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Hi guys, so I have been very busy recently with my builds! I have a lot to share starting with this recreation of a classic scene. IMG_20161203_151458 by dimitrinicomanis, on Flickr This build sits on a 12x14 base. I have tried to recreate the weather vane as faithfully to the film. IMG_20161203_135638 by dimitrinicomanis, on Flickr The Luke mini fig is a custom, which I dont often like using, however the printing work on this figure is outstanding and looks perfect. IMG_20161208_225410 by dimitrinicomanis, on Flickr I am really happy with the technique to make the bridge and think it works really well. IMG_20161207_145604 by dimitrinicomanis, on Flickr Originally I wasn't going to add a backdrop but I think with just the sense of the walls behind the action it helps set the scene even more. IMG_20161204_194619 by dimitrinicomanis, on Flickr Anyway I am really happy with how this has turned out, it was a pretty quick build with just bits and pieces I had lying around! As always though I would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions and may the force be with you! IMG_20161204_151421 by dimitrinicomanis, on Flickr

My son and I love this set...we are slowly collecting all the Spidey Villains (next up...Doc Oct set with Vulture) and adding them to this set. Fun stuff, and yes, we even threw the Hulkbuster in there too...someone has to challenge the Rhino!

I didn't see this mentioned but target matched the amazon price for spidey bridge. Buy two, get it for $57 ish with red card. Cheaper with discounted gc. That's good enough for me. I won't find it cheaper unless i find clearance.

LEGO Ideas 21109 - Exo Suit - $28.99 Sorry, I couldn't resist.

We're glad you don't have to worry about it anymore.

Pet shop with no box, some sealed bags for $20

After seeing the Westworld MOC, I had to do it. Spent the afternoon Saturday combing through the bulk lot I purchased last summer and managed to get this all done w/what I had. Besides the hair pc for Dr. Ford and his face (which I will sub out w/the old Han from the new MF later) all looks well to me. I might add a couple more heads behind the glass, and a case for the gold but besides that, I am very happy with it.

Sold 2 more Elves playmats, keep raising the price and still selling. This time sold 1 for $49.99 and another for $54.98. Also sold a 75021 Republic Gunship for $314.99. All on fba.

75045 Republic cannon $79.99 ($19 WM clearance) x6 75050 Bwing $89.99 ($25 clearance)x2 70801 melting room $23 ($4 clearance) 75053 ghost $140 all FBA. good prices. some sets people aren't taking about. plenty of money to be made out there. I have a lot more like this but waiting till I sell through more

So i came across an add on my for sale app on my phone and i decided to pick it up because never seen it before. Ive seen the creator set but not this one. So i bought it bramd new unopened for $65 bucks! She had it listed for 75 and she was ok to take 65 so i get e and look online amd im like holy cuuss word cuss word!!!!

"I...I killed them. I killed them all. They're dead, every single one of them. And not just the men, but the women and the children too."

Lowest Price: LEGO Technic 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator Building Kit (3929 Pie... $205.99 [26% off] Dropped 10% on Dec 13 10:02 AM

Came to $55 and change for me with slightly lower tax! Great price! Thanks pharm! Too bad I burned all of my gift cards already!

Just in case hasn't already been mentioned B&N 20 percent off all Lego Sets in store. Add the 10% percent off if you are a member and there you have 30% off. I had 0 Lincoln Memorials before today. I have ten now :-

"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."

Meijer Dimensions Magic (plus there is a 20% off Toys coupon on mPerks valid until Wednesday, and a 20% off General Merchandise coupon for Thu-Fri-Sat - perhaps they combine): $10 off Dimensions Team Packs (regular price $24.99) and $50 off Dimensions Starter Packs, plus free Fun Pack. That combines to approximately ....... FREE. EDIT: The 20% off 1 Toy coupon likely stacks with this promo:

I picked up a dozen of Obi-wan's Interceptor for $20 each tonight at a few different stores that still had them. This one has been getting very scarce the last couple weeks.

I don't see the problem with this. Toys, even at reseller prices, are some of the best deals out there. Compare them to 1) any service provided by government, 2) health care, or 3) higher education and the value per $1 is 10 x higher. If I had any kids, they'd get a $1,000 shopping trip to TRU (stacking all the appropriate rewards and coupons, obviously) each December. People waste money on all kinds of stuff (the average poverty-level household in the US spends close to $1,000 per year on lottery tickets, for example). I would not put toys, especially Lego, in that category.

