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The LEGO Thread
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PhoncipleBone
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Can't wait to experience it myself but my next modular purchase is Grand Emporium. Internally it looks quite empty but that's been discussed here before, if I remember correctly.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
For me, Fire Brigade's second floor is my favorite, so many details there.
Town Hall won't arrive very soon, my wife already gave me kind of a ultimatum after my recent LEGO buying spree
PhoncipleBone
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Reluctant-Hero
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Stopped by the Lego Store in Santa Clara today. Seriously impressed by the layout of the whole place and I was very tempted to pickup a set. But I settled on the current month's pick-a-brick model and two series 7 minifigs.
By the way, next month's pick-a-brick model set is Batman & Robin! I'm going to have to come back up to the store to pick it up.
By the way, next month's pick-a-brick model set is Batman & Robin! I'm going to have to come back up to the store to pick it up.
Marty Chinn
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Ugh the mini modulars is available again but $80 just seems too damn expensive for how small it is.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Price per brick is very good though. And it is supposed to be a really neat, unique build.
Better deal than all the Architecture sets.
Just picked up my first series 7 minifigure. I want the Evil Knight so bad I can TASTE it. But I got the tennis player. He's actually pretty cool. I like his hair and his facial expression, with the headband. I'll be able to get some use out of those pieces. Gonna try to feel out the knight later.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Sounds dirty.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Bummer, wound up with two tennis players from the series 7 packs I picked this morning. That makes two duplicates so far, bunny man & tennis guy.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
The 7 I got yesterday were all good except for a double of the tennis player. I didn't get the bunny which is what I really wanted, but I did get the Evil Knight and bagpiper. The Evil Knight is currently occupying a seat at the villains table on the Death Star.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
Oh noes, car crash and a huge monster is on the rampage, but an attack helicopter is there to save the day
Why isn't Optimus Prime helping?
Argh. Just got back with three Series 7 minifigures. Acquired Jungle Boy, Aztec Warrior, and Space Marine. I really want the Evil Knight. If anyone is interested in trading with me, PM me. I'll be happy to swap figures with you. Mine were simply opened to confirm what they are, but I just used scissors to cut on the scissor line in the back. I can send pics if you're interested. Someone, please, help me get my Evil Knight!!
parrotbeak
Member
Grimlock would legit kill Optimus Prime.
mickcenary
Member
About to go and pick up my X-Wing.
WURD.
WURD.
My wife has been watching me build with the kids and so she decided to get our 4 year old this Ninjago set (Earth Dragon Defense) for his birthday.
It's a very cool set and he loves it (very playable) but they are NOT mucking about with the 7-14 years old recommendation on this kit. I've jokingly accused of her of wanting to build the dragon herself but between the two of them they've had a great time building it, and getting it for 50% off was a bonus (according to brickset, it's not good value at full price, but you know, DRAGON!).
Long may age-inappropriate purchasing decisions continue!
It's a very cool set and he loves it (very playable) but they are NOT mucking about with the 7-14 years old recommendation on this kit. I've jokingly accused of her of wanting to build the dragon herself but between the two of them they've had a great time building it, and getting it for 50% off was a bonus (according to brickset, it's not good value at full price, but you know, DRAGON!).
Long may age-inappropriate purchasing decisions continue!
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Finished Sarigar photos. The thing has yet to fail to impress anyone who's seen it in real life, Lego fan or not.
Higher res photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67249208@N04/sets/72157629619699246/
Higher res photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67249208@N04/sets/72157629619699246/
NathanMcMahon
Banned
Beautiful.
Kind of mundane when compared to it, but what does your pilot look like?
Was it necessary for you to quote the entire post?
Amazing. So what's the finalized costs to get that?
NathanMcMahon
Banned
yes. you shouldn't be so rude though. it makes you look like a dick.
He's a junior, cut him some slack =p (He's hasn't been banned yet, so that says something)
Sorry, didn't mean to sound like a dick. Though my avatar does make me look like one.
