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Most important purchase of the day, even more important than going to the LEGO store, was swinging by the Coach handbag store. I double stacked my VIP coupon with the in-store promo to pick the wife up 2 new purses and a wallet. Total RRP of the items $975. I paid $287, good for a 70% off discount. All paid for with proceeds from two LEGO set sales this week. For the newer members, purchases like this are key to keeping the spouse happy, and go a long way in reducing any friction over my LEGO expenditures.

While we were getting pounded with the white stuff, my wife and I decided to put together this magnificent set. We really didn't have much of a choice because Target had sent us this one with a nice little rip/hole on the side. It was weighed, so we were confident that everything was right here. Bag one was opened and I immediately went to put together the Joker. Legs. Check. Body. Check. Hair. Check. Head....... NOTHING!!! We looked everywhere and couldn't find it. As pissed as we were, we finished the set. Luckily nothing else was missing. I immediately went to the site and ordered a replacement part. And of course, it was OUT OF STOCK!!!!! After digging out, I decided to call Lego. I couldn't accept the OOS notice and an email stating they MAY have found one. I spoke to Mike at Lego and he located one immediately. The piece will be in mailbox in 5-7 days. On top of that, I was able to get 300 Lego points because the Tumblers SAH sent me were not all mint. WIN/WIN!!

I almost want to see Dinosaur suit guy, gorilla suit guy and wolfman climbing and smashing a skyscraper. RAMPAGE!

Today I built my first architecture set ever: Imperial Hotel. The amount of pieces (almost 1200) in unnumbered bags was overwhelming at first, especially given that I only encountered sets with numbered bags since my return to Lego. The build itself was nice despite being fiddly at times. It's this high amount of small pieces though that allows for amazing detail for a model of this scale. The manual with additional information was informative, too. All in all a highly recommended set I wouldn't want to miss in my collection.

Is giant batman menacing the UN or protecting it?

Built the UN HQ today and it looks great. Think I might build Brandenburg gate tomorrow...

Merry Christmas 2016, everybody! http://brickset.com/sets/40223-1/Christmas-Ornament

For decades, the problem with collectible toys has been degradation of the materials. For most toys made in the past 40 years or more the main component is ABS plastic. ABS plastic breaks down and changes color as it ages. This process can be accelerated via exposure to UV rays (sunlight or fluorescent bulbs), Heat, and chemical reaction to other plastics. Most collectors have fought a losing fight to prevent their lighter colored plastics from turning yellow (or green if there is a blue coloration to the piece.) For many years various solutions had been proposed to roll back the scourge of time. Solutions included (but were not limited to) a good scrub, bleach, Denture cleaner, fine grit sandpaper and oxy-clean. I personally tried many of these solutions to debunk their effectiveness. While a good scrub can clean away surface dirt or even yellowing caused by smoking, it is only a surface approach, and the Denture cleaner makes the item minty. I found bleach to be ineffective and potentially harmful to the plastic if left on for too long. I was experimenting with action figures, so sanding them was impractical for many reasons, not just the amount of time and effort involved. Oxy-clean appeared to have no greater effect than a good scrub until I came back to the figures months later and found that it had promoted yellowing making them worse than ever before. I also tried coating them in Baking Soda to no change. So far, I felt that I had done a good job disproving the myths about bringing toys back to their original brilliance. One day, someone posted about a Transformers collector in Britain using Hydrogen Peroxide and sunlight to de-yellow their toys. This sounded crazy to me, considering that the sun was the major enemy of this plastic. Common Hydrogen Peroxide, found in any health and beauty section of any grocery store in the world, was used inside a sealed glass container with the affected items. Hydrogen Peroxide can also be found at beauty supply stores in more concentrated formulation, and I even ordered a much stronger version from the internet one time. (I believe that they have since limited the potency that can be bought due to some terrorist bombings.) I attempted to test the theory first by leaving my figures inside in a jar full of H2o2 without direct exposure to light. After a couple days, I could see no difference. So, I followed the procedure of setting the jar outside on a sunny day. After 12 hours the whites were whiter. Stronger potency Peroxide is more effective in both time and brightening. I am not a chemist, so I cannot explain how the plastic breaks down or how the H2O2 breaks down, or why that would leach the bad chemicals out of the plastic. What I can tell you is that the experiment did not end there. Was this a permanent solution to the problem? Literally, only time would tell. So, I took my experimental figures and threw them into a closed box and stashed that in a temperature controlled room for several years. Every once in a while I would revisit them. What I found didn't necessarily shock me, but it did sadden me. The pieces had begun to yellow again. Not to their previous levels, but noticeably yellower than after their initial treatment. This treatment was a stop gap, not a solution. Why is this a topic for a reselling forum? Well, for people who resell LEGO pieces, they may have heard of the Peroxide solution previously. They may have even used it to make older pieces presentable. A yellowed piece is much less desirable than a clean white piece. What will happen though is that piece will continue degrading under the surface. That degradation will start to show again. Instead of decades of displayability for a new piece, you are going to give the end user only a few years. I guess it comes down to the morality of attempting to use this solution to gain an extra little bit vs providing your customers with a happy long term buying experience. One might liken it to a used car salesman putting something into the engine to deaden the sound of knocking. Others might think of it purely as restoration To view my original experiment and the subsequent discussion from 2008 You can look here. In short here are the pictures from my initial test with 3% H2o2: Before: During: After: 6 years after: (Note: If you are going to try this, watch out for it spilling on your skin. Especially if you get a stronger solution) View full blog article

