Kliq Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 After having seen the glorious Market Village for the Castle theme, I entered into a whole new golden age in my Lego lifetime. I had to get some of the great Classic Castle sets. I'll admit, part of it was my shop-aholic addiction, and that ridiculous feeling you get while placing bids on eBay to just keep going until you're broke. Having just had a birthday last month, I had plenty of money left over. Granted I might not be eating out much after these purchases, but that's healthier for you anyway, right? This might seem excessive to some (most), but I never did feel buyers remorse after the dust settled away from my keyboard having just placed 12 Bricklink orders and 26 winning bids or Buy-It-Nows on eBay. The true problem here is, where am I going to put everything? True, I placed most of these orders about a week ago, but I decided to catalogue my Lego Mania exploits here, perhaps to also put all of this into perspective myself. I've been known to go crazy and buy up tons of Lego when I get into that "mood", but never anything of this magnitude. Most of what I bought were used, only a few small sets MISB. Anyway, on to this ridiculous list... - Are orders. * Are other items in the order. Bricklink: -6081 King's Mountain Fortress -6054 Forestmen's Hideout -6066 Camouflaged Outpost -6085 Black Monarch's Castle -6018 Battle Dragon -8 Black Falcon minifigures w/ weapons -6009 Black Knight *1971 Black Knight's Battering Ram *6086 Black Knight's Castle *6034 Black Monarch's Ghost -6059 Knight's Stronghold *3 Peasant minifigures -6040 Blacksmith Shop *6042 Dungeon Hunters -6062 Battering Ram -6041 Armor Shop -6023 Maiden's Cart *Pitchfork *(The seller let me know that the Maiden's hat was red instead of white, and tossed in an extra pitchfork to compensate!) eBay: -6061 Siege Tower -6086 Black Monarch's Castle (Interesting story behind this. The seller had it listed as a Black Falcon's Fortress w/ box. When it arrived, it sure came in the advertised box, but I recognized the pieces from the previous 6086 I had bought! A complete 6086 misadvertised for a really good deal.) -6021 Jousting Knights *6010 Supply Wagon -6073 Knight's Castle -6067 Guarded Inn *6094 Guarded Treasury -6018 Battle Dragon *1491 Dual Defender -1480 King's Catapult *6057 Black Knights Sea Serpent -6066 Camouflaged Outpost *1877 Crusader's Cart -6024 Bandit Ambush -6034 Black Monarch's Ghost -6078 Royal Knight's Drawbridge -6024 Bandit Ambush -6022 Horse Cart *6061 Siege Tower -1491 Dual Defender -6039 Twin Arm Launcher -Lot of Crusader (Lion Knight) minifigs. -Lot of various Classic Castle minifigs. -6080 King's Castle -1463 Treasure Cart -6027 Bat Lord's Catapult *6078 Royal Knight's Drawbridge *6076 Dark Dragon's Den -Lot of Crusader (Lion Knight) minifigs. -6074 Black Falcon's Fortress -6080 King's Castle *6073 Knight's Castle If there are duplicates of some sets, it is because I found another at such a good deal, my Lego Mania wouldn't let me pass it by. Some things I grouped because I won them from the same seller, but weren't part of the sale as a whole. I really wanted a Royal Knight's Castle, but even on eBay they went for ungodly amounts of money. Two drawbridges that lead to nothing. Everything but 6081, the two 6080s, one of the 6073s, a lot of minifigs, 6041, and the lot of 6027, 6078, 6076 have arrived so far. I eventually want to take pictures of my own economic disaster. It's been fun so far to link the various modular castles around in different ways. Right now I have the two Black Monarch's Castles, Black Monarch's Ghost, and Knight's Stronghold combined with the Black Knight's Castle in the middle acting as a keep. This is the most I've ever bought at one time in my entire life. Long live the brick! Quote
MagPiesRUs Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 I bought Mission 3: Gold Hunt and Mission 7: Deep Sea Quest yesterday, both at 20% off. Both sets are great, the vehicles are great, as are the minifigs. