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  1. All done! Took a little more work than i thought to put on all the panels again and adjust them to be as gravity proof as possible, some trial and error with a lot of things. The stupid LED cord wasn't long enough, so i had to move it around inside and run the wire up through a different spot (oh and i painted the wire ;)). The mount itself isn't perfectly level (even though the holes i drilled are) guess this is just the construction of the mount itself in that it bows a certain direction for whatever reason, maybe it's just getting old? Still some things i need to play around with, but nothing that will be really visible, so this is as good a time as any to share the finished product. Just realized i took these pictures with the mount swung the wrong way, the MILF is indeed centered with the TV and not strangely off centered The mount can be placed flat 2 ways, got it placed flat on the wrong side for these pictures. Right above the tv! perfectly visible spot, as i said it does center with the TV, mount swung the wrong way for this shot. As with 10179 i keep these LED's on 24/7 pretty much as basically the nightlight for the living room area. We also change the colour based on the season, so it will be Orange for Halloween One of the things i still need to fix - making the falcon more parallel to the wall. As you can kind of see here it's leaning a bit to one direction. Just need to loosen the swivel and adjust, but easier said then done as you do need 2 people. Landing gear can be removed if you'd like, but i keep it on, plus it also acts as a support against the wall. Anyways overall very happy, looks better than my 10179 did on the wall. That vertical stand has been floating around built of Technic pieces which would probably be much easier than this, but that would still need a shelf or something to sit on, and i don't have the space to do that, so this was really my only option. Other option would certainly be a lot more stress-free haha, i'm still cautious of something on the mount failing, and any odd creaks/cracks makes my eyes dart towards it, but it should be fine just as 10179 was. So that concludes this log, hope you enjoyed!
    12 points
  2. Yeah people are quick. :-) I will say they did one other cool thing at Brickcon, which I THINK might be thanks to Chowren Toys but I am not sure. They had volunteers giving out random tickets, and when you left you got to trade it in for a small set for free. Was quite a nice surprise - I assumed it would be a small poly or something. My daughter got a $20 Rapunzel set though, and my son picked up a 3-in-1 Creator set. Was a nice bonus, especially after my daughter had lost a minifig I bought her that she had for about 5 min before dropping somewhere lol.
    5 points
  3. Here are the first real box pics.
    4 points
  4. PARIS STEAMPUNK 1889 by Castor Troy
    4 points
  5. To one buyer, 3 complete sets of the Christmas Ornaments (850850 Santa, 853574 Snow Hut, and 850949 Reindeer) that were on sale for $2/each on October 1, along with this year's full price $7.99 Snowman. Total buy-in, $44.50, sold for $101.85
    3 points
  6. Is that not a given since you're out of the buying game anyway?
    3 points
  7. stumbled across shelf of clearance 8 pack 880 yd of duck packaging tape for $7 at walmart tonight - looked it up and it looks like almost a system wide deal. some stores have it for $4-5 dollar for 8 pack. a few have it for $11. sku: 160513255
    3 points
  8. I nominate this post for the post of the year. If there are any new BP's out there I encourage you to break apart each sentence and repeat it over and over again. I'm getting flashbacks of 2 years ago when everybody was falling all over each other trying to grab The Tumbler. After my 70+ Saturn V's I got, two days before the release date mind you, I'm not touching anymore. As I've said ad nauseam I was grabbing Imperial Hotels at $86 each while everybody was paying full MSRP for The Tumbler and the IH's have a better ROI. Sure we don't know how many resellers are hoarding this set but seeing that there are now 64 pages to this thread in less than 5 months is telling. Now I have no doubt that I and many others will be making money on this set, but like I said I'm not buying anymore. I'm in the process of buying hundreds of 3-4 sets and none have not been talked about on this forum for months and I'm confident they'll allbring a better ROI in a shorter amount of time. My point here is the point I've tried to make many times on this forum, don't follow the heard. Breakout a Excel spreadsheet and punch numbers into a calculator to discover the undervalued sets that nobody is talking about. You will quickly get ahead of everybody else.
    3 points
  9. If you’re in the market and in TRU this week .
    3 points
  10. Now shall you deal with me, oh prince.... And All the Powers of Hell! by Tim Lydy
    3 points
  11. I'm (trying to be) out of the reselling craziness, but went to Walmart and found a Friends Advent Calendar on clearance for $14.00, but rung up for $5.00. Good present for my daughter at a price less than an overpriced Starbucks coffee.
    2 points
  12. Destiny's Bounty and a few more sets back in stock - just ordered DB with the $25 Masterpass discount... $169.99 -$25 + local taxes (free shipping). It may be cheaper down the road, but I'll take it for now (27.5% discount off RPP). Another great option with this discount would be the Star Wars BB-8 set which is back in stock at $109.99 - perfect for the $25 off $100+ Masterpass deal (giving you approx 35% off RPP).
