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Was Life of George any good? The local Walmart has it on clearance for $10, and I own an iPhone so I was thinking of picking it up.
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The Rage posted:The X-Wing's release date was May 4th, so it was up for sale, not on sale.  And they look great!
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May 7, 2013 03:25
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Sigh. The thing can't go on sale soon enough. And I may have to buy up a few of those cockpits for my own use. I like interesting cockpits in my own creations...
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I have a love for the CMF. However, I loving hate trying to get them all and/or feeling them up in the stores. I think I'm just going to buy a box at a time for each series now that I have a better paying job and maybe sell the extras I don't want. Anyone know a good place to get sealed boxes? I'd rather get them sealed then have someone pre-pick through them too.
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jeeves posted:I have a love for the CMF. However, I loving hate trying to get them all and/or feeling them up in the stores. I think I'm just going to buy a box at a time for each series now that I have a better paying job and maybe sell the extras I don't want. I hate feeling them up in public, too, but I don't usually want all of them. Try going to stores like Target that use the open compartment display boxes (and stick them at the back end of aisles). It results in fewer people giving you the crazy eye while you're feeling 80 packages in search of a Mr. Gold. 
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jeeves posted:I have a love for the CMF. However, I loving hate trying to get them all and/or feeling them up in the stores. I think I'm just going to buy a box at a time for each series now that I have a better paying job and maybe sell the extras I don't want. If you're in the Northwest US, Fred Meyer's a great place, if you're there in the early days of the release. They'll usually have a couple open boxes and some sealed stacked behind them. From what I've seen of Walmart, Target, and TRU, they're not good options since I haven't seen them put sealed boxes on the shelves and often remove all the packages and put them in endcap dispensers. Ebay's another option for recent series. There are multiple sealed S9 boxes on ebay for basically MSRP (~$180). There are even sealed boxes of S10, but I'm not sure how much I'd trust that with Mr. Golds still going for upwards of $400. According to the website, only 144 Mr. Golds have been found. But I'd guess that the redemption rate of the code is 50% at best. I wonder if Lego released all 5000 in this first wave, or if they're sending them out as S10 waves are sent. Pyroclastic fucked around with this message at 07:39 on May 7, 2013 |
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May 7, 2013 07:37
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I bought a few sealed cases of series 9 from a dude in Poland for around ~125 each, even with shipping being like 70 dollars that is still way cheaper than buying domestically.
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So, the Starfighters group over on flickr has a new monthly challenge up for May, R-Type ships. I've made one submussion so far and have asked for feedback from several sources but would like to know what goons think of it.  RX-02 Jackal by AzMiLion, on Flickr I made a pretty standard R-Type then threw some Turbo at it.
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May 7, 2013 13:18
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AzMiLion posted:So, the Starfighters group over on flickr has a new monthly challenge up for May, R-Type ships. It's perfect as is. So sleek
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May 7, 2013 13:33
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Surprised this hasn't been posted. http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/lego-apologizes-cat-calling-sticker-120924275.html Basically a dad was "appalled" because of a sticker that had a construction worker on it saying, "Hey, babe!" I wonder if they'd put the the set back on the shelf if I wrote a letter saying it offends me that they're taking the product off the shelves because of this guy. 
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May 7, 2013 13:54
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Officer Farva posted:Surprised this hasn't been posted. But they aren't 'taking the set off shelves.' It's an old set, not even in production anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if Lego just ignored the rabble until now as a quiet 'gently caress you' because that's a seriously dumb thing to get all twisted up about.
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May 7, 2013 14:03
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Officer Farva posted:Surprised this hasn't been posted. Why? It was the sensible choice on Lego's part. Honestly I'm more surprised that they let it get all the way through production before pulling it.
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May 7, 2013 14:04
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Lizard Combatant posted:Why? It was the sensible choice on Lego's part. It offends you too then?
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May 7, 2013 14:53
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It's a pretty stupid thing to have on a children's toy. 
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Lizard Combatant posted:Why? It was the sensible choice on Lego's part. Agreed. I'm offended Lego decided that was ever an acceptable thing to commit to printing.
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May 7, 2013 15:31
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The lengths people go to to be offended these days are pretty hilarious, especially in situations that don't even involve them. I guess that's the power of the internet! I'd probably feel different if it was a sticker of him grabbing a woman's rear end or something but him saying hi babe to an unknown person seems fairly tame. Sounds like it wasn't even Lego's doing anyway but a third party that licensed the Lego name. Edit: this was pretty funny from the comments quote:When asked to a comment on the 'babe', Lego Construction Guy said she was a real 'brick house'. ChesterJT fucked around with this message at 15:53 on May 7, 2013 |
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May 7, 2013 15:40
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So it's ok to shame and belittle if it's a kids toy?
