MiniJunkie

In Canada I found many of the new sets at TRU southside in Edmonton, AB (picked up MF, R Frigate, Sith Infiltrator). But they dont seem to carry the Sith Nightspeeder (hope I got the name right) and I really like the minifigs in that one. Anyone know of a Canadian retailer carrying that particular set? TRU doesnt have it on their website either (nor the Naboo fighter).

Just finished building this set tonight - I quite like it, and the minifigs including Maul. Actually, I'm not sure why but my Darth Maul (with his head spikes on) seems to fit fine in the cockpit standing up. It closes all the way. Looking forward to revealing it to my boys in the morning :)

When will the new Republic Frigate, M Falcon be released in North America - is August correct?

Yep! I think I screwed them up. Oh well :)

Hey guys, I just finished this set with my son (man those stickers gave me a hard time, kept repositioning them so they probably will peel now...). Also, I must be crazy but it seems like the instructions call for 3 green box stickers and only give you two (one for each side but it shows one on top too..) Anyway, seems like there were some extra grey bits called Arc gear - I'm not sure what you do with those? Also any tips for where to store guns and/or Boskk? :)

Love the replies guys, thanks! So far my son and I are about 1/3 done the Slave 1 (taking our time) and yesterday I picked up a V19 Torrent at a local shop that still had one. Love the look of it.

They had that Death Star in stock at TRU today but...eep, not sure I can explain 500 to my wife right now :D

which building sets do you mean, def?

I took the plunge and picked up Slave 1. We'll see how this goes. Should be interesting to see how the wife reacts...

Hey folks, I'm 38 and a father of 3 (2 boys and a girl). The oldest boy and I have just started buying and building LEGO, and now suddenly I find myself wanting to build it on my own time too! :) I'm no stranger to hobbies that some folks my find "youthful" - for example, I do a ton of painting of Warhammer and other miniatures (www.minijunkie.com). Anyway, so far I find myself mainly wanting to buy and build Star Wars ships and vehicles. Currently I have my eye on Slave 1 and possibly the V19 Torrent (hope I got that name right). But I'm hesitant...it will probably look weird to my immediate family lol. Questions: - if you are a collector of LEGO, does that mean leaving them sealed in the box? Never really been a fan of that kind of collecting but I imagine the value of a set drops to nil if it's open and built? - I find I don't really feel like doing MOCs - I just want to build the sets as they are meant to be built, and then display them or just basically stare at them lol. Do any of you do that or do most of you do MOCs? Anyway, just perched on the fence at the moment! Regards Jarrett