Bought this used. Took it apart to clean and rebuilt it. Tedious task with mainly small pieces. Hard to believe this set has over 2000 pieces.

Scored some of these today. Hopefully they'll have a decent flip window.

Congrats to you man. I'm trying to get out myself, but i've been ebaying my way through it to make it extra difficult for some reason

How about I guarantee better purchasing prices in the spring, and higher demand and value for those sets the next Christmas. I'm buying now, what I can sell next Christmas. For example, I've already sold almost all of my Monster trucks, Sleeping Beauties and MineCraft Mines from this Spring. Not gonna be selling X-wings or even Lincoln Memorials (though I just bought one myself on discount).

Starring John Cena & Dwayne Johnson as Kirk & Spock. Star Trek RAW

As a fan of classic Spidey, this hits all the right marks. Kraven the Hunter? Yes please. Scorpion? Oh yes. Classic Green Goblin? Oh hell yes. Plus, how many battles did Spidey have on a bridge? Some key moments there... I am not making a prediction; just offering anecdotal testimony about its awesomeness.

this is dumping... thanks walmart (from earlier this summer).

Bienvenue! If you haven't read @Phil B yet, I recommend reading the following as you start navigating this madhouse and diving down the rabbit hole: Fundamentally, I believe the most important rule is that you enjoy LEGO in its most basic form: building and playing. The selling is always a bonus. Bonne chance!

Received my Passenger Train set at Target. No exterior box and a small barcode sticker placed on set. However the box looks like it's in perfect condition. Maybe I was just lucky?

Disney doesn't have ideas. They buy them.

"your ideas"? Aren't these Lucas' ideas..?

Value your time appropriately. I had under-estimated how much time / effort / life i've been missing out on doing this. Value your time in the transaction, and what you could spend it doing rather than dealing with all this.

We finally secured our tickets for Thursday! [emoji3]

http://www.thewrap.com/rogue-one-reactions-wonderful-amazing-fans-lose-****/

Hold me, like you did by the lake on Naboo

i topped off my I-rex stash with 3 more from tru 118- $10 special code today - add in some 20% GC and price gets down to $92.67each delivered after tax.

Sadly the counterfeit ToA already exists. But there's a counterfeit version of literally every set at this point, including all the retired modulars and lots of other retired exclusives. Caveat emptor.

https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Jurassic-Indominus-Breakout-Building/dp/B00UPB9RVM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481590752&sr=8-1&keywords=lego+indominus+rex Indominus Rex available at Amazon for $109. Limit one. Just added one more to my stash.

For people that have been following Architecture, 21006 WH being a winner is no surprise. At least here in the US, it has consistently sold out at Christmastime at Amazon for at least the past couple of years and I distinctly remember a couple of BPers saying at least a year ago that they would load up if they suspected it was being retired. You can look at the past sales ranks on Amazon to see that it's high for an Architecture set. I'm hoping people have spent all their money on the recent TRU, Amazon and Target sales buying all the same Star Wars sets and leave the WH alone 8-)

Today I dug this one out of my loft to accompany my EV. I forgot what a nice little set this is, good selection of minifigs, a building and a vehicle. I know the perception of the EV is hugely divided on here, but for me, one of my favorite sets, and I personally think 8038 looks great next to it, albeit a little cramped!!!

I got lucky and picked this up in an EBay auction for $12 plus $10 shipping. All the minifigs are there except for one skeleton crystal head dude. Less than 10 pieces missing and they will be picked up soon with some other stuff on Bricklink. I already have this set loose, but didn't have a box.

Thank you, AirborneAFOL. Wrote the e-mail. Packaged the correct item. Upon dropping it off at the PO, I mentioned what I did. Surprisingly, the first class package bin was still there from this morning. Shout out to my cheerful, awesome PO (Rumford, Rhode Island) - employee searched through the bin and retrieved the package. I will be taking the PO a holiday food basket next week...

