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I’m not much of a collector, and while I do have a few display sets out, most of them were pulled from bulk lots and are really just waiting until I get motivated enough to sell them. Anyway, this arrived today.

He says right on the box that he’s mint, better leave him that way.

The epitome of set placement in a shopping cart! My mind is at ease.

Mom and Pop’s was having a Christmas in July sale. 25% off Lego 50% off GI Joe. They are almost cleared out of Lego.

The Brick Bank is back at $145.70 at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A85FXBC?psc=1

Spend $100 get a $30 dollar Gift card. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/conditional-offers/281998/pcmcat1532447743470.c?ref=8575135&loc=d6c21d2e916d11e8a9ef32fabf77f97d0INT&acampID=d6c21d2e916d11e8a9ef32fabf77f97d0INT&id=pcmcat1532447743470

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-ix-cast-announced

my purchase came in today ?

I have to say.. that yesterday I bought - well .. a LEGO set.. but what makes it special is, that it was actually the VERY 1st ONE that I opened and built in like 26 years.. .. nothing major, NEXO 72002 .. as a total novice i was pretty much pissed off with the contents - absolutely no logical sense in sealing these parts in bag 1 .. 2 or 3 (bags unnumbered).. half of the minifig torso in one bag.. the rest in another bag.. when I finished up assembling it all together.. I was short of a black 2x4 flat plate (maybe it was 2x3).. and as a surplus I got some spare parts THAT ACTUALLY WERE NOT AT ALL included in the design!!! what is this?! And LEGO wonders why nobody is buying their sets?? heh? I spent just some lousy 8 GBP for that one.. but had that happened to some small kid I can easily understand his/her or parents' frustration.. p.S. and I did not get any brick separator - damned LEGO, my fingernails suffered a lot..

Shhh. Not so loud, my wife might hear.

Indiana Jones set discussion can be found in the Disney forum: https://community.brickpicker.com/forums/forum/43-disney/ Unikitty set discussion can be found in the Small/Retired/Miscellaneous Themes -> General Different Discussion forum: https://community.brickpicker.com/forums/forum/142-general-different-set-theme-forum/ Power Puff Girls set discussion can be found in the Small/Retired/Miscellaneous Themes -> General Different Discussion forum: https://community.brickpicker.com/forums/forum/142-general-different-set-theme-forum/ The LEGO Movie 2 set discussion can be found in The LEGO Movie forum: https://community.brickpicker.com/forums/forum/75-the-lego-movie/

That took me a minute to decipher. Old Fishing Store. Got it!

Best Buy: OFS + $30 GC = 149.99

Use Code " 10offbts " for $10 off total. YMMV.

I had so much fun interviewing Rok Zgalin Kobe about the LEGO Architecture theme earlier this year. It's rare to get an opportunity to get inside the minds of the creative genius designers at LEGO, so I thought you might enjoy some selected highlights from my interview! Highlights from: ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ: Rok Žgalin Kobe on LEGO Architecture I started with the same question I asked Jamie - how do you decide what building to make into a LEGO Architecture set? Is it based on market research, your passion, or to coincide with when a new LEGO store is opening? Rok Žgalin Kobe: "It’s actually a combination of them all, and really depends on the model. One might stem from a good idea of a great model that we think is feasible, another might stem from the underlying ... We need to take into account everything from how many sets we’ll have that year, and the price points we would like to have them at, to how the overall portfolio looks like. Of course, we are glad for the ones that just work out." He brought a few prototypes of both the LEGO House set, and the Guggenheim model. It was interesting to learn how he balances literal accuracy with matching the mind of the builder when designing something like the LEGO House. I also enjoyed learning about how teams like Architecture collaborate a lot with other teams, including Creator Expert where he has helped on sets like Downtown Diner. I also enjoyed the deeper look at a few specific sets like Statue of Liberty, Great Wall, and the Guggenheim. Rok shared some of the unique challenges and pleasures in being one of the few people at LEGO with a background in Architecture. The whole interview includes more photos of the Guggenheim and LEGO House prototypes. Sincerely, ---tom P.S. For practical reasons, these were just a few of my favorite excerpts from the full interview at brickarchitect.com website. I hope you enjoyed the stories behind these great LEGO sets!

The prototyping process. I think its interesting that the designers both (Rok & Jamie) start with the "look" then work backwards to build and refine the internal structure to meet guidelines. I'd be curious to know how much of that is done themselves, or by team subordinates. TLG has historically been very tight about releasing images of the prototypes of sets. I think that there's actually some really good information there that can help AFOLs and TFOLs build better MOCs.

Voltron has landed on my table today!! WOOHOOO.. Well, let me rephrase that, a box of colorful plastic bricks landed on my table today, waiting to be built into Voltron..

I hate Harry Potter, but I really like this set. I think the micro-scale minifigs are pretty awesome and the design is impressive enough. I guess they could have made a $700-$800 version that was regular minifigure scale and like 8000 pieces, but this will do. Display wise, it's a home run...play wise, it is not. This is like a Harry Potty Architecture set. Maybe that's why I like it.

Like a “special” VIP card good for a year of surprises.

They're addictive when they get cheap enough. Do I need 30 Target pollys at 75% off? No. Do I want them? No. Yet, somehow, I wind up with 90 of them, every time.

Finally got round to sourcing all of the bricks required to build this. Substituted some of the non black bricks with black. Quite happy with the end result.

Final comic con haul. Overall, very good year! Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

Picked up $100 worth of Dimensions on clearance at Walmart. Major score was 2 of the Supergirl PS4 bundles for $7.50. 5 Ghostbusters story packs for $10 and some assorted fun and team packs for $3/6

Saw this in Leicester Sq.

A giant sea horse.... amongst many many other things lol Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app

76095 - Black Manta Strike

March 30, 2018. This is a date that will forever be remembered. I can get a little emotional at times. As an adult, there are a few instances when I've shed a tear. I cried when my son was born. I cried again a year later when my daughter was born. I cried tears of joy when my beloved Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl 31 after three decades of mediocrity, and again when they won Super Bowl 45. The last time I cried was two years ago this April when my Mom passed away. March 30, 2018. Today is another day that I've sobbed like a baby. Upon waking up for work, I checked my phone like I always do. Waiting for me was a PayPal notification. A large one. I checked my Bricklink account, and it appears that some blessed soul has decided that they needed some Steam Rollers in their life. Yes, some Steam Rollers. All of them. 27 to be exact. Gone. Purchased by an unknown person. A risk taker. A gambler. A guardian angel, perhaps? I began this saga with over 50 of those Steam Rollers. I'd sell one here, one there through multiple platforms, slowly chipping away at that number. I whittled it down to 27. Now I have 0. They are gone. The purchase price was just a shade over $1k. I'll make a few bucks on each one after the usual fees and shipping, but that's not the point in this circumstance. The nightmare is finally over. March 30, 2018 is my Independance Day.