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Sleepy

Buy a large bottle of acetone.

Rhyme

Sleepy wrote: »

Buy a large bottle of acetone.

And a gasmask.

Jaysus that would be some task. It's a huge set.

OwaynOTT

Sleepy wrote: »

Buy a large bottle of acetone.

I've looked up using that and other methods, apparently acetone will melt the lego.
I don't think it's worth the effort.

Sleepy

IF someone's willing to give it a go, I'd be curious to see a log of the work. Even if you lost about 20% of the bricks, it could prove a cheap way to pick up new lego....

Rhyme

If you could dilute the acetone and have a small bath of something to kill the effect after each brick is removed (distilled water?), you might preserve more bricks.

I know the glue they use in Lego venues actually fuses the bricks together (Butanone, I think) so if it's been glued that way, you'd be out of luck. Normal super glue should be grand.

OwaynOTT

Ill try a section that broke off with the acetone and report back.

OwaynOTT

Okay, the diluted acetone worked.

Bricks come apart with some effort.
Slight discolouration and residue of glue.
To take apart 4 pieces took nearly five minutes as you need to apply pressure, too much and the delicate parts snap.

Sleepy

I'm not sure if it's simply an acetone based product (and I assume enough of it to do your project wouldn't be cost effective) but I did spot this up in B&Q yesterday:

http://www.loctite-consumer.co.uk/en/products/glue-remover.html

Oafley Jones

Necronomicon wrote: »

Two pretty reliable ITKs have said that it's happening - there seems to be a lot more substance to these rumours than previous years'. I think it's happening, and it will fill the Autumn UCS slot.

Just saw the old reliables are saying the MF will be October and $600.

OwaynOTT

May get saving so.

DaveNoCheese

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Just saw the old reliables are saying the MF will be October and $600.

Worth every penny!

NinjaTruncs

There were rumours of three UCS sets this year, if there is a Falcon at €600 and the snowspeeder at €200, it will be an expensive year for UCS collectors.

Rael

NinjaTruncs wrote: »

There were rumours of three UCS sets this year, if there is a Falcon at €600 and the snowspeeder at €200, it will be an expensive year for UCS collectors.

With Lego, every year is an expensive one

NinjaTruncs

Yeah I guess relative is key, although given how poor this year's Technic summer sets are I should save a few quid not buying them which will go towards the UCS sets.

Oafley Jones

NinjaTruncs wrote: »

Yeah I guess relative is key, although given how poor this year's Technic summer sets are I should save a few quid not buying them which will go towards the UCS sets.

First year since I came out of my dark ages that I haven't bought any technic. No real interest in most of the new creator line either. I'd usually pick the houses, but they've completely regressed in my opinion. My only purchase so far has been the new modular.

Virtanen

Apologies if it's been asked before, but on the Lego website, can VIP points be used to pay for postage, or items only?

Wolverine359

Virtanen wrote: »

Apologies if it's been asked before, but on the Lego website, can VIP points be used to pay for postage, or items only?

No, VIP points are for shop items only I'm afraid.

Theboinkmaster

Anyone tempted by the new ultimate batmobile in june?

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/02/10/lego-reveals-enormous-ultimate-batmobile-set-coming-june-news/

I think it looks interesting, will check reviews but probably will get it.

Sleepy

It's a bit naff looking tbh. My eldest has the tumbler set and it blows that away in terms of being a statement piece.

Irishbrick

Sleepy wrote: »

It's a bit naff looking tbh. My eldest has the tumbler set and it blows that away in terms of being a statement piece.

I'm with you on this, looks a bit rough!

Star Lord

Looks like a black redesign of this :

shotgunmcos

So a circa ?800 price tag for the new MF? It would be TLGs biggest price tag for a set by a distance. The 75179 Death Star has over 4,000 pieces and 25 minifigs covering various episodes and that was a serious price of ?500. I still haven't bought it as I have a feeling I'll get it at 20% off if I wait.


So if a new MF is close to 10179 with 5,000 pieces or so and a bit of interior sections and a few updated or new minifigs I still can't justify ?800 or see how LEGO can. Of course they know AFOLs will pay for it but there is already a bit of bad taste with parents on the latest inflation of set prices. Imagine your kid pointing to the ?800 set on the top shelf (and probably built and displayed in a glass case) and saying I want Santa to get THAT for me this Christmas!

Rael

shotgunmcos wrote: »

So a circa ?800 price tag for the new MF? It would be TLGs biggest price tag for a set by a distance. The 75179 Death Star has over 4,000 pieces and 25 minifigs covering various episodes and that was a serious price of ?500. I still haven't bought it as I have a feeling I'll get it at 20% off if I wait.


So if a new MF is close to 10179 with 5,000 pieces or so and a bit of interior sections and a few updated or new minifigs I still can't justify ?800 or see how LEGO can. Of course they know AFOLs will pay for it but there is already a bit of bad taste with parents on the latest inflation of set prices. Imagine your kid pointing to the ?800 set on the top shelf (and probably built and displayed in a glass case) and saying I want Santa to get THAT for me this Christmas!

Hopefully Smyths gets it in and then wait for their 20% off sale next September.

shotgunmcos

Rael wrote: »

Hopefully Smyths gets it in and then wait for their 20% off sale next September.

Yeah that's my tactic with the death star too. 20% off the big sets is a nice chunk and Smyths aren't afraid of discounting big stuff (42056 for example) although The Hoth, Slave 1, Ewok UCS have all been on the top shelf for ages with no discount

robinph

Was in London for the marathon at the weekend so managed to fit in a quick diversion to the new Lego Store. Had only been to the one in Cardiff before, but the size of just the till area in the London store was nearly as big as the Cardiff one. Still had to queue to get in, although that only took a few minutes. The mosaic photo booth thing was all booked out, not sure how early in the day you'd need to get there to make use of that. Was good to see some of the big models in the shop and they had plenty of play areas where you could leave the kids for a few minutes entertaining themselves.

There was a big pick a brick wall, but they were out of parts for the mini build set and nobody seemed to be making use of the pick a brick for other stuff. Loads of people were on the build your own 3 minifigure section though. I guess if you wanted to stuff things into a pick a brick pot you'd go along at a quieter time when you could concentrate on your packing efficiently without a million kids running around you.

Managed to pick up a few sets that I could just about squeeze into my luggage, got triple points, the mini VW Beetle model was still on offer for spending over ?35 and got another free polybag of a police car as well.

Delboy5

https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/1-blog/post/137?cmp=Other-GLO-Ideas-OLA-Apr-17-IdeasApollo-POST-Facebook-apollo-CO-LEGO-


https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/857942615064535047

Oafley Jones

That price is a nice surprise. I though I was out, but this and the Grand Carousel are must haves for me.

Irishbrick

Carousel is a definite purchase, first one since Assembley square, not too interested in the snowspeeder, but this (saturn) is definitely also on the to buy list!

Rhyme

Delboy5 wrote: »

https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/1-blog/post/137?cmp=Other-GLO-Ideas-OLA-Apr-17-IdeasApollo-POST-Facebook-apollo-CO-LEGO-


https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/857942615064535047

My brain asplode. Necessary purchase.

TitianGerm

The Snowspeeder is live on the store now.

https://shop.lego.com/en-IE/Snowspeeder-75144

The girlfriend has said she'll get it for my 30th because I couldn't decide on anything else :pac: