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Christmas Town 2016: My fiancee has to finish decorating the tree to make it look presentable and I have to finish tying the lights to buildings and update the sidewalks, park (or Brick Bank), and add the vehicles and townsfolk back in. 1st Street: 2nd Street: 3rd Street and 10173 Holiday Train 10254 Winter train and 3 Horizon Express One photo with no flash, for the blurry nighttime effect.

Finally put together one of my tumblers, wow! This was a lot of fun, the rest of the gang decided to have a party on the new rig...

40223 Snowglobe

Finally built a slave 1 last week. What an awesome set!

Make your own deal time at Meijer. - 20% off total LEGO SW purchase coupon (valid until 12/7, so doesn't overlap with Santa Bucks unfortunately) - Santa Bucks this weekend (Thursday - Sunday), including $3 off one item of $14.99+, $5 off one item$24.99+, $10 off one item of $49.99+ and $20 off one item of $99.99+ (also: 10% off total LEGO Disney Princess purchase) Santa Bucks can be used multiple times, but don't combine on the same item.

Winter Lego display for 2016 - at the front entrance.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/lego-restructures-with-eye-to-expansion-1481016526 Lego Restructures With Eye to Expansion Growth and globalization create need for new Lego Brand Group, owner says ENLARGE Lego CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp will head a new entity, Lego Brand Group, as the company restructures. PHOTO: REUTERS By ELLEN EMMERENTZE JERVELL Updated Dec. 6, 2016 6:39 a.m. ET 3 COMMENTS OSLO—The Danish family behind the Lego plastic-brick empire is shaking up the company’s ownership structure, elevating an executive widely credited for rescuing the toy maker from the brink of bankruptcy to manage all-things Lego and explore new business ventures. The Kirk Kristiansen family said Lego A/S Chief Executive Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, who has transformed the venerable Danish company into a global toys-and-entertainment force, will step aside at the end of the year. In his new role, Mr. Knudstorp will lead an umbrella entity called the Lego Brand Group, which will oversee the family’s 75% stake in the toy maker, as well as interests in the Legoland theme parks and in an education business promoting the use of Lego toys in schools. Chief Operations Officer Bali Padda, a Briton, is appointed CEO of the toy company—its first non-Dane boss since Lego’s foundation in 1932. The shake-up comes as Lego faces challenges to maintain the explosive growth it displayed in recent years in Europe and the U.S., while conquering new markets such as China and India. With 18.500 employees, Lego is in a two-horse race with Mattel Inc. of the U.S. for the number-one seat as the world’s largest toy company. Lego posted a surprise drop in first-half profit to 3.49 billion Danish kroner ($499 million) in September, saying flattening sales in the U.S. had dented earnings. Still, first-half revenue climbed 11% to 15.7 billion kroner. Mr. Knudstorp, who has said he planned to stay with Lego for the rest of his professional career, will work at the Lego Brand Group alongside Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, a fourth-generation owner of Lego. “With our recent growth and globalization come new and exciting opportunities for the brand, and we establish the Lego Brand Group to look into these new opportunities,” Mr. Kirk Kristiansen said Tuesday. Ahead of his promotion to the Lego Brand Group, Mr. Knudstorp, a former McKinsey & Co. consultant, had earned the reputation of a turnaround king. When he arrived at Lego in 2004, 35 years old and the first nonfamily member at the helm, the company had been struggling financially for years. Its customers, children, were forsaking its iconic bricks for digital games. Mr. Knudstorp sold off the Legoland theme parks and reduced the catalog of Lego bricks available to the company’s designers. He also licensed the Lego name to film studios, creating a new revenue stream. Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, who is set to lead the Lego Brand Group with Mr. Knudstorp, in April succeeded his father, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, as vice chairman of Lego A/S and chairman of the family charity Lego foundation. In 2004, the senior Mr. Kirk Kristiansen was the one handing the company baton to outsider Mr. Knudstorp. He later also acquired other family members’ interests in the company, concentrating the Lego ownership in his hands and those of his three children.

Bedroom by Heikki Mattila From the same builder: Sauna Scandinavian Home

A list of the most liked content and I'm not on there?

Latest UCS set. If only Lego could make them like they used to!

