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LEGO |OT6| We Only Build in Black. And Sometimes Very Dark Grey.

Mine says In process. Shame it won’t get here for the weekend.

Waiting for them to cancel this one too with bullshit.

Edit: Changed to In Warehouse. Here we go!
 

Ryuuroden

Member
My fiancees and my life has been flipped upside down. Yesterday her ex husband was killed in a hit and run motorcycle crash. He ran into a suddenly stopping truck, was thrown from his motorcycle and ran over by an SUV. Both vehicles fled the scene and left 3 kids, ages 10, 8, and 5 without a dad. They spent time equally at his house and at mine. Currently they are handling it much better than me or my fiance as I have broke down crying several times already about this


He was a good man who I respected despite our differences, He did not deserve this and the kids did not deserve this.
 
My fiancees and my life has been flipped upside down. Yesterday her ex husband was killed in a hit and run motorcycle crash. He ran into a suddenly stopping truck, was thrown from his motorcycle and ran over by an SUV. Both vehicles fled the scene and left 3 kids, ages 10, 8, and 5 without a dad. They spent time equally at his house and at mine. Currently they are handling it much better than me or my fiance as I have broke down crying several times already about this

That's horrific, stay strong and all the best!
 
My fiancees and my life has been flipped upside down. Yesterday her ex husband was killed in a hit and run motorcycle crash. He ran into a suddenly stopping truck, was thrown from his motorcycle and ran over by an SUV. Both vehicles fled the scene and left 3 kids, ages 10, 8, and 5 without a dad. They spent time equally at his house and at mine. Currently they are handling it much better than me or my fiance as I have broke down crying several times already about this


He was a good man who I respected despite our differences, He did not deserve this and the kids did not deserve this.
Jesus, that is horrible. So sorry to hear about that.
 

ghostmind

Member
My fiancees and my life has been flipped upside down. Yesterday her ex husband was killed in a hit and run motorcycle crash. He ran into a suddenly stopping truck, was thrown from his motorcycle and ran over by an SUV. Both vehicles fled the scene and left 3 kids, ages 10, 8, and 5 without a dad. They spent time equally at his house and at mine. Currently they are handling it much better than me or my fiance as I have broke down crying several times already about this


He was a good man who I respected despite our differences, He did not deserve this and the kids did not deserve this.


As a single parent, I feel for you and your family. From my experience, kids all react differently to tragedy like this, and differently from how adults react. It may take some time to manifest, and some counselling may be helpful, but the support from you and your fiancée will be invaluable.
 

Woorloog

Banned
Saturn V is pretty big... i have no idea where to place it.
Awesome, for sure.

The only complaint i have is that it didn't come with two command and service modules (and maybe another LM too), that way one could have both the small scenery builds and a separate assembled Apollo spacecraft.
 
Man, I am really sorry Ryuuroden. There is no word to express it. But take some time, support the children, and yes, some counseling may be helpful for all including you.
 
Ok, had to split in to 2 boxes. To keep things fair
not fair
every bag was emptied in to one box, mixed up and then half was scooped out and put in to the second box. So there should be a good mix in both! lol

4016 parts.

tOi9yak.png

lxzOoqd.png


landscape-1477385875-star-wars-c-3po-human-behaviour.gif



EDIt:

the first step asks you to find a 1x1 printed tile. What have I done.

Looks like the damn trash compactor scene.
 

hmmblah

Member
Didn't see this posted yet, but received this email from LEGO a few minutes ago:

Hello LEGO® Star Wars™ Fan,

As you may know, the new LEGO® Star Wars™ Millennium Falcon (75192), our largest LEGO set ever, went on sale exclusively to VIP Members on September 14. We are very excited that we received such a positive response from fans like yourself, it exceeded all of our expectations! Unfortunately, that also means the first batch has already sold out.

The good news is we are making more as quickly as possible and expect to have very limited quantities available for the remainder of 2017. We have extended the VIP-only access period, which means the new inventory will remain exclusive to VIPs at least through November.

To make your wait a little easier, you can now sign up to receive back-in-stock notifications. Simply confirm your interest below and we'll email you when a new batch of the Millennium Falcon (75192) is available on shop.LEGO.com

If you'd rather make your purchase at your favorite LEGO Brand Retail store, please call or visit your local store starting Friday 9/29 and ask a Brick Specialist to add you to the wait list.
YES, KEEP ME NOTIFIED

Thank you for your patience and understanding, we are doing everything we can to keep up with the demand from our loyal LEGO fans like yourself!

