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Scipiotik posted:Some people are upset that they didn't just make the ideas set, despite the fact it would probably cost $150. it's fine at 70 for the set. anything more than 100 would be too much for a gimmick.
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In general I think the proportions on the official model are improved a lot too. Original bottle is too chunky and too much wasted space, plus it dwarfs the stand. Something a little bit bigger would have been cool but it's not a likely buy for me either way, so 
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Jan 23, 2018 18:40
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Well in this case I was going for the size difference, People Are Sulky.
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The original ship was better (and considering how much more room it has, of course it is better), but I think in every other way the released set is better.
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For real. The original bottle is ugly as hell. I was pleasantly surprised at the real set, when the ideas winners were first announced I thought there was no way they could make it look good. e: honestly even the original ship, while better, I don't think is especially better than the new one. The main detail I'd have liked to see carried over is the string over the masts; it adds a delicateness to the look of it which is a big part of real ships in bottles. Koramei fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Jan 23, 2018 |
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Jan 23, 2018 19:17
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uXs posted:I'm only seeing one image, was it supposed to be an album? Okay, yeah, Imgur really hosed it up and made the mobile link an amalgam of all the individual links. I've gone back and edited my post to link to each individual image as necessary. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Scipiotik posted:The original ship was better (and considering how much more room it has, of course it is better), but I think in every other way the released set is better. Agreed. The original bottle and stand look really bad by comparison.
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xzzy posted:More ship in a bottle drama fuel: Can they retake this picture with the Ideas set bottle oriented vertically rather than horizontally? That's the way the box art has it. It's one thing to do a comparison shot to prove its small but another entirely to deliberately misrepresent the difference.
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Sure, I'll use my personal hotline to whoever made the ideas set and ask them to fix it.
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Plastik posted:Can they retake this picture with the Ideas set bottle oriented vertically rather than horizontally? That's the way the box art has it. It's one thing to do a comparison shot to prove its small but another entirely to deliberately misrepresent the difference. What are you talking about?
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Cojawfee posted:What are you talking about? Glad you asked because I couldn't parse what he was trying to say.
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I think he means up on edge - like the original model is being displayed - rather than on a side.
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Well that's now how the stand for the real set was designed.
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E: Disregard, I can't tell if I'm seeing the geometry right on the box art anymore.
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xzzy posted:Looks like the ship in a bottle actually does do loose studs: Replace the ship with a pony and the water-coloured pieces with yellow, white, and tan pieces half-way up.
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Jan 24, 2018 02:29
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The new theory of evolution:
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I am desperately trying to figure out from the pictures if the Ship in a Bottle has trans-clear SNOT bricks to attach the rear to, because if it does, and they don't put those on Bricks and Pieces, I'm going to have to buy the set more than once just for those, because of how wildly useful they'll be. (Also for spaceship canopy pieces forever) Also the people throwing toys out of the pram about the size difference are dumb. The official one is really good. Not pleased about the UK price point, but *shrug*
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A bunch of toys r us stores are going to be closing in the next month or so. Although between their existing markup and liquidation markups I can't imagine there will be many good deals on lego.
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Is there a list of which ones?
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/01/24/see-if-your-toys-r-us-store-closure-list/1060761001/
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Aw son of a bitch, the one in Nashua is closing, I thought that one could never die 
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Jan 24, 2018 16:35
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Oh good, neither the Elgin, IL or the Baton Rouge one.
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Mine is closing. Which makes sense as they still have Chima on the shelves clearanced for less than 10% off.
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None of the Austin ones, somewhat surprisingly. Which is good, I'm still bitter that they closed the central one like 10 years ago. Petition to change thread title to Toys r Us closing updates
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Looking at that list has me thinking that Lego needs a giant store in Bricktown, IL. (which isn't actually an official town name, it's a name of a neighborhood)
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xzzy posted:Looking at that list has me thinking that Lego needs a giant store in Bricktown, IL. I'll take it, would be nice and close to my house. Edit, of course it's actually "The Brickyard" which is just like a huge strip mall type thing. Scipiotik fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Jan 24, 2018 |
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The two closest ones to me are on the list. Hm, I wonder if that means they'll have some good clearances. I wonder if they'll be less reticent than usual to applying their price match policy to Walmart's local clearance prices. This is a thing people apparently get them to do, and walk out with $40 Super Star Destroyers. In retrospect, I don't know why we have so many Toys R Us-es. Counting these two, there are four within fifteen minutes of my house.
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Habibi posted:The two closest ones to me are on the list. Hm, I wonder if that means they'll have some good clearances. I wonder if they'll be less reticent than usual to applying their price match policy to Walmart's local clearance prices. This is a thing people apparently get them to do, and walk out with $40 Super Star Destroyers. Usually they sell store inventory to a liquidator who then jacks up the price of everything and then discounts it's 50% back to around what it would cost before the liquidation. If you go in knowing the right prices you can find deals, but it most likely won't be great.
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Captain Invictus posted:Aw son of a bitch, the one in Nashua is closing, I thought that one could never die The Manchester one isn't much farther. Also, I wonder if the 60th anniversary ship will fit in the bottle....
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Captain Invictus posted:Aw son of a bitch, the one in Nashua is closing, I thought that one could never die From the address listed, it’s just the Babies R Us further up 3, not the Toys/Babies R Us just north of the mall. parque bynch fucked around with this message at 02:59 on Jan 25, 2018 |
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Haha, I didn't even know that second one existed.
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I just saw the nearest TRU to me close, for reasons unrelated to the bankruptcy. For personal experience, at about 21 to 14 days left, all the construction sets will drop to 50% off. Then the last three days will be 70, 80, then 90% off. There will be nothing left except hot garbage on the last day.
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Anora posted:I just saw the nearest TRU to me close, for reasons unrelated to the bankruptcy. For personal experience, at about 21 to 14 days left, all the construction sets will drop to 50% off. Then the last three days will be 70, 80, then 90% off. There will be nothing left except hot garbage on the last day. Even garbage Lego sets are a must-buy at 90% off. Unless they're Duplo, but even then, you can resell those for a profit. Of course, I assume every last Lego set, polybag, and accessory is gone within an hour of the 70% off day.
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Huh, just been to one of the TRUs closing down here in the UK and all the Lego has already been removed. I guess it wasn’t meant for the sale.
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Anyone know what the markup is on Lego? I know it varies by vendor but for a major big box like Target or TRU.
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The_Doctor posted:Oh good, neither the Elgin, IL or the Baton Rouge one.
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Slugworth posted:Man, I hate to be the one to tell you, but when you can't find what you're looking for at the Elgin one, there are closer alternatives than Baton Rouge. Now I learn this! Tsk!
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Waltzing Along posted:Anyone know what the markup is on Lego? Afaik TRU is the only retailer that marks up the price of Lego and it's usually random, ranging from no mark up to 20% overpriced.
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Usually it’s referred to as the TRU tax.
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