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A LEGO Tumbler, the Caped Crusader's black armored vehicle of choice in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight movie trilogy, will be on display at Comic-Con this week beginning Wednesday. Following the pop-culture convention, which runs through July 27, the Tumbler toy (1,869 pieces, $199) goes on sale at LEGO stores and shop.LEGO.com in September. Measuring 15 inches tall and 9 inches wide, the LEGO Tumbler has an armored exterior, adjustable wings, a detailed interior (with a console screen that reads "INTIMIDATE") and oversized rubber-tread tires. It also comes with a fact sheet about the vehicle from the movies. If you're into character mini-figures, the stars of the set are a Christian Bale-styled Batman and the Joker, the first time Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight take on the villain has appeared in LEGO form. Source: USA Today

As the topic title says... Pirate Ship Ambush is on clearance at walmart.ca for $80. http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/lego-lord-of-the-rings-and-hobbit-pirate-ship-ambush-79008/6000107232347

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No problem. I have 28 GE.

Death Star. "The ability to destroy a marriage is insignificant next to the power of the force."

Is there a badge available for reading through this entire thread? If so I would like mine now. Please and thank you. Carry on.

Hey folks, Just thought I'd share a small milestone with everybody and let everyone know that I just purchased my 50th set. I started this back in January of 2014 and I've enjoyed every moment of it. Thought I'd share my inventory with you in order of what I first purchased so you can see my strategy/progression, some of the rookie mistakes I have made, possible feedback from all of you, and so the people that are even greener than me can learn from. The only set I've purchased full price is the Architecture Studio. The others I've been able to get for between 30-40% off. Here they are: 70808-1: Super Cycle Chase 4 10225-1: R2-D2 18 21017-1: Imperial Hotel 1 21010-1: Robie House 3 6862-2: Superman/Armor Lex 4 21050-1: Architecture Studio 1 21005-1: Fallingwater 3

Here is the golden rule of EOL and Lego set retirement: A Lego set is not retired until deemed by Lego LEGO Shop at Home. No one knows when a Lego set will retire. A set could be OOS for over six months, and then it could make a comeback. Just because a set is OOS and not available for purchase from various retailers does not mean that the set is retired.

This is what we've come to? Basing probably retirement dates off of Target's website? Now the community is definitely reaching. Someday people will just accept the fact that NO ONE knows what their plan is.

Didn't Ed Mack break the news first, he deserves the "cred" http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/07/20/lego-dark-knight-tumbler-toy-exclusive/12909645/

I predict that after this EoLs and people try to bricklink them, those tires will eventually be $50 each

Same here

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The Cargo Plane, along with a few other technic sets, like the Hotrod and Construction Crew, will be available in North America on August first with a retail price of $139.99. http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Cargo-Plane-42025?fromListing=listing

Well this was fast. Here we already have a review on the set courtesy of Phil Slender on Eurobricks.

Here is a Brickset review on this exclusive mini of a mini of a mini.

I'm always amazed at how people on messages boards, across the Internet, on a variety of subjects, believe that the very tiny, little, insignificant audience that participates in these things has even one drop of iota of a say in anything that any big company does.

Click on this link which will bring up the Promote Brickpicker.com page then scroll down and copy the text in the For BrickPicker.com, Euroricks.com and other Forums box. (If you would like to keep your Brickfolio value private then mark the checkbox at the bottom of that page.) Next this link should take you to where you can edit your signature. Paste the copied text into the box and click Save Changes. Give the system about 15 minutes or more and the signature in your posts should display your Brickfolio.

I am just over half way done and loving this app. Very easy to differentiate colors and shades. The biggest advantages for me so far is the video of each step that shows how far the technic parts go in and the ability to rotate the image in any direction and on any axis. The only downfall is that you have to be carefully not to inadvertently touch the ipad screen as you can skip steps.

Guess I didn't think this was a forum faux pas. Only curious as he has 12 Pet Shops so I was interested in when the big investors made the move to other sets and at what percentage of the next logical retiring set he would have compared to GE Apologies for asking something that is not helpful to others. Sent from my Unknown using Brickpicker mobile app

I picked up a bulk lot on Craigslist today and just had my first dealgasm. It was a 30 lb. lot for $70 which was great by itself. I just flipped through it real quick and there was a Robie House on top. Can't wait to start sorting. Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker

70136 - Banana Bash: 1 large bag1 tiny bag1 small bag (Inside: 1 wheel assembly)1 card pack (Inside: 5 playing cards)1 yellow ripcord1 instruction bookletTOTAL = 3 unnumbered bags for parts + 1 bag for cards 70137 - Bat Strike: 1 large bag1 tiny bag1 small bag (Inside: 1 wheel assembly)1 card pack (Inside: 5 playing cards)1 dark purple ripcord1 instruction bookletTOTAL = 3 unnumbered bags for parts + 1 bag for cards 70139 - Sky Launch: 1 large bag1 tiny bag1 small bag (Inside: 1 wheel assembly)1 card pack (Inside: 5 playing cards)1 yellow ripcord1 instruction bookletTOTAL = 3 unnumbered bags for parts + 1 bag for cards

If people think the official model still doesn't give the world famous structure justice then perhaps this large scale intricately detailed MOC by TheBrickMan will.

Yes it is because everybody and their dog knows it will be at least $500 by Halloween and $900 + by Christmas.

How about always, who cares if they're iconic.

You could also try, Ecto-1 or the DeLorean from Back to the Future. Even a Rover would be cool. Most adults would at least be able to identify any of those.

