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Also picked up some collectable minifigures from them. 240 Series 5, 2 sealed cases in there 119 Series 7 51 Series 9 106 Series 10 83 Series 11 And a couple of open packets ~100 Series 3 and a few misc. from other series's.

Found a few older sets at a mom an Pop shop: 3818 Bikini Bottom x 2 6864 Batmobile and Two-face chase 7964 MF x 2 8083 Rebel trooper battle pack x 5 9492 Tie Fighter x 6 9493 X-Wing x 2

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This is so true. Specific people who really want sets to build. Additionally, some of the money spending pain can be removed if anyone wanted / needed a Town Hall 3 years from now and the price was over $1,000. We can always sell something to help purchase it and you also view it was an investment. I was able to post build threads with 10196, 10181 10194 and 10179 using money earned from selling other set. That really took the sting out of the overall purchase price. At the same time, I consider these as my "conservative" investments. Sure, they won't grow 50%-125 % annually for the initial 2-3 years after retirement but at least 10%-20% growth is still achievable and demand is still high in-case I ever need to sell. However, best of all is I get to build these AWESOME sets I missed during my Dark Age. I would also def say recently retired sets like 10221 SSD, 10224 Town Hall, 10225 r2, 10226 Sopwith Camel and 10228 Haunted House are among the batch of 'newer' sets that AFOLs will look for after their Dark Age are done. Plus like other sets mentioned in recent posts here, we shouldn't need to worry about refreshes for a while.

AFAIK, PC is the only modular with stickers. DO had a glorious amount of printed parts, including fantastic printed *windows* for both the pool hall and the Detective Agency itself, and piles of small printed parts all over the set. Also, the first set with a real mirror. IMHO, PR and DO are the best modulars yet, and my 2 favorite; I've owned them all. Regarding piece counts: GE: 2182 PS: 2032 PC: 2196 PR: 2469 DO: 2262 I don't see a major trend, and if there is one, it's an *increase* in pieces in recent sets.

I Bricklinked the 2014 SDCC Batmobile exclusive. It was pretty easy and fun. The minifigs are the same as the ones from the Juniors Batcave set. I want to do another set. Maybe a bigger one this time.

Hey guys! I came across a very talented Japanese builder, who makes videos of his pop-up building creations. From what I can gather they require more than 10K pieces and take him more than a year (200 hours) to make. What I'm more interested in though is how he generated the instructions and got the piece numbers at the end of this video: Did he use the Digital Designer to do the entire thing first? Take screenshots of each layer? Figure out the piece numbers for each? Is there some other tool he used to do this for him automatically? Quite an amazing monumental effort either way. Thanks in advance for any info, Jay

I do not think negative or neutral feedback is warranted as long as the item arrives within the estimated time.

Wow. To me, that's just dishonest. You are either meeting the deadline or not. If you can't meet it, then live with the consequences. I sell plenty and always make it a priority to process the postage immediately. And if I don't then my bad.

Dungeons and dragons anyone?????

I always leave them behind when I don't find any candy inside.

If rich people couldn

Age of ...what? btw, what is a Google? Are Legos good investments? Anyone have a new seal code for R5? How about R2? F5? How did I get here, exactly? Has anyone seen my pants?

Looks like someone beat me to the punch with Mixel Mechs. Now I am really inspired not to mention impressed. Mecha Mixel-Nixel Expeditionary Force by dark_syntax nixel disguise mech (glorp corp max) by ezrawibowo Nixels Mech Walker by Dvd nixel stone mech (krader + shuff + seismo + nixel) by ezrawibowo Nixel whip mech Nixel shooter mech Orbikoma Nixel claw mech

I need to remember to check out the Genesis documentary from Showtime

Toos now at LEGO Shop at Home Germany Sent from my HM NOTE 1LTE using Brickpicker mobile app

It is a bit of a contradiction. They are concerned enough to get a signature, but have no interest in insuring it. Also, If you insure for over 200 - USPS will get a signature (whether you request/pay for one or not).

Not forgotten - My delivery guy mentioned he would try to print some out for me (we will see). I would have liked to have 20 more Hulk Poly's

Being my first exclusive build it was pretty fun and I was pretty impressed with it. 5 movies and 4 episodes of "Gotham" later she was done. Had friends over 2days after completion and they were taking pictures of it. B)

Looking good there my friend ... Keep that camera rolling

Not so sure I agree that you are the target audience for this set and you mentioned why. It's not a pirate ship per se so lego movie lovers might be the target audience, who knows really. There is no shame in skipping a set if it's not for you, which is easier said than done for some people here.

Buying via TRU is a gamble. Sometimes the items arrive well packed, with lots of filling material in their shipping boxes and the Lego boxes are in fine condition, sometimes there is lots of space in it and the Lego boxes look pretty beaten up.

ToysR'us is not known for their best shipping I am not going to buy there anymore

It will def be very interesting to see what happens with 10188 when it finally goes "poof" for good. I think we'll see some sort of "POP" initially by many resellers buying them on eBay who missed the boat. Throw in some Star Wars / Lego fans who missed the boat and want one. Then it will get very, very interesting starting 9-10 months after officially being sold-out everywhere. There will still be some normal AFOL demand to keep it going but for how long? E.g. The Zombies's awesome growth lasted 25 months after being sold-out everywhere until it peaked and now growth has been flat. I am sure steady growth it will be longer because it's Star Wars. "Star Wars is forever".

