Legoman Posted June 17, 2009 Author Posted June 17, 2009 Hey guys - does anyone here in NZ own the UCS Y-wing and UCS Vaders Tie Advanced? Im wanting to see if anyone could please measure the length of these models, as im thinking of buying them specifically to sit together in a diorama, and want to know whether their scale is similar. Ive done a internet search, but most results are different, or completely non-sensical...Any help would be appreciated - Oh, and if anyone has either of these sets to sell, please let me know:) I've get them both. Yeah, they're a similar scale. I'll do pics and measurements tonight.
Fumoffu Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 My Lego magazine arrived in the post today. There's a cool Star Wars minifigure poster in there and the new 2009 catalogue. No freebie keyring this time but I'm happy with the poster. Anyone got something different?
Dragonator Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 My Lego magazine arrived in the post today. There's a cool Star Wars minifigure poster in there and the new 2009 catalogue. No freebie keyring this time but I'm happy with the poster. Anyone got something different? Is it the same poster given away on US S@H celebrating 10 years of Lego Star Wars, or is it a new one? I'll keep my eye out for the magazine.
Fumoffu Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Is it the same poster given away on US S@H celebrating 10 years of Lego Star Wars, or is it a new one? I'll keep my eye out for the magazine. Its some other poster. There's just a selection of minifigure (Vader, Dooku, Clones, Mace Windu, Yoda, Assassin Droids ... 2009 minifigures basically). The minifigures are also computer rendered ones rather than photos of actual minifigures. Will be interesting to see if everyone gets the same poster or there's variants out there.
Fumoffu Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 Spotted the Endor set at Farmers Botany Town this morning. $249. Its finally hitting the stores ... too bad I don't have the money for it. Looks really good.
evil_elmo Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 Spotted the Endor set at Farmers Botany Town this morning. $249. Its finally hitting the stores ... too bad I don't have the money for it. Looks really good. sweet, cant wait for the up coming toy sales......northland warehouse and toyworld doesnt have it yet i see that toyworld is opening a big super store on cranford street and another toyworld is opening in the new bunnings/home base center in shirley
RileyC Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 Spotted the Endor set at Farmers Botany Town this morning. $249. Its finally hitting the stores ... too bad I don't have the money for it. Looks really good. wow its good to know its in the country! I got the sep shuttle and echo base and they are awesome! The sep shuttle is smaller than I expected but the door mechanism is really cool and nute and occonda farr are awesome minifigs! The echo base is awesome aswell. The taun taun is awesome and the bunker bit has some cool detail on it! Im glad i got them
huck to flat Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 wow its good to know its in the country!I got the sep shuttle and echo base and they are awesome! The sep shuttle is smaller than I expected but the door mechanism is really cool and nute and occonda farr are awesome minifigs! The echo base is awesome aswell. The taun taun is awesome and the bunker bit has some cool detail on it! Im glad i got them Went in to the wellington toyworld, The endor bunker's There!!! And the venator, Pretty cool if you ask me! Also my little brother got the new LEGO Mag today, look's like the spider droid w/ fox will be hitting our store's in august! And more.....
RileyC Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 Went in to the wellington toyworld, The endor bunker's There!!! And the venator, Pretty cool if you ask me!Also my little brother got the new LEGO Mag today, look's like the spider droid w/ fox will be hitting our store's in august! And more..... thats awesome news! im glad i didnt buy it off trademe now
KnightlyKnight Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 FYI, I was at Kmart today and they had a sign up that said 12 days till the big toy sale. (don't know if they'll have the death star yet or what it will cost), also shelves are fairly barren as they seemed to be in the middle of their stock take sales. Hopefully new stuff will hit shelves after the stock take.
