What did you buy today?

[Aju]

I (finally) got the Exo-Force Heroes & Villians Package: it comes with all the mechs.

Can't wait for it to arrive!

[mutley777]

I got another tie interceptor and another b-wing today from the TrU sale. Heading to my local lego store later to see what i can find. :-)

tru sale? where is this? i would love to get an interceptor at a discount.

the TrU sale is a UK online sale. 25% off all lego when you spend

[snefroe]

i bought three smaal sets today:

the sw vulture droid; a small rockraider set and something castle... they were all 30% off, otherwise i wouldn't have bought them and they surely won't be opened for at least a year...

[sam89]

I bought the other two big Exo-Force mechs that I didn't have yet (Stealth Hunter and Fire Vulture) last weekend, and I bought the new A-Wing yesterday X-D

[Kikuichimonji]

Cool, my topic got pinned :-D

I haven't bought anything Lego related lately and likely won't be buying anything for a while. I'm really into retro gaming lately (picked up a snes last week and buying games like crazy), so I don't have the money for it :-P

Looks like even the ISD and Sailbarge will have to wait a couple of months...

[Mithrandir]

Amazon has a Buy One Get One 50% off sale for the $10 and $20 price points.

Since I already have all the $20 sets that I wanted, I decided to grab two $10 sets:

Highway Haulers

and another mini-tractor

I already have a mini tractor (I even rebuilt it into blue and red versions), but I have a disappointing lack of green pieces, so another set won't hurt :)

Also I'm now a huge fan of the designer series, and intend to get every single set from now on; hopefully Highway Haulers is as good as Gear Grinders.

[optimus-convoy]

Found a nice surprise at Kay-Bee Toys:

2X Ogel Mutant Squid

$1.50 each X-D , and they're still clogging the shelf.

[Mithrandir]

Since my package with the two things I ordered from Amazon didn't come on friday (see two posts up), I decided to go out to Target and grab the new Slave I to build over the weekend.

At first, it seemed like it was really flimsy, but the design ended up being a lot sturdier at the end. I'm impressed by the overall shape of the model, but the colors just don't seem right to me. Granted, Lego probably doesn't have the proper colors and used the closest they had available, but that seaweed green just bugs me for some reason.

*shrug*

Verdict: I should have waited until it was on sale. Plus the wings are pretty flimsy.

[Ickelpete]

Bought 4404 Designer Set Land Busters and just spent most of the evening building it

I found it in a local department store that has a good selection of Lego

Every so often they must have a clear out of the stock room because they have quite a few discontinued sets I have seen alpha team and Orient Expedition sets on their shelves in the last few months

[ApophisV]

7702 - Thunder Fury

Aredhel gave it to me as a easter present... *wub*

[Mithrandir]

Yesterday someone posted a bunch of pics for some new 2006 sets; among them was the new Striking Venom Exo-Force set. Up until then, I didn't pay much attention to Exo-Force, as it seemed more of a kiddie play-theme and I usually go for the more advanced stuff (technic mostly). I bought the Sonic Phantom for Christmas for myself, simply because I like the giant fans and I can put those into some custom stuff later, but overall the set didn't really wow me, since it was way too flimsy, and I just ignored Exo-Force from then on.

But damn that pic of the Striking Venom impressed me, and it convinced me to take a second look at Exo-Force, and after looking at all the part inventories and stuff, I finally decided to buy the Heros and Villians set from S@H:

7700 Stealth Hunter

7701 Grand Titan

7702 Thunder Fury

7703 Fire Vulture

7708 Uplink

7711 Sentry

They look pretty good, they all come with alternate sets and combination instructions too (except the last two), so hopefully I'll be happy when they arrive sometime next week.

[snefroe]

i bought set 6973, it's a large ice planet 2002 starship

this is a truely awefull ship. why did I buy this?

[Mithrandir]

i bought set 6973, it's a large ice planet 2002 starship

this is a truely awefull ship. why did I buy this?

Is it really that bad? I've had my eye on the Ice Planet stuff for a while now, and I intend to get it all eventually (my dark ages started at about the same time IP2002 came out; I loved the sets but somehow got distracted and never got any of the big ones).

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[snefroe]

i bought set 6973, it's a large ice planet 2002 starship

this is a truely awefull ship. why did I buy this?

Is it really that bad? I've had my eye on the Ice Planet stuff for a while now, and I intend to get it all eventually (my dark ages started at about the same time IP2002 came out; I loved the sets but somehow got distracted and never got any of the big ones).

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well it's got great playability and there are some very nice gadgets on it but the model doesn't look very well, compared to lots of space ships of the past...

it's an orginal theme, but lego's approach and designs aren't top of the line...

;-) hehe i'd keep an eye on the space forum next month if i were you... ;-)

[natelite]

I like Exo-force too. Got a great deal from the toysrus pre-easter sale.

Problem though with the line is that the mechs have poor cockpit design. Almost every single mech offers little to no protection to the pilot. When I compare them to some of the MOCs found on brickshelf, the line began to pale in comparison.

Instead of skimping on parts trying to get the cost down they should have designed much stronger product just like how they approached star wars. It could have been a much bigger blockbuster seller if only they designed better fitting cockpits and price at $20 or $25 per mech.

i think spitting venom is okay. This MOC to me is more impressive than spitting venom though!

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Nash/Spider-Mecha/

[sam89]

I bought the Batmobile set off eBay (since it won't be out in the UK until August) for

[xwingyoda]

I bought the Batmobile set off eBay (since it won't be out in the UK until August) for

[Kikuichimonji]

Only Lego I've bought lately were 2 of these in yellow. I don't need more and I pretty much stopped buying sets unless they seem to be good parts packs (or SW sets ;-) ).

[sam89]

I bought the Batmobile set off eBay (since it won't be out in the UK until August) for

[xwingyoda]

I bought the Batmobile set off eBay (since it won't be out in the UK until August) for

[Zane]

I thought S@H said they'd have Batman for Europe very soon...

[natelite]

at the batman product site it said 1 april for us, 1 june for europe and 1 august for uk. how true is that schedule, i don't know.

[Pat]

I have ordered 7893 a few days ago since, i live in western australia it is not out at the shops ITS COMING VIA KANGAROO MAIL!!!! :-P

[UltraPrime]

I bought the Rescue Helicopter. My first purchase in a few months.

[Aredhel]

I bought some things at the event at Legoland Windsor.

I bought the Harry Potter set "the shrieking shack" *wub* (4756) and a bag full of "Pick a Brick"!!! :-$

And I bought "Draco's Encounter with Buckbeak" (4750) twice (one for me and one for Apo).

And I wanna thank you Double T for the Robo-Pod :'-)

It was a really nice event!!!

EDIT: I just forgot the 4 Racers Sne brought for Apo and me from Belgium.

Numbers: 8663, 8666,

8664 and finally

8661