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thanks for all your help. i got quite a few replies from my neighbors at nextdoor.com and apparently someone knows who this guy is, gave me his name, and will be sending me his pictures to compare and confirm. will take all of this to the police so they have a slam dunk case should they choose to actually do their job.

We caught vandals on video wrecking our Christmas light display and breaking into the make a wish donation box (empty at the time). The cops came out for the report. Sent a message to one of the local news stations. At 5pm, all of the major network news stations were reporting live with their vans parked on the street. The video was everywhere now. A couple of weeks later, the young girls who were caught on video went to work and their coworker friends let them know about the coverage. They saw the news videos and turned themselves in to the police. The monetary damage wasn't great so the cops told me on the phone after talking to the girls that likely charges would not be filed but the girls didn't need to know this if he wanted to drive them over to my house and try to scare them straight with a restitution plea. So they brought them over and they each made a donation to make a wish and I got the officer to chuckle when I told the girls, "Since you clearly have experience in taking down the display, you can help me take it down this weekend." They did and they turned out to be decent young adults who just got way too drunk and lost proper judgement. I ended up hiring one to help put some display pieces together the following year. And one of the news stations ended up doing a follow up. So, never underestimate the power of the news stations in solving these cases. We have had package thieves as well in our area and one home owner caught them on video and the local stations ran it for a week. Having the media cover it also puts pressure on the local police to solve it. The day after our vandals were on the news, I heard a radio commercial for crime stoppers describing our case! And I wouldn't worry about retaliation. Afterall, they will know you have their picture and they would be suspect #1 if something should happen. They will want to stay off the radar and hope things pass and none of their friends rat them out.

Somebody has been busy playing with their SW digital trading cards to not know this is a dupe of a ddupe

So I was the Discovery Center in Tokyo today and I found the following! And their TRU have a lot of these tall towers... but they are no where North American pricing Bought 5x SOH, 5x Rockfeller Center, 10x each Harry Potter keychains Also have anyone see these in stores in North America yet? These looks really cool and I think they will do really well!

Anyone who bought these on sale from WalMart.com lately should weigh their boxes. I bought five. Four were two pounds, four ounces, which I believe to be the correct weight. One was two pounds even, with clouded seals but otherwise no signs of tampering. The crooks are improving their skills. This set is a prime candidate for the 'take out all the figures and dewback, then reseal and return' scam, so be careful out there...

What you should do is workout a bromance with you UPS man to get something like this: It's fool proof and people won't even know that it is there. All sarcasm aside, I think what has already been said has been the most helpful. Contact the Police. Think of the robber, probably expecting something really expensive, opens it and finds Lego Bricks.

I found this article that I thought was interesting. Great idea for any fan of LEGO!! http://www.boredpanda.com/edible-lego-brick-gummy-diy-king-of-random-grant-thompson/

Decorating the tree so much better

​I am pretty sure I will make the announcement once I get the word from them. It takes at least 2 weeks sometimes more.

​And that still would have bought me an SSD at retail.

For those in the Technic community I know there has been some interest in trying to speed up Sheepo's Mustang. It is a great model.... but a little faster would be nice. I know there has been at least one member trying to add a pneumatic engine to the beast..... something that I also would like to try. Anyways, here is my version of Sheepo's Mustang..... with an RC Titan motor. Plenty of details of the build, specs, etc. are on my MOCpages site: http://mocpages.com/moc.php/412797 Because it is all there I am not going to repeat it all here. But really fun build. Read all about it and share if you'd like. Any comments are also welcome..... although preferably those in the Technic community. Many don't like the whole modification of LEGO thing.... but I do it quite often to enhance the power and structure of some of the things I build. Complaints of modifying LEGO are common.... but truly just fall on deaf ears. In the Technic community it is not always viewed the same as in other genres. Thanks for reading and have a great Tuesday!! http://youtu.be/TInT-64fz6c

​Exactly the reason to buy more of this puppy!

But, that would be entirely too cool to sell.

​speaking of value of lego and potato guns. if you combine an EV3 and potato gun to create the remote controlled potato canon it may actually make EV3 worth something after EOL

I really hope it looks better in person, but I think you're being polite.

​Honestly, it was like crack for me. I'm not fond of navigating the site using my iOS Safari browser. But man, when I had the app, I was on that thing all day long. It was just so easy. I know it's coming...

Thanks for the app! I realized how much I used it only after it down....WAY TOO MUCH.

