[OFFICIAL] 10320 Eldorado Fortress - Retiring SOON!

[TalonCard]

1 hour ago, kuzyabricks said:

Same thing happened to me. Call them and request a reshipment. It’s completely free of charge. 

Did your re-shipment ship? (May be too early to tell, I know.)

[CvS]

15 hours ago, Khargeust said:

I was waiting for a good offer before buying a copy it and it must be said that VIP days starting yesterday fell right on time! So I was able to get the Blacktron Cruiser, the Bionicle set, the polybag of fun accessories as gifts as well as the moving truck. Enough to largely amortize the bill I think !

The moving truck as well?! Nice.

Bought my copy of 10320 today and also got the three GWP you mention, although I was 'officially' five Euro short of the €220,- limit.
That I got three was a nice surprise, since I thought I would only get the Blacktron Cruiser. But didn't get the truck (already have it though ;)

15 hours ago, Roebuck said:

Time will show, they are IP marked now which is not a good sign, but there is still hope

What is IP Marked? intellectual property?
It's all property of TLG, right? What am I missing?

On 7/8/2023 at 1:30 PM, DonQuixote said:

Wow, this looks great! Please send a new picture when you have put the Eldorado Fortress in there. 

Will do. But I hope you're patient. It might take a while...

[Elephant Knight]

I ordered mine pretty much the minute the GWPs became available. Disappointed that the Double VIP points didn't apply, but got enough freebies to help negate the costs. It shipped the next morning, so I should be seeing it Friday at the latest. can't wait to build it!

EKnight

[jodawill]

I also ordered mine the minute the GWPs became available. I was surprised there wasn't a wait. I ordered the little Technic dump truck with it to make sure I qualified, although I think the actual effective threshold was less than they said. My order shipped immediately and it's coming tomorrow. I'm very excited to build it and see it in person.

[CaptainMoore]

8 hours ago, CvS said:

The moving truck as well?! Nice.

It's a promo code from a German website, i don't remember which one. Hothbricks also has one for a smaller set (all-terrain ambulance)

I ordered with it, didn't even try not to reach the threshold so iI bought a 8€ one a bit uselessly...

Edited July 13, 2023 by CaptainMoore

[Khargeust]

9 hours ago, CvS said:

The moving truck as well?! Nice.

Yes, via a code on Stonewars.

I like it and also the Blacktron cruiser, but I can't deal with stickers so I think I certainly will sell the whole. 

I get a blue plate to reach the threshold.

Maybe I will just keep the fun accessories polybag because of the two pigs.

Edited July 13, 2023 by Khargeust

[Roebuck]

On 7/6/2023 at 5:14 PM, jodawill said:

If you go to the Missing Pieces page on their website, you can use the network inspector tool in your browser to get the curl command for the request that populates the element list for a set. If you're using MacOS or Linux, you can paste this into your terminal to download the data for a set.

SET_NO=10320
curl "https://bricksandpieces.cs.services.lego.com/api/v1/bricks/product/${SET_NO}?country=US&orderType=broken" --compressed -H 'User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:109.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/114.0' -H 'Accept: application/json, text/plain, */*' -H 'Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5' -H 'Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br' -H 'x-api-key: saVSCq0hpuxYV48mrXMGfdKnMY1oUs3s' -H 'Origin: https://www.lego.com' -H 'DNT: 1' -H 'Connection: keep-alive' -H 'Referer: https://www.lego.com/' -H 'Sec-Fetch-Dest: empty' -H 'Sec-Fetch-Mode: cors' -H 'Sec-Fetch-Site: same-site' -H 'Sec-GPC: 1' -H 'Pragma: no-cache' -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' -H 'TE: trailers' > "${SET_NO}.json"

 

And if you have jq installed, you can also format it to make it more legible:

SET_NO=10320
curl "https://bricksandpieces.cs.services.lego.com/api/v1/bricks/product/${SET_NO}?country=US&orderType=broken" --compressed -H 'User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:109.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/114.0' -H 'Accept: application/json, text/plain, */*' -H 'Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5' -H 'Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br' -H 'x-api-key: saVSCq0hpuxYV48mrXMGfdKnMY1oUs3s' -H 'Origin: https://www.lego.com' -H 'DNT: 1' -H 'Connection: keep-alive' -H 'Referer: https://www.lego.com/' -H 'Sec-Fetch-Dest: empty' -H 'Sec-Fetch-Mode: cors' -H 'Sec-Fetch-Site: same-site' -H 'Sec-GPC: 1' -H 'Pragma: no-cache' -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' -H 'TE: trailers' | jq . > "${SET_NO}.json"

