High res versions of the summer SW sets can be seen at:
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=58035&st=5130
Weird, it worked a little while ago. I only looked at these 2:Link no work.
I picked up 3 of the new mystery minifigures today. I was hoping to get the bunny suit dude, but maybe next time.
Also, I don't post much in this thread but I do read it everyday. I work at a Lego store and you guys definitely keep me more informed than most of the other 'brick specialists'. Hell, I can't even give you guys any insider information because you know it before I do. Keep on Legoin' on.
Omg at the Orc Forge. Omg at all of it. Fuck, my wallet.
We've gotta know one thing:
Employee discount?
I just loved that scene where the camera flies through the underground workings of Isengard. That would probably be the first set I'd pick up.Weird, the Orc Forge is the ONLY LotR set I don't care for at all.
High res versions of the summer SW sets can be seen at:
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=58035&st=5130
No Slave Leia in the Jabba's Palace set? That's weird.
Leia is disguised as a Bounty Hunter. This is before she gets captured and becomes Jabba's sex slave.
http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Leia_Organa
Took my son to the Lego store today for the free monthly build. They had the June calendars in.
Looks like they are going to have a Free Mini Sopwith Camel with $75 purchase all month long.
We get 30% off of anything in the store, but we also have 1 day every quarter where we get 50% off with some restrictions. Although, we're only allowed the the discount with the purchases in our store and our store only. It's still pretty awesome.
The LEGO Firefly CUUSOO project is gaining a lot of new voters lately. It seems both Nathan Fillion and Morena Baccarin has tweeted about it. About 1500 new voters just the last day or so.
I'd love a Lego midi or mini scale version, but that large one on Cuusco needs a ton of work =(
So after building Pet Shop and Fire Brigade, I think I'm going to embark on rebuild of Cafe Corner.
I've been building a big reserve of spare pieces bought at charity shops here in the UK and lots from eBay. (I bought one haul, mentioned in this thread previously, for £40 and it was full of random bricks and half-complete first wave LEGO Batman and Indiana Jones bits and pieces - no figures, but lots of the darker bricks.)
Looking at the instructions for the Cafe corner, half of the bricks will never be seen, so I can substitute in a lot of my random stuff for the back or the larger plates. Really, all I have to do is just buy the defining parts that make the facade so distinct.
(I'm also going to mod the part of Cafe Corner that asks for awkward windows built from 1x2x3 brackets with no glass - and just use actual windows in that shape, with glass.)
Wish me luck!
So after building Pet Shop and Fire Brigade, I think I'm going to embark on rebuild of Cafe Corner.
I've been building a big reserve of spare pieces bought at charity shops here in the UK and lots from eBay. (I bought one haul, mentioned in this thread previously, for £40 and it was full of random bricks and half-complete first wave LEGO Batman and Indiana Jones bits and pieces - no figures, but lots of the darker bricks.)
Looking at the instructions for the Cafe corner, half of the bricks will never be seen, so I can substitute in a lot of my random stuff for the back or the larger plates. Really, all I have to do is just buy the defining parts that make the facade so distinct.
(I'm also going to mod the part of Cafe Corner that asks for awkward windows built from 1x2x3 brackets with no glass - and just use actual windows in that shape, with glass.)
Wish me luck!
Support this if you haven't already. Even if you don't like Firefly it's a cool ship
Nah, it's an ugly ship. One of the ugliest semi-famous ships from any space ship bearing sci-fi media.
If this thing reaches 10,000, it'll be a traversty, when we have the awesome modular western town languishing on 5000-6000 votes.
that UCS R2-D2 set is looking good, any idea how many pieces it has? the lego site doesn't say
Nah, it's an ugly ship. One of the ugliest semi-famous ships from any space ship bearing sci-fi media.
If this thing reaches 10,000, it'll be a traversty, when we have the awesome modular western town languishing on 5000-6000 votes.
I will own most of those LotR sets... oh yes :|
LEGO sure knows how to spread those minifigs across multiple sets. You have to buy more than 3/4 of the sets to get all of the main characters.
is Arwen on any of the sets?
No :| Nor is Saruman... more sets coming I hope.
I picked up 3 of the new mystery minifigures today. I was hoping to get the bunny suit dude, but maybe next time.
Also, I don't post much in this thread but I do read it everyday. I work at a Lego store and you guys definitely keep me more informed than most of the other 'brick specialists'. Hell, I can't even give you guys any insider information because you know it before I do. Keep on Legoin' on.
No :| Nor is Saruman... more sets coming I hope.
The must-have sets are definitely Shelob Attacks (only set with Gollum) and Gandalf Arrives (only set with Gandalf!) they also happen to be the two cheapest sets. Be on the lookout for those.
there aren't that many pieces that won't be seen, unless you plan to hide the back or inside walls.
There are plenty of substitutes you can use for the most expensive bricks - you'll see those when you start to bricklink it.
True, but like FliXFantatier says, I'm not sure I want 100% accuracy.
How much do I care about the blue wall? Happy to save myself some £££ if I can sub in, say, all these spare gold bricks from a Prince of Persia set to still create a decent building front with minimal outlay.
Key character touches, such as the roof and the white/yellow canopies, I will of course keep.
Also modifying a previous set is good practice for building my own modular!
Finally got them all.
Nah, it's an ugly ship. One of the ugliest semi-famous ships from any space ship bearing sci-fi media.
If this thing reaches 10,000, it'll be a traversty, when we have the awesome modular western town languishing on 5000-6000 votes.
Nice! Did you get many dupes?
I still don't get how things like this:
Can get so many responses when there are others criminally undersupported.
It's just a bucket of Storm Troopers ffs.
I still don't get how things like this:
Can get so many responses when there are others criminally undersupported.
It's just a bucket of Storm Troopers ffs.
I still don't get how things like this:
Can get so many responses when there are others criminally undersupported.
It's just a bucket of Storm Troopers ffs.
LOL. Oh wow.I still don't get how things like this:
Can get so many responses when there are others criminally undersupported.
It's just a bucket of Storm Troopers ffs.
I still don't get how things like this:
Can get so many responses when there are others criminally undersupported.
It's just a bucket of Storm Troopers ffs.