depths20XX
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They price each series differently actually (lol). Series 7 is $3.50, Series 6 is $4.00(best series markup?), Series 5 is $3.00
Thats my Toys 'R Us anyways.
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They price each series differently actually (lol). Series 7 is $3.50, Series 6 is $4.00(best series markup?), Series 5 is $3.00
Thats my Toys 'R Us anyways.
Marty Chinn
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Cool, I'm checking this out now to see what a UCS Falcon is going to cost. One question though, I might be doing this wrong, but after I add the set, it's not adding the quantity of each piece type. Am I doing something wrong?
Edit: Nevermind, figured out that I didn't have the box check to set the quantity automatically.
I'm in the process of deconstructing my modulars. Once I have my display shelf cleared, I'll start working on R2 (and then the SSD after). Should have R2 done this week.
The Lamonster
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Probably going to be about $800-900 if you shop smart.
I'm usually pretty good at feeling them out, but It seems to me like the figs this time have more accessories than normal. As a result, the packs are fuller. I think the Valkyrie's smaller shield tricked me, and the Space Marine's chest plate duped me. There's so much stuff to sort through that I get annoyed. If anyone ends up with an extra Evil Knight that they don't want, seriously, please let me know. I'll trade. I'll give you a reasonable amount of money. I'll even be the surrogate mother for your child, even though I am undeniably not a woman.
Hey Dude, we got a second evil knight yesterday. I can trade or let you have it if you want. Just be patient and I can try to mail it next Wednesday if thats ok? PM me if you'd like, I'm in Cali.
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.
Thanks for the link! I checked out their site, but as I live in Tasmania, after a little research it turns out it was cheaper to buy it (The X-Wing) from Amazon France. It cost about $95, which is cheaper than I could have done from shopforme or Amazon UK. Amazon USA won't ship it.
I'm terrible at feeling out what's what with the minifigures. Last week I bought five and wound up with two viking girls, two tennis bros, and a little red riding hood, and I was trying for space marine, computer nerd, and bunny man. Somehow I thought the vikings might have been space marines, and the others who knows.
I did better at the Lego store Friday, partially due to the fact there was a kid there who was a pro. He found me a space marine and computer nerd, and he also found another kid there a bunny man. I managed to find a space marine, black marine, and daredevil myself. I wound up getting everything I wanted, except the bunny man.
If anyone wants to trade, I have duplicates of viking girl, tennis bro, and computer nerd, and I'm looking for the bunny man, and space marines (I'm looking to amass a small army of those.)
I did better at the Lego store Friday, partially due to the fact there was a kid there who was a pro. He found me a space marine and computer nerd, and he also found another kid there a bunny man. I managed to find a space marine, black marine, and daredevil myself. I wound up getting everything I wanted, except the bunny man.
If anyone wants to trade, I have duplicates of viking girl, tennis bro, and computer nerd, and I'm looking for the bunny man, and space marines (I'm looking to amass a small army of those.)
So, this is kinda OT and it may've been talked about in here previously (I'm relatively new to the thread)... But what's going on with PotC? Are they going to be revealing new sets, or has the license expired? Are they waiting for a fifth movie? I feel like there's a ton of unmet potential (how awesome would a Flying Dutchman ship be?), and I have a soft spot for the Pirates theme, so I would like to see some new stuff. But it's been so quiet since the Black Pearl came out in October.
depths20XX
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UCS Flying Dutchman, I'm there.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Gotta love that I made a visit to my family recently and was talking about my re addiction to lego. My Mother has gone out since then and gotten hooked on the minifig bags. Today I went in to make a quick visit and she bought more and told me how she got a extra Roman Soldier (I have wanted this little guy for a while now) and handed it to me.
Score!
Score!
Reluctant-Hero
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Can't remember where I read it, but apparently PotC under performed for Lego and the line is being discontinued. Rumor also has it that they did develop a Flying Dutchman, but it won't be produced because of the line's lackluster sales.
PalaceBrother
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Does anybody have any tips on creating inside corners?
I'm trying to build a smooth (no-stub) "room" and I'm having real difficulty coming up with a clean method to get a flat 90 degree angle on both the horizontal and vertical corners.
Any suggestions? I've looked at a few "snot" guides to no avail. No matter what I do I have a small gap between the walls and the floor...I feel like I'm close to a solution but any help would be appreciated.
This is the gap I'm talking about. Excuse the dusty pieces.
I'm trying to build a smooth (no-stub) "room" and I'm having real difficulty coming up with a clean method to get a flat 90 degree angle on both the horizontal and vertical corners.
Any suggestions? I've looked at a few "snot" guides to no avail. No matter what I do I have a small gap between the walls and the floor...I feel like I'm close to a solution but any help would be appreciated.
This is the gap I'm talking about. Excuse the dusty pieces.
mickcenary
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Dat Sopwith.
What do you reckon? 3500AUD?
I want to be Jamie so bad.
