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Only series 3 and we already have 2 skateboarders and 2 surfboarders.
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I can't be the only one getting sick of these minifigs. With series 1, it was something different, and I kind of thought it would be neat to see this as an annual thing, but this is just crazy. Do we know how many series they are planning?
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Dec 6, 2010 20:34
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I am sick of not being able to get the minifigs. The only place that carries them around here is Toys R Us, and I'm not paying that much for them. I got lucky because Target had series 2 at Halloween.
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Dec 6, 2010 20:44
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I NEED that Hazmat guy. Like, there is a primal requirement that is telling me that to reach proper maturity I need to own a Lego Hazmat guy. Fuuckk. e: poo poo, the hockey player has skates. I need him, too.
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Dec 6, 2010 20:57
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The Meijer near me has series 3 over in their Christmas section. I like literally every character in the set except for the tennis player. So of course out of an entirely brand new box I pick the loving tennis player.
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Dec 6, 2010 21:08
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Sockser posted:I NEED that Hazmat guy. Like, there is a primal requirement that is telling me that to reach proper maturity I need to own a Lego Hazmat guy. Fuuckk. Makes me want Half-Life theme sets... sooo bad.
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Dec 6, 2010 21:33
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Sockser posted:I NEED that Hazmat guy. Like, there is a primal requirement that is telling me that to reach proper maturity I need to own a Lego Hazmat guy. Fuuckk. Lego Fallout 3
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Dec 6, 2010 21:53
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zenintrude posted:Makes me want Half-Life theme sets... sooo bad. Funny, I was just thinking about that yesterday. I was dreaming over what licenses would actually excite me the way Batman would have had I been following LEGO at the time, and what I came up with was Half-Life, Lord of the Rings (PLEEEEEASE) and in a magical dream world? Pee-wee's Playhouse.
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Dec 6, 2010 21:55
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ireladd posted:Funny, I was just thinking about that yesterday. I was dreaming over what licenses would actually excite me the way Batman would have had I been following LEGO at the time, and what I came up with was Half-Life, Lord of the Rings (PLEEEEEASE) and in a magical dream world? Pee-wee's Playhouse. I'll say the same three I say every time this conversation comes up: Futurama, Jurassic Park, and Star Trek.
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Dec 6, 2010 23:22
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ApathyGifted posted:I'll say the same three I say every time this conversation comes up: They did JP you know, half-assed but still.
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Dec 7, 2010 00:24
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Just a heads up, saw some Series 3 at TRU in Puyallup today; had about 1.75 boxes. If TRU's got them now, expect them to start showing up across the country, finally. Also, I -must- have Lego Gordon Freeman. Throw a different head on him, and it's nearly uncanny. I am a bit disappointed we're getting another skater, surfer, fisherman, even though the fisherman's a dwarf, and the surfer's a chick.
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Dec 7, 2010 03:44
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another image of series 4 from brickset: Universal Studios classic monster MOCs much? oh, and for those of you who don't check brickset(you should if you're any kind of AFOL), here's a link to the best LEGO Coupon of the year: BOGO 50% off any set at TRU. Mascot fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Dec 7, 2010 |
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Dec 7, 2010 04:09
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It would be super awesome if they weren't just limited time items for like, what, 2 months? and then go out of production?
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Dec 7, 2010 04:17
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Is that the first time there's been a Lego Mohawk? Because that is sweet.
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Dec 7, 2010 04:18
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No bar codes or any other identifiers for series 4 correct? Funnily I wanted the Viking and the Gnome when series 4 was announced, but now seeing them I don't really care. That being said I now really want the hazmat guy and the mad scientist.
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Dec 7, 2010 04:22
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The hazmat guy looks so terrified, I love it.
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Dec 7, 2010 05:03
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zenintrude posted:Makes me want Half-Life theme sets... sooo bad. Set #9544: The Test Chamber. Complete with push cart with anomalous materials sample, enclosed observation area and explodes at the push of a button! (Now all we need is a Brickarms crowbar or something)
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Dec 7, 2010 06:49
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Tanith posted:(Now all we need is a Brickarms crowbar or something) Brickarms? Try official: http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=7279-1
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Dec 7, 2010 07:32
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I really hope they don't just use these molds this one time and then toss them out. I really want the robot head and the hazmat suit and other such stuff to make its way into the normal lines, like Space Police.
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Dec 7, 2010 07:38
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Zonko_T.M. posted:I really hope they don't just use these molds this one time and then toss them out. I really want the robot head and the hazmat suit and other such stuff to make its way into the normal lines, like Space Police. Molds are expensive. You never, ever, throw them out unless they're broken or so worn that they can't be resurfaced. I seem to remember reading about how the new Gundam model factory actually uses old, intact molds as weights or support or something for the new molding machines. Chances are, Lego still has molds for the old thin-chin space helmets, flat friction hinges, and even the original, arm-less minifigures in storage.
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Dec 7, 2010 08:12
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Pyroclastic posted:Molds are expensive. You never, ever, throw them out unless they're broken or so worn that they can't be resurfaced. Pretty sure one of the Lego History books states that once a mold has been worn out, they encase it in concrete and put it in the foundation of the HQ building, or something like that. Or maybe that was Games Workshop.
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Dec 7, 2010 11:58
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So Toys 'R us has the series 3 minifigs for sale on their website. but, for $4? gently caress that. I might use the buy 1, get one 50% off coupon for 2 though, if I can find them.
