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Gravy Jones posted:Buy all of it. With the exception of a few things that seem to always be half price everywhere I think anything that's 50% off you could probably sell for a profit. For some it might not be worth the hassle though. Alright, thanks for the tips! I don't own a smartphone but I've got a lot of prices memorized anyway.
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Gravy Jones posted:It may also depend what country you're in. In the UK 50% of a discontinued line happens now and then and isn't a massive deal. In the US it's still pretty unusual. Uh, yeah, about this. I live in Sweden and 50% off everything is pretty unusual it seems, I read somewhere it only happens when a new store opens. When I came by the store this morning the line outside was about 100m long! Up front were a bunch of 30-something AFOL-looking guys carrying a big black garbage bag and a blue IKEA bag. I left because I figured everything would be gone by the time I got in and I didn't feel like standing in line. Came back over an hour later and the line was half as long so I figured I could pick up whatever was left. But it turns out they had stocked up for the occasion and I got a pretty good catch!  In hindsight I should have come earlier, stood in line, picked up The Black Pearl, Jabba's Palace (I saw a few people carrying these when I came in but they were gone from the shelves, same thing with BP) and the Unimog, gone home and come back for a few smaller sets. But being fresh out of uni and unemployed that would probably have ruined me before I would have the chance to sell them. The City sets are for me, BTW. 
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Jun 30, 2012 17:50
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Ika posted:Same here, it doesn't look much larger than the tie fighter which costs half as much. Yeah, The Space Centre right next to it in the pic has fewer pieces but actually weighs more and also cost half as much. The SW plus Old Republic brand does that, I guess. I also figure Lego has figured out the value of unique minifigs (which are as cool looking as the ship in this case). Since they're so new, would it be best to sell the one I'm not going to keep ASAP or wait until they're not in production anymore? When I left after lunch they still had piles of fire and police stations and other City sets. Wouldn't suprise me if they're doing another smaller sale soon.
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Dogen posted:If you pick up the Interceptor could you let us know how it is? I've seen some pretty glowing reviews and at this point I'm planning on making it my last major purchase until the Hobbit sets come out in Dec (Helm's Deep was waiting at my door when I got home, yesss) I realize you asked The Rage but since I built my Sith Interceptor yesterday and he hasn't written anything yet, I thought I'd share my impressions. The ship is pretty small. Looking at it it doesn't give the impression of a model in that price range. The build and the weight, however, does. It's dense. Two bags are used for the cockpit and main part of the hull. The other four are used for the wings (two for each) but because of the complexity of the wings building them doesn't become repetitive. That said there aren't really any unique pieces, but a lot of useful ones, like the 'pistons' used for the folding mechanism of the wings. Sadly the sides of the ship full of 'generic star wars electronics' are DSS and the light saber hilt is some sort of shiny metallic colour rather than chrome. The minifigs, on the other hand, are the most detailed I have ever seen and don't appear in any other set since It was fun to build and looks really good from all angles. The time it took to put together and the complexity suprised me but I honestly wouldn't pay full price for it. Captain Scandinaiva fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Jul 27, 2012 |
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InfinEight posted:I hadn't planned to get 3 Conquistadors originally, but just look at those suave fuckers. The wings on the pixie/fairy/Lady-Gaga-backup-dancer are hard plastic and a pretty nice piece. The diving guy is easy to find, but I had to go through the whole box before they came up. I really like the robots too, especially since I didn't manage to get any of the first variation. Cowgirl, Shakespeare and Pretzel Boy are all great for variety, but the random favorite has to be the newest Lego villain: The Banker. That bowler hat hiding insidious money-making plots, that briefcase holding the deeds to any number of shady businesses, that City Financial News paper oh-so carelessly held at the waist. Truly Lego has their thumb on the heartbeat of modern society. Love the banker's hat. Is making moulds cheaper for TLG nowadays? Even if there are some reuses every collectibles series has had a couple of new acessories AFAIK. Or are they just that popular to warrant making one-off bagpipes and such?
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Aug 20, 2012 11:49
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I found two Classic Space baseplates with craters at a flea market today. Been looking for that for a long time. I saw 4 or 5 more, in the hands of a four-year-old. Being chewed on.  I love bases.  More here: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=509979
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Aug 25, 2012 14:49
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After all the MOC Tumblers it will be interesting to see what TLC can come up with. And a new space line? Yes Please.
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Sep 27, 2012 22:33
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Travis343 posted:There was an official Lego Tumbler in the first batman line, actually. Oh, right. Forgot about that one. I guess you're refering to the one made by Artifex? Yeah, it's pretty crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMM0wrvzW9E
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Sep 28, 2012 11:56
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Veeb0rg posted:Ok, I'm excited. I know I'll end up with at least 2 of these. Not that into trains (though that is one stylish traing, to be sure) but that "Expert" label in the lower right corner has me intrigued. A line of complex Creator sets in minifig scale?
