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Speaking of which, the Apollo Lander is available right now: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/NASA-Apollo-11-Lunar-Lander-10266
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If you really want to be  about space-themed sets that *should* exist but don't: That is/was/might still be on display at the Perot Museum in Dallas. And more pictures of the same build from the builder: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tamumick/albums/72157630522140286 BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 11:17 on Jun 1, 2019 |
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It says it's adhesive-backed so I'm thinking it's just a sticker, not an actual patch.
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Gann Jerrod posted:I was at Legoland California today, and saw two exclusive sets I haven’t seen before, the Driving School and Legoland. When you factor in the admission price for Legoland California, you honestly should get the best pricing imaginable on any set you buy there. The UCS Millennium Falcon should honestly cost $699 there because you're paying nearly $100 to get in.
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Pyroclastic posted:IIRC, you can get a special pass to just enter the store there that doesn't cost you anything. Ah, never mind, then. Good to know since I'll *eventually* visit San Diego and might take the time to visit.
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Jun 2, 2019 07:56
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Oh, if you're mentioning Tukwila - they sell *some* Lego sets at the Boeing Store at King Field near the Museum of Flight. I was able to pick up an Apollo 11 set there for a friend and they had a running 10-15% off discount (at that time) on everything in the store. Picked it up for a shade over $100.
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Yeah, I was sublimely bummed when the NASA SR-71 got 86ed.
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Jun 4, 2019 19:34
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Cojawfee posted:I bought the lem and another Saturn v and i got two rockets. Make a Saturn X. 
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Jun 5, 2019 20:39
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It is kind of strange that Mega Bloks did a rough yet still impressive minifigure-scale Space Shuttle way back when and Lego never answered with one of their own.
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Jun 6, 2019 02:08
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"Complete with faulty O-rings, made from the same rubber as our tires! Hey, did you know that LEGO makes the most tires of any..." 
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Jun 6, 2019 02:34
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s.i.r.e. posted:Thousands, but you'll have to travel to several locations in Texas to pick up each one. That'd be the Columbia set. You'd need minifigures in scuba gear and salvage boats for the Challenger set.
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The_Doctor posted:I can’t tell if you’re being facetious but... this? I meant one that'd be far larger.
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Jun 6, 2019 07:57
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stuxracer posted:Picked up the Apollo lander today. That’s a pretty cool build and I love the smooth shiny pieces. I wish it was bigger but still really nice. The extra gift rocket ride thing is pretty clever and cool Yeah, I'm kind of kicking myself for buying early, but I thought in waiting they might've sold out like what happened with the initial Apollo V sale.
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Jun 9, 2019 21:31
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Also, not sure if mentioning them is ~verboten~ in here, but I got curious after mentioning Mega Bloks a few pages back. Seems they've resurrected the Probuilder line, but the first four sets are kinda "meh." https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/worlds/probuilder/playsets
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Jun 9, 2019 21:39
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Big Mean Jerk posted:All the modern ‘realistic’ NASA sets have been terrific so far.  the NASA SR-71 Ideas set, too beautiful for this world.I wonder about a NASA T-38, though.
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Jun 15, 2019 03:33
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A UCS version of the "New Order" ISD wouldn't be terrible: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Resurgent-class_Star_Destroyer Kinda like the streamlined look of it.
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veni veni veni posted:This is why basically all UCS are original trilogy I'm sure. Nearly everyone likes the original trilogy, only some people like the prequels and Disney movies. If they make a super pricey set from either of those it's probably a guarantee it won't sell as well. The weird thing is that to defray some of the cost of such a set I'd probably end up selling my old Kenner Electronic Super Star Destroyer. I always wanted a stupidly expensive and wildly impractical toy growing up (the USS Flagg playset, in particular), and a UCS ISD would scratch that itch.
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Habibi posted:They're gonna love my Flagellation of Christ MOC. Sodom and Gomorrah before the rain of fire. 
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Jun 18, 2019 20:48
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For a second there I thought you'd made a double Y-Wing in the same vein as the F-82 Twin Mustang and I was extraordinarily *down* with that idea.
