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Looks like a lovely little set! Thanks for the heads-up.

Oh - sounds like they switched them somehow and not necessarily altered them. Man - and I feel guilty after buying a set, then saving the receipt in case the price goes down somewhere else...

Hmmm - they've got the Police sets going. Very disturbing. Maybe that's why Lego is trying anything and everything as far as new themes. Power Miners, Space Police (not really new, but off the radar), farming equipment, and such. I'm dreading the day some knock-off company sells their version of the MMV or Green Grocer or any Star Wars (under the guise of "Space Battles").

Well - that's not always "failsafe". I believe that, over time, Negs and Neutrals cease to count. Even a person with a Neg or 2 might appear 100% due to the length of time between the Neg infraction and current date. Maybe that has changed since the new system of ratings though...

How could he "alter" a computerized bar code?

I think this - Lego is a fantastic toy that enables all sorts of folks to create whatever world they want. The recent Space Police line has some great looking "aliens" that can be used in Star Wars and even Castle IMO. If someone wants to try to sell off an extra Squidman, Slizer, or Frenzy (the "4 armed space fink" as he's called) under the suggestion that it could be used as a Star Wars Cantina patron, then so be it. I worry more about Lego lots showing up dirty, with bite marks, or broken when listed otherwise. Just my opinion - I may be wrong.

Great introduction! Enjoy the site.

Me neither - I checked today...

TRU or Lego S@H?

It might be interesting or unique if he had a Firefighter Lego MF w/ a burnt head listed under "Fire Man", but the must be nutters trying to sell it as is...

Glad to hear it! I know I had a blast last year. I'd love to go to Chicago as well, but the funds and time are both already spoken for. Brickworld is the same weekend as Fathers Day...

I'd be too busy fighting my MF's!!

Hmmm - kind of a stretch in my opinion, but one never knows...

Nice - thanks for all the pics and info...

Wish I was going... Is the Tax rate really 10%?!

Very cool!

Hmmmm - good question. I haven't had too much experience with Cons yet, as I only went to my first last year, but I think most of the stuff was sold out...

Love it! The roof on the "tower" is really neat and I'm def stealing that "crack in the wall" idea.

Very cool! ...and much more believable than the bibles' "accounts" of the creation of the Earth and its inhabitants.

Thanks for the review. I'm not too keen on getting this...

Great news - thanks for all the links!!

Very cool! Not sure if I like the yellow house/ red roof combo though. Reminds me too much of McDonalds...

Thanks for these! I was an architecture student in high school, so of course, we learned of the "Masters" such as Frank Lloyd Wright and I've been to Falling Water personally. These are really neat!!

The BrickFair Team is happy to share these announcements: === 5/17/2009 === Rec'd another email today... Thank you for contacting BrickFair! Our [Contact Us] link is so under-utilized :( We, too, were overwhelmed by the crowds last year! We expected 5,000, but received 10,000. WHAT WE ARE DOING TO ACCOMODATE CROWDS THIS YEAR: * Strollers are not permitted in the display areas. Hopefully that'll free up walking space. We suspect strollers were a major traffic contributor last year. A "stroller parking area" will be provided for folks near the front of the entrance line. * The vendors are moving upstairs, along with The LEGO Group. So they will have more room to spread out, and shoppers at those vendor tables won't clog display areas. There are 2 staircases + the elevators to the vendor/LEGO Group level which will be clearly marked. BrickFair maps will be provided on your way in, so you can easily find everything. * The Grand Ballroom, without vendors or The LEGO group, will have more space for LEGO creations -- more spread out (although, the same # of tables). * Stay & Play (formerly called Free-Build) is doubling in space (2 rooms instead of 1) and doubling the bricks too. Last year's Free-Build was probably a fire hazard. We want all the kids to have a chance to play, so we hope the extra space and brick make that possible. * Last year our Saturday public hours was a lesson to us. Our traffic patterns were identified. We modified the public line overnight so that, on Sunday, people entered the rear of the Grand Ballroom. This formed a circular traffic flow, and GREATLY cleared up congestion. We will streamline this design even further this year. * The lobby area will contain slightly fewer display tables. This will clear up the hub of traffic outside the ballroom and will open the path to the convenient glass door and stairs leading down to the theater level. * We hope to have a few (train?) displays downstairs as well, further spreading out our displays and easing congestion. WHAT YOU CAN DO: There may not be a "best time" to visit. Being limited public hours (11am - 4pm), those 5,000-per-day are squeezed into one singular time frame. However: * Our doors close at 4:00pm and we kickout folks at 4:30pm. So there's a winding down period from 4:00 to 4:30pm. That would be a good time to be at BrickFair -- although, clearly, that's not enough time to see everything. * Last year we saw ~5,500 visitors on Saturday and ~4,500 on Sunday. So Sunday may be a better bet for lighter crowds. Also, last year we got extremely lucky with multiple Washington Post articles in the Kids' section, the Business section, and the Weekend section. We cannot expect such great coverage again, so we do anticipate lighter public attendance this year. And to your final thought, YES, registering for the full weekend definitely grants you greater access to BrickFair -- and during slow times too (not to mention more games, prizes, etc). Bringing MOCs to show off is not requirement but is strongly encouraged. Registrants' MOCs are what make up the show! Thank you for asking. I hope somewhere in all this you'll find a tid-bit of wisdom to help you enjoy your time at BrickFair even better. See you in August! Todd Gotta get myself fully registered...can't wait to go back!

Yeah - I don't think I'd even make a "friendly bet" on Spidey Lego returning. Disappointing to be sure, but then, so was the 3rd movie IMO.