Australian General LEGO Update

[Out of the Dark Years]

Also who knows how the chinese Lego knock-off plastic is made and what it's made of?

i certainly would touch the stuff let alone give it to children.

[ED-209]

4 hours ago, Out of the Dark Years said:

Also who knows how the chinese Lego knock-off plastic is made and what it's made of?

i certainly would touch the stuff let alone give it to children.

I really hate these type of arguments. FWIW, If I ever buy a Lepin CC,  it will be for AFOL use only.

To be honest I'm more worried about the plastic Easter eggs my wife bought from K mart for our toddler which smell like chemical ****. Border controls in this country are a joke. Quality checks are almost non-existent. Have you read about the asbestos panels (from China of course) in the new kindergarten in Aus? Or the bridges made of Chinese steel that are falling apart after less than three months?

Lepin being potentially toxic is the least of our problems, trust me.

[Deadfraggle]

Hey guys. My name is Chris. I see that you have your own Aussie specific board here, so I thought I'd come say hi. I'm an American Army Officer in my everyday life. Back in 2003, I got to spend six glorious weeks doing an exchange program with the 6th Royal Australian Infantry Regiment (6RAR) based in Brisbane. Probably the 6 most fun filled weeks of my life. I've been back a couple times since then on Holiday. I always have a wonderful time. Absolutely beautiful country.

[Alucard1982]

29 minutes ago, Deadfraggle said:

Hey guys. My name is Chris. I see that you have your own Aussie specific board here, so I thought I'd come say hi. I'm an American Army Officer in my everyday life. Back in 2003, I got to spend six glorious weeks doing an exchange program with the 6th Royal Australian Infantry Regiment (6RAR) based in Brisbane. Probably the 6 most fun filled weeks of my life. I've been back a couple times since then on Holiday. I always have a wonderful time. Absolutely beautiful country.

I think that is the first time I have ever heard that someone enjoyed their time with 6RAR, let alone the time of their life  (I'm an Air Force Officer).

You are more than welcome to come back, there are a lot of beautiful places in Australia that are worth investigating. In fact, we are planning a holiday over stateside towards the end of the year.

[Out of the Dark Years]

1 hour ago, ED-209 said:

I really hate these type of arguments. FWIW, If I ever buy a Lepin CC,  it will be for AFOL use only.

To be honest I'm more worried about the plastic Easter eggs my wife bought from K mart for our toddler which smell like chemical ****. Border controls in this country are a joke. Quality checks are almost non-existent. Have you read about the asbestos panels (from China of course) in the new kindergarten in Aus? Or the bridges made of Chinese steel that are falling apart after less than three months?

Lepin being potentially toxic is the least of our problems, trust me.

Ed, I agree with you, but I'll still refuse to buy the knock off Lego.

[jomandybri]

Can I ask why we're so sure one of these VIP sets will be the new DS? I only ask because it seems to make little sense in terms of timing. I imagine that it wouldn't be able to be like the previous 10188 if this was the release date, purely because of spoilers, if in fact it is intended to be from RO. I know there's already the rumor of a very specific imperial astromech droid being featured in the set (don't recall which sorry!), which to me suggests something more like a 10188 playset. Do you suppose it's just a literal re-hash of the previous one from earlier films, if in fact this will be the date of release? Or are people hoping for a more early construction stage UCS-type DS I, a-la RO?

[Ted]

I really hate these type of arguments. FWIW, If I ever buy a Lepin CC,  it will be for AFOL use only.

To be honest I'm more worried about the plastic Easter eggs my wife bought from K mart for our toddler which smell like chemical ****. Border controls in this country are a joke. Quality checks are almost non-existent. Have you read about the asbestos panels (from China of course) in the new kindergarten in Aus? Or the bridges made of Chinese steel that are falling apart after less than three months?

Lepin being potentially toxic is the least of our problems, trust me.

i ageed with Ed it being toxic really is the least of our worry. May i draw everyone's attention to the Fake Lego forum topic here in Brickpicker as well.
Someone mentioned that they bought the Lepin Cafe Corner for a comparison. Now this is not to promote Lepin or glorify what it is doing is the correct thing...morally or not. It is best for investors to know what they are up against the competition. I am not an investor so i take a back seat i guess.

In the end it boils down to the consumer and their choice. It they want Real Lego they will buy it. If not....thats another story.

But i do think Lepin is coming into Australia and that is going to impact to a certain extent the secondary market for some of us here.

Haiz....i wish they don't come into Australia?

[Furious_george]

I'd say if your still hanging onto a 10179 for investment, sell it now.

Only a matter of time before lepin make it( if they haven't already).

