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  • Addicted2OxygenAddicted2Oxygen Member Posts: 470
    And I forgot, I also picked up #75087 Anakin's Custom Jedi Starfighter because of rule 1, I wanted Ventress, I liked the original clone wars cartoon, and had a money off voucher. Can't bring myself to pick up #75158 for Ahsoka though. Maybe after I have watched Season 2 of Rebels.
    vizzitorbookmum
  • vizzitorvizzitor Member Posts: 533
    edited December 2016
    Addicted2Oxygen said:
    At the start of the year, I was only focussed on Star Wars, Ideas, and CMFs that I liked the look of, having only recently come out of my dark age. Fast forward to late November: 
    • I now have almost as many unbuilt Star Wars sets as built ones
    • I have many more CMFs
    • I now own most of the modulars
    • The 2 current fairground sets
    • Most of the Pirates 3 theme (just need #70411 for a sensible price)
    • Some classic pirates sets I foolishly let go of as a teenager
    • And multiple bricklink parts orders for a pirate MOC.
    So, I set myself 2 rules:
    1. No more lego until late next year (unless it gets marked as retiring and is on the wanted list)
    2. No Rogue One sets until I have seen the film and they are discounted.

    Now, thanks to Lego's bungled Star Wars A-Wing pilot offer (it is not applied to all Stars wars sets when it should be), Tesco's 1/3 off madness, FOMO, and @vizzitor's coupon kindness I now have incoming:
    I have nowhere to store these, let alone display these.... Roof is full of the sets bought earlier in the year. I may have a problem, beyond being broke.

    Just. One. More. Brick.
    Glad to hear you made good use of the voucher. Also glad to hear I'm not the only one with both a major Lego addiction and a huge problem with storage and display.

    On my own purchasing front, I've made a completely nostalgia fueled Dimensions purchase from Amazon this morning of #71244 Sonic, #71256 Gremlins and #71258 E.T.

    I definitely have a major problem. I've played the actual game once for an hour about 3 months ago now and have completely filled a shelf in my bookshelf with Dimensions stuff.
    LEGO_Dad77
  • brumeybrumey Member Posts: 1,002
    not touching dimensions at all....  this would burn through my wallet in no time!
    LEGO_Dad77
  • BuriedinBricksBuriedinBricks Member Posts: 1,367
    @BillyBricks84 Did you go to the Madison one? I left 3 on the shelves. I only took what I needed for myself and LUGmates.
  • VorpalRyuVorpalRyu Member Posts: 2,318
    @brumey, we're not even playing the game, just getting the packs for minifigures & parts....my wallet is definitely a couple of degrees warmer for it, but there's only a few we need now, mostly unreleased packs. We were lucky with the latest batch, for some reason they were put up on S@H for ridiculous prices for about two weeks there, so I got both story packs for AU$15.99 (I just wanted the doors from the Ghostbusters one). Also picked up several Mission Impossible & Adventure Time level packs for the minifigure arms.
  • dspigeldspigel Member Posts: 478
    Yodalicious said:
    17 of these beauties. Now, I can't wait to get home to open them and see who else I need...

    These still haven't shown up on the island. I'm hoping after the new year I can find some.
  • YodaliciousYodalicious Member Posts: 1,366
    ^ Only found them at one Target here so far and they were almost completely cleaned out. The hanging box was from the Batman movie, but all of the bags were Disney CMFs...

    ...at first glance. For whatever reason, someone had left/hidden the Batman movie ones behind the Disney ones. (Or more likely, a Target employee relocated the Disney ones from somewhere else in the store and just put them on the hangers.)
    SprinkleOtterdspigelkiki180703
  • BillyBricks84BillyBricks84 Member Posts: 355
    BuriedinBricks said:
    @BillyBricks84 Did you go to the Madison one? I left 3 on the shelves. I only took what I needed for myself and LUGmates.
    No, I went to the one in Elgin, IL. It looked like you had cleared the store out that you had visited but apparently not. The store I went to had only one left.