I know what you mean. I think Town Hall looks great, but for $550? I'd buy two Sea Cows and build me a Super Sea Cow. Which Is actually not a half bad idea. You'd get the hull pieces to make it a reasonable length so it doesn't look so top heavy, a whopping 12 cannons... I wonder if anyone has posted pics of something like that...

Currently TRU has 20% off, if you like I could order for you and send it to spain, just drop me a message.

Picked up a couple of camper vans at Target for $6.98. The inventory tracker had them at $5.98, but I'm not complaining for a dollar more .

Bought 31036 Toy and Grocery Shop. I've been wanting this, just didn't want to pay retail. Found it on AWD today for $31. Happy with that price. I wouldn't be surprised if we see this go on sale at some point. But for a personal build, I'm happy with the price.

Brings back memories. My first year I really started collecting Lego I purchased UCS Falcon, Grand Carousel, Taj, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Market Street, and Cafe Corner when they were already retired and all for good money. A bargain compared to my old saltwater aquarium hobby.

I stepped back a few months for this to simply say thanks, inversion. There's so much to learn here on BP for those willing to listen.

It's kind of like Death Star yogurt. It never goes bad.

Citadel of the Loud Curse by mihaimariusmihu

I originally thought he was daft but now I think he was deft.

It only collapses for anyone who bought at post-retirement prices. Anyone who bought at retail price is going to be fine.

Everything you listed is licensed except the TH. I am not sure that's the answer, but I am reaching into my childhood experience of "one of these things does not belong here".

I think in about ten years, all the modulars will be MSRP $200. Heck, if Lego follows the CMF pricing trend, the modulars could all be $300 in the next five years. Lego's been reaching on price more and more. Inflation is just about zero in their major markets (EU and US), but Lego set prices are heading up fast while price per piece falls. Anyway, I don't think we'll ever know why TH got chopped. Lego went right on producing the $200 ToO, $200 Simpsons House, $200 Red 5, the (ahem) $400 Death Star, and since TH left we've gotten the $200 Tumbler, $200 Slave 1, and $200 UCS Tie Fighter. Are modular buyers especially stingy and unwilling to pay $200? I somehow doubt it. After all, they're now happy to pay $550 for TH on eBay.

Far as straight up characters go, I am going to get Comic Book Guy, Groundskeeper Willie, and Bartman. The rest I will pick up only a select few for parts to be used as regular pedestrians in my cityscape. Homer's suit is nice along with Marge's dress and his Valentine's Day heart and her clutch purse have other uses. The dresses of Patty and Selma look good too. While White Fang said Martin Prince's attire is very suitable for school uniforms, I say it looks more like the outfit for an office supply store employee. (You can see I will acquire a few just for that reason. Ha.) What caught me with Professor Frink's flask is the 'fluid' is opaque and not translucent like all the others so I may get one of him for that plus his torso reminded me of Bill Nye the science guy. Haha. Hans Moleman's shirt and tie makes me think about "Shaun of the Dead" and a bit of Dilbert so there's another. I have a few Mr. Burns from the first series because I liked his suit so maybe I will get Smithers just for the heck of it. Also his attire in LEGO form is like one of the Doctors (the time travelling kind). I think this Lisa like the former's torso can make a nice dress for a grownup character. Last thing for some reason I want a bunch of Milhouse as Fallout Boy and don't quite know why. I feel compelled to make an army of biohazard henchmen or something. Eh, I shall collect then worry over the details later.

Homer is bald, the doctor is not... Next!

70808 Super Cycle Chase Alternate Build by Pete Corp

It's a cool idea and looks great when you are finished, but I like the look of the older classic sets. For some of the older sets, I don't want to change a thing about them.

Here are some more cool MOCs from Eurobricks.com. Designer: Lego Junkie Name: "Welcome to District 9" Link. I have never seen the movie, but I still think it looks cool regardless. Designer: Lindon Name: "Small house from fairy tale" Link. It looks sweet and I like the "smoke" coming out of the chimney. Designer: markus1984 Name: Episode VI - "The End" Link. This is awesome! It has a lot of detail.

Just finished another RoboChicken - Lieutenant Shadow. I apologize ahead of time for the lighting levels that are less than ideal. Here's the crew so far, with a link to the full gallery below. Enjoy!

My next RoboChicken is up. I don't have a name for him yet, but the new one is the white guy in the gallery. This is NOT the same as an old TV show that's been around while, Robot Chicken. It's my own MOC/character design. I'm thinking about making two more members of the crew, one blue/black and one TBD. The blue/black one will be roughly the same size, while the TBD one will be a half-sized figure along the lines of an egg with legs. Still not sure how I'm going to pull it off, though... Enjoy!

Thought I would share with everyone a fairly ridiculous MOC I just finished up. These MOCs are titled "RoboChicken", and I just finished the first character General Cluck. As you can see, he's a no-nonsense kind of fowl and a demolitions expert to boot. Enjoy!

Just messing around with the new photo options...

Just a bit of an excuse for testing the new image posting features. but I really must find the time to complete this MoC I'm doing.

I showcase my work on Flickr as well. Thought I'd contribute it to the thread: LowestForm0fWit's Flickr My work is primarily for Mobile Frame Zero.

Why isn't this set more popular. It seems like a ship that would be more popular. Maybe it's because no one ever saw it in action in the movies though I thought it was mentioned enough for people to be interested.