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I have come so goddamn close to buying that star destroyer so many times. Probably should just rip the bandaid off. It’s not like I’m gonna allow myself not to get it before it’s gone. 700 hundred friggin dollars though…
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RatHat posted:I'm about to disassemble my Fire Brigade modular set to sell it and I've learned apparently the Dark red pieces have a tendency to break? I know I can contact Lego for replacements but I hope they still have those parts available.
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Jul 22, 2021 18:53
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veni veni veni posted:I have come so goddamn close to buying that star destroyer so many times. Probably should just rip the bandaid off. It’s not like I’m gonna allow myself not to get it before it’s gone. 700 hundred friggin dollars though… Kits like that and the Falcon are just beyond the outer limit of what I’d play with or be able to display. I’d love to have them if I had a huge house or something, but I don’t.
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Dogen posted:Kits like that and the Falcon are just beyond the outer limit of what I’d play with or be able to display. I’d love to have them if I had a huge house or something, but I don’t. Yeah it's so big I'd have to reconsider my current display and probably have put all of my UCS Starfighters into storage to make space for it. Only reason I have the Falcon is that it was a gift. It's pretty manageable if you get a stand for it though. Personally the most i have ever dropped on a set was $350 for Mos Eisley. To me the ISD is like the coolest SW set ever though. If I don't get it, I know I'll just be super mad at myself when it's $1500 a year after it goes out of production lol. It'll probably be the one and only time I'll spend that much on a set, although get back to me if the AT-AT rumors pan out to be true. Still I have come just minutes shy of pulling the trigger nothing short of 20 times now. The cost is just such a hard pill to swallow. I think I am going to sell some stuff first so I can feel less guilty about it.
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Carbohydrates posted:Just go slow and be careful. If you need to replace dark red pieces, you may suffer a color mismatch. Fire Brigade came out in 2009, meaning it should still have the original Dark Red color. In 2010 or so, it was changed to New Dark Red, and its shade was changed again in 2018 or 2019. But if you go to buy some used Dark Red pieces on Bricklink, you have literally no way to distinguish any of these generations/eras/shades because Bricklink calls them all "Dark Red" and doesn't require, or even have a system to allow, sellers to differentiate. You'll be rolling the dice. Ugh this is a huge pain. I wonder if I should try to sell the set already put together to avoid this.
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veni veni veni posted:The cost is just such a hard pill to swallow. I think I am going to sell some stuff first so I can feel less guilty about it. Just put aside a chunk of however much you'd normally spend on entertainment a month until you have enough for it, that way you'll feel like you've earned it a bit more and the anticipation of knowing when you'll be able to order it will make you enjoy it all the more Or just order the fuckin thing and enjoy it, life is too short
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veni veni veni posted:Yeah it's so big I'd have to reconsider my current display and probably have put all of my UCS Starfighters into storage to make space for it. Sleep on it a few more nights and if you still feel the same, do it. So long as there isn’t any undue sacrifice you need to perform to make it happen.
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Butterfly Valley posted:Just put aside a chunk of however much you'd normally spend on entertainment a month until you have enough for it, that way you'll feel like you've earned it a bit more and the anticipation of knowing when you'll be able to order it will make you enjoy it all the more Any time there's something I think I'll want I go ahead and order it. If I end up not wanting it I can usually sell it for more than I paid for or get store credit for something new I want if it's still on shelves. I think they do 10% restocking fee now for anything over $500 though... Point is, when it comes to Lego just buy it if you can afford it. The likelihood of it not paying off in some way is pretty unlikely.
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Jul 23, 2021 03:32
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Just think about 5 hours of an actual fun build followed by 16 hours of greebling.
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Those sound like the same thing to me. How much aligning of tiles with a brick separator will there be?
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I made an incredibly stupid thing and I'd like you to vote for it if you would: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/41918c77-c9e0-410b-ad1f-948a368c6619
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:Just think about 5 hours of an actual fun build followed by 16 hours of greebling. Correction: 5 hours of tedious Technic frame building followed by 16 hours of fun.
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AllisonByProxy posted:I made an incredibly stupid thing and I'd like you to vote for it if you would: I really like those condiment dispensers
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Jul 23, 2021 13:21
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Is the ISD the largest object, real or fictional, to be represented in an official lego set (bear in mind the world map is merely a map and not depicting the world itself  )? That makes it kind of neat.
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I think the Great Wall set beats it, although I suppose it’s not to scale.
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crazy eyes mustafa posted:Is the ISD the largest object, real or fictional, to be represented in an official lego set (bear in mind the world map is merely a map and not depicting the world itself There's the SSD and Death Star
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crazy eyes mustafa posted:Is the ISD the largest object, real or fictional, to be represented in an official lego set (bear in mind the world map is merely a map and not depicting the world itself The Death Star and SSD from Star Wars are larger. I think there's a model of Thanos' ship in a set and that's vaguely in the same ballpark.
