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It's called modular after all. I think Cafe Corner was the only to actually show what that means on the back of the box, so we tend to forget how these buildings were thought up. But size is relative. Everything bigger will look more impressive. If you don't compare it to things which are bigger, but instead to open-back, paneled contraptions in the city line, then the single brick bank will outshine anything in comparison. A kind of mindset we could benefit from in other aspects of life, and one I try to remember whenever urged to spend more money.

Yes, i noticed that and went to count them just to see if he considers ms part of the theme. I still don't want it though.

It says "explained" when it doesn't really explain anything, it just lists short descriptions in a very unthorough manner

Would be much more useful to get two sticker sheets.

I am very sorry any topics glorifying or justifying illegal copying of licensed merchandise is allowed here. It's just drawing in more people who support this market... and to choose my words carefully, it's not the most "mature" sort of crowd if I may share my observations.

Ok, I guess I've done most of Cafe Corner. Total cost was $ 250 / € 230 including shipping I had very little of the inventory on hand, mostly some white and black plates which are pretty worthless. I didn't get the black door and blue pillars. and i used newer molds for skis. (I might still get the door, but unless the rest appears in a new set, i'm leaving it be) I also subbed the dark blue wall inside because it's ugly, needless and expensive. Most bricks were from bricklink except the dark red roof slopes, the reddish brown elring bricks, some dark blue bricks and the dbg parrots which were from Bricks & Pieces. I added a bit of interior on the bottom floor and I don't care for the minifigs, so I made my own - hotel bellboy, cabbie, and a customer. I have plenty town folk anyway. I also didn't like the yellow tables and stools outside with the tiny umbrellas under the awning so I changed them a bit. In the sort of cafes I know (non-American) they also serve beer.

It wouldn't mean much to you if anyone bricklinked it before because shop inventories change all the time. A quick look at the parts tells me it's mostly about the sails, baseplate and certain minifigs. If you are lucky to find these expensive parts from less than 3 separate sellers, you might just pull it off.

The city or creator themes are probably the worst for variety in both hairpieces and torsos. Quickest and cheapest option is probably bricklink, but if you want whole figures, then cmf and as Hepitos said - the build a minifig tubs in lego stores which mostly use pieces from older cmf lines.

No simple answer for that. Bricklinking sets is tedious work and the success rate depends a lot on your skills with using software and the website database itself, patience, location and pure luck - so that's just the process with about 3 main variables, not even considering your time (which you will use a lot of) Then there's the set itself - depends if it's made of mostly common bricks and colors or has certain pieces that are hard to get - that alone will play a very major role in determining weather it's worth even trying. And then there's the 3rd thing - How original do you want your end result to be? Do you need all the exact minifigures? do you want the box and instructions? Do you want all the original part molds if new ones were made in the meantime? Are you willing to substitute rare color pieces if they are hidden in the build? As a rule, a new set will always cost more in parts than complete because that's how bricklink sellers make money. Raw part-out value of a set can be viewed on bricklink. To make it short, It only makes sense if the set has a very high markup due to retirement and you are willing to substitute parts, box and instructions, and you won't know how much it will cost until you do it. If i was to bricklink the imperial trading post, I would make up a wanted list with just the rarer pieces, presumably the sails, white panels, baseplate and any printed pieces, and then see how obtainable they are. If you don't want to guess the rare pieces, this is where software such as "brickficiency" comes in handy, it will list the parts in order of shop inventory quantities. You can use the same software to calculate the cheapest option to order from, but keep in mind it doesn't consider shipping and other fees.

How do the later production Dr Who series compare to the 2005 9th doctor era? This is the series I decided to jump on the wagon, and while it has a certain comforting appeal to it, it kind of feels a bit cheap, especially with the props and effects. Some space ship scenes were obviously filmed in an underground railway tunnel. I realize this was probably done on a tight budget, but I am just wondering if this was polished up a bit in later times? I am even starting to like the unpolished tackyness, it feels oldschool.

I initially read the title as Fiat Panda which is an old boxy car. You should tell your imperial staff to wear sun screen, some of them are badly yellowed from the sun.

Fantastic work, and one of my favourite buildings. I paid a ticket for the museum mostly to admire the building and to see the clock, i didn't care for the art.

