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  1. 22kane
    I think its great. Another fine addition to the winter village series. Ive been collecting them since the beginning and Im quite happy with this one. This will certainly be going under the tree with the rest of them this year :)
  2. 22kane
    Lego set 6395 Victory Lap (pictured above) was my all-time favorite set when I was a kid. I've considered purchasing it again via eBay or something even though I still may have most of the pieces around. I spent countless hours playing with that set. I even had that airport set #6392. At the time that was a huge set. It's pretty amazing how far Lego has come.
  3. 22kane
    Agreed. I could see someone paying a lot of money for one but not $10k. If I were lucky enough to take that tour, I would be putting that set in my will.
  4. 22kane
    As always... Outstanding review. I love that you continue to show the break-down from each package so we can see exactly what comes with each figure. Especially with this series, I had no idea they were doing multiple hair pieces for a couple of the figures. Well done, sir!
  5. 22kane
    That's interesting... I've searched half of Pennsylvania recently with little luck. I have never seen a series vanish so quickly like this (at least in PA).
  6. 22kane
    We have a little less than a month to go for the new Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts CMF series but I find it odd that not only has Lego.com been "sold out" of series 18 but so are most big box retailers like Walmart & Target. Typically any time a new series comes out the previous series is still always available for some time and eventually even Lego.com will clearance them out. I've been collecting since series 1 and even though it's become easier to get each series now that they are widely distributed I can honestly say I have never seen a series like 18 sell as well as it has. Lego is usually backed up with old stock by the time a new series is only weeks away however stores like Walmart and Target have recently been getting shipments of the Lego Batman Movie series 2 CMF line. The only thing I can think of is that (1) Lego produced the typical amount of product but series 18 was so well received that it has sold out early (something that has not happened since maybe Disney?) or (2) Lego stopped production early to focus on getting ready for a huge demand for the upcoming Harry Potter CMF series. I am sure Lego is well aware of the demand for anything Harry Potter and the recent release of sets through Lego & Target should at least show them just how much of a demand there is for this line. I just find it strange that a regular, non-licensed series has disappeared so quickly... any other thoughts?
  7. 22kane
    That is a beauty. Nice work! Any plans of posting it to the Ideas site? I would love it if something like this became an official set.
  8. 22kane
    I had read somewhere that the HP minifigure series as well as the sets would be released in September which I thought was odd. Technically we should receive a new minifigure series August 1st and technically we are... Uni-Kitty.
  9. 22kane
    Wow... Beautiful, amazing, stunning... just awesome. I'm a huge fan of the early American diesels This reminds me of the American RS-1 to RS-3 models. The level of detail on this is incredible. Well done.
  10. 22kane
    Thanks for the review. Gave me a better understanding of what to expect. I get that Lego may want to consolidate their motor/control systems but it just seems like PF never reached its true potential. They could have found ways to shrink the receiver, improve battery life and so on. A whole new system now just seems like its too soon and now we need even more AAA batteries. The space saving abilities of the PU system could be nice for things like 10020 Santa Fe and 10133 BNSF but I'm definitely not sold yet. Guess I'll have to see more in-depth information on the smart phone/tablet control set up and hope there is an option to control more than 2 locomotives from a single remote device. Then again, this could end up being a very short lived system.
  11. 22kane
    I'm very curios to know more details on the PU functions/ setup process. Are the colored led's just a pairing tool or do they act as headlights for the locomotive as well? How may locomotives can be controlled by a single remote? The current PF remote can control up to 8, just wondering if this has been expanded?
  12. 22kane
    I like the little lego clouds they have for stands.
