Steve Brule Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 SC seems primed for its retirement. I want to load up, but part of me dreads the outbound shipping cost. What's the best method for something like the Sandcrawler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustybeaver Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 SC seems primed for its retirement. Excuse my ignorance I must have missed some vital information, why is the Sandcrawler due for retirement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Have I been here long enough that we are recycling acronyms now? Every time somebody posts about "SC" due for retirement, I have an urge to buy Sopwith Camels. Maybe we call 75059 "SANDY"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfortunek Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Crustybeaver said: Excuse my ignorance I must have missed some vital information, why is the Sandcrawler due for retirement? Because everybody is suffering from withdrawals after retirement season and they need to find something new to get psyched up about? Sandcrawler hasn't even hit its second birthday. It's an awesome build and a really fabulous set. It will do well when it retires. In 2018. Edited February 6, 2016 by mfortunek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val-E Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 10 minutes ago, Crustybeaver said: Excuse my ignorance I must have missed some vital information, why is the Sandcrawler due for retirement? It will have 2.5 candles this winter. Avg shelf life for UCS sets. It´s not one of those that seems likely to be extended but the horde still has time to change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Have I been here long enough that we are recycling acronyms now? Every time somebody posts about "SC" due for retirement, I have an urge to buy Sopwith Camels. Maybe we call 75059 "SANDY"? I agree with the SC confusion (Sopwith , Sea Cow, Sandcrawler) but let's avoid nicknames since that's a very polarizing topic around here. I have a brilliant idea, let's just type Sandcrawler! My phone even autocompletes it for me ;-) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegooch49 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, edgecrusher said: Have I been here long enough that we are recycling acronyms now? Every time somebody posts about "SC" due for retirement, I have an urge to buy Sopwith Camels. Maybe we call 75059 "SANDY"? Yes, the SC acronym is confusing. But be careful with nicknames, it's been a bit controversial lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 If someone says SC will be retiring and someone else thinks we are talking Sopwith , then ..... Yeah that bad . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbg108 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 5 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: If someone says SC will be retiring and someone else thinks we are talking Sopwith , then ..... Yeah that bad . OT - I think it's about context. Sure if someone just says "SC might be retiring!" out of the blue I can see how that could be confusing. But at the same time if the last several posts (pages in this case) are about Sandcrawler I don't get why anyone would be confused and think we're suddenly SC is referring to Sopwith Camel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The sopwith camel hasn't been discussed in months so why are we making it seem like if someone says SC they would be referring to the plane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 http://www.ibtimes.com/spacex-boss-elon-musk-threatened-drastic-action-against-employees-who-use-unnecessary-1972972 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlangston77 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Can any of the mods explain to me why whenever I post a question that may be better in a different thread I get yelled at or have the post moved / hidden, but then when others go on for pages and pages posting off topic things they don't get hidden / moved? I'm relatively new here and just trying to get a better understanding of what is allowed / not allowed to post in various threads. Thanks. Edited February 6, 2016 by rlangston77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Can any of the mods explain to me why whenever I post a question that may be better in a different thread I get yelled at or have the post moved / hidden, but then when others go on for pages and pages posting off topic things they don't get hidden / moved? I'm relatively new here and just trying to get a better understanding of what is allowed / not allowed to post in various threads. Thanks. Sure, I can try. If the conversation is civil, flows well, and is helpful to members we'll keep it going. If it's off topic but still flowing, we'll probably let it ride for a while and move it later to clean up the thread if it gets out of hand. If it's not civil, we'll hide the mean parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mos_Eisley Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 34 minutes ago, rlangston77 said: Can any of the mods explain to me why whenever I post a question that may be better in a different thread I get yelled at or have the post moved / hidden, but then when others go on for pages and pages posting off topic things they don't get hidden / moved? I'm relatively new here and just trying to get a better understanding of what is allowed / not allowed to post in various threads. Thanks. I don't believe you have ever been yelled at. Plenty of threads have off topic stuff, it's going to happen. However, in this thread, you posted three separate questions asking "what do you guys think of the potential of set xxxxx" (all sets that already have threads with dozens of pages dedicated to what people think of their potential). I politely asked you to post questions like this in the appropriate thread, which most definitely is not this thread. You posted the same type of question in this thread after I specifically asked you not to. When people don't respond to requests, their posts will often be moved or just hidden. There are plenty of off-topic comments that are hidden from threads, you just can't see them so unless you were involved in the conversation, you wouldn't notice. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The sopwith camel hasn't been discussed in months so why are we making it seem like if someone says SC they would be referring to the plane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinchuan Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Steve Brule said: SC seems primed for its retirement. I want to load up, but part of me dreads the outbound shipping cost. What's the best method for something like the Sandcrawler? I hear there is some form of spaceport nearby that might accommodate you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thought my post was pretty clearly written. It was more a comment on almost 2 years of lurking + forum membership. I didn't say I was confused, just that I got an urge to buy Camels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustybeaver Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 It will have 2.5 candles this winter. Avg shelf life for UCS sets. It´s not one of those that seems likely to be extended but the horde still has time to change that. Yeah I'm familiar with the UCS lifespans and fully expect it to be prime contender for retirement along with Ewok Village come Christmas. Just sounded to me like the talk was of a pending retirement any day now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Brule Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Excuse my ignorance I must have missed some vital information, why is the Sandcrawler due for retirement? It's an opinion that it's preparing for the retirement shuffle considering the rumors of 2 or 3 new Star Wars UCS sets on the horizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post exciter1 Posted February 6, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2016 4 hours ago, stephen_rockefeller said: The sopwith camel hasn't been discussed in months so why are we making it seem like if someone says SC they would be referring to the plane? So what's going on with the Sopwith Camel? It's doing the dance? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfcommando14 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Maybe the thread name should be "Open Speculation but only if you give some reason for the retirement and not just because everyone is excited about retirements because the Tumbler and the UCS Red X-Wing hype and price increase was so much fun" thread. And I have 8 more years until I can retire from career #1, so no need for the speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Steve Brule said: It's an opinion that it's preparing for the retirement shuffle considering the rumors of 2 or 3 new Star Wars UCS sets on the horizon. not really rumors or opinion. it was the observation that Sandcrawler was out of stock at all retailers except shop at home for a day. then it came back in stock at walmart for now . still out of stock at target, amazon, toys r us, barnes and noble. hardly anyone noticed (until trek pointed it out) maybe because its not on the brickpicker stock tracker. Edited February 6, 2016 by cladner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinchuan Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 6 minutes ago, exciter1 said: So what's going on with the Sopwith Camel? It's doing the dance? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatpoppa Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 21006 has had a fairly long shelf-life. SAH discount on President's day forthcoming. The ideas-cum-Architecture 21030 Capitol Hill set coming out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinchuan Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, Sfcommando14 said: Maybe the thread name should be "Open Speculation but only if you give some reason for the retirement and not just because everyone is excited about retirements because the Tumbler and the UCS Red X-Wing hype and price increase was so much fun" thread. And I have 8 more years until I can retire from career #1, so no need for the speculation. Doesn't rhyme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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