Leaderboard

Trench Run!

​Probably just taking a break to modify the box.

Courtesy is reddit: http://imgur.com/a/V9ZnN

I made my first ever Lego sale today. I got €10.91 for an Admiral Yularen shipped locally on ebay. Not amazing, but it's a start and after all it did cost me nothing

It´s not retired but there will be a remake in 2016 with more than 4000 pieces, a Disney Logo AND a helicopter to cover all demographics.

​This is how I swallowed a flower piece.

Here is The Brick Show Review.

Ferris Wheel is TOOS will ship in 30 days at LEGO Shop at Home. It's not available at any other retailer. Has a limit 1. EOL?

Tonight, while my fiancee was watching Pitch Perfect 2, I reassembled my 10210 Imperial Flagship (gorgeous) and finally built my 6256 Catamaran and 6278 Enchanted Island that I picked up last year. There is also a 6266 Cannon Cove that I picked up last week but the pirates are missing but the extra Imperial soldiers are better anyhow. My only complaint is that I will have to take these apart in the fall to make room for other builds (finding a home is a separate issue). I am positive that the Islanders land is to scale, compared to the pirate ships, because the Black Pearl and the Imperial Flagship are probably from the Marvel universe where they are needlessly loud and large.

From Lego store today

Time to pull out the special director's cut edition of The Abyss.

In hand - can't wait to build, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. i am envious of anyone holding sealed boxes of Grand Carousel. Paired with the Mixer, Ferris Wheel and the upcoming Jokerland, the Grand Carousel would make one helluva amusement park...I have a feeling we'll see more appreciation for GC.

I literally check "sold" mixels every day as I keep track for when I'm ready to get rid of my mixels. Don't pay attention to the ones selling out of Indonesia either. Those are selling cheaper cause it's auction usually and people won't pay as much as obviously it's more of a risk getting them than just buying locally in the U.S, not to mention much longer shipping times. I write those sales off.

​I would trust the results of looking at recent "sold listings" rather than information from folks here that maybe haven't sold any complete sets recently.

​To catch the deals before they sell out, you can use the android app and set an alert on "lego". Your smartphone will alert you when a deal is posted. Save you from having to check regularly!

​You would be correct.

I think that's actually a cat toy. Possibly playing the role of a DS turret firing at our hero.

​Is that a crazy Christmas Tree Stand Imperial Fighter flanking from the East?

​A prequel where they show the birth of the hero of the original movies and that hero has mystical powers. Who would ever come up with such a daft idea?

Was at a local Lego store and they had it in stock so I decided to get it. No worthwhile promotions but it was calling my name.

Given that LOTR is over and SW is about to be born again and all leaked details and characters are signs point to not sucking, I'd rank that list Red 5, Red 5,Red5. Ok, not quite that extreme but I don't think you want to be caught under your goal on Red 5 and seems like the set that will pop the quickest and has been hardest to come by of late - at least round these parts. I've decided Red 5 is even a set worth getting banned over so I have 3 on back order at the moment. Don't underestimate the power of the force awakening in a crop of new 1%er SW kid fans and the synergy resulting with their nostalgic parents/grandparents to blow vast wads of cash on sold out or very hard to find UCS SW-themed LEGO sets. Would be nice to have a few bonus Red5s stashed just in case, we get a year with GDP of 4-5% and some wage inflation. Once Red 5 is really past the F5 stage of panic, and listed as SOLD OUT , & darrin gets done buying all the low hanging fruit, this set will be just like all the rest of the recent wave of retired UCS SW sets. . Of course you could go the contrarian route and corner the market on ToO and still have the same happy ending . Everyone wins with these sets. Just some will win more than others.

Jang recently released his review of this set. It's a quality review and he even dicusses some of the technical aspects of the build.

I got all these 3 months ago in Mexico City, I guess the Mixel mania is not there yet.....

Just like the title asks, what LEGO set did you buy today? I bought the 4184 POTC Black Pearl.

Kind of like Life Hacks, but pertaining to our beloved hobby, I thought a thread for simple but useful tricks would be cool. I'll start: Make your own mini "space saver" bags with a ziploc and a straw. Put the pieces into the bag, zip it up with the straw barely inside the bag. Then, suck all of the air out of the bag. Quickly remove the straw and zip up that last bit in the same motion. Now, you have a super-skinny airless bag that won't rattle at all when shipped.

