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Captain Invictus posted:I wound up finishing the Spaceship X6 Vic Viper this morning, not realizing I'd spent nearly 4 hours on it to finally complete it and noticed the sun peeking through the corners of my window. Ugh. Sooo... Does it transform in an Orbital Frame like in ZoE2?
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Sometimes I really hate what the internet and ease of reselling has done to Lego. I bought myself a random series 2 Mixel on a whim and are pretty delighted by them, especially with how much character they have for non-minifigures. So I go online to see about the few cool ones of series 1 that I remember seeing untouched in my local target for months and.... of course they're being resold for 4x the original amount now that they're officially out of production. Oh well, I guess I really didn't need them if I didn't snap them up when they first came out. That's pretty much the only mindset/way to deal with this crap.
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Jul 14, 2014 20:53
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jeeves posted:
That has been my attitude with sets the past two years. If I wasn't willing to buy it at MRSP when it was out, I am sure not going to pay any markup to get it on the secondary market. Granted, I still buy sets on sale but anything I have to have I tend to buy it on release from S&H.
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Jul 14, 2014 22:34
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So apparently the lego research institute is at lego stores already. I picked up one at the store in Newark literally 30 seconds after he brought them out. 19.99 doesn't seem like a bad deal at all for it.
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Jul 14, 2014 22:37
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Dear Lego, You need a store in New Orleans. You have some cities in the US with two stores, while for people in Louisiana, their nearest store is Houston. Ain't nobody got time for that kind of road trip. So yeah, New Orleans. Or Baton Rouge. Love, The Doctor
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Jul 14, 2014 23:11
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VaultAggie posted:So apparently the lego research institute is at lego stores already. I picked up one at the store in Newark literally 30 seconds after he brought them out. 19.99 doesn't seem like a bad deal at all for it. What, really? Jeez. My GF totally wants that, but there seems to be zero release date info anywhere.
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Jul 14, 2014 23:20
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Anora posted:Sooo... Does it transform in an Orbital Frame like in ZoE2? It transforms into a bunch of stuff flying off all over the table when you pick it up
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Jul 14, 2014 23:35
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VaultAggie posted:So apparently the lego research institute is at lego stores already. I picked up one at the store in Newark literally 30 seconds after he brought them out. 19.99 doesn't seem like a bad deal at all for it. Took a look on their website, nothing  Is that $20 or £20?
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Waldorf Sixpence posted:Took a look on their website, nothing 20$, although 19.99 since it was in Delaware. 
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Jul 15, 2014 00:41
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VaultAggie posted:tax free shopping One of the many things I miss about the First State... That being said, the Natick, MA store had a BUNCH of new stuff in today and even the employees seemed rather excited by it all. No sign of the Research Institute set, but I got the Star Destroyer I have been waiting (im)patiently for and the B-Wing, and will probably return in a few weeks for the AT-AT, MTT, and maybe some of the ice City sets. Someone mentioned that the seaplane looks like the Sea Duck from Talespin, and now I have the urge to build a bunch of sky pirate planes and have them chase it around while it throws fruit at them. There is also some new Star Wars ship I'm not familiar with (meaning it's either from Episode 3 or some TV show or something) that looks like it COULD be neat, but I'm going to wait to see if people say it's as cool as the Jedi Defender Cruiser or the Republic Cruiser. ...Also the Mos Eisley set looks nice and DAMNIT LEGO all I wanted was the Star Destroyer and now look what you're doing to me!
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Jul 15, 2014 04:26
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Tighran posted:There is also some new Star Wars ship I'm not familiar with If it looks sort of like the Millennium Falcon but not quite, that's from the new tv show Rebels.
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The_Doctor posted:If it looks sort of like the Millennium Falcon but not quite, that's from the new tv show Rebels. That's the one. It seems like it has some pods rather like the Defender Cruiser, but they rotate maybe? And it combines with a smaller set to form... something that doesn't look that different? Which kind of seems like a money grab to me, but I haven't seen the show so who knows. The new Star Destroyer is quite a bit larger than I expected! I will post shots of it completed next to the Super Star Destroyer and the MIDI-scale Star Destroyer... once I do more sorting so I can reassemble the MIDI scale. And I really don't like sorting...
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Jul 15, 2014 15:14
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The show isn't even out yet I don't think.
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Tighran posted:The new Star Destroyer is quite a bit larger than I expected! I will post shots of it completed next to the Super Star Destroyer and the MIDI-scale Star Destroyer... once I do more sorting so I can reassemble the MIDI scale. And I really don't like sorting... I was surprised as well, I was a bit disappointed when I was building it because it seemed so small, and then at the end you attach the outer hull which significantly increases the size.
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Tighran posted:Someone mentioned that the seaplane looks like the Sea Duck from Talespin, and now I have the urge to build a bunch of sky pirate planes and have them chase it around while it throws fruit at them.  I had to stop myself from destroying my wallet at the Lego store today (Ontario Mills, California): Lego B-Wing No. 75050 MSRP: $49.99  Lego Mos Eisley Cantina No. 75052 MSRP: $69.99  Lego Snowspeeder No. 75049 MSRP: $29.99 and Lego AT-AT No. 75054 $109.99 
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Jul 15, 2014 22:59
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Mitsune posted:It was me. Make my dreams happen. The nearest LEGO store is over 2 hours away Why haven't they updated their online store so I can give them money?
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Jul 15, 2014 23:03
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Mitsune posted:It was me. Make my dreams happen. Reasonably priced star wars sets? What madness is this?