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May 7, 2013 15:53
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Lego didn't do something grossly negligent - that made a play on the 'construction workers make catcalls to passing women' thing. Lego also produces sets featuring: - Guys wearing black and robbing banks - Dracula/zombies/other monsters, who I'm pretty sure don't just host picnics all day - Soldiers - Cowboys and Indians - Knights, Orcs and Ogres, all of whom brandish swords, clubs, and spears - Jedis with laser swords that cut people in half and lop off hands Suggesting Lego encourages/supports a certain behavior is reaching pretty hard. If parents are going to start protesting every set, and cracking down on certain themes, we're going to have some pretty boring set themes. ANYWAY Tyson's Corner Lego Store has series 10 minifigs in stock!
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Red posted:Suggesting Lego encourages/supports a certain behavior is reaching pretty hard. If parents are going to start protesting every set, and cracking down on certain themes, we're going to have some pretty boring set themes. Yeah, truly the world of LEGO would be a much duller one without... casual sexual harassment? What are you even trying to say here? EDIT: like I'm not sure why this was a big enough deal to be worth reporting on, and I'm even less sure why it's apparently worth defending
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May 7, 2013 16:25
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Norns posted:It offends you too then? Not particularly, but I do think they made the right choice. Red posted:Lego didn't do something grossly negligent - that made a play on the 'construction workers make catcalls to passing women' thing. Lego also produces sets featuring: The difference: Villain characters are just that, villains. Normalising sexual harassment (cat calls) in regular civilian sets isn't a great idea. Gabriel Pope posted:Yeah, truly the world of LEGO would be a much duller one without... casual sexual harassment? What are you even trying to say here? Exactly this.
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Lizard Combatant posted:Not particularly, but I do think they made the right choice. Does this mean I have to turn in my Princess Leia slave girl figure now? Because you know.... Slavery ain't cool. Y'all are silly.
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Gabriel Pope posted:Yeah, truly the world of LEGO would be a much duller one without... casual sexual harassment? What are you even trying to say here? I think a 10-year old kid doesn't put as much weight and thought into these things as much as parents or people in this thread. If it bothers you, or you're uncomfortable with the subject, don't let your kid have/see the sticker. Otherwise, ignore it. I doubt very much a Lego sticker saying "HEY BABE!" is what sets him off towards a life of visiting whorehouses and beating his wife and kids. Most kids will see the sticker and equate it to a skateboarding Lego kid yelling "COOL!".
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LingcodKilla posted:Does this mean I have to turn in my Princess Leia slave girl figure now? Because you know.... Slavery ain't cool. Unless the construction worker was clearly a villain in the set he was featured in, this is a specious comparison. That Leia was made to be a slave by a literal alien monster and then rescued by her friends does not equal "slavery is ok" Anyway, post more cool lego stuff. Swoosh!
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According to one of the employees, three Mr. Golds have been found so far at my local Lego Store - South Coast Plaza, in Costa Mesa, CA. I had some credit (from coworkers/friends using my VIP card) and got 4 random figs; ended up with a ship captain, revolutionary soldier, native brave, and baseball player. Not a super exciting series, but these were all fine. The baseball player really needs a bat or ball or something.
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Red posted:I think a 10-year old kid doesn't put as much weight and thought into these things as much as parents or people in this thread. If it bothers you, or you're uncomfortable with the subject, don't let your kid have/see the sticker. Otherwise, ignore it. I doubt very much a Lego sticker saying "HEY BABE!" is what sets him off towards a life of visiting whorehouses and beating his wife and kids. Most kids will see the sticker and equate it to a skateboarding Lego kid yelling "COOL!". That's exactly what normalising is though. Skateboarders shout "cool!", construction workers shout at passing women. LingcodKilla posted:Does this mean I have to turn in my Princess Leia slave girl figure now? Because you know.... Slavery ain't cool. As Trent said, this is a specious comparison. Come on people, I'm not saying that this is some egregious error and we should all boycott this evil brand, but it wasn't a good look either. Someone kicked up a fuss, it got attention and Lego chose to respond. Personally I think they made the right choice by admitting their poor judgement and correcting it. Ask yourself, why are you defending it? I hope it's just because you feel that Lego has been unfairly maligned and not because you think casual sexism is worth defending. If it's the former: it's ok, everyone makes mistakes and this was a pretty innocent one that Lego admirably corrected. This is the same company that sends kids replacement parts and the occasional out of production set. But if it's the latter, well... Lizard Combatant fucked around with this message at 23:10 on May 7, 2013 |
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Lizard Combatant posted:As Trent said, this is a specious comparison. It's all specious considering we're talking about contrived situations centering around the nonexistent lives of inanimate plastic people. Let it go already. Edit:VVV At the risk of being called an anti-Dentite bastard, holy poo poo dude rape culture? ChesterJT fucked around with this message at 23:26 on May 7, 2013 |
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ChesterJT posted:It's all specious considering we're talking about contrived situations centering around the nonexistent lives of inanimate plastic people. Let it go already. It should not be let go, it should be confronted and rectified. Rape culture needs to end and confronting it at even turn, yes even with Lego is valid and important. Is teaching a 8 year old boy that calling a woman babe is ok? Everything begins with childhood.
