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Thank you, you'll have lots of fun! If you have the money and are able to get it for less than retail, it is well worth the build experience. This is not really the place to rave about a non related town set, but to me, the actual build experience was heaps of fun, there is just so much detail and love to be found in this build... My pleasure TheLegoDr! You will not be dissapointed with the VW, I can easily promise you that much ;-) I have the town hall in my closet, it is going to be my next build. Come to think of it, after I build it I might just add the experience to my first post...after Town Hall there is only the Palace Cinema left :-( Thank you! I am pretty sure you will enjoy the Pet Shop, I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something about those 16x32 builds that really appealed to me. Despite my individual build experiences, I still love and am absolutely hooked to the whole modular building theme ;-) Obviously I would love to have the previously released modulars, but hell is going to freeze over before I pay those alienated prices ;-)

Hello, I just opened my 10218 set and started to build the town house first. In step 3 of the instructions there is a black 1x4 tile along with a 1x1 plate placed between a grey 2 x 4 brick. What completely baffles me is that in step 12 three 8 x 8 plates are used to completely cover up what I think is supposed to represent a basement. Which basically means, there is no way anybody will ever get to see that tile and plate, so why put it there in the first place? Am I missing something obvious? Thanks for enlightning me ;-)

Fantastic build, can't wait to see it finished! Would love to see the PDF as well once it's done...

Thanks eurotrash, your explanation makes perfect sense, although I am suprised to see that they employ such simplification techniques in a set ment to be for 16+...it does seem completely pointless...

Too bad it costs so much, it would make a great gift for a friend of mine, not to mention that I wouldn't mind having this set as well. I'd be willing to pay in the range of 99 to maybe 130, but certainly not the obvious "you're a fanboy so we're going to make you pay, lots!" $ 250 price, good luck to them though.

Wow, this is simply amazing! Let me tell you, if Lego would sell such a set, I would buy it in an instant, just for the sheer level of creativity alone! Honestly, for me, you deserve an award for coming up with such a unique and incredible idea! You should really submit this to http://lego.cuusoo.com/. Seriously, congratulations! I was completely blown away when I watched your video!

Hello, I am currently assembling the 9398, and before moving on to the chassis figured I would test drive it. It seems that there is a problem, because it is impossible to steer straight, it always drags to the right, as can be seen in the video. Any ideas as to what the problem might be? Thanks a lot in advance for helping! http://youtu.be/OIFABgC2tD4

Thanks everybody, I managed to resolve it, as mentioned, it was the 12t gear...

Wow, this is incredible! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, much appreciated!

Thanks 1974! Today i found a part which I can't identify, since there is no ID anywhere, anybody perhaps knows what this part is for?

Well, to the best of my knowledge, I have followed the instructions to the T, incl. the dissasembling... What is a 12t gear?

Excellent! Very curious what sets will be released...

@Kivi the upper boxes are duplicates and not ment to be accessed by customers. Personally I was dissappointed with this PAB wall, it is one of the smallest I have seen in all the stores I visited in Europe, but I guess it is better than no wall at all;-) Also, the store is not big at all compared to the usual size of Lego stores...

I have one more, perhaps somebody can identify it? Thanks a bunch in advance!

Wow, that was quick! Thanks a lot, much appreciated!

Does anybody happen to know from which set the following piece could be? I bought some used lego and am trying to rebuild as much as possible...Thanks a lot in advance!

This is only partly true and shows how even Lego employees don't know all the details. For one, in Belgium there is no brand store, BUT, there is a toy store chain named "Dreamland", who most certainly have some sort of agreement with TLG, because they sell Lego exclusives, like Tower Bridge or Fire Brigade, and I am sure will also sell Series 11. So belgians need not worry ;-) As for the other countries, I would suggest calling Lego and ask to be connected to some retail manager, forget the first level support, they don't have the details or knowledge of all distribution channels! If you call Lego and just ask "Where can I buy Lego Exlusives in Belgium", the answer they will give is "Only online through lego,com", which of course is utterly wrong! Hope this helps someone;-)

Wow, this is amazing! Looking at this really inspires me, so forgive me for keeping it short, but I need to get on sorting so I can start building ;-) Thanks for sharing btw.!

Thanks a lot charlieboy, much appreciated!

Hmm, what a huge dissapointment, this completely destroys any and all plans I had for a project... I read your blog, very nice! Since you seem to know your way around, do you know how I could find out in which colors said part is available?

Hi, I am trying to find out whether or not this item, 30357, exists in lime green or not? Does anybody know, if so, where can I buy it, cause it seems that the online PAB store does not have it... Thanks!

From what I could gather it seems that there is going to be another lego store opening in Vienna, sometime during the fall of 2013, apparently in Donauzentrum...woohoo! At least that's what the store manager in Köln told me! @ScotNicks I'm aware that every brand store has a pick a brick wall, but not all walls have the same size, which is why I was hoping for a BIG wall ;-) Once the doors are opened, we can meet at the wall ;-)

What a great registration present this was! I just signed up and after my first time logging in this is the news I get to see, woohoo! I just visited the Lego Store in Lille, France, due to a visit in Belgium, and was pondering why Vienna does not have a Lego Store. Let's hope for a big Pick a Brick wall ;-)