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Paris 1889 steampunk [WIP 2] : The Hotel by Castor Troy

Just like a typical London bus... nothing at all, then three come along at once.

Couple of recent builds. Claas Xerion was a great build apart from me missing a cog from the gearbox and having to tear it half apart again. At £80 it was probably the best value set I've built in a while in terms of build time and enjoyment. New RO At-St next to its big brother. I can see a lot of these being sold as they'll be coveted by OT AFOL's aswell as kids. Finally I gave one of the architecture skyline sets a shot. See what i thought of them and if they'll be worth investment. I just can't see how these will catch on. The buildings are so small to show any details. I love the normal architecture sets, I'm amazed how they can create detail at small scale but these skylines are simply too small, I can't see many people posting over the odds for a complete set.

KMart, in-store and still 20% off clearance toys at this location.

Hi Folks. I'll do the same as last year (copying Mos' original idea) to support the children of NJ's St. Paul School. For each "LIKE" THIS SPECIFIC post gets, I'll put $1 toward the raffle. Thanks, JA Is Online

You missed a lightbulb there ....

TRUST will be back in November

make that 200 minutes later .....

BWE in progress.

This is an other type of deal, this week at Rite Aid there is a deal to buy $50 of various children's medicine get $25 TRU card and buy $30 get $10 Plenti points. So buying $60 of qualifying products gets $25 TRU card and $20 Plenti Points. With this week's coupons, it will be a money maker. This blog post explains it a lot better. http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2016/10/02/21-00-moneymaker-robitussin-advil-dimetapp-at-rite-aid/ Also there's also a 50% bonus for transferring Amex rewards to Plenti right now.

Anecdotal, but I've made a solid 60% ROI by quick flip parting these out (sold through a half dozen). Every set I've had 50%+ parting out returns on quick out of the gate have gone on to become respectable post-retirement earners.

Creator: Vacation Getaways will be $50.40 on TRUTH.

Yesterday's, today's and tomorrow's?

After a number of disappointing "sales" and "deals", this time I would like to send an honest "Thank you!" to LEGO for their EU Force Friday offer. Because I got a Slave 1 for 199,99€ - 28,45€ in VIP Points - 10€ LEGO Coupon - 6€ Cashback (Shoop.de) - 5€ Amazon Coupon (Shoop.de) (=150,54€) + First Order Storm Trooper + unannounced Spider-Man Super Jumper. Best "official" deal of the year so far (but it might not any get better than this).

My son built this today, and I helped in spots. Overall, this set is cool to see in person, but it's also a little underwhelming. My main problem with it is the space in the cargo area - it's extremely small compartment, and you might be able to get 2 mini's in it, but good luck getting more than that. There are many elements of the design that are cool, though. I especially like how they made use of the flick fire missile technique. I was wondering why the flat plates were left loose but during the final bag it became evident, as you push a flick missile into the spring loader, a blue plate slightly rises up where you use that to press down and fire the missile. But, the lack of compartment space is a drag. This is no republic gunship or even First Order Transporter. Overall, it's ok. My son loves it though and has been playing with it for hours, so I guess that is what ultimately matters.

If Canadian threshold is $75 then it translates to about 70 cents US

Fair enough - poorly worded post by me. I meant films coming up to put the attention on ghost rider. I enjoyed the cage films but don't feel they have anywhere near the popularity of the Avengers franchise.

7. Money laundering 11. Not good with figures

That episode changed my life.

so going on day 2 now with this being OOS - call to check availability at usa/canada which is usually a skip away from SOLD OUT. meanwhile instock limit 10 in europe. Software glitch? has any $89.99 set ever had a 3 month life? maybe this is a price mistake/erroneous tag or not going to have in stock by xmas. or perhaps even a genius marketing move designed to fleece compulsive overthinking LEGO investor/gamblers like myself into thinking its going super early. but then i start to over thinking again and say well, there are sure a lot of $80-100 price point sets taking up that shelf space and maybe one of the big guys goes early? yes but this is a large Rebels set and has "Tie" ins with the show foolish to end this run now before xmas - downright stupid. then i say raptor escape and i lose my marbles. this is the only set from the summer wave i was going to put money into but was planning on waiting now i'm looking for a soft cushy pillow and putting on some corduroy before i take my seat on the fence.

