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This post has been edited by ilfort: Aug 9 2012, 10:55 AM

Congrats? Lol

Yippee!

This post has been edited by lowyatben: Aug 7 2012, 08:51 PM

Look at the timeline of ver. 1. XD LEGO fans is growing, thanks to the CMS?

top 10 spammer??

Congrats!!! V4 for LEGO

No idea leh, any idea? So I can post. Haha

Extra polybags. . .

For me, yup! CMS! So cute!

Same here. CMFs. Then Star Wars. Now LOTR. I'm a Lego-holic! LOL!

congrats!

I think the more commonly used abbreviation would be CMF (Collectable Mini Figures).

rumah baru.... the journey continues :-)

No wonder, seems odd when I type it.

Monster Fighters! Please... stay far, far away. In a galaxy far, far away even better! LOL!

suggest ts to make the first post more vibrant

top 10 spammer for v3

Who posted in: The Official LEGO Enthusiast Club V3

vey99 246
ilfort 243
dilvin 196
kenny_pang 158
orestes 133
Joshlkw 108
lowyatben 96
touya_zell 87
Chaud 86
FunkyMonkiBaby 72

Sure boh?! LOL!

added!

Am I on top in this first page? Kakaka!

Lol. And also bro, I feel you shouldn't bother with the top 10 posters and things like that. It might end up encouraging people to post for the sake of 'being mentioned' instead of posting and sharing information and things that would start useful, interesting discussion about Lego. Which is the main reason why this forum thread exists in the first place. But oh well, just my two cents. You're the thread starter (and therefore the boss), after all. Hahahah

Spam more pics perhaps? Will source pictures to add on the first post.

If only can captured top 10 lurkers

not bad i still got spamming skill

Well I think that's great idea. Never hurt to constantly 'cuci mata' with awesome Lego pics!

So, who's getting/gotten the Lego SW Visual Dictionary? I'm getting mine this weekend

Han's not gonna be so lonely now. Let's see what kinda combo my kid can come up with now. LOL!

i got it earlier before the Han's...love both books

it's easy to know who post in this thread and how many ...
just click the number of replies outside this thread ...
it doesnt mean anything negative .. just showing who's been most active in each threads ... so chill .. ^^

Cross reference top posters from v1 thru 3, then u know who've been lurking. LOL! Kiddin'!

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Added on August 7, 2012, 9:18 pmHow?

NVM. Figured it out already.

This post has been edited by lowyatben: Aug 7 2012, 09:20 PM

Been a long and slow journey... we are building this community... one brick at a time.

well said, well said!
its true what they said, slow n steady wins the race
congrats V4 oledi

ps, my suggestion,
can TS put link for all LOCAL Lego blog,
ie borislim one, jaybrickblog one..?

so easy reference centre

This post has been edited by touya_zell: Aug 7 2012, 10:54 PM

Gratz to V4!

Spam! Forgive my lousy shoot. XD

congrats new home

Not the grandest of collection, but.. what the heck... here's part of my display:






People often heard of planes over shot the runway...

batman polybag how muchie?

i like ur buzz lightyear mod moc

Morning fans!


Do provide me more info if there are more than three local blogs. Of course blog only on LEGO.
Added the 3 I know.


Ebay got one selling at RM30 bro, pai she coz cannot give you better price than his.
http://www.ebay.com.my/itm/LEGO-DC-Super-H...=item41689a93f4


That's a lot of MOC. Kai's Blade cycle looks good right?

This post has been edited by ilfort: Aug 8 2012, 08:47 AM

i like the blade cycle, its nice

you might wanna try expand your city and get the Samurai Mech for your robot team

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Added on August 8, 2012, 9:05 am86? you sure I post that much?

This post has been edited by Chaud: Aug 8 2012, 09:07 AM

I posted instructions on how to build it is in my blog. Since its going for about rm90.xx in TRU I think, quite a good catch for useful parts.

Not alot actually. there's about 5 or 6 more on the detolf display next to it.

Yea thats the "dilema" I'm facing with some LEGO models. Kai Blade cycle is simply too gorgeous (thank alucrix =) . I cant bear to disassemble it for MOC. Might leave it there for a while more.

No problem man! Love your display! Especially the Century Skyway!

ya i read ur blog entry, andthe buzz is a good deal for the reduced price.
i would get it but i alrd got a huge plastic buzz toy for my kid alrd

ilfot, you left out my favourite pharoah quest in the lego theme, hahaa

That's probably because the theme is discontinuing. . . Such a nice theme of mummy.

ya, too bad..
but luckily i completed the theme,

I prefer this mummy figure as compared to the mummy version offered in the CMF series. And many types of mummies offered in Pharoah Quest theme.

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Added on August 8, 2012, 10:40 amAccording to Lego visual Encyclopedia, there is Luke ceremonial with no white pupils in the eyes. I only got the common version.