More rumors from The Brick Show and Eurobricks! 75144 Snowspeeder Based on vehicles used in Hoth and presumably part of the Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series, this UCS may roughly be based on its smaller cousin, 75049 75166 Battle Pack(EP VII) Predicted to be from Episode VII The Force Awakens, the minifigs include 2 First Order Stormtroopers, 1 Flametrooper, and 1 Officer. 75167 Battle Pack (Bounty Hunters) This one is a sure win for those elite few of Star Wars fans who have learned to admire the exploits (or mishap) of these legendary Bounty Hunters. This battle pack is rumored to include Dengar, IG-88, 2 more (possibly 4-LOM and Zuckuss). 75178 (Jakku Quadjumper) Remember that starship preferred to by Rey and Finn over the hulking Millennium Falcon in TFA? Though too bad it didn’t get more than a minute of airtime when J.J. Abrams decided it’s better off as pyrotechnic material. However, it is good to know that it may get the LEGO treatment that it deserves later on. Minifigures for this set include Rey, Finn, BB8 and a First Order Stormtrooper. 75179 Rebel Hangar Possibly from Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The set is said to include an A-Wing and a rebel base hangar. Minifigs expected to be with this set are Lando, a Rebel Pilot and a Crewman. 75180 (Rathtar Escape) A highly dangerous tentacled predator that first appeared on the big screen in The Force Awakens, the Rathar is also fortunate enough to be immortalized in a LEGO set. Perhaps it may bear some semblance with the same tentacled creature (Dormammu?) as seen from Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum 76060. Minifigures include Chewbacca, Han Solo, 2 more figures possibly members of the Guavian Death Gang. 75182 Republic Fighter Tank Back in 2008, LEGO came up with a set under its Star Wars The Clone Wars subtheme named as Republic Fighter Tank (7679). This time, LEGO may have plans to rehash the set and throw in some newer versions of the following minifigures: Aayla Secura, a Clone Commander and 2 Battle Droids. 75183 Darth Vader Transformation Another seemingly rehashed set, this expected LEGO Star Wars summer set takes hint from another earlier set from 2005 bearing the same title (Darth Vader Transformation 7251). 75185 Tracker I Another than it is said to be a part of the Freemaker subtheme, we have no other details about this set except another minifig version of Emperor Palpatine and Rowan. 75186 Arrowhead The Freemakers has a penchant for naming their creations based on their primary features and this one surely shows it. Though the set’s name is not yet final, we may expect the minifigures of Mon Calmari, RO-GR, and Mr. and Mrs. Freemaker to be a part of this set. 75191 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Booster Ring Hinting at an Episode II Attack of the Clones reference, set 75191 may feature the looks of a Delta-7 Jedi Starfighter mounted on its Hyperdrive Booster Ring – the same one used by Obi Wan as he chases Boba Fett across a field of asteroids. Included in this set are the minifigure versions of the younger Obi Wan Kenobi, Boba Fett, and an Astromech. It is interesting to note that since a hyperdrive docking ring was mentioned (as we see it on that epic space dogfight in Episode II) will it be possible that the set will come with a smaller version of the Slave 1 as well?

