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  1. MAB
    In a couple of cases, Lepin have got sets out before LEGO. The most famous case was probably the Ship in a Bottle, although they worked from the Ideas submission there rather than the final LEGO set.
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    If they make a church playset, then why not a mosque, or a Buddist temple? To some it may just be a building. To others it is their religion. And if they turn people's religion into playsets, then why not make, for example, Jesus and his disciples into minifigures. And if Jesus, why not Muhammad or Buddha minifigures? I don't think you need to build a church. Just build a wall at one end of a base plate, with a stained glass window or plain windows for a more modern setting, and have loads of benches in front of it. Then build some furniture such as an altar. That way you get your inside without having to build the outside.
  3. MAB
    And when I first replied, I wasn't replying to you, I was replying to someone else that said there hadn't been any churches since 1957.
  4. MAB
    You don't really need a separator for bricks. I only use one (sometimes two) for when I have a plate attached to a larger plate, or two when I have two plates the same size completely overlapping. Turn the separator around and use the chisel edge.
  5. MAB
    No, it won't. The point was that they have done a church recently.
  6. MAB
    I used to find some of them were so early that I got bored of the set by the time it came out. Some CMFs, for example, used to get leaked 3-4 months before release. You see them so much before release by the time they come out, they are not so special.
  7. MAB
    There is a church (St Marks) in the Venice set.
  8. MAB
    Seeing as you have already said you prefer one over the other, I think you should buy the one you like.
  9. MAB
    I think the important rule for you is this one: - The MOC needs to have at least two (2) original Lego pieces in it, NO clone ones.  So long as your figure has more than two parts, and doesn't use any clones, then go for it. It would be nice to see some other non-minifigure versions of Santa. CCBS parts are just as valid LEGO parts as a good old 2x4 brick.
  10. MAB
    Dogs aren't part of the octopus clan.
  11. MAB
    That does look good, but I'm not sure about the "architecture scale", especially with the part count. If this location was done by lego, I image they would just use white 1x4 bricks for each block.
  12. MAB
    I outrank you. I am CommanderTalentedOctopus.
  13. MAB
    I imagine 2 out of the 3 will go, with one replacement. We don't need five modulars at a time. I hope PR goes as it has been out a long time, but that said it probably sells better than DO and I'd prefer to see DO go. I'm easy about BB going or not. There will be four for sale if we get another one in January. Has there ever been a realistic rumour rather than a wants list about re-releases of CC and GG. I thought Jamie Berard was fairly clear about there being no intention to re-release the old ones, and I hope it stays that way. Give us new ones, not old ones!
  14. MAB
    Did you try having a brown tile (1 wide) running up the stairs each side, so the carpet looks more like a runner than fully fitted? They did this so that the carpet on the stairs could be moved to distribute wear.
  15. MAB
    Have you seen much of an increase in the number of votes after the specific events you mention? Having a readership of 240000 people for the magazine and 70000 visitors at the Motor Show, did anything happen after those events. I guess the magazine is hard to judge as they will receive it / read it at different times. But for the motor show, have you monitored if it had any effect on votes?
  16. MAB
    Someone threw away a Cafe Corner box? That's a couple of hundred bucks in that pile of trash!
  17. MAB
    Or FB is set in the 2010s and there is a re-enactment going on using an old fire truck.
  18. MAB
    I think the fence makes perfect sense. For a ruin to become in that state will probably take many years, whereas a fence would disappear in that time. The fence looks like a newer addition. I think the MOC is lovey. Great colours and the non-square base looks great. Maybe an extra figure or two (an ally or a foe) would be good. A hidden foe around the corner of a wall may add some interest only seen from a different viewpoint.
  19. MAB
    There are various news articles about the re-release on brickset which have some information about the original set. https://brickset.com/news?query=vestas It will be worth significantly less now than it was a year ago.
  20. MAB
    Probably one of the recent Iron Man incarnations:
  21. MAB
    Before you worry about font sizes, you need to think about your cutting skills. Try cutting a piece of paper neatly to fit on the part in question. Then work out the maximum font size you can use to get all the text that you require. It is worth printing onto paper first and practicing with that (and deciding whether it looks good) before you buy sticker paper. If you buy pre-cut stickers, your sticker size will determine the scaling.
  22. MAB
    Made using parts from Go Brick Me only (just bought the set today, great fun!)
  23. MAB
    While the sets are location specific, the majority of the parts should of course be worldwide. It will be interesting to see if the unique parts / prints in these sets become available worldwide in other sets or via replacement parts. For example, the round tile / printed door from the Year of the Snake set was available for a while through replacement parts.
  24. MAB
    I agree here, prices are what they can get away with, and not really reflecting production costs. I imagine some people pay full RRP for LEGO, buying from the LEGO store. Part of it is the experience. However, the same sets will be sold for 33% off in supermarkets at some stage. I feel sometimes LEGO sets prices knowing that they will be discounted from RRP. The Friends Friendship box 41346 has an RRP of £44.99, here is the amazon price tracker chart for it actual sale price ...
  25. MAB
    "These sets are special. They are the first sets we’ve created to celebrate Lunar New Year and the first time we’ve made sets for a specific country or region." So what was this set? And the following sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, pig sets? Don't they celebrate the Lunar New Year and they were made for a specific country or region. They have also made sets like Team GB, DFB, etc. for specific countries before. And loads of location specific sets like Billund Airport, LEGO House, Lester, Royal Guard, Marina Bay Sands, etc.
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