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Amazon is fine as long as they are the seller and not some third-party. Should say: "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com." I don't think they ever charge over retail, occasionally have 20% or 30% on particular sets, and the shipping is free and no tax. OTOH, buying from Lego directly gets you VIP points which give you back 5% of the order. And there are exclusive sets that Amazon never will sell direct. But Lego pretty much always charges list price. So, at the moment, Amazon has the Pet Shop for $150 shipped. Lego wants $150 + $13 shipping + $10 tax = $173.29, but then it is double VIP points this month so you get 300 points or $15 in future credit. And you get a $5 keychain. So for big sets, Lego is usually not too bad a deal. For small individual sets, I would always buy from Amazon, or locally from Target.
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So after impulse-buying a TIE Fighter polybag during a rare trip to Target, I find myself with a burgeoning Lego addiction. I've since picked up one of the smaller Galaxy Squad sets and a City police chopper. It's been super fun and nostalgic building ships, speeder bikes, and mechs with the limited array of parts I have (though I did find a few spare Technic/Bionicle-ish pieces from a General Grievous vehicle set in a drawer). I've just been picking up a small set whenever I go to resupply on dog food, but I'm wondering if there are any particularly good places to buy Lego in the NYC area.
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I really love the colors on this, it looks very soothing and comfy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brickthing/8608000984/
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My last trip to TRU netted gently caress-all: anyone have some extra Forest Maidens and Space Orks to trade?
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Saint Sputnik posted:My last trip to TRU netted gently caress-all: anyone have some extra Forest Maidens and Space Orks to trade? I have a extra Space Orc I picked up on accident if you want to work a mini figure trade.
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Apr 3, 2013 07:24
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Get your grove on in Lego themed fantasy suites at the Lego Hotel
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What is the timeline on the Back to the Future set(s)?
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Red posted:What is the timeline on the Back to the Future set(s)? 1885, 1955, 1985 and 2015
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InfinEight posted:1885, 1955, 1985 and 2015 I have only myself to blame for that one.
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Red posted:What is the timeline on the Back to the Future set(s)? While I understand why it takes so long (to an extent) it definitely feels like Cussoo is a bit of a failed experiment at this point.
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PriorMarcus posted:While I understand why it takes so long (to an extent) it definitely feels like Cussoo is a bit of a failed experiment at this point. I can wait, I just hope BTTF isn't one small set that hoarding buyers try to sell for 4x the profit.
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Red posted:I can wait, I just hope BTTF isn't one small set that hoarding buyers try to sell for 4x the profit. Anything in limited quantity will be scalped by someone. Hopefully LEGO does like it did with Minecraft and have a steady release schedule to thwart the secondary market.
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PriorMarcus posted:While I understand why it takes so long (to an extent) it definitely feels like Cussoo is a bit of a failed experiment at this point. I think the main issue is that the quarterly review is just not going to go that fast if there are licenses involved. Minecraft was a special case since Mojang was completely onboard. Thing should improve as more projects go to review, since the pipeline will fill up. It was just the first quarterly review + long review time that was unfortunate.
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Rythe posted:I have a extra Space Orc I picked up on accident if you want to work a mini figure trade. Just PM'd you. Also remembered I have one or two extra policemen if you want them for the uniform cap
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Toys R Us is selling the 7066 Alien Conquest Earth Defense set for $65.98. I can't quite pull the trigger on it, but that shouldn't stop you from doing so.
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So apparently Lego is going to stop producing Jabba's Palace at the end of this year! They're saying it was normally scheduled to end this year and it has nothing to do with the complaints about it being "anti-muslim," but one year is a really short cycle especially for a popular set(or at least in my opinion). I should probably pick one up when it goes on sale on amazon before scalpers raise it to some ridiculous amount next year.
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Crazy Pigeon posted:So apparently Lego is going to stop producing Jabba's Palace at the end of this year! They're saying it was normally scheduled to end this year and it has nothing to do with the complaints about it being "anti-muslim," but one year is a really short cycle especially for a popular set(or at least in my opinion). I should probably pick one up when it goes on sale on amazon before scalpers raise it to some ridiculous amount next year. Oh son of a bitch. Time to start hunting, I guess. Or I'll just shell out for a secondary-market Jabba and Salicious Crumb and frozen Han. Actually it might be better to just buy it outright.
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einTier posted:Toys R Us is selling the 7066 Alien Conquest Earth Defense set for $65.98. I can't quite pull the trigger on it, but that shouldn't stop you from doing so. Everyone should buy this, it's badass as hell.
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Crazy Pigeon posted:So apparently Lego is going to stop producing Jabba's Palace at the end of this year! They're saying it was normally scheduled to end this year and it has nothing to do with the complaints about it being "anti-muslim," but one year is a really short cycle especially for a popular set(or at least in my opinion). I should probably pick one up when it goes on sale on amazon before scalpers raise it to some ridiculous amount next year. What complaints were there, Anti-Muslim? Sorry if this is a well known thing, I just never heard of it? I got it on clearance at Walmart, just need to get the Rancor pit to go with it.
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Some crazy idiot posted:Furious Muslim critics complained that the Lego set's Asian and oriental figures were "deceitful and criminal" characters such as gun-runners, slave masters and terrorists. It was pretty far out there. Edit: Also, I'm now going to use "pedagogical dynamite" all the time, completely out of context and randomly.