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Krazyface posted:This guy's flickr account has a bunch of photos of the 2013 Ninjago and City sets. He also has photos of something called the "Fabuland builder's guild", which terrified me for a bit until I realised they weren't official sets. Please notice that the Crabtank has what appears to be a second tank underneath it. Thanks for sharing! I like the new ladder-piece. When I heard there was going to be new fire helicopter I thought to myself "another one? Really?" But now that I see it I think it's an interesting design. Also, I don't know what that first Ninjago set, the one with double tracks, is supposed to be but I love it.
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Oct 11, 2012 18:22
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It's been in one of the Creator sets and probably others as well, so not brand new. Brand new for City, though, AFAIK. Edit: Yeah, that one.
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Oct 11, 2012 20:06
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Xenomrph posted:Do you have any pics of the new set? What's the price supposed to be? Pics here, though only one for each set which has surfaced before: http://www.brickset.com/browse/years/?year=2013&Theme=Star%20Wars All new sets, except The Hobbit afaict: http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=4500
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Oct 28, 2012 16:34
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Don't think this has been posted yet: Rumored list of series 9 minifigs. •Alien Trooper •Chicken Suit Guy •Maid Marion •Heroic Knight •Cyclops •Mermaid •Fortune Teller •Dr. Splitz •Roller Derby Girl •Judge •Battle Mech •Caesar •Downtown Cop •Plumber •Waiter •Hollywood Starlet Battle mech?  Also Hollywood starlet + Plumber + that sausage... Although I'm certain Lego porn has already been made.
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Galaxy Squad looks good! some new pieces in there, too. I especially like the look of that land vehicle with the mech, 70704.
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Nov 21, 2012 14:37
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Even more photos and videos from the Nuremberg fair here: http://www.spieletest.at/bericht.php?ID=1174 Including close-ups and a couple of sets I haven't seen before, like a Creator single prop plane, a monster truck transport and Formula-1 transport.
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Feb 6, 2013 16:42
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Pics of series 10 minifigs got posted on Brickset today. I haven't really had any interest in these since the first couple of series but, hey, first Lego Smart phone and baldness!
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Feb 27, 2013 16:02
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rickiep00h posted:My friend and I used Shelob and some Harry Potter spiders. Shelob likes to eat buses, you see. All microscale builds can be improved with monsters.  So I got my own apartment and that meant I could finally bring down my old collection from my parents' place and combine it with my new one! I sorted through most of my old stuff today and now the tip of my left index finger is sore. It was a challenge finding the right number of catergories and estimating the volume of each category. And of course actually sorting stuff into said categories. Like this thing. Hinge piece, window/cockpit or misc? I'm also realizing it's going to be difficult finding the right plates with my current division between rectangular and non-rectangular. Does anyone have any tips on how to sort plates further? I'm thinking of a breaking point at 4 studs' length. I may have gone a bit over board with the number of categories but I get some perverse sense of satisfaction from sorting things, so. 
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Does anyone know of string of similar thickness as that of Lego "ropes"? Sewing thread works but is too thin, really, making it less durable. Household string is usually too thick and doesn't come in black.
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Apr 18, 2013 22:59
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Merchant of Death posted:You want black 1mm waxed cotton cord and can pick it up at a fabric store. $10 will usually get you 150 feet of it. Older sets like the pirate ships used nylon cord. Thanks for the info. I'm actually looking at rebuilding my Black Seas Barracuda, so knowing what the cord was made of back then is great!
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I don't really like the LotR line but I have to admit that's an awesome set, lots of great details. The big stickers in the dungeon seem really unnecessary, though.
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Finally! Building old stuff is considerably easier once you have your stuff sorted. I put together this one in a couple of hours over the course of two days:    Sorry for the lovely pics, my camera is low on batteries and does not want to cooperate.
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InfinEight posted:I dunno, I wouldn't mind having a few speedorz to experiment with: That's just crazy. I can't even begin to imagine how to fit all those greebles in there. So I'm building A Thing. It's a spaceship and now I'm looking for interesting ideas for a modern/sci-fi research area. Looking at interior shots of the ISS, modern space labs seem to be mostly walls full of computers and boxes. Walls covered in computers is always good but I want something more distinct that can rest on a small table. So far I've built a 4X6 table with an x-ray machine and a microscope. I'm thinking of adding a table with some circular machinery with lots of cables attached (sort of like this) but I can't really figure out how to make it compact yet detailed. Does anyone have a resource for this? I guess what I'm looking for is like those furniture pics you sometimes see, only space-themed.
