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I was just at my local Barnes & Noble and the queer eye set is still 100 bucks there.
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Waltzing Along posted:It's really not that great. I gave mine away. It's actually awesome.  But really benefits from having at least two.
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Jan 4, 2023 23:42
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Yeah I want to have the main castle and the tower at the same time
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Jan 4, 2023 23:56
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There are some really awesome looking Rebrickable MOC instructions that use multiple of the set. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50j9FcJVgwI
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Jan 5, 2023 01:05
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BaconCopter posted:There are some really awesome looking Rebrickable MOC instructions that use multiple of the set. I believe that. But the set itself is a 9+ set. It's pretty boring to build and is actually quite small. It's a good example of wasted potential, IMO.
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Jan 5, 2023 01:22
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Yeah, for sure. That was my takeaway from reviews, but I'm sure it'd be a blast for a kid. Good on you for giving it to someone who might enjoy it more 
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Jan 5, 2023 02:34
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BaconCopter posted:Yeah, for sure. That was my takeaway from reviews, but I'm sure it'd be a blast for a kid. Good on you for giving it to someone who might enjoy it more Yeah. Gave it to a kid. He got bored of it fast and started building his own stuff with it. So it all worked out.
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Are there any modulars that are likely to go out of production soon?radlum posted:I finally did it, I bought a modular set. Saw an Assembly Square available and got it. 
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Jan 5, 2023 03:28
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BaconCopter posted:There are some really awesome looking Rebrickable MOC instructions that use multiple of the set. This guy doesn't orient his ingots in a consistent fashion i.e. he is a pervert.
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Jan 5, 2023 03:31
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I’ve wanted a modular for years, but the prices are just always impossible to justify. Is there any history of any of them getting a good price reduction I’ve never seen or do they pretty much always hold at that price. My girlfriend wants the bookstore one that’s current, but even that’s $200. Not bad value and I’m sure we’d get a blast out of building it, but oof.
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Jan 5, 2023 03:35
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bird with big dick posted:that's an amazing deal where at I'll drive over
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EL BROMANCE posted:I’ve wanted a modular for years, but the prices are just always impossible to justify. Is there any history of any of them getting a good price reduction I’ve never seen or do they pretty much always hold at that price. The modulars will stay pretty consistent price-wise. You may find one on a site that's doing a '20% off whatever' type thing, but they don't really go on sale as far as I've seen.
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Thought that would be the case, thanks.
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Slugworth posted:I'd be shocked if anyone is within reasonable driving distance of me, but fwiw, Burgaw, NC. Omw from Reno.
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EL BROMANCE posted:I’ve wanted a modular for years, but the prices are just always impossible to justify. Is there any history of any of them getting a good price reduction All modulars go up in value. So you buy one for $200. After a few years, even used it is worth more than you paid. When it comes to LEGO as investment, there aren't as many bets as safe as the modulars. I get the price out the gate being pretty high, but you aren't just throwing your $$ away. I'm not saying look at LEGO as an investment. Just pointing out that the value of the modulars is greater than the price you pay. Or something like that.
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I’m really good at buying stuff with the mind to sell it on and make some/all my money back. Looks at pile of sealed vinyl, Xbox One S in closet etc.
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Locking the new Blacktron GWP behind a purchase threshold feels worse and worse the more I see of it. The set is way too loving cool to not be easily available. The higher quality minifig printing is really nice, but the lack of printing compared to the Forest Hideout is pretty disappointing. Especially the nose piece and cargo pod side panels. This GWP timing seems super weird to me, it should be a pizza truck or cool band van, right? Or is this driving sales for the crazy priced Avatar sets  None of my local Targets, Walmarts, etc got any of the new sets and I'm hearing Feb 1st or March 1st depending on the source. Has anyone else been running into this? Hopefully this isn't the "new strat" for maximizing profits in 2023. I do live close to one of the larger Lego stores and double the distance from a smaller one... maybe that has played out differently in other areas. Waltzing Along posted:Yeah. Gave it to a kid. He got bored of it fast and started building his own stuff with it. So it all worked out. That seems pretty ideal to me. The 3-in-1 sets have some seriously high quality builds, but they've always seemed like they're purposefully made to stimulate imagination and creation. bird with big dick posted:This guy doesn't orient his ingots in a consistent fashion i.e. he is a pervert. Fair. Dude was probably slamming it out as quickly as possible, and like many Rebrickable instructions the build seems quite fragile. Looks freakin' sweet though.
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drat, this huge set won the D&D completion. Looks like it’ll be pretty pricey, even after redesigning. 
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Speaking of rebrickable moc instructions my parents were mortified that they got me a set i already had for christmas, the 3 in 1 noodle shop. Ofc i told them that there were alt builds and more lego is more good. But in the end i found a moc on rebrickable thst combines 2 sets into a kinda halfway creator modular. Bottom floor is a rearanged noofle shop, the second level is the alt arcade and theres a top floor appartment too. Its pretty cute. It doesn't quite fit perfectly as it uses plates for the base and has a black lampost rather than a white, but Now i gotta rearange things so i can place it with my assembly square and boutique hotel.
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The_Doctor posted:drat, this huge set won the D&D completion. Looks like it’ll be pretty pricey, even after redesigning. Boo. I wanted the mimic.
