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At LEGOLAND California they have one built in the store window, with a little bit of an MOC of the ocean underneath that really makes it look good. I'm working on recreating that look for the one I will be building. Here are some pics

Yeah I fixed it. I'm currently taking English classes at HXkid University I sit next to emazers....it's not working out so well ;)

This set has unintentionally become a running gag without even trying. Thank you LEGO for this golden opportunity!

Thanks for not taking this further into the gutter. Or around the corner behind the bushes.

No I was not in Love with the Town hall but I do have 18 of them.

My girlfriend makes stained glass fan art stuff, ... i thought id share this because its pretty amazing, i love star wars and this is so sweet, she rocks! shes doing boba fett next, so stoked.

Sold 4 of these in the last day (64, 65, 66, 66) on ebay bin free shipping. Going to wait a week or two for the price to go up some more before selling more. Luckily I went deep (for me) on these when they were going for 27.99. My wife thought this was going to be a total stinker which makes its success even sweeter. This set will make it to $100 by xmas.

Thanks for all of the suggestions guys. You rock. I'm not too picky on where we eat, as long as I get to watch my Badgers play at the same time.

It's right on International Drive just down from the Convention Center. If you like wings/fingers and cheese fries, I recommend the Zinger Mountain Melt. This won't be in the nutrition thread.

Technic 8110 Unimog on EBay - $320 shipped. Is this the start of something good, or the end?

I feel the same way when I buy groceries.

I found the builder showing off that Voltron design in a video here. All four 'lion limbs' are the same I think and I am guessing the body frame is similar to his other mech ones so maybe I can figure something out in Digital Designer to recreate it.

The price guide has been updated. Looks like it was a good month for people with Harry Potter in their Brickfolio.

10188 Death Star for $275 with postage. Sealed bags but in a heavily damaged.

Our haul today...

Thanks for the tip. Tonight we are going to see the Blue Man Group, so we plan on eating somewhere near that. Our hotel is right by DTD though, so we will check out Miller's sometime over the next few days.

Have fun, hit Miller's Tap House if you're looking for a good place to eat. It's not what you think by the name. It's a nice sit-down restaurant too.

We are in Orlando for vacation. We stopped by the lego store at downtown Disney and I picked up my first Lonely Mountain. They were on sale for $104 and I had a 10% off one item coupon that stacked, along with earning double VIP for a future purchase. Came out to around $100 after tax. They had two more out for sale. Possibly more in the back. The kids picked out a bunch of Friends and Minecraft sets.

Sold my last Destiny's Bounty for 180 euro excl. shipping. Bye bye! It was a pleasure having you!

Well I did it finally. Making the arm and leg lions were easy when I figured those out but the main torso was a pain in the ass aside from the obvious bits. Trying to decipher anything made out of black is always difficult. Anyway here is what I recreated in LDD. The entirety of Voltron uses 137 parts (or 138 if you include the 'flame blade'). Everything uses small parts so acquiring them should be easy if not a little repetitive. Only thing annoyingly tricky is getting certain angles in LDD but in real life it is very poseable. Click on each image to enlarge.

Can't we all just agree that the high days of lego investing are behind us? Too many competition and too many competitors selling for "small" profit? Patience has died slowly and painfully. If sets were less hoarded and hoarders would hoard acceptable amounts of a set this all would not happen. Looking at how many 8110's are available still on ebay makes my head spin. You can even find the 8110 in toyshops at RRP if you want. Nobody buys them. There are just too many hoarded for a niche market. I am generally a patient guy. I do not go out and sell my Town Halls already cause I can more than double my investment. I will wait patiently till it becomes rare. But, like Biniou said, for the Unimog to become rare it can still take a year or two. And than he is right. Better to put your money elsewhere. What I have learned lately is that when people here say set X will do good cause the previous one from years ago was a success I will pass. Cause everyone will jump on it like flies. Lego investing is about buying cheap and wait patiently for it to grow. But if a set is overhoarded you can wait like forever.

It was just a generalisation based on personal opinion of course. There are obviously people who are going for the figs which is understandable. However I believe that the majority is going for the vehicle. Most people don't even realise that the figs are supposed to be special, they are just a Batman and a Joker to complement the set. We are avid fans who know the sets to little details, even before release. Then Average Joe walks into the LEGO Store: "LOL Tumbler cool". That's it.

I'm not concerned. This ship is awesome. I don't think anyone is buying it for the minifigs. The imperial flagship has all generic minifigs and is doing fine.

Sold a Millenium Falcon 4504 built from a Craigslist Lot. Complete with minifigs, 3 parts substituted, no box or manual. $135 via eBay.

