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So I just saw this blog article: Link And I took offense in her saying "**** you lego" as I personally do love LEGO. Another thing is I am strongly against feminism. To me this is no longer a female enpowering movement that is needed but rather a terrosist group. It's true that there are more male minifigures but to be fair right from the start LEGO actually did have female minifigures as well. Keeping in mind that the main target group have been boys (I would say). And yeah like one of the comments said: There actually is a lack of strong male characters in BARBY as well but nobody gives a damn about it. I feel that LEGO gives their customers a high flexibili…

I just found this picture of a very famous actor (the lady also has been famous!) who starred in various movies of my childhood ^.^ Personally I would never have recognized him on this picture! So for the fun of it: Do you know who THIS is? :-)

do you think we will ever see fantastic four legos, there is a new Fantastic Four movie coming out in 2015, i dont think we will see them

Ok. I am well aware that character building own the rights to make doctor who toys. But, if your like me and own their sets, well, what can I say.... ..."There really naff"!. The bricks don't hold together very well(e.*** Tardis play set, move a figure, stuff falls apart). Can anyone tell me why character building got the Dr Who license? Also as this show is at it's 50th Anniversary(i've been a fan since 1973), with massive viewing figures, why hasn't Lego gone for this? Many fan have made great Doctor mini figures from current city(etc) parts. Tardis etc. So my point is, would it have been so had for Lego to take on this franchise, or could th…

I like polls and the series so why not? Anyway, who was your favorite Doctor? I kept all the answers limited to Doctors of the main television series as there were a couple of movies starring Peter Cushing and then there was John Hurt dubbed as The War Doctor. (It's a confusing storyline.) I did not add in the current Twelfth Doctor who will be played by Peter Capaldi simply because he has not had a chance to really be The Doctor yet. Added in Peter Capaldi to the list. By the way, since CUUSOO is now reaccepting the license as a possibility, would you like to see a Doctor Who set? Now that we do have set under the Ideas theme, I should reword this "would you like t…

Found this on the official Doctor Who tumblr and had to share.

Hey everybody, I was just wondering if anybody could tell me where to find old lego catalogues online. I've already found 2013 and 2012 but couldn't find 2011 or 2010... etc. Would appreciate any help, maybe you could upload it here or post a link. (Would be nice though to have a collection available here I guess). As the files are too big I cannot attach them here, but here are links: http://www.brickstore.at/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lego_juli-dezember_2013.pdf http://cache.lego.com/Flash/Portal/OnlineCatalog/Version11/pageflipdata/pdf/lego_juli_dezember_2012.pdf

Does anyone out there do Lego Investing/Collecting/(according to some people) Hoarding full time? If so, how does it work? Long term or short term? If I want to start doing it full time, what are some steps I should take to start it?

I personaly hate them from both a playability and display perspective.

Hello, recently one my closest friends dogs was involved in a hit and run that severely injured her. She will require extensive surgery and a long recovery period for her to start working normally again. I will just post the link over here to see if anyone in the forum is interested in donating even $5 or so, they are getting close to the goal, so every little bit helps. https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/gc05/willow-s-surgery-fund?utm_source=facebook

Mind Blown.

Ok, I have your attention. I am part of the consumer panel(me and 10,000 others), for Dr Who. They are planing a build a figure, set of figures. They look, build, style of Lego(not finished prototype images show(the survey wouldn't allow me to copy, screen print, any image)). Not sure if they are CB or Lego(they are that good). But the pictures on the survey look really good. From the questions asked, It looks like the BBC are regretting their partnership with CB. Just giving Brickpicker boy's and girl's the heads up. Stomping

This new item which is a ten times upscale minifigure mug on Shop-at-Home popped up in the "You may also like" recommendations section for me earlier. There also is a Friends version for the missus.

Poking around the amazing Internet Archive, I happened on this bad boy. Vintage Lego galore and a... erm.... good message. https://archive.org/details/drugs_are_like_that

Anybody remember this video? I remembered having this on VHS and playing it all the time:

I'm sure many of you have kids and have bought a half metric buttload of duplo for them. I just started my 18mo with his first of many sets. When he gets old enough, I plan on trying to maximize resale value of these if possible and then reinvest into sets he wants when he's old enough. So for those of you that have reselling experience with duplo, is it worth it to keep the box/manual or no? I've noticed that the manuals don't generally have the part listing, and they're located on the box but I'm sure you can verify the parts online. I don't see there being a big AFOL following for non-themed duplo.

This is a pretty old clip, but Dwight Howard was on the Ellen Show 2 years ago, and he mentioned his love for LEGO's. Skip to 6:34: How cool would it be to have TLG do that for you?!

E3 2013 is officially churning out all the news gamers have been waiting to hear. PS4 vs Xbox One! Looks like a good fight. And the games... I want Watch Dogs right now. But I'll probably play it on a PS4. If you haven't been paying attention to Microsoft lately, listen to this: Xbox One will not universally support pre-owned game discs. This includes retail, rentals, and even your friend's copy. It will require an internet verification once every 24 hours. So, you can't play it without broadband. No, not even single player. The games may require installation to the hard drive or a cloud, at the publisher's discretion. Xbox One is not backwards compatible with 360…

I found this out a few years ago get a new car wax it a few months after that, and using a wax that says do not apply to Bumper, trim, etc. There are alot of things out there that says it will remove the white residue. You can even use Peanut Butter, most of these products only last a few weeks or so. Then you have to apply again. Watch video below and the guy shows how to remove the White Residue for good. The Erasers cost about $4.00 for 3 of them, not sure if any erasers work I only tried the ones the guy used in Video. https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrJ6ypCm55byWEAiAFXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0M2t1ODlnBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjQwMzdfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw-…

If anyone is in the market for a 128gb 4th Gen iPad with 4G, these guys are selling them for $599. I guess these are usually $800-$900.

Pretty interesting concept! http://www.springwise.com/eco-bottle-caps-double-lego-blocks/ =)

Just saw this today... http://www.boredpanda.com/chocolate-lego-bricks-akihiro-mizuuchi/

Hello everyone, Just wondering if there is a site that provides the EOL'ing dates of different sets. Thanks!

Hey guys, is anyone planning on putting in some time on ESO this christmas? You know between all the bargain hunting for LEGOs... Also please don't trash talk game if you're not interested... way too many MMO forums get ugly and ridiculous. I just wanted to see if anyone is as stoked as I am. Just trying to find peeps to hang with once it releases. Not wanting any negative arguments about what is better etc. What better peeps to hang with than my LEGO friends? Regards, Cody

I have massively invested in LOTR sets in 2012 and 2013. However, now the 2014 sets are out, I have started hesitating. One of my favorite sets is the 79012 Mirkwood Elf Army. The problem is the price difference between US and Europe. Retail prices: US : 29.9USD UK : 47USD (29.9