*Please note, stock will be in very limited supply and each batch will likely sell out quickly. Signing up for notifications does not guarantee availability of the product.

Not like I'm buying it any time soon, but there's at least some hope for those of you out there trying to snag the set.
 
My fiancees and my life has been flipped upside down. Yesterday her ex husband was killed in a hit and run motorcycle crash. He ran into a suddenly stopping truck, was thrown from his motorcycle and ran over by an SUV. Both vehicles fled the scene and left 3 kids, ages 10, 8, and 5 without a dad. They spent time equally at his house and at mine. Currently they are handling it much better than me or my fiance as I have broke down crying several times already about this


He was a good man who I respected despite our differences, He did not deserve this and the kids did not deserve this.

Jesus, Ryuuroden I am sorry.

Keep supporting your fiancee and the kids. What a horrible tragedy for those three. Ugh.
 

F34R

Member
Someone with the Tie Fighter 75095, please help me with this..

Just received my order from Target. The box was freakin' opened!! The packaging was abysmal to day the least.

There are bags that aren't numbered. I've never seen that from official Lego boxes. Did you have blank bags with this set?
 

ghostmind

Member
Didn't see this posted yet, but received this email from LEGO a few minutes ago:



Not like I'm buying it any time soon, but there's at least some hope for those of you out there trying to snag the set.


Sounds like they are trying to be accommodating, which is something LEGO customer service is great at.

However, I still am flabbergasted how they could have underestimated demand this much. Did nobody in management look at the message board of any major LEGO fan site in the past year, and see the amount of discussion focussed on this set? Did they not pay attention to the reaction of their own teaser tweets? Are they still underestimating the size and buying power of their AFOL communities? Surely they have the financial capacity to produce a larger number of sets, and absorb any inherent risk of overestimating demand. Some of these potential customers will return, but LEGO has to be losing money on lost sales when they are turning customers away.

LEGO needs to do better at reading and understanding their customers, and should invest some time and money on finding ways to do so.
 

ghostmind

Member
Someone with the Tie Fighter 75095, please help me with this..

Just received my order from Target. The box was freakin' opened!! The packaging was abysmal to day the least.

There are bags that aren't numbered. I've never seen that from official Lego boxes. Did you have blank bags with this set?

I believe that there are only 3 unnumbered bags that contain large plates. Everything else should be in bags numbered 1 to 12.


And yes, some sets (usually larger ones) will contain an unnumbered bag or two (or three) for large plates and some large specialty elements.

At least in recent years.
 

mrkgoo

Member
My fiancees and my life has been flipped upside down. Yesterday her ex husband was killed in a hit and run motorcycle crash. He ran into a suddenly stopping truck, was thrown from his motorcycle and ran over by an SUV. Both vehicles fled the scene and left 3 kids, ages 10, 8, and 5 without a dad. They spent time equally at his house and at mine. Currently they are handling it much better than me or my fiance as I have broke down crying several times already about this


He was a good man who I respected despite our differences, He did not deserve this and the kids did not deserve this.

Oh my. So sorry to hear. This is horrendous. Both vehicles?! Wtf. You'd think trucks wouldn't because they are so recognisable. Hit and run are the worst - whether at fault or not, it's your duty to check if anyone is hurt. It can make a difference.

All I can offer is best wishes. Hopefully whatever happens is the best it can be, considering.
 
It shipped! Coming from IL too, so might get here this weekend.
However, it was the IL Warehouse that screwed up last time and didn’t put my apartment number on the label and had to wait a few more days. Crossing fingers.
 
So I shipped my Falcon to the office thinking it'd be a weekday delivery but now it's scheduled for Saturday, so guess I need to talk to my FedEx rep and see if they can hold it for me or change the delivery to the house.
 
So I shipped my Falcon to the office thinking it'd be a weekday delivery but now it's scheduled for Saturday, so guess I need to talk to my FedEx rep and see if they can hold it for me or change the delivery to the house.
If it’s like the one order I had an issue with, you might have to contact Lego for them to change it with FedEx.
 
Terrible news Ryu, very sad to hear.

My palace cinema order is also changed to "in warehouse" which hopefully means that I will get it sometime next week. (In time for my birthday).
 
Sounds like they are trying to be accommodating, which is something LEGO customer service is great at.

However, I still am flabbergasted how they could have underestimated demand this much. Did nobody in management look at the message board of any major LEGO fan site in the past year, and see the amount of discussion focussed on this set? Did they not pay attention to the reaction of their own teaser tweets? Are they still underestimating the size and buying power of their AFOL communities? Surely they have the financial capacity to produce a larger number of sets, and absorb any inherent risk of overestimating demand. Some of these potential customers will return, but LEGO has to be losing money on lost sales when they are turning customers away.

LEGO needs to do better at reading and understanding their customers, and should invest some time and money on finding ways to do so.

Even at my local Lego Store, it was surreal to see how incredibly NAIVE the staff there was in thinking that "only a few" AFOLs would show up for launch day in person, so they didn't even have a PLAN on how to handle more than 10 people in a line.

For what it's worth though, my buddy didn't get one because of their line shenanigans, so they compensated him MORE than adequately for not getting one. I will not say more, but suffice to say, i wish i could have traded places (and my falcon ) for the deal he got in the end lol.
 

R-User!

Member
My fiancees and my life has been flipped upside down. Yesterday her ex husband was killed in a hit and run motorcycle crash. He ran into a suddenly stopping truck, was thrown from his motorcycle and ran over by an SUV. Both vehicles fled the scene and left 3 kids, ages 10, 8, and 5 without a dad. They spent time equally at his house and at mine. Currently they are handling it much better than me or my fiance as I have broke down crying several times already about this


He was a good man who I respected despite our differences, He did not deserve this and the kids did not deserve this.

That's really sad to hear. I hope that you, your fiancé and the kids are able to get through this and be there for each other.

If you need us we'll be here for you.
 

Ponn

Banned
My fiancees and my life has been flipped upside down. Yesterday her ex husband was killed in a hit and run motorcycle crash. He ran into a suddenly stopping truck, was thrown from his motorcycle and ran over by an SUV. Both vehicles fled the scene and left 3 kids, ages 10, 8, and 5 without a dad. They spent time equally at his house and at mine. Currently they are handling it much better than me or my fiance as I have broke down crying several times already about this


He was a good man who I respected despite our differences, He did not deserve this and the kids did not deserve this.

That is horrible Ryu, I'm so sorry for your loss and the kids loss. They will need some support through this and thankfully they have a solid base with you and your fiancée. If you need support we are here for you too.

It shipped! Coming from IL too, so might get here this weekend.
However, it was the IL Warehouse that screwed up last time and didn’t put my apartment number on the label and had to wait a few more days. Crossing fingers.

Great news, that was actually a pretty quick restock for Lego despite it probably not feeling so. Expecting lots of building pics.

Interesting they decided to keep the set VIP only for a couple months. I don't really see how it makes much of a difference since it's a free signup that only takes a minute. Still it's an unusual move for them.
 
If it’s like the one order I had an issue with, you might have to contact Lego for them to change it with FedEx.

Nah, through my company I have a guy who can just mark it held or would call the driver and I'd meet him somewhere. Had to do it for a laptop before. I mean I could wait until Monday but I don't wanna.
 
The Argos (UK shop) has 3 for 2 on all toys.

Includes a massive line of Lego including Ninjago and some big Star Wars sets.

Sale isn't on for long and has recently started.

Go go go UK LEGO gaf
 

Ryuuroden

Member
Oh my. So sorry to hear. This is horrendous. Both vehicles?! Wtf. You'd think trucks wouldn't because they are so recognisable. Hit and run are the worst - whether at fault or not, it's your duty to check if anyone is hurt. It can make a difference.

All I can offer is best wishes. Hopefully whatever happens is the best it can be, considering.

Thanks everyone, Quoting this one just to basically say our current best guess is the two vehicles that hit him were together because the only identification on both of them was auction barcodes on the side windows according to witnesses and it was probably people who can't be seen by police in Trumps America even if they were not at fault. Considering neither car was at fault there is not really a lot of explainable reasons to leave the scene.

It shipped! Coming from IL too, so might get here this weekend.
However, it was the IL Warehouse that screwed up last time and didn’t put my apartment number on the label and had to wait a few more days. Crossing fingers.

I received mine less than 24 hours after it was shipped.
 
Nah, through my company I have a guy who can just mark it held or would call the driver and I'd meet him somewhere. Had to do it for a laptop before. I mean I could wait until Monday but I don't wanna.
Usually I could too, but it was how Lego flagged it when they shipped it that only they could alter it.
 
