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Ideas #004: 21103 - The Delorean Time Machine


Mos_Eisley

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  • 2 weeks later...

I've got three. 1 for me, of the 80's and share the birthday of "when" the machine went back in time (Nov, 5)  

 

2nd one for a friend who's birthday is actually the same day Marty went back in time (Nov, 5 1965)

 

3rd one for investment.  Most likely pick up more, but not until the end of its cycle.  

 

I'm not sure I love the set, part of me hopes they remake with a UCS style build, a bit bigger with more detail.  But it is one of my most favorite movies, along with GB...which I will be stockpiling Ecto's for many months to come.

 

Should be 1955, not 1965.

 

I also love the movies. I watch them every now and then. They are classics!

 

I have one MISB in the livingroom near my tv. I will buy others for investment when I find a nice sale. I think when they EOL they will be sought after by newcoming AFOL's and fans of the movies. 

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I'm sticking with what Michael J. Fox tweeted after getting a hold of the set.

Maybe he's use to MEGABOKS (both are Canadians, eh) so anything Lego looked "bitchin" to him.

Anyway, $27 paid for this set is awesome. The design is good except for two areas : hood and roof a pillars.

Wish I had $27 BTTF sets. I bought too early in-case it sold out :(

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Especially considering how easy it is to mod your DeLorrean to look like the original cuusoo project, just one piece, I don't think it'll turn off that many people.

When I finally crack open one of mine, that is exactly what I'll be doing for the A pillars / roof and hood :)

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My kids are 7 and 8. We just watched the trilogy a few weeks ago, and they LOVED it. This movie truly is timeless. I snagged 10 of these from target for $25.xx shortly after they were released. A sale,Redcard discount, and an additional $5 online code coupon brought them down that low. Holding long term.

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My kids are 7 and 8. We just watched the trilogy a few weeks ago, and they LOVED it. This movie truly is timeless. I snagged 10 of these from target for $25.xx shortly after they were released. A sale,Redcard discount, and an additional $5 online code coupon brought them down that low. Holding long term.

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Yup. I bought myself the Blu-ray trilogy set for my own Father's Day present. Let the kids give it to me. Once my son is a tad older, he'll watch it like me. He loved the ghostbusters movie after helping me build the Lego set. We did fast-forward some scenes. I'm pretty sure he'll like BTTF also. It's totally timeless.

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I agree that this model could have been improved so much more but I still really think it's awesome.  I just bought 2 more to stock up.  I think in time these will go up in price once they are eol.  BTTF is still relevant and it's been out forever.  I love it and may buy some more.  You can't go wrong for $27.99.

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To me, the hood and the A pillar are the worst part, and might be the reason why this set is not as popular as people think it might be. While I understand why they do it that way. I still wonder if there are better alternatives. in comparison the back is nicely done.

 

I got two of those when it came out, which scored me a mini T1 camper. That is the reason why I do not regret buying them at that time.

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I finally got around to opening one of my 21103 BtTF sets. During the build, I kept thinking why?, why?, why? when I came to hood, A-pillar, and roof steps. There is so much to like about this set but the 3 mentioned sections of the vehicle are beyond being called a fragile Cluster Frak. All the while I'm shaking my head for buying 10 of these at $35 a pop and completing ignoring the 41999 set.

I was able to raise the roof and doors 1 plate height higher to at least allow a minifig to fit inside. I need to go through my spare parts pin to see how I can fix the 3 areas. I suspect my "fixes" will make it closer to the original submission.

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Has Lego ever fixed that misspell on the tile?

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Good question. It appears they have!

Early version with typo.

http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=120521&colorID=86

Corrected version.

http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=124298&colorID=86

I wonder if Lego will send people the corrected one. Honestly, the print is so small that it's hard to even read the word, "SHIELD"

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