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Annnddd all done! Had a pretty big "oh ****" moment when i went to put it in the case and realized that i wouldn't be able to actually get it into the case. Luckily i built it with the fences being removable and i was able to take those off and angle it in such a way that i could slide it in as those wire frames through the middle keep you from just putting it in from the front. Aside from some minor tweaks i'll make throughout it's existence; this is mainly the final product as i am quite happy with everything aside from maybe the T-Rex being a tad on the small side, but there's nothing i can do about that. I am not too bothered by the scale of the Explorer and will probably keep it as is since it is such a nice design and really acts as a center piece to the whole thing, but in time i may break and make 2 small ones. I may also space the fence pillars out a bit more, but again that's a future plan for when it starts to really bother me. I grew up on Jurassic Park, and this is the kind of display i have always wanted. When we heard LEGO got the JW license i figured they'd do it justice and maybe do some JP stuff i could display, well we all know they haven't yet. And when the JP Gates Ideas project got denied i went with displaying the JW stuff. Sadly the JW line models are fairly poor to display and didn't do the theme justice for me. Now i have something that displays my favourite scene in the JP franchise, and looks way better as a display piece. Hope you all enjoyed the progress and pictures (i love pictures). If and when i do something else i'll be sure to post a build log for it. Currently i have nothing on the horizon. I debated a Raptor Paddock, but you wouldn't really be able to see the Raptors and i'm not sure if i wanna go with that. I'll also throw a couple updated pictures of what's currently in my display case collection in the collection/stockroom thread, because well... pictures! Cheers.

Amazon 31035 - Creator: Beach Hut = $22.50 (25% off) 31036 - Creator: Toy & Grocery Shop = $31.23 (22% off) 31037 - Creator: Adventure Vehicles = $17.97 (28% off) 31038 - Creator: Changing Seasons = $38.49 (23% off) 31039 - Creator: Blue Power Jet = $49.38 (29% off)

Random find at Target. This location wants nothing to do with Lego Architecture, or anything French.

Explored a few walmarts outside my area and walked into one right at perfect time. Not super fancy stuff but can't get any lower from a buy in perspective items include: Ninjago Ninja DB X, TMNT Turtle Lair Invasion, Ninjago Nindroid Mechdragon, Chima Tiger Mobile Command, a couple Bionicles, and most expensive at $10 each were Duplo Batcave Adventure

Toys 'R' Us ad news Starting on the 11th. Minifigure packs are 2 for $5. Free Ninjago Airjitsu Kit with $50 Lege purchase. 20% off regular priced item coupon #978537 Valid 3/11-3/26.

here's how that conversation would go : "I don't know who you are. I don't know why you banned me because i don't have patience for such nonsense. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my account go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will buy every Lego set you sell." How so?

Haunted House $420 shipped Jabba's Palace $180 shipped (both on eBay) Just in time to cover the cost of my minivan's ignition block and my daughter's chiropractic appointment.

I see these posts and think "what have I gotten myself in to?"

Sold a town hall brick classifieds for 520.00. I wish I could sell everything on there.

From a mailer I just received. Here is the other part of the ad.

Finally got this bad boy

Then we might finally get that nicolas cage figure.

I'll take your tamales and raise you free pancakes. National pancake day, free short stacks at IHOP

FINALLY GOT A SEA COW!! YYAAAYY!!!

I try to tell my wife the same thing all the time!

Till this day I just can not fathom why LEGO decided to label that Hoth mess a UCS set, while the much more cohesive, attractive and display-worthy EV set was not labelled part of the Star Wars UCS series! In my personal and quite insignificant opinion EV has many times more rights to be considered part of the UCS series than AoH.

5x eBay Bucks on $50 or more. YMMV

Nice article about a new AFOL (?) who discovered the fun of building the Ferrar F40 set: I built a Ferrari F40 Lego set, and no, I will not apologize

Zamboni by Tyler Sky

If not, it would only be courteous to tip someone off.

1 Parisian Restaurant b/c obviously its awesome, but more importantly b/c my wife saw it online when I was browsing and said "I want to have that!", and now i'm another step closer to a full conversion to AFOL.

Found on a WM top shelf and talked into $15. I'm so Excitered!

