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Brickset has the full press release... http://brickset.com/article/21371/10253-big-ben-press-release US $249.99 - CA $299.99 - DE 219.99€ - UK £169.99 - DK 1999.00 DKK. VIP Early Access from June 15th Build the world’s best-known clock tower! Get up close to Big Ben! The clock was first started on May 31st 1859, and Big Ben’s first chime rang from the 96-meter Elizabeth Tower on July 11th of the same year. This over 23” (60cm) high LEGO interpretation of the iconic structure is a tribute to its engineering and architecture. It features a detailed facade with statues, shields and windows, and a clock tower with 4 adjustable clock dials and a removable roof allowing access to the belfry, plus buildable exterior elements including a sidewalk, lawn and a tree depicting the building’s location. This model makes a great display piece for the home or office. Big Ben features a detailed section of the Westminster Palace and the adjoining Elizabeth Tower, 4 detailed clock dials with movable hour and minutes hands, and a sidewalk, tree and grass area depicting the building’s location. Remove the top of the tower to access the Big Ben bell. Put your LEGO building skills to the test! Special elements include 4 printed clock faces. Rare elements include ski poles, flowers and corner plates in molded gold color, and tinted-translucent elements. This set includes over 4,000 LEGO pieces. This set offers an age-appropriate building experience for ages 16+. Big Ben measures over 23” (60cm) high, 17” (44cm) wide and 7” (20cm) deep.

Looks like my CEO needs to buy a bigger desk

Hello, I'd like to tell you about an idea that I had. I'd like to make June 25th Give a Sick Kid a Brick (Break) Day. This would be a day where we can give to a little served cause. It might not even cost you a dime. I don't know how many of you have had a sick kid. My child's been to the emergency room more times than I can remember and admitted to the hospital for observation 3 times. The children's hospital is just as dreary, just as stark and joyless as an adult hospital. Somehow it seems worse because the child doesn't have the same acceptance as an adult in the same position. What an adult endures, a child fights. Shots, procedures, nurses, doctors and specialists poking, prodding, checking and waking them up at all hours becomes like torture. Enduring being cooped in a place that is not their home with few comforts and little to occupy them while they are sick grates upon them. Some children endure better than others, but eventually they all rebel. They fight against another shot or collecting urine, or enduring another hour of therapy. It's hard for them to understand that the discomfort is to help them get better. So, how does the nursing staff deal with the recalcitrant patient? How do they cheer up a child that is trapped in the hospital on their birthday or an important holiday? Bribes of course. Most children's hospitals have some form of room/closet/cart that holds toys. They promise the patient a trip to the closet if it will help them to do a particularly aggravating procedure, or when they're well enough to go home. The promise of a toy keeps their spirits buoyed over several days as they look forward to choosing something special. Sometimes the staff wrap the toys or make a gift bag or package to present to a child that is down because they can't celebrate birthdays, Christmas, Hannukkah or whatever holiday with friends and extended family. I can tell you that it doesn't matter what is available, the kids are just happy to have something to look forward to. Sometimes the promise of a toy is enough to strengthen them as a needle is imminent, or placate them as they contemplate the third hour long breathing treatment in a row. They look forward to getting a toy as part of their release. It's a graduation of sorts. The toys in these closets are provided through donations. Some people donate money to a foundation that purchase toys, some sponsor a toy closet and run toy drives to collect stuff to fill it, and some private citizens donate toys. All of that prelude was to get to this last point. I have asked @Ed Mack for permission to address this community and ask you to mobilize for a cause. I would like to ask you to commit to donating some toys to your local children's hospital. I would love it if people would publically say that they will help out. I'm not offering any rewards, no chances at winning something good. I really couldn't afford to make it worth your while. It has to be something that you would want to do. I'd like to address some concerns that people may have. There are children's hospitals in most communities. I am not asking that you send me money or toys, because we should all act locally. Plus, you'll have no fear of having someone take your money or items and not do what they said they would. Many of us as collectors, parents or investors probably have new toys that have no place. As a collector, perhaps you have something that you bought that doesn't fit or that you were never really happy with. Parents will sometimes stockpile toys for future gift giving, or stash extra presents that their children received because there's just too much. Investors may have some dud that they picked up that they have no real hope of making anything off of. As long as the toys are unopened, they should be acceptable, so you might not even need to spend money. Some people won't donate to a specific organization because it's associated with a certain religion or political group. There's a fear that the goods or money will be spent on administrative costs or misappropriated. In this case, you won't donate to a foundation or to a charity. You would donate to a hospital for sick kids, the hospital of your choice. Some people point to the adult community that collects toys and say that we are taking these things out of children's hands. Here's our chance to give back. I know that many of us have given, sometimes extravagantly. I ask that we give again. Most people are charitable at certain times of the year. There's a greater push for charitable contributions in November and December. I chose June 25th to ask people to donate because it is half a year from the time of year that many people would end their holiday charitable donations. I think that this time of year is harder on the groups that rely upon people's generosity. June 25th is just a guideline. I can't make anyone do anything. All I can do is ask, please help. Lift the heart of a child that is hurting. Now, obviously, you will never meet the child that receives your toy, and they will never know you. Child safety laws and patient confidentiality being so important. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. Post a picture to this thread of what you're donating, maybe it will encourage others. Check Google for your local children's hospital. Most of their sites will list what sort of toys/books or other items they need. They will also tell you how to collect your receipt for the tax deductible donation if you want it. If you have the inclination, pass it along and try to get others to donate too. Please remember that all toys must be new, unused, unopened. There's serious concerns about exposing children to germs and if you want to donate used toys, there are other places like group homes that would love to have them. New doesn't necessarily mean fresh from a store, just unused and unopened. View full blog article

Ha! You're funny. Have you been to BFE?

