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I'm not a slave to the retirement list. While I stay mindful of it, I have a really large storage space and my house and car are paid for so I can afford to take advantage of a decent deal without worrying whether it will sell in 6 months or 4 years from now. At 63, all I have to worry about is father time catching up with me. But, if he does, I won't be in any position to care.

A couple small deals at WalMart: 75345 501st BP (Yeah, I know) Regular $15.99 sell price plus get $2.50 WalMart cash back. https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Star-Wars-501st-Clone-Troopers-Battle-Pack-75345-Toy-Set-Buildable-AV-7-Anti-Vehicle-Cannon-4-Minifigures-Squadron-Collection-Great-Gift-Kids-Ag/1520961263 75361 Spider Tank. $39.99 regular sale price plus get 6.25 WalMart Cash back. https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/1366923373 Cash back works only once per order on the Spider Tank but works 3x on the Battle Pack.

McLaren Senna: I knew about all of the “issues” with this set prior to purchasing it: no Marlboro or Goodyear branding, the back wheels/ tires being too narrow (both of which can be corrected by an aftermarket kit) and the poorly printed white over red nose piece. But I really wanted to build this set to the best of my abilities, hiding all the mold injection points where possible and attempting to align the stickers to display well. What I got was a glorified Speed Champions set, there is no way this set should be 18+ and cost $80 more like 12+ and $60. Perhaps if they ditched the display stand and the trophy stand they would have decreased the piece count and the cost. I had a missing piece that was critical to the build so I had to borrow one from another set, the Medieval Blacksmith, while I await the replacement for the 1X2 trans blue plate that isn’t even used in this set but was included instead of a dark grey headlight brick. This is 3 out of the last 7 sets that have had this issue of wrong pieces not to be confused with missing pieces which apparently never happens. The build is straightforward, fast, and enjoyable but nothing above or beyond what you would get with a SC set. Some of the prints look great like the Tag Heuer on the windshield and the MacLaren overlap on the rear spoiler. The tires/wheels are solid one piece and not the usual rubber material, really premium, but would have been better if the rears were wider and all 4 had the Goodyear logo on them. The engine has several silver elements that look great when exposed. The minifigure looks great with detailed printing and helmet and fits in the drivers seat but there are no studs to attach it. If you can get it for 20% off or more I would recommend it to build and display, not sure how fragile it would be to play with for a child. Build: 6 Play: 6 Display: 8 Value: 7 Next up the “Limited Edition” Blue Bolide

Ya, when he put it next to Barracuda it was like a wake-up call. I'm still a slave to classic themes and will have to buy. There is zero investment opportunity here -- why would you spend $230 when you can spend $300 for a Barracuda on eBay? If you own a Barracuda, what will the Isle do for you display or play-wise in comparison? Side note @Pseudoty: let's talk boxes. I remember you being butt hurt about the quality of the old BL boxes. We might get a new and improved box because the reviewers didn't get a box for the review, making me think LEGO might be working on something improved otherwise they would have shipped whatever if the box didn't matter. We still haven't seen the new box in person for Series 1 (it's displayed on the product page though and looks quality to me) and it would make sense for them to produce a sturdy box now that this line has become official.

So there are 3 absolute No’s: Train, Ocean, Pirate and 2 possible Yes’s: the train station and mushroom. https://www.brothers-brick.com/2024/06/01/bricklink-designer-program-series-2-logging-railway-a-trial-of-timber-review/ https://www.tipsandbricks.co.uk/post/2409-set-review-bdp-series-2-mushroom-house

Yep. I was initially all in on a day one purchase, then I decided to wait - I don't think the Fell Beast looks all that great - but then we happened to swing by the mall tonight and I popped over to the LEGO store and saw Barad Dur in person. I'll admit, if Fell Beast was still in stock tonight, I would have ordered as soon as I got home. Now I'll just wait, it's not like I have space for for the completed build anyways, but still, they had me hooked for an impulse buy for a bit there, but without the Beast, I'll wait...

Kind of wonder if it's the opposite -- genius instead of stupid. How many people will be thinking to themselves the next time a huge fan set is released with a good GWP tag along that they should have bought immediately. Then in the future for a similar release, impulse buy might just buy two instead of one at seeing the initial prices on the FB set. Also, next time, Lego decides to 1.5 - 2x the amount of GWP sets they make available. They know how many sales were made with the GWP for Barad Dur and how sales slow when it's no longer available. Am a little surprised that they didn't just back order them for VIPs through the weekend, although there could be some left for the non-VIPs(like 5 in the world?) for the 4th, but I doubt it. My local store was out in less than 90 minutes(I called), however that's a lot of space to take up for a single set. Then again, you could be right and they're just dumb