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  1. paksu
    In the Helsinki centre, the Stockmann department store is your best bet. Last time I checked, they had stuff like Architecture sets and Mindstorms on stock, which you won't find in normal supermarkets. Like verkkokauppa.com (which is easily reached by tram), it's also a good destination for your non-Lego shopping needs. If you are travelling from the airport by car, you might also want to check out the Toys Я Us at Vantaa. At times, I've seen exclusive sets on shelves, but don't count on it. Not worth the trouble unless you have an another reason to wander around the area. Добро пожаловать в Финляндию!
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    Well, a red battery box sure would be useful, if they were planning to release a remake of the 6399 Airport Shuttle. Even the stripe (the light gray lid) is almost spot-on.
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    I noticed that too! I'm happy for you guys. But as the amount of the "expensive countries" is getting smaller, it's even more frustrating to live in one. I sent an email to SAH customer service, basically asking WTF, but politely. To my surprise they answered quite quickly. (This is my translation from Finnish:) "The prices of LEGO products vary in different coutries, because of differences in economical situation, taxation, and other aspects. (???) Unfortunately we cannot sell LEGO products with the same price in each country. If you have friends or relatives in a country where the set is cheaper, maybe they can buy one and post it to you." So basically that's LEGO Direct telling us we shouldn't buy directly from them, but try to cheat. That's just lovely. I'm so angry for the fact that it's cheaper to ship the set from the US. For the environmental impact alone.
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    Speaking of which, here's a fast snap of the current setup (eagerly awaiting the Grand Emporium): It's a tough fit, most of my stuff (especially the 9V trains) has to be stacked in boxes in the wardrobe closet.. So, it's the three of you, spending your weekend somewhere in wintry Ostrobothnia (from what I gather?), building a huge layout, sipping beers? Not bad. Not bad at all.
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    Haha! The can of Karjala adds a nice AFOL touch to your tabletown! Looking forward to more pictures! Nice to see more Finns on EB. Wish I had as much space to play with my collection... My pre-dark ages classic town is in atoms in the attic, the new city has to fit on top of the bookshelf (and my random Star Wars stuff is making everyone confused at my workplace office).
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    Town 2010 set

    paksu replied to Skipper 24's topic in LEGO Town

    Or at least worthy of it's own topic on T&T subforum. This needs to be bumped! I spotted it first at The Brothers Brick and had to use the search function to find it here on EB.
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    Sure I have, but it's also 102e for Ireland and 101e for Sweden. Overseas shipping bonus?
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    Haa, lis
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    I'd say. To get your Emerald Night running with lights you'd need all those sets, adding up to about 94 pounds, which is about 100 euros. If the pound rate was usual (it's phenomenally cheap now), it'd be more like 130 euros. Ok, if you already have the remote and the transformer, the price is "only" 70 euros per train. Still, a 9V train got moving at about half of that price (3748 + 10153), although cheaper track compensates in the long run. I'll pick up the Emerald Night once it's available, but I sure as heck won't cough up another 100 euros just to get it going. I suppose they'll have to release a playset like 4511 or 7897 that'll include not only all the things you need to get a train moving but also a freaking train and some tracks, preferably with a price tag of about 100e. That'd make sense pricewise. After all, the IR control is a system for kids. EDIT: Another scanned page. Oh, ok. 80 pounds will get you all the electric stuff in one pack.
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    Actually it looks like three 6x12 plates. And I guess they won't be ordinary plates, since they "can be stood up on feet or hung on the wall" (which might come in handy for display purposes). Still, 20 euros for 180 pieces seems kinda pricey.
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    852522 Letters Building System Pieces: 179 19,95 EUR
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    Apparently the set 8867 will include 64 pieces of flexible track.
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    According to Brick Town Talk, this info has been emailed by "L.G. Orlando", who claims to have seen a prelim photo in a Lego Store. Someone with that name has posted modular building MOCs on MOCpages. I don't know what to think. The info hasn't popped up anywhere else yet. Do Lego Store staff show prelim pics to customers?
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    The orginal source of the fire station rumour has more to say (on Brick Town Talk): More than one modular building... Sweet. As for the fire station, I'll reserve my comments until I'll see the design.
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    These news are actually quite old.
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    It works like (you might want to skip to 0:53).
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    Starting to hype about it as early as in January doesn't - to me - really sit well with the definition of an April fools' joke. If it indeed is such a con, I'd find setting the thing up this early to be in very poor taste.
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    How is 100 euros for 1085 bricks expensive, especially for a beautiful display model? I thought the consensus is that one euro for ten bricks is an OK price. Even if it doesn't have a motor, that price would be very similar to 10183 Hobby Train. Sure, the modular buildings, for example, can provide a better price/brick ratio, but trains typically contain plenty of large, specialised bricks. The fact that all the admins as well as our ambassador believe in this makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
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    Don't the preliminary pictures come from dealer catalogues? If it'll be an exclusive (SAH and Lego Stores only) set, it wouldn't appear in (and then leak from) a dealer catalogue. Well let's not stop here! Where are the rest of the 2009 exclusives? Bring on the modular building! Make my weekend!
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    Ben Fleskes is interviewed in RAILBRICKS 5 ("The Steam Issue" - what a "coincidence"?). He gives an interesting non-answer to this question: Well, at least that's not a flat-out "no".
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    Googling the set gave me this: http://blogg.aftonbladet.se/27585/perma/1091006/ The comment at the bottom of the page dated January 30th (already?) seems to know that the price would be 1100 SEK (about 103 EUR), the release date April 1st. And these set numbers are also mentioned: - 8866 Motor - 8867 Flexible train tracks (???) - 8878 Rechargeable battery - 8879 "Fjärr", which I guess means "Remote"? Now, I don't know what to believe, but if the comment indeed has been posted that early, there might be something into this. Flexible tracks?
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    There are reports right here on EB on attempts to reverse yellowing using bleach, industrial grade bleach, and Hydrogen Peroxide.
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    Work In Progress. Look here.
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    Well, I'd like to think it's just that TLG has finally been able (to some extent) to hold the leaks. And keep in mind that last year, at this point, we hadn't yet seen the first Green Grocer pics. And we only knew about sets such as GC, the Taj Mahal, and Town Plan because of the replacement part list leak. If I were the optimistic type, I might be happy for TLG for advanced security. And not bite my nails in bitter anticipation of ANY KIND OF PICS OF THE NEW TRAINS.
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    Well, officially the gauge will remain the same, and the rails will be plastic. So there'd be no reason to get rid of the current RC train tracks. Still, there may be new kinds of track geometries to look forward to.
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