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New stuffs, open or sell?
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Okay, now that I am back on track here, it is time for the usual Tuesday entry. Getting ready for the big race! 6355 Derby Trotter Description: Released in 1989 for a retail price of about 15 dollars. Today goes MISB for about 80 bucks. Containing 136 parts and 1 minifig, this was your classic wealthy rider/steed set. My take: Never had this set, I did see it in the store though. Should have bought it then I suppose. This is one of those sets that border on Belville-ish themed. This set also featured some of those nifty trans clear technic pulleys, which are quite rare and expensive now. Until next week!
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Quick, to the jetty! 6540 Pier Police Description: Released in 1991 at a retail price of 25 dollars, can be purchased MISB today for about 160 dollars. Containing 333 parts and 4 minifigs, this set was part of the harbor/nautica line. Features include 2 boats and 2 vehicles. My take: I cannot fully remember if I had this set or not, but I think I did. As I recall it was fun, having the cops in a high speed boat chase to get the bad guys. As with most sets from this time, when paired with another type of city set you can really enhance the playability of this one. Until next week!
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Im going to be a big softie today. 9020 Soft Starter Set Description: Released in 1998 as a part of the educational/dacta line. Containing 84 parts, retail price was about 100 dollars back in 1998. This has become a big time collectors item, selling for as much as 400 bucks MISB now! The bricks are quite large as you can see and some of them have the classic eye and smile pattern on them. My take: What fun! Huge soft bricks! I wish I had known this set existed about 10 years ago, I would have got a whole bunch of them and made my own bed of lego! I do however have 6 of those 2x2 green bricks on order though, so I am not at a total loss. Until next week!
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Medic please! 6380 Emergency Treatment Center Description: Released in 1987 at a retail price of 25 dollars. Can be purchased today MISB for 200-300 dollars depending on condition, a collectors item! Containing 288 parts and 5 minfigs, the set was your basic hospital themed set. My take: I had this! Sadly it was lost in time, if only I still had it now! The set itself is straight forward, but when paired with a few other classic city sets you can have more fun. Until next week.
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Lets play cops and robbers! 6755 Sheriff's Lock Up Description: Released in 1996 and retail price was about 20 bucks. Today can be found MISB for about 70 bucks. Containing 159 parts and 4 minifigs. The set was released as a part of the lego Western/Cowboy series. My take: Showdown at high noon! This looks like a cool set, the jail cell blown open, as seen in the image there with a cute little dynamite system tile, my how lego has evolved now with the Power Miners dynamite . Until next week young rustlers!
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Brickshelf user thire5 brings us a lovely Spyrius themed starship! Gallery Notice the perfect color scheme and all around sexy details. This is classic space MoCing at its best! The pilot bay is also quite shapely and fits a minifig in there too. This deserved some limelight.
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It has been a long time coming, trans orange chainsaws! 6983 Ice Station Odyssey Description: Released in 1993 as a part of the Ice Planet line. Retail price was about 50 dollars, can be found MISB today for about 100 bucks. Containing 325 parts and 3 minifigs. This set was the largest of the Ice Planet series, comes with a nifty looking baseplate and large trans orange domes. Of course, the chainsaws and skis are there also. My take: This looks like one of the sets I should have gotten. The rockets have magnets on them and attach to the robotic arms seen there, cool. The ice planet minifigs are some of the most visually alluring ones, with their trans orange visors. This set manages to do alot with 325 parts, keeping playability over a long time. Until next week!
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So I bought me one of these, as I needed some of those light gray system tiles for MoCing purposes: And look what else was in there: Chrome Black Vader! It is so very nice, it is all shiny and stuff, I think these were randomly inserted in 09 Star Wars sets, from what I have gathered online, only about 10,000 of them exist, just like the chrome gold C-3PO minifigs in the 07 sets. Sell it? Keep it? What should I do next? I have seen them sell for as high as 120 bucks in the polybag!
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Im pooh, where is muh hunny? 2988 Surprise for Eeyore Description: Released in 1999 as a part of the duplo line. Retail price was about 20 bucks, can be found today MISB for about the same amount, not really a collectors item. Containing 28 parts and 3 minifigs, this was your classic pooh bear experience. How cute! My take: Well, what can I say here, there are duplo bricks, and pooh character figs. Loads of fun for the little ones I am sure, until next week!
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Went to TRU today, there is a sale going on. If you purchase at least $30 dollars in Lego, you get a free tub! A 20 dollar value for free! Naturally I got in on this: Got this for 44.99: And this for free! Also got some games, both Wipeout games for the PSP, futuristic racing rocks! Lastly the holy grail of strategy RPG games, uber rare and very difficult to find anymore.
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Today we showcase one of the great retro space sets! 6940 Alien Moon Stalker Description: Released in 1986, retail price was around 30 dollars. Can be purchased MISB today for about 200 dollars, a collectors item to be certain. Containing 253 parts and 2 minifigs, this was one of the first of the larger classic space vehicle sets. Features include pivoting windshields, swivel-action legs and a moving claw on the backside of the vehicle. My take: I had this set, it was one of my very first lego sets if I recall correctly. I sure did have fun with this one, it was loaded with many features I had never seen before. When I first realized that the legs actually move I was like wow, this set is just too cool. Many moon adventures I had, until next week!
