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Ok, the full January 2014 and February 2014 is now available. Over the next 1-2 days I will continue to comb through it and look for issues/misses/etc. That happens everything month. I have also pushed updated brickfolio code that will now allow those of you outside the USA to select one of the 3 other available datasets to base your brickfolio on. (GBP, EURO, AUD) Just click the Change Currency button on the main Brickfolio dashboard page and it will allow you select the dataset. I just ask for a little patience still with this as every update we look for inconsistencies with the data from these other regions. Trying to find issues with over 10,000 sets takes time. You find some here, there, etc. Anyhow, let me know how it goes. If you find major errors, please send me a PM. Thanks Jeff

After 2 years of waiting, I finally used some of my profits toward a 10179. It's an open box non-special edition set with a very good to excellent conditioned manual. Was able to pay under Brickpicker and Bricklink values. Honestly, I wasn't ready for the 27 pound box that FedEx delivered. I wasn't home but a neighbor signed for it so that meant, your's truly carried this heavy beast 1/4ths of a block. I did a quick inspection and everything looked good enough. The key elements were there. I'm estimating a 3 week build since this will be done only during my spare time (usually when everyone is sleeping). I also decided to use the downloaded PDF version of the instructions on my iPad to limit wear on the manual. Plus, I like being able to zoom in when needed. My previous build reviews. 7780: The Batboat: Hunt for Killer Croc : http://www.brickpick...-croc-batman-1/ 7782 The Batwing: The Joker's Aerial Assault : http://www.brickpick...arison-to-6863/ 7786: The Batcopter: The Chase for Scarecrow : http://www.brickpick...-for-scarecrow/ 10123: Star Wars Cloud City : http://www.brickpick...ars-cloud-city/ 10173: Holiday Train : http://www.brickpick...-holiday-train/ 10179 UCS Millennium Falcon : http://www.brickpick...lennium-falcon/ 10226 Sopwith Camel : http://www.brickpick...-sopwith-camel/ 10181 Eiffel Tower : http://www.brickpick...l-tower-advice/ 10194 Emerald Night train : http://www.brickpick...-emerald-night/ 10196 Grand Carousel : http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/13647-building-10196-grand-carousel/ 10225 UCS R2D2 : http://www.brickpick...0225-ucs-r2-d2/ 75059 UCS Sandcrawler : http://www.brickpick...59-sandcrawler/ 21021 Architecture Marina Bay Sands http://www.brickpick...rina-bay-sands/ 21108 Ghostbusters Ecto-1 : http://www.brickpick...busters-ecto-1/

Not to far from my house. I should go see if they are having a Going out of Business yard sale or a maybe a Going to Prison sale.

Well I wasn't going to tell you guys because you might be jealous, but I'm so happy that my Razcal's Glider shipped. Fist Pump.

Those catapults remind me of that old school crossbow and catapults game

You get the entire Justice League for just over $70: Superman - Power Lex - $20 Wonder Woman - Power Lex Batman - Riddler Chase - $30 Flash - Riddler Chase Aquaman - Arctic Batman vs. Mr. Freeze - $20 Martian Manhunter Add a $5 purchase or higher, and you've got the original Justive League. No Green Lantern (yet), but I expect he'll show up soon.

It finally happened... I found clearance LEGO at Wal-Mart!!! I got one Flying Dutchman for $17 and hidden in the pile, a The Werewolf for $13.

Enjoy~

I see no reason why this shouldn't be worn as a hat at all times.

LOL. And the different sets should be completely incompatible with each other!

My office. Could have some exciting sets like "Accounting" and "HR" and maybe even one that is called "Sales Department" that would include all of my company's inept sales force. "Customer Service" would be the evil villians. Do I seem bitter right now?

I made a killing at a local big box (MSRP in () ) 4429 City Helicopter Rescue - x1 at $25 (60) 31005 Creator Construction Hauler - x 2 at $9 (20) 60002 City Cargo Terminal - x4 at $30 (100) (!!!!!) 70001 Chima Crawley's Claw Ripper - x 1 at $6 (20) 70005 Chima Laval's Royal Fighter - x4 at $11 (40) (!!!!!) 70501 Ninjago Warrior Bike - x1 at $9 (20) - retired now 76001 Bat vs Bane - x 3 at $20 (40) 76007 Malibu Mansion Attack - x 10 at $15 (40) Everything 50-70% off. I talked the lady down from the already off price, is 70005 marked at 15, I said I'll take _all_ of them at 11 each... OK Same with Malibu Mansion, marked at 20 (already great), talked down to 15 Good haul, especially the cargo terminals, which I will keep for long term appreciation

Same here, but you're only missing order status updates and the "get off my lawn" posts from the serious pickers.