Let's keep this thread for retirement announcements. There are other threads to discuss the potential of specific sets

man @exciter1 do you ever even work?

Your sold posts are like an excel spreadsheet of mine =X*1.5 I honestly think you could make a business just selling for other people now that amazon is gated for Lego. #Hustlin #Respect

Wow, this a great one! New footage, new action, new dialogue, new stuff with Chirrut and K-2SO kicking booty!

This F1 Racecar was something Dugald and I have been talking about doing for a long time. All of the regular batteries and motors just aren't fast enough. We tried our best to keep everything light weight, but enough paneling to show the curves of a real F1. Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHskMrkHjm Fastest car we've ever built by lachlan cameron, on Flickr Technic Addict was so kind to lend us his RC buggy motors, battery pack and Michelin tires. (I am quite fond of those tires, but I checked bricklink and found the cheapest used pair to be 110$ for all 4 so yeah... not going to buy em Back end fun by lachlan cameron, on Flickr Dugald asked Technic Addict what he would like to see built with these motors and he was really keen on seeing a light F1 car to show off the speed of the motor. SO here you go Technic Addict! Thanks! IMG_2291 by lachlan cameron, on Flickr My brother and I sat down yesterday at 4pm, grabbed a few drinks, and built the night away. At 12pm we were done! IMG_2304 by lachlan cameron, on Flickr The car weighs 1450 grams or 3.2 pounds. Most of the weight is in the Michelin tires IMG_2353 by lachlan cameron, on Flickr Super low car for better aerodynamics IMG_2347 by lachlan cameron, on Flickr Big shout out to Technic Addict for making this build possible!

Keep sweep-ing folks. Someday you too can make it big in this town.

Jakku - Niima Outpost by Wookieewarrior

Working on funding today's replenishment. FBA 10668 - Juniors: Princess Play Castle - $65 10672 - Juniors: Defend the Batcave - $55 10676 - Juniors: Knights Castle - $125 10937 - SH: Arkham Asylum - $290 31015 - Creator: Emerald Express - $15 30102 - Friends: Olivia's Desk Poly - $12 30225 - City: Seaplane Poly - $11 30302 - SH: Ultimate Spider-Man Glider Poly - $15 30310 - City: Arctic Scout Poly - $15 30346 - City: Prison Copter Poly - $11 40143 - Seasonal: 2015 Bricktober Bakery - $20 40222 - Seasonal: Christmas Build-up - $35 40223 - Seasonal: Christmas Snowglobe - $52 41002 - Friends: Emma's Karate Class - $30 41008 - Friends: Heartlake City Pool - $80 41057 - Friends: Heartlake Horse Show - $85 41085 - Friends: Vet Clinic - $44 42027 - Technic: Desert Racer - $37 4209 - City: Fire Plane - $90 60008 - City: Museum Break-In - $99 60048 - City: Police Dog Unit - $70 60057 - City: Camper Van - $47 60060 - City: Auto Transporter - $65 60075 - City: Demolition Excavator and Truck - $67 70171 - Ultra Agents: Ultrasonic Showdown - $50 70505 - Ninjago: Temple of Light - $108 70721 - Ninjago: Kai's Fighter - $50 70727 - Ninjago: X1 Ninja Charger - $73 70814 - Lego Movie: Emmet's Construct-O-Mech - $100 71308 - Bionicle: Tahu Uniter of Fire - $37 75000 - Star Wars: Clone Troopers vs. Droidekas - $33 75022 - Star Wars: Mandalorian Speeder - $65 75034 - Star Wars: Death Star Troopers - $22 75035 - Star Wars: Kashyyyk Troopers - $23 75038 - Star Wars: Jedi Interceptor - $70 75040 - Star Wars: General Grievous' Wheelbike - $60 75047 - Star Wars: AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon - $80 75048 - Star Wars: The Phantom - $60 75049 - Star Wars: Snowspeeder - $70 75054 - Star Wars: AT-AT - $290 (well, one just sold for $300 right after posting this) 6862 - SH: Superman vs. Power Armor Lex - $33 76012 - SH: Riddler's Chase - $47 76039 - SH: Ant-Man - $70 79006 - LOTR: Council of Elrond - $47 79007 - LOTR: Battle of the Black Gate - $99 79122 - TMNT: Shredder's Lair - $80

