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PriorMarcus posted:Lego is in a weird place still with 18+ sets. They seem to be pushing the adult market more and more, and getting licenses more and more geared towards adults but still insisting that every set be appealing to children. Adults also like to play with their supremely expensive plastic toys thank you very much  seriously, this is one of the reasons why I prefer original Lego to knockoffs and bootlegos. They're, usually, a lot more playable and "fun" because they're just thought that way from the start even if aimed at adults, and I love it! I'm into this also for nostalgia and ease-of-use reasons, if I wanted to make "serious stuff to look at" I'd probably be into making scale dioramas, painting miniatures and all that jazz
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Yall are crazy, the ornithopter looks great and other than a handful of red pins the exposed technic matches the source.
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Oct 25, 2023 13:38
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Ohhh these look cute https://twitter.com/Falconbricks/status/1716868761574388039
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Oct 25, 2023 13:57
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ijyt posted:Ohhh these look cute Thanks, I love them. But also I need just the pots, Lego!
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Lizard Combatant posted:I kind of get it. I was the kind of kid who absolutely would have been into Dune and would have loved a set like this, but on the other hand I also would have been just as into a more accurate model with less moving parts. I think this is what stopped me picking up The Batman Batmobile  Like this is a nice attempt at matching the movie version, but it doesn't really look like the Batmobile. The lines are all wrong.  They missed the flared side wings at the back of it entirely. Infinitum fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Oct 25, 2023 |
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Oct 25, 2023 14:32
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Oh dear, I never really compared that set side by side, that looks awful. otoh you can turn that set into a near flawless 1989 technic Batmobile https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-115452/Dyens%20Creations/1989-batmobile-42127-alternate-model/#details after it got recommended here (I think) and another acquaintance built it, a buddy and me got the instructions and the set while it was on sale recently and it's insane how well it uses all these parts, especially the action that lifts up the guns is so good and probably the best implementation out of all the others. I know the flaps popping off is movie accurate but them folding open is just so much more convenient. Seriously, it's totally worth it.
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Oct 25, 2023 14:43
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ijyt posted:Ohhh these look cute Pots good, the other sets... less inspired, imo.   
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Oct 25, 2023 15:17
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The daffodils are just a small set they put in kiosks in the stores. Not super detailed but they fill out the bigger vase sets real nice. Those roses look fantastic.
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Oct 25, 2023 15:34
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xzzy posted:Those roses look fantastic. They look alright but also like an immensely boring build.
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Oct 25, 2023 15:41
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god this thread is so grumpy
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gschmidl posted:They look alright but also like an immensely boring build. Didn't you build the 5000 grey piece star wars triangle?
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gschmidl posted:They look alright but also like an immensely boring build. None of the flowers are super fun. It's a lot of repetition from start to finish. But the results are worth it. If you want non repetitive fast builds, go assemble a city police station or something.
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Oct 25, 2023 15:57
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I have built the Yoda's Hut diorama. I have built the Haunted House amusement park ride. I fear no evil.
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Zwille posted:Oh dear, I never really compared that set side by side, that looks awful. That alt built rules. Actually nails the 1989 Batmobile look a hell of a lot better than the base The Batman's version, that's for sure. But yeah I'm hoping they take another non-Technic run at it later, cause it's an amazing car.
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Waltzing Along posted:Didn't you build the 5000 grey piece star wars triangle? 12000ish  xzzy posted:None of the flowers are super fun. It's a lot of repetition from start to finish. But the results are worth it. Oh, I have most of the other flowers, but the bouquets and succulents at least mix it up a little. I'll check them out when they're officially announced - it's not like it's an endlessly long build like I imagine the Colosseum or various soccer stadia to be.
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Oy, guess I’ll wait until November 1st to buy the Viking Village and the giant minifigure, so I get the GWP. I really want the house, but $250 is so much.
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I think my ‘didn’t enjoy the build, but really like the result’ set is the Star Wars trench one. Other than the little ships at the end, it was just a bunch of abstract grey shapes for the most part. Glad I didn’t pay full price for it, am glad it’s sitting on my shelf looking cool.
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Oct 25, 2023 20:17
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The UCS Star Destroyer is actually a really good build. Much better than the Falcon.
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obi_ant posted:Oy, guess I’ll wait until November 1st to buy the Viking Village and the giant minifigure, so I get the GWP. I really want the house, but $250 is so much. The Houses go for, like, $30 new on Bricklink if you really want them. I have the first 2 and have the next 2 on order/
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Oct 25, 2023 21:42
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Do we think the ornithopter will be available in general stores? Thinking I could probably save a few quid by not ordering it from Lego directly.
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It will definitely be available because it is already on Target.com. It may not be available day one, but it will be relatively quickly. It's not an exclusive set.
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Oct 25, 2023 21:47
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Oh man this is great! https://twitter.com/deralego/status/1717485552977711205  
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Oct 26, 2023 11:35
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I want that. 
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xzzy posted:None of the flowers are super fun. It's a lot of repetition from start to finish. But the results are worth it. Similar with most of the sets with trees now. Like the A-Frame has you building a lot of copies of the same leaf clusters.
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PKMN Trainer red is going to have to build one in every color to do the Everyone Is a Giant Robot E: and theyre going to all hold regular sized spacefigs as the babies, who are also holding baby space figs
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Oct 26, 2023 14:16
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Big Benny needs to come with a Little Spaceship!
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Oct 26, 2023 16:03
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I want the giant spaceman.
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mutata posted:The Houses go for, like, $30 new on Bricklink if you really want them. I have the first 2 and have the next 2 on order/ What kind of price do people charge for shipping those sets, I really want them too. The lack of that has put me off using the site as I have no idea how much they’re going to charge, and you don’t see the price until you’ve essentially committed to buying right?
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mutata posted:I want the giant spaceman. I am a little bummed that the chin piece isn't askew/busted.
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Tarquinn posted:I want that. 
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I got the following email regarding my Ornithopter order. quote:Thanks for ordering from LEGO.com. The item(s) listed below are currently out of stock, so it will be a little longer before we can ship them to you. We're sorry about the delay. Any pre-order items you may have ordered aren’t delayed, but may appear below. The more I think about it, the more I realize I'm going to need some more Atreides and Fremen stillsuits to go with it. Hopefully lepin will make some. And some Harkonnen and Saudakar too. deoju fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Oct 26, 2023 |
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That's just the standard response for pre-orders, at least in my experience. You'll get it drat near release day.
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deoju posted:I got the following email regarding my Ornithopter order. That’s standard with preorders. System flags it as oos so it sends that email out.
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EL BROMANCE posted:What kind of price do people charge for shipping those sets, I really want them too. The lack of that has put me off using the site as I have no idea how much they’re going to charge, and you don’t see the price until you’ve essentially committed to buying right? It's hit or miss. I've gotten small sets shipped for $10 from Europe to US, but also I've had people want to charge a lot. You kinda have to browse a bit.
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It’s tough too since it’s very easy to just spend $20 shipping anything in the US.
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Minimalist poster for Indiana Jones 6?
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It's Perry the Platypus, from the cartoon Phineas and Ferb. The running joke is that he's just an ordinary pet platypus, but when he puts the hat on he becomes a spy.
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Oct 27, 2023 10:05
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I got this and I love you for it
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In other news, when is the next double points? I know I just missed one but I thought that was specific to certain themes. Is Black Friday a thing? I have terrible memory so I can't remember
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