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May 16, 2013 16:20
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Saint Sputnik posted:Breaking in my new camera with a few of the spaceships I've made over the years. I really like this one. Nice angles. Yesterday I finished a MOC that I've been working on since I got my collection sorted. It's a spaceship built in the style of the current City Space theme. It was inspired mostly by this and I've humbly named it Apollo 18.      More here. It has a crew of two, a large heat-shield for entering atmospheres, lab equipment, detachable fuel tanks, airlock door with a small winch and a surface vehicle stored in the cargo hold. I'm still making some modifications to it and I'm not sure about the color-scheme but overall I'm happy with how it turned out. It was especially fun and challenging building something completely sideways, so to speak. Also I really need proper lighting when shooting black plastic indoors.
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Zonko_T.M. posted:Some of the Chima black bird mini-figs have peg-legs and hooks. Bird pirates? Heh, interesting how so many seem to love Redbeard, that may be my favourite fig as well. I guess he was really detailed before any other minifigs were. I also would have loved to have one of those UFO aliens, don't like the shoulder pads but that helmet is awesome. Here's one I really like:  One of my first sets and one the first sets with that helmet and visor, if I'm not mistaken. Ghost was cool, too.
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Jun 7, 2013 09:30
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cheese-cube posted:Aquasharks and Aquanauts were awesome: This is the set from my childhood that I never got that I want the most today. I've always loved the Divers theme, too. Something about the color scheme and the whole look with the circular windows I think. Exploring the sea never looked so nice.
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Amoeba102 posted:I opened up my creationary today for the first time since buying it. I sorted out the bricks and thought I'd try my hand at a few attempts. How do these look? This is the only one I was struggling with (I thought of a gondola, for some reason) so I'd say they look good!
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Finished another MOC, this time a biplane. The body got too thick but otherwise it turned out the way I wanted. I'm especially happy with the detail of the cockpit (which isn't really visible in photos, sadly), the shape of the wings and the lack of studs, something which I hadn't tried before. Mostly it feels great to be building again.  And it lights up!  More here.
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Thanks y'all!Torael_7 posted:How does your poor pilot see to fly his plane? It doesn't really show in the photos but he can actually just see through the windshield. Looking anywhere but straight ahead and up is going to pose a real problem, however. I'll try to take a shot that better shows the light function, but I only have a crappy old compact camera.
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dangittj posted:Anybody actually have the Delorean and have any thoughts on it yet? There was a review posted at Bricklink which I found informative. That hood that seem to be the biggest gripe for a lot of people is made that way to allow transformation between different versions (from the different movies) of the car, which is pretty neat.
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I visited Copenhagen last week and went to the Lego brand store there. A bit crazy seeing all those modulars and other rare sets, that you normally see pictures of on the internet, on shelves irl. I ended up buying a large cup of Pick-a-brick. They didn't have that many interesting pieces but I did get some lime, orange and pink stuff, aswell as some cool trans ones. Anyway, here's something I built for my hazmat guys to drive around in:   More here It some special response firetruck, with some tools and a small remote controlled extraction vehicle in the back. I read rumors at eurobricks of a new airport firetruck coming in '14, will be interesting to see what TLC has come up with. And here's a shot of the cockpit of that biplane I posted earlier, just because I like it so much. 
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AzMiLion posted:That is a nice firetruck, love the colouring. Thank you. Yeah, after I had sorted my collection I had tons of ideas, but now I'm starting to dry up a little. Inspiration comes slowly, I guess. I do have one idea though. You often see these beefed up Classic Space sets. I'd like to make a MOC like that, but from another theme, like Town or Aquazone.
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InfinEight posted:My mind has been blown and I'm not ashamed to say it: Where is this from?
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SynthOrange posted:I bought their garbage truck. A GARBAGE TRUCK. It still looks great. I guess they're common in a lot of places but I saw like an exact replica of this truck when I visited Copenhagen. Truly 
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Aug 26, 2013 13:32
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That plane of yours, President Kucinich, is awesome. Like what you did with the pistols there.
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^^Great work, Tree-Phase!rickiep00h posted:UN Headquarters is Oct. 1 as per LEGO's Facebook (where they have a GIANT UN model). Buying the poo poo out of that. Nice, do you also do your building there or is that reserved for the basement/cave? Also, Expedit bookcase, best bookcase for displaying Lego!
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Sep 21, 2013 14:09
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Fatkraken posted:Reminds me of a strandbeest I believe it was inspired by that. The author had a diagram in the form of a gif, showing the mechanism of legs. It was crazy complicated.
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Last month was SHIPtember month. I didn't know until today, but all SHIPs were posted to this Flickr group. Some great mini and micro scale work in there. Even a macro, human scale, SHIP (sort of)!
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Optimist Prime posted:Ninjago: Still The Best. What are the good ninjas fighting this time? Looks like evil scientist zombies?
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