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This time we are going way, way back... 396 Thatcher Perkins Locomotive Description: Released clear back in 1976 as a part of the hobby series. Containing 438 parts, this set is actually quite detailed given its age. Retail price back then was a mere 10 bucks, today it goes MISB for around 400 dollars, collectors take note! My take: When I first saw this set, I figured it was old, but not 33 years old, so I figured I would spotlight it for # 33. Once built, I suppose you could throw in some minifigs and enhance the fun factor of it. Until next week!
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Rare set alert! 6067 Guarded Inn Description: Released in 1986 as a part of the Lion Knights series, retail price was about 20 dollars. Can be found today MISB for a whopping 300 bucks! The reason is that this set was a limited release, therefore has become very rare 23 years later! Containing 228 parts and 4 minifigs, the set is your basic middle ages pub/inn. My take: Oh how I wish I had gotten this set. it would have complimented my Forestmen sets nicely. Not to mention it is worth a ton of cash now. Until next week!
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As a seller of lego worldwide, I can relate to this weeks classic set! 6375 Trans Air Carrier Description: Released in 1990, retailing at about 20 dollars. Can be bought today MISB for about 100 dollars! Containing 200 parts and 2 minifigs, the set is your basic cargo airplane. My take: I had this set! I really enjoyed it too, there is a working forklift and cargo car, the plane opens up to load/unload and the front wheels can swivel for easy landings. Until next week!
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In regards to the latest News Announcement, I have looked very closely at some of these kanohi and other one of a kind collectables. There are a few of them, like the dark blue Matatu, that appear to be fakes, look very closely. This is my own opinion of course but there are other kanohi collectors that agree with me. Others like the white Huna appear real, but it almost is too bright a shade of white. These were apparently obtained directly from lego. If any of you plan to bid on these, make sure you do your homework before you pay. Just a friendly warning, there are fakes out there and I do not want to see anyone get scammed.
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Open or sell? I have all kinds of building ideas with those big black wheels.
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So my order came in today, clear from down under. I guess these were not sold in the US, meaning there might be some rare kanohi in them! Rumor has it that these polybags are the ones you might find the white huna, dark blue matatu or dark red ruru. I want to open them, but at the same time I do not! What do I do with these now, sell them? Open them?
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Who is ready for the great outdoors! 6552 Rocky River Retreat Description: Released in 1993 and retailing for about 30 dollars, can be found today MISB for about 70 bucks. Containing 232 parts and 2 minifigs, this was one of the recreational series. My take: Looks like this set has it all for the outdoorsman lego fan. I like the selection of minifig tools in this set, metal detector, broom, frying pan and so on. It also comes with a cowgirl minifig and a steed! Until next week!
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First and foremost I must thank -Sidorak- for selling me a ton of Throwbot disks. Now I had all of the standard disks although a few aren't pictured cuz I'm not sure where they are at the moment. But that doesn't matter... Don't mind the horrible quality of the pics, they didn't come out as good as they should have. >_< The ones on the left were mine, the ones on the right I got... giving me a nearly complete collection in which I only need three disks! Plus I got more... I've combined the collection and separated doubles and extras on the left from the set on the right. Needless to say, Torch is quite powerful... Plus, prototype Kanoka and a Mindstorms disk. Those weren't even in the initial deal, but -Sidorak- sent them anyway, Thanks! I'll try to get higher quality pics at a later date if anyone wants them. Kohaku
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Im banking on this one... 1490 Lego Bank Description: Released in 1988 and retail price was about 20 dollars. Containing 174 parts and 3 minifigs, can be found MISB today for anywhere between 400 and 1000 dollars, this is one of the rarest lego sets ever made. My take: What makes this set so rare? I honestly have no idea, I guess it was one of those forgotten sets that just did not sell very well or was limited in quantity. Playability looks pretty limited, you can probably stage a bank robbery or something, but why would you even want to touch this set? If I had it I would seal it air tight and tuck it away! Until next week!
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Arrived today along with my 12 trans purple bohrok eyes. Good stuff, the purple ones will be getting used on my BBC 51, which I have started building! Here is a really big huge hint, it is musical!
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Surfs up dudes! 6595 Surf Shack Description: Released in 1993 as a part of the recreational town series. Retail price then was about 8 bucks, today can be purchased MISB for around 30 dollars. Containing 80 parts and 3 minifigs. My take: Never had the set, not too much to elaborate on here. It is a surfers shack, looks like there is a rack for the surf boards and life jackets. Possibly some condiments behind the shack there, looks like a ketchup and mustard holder. Until next week.
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3...2...1...Liftoff! 6339 Shuttle Launch Pad Description: Released in 1995 as part of the Town series. Containing 547 parts and 4 minifigs, retail price was about 50 bucks. Today can be bought MISB for 200 dollars, a collectable set to be sure. Features included a detachable rocket booster, working crane, shuttle interior and launch command area. The crane can be used to pull in the shuttle, connecting with the rockets. My take: I had this set at one time. It was actually alot of fun, the shuttle interior is detailed, and the crane can be used for other things than just pulling in the shuttle. It has skyrocketed in value, oh how I wish I had never opened it. Until next week!
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Not really, I took all these pictures at the same time. I just spread them out to bring each one the individual attention I think it deserves. Steampunk airship yay! Engine Food and bedding Underside Gallery (when modded) Yes that is a shadow leech in the food box, no I don't know how shadow leech tastes... "Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning." ~George Carlin Edit: sorry if you caught this in the transition, Brickshelf seems to be inflating my pictures, they're all 640x480 on my comp, but some are 816x612 on B-shelf...
