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Pyroclastic posted:I just can't justify buying a full box at those rates Oh, I'm sure you'll manage  We all end up spending way more on little plastic parts than we like to think about.
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InfinEight posted:Oh, I'm sure you'll manage Ugh, tell me about it. We all have that 'Why am I buying this? I could probably just as easily download the instructions and build it from the spare bricks I have at home.' moment, right?
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May 21, 2014 08:04
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InfinEight posted:Oh, I'm sure you'll manage Well, if I get the job reclassification that might happen this summer, I might be able to. But if I'm dropping $240 on a box of minifigs, how am I supposed to afford my fleet of Benny's S3s?
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May 21, 2014 08:04
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Pyroclastic posted:Well, if I get the job reclassification that might happen this summer, I might be able to. Sperm banks.
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May 21, 2014 14:17
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DrChud posted:Found this list of the next series of mini figs. I'm liking this list! Glad they're coming back strong after the Movie/Simpsons series, sucks about the price though 
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May 21, 2014 14:47
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They all sound promising, pizza guy is a great idea.
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May 21, 2014 15:49
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Oh no, I've stumbled upon the Lego Ideas website and I can't stop flicking through. There's some crazy stuff there. Including this huge fucker that will never see the light of day but is awesome. I like those little micro-planes too. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/63951 22,694 bricks apparently, which got me thinking, what was the biggest set? It's the Taj Mahal, at 5922, according to Bricklink. So that Helicarrier would probably cost All The Money. And it would probably need its own room, as it is 217 x 115 cm. Also you would need to hire an enormous bodybuilder to swoosh it about for you. edit: oh wow, never knew you got 1% of the sales if your project got made. McDragon fucked around with this message at 19:20 on May 21, 2014 |
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May 21, 2014 18:58
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That helicarrier is the type of build that can only exist in a computer. It's got tiny pieces stuck all the gently caress over the place, and appears to be mostly hollow. Seems like it would collapse under its own weight. It is super pretty though.
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May 21, 2014 19:58
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I wouldn't say no to a Helicarrier kit in some form or one of the cool SHIELD jets from Cap 2. The Avengers one is kinda cool but not enough.
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May 21, 2014 20:10
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I think something like this is pretty nifty https://ideas.lego.com/projects/23275
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May 21, 2014 21:38
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Lizard Combatant posted:They all sound promising, pizza guy is a great idea. There's only one Lego pizza guy for me.  
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May 21, 2014 21:44
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This poor poor man: http://www.thelocal.se/20140504/swede-puts-lego-up-for-sale-to-save-marriage
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May 21, 2014 23:42
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Only bummer I see in that article is that he doesn't live in my town. Or country.
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May 21, 2014 23:45
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Sad thing is it won't likely won't help. Those "It's me or that thing I don't like" ultimatums generally don't work out. The relationship will continue to sour, then he'll be out an enormous Lego collection and the money he sold it for will be long gone. He's overpriced it, too. 300kg=660lbs. 660lbs at typical bulk rates is only $6600; sorted and with instructions would bump it up, but you just can't sell it in bulk for as much as you'd get selling as complete sets. I can't imagine bulk Lego is worth twice as much in Sweden as it is in the US.
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Pyroclastic posted:Sad thing is it won't likely won't help. Those "It's me or that thing I don't like" ultimatums generally don't work out. The relationship will continue to sour, then he'll be out an enormous Lego collection and the money he sold it for will be long gone. The article also mentions he has an almost complete run of Lego space sets, so I'm sure thats adding to the cost.
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FadingChord posted:There's only one Lego pizza guy for me. Whoah. I'm so glad they've settled on a consistent and well designed style for face printing. There were such monstrosities once.
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May 22, 2014 00:58
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Lego > bitches, especially ones that want you to sell it ~for them~ rite guyz?
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jeeves posted:Lego > bitches, especially ones that want you to sell it ~for them~ rite guyz? Jorts club 4 lyfe. Picked up a complete set of Lego Simpsons thanks to a Lego store employee helping me. There are a few characters that weren't included that I'd like, hope they do more with the license.
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May 22, 2014 01:23
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I found the DeLorean today at a local TRU... for $50 CDN. It was the last one left. What should I do?? 
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JohnnyCanuck posted:I found the DeLorean today at a local TRU... for $50 CDN. Skip it and order it for $45 CDN?
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May 22, 2014 03:29
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Yeah, they aren't rare. My lego store had probably a dozen of them on the shelves when I was there earlier this week.
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May 22, 2014 03:44
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xzzy posted:Benny's is quite a bit bigger than I was prepared for. I knew it was a beefy ship but I really have no idea where to put the thing. I finished building mine today. The only thing I'm disappointed in is that the bottom where the wings are is just exposed technic boxes. I may enclose them later and add some greebling to to the bottom. I have nowhere to put it as well. Once I finish my nephews spare bedroom at my house, I'll likely put it on display in there.
