stephen_rockefeller Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Does anyone here own a MISB one? If you do you are my hero!!! Love this set!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mack Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Honestly, I have never seen one. Not even sure if Ed has one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 I only saw one MISB and 3 used ones on all of eBay! I would love to own one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarCityBrickCompany Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I have had a few of these sets over the years (none right now), one was a MISB. -The Statue of Liberty is certainly the highlight of this set - The pedestal is very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich B Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Does anyone here own a MISB one? If you do you are my hero!!! Love this set!!! I love this set too! I've never seen one in person though. I would love to get my hands on one some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 No, I don't have one. I have bid on many over the years, but was never willing to pay too much for the set. The set was never really a good performer, but caught my eye because of the piece count. I do have the 5525 Amusement Park MISB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Resurrecting an old thread here... I just finished BL'ing this set last week. I'm anxious to put it together. Wondering if the love for this set still exists. Is it going to rock my desk? I love display models like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenchu2000 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I just BL'd this Skyline set last week. A lot of pieces. I think it took me like 8 hours to put everything together. It's a nice display when built, and the 3 buildings and statue look better in person than from pictures. It would have been nice if the statue uses sand green rather than regular green pieces. Alpine, enjoy your build! I think you will love the outcome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Wow...that looks great! I agree about the sand green, but oh well. I'm a little shocked at the size. I didn't expect it to be so big! Yikes. I had no idea it was going to be that tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 On 1/16/2016 at 1:57 AM, Alpinemaps said: Resurrecting an old thread here... I just finished BL'ing this set last week. I'm anxious to put it together. Wondering if the love for this set still exists. Is it going to rock my desk? I love display models like this. On 1/16/2016 at 3:25 AM, kenchu2000 said: I just BL'd this Skyline set last week. A lot of pieces. I think it took me like 8 hours to put everything together. It's a nice display when built, and the 3 buildings and statue look better in person than from pictures. It would have been nice if the statue uses sand green rather than regular green pieces. Alpine, enjoy your build! I think you will love the outcome. Do either of you guys care to give a guesstimate of what BL'ing brought the cost to? If you prefer PM or don't care to share, no worries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'd have to go back and look. I don't recall there being any rare parts. I just went for it, cost be damned, mostly because 5526 is pretty costly no matter what. I just ran BrickStock on it, and parting it out at average 6 months sales numbers, it parts to $362. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said: I'd have to go back and look. I don't recall there being any rare parts. I just went for it, cost be damned, mostly because 5526 is pretty costly no matter what. I just ran BrickStock on it, and parting it out at average 6 months sales numbers, it parts to $362. ... excluding shipping and fees, which if you're unlucky amount to $50-$100. Unless you found a magic combination of a few stores that had everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I did maximize my store shopping. I also used Bricks and Pieces and Pick-A-Brick. The transblue 1x2 bricks - there are around 200 of those needed. I grabbed those from Lego, I think, because they were cheaper. There were a couple of other bricks I was able to buy by the 100s from a couple of sellers that helped keep shipping costs down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenchu2000 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 For me, I was lucky because I already had 80% of the pieces I needed from my bins to begin with, so I only had to order the remaining pieces from 3-4 BL vendors. I think I paid about $70 for that 20% of the missing pieces. I think those trans-dark blue pieces may not be rare, but there aren't that many sellers having lots in quantities, so completing those trans-dark blue pieces could be a challenge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I paid like $30 for a MISB Skyline. Nice set that never got any love...till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, Ed Mack said: I paid like $30 for a MISB Skyline. Nice set that never got any love...till now. And I'm going into the corner to cry now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 12 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said: And I'm going into the corner to cry now. He didn't say WHEN he paid $30 though ... could have been 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TargetZero Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Ed Mack said: I paid like $30 for a MISB Skyline. Nice set that never got any love...till now. i like those deal, it pays to check adds often. Recently purchased a 99% complete harry potter 4767 4757 and 3 other little sets with less value for 30$CDN, also picked up a 8285 for 40$... currently on ebay, overpriced maybe but with a best offer option. and it's rare... so i can price it like i want since i am the only one having one in america(on ebay) there is one on bricklink that is affordable in the US Edited January 18, 2016 by TargetZero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 15 minutes ago, Phil B said: He didn't say WHEN he paid $30 though ... could have been 2005. A few years ago. Maybe one of my best deals ever. eBay listing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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