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You can buy them on bricklink for 50p-70p ish. I think people are just building Forestmen armies to keep the sneaky Wolfpack at bay.

#TeamWolfpack Well done to the lads here, rescued a very dirty tower set

Still rescuing Nexo Knights in 2023. Poor Clay

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How many chairs were there at the original Council of Elrond? And were they made out of sausages?

In the UK the cloth capes & flags are available, as are most of the small shields. Doesn't show up if you search by set number, even if it's the only set they were in. Link

But you get to have big Lego basements while we don't!

It's called just that, B&M. Some people call it B&M Bargains or Bargain Madness. https://www.bmstores.co.uk/

I don't know where you are in the UK, but at least around these parts the farm set is reduced to £25 in B&M Store, but all of the animal parts can be bought on B&P for less than £20. So it depends whether the 4 x minifigures and all other Lego is worth a fiver to you I suppose. The figures are selling for £1 on BL, which is great if you want to stock up on lime legs (The male farmer does actually have a useful head and hair piece).

A neat design, and first look instantly suggests what it recreates. Well done.

I don't think the shopping 'experience' will alter that much, but there will be differences in availability, delivery times, shipping costs, and so on. That's not to say one region is always getting the thin end of the wedge. The wins and losses seems to see-saw, so it's not like they have a favourite customer base - all other things being equal. Lego doesn't seem to employ much consistency even within each region, nevermind globally. So it might take getting used to, but is essentially feels like the same store if you can resist comparing the differences obsessively. The 'Help' section on the US/EU site will contain most of the key information for you to compare.

Good tip The updated Guarded Inn MOC is brilliant btw. Will 100% be adding that to my table.

The cloth flags & capes showing as £9.06 in the UK and out of stock. Lots of other bits & pieces to go at though, including the chevron shield and latest Forestmen's shield in stock. And cows.

Skol! Great scene with lots of action. Well worth the effort that has clearly been put into it.

Is why I think this is a red herring. Huge price increase, and the statement architecture at the top-middle of the roof is a grey 1x1 cone?

Nee-Naw! Great effort. Will be buying the 'structions.

I love Czechia and Poland. Very warm welcome in both countries.

Those trofast units look like substantial pieces of furniture. Part of my struggle is the space available, so I'd be reluctant to give any of that space away to the actual cabinet. I think I prefer sorting and storing lego to actually building it

Yarrrr! Much obliged

Any ideas on this hollow column? I've scoured the 'support' pieces on B/L but no luck. It's one piece, the plate is part of it.

I think there is enough diversity in the Lego range to provide market access to all ages and budgets. For the builders who want the traditional creative experience, there are plenty of Classic sets & boxes that barely stray from the basic core experience. I would have an issue with a scene of Comic-Book-Guy adult collectors & resellers hoovering up all the Lego on the shelves, leaving nothing for the kids or casual buyer. But in reality I don't think the 'professional' buyers have that much of a detrimental impact on the other groups' ability to source and pick up the sets they want. As for hoarding Lego, I don't see any difference in this compared to all other collectibles in other walks of life. Rather than losing its way, I think Lego is becoming more and more inclusive, and its enduring popularity is evidence of that.

Hmm...weird. Other parts from that set are still on Pick a Brick, just don't come up against that set number. You might have better luck going the long way around and searching by part name or element number.

Strange. Have you deselected the 'best sellers only' thingy? I take it it's not a licensed piece or something to do with CMFs. What's the set/part?

You make very good points about civil infrastructure. Even at a Lego City ‘cartoon’ level of detail. We have wind turbines but no power plant, recycling trucks but no recycling centre, petrol stations but no electric car charging, road sweepers but no depot, books but no library, and athletes but no municipal sports centre.

This is a great build. A lovely compact look to it. Will hunt down the instructions! Would also look great slotted into raised rockwork, so atop a cliff or steep hill.