This post has been edited by FunkyMonkiBaby: Aug 8 2012, 10:40 AM

when will series 8 out? or izzit already out?

I still not recover from series 7....i dun think series 8 would be out so soon yet.

My dragon minifig at the forbidden city taken early this year.

Siapa belum dapat lagi? Mari, mari! Jom beli (But no voucher giveaways in the Lego store, though )

Display set got discount ka?

Just go source for Lego 5001132 usd352.90 ----> The Lord of the Rings Collection

i rly dunno how to assemble and where to put this + my uruk hai army joined up

summore the mine of moria also take up more than 32x32 plate space.

I think those belong to the tai ko there. He set up the store and "loan" some of his collections for display.

Kena tax leh! But I guess they're still cheaper than getting all of them here?

the bg is a model or actual scenery?

made me wonder... is there a "volunteer" program by TRU to lessen their staff workload , They can focus on real store management tasks.... while we "offer" to help set up their display for them (aka build /arrange LEGO display). I dont mind doing it for free. hehe...

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Aug 8 2012, 11:39 AM

where is this? BV lego store?

^^ i dont mind also doing it for free
spending all day building bricks,
heaven
those model builder at Legoland Nusajaya
really hv the best job in the world

cheapest lego set...police outrider...i added a MP-5 for him...muahaha cool or not...

WANT LEGO FREE?

1.GO TO THIS LINK: http://service.lego.com/en-US/replacementparts/
2.SELECT YOUR AGE AND CLICK SUBMIT
3.AFTER THAT,SELECT "MISSING a part from new purchase"
4.AFTER THAT,INSERT LEGO SET NUMBER.EXAMPLE:3181,3189 AND ETC
5.AFTER THAT,SELECT LEGO PIECE THAT YOUR LIKE AND CLICK "ADD TO BAG"(IF YOUR WANT ADD ANOTHER SET,CLICK"ADD ANOTHER SET")
6.AFTER THAT,CLICK"CHECKOUT"
7.FINALLY,FILL YOUR REAL HOME ADDRESS AND EMAIL ADDRESS AND DONE

ATTENTION
(YOU NEED TO WAIT 3 WEEK UNTIL YOUR LEGO PART REACHED YOUR HOME)
(LEGO WILL SEND EMAIL FOR YOU)

This is one of the ugly side of Malaysian. I think we should not misuse this, otherwise the needful one cannot get his replacement part.

Anyone seen GREEN base plate 32x32 anywhere? Duwan to import, sked damage.

Agree.

Looks like trolling.

LEGO company manufactoring processes had measured the % of "flawed" sets. The chances of any one of us getting more than few sets with missing good number of parts are VERY ,VERY ,VERY low.

Dont tell you gonna push your luck and report to them half the parts missing from a 1500-pcs set in your 1st attempt ?

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Aug 8 2012, 02:42 PM

Sorry ...I will not do again

urmmm, how about NO!

edit:
sorry if offended anyone, but suddenly bcome too rage when read this.
n post without thinking
SORRY

This post has been edited by touya_zell: Aug 8 2012, 03:54 PM

Goodness, please edit out the post and stop quoting it. Just reading it is offensive. If you can't get Lego the right way, then first find the right way. If you want it bad enough, work for it.

Yeah. And we wonder why we don't have an Asian Lego.com presence...

Dua minggu lalu, saya ada beli warna hijau 32x32 di KLCC TRU. masih ada 3-4 keping lagi ketika itu. Harga rm29.90

and the ANSWER we all dying to know



This post has been edited by dilvin: Aug 8 2012, 03:39 PM

September release

Minifigs that just came today.

This is "mad".... the more I read the more I wanted to hit the mall later to splurge on a set for 2nite's fix. BTW any of you have a special set tucked in the store with an imaginary "Break Glass during *emergency" label?



Hmmm this drawn me:

Why aren't we MOCing yet (on a big scale.. like the AFOLs elsewhere) . Truly contented with a single building experience right off the box? kinda wasted having them putting effort in ensuring clutch power good enuff for long term repeated builds.

someone should write why are legos in malaysia more expensive. LOL

LIKE +1

i kinda have 5 misb waiting to be opened...And many many sets from Lego System which i got recently from German ebay sellers

Dare not open yet bcoz those oredi opened are in a BIG MESS!!

i "dreamt" of rebuild an actual model of the train station at my hometown @ Gemas

* & i asked legoland fb admin, why only iconic buildings..how about rafflesia flowers, mount kinabalu, mulu cave...

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Added on August 8, 2012, 4:08 pmtruly agreed! i think is world most expensive lego country!!!

