PalaceBrother
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Yeah-wondering if this is just TRU US or if the Canadian arm will be affected as well.
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Yeah-wondering if this is just TRU US or if the Canadian arm will be affected as well.
That's not worldwide, if I understood corredctly, and that's not sure either...
balladofwindfishes
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I just built the Sonic Dimensions kit, and man, I wish they'd make an entire theme out of Sonic.
There's tons of robots they could make buildable, along with a large amount of characters to make minifigs for.
Eggman Hammer: Comes with a buildable Eggman Hammer from Aquatic Ruin, a buildable totem, a buildable Grounder, Tails and Eggman minifigs
Master Emerald Shrine: Comes with a buildable Master Emerald shrine, a buildable Eggrobo, and a Knuckles minifig
Tornado: Minifig scale Tornado with Tails and Sonic minifigs. And buildable flying turtle badnik
Stardust Speedway: A small section of Star Dust Speedway, Metal Sonic and Amy minifigs, buildable Flickies and a buildable animal button holder thing with button push explosion action feature
UCS Green Hill Zone: A buildable version of the Smash Brawl GHZ, with a large loop, a buildable powerup TV, checkpoint, Motobug, Buzz Bomber, and Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Eggman minifigs.
Hard Boiled Heavy King Polybag
Sonic 3 Mecha Sonic Polybag
It's such a waste they have the rights to Sonic Lego and do nothing...
There's tons of robots they could make buildable, along with a large amount of characters to make minifigs for.
Eggman Hammer: Comes with a buildable Eggman Hammer from Aquatic Ruin, a buildable totem, a buildable Grounder, Tails and Eggman minifigs
Master Emerald Shrine: Comes with a buildable Master Emerald shrine, a buildable Eggrobo, and a Knuckles minifig
Tornado: Minifig scale Tornado with Tails and Sonic minifigs. And buildable flying turtle badnik
Stardust Speedway: A small section of Star Dust Speedway, Metal Sonic and Amy minifigs, buildable Flickies and a buildable animal button holder thing with button push explosion action feature
UCS Green Hill Zone: A buildable version of the Smash Brawl GHZ, with a large loop, a buildable powerup TV, checkpoint, Motobug, Buzz Bomber, and Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Eggman minifigs.
Hard Boiled Heavy King Polybag
Sonic 3 Mecha Sonic Polybag
It's such a waste they have the rights to Sonic Lego and do nothing...
The actual level pack game is really good too. It feels exactly like a legofied Sonic game
No doubt BB-8 will be on sale somewhere for
at least 20% off by then.
Not so sure on OFS.
See the edit. Sorry for the confusionMy only income being student loans means I've got very set dates for when money comes in. I could probably buy the MF in January if I wanted!
In that case you ought to be safe for both. I can't see OFS going out of stock that fast. BB-8 will be around at least a year. Probably longer.
PalaceBrother
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Yep, agreed. BB-8 will be around through next summer for sure and I suspect that the fishing store will get heavily discounted...Outside of the Apollo, it really feels like Ideas sets don't have productive shelf lives for very long.
So I made an "infinity cube" tonight based on the instructions in the video below. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the simple complexity of it. My girls will love it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3IW6K5JKHA
Thanks! BB-8 sounds fine, and it sounds like the OFS will at the very least be in stock at RRP. I'll look to get them in January, then.
BentBricks
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Nice breakdown. Do you do a investing? I only go to that level when it's a company I'm looking to trade stock.
I'm a bit shocked at the 30% for their construction division. I know MEGA doesn't sell like LEGO as I see MEGA has stuff on clearance all the time, but I do see some sets get cleared out. Perhaps lower interest in Halo? Companies that are negative still will invest in areas if they see potential growth down the road. Unless they are grooming for a sale and don't care about long term or something like that.
EDIT: MEGA has been around a long time despite their lower quality reputation. Who knows, here's what's left of Hasbro's attempt at construction blocks. https://www.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kreo
Dang, what's left if they go away? Walmart, Target, and Amazon? Need more stores to carry LEGO so we get more clearance LEGO.
https://brickset.com/sets/10198-1/Tantive-IV
https://brickset.com/sets/10019-1/Rebel-Blockade-Runner
That's another possibility for UCS set.