Many Bothans died to bring us this set breakdown. Well, not really, but something like that had to be said. Actually, many people tend to confuse which Death Star the Bothans died to bring information about, and this is canonically the right one. The Ultimate Collector Series Death Star II is a pretty good representation of the object from the movie. I mean, as far as unfinished balls are concerned it really hits on all cylinders. OK, I kid, I kid. I really do like how they designed the final look, Released in 2005, the UCS Death Star II sold for $298.99. The set contained 3441 pieces. As of July 2016, used copies were selling for about $893 and unopened sets for $1720. When I take an average used price for all of the parts that make up the set, I get a value of about $980 making it more worthwhile to just purchase a complete used set. However, you may have a lot of the parts that make up this set already. For such a large set, I find it interesting that the parts distribution is so low. There are only 148 unique elements. (For comparison, the most recent Millennium Falcon 75105 has 294 unique elements.) That means that on average the individual elements appear a great many more times. I know that historically I have initially focused upon the pieces that are most prevalent in a set, but for this particular analysis, I will start with the parts that are rare or expensive. The criteria for falling under that definition are parts that appear in 10 or fewer sets and/or cost more than $1 per piece. I start from most expensive and go to least. There are 9 parts that match this criteria. (10 if you count the sticker.) Before I discuss the LEGO parts themselves, I think that it's important to talk about the sticker. The sticker itself is not integral to the build of the set. It I however vastly important to the completion of a set, especially when selling. There are a number of fakes out there. I am not qualified to tell you what to look out for with fakes, I just don't have the experience with spotting them. Stickers can be found already affixed (used) or still attached to the original sheet (new.) It's important to take into account if they are damaged or wrinkled or off center. Frankly, there's a lot of reasons why people hate stickers. In the past six months, used sticker assemblies have sold on Bricklink for $22.98-$100. In the same time frame, no one has sold a legitimate new sticker sheet, but 2 sellers are hopeful in the $240-$250 range. Now that we've got the sticker out of the way, let's look at the expensive pieces. (Honestly, if I were building one of these on a budget for myself, I'd skip the sticker and figure out which parts make up the plaque for the sticker and excise them first.) The first element of note is Element 50990a. The single Light Bluish Grey Dish 10 x 10 Inverted (Radar) - Hollow Studs averages about $12.50 used, but you'd easily be able to find one for closer to $7. It is found in 4 sets including 8971 Aerial Defense Unit and 10188 Death Star. You need 4 Technic, Brick 5 x 5 Right Angle (1 x 4 - 1 x 4) in red. Element 32555 is found in one other set, 8652 Enzo Ferrari 1:17. In order to get all 4 from a single seller, it's going to cost $10-$11 each. You want to watch that if you buy this set, someone hasn't substituted the black ones that sell for about $1 each. This next part falls into both of my categories. You need 32 element 30364 in tan. The Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger Vertical End appears in 2 other sets, 4482 AT-TE and 7665 Republic Cruiser. Right now, no single seller on Bricklink has the quantity that you need used. You can find them in the $8 range, but you're going to need to make multiple purchases and that's going to push up your average price per part. Be careful that someone does not substitute light bluish grey which sells for less than $0.10. There are 16 light bluish grey Lever Small Base with Light Bluish Gray Lever in this set. Element 4592c05 appears in 7 sets. You can find what you need for about $4 each from a couple sellers. If someone switches for the black levers on light bluish grey base, they'd be spending just a few cents for each one. Coming in at an average of $4.39 each, element 3937 is next. One seller has a large quantity New for $3.34 each. You need 16 tan Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Base which appears in 3 other sets. If you wanted to cheap out, light bluish grey, dark bluish grey or black are easily found for about $.03 each. The Light Bluish Gray Wedge, Plate 4 x 9 without Stud Notches sells in the $3-$4 range. Element 2413 appears in 11 sets including one that we talked about before, 10175 Vader's TIE Advanced UCS. Significantly cheaper Light Bluish Gray Wedge, Plate 4 x 9 with Stud Notches can be found for $.48 so look out for that substitution. It seems like a weird choice to have a Pearl Dark Gray Technic, Liftarm 1 x 15 Thick. I mean it's the only part of that color in the set. You need 16 element 32278, which appears in 5 (or 4 if you don't count the Turbo Tank variation) set. One seller has the quantity that you need for $2.66 each, but the average is $3.67. Honestly, I don't know why they didn't use the much more common black one that sells for $.30. Element 42445 appears in 10 sets. Trans-Clear Bar 12L with 1 x 2 Plate End Solid Studs and 1 x 1 Round Plate End is not terribly expensive, averaging $0.90 for the 1 that you need. You could get one for as little as $0.25. Element 99784 is a similar piece, so make sure that if you want a completely authentic set that you get the right one. Averaging about $0.06 element 32015 appears in 5 sets. You only need one Tan Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Angled #5 - 112.5 degrees For just the 9 elements listed (excluding the sticker) we are looking at an average price of about $535. That's more than half the price of the set for 103 pieces. I want to be very clear here. When I am speaking about alternative parts, I am not in any way saying that they are official substitutions. These would be parts and pieces that might allow you to build this set on a budget, but