I'm going to see if I can combine my great hall/whomping willow with the Vampyres Castle set I have boxed up somewhere and make a Castlevania display
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I'm going to see if I can combine my great hall/whomping willow with the Vampyres Castle set I have boxed up somewhere and make a Castlevania display
Hogwarts is $650 Australian. It looks marvellous, and dare I say it, improved on the Disney Castle and that was incredible already.
I won't be getting it but Lego did a super job there. The price is a little high Australian side vs US price, but the price to part ratio is good.
This gets posted alot, but it can't be stated enough. Is there anyone out there who've purchased every big set recently? Do you build them and put them away? Do you mix all the pieces together? Do you leave them built? You'd need a pretty big room to put them all, and then the dusting...
Let's see this year - the big sets would have been Hogwarts, Roller Coaster, Bugatti, Crane, two trains, Ninjago City Docks, Y-Wing, Voltron, Mack Anthem, Downtown Diner, Millenium Falcon, DB5. Almost $3000 of lego.
Aside from the DB5, they have all been great. I wanted the trains badly, and I might still get them, but $400 for two trains is a lot. I can get way more tomica town and plarail for that money.
I won't be getting it but Lego did a super job there. The price is a little high Australian side vs US price, but the price to part ratio is good.
This gets posted alot, but it can't be stated enough. Is there anyone out there who've purchased every big set recently? Do you build them and put them away? Do you mix all the pieces together? Do you leave them built? You'd need a pretty big room to put them all, and then the dusting...
Let's see this year - the big sets would have been Hogwarts, Roller Coaster, Bugatti, Crane, two trains, Ninjago City Docks, Y-Wing, Voltron, Mack Anthem, Downtown Diner, Millenium Falcon, DB5. Almost $3000 of lego.
Aside from the DB5, they have all been great. I wanted the trains badly, and I might still get them, but $400 for two trains is a lot. I can get way more tomica town and plarail for that money.
Since Brick Bank seems like one of the less popular modulars I didn't have especially high expectations going in, but the first floor and roof were both really fun to build. Second floor wasn't too interesting though.
We are entering sell-your-house-to-affort-it territory with that.
Forgot to post my second haul last weekend, Order #2 of 2.
Thanks Target! And thanks computer glitches!
Thanks! Looking forward to seeing how big it is in person.
I liked it, I love the first floor. The laundromat is excellent, and fun little narrative idea of "money laundering" is hilarious and adorable. My favorite build was definitely the laundromat machines between the vault and the laundromat - that's an incredible section.
Thanks Target! And thanks computer glitches!
Thanks! Looking forward to seeing how big it is in person.
I liked it, I love the first floor. The laundromat is excellent, and fun little narrative idea of "money laundering" is hilarious and adorable. My favorite build was definitely the laundromat machines between the vault and the laundromat - that's an incredible section.
Still kicking myself that I didn't get any LEGO sets with that discount.
All I thought to get was a game preorder. :/
All I thought to get was a game preorder. :/
Hey guys, I've been lurking this thread for a long time, I am a huge LEGO fan but as an adult I managed to restrain myself to a couple of SW and architecture sets, until I finally went for a Saturn V last year.
It was a really fun build and lately I've been thinking to entertain myself with an alternate build. Any idea on what I could achieve without resorting to other parts? So far I am leaning towards a nuclear-class submarine, as there should be a lot of similarities in the structure. I also thought about the space shuttle but I doubt I could nail the front part and the wings.
Thanks for any advice.
On another topic, I also ordered a Voltron set for myself and another one on behalf of a friend. Unfortunately he cannot afford it anymore (not now, anyway) so I am stuck with a double. Based on your experience what's the best option? Try to sell it to get most of my money back or sit on it and see if it will increase its value eventually?
It was a really fun build and lately I've been thinking to entertain myself with an alternate build. Any idea on what I could achieve without resorting to other parts? So far I am leaning towards a nuclear-class submarine, as there should be a lot of similarities in the structure. I also thought about the space shuttle but I doubt I could nail the front part and the wings.