A divorce lawyer..... probably not this one then lol http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Minifigure-Wedding-Favor-Set-853340

I'm really, really surprised by your posts. Most of you seem to appreciate this set but do not want ton invest in. I don't understand, I think all lights are green: - great minifgs ? checked (space unikitty, benny) - best vehicule of the movie ? checked (spaceship !) - big set ? checked - both playable and ok for display ? checked - appealing for men missing vintage sets ? checked - and more and more I don't know when it will retire but I would bet that this one would be a great (or an awesome) investment. I really would not be surprised to see this set double its MSRP value as soon as the second movie is on screens...

Uff finally picked up 10185 Green Grocer MISB 569$ <3<3

What if it is much more simple than most of us think and LEGO just have a very specific schedule already set up that they stick to straight forward, saying for example: - SSD will not be produced anymore past June 2014 (if stock is depleted before that, they might produce more; if stock lasts longer, there will be no new production) - GE will not be produced anymore past September 2014 (if stock is depleted before that, they might produce more; if stock lasts longer, there will be no new production) - DS will not be produced anymore past December 2014 (if stock is depleted before that, they might produce more; if stock lasts longer, there will be no new production) I mean how probable can it really be that such a big company decides about EOL dates seemingly on a day-to-day basis? I think this is not probable at all. There is no infamous "guy" that is constantly changing the status display on the LEGO Shop at Home site... it is just a program checking the incoming data and stock. I guess LEGO already had its plan ready in say December 2013, with fixed EOL dates for the whole year of 2014 - maybe EOL dates where set up for the end of every quarter or even half year. And producing or not producing and relocating and stuff is just a reaction to the changing stock situation not because LEGO are constantly changing their mind every day. So I would rather look at what happens after the end of each quarter instead of looking at everything all the time.

70138 - Web Dash: 1 large bag1 tiny bag1 small bag (Inside: 1 wheel assembly)1 card pack (Inside: 5 playing cards)1 green ripcord1 instruction bookletTOTAL = 3 unnumbered bags for parts + 1 bag for cards 10655 - Monster Trucks: 1 large bag (Inside: 1 small bag)1 medium bag (Inside: 1 tiny bag)1 medium bag (Inside: 3 instruction cards)TOTAL = 2 unnumbered bags for parts + 1 bag for instruction cards Just to note, I can't recall ever seeing building instrucions on something that look like flash cards. Very strange and actually confusing to me.

OOOO! Nice score. You must have been quick on the draw. I love trying to figure out what sets are in a bulk. Post some pics of parts and let us take a crack at it.

I would really like to see that. I hate that R2D2 head full of acne...

I started with R2's dome. 50 steps. This so actually the last section to build when following the 3 manuals. Pictures were taken about every 10th step. Final picture of the complete dome / head I might eventually order 1x1 flat plates and slope elements to smooth out the head some. At some angles, it kinda resembles the late 2000s VW Beetle set. Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

Does anyone know the # bags for Haunted House 10228 ? *Edit after more searching I found a discussion on brickset: "10229 Haunted House: 3x instruction books (wrapped with cardboard) 5x loose 8x16 dark grey plates 2x #1 bags 8x #2 bags 4x #3 bags 6x #4 bags 1x #5 bag" http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/3821/discussion-how-many-bags/p2 I'll verify tonight..

My mecha are patiently waiting

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You know what baffles me? They can do unique printings for such limited items as the new Unikitty, but doing decent prints for the Mini Cooper (front emblem is ugly as hell as a sticker) or Orthanc would be too much to ask for? I am beginning to be seriously disgusted by this level of monetization.

I do find it a little comical when people add in the the "cost of time" to sell the items. This would most definitely be true for those who rely solely on sales to pay their bills. For most of us, it's a side hobby and we have a full time job. The "cost of time" to sell is only applicable if you would be doing some other money making venture at the same time. If the time you used to sell would otherwise be spent watching tv, going to a ballgame, eating dinner, going on a date, etc. the "cost of time" is actually ZERO.

One seller that we all remember fondly never had any cost to selling and buyers were flocking to the Toys R Us parking lot for his goods.

Ok... I looked it up in the dictionary... s @ ****: also known as shopathome, is a shop with Lego (see Lego) toys a brickpicker (see brickpicker) member has collected in a certain amount of time at his home or other storage places.

70140 - Stinger Duel:1 large bag1 medium bag2 small bags (1 for each wheel assembly)2 card packs (5 cards each)2 ripcords (1 blue + 1 red)1 instruction bookletTOTAL = 4 unnumbered bags for parts + 2 bags for cards

While we are on box art, and manual art. Printing and fulfillment is my day job. Inventory SKU control for a multi-billion dollar company is a big deal. It does not mean updating artwork on a manual or box can't be done, if you want to it can be. But what you have to understand is the part # on the manual or box will change and you will have to pay your artistic staff to update it, your printing company for new proofs, and then the job is a revision and not a reprint so it all costs more. Then the SKU # changes and you have to put in a supercession trail for your manufacturing plants and then they have to have adjusted build orders. It may sound simple. It is not. You can hire staff to manage all the aspects and then do this. It is not a problem. The steps are many but they are straight forward in a good manufacturing and inventory control company. But is it worth it? I think not. That is on top of then people thinking they are getting different versions of sets and market confusion from box changes etc. If I was Lego, I would do exactly what they are doing.

Here are a couple of designs perfect for ol' Hallows Eve. >Black by Shkodlivy_kot, on Flickr >Voodoo Lounge by WesternOutlaw, on Flickr >Nightmare Stagecoach with Bone Riders by WesternOutlaw, on Flickr >LEGO Halloween Monsters Picnic - Title pic by dita_svelte, on Flickr