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slyls1 · 29th May 2011, 2:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul B

Some changes to my supercar (8070)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRrAoQ4FPJI

i got one of these yesterday. Impressive kit!

redslert · 30th May 2011, 8:40 PM

So I bought the Pirates Queen Anne ship online via BigW on Friday.
It arrived today but the box was damaged, it appeared to have been opened before and when I opened it half the baggies were missed

Much disappointment and waste of time.

slyls1 · 31st May 2011, 1:14 PM

Why wouldnt you just walk in and buy it??

Reaper · 31st May 2011, 4:14 PM

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Originally Posted by slyls1

Why wouldnt you just walk in and buy it??

Agreed. I saw it in store on friday and could have bought it then and there.

matthew-r88 · 31st May 2011, 8:31 PM

hey guys was randomly was reading some story about a brick artist named Nathan Sawaya, don't know if anyone has ever heard of him but found this page with some pretty awesome stuff on it.

http://www.brickartist.com/gallery.html

redslert · 31st May 2011, 8:40 PM

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Originally Posted by slyls1

Why wouldnt you just walk in and buy it??

Laziness I guess

Didn't want to spend an hour drive to the shops just for it when it was just $4 shipping online.
Never expected to get screwed over.

slyls1 · 31st May 2011, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by matthew-r88

hey guys was randomly was reading some story about a brick artist named Nathan Sawaya, don't know if anyone has ever heard of him but found this page with some pretty awesome stuff on it.

http://www.brickartist.com/gallery.html

Just come back from Sydney. Went to the Aquarium and there were a few impressive Lego sculptures. Lego on the loose or something like that. Has anyone else seen them?

Reaper · 31st May 2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by redslert

Laziness I guess

Didn't want to spend an hour drive to the shops just for it when it was just $4 shipping online.
Never expected to get screwed over.

All fair enough. You just don't expect anyone in Sydney as a location to be an hour from a bigw. I'm roughly 20 minutes each way myself.

And yea, what you ended up with is very strange. I mean why would you get it in that condition? They should send you a new one without you needing to return the old one if it's definitely not a postage opening, but if it was first sent in that condition.

swong · 31st May 2011, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper

All fair enough. You just don't expect anyone in Sydney as a location to be an hour from a bigw. I'm roughly 20 minutes each way myself.

And yea, what you ended up with is very strange. I mean why would you get it in that condition? They should send you a new one without you needing to return the old one if it's definitely not a postage opening, but if it was first sent in that condition.

This has happened to me before too, but at a retail store. There was a set I really wanted which was out of production and it was the last one on the shelf. I was so happy that I found one that I guess I overlooked that the box was already opened and sealed with sticky tape. I probably thought that somebody bought it and opened it, then changed their mind and returned it.

When I got home I opened it and half the bags were missing. I returned it, told them what was wrong and asked for a replacement, but they said there were no more. I ended up buying the set from ebay for 1.5 times the retail price.

oh and I returned to the store 2 weeks later and browsed the lego section. The exact same set I returned was back on the shelf and sealed with sticky tape...

Nowadays I play it safe and get sets which are guaranteed new and sealed. With new sets, you still run the risk of having a few pieces missing, but if you contact lego they will send you out replacement pieces for free

BTW does anybody happen to have any of the earlier modular buildings that they'd like to get go at only little more than the retail price?

slyls1 · 1st June 2011, 6:05 PM

earlier in the thread i asked if anybody remembered the old truck models. I found the 1990 catalog and referenced the set numbers. They were 5590 and 5580.

I also bought another supercar set to build it into the hot rod.

Lego fever has well and truly gripped me again..

hamishbindrinki · 1st June 2011, 7:28 PM

couple of things on catch of the day don't look terribly priced

slyls1 · 3rd June 2011, 7:07 PM

Guys,

So i walk into my local retail chain and on the shelf are boxes of 7965 Millenium Falcon for $228!!!

Grabbed twp straight out, should i get more?

THis would be the third edition falcon, is that right?