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for my Castle Advent Calendar to arrive (I pre-ordered it through the Lego Magazine some time in August...). After having seen the glorious Market Village for the Castle theme, I entered into a whole new golden age in my Lego lifetime. I had to get some of the great Classic Castle sets. I'll admit, part of it was my shop-aholic addiction, and that ridiculous feeling you get while placing bids on eBay to just keep going until you're broke. Having just had a birthday last month, I had plenty of money left over. Granted I might not be eating out much after these purchases, but that's healthier for you anyway, right? This might seem excessive to some (most), but I never did feel buyers remorse after the dust settled away from my keyboard having just placed 12 Bricklink orders and 26 winning bids or Buy-It-Nows on eBay. The true problem here is, where am I going to put everything? True, I placed most of these orders about a week ago, but I decided to catalogue my Lego Mania exploits here, perhaps to also put all of this into perspective myself. I've been known to go crazy and buy up tons of Lego when I get into that "mood", but never anything of this magnitude. Most of what I bought were used, only a few small sets MISB. Anyway, on to this ridiculous list... Brilliant. Quote
Dragonator Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 (edited) How much did you pay and what did you get? I know, $40 USD is like almost $60 AUD [Lucky I didnt have to pay for my Brick Arms B'day ON! ] I got the Limited Edition Silver weapons pack, the zombie pack, the new world at war pack, and a few extras. In total, 55USD worth, which worked out at just under 100NZD. Man this global economic thing sucks. I also made an order of some new BrickForge items, including some special pieces only available to special people (). That was expensive to, even if it was only a small order. I think this economic thing is going to cause me some problems, because I'm such a shop-a-holic. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for my Castle Advent Calendar to arrive (I pre-ordered it through the Lego Magazine some time in August...). Ah yes, same here. I can't wait for it to arrive. Edited October 26, 2008 by Dragonator Quote
Dragonator Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Sorry for the double post. I just realized that Labour Weekend equals 20% off sales, so I quickly nipped down to my local Toyworld and grabbed the 10184 Town Plan. Finally it is mine! Anyway, like I said, I got 20% off, and it was already being sold at 70NZD off the S@H price, so I am very pleased with my purchase. Hooray for sales, we don't get them enough here in NZ. Right, well I'm pretty much broke now, so I better go make a huge Bricklink order. Man I love being a Lego addict... Quote
Trexxen Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Heh - I wish I had a job; then I could make such claims =P Buying a huge bricklink order when "near-broke"...wish I could do that; for me "near-broke" is about ten cents. =P Anywho, not technically what I bought, but my little brother got the Police Helicopter and...uh...the red $10 racer, the one with a fire ramp...not sure on the name. I did pick up some good sets from the phone special, though; the Hybrid Rescue Tank and Assault Tiger at 1/3 their normal price, and a Dwarve's Mine Defender just because I want one <_< ~Trexxen Quote
Dragonator Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Heh - I wish I had a job; then I could make such claims =P Buying a huge bricklink order when "near-broke"...wish I could do that; for me "near-broke" is about ten cents. =P It was a joke, I'm going to have to wait a while before I make any big orders. Especially with the exchange rate as it is. Quote
Hewman Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 A mass of white pieces to build my own Hoth Base around the Hoth door set. Quote
Erdbeereis Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 My Castle Advent Calendar arrived from my relatives in Germany today. I'm very pleased right now! Quote
Darth_Legois Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 I got the Limited Edition Silver weapons pack, the zombie pack, the new world at war pack, and a few extras. In total, 55USD worth, which worked out at just under 100NZD. Man this global economic thing sucks. I also made an order of some new BrickForge items, including some special pieces only available to special people ( ). That was expensive to, even if it was only a small order. I think this economic thing is going to cause me some problems, because I'm such a shop-a-holic. Ah yes, same here. I can't wait for it to arrive. Hmm, We'll be geting alot of similar stuff then. I heard the BrickForge shipping is killer.. Yea I choose a bad time to buy BrickArms....buts its for my B'day [On sunday yay! But..my BA hasnt come yet ] And you cant realy change your B'day Sorry for the double post. I just realized that Labour Weekend equals 20% off sales, so I quickly nipped down to my local Toyworld and grabbed the 10184 Town Plan. Finally