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  1. In a sleepy little town called Billund in Denmark, there is a treasure. And if you have the right connections, you can get a peek at it. The Lego House is a museum that can be visited by special arrangement. Its a very well done timeline of the company with lighted walls showing photos, history, and niches of actual products over the years. But if you have the right guide, you can step through a secret wall panel in the tour, go down a shallow set of steps, and badge through a door labeled "engineering". There you will find "the vault" and a copy of every Lego set made since the 1970's. This is actually Lego's "archival" vault, which means that authorized employees can go down there to do research. You are allowed to gently handle the sets and take pictures. And take your trip down memory lane. Lego has several other vaults in secret locations, with pristine copies of every set, but those aren't open even to employees. This is the one where you get to feel like a kid again, and kick yourself for not hanging on to that Space, Town, or Pirate set you had long ago. Interestingly this vault used to include competitor products as Lego did "market research" on its peers. You can still find a stray Mega***** item there. No room left now that they are adding 350 products a year, so that's all been cleared out. The 2016-2017 product shelf is unmarked and kept tightly closed. Not even a peek allowed there.
    18 points
  2. But don't go unless you're invited. Otherwise it's frowned upon.
    7 points
  3. Fairground Mixer $122.33 with free shipping right now. http://www.amazon.ca/LEGO-6061196-Creator-Fairground-Mixer/dp/B00K66ZJ54/ref=sr_1_3?m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&s=toys&ie=UTF8&qid=1456946339&sr=1-3
    6 points
  4. I need to MOC a TRU Store a little larger so I can complete my Bat Signal day TRU parking lot coerce the children MOC.
    6 points
  5. First images: http://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/content/21305-%E2%80%A2-maze-review
    5 points
  6. Don't feel too bad ... many of us in the US are not getting $30 75105's either - holding firm at $149.99 in all the stores I visit.
    5 points
  7. I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding(s)...
    5 points
  8. I bought one of these at TRU today. As the cashier was ringing me up she asked which one I was looking for. Shark Suit Guy, obviously. Within 10 seconds she had picked up 5 or 6, smooshed them, and tossed one in my bag. "That's the one" she said. When I got in my car I opened it up - damn, she was good. Thank you TRU cashier. Apparently all the employees smoosh the bags when they're slow to pass the time.
    5 points
  9. 4 points
  10. i went to toy fair in new york and shot this video... i cued it up to the angry birds start but you might want to watch the whole video (and the other 2 vids -3 in total) since they give you a glimpse of all the new upcoming sets.
    4 points
  11. really wish people wouldn't post pics of my stockroom w/o permission...
    3 points
  12. He's on holidays that lazy ass. Very few retail places in Canada deliver to the US... I'm not sure if Amazon.ca does?
    3 points
  13. Some Minecraft sets seem to be on sale at AMZ: 21120 The Snow Hideout $32 21113 The Cave $17 21114 The Farm $26 21115 -First Night $34 21121 Desert Outpost $49 21122 Nether Fortress $65 21117 Ender Dragon $56
    3 points
  14. 18,000 piece fortress of solitude
    3 points
  15. Picked up set 75055 from a local Toys R Us Express... they price matched it to the website at $114.99 and I used a $100 gift card that I got from eBay for $85, so my total out of picket with tax was $109.91. One side is pretty beat up so I might keep this one to build and sell off my other set that's still sealed.
    3 points
  16. Heartlake high $25 New iron man Junior set $3 SYW points and clearance
    3 points
  17. Hear me now and believe me later. LEGO Bricktober Toys'R' Us Store 40144 = $9.98 LEGO Bricktober Hotel 40141 = $9.98
    3 points
  18. Anyone near Linden NJ for this sale starting Friday? Some dirty classic space
    3 points
  19. I went to Gibraltar and took the cable car to the top of the rock. Awesome. And we found Darth Vader's melted helmet in St Michael's Cave...
    2 points
  20. Got a very lego week this week ;-) Me and my wife booked a trip to legoland billund with the kids in may :-) Also in the process of being trained as a lego serious play facilitator. Spent the whole day playing with them brickies. Might not be a very usefull post but sometimes you just want to share the excitement. Have a good one!
