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#40078 Hot Dog Cart - Summer VIP Exclusive

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Looks like July brings a great freebie with purchase set!

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  • atkinsaratkinsar Member Posts: 4,258
    Smells like a polybag. Nice colour bike.
  • RennyRenny Member Posts: 1,145
    I heard that the giveaway in Chicago Stores will be opened and resealed by the staff in order to remove the Ketchup bottle piece ;)

    That may or may not be true.
    pvancil27canon03Oldfan
  • emilewskiemilewski Member Posts: 482
    Excellent! I am excited. Is this in addition to the Jor-El? I was waiting for July 1st to get Jor-El and this is an exciting bonus.
  • The_MackThe_Mack Member Posts: 239
    emilewski said:

    Excellent! I am excited. Is this in addition to the Jor-El? I was waiting for July 1st to get Jor-El and this is an exciting bonus.

    You're confusing June with July...
    June 1-25th for Jor-El...
    July 1-31st Hot Dog cart...
    Anyone noticing a new trend? Is it just me or are these exclusive sets, becoming more frequent?
  • emilewskiemilewski Member Posts: 482
    ^ ah yes...darn.
  • bmwlegobmwlego Member Posts: 820
    Nice bike...agreed. Exclusive figs, creative little sets like this and the winter one given away beginning on Brick Friday are reasons to buy LEGO directly from LEGO. I'll be picking up at least one copy of this set this summer.
  • Dread_PirateDread_Pirate Member Posts: 184
    Remove the Katsup piece? Why it is just a red nose cone, what is so big about that?
  • iancam33iancam33 Member Posts: 407
    I love it. I really love the fact it has a bike with it. I almost regret purchsing a friends set just for the blue bike.
  • Dare_WreckDare_Wreck Member Posts: 23
    @Dread_Pirate - Renny was joking, since in Chicago, it's considered sacrilege to put ketchup on your hot dogs. :) A Chicago-style hot dog has yellow mustard and no ketchup. Throw the red stuff on there, and you'll get weird looks and possibly even run out of town (just joking, of course!).
    kissyfur_okcaperberryDeadareus
  • dougtsdougts Member Posts: 4,110
    one of the coolest polybag giveaways I've seen yet. Very nice
    kylejohnson11
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    I'm liking the Azure bike, the girl's hair and the guy's face. All are new I believe?
  • sidersddsidersdd Member Posts: 2,432
    BrickDancer said:

    I'm liking the Azure bike, the girl's hair and the guy's face. All are new I believe?

    Medium Azure bike comes in #3184 Friends Adventure Camper set.
  • MatthewMatthew Administrator Posts: 3,714
    ^^ Hair has been in a fair few sets now, it's a couple of years old
  • PicopiratePicopirate Member Posts: 325
    As long as they dont include a brown cone then i will be happy. I moved to kc a few years ago wand was horrified to discover that people here put bbq sauce in their brats. Mustard, relish, and kraut are all fine, ketchup is acceptable but bbq sauce is just wrong.
  • LegobrandonCPLegobrandonCP Member Posts: 1,917
    This is wonderful.
  • Dread_PirateDread_Pirate Member Posts: 184
    Dare_Wreck said:

    @Dread_Pirate - Renny was joking, since in Chicago, it's considered sacrilege to put ketchup on your hot dogs. :) A Chicago-style hot dog has yellow mustard and no ketchup. Throw the red stuff on there, and you'll get weird looks and possibly even run out of town (just joking, of course!).

    Being from WA and only spending a couple months near Chicago (Navy boot camp in Great Lakes, IL) I did not know this was an issue. No katsup is not an issue with me but the yellow mustart needs to be no where near my food. :P For me a good amount of cheese sauce, onions and relish(or chilli) and I'm good to go!



