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  1. Played around with the Barnes and Noble Reserve and Pick Up option and found the following sets at 50% off: LEGO Super Heroes The Milano Spaceship Rescue 76021 - 37.47 LEGO Minecraft The Mine #21118 - 59.97 LEGO Super Heroes X-Men vs. The Sentinel 76022 - 24.97 LEGO® Super Heroes Batman™: The Joker Steam Roller 76013 - 24.97 LEGO City Excavator and Truck 60075 - 24.97 LEGO City Arctic Outpost 60035 - 24.97 LEGO City Arctic Helicrane 60034 - 19.97 LEGO® brand Disney Princess™ Rapunzel's Creativity Tower 41054 - 19.97 LEGO Super Heroes Knowhere Escape Mission 76020 - 19.97 LEGO Minecraft Micro World ''the End'' - 21107 - 17.47 LEGO® brand Disney Princess™ Cinderella's Dream Carriage 41053 - 14.97 LEGO City Snowplow Truck 60083 - 9.97
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  2. Many people are not aware the "Attic" theme is the biggest hidden investment theme in all of Lego. Especially wife people...
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  3. Picked up this lot for £12 a while back, and just got round to building it with the nipper last night. God those old style instructions are hard work on the eyes, made so many mistakes.
    5 points
  4. Good grief, this thread...
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  5. My boys got this set and absolutely love it! It is a fantastic new concept for Lego and I think this will be quite popular! We have built our way through all of the design ideas included in the instruction book, and now we are making up our own puzzles. Endless possibilities! This one's a winner in my book!!
    4 points
  6. Coolest coffee table I've even seen.
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  7. Obi-Wan/Grievous combo pack is $42 @ Target (30% off) http://www.target.com/p/lego-star-wars-constraction-battle-pack-66535/-/A-46782501#prodSlot=_1_34
    3 points
  8. I'd point you to the Ethics thread, but I don't want to encourage the behavior in there either. If you don't see the issue with buying something at a price with the premeditated intention to just return it to a store that doesn't have it in-stock to "try" and get another price/deal because you have it in your hand with or without receipt, then I suggest you sludge through that thread.
    3 points
  9. It's iconic for Scooby-Doo. This set going to be a lot quicker to double up when retired than a lighthouse or a plane
    3 points
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  11. *whew* Cleaned up the thread. If you've got new finds for the B&N deal, please think about adding them here in the DD thread. Otherwise, all the talk about what you've found, how far you had to drive, how much spent, etc., take it to the B&N Clearance thread please: Thank you!
    3 points
  12. Bulk Lego bag for $45 with the 4867 instructions showing, which is why I bought it. Looks like most of the set is in there and come to find out looks like a lot of 10217 is also in there. Score!!
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  13. Found 1 21110 at TRU yesterday. and It's on sale for $0.98. Unbelievable.
    3 points
  14. 2 points
  15. "Heeeere's your sign!"
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  17. $91.99 @amazon.com LEGO Star Wars Imperial Assault Carrier 75106 Building Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UYNAGEI/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awd_betdxb57888Q7
    2 points
  18. Some high res shots for those who haven't seen them yet..
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  19. I noticed on Reddit people posting that their Barnes and noble is having 50% off many sets such as attic theme, some superhero and some Star Wars sets. They said some were in the clearence bin others they had a cashier scan. I have not gone to mine to check, but they usually don't have clearence Lego other than clocks and watches.
    2 points
  20. As promised, here is our pre-order posting for the much awaited Disney Collectible Minifigures Series. This pricing will only be available here on Brick Picker and on Brickset! Boxes - $209 (Incl. free shipping within the US) Sets of 18 - $73 (Incl. free shipping within the US) International shipping: Box - $25 Sets of 18 - $10 Please DM us here with the quantity and item(s) you would like to order. Payment by PayPal only. Please include your PayPal email address and we will invoice you directly.
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  21. I honestly can't complain about how I have been treated by Walmart. I don't have a college degree and they gave me the opportunity to earn nearly $50k a year. I certainly agree that it is tough and might agree that is is under appreciated. There are a lot of positions in Walmart that I feel associates are underpaid, I am just not one of them.
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  22. I put down my $1K deposit for a Tesla Model 3 today. Felt a little insane doing it without any info on the car, but I'm in.