For those of you struggling to finance the grey doors of Cafe Corner and Market Street, there's a neat hack solution I wanted to try out just for the thrill of it. I consider myself purist and all my crafty tools are kept well clear of LEGO bricks all my life, but I guess we all have our dirty secrets. Here are some cheap doors in clown colors: Here are some more cheap doors off Bricklink from some stupid sets with a talking cheese caricature. Here are some of those first doors again: Here's one of the LBG doors from before, Do you see where this is going yet? And there it is. Fair warning: It's not exactly easy to pry the glass from the frame, so don't be calling my name if you break something. DO NOT use a knife or anything sharp or metal. Use an old credit card, guitar pick or simply the tile end of the LEGO Brick separator (maybe the latter works best) DO NOT use superglue I think Epoxy glue works best and is probably what was used originally, but correct me if you think not. If the glass donor wasn't new, you can use the opportunity to bring the frameless polycarbonate back to shine. I work with cars so I have a lot of polishing stuff at my disposal, and I used something called SONAX KratzerEntferner which presumably means something like "car headlight polish" in some Germanic language, but you can try your luck with whichever polish you find. Also it makes absolutely no difference weather the door is left or right because once separated, they are identical parts flipped over.

Well in the old days Japan was sort of the land of crappy knock-off merchandise. Hard to believe it today. There's a funny reference to that in the 3rd Back to the future movie.

I preferred designer videos with slightly more spontaneity, it felt over-rehearsed which comes off as a bit ackward. I realise it doesn't come easy to people who aren't professional performers, but then i'd just rather have it raw with all the spoofs and ramblings included. Still, I am happy they still do them, you get just enough preview without giving away too many build surprises like video reviews.

At risk of being stoned by a virtual bagload of boat hulls, I have to say i am putting high hopes for the beatles submarine, and that's just because it might come with a guitar element. But those results are about half a year away.

Hardly a LEGO documentary. Seems like there was more footage about some random entrepreneur making some crappy board game which has about zero to do with lego. The older couple building their christmas setup was ok once, but seeing it 5 times is a bit much for what it is. The train molestation is something I'd rather not have seen. The UK sales rep. or whatever she is came off as a bit ignorant of the products, but that might be just the way she was filmed. The only interesting parts were the ones with the designer and the call centre.

The dark bluish grey fences on top of CC were starting to get a bit rarish and not the cheapest elements, but they are now available again from the 2016 prison island police set. Maybe worth waiting a week or so for those to become plentyful. Also there is a fantastic chap on brickink (located in USA) who sells the viking snake tiles for GG and if you get just those, he will ship them in an envelope for cheap. @terrasher: My non-100% CC cost me 250$ My GG is probably going to end up costing considerably more even without the extortionate 1x2's with groove. While CC has more rare parts than GG, CC has more room for substitutions that don't affect the original design, while the GG has much less wiggle room. I am not a fan or replacing colors, but have no problem with updated elements that do the same or better job. Unless you like the thrill of sourcing parts from bl, I think the FB can be bought complete for probably the same price. Dark red 1x2's are making the rounds on pick-a brick walls currently so you can take the advantage to get those cheaply if you are at a store. since both FB and CC use them.

The Caterham is a nice model, but not that well known or iconic outside the car-buff world. But then again I thought the same of the F40, and that's a set. Still it's a "model team" type set. I don't think any Ideas set that was approved so far had any existing or prior theme to fit in. I think the "original idea" aspect of ideas sets is very important. I think the Hornet from the previous review period will get approved. Which is unfortunate for me because I don't even know what it is, and I don't particularly like it, but the selection is quite poor this time anyway.

I see far less potential for mistaking the sitter for a mother than teenage for a grownup.

Too bad, I was hoping to salvage about 50 of their guitars.

Sounds to me like there's a mariachi figure coming, but everyone was so distracted by the imp, nobody picked up on the hint. Or maybe not.

It's indexed as a "seasonal" set. What exactly is seasonal about it is unknown. Maybe spring-time? take your dog for a swim in the fountain and ride a bike, who knows, but I like it. If it is spring, then I'll be very happy to see the other 3 sets.

You can salvage parts from them for city folk. That's what I do with every series. The cheerleader hair is cool, the zombie businessman can be a hobo if you change out the head, or you can use him as a dead decomposing body in someones attic. The witch has a black cat which is a great addition for rooftops and the legs fit spooky girl much better than her own for a goth girl. Costume people are well costume people. The mad scientist has a great looking face print for a grandpa, and I used the flask with the fly as a flea repellent for my town's vet. The monster rocker as seen above can be converted to a punk guy or biker or in my case he's a Mexican thug. The gargoyle can be a stone statue I even saw someone make a Chimbu tribe out of the skeleton guys using some islander parts. - not for a city environment though but a great idea.

I don't think LEGO reuses any plastic for manufacturing, that would compromise quality as there are also rubber and polycarbonate parts in every box and the pellets come pre-colored. (unless it can be used only for black parts) What is most surprising from those photos is that all returned sets end up there, even unopened ones that people sent back for minor box creases or "just because you can" I never liked the anal consumers who either invest or nitpick about things just because overprotective consumer laws permitted them to. Boxes are cardboard, there is certain tolerance to be considered for their damage when being shipped, that should go without saying. If you are a weirdo who wants a perfect box, go to the shop yourself and take your pick.