Thanks. I think it will serve as a nice backdrop for Exo Suit. That's the lazy way... The purist way is to build it out of Lego.

Fingers crossed la but with the strong demand overseas we stand a very slim chance of getting our hands on one...

Meanwhile, yesterday opened a set and my first encounter with a defective Lego part:


My Joker steamroller with a "cacat" wheel.

Joker attacking with an AK47. I'm gonna get him a Tommy gun.

Robin is going to pounce from behind...

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Aug 7 2014, 03:41 PM

haha! Yeah, when I first saw it I also thought it got bitten by rats!

Wrote to Lego for a replacement part. So far the process is very straightforward and simple. Hopefully they will ship the part soon without asking too many questions..

Haha! Like that I need to have my teeth checked at the dentist!

Yeah, such a big piece and the deformed part is quite obvious. I spotted it immediately when I poured the bag contents onto the table.

Really?!?!? I have tried HopShopGo in the past and was immediately rejected by Lego. You're very lucky that you managed to slipped through their net.

May I ask if HopShopGo has different tiers as in are you a premium member or something that you get a special address that Lego cannot detect is a forwarding service?

Wah! So lucky! Congrats!!

Hopefully not la.... This is my first incident. After so many years and opening so many sets I am bound to 'kena' with either missing or defective part one day... My time has come.

Thanks for sharing, I'll be ready when I get their email.

I only have Simpsons CMF, pls check your pm.

Better put in a request la... New toy feels like old toy with the defects. I was lucky the defective wheel is still serviceable and that allowed me to attach to the steam roller thus completing my build. However, I accept that as a temporary measure while waiting for replacement part to come. I cannot live with a cacat Lego set. haha!

That's daylight robbery!

Thanks for sharing your experiences. Still no reply from Lego...

Oh! You used their shopping service! Sorry, I forgot about that service.

But sayang la... All the Lego VIP points gone... Some staff or the manager of HopShopGo should be redeeming free Lego every week/month...

Haha! That'll be another love letter to Lego.

Thanks for sharing! I saw that a few weeks back in Brickset and thought it to be interesting. This is right up my alley again so I will be pledging to get myself some SBricks! Hope to see fellow AFOLs in LYN, BOM and LOM pledging too!

Yes I did.

I also received email confirmation from Lego.

Haha! Thanks for welcoming me to the club!



Pledged!! Can't wait to play with this!

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Aug 8 2014, 06:00 PM

Hahaha! Lego really knows how to write very nice PR letter! No thanks, I just want the Exo Suit!

So it may look like we will only be able to get 5 sets...

Wah! This is very strong poison leh! Next time pls put warning leh! (Joking only ya! )

Before this I was only 50-50 on the UCS Tumbler... Now I am beyond the point of no return. BUY!!!

Welcome to the forum.

Some have friends/relatives to help them ship the orders home while some use shopping services to buy from Lego.

If you go back a few posts you can see bro yhlee12 mentioned he uses HopShopGo's shopping service to buy his Lego from Lego S@H.

Here is the link: HopShopGo

There are many other services like this, not only limited to HopShopGo but I have used their services (and a few others) before for non-Lego related purchases and am pretty happy with their service and shipping rates.

In other news... This year's Winter set!!!

10245 Santa’s Workshop (open if you want this for Christmas! )


This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Aug 9 2014, 03:17 PM

Nice!!

The box look to be in very good condition! Just like new!

lol! So subtle I didn't get the warning leh...

Perhaps if you can post some photos of how you connect the PF components together the experts here can help to narrow down the problem?

While waiting for more information from you my first instinct is to check the basics, have you set the same channels on the receiver and remote?



Hello and welcome.

If you like ships then you should also throw 10210 Imperial Flagship into the mix.



It is technically not a pirate ship (this is the good guys) but they all belong to the Lego Pirate sub-theme.

Imperial Flagship will be the biggest of them all, Metalbeard's Sea Cow is probably taller but I don't own it so I can't tell for sure.

If you are a big fan of Pirates of the Caribbean (POTC) then perhaps it may be worth spending so much of Queen Anne's Revenge. With discontinued sets it is definitely not going to be a value-for-money purchase, it really boils down to how badly you want it. I highly doubt Lego will reproduce any of the POTC ships ever again so if it is something you want then you have to bite the bullet...

As for price references and sourcing for your Lego, besides the usual eBay, Mudah etc. One of the best sites we AFOLs always go to is BrickLink

I took the liberty of checking the prices of Queen Anne's Revenge for you on BrickLink, you can see it HERE

Oh and finally, if you are not crazy over POTC or any of their ships and is happy with any pirate ship then may I suggest you wait a few more months? Strong rumour is a new pirate ship will be released by end of the year...

Hope this helps!

Ah! That's very good news indeed!

Very upset with Lego for not making a statement sooner and cause widespread panic among their fans...

This post has been edited by Lego_Jason: Aug 11 2014, 03:21 PM

Hi guys,

I need some help from the more internet savvy peeps here... It is off topic but related to LYN so I put in spoiler below. Anyone who can help is greatly appreciated!

ps. I wrote to LYN admin and he told me to click "Advance" and proceed to the page... Isn't that risky?

Thanks guys. Installed Adblock but still getting the same message. Maybe it is really a malware and not an ad?

lol! I also hope to be able to setup a UCS Tumbler link... Fingers crossed!

Wow! So fast! Hahaha!

Good thing you mentioned it, if not it may have gone unnoticed... C'mon guys, if you want UCS Tumbler fast you know who to look for now!

Very professionally setup page, good dose of humour and even have its own FAQ!

Summoning bro BT!!

Thank you so much for solving my mystery!!

This is just crazy and Lego is solely responsible for encouraging this sort of activity. IMHO I think it is fine if a collector keeps a set and it becomes expensive once discontinued, there is speculative element in this and the collector is also taking a risk in terms of picking the right set to collect. But to just goreng the price like this is scandalous!

Sorry to mention Imperial Flagship is also discontinued.

If you just like the classic looking ships then wait for the new one. Ships being ships they tend to look pretty much the same release after re-releases...

I read that as saving up for a big purchase.

Ah! Glad you solved it, it is always the little things that we missed after spending so many hours building it.

I didn't like that name either.

That's very cheap!! Thanks for sharing!

Customs will hold if the value of your parcel (Lego + shipping cost) is > RM500. That's the general guideline.

In other news, was down with high fever last night and only felt strong enough this morning to open my boxes.

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the largest Lego Technic sets of 2013 and 2014:

lol! I don't want to find out what are those Batman Figures... nanti kena poison.

Believe or not, the Barbarian is just a cardboard cut-out figure (I think it is CMF Series 11) and was used as part of the packing material!

I'm recovering now, hopefully can meet up with you this weekend ok? Will call you.

For a MOC master like yourself this is not a difficult challenge, you just have to watch the pin positions because that's usually where one can go wrong and it is physically painful to go backwards with Technic.

One thing I can assure you is your thumb(s) will be very sore mid-way through the build. But you will be very happy in the end.