Before everyone in my house got up today...

looks like santa is on display for a sacrifice, or throw wheels on it and it's like the popemobile.

You can disagree all you want.........there will Always be MORE people who want/can afford the cheaper remake.

The Rancor Pit has retired, a check on eBay sold listings will show that its performing nicely. I'd say it's a solid investment at the buy in price. The best advice I can offer is look through the forum, there's lots of great information which will help you to choose an investment strategy that will work for you. No one knows for sure which sets are retiring next but do your research and you'll make money.

My son's first question upon seeing Kanan take down the AT-AT was "why didn't Luke just do that?" I had to explain that, uh, maybe these AT-AT are smaller or something. This is probably already in the thread, but given Leia's age, if these are canon then it seems like pretty much everyone will die by the end, at least the Jedi will.

Lego 21010 Robie House. What an amazing and challenging build! I really like the fact that the instruction pages really make you work to build it correctly. You are scrutinizing placement based on the studs around it. Tons and tons of tiny red pieces and can be somewhat repetitive, but that is because the design emulates the brickwork beautifully. Catch this thing in the right light and just soak in the great details. The book is also awesome covering the history and sections of build. A great experience. This set does not really fit my normal display models, so if anybody is interested in owning a Robie, shoot me a PM and we'll chat.

As a 20 year target "employee"....TRU Dat. And auto correct still comes up with TRU, awesome.

How about some set names to make it easier for us to offer our opinions that you seek?

Queen Anne's Revenge and Black Pearl - $240 combined on CL. They are keepers. My husband and son are ecstatic. I saw the post an hour after it was posted originally for $155. People sent in higher offers. I told them I could not match the higher than $240 offers but could pick-up in 30 minutes. SOLD! My husband picked up. Young man wanted money for Star Wars Legos and was getting rid of his ships (keeping his Imperial Flagship). Wish I had known that and could have executed a good trade. Oh well...happy here. Picked up a 4842 HP Castle on eBay for $200 with ship. No box but manuals and all figures. Listing indicated a low completion % but the pic told a different story. Think it was a typo on the seller's part.

7962 Podracers $149.99 AMZ I swear I thought these would be stuck in my inventory for years. Good riddance.

My almost 4 year old son was dying to build something so we grabbed 30278 Poe's XWing polybag. I really liked it! So did he. I was pretty impressed that he built it pretty much with minimal help from me.

