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I recently found out on the Ellen show in youtube that the new Laker player Dwight Howard is obsessed with Lego.

Has anyone ever heard if sideshow collectibles? Some friends of mine who also invest in Lego were showing me these amazingly detailed statues and how they have a ridiculous return on them once sold out http://m.ebay.com/search?kw=Sideshow+darth+talon&isNewKw=1&so=12&pgn=1&epp=24&fads=1&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0 This was a 290$ piece back a year ago and only 300

Hey folks, I know the Flash is appearing next year, but I just picked up The Green Lantarn(Hal Grodan) please check link : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151146183210?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 This item is at a good price, great printing. I'm not advertizing this seller, I just want DC fan to know, these customs are really top notch. Shout at me if you like. But I'm really happy with this mini figure. Stomping

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Anyone excited about the new X-Men movie ? This one combines the casts from X-Men First Class with the original X-Men. The preview looks damn good. Seeing Anna Paquin as Rogue again is going to be weird after so many seasons of True Blood But what I want to know more is if there will be new Wolverine or X-Men theme sets in 2014 :D

Did you guys see this? Company created a Lego Calendar for employees to use. Pretty interesting stuff. Sorry if this has already been on here as I did not take the time to look. Lego Calendar for business

Minifigs'R Us Lego Military Minifigure Accessories saw this on kickstarter, posting here, will read what it is after I get back for picking up my oldest from school.

Specifically I am talking about Legos that you open up and build and then are ready to pack them away after displaying for a while. Is it best to completely disassemble them before putting them away? Generally in the past I only take it apart just enough so that it will fit back into the Lego box, but still leave most of the parts assembled in case I want to display it again in the near future and not have to reassemble the whole thing. But my question is does it hurt the bricks at all for them to remain assembled for long periods, even years at a time? Does it tend to affect the tightness of the bricks in any way? I just want to know if I should be completely disass…

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We're moving house soon and I have been packing all my MSIB Lego sets into moving boxes. My wife saw almost all of what I have and said "Is that all Lego? There's more isn't there? :)" She wasn't angry! She actually smiled! I was so relieved. She's not going to divorce me. And once I started showing her some of the sets, she was enthusiastic about them. I felt a great weight lift from my shoulders. Maybe if she knew how much I'd spent, she'd go nuts, so I'll keep that quiet for now, but the sheer amount of Lego is not making her mad at me, so I'm pretty happy right now.

Gotta go on a work trip for 4-5 days. Wonder what the lego scene will be like.

I found this article that I thought was interesting. Great idea for any fan of LEGO!! http://www.boredpanda.com/edible-lego-brick-gummy-diy-king-of-random-grant-thompson/

I'm looking to pick up a bunch of boxes since as we've said, it's selling season around the corner. My current boxes are a mish mash of different sizes, which is fine for used sets, but I need to safely ship mint boxes. I searched their site for a while earlier today and found some I like, but thought some of you guys that have bought from them before might have some tips for me on what sizes are preferred. Also, if there are any alternatives to Uline. I looked in another thread and someone mentioned getting boxes from Staples. Saving on shipping would be nice since it was estimated at $70 for what I was going to order, which was 150 boxes of differing sizes. Than…

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?!

Since presumably some adults on here are into vintage toys, there is a new show premiering on the Travel Channel on Wednesday April 10 called toy hunter. I would imagine there would be some mention of LEGO, if not it still looks like an interesting show. 10-9 central I believe is the time but please don't hold me to that.

Hi everyone, I need some help from LEGO enthusiasts! I'm making a short educational film where I would like to construct a brain out of LEGO. What I'm after is some brick-sourcing and construction help from LEGO enthusiasts. I'm happy to pay you for your time and bricks. I don't necessarily need to keep the bricks, the brain could be dismantled after we build it. I'm planning on filming in the Playa Vista area of Los Angeles on either Sunday 29 June or Monday 30 June. I realize this really short notice, so if there is any advice you can give, like where I would buy bricks from, it would be hugely appreciated. I'm a freelance science educator tr…

This is where you talk about your law enforcement, such as Police, SWAT, GIGN, etc. After. I made the Military Part II topic I realized I should have had all of these in one, so next time I'll think ahead. Suggestions and ideas and appreicated, and questions are accepted. And remember: everyone loves pictures!

Ok so I've decided to change my primary email address (overall not just on paypal) and I found an option that I can add/change/remove existing (current) paypal email address that I use ... So the main question is: IF i change the current email address and write in new one and then delete the old one does this new email address becomes my paypal address which i give out to get paid?

So just the other day I found the Phantasm DVD collection with all five films at Best Buy I believe for like $12. I'm going to be binge watching that alongside the annual Rocky Horror Picture Show viewing with family (my mother) as is tradition. (Her TV's bigger.) Anyway I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween! And may The Great Pumpkin leave lots of LEGO! Oh and for anyone curious, one day left (as of posting) to pre-order the 80s horror documentary "In Search Of Darkness" limited run.

Happy Easter!

Hello, Got this box in a recent tru order that arrived mostly destroyed. 2 9398's one busted up pretty good, 1 funhouse that looked like someone chopped it in half with a machete, 1 batwing (should have been another funhouse) with a huge whole in the box. Saw this and initially thought they sent a 42009 but then pulled back the top and it was a 9398. Any opinions on value for this or lack of value? Sorry that pics are upside down... Thanks!

First of let me apoligize for the rhyme. Ok, so I was looking at the 2010 set 10213 and 2011 set 10231 on Brickset, and can only find about four or five tiny differences between them. Does anyone know why Lego re-released it in 2011 with those almost imperceptable changes?

I don't know how many of you played this, but I liked it. I was too stindgy to pay for it, but I scrounged my way up to level 26 on free to play. I thought it was really good for a computer game, and liked that you could build and pimp out your minifigure with all the sweet gear. I was just thinking that it would be great if Lego released it as a Wii/xbox game. It probably wouldn't have to MMO feature, but they could mod it as a regular game. What I would want most of all though, is a LU theme with sets from the game. They had so many different and unique locations and I think it would sell well with little kids. They could include a bunch of body pieces and weapon…

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I ran into a scam artist trying to sell me a comic book I want. Dude gave me his paypal address. Is there anything I could do to report his email he gave me? Perhaps paypal can take a look at his account (prob fake). I went to paypal and I couldn't find anyway to contact them via email ha.