I am almost as excited for this set as I was when I first saw the Haunted House pictures last year. This set is going to be a big hit in my opinion. I typically don't even like technic sets that much, but this set rocks!! Thanks to Brickextra for the pics!

Link to Crawler on Lego Shop

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/4x4-Crawler-Exclusive-Edition-41999

 

BrickExtra news link

Shop-at-Home link

Is the plate not metal?

i doubt the ink for the letters, maybe the frame?

i doubt the ink for the letters, maybe the frame?

 

Oh yeah, duh, good point. You would just see the outline. Lol.

 

We need superman.

I wonder who got the license plate number #00666? They probably were not happy.

 

Why would they not be happy? I'd pay extra to get the Number Of The Beast on my license plate. 

I would love to see #00001 or 00002 discovered, or any low plate for that matter.  Unfortunately it might be years before we ever see these, if ever. 

I wonder who got the license plate number #00666? They probably were not happy.

I know someone who would be. :devil:

Why would they not be happy? I'd pay extra to get the Number Of The Beast on my license plate. 

That would be awesome. Then I would change the color of the Crawler to a bright red.

I think Lego probably kept number one Rich

I think Lego probably kept number one Rich

I wonder if the original designer received number one? He did pick up the first off the assembly line way I heard. Not like that promises anything though.

I would love to see #00001 or 00002 discovered, or any low plate for that matter.  Unfortunately it might be years before we ever see these, if ever. 

Rumor has it the sets with 10 smallest plates went to the contest winner and TLG's vault.

From what I have heard, Lego has taken all the rare numbers out of circulation. Like 00001, 00002, 19999, 20000 etc.

I wonder if the original designer received number one? He did pick up the first off the assembly line way I heard. Not like that promises anything though.

 

He got 12161 .. http://brickgarage.blogspot.ru/2013/06/exclusive-review-of-41999-4x4-crawler.html

Rumor has it the sets with 10 smallest plates went to the contest winner and TLG's vault.

Wait. . . what vault? TLG has a vault!? What are they trying to do?

From what I have heard, Lego has taken all the rare numbers out of circulation. Like 00001, 00002, 19999, 20000 etc.

I'm not surprise, keep those as "museum pieces".

Wait. . . what vault? TLG has a vault!? What are they trying to do?

Yes, Lego has had a vault forever now. They keep at least one of every set they manufacture sealed and in mint condition.

Yes, Lego has had a vault forever now. They keep at least one of every set they manufacture sealed and in mint condition.

 

So they are resellers theirselves?!?!? Mutany!!!

So they are resellers theirselves?!?!? Mutany!!!

It's basically cataloguing all their work same as a museum. Although from what little I have heard there are some gaps for anything before 1970 but everything afterwards is there. I remember seeing a little tour video into Lego's secret vault but I can't find it right now. :frantics:

Mutiny on the Bounty? Now that'll be a good set.

It's basically cataloguing all their work same as a museum. Although from what little I have heard there are some gaps for anything before 1970 but everything afterwards is there. I remember seeing a little tour video into Lego's secret vault but I can't find it right now.

 

This one?

 

http://lego.gizmodo.com/5018990/lego-secret-vault-contains-all-sets-in-history

This one?

 

http://lego.gizmodo.com/5018990/lego-secret-vault-contains-all-sets-in-history

Thanks for the link. That explains a lot.

This one?

 

http://lego.gizmodo.com/5018990/lego-secret-vault-contains-all-sets-in-history

 

Wow, that video really tugged at my heart strings as I didn't realise I was that old!

 

My fondest childhood memory is splitting open the 45deg perforations along the box and the smell of "newness" from the bricks inside.  It just doesn't smell the same now, does it?

This one?

 

http://lego.gizmodo.com/5018990/lego-secret-vault-contains-all-sets-in-history

Yeah, that's the one except I remember watching it on youtube I think. Thank you for finding that.

Yeah, that's the one except I remember watching it on youtube I think. Thank you for finding that.

 

After finding it again, I looked on YouTube so I could embed it in the post, but it didn't seem to be there. Here is the URL directly to the video, I wonder if it could be embedded?

 

http://www.viddler.com/embed/aec03d35/?f=1&autoplay=false&player=mini&disablebranding=0

After finding it again, I looked on YouTube so I could embed it in the post, but it didn't seem to be there. Here is the URL directly to the video, I wonder if it could be embedded?

Ah, don't bother. I've tried every which way I can for video files like that and they still won't embed. :wacko:

Ebay sales have passed 1,000 sets.

Ebay sales have passed 1,000 sets.

thats it???