I only go 2 to 4 deep on exclusives. I'm only buying 2 EV and sticking with that. I'll more than likely invest in 3 slave 1s and probably 3 Sandcrawlers but won't go deeper than that. I only do those purchases during 2xVIP, so in march i'll buy a round of them, and more than likely another round in October. My hoarding for 2016 is set on 2 Poe's X-wings, Tydiriums and Jedi Duels. Basically over the last month, i've been hitting Poe's X-wings and Tydiriums (discount prices are decent at the moment). But this is nothing like 2015 when I was hitting many sets from 2014/2013. This year is just light, thanks to the lack of decent sets last year (force awakens excluded)..

I'm wishing that Dimensions is an epic failure. The Toys to Life genre is out of control. My boys have dozens and dozens of Skylanders and Disney Infinity figures that sit in baskets virtually un-played with. Even heavily discounted I don't want anything to do with Dimensions. We picked up a Wii U for Christmas and it was incredibly refreshing to play Smash Bros. and have access to all the characters without having to buy a separate figure.

This lot for $40 I saw a little bit of DC, SW, atlantis

Been wating all day for this and YEAH!!!!!!!! 42053 Volvo EW – £69.99 Pneumatic digger 42054 Class Xerion 5000 Trac – £119.99 Looks like it comes with new huge tires. 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator – £179.99 Largest ever technic set at over 3000 pieces 42056 Confidential Technic Ultramotive – £249.99 Some front-engined confidential sportscar build similar to the mclaren (might be a Mclaren?)

Not even in the same ballpark.

Nice buy, i love set restoration.. thats my weakness.

I just found out today my membership gave me 10% off lego. I thought it only worked for books. I saved $20 off a temple of airjitzu with it today

Check at this link the current value for this set - or any other set, just type the set number on the box top of the screen: http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=75005-1 With this information you can assess what is and what isn't a good investment. The value for a set indicated there is composed with the values from recent sold listings on ebay. For instance, try checking the value for this set: http://www.babymarket.lt/lt/parduotuve/zaislai-ir-mokymosi-priemones/konstruktoriai-kaladeles/lego-star-wars-konstruktorius-millennium-falcon-75030-5702015121019/p31168 Important: don't buy if you don't have a way of selling - what is your plan for that? Each selling market has its price ceilings - even a great promotion can be a loss if you can't sell it through the right channels.

Small Square by Vincent Kessels

Picked up a Creator Ferrari F40 at the LEGO store with bonus 500 VIP points because the corner of the box flap was bent. It straightened out just find but left maybe a 1.5-2" crease. Front and back of box are flawless. For a personal build, I'll take that all day long. Also picked up seven different Bionicles sets at half price from the same store. My youngest has an obsession with the Bionicles sets, so these make nice low price rewards for good behavior weeks at school. FYI if you're in the Atlanta area, this was the Northpoint Mall LEGO store. I spoke to the manager and he wants to start putting out "damaged" exclusives with bonus VIP points every Tuesday or Wednesday. I guess currently they're identifying them as the damage happens and keeping them in the back.

I will give you $20 for everything pictured.

If I spend X amount of hard earned money on any item, I expect said item to be deliver in a new and gift quality condition .

I saw TFA in the cinema this week, a big smile when the anthem started! Despite a high Disney level I really enjoyed this movie. Kylo Ren's shuttle looks good in this movie and MF is great to watch. And Han Solo....just epic and Rey the eye-catcher. Will watch it again soon!

Put together some more classics: 918 and 6872

You know, seeing a guy ecstatically giving the "thumbs up" in front of a sinking ship can send mixed messages.

Love this!

Incredible LEGO model of the Titanic breaking in half Ryan says the model uses around 120,000 pieces, and took over 250 hours to construct with the help of fellow builders Mitchell Kruik and Clay Mellington. It even lights up. For a sense of just how big this model is, here’s Ryan posing with it.

