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They tend to vary, even in areas with multiple stores. But generally, they reflect LEGO.com's pick-a-brick selection, with whatever chosen sampling being offered in any given store.

Former LEGOLAND, California employee. Unfortunately, this is just a carryover blurb they used to describe the Studio Store here over the years. They even had, until very recently, the logo for Batman LEGO sets lining the store walls. So, it's a sign of nothing more than the disconnect between PR and product awareness. Even after all these years, LEGOLAND's retail departments do not take the rabidness of the LEGO fan seriously enough.

Ah, I was so genuinely hoping this was going to be a great MOC. I wasn't let down. My Kenner T-16 was one of my most often enjoyed toys as a child. Great, great MOC. I'll be sharing this with friends.

2560x1600. No choice for that, so I couldn't vote. But I use Firefox 5.0.

Here's one I recently came up with. Original link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/weswalker/450...57623806598012/

This is great news. I was just thinking the other day how I really enjoyed the battle packs from the Fantasy Era, and how I was really hoping that the new Kingdoms sets would have some. Didn't even have to wait that long to find out. Great find!

The answer on the glue is almost certainly no. It won't come off. Last year LEGO gave me some display models for some work I did for them and portions of the models were glued. I had to dismantle them and toss the bits of LEGO that were glued together in a recycling bin, as there was just no hope for them. And having worked around the model builders at LEGOLAND, I can assure you that when something is glued, it is done so for good. The only glue that is removable is something like Elmer's, which you can soak in water to remove, but LEGO uses nothing akin to this glue. As to the value, perhaps someone would buy them. Things are worth whatever people would be willing to pay. Either way, it's a neat find. Good luck.

Bravo. Can we just sticky this and end all of this nonsense?

Actually, you're all wrong. The most expensive LEGO "set" (heh heh) would be the LEGO Duck. http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Duck One of, if not the first LEGO product ever made. I'm sure it would sell for a fortune most of us could hardly conceive of here.

Sealife Aquarium, adjacent to LEGOLAND, California features many HUGE LEGO models in the tanks with the various animals. So, my assumption would be no and that incorporating the two shouldn't be a problem.

I don't know if they have the store where you are, but, The Container Store sells MANY hobby related display cases of ALL sizes. I've got one that has my whole Fabuland collection on display, and I've even got some that are just bigger than a minifigure, so I've got single figures on display (Chrome Darth Vader, etc.) If they've got a location near you, or ship to wherever you are, that's what I would do.

I sincerely doubt my LEGO collection would be subject to robbery, here in the States. I think reselling it, while lucrative, would be a sincere pain. So I guess the only thing protecting my collection is my insurance agency and the idea that selling would be a lot of work. That and my modest firearms and my obscene ability to hit my mark regardless. Regardless.

I can vouch for the fact that the tank set WAS made, as a prototype at least. It was vetoed by the company though before it could go into production. This has been corroborated by many set designers in different avenues. I either heard about it through work or at one of the panels they did at the conventions. Ultimately I think being a Danish company it was odd to create a Nazi vehicle, even without the obvious references to the Nazi regime. So, obviously given this, there will NEVER be a tank set.

They have been planning and scouting a second LEGOLAND park in the states for some time now. This is it.

As always, these continue to exceed my expectations. I can't wait to get my hand on this one. If they keep this up, I'm going to have a pretty impressive spread of modular buildings in my city display.

Agents is done. The new "Adventure" theme for this year is World Racers.

Let's just say this, any time I call LEGO up, they answer and greet me by name because I'm always quick to call when I have a problem. When I recently opened my copy of the Town Plan I had sitting in a closet for over a year, I found the sticker sheet was folded in half, and due to this several stickers had come loose and stuck to the inside of the box. There was also a misprint on one of the minifigure heads. I immediately contacted customer service and they replaced both items within a few days. I've had similar experiences with other sets, including the askew R2 heads and I always request a replacement. I spend far too much on LEGO to settle for anything but the best and they have always been extremely kind and quick to serve when I have a problem.

This has been in the works for a while, but I assure you, Merlin has no illusions about competing with Disney. It's beyond David and Goliath, and more like Goliath and a dust mite.

Love it. I've learned to save images because these will be gone in the next 5-6 hours.

This might be what you are looking for: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=73090b Edit: Beat me to it. But yes, we both had the same idea.

I can verify that they will in fact be available in the United States. A few posters have worried that they might not be, but they will.

They look better. A simple aesthetic change that brings a greater degree of visual appeal to the figures. Yes, they won't match the old ones, but the same thing happened in a more drastic fashion when the shift was made to flesh from plain yellow. So really, people that are too worried about the change should keep in mind that it could be much, much more drastic.

That's what I was wondering. How cool! This is exciting news.

Very cool. I was skeptical like a lot of the members here when I first saw this, but I'll take KimT's lack of skepticism as a good point towards the likelihood of this set. Still two months until the Toy Fair, and I'm really itching to see some of the surprises we have coming up in 2010. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Very interesting. I just picked up a copy of the Family Home, and almost busted it open to see if this was included before I reconsidered the wording of the first post. Looking forward to a scan of this if someone manages to do it soon.