Thanks for any advice.
On another topic, I also ordered a Voltron set for myself and another one on behalf of a friend. Unfortunately he cannot afford it anymore (not now, anyway) so I am stuck with a double. Based on your experience what's the best option? Try to sell it to get most of my money back or sit on it and see if it will increase its value eventually?
It said LEGO was excluded on the coupon and since they were already canceling digital gift cards which were also excluded, I didn't even bother since I thought it wouldn't work. It was the first thing I planned on doing and was disappointed when I saw that exclusion. I wish I had known it worked for people.
I built Voltron today. He's really cool and very big . It was a really easy build, but still took 5 or so hours. I was all stiff when I got up from sitting Indian style on the floor hunched over Lego parts.
He's on my shelf in robot form next to the saturn 5 rocket, ghostbusters car, ship in a bottle and the mystery machine.
Now there's no more room for more legos!
He's on my shelf in robot form next to the saturn 5 rocket, ghostbusters car, ship in a bottle and the mystery machine.
Now there's no more room for more legos!
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Build them both and have Voltron on display next to the lions!
You can sell it for face value pretty easily. As for increase in value, all depends how many they make. NIB Lego Voltron will get your $179 back for sho
My wife saw pictures of Hogwarts. As a huge Harry Potter, SHE told ME I had to get it to put on display.
That was easy.
That was easy.
Voltron seems to be staying in stock pretty well, right?
I've got it coming tomorrow, but I'm considering returning it and going for the Hogwarts set instead. I feel like since it's so large, Hogwarts will probably be a bit harder to keep in stock, especially with a HP movie coming out later in the year.
I've got it coming tomorrow, but I'm considering returning it and going for the Hogwarts set instead. I feel like since it's so large, Hogwarts will probably be a bit harder to keep in stock, especially with a HP movie coming out later in the year.
I'm surprised they didn't cancel pre-orders.
I wasn't going to try it until people said the coupons were stacking. At that point I figured, well if the coupons aren't working correctly together, maybe they aren't correctly blocking LEGO.
Was able to pre-order the Hogwarts set at my Lego store today. They just asked for a $40 down payment.
Good choice on Shark mech. I have yet to put my TLBM Arkham together. I like the fig assortment but I always liked the looks of the previous Arkham Breakout set better. It does have some special printed pieces like the food pieces, I don't think the X-ray machine is a print..
I think I am going to have to forget about Voltron, save up a little bit more and buy THIS!
£349 is an awful lot of money however, with over 6,000+ pieces, it is actually arguably the best price-per-piece set I have ever seen. The Millennium Falcon has 7,500 pieces, and goes for a comparatively insane £649...
This is an absolutely essential purchase for both LEGO and Harry Potter fans!
Fuck, I need this. Holy shit. It looks awesome.
LEGO Stores are accepting pre-orders for Hogwarts if you have one near you.
There are no official LEGO stores in Switzerland unfortunately. I will preorder it online as soon as it's available.
Well I just ordered a Voltron, my first Lego in quite a few years.
I used to make similarly sized robots as a kid with really hokey joint solutions with what was available at the time (pre-bionicle and ratchet joints) so I'm curious to see what they did.
I used to make similarly sized robots as a kid with really hokey joint solutions with what was available at the time (pre-bionicle and ratchet joints) so I'm curious to see what they did.
I live in New Orleans and I am so happy now! RIP Wallet
https://www.wdsu.com/article/louisi...lakeside-shopping-center-in-metairie/22612246
https://www.wdsu.com/article/louisi...lakeside-shopping-center-in-metairie/22612246
That looks pretty huge to me.From Reddit:
Still a bit hard to gauge the scale of it all.
