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They can, at least as far as CMF’s are concerned. Series 16 Dog Show winner had a dog printed on that trophy.

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It’s equally weird to think that every black person is murdered by a cop. I never said anything about our justice system. That’s two different things. I don’t virtue signal. If I cared enough to be in streets or make a spectacle online, then there would be action behind it. Have you heard of what these protestors plan to do going forward? Are they going to demand accountability from their local leaders? Hold cops responsible when and reports come in? Are they going to work with the police to better the relationship & lessen the divide? Or is them being in the streets enough, & the real work is left to someone else? Oh well, if you saw it on Facebook & reddit...then it must be true across the board. To touch on your previous comment that I forget to address. Your “a few broken windows” mischaracterization of the riots. Is Dave Underwood just a broken window? What about David Dorn? Or the 4 St. Louis cops shot? Or the countless others who were beat? The sports bar in Minneapolis owned by Korboi Balla that was burnt down? Everything he had was in that bar.

I really shouldn’t respond to this absurdity, but I’ll tread carefully. There is no “way” black people are treated in this country. To every cop/black interaction ends in death/assault. Very few actually do. And there’s a gigantic list of circumstances that lead to why some end up going that route in most cases. The way you see our media tells me all I need, which is why I’m treading carefully, about how you see things. But whatever, I don’t care. Just because you seem to see things one way, doesn’t make it true. Virtue signaling is just that, nobody can claim ownership over the phrase. That black square is a great example of virtue signaling. Posting a black square with no substance is virtue signaling. “Look how great of an ally I am” is exactly what that is when there’s nothing behind it. There was no suggestions or solutions on what people can do. Just a black square. Sure, there’s symbolism there, but it’s ultimately meaningless without action. I appreciate you assuming/attempting to paint me as a white supremacist based on a two word phrase... Yeah, but that wasn’t the assumption with the two I quoted. They believe the negative connotation is what had the cop sets targeted. To use your reasoning, what about the cops marching & siding with the protesters? They’re trying to keep the peace & better their neighborhood(as the vast majority of cops do). They get thrown into the same pile as the bad cops.

If that were true, they would’ve had the entire City range on that list. The everyday folks in sets 60249, 60250, 60251, 60252, 60253, 60254, etc could be seen as the looters destroying cities. And what about the Creator sets with everyday folk in them? Same deal. The fact that they put an emphasis on cop sets is a very bad look, and it’s very loud.

Yep. There’s 60+ million interactions with police in this country annually. As tragic as that incident is, it doesn’t speak for the whole. But TLG seems to think it does. I feel this thread will be closed as it’s wading a bit far in the weeds...but I hope it remains, provided it’s kept civil. But, I do realize people come here to escape that. That’s part of why a lot of turn to LEGO when the news is overwhelming. But to see TLG go there, I hope it’s fair game to discuss.

This is disappointing. They’re taking a side here, and in my opinion, it’s a pretty bad one. They just labeled all 3 million cops(and that’s only if we’re talking about the States) and vilifying all of them over the actions of a few. Not only that, but they are stereotyping the crap out of them, removing the Donut Shop Opening...all because of a motorcycle & cop? Seriously. And the White House...way to make this political(I thought that honor was left to our left leaning media). More broadly, this isn’t a message I’m fond of. To me, police brutality isn’t a competition. Sadly, to many, including those who like to virtue signal, it only matters when a black person gets killed by police. I say this because recently, a white man by the name of Duncan Lemp was shot & killed by police in his home. There was no outcry or social media movement on it. Same with Daniel Shaver years before that. And Dylan Noble year’s before that. And that’s only the few I remember off the top of my head. Every death matters to me. I’d like to add, I was a bit unsure whether to add this part, as I would prefer not being banned, and I know going this route is slightly frowned upon(understandably so), but I felt it needed to be said. If it needs to go, that’s perfectly fine.