Castle-themed AT-AT build by Adam Dodge

I broke open the seals of this yesterday and built book 1 and today we built the rest of the set but I had to build the wings twice. It has been a long time since I opened a Lego set without numbered bags and it brought back fond memories. So beautiful!

Absolutely!!!

Now that it's set in stone... I think I know what to purchase over the next few weeks.

Rehashes have gone on since the beginning. Here's a list of every movie set made with date that i've pulled from my spreadsheet. You can see from this, that rehashes are as common and as frequent yesterday, as they are today. I take it you are new to collecting? Episode VII - The Force Awakens SET NAME Retail YEAR PIECES Trending Feb-15 Starkiller Base 75132 First Order Battle Pack $12.99 1/1/16 88 $12.99 100% 75102 Poe's X-wing Starfighter $79.99 9/4/15 717 $79.99 100% 75100 First Order Snowspeeder $39.99 9/4/15 444 $39.99 100% Takodana 75139 Battle on Takodana $59.99 1/1/16 409 $59.99 100% 75140 Resistance Troop Transporter $69.99 1/1/16 646 $69.99 100% Jakkuu 75099 Rey's Speeder $19.99 9/4/15 193 $19.99 100% Resistance Trooper Battle Pack 75101 First Order Special Force TIE $69.99 9/4/15 517 $69.99 100% Obi-Wan's Jedi Interceptor 75103 First Order Transporter $89.99 9/4/15 792 $89.99 100% Droid Escape Pod 75104 Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle $119.99 9/4/15 1004 $119.99 100% Hoth Attack 75105 Millennium Falcon $149.99 9/4/15 1329 $149.99 100% Episode IV - A New Hope Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Episode VI - Return of the Jedi SET NAME Retail YEAR PIECES Trending Feb-15 SET NAME YEAR PIECES Trending Feb-15 SET NAME Retail YEAR PIECES Feb-15 Tattoine Hoth Tattoine 75138 Hoth Attack $29.99 233 $29.99 100% 75081 T-16 Skyhopper $24.99 1/1/15 247 $24.99 100% 75054 AT-AT Walker $109.99 8/2/14 1138 $109.99 100% 75020 Jabba's Sail Barge $119.99 8/1/13 850 $119.00 99% 75052 Mos Eisley Cantina $69.99 8/27/14 615 $69.99 100% 75049 Rebel Snowspeeder $29.99 8/2/14 278 $29.99 100% 75005 Rancor Pit $59.99 12/28/12 380 $64.00 107% 9490 Droid Escape $19.99 2/2/12 137 $35.00 175% 75054 Battle of Hoth $49.99 12/28/12 426 $86.00 172% 9496 Desert Skiff $24.99 7/23/12 213 $39.00 156% 8092 Luke's Landspeeder $24.99 1/4/10 163 $40.00 160% 7879 Hoth Echo Base $89.99 7/21/11 773 137.02 152% 9516 Jabba's Palace $119.99 7/23/12 717 $185.00 154% 10144 Sandcrawler $139.99 2005 1669 $265.00 189% 8083 Rebel Trooper Battle Pack $11.99 12/30/09 79 $13.00 108% 6210 Jabba's Sail Barge $74.99 10/24/07 781 $90.00 120% 4501 Mos Eisley Cantina $29.99 2004 193 $67.00 223% 8084 Snowtrooper Battle Pack $11.99 12/30/09 74 $30.00 250% 4480 Jabba's Palace $29.99 2003 234 $170.00 567% 4477 T-16 Skyhopper $14.99 2003 98 $41.00 274% 8129 AT-AT Walker $109.99 8/2/10 815 $185.00 168% 4475 Jabba's Message $6.99 2003 46 $32.00 458% 7106 Droid Escape $6.00 2001 45 $35.00 583% 8089 Hoth Wampa Cave $39.99 7/30/10 297 $61.00 153% 4476 Jabba's Prize $6.99 2003 40 $31.00 443% 7110 Landspeeder $6.00 1999 49 $35.00 583% 7749 Echo Base $24.99 6/28/09 155 $44.00 176% 7104 Desert Skiff $5.99 