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Finished the cinema expansion. I tried a number of different looks but expanding on the original looks best. The only thing that bothers me is the screen is too small. I may add Apu's garden to the roof at some point but he will need some way to get up there.

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I finally got round to building the GE. Not the most exciting of builds, but the finished product does look good. Still have another used one bagged and ready to go so I can do the double.

My son used a gift card that he got for his bday to buy and build 75142 Homing Spider Droid. The Yoda minifig put him over the edge bc he didn't have one. Not a bad little set.

Use it for firestarter when burning Lepin sets

I really want this to be a typo - $149.99 http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Volcano-Heavy-lift-Helicopter-60125?fromListing=listing

I keep wanting to bug the orthopedics guys at work to borrow the fluoroscopy machine (it's like a real time X-Ray scanner hooked to a TV monitor). I'm convinced you'd be able to see all the details inside the bags in an instant. WHAMO!

Disney CMF is so June. Series 16 is the new hotness.

Fine, call it a statement. Why would LEGO made a statement to give people hope of future availability and not deliver ?

Disagree. S@H said to check back in late fall. Why would they promise something they cannot deliver?

My money is on all three are in there

I totally agree based on history. I predicted that for the Sandcrawler, Sail Barge and ISD before the refreshes were made public after seeing what happened with the original 7778 batcave which was night and day better than it's replacement. Now for refreshed sets like the original Batcave and Sail Barge, their values did slowly appreciate again but it took time. plus their appreciation rate wasn't now where like before. based on history, even original sets that were much better than their refreshes didn't rebound quickly. ISD, Sandcrawler, Batcave, many batmobiles, the original sopwith camel, etc... took a while for values to stop decreasing, stabilize and appreciate.

BTW, thanks for all this people. This just reminds me I still have to get that box sorted. Is it just me or does it seem that these pieces in these bags are getting tinier and near impossible to decipher. Is that a gem or a head?

in Idaho, every time I drop off or pickup from the storage unit

I only analyse the market. There are very large supplies of 10188. If 75159 is a close and improved version of 10188 then that takes away the vast majority of customers in the market for 10188. Not many are going to choose an outdated 10188 if 75159 is basically the same set with highly detailed figs and improved build. It will also encourage the quick dumping of 10188 which is going to cause a very fast spiral downward in prices. Most resellers will be happy with break even or small loss rather than holding stock for 5+ years hoping for an eventual rebound. There are some collectors who must have every set of a certain theme but I don't think there are enough of them to absorb the mass exodus early on. If 75159 is not up to par with 10188 then you can be sure 10188 is going to the moon and I will be along for that ride as well.

It's not printed......its just a series of really small stickers that you have to line up perfectly.

10224 Town Hall Instruction books: 3 Tan 32x32 baseplate: 1 #1 Bags: 14 #2 Bags: 5 #3 Bags: 10 1 unnumbered bag of large plates (30 total bags)

sweet builds, looks like a great display piece lol.

Live http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Doctor-Strange-s-Sanctum-Sanctorum-76060

It's got a few quirks still but it works better on mobile devices. That said, the design wasn't the problem most encounter with the site. Responsive or not, if they can't handle the load, continue to mix and match out of stock messages and throw around retiring soon tags like its candy it'll be the same old experience.

Thanks for this. Didn't look back far enough to find it. Also, I will ensure I include a number if I start a thread in future. Cheers

We have one, I'll merge them.

Town Hall price continues to rise nicely - last 2 sales on ebay in the last 3 days were $595 and $592. ebay is a little ahead of amazon guessing because of international exposure on ebay. get with the program amazon sellers - bump your price up $30. under 100 sellers on amazon so we should see some nice price appreciation coming up.

Don't know where to put this, but it does mainly apply to Star Wars. I wish in future UCS sets, they include duplicate sticker sheets. It can be frustrating building a $300+ set, nervously applying stickers, knowing if it gets messed up, you have no extras.

T. rex tracker has joined the backorder club.

i watched one of my local walmarts on app and waited for prices to drop 50%. This morning I woke up checked again, prices slashed, so I raced there. 2 x Kylo Ren's shuttle @ $59 each 1 x tie fighter for $35 1x super heroes set and 1x Jurassic world at $9 each. Plus few sets for a local fellow brickpicker (couple ties, one JW and few micro fighters FO snow-speeders at $5 each )

I can finally make that custom Niko fig!

I hate how much shipping costs can vary by distance. I'm in Florida so say for example, I get lucky on Ebay and sell a set to someone in Miami, it may only cost $15. But I may get unlucky and the buyer is from California and then it costs like $50 or something.

When has Lego mixed different Star Wars eras in any of their previous sets? Rogue One is a one-shot movie. People will forget about it in a couple of years. Rebels is part of canon (barely - think Agents of Shield-like relation to the rest of the Marvel Universe), but it's a kid's show and kids typically don't spend $400 on a single toy. Star Wars: A New Hope is forever. This set is going to be the flagship Lego Star Wars set for the next 5-7 years. It's gonna be a complete failure like AOH, or a big hulking doozy. I'm betting on the later. Yes, we've already discussed that it might be but nobody in their right mind believes one minute that this non-memorable planet with a giant star cannon on it is going to be the most expensive set that Lego will put out since the UCS Falcon.

I'm on chat with Amazon trying to recover my payment for Prime when it hasn't been 30 days yet. I joined on the 13th and then they charged me for a year on the 17th. Amazon, you said free for 30 days not 4 days...

Hmm, isn't the Purge a good thing for people holding this set for the long haul ???

What am I missing here? What's the angle for them to say this and then not deliver? They could just not have any message. Sold out with nothing more is still a thing. See, here's a couple right here...

Can confirm we Do have the London Bus promo here. Now about this.. Is that cardboard Lego??? At least it has nice printing on the sides.

really comparing to other large city sets (arctic bc, mine, deep see boat, shuttle, demo site), the ppp is fair. I think the real problem is the pictures do not make it look like a $150, 1277 piece set. especially since we have seen so many $40-50 helicopter sets recently (including 60123).... it looks too much like all the other sets in the pictures to stand out as a $150, but if you really look it much larger and more detailed than the other sets.

Thrawn is coming in Star Wars Rebels so he is canon (again). The minifig in the picture above is custom made, I've seen it before a couple of times.

Unknown. Rumors were due to the Lego promotional slideshow at the Nuremberg Toy Fair last year, however there has been nothing else since, and no signs of him in any other rumors. So, I suspect if he is, it won't be known until after the reviews start trickling in. ----- Not sure how legit this is.....buit this is supposedly the Thrawn minifigure.

Psst. Check this out:

Shot of a new Han Solo minifigure from the upcoming Death Star set...

Never mind that the $399.99 was from 8 years ago. 10188 wouldn't cost $399.99 if it was released today even without Disney's purchase.

Early release for VIP Sept 15-30. Christmas Train as well. Should get some pics halfway thru Aug.

They already make a set that depicts Michigan's Big House: Go Buckeyes!!!

Can I get a sound brick that plays the Imperial March?

Regardless of the 75159's design (unless it is a 100% duplicate), the 10188 will always have people wanting the set. It's a classic.

I stopped smooshing and just open and put in small ziplock bags.

I'm still smooshing them. I'm getting way too old for this. I may need to start cutting the bags open.

I truly I miss the days of not knowing who news channels supported.

My 4 year old daughter's new favorite past time is to cover base plates with flat tiles. Think of me as I am prying all of these off each night.

I'll get out the measuring tape........