Phil B

Cale, this is awesome. I'm still reeling from Railbricks shutting down, and I hope you guys can pick up from where Railbricks left off. I've taken the liberty to share the site on BrickPicker - I know there are train fans out there as well ...

You forget to mention one benefit of 60098 over 60052: It has a helicopter.... I think you'll get the best performance with 2 PowerFunctions motors. Try putting them in the same car of the train, joined using a pole switcher (due to the way the powercables are designed, you need to mount one backwards - the pole switch basically undoes that reversal), tied to the same IR receiver channel and button (red or blue). That way both motors run at the same speed all the time, and act like a single motor, just with double the power.

Mine has been gifted, so I don't know about the molding issue.

My Walmart had one of these, sitting lonely on a shelf, no other TLBM sets in sights or even marked on the shelf, with a yellow clearance-like sticker on it advertising it as $16.82 (16% off). Didn't scan on the price-scanner (neither the official barcode nor the yellow tag) so the lady at the register had to manually enter the price. Not bad, getting 16% discount before release day :). This was last week btw.

You are right. I was looking at several sets, most of them $49.99 base price. AT-ST was $39.99 RRP.

AT-ST was $49.99 in store, 20% off SW made it $39.99 - which was the price it rang up for at the register, so the 20% off coupon goes off of $39.99 ($8 off) to make it $31.99. Then $5 reward makes it $26.99. I ended up picking up a Changing Seasons for that price (Creator sets were also 20% off, plus coupon, and Changing Seasons is also $49.99 MSRP).

Our competition date is Dec 9/10. Last year we did quite well in the robot part, this year our team is struggling. Still, couple of practices to go so I hope we get somewhere quickly :) PS: It's "Animal Allies", not "Animal Friends" :)

Someone's been shopping at Meijer :) Almost picked up an AT-ST for $27 (Had a $5 reward to stack).

Things are a bit different this year than last year, from the looks of it. Anyways (US based): - You get a limited edition snowglobe with purchases over $99 (They did a VIP-only preview of this sale last weekend, and the snowglobe is already being sold for a pretty penny on EBay etc.) - You get double VIP - There is a limited amount of sets (typically slow sellers or almost retired sets) that go for 50% off, in-store only. Those are typically gone by noon, if not faster. Last year amongst others it was SW Ghost for 50% off, Pirate Chess for 50% off, might have even been AT-AT for 50% off. - You get a store calendar. Last year this was great, as it contained coupons that you could redeem during certain times of the year, like 100 bonus VIP points, an exclusive minifig etc. The rumor is that the calendar this year is a coloring-in calendar and does NOT contain coupons. - There were a few "one off" offers, like a free set with purchase of the Temple of Airjitzu. No idea what the offers are this year.

If you bought this straight from LEGO, build it all, make a list of the missing pieces, and give LEGO Customer Service a call. They'll make it right for you, or at least, so is my experience. If you bought from a different retailer, you could do the same but I would be curious to hear which retailer it was ..... many random pieces missing is not something that would happen to LEGO typically, more likely of a clone brand. If this came from another retailer I'm wondering if someone didn't by chance do a swapperoo with the contents.

Wow - awesome how you managed to make these go so smoothly through standard corners (and zig-zags), given their size. Nice work!

Hey, nice Architecture scale work there. I think you've got the overal concept right - you just need to align your grill pieces better (especially at the bottom they look wonky). Also, read up on the dimensions of a LEGO brick - bricks are 3 plates high, and the height to width ratio is 6:5. So to make a tile fit over 2 side-studs vertically you need to insert 2 plates between the bricks with studs on the side, however, that creates a 1 stud gap between the two studs, so it would need a 1x3 tile at a minimum to work. For a 1x2 grill tile like you try to use I would recommend looking into the various brackets LEGO makes, especially a combination of the 1x2 - 2x2 Brackets (either normal or the up variant) and the 1x2 - 1x4 brackets in up and normal versions. You can line those up in such a way that they will hold a 1x2 tile vertically.

Jaw dropped ...... nice job!

Just to confirm that some of the Batman Movie sets have already been spotted (and purchased) at Target in the US.

Absolutely interested in more posts like this! Keep it up!

Love the bottle caps as bearings! Looking forward to seeing this beauty in the next OKILUG display :)

Nope, see a few posts above yours - it's an existing piece from 2012, used in 9 sets (8 unprinted, one printed for a Cars racecar).