It's that time again... Walmart clearance time. >:D
Here's what I picked up:
70920 Egghead Mech Food Fight -$29.99 NOW $7.00 (whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?)
70923 The Bat-Space Shuttle -$79.99 NOW $35.00
70906 The Joker Notorious Lowrider -$49.99 NOW $19.00
70611 Water Strider -$29.99 NOW $11.00
70610 Flying Jelly Sub -$29.99 NOW $10.00
75196 A-Wing vs TIE Silencer Microfighters -$19.99 NOW $9.00
76085 Battle of Atlantis -$19.99 NOW $5.00
And here's what I saw but passed on (or already had...):
76087 Flying Fox Batmobile Airlift Attack -$129.99 NOW $65.00
76086 Knightcrawler Tunnel Attack -$49.99 NOW $25.00
70919 The Justice League Anniversary Party -$29.99 NOW $10.00 (hell, I picked this up when it was ~$20...)
31062 CREATOR Robo Explorer -$19.99 NOW $10.00 (bought when it first came out...)
41604-41607 Avengers Infinity War Brickheadz -$9.99 NOW $7.00 (I already had Thanos...)
75190 First Order Star Destroyer -$159.99 NOW $75.00
75179 Kylo Ren's TIE Fighter -$79.99 NOW $45.00
75534 Darth Vader -$39.99 NOW $20.00 (there were others of these on sale as well)
75195 Ski Speeder vs First Order Walker Microfighters -$19.99 NOW $9.00
75160 U-Wing Microfighter -$9.99 NOW $4.00 (bought at full price...)
75102 Poe's X-Wing Fighter -$79.99 NOW $48.00 (I think this has been at that price for a while though...)
70903 The Riddler Riddle Racer -$29.99 NOW $15.00 (another set I paid full price for...)
70901 Mr. Freeze Ice Attack -$19.99 NOW $10.00 (ditto...)
70910 Scarecrow Special Delivery -$19.99 NOW $10.00
70900 The Joker Balloon Escape -$14.99 NOW $7.00
70913 Scarecrow Fearful Face-Off -$14.99 NOW $9.00
70609 Manta Ray Bomber -$29.99 NOW $17.00
70607 Ninjago City Chase -$19.99 NOW $9.00
70632 Quake Mech -$89.99 NOW $59.00 (I might keep an eye on this one, see if it goes lower...)
This was in-store, so YMMV. As for me, I'm set for a while I think unless they go down again on a few of those bigger sets.
Here's what I picked up:
70920 Egghead Mech Food Fight -
70923 The Bat-Space Shuttle -
70906 The Joker Notorious Lowrider -
70611 Water Strider -
70610 Flying Jelly Sub -
75196 A-Wing vs TIE Silencer Microfighters -
76085 Battle of Atlantis -
And here's what I saw but passed on (or already had...):
76087 Flying Fox Batmobile Airlift Attack -
76086 Knightcrawler Tunnel Attack -
70919 The Justice League Anniversary Party -
31062 CREATOR Robo Explorer -
41604-41607 Avengers Infinity War Brickheadz -
75190 First Order Star Destroyer -
75179 Kylo Ren's TIE Fighter -
75534 Darth Vader -
75195 Ski Speeder vs First Order Walker Microfighters -
75160 U-Wing Microfighter -
75102 Poe's X-Wing Fighter -
70903 The Riddler Riddle Racer -
70901 Mr. Freeze Ice Attack -
70910 Scarecrow Special Delivery -
70900 The Joker Balloon Escape -
70913 Scarecrow Fearful Face-Off -
70609 Manta Ray Bomber -
70607 Ninjago City Chase -
70632 Quake Mech -
This was in-store, so YMMV. As for me, I'm set for a while I think unless they go down again on a few of those bigger sets.
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Damn, I haven't even built my egg head mech yet (got it on sale at B&N a while ago), that price is crazy!
Im heading to Walmart for groceries in a few minutes, fingers crossed they have some deals at mine. I might be willing to get the Star Destroyer for that much of a discount.
Im heading to Walmart for groceries in a few minutes, fingers crossed they have some deals at mine. I might be willing to get the Star Destroyer for that much of a discount.
I bought the Lego Voltron set................waiting for it to ship. Looking forward to building it while watching the latest season.
Plant based... plants. Plus more obviously.
https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1025021871996186626
https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1025021871996186626