I think the title is a joke chitty chatty bang bang? lol how can I take that seriously?

My rover shipped !!

I ordered 90 hearse second wave .. will update with a picture all stacked up if I get them

Mine shipped today! I can't wait

Everything is still in the database. I still may have a few queries to look over etc. If you hover over the last entry in the set count graph, you will probably see a greater number there than in the table at the top. I will get this sorted later today.

I haven't gone through mine but my Brickfolio went up by about 1.5K so you did it right enough for me. lol.

If the minifigures in the new Turtle Lair Invasion will be based off the weird Michael Bay versions, I think the old Turtle Lair Invasion will still be good to hold onto.

absolutly awesome!!!! You guys rock!! You put so much time an effort into your site for no money and its genius!!! Thanks guys!!

The original trilogy is a lot better. The newer one has some dogs that never go anywhere. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

Nice! LOTR has brought a lot of people back. Welcome to BP! Train set-up looks sweet

Agreed ... not an impressive set ... not in the "cool kids club" with respect to other LOTR sets that I would definitely "want to buy!"

I guess you didn't add in the labor cost, time, sales fees, shipping fees .. ect .. But BUY FOR $100 sell for $110 .. bam zip zap $10 profit all day long over and over soo ezzz

Hey Joe, Welcome to Brickpicker, I live in Washington as well (on the Eastside,) are you up at NS Everett or over on the peninsula? I also want to say thank you very much for your service. There are a lot of new people on here so welcome to the club. Heres my 2 cents, when I first started I bought everything that was on sale and even paid retail for sets I though were really cool. DONT DO THIS. Finding deals is incredibly addictive and I wish I had held back on some of my early "investments" until I got a better idea of whats going on. Sometimes the best investments are the ones you don't make. There is a saying "never pay retail" and there is a lot of truth to that, you should be buying at discounts of at least 20% most of the time, if the set is close to retirement all the better. This is not set in stone however, my best investment set I paid retail because I had no other options but this is rare. The aforementioned discounts will most often be found at Target, Toys R US (TRU), amazon, Walmart, lego shop at home (LEGO Shop at Home), Kmart, etc and here locally at Fred Meyer and sometimes Bartell's. What is a good investment will depend on many factors that affect the sets potential (exclusive minifigures, production timeframe, theme popularity, piece count, etc.) Some sets at 25% are a steal while others at 50% off are a money pit. This site contains a wealth of information and in time you will learn to see what are the right deals for you. If you want sets to play with your kids, realize that opening them causes a serious hit on their investment value, in those cases buy complete used sets that you can sell later. I could go on and on, if you ever have any questions feel free to send me a message. Above all have fun! Ship

I hope they won't make a Roman or Greek theme, because I probably wouldn't keep enough money for food. As a big history buff, I'd love to see it. Also given the success of movies like Gladiator or 300, I would say the world of antiquity has enough mainstream appeal. To AFOL's at least. Big question is how it will appeal to kids. Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met behulp van Brickpicker

Ultron32 on Eurobricks found a polybag for the turtles starring Michaelangelo with a remote controlled mini Shellraiser. Via The Brick Fan

