Lego/Mega Bloks Lovers #2...

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DS asked if we could put 'Lego shopping' on the calendar! :)

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Sounds perfect!

DD has a calendar with what's happening each day. She has "S" marked on Thursdays cos she goes shopping with my mum. She said to me this week the S means she goes to the Lego shop cos granma too sick to go shopping. She's not wrong. We go there each week to pay laybys and things lol

Current laybys are limited. The big mine for dh. Cos it was the last in store and he said it's being discontinued - but we can layby for as long as necessary. And the Lego friends pencil holders for my nieces for Christmas. And for dd to give me apparently. It matches the calendar so she said its perfect. But I'm not supposed to know about it :)

Had to laugh at dds little friend last night. He doesn't have much Lego and was interested in watching me out together the calendar. He was watching me and watching the instructions and couldn't keep up. Poor dd thought i was making mistakes cos I was putting together the December calendar instead of just putting the numbers in the way they were in the pic :)

I've been looking at the calendar & pencil holder. They would look great on my desk at work lol. They would match Olivia's desk ;) Maybe I should put that on my list for DH.

Do it!!

I have been reading along with this thread and decided to get DH the mine for xmas, but when I went into Myer I saw the Sopwith Camel plane. He loves planes and knows a lot about them so thought he will appreciate it. Now I hear the mine is being discontinued, is that right BG? Might have to grab one for his birthday!

Moo is getting his first ever lego for xmas. Just one of those tubs to start off with. Can't wait until he really gets into it! Buster is getting the duplo train set :)

From what I can gather the mine is being discontinued as a new range of mine related stuff will be coming out next year. Lego man said they are getting harder to her and he has basically been told he won't be getting any more in after this last batch sold (which is why he put it on layby for us).

Thanks for that BG, I'll hunt one down now just in case! I asked for lego for xmas :lol: hoping for the big bridge one or the opera house!

Did someone post something about sets coming out next year or did I imagine it?

I would love something more technically challenging, but given mum put our friends layby on for us at big w, and put EVERYTHING on layby instead of just the stuff i asked her to grab, we've got so much friends (and a couple of creator things) that i just need to spread that out amongst us and forget getting anything for me. but that's cool - DH has the mine on layby, and lego man is talking to lego corporate in the new year to try and get us the winter village market and toy shop (from way back) so i really shouldn't whinge too much. the fact i've already added three of the winter village items to the christmas collection is probably a sign i have enough "grown up" lego for one year, and having santa bring DH and I a few things meant for DD (which really means it's for all of us anyway) is a fairer thing

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Did someone post something about sets coming out next year or did I imagine it?

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MD, i didn't see your post! There are many many MANY sets coming out next year....

if you're on fb, check out "i'm rick james bricks" - he posts pics of all the coming soon stuff

Friends, City, Lego Movie sets, Disney Princess sets, super hero stuff - he has posted pics of a lot of it

i'm sure there is an official lego fb you can check it out on, but i tend to go to Ricks page cos he's local - and i have ZF just as hooked lol. he creates albums so it's easy to look at what's coming, what's in stock etc


if you don't have fb, you could google something like lego sets 2014 (lego friends 2014, lego city 2014) and wade through everything that comes up there that way - it might take a bit more time that way though. i'm pretty sure brickset has the 2014 official pics up now (that's the site i use to keep track of the sets we have) so you could check there - again, it might take a while...

some of it could be available as early as the first week of Jan

Mind. BLOWN.

Man I can not wait until 2014. That lego movie stuff is INSANE. OMG at the cloud cuckoo thing and the icecream truck. There's even a demented rainbow unicorn thing! WTF I MUST HAVE THAT!!!

And those minifigs just get better & better!!

Dying here (*envy meltdown*)

Demented rainbow unicorn thing?! Sounds awesome! ;)

Got the scholastics lego stuff yesterday!
Hurry the hell up x-mas day ;)

Friends keep tagging me on lego stuff, think I'm making a name for myself :p

DP has no idea on the whole lego thing, going to print out some counting activity sheets & things for the girls :p

One of their teachers is babysitting tonight and she WILL at lego with them so going to set up the toy room amongst other cleaning today so they can have some fun!

ETA: got an email - 20% off full prices lego at toys r us ;)

Ha ha I was just coming in to say the same thing ZF!

Be wary of toysrus pricing! Lego man sells pretty much everything at rrp. The mine, with 20% discount, is $112.99. Full price with rick is $115. If you know the prices of things and they work out cheaper, go for it - bug make sure you know your prices first and don't just assume its cheap cos it's 20% off. I was quite disappointed in some of their pricing to be honest. It wouldn't be worth it for us to get anything in their sale, once we factor in (rather exxy) postage. Maybe if you have a local store it might be worth it. Just be really conscious of their pricing.


MD. I agree with the movie pieces. I can see us ending up with all of them eventually... They are so not "normal" they'll be worth having lol They look so crazy!

We will be seeing the movie at the cinemas with Lego shop man apparently (we were invited to a viewing the other day when it premieres locally). Wish it was going to be released on DVD before dds birthday - would be awesome to have it as backup if weather is cruddy. We have the friends DVDs but the movie would be cook to have. Chances are some peeps will stay later than the "official" party (ZF!) that it would be good to have something to entertain kidlets! Have to decide whether to stick to just a Lego friends party or whether to go with more a Lego movie sorta thing. Guess it will depend on dd and how much more she gets into the movie. It's more gender neutral I guess. Though I like the fact we can get little sets from the friends animal stuff for loot bags :)

DS just asked santa for lego for xmas. I think Santa might just hear that request ;)

I agree, the lego movie sets look so cool. I'll be taking DS to see that movie when it comes out. It's not long after his birthday so I might buy him a voucher and use it as a lesson in delayed gratification. It's a lesson for me lol!

