Hobbes Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Well since they don't produce the old brown anymore (like a certain grey)... Off course its reddish brown Mr Mayor ;-) I'm thinking reddish brown, too ;-) This pic is kinda worrisome: On my screen it looks like two different shades of brown :-/ Quote
xwingyoda Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 I'm thinking reddish brown, too ;-)This pic is kinda worrisome: On my screen it looks like two different shades of brown :-/ Yeay that looks odd !! I hae 2 plausible explenations though: * This Is Lego (little play on words for the viewers of Blood Diamond ;-) ) * that guy added some brown bricks :-D Anyhow its still another venture into unknown charted territories :-D *yoda* Quote
casewindu Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 that blueish house has a sans fransisco feel to it i think! :-D is this definity another of this type f set comming out? Quote
Hobbes Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 is this definity another of this type f set comming out? Brickjournal says yes. And more if they sell well. Quote
Professor Flitwick Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 This looks fantastic. A perfect set for an awesome Spiderman MOC I'm planning. Too bad I'm skint... ello, ello,ello whats all this then. what are you makeing. PLEASE TELL ME!!! 8-| Quote
dillthepill Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 At s@h US $140 is pretty dang cheap. I was expecting it to be $200. Oh please let me get this for my B-Day! Or a Wii is good too. Quote
oo7 Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Lego even shows us what to do with the amount of six (!) cafe corners put together.... What a waste! Two thirds of four out of the six sets are dicarded for that model.... http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=238512 That is really wierd......are all off those alternate models in the instruction booklet except for this, which is a modification (Oh, how I wish that was in the set :'-) ). That's ALOT of very similar alternate models! EDIT: Disregard, I've just read Brickjournal 7. And another thing--I love this set overall, but I'm kind of anoyed now to see that they gave us a green baseplate. The outside is all covered up by pavement, so the only place you see it is in the inside, the last place you want to see it!!!!! *wacko* If they're too lazy to give us a bottom floor at least give us a grey baseplate so we don't need one! This is obviously an Urban scene! Why green in the first place? It's just to perfect, give us a grey plate, cover it on the outside and pretend it's flooring on the inside. It's the not only the easiest way to go, but it looks great, and TLG still manages to screw it up!!! Why? Quote
xenologer Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 And another thing--I love this set overall, but I'm kind of anoyed now to see that they gave us a green baseplate. The outside is all covered up by pavement, so the only place you see it is in the inside, the last place you want to see it!!!!! *wacko* I figure the green showing on the backside corner is a little courtyard area, maybe its a carpet on the inside... Ya know, I actually like the spaceship alt model that guy made. Questionable colors, but the cockpit design is neat. Quote
Hobbes Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 why would anyone do that?? *wacko* I saw that gallery, too, earlier. Actually I think it's funny ;-) Sure, it's not the best way to display a brand new set but it adds humor to the layout. That's what I like with some of the layouts on brickshelf. It's like some members here think about stories for their pics... Or it's a display of the half-life period of current LEGO bricks... :-/ Quote
phoinix Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 i find it funny when i see buildings in ruins as well but having this building and presenting it for probaply the first time like this its just..odd :-/ Quote
Dark Brick Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I will definitely be buying at least one if not two and MOC the other one into something else. There is one downside to it and that is they could have thrown in another lamp post and an extra figure or two. Otherwise this set is great, shows us that LEGO does have some care for us big kids at heart. Oh and Hobbes, according to Peeron's inventory, the stairs are reddish-brown. I hope that helps. DB Quote
Hobbes Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Oh and Hobbes, according to Peeron's inventory, the stairs are reddish-brown. I hope that helps. Right, why didn't I check there *wacko* Thx ;-) Quote
Hobbes Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 No prob, Hob. X-D I'll let that slip just this once... :-P Quote
natelite Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I like how they modularized the series. The 6 set corner block they showed on the box is very impressive. While I like the idea, I don't think the majority of town fans will have 6 sets of these in their basement (or attic in the case of calvin! :-P) usually in a town layout there will be one most impressive building/monument. The corner caf Quote
Hobbes Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 129.99 in France *sweet* For once were are not that screwed :-D Oh, France generally has some good prices - compared to Austria at least. But with the Cafe I can't complain... Quote
Eccohawk Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 i find it funny when i see buildings in ruins as wellbut having this building and presenting it for probaply the first time like this its just..odd :-/ I'm a member of the group that had that display up, and about 20 mins after that pic was taken, we added a second one that was built properly on to the right-hand side of it. So we had one half that was nice and pristine while the other was dilapidated and run down. We also had the box for the set there and we were passing it around, so plenty of people saw what it 'should' look like. probably two brothers that each got half the hotel when their dad died, and the one was just really lazy...kinda like my brother...but that's neither here nor there. :) Also, I didn't notice any difference between the brown of the stairs and the brown of the bricks. That said, I did notice a problem with a difference in hues between the larger dark blue bricks/plates versus the 1x1 plates. The 1x1 plates seemed to be a noticeably darker hue, and this even was visible on the pics on the box as well. Overall I thought it was a very nice build and well built. Definitely worth the price at only $140 bucks. Quote
Hobbes Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I'm a member of the group that had that display up, and about 20 mins after that pic was taken, we added a second one that was built properly on to the right-hand side of it. So we had one half that was nice and pristine while the other was dilapidated and run down. We also had the box for the set there and we were passing it around, so plenty of people saw what it 'should' look like. Welcome to EB, Eccohawk, and thanks for this little insight :-) probably two brothers that each got half the hotel when their dad died, and the one was just really lazy...kinda like my brother...but that's neither here nor there. :) Sounds like mine, too X-D Also, I didn't notice any difference between the brown of the stairs and the brown of the bricks. That said, I did notice a problem with a difference in hues between the larger dark blue bricks/plates versus the 1x1 plates. The 1x1 plates seemed to be a noticeably darker hue, and this even was visible on the pics on the box as well. Ah, damn, hue still is a problem :-/ Overall I thought it was a very nice build and well built. Definitely worth the price at only $140 bucks. I agree, the price is a refreshing surprise for a set of that size... Quote
MatthewUSA Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 This new set is awesome. This will make a great addition to any City or Town. I can't wait to see this set available in the United States. Quote
Hobbes Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I can't wait to see this set available in the United States. It is. Has been for a few days ;-) Quote
alex54 Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 Phoinix, you found a nice galery. I realy like the humour touch of that scenary. 129.99 in France *sweet* For once were are not that screwed :-D Caf Quote
phoinix Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 another gallery with 10182 pictures! unfortunatly the first floor is green!! :-/ a few more pics here http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=239936 Quote
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