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  23. Buy everything that's either on sale and/or in a pink and purple box. Exo Suits are near the end of their life cycle, AND on sale. I'd buy at least 50-100 of those. Chima is being phased out. Now is the time to load up. Welcome aboard the money train. Next stop, Profitville. You'll be thanking me six months from now when all of these sets I just mentioned are selling for five times what you paid for them. Welcome to the club. Glad to have you.
    2 points
  24. To differentiate this from the more serious reviews this (and any others like it) will have an "OUTSIDE THE BOX" title. It seems like not many people really like this set. Reviewers are down on it, prices are down, heck, I didn't even want it for myself. I found one at a price that was too good to pass up, so I thought, why not? Since it's a set that I wasn't super excited about to begin with,I thought that the Rhino and Sandman Super Villain Team-up was perfect for an outside the box review. REVIEW: SET DETAILS Set #: 76037 Name: Rhino and Sandman Super Villain Team-up Theme: Marvel Super Heroes Parts: 386 Price: $39.99 BOX CONTENTS Some people may wind up picking up a set that is open box or, want to verify the box contents before beginning a build. For this set, there are 3 numbered baggies, a large Tile, a comic book, a sticker sheet and 2 instruction books. BUILD AND EXECUTION: Rhino: All right Spider-Man, time to put your dukes up! Spidey: Uh, did you forget something? Where's your Rhino suit? Rhino: I forgot, I got a new one. I need to put it together. Spidey: Oh, ok. I can wait. Rhino: The instructions aren't really clear which of these goes on which side. Urgh. Spidey: What? Did you buy that thing at Ikea? Rhino: I've got it. This is going better than I expected. Spidey: Well, just wake me up when you're done. Rhino: Look, if you want this fight to start sooner, you could help you know. Spidey: Well, I guess so. After all, I do have a High School science award. Spidey: You know, all the money you spent on this thing could have been used to go straight. Rhino: Shut it web-head. Spidey: I'm just saying, I spend like $35,000 a year on webs and spandex because of you guys, and this elliptical machine must be at least 20X that. Rhino: I'm gonna enjoy squashing you like a bug. Get it? Bug! Ha ha. Spidey: Spiders aren't bugs Einstein. Spidey: Hey Rhino, you're a sharp one, huh? Sharp as that horn. Rhino: Shut up! Spidey: What are those holes in the fingers for? Rhino: Just these little explosive projectiles. Spidey: Rhino's shoot missles? Rhino: Ok, now I turn the key and press this button and Hang on a sec. Nope, I flip these switches and rotate that knob and . . . Spidey: Getting bored now. LATERZ! Spidey: Man, that guy's dense. Hey, someone's making a sand castle. Spidey: What kind of castle are you making? Princess, Medieval, Nexo-Knights? Sandman: Go away bug. Spidey: Oh come on, spiders aren't bugs. Spidey: I was going to ask if you wanted me to bury you in the sand, but it looks like you're taking care of that. Sandman: Leave me alone. Spidey: I'm not really getting this abstract watcha-ma-call-it. Did Picasso make it? Spidey: You know,I hate sand. It's coarse and gets everywhere. Spidey: Hey Mr. Grabby-Hands, I'm not that kind of date. Sandman: I told you to go away, now you're going to get it! Spidey: Hey stop with the shaking! All of my change is coming out of my pockets! Spidey: Hey look, there's Taylor Swift! Sandman: Where? Spidey: I'm outta here. Iron Spidey: Weird place for a sandbox. Something about it is making my Spidey sense tingle . . . Spidey: Is it my day for meeting weirdos? Luckily I got away from that guy. Iron Spidey: Look, it's getting bigger all by itself. The sensors in my Starktech limbs will tell me more about it. Spidey: What the, who are you? Iron Spidey: I'm Spider-Man. Spidey: Hello me, meet the real me. Sandman: Now there's 2 of him? Spidey: I spy with my spidey eye something with a hammer. Iron Spidey: Is it Hammertime? Get it? Can't touch this - oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh. Sandman: It's about to be. Spidey: Why do I feel like I forgot something? Rhino: Hello from the other side! Spidey: I should have known that Rhino was an Adelle fan. Iron Spidey: Hey, did you notice that not all of this stuff is sand? How's he do that? Spidey: Sand-and-other-stuff-man is just way too long to yell in a fight. Rhino: Hey, where'd he go? Rhino: Get down here so I can squash you bug! Spidey: I already told you, Spiders aren't . . . oh never mind. Iron Spidey: Hey Mr. Grabby hands, I'm not that kind of date. Spidey: Ha ha, I already said that loser. REACTION: I started off unimpressed with this set. I looked at it through the eyes of an