The LEGO Corner

[monkey_roo]

Sadly no car with the GB Firehouse, so if you can find one, grab one now as it won't be around long. I don't think Lego keep more than two ideas on the shelves for long, so with BB and Walee out now and Dr Who hitting shelves soon I assume the Ecto 1 car will be end of life soon.

 

[poncho]

can you get custom acrylic cases for lego sets?

 

[monkey_roo]

I've never seen anything specifically targeted at Lego as a product, but I am sure that you can contact one of the co panties that make cases with the dimensions and they would make it?

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

GBHQ does look good, although I think I would have preferred to see a dark orange brick rather than the bright red gloss. Still, I'm happy enough to buy it

 

[sith-smith]

I think it is a definite one to buy.

Saw a picture of it alongside all the modular buildings and it looks pretty good in comparison 8)

 

[monkey_roo]

Yeah, I think it will look great lined up with the modular sets.

Seeing some cool looking force awakens poly bags appearing. poe's xwing mini build and a Finn in stormtrooper outfit, no idea how you would get them yet, also it seems in Nov the mail will be giving away a 1st order tie-fighter.

If any of you have daughters it is roumored that the two new frozen sets will be getting an early release, maybe even Sunday...

 

[iDrew]

Well my childhood love for Lego is re-kindled, spent my evenings this week building Wall-E.

Imperial Shuttle Tydirium should be coming for christmas :mrgreen:

 

[sith-smith]

That's a cool piece 8)

I have so much lego to build at the moment (9 modular buildings sand crawler, sail barge!) Plus I've now decided I want to get the lego railway sets!! :roll:

Then of course there's all the new sets coming out in January!!

 

[monkey_roo]

Ha, I am chucking. Lego railways is a path to endless expense and joy... There are some great Amazon deals on the current city trains, which come with full power functions and track, so while they aren't collector trains they get everything up and running. You will then want to start tracking down some of the older trains, the constitution express from the Lone Ranger theme is a lovely train, as is the western train chase set from the toy story line. Then there is the Horizon Express and the Emerald Night and of course the Hogwarts Express, which are all power functions, or power function adaptable. Of course you could go old school and build a 9v system... That's a whole different world

 

[sith-smith]

I'm really trying to limit myself. Not going for all the older ones like I have with modular (just need the café and the new bank). Will get all the current sets (got 3 already) loads of spare track and any if the older sets I like...possibly the maersk and emerald night...but might just stick with new releases.

 

[Palifan]

Pretty sweet looking Batcave!

http://kotaku.com/5950767/you-have-to-see-this-incredible-lego-batcave-no-excuses

 

[tundra9]

Pretty sweet looking Batcave!

http://kotaku.com/5950767/you-have-to-see-this-incredible-lego-batcave-no-excuses

Holy crap that was cool!

Never been into the new lego stuff myself, had a few ot sets, but didn't do it for me as the old stuff did though..
contemplating getting the vintage ninja stuff for my ninja collection, but they're expensive as fook...

 

[sith-smith]

No one bought any new Lego recently?

 

[Palifan]

No one bought any new Lego recently?

I've been wondering the same recently as there hasn't been much action on here.
I picked up TFA Poe's X-wing the other day for $56 out here in the US that was on sale and my boy had the Death Star for Christmas that took about 14 hours to put together (it was a used one so all the lego was mixed together so I think time could easily be save if everything was in their original bags). Also I bought the UCS Tumbler recently to go with my UCS Sandcrawler and Slave 1, just love those big sets! The other thing I'm waiting on is the carbon freezing chamber that I had to send off to Germany for as it's not available in the US yet for some reason. Oh and I'm also waiting on the last Star Wars millennium falcon to arrive as I prefer it to the new TFA one.

I tend to get all my old lego opened so that I can build it up without worrying about opening a sealed box. I did the same with the cloud city set although that didn't come with any of the figures (way to expensive with those!). I always get tempted with lego and had to pick up the Scooby Van as well as Ecto 1 and the BTTF DeLorean. It's such a great brand and every now and than I discover something new like the Monster fighters that takes my fancy and pick up a couple of sets. At least having a couple of boys I can sort of justify it (although I have got a fair few unopened doubles of sets I've given them to keep for myself :lol: ). Not sure what else will be out this year that I'll have to pick up but my boys are always interested in something new like those Nexo Knights or Ninjago.....it's like a brick nightmare at home!