    I was proud of myself for not buying some of the sets that had great prices but that I ultimately wasn't interested in for the parts or the sets as a whole. 
    LEGO_Dad77
  • dspigeldspigel Member Posts: 478
    I got this in the mail today.
    Legogramkiki180703stluxMooreFXcatwranglervizzitorblogzillykhmellymel
  • stluxstlux Member Posts: 2,450
    Had ordered #75096 Sith Infiltrator to get it before it retired (paid mostly with VIP points, as it's RRP is ridiculous, especially in Benelux) and to qualify for #5005156 Gingerbread Man and #5004408 Rebel A-wing Pilot.
    Of course TLG managed to only send me Gingerbread Man... Very happy to have managed to get it before it ran out at S@H EU but not nice that they still managed to forget to include the A-wing Pilot even after I had contacted them about this promo not applying correctly on their **** website.

    Have contacted CS once more to get this fixed...
     

    MooreFXkiki180703starwars4everLEGO_Dad77vizzitorbandit778
  • catwranglercatwrangler Member Posts: 1,895
    khmellymel said:
    I am on a buying ban :(  It's expensive to submit my life story to the government in the hopes I can stay in the country.  I like this thread, I can live vicariously through you all.
    *fistbump of solidarity* It's not fun, is it? In our house it's my partner; we're still working on getting evidence together to apply for his PR certificate, and after that the real (expensive) fun of the citizenship process can begin... lots of waiting, anxiety, and papers EVERYWHERE...

    Indirectly, it resulted in a lot of Lego splurging this year as we expected to apply sooner than we've actually been able to, and therefore didn't make any travel plans (because we assumed his passport would be in a bureaucratic pile somewhere in the Home Office), so the holiday money went into the De-Stressing With Lego fund instead.

    Next year: restraint!!! Economising!!! 

    I may just have bought a lot of cut-price retiring Nexo Knights to save for those thin times... Beastmaster's Chaos Chariot, a couple of Chaos Catapults, and the Knighton Battle Blaster.
    khmellymel
  • bandit778bandit778 Member Posts: 2,398
    My local Tesco didn't have much of a selection on display but they did have #70349 Ruina's Lock and Roller on the shelf for £15. 

    It would have been rude not to pick this set up and partake of 1/3 off, especially as it's one of the few Nexo knights sets that I have on my wanted list.
    catwranglerKerrekiki180703
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    Photos of this weeks haul. I did not realizing they were retiring the Infiltrator so fast. Damn I wish I'd picked it up. 


    dspigelstluxgratefulnatYodalicious
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    And I did. eBay. 73.50 shipped. Not terrible.  

    Just dawned on me...I don't really have a huge amount of Star Wars LEGO. Wonder why?

    Contemplate, I must.
  • dspigeldspigel Member Posts: 478
    Here is the bounty from the Amazon sales and a couple of S@H orders.
    MooreFXKerrestluxblogzillykiki180703
  • KerreKerre Member Posts: 412
    edited December 2016
    Showed some restraint this week:



    #60134 Fun in the park for 17,34€ (60% off RRP, Amazon.fr)
    And since Bol.com sent me a 5    € voucher with no minimum spend required I went for some Nexo wave 3 stuff...
    stluxcatwranglerMooreFXblogzillydspigelkiki180703
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    blogzilly said:
    And I did. eBay. 73.50 shipped. Not terrible.  

    Just dawned on me...I don't really have a huge amount of Star Wars LEGO. Wonder why?

    Contemplate, I must.


    Because it is a rabbit hole you don't want to go down. Just stick with iconic vehicles and you bill probably be ok =)
    blogzillyYodaliciousLEGO_Dad77kiki180703
  • SprinkleOtterSprinkleOtter Member Posts: 2,780
    pharmjod said:
    blogzilly said:
    And I did. eBay. 73.50 shipped. Not terrible.  

    Just dawned on me...I don't really have a huge amount of Star Wars LEGO. Wonder why?

    Contemplate, I must.


    Because it is a rabbit hole you don't want to go down. Just stick with iconic vehicles and you bill probably be ok =)
    Yes, "you bill probably be ok"
     ;)
    sid3windrkiki180703pharmjod
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    Always gotta worry about my bill. Natch.

    Of course, I did a little digging, and realized there be a lot of repeats in the Star Wars line...like everything else I guess. I had a Sail Barge from 06 I guess? Gave it to my son a while back. Maybe I'll look at the one from a few years ago. I just want to get it fairly cheaply, like everything else. But aftermarket Star Wars tends to be the most expensive of all the LEGO.

