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I thought "no brainer" meant that only a person with no brain would do that investment.

Used 10247 Ferris Wheel off the 'bay for $125.

Since I was able to get all of the Series 14 Monsters Minifigures, I was inspired to start on the annual build of the Haunted House. After a late night of building, it is complete. Now the Halloween scene will have a lot of fun, new characters!

Built the Volvo 350 yesterday, which should have been done the day before, but I forgot a piece and didn't realize until the end. Ripped it apart and rebuilt it again. I hate it when bags are not numbered! Pretty straight forward to build, much easier than the MB Aroc. Really enjoyed playing with all the functions with my daughter. Also built the shuttle Tyderium, which was underwhelming.

Well I guess I am now getting a little too much "local" attention as today one of my " contacts" send me a struggling new investor, he had this list lot and was asking 700 for it.... I checked the boxes, seals and weight and all checked out....He recently started buying lego, but he went over his head..... Here it is...... now they are safe with me...

I'm an optimist on these but if anything...$500 is more ridiculous than $250. Good for you on the sale though.

I would like to thank Jon from Minifigures Plus for responding with images of what we should expect. I for one will keep my order as it was. I might even buy more. Having a sealed box of these sets mean very little difference (if any) if the sets will arrive in a LEGO shipping box as shown above. This is not the Mr. Gold Series 10 CMF sealed box which could mean something. These figures will be worth more broken down anyway, so there is no real reason not to buy it. I also get the feeling these might be hard to come by very soon, so cancelling the order is risky IMO.

Dark Side of the Brick by Chris Doyle Pink Floyd: The LEGO Brick Wall by Julius von Brunk Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975) by [Maks] lego-pink-floyd-the-wall-album-cover by wowwblog3 pink_floyd-the_division_bell by wowwblog3 Dark Side of the Moon by Ricecracker. Another Brick In The Wall by Sus Warming 2012 MOCathalon: Pink Floyd - The Wall by KlodsBrik dk CALL THE SCHOOLMASTER by Filip Gabryel empty spaces by Francesco Biasci Pink Floyd - The Wall by Raúl Segarra Battersea Power Station by Jojo

Everyone remember Technic set 42025? Great set to be sure, but IMO in need of some improvements. I have documented more about the changes and the process of making the changes along with pics at: http://mocpages.com/moc.php/418746#reviews but briefly, here are some pics and video of the changes. Check it out!

It won't be when it comes time to sell.

No! Bad Pixel, bad! Pixel, the peeing Mixel by Tijger-San

Love it! Animals is my favorite album.

You should have at least on EV & TB, maybe a DS, if you're a risk-taker. A little too early for Slave I or Tie Fighter...

Doing quick calculation in my head... ...yes, I think you're about right.

That's a lucky buyer right there.

Dohphin cruiser is still avalable and Fallingwater has been gone for a while. As an investment, I would say Fallingwater is a no brainer.

If 40055 its 2 years old now

Oops...(not my listing)...

I have one 20% and one 15% BN coupon to give away GONE

Yeah it was 125 or best offer too...put in an offer of 115, but thought better of it and just bought it outright. Have learned the hard way that it's best to get that used copy early on sets I like and want to build.

You can probably attach more technic beams to make the landing gear taller to accommodate the landing ramp. Those landing gears can be detached but it is rather hard to with 1 hand holding the MF

You just keep staking them all the way up I wouldnt mind having at least 10 but would aim for 20

Or Pierrot to be even more exact.

That is a good one. IMG_7688.jpg by Theis.L

Welkom!

That's the plan!

Well of course. What good is a grounded MF ???? Seriously, those 4 landing gears + flick missiles make it very hard to hold it from the bottom. Btw, I also counted getting rid of the flick missiles as improvement

It was the intro from the G.I. Joe movie in 1987. I picked it for quality of film posted on YouTube ....and cause what the heck. KRE-O's plastic quality is quite good and just about on LEGO's own standards. Their figures are a little strange in shape but then again the minifigure isn't exactly a true representation of the human form anyway. I remember the G.I Joe sets and the designs of the builds & characters are good in my opinion; possibly the best of the KRE-O line. Their Dungeons & Dragons line was also well done but the whole theme came across all as army/fort builders.

No, but the (former) Disneyland Annual Passholder in me sees ToT and thinks (Twilight Zone) Tower of Terror

Does anyone else look at this new abbreviation and see a crying face?

I was able to find all the parts I needed to make the Shadow out of stuff I have gotten. Thanks for sharing this to give me inspiration.

The TRU I went to sold out in a day, Today I found a case at WM, I dug through looking for SPider Lady and squarefoot. Turns out, I couldn't remember what to search for on Squarefoot, and I spent most of my time searching for the 3 zombie cheerleaders.also forgot to look for more cat lady. I think I got 2 pirate, 2 businessman,1 wacky witch,2 spider lady, 3 cheerleader, and 2 randoms that may or may not be squarefoot. EDIT: First one I opened was squarefoot. all good

Minifig train is still rolling - this weekend I've sold 5 sets of Series 14, another set of Series 13, a Series 8 set and a Simpsons Series 2 set. Have previous minifig series releases similarly sparked interest in past series or is this the magic that is series 14?

Sure Both Simpsons sets are a must for any Lego Investor, why wouldn't you think they will be duds, Simpsons known worldwide and always be a great money maker. Don't regret not having any.

