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This is a very neat idea idea for a contest! And yes, the prizes are great also! When I've finished my Winter Village entry, I'll see to an entry for this contest! Cheers! Enpaz

I like how your brain is working quite fast! I'm indeed from Austria. Aaand yeah, I think I know what you mean. Earlier Lego (90s) just had a certain classic flair to it, it's hard to describe... but the really fabulous MOCs couldn't have been made without all those new parts, so I also couldn't image Lego still producing sets like back then. Enpaz

Nice one! I didn't know that... Of course when you can, like, print money, you'll find yourself able to build expensive stadiums! Looking forward to 2022! Lol, how that even sounds... Cheers!

Well, Lego has built up an immensely powerful brand name! Everyone knows Lego. They can sell their products at high prices because people know: when they read "LEGO", they get good stuff. It's just like with clothing labels: noone would buy a H&M jacket for 200 euros, but with a Diesel one, well... it's an entirely different story. Even if the design would be exactly the same. Enpaz

Warm greetings back to you! Mein Übersetzungsprogramm ist so gut, dass ich in der deutschen Sprache nicht einmal Fehler mache. Your MOC is nice. Did I get it right that you rather like the "basic" elements and are not so fond of new and specialised molds? Anyway, keep it going! Enpaz

Fair thing, bro! Crush them! Make them sufferrrr! Sorry for the off-topic, but I had to get rid of that...

I don't think so. The Star Wars magnet packs sell really well for the reason that they are actually minifig packs. If glue is added, they will sell worse in comparison to the non-glued magnet packs before them AND are more expensive to produce, since TLG probably don't get glue for free.............or do they? Enpaz

/signed 7-99 would be perfect indeed! Maybe set the lower limit a bit .. lower on some sets, but 99 is really ideal. I am wondering, the "age range" had in fact once been something with "up to 99" (-99), hadn't it? Enpaz

I seriously love this news. Great, great, great. In fact, I am bothered by asking about 10 BrickLink sellers whether the minifig they are selling comes from a magnet set or a real one! Those cherished magnet sets are flooding the market with cheaper quality China minifigs that sellers mostly aren't able to distinguish from the "real" thing. Also, I really like getting a large set and then being rewarded with owning a rare minifig that I would not have got otherwise, or only at a high cost. With that feature, large lego sets are not just small lego sets with more than usual parts. Exclusive minifigures add to the flair of the set a great deal, in my opinion. What's more, some magnet minifigs are not only cheaper quality, but have also got a different print! For example with the Mace Windu CW fig (I own both the magnet and non-magnet version) the facial expression on the non-magnet one looks much better! The head prints are in fact not the same, just as the torso prints are not. Enpaz

My opinion about this is the following. Without the "age suggestion on the higher end" most mothers would look at a "7+" set and think "Hmm, it's nice, but he's already thirteen... should I really? No, he's growing out of that stuff... and this is intended for seven-year-olds!" and so on. Come to think of it, what do we AFOLs and TFOLs and all kinds of "advanced" lego fans think of the Duplo "4+" line? Formally we are actually included in the target age range (Well... not me sadly, but hopefully all of you! ) but we see it as kids' stuff, don't we? At least I do. But with the box saying "7-14" she will rather think: "This toy is suitable up to the age of 14! My boy will definitely have fun with it. And it's surely good for him... better than playing that silly computer games all the time!". We can't have it all ways. I'm satisfied already with the 16+ markings on some products! Enpaz

Speaking of football clubs, I'd say FC Chelsea London! Is that even spelled correctly? C-H-E-L-S-E-A? The word is hard... With the football/soccer games "nationality against nationality" it's different though. There I root for the Spanish team, which fortunately won the last world cup, AND the European championship before! Sports on Enpaz

Well at least most of you (from what I have read in this post so far) seem to be quite concerned by the action Geki Brick wrote about. If this majority were equally troubled by Toys R Us "actions", they would probably not buy from the company anymore, as it would be morally not sustainable to buy from an unethical company. And I strongly disassume (is that a proper word, disassume? ) that just one of the people mentioned above stricly doesn't buy from TRU. We're really going into theory here, aren't we? Enpaz

If you are really into Lego Star Wars, then for god's sake don't quit the theme! At least that's what I would do. Plus, about no Star Wars set ever decreases in value, even if it's used. You honestly can't say that about many themes. You need not focus on one theme alone! You just have to set your priorities. It's about what sets you "have" to buy (to feed your addiction! ), what sets would be "quite nice to own" and to avoid buying something you'll later regret. Even if I'm just stating the obvious right there! Don't restrict yourself, but also don't make yourself buy CENSORED useless stuff you actually don't need. This is all I can say abo... wait! one more thing: do not buy Toy Story Lego! Enpaz

