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Got this from Best Buy. Maybe the best packing I have gotten from a box store. All seams taped and bubble wrap all around. I know this thread is for poor packing but I just have to take my hat off to the BB employee that did this.

I would really like to see a Space Shuttle worthy of an UCS/Expert tag. 5000-6000 pieces at least. We have had enough of the average Joe shuttles.

Kids these days... I have tried to get my two kiddos to try playing something other than Minecraft or Slime Rancher. I have played Minecraft with them, but I've had to put self-imposed limits on myself and have stopped playing never-ending games. The hours I wasted on Farmville, HayDay, and Minecraft... My 10-year-old daughter can't play Tetris -- she says it "stresses her out". My 5-year-old son has taken a liking to Solitaire. Although on the phone, of course, since he can't physically deal with dealing it out yet. He plays HayDay with my 71-year-old mother who lives 2000 miles away (she had also been talked into playing Minecraft and Slime Rancher as well). My daughter will play Command and Conquer Red Alert. I'm hoping one of these days she'll have the patience to play Age of Empires.

Tax day pushed back to 5/15/21

My spotify most played songs are mostly from Disney.

The album died shortly after the mp3 format came out and its a true loss. people love to complain about kids wasting time playing games or whatever, but I can't tell you how many hours I spent listening to Master of Puppets, Wish You were Here, Who's Next, and so many other albums in their entirety over and over again.

Showed the kiddo this just now, probably the best cover of Stairway to Heaven.

He doesn't stack his AT-STs correctly, bummer.

Oh ya. Then you watch Babe with your kids and yell, “you all better show those sheep some f-in’ respect if you know what’s best for ya!” I can’t get through a long road trip without The Wall and The Final Cut on my playlist. My complaint is that after Waters left, Momentary Lapse of Reason was the only thing Pink Floyd made that I care to listen to. Nick and David spent their time racing cars and stopped making anything good.

Pink Floyd Animals is one of my all time favorites. I'd fall asleep/passout to it most nights in my early 20's.

I still listen to entire albums, but I know I'm an anomaly.

Here is a sample of the originals. Great Scott!! Well done sir👍 Would be great if they hold their value.

3 coins and the case made me EUR 172, with EUR 27 worth of VIP points... >500% profit in a few days. Isn't that cool ?!

You may have seen my post with the corner arcade I'm putting together. It's been awesome playing my old school favorites with the kiddos and they suck at it. It makes it hurt less when they crush me at anything post 2015. I'm sure it's just days until they set the high score but until that day comes I'm untouchable! Also as redghostx stated, "get off the lawn".

We don’t talk about what my son and I spend on FortNite monthly. I’m horrible at it but it’s still a blast to play with him. Plus I’m caught up in the narrative.

This guy was actually informative not like the other testosterone driven guy recommending going all in on 3 sets with a HELOC. If you were a Newbie you get about 3 months worth of knowledge from a days worth of videos for free. He is using the same basic information shared here amongst members for free to generate other avenues of income, YouTube = X and Patreon = $20K/year So I guess he is the smart one and should be rewarded for his efforts.

For the life of me cant figure out why brickbucks has his channel whats his purpose.. if he wants to make less money ill just give him my address to send a check

I still need to pick up an ISD.

Big rumour surfaced: LEGO 10283 Space Shuttle Columbia on its way for April release ! https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-10283-space-shuttle-rumoured-to-be-launching-in-2021/

I would say none of these

Cantinas! Piping-hot cantinas! Get them while they're hot! https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-Building-Construction/dp/B08HVXPWMP

Forest Gump by Rokan Cheung

Target has 20% off on a good chunk of sets, with some of the rumored retiring sets (Diving Yacht, Creeper Mine, Townhouse, to name a few) included.

The "Painted Lady" house by Hannibal Joost

Nousagi by Ted Andes

Neo-Mtron - Armored Walker by Horlack

Knights Duel by Jez Rider [Insta: Jezbags]

I've only seen Las Vegas and Shanghai on any reputable list of retiring Architecture sets. And those are NOT officially retired on the US Lego site as of today. (They were supposed to go at the end of 20). I think the pandemic has changed a lot of retirement speculation and outright retirements at least here is the US.