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Hailfire Droid x2 $15.99 each (-5% RC and + tax. Target) Volcano Starter set x5 $3.50 each (after tax. Kmart) Mighty Micros hulk x1 $3.50 each (after tax. Kmart) Van and Caravan x1 $8.00 (after tax. Kmart) I ended up driving out about 30 minutes to chase around 60 $1.18 Friends polybags at target, sadly I walked in to see other "resellers" filling carts with 20% off friends sets, and an empty clearance end cap with pegs that would have held about 60 Polybags. It wasn't a complete waste however, as I dropped by a Kmart close by. They didn't have a "clearance" section, but there was several sets lying around that rang up for clearance prices plus an additional 60% off. I had a bunch of SYW points and coupons that made them around 85% off after tax and gas. Also helps that they all sold on BL hours after listing at 4-5x profit ??

Built these over the last week or so with my son. Gotta say I'm quite impressed with the speed champions sets, great little builds.

You didn't work because you were busy searching for pics, creating memes, and posting 23,000 times.

I feel your pain.. most recently they bagged my SH Airport battles. I Ordered 2 at the same time in hopes of that mythical box, but no, instead what I got was 2 in seperate bags. Now that they are sold out, no exchange can be offered. They offered me $10 (15%) off per set for them being pancakes. My 2 Final Duels came from Amazon like this when I selected gift option. I thought I received a 30" pizza. Box dimensions are 36"x30"x3"!!

LEGO - Mercedes-Benz Actros 4165 by Jaap Kroon,

Some less good stuff sold yesterday (all items sale price + shipping, FBM): 1 x 40221 Park Fountain $25 1 x 70727 X-1 Ninja Charger $105 1 x 10937 Arkham Asylum $267 2 x 10218 Pet Shop $177 ea. (break even based on avg. buy-in) 2 x Target Minifigure cube 2015 $13 ea. (break even) ... Arkham Asylum is the real heart-breaker. Each time I put one in a shipping carton... such a big beautiful box... such a great set. I only have one left, and I think I'm going to keep it.

Prices for Porsche and laFerrari are already looking good.

I know at least one person who gets a kick out of them.

Nice work @exciter1 looks like all those memes paid off.

This came in the mail today - $26 shipped from BL. Figured I needed at least the full crew for my Mystery Machine, and not in the mood to hunt for the last few remaining Mystery Mansions ..... Lowest EBay BIN for just Velma was $25 so this worked out much better. And if this was sold to me by one of you guys, thanks!

God, I'd be super jealous of you all if I didn't know you were a bunch of dorks who collect LEGO.

I'm willing to take this bet.

Stop sending LEGO as media mail.

I have to re-evaluate my entire like structure using the following premise:

I have a team, but they are distracted easily.,

Rigged

If Tyderium is $150 next Christmas I will wet myself and upload the video. Or something equally dramatic but less disgusting.

My growing racecar collection ... the boys are ready to take their expensive cars for a spin on the LEGO scenic route shortly.

Work smart, not hard.

Sales over the last week in FBA: 2x 851341 elves playmat $38.95 each 1x 851341 elves playmat $44.99 (got these for $7.49 each and wish I would have gotten more, especially when they were clearanced even further at $3.74) 3x 10695 creative box at $41.99 each 2x 10695 creative box at $39.99 each 10671 Juniors Fire Emergency at $69.99 each (paid $9.98 at target clearance) 60048 City Police Dog Unit at $69.75 each (paid average of $20 each at Walmart) 40222 Christmas Build Up at $34.99 each (free promo) 75000 Star Wars Clone Troopers vs. Droidekas at $38.89 each (paid $13 after EOL) 75054 Stat Wars At-At at $260 each (paid $90 for it and I made a mistake with pricing it and didn't get a chance to fix it before it sold, kind of salty about it but it is what it is)

75052 Cantina - $95 cash CL LEGO Christmas set lot 40138 40222 40223 40125 30474 - $125 shipped Ebay

Loud and proud!

75093 Star Wars Death Star™ Final Duel

in for 6

Yes,the Pimp Mobile is awesome. It has working suspension! Now I just need some pros and johns to loiter around the palace cinema

The Red Lady of the Stream by Eero Okkonen