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I also wanted the mimic but that is a pretty cool, dynamic looking thing if they keep the dragon wrapped around the tower like that. I'm sure it'll end up being $300 or whatever. It seems like they should be doing a full D&D series, what with the upcoming movie?
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I really hope they don't redesign the dragon too much. It looks badass in a way that very few brick-built Lego dragons have.
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Mr Phillby posted:Speaking of rebrickable moc instructions my parents were mortified that they got me a set i already had for christmas, the 3 in 1 noodle shop. Yeah it's a great set for moc-ing.
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The_Doctor posted:drat, this huge set won the D&D completion. Looks like it’ll be pretty pricey, even after redesigning. Rework it to include a dice tower and sold
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Infinitum posted:Rework it to include a dice tower and sold Just hallow out the extant Tower
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Anyone done both Lion Knight's castle and that 3x31120 MOC to compare?
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I haven't built either but I know one of the two is quite fragile. E: Dang it. I thought I was going to be able to find the comparison vid that I watched months ago fairly easily, but no luck. My takeaway was that if you're not going to be moving it around or opening it up fairly often then get the one that you think looks better. The Black Falcon's Castle won't have the same level of rigidity, clarity of instructions, or all of the figs. BaconCopter fucked around with this message at 09:48 on Jan 7, 2023 |
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Got my box o stuff I bought to get the blacktron. Still wish it had printed bricks but the stickers aren't terrible and a new blacktron minifig is always good. The tie bomber is a hell of a lot of fun.
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Someone stated they wanted the Lego Pick-Up truck a whileee back. I'm selling one on SA mart!
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Just finished JAZZCLUB tonight. Had a weird issue where the parts on pages 252 and 253 were actually in the bag that gets opened on page 254. Must be improvisational jazz.
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EL BROMANCE posted:I’m really good at buying stuff with the mind to sell it on and make some/all my money back. On the bright side with Lego you actually can do that. I haven't sold many sets, but I do check Ebay auctions and BL prices a lot just in case. with some exceptions most of the poo poo I have I could at worst get my money back 100%, even selling it used and at best some of them are worth 2 or 3 times what I paid for them (used). I'm not saying it's a sure thing or that it's good reason to buy Lego but it's nice to know that for the most part a Lego set isn't just throwing money away because sometimes life happens or you just end up with too much Lego or whatever. I was able to live for a month off selling a single set during the pandemic when my unemployment dried up and that was nice. Modulars are also one of the safest bets out there in that regard.
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Buy high, never sell.
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HootTheOwl posted:Buy high, never sell. The Elon thread is that-a-way
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The true secret of Lego collecting is that you tell everybody that it holds value, and that you'll sell your stuff one day, but secretly never, ever plan to actually do so.
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PKMN Trainer Red posted:The true secret of Lego collecting is that you tell everybody that it holds value, and that you'll sell your stuff one day, but secretly never, ever plan to actually do so. brick man's
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Dear Lego thread: I once again had to sand a part to fit (the last time being a mechanism issue with the Mickey steamboat that was a friction issue, not a fit problem per se). Just one of the 2x2 curved slopes along the top was like over molded and the top part could attach fine but the step down piece had too much plastic and wouldn’t fit or would pop off. One of 8 of the same pieces, and the others didn’t have an issue. This is on the new quinjet set. If I was a kid or a kid was building this I’d be very mad, fixing it myself was still somewhat of a disappointment. Anyway, clap me in irons for my sins.
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Lego Investment thread: Brick man gets paid
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I just got finished building the large Ecto-1, and it feels a little more fragile than other recent movie vehicles or creator cars. Am I imagining things, or did other people feel this way? It seemed like there were way more single stuff connections, and less reinforcement than I was used to in othe builds. The overall structure was sound, but I felt I had to be extra careful to not be popping off bodywork pieces. At one point near the end of the build, the car slipped in my hands a bit, and one of the tail light assemblies popped out. It took me awhile to get it back in place without ripping everything apart. It definitely looks cool, and it’s nice that it has a few “play” features. I don’t regret buying it or building it. Just that it pales in comparison to the DeLorean or the 1989 Batmobile.
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Eh, the batmobile has a couple fragile things too, like the fins, but yeah the ecto has lots of ways of holding it wrong while the batmobile feels like a brick, it’s just so great in how heavy it is. I think in part this might be due to the many play features and resulting loose-ish parts.
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For why maybe the Galaxy Explorer was over produced, and didn't sell as well as hoped; the original Galaxy Explorer may have been a fixture of the Reaganite and Atari childhoods of a bunch of late Gen Xers, and eldest of Millennials (which I presume are the designers of the set), but as someone who's in their 30s, I have absolutely zero nostalgia for that era of classic space, it was long gone by the time I was born, it has it's own appeals for sure, but my era of "classic" space I remember was UFO, with translucent neon greens, black, and grey everywhere. The new Galaxy Explorer doesn't hold nostalgia for me, it might be a fun build, but it seems like it's very much a thing that appeals to a smaller niche of the market, from what I've experienced at shops, most Lego building adults aren't the people in their 50s, they're younger, people that got into it with themes like Star Wars or Bionicle that made Lego cool again, so why would this set that's made for a nostalgia that they've never had have anything more than niche appeal to them? Metoron fucked around with this message at 23:57 on Jan 8, 2023 |
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