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I love every Architecture set I have, I just wish the price per piece ratio was a little better considering 90% of the pieces are usually tiny 1x1s or 1x2s or small plates.
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Yeah, they do seem fairly pricey. On the other hand, they aren't sold for very long and immediately go up in value. Well, many of them do. It seems they go up in value a bit more than your average set. Sets from 2016-17 are already 30-50% over retail on average. New, that is.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:49
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Big Mean Jerk posted:This whole fiasco has really opened my eyes to how fervent people on the internet are about JP. I don’t see any of the posters here doing it, but some of the histrionics over this set on other forums are approaching Ghostbusters 2016 levels of insanity. Its easy to make fun of peoples fervor on the internet about what should be pretty trivial issues but this set only exists as a fan service in the first place. Its a scene from the original JP movie and it is made for AFOLs yet it does not contain 2 of the main features all the AFOLs wanted in the first place so why does this set even exist. I don't care at all about JP and will never buy this set yet i can understand peoples frustration. The set looks like garbage.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:29
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The Trex apparently has a tiny frog hidden inside it as a shout out to the frog DNA used in the movie. That's great. 
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Jun 20, 2019 09:58
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deoju posted:Brooding on a rooftop is the definitive image of Batman imo. Agreed, I like it.
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Jun 20, 2019 10:14
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Ineptitude posted:Its easy to make fun of peoples fervor on the internet about what should be pretty trivial issues but this set only exists as a fan service in the first place. Its a scene from the original JP movie and it is made for AFOLs yet it does not contain 2 of the main features all the AFOLs wanted in the first place so why does this set even exist. not only that but it doesn't look like the movie t-rex in the first place. WHY EVEN BOTHER! They had the pick of the litter with iconic scenes to go with from the movie and they went with none of them, AND it's not a good set! it's just baffling!
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Jun 20, 2019 10:21
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Captain Invictus posted:not only that but it doesn't look like the movie t-rex in the first place. WHY EVEN BOTHER! They had the pick of the litter with iconic scenes to go with from the movie and they went with none of them, AND it's not a good set! it's just baffling! Feels like someone made a dinosaur and someone else was like hey this will sell more if we slap a licenced IP on it
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Jun 20, 2019 14:34
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I hope it fails and bombs.
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Jun 20, 2019 14:40
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Vintersorg posted:I hope it fails and bombs. And then they will learn exactly the wrong lessons from it.
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Jun 20, 2019 14:54
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The Bloop posted:Feels like someone made a dinosaur and someone else was like hey this will sell more if we slap a licenced IP on it I think you are completely right based on the interview I read. In my mind what happened is they fell in love with the T-Rex, but its size made it unusable for any other sets. They aren't making a 10k piece visitor center that would be big enough to display the dinosaur in, but they also wanted to sucker people in with the minifigs so they slapped in the terrible vignettes. To me this is one of Lego's more cynical sets. It's garbage, but a lot of people will buy it just for the minifigs and dinosaur.
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Jun 20, 2019 15:35
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Heh, cynical is the word my bf used too. He's not really interested in Lego, but I still showed him the JP set, and he called it boring and cynically produced.
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Jun 20, 2019 15:39
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The_Doctor posted:Heh, cynical is the word my bf used too. He's not really interested in Lego, but I still showed him the JP set, and he called it boring and cynically produced. Brickset had to go so far as to ban negative discussion of the set. Must be nice to get "review" copies of every lego set before they are released.
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Jun 20, 2019 15:48
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Best part of it is if it was just a creator set of a dinosaur people would loving love it.
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Jun 20, 2019 15:59
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Neat. https://i.imgur.com/hp9ofHY.mp4
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Jun 20, 2019 20:39
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https://twitter.com/AliceAvizandum/status/1141547556322852864?s=19 It's legit funny/terrifying that the militarization of the police over the decades is reflected in minifigs.
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Jun 20, 2019 23:01
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Honestly other than the final one with the tac vest it just looks like increasing detail to me.
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Jun 21, 2019 00:35
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Yeah I'm not seeing it at all tbh except in the last one.
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Jun 21, 2019 01:13
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I still have one of these guys somewhere
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Jun 21, 2019 01:41
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What the hell is that?
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Jun 21, 2019 03:16
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poo poo, I got a bunch of the old style mini and maxi figs.