  • LegobrandonCPLegobrandonCP Member Posts: 1,917
    Speaking of hot dog condiments, I only put ketchup on my hot dogs. Nothing else. I don't like the taste of mustard or relish. ;-)
    Poochy
  • iancam33iancam33 Member Posts: 407
    Gray pupon(sp) mustard is good on a dog as is caeser or ranch dressing.
  • LegoFanTexasLegoFanTexas Member Posts: 8,404
    Heywood Floyd: I'd love a hot dog.
    Walter Curnow: Astrodome. Good hot dogs there.
    Heywood Floyd: Astrodome? You can't grow a good hot dog indoors. Yankee Stadium. September. The hot dogs have been boiling since opening day in April. Now that's a hot dog.
    Walter Curnow: The yellow mustard or the darker kind?
    Heywood Floyd: The darker kind.
    Walter Curnow: Very important.
    murphquake
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,165
    edited June 2013
    What a cool looking set!! Maybe for those in Chicago, they should replace the ketchup piece with brickset.com/parts/?part=4549989.
  • iancam33iancam33 Member Posts: 407
    Since we are doing movie references...... do you know what hotdogs are made from?
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,165
    ^^
    I've been told cow lips.
  • iancam33iancam33 Member Posts: 407
    ^^close but no cigar, sir.
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,729
    ^ All beef with mustard and onions.
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    @sidersdd good call on the bike.

    @matthew i dont recognize the hair still. Looked for it on bricklink in black but not seeing it, maybe in other colors?
  • canuckcanuck Member Posts: 88
    @BrickDancer I believe the hairpiece is http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=88286 and has at least been in city sets, #3661 #4206
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    You're right! Hard to tell from the BL pic angles compared to above. I actually have one right in front of me in dark brown, the only color so far apparently. Good to see it available in black now.
  • SirBenSirBen Member Posts: 594
    Dare_Wreck said:

    @Dread_Pirate - Renny was joking, since in Chicago, it's considered sacrilege to put ketchup on your hot dogs. :) A Chicago-style hot dog has yellow mustard and no ketchup. Throw the red stuff on there, and you'll get weird looks and possibly even run out of town (just joking, of course!).

    Red stuff is ok as long as it is sliced red tomatoes, and don't forget the relish, chopped onions, kosher pickle and sport peppers piled into a steamed poppy seed bun as well!

    I have it on good authority from a former Vienna Beef VP that the acidity of the catsup/ketchup ruins the flavor of the beef.

    Oh, and the exclusive VIP set looks like a nice complement to the ice cream cart from the Grand Emporium.
  • Darthhenry1Darthhenry1 Member Posts: 13
    I'd love to get this, but I'm spending my money in June for Jor-El. Oh well.
    Deadareus
  • kissyfur_okkissyfur_ok Member Posts: 46
    ^Me too, Jor-El overules for me, with or without ketchup...
  • LegoFanTexasLegoFanTexas Member Posts: 8,404
    Darthhenry1 said:

    I'd love to get this, but I'm spending my money in June for Jor-El. Oh well.

    You can do that already, the promotion is live on S@H... :)
  • dejavudejavu Member Posts: 235
    very cute little freebie - I would time a purchase in order to get that. but hey, no relish????
  • HarryPotterLoverHarryPotterLover Member Posts: 238
    This set seems pretty low par. I'm not going back to the LEGO store until The Tower of Orthanc is released. I could either get it early with my VIP card and have the exclusive Jor-El minifigure, or I could WAIT and get this tiny poly thats made of easily findable pieces and regular city minifigures. Not really much of a contest to me in terms of which to choose.

    Some polybags (exclusive minifigures, etc) are EXCELLENT. But some others that are LEGO store only, well...may just be parts
  • meyerc13meyerc13 Member Posts: 227
    What a great little set. Now I have to find a reason to spend $75 in July. Hmmm...

    As for the discussion about Hot Dogs and Brats, being from Sheboygan Wisconsin, the city with a parade to celebrate brats, it still appalls me that anyone would eat a brat on a hot dog bun. In Sheboygan we know that the correct way to eat them is this: charcoal grilled double brat on a Sheboygan hard roll topped with brown mustand, pickles, and onions. Sauerkraut is optional but acceptable.
  • prevereprevere Member Posts: 2,923
    I am hoping at some point they'll consider making a hamburger and fries to match the dog. Food items currently include lime (?) and red cherries, drumstick, pie, cake, hot dog, croissant, pretzel, bread, banana, ice cream, popsicles with lots of flavors including my favorite, trans-neon green, yum!.

    And I love everyone favorite food / weapon...the carrot which doubles at a club for beating people.
  • HuwHuw Administrator Posts: 7,120
    When in the vault during the inside tour earlier in the week there were a number of new polys to be found in the 2013 aisle. Some turned up in the instructions scrape this morning but others haven't, including a 400xx set which will be a TRU exclusive, of Geoffrey the giraffe's head and neck. I photographed them and will be adding photos when I get home tomorrow, or Monday.
    Deadareus
  • Dare_WreckDare_Wreck Member Posts: 23
    SirBen said:


    Red stuff is ok as long as it is sliced red tomatoes, and don't forget the relish, chopped onions, kosher pickle and sport peppers piled into a steamed poppy seed bun as well!

