Odds & Ends

So I was digging through some of my old crap cleaning up today and ran across an old pre-order bonus I had received for the videogame Lost Planet 2 from 2010...its a "GTF-11 Drio Vital Suit" from the videogame, in the form of a 124 piece Lego set. Interesting thing about it is that I had forgotten it was made of genuine Lego pieces when I opened it a couple years ago, I had forgotten and assumed it was cheap knock-off bricks, because the box and instructions don't say Lego at all anywhere on them, instead the word "NEVEC" appears within the red box (NEVEC was the fictional company in the game that created the mech suits). So what's the deal with this thing? No…

I usually have rainy days off from work, so my wife Jane and son Max decided to take a ride to the Freehold Raceway Mall to see the new LEGO store. I had a 10% off coupon to burn so I decided to buy the new 10240 X-Wing so I could compare it to the old 7191. I have to say, just from looking at the displays in the front window, I was not that impressed with the new X-Wing. What I was impressed with was the new 10237 Tower of Orthanc. What a wonderful LEGO model. Both sets are $200, yet the Tower of Orthanc was worth every penny, while the X-Wing looked like the old 7191. Now I'm sure the new X-Wing will still be a viable investment since many new fans do not ha…

What if you had to choose one or the other but could never have both?? Which one would it be??

Just wondering if anyone has heard of any special deals or event details for the opening of the new Lego Store at The Westchester in White Plains, NY that's happening at the end of this month? It's the 100th Lego Store, so it seems like there should be something unique about it... http://stores.lego.com/en-us/stores/us/westchester/

I want to buy something from their website but I have 2 questions... 1. Have you ever bought from them and how was it? 2. I do not pay for shipping. i will buy more to meet a requirement before i pay for shipping. Do they ever offer free shipping sales or codes? (Anyone got one?) Thanks- Pickleboy

Flick Fire missiles are probably the greatest feature of any set. My only disappointment is that LEGO does not include more of them in each theme! The realism of these projectiles astounds me. Just take a look at Attack on Weathertop! Those missiles are classic LOTR. Remember when they used those missiles in the movie? No set is complete without several of these accurate and easy to shoot weapons. Can you imagine if they had included this kind of advanced technology with Cafe Corner? Its value on the secondary market would probably "skyrocket." Flick Fire Missiles- How did we ever live without them?

I saw this the other day on Amazon.com along with the other new Star Trek sets. Some of them look pretty sharp to me. Anyone else feel the same draw to pick the iconic Enterprise or other assorted sets?

I received the 10% coupon with my latest LEGO catalog. I thought I was going to use but find my wallet a bit short after the last month. If anyone wants it and will actually use it, e-mail me your address and I will drop it in the mail on Monday. Keep in mind that it expires on July 7th and I am in NorCal, so it may take 3 days to get to the East Coast. Happy shopping!

That horrible right wing paper. I feel unclean. But I got my Gandalf figure What I did not realize is that it's set 30213, which goes for

Just received LEGO 9396 helicopter as my birthday gift from my friends!! They even force me to cut the seal so I will enjoy building it instead of selling it

Tron has got to be one of my favorite movie franchises. I absolutely loved the aesthetic put forth in Tron: Legacy. The unfortunate part, is that it's not a strong franchise. The movie did well, but the toy line was an absolute bomb. A complete disaster aside from the toy identity discs. The Tron: Evolution game, meant to bridge the two movies, was also poorly received. Even the Tron: Uprising animated series, which I personally thought was amazing, with a great cast, ended its season with a cancellation. All of this failure, however, I think was the result of some poor choices made by Disney. The toy line was half-assed and boring. The game was poorly marketed…

I spent lots of money last month, picked up haunted house, all of the tmnt and Lone Ranger sets and motorised at at I was busted when my wife finished work early and met the postman at the front door

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Wow, interesting read relating to a population/group of men and toys...to each their own I guess. A little different than buying Friends sets for investing I would say. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2013/06/26/bronys_men_who_dig_my_little_pony_feel_misunderstood.html

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Most of you guys never heard of the 1960's Western My name is Nobody, if you get chance watch it, here is a great 9 minute highlight of the movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_iGpXb1Fto&feature=player_embedded

Anybody here also a fan of that tv show? Watched it last night...had couple guys with huge inventory of comics and transformers toys that were just 'addicted' or very passionate about their collection. Both over valued their collection and didn't want to sell anything. Would be cool to see a Lego collector on this show...

This is your chance: http://jobs.lego.com/da-DK/jobdescriptionpage?title=Graphic_Designer_-_product_graphics&id=51218742

Well since I go to the Movie 2 times a week a figure I would give you my 2 cent review on what I see, So here we go. Well looks like the critics are Split on Brad Pitt's World War Z Movie, Well we just got back from the Midnight Show. Well The Action starts in the first 10 Minutes and it really never let's up. The First 2/3 of the movie was the best, then it slacks off a little. For a PG-13 Zombie Movie it was good, Brad Pitt was great and the rest of the cast was also great. Plenty of Zombies, lots of Violence and Killing, and the way it ended it seems like a Part 2 could happen. So Great Popcorn Movie. Score 8/10 and the 400 seat theater was full and people clapped and…

Okay crew, my b-day is coming up, and I have given my wife the following ideas for my gift: Palace Cinema Haunted House Robie House She threw her hands in the air and said I need to pick one out. I was secretly hoping she would make this selection 'cause I haven't been able to figure out which I want but, alas it's up to me. I will be building/displaying this set, so give me some help - which would you pick? If you have a different "building" type set that you really love, I am happy to consider this too.

FYI... Walmart is selling advanced screening tickets to the new Superman movie. Only $8 / ticket. Showing is the night BEFORE the official release. 3D tickets are also available for $11. http://www.walmart.com/cp/1104132?povid=P1171-C1318.3089+1126.3088-L0

Hi community, It's been around three months since I last visted this site (work + a different business venture took my time/interest). However, since I found a few lego bargains at my local stores a few days ago, my 'brick' high has occured once again. In lack of a better sub forum to post such a thread, I put this in the Odds and Ends. Please move this to a more appropriate sub forum if warrented. I'm getting back into the lego business, I'm going to start up a lego store website focused around selling minifigs in the near future. I'm fully aware this will be a difficult task to pull off at first due to the nature of things (getting viewers and a custom…

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