I have a common dilemma that I'm sure others here have faced: I have a huge, sealed Lego inventory and in moments of weakness, I get the urge to build a set. Staring for months at my rack of sealed Death Stars, Tumblers, and Sandcrawlers can break down the resistance of even the most hardened investor. Anyway, once you've made the foolish decision to build a kit, I think there's some things you can do to preserve as much value as possible for later resale. Here's a couple of thoughts and ideas: 1) Face it, you're going to lose some value. This is unavoidable. A sealed kit with unopened bags will always be worth more than a built kit, no matter what else you do. If at all possible, try to buy the same kit already used, or with an open box, or some other variant. Break the seals on your new kits as a last resort. That said, here's some further ideas... 2) Obvious things are keep the box in as good a shape as you can (I store my opened boxes right along with my sealed kits), as well as the instructions. If the kit includes stickers, bite the bullet and don't use them. Keep all stickers on the sheet. For things like UCS nameplates, you can use color xerox copies for display, keeping the stickers intact. And this goes without saying: don't lose any parts or minifigs, including the few bits of extra parts. 2a) When selecting a kit to build, if you have multiple in your collection, build the kit with the worst-shape box. Also, obvious, but I carefully evaluate all my copies, and pick the one with the most damage, perhaps a broken seal, maybe some crease marks or a bit of crush-age. 3) Not so obvious things. I carefully open each sealed bag with a pair of scissors (more on this, below), and I SAVE ALL THE BAGS. Once the novelty has worn off and I decide to break down the kit, I re-use the bags. Here's the tricky part: I also use the instructions to reverse-build the kit, and I carefully place the disassembled parts back into the original, numbered bags. The goal is the next builder opens each, numbered bag and all the right parts (including extras) are present. This may seem excessive, but it certainly can't hurt value, and I think it will help on resale. 3a) For those kits that have multiple bags for each, numbered step, I've often taken pics of the bag contents prior to build. I'll try to re-package parts back into the same bags, but this isn't strictly accurate, and probably overkill. 4) All those tiny parts that come as extras in each bag? When building, I put the extras back into the appropriate numbered bag, then store them with the box. That way, the extra bits will be in the right place when I disassemble. 5) Make sure on disassembly that your kit is as clean as possible. This can be tough if its gotten dusty. I use soft-bristle brushes first to clean, followed by compressed air if needed. As a last resort, I'll run parts in the sink with the sprayer and warm water, followed by towel-drying and the blowdryer to remove excess water. 6) If you cut open bags with scissors along the long, non-sealed edge (the part that's continuous and wraps around), I've found you get a beautiful, clean re-seal of the bag using clear packing tape. I wrap the tape around the cut, then use scissors to trim the tape even with the sealed edge of the bag, top and bottom. Harder to describe than show (and I could get a picture of this if anyone is interested). When done, the bags look fantastic. You're not going to fool anyone into thinking its a sealed set, but it will look like the best, built set you can sell. 7) Much of this effort is for naught if you don't take good pics of the kit, both built, and after disassembly. Put these pics in your auction, if you're selling on eBay. It works wonders, at least for the half-dozen sales I've done in this manner. 8] Maybe all this is overkill and I'm anal. You're probably right. None-the-less, the steps above won't hurt, and there's a bit of extra fun in disassembling kits carefully and getting them back to as close to as-recieved condition as you can. BTW, the few sales I've had of kits given this treatment have all gone slightly above the usual resale prices on eBay, and 2 of those kits went for almost (within 5%) of new, sealed prices. Thoughts? What do you do when the urge to build strikes? Figure 1. End result of foolish Lego investment decisions... edit: Thought a few pictures might help illustrate my suggestions. Here's a Volvo 42030 Loader I built, then disassembled. Note the sealed bags. This particular kit didn't have numbered bags, but you'll get the idea. It's very hard to tell this has been opened and resealed, as you can see. I find buyers really do respond to this care, and it doesn't take much effort.

Another 60062 Arctic Icebreaker $78.33 after tax. TRU 25% off coupon, 10% TRUTH, and $15 rewards coupon.

the number of Bwings you already have multiplied by 3.14

​It's a passenger sea plane... Pretty sure they plan on landing on the water. Looks to be "somewhat" modeled after this plane: http://www.sevenstar-emt.com/projects/seaplane.aspx

​did you shake it for that abs/celulose sound? obviously puzzles dont sound like legos

​If these are for investment, my own opinion is to sell. I had quite a Mixels Series 1 thing going for awhile, and prices piqued at about $120-$125. It looks like they are going for $115 now. I don't expect much growth out of them at this point. ​I think you and I talked about this in PM. That's awesome! That's a great haul. You can do well selling those on eBay even now. I wouldn't wait - like I said, I don't expect them to go any higher.