This post has been edited by dilvin: Aug 8 2012, 04:08 PM

building gladiator army? hehe

No la, not army building, but to sell off some to lower down cost. Haha, keep some.

wahlau.. so many

Mau mo? Bought extra to sell off so can get back shipping cost at least?
Will update my thread. Keke

keke.. trade can?

No money d, trade money better.

Answer from Lego back in 2008. It is outdated and twisted logic to me.

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2008/08/01/w...st-lego-prices/

This post has been edited by kenny_pang: Aug 8 2012, 05:04 PM

Funny the retailers got the blame and the consumers/collectors/AFOLs/scalpers bear the cost of the blame. They conveniently forgot the distributor, who's laughing all the way to the bank. Welcome to Malaysia, the "apa2 pun Boleh jadi kita pun bina dan buka Legoland untuk meraih banyak lagi keuntungan bukan sahaja dari M'sia tetapi juga Singapura dan lain2".

how muchie for that sponge bob and gladiator?

Check my thread bro.

i believed this all round up to economic of scale

if large market, then can sell cheap (US)
if small market (Mlysia) where many ppl not buy Lego n not into it,
then hv to sell higher price just to make profit

i might be wrong tho

This business model is not sustainable for Lego, the world is getting smaller. You can see it now that the Legoland is here and is just next to Singapore which has a significantly lower price.
They alienating many potential fans and push them to other brands. If they sell here at the US price points. I probably have every SW sets they released, I will still spend just as much but I will be more satisfied.

2 Gladiator + 1 Evil Dwarf = RM60 ?

This post has been edited by matchboxclub: Aug 8 2012, 05:19 PM

Yup

They better pray our income increase faster, or else to sustain profit price will increase and market will decrease and when market decreases price increases .......

Meaning, here in Malaysia, our price is "jack-up" by ALJ

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Added on August 8, 2012, 5:30 pmas lowyatben has extracted from the article

Finally, final pricing in the market place is obviously determined by retailers, which is something we cannot and will not influence.

This post has been edited by dilvin: Aug 8 2012, 05:30 PM

If retailers in Malaysia is jacking up prices of Lego toys by a large profit margin, how come during sales time in department stores only gives out 10% discount at most?

ALJ is the distributor <----- the real culprit

Retailers profit margin is 30% only, those you see LEGO sales back then is because ALJ warehouse got a lot of stocks.

You're right, ALJ is the distributor not retailer and they set the recommended retail price.
Looks like a revolution is brewing over the price of Bricks.

So, dun marah Aeon or parkson for giving only 10% discount, (TRU --> almost no discount )





This post has been edited by dilvin: Aug 8 2012, 05:43 PM

TRU hardly gives you discount. Now LEGO all no discount like that. See all like normal price. Need purposely buy the discounted set during this time when they give vouchers.

Already happened with Sideshow, Hot Toys, Hasbro... Marvel and DC Comics... our food and drinks... Everything keeps on increasing... Even when Ringgit was stronger, things still remain at higher price points with distributors and retailers citing "increasing freight charges" and all that. What goes up (and up) never comes down hor? Can only go higher. Sigh!

And I believe Lego prices in S'pore have gone up in the last few months... Gonna match M'sian prices soon?!

Funny thing is, I moved from Hasbro to Lego... And I'm spending... MORE. Scary leh...!



Want to know another funny thing? Apparently "SALES", i.e. how much discount to offer, is also determined by the real culprit!!!

Can we all boycott and stop buying Lego products for a day? A whole week? A month? Six months?

The real culprit knows our weaknesses.

That's why there's no mercy. Price increase! Less discount! People will still buy...

And continue to complain...

And buy some more...

To not eat into their profit margins yet give the impression to consumers that it's a good deal. I'm not surprised if their margins are above 50%. Even giving out a 10% doesn't really cost them much, yet because we've been trained to not expect any significant discounts, 10% still may seem like a good deal - even more so to regular buyers who aren't well versed with Lego prices.

The prices in Malaysia are actually okay compared to European countries (high VAT) and Australia (GST is killer) which both have pretty high labour costs due to very high minimum wage laws. Compare this to Malaysia where your average Jusco or Toys R Us drone is paid a measly, I don't know 7-8 bucks an hour? Labour costs in Malaysia are pretty much negligible.

The only huge problem is that we don't enjoy deep discounting that European and Australian countries enjoy because ALJ has pretty much monopolized the market - they have no competition so they have absolute power to dictate the prices of each set.

Also add to the fact that our currency is pretty weak diminishes our buying power, so we can't buy as much Lego in comparison to the salaries we earn than Aussies/Europeans - but that can be said about everything: clothes/gadgets/cars etc

tl;dr - ALJ has a monopoly on Lego and can do whatever the heck they want in regards to pricing.

CAN

Is very easy and practical actually

We just dun buy in this country

http://aljgroup.net/brands.htm