should be disclosed if you ever decide to sell the set. It might be good enough for you, but someone purchasing one for their personal collection may assume that they received all the rare pieces and get mad if you do not disclose the differences. They would also be key pieces to look out for if you are concerned that someone is not selling you an official as manufactured set. Some of the pieces that make up this set appear a great many times. If I limit the search only to parts that appear 35 or more times, I come up with 19 different elements. (NOTE: I am not going to duplicate anything that appears in the previous list.) These 19 elements encapsulate 2219 pieces which is almost 65% of the set. I cannot stress enough that this is by no means a complete inventory of this set. I am ignoring a large number of different elements. This is just a survey of the more notable parts and pieces that make up this set. The most common piece in this set is 458 Dark Bluish Grey 1x2 Bricks. Element 3004 appears in 292 sets and averages $0.06 each. (to me, this part alone is prohibitive. I have a lot of Star Wars and Super Hero sets and I doubt I have 458 of this piece if I took them all apart. Apparently the next highest occurrence of this part is 200 in set 2000409 Lego Serious Play Window Exploration Bag. Whatever that is.) The next most common piece occurs about half as much. At 271, element 3794 is still a large quantity. Dark Bluish Gray Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper) averages $0.09 each and appears in 239 sets. (The next highest usage of this piece is the 10179 UCS Millennium Falcon at 92) The light bluish grey plate, 2x8 comes on strong with 259 being the count. Element 3034 averages $0.18 each. It appears in 258 sets, with 10188 Death Star being the runner up for most numerous with a distant 39. You also need 238 black technic brick 1x2 with axle hole. Appearing in 181 sets, element 32064 averages $0.04 each. The next closest set has 26. You need 169 light bluish grey 1x4 plates. Occurring in 479 sets, element 3710 is the most common piece so far. It averages $0.08 each. The UCS Millennium Falcon requires almost as many at 142. Appearing in 429 sets, we need 121 Light Bluish Gray Plate 2 x 3. Element 3021 has an average value of $0.08. (The UCS Falcon eclipses this one by doubling the required quantity to 243.) Light Bluish Grey 2x4 plates are incredibly common, appearing in 535 sets. You need 82 element 3020 with an average cost of $0.06. (The Maersk Line Triple E boasts a staggering 124 of these.) You also need 81 light bluish grey 1x3 plates. Appearing in 287 sets, element 3623 averages $0.07. (There are 31 in the UCS Millennium Falcon) Probably the single most common part in this set is the black Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise WITH Center Slots. Element 2780 appears in 1790 sets. They average $0.01 each and you need 72 of them. There are a bunch of technic sets that require hundreds of these in each set. You need 66 black Technic, Pin 3L with Friction Ridges Lengthwise. Each element 6558 averages about $0.08. It appears in 405 sets. Next, we need 61 light bluish grey element 3023. 614 sets have the 1x2 plate in this color. The average cost is $0.05 each. You also need 56 Trans-Neon Green Brick, Round 1 x 1 Open Stud. Averaging $0.05 each, element 3062b appears in 55 sets. 46 element 44570 come next. The light bluish grey Hinge Plate 3 x 4 Locking Dual 2 Finger appears in 43 sets. These average $0.37each. Not surprisingly, you need 46 element 44568 to go with the previous piece. 94 sets include the light bluish grey Hinge Plate 1 x 4 Locking Dual 1 Fingers on Side. These pieces aren't too bad at $0.05 each. You need 45 black Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Angled #3 - 157.5 degrees. For $0.10 each, you can find element 32016 in 146 sets. The light bluish grey Technic Bush 1/2 smooth shows up 43 times in this set. Element 4265c appears in 491 sets and averages $0.02 each. You will need 42 light bluish grey plate 2x16. This part appears in 106 sets. Each one is going to average $0.39 each. You need 35 each of Elements 47397 and 47398. Both the left and right version of the light bluish grey Wedge, Plate 12 x 3 are going to average close to $0.40 each and appear in 40 sets each. To accumulate all of these most numerous pieces, you'd spend an average of close to $218. That's before all of the shipping on what is bound to be many orders. Thankfully, there are no minifigures with this set. They'd just be expensive and completely out of scale for this set. If you feel like your Death Star is not complete without instructions, it's going to be a bit of a chore and a bit expensive to find them. There's none available on Bricklink or Ebay right now. It seems like they have sold in the past for as much as $240. Fear not, the Death Star plans are in the main computer. That's right, LEGO has it available for download on their website. You don't have to get into a running gun battle or send your droids to a crazy dude who lives in the desert just to get them. The box is yet another expensive "nice to have" for this set. It appears to be equally as rare as the instructions. I couldn't recommend spending several hundred dollars for a cardboard box, but if you're missing it and the set doesn't feel complete without it, good luck. There are none currently available. That makes it a seller's market. If you want to talk about this epic set, try the official thread. All images are the property of Rebrickable.com, Bricklink.com, Disney, Lucasfilm Ltd. and the LEGO Group. If you liked this article, please check out the others in the series: 10123 Cloud City 7181 UCS TIE Interceptor 10212 UCS Imperial Shuttle 10182 Cafe Corner 10019 UCS Rebel Blockade Runner 10185 Green Grocer 10190 Market Street 10175 UCS Vader's TIE Advanced View full blog article

Me and a few pals have our seats secured for 12.01 Wednesday night/Thursday morning . . . I'm not sure if I'm a geek or just a true fan, either way my Wife thinks I'm absolutely nuts !!!

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