Australian General LEGO Update

[ED-209]

8 hours ago, Furious_george said:

I see these sitting on shelves at the shops and not moving. The only two IST I ever saw was ages ago and they were snagged instantly.

By me.

Whaa? Could you tell where? I haven't seen these at retail outlets since last year (or was it early this year)! And are they at retail or less?

Edited August 2, 2016 by ED-209

[Furious_george]

Big w near me has/had these. Couldn't be sure about right now as I stopped looking awhile ago.

im sure I'm thinking of the same set??? Now you got me guessing.

Edited August 2, 2016 by Furious_george

[Alucard1982]

On 2 August 2016 at 9:58 AM, whoisbiggles said:

Keep seeing 4 Lego Chima battle packs at local big w price down to $8 each, any other theme........

Just cant bring myself to pull the trigger.

Run far, far away. Chima will lead to heartache.

[Ted]

Run far, far away. Chima will lead to heartache.



Yeah Chima generally lead to heartache over here. But the exception is if you are building for yourself and not reselling....then it is a worthy pack for minifigure boost in your displayed sets. works out to be $2 a minifigure plus some bricks. $10 didn't tempt me....probably $8 will....if i see them in my local big w....if not nah....not going to bother.

[Alucard1982]

36 minutes ago, Ted said:

Run far, far away. Chima will lead to heartache.



Yeah Chima generally lead to heartache over here. But the exception is if you are building for yourself and not reselling....then it is a worthy pack for minifigure boost in your displayed sets. works out to be $2 a minifigure plus some bricks. $10 didn't tempt me....probably $8 will....if i see them in my local big w....if not nah....not going to bother.

Same can be said for the Pirate Chess set, they have a multitude of minifigures that can instantly boost either side's army. It's a pity that the pirate theme didn't last longer as the chess set could have easily been a winner due to the sheer number of figs it contains. 

[whoisbiggles]

haha, I bought one chima set at a Big W clearance (50% off), Razcals Glider 70000, how could I possibly go wrong?

Finally sell it two years later, and clear a profit after all expenses - the princely sum of $0.11.

 

[Furious_george]

Seen there is a rumour of double VIP's this weekend.

I assume we won't get it?

[Alucard1982]

35 minutes ago, Furious_george said:

Seen there is a rumour of double VIP's this weekend.

I assume we won't get it?

All rumours have a source and this one originated from a US site. So probably not.

[Furious_george]

3 minutes ago, Alucard1982 said:

All rumours have a source and this one originated from a US site. So probably not.

Bugger. No bus, no double points. Cmon LEGO.

[AFFOL]

Hello Alcuard 1982, how are the studies :P. Yes, I am still alive. What have I missed out on. I have just done a stock take of my gear, found a few of the exclusives still have not moved in price over the last year. Anyway, the rest has made up for it. So what is the current go. I have just taken a look at the shelves in my local stores and really don't see anything spec. apart from Dr Who and a couple of arch. stuff.  

[Furious_george]

17 minutes ago, AFFOL said:

Hello Alcuard 1982, how are the studies :P. Yes, I am still alive. What have I missed out on. I have just done a stock take of my gear, found a few of the exclusives still have not moved in price over the last year. Anyway, the rest has made up for it. So what is the current go. I have just taken a look at the shelves in my local stores and really don't see anything spec. apart from Dr Who and a couple of arch. stuff.  

No nothing local passes the sniff test really. 

[Furious_george]

Myer has some sets at almost 50% off if anyone interested.

[ED-209]

I got three Reys speeder  from Myer at 50% off. Market seems flooded with them. Hopefully a long term win. Fingers crossed 

[Alucard1982]

1 hour ago, ED-209 said:

I got three Reys speeder  from Myer at 50% off. Market seems flooded with them. Hopefully a long term win. Fingers crossed 

I grabbed only two for this very reason (market saturation), however they shouldn't be a problem to flip at Christmas.

I managed to grab two of the Ninjango Mech sets as well, I'll see how they go, I can always bombard my son with Ninjango if needed

 

[Alucard1982]

23 hours ago, AFFOL said:

Hello Alcuard 1982, how are the studies :P. Yes, I am still alive. What have I missed out on. I have just done a stock take of my gear, found a few of the exclusives still have not moved in price over the last year. Anyway, the rest has made up for it. So what is the current go. I have just taken a look at the shelves in my local stores and really don't see anything spec. apart from Dr Who and a couple of arch. stuff.  

Ah your still alive! I had feared the worst

Not really any stand worthy sets this year unfortunately (others would disagree), but nothing that I have had to buy at full RRP. 

Last semester of Uni (thank god), back to full time work next year, no 10 hour weeks for me anymore  

[Furious_george]

My Ninjago collecting friend assured me today they are pronounced nin-jay-go.

did not know that. Learn something everyday.

[Jules_K]

20 minutes ago, Furious_george said:

My Ninjago collecting friend assured me today they are pronounced nin-jay-go.

did not know that. Learn something everyday.

If pretty sure that's not correct, unless they've been singing it wrong in the theme song the last 5 years! :-)

Edited August 5, 2016 by Jules_K

[Furious_george]

Yeh I didn't think that was right either but I'm ever the loyalist peacemaker. Can't help it. Eniagram.

[Furious_george]

Where's the damn leaked Death Star pics??? Is the Internet  broken?? I'm gonna buy it anyway so just show me!

 

[Ted]

2nd that.....i also want to dee the pics of the winter train. Caught a little glance of it but by the time i want to have a closer look, the moderators have taken it down..

[Furious_george]

5 minutes ago, Ted said:

2nd that.....i also want to dee the pics of the winter train. Caught a little glance of it but by the time i want to have a closer look, the moderators have taken it down..

There's a website in the train thread with the pic. Check it out.

[Alucard1982]

1 hour ago, Ted said:

2nd that.....i also want to dee the pics of the winter train. Caught a little glance of it but by the time i want to have a closer look, the moderators have taken it down..

Mod edit:  No no to posting the picture.  Thank you! 

 

[Furious_george]

2 minutes ago, Alucard1982 said:

Dee away!

Rebel!

[Alucard1982]

5 minutes ago, Furious_george said:

Rebel!

Haha, silver tongue devil and now rebel. Seems like my skill list is growing. In all seriousness, I thought Ted was talking about the Facebook group. I'll leave it up here for an hour and i'll take it down. I don't want the site to get in trouble. 

5 minutes ago, Furious_george said:

Rebel!

Haha, silver tongue devil and now rebel. Seems like my skill list is growing. In all seriousness, I thought Ted was talking about the Facebook group. I'll leave it up here for an hour and i'll take it down. I don't want the site to get in trouble. 

[Alpinemaps]

1 hour ago, Alucard1982 said:

Mod edit:  No no to posting the picture.  Thank you! 

 

Thank you for self-moderating.