2000 55 $32.00 534% Death Star 7666 Hoth Rebel Base $49.99 10/24/07 548 $146.00 292% Endor 75034 Death Star Troopers $12.99 2/18/14 83 $22.00 169% 10178 Motorized Walking AT-AT $129.99 10/24/07 1137 $488.00 375% 10236 Ewok Village $249.99 9/1/13 1990 $249.00 100% 9492 TIE Fighter $54.99 2/2/12 413 $96.00 175% 4504 Millennium Falcon $99.99 2004 985 $209.00 209% 9489 Endor Trooper Battle Pack $12.99 2/2/12 77 $21.00 162% 9493 X-wing Starfighter $59.99 2/21/12 560 $90.00 150% 4500 Rebel Snowspeeder $19.99 2004 214 $59.00 295% 7956 Ewok Attack $24.99 7/19/11 166 $45.00 180% 9495 Gold Leader's Y-wing Starfighter $49.99 2/2/12 396 $88.00 176% 4483 AT-AT $99.99 2003 1068 $245.00 245% 8038 The Battle of Endor $99.99 6/9/09 890 $140.00 140% 7965 Millenium Falcon $139.99 7/19/11 1254 $225.00 161% 7130 Snowspeeder $19.99 1999 215 $62.00 310% 7657 AT-ST $19.99 10/24/07 244 $100.00 500% 10198 Tantive 1V $149.99 9/12/09 1408 $265.00 177% Asteroid Field 7139 Ewok Attack $12.99 2002 121 $45.00 346% 8099 Midi-Scale Imperial Star Destroyer $39.99 8/2/10 423 $56.00 140% 7146 Tie Fighter $19.99 2001 169 $56.00 280% 7127 Imperial AT-ST $9.99 2001 107 $60.00 601% 7778 Midi-Scale Millenium Falcon $39.99 8/3/09 356 $68.00 170% 4479 TIE Bomber $29.99 2003 230 $107.00 357% 7128 Speeder Bikes $9.99 1999 93 $35.00 350% 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter $29.99 12/28/08 251 $115.00 383% Degobah Death Star 10188 Death Star $399.99 6/21/08 3802 $420.00 105% 4502 X-Wing Fighter $49.99 2004 563 $207.00 414% 75094 Imperial Shuttle Tydirium $99.99 6/1/15 937 $99.99 100% 7659 Imperial Landing Craft $49.99 10/24/07 471 $77.00 154% Bespin 75093 Death Star Final Duel $79.99 6/1/15 724 $79.99 100% 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer $99.99 10/24/07 1367 $250.00 250% 75137 Carbon Freezing Chamber $29.99 231 $29.99 100% 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer $129.99 8/2/14 1359 $129.99 100% 6212 X-Wing Fighter $49.99 10/24/07 437 $83.00 166% 8097 Slave 1 $79.99 7/30/10 573 $143.00 179% 75050 B-Wing Fighter $49.99 8/2/14 448 $44.00 88% 7658 Y-Wing Fighter $39.99 10/24/07 454 $73.00 183% 6209 Slave 1 $49.99 2006 537 $155.00 310% 75003 A-Wing Fighter $24.99 12/28/12 177 $30.00 120% 7263 TIE Fighter $19.99 2005 159 0% 10123 Cloud City $99.99 2003 698 $700.00 700% 7754 Home One Mon Calamari Star Cruiser $109.99 8/3/09 789 $90.83 83% 7262 Tie Fighter and Y-Wing $49.99 2004 407 0% 7119 Twin-pod Cloud Car $9.99 2002 117 $25.00 250% 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer $99.99 10/24/07 1367 $240.00 240% 7152 Tie Fighter and Y-Wing $49.99 2002 410 0% 7144 Slave 1 $19.99 2000 166 $57.00 285% 6208 B-Wing Fighter $34.99 10/24/07 435 $77.00 220% 7142 X-Wing Fighter $29.99 2002 267 $175.00 584% 6206 TIE Interceptor $19.99 10/24/07 212 $60.00 300% 7190 Millenium Falcon $99.99 2000 663 $200.00 200% 6207 A-Wing Fighter $15.99 2006 194 $30.00 188% 7150 Tie Fighter and Y-Wing $49.99 1999 409 $90.00 180% 7264 Imperial Inspection $49.99 2005 367 $225.00 450% 7140 X-Wing Fighter $29.99 1999 266 $95.00 317% 7200 Final Duel 1 $6.99 2002 29 $45.00 644% 7201 Final