    Hey...I may have just answered my own question. DOH.
    LEGO_Dad77
  • gratefulnatgratefulnat Member Posts: 433
    edited December 2016
    I love the SW theme for getting me back into LEGO, but damn that slope isn't just slippery, it's high powered suction removing every last iota of financial self control.
    For years I've been trying to extricate myself from the fangs of completionism in regards to SW, and what have I achieved... well, I can proudly say that I have refrained from buying numerous polybags over the last 5-6 years.

    And have refused to purchase the re-released Death Star (woot woot)

    Here's what my SW display looked like back in 2010...
    catwranglerdspigelLobotMegtheCatJohnyk668kiki180703blogzillySeanTheCollector
  • bendybadgerbendybadger Member Posts: 1,139
    Best wishes to @catwrangler 's partner and @khmellymel in applying to stay. I wish freedom of movement between countries was easy.  I would swap my place in the UK with anyone from either the US or Canada at the drop of a hat.  
    LegogramcatwranglerGothamConstructionCostluxMegtheCatricecakekhmellymelkiki180703tallblocktoo
  • catwranglercatwrangler Member Posts: 1,895
    Thanks, @bendybadger - it's a weirdly lonely process and the support is appreciated. 
    khmellymelkiki180703
  • dspigeldspigel Member Posts: 478
    @gratefulnat All I can say is wow. That is one heck of a display. It's hard to look at all the UCS sets I'll never have.
  • khmellymelkhmellymel Member Posts: 1,314
    edited December 2016
    @bendybadger you are just the sweetest.  Thanks, the sentiment is (really really) appreciated.

    @catwrangler, you are too right!  The anxiety is a terrible thing, and it's resulted in a somewhat tumultuous and disorganised household with lots of Lego, Christmas and SO MUCH PAPER everywhere.  I'm in the second half of the prior 5 years before PR.  Best of luck to you and your partner, I hope it all goes smoothly.
    catwranglerkiki180703
  • LobotLobot Member Posts: 1,030
    gratefulnat said:
    I love the SW theme for getting me back into LEGO, but damn that slope isn't just slippery, it's high powered suction removing every last iota of financial self control.
    For years I've been trying to extricate myself from the fangs of completionism in regards to SW, and what have I achieved... well, I can proudly say that I have refrained from buying numerous polybags over the last 5-6 years.

    And have refused to purchase the re-released Death Star (woot woot)

    Here's what my SW display looked like back in 2010...

    That's an amazing collection @gratefulnat

    I think I've said it before, but I do worry about the positioning of your #10129!

  • gratefulnatgratefulnat Member Posts: 433
    @Lobot you just don't know how many sleepless nights I had, over years, because of that...
    Now that it's boxed and stored I'm feeling and sleeping much better.
    :-)
    Lobotkiki180703
  • 77ncaachamps77ncaachamps Member Posts: 2,442
    ^love that set.

    Stopped buying Lego.

    Target's sale last week CLEARED. ME. OUT.
    DeeC2_JoshKingAlanI
  • JooTogJooTog Member Posts: 945
    Got the Ideas #21305 Maze at my local LEGO store 20% off + double points + Gringerbread Man.

    Didn't know the maze was already marked as "Retiring Soon".
    DeeC2_Joshkiki180703
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    @gratefulnat Holy...CRAP. Now that is impressive. And dusty, I imagine...
  • stluxstlux Member Posts: 2,450
    @JooTog Not just "Retiring Soon" but "Sold Out" on S@H US and "Retired" on S@H EU. Lucky you :)
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    I will say that my next buy if I can pull the cash together in the next 2 days is the 10240 Red Five X-Wing, something I've wanted for a while but have been looking for the right price. 250 shipped has been the best I could find right now but that was the upper limit of my target price so I'll take it. I'm at 167.00 as far as funds towards the purchase. Just need to generate the rest. 
    catwrangler
  • datsunrobbiedatsunrobbie Member Posts: 1,832
    Got #60051 High Speed Passenger Train from Target for $120 after Red Card and 20% off. Then went next door to Best Buy and found #30227 First Order Star Destroyer polybags for $1, picked up 10 and left a bunch - going to drop back in today to see if they restock.
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    Oh, almost forgot. Added these to the haul this weekend. Though considering exchanging the train cause the box is banged up (you can't see it in the photo). 