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Jun 21, 2019 03:16
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veni veni veni posted:Yeah I'm not seeing it at all tbh except in the last one. Really? Its pretty loving clear to me. #1: Friendly person I can talk to if I get lost on my way to school #2: Added helmet for protection against undesirables. Sunglasses to hide face while giving out beatings. #3: Grimacing face. Gloved hands to protect against assailants blood #4: Soldier ready to shoot any unarmed civilians who pose a possible threat to my personal safety.
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Jun 21, 2019 03:57
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ALCAB
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Jun 21, 2019 04:25
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Granite Octopus posted:Really? Its pretty loving clear to me.  yeah I guess if you project things onto them that you just randomly made up it does look pretty bad. E: You know those second two are both motorcycle cop characters right? veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Jun 21, 2019 |
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Jun 21, 2019 05:17
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Wow, it's weird when something like this shows up. I personally know the guy that did that and have seen it both at his house and at a show (BrickConNZ in Palmerston North, New Zealand about three weeks ago). It's even cooler in person!
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Jun 21, 2019 06:17
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Granite Octopus posted:Really? Its pretty loving clear to me. 1: policeman 2: policeman who drives a motorcycle and wears a helmet for safety. 3: yet another motorcycle cop? 4: bomb squad/ riot squad and they cherry picked a grimace face. I’m calling that a reach.
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Jun 21, 2019 06:45
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I don't think the point was the Lego. The Lego were only being used to illustrate the police state in which most of us live.
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Jun 21, 2019 07:05
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Needs more lasers! But it's glorious! deoju posted:https://twitter.com/AliceAvizandum/status/1141547556322852864?s=19 The difference between 2 and 3 isn't that big. They just got a new uniform and some swanky new glasses.
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Jun 21, 2019 07:35
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s.i.r.e. posted:What the hell is that? Pre-minifig minifig No joints, no real limbs, no face USE YOUR IMAGINATION
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Jun 21, 2019 13:45
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The Bloop posted:Pre-minifig minifig I've got a bunch, I should post them. Some of the old sets are pricey in Bricklink.
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Jun 21, 2019 14:17
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veni veni veni posted:
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Jun 21, 2019 14:46
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Waltzing Along posted:I don't think the point was the Lego. The Lego were only being used to illustrate the police state in which most of us live.
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Jun 21, 2019 14:56
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What even...?
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Jun 21, 2019 14:57
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s.i.r.e. posted:What the hell is that? A Lego cop from before they were armed 
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Jun 21, 2019 20:38
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Nah we all know the descent into fascism is mirrored by the Milwaukee Bucks logo
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Jun 21, 2019 22:46
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So there’s a Technic Land Rover Defender coming out very soon.
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Jun 21, 2019 23:26
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For a Technic set that looks fantastic
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Jun 21, 2019 23:34
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Objection! The superlaser wasn't anywhere near the trench used for Trench Run, and the Executor crashed into the second Death Star, which didn't involve a trench run! To say nothing of the horribly incorrect scaling! 
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Jun 22, 2019 00:47
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The Death Star didn't have choo choo train tracks either. My immersion!
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Jun 22, 2019 00:49
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Pyroclastic posted:Objection! The superlaser wasn't anywhere near the trench used for Trench Run, and the Executor crashed into the second Death Star, which didn't involve a trench run! Ugghh. I'm ashamed to admit that I had both of these thoughts. At least I kept them to myself.
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Inspired by my sister, I'm clearing out my crawlspace and putting everything up on my Bricklink store. I've got most of it up so far, please take a look: https://store.bricklink.com/PropMod Unlike my sister's store, I'm offering Goon discounts and package deals, just message me here on SA. If you are in the Boston area and want to come pick it up, the deals get even better. Lots of New Sealed In Box sets, as well as Complete Used sets. More to come as I double check the completeness of some sets. I have a question, though... My sister gave me her "Harry Potter Christmas Train" to sell. It's what she used to put around the base of their Christmas tree. The base train set is: 4708 Hogwarts Express (2001) https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=4708-1 However, what she gave me was a working electrified version, along with a big circular track (16 curved pieces). I'm pretty sure this is what I have: 4548 Transformer and Speed Regulator 5300 Electric Train Motor 4520 Curved Rails x2 (Each set is 8) some additional pieces to convert the engine, and a spare magnet coupler assembly Should I try and sell this all as a package? Or just list the component sets separately, and hang on to the spare elements?
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