    2 points
  21. Ooohhhhhh. I get it. Nice MOC. You took parts from your Imperial Assault Carrier 75106 and made an x-wing.
    2 points
  22. Ummm......would you like to try that sentence again?
    2 points
  23. 75078 - SW: Imperial Troop Transport $9.99 free ship (23% off) via Amazon 3rd Party
    2 points
  24. I'll grab me a few backed by the stronger USD ... Lol
    2 points
  25. I find very few deals at my local Targets. Occasionally they'll have some items at 30% off, but usually not what I'm interested in. Went to an out-of-the-way Target today... figured I'd give it one more try. Nothing that I wanted in the toy aisle. So I just picked up a couple rolls of packing tape I needed. Up near checkout; I saw loads of polybags like Poe's X-Wing, TIE Advanced, etc, at $3.99 (no thanks). Then I saw the fresh-looking minifigure packs there... one "peg" full of 20 in each aisle... figured I'd try and pick up a shark-man while I waited in line. Got to smooshin' and realized, these weren't Series 15 figs... they were all Series 13 (still $3.99). My peg of 20 had five hot dog guys... so I picked those up. Biggest Target score for me in months.
    2 points
  26. 30447 Captain America's Motorcyle
    2 points
  27. I don't think the $250 UCS with only one Snowspeeder in it is going to keep prices of the 75049 down. That's one heck of an expensive alternative.
    2 points
  28. wait, you were looking for a loaf of bread in a bin of LEGO? LOL
    2 points
  29. Its a link from Money saving expert http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/amazon
    2 points
  30. From Brickfanatics.co.uk Now I saw this on an American fansite and refrained from posting until I heard some facts. So first the rumors doing the round on various forums suchs as Bricklink, Eurobricks as well as sites like reddit. Depending on what you read, it is either down to a quality issue: getting multiple torsos with no legs, missing accessories, too many accessories or the best one is a copyright issue with the Shark Guy who looks very similar to the Left and Right Shark from the Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show last year. What I can confirm is there is no issue in the UK or Europe and on the LAN (LEGO Ambassador Network) this morning KimT posted this: “Just to be clear – we have not done a recall in 6 years and if we did, I am quite confident we’d all know. There may be other issues that would warrant a temporary stop for distribution, but recalls are different: https://wwwsecure.us.lego.com/en-us/service/product-recalls?domainredir=service.lego.com” So if anything else is posted I will post and let you know. http://brickfanatics.co.uk/recall-on-lego-minifigures-series-15/
    2 points
  31. 2 points
  32. Chima Town House by Paddy Bricksplitter
    2 points
  33. 2 points
  34. the figure is in a polybag unlike most (batzarro), someone might have been burning up ebay all day before people catch on
    2 points
  35. Honstly, I would care more if the set was actually in the catalog. In past years, Lego put sets in the Spring catalog that ultimately sold-out w/o returning. 10221 is the best example. Then again, using the catalog as a prediction cool is like playing black or red in roulette. Catalog has worse odds.
    2 points
  36. Bought a used, but 100% complete boxed 4842 Harry Potter Hogwarts castle - £128. More than happy!
    2 points
  37. Still waiting on the few parts i need to finish this up. So for the time being I've just been playing around with the Paddock interior. Moving plants around, adding plants, removing plants. And adding in fun little scenes/items. I've also finished the Goat enclosure. I don't have room for the washroom as previously discussed, but i decided to add a little Restroom sign that the Lawyer will be running to Clever girl..... Just about finished. Waiting on track pieces, Lawyer pieces, T-Rex Paddock sign parts, and a couple plants to finish it up.
    2 points
  38. We need a "jealous like" button.
    2 points
  39. That makes sense. He's the slowest moving of them all.
    2 points
  40. Estate sales are picking up post holiday, all too far for me SW Legos including sealed UCS Falcon $3500 if you are in Phili, NJ area Georgia some HP and MF
    2 points
  41. I keep having no luck with local sales the last few weeks if anyone near DeSoto Tx starting 12/9 some vintage space if anyone near Liberty, Mo for 12/10- nice adventures stuff
    2 points
  42. Amazon UK are offering a free £7.00 promo code with the purchase of a £30 gift card, subject to qualification. I bought one and sent it to myself, as you do. Valid for any item shipped by amazon.co.uk. You don't qualify if you've bought an amazon gift card within the past 24 months.
    1 point
  43. 10x 7956 ewok attack for $56 ea. $560 shipped.
    1 point
  44. Right on! I've purchased Pet Shop, Palace Cinema, Slave 1, Sandcrawler, Parisian Restaurant, Fairground Mixer, Tower Bridge, Ecto-1, and VW Camper builders all through AWD. I've passed on multiples of each one. It just takes a bit of dedication since they get snatched up extremely quickly but you just have to keep checking. Just make a shortcut for the search on your smartphone to make it easier.
    1 point
  45. Shelby township, MI tomorrow Vintage goodies
    1 point
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