    2 points
  13. A fatal attraction by legomeee
    2 points
  14. In The Glass House Of The Pumpkin King by Nick Sweetman
    2 points
  15. hamleys are now selling these in store for £11
    2 points
  16. Retired @ LEGO Shop at Home EU: 60143: Auto Transport Heist 75121: Imperial Death Trooper
    2 points
  17. Sata cables in the second to last photo... always useful to have a couple spares on hand :-)
    2 points
  18. Meijer mpkers : $10 off $50 in toys ( no Lego exclusion )
    2 points
  19. By the same rule of thumb, why would Lego retire it early?
    2 points
  20. It was not that widely available outside of LEGO Shop at Home opposite to the modulars after that. I always liked this set as it resembles that cool Grauman's Chinese Theatre:
    2 points
  21. Agreed. This set will be available throughout 2018. I'm convinced of that. It's a waste of money to buy this set at RRP now and have your money stuck for more than a year from now. I do agree that after 21309 officially retires it will be an iconic Lego set that will keep growing in value in the years after. Maybe slowly and gradually, but still. This set will go down in history as one of the very best sets EVER made by Lego!
    2 points
  22. 66539 Heartlake Super Pack consisting of 41119 + 41110 + 41116 for €30 (4 packs bought) 66540 City Super Pack consisting of 60123 + 60122 + 60121 for €40 (4 packs bought)
    2 points
  23. TLNM Destiny’s Bounty for about 50% off after Toys R Us Rewards and discounted gift cards.
    2 points
  24. No, just no. I think the NASA sets are awesome,. While I don't find this set that impressive, it's better than I though it would be, probably due to the packaging, and seems to fit nicely with the Research Institute.
    2 points
  25. I highly recommend the book/movie Hidden Figures if you want to learn more about Women at NASA especially the contributions of black women. They could have included a lot more minis if they wanted. PS I am the one who edited the first post, stay classy folks.
    2 points
  26. 2 points
  27. And just like that the seller count will now increase 10 fold.....
    2 points
  28. Find the Apollos Picture still with the ladder I had to ask for to get one of them
    2 points
  29. at my local Costco 41313 Heartlake Summer Pool and 41067 Belle's Enchanted Castle, $39.89 each. 76082 Super Heroes ATM Heist and 76085 Battle of Atlantis, $15.99 31052 Vacation Getaway for $48.99 and the Star Wars Battle Pack 2-pack for $19.99 (forgot to take a picture).
    1 point
  30. From Eurobricks: Also at leister square this morning where the saving is £15 for the above - when you buy ANY technic set you get £25 of your next over £100 Technic purchase in store or online in November (ish)
    1 point
  31. Garden Walker by Spencer Winson
    1 point
  32. Lots of 20. Combine 2 sets worth of pirates/bluecoats. So it comes out to like 16 generic pirates, 2 queens, 2 redbeards. Then 8 swords + 10 rifles. Was making about $40-50 a pop on those (which basically covers the cost of the set, leaving 700+ parts as gravy). That was over a year ago now though, can’t speak to the current market on them, obviously.
    1 point
  33. Here in The Netherlands we're in a similar boat. There's no Dutch Lego store, and Lego Ideas sets are not sold by any of the big retail toy stores here. So the only way to get Ideas sets is either through LEGO Shop at Home or if they show up on Amazon or other foreign retailers like FNAC. If you buy through LEGO Shop at Home while there's a nice promo going on, and then sell the promo to use that sale as a discount on the purchase of the Saturn V, you may get a better price than through any other way.
    1 point
  34. Disagree with you on this, I think this is going to be a hard to get set for it's life time and if you want a good number then buy now. This is the archetypical set for Emazers tactics of buy up regularly to get your number. The only place I can buy it is SAH, so average buy in so far of about €83 with promos, VIP, etc is about as good as I can get.
    1 point
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  36. Grey base plate with blue bottom in first picture with brown rigging piece would make me think you have 6273
    1 point
  37. in US 60097 TS CTC (Call to Check)....prob done. $132.99 best price for now....
    1 point
  38. 1 point
  39. minecraft The Dungeon and The Iron Golem have been OOS from amazon.com and third party seller only for the last few days. both have higher than average sales rank so maybe a seasonal shortage? still available everywhere else. oh yeah and the cave is still going strong an extra year in north america, was the top sales rank of any licensed theme set until star wars advent knocked them out. will the cave retire this year or is it going to keep going? simpsons house is on back order please be mindful as it is limit 1 at shop at home and clearly they are keeping tabs on this dead stone - could this be it? wth - limit 1 - that'll keep the evil resellers propping up our company's profits at bay.
    1 point
  40. 20% off select city , friends , speed champion sets at TRU: https://m.toysrus.com/brsearch-t2#brm-search?facet.range=price%3A[100 TO *]&facet.range=price%3A[75 TO 100]&facet.range=price%3A[50 TO 75]&facet.range=price%3A[40 TO 50]&facet.range=price%3A[30 TO 40]&facet.range=price%3A[20 TO 30]&facet.range=price%3A[10 TO 20]&facet.range=price%3A[0 TO 10]&request_type=search&search_type=keyword&q=101084oct17!&l=101084oct17!
    1 point
  41. Someone out there is offended you called him a workout girl...
    1 point
  42. New York Comic Con Exclusive Brickheadz Boba Fett & Han Solo in Carbonite
    1 point
  43. Phantom Reaper by Logey Bear
    1 point
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