into the blue

Is that a female torso on Commissioner Gordon or has he lost weight?

*rse-numbingly over-long with a 50% this-wasn't-in-the-book factor. The sequence at the end with the dwarves and Smaug was like something from a video game. Not impressed.

A friend (and shy Eurobricks member) is selling his 2013 SDCC Hobbit Bag End set if anyone is interested, only one day left on the auction. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171181261104&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:GB:3160

Love it, very Akira.

Smyths have the SSD at £280, that's a discount on the regular price of £70. http://www.smythstoys.com/lego-star-wars-444sc/lego-star-wars-super-star-destroyer-10221-130232itm.aspx?qwSessionID=f31d72a4-1395-46f7-903b-0a5833911334

Tesco Extra have a half price deal on their TMNT sets at the moment, and also on two Hobbit sets (Mirkwood spiders and the Riddles in the dark).

A quick (I say quick, it's actually been two months since the SDCC) follow-up to this, after writing to TLG to ask about the tape issue, I received this reply: Thank you so much for being patient. I have received an answer from the quality team regarding the seals of the sets. Again, I’m sorry the seals on your exclusive LEGO® Comic Con sets are broken. Since these sets are seen as collectibles, I can understand how this causes some disappointment. Perforated seals were used to eliminate the chance of cardboard ripping when the boxes are opened. We do understand your concerns and as promised I’ve passed your comments along to the appropriate teams to consider for future collectible releases. We have decided to send you non-perforated seals that you can place over the broken ones to reseal your set. These will arrive from the US in about 9-14 business days. Not sure how the new tape will fit, whether it'll be the same size, etc, but it was nice of TLG to get back to me and send out some new tape. The irony is that this email arrived the day after I sold my spare sets on eBay. Bloody typical.

They had me at 'Spitfire'.

I'm finding the English Bobby to be the most common. The number of times I've felt that helmet...

Picked up a couple of extra Bag End sets at the San Diego Comic Con this year, just thrown them on eBay if anyone's interested. http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1555.l2649 http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1555.l2649

Series 11 now available in the UK at WH Smiths.

Word on the street is that the Lego store in Cardiff, UK received another 21 boxes today. But you didn't hear that from me.

Strolled into my local Lego store and picked one up yesterday - 644. https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10200795413024684&set=a.10200795408624574.1073741834.1143884522&type=1&theater

I realise it's not a S@H option but there are three left in the UK Cardiff store if anyone is interested and is close by.

Hi there, Just a quick heads-up to anyone who attended the SDCC this year and managed to pick up the exclusive sets that were on sale. I've been back in the UK for a week now and have finally got round to putting everything away, this meant moving stuff about several times. I've just noticed that with every one of the sets I bought (I managed to pick up three all together) the tape has split, thus losing all that minty goodness. On taking a closer look I can see why this has happened. When the box is picked up from the top all the weight of the set is on the tape, and on taking a close look it seems that the tape also has tiny perforations making it easier to open. This hasn't just happened with me, I know another guy whose tape has split on two boxes. I'm not really bothered by this, but I know how some people put a greater value on a sealed set and they'd probably wig out if they found their sealed box suddenly wasn't. So, to cut a long story short, if you want to keep your exclusives sealed, don't pick 'em up by the top of the box. http://s277.photobucket.com/user/intothebluemmr/media/tape_zps16067406.jpg.html#/user/intothebluemmr/media/tape_zps16067406.jpg.html?&_suid=1375111893987022283870091966262

Luckily managed to pick up the Star Wars set today so I'm good now thanks. Mods, you can put this one to bed.

Managed to pick up two Bag End sets at the San Diego Comic Con this year but no Star Wars. Looking to trade the surplus Bag End for the Star Wars set if anyone has one. Shoot me a PM or post here if you're interested. http://s277.photobucket.com/user/intothebluemmr/media/set_zpsb3f7f2c4.jpg.html?filters%5Buser%5D=70526114&filters%5Brecent%5D=1&sort=1&o=0#/user/intothebluemmr/media/set_zpsb3f7f2c4.jpg.html?filters%5Buser%5D=70526114&filters%5Brecent%5D=1&sort=1&o=0&_suid=13743827547840547067470196768

I was extremely fortunate and managed to pick up the Bag End set today. The Star Wars set sold out about ten people before me. Phooey. Might try again tomorrow. =70526114&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0#/user/intothebluemmr/media/set_zpsb3f7f2c4.jpg.html?filters%5Buser%5D=70526114&filters%5Brecent%5D=1&sort=1&o=0&_suid=1374213636979014553046454461843"]http://s277.photobucket.com/user/intothebluemmr/media/set_zpsb3f7f2c4.jpg.html?filters[user]=70526114&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0#/user/intothebluemmr/media/set_zpsb3f7f2c4.jpg.html?filters%5Buser%5D=70526114&filters%5Brecent%5D=1&sort=1&o=0&_suid=1374213636979014553046454461843

I got lucky last year and bagged four-day plus preview night tickets, but just got regular four-day tickets this year. I suspect all the good stuff will sell out on preview night.

Saturday's schedule has just been announced. This caught my eye... Saturday, July 20 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm Brickjournal: LEGO As An Art Form BrickJournal presents a unique look into how artists are using LEGO bricks to construct amazing works of art and how building with the toy has gained popularity among adult artists worldwide. Jump into the world of LEGO-built art by joining top builders Joe Meno (BrickJournal), Nathan Sawaya (BrickArtist), Brandon Griffith (BrickStuds), and Tommy Williamson (BrickNerd) as they explain how they take an idea from conception to design and build amazing art completely made of LEGO bricks. Saturday July 20, 2013 5:00pm - 6:00pm Room 23ABC

Fantastic kit and a great review. You're going to ruin those books btw.

Two weeks and counting. Getting a little bit excited now.

*bump* Some new stuff on eBay, Han Hoth polybag, TC-14 and Hagrid's Hut 4707 among other things. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/intothebluemr/m.html?item=300904740759&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

From the base to the highest point (the front hinged laser array) is 25cm on my kit.

I call that immoral and legally dubious.