    LEGO_Dad77kiki180703
  • LEGO_Dad77LEGO_Dad77 Member Posts: 243
    Got some money back from Walmart Savings Catcher, so adding one more Dimensions set to my Boys collection: Sonic! And for just $14.00.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Dimensions-Sonic-The-Hedgehog-Level-Pack-Universal-Universal/181520257
  • dspigeldspigel Member Posts: 478
    LEGO_Dad77 said:
    Got some money back from Walmart Savings Catcher, so adding one more Dimensions set to my Boys collection: Sonic! And for just $14.00.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Dimensions-Sonic-The-Hedgehog-Level-Pack-Universal-Universal/181520257
    I ordered Sonic from Amazon while on sale for Black Friday, it's been on back order since then. I wish I could cancel it and buy it locally but it's nowhere to be found on the island. 
    LEGO_Dad77
  • gratefulnatgratefulnat Member Posts: 433
    blogzilly said:
    [] And dusty, I imagine...
    Oh yeah, but I did some soul searching on the issue and realized dust is a friend I need only to embrace...
    Actually, all those sets were taking down years ago and washed by hand and boxed up. My new LEGO room is half the size, so now my sets are rotated frequently enough and I can avoid getting too friendly with dust :)

    Saw all the new technic sets in a store today, but refrained from buying any, although I do like the looks of #42064...
  • xwingpilotxwingpilot Member Posts: 799
    Called into TRU to get some last-minute presents and picked myself up #75162 today.

    I bought all the OT sets from Series 1 and 2 but skipped Series 3 completely. So glad TLG released another OT starfighter in Series 4. Looks great on its stand with the rest of my collection :)

    Will add photos to Flickr tomorrow...
  • MaffyDMaffyD Member Posts: 3,579
    edited December 2016
    ^ It's not OT. :-)
    VorpalRyuxwingpilot
  • xwingpilotxwingpilot Member Posts: 799
    ^ It's a Rogue One set but an OT Starfighter so goes well with the rest of my display.
    VorpalRyuMaffyD
  • brumeybrumey Member Posts: 1,002
    1 more day to work!  then i will do some shopping. 

    lego store brickwall and hopefully a gingerbread man! overslept the promo in the internet store... OR the gingerbread man promo never did go online here in austria!

    local TRU

    and german town passau,  hopefully i can find a KARSTADT or GALERIA KAUFHOF there!
  • xiahnaxiahna Member Posts: 156
    edited December 2016
    VorpalRyu said:
    @SumoLego, that's not entirely true, they have pretty pictures of them on the bag, you just haven't seen them liberated... :)

    Of those, I have one & @xiahna has the Storm Trooper.
    I only have him thanks to @bendybadger :) BTW I need to steal him back. My elves are lonely XD

    On another note exceptional Score at a garage sale.
    $40 for both #31012 AND #3843.
    Not new but from what @VorpalRyu is figuring they are complete and in near new condition. The light brick even still works!! :D 
    I think I'm doing well at the moment, too bad our bank account doesn't seem to agree. HAHA
    VorpalRyukiki180703catwranglerLegogramtallblocktoo
  • stluxstlux Member Posts: 2,450
    Right, need to revisit my earlier "Possibly last Lego purchase for 2016" statement from 2 posts up. Let's rephrase it to "Possibly last Lego purchase from TLG for 2016"...

    Had already forgotten I ordered this LEGO Certified Professional set last week:


    blogzillyMooreFXkiki180703SeanTheCollectorcatwrangler77ncaachamps
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    FUGGIN awesome how'd you get that me wanteeeeeee!!!
  • stluxstlux Member Posts: 2,450
    @blogzilly You can order them from the cathedral's website here. Order window opens again in January - they also ship to the US.
    There's both a small (the one in my picture) and a larger 2128 pieces one available.

    And you might want to start following the A Comprehensive List of LEGO Certified Professional Sets? thread ;)
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    Oh...just officially ordered me the 10240 X-Wing...I got the money together in the 11th hour before the dude who was selling it left for Christmas vacation. I'm excited. 250.00. Only fifty over retail on New Sealed including shipping? Oh yeahhhhh...in my world that's a bargain.
    josekalel
  • blogzillyblogzilly Member Posts: 598
    stlux said:
    @blogzilly You can order them from the cathedral's website here. Order window opens again in January - they also ship to the US.
    There's both a small (the one in my picture) and a larger 2128 pieces one available.

    And you might want to start following the A Comprehensive List of LEGO Certified Professional Sets? thread ;)
    Cool thanks. Um, how do I follow a thread? :D
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