Welcome, and above all else, thank you for your 12 years of service, it is immensely appreciated by all of us who get to enjoy the freedoms that you fight for. As for advice... Well, I myself am a noob, as I've only been collecting/investing for a little over a year now, but for what it's worth, here it goes: 1. Read up on the many articles posted on this site. There's a little bit of everything, ranging from where to sell (e.***. ebay vs. amazon), what themes are likely to be profitable, how to manage/organize your Legos, etc. 2. Familiarize yourself with Legos in general, so you know what's popular and what's not, and you can recognize a good deal when you see one. 3. Use common sense and healthy skepticism when seeing listings online (such as on craigslist) that seem too good to be true. 4. If you're going to buy any used sets and/or bulk, unsorted Legos, make sure you understand what you're getting yourself into. Many sets will be incomplete, dirty, and a pain to go through. If you don't enjoy spending hours sorting, building, and taking apart these sets, it may not be worth your time. If that's the case, invest in NISB (New In Sealed Box) sets instead. 5. Don't take anyone's advice, no matter how experienced they may seem, as the ultimate truth. We're all human, we make mistakes, and ultimately, investing is a gamble. 6. Remember that this hobby/investment can take a lot of time (and space) that you might want to use for something else. In other words, don't get yourself in too deep unless you really enjoy this! 7. Include your family as much as you can (and as much as they'd like to be involved). If you're married, your wife may be a great partner. Even if she isn't interested in Legos right now, be transparent with her to avoid going the way of many of our fellow Brickpickers (I won't mention names) who receive shipments at a different address or try to sneak in boxes when their wives aren't looking. Seriously, just avoid the headache: as much as I love Legos, they aren't worth it! And of course, as your kids become developmentally ready, they will likely love "helping" (probably more like getting in the way, but hey, Legos are TOYS after all)! (Can you tell I'm studying to become a psychologist?) =) Obviously, these are just a few key points I thought off the top of my head right now, so for more info, go back to my #1 point. Good luck!

I rescued a Batwing over gotham that was hanging out with the wrong crowd (smallvilles) at target today. Only cost $17, so it was well worth it.

I think it'd be awesome if they did a greek mythology theme. I've noticed that sometimes Lego foreshadows upcoming themes with their minifigure series line (Monster fighters, Pharaoh's Quest, Galaxy Squad) and we already have Spartan's as well as the Medusa minifig. I think this would be a hit with kids and adults. Thoughts?

Nice story...welcome. The LOTR sets are great and one of the reasons I still love Lego.

When the set is a few years old the box will add value, when it becomes a vintage sought after collectable it can double the value. Done it before, bought a box for 20 quid and turned a set from 70 to 140 quid. (it was an 80's 7866 remote controlled level crossing).

just my humble opinion but I don't think Lego will retire a set (town hall) that's about two years newer than a modular still available no matter how 'poorly' TH is assumed to be performing. I think they will give it more time to sell. but I guess anything can happen.

I am on the south side... still, not too far to make an imaginary trip to an imaginary yard sale.

Would you try this ?

Here's one from last Christmas, complete with my MOC of the Weasley's Ford Anglia. Most pieces are not from a Hogwarts Express set, but I did get some printed/sticker pieces off of a bulk haul last year. =)

I'm more worried about what Lego I might *buy* when drunk.

Where can I order one of those? Man, when that little 1 year old boy gets old enough, Merry Frickin' Christmas!! It just goes to show that you can be classy and live in style while at the same time showing off your collection of 'toys'. Like it!

Lol Ed and Jeff sounded much less stressed out back then

Why didn't you just take it and repackage it to something cheaper?

Welcome!

Welcome, br82uca.

Welcome to Brickpicker!!

I give you a lot of credit. Working on computers/websites all day, then working on BP on your free time. I'm a Honda mechanic. By the end of the day I have had enough of cars. I don't even like driving my self home. That what I love about the Legos, unrelated. I try to stay away from the Lego cars even

I was looking at that top one as a display case a while back too. I was the best option I found. I haven't purchased one yet though. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker

Unless we virtually fall off the wagon and break the virtual seals on our virtual investments for our own virtual use. That would virtually suck.

I finally finished my build of the 10179 UCS Millennium Falcon yesterday. Such an Epic build! I highly recommend it to anyone out there to give this thing a go at least once if you get the opportunity. I have built plenty of large sets before including at least half a dozen UCS sets but nothing compared to this. As I was building it I really got the sense that the designers went all out and no expense was spared in creating it. All the little greebling parts were not skimped on at all and the rigid internal frame was superbly engineered to hold the large weight of the model. It took me many many hours, perhaps 50+ working off an on over the last 6 weeks. Much of the battle was trying to find pieces within such a huge starting pile. Anyway, here's the finished result. I might add some more build picks to my album at some stage as well.

For sure. I would have had Vader destroy everything in the room with the Force, before force choking Palpatine in despair. Instead we get "Nooooooooooooo!". Really feel bad for James Earl Jones having to utter that tripe seeing what Vader had been reduced to.

...Because it is the most pathetic scene of all time.