Duel 2 $6.99 2002 23 $24.00 343% 7166 Imperial Shuttle $34.99 2001 238 $125.00 357% 7180 B-Wing at Rebel Control Center $29.99 2000 338 $59.00 197% 7134 A-Wing Fighter $14.99 2000 125 $38.00 254% Episode I - The Phantom Menace Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith SET NAME Retail YEAR PIECES Trending Feb-15 SET NAME Retail YEAR PIECES Feb-15 SET NAME Retail YEAR PIECES Trending Feb-15 Tattoine Tattoine Utapau Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator $89.99 0% 7113 Tusken Raider Encounter $9.99 2002 90 $45.00 450% 75036 Utapau Troopers $12.99 2/18/14 83 $15.00 115% 7962 Anakin and Sebulba's Podracers $89.99 7/19/11 810 $91.00 101% Coruscant 75040 General Grievous' Wheel Bike $24.99 2/18/14 261 $27.00 108% 7961 Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator $69.99 7/19/11 479 $77.00 110% 7153 Jango Fett's Slave 1 $49.99 2002 360 $183.00 366% 7656 General Grievous Starfighter $19.99 10/24/07 232 $59.00 295% 7663 Sith Infiltrator $29.99 10/24/07 310 $75.00 250% 7133 Bounty Hunter Pursuit $29.99 2002 259 $88.00 293% 7255 General Grievous Chase $19.99 2005 111 $95.00 475% 7186 Watto's Junkyard $49.99 2001 443 $175.00 350% Geonosis Kashyyyk 7159 Star Wars Bucket $24.99 2000 292 $139.00 556% 75085 Hailfire Droid $19.99 1/8/15 163 $19.99 100% 75035 Kashyyyk Troopers $12.99 2/18/14 99 $18.00 139% 7171 Mos Espa Podrace $89.99 1999 896 $140.00 156% 75015 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid $19.99 8/1/13 271 $25.00 125% 75042 Droid Gunship $49.99 2/18/14 439 $51.00 102% 7151 Sith Infiltrator $29.99 1999 244 $55.00 183% 75016 Homing Spider Droid $29.99 8/1/13 295 $33.00 110% 75043 AT-AP $59.99 2/18/14 717 $59.99 100% 7131 Anakin's Podracer $14.99 1999 136 $46.00 307% 75017 Duel on Geonosis $39.99 8/1/13 391 $38.00 95% 8091 Republic Swamp Speeder $29.99 1/4/10 176 $34.00 113% 7101 Lightsaber Duel $5.99 1999 52 $30.00 501% 75019 AT-TE $89.99 8/1/13 794 $87.00 97% 7671 AT-AP Walker $39.99 12/22/07 392 $85.00 213% Naboo 75021 Republic Gunship $119.99 8/1/13 1175 $90.00 75% 7655 Clone Troopers Battle Pack $9.99 10/24/07 58 $35.00 350% 75091 Flash Speeder $29.99 6/1/15 312 $29.99 100% 75000 Clone Troopers vs Droidekas $12.99 12/28/12 124 $15.00 115% 7654 Droids Battle Pack $9.99 10/24/07 102 $31.08 311% 75086 Battle Droid Troop Carrier $39.99 1/1/15 565 $39.99 100% 4482 AT-TE $69.99 2003 658 $155.00 221% 7261 Clone Turbo Tank $89.99 2005 801 $256.00 284% 75080 Trade Federation AAT $24.99 1/1/15 251 $24.99 100% 4481 Hailfire Droid $49.99 2003 681 $136.00 272% 7260 Wookie Catamaran $49.99 2005 376 $145.00 290% 75058 Trade Federation MTT $89.99 8/2/14 954 $100.00 111% 4478 Geonosian Fighter $19.99 2003 169 $43.00 215% 7258 Wookie Attack $29.99 2005 366 $109.00 363% 9499 Gungan Sub $69.99 7/23/12 465 $75.00 107% 7163 Republic Gunship $89.99 2002 686 $177.00 197% 7250 Clone Scout Walker $9.99 2005 108 $45.00 450% 7929 The Battle of Naboo $24.99 12/25/10 241 $44.00 176% 7143 Jedi Starfighter $19.99 2002 138 $45.00 225% Coruscant 7662 Trade Federation MTT $99.99 10/24/07 1330 $325.00 325% 7103 Jedi Duel $9.99 2002 81 $35.00 350% 75038 