 

You can also filter only the ones that are designated as IP elements:

$ jq '.bricks[] | select(.isIPElement)' 10320.json
{
  "color": "Blue",
  "colorFamily": "Br.Blue",
  "description": "MINI UPPER PART, NO. 6629",
  "designId": 76382,
  "isIPElement": true,
  "imageUrl": "https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/element.img.lod5photo.192x192/6444301.jpg",
  "itemNumber": 6444301,
  "itemQuantity": 1,
  "price": {
    "amount": 0,
    "currency": ""
  },
  "maxAmount": 1,
  "isAvailable": true,
  "unavailableReason": null,
  "isSoldOut": true,
  "category": "Figure Parts",
  "materialType": "ELEMENT"
}
{
  "color": "Blue",
  "colorFamily": "Br.Blue",
  "description": "MINI UPPER PART, NO. 6631",
  "designId": 76382,
  "isIPElement": true,
  "imageUrl": "https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/element.img.lod5photo.192x192/6444336.jpg",
  "itemNumber": 6444336,
  "itemQuantity": 5,
  "price": {
    "amount": 0,
    "currency": ""
  },
  "maxAmount": 5,
  "isAvailable": true,
  "unavailableReason": null,
  "isSoldOut": true,
  "category": "Figure Parts",
  "materialType": "ELEMENT"
}
{
  "color": "White",
  "colorFamily": "White",
  "description": "ADMIRALS HAT, NO. 12",
  "designId": 103623,
  "isIPElement": true,
  "imageUrl": "https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/element.img.lod5photo.192x192/6436389.jpg",
  "itemNumber": 6436389,
  "itemQuantity": 1,
  "price": {
    "amount": 0,
    "currency": ""
  },
  "maxAmount": 1,
  "isAvailable": true,
  "unavailableReason": null,
  "isSoldOut": true,
  "category": "Figure, Head Clothing",
  "materialType": "ELEMENT"
}
{
  "color": "White",
  "colorFamily": "White",
  "description": "FLAG 6X4, W/ 2 HOLDERS, NO. 4",
  "designId": 103621,
  "isIPElement": true,
  "imageUrl": "https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/element.img.lod5photo.192x192/6436387.jpg",
  "itemNumber": 6436387,
  "itemQuantity": 1,
  "price": {
    "amount": 0,
    "currency": ""
  },
  "maxAmount": 1,
  "isAvailable": true,
  "unavailableReason": null,
  "isSoldOut": true,
  "category": "Signs, Flags And Poles",
  "materialType": "ELEMENT"
}

 

 

 

8 hours ago, CvS said:

What is IP Marked? intellectual property?
It's all property of TLG, right? What am I missing?

Yes, but a lot of parts that are licensed have that mark, but also some that are not in licensed sets, most of them do not end up on PAB. Look at the post I quoted from @jodawill if you want more technical explanation

[Jiesdeo]

Funny review from one of my favourites:

 

[dimc]

41 minutes ago, Jiesdeo said:

Funny review from one of my favourites:

LOL that's great. Must be at least a hundred and fort-een puns in there.

Really nice review too. Definitely confirms that I want this. Yes, there are a few minor issues. No, I don't care. I can muck around with it, or buy a second and enlarge/customize it. Or maybe I'll just customize it with all the pirate parts I have.

[jodawill]

I just got mine. Did anyone else have a problem with the box not being packed properly? My shipping box was in perfect condition, but the set box wasn't taped properly and all of the bags were just smashed into the bottom, stretching the box tight. The instructions were also not taped properly.

[Khargeust]

I can't tell you because my order has just gone "Shipped" but since there is only one tracking number I see that the box was put in the same shipping box as the 4 GWPs . I'm very afraid that all this will arrive in bad condition because of too much space. However, I contacted customer service as soon as it opened on Tuesday 11 and I was told that it was important not to worry, that the warehouse staff knows what they are doing and that they will use two boxes if they deem it necessary. Each order makes me anxious because I want to receive the boxes in perfect shape as it is produced, it is the minimum it seems to me, but many do not understand. More care to shipping could avoid so much trouble and wasting time / money.

[jodawill]

Just now, Khargeust said:

I can't tell you because my order has just gone "Shipped" but since there is only one tracking number I see that the box was put in the same shipping box as the 4 GWPs . I'm very afraid that all this will arrive in bad condition because of too much space. However, I contacted customer service as soon as it opened on Tuesday 11 and I was told that it was important not to worry, that the warehouse staff knows what they are doing and that they will use two boxes if they deem it necessary. Each order makes me anxious because I want to receive the boxes in perfect shape as it is produced, it is the minimum it seems to me, but many do not understand. More care to shipping could avoid so much trouble and wasting time / money.