No problemo! Yeah, it's mainly the fact that it's merely a 15 minute drive from my place of work to their storage location. These days, I'm a massive sucker for anything that gets the product to me faster.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't shopforme's shipping cost 8.65AUD, which brings it to a total of around $98? You weren't willing to part with another $3 for what would most likely be a much shorter transit time? Man, I'd have been all over that! Unless shipping to Tasmania is a whole different story, of course.
What do you reckon? 3500AUD?
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I want to be Jamie so bad.
No problemo! Yeah, it's mainly the fact that it's merely a 15 minute drive from my place of work to their storage location. These days, I'm a massive sucker for anything that gets the product to me faster.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't shopforme's shipping cost 8.65AUD, which brings it to a total of around $98? You weren't willing to part with another $3 for what would most likely be a much shorter transit time? Man, I'd have been all over that! Unless shipping to Tasmania is a whole different story, of course.
SiteSeer
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I was feeling for the space marine or dark knight but ended up with the merman king, but I did feel out the programmer which i wanted most, the trick was to find his cup-o-joe.
DrForester
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Programer is last one in series 7 I want.
Got Bunny Man, Spae Marine, Bagpipe Man and Dark Knight. Didn't really want Aztec guy, but it's OK.
Well, now you say it like that... >_< Turns out Barnes & Nobles might have been cheaper, too! Oh well, what's done is done
Should probably have picked up more than one set, to lessen the sting of shipping (Almost 1/3 of the total price).As for shipping to Tas, it's no different, I'm just a penny pincher, obviously
I do quite often pay for convenience, and at $100, it's almost worth just going to Target and picking it up for $120, it's more the principal of it... ('cause buying less LEGO will really drop the price...)
We thankfully got the minifigs down we go to the Lego store near our house and can pick out the figs we want when going through packs. One thing some of you might want to ask for at your Lego store is the minifig display set. The employees set them next to us so that we can compare with the real set and we know what to look for. They are very nice and helpful. We've gotten to the point where we stay a little bit later and help other people get the figs they want. A couple of tips for the hard figs.
Aztec - feel for his helmet, it is huge and has a staircase feel to it. The staircase splits. It's pointy consistently.
Space Marine - The bulkiest of all the packs. Look for his huge shoulder/chest piece. And then feel out his perfectly round helmet with a slit in it.
Hippie - your whole index finger can slide in his head/helmet
Rocker Girl - Look for a V, that's her guitar.
Programmer - Look for a perfect rectangle with no pegs. That's his suitcase
Evil Knight - his shield bends. It feels like an oval or a thick piece of paper that can almost feel like plastic from a credit card which can bend.
Viking Lady - her helmet feels round and pointy but feel it down and it makes a upside down V, those are her pigtails attached to her helmet.
Bunny Costume - DON'T LOOK FOR THE CARROT AT FIRST! You will end up with sea king or programmer or even tennis player. Feel for his helmet with ears. It is not flimsy but very thick. And the ears have a curve that might make you think it's a Viking lady, however her pigtails are thin and flat. His ears are curved and thick. Then if your still not sure look for thE carrot that feels more like a torch or even pickle
Red Riding Hood - the easiest of te bunch when you look for her basket. It is made of rubber. If you feel like your squeezing a gummi bear or a Hello kitty type eraser that's it.
Don't make the same time wasting mistake I was doing, always looking for the helmet first. Look for those key components and you'll have a easier time.
I hope it helps save $3 bucks
we go to the Lego store near our house and can pick out the figs we want when going through packs. One thing some of you might want to ask for at your Lego store is the minifig display set. The employees set them next to us so that we can compare with the real set and we know what to look for. They are very nice and helpful. We've gotten to the point where we stay a little bit later and help other people get the figs they want. A couple of tips for the hard figs.Aztec - feel for his helmet, it is huge and has a staircase feel to it. The staircase splits. It's pointy consistently.
Space Marine - The bulkiest of all the packs. Look for his huge shoulder/chest piece. And then feel out his perfectly round helmet with a slit in it.
Hippie - your whole index finger can slide in his head/helmet
Rocker Girl - Look for a V, that's her guitar.
Programmer - Look for a perfect rectangle with no pegs. That's his suitcase
Evil Knight - his shield bends. It feels like an oval or a thick piece of paper that can almost feel like plastic from a credit card which can bend.
Viking Lady - her helmet feels round and pointy but feel it down and it makes a upside down V, those are her pigtails attached to her helmet.
Bunny Costume - DON'T LOOK FOR THE CARROT AT FIRST! You will end up with sea king or programmer or even tennis player. Feel for his helmet with ears. It is not flimsy but very thick. And the ears have a curve that might make you think it's a Viking lady, however her pigtails are thin and flat. His ears are curved and thick. Then if your still not sure look for thE carrot that feels more like a torch or even pickle
Red Riding Hood - the easiest of te bunch when you look for her basket. It is made of rubber. If you feel like your squeezing a gummi bear or a Hello kitty type eraser that's it.
Don't make the same time wasting mistake I was doing, always looking for the helmet first. Look for those key components and you'll have a easier time.