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Jul 15, 2014 23:46
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Huh, a new B-Wing? I thought the UCS went over poorly. But I guess there is always a market for recognizable $50 original trilogy spaceships.
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Jul 16, 2014 00:03
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The B-wing doesn't seem like a very fun model, especially with all the no-studs and massive greebling techniques Lego has been using lately. And then a random Star Wars ship with studs all over the place?  Even the at-at seems like a cheap reissue of set 4483.
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Jul 16, 2014 00:14
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Oh man, buying that snow speeder this weekend!
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Jul 16, 2014 00:50
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Just a head's up, TRU is doing BOGO40% for Chima, Star Wars, Disney Princesses, Super Heroes, and Hobbit sets. I don't know if you can cross-theme them (eg, buy Cinderella's Castle and get the Guardians of the Galaxy ship for 40% off), though. Some of them don't even have the TRU tax to begin with!
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smackfu posted:Huh, a new B-Wing? I thought the UCS went over poorly. But I guess there is always a market for recognizable $50 original trilogy spaceships. That's fine, I love studdy-as-hell LEGO. And B-Wings. So I guess I'm one of those suckers that didn't get an older model and will therefore buy the poo poo out of this one.
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Jul 16, 2014 11:24
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Does anyone recognize these plastic bins and maybe know where to get them? They seem perfect for a storage system I want to use but I can't figure out where they come from.
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Jul 16, 2014 11:32
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The pricing on the Snowspeeder is pretty hosed up in the UK when you compare it to the Battle for Hoth set and the near identical snowspeeder you get with that. New Snowspeeder: 278 pieces, 3 minifigures - £35 ($60!!! compared to $30 in the US) Battle for Hoth: 426 pieces, 7 minifigures - £40 ($69 compared to $50 in the US) In the US there's a $20 price difference between the two sets, which makes a lot more sense. I'm not a big Star Wars fan or anything, but I like Hoth stuff and the snowspeeder is one of my favourite Star Wars vehicles. But, no way I can justify the price for this one. I'm tempted to go pick up the Hoth set from my local TRU.
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Jul 16, 2014 11:33
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Holy poo poo lego is cheap in the US.
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Waldorf Sixpence posted:Holy poo poo lego is cheap in the US. Honestly toys in general are. Most Transformers kits are the same in dollars and pound sterling, so a $15 figure costs £15.
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Waldorf Sixpence posted:Holy poo poo lego is cheap in the US. Yup. I buy the modulars when I go to the US, and the VIP points transfer over.
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Waldorf Sixpence posted:Holy poo poo lego is cheap in the US. It is. It's actually relatively cheap in the UK compared to a lot of other regions as well. The pound is pretty strong at the moment as well which makes the difference even bigger. We also tend to get a lot more discounts and specials as well. I rarely pay more than 60% of the UK retail price for anything I buy (the exception being exclusives, you tend to have to pay full price for those)... I just have to wait for it to be on special. Deals that good are a little rarer in the US. The odd thing is the disparity in how much cheaper the US is for some sets... as in the snowspeeder example. It rarely seems to make sense and you end up with these odd one-offs that are priced way too hight.
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xzzy posted:Does anyone recognize these plastic bins and maybe know where to get them? I don't know for sure or anything but those look like the kind of box my mom organizes coupons in. I realize after typing that that probably that doesn't help.
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smackfu posted:Huh, a new B-Wing? I thought the UCS went over poorly. But I guess there is always a market for recognizable $50 original trilogy spaceships. I need it to complete my set of rebel alliance fighters so I'll be picking it up though I am waiting for double or triple points as none of the July/August promotions interest me.
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I picked up the snow speeder today, going to attempt to have my three year old son help me build it tonight. Should be an interesting experience! I also grabbed a Simpsons mini fig and got Apu. If anyone is looking for one, I'll gladly trade it.
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The hell are you guys finding the new Star Wars stuff? I need the B-Wing and Snowspeeder, and they weren't at Wal-Mart of Target when I looked today. Lego.com still doesn't show anything newer than the microfighters 
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Jul 16, 2014 21:04
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They've been out for months here, just cost twice as much :P
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Carteret posted:The hell are you guys finding the new Star Wars stuff? I need the B-Wing and Snowspeeder, and they weren't at Wal-Mart of Target when I looked today. Lego.com still doesn't show anything newer than the microfighters I am, however, so thankful LEGO numbers their bags now. Building the Imperial Shuttle was a nightmare. After a while all the white pieces started blending in together.   Finished build:  
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I would make the trek to my nearest LEGO store, but it's a 2.5 hour drive one way. That seems a bit excessive to spend 5 hours driving and almost 50 bucks in gas to buy LEGO. Hurry up and update your eshop, LEGO 
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Jul 16, 2014 22:45
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Mitsune posted:
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Jul 17, 2014 00:20
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Those Target fuckers restocked the Simpsons minifigs and jacked up the price 40 cents. The hell they think they are, Toys R Us? Ugh. Well, anyone got a Milhouse? That's all I'm down to.
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Jul 17, 2014 00:32
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Today I assembled a squad of space marines for desktop defense 
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To whichever Lego designer created those lamps on the front of the Arkham Asylum gate. gently caress. You. I have never had so much trouble with a single step before. The small brown rods DO NOT FIT inside the yellow cone bits without extreme force - even after I literally lubed up the pieces with my spit. You hear me Lego? You gave me such a lovely piece combo that I literally spat on it.
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