I think it's pretty much guaranteed that 10320 will always ship separately. They have a custom shipping box for it. You're probably receiving a single shipment comprised of two packages. That's how it is for UPS in the United States. I don't think my problem has anything to do with how it was shipped. It seems to have been packed poorly at the factory. I guess when the Majisto GWP comes out, I'll have to go to the store to pick up one with a good box.

[Yperio_Bricks]

6 minutes ago, Khargeust said:

 More care to shipping could avoid [...] wasting time / money.

How so?

[Khargeust]

2 hours ago, jodawill said:

I think it's pretty much guaranteed that 10320 will always ship separately. They have a custom shipping box for it. You're probably receiving a single shipment comprised of two packages. That's how it is for UPS in the United States. I don't think my problem has anything to do with how it was shipped. It seems to have been packed poorly at the factory. I guess when the Majisto GWP comes out, I'll have to go to the store to pick up one with a good box.

Yes, I see this box thanks to @eldiano. So you receive your GWPs in a separate package ?

My last two orders were the castle, a copy in last august and one in november, which I took with some GWP. Each time I had two tracking numbers corresponding respectively to two parcels. We will see, maybe it will be different this time.

In your case, does this affect the LEGO parts? Your box is damaged? Do you plan to tell customer service?

 

2 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

How so?

By maximizing the care given to the package especially with boxes suitable for large and heavy sets (like the 10305 which is perfect), including bubble wrap, thick paper, ensuring that nothing moves in the packages. I understand that LEGO doesn't want to maximize this approach because it's not "green" (but are LEGO toys after all?). In the meantime, this would avoid returns due to damaged boxes, so less time wasted for us to carry out the procedure, and for them less money for transport, logistics, refund, etc.

 

[jodawill]

16 minutes ago, Khargeust said:

Yes, I see this box thanks to @eldiano. So you receive your GWPs in a separate package ?

My last two orders were the castle, a copy in last august and one in november, which I took with some GWP. Each time I had two tracking numbers corresponding respectively to two parcels. We will see, maybe it will be different this time.

In your case, does this affect the LEGO parts? Your box is damaged? Do you plan to tell customer service?

I haven't opened any of the bags yet, so I'm not aware of any damage to the parts yet. There probably isn't any. The box is just a bit beat up, and it obviously came this way from the factory. The shipping box was undamaged. All of the bags were bunched together, bulging the center of the box, and the flap wasn't folded down all the way when they put the tape on. There's some slack in the tape about half an inch long. The same goes for the instructions. Someone was probably in a hurry when they taped it. (As I understand it, taped boxes are packed by hand.)

I haven't talked to customer service. I may just let them know. It's not a huge deal, but if I couldn't only afford one copy, it would be a huge bummer to get a box that was damaged straight from the factory just due to carelessness. I've never seen this issue before.

I have to say, though - I looked at a couple of the torsos through the bag, and I didn't think the printing was as bad as people are making it out to be. The white isn't brilliant white, but it doesn't look to me like it was supposed to be. It's more of an off white color, which I think is fine.

[Yperio_Bricks]

1 hour ago, Khargeust said:

By maximizing the care given to the package especially with boxes suitable for large and heavy sets (like the 10305 which is perfect), including bubble wrap, thick paper, ensuring that nothing moves in the packages. I understand that LEGO doesn't want to maximize this approach because it's not "green" (but are LEGO toys after all?). In the meantime, this would avoid returns due to damaged boxes, so less time wasted for us to carry out the procedure, and for them less money for transport, logistics, refund, etc.

 

 

I see. I am the complete opposite and waste no time and money and throw my boxes into the recycling container

[Alexandrina]

So I've had the set sitting in a box for nearly a week waiting for me to finish another set (Indiana Jones, and a great set too tbf) but I finally had chance to start building today. Only done one bag - I like to spread my builds out with new sets, so I won't be done with this for more than a week - but so far I'm impressed. Can't say I have any problems with the printing of the soldiers' torsos. As others have said it's not the same white tone as the legs, but it doesn't look horrible at all imo. If I hadn't been primed to look out for it because of what people had said, I wouldn't have noticed anything amiss.

