PhoncipleBone
Banned
Blue Power Jet for the win!
And going for Assembly Square as the FIRST modular? Damn, son. Go big or go home it is!
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Blue Power Jet for the win!
And going for Assembly Square as the FIRST modular? Damn, son. Go big or go home it is!
Yeah I know, I was joking
And I would've jumped on that so hard. I have a love-hate relatioship with UCS. I find them way to overpriced, but they are amazing display pieces and I love all things Star Wars (well, not all things obviously). Still only got the Slave-1, which had actually a good price/part ratio. Been mulling the Tie for quite some time but 229 is way over my budget for a 1700 piece set. Still salty I didn't jump on a price cut they did a few months back.
Good guy LEGO Store employee saves the day. Still my favorite UCS set of the ones I've bought.[/QUOTE]
To bad it's juniors. I love pixar and I would love some good Cars builds actually. But yeah, Juniors is the way to go for the Cars demographic.
Yeah I think I am right on time but sure I would have liked the earlier ones too like parisian, brick bank, detective's etc
My favorite theme is still Monster Fighters btw.
How'd you like the Falcon? Just curious as I've never felt mine was particularly sturdy. Seems to want to fall apart every time it's touched. It's not detailed enough to be a great display piece but also not durable enough for kids to enjoy playing with it. I thought it was kinda weird altogether but I'm still happy to own it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh how I wish I'd come back to Lego sooner, the Monster Fighters Haunted House (10228) is so darn expensive now!
Not a favorite. Took like 3 months to build.. a bag here and there. Was not fun overall. Oh well, I'll sell it in a while.
I will see how this one goes, then I might get more.
Only ones I missed. I still like all the other sets (sold evreything except one though).
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh, you will get more. It almost always happens with the modulars.
fredrancour
Member
i fear the day when i have an attack of consumerism and buy this secondhand.
my frustrations with capitalism are always at odds with my love of useless adorable crap lol.
So I'm not crazy then. It's kind of a dud.
Cool. I have been checking them out for a few years now.
Anyone know how it compares to the earlier one? Seems like it was popular.
toythatkills
Member
Drink an entire bottle of Grey Goose before you start building, then post the results
BentBricks
Member
If I had 10225 R2-D2, I might have been tempted. If it's mostly blocks, I probably have most of the parts to make my own.
Thanks for that Phon, sent you PM.
Looks like we have the following extra Batman figs:
2 Clan of the Cave Batman extras
1 King Tut extra
2 Fairy Batman extras
1 Robin extra
Need:
Joker
Harley
Commissioner Gordon
Glam Metal Batman
Catman
Vacation Batman
Barbara
Red Hood
Calculator
March Harriet
Eraser
Mime
Basically we have 7 unique figures with 6 dupes already. :-(
2 Clan of the Cave Batman extras
1 King Tut extra
2 Fairy Batman extras
1 Robin extra
Need:
Joker
Harley
Commissioner Gordon
Glam Metal Batman
Catman
Vacation Batman
Barbara
Red Hood
Calculator
March Harriet
Eraser
Mime
Basically we have 7 unique figures with 6 dupes already. :-(
Hickbilly Deluxe
Banned
How much is that SSD Star Wars set going for now? My buddy just showed it to me, and needless to say I want it.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
I reckon it'd be around 800 bucks sealed these days... less if you go for used obviously.
Rodney McKay
Member
Finally! Been waiting for this since the movie came out.
Now I just need to get that R2-D2.
Need to get to feeling up the bags. The batmen are easy to find since you spot his cowel, and then find the accessory like the ducky, claw, or guitar. Red Hood and March Harriet can be found be their helmets. It takes a bit to get used to feeling them out, and you'll probably feel awkward doing it, but most are easily determined.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
So pumped for that UCS Snowspeeder, was really hoping the rumors were true on that one. Absolutely a day one purchase for me.
BentBricks
Member
Amazing. You should drink all the time when buildIng.
Stormwatch
Member
I finished my Silent Mary and I'm kinda disappointed with it. It is extremely fragile. Like, I feel it might break apart just from looking at it. For a set with a bunch of "play features" it definitely wasn't designed to be played with. I had a hard time even just moving it from my desk where I built it to where it is displayed on the shelf. Maybe I'll like it more once I've seen the movie and can relate to what the special features are for.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Onto bag 8 of Silent Mary. Onto the last half of this bomber of beer.
So damn good. That applies to the ship and the beer.
Short review at the halfway point: like the strange offspring of Sea Cow and Silver Mine Shootout.
So damn good. That applies to the ship and the beer.
Short review at the halfway point: like the strange offspring of Sea Cow and Silver Mine Shootout.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Trying not to judge about the Smirnoff Ice. I used to love that stuff.