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Poisonlizard posted:It was pretty far out there. That would be a fabulous user name, TBQH
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I bought a box of Series 9 minifigs and would like to do some swaps with my spares, preferably for more than two figures in a trade, and at a 1 for 1 trade. I might be able to sweeten the deal for the Jekyll guys since they don't have their flasks. Everything is opened and assembled. I have: 4 Cyclops 3 Jekyll/Hydes(no Flasks) 3 Cops 2 Mermaids 2 Caesars 2 Judges I'm interested in these Series 9: Waiters Roller Derby Girls Forest Maidens Plumbers Space Raiders/Knights/the Gundam-ey robot dudes, these three depend on what you want for'em since I've already got a bunch. edit: you must be in the US for us to trade, international shipping makes it not worth it.
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Captain Invictus posted:I bought a box of Series 9 minifigs and would like to do some swaps with my spares, preferably for more than two figures in a trade, and at a 1 for 1 trade. I might be able to sweeten the deal for the Jekyll guys since they don't have their flasks. Everything is opened and assembled. Need a Jekyl & Hyde and I have a knight. I'm in the states. Here's my full list: Have S3 Tennis girl Baseball player S5 Graduate x2 Jazzercise girl x2 Boxer Sherlock x2 Zookeeper x4 Lumberjack S6 Mechanic Skater girl Surgeon x2 Latin dancer girl Highlander x2 Minotaur S7 Space marine Bunny guy x2 Hippy Viking girl S8 Bat boy Football player x3 Cheerleader x2 Alien queen x2 Music fan x2 Shakespeare Snow ski girl Cowgirl S9 Judge Chicken Cyclops Want S1 Cowboy S2 Mariachi S3 Elf Space villain S4 Viking S6 Roman soldier S7 Aztec Daredevil S8 Lederhosen guy S9 Hollywood starlet Alien avenger Forest maiden Mr. Good and Evil Also I know they're in high demand but I couldn't mind an extra Spartan and Gladiator
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Are space orc guys supposed to be hard to find or something? The current series finally made its way to my stores and I found two with pretty much no effort. That giant chest piece tends to bulge out of the package; you don't even have to feel for it or anything. I still need to find a knight, though. Or ten. 
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FadingChord posted:Are space orc guys supposed to be hard to find or something? The current series finally made its way to my stores and I found two with pretty much no effort. That giant chest piece tends to bulge out of the package; you don't even have to feel for it or anything. The Orcs are amongst the most common, if you want them there's a few guys on Bricklink with them for like 2 bucks each and hundreds in stock. It's pretty crazy.
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Well drat, I should have gotten mine that way. I wanted a squad to match my half dozen Space Marines, but only found three at the local candy store. 
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AzMiLion posted:What am i looking at here? Could you explain? It's his custom 3-speed Mindstorms engine to power a Lego ClutchVIBES "personal massager". Lego ClutchVIBES: It's Studded for Her Pleasure
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:It's his custom 3-speed Mindstorms engine to power a Lego ClutchVIBES "personal massager". I looked at it to figure out what parts would go where and 
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With the portal axles and the balljoint it looks like he's gearing up to build the Unimog.
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Yup, it's unimog.  steering and suspension geometry on the stock unimog is awful, this corrects most of those issues. Huge negative caster, and a pivot point close to the centerline (spacing of 7, with a total width of 22) opposed to the center of the wheel. as opposed to  Which moves the steering axis out by 4, reduces the force needed for steering, and has auto centering steering  Only very slight negative caster now. As much as I like the Unimog, it needs some work to work better. Namely, the steering and suspension, but also the location of the battery box overwhelming the springs, the lack of an air tank for the pneumatics, and the knob steering.
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Saw this on the lego twitter today, the winning Lego Technic Challenge entry: loving awesome build, anyone know if they offer these as a kit eventually? I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
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Chenghiz posted:Saw this on the lego twitter today, the winning Lego Technic Challenge entry: They will. It's going to be a limited edition kit (total of 20,000) and only be available from Lego. Lot of talk about the price, but it's probably going to be more expensive than the regular 4x4 crawler (which is $249)
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I was doing my usual craigslist scouring for Lego deals and came across this one. The fact that this kid was building a huge city scene, had it crash to the ground in pieces, and the parents and kid said "oh well, we'll sell the poo poo!" rather than put it back together makes me laugh. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/tag/3726047693.html Or if you recently won the lottery... http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/tag/3716376682.html Dr. Brian Darrow people! ChesterJT fucked around with this message at 15:07 on Apr 6, 2013 |
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amazon.fr has boxes of series 10 listed as in stock and shipping today, for 118 euros. According to the eurobricks review they contain 2 full sets and various spares. (link)
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I went to a Target (in Southern Maryland) that had a random box of Series 6 sitting out for $2.99 each. Try your luck.
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ChesterJT posted:I was doing my usual craigslist scouring for Lego deals and came across this one. The fact that this kid was building a huge city scene, had it crash to the ground in pieces, and the parents and kid said "oh well, we'll sell the poo poo!" rather than put it back together makes me laugh. Just scored Death Star, Super Star Destroyer, Robie House, Fallingwater, Fire Brigade, Grand Emporium for 900 bucks after clicking on these links and wondering what else was out there.
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djfooboo posted:Just scored Death Star, Super Star Destroyer, Robie House, Fallingwater, Fire Brigade, Grand Emporium for 900 bucks after clicking on these links and wondering what else was out there. Goddamn, either someone was super broke, or they have no idea. Just in piece count alone that should have been waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more than that.
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The Rage posted:Goddamn, either someone was super broke, or they have no idea. Just in piece count alone that should have been waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more than that. Well, none are EOL yet. All those are "only" $1400 new in the box from LEGO.com. It also doesn't say if these included the box and the instructions. Not a bad deal, but not screaming either.
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