adult who wants to display his toys,and not a child that wants to play with them. The entire thing looks like a mess. It's a mishmash of unrelated things that are just supposed to look like Sandman taking over a construction site. The Rhino is entirely disappointing. Why you build him a suit instead of a big figure is beyond me. All of that said, as I played with the set to tell my bizarre little story, I gained some appreciation of all of the play features. They were not designed for me.They were not designed for adults. A kid could have fun with all of the moving parts. But, this set is not for me. Let's take a look at the minifigures. This is the biggest reason why anyone buys Super Hero sets, so they should be amazing,or spectacular, or even ultimate. First off, there's Iron Spider(-Man). This guy's unique. I mean red and gold is Iron-Man's thing. Anyway, he's got 4 robotic arms attached to a neck bracket, and I think that's inaccurate. I thought he only had 3 in the comics. I like that his back printing looks like the retracted limbs. Sandman is boring to look at, but you can't blame LEGO, he's always been boring. He's got a 2 sided head and brown joker hair. The sandy torso and tan limbs show that he's always mid change and sometimes angry. I didn't think that there was anything they could do to Spider-Man, but they gave him those 2 tone legs. It looks good, but I am bored of getting Spidey figures. Rhino, well, he's just some dude, Pretty sure he's got a clone head. 2 Sided torso printing doesn't make him look any more like a bigfig. FINAL THOUGHTS: There's a lot of tan in this set. People like to buy tan parts for MOCs, I think if you get this set cheaply enough, there's a good demand for the parts. The large tile is the same one used in most UCS sets. Iron Spider is the big draw for this set. So he's sure to appreciate a little bit once this set goes. I'm stuck thinking about how roundly unpopular this set is. Will it pass into obscurity once it is out of sight, or will people clamor to grab it later on to complete a collection? Not being a fan of this set, I tend to come down on the former. For me, it's a parts set and that's where the value will always lie. If you have a child that likes LEGO and Super Heroes though, this set is a winner for them. Lots of interesting parts, a couple of Spider-Men and some guys for them to beat up. Invest cautiously at steep discounts. Help support the site by buying on Amazon. EXTRA PARTS: Some people might not include the super jumper in extra parts, but that's not me. I definitely don't think it belongs in the set. 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  25. Then why share it with everyone if it doesn't really matter?
    1 point
  26. I picked up this set and put it down in the store so many times, I just can't recall. Nothing about it made me want to build it or own it. Clash of the Heroes was not speaking to me. One day I thought of something that amused me. I decided that if I was going to do it, instead of describing the building process, I would tell a story and put the pictures in reverse order to tell it. You'll still see the build in steps, but I'm not going to give my thoughts about each little chunk. I'll give you my reaction at the end of the review like I normally do. For now, I ask your indulgence as I play with my LEGO a little bit. To differentiate this from the more serious reviews this (and any others like it) will have an "OUTSIDE THE BOX" title. REVIEW: SET DETAILS Set #: 76044 Name: Clash of the Heroes Theme: DC Super Heroes Parts: 92 Price: $12.99 It's sort of interesting, sort of sad that there's a $3 markup on these licensed sets over the unlicensed counterparts. 92 pieces including 2 minifigures for $12.99 seems a bit on the pricy side to me. BOX CONTENTS Some people may wind up picking up a set that is open box or, want to verify the box contents before beginning a build. For this set, there are 2 unnumbered baggies, a plate, a single sticker and an instruction book. BUILD AND EXECUTION: (to see the build in order, you kind of have to look at these pictures in reverse) "Hey Bruce, just came by to pick up that DVD I loaned you and . . . Hey, is that Kryptonite?" "Hey Superjerk, stop taking my stuff apart!" "Kryptonite weakens me!" "Yeah, I can tell." "You're so inconsiderate keeping your Kryptonite out when I come to visit. I'm taking back the Bat mirror I bought you as a friendship gift." "I'm gonna give you one chance to put all that stuff back." "I need to fold this stuff around the Kryptonite to protect myself." "It's weird how much I hate guns, yet I keep these things everywhere." "All I wanted was my Dances with Wolves DVD back." "Hang on, I've got something for you. . . Let's see, Tab A into Slot B . . ." "Catch!" "Your