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Ah yes the SSD is the one I was thinking of- it’s been years since I’ve seen the movies 
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AllisonByProxy posted:I made an incredibly stupid thing and I'd like you to vote for it if you would: Done
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Do planets count as objects?
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Lego works the same way.
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That death star piece is 100% worth having. The other planets are pretty uninteresting but a hand sized death star? gently caress yeah. I kinda miss lego doing sets where the container is also lego pieces. They had those transparent puck like containers too with the plastic discs you could twist off. Some really cool builds have been done with those over the years.
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Lego has apparently cancelled the Vidiyo line. Retailers are unable to order any more of the sets.
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The_Doctor posted:Lego has apparently cancelled the Vidiyo line. Retailers are unable to order any more of the sets. Finally more boxes for printed pieces!
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The_Doctor posted:Lego has apparently cancelled the Vidiyo line. Retailers are unable to order any more of the sets. That theme sounded like such a loser from the start, where are castle and pirates lego?!
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Is that the new music playing stuff? Because those minifigs we're off the drat chain. It'd be sad if they stopped making them.
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That new tie fighter is only $30 on Amazon right now, so I grabbed one to do an interceptor conversion. It's not like Lego is ever going to give me one so I guess I have to make it happen myself. This guy's conversion is awesome and looks amazing. It does use a few extra parts though. Hopefully I have them...I think I do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtzeJoI-lIE I am still surprised how much they were able to cut the price compared to the last Tie considering the only sacrifice seems to be smaller wings (tbf the Solo tie was was bafflingly over priced to begin with) . It's way too chibi looking for me though. But man that's a nice pool of parts for building the Ties Lego has neglected. I am half tempted to buy an extra and make a bomber as well.
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Scipiotik posted:That theme sounded like such a loser from the start, where are castle and pirates lego?! Explorians or riot!
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The_Doctor posted:Lego has apparently cancelled the Vidiyo line. Retailers are unable to order any more of the sets. That's a shame, the upcoming proper sets looked pretty cool, and I might have bought the Punk Pirate Ship. I got several of the minifigs from Bricklink, they're fantastic.
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I’m not surprised. I know there was “more” to it, but it looked like you were buying a single minifig for $20. I’m sure every parent that saw it thought it seemed like a horrendous deal. And I’m not sure they are wrong.
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The_Doctor posted:Lego has apparently cancelled the Vidiyo line. Retailers are unable to order any more of the sets.
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Jehde posted:I finally got pieces in to build Carbohydrates' 1940 pickup truck! A bit different from my usual gaggle of rally cars.   Design stream tonight at 7PM Central / 4.5 hours away!
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veni veni veni posted:Yeah it's so big I'd have to reconsider my current display and probably have put all of my UCS Starfighters into storage to make space for it. A stand for the falcon is so critical. I ended up getting the Wicked Brick stand, and it looks a thousand times better.
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I thought I was done with LEGO and then I found out they're making a VW T2 in the same god drat color as my 68 T2. drat it. I also opted to order the FIAT because I have a modern 500 and I want both models sitting next to each other on the shelf. gently caress you LEGO.
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Dimensions, Hidden Side, Vidiyo. That's 3 failed toys + tech lines. Are these types of things succeeding for other toy companies? I do kinda want the ice cream cone mermaid figure. She's fun in a 'lol wut' kinda way.
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deoju posted:Dimensions, Hidden Side, Vidiyo. That's 3 failed toys + tech lines. Are these types of things succeeding for other toy companies? While Vidiyo does seem to have been a big enough financial failure for them to cut production I bet the data they got on the app users was invaluable and worth the somewhat dud lines.
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Update: not cancelled, but certainly regrouping and rethinking. Statement issued tonight by Lego in obvious response to the news:quote:We wanted to provide you with an update regarding LEGO VIDIYO.
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deoju posted:Dimensions, Hidden Side, Vidiyo. That's 3 failed toys + tech lines. Are these types of things succeeding for other toy companies? Thanks for pointing her out. I'll try to add her to my fig collection.
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Scipiotik posted:That theme sounded like such a loser from the start, where are castle and pirates lego?! I have a feeling that, while not my thing, the enthusiasm for Castle in the Forest did not go unnoticed. The new Blacksmith is the Pirates of Barracuda Bay for anyone who missed out on the Medieval Market Village (one of the GOAT) and its ilk, I have a feeling they'll release an official official revived Castle set before long. Bear in mind the process takes as long as it does but I'm confident we'll see one.  e: Carbohydrates posted:Same for Monkie Kid. especially if they have to continue axing product lines after 1.5 cycles, hopefully they'll remember which side their bread is buttered on  I loved the little shop that came with the big Megazord guy 
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I decided I'll buy the Blacksmith at the end of the year if I can't convince myself otherwise or don't convince myself to get it sooner. I like that roof. The closer I look I realize overall it's a very agreeable composition and well-designed set.
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