The Modulars are, in order of oldest release: 10190 Market Street 10197 Fire Brigade 10218 Pet Shop -two copies 10232 Palace Cinema 10243 Detective’s Office 10255 Assembly Square 10260 Downtown Diner The Diner is the only one still available in retail & the other ones, especially the oldest, will be more costly.

Mine is exterior facing out. I have the minifigs suffocating in their own plastic baggies in a box. I need to find a worthwhile spot to display them as well as the Castle.

I much prefer buying them in person. Waiting for them to be shipped aside, it’s so much more rewarding & exciting going to a store & seeing full shelves & actually getting your hands on the new sets. This is the only way to do it. Gotta watch the ones the sets are based on as well.

I just ordered it....at least it’s something. Silver lining I suppose...

I love the idea of using the butterfly wings as a kite...genius! The park is lovely. That looks like a lively game of croquet. Fia really takes the competition seriously...

The more I see your intrepid, and very busy, news crew makes me want to buy the Donut Shop Opening even more. I love those two & their van. I do hope the get the set one of these days in the near future.

I would bet you’re okay in the popularity department. At this point in the series, I don’t think there’s that one or two really sought after minifig. Early on when we had so few, absolutely. People’s wants & likes vary so much with these suckers these days.

Did you forget about last year’s AC & how fast they put it together? Right? They were fawning over him as a rock star for months, now one thing is sorta wrong, they don’t believe a thing he says. Seeing as we had the rumor mill going on about the Dursley’s house, there was a chance the Burrow could’ve gone that route as well & been an earlier interpretation. So the minifig selection wasn’t just a “lucky guess.” I also don’t get the comments about the AC. We got repeat minifigures last year(although one could argue that was due to the shortened timeframe). We also got a minifig(Flitwick) who didn’t fit with Year One trio. Also, since nobody mentioned what it really looks to be, that white build in the AC looks to be a music stand with a 2x2 music sheet.

Awesome! All the pterodactyls look great, but I worry about that poor fella on the ground...

That’s quite impressive. I don’t think I could do that, and I’ve got 31 years on him. Nice collection of Classic town.

Even though it’s a sticker, that waffle on the sign is nice as well. But man, those heart waffles are great! I don’t look much at Friends...I would’ve totally missed these. They get some cool prints(like these tacos printed on quarter round tiles). Cool thread idea too. I’m a bit partial to food as well. Before the local second hand LEGO store here closed, I would dig furiously for cookies. I managed to find about two dozen in the few years I started looking. Browsing this year’s Friends sets, 41407 Olivia’s Shopping Play Cube has a 1x1 round tile that looks to be some sort of tart with a heart in the center.

Haha, fun looking cats! I love the faces, very creative use of pieces there.

Another great set of animals. What I want to know, are all of your animal sculptures still together & displayed in a sort of indoor plastic animal sanctuary......or have they met their demise & been returned to the pile from whence they came?

It’s only bothersome to me because the last two years have been July...but this year, August. And no explanation why. We can speculate, but an actual answer would be nice, for curiosity sake.

I suppose it’s safe to assume that the U.S. isn’t getting the minifig pack on June 1st...considering it’s still not on S@H.

I...never...want...to...see...another...window...again. Great review, you showed the build & set off brilliantly. One thing I would’ve noted, in the instructions, it has those little blurbs about each artifact as you came upon them in the build. That was pretty neat. Repetitiveness aside, the build was very enjoyable. The minifigs are fun, but a bit of a let down for the reason you said(although I don’t mind the creepy twins that much). As to the set name, it is an odd choice. Even as fair haunted houses go, this isn’t that. It should’ve been named with the ride in mind, Lastly...I’m not much for play features, but I’m getting a kick out of this drop ride.

I’m with you. When they were first released I saw a bunch at Target, then later about half a cases worth at Walmart. Target hasn’t had anything since...and I’m still looking for a few. The alternative is hoping they aren’t too pricey online.

Well now I feel dumb. That’s either an amazing render...or my eyes are getting horrible. Or both.