the buddy doesn't seem too thrilled either

Well went all out today, I will have enough VIP points to get 2 Castles this week to hopefully sell for Christmas. I was Lucky enough to get all these at one Lego Store, as for where all some Star Wars sets, I have plenty Ewok Villages, Sandcrawlers, Slave 1, Tie Fighters.

Hey now!

Agree on the derailing. First thing my kids do when a train comes out: max speed! Second thing: build barricades on the track and smash trains into that.

For you guys who have seen the Warriors 1979 Movie here is a great shirt to get. You only have one day to get it, and Fright-rags is a great place to get shirts, been buying shirts from him for 10 yrs or so. Go to Fright-rags.com and sign up for there newsletter and email that they will send you to order this and many other Horror Shirts.

Welcome! Don't let crazy eBay and Amazon pricing confuse you (no you havnt become a millionaire overnight) those prices are meant for people who don't know better. Best bet is to look here and Bricklink.com for "reasonable" prices.

The Cage films are widely disliked. That's why they let the rights lapse and Disney got the character back.

Not a clearance price as much as a special rogue Friday price. My local Walmarts all have big Lego displays with them advertising the $68 price. The price will probably go back up before it goes down...

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Keep in mind, too, that Ghost Rider has been added as a character to this season's Marvel's Agents of SHIELD TV show. So, he's actively in the public eye.

I disagree about the buildables I see them having a demand later on. It's the "action figure" for Lego. Some more than others but overall I see them being collectible later on. I think it's going to come down to how good this movie is. If it's good and people overall like it then yes these sets will do well. If it's a bust no one will care to collect them.

sorry for thenewb question but why does it make us better off without x2 VIP ?

Who is "everyone"? In the US it´s 2x VIP which does strange things to people´s brains. In the UK, it´s 25% off at Tesco and that seems a fair price for personal build for the impatient. For those that are waiting, might suggest taking a look at Chabel´s 919 LMP1 on Rebrickable. It uses mainly easy to find parts and has a proper, working sequential gearbox using a fraction of the parts in 42056.

Horizon Express has been showing up for 95£ on amazon.co.uk lately. Is that a mistake or leftover stock? It says toos now, but you can still place an order.

Note the Ninjago box in the pic but not in the list.

If you can get 60052 close to $100, then you can use all the powerfunctions and track, and sell the engine and the cars and buildings for decent money too, leaving you with very little out-of-pocket spend. You can get 60051 for under $100 - slightly less track (no switches) but same powerfunctions.

Headmaster Chromedome with Stylor

Yup. Just swap it in.

In for 3

Now that's a steal!

MOC: Venture Capital Pirate Building by Chris Goddard

This does make me laugh. The first decent set to retire since Xmas and were turning this thread in to a democracy regards why we shouldn't invest, short shelf life = not popular so avoid, long shelf life = don't invest massively horded!!! There's no pleasing some people. At least Lego have actually retired something, be grateful for that!! It's a good set, with a big fan base, and at a low buy in can easily achieve 2 x RRP.

Samus Aran by Eero Okkonen

Great setup! Is that a three set build? Two of my favourite pics from my latest micro landscape MOC. This is the crashed star destroyer on Jakku.

Definitely is wider... NORNAS http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/30280947/ Width: 25 5/8 " Depth: 15 3/4 " Height: 65 3/8 " Max load/shelf: 22 lb DETOLF http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/10011055/ Width: 16 3/4 " Depth: 14 3/8 " Height: 64 1/8 " Max load/shelf: 13 lb And for those who can't type "IKEA display cabinet" into google, here's the link to all their glass door display cabinets: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/departments/dining/10410/