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Jul 1, 2019 21:39
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The most interesting thing about that thing is that it looks more like a Tente (Spanish Legos made by a now-defunct company called EXIN) design than something that could be made with Lego.
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Jul 7, 2019 05:06
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There's something about the Harley set that triggers what I can only call an "uncanny valley" response. It looks too much like a premade toy and less like a Lego set.
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Jul 9, 2019 20:14
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Synthbuttrange posted:tell him you ate them as a dumb kid Even better. "I buried them in the back yard when I was a kid because I thought it'd grow a Lego tree."
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Jul 17, 2019 05:06
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Anyone heard of this company? https://www.toys2discover.com/products/oxford-us-navy-battleship-bm35215 I've heard of Cobi, but this one's a new one on me.
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Hopper posted:Everybody wants that sweet sweet Chinese money. At least Lego won't have to censor anything in their sets to be able to sell over there. They just can't ever sell a Winnie the Pooh-themed set. Ever.
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Jul 26, 2019 07:04
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Amazon's got Voltron on sale for $159.01: https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Ideas-Voltron-Building-Pieces/dp/B07D4BWZ3T
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Aug 2, 2019 19:02
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Saw this in Union Station in Toronto - not exactly a creative build, but still relevant:
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Aug 22, 2019 23:13
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It'd be nice to actually see some fleet battles in the next film. Like the Rebels/Resistance get their hands on an "old" Super Star Destroyer, so it's not like the New Zealand Civil Air Patrol vs. the USAF.
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Aug 26, 2019 16:00
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While I know they've released that the new ISD will cost $700+, and that's likely BEFORE the Power Functions module that'll light it...I still really, really want to see it. If I can get a reasonable amount for my "rare" Kenner Electronic Star Destroyer to put a decent dent in the cost, I might bite. >.> Not too thrilled about the brick count versus the UCS Falcon, though.
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Aug 30, 2019 05:59
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Hulkbuster set is at Walmart for $83.99: https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Super-Heroes-The-Hulkbuster-Ultron-Edition-76105/502465747
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Aug 31, 2019 00:57
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There's no way that thing is staying at its MSRP over the life of the product.
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Sep 6, 2019 04:09
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"Not pictured or included: Robert California, because James Spader personally threatened to kill us and after listening to the message he left on our voice mail, the police are too scared to charge him."
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I have to admit, looking at a timelapse build/review of the new ISD...I'm more unimpressed. I think I'd have liked it more if they'd varied the *tones* of gray a bit to give the ship a bit more menacing look. Some darker grays in places would've done that - but as it stands, it's just all flat "Lego Gray." Pass...especially at what they want for it.
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Cojawfee posted:The imperial star destroyer is nothing but light grey, so they can't really do much about that. "Fresh out of the yard," yes. But there's something to be said for an armor panel here and there being a little darker to give it that 'battle-worn' look that would've made it noticeably different from the original UCS ISD. Something like this, for instance: 
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Sep 19, 2019 06:33
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I don't see it staying at the price it's at.
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Waltzing Along posted:I'm gonna assume the position that you are a fan of Robert Wuhl? He really needs to do Assume the Position 301.
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Oct 27, 2019 00:25
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Lego is made out of #7 plastic, which most recycling centers don't/won't take. Even some that do will only take stuff like containers, not "bits and pieces" or toys.
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Cojawfee posted:If it is a libertarian selling it, the blocks will just be chrome plated pot metal. Lead. Lead is cheap and its toxicity is wildly overblown.  Also, while we're talking about other Lego-like toys, look up Tentes from EXIN. Spanish Legos. Sadly they don't exist anymore - they made a lot of really nice ship models.
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Maybe next year they'll have the newer ISD for that. At the price it *should've* launched at.  No one's who's going to want to actually build it will get it at that price. The mass resellers will snatch them up, wait for the price to go back up, and sell it for $50-150 under MSRP on eBay.
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I'm a little bummed that the Joker's gun isn't hilariously long-barrelled. Especially when the display plank for them is a recreation of the church ledge, complete with gargoyles. True AFOLs should get a piece of black string and loop it around one of Joker's legs and the rightmost gargoyle.
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So Fox is going to do a prime time competitive Lego building show during the winter hiatus.
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