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  1. jonwil
    That helicopter looks like a cross between a Boeing CH-47 Chinook and a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane.
  2. jonwil
    I suspect the marble maze has taken a bit of time to get into production because the original idea isn't as close to a releasable set as was the case for things like the Ecto-1 and the Tardis...
  3. jonwil
    Have any postal services used helicopters for mail delivery before? I know there are some delivery services that are looking into using unmanned drones for delivery but I have never heard of a postal helicopter before... Not that I wont be buying the set, I can always use more postal workers :)
  4. jonwil
    Great to see some great parts in these sets. I do wish they would bring out more food options other than the ubiquitous sausage though. How about bringing back the steak piece?
  5. jonwil
    I believe (from what I have read) its some shade of Azure or something and the lighting just makes it look green. In any case we have the slope piece in dk bley and this new color and the curve piece in dk bley, black and this new color.
  6. jonwil
    I am liking that Octan station. And that park is really great (and to finally get a LEGO wheelchair is even more awesome) Some great-looking new torsos in these sets too... As for the airport sets, I am liking whatever comes with the postal workers and that helicopter (probably the "Airport Starter Set" I suspect) and do my eyes deceive me or does that stunt airplane come with the 12 x 2 x 5 tail in red for the first time ever? (I need one to build a MOC of a QANTAS airplane) Potential for some nice parts in lime green in the volcano stuff too.
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    Its a pitty they have stopped doing the large creator houses (or so it seems). I bought 4954 Model Town house, 6754 Family Home, 31012 Family House, 5771 Hillside House and 4996 Beach House because they are great parts packs and great sources of building parts like windows and doors and roof pieces and other nice parts. The 31026 Bike Shop & Cafe (which I also own) is a similarly good set (even though its not a house as such). These Creator house sets have also typically been really good value (in terms of price-per-piece) too and some of them have been good sources of interesting colors.
  8. jonwil
    I am surprised we aren't seeing video game content that ties into "big bang" action themes like Nexo Knights.
  9. jonwil
    Big W at Loganholme had the new Rally Car, Race Boat, Fire Starter Set (with the hovercraft and dock piece) and Prison Island Starter Set on sale at the $10 price along with last years Deep Sea and Space starter sets. They also had stock of the Hot Air Balloon for $28 and the hair salon for $25 if anyone is looking for those. Also, despite rumors to the contrary, Mr Toys here in QLD (Beenleigh at least, no clue about other stores) IS doing Series 15 minifigs for $3.99 (instead of the $4.99 RRP). Was able to get all the ones I wanted (pig farmer, animal control officer, jewel thief, clumsy guy, janitor x 2 and astronaut x 3)
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    Big W have various of the "city starter sets" for $10 (RRP of $15.95) along with the new City Rally Car for $10 (also RRP of $15.95)
  11. jonwil
    No, it showed up at retail for a while but there was never a lot of stock and it didn't re-appear (probably due to the issues with the head and neck)
  12. jonwil
    I have heard from a reliable source that Mr Toys wont be selling Series 15 below RRP like they have done with previous series. So anyone waiting for Mr Toys to get stock in so they can pick it up for less than RRP (like I was), dont bother waiting.
  13. jonwil
    Maybe they will bring back the goat (as someone else suggested) or maybe they will introduce a totally new animal for the volcano sets.
  14. jonwil
    Me too, not owning a console is the only reason I don't have LEGO Dimensions (I do own The LEGO Movie and it is AWESOME)
  15. jonwil
    Sonic in LEGO would be awesome...
  16. jonwil
    Of that list I would potentially be interested in the Saturn 5 Rocket, the Concorde and maybe the National Park Service.
  17. jonwil
    Catalog says S15 is a January release.
  18. jonwil
    Nice to see that the bars in the prison island are Titanium Metallic (aka Perl Dark Grey) rather than the Light Bley that we got in previous prison sets. Some other nice pieces in there too (like the hot air balloon and some of the minifig parts) Prison Island is definatly on my wishlist (I own every City police station except the one with the light-up cop and the non-light-up-cop variant of that same station and need to get this new one to keep my collection going) \
  19. jonwil
    All you Star Wars fans be aware that the Aussie RRP of the new 75141 Kanan's Speeder Bike is vastly inflated compared to other similar sets.
  20. jonwil
    The offer on the DJs website says "Save 20% on full-priced toys from LEGO" (with Star Wars being the only exclusion I can see) so unless they are already discounting sets or have an "excludes xyz" condition somewhere that I cant see, it should be possible to get 20% off any modulars or Ideas sets or whatever that they may have.
  21. jonwil
    Can anyone identify the round parts they are using on the light tree in the hot-rod set? Or the way that tree is built in general?
  22. jonwil
    Hmmm, is that Z06 the same color as the McLaren or is it regular yellow?
  23. jonwil
    Not a fan of the set as a whole but I will probably pinch the idea for that moose and get the bits from Bricklink or something.
  24. jonwil
    Looks like the bike in the Party set is bright light orange and not yellow :( If it had been yellow I would have bought the set in a heartbeat (I have some MOC ideas in mind where a yellow bike would be good but I have zero use for one in bright light orange)
  25. jonwil
    There was a new style of forklift introduced in 2013 in the Cargo Airplane and Cargo Truck sets and used again in 2014 in the Cargo Train set, see http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=45707b and http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=4518c This is the one that uses the rubber band instead of the spring Is there a new-for-2016 forklift part beyond this new-for-2013 part?
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