CommanderFox Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 Also my little brother got the new LEGO Mag today, look's like the spider droid w/ fox will be hitting our store's in august!And more..... thats awesome news!im glad i didnt buy it off trademe now NO!!!!!! it can't be hitting our shelves again when i paid $28 extra for it on TM thats a total of $78 bucks and im really annoyed now oh well i might get 1 or 2 more then sell em in a few years to get my money back man, everyones getting there mags whens mine going to come lego??? BTW did you fellas who have the latest mags see if Pirate tank and Home one ect are in the catalog? Thanks CF P.S. im not angry...im just annoyed i paid that much not meaning to seem angus to you guys
Brickthing Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 I saw a couple of Endors for $240 in The Warehouse Albany, and Farmers (same place) had all three new Castle sets as well as the reds sports car.
Fumoffu Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 (edited) CommanderFox Pirate Tank and Home One are in the catalogue and listed as exclusive to a retailer and coming out in August. Not sure which retailer will be picking them up as exclusive. BTW, you're for sale on trademe for $35 ==> http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=225562836 huck to flat where did you get your information about the Spider Droid coming out in August? Last time it was exclusive to Toyworld. Do you know whether it will be exclusive to them again or available to all retailers? I can see it listed in the catalogue but there's nothing in there to say when it will be coming out and definitely nothing to say its exclusive to anyone. I wonder how reliable those catalogue dates are because we got our second wave of Star Wars and Indy much earlier than the catalogue dates so maybe we will get the Pirate Tank and Home One earlier too. You can only hope. Anyway I can't wait for the Kmart toysale. I hope Kmart will will do a good discount on Endor. Edited June 20, 2009 by Fumoffu
huck to flat Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 (edited) CommanderFox Pirate Tank and Home One are in the catalogue and listed as exclusive to a retailer and coming out in August. Not sure which retailer will be picking them up as exclusive. BTW, you're for sale on trademe for $35 ==> http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=225562836huck to flat where did you get your information about the Spider Droid coming out in August? Last time it was exclusive to Toyworld. Do you know whether it will be exclusive to them again or available to all retailers? I can see it listed in the catalogue but there's nothing in there to say when it will be coming out and definitely nothing to say its exclusive to anyone. I wonder how reliable those catalogue dates are because we got our second wave of Star Wars and Indy much earlier than the catalogue dates so maybe we will get the Pirate Tank and Home One earlier too. You can only hope. Anyway I can't wait for the Kmart toysale. I hope Kmart will will do a good discount on Endor. I just saw it in the catalogue, dunno who'll be stocking it. Hopefully everyone! I'm probably wrong though Edited June 20, 2009 by huck to flat
ColdBricks Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 RE Battle of Endor. I hope you're joking about buying it of TM. I did post that I'd seen a lego price list at a TW shop saying that it was going to be released everywhere mid June. By the way did anyone pick up Indy temple of doom "rollercoaster" set at farmers during the 30% off sale? If so what is it like?
MagPiesRUs Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) Has anyone in Wellington seen the new Indiana Jones sets yet? I just dropped into the Farmers in Manners Mall, as well as the Toyworld Megastore, and still no sign of them. Yes, I found them all except for the Chauchilla Cemetery Battle at Farmers in Lower Hutt two weeks ago. I picked up Ambush in Cairo, Venice Canal Chase and Temple of Doom, all fantastic sets. By the way did anyone pick up Indy temple of doom "rollercoaster" set at farmers during the 30% off sale? If so what is it like? I like it. The minifigs are stunning and the set is very fun. My biggest gripe with it is the mine carts can't go along the track without being pushed, and the minfigs will often hit their heads when passing underneath the watertower. Aside from that, I feel it's a great set to have, especially at 30% off. Now has anyone seen any Pirate impulses in NZ yet? Edited June 21, 2009 by TinyPiesRUs
sleigher Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 I finally have what you've been waiting for peoples! That's right - the Star Wars US exclusive target minis! I've put 1 of each on TM to see how they go at $1NR, thats right, $1! I hope they'll sell well, but i'll have to see. Feel free to place a bid on them as you pass by! 8033 Mini General Grevious' Starfighter 8031 Mini V-19 Torrent I opened one of the 8033 Mini General Grevious' Starfighters. Really nice set, it add's to the mini collection nicely. I don't want the other one, so i have no opinions on that. Been there, done that, liked both of them - especially the V-19. Still awaiting your TM Feedback........... sleigher / 67goblin
Brickthing Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Now has anyone seen any Pirate impulses in NZ yet? No, nor the Chef. Hopefully they'll appear with the 2 new SP3 impulses though.
