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Built the new City Burger truck. First thing I noticed was no stickers.

Disagree. That’s not a disqualifier. There are gov agencies that are well funded, well staffed, and can deliver service that beats the private sector. USPS did it for years. It’s not surprising that it’s sick and dying… politicians have been trying to kill it for years.. and then… PRIVITIZATION! Yeah!… profits for us and less value for you!

What’s better than 4 X 50% off? 7 X 70% off!

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Yes, when I build the Speed champions and want them to look perfect I wear nitrile gloves to avoid any finger prints, if the stickers and/or the element are Trans, like the Supra, I will clean the element first with eye glass cleaning solution because any smudges or fingerprints from handling the element will show through. I use a small bottle of eye glass cleaning solution and spray a fine mist from about 8 inches away on the element that I am applying it to then use the eyeglass no scratch cloth to absorb any excess and use a weighted exacto knife to remove, align, and place the sticker keeping placement with adjoining stickers in mind as you don't always want the sticker centered for the overall build to look its best. I will then use the cloth and the rounded edge of a brick separator to remove any air bubbles. Trans stickers are not as thick as white/colored back stickers and placing them is more difficult especially on trans elements. I remember before I used the above technique I totally botched the cockpit elements on the original tumbler and most of my bigger builds I would not even apply the stickers too, but those speed champions sets look amazing when done properly.

It will probably be back there or walmart or both. This batch was just made three weeks ago.

I haven't tried window cleaner, but I imagine something like Rapid Tac would work well. It's what's used to apply those clear door edge/ sill protectors on autos. I used it when I applied those to our new vehicle and worked awesome. Haven't tried it on a set as I rarely apply stickers but perhaps I will give it a go.

Speaking of stickers - I saw this bit of advice attached to a review in which the buyer complained about the stickers in a set: Has anyone given this a shot? @Pseudoty I know you build a lot of Speed Champions sets, so maybe you've heard of this before?

Sold out in Europe, no longer available for MSRP or below in Germany.

Its out of stock again. This one will be gone soon.

Looks like several folks found these at this price in my local area. Quick Flippers have flooded FB Marketplace.

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The Amazing Spider-Man. This set is AMAZING a 9 out of 10 build and display. I usually only build 2 bags an evening but with this set I couldn't wait to finish it as it was so enjoyable. If you can find it on sale for $160 or less I highly recommend it. It looks amazing and easily a top 10 build set of 2023.

Worst AFOL set of 2023 nominee. Horrible build they break it up into 4 instruction books so friends and family can partake in the misery. The element choices are subpar especially the omission of 1x1 black bricks for the ones with holes, oh and the Technic 1x12 beams X 8 are ridiculous to apply. The instructions even with color guidelines are not easy to follow due to printing and at the END of the rocket launch subset they give you 3 alternative constellation builds from the default Big Dipper that would require you to breakdown half the build. Hopefully they display nice on the wall the reason I bought them. The reviews are great on this set but I would avoid it at all cost, well 50% off would be nice, to build and definitely hard pass to invest in.

Getting more of these item does not qualify for the promotion when clearly it does. Also what is going on with carriage ride on Amazon and the 50% off sale cheaper than BL. https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Wintertime-Carriage-Ride-40603/dp/B0CPBLK734/ref=sr_1_5?