Another UCS ISD is possible, but I definitely wonder if LEGO will start squeezing in some new stuff and make a UCS First Order Star Destroyer in a few years. Hmmm...current one they just released is $150!!! That's already UCS pricing!!!! Is $200+ the new price target for UCS stuff?
Not here, did some hobby investing before so this helped to have a quick look on the reports. I'm sure if I'd go in depth there would be some corrections.
I agree a company can invest in such areas, the problem being why did they not do it before with MEGA brand?
First the numbers in report are for all of their construction toys specifically mentioning MEGA and some RoseArt (which I have no information about so can't even guess their share of numbers in that area). And also mentioning the fall specifically for MEGA brand. So on one side you have a ailing brand that is fraction of your sales (around 5% ) on other side giant like LEGO which is almost purely selling just that one type of toy and has more sales than your mixed company alone. Not a good prospect.
Second is what they did with MEGA until now. It seems they have only 2 main areas, the kids early stuff and then licensed stuff mostly taking on licenses the LEGO does not want or has (mostly action gaming with a little sprinkle of Star Trek). They could probably not get head on with LEGO, but why not use LEGO "weaknesses" and just try to go in areas where they stopped themes or won't go. Take for example polish COBI in Europe, they go for army stuff and it sells (with a big help being cheaper than LEGO here).
So yes, they could use some underdog tactics to get some construction toys customer, but I'd say it is one risky investment in times when the company is not well to go against your biggest competitor...
BTW this report is worth a short thought
https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/...t-mid-way-through-2017-reports-the-npd-group/
The 'Building Sets' have the worst results. The question being, can LEGO's fall be attributed to general toy type fall or is LEGO's share so big they make the most of the general decline ?
... while LEGO SW being the 10th toy property in sales (would be nice to know if other themes are also split and how)crackhead_bob
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What famous Star Wars landmarks have a shot of becoming UCS playsets in the near or far future? Could the Death Star playset get an overhaul? And seeing as how these Star Wars UCS sets are relatively young in concept, what is the long term business model? Star Wars iconography is popular, but not as ubiquitous as city building sets? You can shuffle the starship roster, but eventually the ideas will fall back into rotation.
Death Star just had a rerelease/update last year.
I think we'll see some new trilogy ships coming up in UCS. TFA didn't have many new designs, but I can see the next UCS X-Wing be a T-70 with the split wings (and unlike the minifig scaled set, the uCS one will probably have the two parts really fit together into one part.) I feel TLJ has some interesting new designs, so we might get one of those too, depending on how iconic they get.
Daniel Jackson
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A UCS Coruscant set!
Think 7541 bricks is a lot? Think again!
Think 7541 bricks is a lot? Think again!
My son keeps asking me for the Sonic Dimensions kit but I'm not paying £25 for what is effectively 1 minifig and a couple of little vehicles - you can get a decent proper LEGO set for that money. We haven't got the game and I'm adamant we're not going down the toys-to-life rabbit hole.
So, yeah, proper Sonic LEGO please.
balladofwindfishes
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I got it for 18 US on Bricklink, not sure if that's cheaper than what you said
I don't have the game, but I have three sets, Portal, Aquaman and Sonic.
I don't have the game, but I have three sets, Portal, Aquaman and Sonic.
If you have or know somebody with Amazon UK Prime membership, it is there for £15
Hmm, there is lot of Sonic figs on BL and majority of the cheap ones with high stock in Czech Rep., considering that Dimensions was not sold there in shops I'm curious how it came ... maybe that there is a packaging and distribution center plays a role
I can't say how it is, but I discovered these the other day and I would love to get a Gyarados - I think it would look great vs the Ninjago Green Dragon Mech - but they're super expensive here in Australia, like $60, $70. I'd bite at that $30 mark for sure.
In Czech Rep. Dimensions did not went to retail and is blocked even on official S&H, so I doubt somebody would just dump them to low cost stores locally.
balladofwindfishes
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I got the Portal Pack from Walmart for 5 dollars a year or two ago
You'd think what basically amounts to pop culture Smash Bros, that the game would have done better.
I ended up buying it from Amazon for 21. Comes on Friday, but I don't know when I'll get around to putting it together, since my Star Wars stuff (at least the stuff that wasn't backordered) is coming on Saturday.