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Yeah, it doesn't even have landing gear. A lot of random colors under there too, maybe they wanted it to look like the parts came out of some kid's tub of pieces? I don't like the wing extending feature either. It's clever and all but the ship looks kind of stupid with the wings extended. I'm thinking I'll play around with modifying it for fixed wings and also do something about the underside.
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May 22, 2014 04:38
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Sorry for the stupid question, how are you guys getting benny's ship, I thought it was supposed to be available in june?
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May 22, 2014 05:25
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Retailers ~breaking street dates~
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May 22, 2014 05:30
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I don't really know much bout retailers breaking street dates but at my lego store they we're sell upon receipt.
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FreyaXI posted:I don't really know much bout retailers breaking street dates but at my lego store they we're sell upon receipt. Yep. Bought mine at the Lego Store. A family member works literally 100 feet from the store so I sent them over to check when I read that Xzzy bought one.
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ltr posted:Yep. Bought mine at the Lego Store. A family member works literally 100 feet from the store so I sent them over to check when I read that Xzzy bought one. gently caress it, day off tomorrow so I'm going to Fashion Valley Lego to see if they have that or the X-Men one. Been seeing that on instagram lately, and drat I want it hella bad.
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squarerandom posted:gently caress it, day off tomorrow so I'm going to Fashion Valley Lego to see if they have that or the X-Men one. Been seeing that on instagram lately, and drat I want it hella bad. X-Men set has been at my local Fred Meyer/Kroger if you have either near by.
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The Rage posted:Haven't opened and built it yet, so I'm not sure of its size. I've wanted it for awhile, and the $9 off + my Lego points + Revan made it worth it to me. I have zero self control so I ended up just going to the store and buying one anyway. It's WAY bigger than I thought it'd be. I don't have a tape measure but it looks a little under 2 feet long. It was a pretty fun build(first time I've built a Lego set that needed more than 1 instruction book) and now it's sitting on my desk being a pretty cool looking reminder that I shouldn't log back into SWTOR with my summer off. Totally worth the full price, for me anyway. deathsuxdontdie fucked around with this message at 08:38 on May 22, 2014 |
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Bah, the closest lego store to me is in Toronto, which means I'll pay 20-30% markup + 13% tax. Guess i'm waiting for it to be available online.
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InfinEight posted:Sperm banks.
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Rawrbomb posted:Bah, the closest lego store to me is in Toronto, which means I'll pay 20-30% markup + 13% tax. Guess i'm waiting for it to be available online. You talking about the Fairview store? Which is the same price as online? E: Unless you're talking about state prices then yeah it's marked up.
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Slugworth posted:His jorts? How will that help? How else would he catch the sperm? You just wring it out later.
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FreyaXI posted:You talking about the Fairview store? Which is the same price as online? Yea, sorry, I live in the US, bit north of Niagara falls.
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Rawrbomb posted:Bah, the closest lego store to me is in Toronto, which means I'll pay 20-30% markup + 13% tax. Guess i'm waiting for it to be available online.
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The Rage posted:X-Men set has been at my local Fred Meyer/Kroger if you have either near by.  Lego store had 2 left, so I bought one! Ah Yeah. edit: I love this build. It's such a nice quick and streamlined build, great ship, great heftyness(??) doesn't seem frail at all. Love the minifigures too. I might be slightly biased as X-Men were always my favorite and the 90's blackbird that broke up into 3 parts was my favorite toy as a kid. squarerandom fucked around with this message at 07:28 on May 23, 2014 |
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I haven't posted in here in a long time, but I just caught The Lego Movie, and I cannot believe how much genuine AFOL Fan-Service they managed to pack into it. And not just "hey, I recognized all those parts", they actually had the loving PART NUMBERS ON SCREEN. I'm a little ashamed of how happy that made me.
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Man, I really wish I had a Lego store close to me. The closest ones are nearly 2 hours away..in another country...  But the PAB looks so amazing! I'm certainly no Master Builder, but I like just playing around with things. I'm really, REALLY fond of doing micro-builds, especially spaceship microbuilds (because Space is the best. Obviously. ) but those require a lot of relatively specialized pieces that aren't usually in abundance in "regular" sets. And to make them look nice, you obviously also want them in the same color scheme. I was just messing around last night, and was able to make just a couple half-assed micro ships, and the colors were just all gobbeldy-gook.I suppose I can use the PAB section of the online store, but I was under the impression that's a lot more money...plus, being able to see giant walls of Lego would just be marvelous.  Edit: And the talk on the previous page gives me the impression you just pay a flat-rate for a cup? Not by the piece/by the pound? DrBouvenstein fucked around with this message at 15:09 on May 23, 2014 |
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Haha I just noticed the the police dropship comes with a Johnny Thunder minifig
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