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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #930 on: December 03, 2018, 06:05:15 PM
It's gonna cost money again…


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Reply #932 on: December 15, 2018, 04:04:19 PM
I have a couple of new residents in my city…




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Reply #933 on: December 15, 2018, 04:19:18 PM
Nice one Serena I love your city  :tu: :like:
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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #934 on: December 15, 2018, 04:57:33 PM
 :iagree:
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Reply #935 on: December 16, 2018, 10:29:07 AM
It snowed…



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Reply #936 on: December 16, 2018, 07:20:46 PM
The first floor is done…
Hello Downtown Diner!!!



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Reply #937 on: December 16, 2018, 07:31:28 PM
That will look good in your city Serena  :tu: :like:
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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #938 on: December 19, 2018, 11:53:04 PM
SPACESHIP!  :facepalm:

The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.


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Reply #939 on: December 19, 2018, 11:58:26 PM
Looks good  :like:  :tu:
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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #940 on: December 20, 2018, 02:46:35 AM



I don't know why. Unikitty is everything that makes me want to tear my hair out. But dangit, she's cute and I love her when she's angry.
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Reply #941 on: December 20, 2018, 08:11:23 AM
Tried to watch the other movies. Can't stand them. They're so noisy. There's too much going on at the same time. Nope, not watching this one.


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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #942 on: December 20, 2018, 11:32:09 AM
'Use the force Harry' - Gandalf


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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #944 on: December 20, 2018, 12:52:23 PM
Here's a few of my crew
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Reply #945 on: December 31, 2018, 02:52:26 PM
I am having a large moment of  :ahhh

AHH!!!!

About a month, maybe six weeks ago, a PRC court actually ruled in favor of an itellectual property owner- Lego. Lupin finally got spanked for their blatent rip off lines- all they did was change the red Lego logo with their red, square Lupin logo and maybe change a few names but they were stealing not only set design but even box art. Sadly, they are pretty good quality, on par with MegaBlox (maybe better) and actually do have a decent line of original material.

And most of the clone parts are just junk, so they're probably going to be getting spanked to.

This should be good news. Right?

Yes and no. Part of the no is that Lego is just plain expensive. So if everyone is afraid the PRC is going to over-enforce, I see a real danger in Lego becoming something where there is no real option for much of the world's population. It's like why is there value in a QUALITY knockoff of a SAK or a Leatherman or Gerber (or in a current production SOG)? Because while premium brands are better, often times they aren't better enough for a lot of people's budgets.

There are a lot of custom, Lego-compatible niche builders out there. Most of these outfits mold in China, I can only think of one, maybe two, that do their molding in whole or at least large part in the US or Canada.

I spend way too much money at Brick Warriors, for example, so I can equipp my minifigs with arms and armour as I use them for gaming props. And Brick Warriors is going strong (I hope).

Brick Arms appears to be going strong, to, and if you ignore the price if you want a M41A pulse rifle or E11s or FALs, they're the place to go. But they don't direct sell. But BA's biggest distributor is shutting down their website as of tonight- that was not the case a week ago. GI Brick is suddenly shutting down. Order placed last night, and you could see stuff going out of inventory as I refreshed.

Brick Forge has been running a 60% liquidation for a month, and hasn't been restocking since this summer.

Punkpopmunky who mostly sells recolors of other people's work is liquidating inventory.

Brickforces.com (no relation to my minifigs) is running a 30% sale that I noticed the day of the court ruling. Not even direct knockoffs, just compatible- who they are stealing from is mostly 20th Century Fox and Toho, they have nice minifigs of the Predator, Aliens and Godzilla. Their ET is pure nightmare fuel.

Affordable Building Blocks is running large sales, which they normally do leading up to christmas but are still running.I haven't done business with them, so I don't know they are selling knock offs, but their large quantity/low price Stormtrooper boxes make me go "hmmmm". (I MIGHT do business, because they are the only people selling Scouttroopers for less than five bucks a pop, and I want to paint the armour black for Storm Commandos ala WEG)

I think for a lot of the world, this hobby is about to get even more expensive.
"Even if it is only the handful of people I meet on the street, or in my home, I can still protect them with this one sword" Kenshin Himura

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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #946 on: December 31, 2018, 03:50:35 PM
you'd think lego's biggest threat would be 3D printers...
The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.


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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #947 on: December 31, 2018, 03:56:00 PM
Yes the possibility’s would be endless  :tu: :like:
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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #948 on: December 31, 2018, 06:38:19 PM
Awesome they are and fun!


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Reply #949 on: December 31, 2018, 06:45:18 PM
 :like: :tu:
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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #950 on: January 05, 2019, 12:53:09 PM
Got a lot of new citizens from Etherealicer. Today I gave them their spot in my city…

This little guy wants a slice of pizza…

 
Mr. Snowman is watching a game of hockey…


It's cold!!! Santa loves the snow and his snowdogs, so he's gonna stick around a little longer.


Tadadadadadadadaaaaa… Batgirl!!!!



There is really something going on in that diner. Is the Joker there?
Even the mayor and commissioner Gordon have arrived at the scene…
(And that little girl just wants an ice cream.)


At the other side of the city the weather is a lot better. This guy is trying to sell some cookies at the beach.


This girl just left the bus. Where is she going with that shovel???
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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #951 on: January 05, 2019, 01:20:52 PM
I love those scenes. Rooftop ninja!
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Reply #952 on: January 05, 2019, 01:33:38 PM
Looks really good Serena  :tu: :like:
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Reply #953 on: January 05, 2019, 01:34:02 PM
This girl just left the bus. Where is she going with that shovel???

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Maybe she is Old Man Marley's granddaughter Madison, all grown up by now...
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Reply #954 on: January 05, 2019, 01:38:26 PM
Wow...Serenaville is growing and growing!  :tu:
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Reply #955 on: January 05, 2019, 01:38:45 PM
This girl just left the bus. Where is she going with that shovel???

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Maybe she is Old Man Marley's granddaughter Madison, all grown up by now...
Hahaha, had to Google that one.
I don't think I've ever watched Home Alone completely. Really hated that boy, so I always skipped to another movie. LOL…


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Reply #956 on: January 05, 2019, 04:13:27 PM
Somebody asked me for a shot of the complete plan/room.
Took these two pictures.




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Reply #957 on: January 05, 2019, 04:20:26 PM
Wow very nice city and I love the cars :cheers: :like:
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Reply #958 on: January 05, 2019, 04:20:45 PM
Women of NASA is one of my favorite sets :tu:
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Reply #959 on: January 05, 2019, 05:06:26 PM
Women of NASA is one of my favorite sets :tu:
Those are special. Also an amazing movie! That's one of the reasons I got this set too.


 

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