Also I'm getting a Cockatiel tomorrow, so I'll be busy.
You'd think what basically amounts to pop culture Smash Bros, that the game would have done better.
I ended up buying it from Amazon for 21. Comes on Friday, but I don't know when I'll get around to putting it together, since my Star Wars stuff (at least the stuff that wasn't backordered) is coming on Saturday.
Also I'm getting a Cockatiel tomorrow, so I'll be busy.
balladofwindfishes
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---double post---
If you do end up building it, let me know if it is worthwhile, I do like the look of it.
balladofwindfishes
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Okay, although it could be awhile. There were sets sitting on my desk to build from June that I just did last week.
Actually, I decided to bite the bullet and buy it since Amazon can ship these (not Lego though) to Australia. Hope its good.
I used Bricklink for the first time on Monday. Placed five orders and all should be here by Saturday. I probably spent too much to get the random pieces I wanted... a couple orders were below minimum so I ended up adding some minifigs (finally, an Admiral Ackbar).
I can see myself getting in trouble with random shopping on this thing...
I can see myself getting in trouble with random shopping on this thing...
balladofwindfishes
Member
One of the weirdest and funniest things I've noticed about Bricklink is that every store has Droid parts. It doesn't matter if they sell Star Wars stuff, or just random bricks, or whatever. They will have Droid parts. Always arms, sometimes torsos. Never heads, never legs.
I just assumed that was because those parts were used in other sets before Star Wars and somehow got named after droid appendages anyway.
Daniel Jackson
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It's great! I used it for the first time when a second-hand set I purchased was missing some parts. Thanks to Bricklink I had them within days.
Since then I've used it a lot. Both for new full sets and parts. I've used it to manually re-create some smaller sets that I could not find for sale in the normal way (or not for an acceptable price). So I looked up the parts, put them in a list and ordered them.
friskykillface
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How much are fees on bricklink? I've got lots of base plates I want to sell and that seems like the best go to spot
Live stream from LEGO vault (breaking a little because of the thick walls) on the topic of LEGO Technic 40th anniversary
https://www.facebook.com/LEGOTechnic
https://www.facebook.com/LEGOTechnic
OriginofHysteria
Banned
So I've been megahyped for the UCS Falcon ever since the rumors circulated earlier this year. Now that the day to actually order it is like a week away, I'm starting to fall back on the idea of getting it now a bit, mainly because of price tag and no place to put it. Decisions
Can't remember but pretty low.
Chezzymann
Member
Those arms are great for fingers on robots
Did you know about the fourth model?
Welp. Two additional models it is. How do I get the manuel for that one?
BTW, I used a custom fix the the tail of the Rex. Didnt liked how I couldnt moved it around, so I exchanged the rounded 2x2.
https://lc-www-live-s.legocdn.com/r/www/r/service/-/media/franchises/customer%20service/creator/31058_m4_digital.pdf?l.r2=-2128894172
Also Google "lego 31058" and you'll see a bunch of additional models (dinosaurs, animals and others) that people have made with this set.
Secret best CREATOR set of 2017.
Daniel Jackson
Member
Now I really want that dino set too. It'll combine nicely with a buildable figure I think,
But its only 12 bucks
Ok spoilers for The new IT movie:
Oh good movie, btw. I recommend it.
So there's a Lego model in the film, a brick built green turtle. I need to look closer but I swear it uses two kinds of green AND round 1x1 tiles for eyes. Now the movie is set in 1989. Pretty sure when I was a kid there was very little green Lego - I recall all I bet had was the base plates. Certainly not a lot of bricks and certainly not more than one shade.
I'd have to look closer if I see it again though.
Maybe someone else who has seen can confirm. I also admit I probably wasn't playing with Lego in the late 80s so maybe I'm totally mistaken.
NERD ALERT. Lol.
I'd have to look closer if I see it again though.
Maybe someone else who has seen can confirm. I also admit I probably wasn't playing with Lego in the late 80s so maybe I'm totally mistaken.
NERD ALERT. Lol.
Oh good movie, btw. I recommend it.
I'm hesitant because lots of people recommended the cat and mouse set a few years back and I really didn't like it. Good parts though.
I still give a nod to Turbo Track Racer this year.
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