Here are some common LEGO terms and acronyms you might find on the site and forums: (Updated March 4, 2016) Abbriviation Description 3E/EEE Maersk Triple E (10241) AA Arkham Asylum (10937) AFOL Adult Fan of Lego ALE Adult Lego Enthusiast - an easier to pronounce alternative to AFOL AWD Amazon Warehouse Deals B&M or B+M Brick and Mortar - stores that have a door you walk through to purchase your LEGO B&N or BN Barnes & Noble Book Store B-A Bold-Arrow (moderator) BB Brick Bank (10251) BF Black Friday BI Building Instructions BL Bricklink.com - Online stores for LEGO parts BOGO By One, Get One (the "Get One" is at some discount) BP Brick Picker Brickpedia Brickpedia.com - a LEGO Wiki Brickset Brickset.com - LEGO set guides CAD Computer Aided Design CC Cafe Corner (10182) CMF Collectible Mini Figures CS Customer Support or Creative Suitcase (10682) CUUSOO Former name of LEGO Ideas DC Dolphin Cruiser (41015) DO Detective's Office (10246) DS Death Star (10188) or Death Star EDB Epic Dragon Battle (9450) EOL End of Line - when a set is retired from Primary Market ESB Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back EU Euro or European Union EV Ewok Village (10236) F5 The key used to hit "refresh" for your browser, when something is going in an out of stock on a web page FA For Auction FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FB Fire Brigade (10197) FBA Fulfilled By Amazon FH Farnsworth House (21009) FM Fairground Mixer (10244) FS For Sale FS/T, FSOT For Sale or Trade FT For Trade FW Fallingwater (21005) or Ferris Wheel (10247) FWIW For What It's Worth GC Gift Card or Grand Carousel (10196) GE Grand Emporium (10211) GG Green Grocer (10185) Greebles Pseudo-technical detail added to a LEGO creation to enhance its appearance, frequently seen in LEGO space and mecha creations GT Gallimimus Trap (30320) HH Haunted House (10228) HP Harry Potter IIRC If I Remember/recall correctly IJ Indiana Jones IMHO In my honest opinion IMO In My Opinion IR Indominus Rex (75919) ISD Imperial Star Destroyer (75055, 10030, etc) JP Jabba's Palace (9516) JW Jurassic World LM The Lonely Mountain (79018) LOL Laugh Out Loud MC Minecraft or Mini Cooper MK VII (10242) MF Millenium Falcon (7965, 10179, 75105, etc) or Monster Fighters MOC My Own Creation - LEGO fan creation MRSP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MS Market Street (10190) MSC Metalbeard's Sea Cow (70810) OOS Out Of Stock OT Original Trilogy - Star Wars Episodes 4, 5, 6 PC Palace Cinema (10232) PEE Painting Easter Eggs (40121) PR Parisian Restaurant (10243) PS Pet Shop (10218) QAR Queen Anne's Revenge (4195) QFLL Quck Flip Low Life - someone who buys and sells quickly, usually when a set first comes out R2 R2-D2 (10225, etc) R5 Red Five X-Wing Starfighter (10240) RE Raptor Escape (75920) Rebels Star Wars: Rebels animated series RI Research Institute (21110) ROI Return On Investment ROTJ Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi RR Raptor Rampage (75917) RRP Recommended Retail Price S1 Slave I (75060, etc) S@H or SAH Lego Shop At Home SC Sopwith Camel (10226) or Sandcrawler (75059) or Sea Cow (70810) SD Slickdeals.net - A website for shopping deals SH The Simpsons House (71006) SOH Sydney Opera House (10234 or 21012) SSD Super Star Destroyer (10221) SW Santa's Workshop (10245) or Star Wars T1 Volkswagon T1 Camper Van (10220) TB Tower Bridge (10214) TCW Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series TF TIE Fighter (75095, 75101, etc) TFA Star Wars: The Force Awakens TH Town Hall (10224) TLG The LEGO Group TLM The Lego Movie ToA Temple of Airjitsu (70751) ToO Tower of Orthanc (10237) TOOS Tempporarily Out Of Stock ToT Trick or Treat (40122) TRU Toys R Us TRUST Toys R Us 10% Discount Saturdays (usually in Nov/Dec) TRUTH Toys R Us 10% Discount Thursdays UCS Ultimate Collector Series UN United Nations (21018) USR Ultra Sonic Raider (9449) VIP LEGO VIP Points WH White House (21006) WM WalMart WV Winter Village (theme) WVB Winter Village Bakery (10216) WVC Winter Village Cottage (10229) WVM Winter Village Market (10235) WVPO Winter Village Post Office (10222) WVTS Winter Village Toy Shop (10199, 10249) YMMV Your Mileage May Vary LEGO Terms and Acronyms - LEGO Terms and Acronyms.pdf

Crawler 4x4 $260 Damage Box Helicarrier $400 (these are great on double points time $50 extra points and $35 Double points = $85 off) 30 more crater creepers for $220 $280 retail galaxy squad lot for $190 (bought all at 50-70 off)

Darn it will you guys stop making me hungry!!!!

universal city walk has margaritaville and cowfish just opened. Jakes at royal pacific is good too Millers ale house. Not to be technical lol

No one will be interested because when they launch the updated steam punk pirate ship in a few years no one will care about this. (It isn't just about TLM) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Brickpicker mobile app

Golden indeed.

Glad I am the site joke now.

