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Slightly Aroused
(06-05-2012, 09:50 PM)
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I'm really digging the movie voices - I had grown weary of the grunts, groans and emotes from the previous LEGO games and felt like it was holding the storytelling back. Glad to see that they aren't sticking directly to the script either, and that the humorous bits will still be present. |
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(06-06-2012, 01:00 PM)
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I'll be posting a few pictures after work to do my part! I've decided to take the Excavator back and grab some sets to enhance my desire to design and build my own Techinc Supercars (similar to that sick Crowkillers creation I posted on the previous page).
I love how interests can change so quick with Lego, haha. |
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(06-06-2012, 02:08 PM)
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The three sets I have coming are Harry Potter (castle, hagrid's hut and Quidditch match). Probably not 'cool' to all you City and Plane builders :P
Amazon still hasn't stocked the monster sets. And I am hoping they stock the new SW sets asap as well. Sigh. How do they expect me to give them more money. |
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Banned
(06-06-2012, 03:01 PM)
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And tower bridge was only 175€ on amazon.it as someone pointed out last week... Couldn't resist, damn you Lego GAF ;p |
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(06-06-2012, 03:01 PM)
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AWYEAH. Finished the T1 Camper the other night and as others have pointed out, it's a fantastic build. I was a bit "meh" initially, but once it starts coming together and resembling the swish Kombi that it is, everything becomes retrospectively awesome. I ended up powering through it in two somewhat draining nights, which was probably a bit excessive on my part and may have detracted from the fun of the build a tad, but I can't help myself sometimes.
One thing that I will point out as a drawback: STICKERS (and I usually don't mind them at all). The main culprits here are the stickers designed to go on the windows. You practically have to nail them first time, as they're super adhesive and due to their transparency, anything and everything will show through them, i.e. fingerprints and dust! Balls. Are a few printed window panels really too much to ask for here, Lego? |
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(06-06-2012, 03:14 PM)
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Still a great build, though--and one of the few pieces my wife doesn't mind having on the bookshelf in our living room. :) |
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(06-06-2012, 03:15 PM)
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MrArseFace
(06-06-2012, 03:16 PM)
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(06-06-2012, 03:22 PM)
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This set is GREAT for the Lego OCDer, actually. I probably spent a good collective hour straightening each brick on the rear bumper. Curse stacked 1 x 1's! |
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(06-06-2012, 03:24 PM)
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(06-06-2012, 03:31 PM)
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Damn you for making me feel as daft as anything, Flix. |
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(06-06-2012, 04:34 PM)
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And you will learn to hate the steps that use like 50+ cheese slopes. Then multiply that. But the set looks magnificent once completed. Just a staggering display piece. |
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MrArseFace
(06-06-2012, 04:53 PM)
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(06-06-2012, 04:58 PM)
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It is pretty much a 2x build until about two thirds of the way up the towers when you build the connecting bridges and it becomes one bigger piece. |
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(06-06-2012, 05:15 PM)
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Exchanged the Excavator...I was going to get the Supercar and the Flatbed Truck. Since my store had no Flatbed Trucks, I ended up grabbing 2 Supercars, haha. I'll do an A build, B build, and then combine for some MOC fun!
After exchange, VIP bonus, and coupon, it cost me $8 for the second car. Epic. |
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(06-06-2012, 06:45 PM)
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Like others here, I have not been able to get the Helm's Deep Collection (ie- Helm's Deep + Uruk-Hai Army) promotion to register properly in my online shopping cart. For some reason, it doesn't give double VIP points. So I just got off the phone with LEGO and the girl that I spoke to was extremely helpful and friendly. She quickly placed the order for me and reassured me that the double VIP points would show up in my account within the next few days. So I got the double VIP, free shipping, free mini-Sopwith, and she also threw in a Lord of the Rings poster! Many thanks to Kiara for her help! So others wanting to take advantage of this deal may want to try phoning in their order and talking directly to someone. Keep in mind that the double VIP promotion on this double set ends on June 15th according to my Canadian catalogue. Now to wait 7-10 days for delivery :-(
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(06-06-2012, 06:52 PM)
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Last edited by The Lamonster; 06-06-2012 at 06:54 PM.
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(06-06-2012, 07:50 PM)
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Got my Lego catalog in the mail today, but no 10% off coupon. No Lego store in the state, but with vacation coming up it would have been nice to have a coupon if I stopped by a store somewhere else.
And scored four new minifigs today. I also found the most random place to get figures: Five Below. It is a large thrift store thing where everything is $5 or less. I was waiting for my food to get ready for takeout and walked over to Five Below next door. They had about six series 7 boxes worth of figures, one still sealed. I did the bag fondling and successfully felt for the bride, the only series 7 figure I was missing. And sure enough, I found her! YAY! Series 7 is complete! Then I went to the Toys R Us down the strip and got a few more series 6 figures. Got an extra Grey Alien (eh. Not mad but not happy.), the Sleepy Guy (YAY!) and Skater Girl (YAY!) So only one duplicate figure on my trip today. Not too bad. Now if only I could find more places with series 6 figures. Newbury Comics has some series 4 figs, but they are charging $6 a figure. F-that noise. |
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(06-06-2012, 09:14 PM)
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whaaaaat? I hope I get my first catalog today. If they give me a coupon I'm going to take the train down to San Mateo and check out the LEGO store there for the first time :P
Is the double points thing for the LOTR Helm's Deep bundle applicable in-store, too? I really don't like waiting 10 days for items to arrive at my doorstep. I'd like to snatch it while I'm there, along with some minifigs. Otherwise... I'm sure I'll find something |
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(06-06-2012, 09:15 PM)
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(06-06-2012, 09:30 PM)
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This may be old news, but I thought it was funny.
It is something in almost all the new mini figs out there, but the fact that I noticed it first on the Hippie figure makes if funny. Remove the hair or helmet from a recent figure and look at the top of the figure head. It is hollow, but looks like a peace symbol in the middle. I was wishing it was only on the hippie just for a laugh, but it is on lots of figs. |
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pluck my tasty grapes
(06-06-2012, 09:39 PM)
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Now I need to find a suitable sized Snoopy figure to go in it. |
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(06-06-2012, 10:25 PM)
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(06-07-2012, 02:27 AM)
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Speaking of coupons . . .
Y'all should hit up Fred Meyer if you have one accessible. They currently have a 20% off Toys coupon that stacks with a 10% off General Merchandise coupon. (I'm not sure if they are supposed to stack, but the register lady took it upon herself to include the Gen Merch coupon when all I presented was the Toys coupon.) Anyway, I just came home with the Lord of the Rings sets they had available: Gandalf Arrives (MSRP $12.99) for $9.35 Shelob Attacks (MSRP $19.99) for $14.39 Attack on Weathertop (MSRP $59.99 - Gah! Piece/price ratio is terrible.) for $43.19 Would have picked up Mines of Moria, too, if I didn't already have it. (They didn't have Battle of Helm's Deep, Orc Forge, or Uruk-hai Army.) I might go back tomorrow for some of the DC/Marvel Super Heroes sets. =) |