 

[ausleigh]

Bucket Wheel Excavator is showing as available to buy now from LEGO Shop at Home (Australian store) for those that were speculating about when it would come up.

http://shop.lego.com/en-AU/Bucket-Wheel-Excavator-42055?fromListing=listing

 

[Furious_george]

33 minutes ago, ausleigh said:

Bucket Wheel Excavator is showing as available to buy now from LEGO Shop at Home (Australian store) for those that were speculating about when it would come up.

http://shop.lego.com/en-AU/Bucket-Wheel-Excavator-42055?fromListing=listing

 

Bloody hell, where did that come from? 

Well spotted.

[Ted]

Bucket Wheel Excavator is showing as available to buy now from LEGO Shop at Home (Australian store) for those that were speculating about when it would come up.

http://shop.lego.com/en-AU/Bucket-Wheel-Excavator-42055?fromListing=listing

 

Well done...even though i look at LEGO Shop at Home yesterday and it didn't show up, finally it have arrived. Now.....how to convince myself this is a 1st day purchase...?

[ausleigh]

1 minute ago, Ted said:

Well done...even though i look at LEGO Shop at Home yesterday and it didn't show up, finally it have arrived. Now.....how to convince myself this is a 1st day purchase...?

That's the hard part, right? To buy now, or see what happens with the larger retailers where you can get a steeper discount. That at least applies to me for personal buying. I've held off on Big Ben and VW Beetle as I'm sure someone will stock 'em down here and will be able to get a better deal.

Disney Castle may be a similar issue. My approach: am I likely to build it straight away? If no, I'll hold off buying.

[ED-209]

5 hours ago, Ted said:

i ageed with Ed it being toxic really is the least of our worry. May i draw everyone's attention to the Fake Lego forum topic here in Brickpicker as well.
Someone mentioned that they bought the Lepin Cafe Corner for a comparison. Now this is not to promote Lepin or glorify what it is doing is the correct thing...morally or not. It is best for investors to know what they are up against the competition. I am not an investor so i take a back seat i guess.

In the end it boils down to the consumer and their choice. It they want Real Lego they will buy it. If not....thats another story.

But i do think Lepin is coming into Australia and that is going to impact to a certain extent the secondary market for some of us here.

Haiz....i wish they don't come into Australia?

I've already checked ebay Australia and there are only two listings each for Cafe Corner and Green Grocer, with both having a real one for sale and a fake. Bootleg seller is asking 250 for the knock offs. A bit steep since Ali Express can do them for 80. He doesn't have much competition that's for sure. 

[Furious_george]

3 hours ago, Ted said:

Well done...even though i look at LEGO Shop at Home yesterday and it didn't show up, finally it have arrived. Now.....how to convince myself this is a 1st day purchase...?

It's a first dayer. I have almost all the UCS SW sets so I can say this:

Technic flagships are the best sets LEGO make.

 

 

 

 

 

[gazza]

that bucket wheel looks out of this world. outstanding!

[Furious_george]

8 minutes ago, gazza said:

that bucket wheel looks out of this world. outstanding!

Couldn't agree more gaz.

[gazza]

i would get one now if i wasn't going overseas in 5 weeks. need the money! arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh! at least i get to go to legoland. that'll be good enough for now

[gazza]

has the original GB ecto retired now? sorry, have been a bit out of the loop!

edit: it hasn't. i just couldn't find it on the lego site.

Edited July 30, 2016 by gazza
it hasn't.

[Furious_george]

IR oct 20th. 

Mine from a month ago still not shipped.

[Skunk]

7 hours ago, Furious_george said:

IR oct 20th. 

Mine from a month ago still not shipped.

Oh wow. My order from about three weeks ago is 'In process'. The set was 'Available' when I looked yesterday. 

[Alucard1982]

9 hours ago, Furious_george said:

IR oct 20th. 

Mine from a month ago still not shipped.

 

2 hours ago, Skunk said:

Oh wow. My order from about three weeks ago is 'In process'. The set was 'Available' when I looked yesterday. 

Definitely doing the dance now....

[Furious_george]

Cha Cha Cha.....Ching Ching Ching.:)

[gazza]

14 hours ago, Furious_george said:

IR oct 20th. 

Mine from a month ago still not shipped.

rexy??????????? saw that last night. oct 20 ship date.

Edited July 31, 2016 by gazza

[Alucard1982]

12 minutes ago, gazza said:

rexy??????????? saw that last night. oct 20 ship date.

Yep, our back-orders are still sitting in 'In Process'.

[Furious_george]

What time does the LEGO Shop at Home site normally update at the end of a month? I'm hangin out to get that BWE, but waiting for the freeby too.