A minor quibble I do have with the set, though, is the fact that the instruction books aren't numbered (I think this might be a Lego thing though rather than specific to this set). There are four instruction books and no indication without opening them which one I'm supposed to start with. Only takes a few seconds to look through them all and put them in the right order, but I'm sure they used to number the books.

[Lyichir]

12 minutes ago, Alexandrina said:

So I've had the set sitting in a box for nearly a week waiting for me to finish another set (Indiana Jones, and a great set too tbf) but I finally had chance to start building today. Only done one bag - I like to spread my builds out with new sets, so I won't be done with this for more than a week - but so far I'm impressed. Can't say I have any problems with the printing of the soldiers' torsos. As others have said it's not the same white tone as the legs, but it doesn't look horrible at all imo. If I hadn't been primed to look out for it because of what people had said, I wouldn't have noticed anything amiss.

A minor quibble I do have with the set, though, is the fact that the instruction books aren't numbered (I think this might be a Lego thing though rather than specific to this set). There are four instruction books and no indication without opening them which one I'm supposed to start with. Only takes a few seconds to look through them all and put them in the right order, but I'm sure they used to number the books.

I know that for some City sets they sometimes used to not number them but instead show a picture of what part of the set that instruction book built (ideal for a set that had a lot of separate builds like cars and trucks that can be easily split up between builders). This one seems to do something sort of similar (each instruction booklet builds an independent section from the others so you could realistically start with any of them), but since they use the same picture of the full set on the cover of each instead of picturing just the part of the set that booklet contains, it's not quite as convenient.

[jodawill]

Boy... I just opened the instructions to start building. I was startled by the poor quality of the instructions. I would expect to see better printing on a Chinese knockoff. The photos in the beginning are so blurry, some of the minifigures don't even have any visible faces. Honestly, if I hadn't bought this from Lego directly, I might suspect this was counterfeit.

Are they all like this, or is mine an exception?

Ok, step 1. I pulled the sails out and they're some dark tan color with a green tint, not like the original. I'm not a fan of the color, but that's the designer's choice. Then I held them next to each other and saw the colors don't even match! The two small sails are different shades and the printed one is a completely different color! What on earth is going on with their quality control?

[jodawill]

I noticed that the black hinge plate is a different color on one side. The female end is really pale, enough that I noticed it from the other end of the table. They're all like that. Very odd.

Edit: Here's a photo: https://imgur.com/a/41sWwfS

Edit 2: I promise, the image above does not contain nudity as Imgur suggests. 

Edited July 14, 2023 by jodawill

[jodawill]

Well, I finished the ship. I was initially very annoyed with the QC issues, but once I got going, I quite enjoyed building the ship. I was impressed with several of the building techniques used here.

Something that I think particularly deserves a shout out here is the way bowsprit connects. It's quite impressive how the angles match up perfectly. I wonder if it was trial and error or if the designer worked it out mathematically. It's one of those things where you'd probably actually have to do the math to determine whether it's a legal connection.

I also love the curves on the bottom of the ship. When you're at the point where you just have this base with the white sides, it feels very satisfying to hold in your hands. It doesn't feel like it's brick built. It's just that smooth.

Another thing I appreciate is that all of the strings are studded. There's no knot tying here. It's great that they included an extra string because those are pricey.

I have it sitting next to the original Eldorado Fortress right now and it fits in perfectly. I love how the color scheme fits the old set so well.

Has anyone else noticed that the cutlass is a new mold? The hand guard is thicker and flatter. It was quite startling to me when I picked it up. It also feels like a different type of plastic. It feels much more solid than the original.

[TalonCard]

I haven't seen this particular cutlass yet, but I did notice that it'd been changed from the original awhile back...maybe after 2009? It's been around for a bit.

[Pirate_King_1982]

15 hours ago, Jiesdeo said:

Funny review from one of my favourites:

 

Josh is a funny guy. I loved the video he did with Emmasaurus and ShyTime ranking the Creator Expert Modular’s.

[Alexandrina]

8 hours ago, jodawill said:

Are they all like this, or is mine an exception?

My instructions were fine (well, Book 1 was and the first page of each subsequent book was; haven't built the rest yet). My only issues with it are the lack of numbering and the horrible plain-white covers that seem to be Lego standard now.

[SpaceM]

I convinced my lady that investing in the eldorado fortress is a good idea... 

I told her our boy (3 years old) will spend hours playing with it when he grows up, it'll keep him away from computer games and TV, and none of his friends will have such a cool Lego set. All his classmates will want to become his friends and come over to play with it.  

She agreed, and I ordered the set, but now she insists that we keep the box sealed until christmas 2024.

I'm a bad strategist.