Come on guys! As long as you play by the rules of the store, everything is fine! If the store did not establish a policy to prevent people from doing what Geki Brick suggested, then this is included in the rules of the store! It's your total right to do so. As a consumer, my job is to get the most out of the system! It's exactly what you do when you are waiting for a discount on a certain product to get it cheaper: if you bought it now, the company would get more money, but you DON'T, and that's the point. It's all about squeezing the fruit as long as what you do is perfectly legal. Jeez! Toys R Us taking advantage of every situation that offers (e.g. their ability to mark up the prices as high as possible or sending misleading e-mails) doesn't bother you at all, but if the ordinary man has got an opportunity to seize, it really concerns you if he does and it's "morally inacceptable" for you. It's not a noble service to the society to sell LEGO, they do it because there's profit in it. They want to profit as much as possible, while we try to get the most bang for our buck. Cheers!

That would have to be the 10210 Imperial Flagship, and the 10212 Imperial Shuttle! You could say I am some kind of an Imperialist :) Seriously though, those sets are awesomeness combined with quadruple awesomeness! Yes awesomeness... no, not... no!! not madness! You persians are mean :( Enpaz

I think I would say 2007. Remember, apart from the goodies already mentioned, that's also the year when the Hoth Rebel Base 7666 came out! It's really hard to decide, though. 2008 was quite cool too and actually, I really like the year we have now! Come to think of it: UCS Imperial Shuttle, anyone? Nice topic! Enpaz EDIT: Oh jeez, I forgot to make a statement on 2011! Lovely. Just lovely. Death Watch!!! Maybe I should have voted 2011, who knows?

I love it too! The snot is wonderful and the concept amazing! Keep that up!

I agree. This is the normal blue. What I'd do is: get yourself some medium blue pieces, and create the water effect by combining white, medium blue, and blue. You can always experiment a bit, but medium blue pieces are always handy to have at hand if you want to 'build' water (no pun intended! ). Happy MOCing!

Hi there! First of all: I know there's a thread called "Storage and Sorting LEGO" but I think this is more about telling others about your sorting strategies rather than specific questions about sorting. If I'm mistaken, please merge! My situation is the following. I've got three of those: and three of those: Now how would you say should I sort? I think I have to get additional boxes for really large bricks or parts I've got a lot of, haven't I? At the moment I'm thinking of giving the basic colours Light/Dark Bluish Gray, Black, White, Red, Blue and Yellow one fat drawer (those that are seperated into three sections) on their own to put the 1x4/1x6 of the colour in one part, the 1x2/1x3/corners in one part and the 2x2/2x3/2x4 into the third section. 1 stud wide bigger bricks (1x8+) go in one of the four medium compartments above, and 2 stud wide bigger bricks (2x6+) go into the medium compartment next to them. Is that a good strategy? What should I keep in mind? I mean, what pieces of what colours am I going to get loads of and so on? You know, I don't want to sort them somehow, finish it and then have to do it all over again because I notice a mistake in the system... I'm grateful for any suggestions. Enpaz

If you haven't got battle droids yet (or really want to improve their number) then go for the Battle of Naboo carrier, obviously. If you're more of an OT guy and badly want a new flying vessel, pick up the V-Wing. Or if you can't stand the thought of not owning that new shiny astromech. Just buy the model you like more. Both will rise in price when they are discontinued, but that's a long way to go! Have you thought about buying both in the long run? If I could only get one of them, then perhaps I would take the carrier. That's just me, though, and we're probably different! Enpaz

Happy birthday then! And don't forget to build some Lego! Enpaz

Good day, monsieur! Have fun! A warm welcome from Mister Enpaz. Cheers

Hi, as the title suggests, I am looking for the BrickArms custom "Fritz" German soldier minifigure. - I need it in new untouched condition: Mint-in-...whatever - I'd also be happy if someone could order him for me! - "Payment" is made either by cash or trade. Just tell me vaguely what you need if you're interested in the latter. Thanks for taking the time to check by and write me a PM if you're interested. Enpaz EDIT: Topic no longer up-to-date. Closed!

I'd also go for castle! City has got too much "creator mini vehicles" and stuff like that in it for me. So Kingdoms all the way. The figs are very nice. Cheers, Enpaz who has now written ten posts and is happy about that