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OK, thanks. That's what I suspected, hopefully he'll get a surprise next week. He might not have touched a Lego brick since his kids actually were kids back in the 90s but as a car nut I'm sure he'll enjoy the Caterham

Any Canadians who are regular users of Lego's Shop at Home service, could you answer a query for me please? Basically I want to send a gift to my uncle in Vancouver. I tried using the US S@H site and it wouldn't let me put in a Canadian address, so I went to the Canadian S@H site and with the exchange rate currently the price for the gift is within a dollar or two of the US price. Lego will ship it free of charge to the Canadian address but it ships from the same Southaven MS location as deliveries to the US. So, as it's being shipped across an international border am I going to get hit with customs charges, or is everything covered by the fact I'm being charged VAT on the order?

OK, let's try different approach. Does anyone know what the diameter of the individual studs on top of the alarm clock happen to be. The mug DOES have an indentation on the underside, I know that to be a fact, I've had one in my hands in the past. It's a scaled up replica of the mug that appears in practically every single City set.

Just doing some shopping for my son's birthday and wondered if anyone had tried this or knows the answer. There is an upscaled mug available Item 853465 and a large 2x4 alarm clock Item 2856236 So I was wondering, are the studs on top of the alarm clock compatible with the indentation on the underside of the mug?

Reading the comments on the nose I was expecting a much worse connection than mine actually has. The only time the nose came off on my model was when I lifted the front of the car from under the nose, first making it go horizontal against the hood and only then did the connection come away. For myself i was more disappointed with the backs of the seats having the gaps on both sides near the top. As for a flimsy connection, a little more effort could have been put into securing the dashboard than just that single red axle piece. However, it looks great put together sat next to the Mini and the Camper, especially after not paying full retail ($79.99) price for it. Let my son play with it, same as i did with the Mini and the Camper, once he realizes how awkward it is for them to turn corners his desire to lay with them is over and he's happy to just look at them on display. Every once in awhile he might take one down, but as soon as something falls off he tells me, I fix it and he says I can put it back

If you don't me trying to be helpful to people by pointing out a popular City set is on sale in the section of the forum dedicated to that product line, then simply don't read what I post, put me on ignore in fact. I have as much right as anyone else to post here, especially when I'm posting about Lego

For today, set 60134 is $30.99 instead of $39.99 at Target

It's on sale at Target for $31.99 instead of $49.99 until midnight Pacific Time tonight, with free shipping

has anyone put PF lights on their's? If so can you share some ideas of how you did so, where you put them etc. I'm trying to figure out a cable routing, but just drawing a blank so far

I've been trying to review my recent orders and it keeps wanting me to sign into my vip account again, and then again, and then again, and .. well you get the picture. It appears to just be total pot luck if it actually shows me my recent orders, 49 times out of 50 it just goes back to the previous 'please sign in to your account' screen. Not that I'm looking to buy any more at the moment, there's too much unbuilt at home at the moment both in sets my son isn't playing with as well as the stuff we haven't even opened. Add that to my wife saying "no more building" as we have an entire table taken up with Christmas sets from the last 3 years, and I had to 'hide' my VW Camper, Mini & Yellow Submarine because she wanted the shelf space for her Christmas ornaments. I'm just grateful I have a storage room off of the room I'm in now that is impossible to walk into because of brown shipping boxes piled up (one of which is still hiding the ferris wheel she still doesn't know I bought during the first double points period this year (I'd tell you when that was, but I can't access my previous orders on the S@H site). I'm thinking it was just before Easter because I know I added to an order of some firefighter and police minifigs I got for our son, basically to qualify for free shipping.

Used some vip points and a total of about $6 in cash to get this when it was released. My 6 year old saw a finished one running and said it was great and he loved it and we needed one for under our tree. THAT was the only review I give any recognition to

It's retiring soon on the US site too. The fairground mixer is a great build and real fun to play with. Turn out the lights in a room and run tt in the dark. If you've got kids and limited space it's also great because it folds up onto just a couple of trucks so you can park it out of the way without dismantling it. If you haven't already, go to Lego's youtube channel and watch the Designer Video for this set where Jamie shows you all the cool features. If you like your sets to be powered instead of hand cranked pick up an M Motor and battery pack at the same time. For an "OMFG how did he think of all that?" experience as you put it together it's in my mind the best currently available Creator set

AAA batteries, they don't last very long once your kid starts playing. Stock up in advance, buy rechargeable, 2 or 3 sets the train uses 6 at a time and you'll burn through those VERY quickly, the remote uses another 3, but they last for ages. Alternatively you can get the rechargeable battery pack from Lego, but that's about $50 AND you still need to get the charging cord, not sure of the price of that but I'm thinking $30...

I've heard a rumor that there's a special place in Hell reserved just for scalpers

Grabs the bag of popcorn, sits back and watches, waiting for this one to be locked too

Apparently, it's come down in price today, Sunday. It's now listed as $34.39, so a call to Target for a refund is in order

If you're not familiar with a real forklift, they can reach 2, 3 or even 4 times as high as the height of their mast in its regular driving position. Those top racks would be no problem for a forklift in this scale However, that middle pallet on the top rack, I wouldn't have put it up there like that. The box on the top should be placed on the pallet, not on top of the other boxes, to even out the weight distribution. When the mast is extended that high on a forklift, any movement is amplified. If you think about how the top of a sailing ship travels further with each roll of the deck, the same thing happens as you move the forklift backwards and forwards, the mast shakes, there's a fair chance that top box could fall off the pallet before you get it to the ground As for the OP, very nice model

Made an order (vampire & bat, pilgrim feast, holiday magnet and a notebook) last weekend online. They sent an email on Monday saying it had shipped but it didn't really ship until Wednesday, by which time the vampire & bat had halved in price. I contacted customer service and they said they couldn't refund the difference but they would, instead, add 200 points to my vip account. Nice touch, a $10 store credit to make up for a $5 reduction in price

That's how I felt. I knew it looked a good set, but didn't want to spend $70+tax on it. When I ordered the website said it wasn't available for shipping, the only way I could get it was to pickup in store. Got the text saying it was ready within 30 minutes of my post last night, going to pick it up around 10.30 this morning

also listed as retiring soon on S@H for everywhere except the United States and Canada, with the added point that the Korean S@H site doesn't appear to have an English language version so I have no idea about there

Thanks for the headsup .. Also, Toys r Us are doing a 20% off selected sets Oct 21 & 22. TrU are also giving away Bricktober Athletes Minifigure pack in store only with purchases over $50, again this offer is only valid thru Oct 22 2016

That is supposed to be George Harrison

I saw that mentioned earlier in this thread, but haven't seen anything official to support that statement. The set is now on the S@H site (in the US at least), but it only claims it's coming soon on Nov 1st. Nevertheless it can't hurt to check again tomorrow and watch your email. I'd like to get it while the double points are still on offer, but I can always wait until they return again. I'd like to have the set asap, but I don't NEED to have it before double points roll around once more.

Having not been to a Brickfair, can I just have an honest opinion from someone who has. Is this event geared more towards AFOLs or towards kids? I took my son to Brickfest in Richmond last month and he really enjoyed it because that was very much aimed towards children. I'd hate to take him to next years Brickfair and it be aimed above his 7 years

yes, even to my untrained eye the figures are better than Enlighten's. For the past few years I've had an Enlighten Christmas train around the tree (no more of that now my son has the latest winter village train) and the Santa that came with that set was appalling even to someone with self diagnosed Minifigure Apathy Syndrome. I'm not sure if the new train has a Santa figure included but I think we have 3 or 4 Lego versions from one of the seasonal vignettes I bought extras of last year