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I agree with everything other people have posted... Right now they're not competing very well with bricklink prices on a lot of parts, and I'm afraid that won't change. So it would be best to flesh out the selection of parts where they can compete on either price or availability: animals, minifigs a...

Sorry for the last-minute addition, but I recently built a haunted tree that I'll bring along... maybe we can fit it into the display. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3560117701_eb942d5fe6_m.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/saaz42/3560117701/in/photostream David, if you're trying to organize the...

I've had a few calls from Visa regarding Lego purchases. I had made some large purchases at Shop@Home and Visa called me to confirm that I it was really me. Heh, I've had the same thing happen. You know you have a Lego problem when the bank calls to check whether your credit card has been stolen. :D

In my experience, the best way to glue plastics is to solvent-weld them. Get a solvent that can dissolve the plastic, apply a tiny bit of it, and press the parts together until they stick together on their own. Then give it a while, maybe a day or two, to reach full strength. The resulting joint is ...

I just registered for BW, and plan to be there Thursday through Sunday, though I'm combining it with a vacation with my GF, visiting her family, so I may be pulled away some of the time. (I'm hoping it'll turn out the other way around, that I'll convince them to come to BW, but we'll see. :) ) Coinc...

It just occurred to me that a farm/city theme "State Fair" set could be an awesome parts-pack... A couple cows, plus other animals, some food pieces, a couple ribbons or trophies, and so on.

Of course it might not appeal enough to the core market....

I'd really love to have a hair pack that not only has a variety of hair, but in a variety of colors. Agent Trace hair in blonde, Willie Scott hair in brown, etc.

Last Summer I went to the two suburban Lego stores and they seemed like typical Lego stores, similar to the one near me in GA. Both stores had similar PAB selections. Neither store seemed to have much in the way of sales or scratch-n-dent sets... perhaps other Brickworld attendees had beaten me to t...

Anyway, one of the problems I've had is that once I think I've got enough storage, I sort some more and realize that the space I've allocated for certain parts is no longer enough. I don't know if this would work for you, but what I do is keep a "working supply" easily accessible in drawe...

First, welcome back to Lego! I recently came out of a dim age too, and I've been re-sorting my Lego so I can actually do something with it. I think you're on the right track, but be prepared to adjust as you sort and build more. I'm mostly sorted by shape, but basic bricks are sorted into drawers wi...

I went to my local (GA) Lego store today. They did not have 10193, said they hoped it would arrive in a delivery Monday. I asked if they could do a "shop and ship" on it, they checked the computer, and they could. So for anyone who goes to a Lego store and finds they don't have it yet, or ...

The green anime wig ( http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x1569 ) can be used as cabbage or lettuce, as in the Market Street set. Don't forget the cherries that are currently available on online PAB for a decent price. (I think cherries were available in medieval Europe. Or you could pretend they're som...

I have a tub of Lego at work that's been heavily used and abused by a lot of adults over the years. I've noticed cracks in quite a few bricks, but assumed that was due to the heavy use. But ... it seems like the newer 1xN bricks (mostly from a 2003-4 tub) have been more prone to cracking. More recen...

38, awfully close to the 40-dead category. My first set was a Life cereal puppet somewhere in the early-to-mid-70's: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=00_5&v=z Though that may not look like much, it got me hooked, and all I wanted was more and more Lego. :D One or two universal sets, then a couple ...

From an AFOL point of view I find this set pretty disappointing, because it could've been so useful if only it had been made of gray bricks... I would've bought an armload of them if that had been the case. But I can understand that they're targeting a younger age range and maybe they felt brighter ...