ARCHIVE - LEGO Forums (2009-2017)

^ Well, you can't be expected to know every license held by every competitor, that would be impossible. I'm pretty sure that rule was added to the guidelines in conjunction with the pre-approval/moderation process. Before an Idea proposal goes live, it passes through a moderation process to determin...

^ No, they don't ban licensed ideas outright, nor do they limit it to licenses already held by LEGO, they are explicitly stating that you cannot submit an idea based on an IP if that IP is already licensed by some other direct competitor company. Minecraft, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, The Big ...

Yeah, I honestly still don't understand 'exclusives' like this - what's in it for them? All the real money is made by third parties. Why not get in on that action and make it slightly more widely available?

^ WHA? That's weird.

This sounds great. Now it makes me even more sad that I didn't get the Haunted House - this series would make for a rockin' Halloween party scene inside!

^ Not to mention that digital instruction booklets would require you to have internet access and a dedicated computer or tablet that a kid can use whenever they want to build - both of those things cost a fair deal more than one small LEGO set every year, which is all that some families out there ca...

The plastic bags are recyclable, if your municipality accepts #4 plastic. But it doesn't seem like they're primarily looking at the packaging and ancillary materials, but the actual material the bricks are made of - a replacement to ABS itself. If they could come up with a cost-effective synthetic p...

^ Last year's Retro Spaceman Minifigure set was released in N.Am two months after the European release, in September. I wouldn't be surprised if this one follows suit.

Also, isn't this a mini version of a Lego Ideas set? I know my memory is shot right now, but didn't that set reach 10,000 votes? Did Lego vote against producing it, in its large state, and miniaturize it? In that they are both based on the exact same pre-existing object, it's a mini version of the ...

It's been my experience that the Euro price and USD price generally match up across the board. While the exchange rate may be different, LEGO prices are rarely based solely on exchange rate. If you go to the S@H site and pick any random set, then change your region to Germany/English, I'll bet you o...

The printing on this thing is incredible! The side of the legs, the arms! Pretty awesome.

Will this be very hard to get? Seems like the last few ideas sets sell out instantly... like the science and exo-suit. Are you still looking for an Exo-Suit? There were a ton of them at the Danbury, CT LEGO Store yesterday - I would be happy to pick one up for you if you need it. It's far from sold...

Personally, I love the Chinese food containers the most

^ You said it! Luckily I was able to register my daughter for the 6:40 timeslot on Tuesday at Danbury, CT. I think it was the only timeslot left available!

No, the EUR and USD prices are generally 1:1, so it should be $100. Still not great.

Yeah, the whale is underwhelming. Not a great start to the new 'reservations only' MMMB.

Interestingly, the July calendar says this event is for both Tuesday, July 7th AND Wednesday, July 8th!

I've co-opted your post to reflect our usual way of posting these - thanks for the reminder!

Huh, with a PaB box and 100 VIP points ($5) that basically covers the outlay. Good to know.

Just saw this, great build!