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  1. MAB
    I doubt much has really changed since the first game. We've had a lot of licensed series, which tend to get downvoted, plus S18 which was themed. The only new thing is S19 and they are still very new.
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    I don't think normal minifigure heads would have been as popular for the general public (as opposed to AFOLs wanting parts reusability), as they don't look very good compared to other Simpsons toys. It depends what you are into. I find that there are more reusable parts in Simpsons S1 than TLNM series, mainly because the designs printed on TLNM ones tend to make them unusable for me. The heads may be traditional minifigure ones, but if the prints on the heads/torsos/legs are too specific, then they become less useful.
  3. MAB
    Because more people liked it than TLNM series. Simpsons S1 was fairly ground breaking. Something people thought Lego would never do, both as a theme and as a licensed CMF, some great characters (esp compared to S2), lots of TV accurate head molds. Whereas TLMN was a waste of a CMF series for me. Loads of minifigures came in boxed sets, but still they did a CMF series. Whereas Simpsons S2 had lots of duplication from S1 and it was clear they weren't going to do the more interesting characters.
  4. MAB
    It isn't a fact. The DVDs, for example, are rated 15 (in UK). So if they made 16+ sets, then they would be age appropriate. We might assume it is inappropriate based on LEGO's values, but those are very flexible when it comes to opportunities of new markets. Many thought the same of The Simpsons, yet they did that. Go back just over a decade, and many thought they wouldn't make German or Russian soldiers based on their anti-modern warfare stance, but they did that.
  5. MAB
    We don't know that. There might still be production constraints that limits how may can be chosen, or based on projected demand / production run size, and so on.
  6. MAB
    I think they are based in the UK too. There is a direct dial number that is a UK one and if you phone it, they speak French to start with. I can think of one border that is not that far away now! LEGO could make prices uniform, but there are other hidden costs such as transportation, documentation in different languages and so on. Plus any EU citizen has the right to purchase from another EU country as if they were in that country if they arrange the transportation and so on.
  7. MAB
    It means someone has printed their own design on minifigure parts.
  8. MAB
    And brought back to life since then in the USA. https://www.toysrus.com/PressRelease.html
  9. MAB
    Another Shakespeare CMF. Takes me up to 8, and 12 of the actors.
  10. MAB
    It wouldn't need to be double walled, they'd just use artistic license and get the outside roughly right and not worry too much about the colour inside. A few stickers on the walls will soon make it look like Moe's. I don't see the problem with the windows - the diamond pattern would probably be printed on. The biggest issue, and why it will probably never be done, is the alcohol references.
  11. MAB
    You should be fine longer term if they glow without blowing out now. LEDs tend to blow instantly if you apply a voltage that is too high, as the current flowing through it (which is actually what determines the brightness, not the voltage itself) will rapidly increase beyond the operating limit. LEDs are very non-linear in terms of voltage and current - their resistance is not fixed.
  12. MAB
    We don't need it. But I'd buy it. Mega Construx / Bloks have done Family Guy kubros, similar to Brickheadz.
  13. MAB
    Is this a lighting it that you have bought, where they have pre-cut the strips and made up their own connector plugs and so on? Looking closely I cannot see lego logos on them. It wouldn't surprise me if the voltages on the distributor are the same, unless there are specific instructions not to place certain strips in certain connectors. You can usually get away with going (slightly) over the recommended voltages and of course you can go under and in this case the LEDs will just not be at their brightest. So I imagine they just supply the same voltage to all strips without caring too much about the different forward voltages for the different colour strips.
  14. MAB
    Yes, not all 5mm LEDs are equal, If you do get a tight one, then you can use sandpaper on the edges to remove a little of the plastic casing to get it to fit into a technic hole. Also, I don't mind them getting stuck. Technic bricks are cheap enough and in fact with some of mine I actually glued the LED in place so they do not come out if a wire is accidentally pulled.
  15. MAB
    ^ Some of these strips do have resistors in the casing. I tend to use WS2812B strips or matrices, as these can change colour via an arduino. Or if using white light only, I often go for a traditional LED (5mm) as these fit through and get held by the hole of a technic brick.
  16. MAB
    No, it is just changing - by getting rid of stuff that is not so popular and concentrating on the shop side for adults / parents and as a portal rather than as a host for content for kids. Games are often better as apps than online games, and it makes sense to host these on google play / appstore rather than on the website. A lot of videos are still embedded on the website, but it makes sense to also have these on youtube where kids tend to go to watch videos.
  17. MAB
    I am not sure how long the distributions of a sample box will be useful. There have been a number of reports that boxes do not contain the "correct" distribution, and LEGO states this on their website for the box of 60: PLEASE NOTE: each ‘mystery’ bag contains one of the Series 19 minifigure characters available in this collection. This box includes 60 'mystery' bags and at least one complete collection. So there official line is that you should get at least one complete collection, presumably to cover themselves if the distributions are no longer fixed like in previous series sealed boxes. Although there have been complaints where customers have received zero of one figure in a sealed box.
  18. MAB
    That hair was available for a while a few years ago in BAM, so was her torso and legs. I bought a load of the torso as they make good fleshie peasant women.
  19. MAB
    Something similar happened a few years back. I once ordered 200 of these: at ~50p each. They were only available in the Inside Tour sets but appeared available on B+P. There was also a lot of new parts in that order. They cancelled it and the site was down for a few days around that time too. It looks like they have made the same mistake again, allowing new parts to become available when they should not have.
  20. MAB
    You can cut those individually. Just cut through the copper pieces and you will be fine.
  21. MAB
    Obviously I do not know which LED strips you have but normally if you can cut them, then this is either marked with a line or if there is a line of electrodes where they join to the next section then you can normally cut through the electrodes to separate the sections, but you cannot cut anywhere else. For example here, you can have a group of three but you cannot cut just a single one: If yours look different to this then it is probably a good idea to post an image of them or a link to the product.
  22. MAB
    Yes they did. If you phone them you can order them - but only by the box they come in. I once bought 40 of the boxes of capes from 76056 Batman: Rescue from Ra's al Ghul. I was after green standard capes for my elves, and the only way I could do it was purchase the whole box, which contained the standard green cape, the small neck cape, and Batman's and Robin's capes. I think it was about £1.80 / $2 for each box, which was not bad as I sold off the Batman and Robin ones as I had no use for them.
  23. MAB
    It's a nice MOC, but I think what makes it nice- the size and the detail - makes it unlikely to pass. This is similar in style to FRIENDS being a set of licensed minifigures in a location, but another 50% bigger again. And FRIENDS was already 3x the part count of Big Bang and Yellow Submarine, 2x Flintstones.
  24. MAB
    I don't think it did. It was on quite heavy clearance sales at most retailers that stocked it. RRP was £50, I think I paid ~£30. Many were parted out on BL and figures are still not worth that much.
  25. MAB
    And to add to that, was it fun to build? And a big one - were the parts easy enough to source? If you want to sell any, I'd give some away. Aside from the Arvo Bros Alien, I don't think I have ever bought MOC instructions from someone that doesn't give something away first so you can judge the quality of their builds. Give away a few MOC instructions and people will learn the quality and might buy some more from you. Another must for me is seeing the final thing built by you on your website / selling channel. If you haven't built it for real, why would I want to build it? I'm not a fan of MOCs churned out by LDD builders primarily for sale rather than for what they are.
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