    I have it on good authority from a former Vienna Beef VP that the acidity of the catsup/ketchup ruins the flavor of the beef.

    Oh, for sure tomatoes are welcome on a Chicago-style hot dog (namely, the wedge-shaped slices you mention). It's just them being in the form of ketchup that's looked down upon. :)
  • just2goodjust2good Member Posts: 247
    Also, the guy's face first appeared in the Robot Attack Agents set.
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    Ha!!! I don't eat Hotdogs. Not good for my diet :)
  • Jonn420Jonn420 Member Posts: 267
    The bike is also in the pink suitcase.
    Is what we call Mersk blue and med Azure blue the same color or a different shade.?
  • y2joshy2josh Member Posts: 1,996
    prevere said:

    I am hoping at some point they'll consider making a hamburger and fries to match the dog. Food items currently include lime (?) and red cherries, drumstick, pie, cake, hot dog, croissant, pretzel, bread, banana, ice cream, popsicles with lots of flavors including my favorite, trans-neon green, yum!.

    And I love everyone favorite food / weapon...the carrot which doubles at a club for beating people.

    So, you're looking more for a burger specifically molded as such? Cause I thought the burger in the SpongeBob sets worked really well, even if it is a bit unwieldy.

    In regards to this set (which I love), why does the vendor even have condiments when he seems to be fresh out of hot dog buns?
  • T_LarsT_Lars Member Posts: 104
    iancam33 said:

    Since we are doing movie references...... do you know what hotdogs are made from?

    Lips and @$$ h0les.
    I guess Im old fashioned....

  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    edited June 2013
    y2josh said:

    prevere said:

    I am hoping at some point they'll consider making a hamburger and fries to match the dog. Food items currently include lime (?) and red cherries, drumstick, pie, cake, hot dog, croissant, pretzel, bread, banana, ice cream, popsicles with lots of flavors including my favorite, trans-neon green, yum!.

    And I love everyone favorite food / weapon...the carrot which doubles at a club for beating people.

    So, you're looking more for a burger specifically molded as such? Cause I thought the burger in the SpongeBob sets worked really well, even if it is a bit unwieldy.

    In regards to this set (which I love), why does the vendor even have condiments when he seems to be fresh out of hot dog buns?
    The Sponge Bob is one BAB...Big @$$ Burger. It is brick built, but I would like to have an actual molded piece. That's one thing I like about Playmobil.

    Don't get me started on packs of hotdogs and packs of buns.. lol


  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    Jonn420 said:

    The bike is also in the pink suitcase.
    Is what we call Mersk blue and med Azure blue the same color or a different shade.?

    I believe they are different.

    Jonn420
  • sidersddsidersdd Member Posts: 2,432
    Jonn420 said:

    The bike is also in the pink suitcase.
    Is what we call Mersk blue and med Azure blue the same color or a different shade.?

    They are different. The Maersk blue *only* comes in the Maersk sets. The azure colors (Medium and Dark) come in the Friends sets, Alien Conquest, Galaxy Squad, and some CMFs (genie, paratrooper, surgeon, punk girl).
    Jonn420
  • iancam33iancam33 Member Posts: 407
    @t_lars. you're a winner. great movie i might add.
  • Jonn420Jonn420 Member Posts: 267
    *sigh* now the painter drops to #2 as my favorite CMF 10, i alwayz though it was awsome and fitting that they chose maersk as the color pick for the painter... Guess i was wrong.
    Now i got to explain to the girlfreind im an idiot.

    Ps. Skydiver is #1, the face just cracks me the @#*$ up!
  • jdylakjdylak Member Posts: 281
    Darthhenry1 said:

    I'd love to get this, but I'm spending my money in June for Jor-El. Oh well.

    I was dreading June and July for the exclusives but I just picked a Jor-El off of ebay for $10 shipped so that helps.

  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    Just got Iron Man poly and Jor-El with my purchase at S@H, but nothing beats hot dog water.
  • DeadareusDeadareus Member Posts: 264
    I too waited until the Jor-El promotion and he is on his way along with Iron Man which was a nice little surprise!

    I am sucker for a nice 'street corner' addition set though. This little scene will look great outside of the Fire Brigade or Grand Emporium. Well done TLG!
    Pitfall69
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