Jedi Interceptor $24.99 2/18/14 223 $42.00 168% 7126 Battle Droid Carrier $9.99 2001 133 $57.00 571% 75039 V-Wing Starfighter $24.99 2/18/14 201 $28.00 112% 7184 Trade Federation MTT $49.99 2000 470 $125.00 250% 75044 Droid Tri-Fighter $29.99 2/18/14 262 $32.00 107% 7155 Trade Federation AAT $19.99 2000 158 $90.00 450% 75041 Vulture Droid $24.99 2/18/14 205 $35.00 140% 7124 Flash Speeder $9.99 2000 106 $35.00 350% 9526 Palpatine's Arrest $89.99 7/23/12 645 $90.00 100% 7115 Gungan Patrol $9.99 2000 77 $51.00 511% 8096 Emperor Palpatine's Shuttle $59.99 7/10/10 592 $75.00 125% 7161 Gungan Sub $49.99 1999 379 $68.00 136% 7661 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Booster Ring $49.99 10/24/07 575 $140.00 280% 7121 Naboo Swamp $9.99 1999 82 $25.00 250% 6205 V-Wing Starfighter $9.99 10/24/07 118 $25.00 250% Space Battle Over Naboo 7283 Ultimate Space Battle $49.99 2005 567 $200.00 400% 75092 Naboo Starfighter $49.99 6/1/15 442 $49.99 100% 7259 ARC-170 Starfighter $39.99 2005 396 $80.00 200% 7877 Naboo Starfighter $49.99 7/19/11 318 $53.00 106% 7256 Jedi Starfighter and Vulture Droid $19.99 2005 202 $60.00 300% 7665 Republic Cruiser $89.99 10/24/07 919 $208.00 231% 7252 Droid Tri-Fighter $14.99 2005 148 $28.14 188% 7660 Naboo N-1 Starfighter with Vulture Droid $29.99 10/24/07 279 $46.00 153% 7251 Darth Vader's Transformation $6.99 2005 53 $75.00 1073% 7203 Jedi Defense 1 $6.99 2002 111 $38.00 544% 65771 Episode 3 Collector's Set $59.99 2005 586 $176.00 293% 7204 Jedi Defense 2 $6.99 2002 52 $38.00 544% Mustafar 7141 Naboo Starfighter $19.99 1999 179 $95.00 475% 9494 Anakin's Jedi Interceptor $39.99 2/2/12 300 $54.00 135% 7111 Droid Fighter (Vulture Droid) $5.99 1999 62 $17.00 284% 7257 Ultimate Lightsaber Duel $29.99 2005 282 $170.00 567% Ultimate Collector Series SET NAME Retail YEAR PIECES Trending Feb-15 7181 Tie Interceptor $99.99 2000 703 $580.00 580% 7191 X-Wing Fighter $149.99 2000 1300 $600.00 400% 7194 Yoda $99.99 2002 1075 $415.00 415% 10018 Darth Maul $149.99 2001 1868 $650.00 433% 10019 Rebel Blockade Runner $199.99 2001 1747 $441.00 221% 10026 Naboo Starfighter $39.99 2002 187 $195.00 488% 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer $269.99 2002 3096 $1,310.00 485% 10129 Rebel Snowspeeder $129.99 2003 1455 $1,170.00 900% 10134 Y-Wing Attack Starfighter $119.99 2004 1473 $900.00 750% 10143 Death Star 2 $269.99 39362 3417 $1,185.00 439% 10174 Imperial AT-ST $79.99 10/24/07 1068 $290.00 363% 10175 Vader's TIE Advanced $99.99 10/24/07 1212 $490.00 490% 10179 Millenium Falcon $499.99 10/24/07 5195 $3,400.00 680% 10186 General Grievous $89.99 5/4/08 1085 $170.00 189% 10212 Imperial Shuttle $259.99 9/2/10 2503 $495.00 190% 10215 Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter $99.99 10/27/10 676 $139.00 139% 10221 Super Star Destroyer $399.99 8/27/11 3152 $700.00 175% 10225 R2-D2 $179.99 5/4/12 2127 $290.00 161% 10227 B-Wing Starfighter $199.99 10/1/12 1487 $242.00 121% 10240 Red Five X-wing Starfighter $199.99 5/5/13 1559 $230.00 115% 75059 Sandcrawler $299.99 5/4/14 3296 $299.99 100% 75060 Slave 1 $199.99 1/15/14 1996 $240.00 120%

