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Today I got 50 of the Fabuland monkey 4: Now I need a sh-tload of bananas ! And a Fabuland bunny 4 key chain also: CopMike

UPDATE: This mail has been sent out to the buyers that placed the order at $299.99: "Dear Valued LEGO Customer: We’d like to thank you for preordering the NEW 10188 Death Star™ – sure to be one of the most exciting LEGO® Star Wars™ sets this year! Recently, we discovered that this product was featured on our website at an incorrect price in several countries. We have since corrected this error, but felt it was important to get a message out to all affected customers, immediately letting them know of our mistake. The correct retail price on this item is ˆ399.99. However, since this product was listed at ˆ299.99 at the time of your preorder, you will be charged at the ˆ299.99 price point. We apologize, in advance for any confusion this may have caused and should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: www.legoshop.com or 00-800-5346-1111. Thank you for your order! Best Regards, LEGO Direct" CopMike

Here´s some more information from Steve: "the thing is this set was originally targeted for the price that got listed, then a mess load of stuff got added to it because of things Lucasfilm wanted and the price just kept climbing." "it all came down to minifigures if I understand correctly. which is part of what makes is so cool, but minifigures are also very expensive to produce. It should be noted that Lucasfilm's only desire was to make this an awesome set, and them being this invested in something like this is actually very cool." CopMike

Found the 10124 Wright Flyer from 2003 in a toy shop in Cannes, France at discount price €45 ! CopMike

Hi all! As it been discussed in a couple of threads I´d like to post the latest information I have in this matter. So far this information by Steve Witt has been posted here on EB: "I checked into this today (7/7 - my remark) and reality is that they just listed the prices wrong initially. it wasn't meant to be a promotion, it was just a mistake. They now have the prices where they were supposed to be from the beginning. The reasons for the differences across borders are the same as they always are in that the cost of business in every country is drastically different from one another." "They (TLG S@H - my remark) let me know that they would still honor any order made at the lower price and asked my advice on how to communicate it. I asked them to send a mail to all those who would retain the original price as they didn't deserve stress over our mistake. otherwise we're simply caught between a rock and a hard place." Here´s some more information from Steve: "the thing is this set was originally targeted for the price that got listed, then a mess load of stuff got added to it because of things Lucasfilm wanted and the price just kept climbing." "it all came down to minifigures if I understand correctly. which is part of what makes is so cool, but minifigures are also very expensive to produce. It should be noted that Lucasfilm's only desire was to make this an awesome set, and them being this invested in something like this is actually very cool." UPDATE: This mail has been sent out to the buyers that placed the order at $299.99: "Dear Valued LEGO Customer: We’d like to thank you for preordering the NEW 10188 Death Star™ – sure to be one of the most exciting LEGO® Star Wars™ sets this year! Recently, we discovered that this product was featured on our website at an incorrect price in several countries. We have since corrected this error, but felt it was important to get a message out to all affected customers, immediately letting them know of our mistake. The correct retail price on this item is ˆ399.99. However, since this product was listed at ˆ299.99 at the time of your preorder, you will be charged at the ˆ299.99 price point. We apologize, in advance for any confusion this may have caused and should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: www.legoshop.com or 00-800-5346-1111. Thank you for your order! Best Regards, LEGO Direct" Please keep the discussion going in this tread over at the Embassy if you have any thoughts/comments. CopMike

I´m not sure what you mean - the price increase was euros and australian dollars etc - the price in the has been $399 from the start. No increase there.CopMike

Here´s some information from Steve Witt from TLG: I also posted this in the 10188-tread. CopMike

Hi all! It´s like Alldarker has quoted here from Mahjqa - Steve Witt has posted this on our ambassador forum: CopMike

Recieved - that was fast ! You know you have until the 21st don´t you !CopMike

Hi! The LEGO Group (TLG) wants your ideas and suggestions for new themes WITHIN the -line . This is a unique chance for you to give input for the City team! This is for the years following from 2010. This is the way it's going to work: Use the document in this link Download it, save it, write your suggestions, save it ONE theme per document please Max. 3 set ideas per theme You can have more than one theme suggestion - just fill in another document You can attach ONE picture per document - max. 250 kb!! That picture can be a MOC or a photo etc - it's for inspiration/explanation only The age range for the theme should be 5-10 years old Send your documents to me at legomike@spray.se - deadline 21st of July!!! There is no guarantee that any of the submitted themes will make it into sets By submitting this to TLG through me, you refuse your rights on the idea and give TLG the right to exploit the suggestions and submissions in any way TLG may want now and in the future! So take this chance to possible change the future of the City line ! CopMike

Thanks everyone so far for your input - I´ll be back as soon as I have something to contribute! But as for maiq´s question: When we had the museum walk-about at the event we got the explanation for that. When the licensed sets were coming out TLG took the decision to make the "real" people/characters look like in the real life (basketball players for example) and movie characters (Harry Potter etc). It would have looked strange otherwise. The non-licensed sets will always be yellow, if not another color is needed, like with black skeletons. Ergo - TLG is not redoing the classic yellow faces into fleshies in the future. BUT - if a -face is needed in for example SW it will be in flesh because the rest of the basic heads in that theme is flesh. CopMike

That is a cool creation ! I always love small stuff that are good, the more pieces used - the tougher my review gets! Joe Meno won a prize at Brickworld this year with a really good-looking technic one, I can´t find the pictures of it though ! CopMike

Yes indeed - she, Isabelle, were "on fire" for the game I´m sure it will be very cool!Here´s some more of the minifigs waiting for their new "owners": Nice skin Hinckley ! CopMike

Hi again everyone! Well this part of the Embassy is really heating up ! Lot´s of ideas & suggestions! I´ve noted them and will bring them on to TLG. Thanks for your energy! CopMike

Have a great birthday Morten - best wishes for you and your family ! And don´t eat to much cake so you get fat and then you can´t run and ....... No, I mean eat a lot of cake so I can beat you ! (I don´t think there is that much cake in the known universe though ). CopMike

Check out the 9V train stuff on sale at S@H - the motor $12.98 etc ! For the US people that is. CopMike

Here´s the sale you been waiting for 9V-enthusiasts ! CopMike

Yes you read it right - an exclusive for you ! See it here! CopMike

Check out the big brain on Brett! - you´re so totally right - well done!I think it´s a kicka$$ smart logo! And yes, it´s printed, not stickered. CopMike

This is the logo of LEGO Universe and it´s minifig. Could you figure the logo out ? CopMike

3 x ! Awesome! And I really, really like the ducks ! Well done again / CopMike

Hi! Here you will find all the announcements and information that TLG sends out to the Ambassadors for distributation to the community. You will only be able to read in this thread, not post. If you have TLG related questions, please ask here, or for questions about the Ambassador program, here. Announcements and information 03-06-2008 - New LEGO Ambassador Group! 09-06-2008 - LEGO Universe Wallpaper 25-06-2008 - LEGO Collector`s Guide-Premium Edition (pdf-file) Enjoy ! CopMike

Hi! In this topic you should post your questions regarding quality issues, shipping & handling concerns and other things that you think TLG needs to address. Please try to be constructive and describe what you mean - it's way easier then to get a good answer ! Fire away! CopMike

Hi! Here is the place for your questions about the Ambassador program and what it´s all about. I will try to answer your questions in the best way possible, please also suggest things that you think the Ambassadors should work on/do for the community ! You can read about the basics about the program in this thread! Welcome with your thoughts ! CopMike