Reaper · 3rd June 2011, 8:39 PM

Oh yea, saw that today too. Left it alone as starwars lego doesn't particularly excite me.

Be aware the sale / layby to christmas is on the 30th june.

My local bigw was moving all of their lego to another aisle and are double shelving it all so there is much more lego coming in.

Raytracer · 4th June 2011, 7:49 PM

BigW TTP had the Atlantis portal of atlantis set for $40 on deep clearance the other day... Hannah bought 6... (normally $160 from Myer, or $128 from bigW)

redslert · 5th June 2011, 8:49 PM

BigW seems to be hoarding Lego lately and selling them constantly with 20~25% off. It's great!

31st May 2011, 1:14 PM	#1098
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1st June 2011, 6:05 PM	#1105
slyls1 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,372	earlier in the thread i asked if anybody remembered the old truck models. I found the 1990 catalog and referenced the set numbers. They were 5590 and 5580. I also bought another supercar set to build it into the hot rod. Lego fever has well and truly gripped me again.. __________________ Gaming: i5 2500K@4.5Ghz TRUE 120, Z68XP-UD4, 8GB 1600 DDR3, OS: Intel 520 60GB, 1TB WD Black+Intel 330 60GB Cache, MSI GTX680 TF3 OC +50/+100, CM690 Adv II LanBox: i5 750@4Ghz TT Frio, Evga P55-SLi, 8GB 1600 DDR3, Kingston 64GB SSD, GTX570@900/3900, CM690 HTPC: X4 965, MA785GM-US2H, 8GB 800 DDR2, X-Fi Sound, 4TB, Antec NSK2400 Trades: $7K+

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hamishbindrinki Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: carlingford.nsw.2118 Posts: 794	couple of things on catch of the day don't look terribly priced __________________ God thats just so DORIAN. Blue is the colour! [OCAU Golf Addict Member#8 Weapons of choice:Taylor Made clubs. Callaway HX Tour Balls]

3rd June 2011, 7:07 PM	#1107
slyls1 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,372	Guys, So i walk into my local retail chain and on the shelf are boxes of 7965 Millenium Falcon for $228!!! Grabbed twp straight out, should i get more? THis would be the third edition falcon, is that right? __________________ Gaming: i5 2500K@4.5Ghz TRUE 120, Z68XP-UD4, 8GB 1600 DDR3, OS: Intel 520 60GB, 1TB WD Black+Intel 330 60GB Cache, MSI GTX680 TF3 OC +50/+100, CM690 Adv II LanBox: i5 750@4Ghz TT Frio, Evga P55-SLi, 8GB 1600 DDR3, Kingston 64GB SSD, GTX570@900/3900, CM690 HTPC: X4 965, MA785GM-US2H, 8GB 800 DDR2, X-Fi Sound, 4TB, Antec NSK2400 Trades: $7K+

3rd June 2011, 8:39 PM	#1108
Reaper Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, Qld, Australia Posts: 9,101	Oh yea, saw that today too. Left it alone as starwars lego doesn't particularly excite me. Be aware the sale / layby to christmas is on the 30th june. My local bigw was moving all of their lego to another aisle and are double shelving it all so there is much more lego coming in. __________________ Code: ------ ------------------- / __ \ \|This space for rent\| _____\|__\|\|__\|_____ ---\|\|---------\|\|---

30th May 2011, 8:40 PM	#1097
redslert Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Syd Posts: 2,643	So I bought the Pirates Queen Anne ship online via BigW on Friday. It arrived today but the box was damaged, it appeared to have been opened before and when I opened it half the baggies were missed Much disappointment and waste of time.

4th June 2011, 7:49 PM	#1109
Raytracer Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,570	BigW TTP had the Atlantis portal of atlantis set for $40 on deep clearance the other day... Hannah bought 6... (normally $160 from Myer, or $128 from bigW) __________________ Random Raytracer on facebook Random Raytracer on flickr

5th June 2011, 8:49 PM	#1110
redslert Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Syd Posts: 2,643	BigW seems to be hoarding Lego lately and selling them constantly with 20~25% off. It's great!