You better have supported the Robocop statue? =D
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
The only problem with the model is where the wings connect to the body. If I could figure out how to make that connection sturdier, it'd be perfect. As it is, it has to be handled carefully, and you have to explain where to hold it to whoever you're giving it to.
The pilot is this guy:
I replaced his original helmet with the open one, so that you could see him in there even when the cockpit is closed. With the original helmet, you can't really even tell that's there's a pilot inside, because it's all pretty dark.
Orignal author was using a different (and better) open helmet though. This one:
NathanMcMahon
Banned
That helmet is pretty sweet. You already went whole hog on the model so dropping that extra $4 plus shipping shouldn't be too bad. I have that fig and the underlying head is killer too.
Agreed. I wish they were still using that design for the Imperial pilots. I have one from the Imperial V-Wing set. Was that the last set that included it?
mickcenary
Member
Wetwired, is that Larry David? And being a fellow Australian, where are you buying your Series 7 minifigs from?
NathanMcMahon
Banned
I believe so. I only picked up that set when it was on sale at Target for $15 because of that and the droid. The vehicle itself is shit.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Forgot to mention, the model is big! Far bigger than I thought it would be. Pretty heavy too. I really should post some comparison photos, but QF is much more imposing than Metal Grudge for example.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36188825&postcount=5933
Note - in the "Parts by Image.txt" file, two entries are marked with "MISSING". These two are the parts I missed when I made the list originally, and I added them now. They are not included in the bricklink xml file, so you'll have to add them manually. They are not critical at all though.
Yeah, such a determined look on his face, and then the scar
Around $100, but I lucked out finding 90% of the parts from just one seller, so the shipping didn't kill me. Here's the post I made some time ago that has the list of all the parts you need to build it, and the XML file for automated BrickLink ordering.Milamber said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36188825&postcount=5933
Note - in the "Parts by Image.txt" file, two entries are marked with "MISSING". These two are the parts I missed when I made the list originally, and I added them now. They are not included in the bricklink xml file, so you'll have to add them manually. They are not critical at all though.
mickcenary
Member
Yeah, dude
. Feel our pain.Funnily enough, I just picked up the X-Wing for 89AUD, brand new from a vendor based in Melbourne (shopforme.com.au - highly recommended). If you go through the usual retail canals, yes, you do get stung. And with importing from the US and whatnot, the shipping often elipses the actual cost of the set - especially with the larger sets.
yeah that is larry david
I got them from this german bricklink store They will cost you a little more than what I paid though if you only buy one set. I bought several in one hit. I then I sell off the extras on ebay. In the end if all goes well I can sell 5 sets and pay anywhere from nothing to $30 (depending on what I sell them for) for 2 complete sets for myself (I give one set to my daughter)
mickcenary
Member
Ha. Solid caricature. MILK AND CAWFEE!
And thanks for the tip!
On another note - and I know that this may be quite painful for a lot of you
- how much money have you spent on Lego this year? I think I'm somewhere around the 700AUD mark, which is about 100AUD below a fortnightly paycheck for me (I'm 23 and I work 3 days a week).LookatalltheregretsIgive.
anonymous_abc
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Ha. Solid caricature. MILK AND CAWFEE!
And thanks for the tip!
On another note - and I know that this may be quite painful for a lot of you
LookatalltheregretsIgive.
dont ask, you evil evil person.
i better not think about it -.-
anonymous_abc
Member
ouch, those prices are quite disgusting...
on a more pleasant note, the crocodile is pretty cool
and now i have loads of green bricks to play with
on a more pleasant note, the crocodile is pretty cool
and now i have loads of green bricks to play with
NathanMcMahon
Banned
fucking anal rape.... those prices.
Nope, we have a 10% sales tax and anything under $1000 is exempt from import\customs tax. Those shouldn't be added to US RRP either as the states would have it's own taxes added to that. I wouldn't expect 1-1 parity with US prices but coming close would be nice. The town hall is actually not too badly priced compared to previous modulars at AUD$250 compared to US$200
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