Sifu. May I ask what the above means? Sorry it's a noob question since I just joined this forum...

Errr... my next question will be what is "pasang sayap"? lol!

Yeah I think LYN already autocrop since the images I posted were quite large and it auto cropped into the post. But what I noticed is with the photos I posted, when I click on it it open up in a new tab/window to show full size image where with other forumer's post I can just click and the images open up in the same post. Just curious...

Yup! How I do that ah?

Thanks bro! I'll give that a try!

Testing.

It's an impressive display. Nicely detailed. I managed to convince my sis to buy one for her house!

I'd go for the Death Star for the wow factor! It is fun to play with also. The UCS B-Wing will also make a very nice display too!

Yeah. I preferred the 'old days' where everything is just dumped in one bag. More fun to be searching through the pile of bricks for the one elusive piece...

The new numbered bags and instructions are so easy even my 4yrs old daughter can build Modular Buildings! Lol!

Bro Caryane,

You should run a competition... Whoever guess right the contents of the box gets to keep it!

Btw, dunno if you guys will consider this community service or not... Found Black Pearl, Queen Anne's Revenge and 8043 Motorised Exacavator with my supplier:

1. 4184 Black Pearl (Qty: 2) RM750-800
2. 4195 Queen Anne's Revenge (Qty: 3) RM850-900
3. 8043 Motorised Excavator (Qty: 2-4) RM1000-1050

The above is based on my estimate inclusive of shipping and import tax. I already tried nego but that's the final price since it is discontinued set. I'm so glad I bought a few sets of the excavator is December! Price will be finalised when cleared customs and whatever savings passed back to buyer.

Cheers!

Ps. Mod pls remove this post if considered to be a sales post. Just reporting what I found.

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Mar 28 2013, 10:55 AM

You're right but some of us just want to have the ships! Lol!

I'm also at two minds over this but if others are keen then I will also take the plunge... Haha! Just need a little push to dive into this poison.

Just wondering... Are the tracks in the funhouse escape similar in gauge size as the RC Trains? I remember checking some time back and it was a different gauge and colour but hope someone here who owned the set can reconfirm this. I'm interested in the track for my MOC City... Thanks!

Thanks bro, just as I suspected.... I already ordered 10 boxes of the straight and flexible tracks... Just wanted a lazy way to ramp up and elevate my train tracks! hahaha!

Anyway, that ramp look pretty steep so I doubt the train can navigate through it... It's funny Lego decided to produce such an odd sized track with no real application/connection to the other sets... I may be wrong on this though...

lol! Yeah I bet! Especially if The Joker takes over the controls! muahahaha!

Hee Hee. I'm waiting for Ultraman bro to provide the link also...

Actually I find the cheapest way to purchase the Tower Bridge is from Amazon France. I bought mine from there and it is so much cheaper that way! Hint! Hint!

Hee Hee. That's what I did. One for myself to display and the other for investment. *wink wink*

Just watch out for the import tax component in the checkout page. If memory serves me right the import tax component doesn't kick in if you buy two sets, the third set you get whacked big time with import tax.

I have pm some of you before about the beauty of buying from Amazon, so I'll just share it publicly this time. Hope I'm not sharing old news!

If the import tax section at the checkout shows nothing (meaning Amazon don't collect import tax in advance for Malaysian Custom) then you will not kena tax at all and the parcel will arrive safely at your doorstep with no interception by Malaysian Custom. This is Amazon's new policy to improve customer service and delivery speed.

If the import tax section at the checkout shows some figure that you have to pay then what it means is that Amazon will take your money in advance if they think the parcel will very likely to be required to pay import tax for whatever reasons, and in the event the parcel is delivered to you without having to pay tax Amazon will refund the money.

The juicy bit is when you can order in such a way that the combination of sets that you are ordering does not trigger the import tax section at the checkout, then your shipment is almost guaranteed not having to pay import tax when it reaches you! You will have to play around with the stuff you are ordering, change order quantity, order different sets... etc. For example, I ordered two Tower Bridge import tax is zero. I ordered two sets of 9492 Tie Fighter Amazon compute some nice numbers for import tax at the checkout.

Hope that wasn't too confusing! haha!

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Mar 28 2013, 05:14 PM

So far I see it in Amazon US, France and Germany. I don't usually buy from Amazon these days as I have better source.

I only buy from Amazon if they have massive discount and I only need that one set urgently otherwise it is always cheaper not to buy from Amazon. Amazon will almost always only do Priority Shipping for Lego and that really bump up the cost, sometimes shipping is as much or more than the cost of the set!

Yes, you're right. Not all items are available for global shipping... So far I find Amazon France to be the cheapest mostly due to cheaper shipping rates compared to other Amazon sites.

Hope this helps!

You're most welcomed!:)

Hopefully Amazon has not tweaked their system to close this loophole. When I ordered my Tower Bridge I didn't have to pay tax at the checkout but it was intercepted by Malaysian custom... I only realised it was intercepted by Custom because DHL put a little note to inform the import tax was paid by them on behalf of Amazon. I even have the Malaysia Custom tax receipt to proof it! Haha!

Haha! No! I'm hinting you should go buy two sets! One to play and the other to keep!

When this set is discontinued, you can sell it for double the original cost and in a way get the first set for free!

Oh and btw, I think rumour is Tower Bridge should be very near end of its product cycle so you guys should really think about owning this set. *Hint Hint* again!

In all sincerity I will advise against standard shipping... I had a few bad experiences and I will not use it for expensive sets. Cheap sets I will consider standard shipping...

My first big Lego order was three sets of 10185 Green Grocer. They were perfect MISB investment quality condition. It was to be my first Modular Building, my first big step in my Lego comeback...

I was very new and inexperienced back then and opted for standard shipping... When the Pos Laju delivery van was outside my door I was filled with excitement. I watched the delivery guy went to the back of the van to take out my parcel and I nearly had a heart attack!!

What greeted me was not a big shiny box of Lego. It was trash... The shipping box was on the verge of falling into pieces, the sealing tape has come off so much so there is a big hole that I can even put my head through it. The shipping box was also badly crushed. I was so worried that something may have fallen out during transit. Fortunately upon inspection all three sets of Green Grocer was still inside but they were no longer perfect box. All three sets badly crushed, my investment dream also crushed.

So that's why I will avoid using standard shipping. To me it is very risky. My point of view is the longer the parcel is in transit the more likely it is to go missing or damaged. So now I only use Priority or Express. Shorter transit time means less handling equals less damage.

Hope I don't frighten everyone into spending on expensive shipping! Just sharing my experience. I'll still take some risk with standard shipping but only with very cheap parts or sets that I don't mind losing or damaged.

Peace!

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Mar 28 2013, 07:25 PM