Well, when I purchase a lego from The lego store or LS@H, I track my purchase price as the amount I pay. All the points I accumulate are free money which I use to discount what I pay on sets in the future. This is better than treating the VIP points as a continual discount on every purchase, which I could use it for, simply by applying some points to every future purchase that equal the points gained by the purchase. But some sets don't need the discount to accumulate in value. Since the vast majority of my sets are SW sets, I don't have to buy any set on discount for it to increase in value. They just might take time before they go up. Now, I would say, any set I'm planning to build and display, I strongly consider and often use VIP points and discount coupons on. That helps to balance out the depreciation, so I don't lose money. I'm very happy with my system for collecting. My goal is somewhat different from someone who might be trying to make money. I'm just trying to not loose money while collecting by trying to keep what I pay relatively close to the products value, which will increase for almost all of them in time.

B&N will be out of business in a few years, so they don't care.

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Did anyone mention the 31050 Corner Deli? $31.99 (20% of $39.99)... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017B1BESC?keywords=lego%2031050&qid=1457469907&ref_=nav_signin&sr=8-1

Retired Jedi Interceptors at Amazon: $24.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IANTQDQ?keywords=lego%20star%20wars&qid=1457467318&ref_=sr_1_29&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-29

But the amount of TP that I'll have to buy....... Do you at least have a good coupon for some toilet paper? Ready to pounce on Good Friday.

I really enjoyed building that set. Was able to find some at a WM a couple weeks ago for $35.

The jet is a lovely set. I doubt it will be a big money maker but that isn't necessarily what makes a great set. Decent price, imho.

Thanks a lot, exciter1 (sarcasm implied)... Going to have to buy these for my personal collection... ...and find more shelving to put up!

All at once: "Hi Mike".

You paid $145 for KM. A gift card is the same as cash. If in your head you want to call it a discount, that's up to you, but it's silly to post that. And not a "deal"

Personally I hate B&N, the employees that work at mine are the smuggest, rudest people that I've come across at a retail setting.

I ordered two Tower Bridges from Amazon.fr a couple of years back. They turned up in separate boxes that were sodden and smashed to pieces. One I sold on eBay and after fees broke even, the other I sent back to Amazon France which in itself was a huge hassle. I'm sure others have encountered issue free transactions but for me I'll take a wide pass from non UK Amazon sites

Friends Speeder by Tyler Sky

Got 4 confirmation emails for the 5 mini coopers I bought

All of this talk about "traps" is preposterous. Any retailer who wants to identify resellers and ban them doesn't need to waste their time setting a trap. We generally make ourselves pretty f****** obvious and if someone doesn't, what's the point in trying to lure a customer into a buying pattern that will cause you to sever your relationship with them? As for TRU, they implemented a new reseller policy in October...30320 went on sale in early July 2015 and they did not ban people specifically because of those purchases...if they had, I wouldn't have been able to buy from TRU through the end of November. Anyone getting banned for the Chicken Coop is just getting swept up into their normal reseller policy. BN.com doesn't ban people for reseller behavior...they simply cancel your orders once you reach their purchase limit.

In store: x1 Parisian Restaurant (for personal collection) x1 Cargo Train (at $159 sale price) x1 Pirate Chess x6 Assorted SW $12-30 price point sets x13 assorted City/Superheros $10-40 price point sets TOTAL DAMAGE = just shy of $600. With this morning's online Scooby Collection, brings the daily total to $803 single day spending. God help me 2xVIP is terrifying. Doubled my previous single-day spending record. Now I just need to QFFL $500 worth of it before the wife takes a peek at the checking account!

In for 3 more cancellations.

That guy is ready to buy some collectibles.

If I get modded, I understand why. This is the queen's gesture, not mine.

You won't regret purchasing this set, big sets on my shelf at present are Hogwarts castle, sandcrawler, new falcon and EV. EV always gets most comments, and is certainly my favorite. Plus the nostalgia of the build being a huge SW fan made it worth every penny. The detail is brilliant, leagues ahead of the new hoth set!! If possible I'd get one to build and one for the vault!!!

We gotta find that SD mole......for any newbies here, I'll re-iterate that posting deals here is a one-way street. If you see something good on SD, post it here if it hasn't been already. But never the other way around.

Between this, Lego double points, and Walmart clearance hunting I tripped the fraud alert on my credit card. First time I've done that. Now I really feel like a BP'er!

That includes replying to posts with &'s in them ....

Calm down. No one expected a double post. Did you even read what I wrote. So uncalled for...