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Finished building my very first Lego Star Wars UCS set: the beautiful Slave 1 ! I took my time building it, one bag at a time (day) and when daily life (wife and kids) demanded my attention there were days in a row where I didn't build on it at all. But I'm very very happy with the result and it looks just awesome ! The build itself was also really interesting and seeing all the parts coming together was very satisfying. This is an absolute must-have for every Lego Star Wars fan, and I foresee a glorious future for this set after it retires some day. It really ticks off all the check boxes: Big and massive, highly detailed, very displayable (CEO office worthy!), multiple special bricks only available in this set... I can't sing its praises enough!

I built this VIP set yesterday with my 3 month old and she fell asleep! It wasn't that boring. Kids! Ha!

Built the corner deli a couple weeks ago. My boy slapped it on his very rough start of a city. Yesterday he turned 6 and he built the High Speed Passenger Train all by himself. I made sure the connections were solid but he did it all...I shot it yesterday and although he MOC'd a few things in the station area and the top of the train, it looks great. Runs well and I can't believe how solid this train feels.

Slow moving on my part, but it's coming along. Vacation will get in the way the next couple weeks.

LEGO birds are non-migratory.

Like technic too.

here are 2 updated pics of my collection. Had to get a 3rd shelf from Ikea! Not sure where I will put Big Ben once its built. Hesitating if I should crack open my one and only TH and GE. Still have R2, Ewok Village, ToO to build.....too much Lego and too little time. sigh.

Taken about ten years to get this far.

Cross-posting from the LEGO Shop at Home promo thread: Just noticed that LEGO Shop at Home has now made $35 the permanent threshold for Free Shipping (used to be $75). See here for the details. This was a promo in June, but seems to be the new normal now. GREAT! http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Shipping-Returns?icmp=SHLP_FreeShipNA

Let's all take advantage of this offer and let Staples see how much we appreciate it! This is re-posted from @c666187 original post in supplies: Coupon Code: 41839 40% Off Your Regular-priced Packing And Shipping Supplies Purchase Of $75+ Expires 07/23/16 Details & Exclusions: Get 40% Off Your Regular-priced Packing and Shipping Supplies purchase of $75 or more. Excludes Daily Deals, Auto Restock orders, stamps and shipping services.Exclusions: Excludes Daily Deals, Auto Restock orders, stamps and shipping services.

(sorry admins, wrong section, can you please move this under "What Lego did you buy today?") here my 2nd modular (eBay, GBP 201)

I still trying to figure out the comparison posts between 10240 XWing and 76023 Batman Tumbler. Other than sharing the $199.99 price tag and 12.9% of Lego elements, these are 2 very different sets. One is a a direct refresh, the other kinda isn't (7888). One contains popular minifigs while the other doesn't. One is mainly white while the other is mainly black, etc... Hmmm.

This one dropped my jaw this morning... but don't bother looking for it... page is "temporarily unavailable"... ... one item that IS orderable right now at kmart.com: 70725 Ninjago Mech Dragon at $45.

A lack of self-control and sense of common decency for a start. The anonymity of the internet can bring out the worst in people especially around difference of opinion in, well, basically anything & everything while in real life they may act much differently (perhaps like an actual human being) but still there is simply no excuse for any person under whatever the circumstance towards whoever is involved to think it is okay to say such disgustingly horrid things. Being able to openly speak one's mind behind a shrouded identity is both a privilege and a curse with the World Wide Web seeing how mentally disturbed many of them can unfortunately be. There has been a noticeably rising inability people seem to have with opinions and some absurd sense of entitlement that comes across as though they have the right to say whatever they wish in whichever manner they choose (usually very foul and/or immature) and should you not conform to it, think differently, or point out what is wrong in their statement then they will openly demand you should commit suicide. With so many of what I would call 'angry channels' to be found on YouTube alone as though rage was the 'in thing', the volume of intolerance nowadays is not surprising. With a population of over at least seven billion, you would think the elementary concept of "no one person is the same" to be a staple in all our minds but alas it is not.

We are recently out of the Dark Ages, so couldn't find / afford SW UCS retired sets like@TCSBGDADY, so focused on modulars.

Not a major score but I found a used, complete (with damaged box, mint instructions) Lego UCS Slave 1 for $150 CDN a couple of weeks ago.

