New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Duerer » Thu Jun 28, 2018 8:24 am

ImageLEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) by Allen Tran, on Flickr
So this dude's gonna get a release on August 1st and he surely is quite massive.
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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Scribonius » Thu Jun 28, 2018 11:45 am

Duerer wrote:ImageLEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) by Allen Tran, on Flickr
So this dude's gonna get a release on August 1st and he surely is quite massive.

WELL, there goes MY budget... :roll:

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by sahasrahla » Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:45 am

you guys all saw the new Lego movie sets announced, right???

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by RedRover » Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:01 am

sahasrahla wrote:you guys all saw the new Lego movie sets announced, right???
We’ve been discussing them on the discord

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Bragallot » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:59 am

Is it just me or are the LEGO boxes still becoming bigger and bigger? I got two of the Clayface sets in the mail today and they were about twice the size I expected. ( :twss: )
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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Scribonius » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:32 pm

Bragallot wrote:Is it just me or are the LEGO boxes still becoming bigger and bigger? I got two of the Clayface sets in the mail today and they were about twice the size I expected. ( :twss: )
Yeah, I'm noticing this as well. Picked up the Lego City Mining Team box the other day. You could have fit all the parts in a box half that size. I think they're doing that on purpose so any damage to the box is less likely to damage the contents.

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Bragallot » Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:17 pm

Possibly. Although the first time I remarked it I believe stubby said it was also a marketing strategy.
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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Tzan » Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:05 pm

When people see a bigger box for a price they think is lower than the volume would indicate, they think they are getting good value for the money.
Stupid muggles, can figure out price per part.

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Bragallot » Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:36 pm

Yeah, prices seem to have gone up along with the size of the box... :lol: I think it may have to do with the minifigs becoming more expensive to produce, I like the general evolution of them but some are just plainly overdesigned.
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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Texhnophille » Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:43 am

Bragallot wrote:Yeah, prices seem to have gone up along with the size of the box... :lol: I think it may have to do with the minifigs becoming more expensive to produce, I like the general evolution of them but some are just plainly overdesigned.
Like that time they created a hairpiece for balding minifigs, when they could've just print the hair on the back of their heads?
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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Gungnir » Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:26 pm

A look at the upcoming Overwatch sets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-iXDVYTW4U
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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by sahasrahla » Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:25 am

i want that D.Va and Reinhardt for my wife and I

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Zupponn » Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:56 pm

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Re: New sets discussion (2014/15/16/17)

Post by Gungnir » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:39 am

I'm willing to bet Roadhog will be coming soon, along with Junkrat.
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