turn jerkwad! I was going to loan you Driving Miss Daisy next." "Here hold this for me." "Man, all my stuff is messed up. I can never keep nice stuff with you around." "Heh heh heh, I just remembered, I loaned that disc to Aquaman. My bad." "Superdunce." REACTION: Even though I started off with no enthusiasm for this set, I still went into it with the intention of being fair and balanced. Spending all of the extra time to think of a story with these 2 gave me a chance to play with the toy in a way that most adult collectors aren't going to, but some kids might. I can appreciate that the kids might like the flick missile bat shield or the shove bar in the back. Those didn't do a lot for me though. So, apart from the play features that I didn't like or want, we've got a small, uninspired platform. I can't tell if the railing in front was a turret or just a railing with cannons. Regardless, it stays on very poorly. I couldn't get Batman to 2 hand his bazooka, which would disappoint kids. Since most people are only getting this set for the minifigures, let's look at them. The minifigures look good. Both of them are unique. Superman's only slightly different from the version in 76046. In this version he does not have red boots. To me, that makes his plain blue pants stand out. Unique, in this case, is not better. His hair and torso are shared with the other BvS Superman. The hair is molded in a different color for Captain America in the Black Panther Pursuit. The head is shared with Dimensions Superman and Hyperion from the Avenjet set. His cape is the spongey softer fabric being used recently. The torso and head have printing on both sides. All in all, despite the plain legs, a successful figure. Batman is entirely new. Every single piece of the figure is new and even most of his accessories are unique in some way. The head is painted to look like a balaclava which is so much better than the previous sweatband version from most older sets. It's got printing on both sides grim and angry-grim (angrim?) It's also cast in glow in the dark plastic so that the eyes will glow. That seems like a lot of plastic for 2 tiny angrim pinholes. The torso has some fantastic printing on both sides that is almost entirely obscured by the armor and the cape. At least when Johnny and his friends lose the accessories, he'll still look like armored Batman. The leg printing is nice and detailed, I guess being a billionaire, he can afford leg printing. The cowl is the older version, which I guess works best for the armored look. It's never been released in this color. The armor seems a little plain. I guess they wanted to have the option to use it for other characters later on, so no bat symbol. It's got 2 attachment points in back. His cape is a simplified version of the Batman cape. Since it doesn't have to wrap around his shoulders, it only has one neck hole. The top 1/3 is covered by the armor. The cape is also the stiffer cloth that I thought they moved away from. His other accessories are a standard stud shooter, a batarang molded in light silver, that cool little grappling hook launcher that's pretty new and a light grey grappling hook. Batman is far and away the star of this set. FINAL THOUGHTS: This set is common as dirt and it's cheap. Every little Jimmy is going to easily be able to afford this one or get it as a gift from a well meaning (but cheap) friend or relative. It has a lot of kid appeal, 2 major Super Heroes and a neat little Batsignal. Will future collectors respond to it and need to get this set? I feel like it is bound to do better than the disappointing Metropolis Showdown. The exclusive Batman is bound to see to that. I don't really feel like this set is going to take any major jumps on the aftermarket. This is definitely the cheapest way to get these 2 iconic heroes, and I fear that it will always be. If you can get a significant discount on this set, it's going to hold value and appeal to people who still want a cheap Bat/Supes set. I'm thinking that the upper limit of this set cannot be above $17.99. support the site by buying on Amazon EXTRA PIECES: You get an extra silver batarang, which is cool. I know I can't be the only one that has no use for an extra stud shooter trigger. I mean I get so many sets with stud shooters, I have more extras than I can count (mostly because I throw them in a big bin full of all the small extra pieces and try to forget them.) View full blog article
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  27. http://www.espnfc.us/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/2848807/germany-team-immortalised-in-lego
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  28. Yeah we are a bit spoilt these days with numbered bags and parts lists per step.