I love love love the Simpsons. I watch new episodes when they are being broadcase - last season. That being said,I'm totally unsure of how these will be as an investment. So far demand has just not been there. Guessing that Simpsons house is underhoarded, so that part of the equation may be in the investors favor but its just not at all clear to me how much demand there is. compare that to Star Wars where there is just an amazing energy and interest. Hard to justify putting a lot of equity towards a theme like Simpsons when you have other options like modulars, star wars UCS, Tumbler, Ferris wheel, ideas (ecto wall) even considering the increased competition. the growth of new fans in Star Wars will be several orders of magnitude higher than Simpsons' fan growth. obviously you can see my bias here towards Star Wars... Not a bad idea to have a few of the Simpson's sets - I think each new set that comes out will bump the value of previous ones, but I think going deep on this theme is much much less a sure thing than other options.

today i bought: 2258: Ninja Ambush 2259: Skull Motorbike 2260: Ice Dragon Attack 2504: Spinjitzu Dojo2505: Garmadon's Dark Fortress 2508: Blacksmith Shop 2509: Earth Dragon Defense 2516: Ninja Training Outpost 2518: Nuckal's ATV 2519: Skeleton Bowling 9440: Venomari Shrine 9441: Kai's Blade Cycle 9442: Jay's Storm Fighter 9444: Cole's Tread Assault 9446: Destiny's Bounty 9448: Samurai Mech 9455: Fangpyre Mech

The last known distribution variance that I have found was series 3 when TLG had a second later distribution with only 2 fishermen per box. Haha, of course! ...No, the size difference is not even a quarter of an inch. You have to look closely.

Glued pieces definitely destroy some of the value, in my opinion.

76019 Starblaster Showdown. Now if I am honest, I primarily wanted the set for the parts (the dark blue cockpit is only available here plus the dark blue long hinge plates & curved slopes also extremely limited) and guns. However I was curious how the Starblaster spaceship would look in real life and its looks pretty darn good. I actually built the set backwards beginning with bag #2 containing Star Lord, the Sakaaran and his (?) pint-sized craft which turned out to be decent considering the size and low count of pieces. The wings can swivel about but unfortunately I do not recall what way they properly went in the film. Star Lord is one kickass figure. His signature helmet is very well done (fits perfectly without making his head seem large) and exclusive to the set attire printing is sweet with potential in cyberpunk MOCs I think. The Sakaaran soldier is amazing in detail and clever of LEGO making the two faces completely different which will add some variety should one acquire a sizable platoon of these. It is definitely going on my personal list of favorite minifigures and I really want to find something grand to put him in. Now onto the actual main centerpiece of the Starblaster and its Nova Corps Officer pilot in bag #1. Wow, this sucker looks ready for the sky between the nice choices of color and that superbly stylish profile. The cockpit itself is rather roomy and considerably barren with only a 1x2 slope on the floor as the monitor so detail inside is low but it does make pulling the pilot in & out easy. There are a couple standard flick missiles arming the bottom of the craft in this case though they do add some detail to an otherwise flat surface. Major highlight would be the engine area making excellent usage of all those hinged parts. Spread them wide like a flower for that energy net maneuver or whatever it was called in that one scene or close them up tight for super sleek soaring. Point short, this spaceship looks great from every angle. Oh right, the Nova Corps Officer has great printing to go with the special headgear. It seems a shame that helmet may not see usage in the future. It might with a different color pattern I suppose but is particularly specific to the character similar to the X-Wing and its pilot's helmet. Overall this was a nice set to build in a jiffy with a fair amount to offer. My only possible critique is I think LEGO did themselves a disservice by having you build the Starblaster then the Sakaaran and his ship because anything after the main course (Starblaster) would feel weak regardless. On that note I am glad I did things the way I had. While only the Starblaster is sizable of a craft easily dwarfing the Sakaaran's, both are fun to swoosh like crazy. Yeah that's right. I swooshed them like a little kid; even chased one of the cats for a bit. Ha. Anyway considering the parts such as getting two different canopy types in a cheap set and as I mentioned beforehand rare select dark blue parts to boot, cool characters (great for army building or creating custom figures), and one great spacecraft with a bonus 'dingy' (ha), I'm lovin' it.

I have build the Grievious and Vader yesterday and i am pleasantly surprised! They are very big, detailed and looks great! Also the builds are quite challenging.

For anyone still wishing to continue the debate on smooshing practices and/or the subject of "new or used" can do so over in the "Ethics, Investment Methods and Practices" thread. All such posts here have been moved over there and so should any further discussion. I like the sound of that.

I disagree. These generic bones most resemble a human femur. The head sticks out way more than that of a humerus, and the greater trochanter is more pronounced than the greater tubercle of a humerus. The condyles are more like the generic shape compared to the epicondyles of a humerus. Plus the trochlea and capitulum on the distal end of the humerus give it a weird shape that isn't two nicely rounded projections like the femoral condyles. It's a leg bone. (I think it could even possibly resemble a metacarpal, but that would be one big creature eaten by the werewolf so I'm going with leg bone.)

Yes, I bought a Helm's Deep then too,but left this one since last November and it was still there.

A little mom & pop pharmacy action, clearance end-cap at 25% off. Helm's Deep - $97.49 Rancor Pit - $44.99

Sure! Thanks for reaching out! I will pm you.

On the flip side, lots of people actually WANT those Pet Shops and Red Fives, whereas many don't care about an ultra agents set and never will.

Uhm, is that one titled tickle pink a little too suggestive of something?

Yeah I'm kind of on a roll here. Steam Temple

The scenery is beautiful but that car....I must have it! Get off my lawn! Get off my lawn! caddy

I agree and I don't wait on many, but there are definitely those that I don't stock up on until they hit clearance prices. I think TFA will be in your clearance aisle, although the Millennium Falcon will sell fast and furious this year.