Lol

anything parents can do to promote an environment that both child and parent genuinely enjoy...without either side feeling "burdened to do it"...is absolutely critical for any family. The divide between the kids and parents is biologically and socially started in pre-teens...anything that can help relate will be useful or maybe crucial down the road...

You definitely need to cover the UPC. But, to the other comment above, you can use a hairdryer or, even better, a heat gun to get them off. Also, once you get tired of the Avery labels in your normal printer, you'll be much happier with a label printer. There are plenty out there, but I use the Dymo 450 Turbo.

Last couple of days... Spring Lantern Festival Gingerbread House A used lot of small vintage city sets I remember having the TV van as a kid, so I had to get that one again.

I decided that I can't play current games anymore. I'll stick with what I know and get off my lawn.

They’re shipping these now. But honestly unless it retires in August it’s going to be overly hoarded.

I had no idea these existed, but I love the Far Side. I’ll have to watch these sometime!

I had a score at the local thrift store last week. Long sentimental story ahead. I moved to Japan a few years ago it's been rough not being able to see my family due to Covid. My mother, who always enabled my LEGO addiction, has been taking me to Lego clearance since I was 10 years old. She doesn't know much about Lego but she loves hunting, scanning and only occasionally stashing sets through the aisles. 2020 was the first year we couldn't do that together, and it hit me really hard. On top of that, Lego is really expensive in Japan. REALLY expensive. There's no logic to it, but the smaller sets are usually less accessible than the more expensive ones. I've stockpiled a lot of good US online deals (per you guys) but I've just had to ship them to my parents and hope one day the pandemic ends to build them. So last week, I bike to the thrift store. Japanese thrift stores are great because they take care of their stuff, but they're expensive as all get out. Only like 10-30% cheaper than retail. I don't have much money since I'm just stopping in for Pokemon stuff for my friend. I'm browsing and see a crate on the floor. There is a sealed bag of bricks sticking out, and my LEGO alarm explodes. I pick it up. The entire crate is full of sets. Almost all the Overwatch sets, the entirety of Mario's first wave, the Ninjago set with Akita, a Friends set with a pink narwhal. Knowing Japanese kids, every set seems 100% complete (the extra pieces are even in a small zip in each bag). I am beyond excited. I tally it up. It's a lot but I can do it. It'll fit it in my bike basket. I think. Yeah, my balance is good enough. Wait. WAIT. I don't have enough cash. I had to hobble over to the counter, the only foreigner in either the store or rural Japan, with a year's supply of LEGOs. In my childish Japanese, I have a one-sided toddler conversation with the cashier. It's mostly grunting and pleading with my eyes. She just nods along to my sentences, which scares me that I'm making zero sense. "ATM money machine have here?" "Me cross street, get money from magic money box, okay?" "Watchy watchy Lego pwease? No sell other to manchildren, pwease?" I hand the entire stash over the counter, pray to God she understood me and book it. I jaywalk across the street because I gotta there before the ATM closes (yes, that's a thing in Japan). I am almost hit by a car but I must survive. I dash back, sweaty and war-torn. Every other Japanese person is looking at the deranged foreign animal, grunting and chanting BRICKS BRICKS BRICKS. I seize my prize from behind the counter and fling the cash over, texting my mom that I need to call her and tell her the good news. She thinks I have gotten engaged. I tell her it's better than that. All in all, I paid about 200 for everything. I know that these prices are not great by American standards but this would be at least 1000 dollars worth of LEGO if purchased new in Japan (and that's pretty much the only way to get it here). Now I can build and play and wonder how to get it all back to the states.

People dying is a serious issue, a missing Brickfolio is not. You will have access to the Brickfolio well before Tax season to prepare.

(6956) M-Tron Rescue Star Cruiser by Alec Hole

Cantina is still showing available for $350 from Amazon with a ship date of April 4. You just have to select them as the seller.