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[Capital Power]

And again, 40 bucks for Speed Champs is pretty outrageous.

I think I'll be waiting on sales for all of these, they aren't going to be hard to find. I think the last big F1 release coincided with someone (Amazon? Target?) having a lego sale on at the time, so they were discounted on day 1.

There were a whole other bunch of announcements too, which I believe are being released on the "Lego City" branding - a pit stop, a garage, a truck, some of these include various cars of different sizes and some minifigs.

They've gone balls deep in this partnership.

Yep there are posts out there showing the new City range. Speed Champions are regularly available for sub-$30 and they are great little builds at that price.

 

[Capital Power]

My Nightmare Before Christmas order got deleted because the PayPal pay in 4 option expired.

Now I don't get the books are my passion free gift.
Pretty angry and upset but I will live.

That's pretty poor on their part. Surely they can leave your order in situ and ask you for a new payment method? They do seem to be recycling GWPs more often how, perhaps it'll come back. Keep an eye on the Stores too, they work on a different cadence with these things.

 

[Neese]

They couldn't offer PayPal pay in 4, just credit card payment and I don't have spare $300 right now.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Yep there are posts out there showing the new City range. Speed Champions are regularly available for sub-$30 and they are great little builds at that price.

Oh, I know all about the Speed Champs, they're my affordable little guilty pleasure when I just want a quick, fun build. I have a cabinet full of the little bastards!

 

[Capital Power]

According to Jay's Brick Blog there is an amazon US exclusive pack with all 10 Speed Champions models. Doesn't say whether it'll be available here but it's possible that'll be orderable via amazon AU.

 

[nobbyiscool]

According to Jay's Brick Blog there is an amazon US exclusive pack with all 10 Speed Champions models. Doesn't say whether it'll be available here but it's possible that'll be orderable via amazon AU.

I wonder if it'll even end up being cheaper, I saw it somewhere before and immediately thought "that's the collectible piece".

 

[Neese]

And I don't have a spare $300 because I bingled my car and have to pay the $1000 excess next week to get her fixed grrrrrr

 

[Capital Power]

Insiders Weekend starts at midnight tonight:

• Double points on all purchases
• Retro Record Player GWP for purchases over $400 all themes (stacks with below)
• Holiday Train GWP for purchases over $280 all themes
• Holiday craft set for purchases over $105 SELECTED themes
• % off discounts on selected sets
• Insiders Points "specials" - some items 100 points

A few sets are available for back order (eg Nightmare Before Christmas) or pre-order (eg LOVE sign) if there's nothing in the current portfolio that excites you. All things being equal I think I'll order both of those to get the GWPs.

 

[Capital Power]

And I don't have a spare $300 because I bingled my car and have to pay the $1000 excess next week to get her fixed grrrrrr

Real pain in the butt, not to mention the financial hit, when that happens. So long as you're OK though, that's really all that matters.

 

[Scotland]

So I could buy the Endurance +$1 and get a free record player?

 

[Scotland]

And I don't have a spare $300 because I bingled my car and have to pay the $1000 excess next week to get her fixed grrrrrr

That sucks but if you look at the positives you don't need a car to stay home and play Lego.

 

[Capital Power]

So I could buy the Endurance +$1 and get a free record player?

Yes (well, potentially), but not until next Friday. Officially the GWPs are only available this weekend, but in the past if there's been sufficient stock, they are also made available on BF weekend too.

You will get the lifeboat if you buy Endurance on BF (again, while stocks last, which they may not - this is a beauty).

To be on the safe side you'd need to spend $400 this weekend and the same next weekend for Endurance. As a reward for my restraint in recent months I have financial authorisation to do this .

 

[Scotland]

So you're telling me I HAVE to spend $800 on Lego. Who am I to argue with someone I don't know on the internet...

 

[Capital Power]

So you're telling me I HAVE to spend $800 on Lego. Who am I to argue with someone I don't know on the internet...

You're right, that's a big commitment to a bunch of plastic bricks. It may be prudent to get a second opinion .

 

[Capital Power]

Apologies for the spam, but have just seen that LEGO Super Mario: Mario and Yoshi (71438) is on sale from The Gamesmen on eBay for $128.06 if you have eBay Plus. I love this set, even not being an officionado of the genre. It's a fun build, the animation is perfect and displayed it's just joyful.

 

[nobbyiscool]

I watched a review of Endurance. Flattened me out a little bit, it didn't look that impressive to me once it was built

 

[Capital Power]

I watched a review of Endurance. Flattened me out a little bit, it didn't look that impressive to me once it was built

The reviews I've seen pitch it against Titanic, which is understandable if a tad unfair. I suspect it's one of those sets you have to see built.

The first two ships in Lego's "British Shipwrecks of the 1910s" Theme .

 

[Neese]

Real pain in the butt, not to mention the financial hit, when that happens. So long as you're OK though, that's really all that matters.

Totally my fault.