VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Will wait till black friday, or when they have it on amazon.grogall wrote:Just a small announcement for VIP customers! The Tower of Orthanc 10237 will be available for you on the 17th. of June. Through S@H and Lego brand stores!
you must be a registered VIP card holder before purchasing the set, on that date.
Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
I think someone needs to buy LEGO a calendar. Do they purposely time these things to miss out on gift-giving holidays? Why put out the set the day after Father's Day? Likewise, Friends and Arkham Asylum both missed Christmas (2011 and 2012 respectively). I'm surprised they didn't decide to release the Haunted House the day after Halloween or the Winter Village sets the day after Christmas.
Oh well, I guess it will be Bag End or the Lone Ranger Constitution set on my wish list this year.
Oh well, I guess it will be Bag End or the Lone Ranger Constitution set on my wish list this year.
Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
I might get it , wish I had more VIP rewards stashed. Now Im torn if I should get that set with my saved up money or get the ones hitting TRU now.
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Weight in which ones you save more on and which ones you want more, then you will find your answer.Mrbill317 wrote:I might get it , wish I had more VIP rewards stashed. Now Im torn if I should get that set with my saved up money or get the ones hitting TRU now.
Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
get the Orthanc set first, it's the best of the bunch!
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Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
It appears to be up on the German LEGO shop, but not the US.
http://shop.lego.com/de-DE/VIP-Fruher-Zugriff-10237" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://shop.lego.com/de-DE/VIP-Fruher-Zugriff-10237" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Since you will need two of them - back and front why not get one now and one later from amazon? Even though it's all black bricks but it's iconic 3/4 the height of the Eiffel tower.
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I am sure this has been beaten to death on other threads, but why the $50 price difference between the US and Canada?
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U.S is a huge market and highly competitive is the reason, Canada and the rest of the world pay more.
perhaps this might share some insight
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2008/08/0 ... go-prices/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
perhaps this might share some insight
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2008/08/0 ... go-prices/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Ordered mine yesterday just waiting for them to ship. Free Jor-El, shipping, and the poster. I was going to get it at the Lego store on the 1st but this saves me the trouble of going into the mall
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Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Beauty of a set but with other awesome exclusives coming out, I think I have to pass on this one. Namely the Ewok Village, the Sydney Opera House, and the X-Wing. They're all more expensive (other than the X-Wing being the same price) but I like those 3 more than this one. Not that I'd get all 3 of those within this year, but just that I'm more willing to save up for those 3.
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Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Tracking says it should be here tomorrow! So stoked for this.. You don't even know..
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Keep us posted.gorenoirmag wrote:Tracking says it should be here tomorrow! So stoked for this.. You don't even know..
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Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Got the set! Took me about 7 hours to put together. I love the ent (Treebeard?) he's pretty awesomely designed. I think they really should have thrown in a few extra minifigures and I know why they didn't but still if you just use only the minifigs from this one it's just kinda bleak. I've heard some people complain about it only being "half a tower" but really there wasn't any other way for them to design it and the extra pieces they'd have to include would have sent the price up even higher. There is a LOT of repetition in the build and it gets annoying but I powered through because I wanted to see this monster done. Also if you purchase the wizard battle set you can swap in the eye of Sauron into this set and it works with the the light up brick throne room part of Orthanc. The globe they include instead of the eye is really cool on its own though. The set was divided into 15 separate bags but there's two of two numbers so its really 17 bags. I had thought about modifying it and purchasing bricks to close in the back with maybe a hinge system but I really don't think it's worth it and honestly the interior scenes are just as awesome if not better than having a "complete" Orthanc. One thing I'm thinking about adding though is the circular wall around the tower. Maybe I'll get a circular coffee table for the home office and make it an Isengard battle scene. We shall see.das_mikey wrote:Keep us posted.gorenoirmag wrote:Tracking says it should be here tomorrow! So stoked for this.. You don't even know..
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Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Oh and along with the Jor-El and free poster they sent me one of those chima battle set thingies. Not really a fan of the Chima sets but more free stuff is always welcome.
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Re: VIP early release for 10237 The Tower of Orthanc
Thanks for the report.
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