capture the "This is what's going on out there in the night while you are tucked up in bed." feel. quote:
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Shuppiluliumas posted:Lego used to make Idea Books full of instructions for alternate models in whatever themes were around at the time, as well as display pictures of whole theme layouts. the space ones captivated me as a kid. They still do, in fact. Oh yeah, stuff like this used to blow my mind on a regular basis. This line specifically. I had a few of those books. Of course, like my crates full of lego they're all gone now It's something I've kind of missed with the lego I've been buying recently. The pieces just seem so specific, to the extent where the back of the box doesn't have pictures of alternative things you can build, I mean three sets and I've got a single two by four block. The vast majority of two by one pieces I have have some kind of clip or hinge or other attachment on them. It feels like I don't have many pieces I can just build with. It's all changed a lot since I was a kid. I think being nostalgic for how it used to be is kind of like the whole practical effects vs cgi resistance a lot of people have. That said I'm digging some of the pieces in the alien tripod set. Theres one I've seen in a lot of spaceship MOCs posted here. Just a nice three stud long piece with a smooth curve along the top. It's my new favourite piece. This one (although the alien ones are purple:  I also just bought this because it looked so old-school and the kid and I have been playing a lot together and we really need some more wheels: 
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Those idea books were the greatest. I loved browsing in them, always cursing I never had enough bricks, or missing those specific ones.
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I remember buying the 260 Idea Book back in 1991, which was very hard to get here in Argentina (still have it in very good condition). Two things sold it to me: I knew there were idea books out there thanks to the catalogs, and then when I opened it and discovered it had stickers! Those little icons and signs for your constructions were like gold. Good color printers came later on and now the stickers aren't such a commodity. I had to develop a really good pulse and eye to write small stuff for my city buildings and signs. Now it's so easy it's not even fun. 
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Pulled out all the old books and catalogues, and found 8888, 8841, 200, 250, and 260! Mum and dad seemed to push me towards using what I had, since LEGO was loving expensive, hence $10-20 on an ideas book and maybe one or two tiny sets would keep me happy. I also read through all the stuff I wanted from the 90's. Never did get that cargo train, but at least they bought me the Metroliner, which made me ecstatic. The ideas books are fantastic and the nostalgia of sitting and trying to recreate a specialist setup from just a photo was great fun. E: My love of all things LEGO finally made me buy an avatar. 
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I would loose myself in those catalogue scenes as a kid, they were so captivating. I really wanted those 12v lights to light up my own creations in that comforting glow. I had sets 6480 and 6481 which helped but the battery boxes were pretty hard to conceal.
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The_Doctor posted:Oh poo poo! I had that book! Yes! It was these pages I was thinking of/looking for: Yeah, that night station was a big part of what got me collecting 12v train stuff a couple years back. I probably posted it in the old thread, but I put my 12v to work in a similar fashion in this subway station:   Whenever I go to shows, it bothers me that very few people who light up their MOCs actually use Lego lights. I'm not against using little LEDs or whatever, but I love the look of the old 12 volt and 9 volt lights, too. Sometimes the purist solution works best, I think. Gravy Jones posted:Oh yeah, stuff like this used to blow my mind on a regular basis. This line specifically. I had a few of those books. Of course, like my crates full of lego they're all gone now I think we've gained more than we've lost in the end. The piece you posted, and all the curved elements for that matter, are a good example. Also this:  I'm not sure I've made a MOC without them since I came out of my dark ages.
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The other piece which strikes me as being pretty revolutionary (and I'm sure the are a lot of variants of it) is the one that allows you to build off at 90 degrees. The one I have is a full height 4 X 1 block with a third height 4 X 1 plate sitcking out at 90 degrees. I never had anything like that back in the day. The closest was probably two 4 X 2 pieces that were hinged.
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I love your subway MOC - underground stations and subways are my new favourite Lego setups. My idea book was number 6000 but I recall thinking that I couldn't build a lot of it. I seem to think it was my brother's and he had town sets, whereas I had pirate ones and it was probably a case of him not letting me mess with his bricks! I've just had a quick thumb through it and I might give a few of them a go when I next get my bricks out. Has anyone bought the new Ideas Book? I know it's not officially out yet, but I'm sure I saw someone online saying that they'd received theirs earlier. I'm trying to decide if it's worth a pick up or not...
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Shuppiluliumas posted:Yeah, that night station was a big part of what got me collecting 12v train stuff a couple years back. I probably posted it in the old thread, but I put my 12v to work in a similar fashion in this subway station: Oh wow, that's great. Looks really familiar to me too... 
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Apologies if this is old news, but I was just out Geocaching and came across a pig made out of a tiny Lego-knockoff I've not seen before. Bit of searching and it's called Nanoblocks. http://www.diablock.co.jp/nanoblock/ I didn't grab it because I don't like taking toys out of caches. You guys seen this stuff before?
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HauntedRobot posted:Apologies if this is old news, but I was just out Geocaching and came across a pig made out of a tiny Lego-knockoff I've not seen before. Bit of searching and it's called Nanoblocks. http://www.diablock.co.jp/nanoblock/ Wow. I was at Toys R Us just last night and saw these. They look thinner than LEGO with much easier to lose pieces.
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They came up a bit earlier in the thread. I think the general consensus was they don't have as much bite as lego blocks, but they're not horrible.
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My wife has a christmas village that she has been building over the past few years, I convinced her that we should switch it to the lego christmas village, and she agreed. What sets have come out previously, and where can I buy them (I am in Canada). Thanks
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Fozzie Bear posted:My wife has a christmas village that she has been building over the past few years, I convinced her that we should switch it to the lego christmas village, and she agreed. What sets have come out previously, and where can I buy them (I am in Canada). Lego's released the Winter Village Toy Shop, Winter Village Bakery, and will soon be releasing the Winter Village Post Office. The City Advent Calendars from the past few years have also had some winter accessories. The Toy Shop may be discontinued, perhaps after this winter season, since sets usually don't stay in production all that long. You can also just buy normal sets, like the various Creator Houses or even the Modular Buildings and winter-ize them, although they're not quite scaled the same way the Winter Villlage sets are. I assumed you could get them from Amazon, but amazon.ca doesn't seem to have any, but I'm sure there are plenty of other ways to get them in Canada. And of course, there's always MOCing! Hit Craigslist up, buy a lot for $10/pound or less, and go crazy building your own buildings from scratch.
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