Yoggington

Good "deal" or not, as someone on Reddit said, that puts it in the tier of "I'll watch someone else build it with 2x speed on YouTube". My Lego budget is not infinite. I can't drop that kind of cash on one set unless I'm absolutely in love with it.

I like it a lot. But I don't €650 like it. Closer to €400 like it.

I had not realised there was even a new page when I posted

Masters of the Universe! He-Man & Skeletor, here we go.

Oh how they laughed. Y'all get your hopes up on the hypes trains too easily - and then get disappointed when it's not.

I took it as exactly that, a tie-in to the rat story - if only there was a live cat instead of a statue. I've just finished building my copy. This is the first time I ever bought a modular on Day 1, but it's not that I was particularly hyped for the set, I just hadn't gotten myself anything else for Christmas so why not? I am glad I did & snagged the GWP, it makes the pricetag a little more bearable, and that Parade car is just right for my shelf city. Overall I get some of the complaints, although I'd be more forgiving than most. I don't hate the palette like some, it's just a bit nondescript with so many earths & the white. The angle work is the main attraction here, yet it just doesn't quite have the magic of Boutique Hotel. In BH it works because it ALL works (nearly), but here there are several spots where the build doesn't neatly tie up in a bow - little gaps in corners and non-snug fits - the carpet under the tv, the roof by the coop, each rounded part of wall..worst offender is the front of the furniture shop. And fitting the whole angle & two buildings all in has given the whole model very squished interiors. The alley adds to that - had the furniture side just extended across it'd not feel so cramped. And to cap it off, the shortness of the furniture side adds to the feeling of it all being a little light. I know it's made up for on the music side, but subconciously it registers as "small". I think where it shines is as part of a street. Was it Tiago that highlighted this first? But in that setting suddenly the extra tall and extra short buildings are introducing variety; the muted palette lets the neighbours shine all the more; the concave cut-out breaks up the flat fronts of it's neighbours. In some ways the opposite of the Diner for me - not attractive enough as a standalone building, but goes well with everything (Diner looks great by itself - but only by itself). For me I still like it a lot. Solid 7/10 modular, though I suppose not many fall below that threshold. I think I will mod it to mirror the furniture side to extend over another half-baseplate. A squat but wider circular shopfront has potential here, would resolve the squished interior and could even allow a staircase that's not one building over

I still think the flask on the roof looks kitsch A bit too cartooney for me, and while it scales to the Blacksmith, thats already too awkward with any other set.

B-e-a-utiful.

Does this necessarily mean Classic as in 'Classic" themes? I read it as just meaning "not a themed series" - not F1, or Animals, or Spidermen - just a classic 16 random figs.

Prices are up for BDP Series 7. I believe that also means the designs are now finalised, although I'm a little uncertain of that. Frigate €350 Robot €40 Sushi Shop €280 Alchemist €200 Antiques €110 I'm not sure how to see the non-EU prices, but you can see your locality at this link: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-7/main.page For myself, the only one I was really considering was the Sushi house, but that's about €50 more than I was willing to spend. All the more cash saved for Series 8, where I'm likely buying multiple sets.

Here's the news article instead of watching a YouTuber reading and reacting to the article: https://www.lego.com/en-gb/categories/adults-welcome/article/castle-concept-art

You're right in that we shouldn't derail this thread. I don't think we're going to agree about how much of a factor general inflation is on their prices, so we'll just leave it at that.

This would want to be one hell of a set to justify me dropping €650 on it. That is more than half my annual Lego budget. For that amount, you could buy the entire City January wave TWICE.

Had I bought my mortgage four years ago instead of last, it would have worked out several tens of thousands cheaper @6129c04 I don't see how any of your points mean inflation isn't a factor / is a "trap"? Surely it must be. Everything costs more - for us, and for them. Cost of their raw materials both for bricks & packaging, cost for transport, warehousing, even salaries for staff are up about 12% in the same period (at least in my country, I assume similar in Denmark) - if these are all more expensive for them, then the costs will no doubt get pushed onto the customer. I am sure they have cut corners too, as part of the general greed & a drive to increase profits, but these things are not mutually exclusive. These can be factors while inflation is also a big driver.

I understand your complaints, but inflation in the past four years has also been huge. Some examples (from my own country): General cost of living: Up by 20% Groceries: Up by 25% (Beef: +43%, Lamb: +33%, Poultry: +24%, Butter: +49%, Eggs: +29% Sugar: +60% Alcohol +20% etc.) Electricity +52%, Natural gas +95%, Liquid fuels +37% So I can see why a luxury toy could easily jump by 20%.