When you offer something to someone for what you paid for it (after being asked for a favor), 50% off retail, you give them the price plus shipping. They think about it and come back with, "I guess that's fair".

A bit more info and a lot more pics. Also looks like its NOT a printed face and you can advance the clock hands externally!! How awesome is that 70cm x 70cm x 20cm 4126 pieces http://www.bouwsteentjes.info/lego-creator-expert-10253-big-ben-opgedoken-2/ Oh and to save you from running off to google translate, here is a translation too https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bouwsteentjes.info%2Flego-creator-expert-10253-big-ben-opgedoken-2%2F&edit-text=&act=url Any chance of some rep now

£169.99!

Nope, I'd just use the extra parts for this.

Used - 10212 - UCS Imperial Shuttle (just missing landing gear and box) - EBay - $395 (earned $39.50 EBay Bucks)

Not sure ... it says "Snow" is included.

My sister was able to score a sealed box of minifigures for me today. I cannot believe it - best sister in the world She went to the store on Tuesday and got put on a 'secret waiting list' and today she got a call to come pick up her box. The guy told her they have strict guidelines to not give out full boxes to individuals. Now I can lean back and don't have to worry about whether or not my 16 figures that I already ordered at LEGO Shop at Home are all duplicates or not.

EBay: NIB Castle 70403 Dragon Mountain and 70402 The Gatehouse Raid for $128 shipped. Shipping was $8 and buy in was $56.

16 figs from LEGO Shop at Home arrived, what a win: Rares: 2x Neuer, 1x Low,1xKramer, 1x Kruse, 1x Hummels, 1x Howedes Uncommon: 1x Schweinsteiger, 1x Gotze, 1x Reus, 1x Ozil & 2x Mustafi Common: 1x Khedira & 2x Schurrle

Mate, there is no other neglected land like the Land Down Under. We never get anything. Cry me a river

looks great. it slides into the #5 spot for largest lego set based on element count. 10189 Taj 10179 UCS MF 75827 GB HQ 10214 Tower Bridge this set 10188 Death Star http://brickset.com/sets/list-9322

5PM Eastern and not a single TRUTH post today? How sad. Just a reminder that this is the last TRUTH with the coupons on Page 1 (expire 5/21).

Go get your shinebox.

Every single time I go through a roundabout, I do this to the kids. And they've never seen the movie. I purposely go around roundabouts multiple times sometimes, just do this to them. Oh, and then there's this: Yes, to get in and out of Legoland California, you have to go through a roundabout.

This is a nice UCS set. Oh wait this is what a UCS set should look and feel like....I'm talking to you Hoth set.

Fun build video...

Agreed. I was expecting this to be north of $300 - either $325 or $350. $250 is a steal of a deal. This looks really nice.

Time to find a custom V figure to blow it up.

Mine have just turned up at the office. With the parrot in its own box lol. Haven't opened them all but smooshed them and I've got one Low minifigure which seems to be on one of the rarer ones so I'm happy.

I posted this in projects picks a few months back, but the truth of the matter is this would never get pass the approvel stage. I've seen some of your guys modular towns so I'm going post it here too I think it would make and excellent , I would love to build something like this. Loads of detail, actually looks like lego have designed it.

After the empire. Or someone messed up their bricklink order.

"Nobody's better at LEGO than Donald Trump, believe me"

Does this answer your question?

Not long enough

She sounds hot

Wow, 30250?

I thought all the signs would say "LEPIN"

Found another 3 cases of 71014 German DFB Minifigures

Ok, so I just have to say I was correct Yesterday when I said this was gonna be $249. Nobody believed me! I know, Brickset was showing $349, but they were wrong. Just pointing out that I was right on this one, even if nobody cares!

Google my friend: Lego Mannschaft Rarity http://www.brickshow.tv/news/2016/05/lego-dfb-die-mannschaft-collectible-minifigures-71014-box-distribution/

From the point of view of someone who drives behind at least one of these every morning, the long bus is the worst because it is slow and takes longer to load

http://www.amazon.com/LegoTM-Horizon-Express-Train-10233/dp/B00AAI4W4M - $159.99. I bought mine in Nov 2014 for $129.99 (which was MSRP). So no profit whatsoever when compared with MSRP .... So if you missed the boat on this train, now seems like a great moment to buy for the personal collection.

That last mini-build really needs the plank from the carpenter CMF. Not sure what that makes me for thinking of it, doubt it’s good.

Check your local Sainsbury’s they’ve a bunch of reduced stock, just picked up 5* 31031: Rainforest Animals at £3.90 each (would have been 6 but a little Chinese lady wanted one for Timmy) 2* 10695: Creative Building Box at £6 each 60073: Service Truck at £5.40 Passed on the £10 sinestros and £13 beach huts. YMMV but I’m guessing there is a bunch of local reductions out there. But know your RRP’s as these were all just price tag reduced rather than labelled as clearance.

Got an email from LEGO Shop at Home good news, they now accept paypal

Sold out again.. Lets hope for good.

Just finished building my 10212 and it is indeed an awesome set. It's no surprise the values are on the up now.

I have tried it. It works. They took my money.

U are about to become mr popular

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