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ChesterJT posted:It's all specious considering we're talking about contrived situations centering around the nonexistent lives of inanimate plastic people. Let it go already. We have "let it go". Lego has "let it go". Really the only people who won't "let it go" are those who think Lego shouldn't have responded the way they did. They weren't bullied into submission, they looked at the set and said "Whoops, that was a little careless. Sorry folks."
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ChesterJT posted:Edit:VVV At the risk of being called an anti-Dentite bastard, holy poo poo dude rape culture? I hate to derail the thread further but it is an important issue and cat calling does go along with rape culture. Take a minute to read this short post http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/2010/11/cat-calling-and-rape-culture-go-hand-in-hand/ . A lot of us in here are guys and probably haven't experience much cat calling, if any. People are reacting strongly to the stickers because it is a real issue, and it's an issue that a lot of people brush off. We all love LEGO but it's okay and important to be critical at times of something we enjoy. That said, does anyone own one of those iPhone LEGO cases? The sort with studs on the back? Would you recommend them?
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There really ought to be an amendment to Godwin's Law about using "rape culture" in reference to little plastic bricks.
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I'd love to not read about this rape culture in Lego anymore, thanks in advance.
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It's cool for you because you can forget it exists, you can close this thread and go for years without remembering that this poo poo happens in reality, but somewhere in this country a woman was harassed on the street and then went into a children's toy store and saw a child's toy doing the same thing. There are people whose experience differs from yours in this world. Maybe have some empathy for them once in a while.
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Torael_7 posted:Sigh. The thing can't go on sale soon enough. It's pretty cool, it has a great side profile. Don't know why they didn't print it, and the stickers for it seem... stickier than normal Lego. It comes with doubles, which is good, because I hosed up applying the largest sticker first and you can't reapply once it gets stuck due to the clear part getting all cloudy, although I've seen people suggest using water to apply it. Which vaguely recalls to me a childhood memory of model airplane assembly...
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Didn't decals work that way? You cut them out, then use a moist paint brush to slide them off and onto the model. Az: sick build. I have very little knowledge of R-Type so I don't know if that's "up to code" or whatever, but it's a great design either way. The lead bit in front of it is a great touch. I'm guessing it's common to R-Types?
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Dogen posted:although I've seen people suggest using water to apply it. Which vaguely recalls to me a childhood memory of model airplane assembly... Oh gently caress. Waterslide decals are part of why I never moved from Legos to models. 
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Eurobricks is saying the UCS B-Wing is being discontinued June 1st, which I guess explains the ridiculous discount last week. It's a shame; I really like the model, I was planning to get it eventually, it was just always too expensive. Whatever, I waste too much money on these things already. Speaking of which, I wasn't really sold on the LOTR Corsairs ship, but by my count it contains at least 9 chains, and 16 shields, and Peter Jackson, so... Kazzah fucked around with this message at 02:56 on May 8, 2013 |
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Krazyface posted:Eurobricks is saying the UCS B-Wing is being discontinued June 1st, which I guess explains the ridiculous discount last week. It's a shame; I really like the model, I was planning to get it eventually, it was just always too expensive. Whatever, I waste too much money on these things already. Wait seriously? God drat I should have bought some more when I had the chance then. I guess it sold pretty terribly, but I think the UCS Jedi Starfighter had a longer run and that wasn't very popular(until it was dropped to like 50 dollars) too. In other news, the three I did manage to order shipped today. Too bad I won't be able to even see them until like August.
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Ville Valo posted:According to one of the employees, three Mr. Golds have been found so far at my local Lego Store - South Coast Plaza, in Costa Mesa, CA. I had some credit (from coworkers/friends using my VIP card) and got 4 random figs; ended up with a ship captain, revolutionary soldier, native brave, and baseball player. Not a super exciting series, but these were all fine. The baseball player really needs a bat or ball or something. I want that brave so bad. I might stop by the Lego store in Fashion Valley, CA and get a few just so I can hit 300 points for 15$ credit so I can get one of those new Superman sets super cheap  Does anyone know if those are in store yet, or just online? Also I hope they come out with new Thor sets 
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I've seen the new Superman sets (and series 10) in a couple stores in Aus, so I'm sure they'll be there.
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