US Retailer Shopko has a partial list of winter 2017 sets up on their website. They are: FRIENDS: LEGO(regm) Friends Puppy Championship 41300 LEGO(regm) Friends Puppy Parade 41301 LEGO(regm) Friends Heartlake Pizzeria 41311 LEGO(regm) Friends Puppy Treats & Tricks 41304 LEGO(regm) Friends Emma's Photo Studio 41305 LEGO(regm) Friends Heartlake Sports Centre 41312 LEGO(regm) Friends Heartlake Gift Delivery 41310 LEGO(regm) Friends Heartlake Summer Pool 41313 CREATOR: LEGO(regm) Creator Mighty Dinosaurs 31058 LEGO(regm) Creator Beachside Vacation 31063 DISNEY PRINCESS: LEGO(regm) Disney Princess Berry's Kitchen 41143 LEGO(regm) Disney Princess Petite's Royal Stable 41144 LEGO(regm) Disney Princess Elsa's Magical Ice Palace 41148 LEGO(regm) Disney Princess Moanas Island Adventure 41149 LEGO(regm) Disney Princess Moanas Ocean Voyage 41150 LEGO(regm) Disney Princess Anna's Snow Adventure 41147 LEGO(regm) Disney Princess Anna and Elsa's Frozen Playgrnd 10736 DUPLO: LEGO? DUPLO Super Heroes Batcave Challenge 10842 LEGO(regm) DUPLO My First Plane 10849 LEGO(regm) DUPLO Super Heroes Batwing Adventure 10823 LEGO(regm) DUPLO My First Number Train 10847 LEGO(regm) DUPLO Princess Cinderella's Magical Castle 10855 NEXO KNIGHTS: LEGO(regm) NEXO KNIGHTS Three Brothers 70350 LEGO(regm) NEXO KNIGHTS Battle Suit Clay 70362 LEGO(regm) NEXO KNIGHTS Battle Suit Lance 70366 LEGO(regm) NEXO KNIGHTS Lance's Twin Jouster 70348 LEGO(regm) NEXO KNIGHTS Combo NEXO Powers Wave 1 70372 STAR WARS: LEGO(regm) Star Wars Duel on Naboo 75169 LEGO(regm) Star Wars Y-Wing Microfighter 75162 LEGO(regm) Star Wars Krennic Imperial Shuttle Microfighter 75163 LEGO(regm) Star Wars Imperial Trooper Battle Pack 75165 LEGO(regm) Star Wars Yodas Jedi Starfighter 75168 MARVEL/DC: LEGO(regm) Superheroes Marvel Guard Ayeshas Revenge LEGO(regm) Super Heroes Captain America Jet Pursuit 76076 LEGO(regm) Super Heroes Marvel Guard Ravager Attack LEGO(regm) Super Heroes Mighty Micros: Batman vs. Killer Moth MINECRAFT: LEGO(regm) Minecraft The Mushroom Island 21129 LEGO(regm) Minecraft The Ice Spikes 21131 LEGO(regm) Minecraft The Nether Railway 21130 LEGO BATMAN MOVIE: LEGO(regm) Batman Movie Villain Vehicle 70906 LEGO(regm) Batman Movie The Joker Balloon 70900 LEGO(regm) Batman Movie Hero Vehicle 70905 LEGO(regm) Batman Movie Mr. Freeze Ice Attack 70901 LEGO(regm) Batman Movie Catwoman Catcycle Chase 70902 LEGO(regm) Batman Movie The Riddler Riddle Racer 70903 LEGO(regm) Batman Movie Clayface Splat Attack 70904 JUNIORS: LEGO(regm) Juniors Mia's Farm Suitcase 10746 LEGO(regm) Juniors Fire Patrol Suitcase 10740 LEGO(regm) Juniors Batman(regm) vs. Mr. Freeze(regm) 10737 DC SH GIRLS: LEGO(regm) DC Super Hero Girls Bumblebee Helicopter 41234 LEGO(regm) DC Super Hero Girls Wonder Woman Dorm 41235 LEGO(regm) DC Super Hero Girls Lashina(regm) Tank 41233 LEGO(regm) DC Super Hero Girls Batgirl(regm) Batjet Chase 41230 ELVES: LEGO(regm) Elves Naida's Gondola & the Goblin Thief 41181 LEGO(regm) Elves The Goblin King's Evil Dragon 41183 CITY: LEGO(regm) City Police High-speed Chase 60138 LEGO(regm) City Great Vehicles Fishing Boat 60147 LEGO(regm) City Great Vehicles Dragster Transporter 60151 LEGO(regm) City Police Tow Truck Trouble 60137 Posting here - I know there are many rumor threads on this forum, but perhaps this will serve as a confirmation of some of those rumors, and perhaps add an unexpected set or two.

To confirm: there are eight distinct colors across the two molds: White Red Green Black Dark Pink Yellow Medium Azure Bright Light Orange (I used BL color names). Would be nice to see a picture with all of them next to eachother - care to post one once your black bike comes in?

Yes. Mentally prepare yourself for the anguish you'll experience when your son, after building the train, proceeds to use it to repeatedly smash into brick-built walls on the track, and run over unsuspecting minifigs. Seems to be the first thing kids do when they get a LEGO train (and I speak from experience).

You didn't see it because the part at Brickset is the new bicycle part, not the older one which comes in Black. Brickset's parts are what LEGO officially publishes as parts (but they only started publishing parts ~10 years or so ago), whereas BrickLink has almost ALL parts ever made by LEGO, catalogued by fans. So look for parts over at Bricklink instead of at Brickset if you want a comprehensive overview.

You mean this one: http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4719c01&name=Bicycle, Complete Assembly (2-Piece Wheels)&category=[Riding Cycle]#T=C&C=11 Features in 8 sets, but last one is from 2005. Also has a slightly different part number (c01 instead of the current c02).

Excellent suggestion - just want to correct the notion that people at Brickpicker are only investing in sets: you will find a large group of people there who only buy to build, or who buy to build and to invest. Lots of conversation around MOCs and MOC examples, and a very active "What LEGO set did you build today?" thread. Plus, a great source for finding deals - BP typically has LEGO deals faster than sites like SlickDeals or HDUK.

Very very cool. Like how you used the design of the 10197 wagons and "refreshed" them. Also, Santa's chair in front of the tree is very well thought through!

Hint: Bricklink.com, search the catalog for "Hero Factory Mask", click on the matching mask and then on the "Found in 1 set(s)" link to get to the set. Teach a man how to fish etc.