As Ed and others have pointed out, the short availability of this exclusive under 24 months precludes the massive hoarding that comes with 3-4 year production seen with other exclusives. Tumbler was an in demand set and out of stock at most retailers for the first 20% of its life span. despite the broadcasting of its imminent retirement and the massive apparent hoarding on this site, the demand for the set is still strong. 9 sold in the last 7 days on ebay. price increases for a set with a relatively limited production run like this are nonlinear. 2018 will be the year for Tumbler price appreciation fueled by a wave of Millennial nostalgia as we hit the 10 year anniversary of Heath Ledger's untimely death and the release of Dark Knight. 2018 I'll be meeting up with the next generation of bearded flannel hipster with cash falling out of his corduroy meeting up with meet at Starbucks to get the UCS set from his favorite movie when he was 12. comparing the Tumbler or anything to Star Wars is just not fair. There is Star Wars and then there is everything else. I'm not saying Tumbler won't do better than a Red 5 but its an apples and oranges comparison. Tumbler will do better than other comparable exclusives because it benefits from a media cultural anniversary time cycle and had a relatively short production run coupled with a well advertised retirement ensuring that a disproportionate number of sets were snapped up by "investors" in it for the 6 months it takes to squeeze out $20 profit. as more and more stock is sold off, patience will be rewarded.

Updated Lunar Exploration Geological Outpost Ground Crew by billyburg Battlepod variants by Jeremy Croft Exploration ATV by SweStar Pimp my landspeeder! by Priovit70

UCS set area is coming together!

I've been pretty sick lately. So I had some time on my hands in between naps to finish off a couple of sets. It really picked my spirits up and kept my mind off the pain! Thank you Lego!! #LegoDad

Modular city. Just missing CC and TH (which just isn't built yet). My daughter has a parade of Disney figs walking down the street.

the other option is hold on to them for a while until the price normalizes.

(sorry admins, wrong section, can you please move this under "What Lego did you buy today?") and here our 2nd Harry Potter set (for 8yo/6yo daughters... and wife I guess) also from eBay UK (GBP 189) by the way the used Hogwarts Castle I got from another UK seller a couple weeks ago had more missing stuff than declared ("nothing major, maybe a couple flowers"), including missing instruction manual number 3 and a somewhat rare cat, sent everything via eBay message and got no answer (I bought everything via BL for relatively cheap but other sellers in Germany or USA answered right away and offered to send missing parts... I did not give any feedback to this seller yet... still wondering... if I at least got an answer with some "sorry" comment I would have given positive feedback but no communication in my book is very bad...)

Not at all...

My initail thought when seeing the pictures was...WTF?!? After thinking on it a few moments...I'm gonna stick with my initial thought.

Does a CL War story include not seeing anything worthwhile in months?

I've been successful in self brokering parcels from UPS. The brokerage fee for ground is $40 CAD, for Air it's cheaper, around $10. It's always best to just ask the US seller to avoid UPS, but if you get bit, refuse delivery. Then call the UPS 1-800 number and ask to self Broker. They will arrange to have your parcel sent to your local UPS depot where you go and pick up the shipment information (At no cost). Then take the shipment info and your receipt to Canadian Customs, pay your tax and duty. Then go back to UPS with your receipt showing you've brokered the parcel and they will hand it over without their exorbitant brokerage fee. It's cumbersome for sure, but I had a friendly UPS worker from their 1-800# tell me how to do it one day when I had $60 worth of brokerage, duty and taxes on a free item. I ended up doing the drive and at least locally the UPS hub and Customs are all within a couple minutes of each other. Customs person just stamped my paperwork and didn't charge me anything.

Why so difficult? Just simply compare it with the 7784 UCS Batmobile. That one is 4 x RRP now.

Crab Island by BrickCurve

New York Apocalyptique by domino39 brickpirate

Picked up the Ninjago Destiny's Bounty for $84. Used $35 in free promo Target Giftcards I earned from household item purchases today + RC and paid $51 OTD.

Built a set with my daughter for the first time, she found it quite complicated and was getting a bit frustrated with the process. Who would have known that an 18 month would get angry trying to put the pieces of Duplo Learn to Count Train together.

- 76057 Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle for 63 euro. - 2 x 75902 Scooby Doo Mystery Machine + retro knights promo and Nexo poster.

