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I cannot edit my original post so sad face emote. We now know that several sets have the Smart bricks driving up costs and killing appearances. Some prices have gone up $5 others down.

I bought the mini AT-AT at a Best Buy with some gift cards. It's a nice build but it was difficult to align the legs to the pegs on the base without legs popping off. The tiny snowspeeder could be better.

I finished building my set over the Christmas break but had to order two replacement pieces for missing pieces that took about a month to receive. One piece was from an outer edge and was installed with minimal impacts. The other piece is now just stuck on the back for now because it was part of the prison cell and I just don't see how I can get my hands in there and place it now. There is no gap in view but the door that opens is less supported now. I don't know the last time I was missing a piece yet alone never recall ordering two different pieces and those pieces were never the ones that are added as spares into sets. I have some parts on order to MOC the GWP TIE fighter so I still have that outstanding. I ended up buying the instructions posted above for about $1.34. I don;t know the cost of all the parts to convert the set because I was ordering pieces for other MOCs too.

I am gathering a small pile of small pieces found over the years in my office where i display much of my collection. I found another small piece this morning after moving the UCS death star and a few midi ships i have in the same area. I was debating about digging into storage boxes and going page by page but decided that is going to be very time consuming since I don't know if the piece is from those recently moved or something else recently built in the office. What do you do when you find a piece on the floor?

Theses, but not sure if the train was available?

I had no idea they had these remaining sets, what all was available (even for just a short time?)

I was able to get the Camper set.

Everything gone in 60 seconds. Luckily got a Siege Encampment and Camping Adventure.

https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/shop/801897B418BB

Eh, I ended up going with UPS Insurance. It was easier.

Why not just use UPS insurance? It's not that much for peace of mind.

I just got an order for a set that just sold for over $800. Buyer will pay shipping and signature. Is it worth buying insurance for this set? If so, where do you guys get your insurance from? There was a site I once used but I can't recall the name of it. Plus, not sure if it's worth it with UPS insurance.

I never pay attention to .mx TLG probably thinks the only ones who can afford LEGO in Mexico are rich gringos who escaped USA.. LOL

I just went online and did a double take...anyone else seeing this? I know consumers get shafted with increased prices due to tariffs but this is taking it to the max here....

The freebie of the week is Styx: Master of Shadows along with Styx: Shards of Darkness until January 22nd. Next week will be Rustler - Grand Theft Horse.

High value items are easier for me to manage, since RFS is limited to $100 and below. I’m very liberal with my restocking fees on anything sent back not in the same condition.

Higher USPS rates starting 1/19/26. New rates are actually higher than holiday rates 2025.. Essentially, we pay more for longer delivery time compared to January 2025

Season 3 of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal airs Sundays at 11:30pm on Adult Swim, next day on HBO Max. In the meantime, here is the first full episode from Adult Swim's official YouTube channel.

Sleepless Night designer of a few BLD sets has made his rebrickable sets instructions free: https://rebrickable.com/users/SleeplessNight/mocs/

Excess BrickLink Designer Program (BDP) sets from Series 3 and 4 go on sale next week on January 21st, 2026, at 2PM EST / 11AM PST