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  1. Space78
    Yeah, saw his video review yesterday. Glad he was pretty thorough. This is just too basic for the price. I mean, there are only two things to aim for - the gray boulder to move the scoring, and the ramp (which gets you nothing on the scoring). That's it. I think ages 3 - 99 will get bored with this pretty quickly, so not much value as a functional model, and the price is just too steep for what it is. It's an easy pass for me.
  2. Space78
    Interesting, so I guess I forgot they upped the max number of sets. Didn't it used to be 3,000 or something like that? Still not sure I'm even going to get one.
  3. Space78
    In the past you could see how many orders had been placed on the BDP page, and thus how close a set was to selling out. I'm not seeing that on the Lego order site or the BDP site. Has that feature/information gone away?
  4. Space78
    Yeah, the issue is the two stud wide walls. I just don't think that had to be done to make this a good model, and the challenge modding this to 6 wide will be a lack of appropriate parts in the set to make that happen. There's a lot of SNOT building in those walls.
  5. Space78
    Right, that will be my main issue. This is going to look too big next to the Santa Fe passenger set, and the BNSF GP engine. I have the orient express. It's a beautiful model, but it sits on the shelf. It's just too big and heavy to actually run in on Lego track/layout.
  6. Space78
    Thanks for posting that video. I did not realize this was going to be 8 wide. A bit disappointing to me, as I prefer the traditional 6 wide to fit in with my other Lego trains from 1990s - 2010s. Actually, it surprises me this is 8 wide. I don't think it had to be to be a good model/set. I'm now less likely to get more than one, since this will be a static display model for me rather than something I run on my Lego layout. Also did not know motorization was going to be via gears. I just don't think this runs as well as using a Lego train motor. Glad I saw this before Monday, very informative and will affect my purchase.
  7. Space78
    I wonder how long it will take for someone to make Santa Fe decals for this? I have to say, I am very happy that Lego did NOT decide to add a bunch of extra items to this set (and increase the price) such as more minifigs or some kind of useless diorama to set it in, thus keeping the cost down.
  8. Space78
    I think there is that and the fact that Lego continues to offer space-themed sets. We did just get the up-scaled blue astronaut. The sets might not be what people on the forum want, but it's what Lego wants to offer for sale. In contrast, Lego has ended pirates and castle themes, so it makes sense that sets that fit into those themes would do well in BDP. Things might have been different if Bricklink had continued as an independent company, but now that it's owned by Lego I think means the BDP needs to fit into Lego's overall marketing strategy. I mean, BDP is really a scaled down version of Ideas.
  9. Space78
    Agree, a sticker would have been inexcusable in a set like this and given how large the image is on that piece. I would think custom stickers would be very easy to get/have made these days for anyone that wants them.
  10. Space78
    It did seem like it was just a matter of time given Lego did an up-scaled helmet in 40819 Up-Scaled Racing Driver Minifigure. So, who's ordering the max 5 sets on 1st day?
  11. Space78
    They're listed as "standard" parts on the US Lego site, not "bestseller", which means they ship from Denmark - so coming from Europe. We'll see if there is any change to that in coming days...
  12. Space78
    Both show out of stock as of now.
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  14. Space78
    Agree, good to see Lego is making an attempt at a NA locomotive after many years without.
  15. Space78
    Glad I ordered them through BL also. One set was for me and the other Christmas presents for my daughter who is also into CS.
  16. Space78
    We'll see, I"m still skeptical. If it was like the orange spaceman, the window to order before being sold out was very small, something like less than 24 hours. Lego appears to be moving toward all parts being "best sellers" in each region, so agree that at some point all parts in the U.S. will be best sellers, it will just be a matter of whether they are available on PAB. And, where can one find this "official word from Lego"?
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