lol! Guess I don't have a choice right!

Hmm... you shipping to a home address ya and not a PO box? Last time I tried they took 2-3 weeks to process and finally told me they will not ship to a shipping service... Hope it's not the case for you!

Another lucky one!

I can be almost certain that 10227 B-Wing Starfighter EOL already... It is off the wholesaler's list together with 7195 Millennium Falcon and other retired sets. 10188 Death Star currently going through second round of stock clearance, the end is near...

Hahaha! Sorry my bad! Was dreaming of 4195 Queen Anne's Revenge!

Yes bro. Order from me and I'll bribe your daughter again not to tell mummy...

I will check for you when is the expected EOL date for the above sets. Will report in the forum!

Stay strong bro! Hope it blows over soon!

Errr..... Why am I dragged into this? I should be way at the bottom, inbox now peacefully quiet now that bulk order is over.

Like what they always say... "cheap things no good, good things no cheap!"

Well, this is embarrassing... Looks like I have mis-reported on the retirement of 10188 Death Star. (Well, this was what was told to me earlier this year but I guess the latest news supersedes the old one) Yesterday I wrote to my supplier to check on retirement dates of the following sets and here is the reply:

10197 Exit December 2013
10227 Exit December 2013
10188 Exit December 2014
10221 Exit December 2014

My apologies for the earlier report, this is the latest news. Will update again if I hear anything.

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: May 17 2013, 07:39 PM

Agree! Part of the joy is holding a crisp box and opening it!

Wow! I love the food stall on alley! Much respect!!

Hope this is final and no more amendments! Otherwise my credibility goes down the drain! lol!

Congrats whoever you are!!! Maybe we'll see him/her selling Mr. Gold at Amcorp Mall tomorrow?

Bro Caryane?

Hi guys,

Am thinking of buying some Ninjago minfigures. May I know if this set is good enough to give complete set of minifigures for the good guys?

9449 Ultra Sonic Raider

The four main characters in the original series are: Kai, Jay, Cole and Zane right?

Thanks in advance!

Thanks guys! So there are 5 ninjas then? Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane and Llyod?

So the gold ninja in 70505 Temple of Light will be Llyod? Maybe I have to buy one loose green ninja minifig...

Thank you for the helpful info and the link!

I think even 100 sets of Modular Buildings won't take up a quarter of a 20ft container... You can open a Lego shop or starve ALJ for a month if you import a container full of Lego sets!

Cheer up bro! At least it wasn't a flat out rejection right? There's still hope!

Paiseh! I was planning to pass you one piece of that 1x2 black tile during our COD last Saturday but I totally forgotten about it! Sorry!

Chey! I thought full container load! lol! Was hoping can tumpang if have extra space! hahaha!

On a serious note, I tried to search for shipping rates from UK from BrickLink seller's page and can't find anything helpful. I can only find rates for parcels up to 2Kg which is £23.40. You may have to check out Royal Mail homepage for more info... Sorry.


Thank you too for the helpful info! This one I self-inject poison!

Any idea where I can find the encyclopedia?

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: May 18 2013, 07:06 PM

Ooh! I want!! Currently no more airports or passenger jets in production... Hunting a set for my daughter...

Upcoming City set has cargo plane and cargo plane terminal...

From my limited knowledge here is what I can share, hopefully other experts can help...

Rubber disintegrate or rather the rubber + chemical compounds used to make the toys disintegrate over time. Recently I took out my old collection of He-Man and Thundercats for spring cleaning and they literally melted! I was heartbroken to see these toys that I have played with and still in good condition to "die such a horrible death"...

I think the lack of UV (sunlight) actually accelerates the rate of deterioration, don't ask me to explain further like a chemical engineer! However, I am not suggesting to put them under the sun either as too much UV will definitely destroy them even faster! lol!

I recently opened an old retired MISB city construction set, bought it from a European seller. It is one of those small sets that came with the Tower Crane mega pack so I think it is around 5-6 yrs old? The rubber tyres and hoses were all very sticky. I washed it with soap and warm water, seemed to help a little to get rid of the stickiness but once it starts to "melt" then I think it is irreversible unless you know of a way to stabilise the compound like how you apply silicon to car trims to keep them looking new...

Hope have sifu here can help explain better!

Finally! An intelligent answer!!

Yeah, agree the new castle them look kinda cartoonish... For me I would get LOTR if I need to create medieval set, have to pay some premium for the licensed set but the minifigs and parts are way better in LOTR sets.

I just let Pos Malaysia clear on my behalf. Are you doing it yourself?

Did you also have other toys that are not Lego in your shipment? That could complicate matters... Or the sales invoice is not clear, that could also misled customs to use other tariff codes...

If you are using DHL then get them to seek clarification from customs why are they using that tariff code or request DHL to use the tariff code given by Alby? I'm sorry I can't confirm the tariff code used for my shipments as the documents are buried somewhere at home... Still in the office.

Since you are paying for their service you should make them work harder for what they are charging you.

Agree. I wasn't interested in getting this but got curious and had a look at Walmart. It's very straight forward to pre-order from them and have it shipped back to Malaysia via services like HopShopGo etc. Now I kena poisoned and thinking of getting it also!

lol! Easier said than done! If I do that I will have to start collecting Super Heroes series...

I think resellers are quoting like around RM400-450 depending on how cheap they can import. If you can get below RM400 it is a very good deal, RM350 and below I order 10 sets from you!

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: May 21 2013, 05:28 PM

I thought mentioned earlier in the post that HopShopGo blacklisted by Walmart? So I guess only those with lubang in USA can order again...

lol! Just don't diam-diam if you can find it at RM350...

lol! Was only joking ya! Don't take it seriously. hee hee.

Anyway, I'm curious to know if many here are keen on 10237 Tower of Orthanc?

Well, initially I thought can just order direct from Walmart and have it delivered to shipping service like HopShopGo so was telling myself it's so straight forward why not just order one? But now I heard Walmart won't ship then it is not so simple anymore... lol! Too much trouble I can't be bothered, it's not really my thing anyway and better I don't go out of the way to poison myself!

Dunno lah, it can suddenly just go EOL without us noticing... Too many sets to keep track! lol!

I know many LOTR fans will like it but the when they see the price they will change their minds! haha! Yes, it will be officially available in July and Lego VIP get to have it earlier by mid June. I think if customs cooperate this time I can have it first week of July. This is not a set I want hence am not so keen to do bulk, the price is also a put off... RRP is same as 10240 UCS X-Wing but I anticipate shipping to be higher because it has 2359pcs vs 1559pcs for 10240... You get the idea...

My shelves can only just fit the Modular Buildings, Town Hall being taller I have to remove the roof.... Likewise I don't have space to store/display if I get 10237... City is still my main theme, LOTR I think just collect the minifigs good enough for me...

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: May 21 2013, 06:40 PM

Love it!!

lol! I'm in your shoes, don't consider myself a SW fan but at the same time you cannot ignore iconic SW craft like X-Wing, Tie Fighter and Millennium Falcon.