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I got my 60052 from Amazon, for $156, so was a good deal. I want this new train, since I don't have any European styles yet. I will probably redo the cars into other things though...nice to add to my parts collection.

Argh, another helicopter for my collection of helicopters... :-P

I have tried to use BnP, but I am never lucky to find what I want there. When they are not selling a set with a certain color, it just isn't available. In the end, I find so few parts, its not cost effective to purchase anything. Try pricing some dark orange brick on BL, you will get an idea how expensive it can be, for me at least. Haha, Yes, I have been trying to utilize what I have to build something I designed, but always come up short. I must say though, the Simpson's house has been the most useful for parts of any of my sets. It has a huge amount of brick and plate and tile in single colors. I just need to figure out some use for all the large panel pieces. I think I have an aversion to using parts like those, preferring to brick build everything.

I ordered an M motor for my Ferris Wheel, so yes, I think doing my part for a run on the power functions items (got it a couple days ago)... Ooh and perish the thought that they would put out new sets with the PF options promoted, but not increase production of said items.. LOL I can't find any of the PF parts at my local store either, so at the mercy of the perpetually out of stock S@H site. I'm waiting for 2battery boxes as well.

Keep the fire extinguisher ready for that lamp shade. :-/

Oh yes, that is close, but with tan doors at each end. Not sure yet about using a blue or dark gray base. It's all still in my head.

I am trying to collect the parts to make a couple of these cars...I am thinking of using dark purple, and light bley and tan.... stop laughing... :-)

^Yea, I wonder how they get them early... :^)

I got mine powered up today, it works quite well, not too fast, not too slow. I had to borrow the battery box from one of my trains though, they are backordered on S@H...seems like its all the time! My local store never has any in stock either...kind of annoying!

Ah ok, that makes sense. My other thought was it was for a possible add-on polybag like the balloon cart or flower cart in the past.

I got the Spiderman jumper, its a $50 min order to get it. I have a question, for anyone who has built their Ferris Wheel. On the ice cream stand, what is the second 1x1 side clip part for? There isn't anything attached to it, far as I can tell from the instructions. Its behind the clip that holds the umbrella to the stand.

The Changing Seasons set is available now on S@H USA, I just bought one. You get a free Spiderman jumper with $50 or more purchase. Gee, the CS set is $49.99.. LOL, I got one other thing to get over the additional 1 cent..

The seller's solution for me was to refund for the missing parts, it would of cost them a lot more to send them to me. So we will just move on, I won't ever go to their store again, though. I have never had to use the NSS or NRS options either, and am glad I didn't have to this time. I do know that I have some good and reliable sellers as well, and will try to stick with them as much as I can. This all probably sounds pretty petty to others, but after waiting for 2 weeks, and stalling the project I am working on, I just wanted to vent a little. I am just not going to give any feedback for them instead of retaliating with a neutral or negative, and am pretty sure they won't leave me any either.

My gosh, its been 13 days now, and I finally got a reply from this person with my BL order. I get a not too believable excuse for the huge delay, and that they sent out my order. Well, I got it today and (big surprise) there is a mistake. One item is completely missing from it. I have really had enough. I do everything right, pay right away, am polite, and for some reason, get treated like this. I can't help but think its intentional. I keep seeing them get all positive feedback and all of them say how fast they got their orders... I think this is going to be my first Negative feedback for a seller. I don't want to, but I think it really deserves it.

I wish I could remember which earliest sets I had, they were all of the Universal Building Set variety (late '60's). Everything was in a big cardboard box, the original boxes long gone. I had a lot nearly all red or white, along with one large green baseplate. Later, I got a few sets (early '70's), which I still have in their original boxes, they are the brick yard (580) and fire house (570) and one more Universal set (400). I also remember my grandmother got me a truck set. It was blue with a tractor and trailer. That ended up mixed in the big box. By the time I got the later sets though, I was less and less interested, and I guess entering my 'dark ages' which lasted up until about 2012, when I saw and bought a Robie House...and then, in 2014 uh oh... ;-)

My Lego store clerks were telling me if I was going to move it around a lot to buy a 48 x 48 base plate to use instead of the 16 x 16's it comes with, but I didn't. They said it would fall apart moving it. I have picked it up a few times and it seems pretty stable. You are stuck with gray as the only choice for a 48 x 48 too, which changes the look a lot.

I kind of prefer the original doors too, they have the plank pattern on them and are the thinnest possible way of doing it.

The Ferris Wheel set didn't get shown till about 2 weeks before it was released this week, so I guess if they want to, they can keep a lid on a new set.

Was anyone else able to find the battery box for sale at their Lego store? I tried but they had nothing at my store. I got a free shipping card instead. Online though, in the USA the battery box is not available till mid June! Luckily, I can borrow one from one of my trains to run the motor. I didn't want to invest in the $80 needed to buy the rechargable box and charger...

^You're right, thats how they do it. I went down yesterday and bought a Ferris Wheel, and they were on the shelf, I think just had a tag saying VIP, or something. They asked me if I had the VIP membership and offered to sign me up if I didn't so could buy it.

I was wrong, they gave me a Han Solo (Hoth)

OK all you BrickLinkers, admit it, you have purchased some Lego from someone, and they arrive, and you open the package to be greeted by a really bad smell. Usually its tobacco aroma, but sometimes, who knows what that is! I find that only the sellers that don't smoke say so, and the ones that do, don't see anything wrong with it. But...oh.. it can be pretty bad. I got an order yesterday, and even the post box smelled. I opened the package and whew, I had to open a window. It was a mixture of smells, tobacco smoke and maybe some sort of cleaner smell... Well, I took all the parts and put them in a sink full of water and some mild soap and let them soak. By the end of the day, they didn't smell anymore, I got lucky. Anybody else have any stories to tell?

I just got home with a copy, they seemed to have plenty to sell at my closest Lego store. They gave me the Star Wars free minifig too, even though I didn't buy any SW :-) They were telling me and other people buying the set that if I want to be able to move it in one piece, I should get a 48x48 baseplate to put it on. The as built, is in several base plates and they fall apart easily if you try to pick it up. No power functions to sell, told me to get them online, and gave me a free shipping card. I already have the parts though could use another battery box.

We had a little accident. Someone, who shall remain nameless, cranked up the speed on my 60051 High Speed Train, and it flew off the table and exploded on the floor, about 3 feet below.... It broke up into quite a few pieces. Well, the only real damage was a bogie plate that snapped off its pin. This was the one attached to the drive motor, I guess because it weighs more, it broke on impact. Is this repairable? Has it happened to anyone else? I had some spares and replaced it, and the train is no worse for wear. I just want to know if I should throw out the broken part or try to fix it. Would super glue or some other product work, or is it hopeless?

Haha, cheapest in USA is about 60 cents..