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Dec 8, 2010 02:43
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Captain Invictus posted:
What is this from?
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Squirrel007 posted:What is this from? The upcoming Ninja-Go sets.
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Dec 8, 2010 17:04
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This kinda poo poo is ridiculous: Click here for the full 800x300 image.  Click here for the full 800x250 image.  Click here for the full 800x250 image.  Click here for the full 800x250 image.  I consider myself fairly addicted to lego, but goddamn.
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Dec 8, 2010 19:15
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And after all that, no giant block of 300 Spartans? For shame.
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Dec 8, 2010 19:19
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It almost seems like he is using them for Warhammer pieces.
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Dec 8, 2010 19:22
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Super Waffle posted:And after all that, no giant block of 300 Spartans? For shame. He's working on it. 
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Dec 8, 2010 19:23
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InfinEight posted:He's working on it. If Lego ever releases a collectible Persian minifig, I pity his wallet. Not to say that he doesn't have a palate of PoP sets already.
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Dec 8, 2010 20:16
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If he bought them from the scalpers on Bricklink, that group alone cost roughly $224 (32x$7).
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Dec 8, 2010 20:42
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The boy and I spent last night building together, which we haven't done in a while. Somehow, I wound up with this:
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Shiny!
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Katana Gomai posted:Well it's at least all Lego stores here in Germany and since advent calendars "expire" everywhere around the world at the same time...give your store a call, and hurry up because we sold a ridiculous amount of them today. All I know is that I spent half of last Saturday checking out 9 different stores including a Lego store and was unable to find an Advent calendar. Although a quick trip to Bricklink solved my problem and made me wonder why I even bother going to actual stores anymore. Edit - And for the record, I just have to add that I have never seen any of those Lego minifigures you guys talk about. Not once. Either they're never in the main lego aisles, or there is just not a single store in the greater chicago area that carries them.
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Cmdr. Shepard posted:Edit - And for the record, I just have to add that I have never seen any of those Lego minifigures you guys talk about. Not once. Either they're never in the main lego aisles, or there is just not a single store in the greater chicago area that carries them. Depends on the store. At Target, so far, they've been in the Seasonal section. I've only seen S2 there and they were in the area for non-candy halloween treats. They have a similar section for Christmas stocking stuffers, but they haven't gotten S3 as far as I know. They have a similar section for Valentine's day and Easter, and they usually have some small polybagged lego sets. At Fred Meyer, I've seen them three times: S1 was, for some reason, in back-to-school seasonal along with a few other toys. Never saw any S2, but S3 appeared in the 'Feature' toy shelf of one Fred Meyer, and on top of a soda fridge by the checkout stand in the toy section at another. The three times I've seen them at TRU, they've been in the Lego area. S1 was on a center-aisle display at one store; S2 was in a similar display at another next to the "Lego" cameras and clocks; S3 in an endcap that they use to showcase a particular line. Of course, this is all moot if you don't get there within a day of them being put out. My nearest Fred Meyer had two boxes, and they lasted maybe 4 days, and I'm in a rural area compared to Chicago.
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Cmdr. Shepard posted:All I know is that I spent half of last Saturday checking out 9 different stores including a Lego store and was unable to find an Advent calendar. Yeah, unfortunately there were very few stores outside of the LEGO Store that actually carried the Advent Calendar, and if you went looking for one on Saturday, unfortunately LEGO had just discounted as soon as December started from $34.99 to $9.99, so they flew off the shelves quick. Congrats on the Bricklink find though!
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I wish I had the cash to get that many minifigs. But I'd only do it with the sea creature people from the atlantis line. Then make a city of crab people.
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Pyroclastic posted:My nearest Fred Meyer had two boxes, and they lasted maybe 4 days, and I'm in a rural area compared to Chicago. I found two brand new boxes at the Grahm, Washington Fred Meyer yesterday. I would feel bad about the way I used the internet to pick them clean of elves and samurai* , but given how vicious the toy collecting scene is in the Seattle area, and all the poo poo I've had to eat because of it, it was my turn to be that guy. *and by that I mean I ended up with exactly 1 samurai and 2 elves
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ZarathustraFollower posted:I wish I had the cash to get that many minifigs. But I'd only do it with the sea creature people from the atlantis line. Then make a city of crab people. I've got about 30 Atlantis diver minifigs, and I'm working on some underwater research base
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If I had the money and the photography skills, I'd turn my office into this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepa_quin/5247385092/in/set-72157625451218566/ This guy basically recreated Andy's Room from Toy Story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepa_quin/sets/72157625451218566/with/5247385092/
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Re: Tons of minifigs I can remember back in the mid-80s how excited I was to get the 6080 King's Castle set. Combined with all the other medieval sets I had, plus a couple of big plates, I could set up whole armies in formation. Horses, archers, lancers... I just didn't have enough (or enough different flags/uniforms/etc.) to have an opposing team. But it was so much fun to build up that one glorious party, including the siege tower and trailers and everything else. I lucked out because while I loved space and castle sets, my younger brother was crazy about the town sets. He needed some help sometimes, so I ended up building police stations and fire stations and boats and all that. I also think one of my favorites was the Technic Universal Building Set 8035-1. I had a lot of fun with gear ratios, learning how to make things spin crazy fast: http://www.peeron.com/scans/8035-1/
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