I guess my point isn't that the minifigure aren't great (they are), it's that most people aren't buying these sets for the minifigures (per GhostDad's initial question - will demand to Sea Cow be limited because DDC has similar minfigures?). Secondary market buyers will buy the Tumbler because it is an awesome, challenging build with a kick-arse final model. The minifigures are a nice bonus, not the main event. I wholeheartedly agree both of these minifigures are great, just like Sea Cow's minifigures, especially Vitruvius, QueasyKitty and the mini-MetalBeard.

He never did sound too in love with Town Hall, but none of us did back then lol.

While bargain hunting I ran across a few Mountain Huts (31025) at a Wally World for $25. I didn't realize they could be had online for $30 pretty easily, so I scooped them up. I won't be returning them, but WOW this set is HEAVY for the box size. 550 pieces in a $40 package, it feels like a brick when you pick it up. Probably the most "dense" set (non-Arch) I've ever come across.

Yes. IMO licences are great so sets can be hold a long time. So it's a safer investment if you want to seat on these sets for 5 years. But because I resell my Technic sets quite quickly after EOL, I do not change anything considering the few time I hold them. Note that I don't want to keep my sets for a long time because, as I said before, in my country people do not buy Technic sets more than 300

Scenario for the biggest technic sets: 1. a set is released on year XXXX for $200 2. you buy it on year XXXX + 2 with 20-30% off 3. on year XXXX + 3 it's sold-out/retired, the price rises quickly up to RRP 4. on Xmas of year XXXX + 3 you resell it 20% above RRP (or higher if the set performs well) and so on. So overall about 35% ROI within a year (considering fees). Typical for technic sets (sets with RRP more than $80, little technic sets sold less than $20 are bad investments, because low profits and a waste of time IMO).

We are missing the biggest question here.......is it Tech-neek or Tech-nick?

Yeah I don't really see the point in investing in Technic. Sure if you love the theme then by by all means buy, but with the size of some of these sets plus the slow growth I just think there are way better places to put your money.

Just keep checking the usual sites. It seems people love the set itself but the minifigs aren't aging well when the newer more detailed refreshes or kids are older now (in the dark ages) so selling this is easy money. Thus, sometimes people just unload them for a good deal . This is the second 10188 I found for under $290 in 3 weeks. The $290 one was loose w/o box & missing 2 minifigs I already own. This one was $15 cheaper but the bags are sealed (we'll see when it arrives).

When people see a Tumbler they are "wow, Tumbler" not "wow, Heath Ledger". The fig is a valuable addition, but not the strongest point of the set.

I'd probably grab a couple more Mammoths at $40, just because. We have one, that my Son has battles with. I do have a couple extra Flying Phoenix, but I'm watching some Wal-Marts nearby that have them stocked heavy, but still marked $89.

I agree. The Sea Cow is all about the ship.

10695 for US$35 (Craigslist) 4 x Speed Champions (the individual cars) US$75 bundled (Craigslist). Had got them at around 14.26 a piece including sales tax. Felt too early to stockpile these so a bit of pocket money for minimal effort is ok by me!

The St. Louis Kids Fest was a huge success! We scored all these polybags for completing activities. I was shocked at the amount of sand green parts in all the piles and activities. Got to hear one of 8 master builders give a talk. The kids had to run back and forth building a lego pizza. Tons of big models like smaug, vader, groot, hulk. Lots of people buying sets at full MSRP, such a shame lol.

I bought a large bin of 80s Lego on CL for ~$80(US) I have identified the following sets: 6392 Airport 5180 Runway Base Plates (T and Cross) 7710 - Push along passenger steam train 7735 - DB Freight Train 7856 - Left and right 12v switches 7857 - 12v Crossing track 7863 - 12v Remote Control 7864 - 12v Transformer 7865 - 12v motor 7867 - 12v Lighting standards 4005 - Tugboat I am still looking through the rest for 7866 and there are about 5-10 other smaller sets. These are in good-excellent condition and should be complete and will keep me busy for the next month.

Right turns come at a premium these days

Received my new Tumbler from a trade with sroster. I opened it up and he included a HUGE surprise. Thanks so much for the jiggler... Stains or no stains, I like it.

I keep the first set I buy for myself - that makes things a whole lot more simple!

I built some more old sets (almost out of them!) over the last week and received a few pieces to complete them 6075 Wolfpack Tower + 6078 Royal Drawbridge (these two are missing 1 or 2 minifigs, otherwise complete) 1853 - Hypno Cruiser. This set reminds me of Lego Movie sets and I marvel at how much better the movie sets do with a big tie-in. Overall, a waste of space and I will give it to a friend's kid. 1789 - Unitron - Star Hawk II - What a gorgeous ship, I REALLY like this and I did not build space sets when growing up, unless I took one from a sibling. I don't have room for these so I will probably put the 3 good sets up for sale so if anyone here is interested, please send me a pm and I will arrange to post it on BC for you.

First impressions of the Kwik-E-Mart, posted on eurobricks.com