I hope it helps save $3 bucks
anonymous_abc
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it might seem silly, but ever since amazon i dont like ordering stuff and having to pay postage.
surly im not the only one that sits there thinking I would order more and with less hesitation from the likes of LEGO if they didnt include the pesky postage fee...
as it stands I have a checkout bag full of items, that I would quite possibly order at a heartbeats notice if the postage costs where not listed...
surly im not the only one that sits there thinking I would order more and with less hesitation from the likes of LEGO if they didnt include the pesky postage fee...
as it stands I have a checkout bag full of items, that I would quite possibly order at a heartbeats notice if the postage costs where not listed...
im not sure I can really help you but surely if you use regular bricks you will have a non stub wall
Cuusoo serenity got rejected on the grounds of 'inappropriate content for the core 6-11 age group'. Which is strange as the movie was I think a PG-13, same as many of the movies Lego already produces sets from, and I don't remember much from the movie that would be inappropriate. The tv show is a little more grown up in theme, but I don't think you'll suddenly get kids wanting to watch it.
im not sure I can really help you but surely if you use regular bricks you will have a non stub wall
And then tiles on the floor. Do you really need a smooth ceiling?
This - http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/185487 helps me when trying to figure out what can be done with snot etc
mickcenary
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Well, now you say it like that... >_< Turns out Barnes & Nobles might have been cheaper, too! Oh well, what's done is done
As for shipping to Tas, it's no different, I'm just a penny pincher, obviously
I do quite often pay for convenience, and at $100, it's almost worth just going to Target and picking it up for $120, it's more the principal of it... ('cause buying less LEGO will really drop the price...)
Ha. Sorry to burst your bubble, mang. Like you said, though: what's done is done; you're a soon-to-be proud owner of an X-Wing.
I totally get the penny-pinching and wanting to get the best price, as it definitely does add up, but when it comes to Lego, I'm more than willing to be a bit frivolous with my cash
.For what it's worth, this is my second purchase from shopforme and in both instances, the boxes have been pristine; as if they just came from the Lego Factory itself. Sure, they've not been shipped to me, but I've heard fantastic things about their packaging.
I can understand Shaun of the Dead, but Lord of the Rings is quite violent itself. Does Serenity have any kind of sexual themes?
mickcenary
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The Sopwith Camel is actually listed as 130AUD on the Lego Shop, for those who are unaware. Quite the pleasant surprise; I was expecting at least 150.
Serenity? err one of the char is like a courtesan
I don't think its really mentioned much in the movie. More so in the TV show but I don't think its ever that explicit.
anonymous_abc
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i would agree that serenity is kinda teenager/child friendly, but that might well be my skewed perspective from being an adult ;p
PalaceBrother
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im not sure I can really help you but surely if you use regular bricks you will have a non stub wall
Thanks...I have a number of flat pieces I was plammimg to use for the "wallpaper" but if I can't figure this out I may have to do just this.
blower
I will have that Sopwith. Oh yes, I will.
Maybe a can of compressed air? They sell 'em at PC shops. Never tried it but it seems like a good idea.
Maybe a can of compressed air? They sell 'em at PC shops. Never tried it but it seems like a good idea.
anonymous_abc
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compressed air sounds plausible, but the problem is the dust stays in the system...
Decent price for sure, and quite good once you wait for a 20% off sale. The Town Hall has jumped to $300 at Shop@Home though :S
I figured to get the exclusive hulk minifigure later this month I'm going to give hopshopgo a shot and get it delivered to a US mail redirection service, I'm tempted to buy a few extra marvel sets actually and flog them off on ebay or something as the price difference is retarded.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Hulk comes with any purchase totaling over $50 right? (Or was it $75?) Not themed purchases? So I can order anything and get over the dollar limit, not just Marvel stuff?
NathanMcMahon
Banned
yup and yup
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Does Amazon have the Hulk mini fig? Nope. That makes Lego better.
But I am hoping for a weekend or so with free shipping while the mini fig is out there.
depths20XX
Member
Hmm, so when I ordered all my stuff last thursday I only got free shipping because a promo was going on? I thought maybe they always had free shipping from the Lego site. :/
anonymous_abc
Member
yea, no sadly they only have free shipping for certain promotions... :-/
any news on what upcoming VIP deals could be?
what am I potentially holding out for?
I want double VIP points again, then LEGO will get all my money.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Where are you seeing that Hulk mini-fig? I guess I'm missing it on Lego.com. Unless that's good only in the stores.
letsbereasonable
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I don't think it starts until the 14th or 15th. It's not on Lego.com yet, but it will be when the sale goes live.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Here's a link to a list of the May calendar promos.
EDIT: Beaten!
EDIT: Beaten!
The Broken Ska Record
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Cool. I'm a little disappointed it not the big Hulk like in the Helicarrier set.
Also, I just found out there's a Lego store in Austin. That'll be my next trip when I visit next.
Also, I just found out there's a Lego store in Austin. That'll be my next trip when I visit next.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I am glad it is a tiny Hulk. Gives me a mini fig head I can play with. HULK IN BUNNY SUIT!
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