john cleese Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 Im going to lego land and a number of other places in california this spring. And i have a few questions about buying lego there, as this will probably turn into a lego shopping trip and maybe if they have one a remedial lego class 8-| Question 1: are there lego building lessons that can improve your building, or do i have to just keep practicing at home? question2: can you buy seperate peices by color and shape, or is there some other system? Question3: Do they sell otherwise discontinued peices there? Im looking to buy some old boat hull peices. Question 4: how much can i expect to pay for custom bags if there is such a thing? Question5: is it worth going? Question 6: do they still sell any legoland exclusives? i hope i can get answers to most of these before the end of this week because thats when were going Quote
vahkimetru Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Answer 1: Sort of, they have building center where you can build some pretty cool models. Answer 2: Most certainley! Answer 3: Not that I know of. You could try sneeking some parts out of the Lego Club House... >:-) Answer 4: Not sure how they price them. I think it's by weight, so be prepared to pay just about anything. Answer 5: I've been there, and I must say, I'm very impressed! There are so many stores, sculptures, and activities, the food is good too. :-P But don't expect any very wild rides. Answer 6: Last one I heard of was some copper coloured Bionicle masks. But they do sell Lego Store exsclusives as well as some un-released items. Hope that helps. Have fun in Legoland! Another thing you'll notice, when driving in, you will see the letters W, E, L, C, O, M, and E along the entrance road. Quote
john cleese Posted March 13, 2006 Author Posted March 13, 2006 thanks. Also i dont think i could manage to get a large boat hull, a small boat stern and a row boat out of there and remain inconspicuous. Gaurd: Sir can i ask you what that 1990s pirate boat hull shaped lump in your winter coat is a result of? Me: *slides huge bucket of lego bricks on floor and runs* Youll never catch me alive! in that case anyway should i save up alot of money or (if i dont want to buy any new 'junioriized sets or should i maybe place a few bricklink orders so there here when i return?... Actually about sneaking parts out of the club house.. yea how hard would that be... ;-) 8- Quote
gylman Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 My impression in Legoland California was that a) prices were higher than what I would pay in almost any department store b) selection was good, but did not include "unreleased" items. Also, whatever you buy has to survive the trip home, and may end up quite battered in the end. Better to buy locally or from S@H c) the only real merit in buying Lego at Legoland is that the Pick-a-brick has a much better selection than at regular lego stores (at least the ones I have seen). Other than lego "gear" (like keychains :-D , of which there is an outstanding selection) don't waste a cent on anything other than Pick-A-Brick. My impression... anyway. And... if you find 2x2 green corner bricks ( http://peeron.com/inv/parts/2357) at the Pick-A-Brick, get about 120 for me, and I'll reward you handsomely :-) Enjoy it. Gyl Quote
john cleese Posted March 13, 2006 Author Posted March 13, 2006 ok 1: how much is that going to cost 2: what is the reward 3: who should i send these to the order of? also read the part about the clubhouse. It says build a custom design then buy the bricks. IF they have ship hull peices in the club house, cant you just buy them? Quote
vahkimetru Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Gylman, I meant that they might have some items that are a bit early to be in retailers. Like when i went in late 2003, they had Toa Metru. Oh, and something i never noticed until too late: That thing on a clear base by the star wars sculptures is a lightsabre that can emit a plastic blade. Quote
gylman Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 ok 1: how much is that going to cost 2: what is the reward 3: who should i send these to the order of? Whatever they cost you, I'll pay you double for them, and shipping to me is my cost - if you get them, we can talk about it. Your profit is your reward. Not enough to retire on, exactly, but a good deed for a fellow Eurobricker *sweet* which will be duly remarked upon and stored in the plus column in the John Cleese section of the great big Eurobricks book of goods and bads. But we are talking about green 2x2 corner bricks, not 2x2 corner plates, not 2x2 regular bricks, not sand green corners - just plain classic green 2x2 corner bricks - not anything else. Cheers. Gyl P.s. you can just send them to "Gylman" in Canada. They all know me here. :-) (kidding of course... I'll give ya my address etc if you managed to get a hold of these). Quote
john cleese Posted March 13, 2006 Author Posted March 13, 2006 so can i just ask why are they so hard to find. And just out of curiosity what are you going to build with them, or is that a surprise. Quote
gylman Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Question5: is it worth going? To a true Lego fan, it is most definitely worth going! MiniLand was the highlight for me, as well as the excellent Pick-A-Brick. I doubt the rides will appeal to anyone over age 13. so can i just ask why are they so hard to find. And just out of curiosity what are you going to build with them, or is that a surprise. They are hard to find because not that many were ever made. NOthing particularly special about them. Right now there are a total of 26 such bricks on Bricklink, by a total of about 18 sellers. One seller has 4, another couple have 2, and the rest have one such brick. I need them because I am trying to reconstruct this Incredibly, it has 142 of these annoying 2x2 green corner bricks. I could get away without the exact brick count, but I always prefer to get as close as possible before having to start to compromise. Quote
SuvieD Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 LEGOLAND is very nice. Always be on the watch for reduced price items. I have seen some very nice reduced sets when I went. They may also have grab bags which can have a nice selection in them. PAB didn't open until the week after I was there :'-( so I have no idea what that is like. I went when I was 23 and went on every ride I could fit in. All but one or two I think. I had tons of fun. Remember to take a camera and take pictures with all the statues in funny poses. My favorite one is the blacksmith. Take a picture giving him a hug and post it here. That is my favorite picture from when I went. And for Gylman, I will check to see what I have for green corners also. I don't think I have 100+ but you never know. Some is better than none. I will want to trade though. I'll let you know what I find. Quote
gylman Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 And for Gylman, I will check to see what I have for green corners also. I don't think I have 100+ but you never know. Some is better than none. I will want to trade though. I'll let you know what I find. Hey sure Suvie - any time. I nee about 15 2x8 green blocks too. Quote
john cleese Posted March 14, 2006 Author Posted March 14, 2006 i still got to know though, will i be able to buy the following x2 brown small ship bow peices x1brown small ship middle peice x1brown small ship stern peice x3 brown large boat rigging assembly x1 wide boat bow x4 1X4x3 train windows maybe x1 4x4x3 roof window x5 blue 1x4x3 windows with lattice window things (sorry im too lazy to look up the name) x2 blue 4x4x2 hollow cones x2 cattle horns i think those are the only discontinued peices i hope to find (theres more but i dont want to look up the names). Anyway, if you look in my last post. I added a link. Under shops it said clubhouse. Doesnt that mean if the club house has those peices, that I can buy them? And if so is the club house likely to have any of these? Quote
Starwars4J Posted March 14, 2006 Posted March 14, 2006 There's really no way for us to know, except that it's almost guarenteed that the hulls won't be in stock The bottom half of the list looks very feasible though Quote
john cleese Posted March 23, 2006 Author Posted March 23, 2006 ok, i just thought of another question. and apparently we had another week of school so im still here. Anyway i was going to buy specific peices for a project. The project was going to be a seperate lab for the time twisters (you may remember that i am a time twisters finatic). The idea was that the lab was going to be built in a ship wreck, thats why i wanted all those hull peices. However, just because i dont think i will find any ship hulls, i have decided to do a kind of steampunk model. So my questions now are 1. what should i make (please note somethings going on with my key board and i cant type question marks, they come out like this Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted March 23, 2006 Governor Posted March 23, 2006 Im going to lego land and a number of other places in california this spring. And i have a few questions about buying lego there, as this will probably turn into a lego shopping trip and maybe if they have one a remedial lego class 8-| What are these other places you're going to Mr Cleese? Are they LEGO related? Quote
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