Enjoy the build. So damn good thus far. Almost done with bag 8.
Finishing my bomber of Dechutte's Scotch Aged Abyss Stout. Slowing down due to the tasty beverage.
Those are some powerful comparisons.
TheSecondSpitter
Member
I <3 Silver Mine Shootout. Probably the most underrated set of the LR theme. Never got Sea Cow.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I know. But combine a freaky ship with some odd angles and weird asymmetry of Silver Mine, and here we are.
Also, more to the smaller scale that Sea Cow went to instead of mini dig scale. That is another reminder.
RelentlessRolento
Member
So I finally landed a job that gets me out of the gutter (starving artist here...) and have actual money I can spend more freely.
Time to make up for my lost time. I primarily need to pickup the last Bionicle sets of 2016 and I want to get the more recent Droid Escape for the Jawas. Anyone know the best place to buy Bionicle 2016 Summer sets and the Droid escape set?
Time to make up for my lost time. I primarily need to pickup the last Bionicle sets of 2016 and I want to get the more recent Droid Escape for the Jawas. Anyone know the best place to buy Bionicle 2016 Summer sets and the Droid escape set?
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Barnes and Noble should have them. At least my store in town has them still. Well, just droids.
Trying not to judge about the Smirnoff Ice. I used to love that stuff.
Enjoy the build. So damn good thus far. Almost done with bag 8.
Finishing my bomber of Dechutte's Scotch Aged Abyss Stout. Slowing down due to the tasty beverage.
Ha, i'm too old to jump right into the hard stuff. I have to start smooth and work up. Now that i'm on bag 3 i'm stepping up the game.
The first few bags are all skeleton build. It's necessary with not using hull pieces. I also notice alot of strengthening techniques like doubling up on certain connections. Especially the front gimmick.
Row Sparrow, Row!
They really put work into even the instruction book. It almost feels like an UCS set.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The details at the start of the instructions really are great.
And good to see you have stepped up the alcohol game. The trick is take your time. Savor it. Think it took me two hours to go through this pint.
And good to see you have stepped up the alcohol game. The trick is take your time. Savor it. Think it took me two hours to go through this pint.
I am sure it sounds judgemental, but I just can't do it. I watched some old dude digging through toys at Target one time trying to find the rare version or whatever. At the time I wasn't sure what he was doing, but after people mentioned it I connected the dots and felt really embarrassed for him.
I never collected these things before, but we just like Batman. I bought my first batch of these at ToysRUs and these were at the register where it would be tougher to do. We didn't do that on purpose but just did an impulse buy. Second batch I ordered from Lego just so ppl wouldn't have picked thru them.
It's cool though, just was hoping maybe some other folks had extras. Grand scheme and all it isn't a big deal, as we don't generally buy these.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh, you magnificent bastard.
Really, really awesome. And really, really fragile to pick up. Still haven't quite figured out how to pick it up to move it upstairs quite yet. But once it is set, it is awesome looking.
The bend mechanism is incredible strong and sturdy, which was a worry. The fallen mast is a bit weak, but of course, it is supposed to be fallen, so it works.
And ZOMBIE SHARKS! Not only does it come with two of them, but you actually hide them in the underside of the ship to drop them out to eat fools!
EDIT: Now with more Sea Cow (very dusty Sea Cow)
Silent Mary is maybe a good 4 inches shorter than Sea Cow at its highest, but about 3-4 inches longer. The width on Silent Mary is just a bit more due to the wider masts.
EDIT 2:
Okay, figured out how to carry the thing. Gotta lift the side flaps up some to reach under and grab the main structure. Not that stress inducing once you get hold of it. And tomorrow, gotta build a small display stand for the figures to go in the display case.
Potato cam, I know. But it is late and it is a tight hallway.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Hmmm.. Doesn't it look better when closed though?
SiegfriedFM
Member
Meh. Still looks like a kid took a half-built pirate ship and threw it on the ground. I will have a look at it today in person, but I doubt that I will change my mind.
GoodCoffeeJoey
Banned
Everytime I'm at mall I'll grab a few Batman blind bags and it's been duplicates everytime. Feeling the bags isn't really an option because I'm terrible at it and all the Lego blind bags are directly in front of the cashier, making an already awkward process unbearable.
Chiaroscuro
Member
Tip if you feel awkward: buy the packs, go home, feel the bags there, return or change the unwanted ones.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Might order those. I got these bookcases for free, so can't complain.
I am thinking about just getting an X-ray or MRI machine at home. That would save me a ton of money on duplicate minifigs.
Chiaroscuro
Member
You know, someone already mention the use of a precision weighing scale to determine the minifig...
Chiaroscuro
Member
I believe so, but I never did that, looks too difficult.
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