Shhhh. The first rule of the Temple of Airjitsu thread is that we don't talk about ToA investment.

Walmart has the Technic Drag Racer 42050 http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=lego 42050 for $53.98 if you want to do some drag racing this 4th of July.

This is somewhat old, but recently it has been in the news again due to the upcoming orbital insertion of the Juno spacecraft around Jupiter. I thought it was neat, so decided to share this. The Juno spacecraft is due to start orbital insertion manoeuvres tomorrow. Once in orbit, it will begin sending data back to earth, hopefully revealing much about the atmosphere and magnetic field of the planet. It will be the closest a spacecraft has ever been to the planet. The Juno spacecraft is carrying three Aluminium figures. The specially-constructed LEGO Minifigures are of the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno, and "father of science" Galileo Galilei. The idea is part of a longstanding NASA-Lego partnership to raise interest in science and technology among children. Sources: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-juno-spacecraft-jupiter-lego-galileo-space-solar-system-planets-a7104026.html http://www.nasa.gov/specials/lego/ http://www.space.com/12546-lego-figures-jupiter-juno-spacecraft.html

Red 5 is a remake, there are constant regular non UCS versions and it will eventually more than likely be remade itself. Tumbler's done, I don't ever see that being remade, that'll make a difference. Short term in Europe the Tumbler shouldn't be doing anything because of oversupply from Smyths and Brexit increasing euro sales price for UK sellers.

It's a cupcake Mixel. Tasty. Now there should be one shaped like some party favor then another as the traditional hat.

Let's refrain from posting any picture of the alleged new sets until official announcement from LEGO

Today was a special build, as last year I retrieved all my childhood LEGO from my parent's place. And since then have been sorting it here and there. Well I finally finished sorting and it was time to inventory and build a set :D! Pulling parts according to the inventory list (Peeron) Building the 6879 Blizzard Baron from the Ice Planet 2002 space theme (notice the LEGO man supervising as they do in all my builds). So 1st set is 100% complete and ready for cleaning, bunches more to go! I have to say I have built many sets from my childhood in recent years and while they have been nostalgic and fun. This is a whole new level when you are handling the very same bricks that occupied countless hours of your childhood. Its a powerful feeling almost like handling sacred relics from the past. It strikes me on such a deep level that these bricks I loved through the 1990's are still going strong and a brand new brick would seamlessly fit anywhere on this set. A true testament to the outstanding power of LEGO and the wonderful worlds it creates. I am so very thankful to have most of my childhood LEGO intact and that neither me nor my parents ever got rid of these precious bricks during my ~12 years in the dark ages.

Meditation. Zone theory. In order to know what Lil' Timmy will want come christmas 2018 one must become lil' Timmy. And lil' Timmy's gramama. And what @dcdfansaid.

All 16 new franchises announced at E3.

Incredible LEGO model of the Titanic breaking in half Ryan says the model uses around 120,000 pieces, and took over 250 hours to construct with the help of fellow builders Mitchell Kruik and Clay Mellington. It even lights up. For a sense of just how big this model is, here’s Ryan posing with it.

I only partially agree that the movie was for kids. Have you seen it? There is an AFOL element there for sure.

Like I said before the Sea Cow is a great set, I have gotten 5 this week and will have 5 or more by the end of the year, remember the Lego movies will be watched years from now and there will always be people wanting to have this set, so stop debating if this set is a winner. Pick a few up when you can, and if you wait you no whats going to happen when its to late, Why didn't I get some of these. Ed

Review by the brick show (The intro was... interesting)

I'm going to put in my measly 2 cents. I realy don't buy lego for investment purposes like many of you do here. Every set I own, I have built and displayed. Now, I got the email notification for this set this morning and went online and looked at it, and 5 minutes later, I ordered it. I'm super excited to build this set. Sure it's not 'realistic', or may not be the best 'investment,' but screw it, I don't care. I buy lego because I love to build the sets and put things together. If down the road the set used returns more than retail I would be more than pleased with that. I remember building lego as a kid and outside of the SW UCS models in the early 2000s, I would mess around with all my other lego sets and play the living hell out of them and sometimes toy around and make my own stuff up. It appeals to me, just for the sole purpose of how unique it is. It's such an awesome set, and I just can't wait to put it together.