10246 - Detective's Office

[Ciglione]

My words of wisdom to you is to have a Merry Christmas and don't sweat the small stuff.  You'll have at least a week to buy these before they retire....

 

Well Ed... Offcourse I wish you a Merry Christmas too. And I wished these words would make me a bit wiser. But nada.

[Ed Mack]

We are joking with you.  The DO will be around long enough for people to hoard 20 or more of them.  

[labfreak7]

Any hints??? Price, subject matter anything?

[Alpinemaps]

We are joking with you. The DO will be around long enough for people to hoard 20 or more of them.

Of course, most are going to wait until F5 season to get one...

[jgschmieg3]

Of course, most are going to wait until F5 season to get one...

Not me... January 1

[labfreak7]

Little early for April fools

[speedsausage]

Little early for April fools

It's never too early! It keeps things fresh.

[znjndmawn]

What is the box dimension of this set?

[Ciglione]

It still says "coming soon" at lego shop&home Germany. 

[hkstrongside]

Super bummed out. Called my local LS and they said "due to weather" the shipment didn't come in.  Really mad about this.  I planned the weekend for my boys and I around building it.  Well.... I guess we have to go sledding instead.

[Deejay]

You can order it now at LEGO Shop at Home

[Ciglione]

You can order it now at LEGO Shop at Home

 

OOS, delivery in 30 days.

[Pseudoty]

What is the box dimension of this set?

23x15x4 same as the PR and 2 to a sealed case.

[PurpleSnurple]

OOS, delivery in 30 days.

 

Actually, they changed it back to available a little while ago. Hurry up and get it!

 

On a side note, the Lego store was INSANE today! It was so packed you couldn't get in! Way worse than black friday! On the way out I made a comment about it being a fire hazard or against fire code and a bunch of fully dressed firemen with axes and gear walked past me! They had 3 fire trucks outside and were hooking up the hoses to the fire hydrant! how strangely coincidental. No idea what happened though.

[Deejay]

Just ordered it. Although I have still have to build the GE, PS and the TH . But don't want to miss this one!!

[Ciglione]

Just ordered it. Although I have still have to build the GE, PS and the TH . But don't want to miss this one!!

 

What are you waiting for? Build them! They are wonderful!

 

With me it still says OOS delivery in 30 days. First signs of EOL???

[Deejay]

What are you waiting for? Build them! They are wonderful!

 

With me it still says OOS delivery in 30 days. First signs of EOL???

Haha EOL in one day?

Don't have the space now to build, but I have to build them because the whole street is waiting on them to get a place :)

[BuckeyeFanDan]

Just opened mine to build it and one thing I immediately noticed that is different is that the instructions do not have a piece of cardboard with them to keep them flat.  Therefore, mine were curved because they were sitting at the bottom of the box.  For those that want pristine-looking instructions, it will be hard to get that with this set.  They are also in a sealed bag, not one with tape like before, so there is some protection for them, but don't expect them to be completely flat.  

 

On the positive side, the instructions are all in one thick book with a spine on it.  Also, the front and back covers are a nice matte finish that I have not seen before.  I really like the new look - just wish they still had the cardboard to keep them flat in the box.

[TheOrcKing]

Here is a review on New Elementary. It is good to note that there are no stickers in this set thankfully meaning everything from the dartboard to the windows are printed elements. That limits their usage outside the set of course but I'll take these prints any day.

[znjndmawn]

23x15x4 same as the PR and 2 to a sealed case.

Thanks for replying!

[Alpinemaps]

In case you missed it from the 40140 Flower Cart thread, here's a review of that set:

 

 

 

 

 

Spoiler alert - the flower cart is hiding cookies.  No wonder Lego is advertising this set as going well with the DO.

[TheOrcKing]

Here is a unique review by Oky over on Eurobricks with black & white shots and everything.

 

Lego City. It's a dangerous town. It may seem all happy and colorful at first glance, but if you've lived there as long as I have, you'd know that it's a dirty cesspool of crime and corruption. It seems like there is a bank robbery, jail break, or fire every day. The police refuses to use guns and seems to be more concerned about getting haircuts than fighting crime, so they're not really helping. And ever since candy got outlawed, several smuggling circles have cropped up all over town. This city has gone to the dogs, and that's why I decided to become a private eye, to solve the crimes that the bumbling police force can't.

[jpizzow]

From the video, I'm betting the barrel of cookie hidden underneath the cart is tied to the Detective's Office and their cookie smuggling delimma. This guy is in kahoots with the other smugglers. It's no coincidence that this set came out at the same time.

[allen9917]

hmm, could pairing with DO increase the value of the flower cart in long run?

[areyounormal]

Just opened mine to build it and one thing I immediately noticed that is different is that the instructions do not have a piece of cardboard with them to keep them flat.  Therefore, mine were curved because they were sitting at the bottom of the box.  For those that want pristine-looking instructions, it will be hard to get that with this set.  They are also in a sealed bag, not one with tape like before, so there is some protection for them, but don't expect them to be completely flat.  

 

On the positive side, the instructions are all in one thick book with a spine on it.  Also, the front and back covers are a nice matte finish that I have not seen before.  I really like the new look - just wish they still had the cardboard to keep them flat in the box.

I noticed the new Minecraft "the Mine" set had the instructions packaged the same way and the DO. I did like the instructions are a nice thick single booklet but would have liked cardboard too. I just finished building the DO this morning myself - really enjoyed building it!