sleigher Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 He's very good, I bought a pile of pieces fro him a few months ago. I didn't have any problems. If you need some trustworthy sellers, perhaps start by taking a look at those recommended by other EB members in the Bricklink Trusted Sellers List. I've used Maxspace twice in the last month or so, and have been very happy both times. FWIW sleigher
sleigher Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 WOW that person was REALLY REALLY FAST!!! some one will snap it up and be the first person in NZ to own one stuff you person :skull: ....no offense to anyone here if they buy it CommanderFox Hey Fox, That would be me A bit of an impulse purchase after one too many wines, as I was intending to wait for it to be back in stock at Toyplanet. Also picked up a MISB UCS Y Wing for a good rpice on the same day, so am pretty rapt with both those. sleigher (another 'Shore boy).
Legoman Posted June 22, 2009 Author Posted June 22, 2009 Been there, done that, liked both of them - especially the V-19.Still awaiting your TM Feedback........... sleigher / 67goblin Whoops sorry Done it now. I Can't wait to see endor on sale... Might have to pick up a couple if they go cheap somewhere...
sleigher Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Whoops sorry Done it now. I Can't wait to see endor on sale... Might have to pick up a couple if they go cheap somewhere... Thanks Sam! Endor has just arrived, and I'm just about to rip into it!
CommanderFox Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 WOW tons of new posts Yeah Fumoffu im worth alot $35 for me but that wont be for long if 7681 is being re-released Hey sleigher good to have you on board the NZ EB team ive seen you on TM and thought man who is that SW lego fanatic, he's really out there to get the latest sets and you shore have been buying afew of the sets ive seen on TM lucky you could you set up a http://www.brickset.com/ account and add things to the "sets you own list" so i can see your collection Thanks CommanderFox
sleigher Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) Thanks Sam!Endor has just arrived, and I'm just about to rip into it! Whoops, I meant "Thanks Tim!" didn't I? Sorry - new names & faces to get my head around. Hey sleigher good to have you on board the NZ EB team ive seen you on TM and thought man who is that SW lego fanatic, he's really out there to get the latest sets and you shore have been buying afew of the sets ive seen on TM lucky youcould you set up a http://www.brickset.com/ account and add things to the "sets you own list" so i can see your collection Thanks CommanderFox Hi Fox, Thx for the welcome. I first saw ANH (or "Star Wars" as it was way back then), when it first came out in the cinemas here, but it's only within the three or four months that I've started to get seriously switched on to the whole Star Wars & Star Wars Lego scene. stuck in bed, and too much time on my hands. No.2 Son, Kieran, is also well into it, and we have been watching all the movies, plus Clone Wars over the last wee while. It's cool to get him interested, and he is making a few nice SW inspired MOCs too, whereas I'm more into the sets. I might look to get some stuff online soon, maybe via Brickset, but initially more likely via Flikr. Watch this space - must be getting close to 40 sets now - a mixture of Trade Me, local retail, Brinklink & a few minis from eBay. To all - I've seen a few comments that eBay generally gives better deals than Bricklink - this doesn't seem to be my experience when comparison shopping just recently - any comments on this? Am I shooting myself in the foot by (usually) only looking at 'Buy Now's for comparison? Edited June 22, 2009 by sleigher
ColdBricks Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Warehouse has Endor at $239. Their Toy Sale starts tomorrow, however the lego deals are terrible. Northlands Toyworld got a huge shipment of lego today. They are going to have the Transport ferry for a 'very sharp price' according to the counter girl.
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