Hell yeah. It seems that LEGO is beginning to make Technic flagships being targeted at AFOLs. I welcome it, a return to my roots. My first sets were large Technic ones, being a 5 years old. Skipped Duplo and SYSTEM entirely. My friends were building LEGO Town police cars while I was assembling this: Probably my all time favorite set, of course mainly for emotional reasons, but not like it would not stand the test of time.

The Dimension Fun Packs are a great deal at $7.49 from Lego in my opinion. A collectable minifigure with a micro build would easily sell for $7.99 plus a lot of smooshing. There are a few killer and unusual minifigures out of these. The biggest question is how long will Dimensions last. I assume this sale is spur interest and complaints about it being too expensive instead of about imminent retirement. The collectable minifigure market has been robust for many years. Even if the game is a bust, these fun packs are winners. The microbuilds are great, and they even come with display stands cooler than the CMF black.

As a parent of two boys in the demographic who are obsessed with lego video games I still haven't bought in. The entry price for the game itself was too high... it's come down but needs to fall further. They made a big mistake pricing it over $100 before xmas... if the approach was to use a razor and blades business model they should have sold the razor for cheaper.

Got tumbler from target, upc was cut out!?!?!?

Don't replace the yellow bits. Go to the drug store and get a bottle of hydrogen peroxide for $2.50 and find yourself a glass bowl or casserole dish that your significant other won't kill you for putting hydrogen peroxide in. Throw the peroxide in the bowl, add said Lego parts and put out in direct sunlight for as long as it takes to make them white again. You can also use a piece of tin foil under the bowl to reflect back more sun. Technically, to get the best effect, you should also add a quarter teaspoon full of an Oxyclean type laundry powder. (I can't remember what the exact ingredient in Oxyclean is but it is the "oxy" part) The hydrogen peroxide on its own will do it though - just over a much longer period of time. I had a very yellowed set 4999 - Vestas Wind Turbine - and after about 8 hours in the summer sun even the yellowest of parts were bright white again. It saved me for sure.

Hope I'm not reposting, I found it on line and I really like it, whole thing including the custom box design