​good eye

Well as I posted a few days ago I submitted the iOS version. It looks just like the old one. No real feature differences right now they are just trying to get it stable. So far so good

Ehh, what's up Doc? Brickson, just show that pic of you with the 10179, you'll be fighting off prom dates left and right.

You guys still aren't using the "Immediate Payment Required" for Buy It Now?

Queen Anne's Revenge Really enjoyed the build. Couldn't believe how big it was. The family loved it.

​Cool story and very kind of you to try accommodating her request. My 5yr old son was diagnosed with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) when he was 3...for him, building up his hand strength and fine motor skills was an area besides many that needed improvement - Lego was perfect. Building is fun, he can use his imagination free building and good workout for little fingers! He's hands has gotten a lot stronger with all the modulars we've been building together recently

A Eurobricks member spotted at the back of the new City Square set's instruction manual an image for a possible future video game without much to go on aside from the "EXPLORE. DISCOVER. CREATE." top caption and an image reminiscent of the classic PC LEGO titles. Let's see, a sprawling digital realm where you can build and create without limitation to your hearts content. ....So basically it's Minecraft but with LEGO bricks. Source: Brickset

Hmm, this might actually look better in white instead of green. Just thinking out loud

​Yes, $1 profit per item * 400 items baby !!!!

My daughter likes the looks of the sets, but other than the polybag, she doesn't have any. She hasn't been clamoring for them, either.

​Jordan Knight FOREVAH !!! Hangin' Tough !! *When I googled Jordan Catalano I only saw references to My So Called Life. I never watched that show

It would only let me add 1 to cart but I'm not sure if that means anything. I bought 0.

​The tail of the Fighter has the "space" emblem, so I would assume it's considered part of the space sub-line.

​Most shops had them reduced to 120 euros but sold out and you could get between 150 and 200 on Ebay. It was interesting if you bought in at 70-80 like I did and could sell big quantities. It would have been more profitable to hold, but that capital allowed me to reinvest in the last TH and SSD´s so it´s all good.

Hmm, put that helmet-with-brain on one of Chima's Gorilla figs and you get a Mojo Jojo

​Is that a Polish flag I see in that pot? Are you a fellow Polak ?

So this is what the Emperor meant when he asked Luke, 'Where are your Friends now?'. Anyway, I'm dumping my DS's. The original can't possibly compete with the Friends' Star. I am a little concerned that Disney may not be the best caretaker of the Star Wars universe... P.S. I didn't see UniKitty in any of the photos. Surely there's room for Cloud Cuckoo Land on the Friends' Star?

Yay! More grey!

Use a hose you dummy! Welcome & great job!

I miss tim and eric

​thats as much as i thought. so poop in the box it is then

That is what we have police for. And I would be on the watch-out in the future. But why did you open non-delivered reports when you clearly have evidence that it was delivered? Amazon, Target or USPS aren't responsible for stuff that gets stolen after they delivered, nor should or can they be (unless it was neglect on their part which doesn't seem to be the case here).

I think the guy needs a flying headbutt, I just want to reassure that us Australians aren't all convicts or go into a a princess meltdown when our LEGO doesn't arrive constructed. All the Aussies here come from different states, so there is a good chance that one of us can deliver said flying headbutt

Not selling mine until it reaches $150. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCQF5WRugec&list=PLrEnWoR732-BHrPp_Pm8_VleD68f9s14-&index=63

​Well I prefer my computer and a keyboard 99.99% of the time. But I do like the mobile app over using the browser when I am on the road.

From a recent ebay haul of Classic Town & Space, 6362 Post Office from 1982.

In case anyone wanted to see the set in relation to modulars and/or the Fairground mixer, here's our summer display-

​You bought these are MSRP? Or are there any places with discounts?

I think it is actually better if it is still around as then kids will want it. Once it is EOL they move on to the next thing. The perfect storm is for it to EOL or OOS whilst being in all the Xmas catalogues as X wing and MF did last year!

In my opinion this thing is a dud. Every other winter set has sold out before or shortly after Christmas. This thing was around all year in 2014 and was very easy to get through the entire holiday 2013. For a set that is basically retired after this Christmas I feel it should be gone by now. As for the WVC sticking around until February I still think it was tougher to get your hands on that one around Christmas and even after than it is the WVM. I bought one for my own collection because I have all of the other winter sets and I personally like this set. However as an investment I just don't see it.

So...hate to be a wet blanket...but if the post office found out what you were doing with those priority boxes you could be in deep doo doo. Just sayin'...

No wonder the post office is going broke...