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  29. I made a killing Q4 on the Attic theme
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  30. So it seemed too good to be true...and it wasn't true? You don't say...
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  31. So some years ago I bought a few Mill Village sets #7189 and broke them down for Bricklink. But I didn't list the goats on Bricklink because I was going to list them on eBay, but never did. Thankfully, in the meantime the set retired, no more sets with little white goats, and I didn't sell them for cheap. Nice to find a bag of 30 of them in a drawer Also, I thought I just had a single Delorean #21103 set, but when moving a few things around earlier this evening, I found two more. Woot! Any stories you have of finding forgotten goodies?
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  32. Have you tried checking out? Does it show that you have $10 extra in points waiting when you add it to your cart?
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  33. I knew there was a reason y'all kept me around.
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  34. Love the fact that the Jogi Löw minifig is wearing a tie-less suit.
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  35. I've never tried placing an order by phone. The savings aren't good enough for me to do that. If they gave them to me for free over the phone, I might try it. I was able to get it to apply at Sears.com, so that's good enough for me. Thanks...
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  36. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maitre+de+jeu+(MDJ)/@45.403284,-71.891474,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1s-fXJKZZTG0AQ%2FVNYA9sXhgkI%2FAAAAAAAAAFE%2F6xgm-1F4UE4!2e4!3e12!6s%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-fXJKZZTG0AQ%2FVNYA9sXhgkI%2FAAAAAAAAAFE%2F6xgm-1F4UE4%2Fs203-k-no%2F!7i720!8i540!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x37f44b2d91ad9b03!6m1!1e1 this picture is from 2014. no one touch them since 2014???
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  37. It sounded to me like it was mixed with a very soft version of the Jedi theme music .
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  38. the problem with nexo knights is the quality of the cartoons. they aren't very good. I don't understand how they could make ninjago so well, yet bomb on chima so badly with the cartoon series. I was really hoping they would see and learn from their mistakes from chima and make nexo knights a lot better, but so far, they have not. the writing is too childish and immature, and that is from a child's perspective. my son was super excited to watch them when they initially came out (me too if being honest, I love lego cartoons typically), but now doesn't care after 4-5 episodes. the voices are weak, the storylines are lame and not following any real arc, and its quite repetitive. every episode basically has them getting their butts handed to them by the exact same bad guys every week and then they "power up nexo knight style" and win in 2 seconds and show is over. its just terrible. they really need to reset the series and writing. I write this because even though the cartoon is bad, some of the sets are terrific. the styles are unique, fun to build, very colorful, and stay together well to play with. I compare the sets against batman v superman, marvel superheroes, and even many star wars sets (ugh to battle of takonda, if you are ever having trouble sleeping, just look at that set or worse, build it), and they are just a lot better, but my goodness, the cartoon is not doing its job and gaining a fan base for anyone to want these sets. The Fortrex, Clay's Rumble blade, Moltar's Lava Smasher, and the King's Mech suit are terrific sets. I will admit Jestro's Evil Mobil was not that fun of a build and lacks playability, hence why it hit clearance first, but if they could get better writing and voices in the cartoon, these sets would be winners. I am an eternal optimist, and I hope they hold on for season 2 and fix these problems and make the cartoon series pop, which might then make the sets pop in value long term. And to end on a happy note, check out pics of Jestro's Volcana Lair. How awesome does that look?
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  39. I found a dollar in a jacket that I hadn't worn in a year.
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  40. Built a few more polys today: 30262 Gorzan's Walker 30312 Demolition Driller 30397 Olaf's Summertime Fun
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  41. I honestly don't remember how I found BP. Probably related to doing research (Google) on my 1984 King's Castle set. Might have also been a BP link from a Lego wiki.
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  42. Lolol guys perhaps I've internet'ed for too long here in my youth but this guy is an obvious troll. Think about it: If you were going to create an alternate account for the sake of messing with everybody and getting some chuckles, doesn't this OP hit on all the most "hilarious" items on the *rolls eyes* checklist? It's not a bad bit for a few laughs if you're aware it's a joke, but for anybody who's not... now you know.
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