Ian

 

[kingshearer]

I would love to buy some Lego Star Wars maybe the star destroyer or falcon but the prices are crazy.
I love space lego and have built up a fairly good boxed collection over the last 10 years.

 

[sith-smith]

I would love to buy some Lego Star Wars maybe the star destroyer or falcon but the prices are crazy.
I love space lego and have built up a fairly good boxed collection over the last 10 years.

Vintage Space Lego?

 

[kingshearer]

I would love to buy some Lego Star Wars maybe the star destroyer or falcon but the prices are crazy.
I love space lego and have built up a fairly good boxed collection over the last 10 years.

Vintage Space Lego?

Yes mate the moon base stuff!

 

[Mr-shifter]

Vintage Space Lego?

Gary's spider sense has just gone nuts

Gary collects monorails

I keep looking at the ghostbusters hq but I'm pretty skint at the moment. It's my birthday next month so who knows though.

 

[kingshearer]

Mine stuff's from 1979-83 ish.

Just had a look at the monorails and Ghostbusters stuff never knew about them they all look pretty cool.

 

[sith-smith]

Vintage Space Lego?

Gary's spider sense has just gone nuts

Gary collects monorails

I keep looking at the ghostbusters hq but I'm pretty skint at the moment. It's my birthday next month so who knows though.

Ha! I just have the two different versions now I sold my spare

 

[sith-smith]

Mine stuff's from 1979-83 ish.

Just had a look at the monorails and Ghostbusters stuff never knew about them they all look pretty cool.

That stuff is great. Been trying to put a complete boxed collection together 8)

 

[sith-smith]

I have the ecto1 and will eventually get the HQ.

Been trying to put all the modular sets together. Still to get the bank, but been having a nightmare getting the Corner Café. Not so much finding one, but getting conned on every one I have got via eBay! :twisted: :roll:

 

[iDrew]

No one bought any new Lego recently?

I'm still building the Imperial Shuttle I had for Christmas, Poe's X-wing arrived today though :mrgreen:

 

[sith-smith]

I had planned on building the sandcrawler over Christmas, but got distracted with the lego railway stuff!! 8)

 

[monkey_roo]

Be prepared for more Lego distractions this year then

A load more Force Awakens sets coming our way, yet another X-Wing among them (Poe's blue one this time)
Some big SW Rebels sets including Darth's Tie Advance and A-Wing, with an all new cartoon styled Darth...
3 new ultimate sets, Echo Base, Snowspeeder and a new Death Star

Superheroes looks good, 4 Captain America sets (giant Ant-Man figure), some great Spider-Man and on Dr Strange set and three sets containing the Suicide Squad film character, but not directly linked to the film we think.

Lots of other news coming out of the London Toy Fair, but I don't tend to look much beyond the SW and Superhero news.

 

[sith-smith]

Do we have any pictures of the echo base yet?

 

[Palifan]

Do we have any pictures of the echo base yet?

And the new Death Star?!

 

[sith-smith]

Woah!!

Hadn't noticed the new death star in that list!!

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Nice list of new sets! Looking forward to seeing Echo Base and the Snowspeeder the most out of those. So, a Death Star IV eh? Think they're missing a trick there. They would have done better with a Starkiller Base for a couple of years before going back to the classic Death Star. Of course, the drawback there is it would have send the secondary market for the last Death Star nuts and with prices for sealed examples already topping £470 who knows where it would have ended.

 

[monkey_roo]

No real details on the Star Wars Lego. The norm is for images to surface at the New York toy fair in a few weeks time.

The echo base has been roumored for a while now, there was a new Lego video released a few months back - http://www.lego.com/en-gb/starwars/videos/lego-star-wars-battle-of-hoth-36588d36adff47caa54429677235100a and this is meant to be what the new base is based on, we also know it will cost $250, so expect a dollar to pound conversion there.

The Death Star is a murky one, but it has been reported that it is an update of the current one, all new printings on the figures and details on the base. Star killer base might have been interesting but I doubt they want to push a £300 force awakens set just yet, where as the Death Star is the set that just won't stop selling and the figures and design do look a little dated now.

Pictures of a few sets are now online from the German toy fair this week, http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-nuremberg-toy-fair-2016-set-images/ worth checking out the Spider-Man Brookline bridge set...