Redmond WA Fred Meyer put out Series 5 Mixels, the shelf tag says $4.99 but they ring up as $3.99 and qualify for the BOGO 40% off sale, so $3.20 each in multiples of 2.

​It was only revealed to the public a few days ago... the other sets have been known for some time. That's my theory.

​Got a magic link like last time? There are a couple creator items on my to buy for myself list that might be time to pickup... The other adult in the house is gone for the long weekend, so I have to plan shopping trips to the toy store accordingly - i.e. without them.

4x Super Cycle Chase $35 5x X-wing Micro $7 3x TIE Micro $7 2x Benny's Spaceship $49 2x Series 4 Mixels $2.50ea All Wal-Mart Clearance.

The seals alot of the time are not put on straight at the factory so it is not going to be of any help. With a set of that size and weight you could very well see some loosening of seals over time. I would look at seller feedback as the best indicator. Once you get the set if you are not going to open it then you can weight it and compare to the data on bricklink. Allow for small variances due to humidity and the moisture content of the cardboard. Buy from a reputable seller and you shouldn't have any problems. With the new Ferris Wheel then 10196 may be the better investment tho (part out value of 10196 is ~ $5.5k vs $2k for Taj).

7x MF Microfighters. $7 7x TIE Microfighters. $7 2x Simpson's House for $140 New at Major chain store Entire case series 4 mixles. Walmart clearence $2.50 Looks like another round of clearence at Wal-Mart.

​Dinosaur.

Here you go !

Finally finished Jurgen's Ultimate 42009. Took me a few weeks of working on it in the evenings. Weighs a bloody tonne but impressive how he managed to cram ALL the powered functions in a package so similar to the stock set. For comparison, stock 42009 Crane Mk II on the right, on the left the Ultimate 42009 (with its remote controller). For those unfamiliar with the Ultimate 42009, here is what he has added (from his site): All the essential functions of the crane were motorized, which are: Driving (1x XL-motor) Steering (1x M-motor) Outriggers (1x M-motor) Outrigger-legs (1x M-motor) Lifting/lowering boom (1x L-motor) Extending/retracting boom (1x L-motor) Lifting/lowering hook (1x M-motor) Upperstructure 360+ degree rotation (1x M-motor) Functions that were improved: Boom extends further. Max boom-length 96 studs Boom retracts further Better steering-lock Solid metal hook Increased lifting power Faster outriggers More efficient drivetrains

appreciate the insight. when i open a set, I go all in,stickers included. I like to enjoy the sets that are for my personal collection and I really dont worry about how much they will depreciate down the road as I am yet to consider selling any of them. I keep the boxes in great condition along with instructions as much as humanly possible. I agree about choosing a box in a rough shape, that is a smart move and to me seems pretty logical. Some choose to buy used sets to save some money, that is not a bad idea especially for retired sets. Call me old school but I still believe Lego sets are meant to be played with and I am 35..lol p.s: open that sandcrawler and enjoy it. The build process is one for the books

It is rare that any set brings the meaty beaty big _AND_ bouncy QFLL opportunity this set was for Holidays 2014. Expecting it to be that way again December 2015 is like thinking DC was going to be a hit last year. Still, long term this set because of the dirt cheap buy in is a gold nugget. Easy 3x MSRP by Xmas 2017. SantaWo is such an investing lay-up, its nearly impossible to get your hands on any decent quantity. Meanwhile the actually retired WVM lingers like the smell of putrefied fish seared on a stove top.

Finished a couple UCS sets this weekend, including the Tie Fighter. Looks great next to the others! Wonderful builds, all of them. Some innovative stuff in the TIE build, including the wing attachments. Have really enjoyed these.

​That will be October 2015

​Sounds like you will be in perfect position to snag these one day for ~$50 when they clear them out.

TRUTH 2 x 75055 - Imperial Star Destroyer --> $139.99 - 20% - 10% + tax - $20 (Babies R' Us discounted gift card) = $86.84 each - 8% rewards 2 x 75021 - Republic Gunship --> $129.98 - 20% - 10% + tax - $20 (Babies R' Us discounted gift card) = $79.20 each - 8% rewards 1 x 75060 - Slave 1 (online purchase) --> $199.99 - $70 rewards + tax - 10% discounted gift card = $125.18 - 8% rewards

If they made the SSD in proportion to the 10240 X-wing and new TIE fighter, it would take up a football field.

someone has to be writing those scripts

SPACEBALLS THE PLAYSET! by ChrisR18t on Flickr