Haha! Nope! In the afternoon I was encouraging other people there to buy telling them how good a deal it is... But it was not me last night, I didn't spend much time there, just walked in for a quick look and moved on...

Thanks for the update. No chance for me then...

Thanks bro for the report.

Wah!! You got balls man!!

Any new sets at BV2? Or is everyone at Mid Valley now?

Gd morning folks!

City advent calender day 1 & 2 to ease your Monday blues!

I also saw a few boxes of 42000 in BBT Tropicana Mall and was told the same story by the staff. He claimed the "sales stock" of 42000 haven't arrived so the sets on display are the full priced ones, I don't get it...

I sent my friend to BBT Gardens Mall on Sunday morning and initially he was disappointed that there weren't any left, he was there at 10:20am and they only re-stocked a few sets. Luckily he was persistent and asked the staff to check if they have any in the back room, he came out with the final set! Seems they will re-stock more 42000 in the coming weeks....

No thanks to the weather, my boss decided to take the office for lunch at BV today! I took the opportunity to have a quick look at the sales and sadly nothing new to report. Still have 5 sets of 7498 if anyone is still interested, Spiderman Daily Bugle left 2 sets. Only thing new I spotted was a few sets of 4439 Heavy-lift helicopter...

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Dec 2 2013, 06:40 PM

Looking at how "slow" things are at BV2 perhaps ALJ will be forced to sweeten the deal in the coming weeks if they are not on track to clear all their stocks...

Gd morning!

Show off some vouchers before Voucher King Tan Sri show off his, sure cannot beat him one!


We should all boycott their sales until everything is at least 50% off! They should get very desperate by Xmas if stock levels still high especially for those unpopular sets. Even yesterday it was soooo quiet at BV2. Star Wars sets are popular and that's why you don't see them pushing out the stock, I'm sure they have lots of SW stocks in their warehouse...

I think prices are the same everywhere but the discounts given is different. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think TRU only have promo for Chima Speedorz, everything else is at normal price.

Let's hope it is the case!! Must be at least 50% off everything to spur the next buying spree, everyone now slow down and reloading bullets. Taikuns are just waiting for the right moment to pounce! hahaha!

My friend going to Avenue K later today. I'll report if I hear anything news worthy.

Is it because you sapu many sets during Lego.com triple points ah?

Tak nak beli pun!

Yup! Thanks to my buddy who made the staff run to the back room to check!

The reason why I took photos of the vouchers is because that was the last time I saw them, my wife took all of it already.... She's probably spending them now as we speak...

Yeah, this morning when I took the photos I also took a peek at the conditions and initially got a shocked that I have to spend RM300 to use one voucher! Then I read again and it said "qualify" so basically no conditions, just use as cash only.

Wah! Almost like how long it takes to build a real building! What happened? Your bangla workers got deported ah?

Thanks for the confirmation.

Congrats!! You have ALL the UCS sets? Please share photos!!!

Time to send my maid home for a vacation on the condition she go haul one container for me! hahaha!

Not me....

Anyway, my friend gave me an update from Avenue K. Nothing new, same stock as BV2...

We should just hang on to our $$$ till ALJ put out some new stocks or give more discounts.

lol! Still a nice collection bro!

I missed my R2... I only realised how much I like it after selling it away earlier this year....

Ooooh! The secret is out! Multiple DS?!?

Already bought my R2!

I built it and then see not much point to a big R2-D2 that I cannot play with so decided to sell it to make room. When it was gone I felt an emptiness... hahaha!

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Dec 3 2013, 06:23 PM

Wah! Lego taikun showing part of his collection!

You do sale ALJ style sure can clear stock!

Never bought from that country before, it's so far away wouldn't shipping be expensive?

Make sure it is a reputable seller ya. Check seller's feedback.

Ooh! Better be extra careful then! Not saying it is dodgy but if you want to buy parts you should stick with BL sellers who are specialised in selling parts... These sellers would have thousands of feedbacks and huge inventories. And their parts are usually in very good condition. Everyone can list their parts as "New" but there is a difference between a good and not so good seller. Good seller who sort and store their parts carefully will yield shiny as new out of the box parts. Sellers who just throw everything into a parts bin and have everything rub against each other will yield a tired looking part even though it was taken new out of the box and never used...

Is it a rare part you are after? If so then no choice and take the risk. Otherwise, if it is a common part then it is better to buy from European or Asian sellers. Shipping should be cheaper and most importantly nearer to us means shorter transit times. I'm of the opinion that shorter transit times has a lower risk of accidents, damages, or missing parcels. I always forgo insurance (unless seller insists) and top up instead for faster shipping. My dua sen.

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Dec 4 2013, 05:29 PM

Recently bitten by SW bug and now thinking of building a small Stormtroopers army. Hunted for Stormtroopers minifigs and am baffled by so many variants!!

Can I check with the SW sifus here which is the 'best' variant? Link here to Brickset Stormtroopers

My regular BL seller offer me two pieces of chrome Stormtrooper for around 30 Euros each. Worth it? Is it nice? Will the chrome bits come off?

I also have this crazy idea to buy the Stormtrooper keychains and remove the keychain part, that will definitely leave a hole in the helmet right? Anyone done this?

Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the tips guys!!

Any preference which is 'better'? 188 or 366?

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Dec 4 2013, 10:26 PM

Many thanks to all the SW sifus for sharing their views on my latest Stormtrooper craze. Looking at the prices of the figs I think I better not venture into this crazy idea as it would create a big crater in my bank balance.

You implying zoom has an army ah? Zoom pls share photos!

Confirm BV2 has stock, was there last night and saw at least 6 sets on the shelf. The rush is over so very slow sales now... So you can take your time and buy at your leisure.

I spoke to one of the staff and told him to pass the message to his management that we're not buying anymore until they give better discounts and bring out more sets. The current stock is stagnant.

I like this set, gave a few sets away on birthdays already.

Do you see any 2014 sets that comes with Stormtroopers? I see only clone troopers... But then again I'm not a big SW fan so I may not follow the latest news...

Agree, to me the attraction is the helmet so what's under the helmet is not important. Then the other consideration is the torso, the new design (sw366) is nice but not common. Priced over RM20-30, buy 10 already pokai liao how to create an army?

I also prefer sw366 but it looks like quite exclusive since at present only two sets contain it: 9489 (discontinued) and 10236 (mega set). So prices are high...

And you know what? I just realised that I have one Stormie enroute to me!!! It came with this book I ordered last week:


So I will have one sw366... build an army based on sw366?

Bought it for US$20 during Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend sales. I saw it mentioned in Brickset (I think) and dumped one into my Amazon cart some time back not realising what I was buying into. Recommended so I just buy. And during the sales weekend I needed to meet the minimum order value so I put it to the checkout... Now I'm happy I did that!

Haha! I have no idea what I want to do with my 'army' if I ever amass one... I think it just look cool to line them up and shoot some photos.

I have like 10 Stormtrooper keychains and it was fun posing them for photos that's what got me started... It was a big struggle to keep them standing with the chain and ring always getting in the way! lol!

Just checked Amazon and it is now US$23.17 so not a big increase...

Link to amazon page for this book
Link to Book Depository page for this book

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Dec 5 2013, 02:17 PM

I was ignorant!

Yes I think that is the one but why the minifigs so shy? They worry about UV exposure ah?

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Dec 5 2013, 02:36 PM