it is mine! Anyway, like I said, I got 20% off, and it was already being sold at 70NZD off the S@H price, so I am very pleased with my purchase. Hooray for sales, we don't get them enough here in NZ. Right, well I'm pretty much broke now, so I better go make a huge Bricklink order. Man I love being a Lego addict... Oh yea I still need to pay off my Town Plan which is on lay-by ay myer.... It was a joke, I'm going to have to wait a while before I make any big orders. Especially with the exchange rate as it is. It sucks. A mass of white pieces to build my own Hoth Base around the Hoth door set. Nice.... Also on topic: I bought Agents Gold Hunt & Jetpack Pursuit yesterday, it cost $45.75 AUD in total on sale & since if you spend $40 or more on LEGO at BigW while the sale is on you can get a free LEGO club subscription. [Which I got, but you need your recipet but the checkout-chick forgot to give it to me so I almost forgot.. ] And I bought Hoth base the other week [Geting early B'day money IS AWESOME ] Oh and I got Tower raid as well on sale for $30 at the beginning of this month so like $175 AUD worth of LEGO this month!... Quote
Hewman Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 A MISB 4757 Hogwarts castle was delivered to my door this morning, seeing if I can keep it sealed until xmas. And an imperial dropship on sale last night. Quote
Matn Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 5615 The Knight 5618 Troll Warrior 5620 Street Cleaner I like them, nice addition to my Castle collection and City layout. =D Quote
darkrebellion Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 (edited) My parents get me this gifts for my birthday: 7673 Magnaguard Starfighter 7674 V-19 Torrent 10143 Death Star Maybe a 7666 Hoth Rebel Base I also get the 7679 Republic Fighter Tank and the Comic-Con exclusive at this same time , so I think I have plenty of building time the next two weeks. Building Time ON ! Edited November 3, 2008 by darkrebellion Quote
baby Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 Just bought Exo-Force Chameleon Hunter and Dark Panther today. The brick quality looks bad. Quite disappointed though. Quote
Zarkan Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) Yesterday I bought the City Coast Guard 4WD and Jetski, and Tahu Mistika. The latter went through some heavy modifications as soon as I finished building it the official way. Well, 2008 purchases are about over for me. All I need is about three more small sets, and that will be it until I get my usual big haul at Christmas. Edited November 5, 2008 by Grevious Quote
MagPiesRUs Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 My Castle Advent Calendar has finally arrived. The picture across the windows looks so great that I'll feel bad to ruin it by opening them. ... No matter... Quote
Oky Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 I bought the code lyoko school set at my walmart, I can't believe there finally out!!! I did buy it!!! In my mind. Wow. That's just sad. So much obsession about a crappy cartoon aint good for you, you know. Quote
Stash2Sixx Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 Little Armory weapons. Brickforge weapons. Nothing from Brickarms this time around though. Quote
Guss Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 I bought a 7038 and a 7773 set tuesday ^^ and I'm really happy because that's 2 great sets ! Quote
Bricklanta Posted November 9, 2008 Posted November 9, 2008 I bought a 7038 and a 7773 set tuesday ^^ and I'm really happy because that's 2 great sets ! Why not just say the set name instead of the number? Anyway, I bought anakin's jedi starfighter. Quote
Lego12 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I bought the new Pirate Soldier Fort and Loot Island! I'm so happy right now! I just built the Soldier Fort! Its amazing..... Tomorrow, Loot Island! Quote
Matn Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I bought the new Pirate Soldier Fort and Loot Island! I'm so happy right now! I just built the Soldier Fort! Its amazing..... Tomorrow, Loot Island! I hope we'll see soon reviews of each set? Quote
Guss Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 sorry BRICKLANTA ^^ it's the 7773 : Tiger Shark Attack and the 7038: Troll Assault Wagon is it better like this ? ^^ Lego12, I hate you I'm so Jealous ! I want these sets so much ! Quote
Lego12 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I hope we'll see soon reviews of each set? Yup! Later today! I feel so special! Quote
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