Santa's sleigh is going to be very noisy this year ;).

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Santa's sleigh is going to be very noisy this year ;).

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Rattle rattle rattle lol

First lego present is under the tree. Well two presents under two trees really. Dd got the same present for daddy as she did for her friend (monster truck and truck/trailer). Both gift wrapped today. Dh has his present under he big tree. Friend has his under dd's tree. She was so excited to be able to give other people lego!

We're a bit reluctant to put any Lego under the tree yet - DS has already said he'll shake everything and listen for the Lego rattle noises! He wrote his letter to Santa asking for the tree hut Lego a couple of weeks ago and has already worked out the logistics....ie he's decided his presents can't go in the stocking as it's too small for tree hut Lego to fit, so he'll leave out the Xmas pillowcase instead!

I agree with the toys r us pricing...it's a bit cheeky actually.

LOL, not a hope anything is going under our tree until the kids are asleep on xmas eve! I told DS he couldn't open the advent calendar from the side. 10 minutes later, that's exactly what I caught him doing :/ I can't trust them with presents. Theirs or other peoples!

Dd told her little friend tonight he was getting Lego. Presents got done tonight instead of tomorrow. Sigh.

If this kidlet doesn't crash soon there will be no Christmas. Mummy is seriously cranky!

DD1 bought DD2 the friends soccer for her birthday (jan) hopefully she doesn't get it for x-mas!

Keep receipt. If she gets it, you can teach dd a lesson in returning gifts and being flexible :)

Had to assemble friends little bits Lego today before they went home. She said they had a busy day (and she was really quite hungover) so I did it to save her time and angst with impatient boy this arvo. ZF, the monster truck and transporter set (red one) is way cool!!

I have bought that one for DD, ZF. Just because I liked it lol.

The monster truck is a favorite here, the girls play with that one all the time.

Not sure where I put the receipt already... Lol!

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Not sure where I put the receipt already... Lol!

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maybe it can be exchanged for store credit if necessary....

is it bad that i'm already trying to budget what/how much lego for dd's birthday? been working out kidlet numbers for her birthday party so i have a rough idea how many sets i'll need for loot bags lol

might be time soon to try and work out invitation for her party - DH and I are both torn about whether to stick to lego friends given her current obsession, or whether to be a bit more universal and make it lego in general (and incorporate lego movie). if we do lego movie i can do minifigs as loot bags as well...

Nah not bad BG, just organised :lol:

My mum is stuck at home with broken ribs and is sick of herself, after giving a few suggestions for boredom busters I found myself saying 'you should get some lego!' lol

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Nah not bad BG, just organised :lol:

My mum is stuck at home with broken ribs and is sick of herself, after giving a few suggestions for boredom busters I found myself saying 'you should get some lego!' lol

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Sounds like perfect boredom buster. Get her something fiddly that will take a while to build...




Dd's bday isn't til end of May....

I'm hanging for x-mas apparently girls getting lego off dad & dsm plus my bro & SIL!

Were going to be kept busy over the holidays!

I'm hanging to do the coast guard boat & let the kids play with it in a tub of water, apparently it really floats!

i'm steering people away from lego gifts for dd seeing santa and her parents are getting her a little (ok, a lot!)

wish lego was more car friendly - heading to old town for funeral this arvo and need to keep dd entertained

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i'm steering people away from lego gifts for dd

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I'm not. :p

Re car friendliness - we have a pink suitcase thing from the bricks & more stuff which comes with a small number of pieces & is fairly travel-friendly. It's small enough for them to hold but has a partition so they can do some building/play in the actual tray as well.

I've seen that set MD. I think there's a blue one too but not 100% sure. Not that we need more lego lol!

Have seen that suitcase set. Contemplated it but decided not to go there for now. I get quite severely car sick and worry dd will as well if she is focussing down too much. She was a perfect poppet anyway. Graveside service in the rain and she was quiet and respectful. When she got antsy she asked to go for a walk and put a flower on her nanny b's grave. So we did. So very proud of her. If I had spare Lego at home she would her a reward set today lol

Ok, we may have had to go to kmart for mum. And we may have grabbed dd the city stunt plane as a reward for being such a good girl today...

LOL BG. Lucky little miss :)

It helps that we had been eying it off for a while...

BG - DH pulled the stunt plane out of a secret hiding spot last night...didn't know he'd bought it, but it's in our reward pile for DS too.

DS has bought a few sets I had no idea about...the city emergency starter set, a heliplane and helicopter rescue set too. Considering DS has three other helicopters already, I'm starting to wonder if it's DS or DH that has the helicopter obsession ;)

The emergency starter set is cute.
The coast guard helicopter is a favorite here bit the girls have asked for more planes & choppers ;)

The emergency starter set is cute.
The coast guard helicopter is a favorite here bit the girls have asked for more planes & choppers ;)

See, I have no love at all for the city/vehicle stuff at all. Totally appreciate why it's an attraction though.