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[Capital Power]

I think my perfect Star Trek set would be the bridge from the original series. Wonder if that would be worthwhile in minfigure scale or would it have to be bigger?

 

[Scotland]

Enterprise $600
Black Pearl $550
Lion Knights Castle (retiring) $600

If anyone needs me I will be down at the docks performing, err, favours.

 

[MP_]

Lego Thunderbirds sets would be pretty cool.

 

[Capital Power]

Lego Thunderbirds sets would be pretty cool.

They have turned up in Ideas submissions in the past but not been selected. Could be a licensing issues, or perhaps they don't think they'd have a wide enough appeal.

 

[Xtreme]

I finally started to build one of my Lego Game Boy's

I abandoned it after 2 bags - not enough natural lighting (weather wasn't necessarily ferocious, but it sure got dark when I was building between 11-12:30. I didn't want to shut the curtains and turn a light on just to continue, so I'll resume the build next week lol).

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Been grabbing a few Spiderverse minifigs whenever I pass a Target store. Have 11 of 12. Just need to find a Miles Morales.
You do get a second head/hair/mask on some of these for the alt versions.
Mayday (second from left) is the smallest minifig I have ever seen.

 

[Xtreme]

1 Lego Game Boy build done and dusted

Retail Box

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Bag 1

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Bag 2

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Bag 3

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Bag 4

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Complete

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Overall really enjoyed it and will do it again 2 more times soon lol
Had a few WTF moments where some of it didn't "sit" in place, I didn't realise that it was normal as the later steps give the platform (eg: the d-pad) the foundation to not fall out

 

[Neese]

That looks fun. I will have to get one.

 

[Capital Power]

That looks fun. I will have to get one.

Tiago on YouTube has just rated it his best set of the year.

 

[mighty_sainters]

It was an amazing set, right in my sweet spot born in 1989. Grandparents bought me one from Hong Kong in the 90’s.

Pokemon Red the first game played.

Awesome build with plenty of nostalgia to go with it.

 

[Scotland]

That looks fun. I will have to get one.

Or 3.

 

[Scotland]

Lego: free bag if you spend $150

Me who doesn't need any Lego or a bag:

 

[Forward Press]

That looks fun. I will have to get one.

Someone did a comparison with a real Gameboy and the dimensions and placement of buttons etc was almost exact. And the price is reasonable too.

It shows that Lego is still capable of excellent value, just for these premium sets worth many hundreds of dollars they have decided to make us pay a lot more than we probably should.

 

[Capital Power]

Lego: free bag if you spend $150

Me who doesn't need any Lego or a bag:

Identical reaction here . In the end I resisted just in case there's any reasonable deals for Insiders weekend (this coming weekend) or Black Friday.

 

[Capital Power]

Someone did a comparison with a real Gameboy and the dimensions and placement of buttons etc was almost exact. And the price is reasonable too.

It shows that Lego is still capable of excellent value, just for these premium sets worth many hundreds of dollars they have decided to make us pay a lot more than we probably should.

I'm finding I'm enjoying the smaller sets more now, as the larger ones just get out of reach. I quite like the aquarium, but I would have baulked at $500, let alone $700. There are still some gems sub $100, of which the Game Boy is king. Have seen it down to $69 at some places.

 

[Scotland]

Someone did a comparison with a real Gameboy and the dimensions and placement of buttons etc was almost exact. And the price is reasonable too.

It shows that Lego is still capable of excellent value, just for these premium sets worth many hundreds of dollars they have decided to make us pay a lot more than we probably should.

It's also not an exclusive. I checked the website when it was released and it was already on back order, then picked one up at Big W doing my shopping the next day for $80 I think it was.

 

[Xtreme]

Or 3.

I gave one yesterday to a family friend to sell. So I'm down to 2 now!

 

[Neese]

I just bought the Game Boy

 

[Capital Power]

Some decent discounts at amazon who have kicked-off Black Friday early. Lego.com will have Insiders Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, which will feature three GWPs at varying thresholds as well as yet-to-be-announced discounts on certain sets. I'd assume the Certified Stores will have something similar. Keep an eye on jaysbrickblog.com for the details.

EDIT : Stores have just teased "three days of deals" for this coming weekend.

 

[Neese]

I like the new Japanese wall art.

 

[Forward Press]

I like the new Japanese wall art.

Only $140 USD too. Probably $200 AUD.

Would look nice next to my Great Wave.

 

[Scotland]

So does insiders weekend kick off at 12am EDST Saturday?

 

[Capital Power]

So does insiders weekend kick off at 12am EDST Saturday?

Usually, yes. Keep an eye on the site, they generally put up a countdown clock.

 

[Neese]

Game Boy is here. Yay

 

[Capital Power]

Not impressed by my lack of will power today. Was in the store looking for something they didn't have, and walked out instead with the new Christmas train, which I'd promised myself I would never get .