I've been thinking about something today, what is the deal with Nexo Knights? I get that it is a "knights in the future" kind of deal but I can't wrap my head around it. Is it the current "castle" theme? For me the sets just seem loud and ugly.
 
I've been thinking about something today, what is the deal with Nexo Knights? I get that it is a "knights in the future" kind of deal but I can't wrap my head around it. Is it the current "castle" theme? For me the sets just seem loud and ugly.

It's He-Man, basically. Sci-fi + fantasy.

I've been doing a liiiittle building, fixing up a sidewalk to my entire street. I just need a few more jumpers and it's finished, and makes the entire thing even more crowded. Anyway, I needed some 1x1 tiles and couldn't find them in my big bin of tiles, so I sorted the entire thing and picked out a big pile of 1x1 variants. But they're usually so hard to track down mixed in with everything else.
 
I've been thinking about something today, what is the deal with Nexo Knights? I get that it is a "knights in the future" kind of deal but I can't wrap my head around it. Is it the current "castle" theme? For me the sets just seem loud and ugly.

Yep. It's all that they've done since the last hobbit sets for something castlesque. I know they love distinct good guys and bad guys for their action themes. I guess they thought science fantasy might make for a more dramatic cast. It also lets em sell vehicles, which maybe kids prefer to play sets?
 

DBT85

Member
The Argos (UK shop) has 3 for 2 on all toys.

Includes a massive line of Lego including Ninjago and some big Star Wars sets.

Sale isn't on for long and has recently started.

Go go go UK LEGO gaf
Eugh, nothing of interest for me.

Though bb8 and speeder/trooper are both included and both excellent sets.
 

RichardAM

Kwanzaagator
The Argos (UK shop) has 3 for 2 on all toys.

Includes a massive line of Lego including Ninjago and some big Star Wars sets.

Sale isn't on for long and has recently started.

Go go go UK LEGO gaf
Was looking but got a TLBM Scuttler from Amazon for £40 instead, so that'll do me :p
 

Taisaijin

Member
Help me LegoGAF - $150 for a used (complete w box) UCS B-Wing?

Seemed like a no-brainer but wasn't this a set folks griped about when it was up for 50% off? Something about the cockpit not opening and construction issues is all I can recall.
 
Help me LegoGAF - $150 for a used (complete w box) UCS B-Wing?

Seemed like a no-brainer but wasn't this a set folks griped about when it was up for 50% off? Something about the cockpit not opening and construction issues is all I can recall.

It's a gorgeous set.
You cannot easily open the cockpit, which for me is a non issue as I don't want to play with a massive set like that anyway.
 
I don't recall anyone here griping about it when it was 50% off, unless you missed the deal. It was definitely worth it, and ya $150 seems like it's still a good deal for a used set with box, presuming it was cared for. At 50% off it was a steal. I think it didn't sell well because not enough people are into that ship (they are wrong).

It's a gorgeous set.
You cannot easily open the cockpit, which for me is a non issue as I don't want to play with a massive set like that anyway.
It looks amazing with a B-Wing minifig in the seat though. Why you gonna open it anyway?
 

scilego

Neo Member
Help me LegoGAF - $150 for a used (complete w box) UCS B-Wing?

Seemed like a no-brainer but wasn't this a set folks griped about when it was up for 50% off? Something about the cockpit not opening and construction issues is all I can recall.


Do it. I love that set. Such an underrated SW ship. WORTH IT.
 

scilego

Neo Member
It shipped! Coming from IL too, so might get here this weekend.
However, it was the IL Warehouse that screwed up last time and didn’t put my apartment number on the label and had to wait a few more days. Crossing fingers.


Same here. Went from in warehouse to shipped in like two hours. Stoked.

Weird too, I got a random email receipt from lego for my purchase 9/28 in Enfield CT which I never got from an online order before. Wonder if they're sending it straight from HQ?!
And all that after my email to lego customer svc asking for an update went completely unanswered.
 

DrForester

Kills Photobucket
Ok, had to split in to 2 boxes. To keep things fair
not fair
every bag was emptied in to one box, mixed up and then half was scooped out and put in to the second box. So there should be a good mix in both! lol

4016 parts.

tOi9yak.png

lxzOoqd.png


landscape-1477385875-star-wars-c-3po-human-behaviour.gif



EDIt:

the first step asks you to find a 1x1 printed tile. What have I done.

Acceptable. I had to use two bins when I mixed my Death Star.
 
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