  13. 22kane
    What's impressive is the demand for Lego BTTF being that the movies were made over 30 years ago. There haven't been any re-boots or re-makes and the popularity lies solely on the original films, especially the first one. With that in mind the fact that we got anything past the Cuusoo set is pretty impressive if you think about it. While I would love to go out and a buy a Hill Valley Clock Tower set I just don't see the demand in the grand scheme of things. The whole Ghostbusters thing was odd. The guys that won the Cuusoo/ Idea's thing for the Ecto-1 also made a firehouse but Lego released their own version... Some shadiness surrounds that whole thing depending on what you read about it. I think Lego lost out on the firehouse set in terms of sales. It's still available after at least two years now and hasn't been discounted yet. The Ghostbusters re-make didn't do well either at least compared to the original. If for some godawful reason BTTF gets re-made I am sure you would see a whole line of new and classic BTTF sets but who wants to see that happen? I wouldn't doubt if Lego continues to release some small BTTF sets just like they have been doing. The demand on the Brickheadz set alone is pretty amazing.
  14. 22kane
    Ive been waiting my whole life for this set... I'm buying two.
  15. 22kane
    15 to 20 years from now that box art will be ten times more hilarious than it already is.
  16. 22kane
    I was curious what Lego was doing with the odd figure count in the series... Only one Police Officer per case, huh? I look forward to the hunt.
  17. 22kane
    That's really strange. Every one that I have seen is under 5000 except for this one. I was sure they didn't do more than 5000 of each set. So I received the Truck 4000030 in the mail today from Walmart. It’s number is #5174. I ordered it right after midnight when they went on sale. What the hell is going on?
  18. 22kane
    The Truck 4000030 goes on sale tomorrow (12:00am) 2/9/18 on Walmart.com. If you want one you need to order it quickly once it becomes available. This is the last one of the series and each model has been selling out in under 24 hours. There is a limit of one but it seems people are finding a way around that from what I noticed on eBay not to mention the insane prices people are asking for.
  19. 22kane
    They're really meant to be "collectors items" and kept in the box. The House sold out the first day it was released on Walmart.com and as far as I know they are not stocking them in stores. I did happen to notice the insane eBay prices too and from what I've seen people are paying up to $50 so far for the House set. The Windmill was released on-line today and the Truck will be released Friday, February 9th. I would like to have one of each for my collection but I won't pay a cent over retail. Personally, I like them because of the throwback box art. I'm a collector (not a re-seller) and I would love to have them in my collection but I will never pay the insane re-seller prices. A year from now the demand will be nonexistent and the prices should fall dramatically. Also, from what I’ve seen online it seems like they only made 5,000 of each set.
  20. 22kane
    I've always been a fan of the Speed Champions line but this years offerings are outstanding. Best year yet in my opinion. I normally purchase the single car sets except in the case for the Ford 1966 GT40 and 2016 GT (75881) which was a must have. The Ferrari garage (75889) and the Porsche set (75888) are stunning this year... Can't wait to pick them up.
  21. 22kane
    No sure why but something seems off. Maybe it's the orange baseplates that are throwing me. There are some great characters here... something just seems off to me though.
  22. 22kane
    Outstanding review as always! I always look forward to these. Well done, sir!
  23. 22kane
    This isn't the first modular that Ive bought but it is the first that Ive built. I have a handful of older buildings that I see in the box but for some reason I had to build this. It was great too. Each night I would spend about and hour and a half to two hours on it over the course of four days or so. I currently have it on display in my home and Ive shown it off to several friends and family that are amazed by the detail of it. We all know the appeal of the Lego modulars series but this one really stood out for me. Probably the 1960's nostalgic charm of it more than anything but I also was an audio engineer years ago so the recording studio was a big hit for me. The extended versions pictured above look great too. You really cant go wrong with this set.
  24. 22kane
    Love it! Well done! I wish we could get an Ideas set like this but sadly Lego wouldn't allow it. Excellent work however. It reminds me of my local brewery, Tröegs.
  25. 22kane
    Or March... maybe. Not sure. Possibly April.. then again could be May. Wait.. Hold it.. Could be June or July... eeeeehhhh, August? No, September or could it be October? We'll see around November unless it turns out to be December. Sorry, Couldn't help myself.
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