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I just was approved to be a member on Brickset. Anyone else a member? I kind of checked out the forums, but nothing was that interesting to me, after reading through stuff here at BP. would be curious to hear everyone else's thoughts on the forums. Please don't get me wrong, I love Brickset as a resource for set info, but maybe I'll stick to commenting and posting here.

Is it just me or did Euro Amazon (e.***. UK, DE, FR, etc.) have some insane sales the last 2 - 3 months? I was just looking through my transactions and I have so far picked up (among other things): 6 X 4204 Mines 15 X 7938 Passenger Trains 10 X 7937 Train Stations 10 X 7939 Cargo Trains 2 X Rock Crawlers 2 X Helicopters 4 X Tower Bridges. How is Euro Amazon giving these discounts??? :s I'm going to have to declare bankruptcy soon because of them! lol.

Did you make a LEGO-themed Halloween costume, or see any great ones this year? I'd love to see what everyone else created! I had a great time creating both a Unikitty and a Benny the spaceman costume for Halloween this year! I got to wear my Benny costume at work and a party at our house that evening. LEGO Movie Unikitty and Benny costumes. My colleagues wearing LEGO Movie costumes at work. Sincerely, ---tom

Maybe I missed something, but does anybody know what the second early access set for May is going to be? Ninjago docks? Bugatti? Lame BrickHeadz? Obviously one is the Rollercoaster, but it’s been pretty quiet on what the 2nd set will be. Early access starts the end of tomorrow at midnight correct?

Luke Skywalker vs. Death Star Coming to Legoland Exhibit Legoland California on Thursday announced it will expand the North County theme park by adding an area based on the Lego Friends product line and install a Death Star in its

(from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3hvkVRcA0M)

"According to The Guardian, "After The LEGO Movie, watch out for the LEGO reality TV show. The Danish toymaker is following the global success of its foray into Hollywood films with a move into TV next year." Jill Wilfert, LEGO vice-president of global licensing and distribution, says that LEGO is "exploring some reality competition show formats, which is new for us: the idea of becoming a Master Builder is something we think could be quite resonating". Maybe it'll be like The Apprentice but with building tasks and a job as a master builder for the winner..." Sounds cool.

At the local mall with wife/mom shopping for clothes today...decided to take my almost 4yr old son to TRU just to look around. Give mommy free space and looking at toys is way better than carrying bags/tagging along Thought might as well ask a cashier if they still have those Robin red cycle polybags. They lady checked and said yes we do have one left Perfect...I told her to save that for me and I will be right back with a Super Heroes purchase. She said any single purchase will do (before there was a min $30 purchase) and also handed a free Elrond polybag to my son! Cap America Cycle cost me a whopping $20.33 including taxes but got Robin Red Cycle and Elron…

FYI since jet.com has been used by BP members for LEGO purchases. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/08/08/walmart-acquires-jetcom-for-3-billion/88386988/ usatoday.com Walmart to acquire Jet.com for $3 billion Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY 9:22 a.m. EDT August 8, 2016 Walmart's $3 billion acquisition of Jet.com is expected to help the retailer grow its e-commerce business at a faster rate and reach more Millennial customers.(Photo: Danny Johnston, AP) Walmart will acquire e-commerce start-up Jet.com in a $3 billion cash deal expected to help the world's largest retailer become a powerhouse online shopping destination. Jet is also set t…

Today, for the first time, I got to see LEGO products at an actual LEGO store! I have always bought at other retailers due to the proximity of the store. The wife agreed to make a road trip with me today. I had no idea that everything was supposed to be that organized and in stock. She pointed out that her favorite set was the VW bus. I told her that if I could ever actually part with the monetary resale side of things, that was the set I wanted to build. SOLD! She is so incredible ( that and she still owed me a birthday present). Manager advised me that they will have the Cinema in store on the 14th for purchase by VIP members. Some other things he mentioned (as if he…

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I am just curious what qualifies as a SW remake. I gave a few options above along with an example next to it.

I get a lot of emails about discounts for non Lego related items. Most I ignore, but I think some people may like this. This is a huge Harry Potter Boxset. Blueray with Ultraviolet and 3D, etc, etc. Its very nice and usually retailed for more than double this offer. It is a UK deal, so I am not sure if they ship to the US or not. I see it on Amazon for much higher prices. So if anyone is interested. Harry Potter: Wizard's Collection Box Set (31 Discs) (with UltraViolet)

Hello All - I am a Senior at the Cleveland institute of Art and am doing a survey on auto repair trying to get ideas for my final project of a self serve auto center. i know this is not lego related, but it would really help if i could get some responses from you all here I really do appreciate the help! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/77XJLPP Thanks, Patrick Lewis

http://www.brickshow.tv/news-detail.asp?source=24 ...prob because my 3 year old wears that Batman mask around the house.

So I came across this heart felt story. Colorado Springs teen barters rare Lego for set of wheels started with a Lego, ended with a truck for himself and ambulance for charity I hope my girls do something cool like this some day. Also what is this rare purple brick that I must have.

The Kings won against the Rangers tonight, 3-2 in Double OT. Exciting game to the end. It's especially sweet for me. I've been a Kings fan since the early 90s (when Gretzky joined the team). I live in San Diego, so my other sports teams are the Padres and the Chargers. Can't stand basketball, so I only have three sports for my champions to come from. When the Kings won two years ago, it was the first time *my* team won a championship. And it's especially cool that it's happened again. This is awesome! One last cool thing - when the Ducks won a few years ago, they brought the Cup to my work (I work on a military base). So I got to pose and kiss the…

I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this SodaStream stuff like I recently have. I have been curious about it for a while and then finally gave the whole thing a go.

Has anyone seen this? laughed all day. Stomping

I think my Helm's Deep has suffered an attack by Shelob!

Lego, the company known by kids and parents alike for its colorful building bricks, is hugely successful. Over the last four years it has enjoyed double-digit growth...but, just ten years ago, the company was losing nearly a million dollars a day. Bloomberg traveled to the company

http://thebrickblogger.com/2013/03/remembering-lego-fan-mitchell-jones/ Here's a story about a young boy and his fondness for LEGOs (or LEGO bricks for you brits). Saw it on Bricklink and thought I'd share it here. I'm a brand new father of three weeks, and I will definitely have fun introducing my son to these wonderful toys. Regards, Cody

I am a Boy Scout in my local troop and every year my troop sells popcorn to support all the different activities that we do all year. So today I received all the information I needed to start selling popcorn. As I was looking through it, one thing caught my eye. This year, one of the prizes for selling popcorn is the Lego Star Wars 7964 Republic Frigate. I was very shocked. How can they give this out as a prize if the set is retired. That is something I am questioning. Anyway, to get this prize, you must sell at least $3,500 in popcorn. I have seen Lego sets being given out as prizes before, but they were some of the small sets worth $10. Now, they are giving a bigger pri…

Following the Mack Bros. USA Today appearance, another video that appeared on ABC News 3 days ago was recently released. It included one of the teen members here on Brick Picker. Video: http://www.abc57.com/home/top-stories/Lego-sales-soar-twenty-five-percent-192759171.html In relation to Lego sales growing by 25%, the number of AFOLs, investors and collectors. Just a little warning/my prediction of the future of Lego Investing: More people investing = more people buying and storing sets for the long term = sets don't increase as much in the future because there are more of those sets out there. Kind of like the Live Star. ;)