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5/27/2009 7:00:41 AM

Dear TWW,

SCREW YOU.

Love, Tinker Toys


















jk, I love LEGOs. Might have to check it out. Does anyone know if they plan on building a giant Yoda anytime soon?

5/27/2009 8:33:29 AM

I built the world trade center out of legos once.

guess what i did next

5/27/2009 8:38:06 AM

oh and btw, do they still sell lincoln logs anywhere?

5/27/2009 8:38:28 AM

i love legos

5/27/2009 8:40:12 AM

I shall be visiting this store made of legos.



and I will purchase things inside it.

5/27/2009 8:43:45 AM

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"I built the world trade center out of legos once. guess what i did next"

seriously, guess

5/27/2009 8:49:24 AM

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"Look, I'm a 24-year old chain-smoking alcoholic grad student, and I should be too old for such things, but when I found out that there was such a thing as a LEGO store -- and that such a thing existed in Raleigh -- I pretty much came in my pants. It's the only time in my life (other than special events) that I've had to wait in line to get into a retail store because it was so crowded. Economic recession be damned, people were buying some fucking LEGO's. I blew a month's entertainment budget (fortunately separate from the booze budget) while there. Lesser men would be ashamed, but I walked around that place grinning like it was the first time I got to buy something from an ABC store. Commence with mocking me, but I know that some of you just got your minds blown by this news."

HOLYFUCKINGSHITMYLIFEISCOMPLETE


GOOD THING IM GOING TO BE PASSING THROUGHT RALEIGH TWICE THIS WEEKEND



DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THEY HAVE THIS MODEL IN STOCK:



[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 8:50 AM. Reason : METHINKS THAT MODEL HASNT BEEN SOLD IN THE US FOR A WHILE... OH WELL]

5/27/2009 8:49:42 AM

Dunno but it's $300 on eBay

5/27/2009 8:59:12 AM

they have a technik crane, but i don't believe it's that one pictured. they basically have anything in the catalog in stock except for mindstorms pieces (they have the base set but nothing else).

they have this:

5/27/2009 9:01:37 AM

I'm still pimpin the 8880 supercar from 1995

5/27/2009 9:15:32 AM

i wish the store was bigger. they don't have the build-your-own lego man thing either. they said they were getting that later this year though. i wish they had a bigger technic section.

but still, i am not ungrateful for our new lego store and will cherish it always. lego

5/27/2009 9:18:02 AM

I have hundreds of thousands of Lego's in my parent's attic. My son is too young to appreciate them, so I have not gotten them out in probably 15 years.

I actually got a postcard about the store opening.

5/27/2009 9:18:03 AM

http://stores.lego.com/en-us/Raleigh/birthday.aspx

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"The LEGO Store at Crabtree Valley Mall will begin booking birthday parties in June. Have the Ultimate LEGO Birthday Party! Let your child's imagination run wild in the LEGO Store! Book your child's next birthday party at the LEGO Store and choose from a variety of LEGO themes for an unforgettable birthday experience. Complete birthday party packages start at $125 and include: • A birthday party at the LEGO Store for up to 10 children • A $100 LEGO Gift Card for purchasing the sets each party guest will build and take home • 10 invitations, 10 thank you cards and 10 nametags • Exclusive LEGO birthday brick for birthday child • Dedicated LEGO host for your party • An hour long party Additional guests are just $15 each. See below for more details. Plus, every child receives a goodie bag filled with: • A LEGO Club magazine • LEGO Club membership card • LEGO Store coupon good for $5 off $35 purchase • LEGO Builder’s License • LEGO Tips & Tricks card Take-Home LEGO Birthday Parties are also available! Take-Home party packages include all of the above and cost just $115 for up to 10 children. Supplies for additional children are just $12.50 each. Upgrade your party with Birthday Pick A Brick Boxes! Add a Birthday Pick A Brick Box to each child's goodie bag for just $5 more per child! Box is the same size as a small Pick A Brick cup and is a $7.99 value. LEGO Party Themes Include: • BIONICLE® • CITY • Creator • LEGO® Star Wars™ • Racers • Power Miners • Pirates • and more! Additional Terms & Conditions: All In-Store and Take-Home Party costs, including Birthday Pick A Brick Boxes, are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Parties must be paid in full at time of booking. One $100 gift card is issued at time of booking and used to purchase a set for each child at the party to build and take home. An additional charge of $15 per child is required for in-store parties over 10 children; maximum number of children per store is solely at the Store Manager's discretion. All participating children must be at least 6 years old. A parent or guardian must be present at the time of the party. Other customers may be present in the store at the time of party. Birthday Pick A Brick Boxes may only be purchased along with a Birthday Party package. No food or beverage is allowed in the store. Party availability varies by time and location; not all stores may be available at all times. Many stores may book several weeks in advance. In-Store parties are not available in November and December. Please see Store Manager for more party details and restrictions. "

5/27/2009 9:26:21 AM

can we organize a tww birthday party?? i'd go

is there a max age limit for "children"?

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 9:44 AM. Reason : ]

5/27/2009 9:43:54 AM

100 internet dweebs inside the lego store with party hats on.




lol

5/27/2009 9:45:35 AM

Shit, I want a Lego birthday party. Couldn't be any worse than some of my previous birthday parties.

5/27/2009 9:45:57 AM

you people are gonna be sadly surprised when you dont have as much fun with legos as you used to

5/27/2009 9:49:45 AM

I'm 25 years old.


last month, i found a huge knex roller coaster set at a yard sale


i spend the next day putting it together in my living room.



I SERIOUSLY DOUBT I'LL BE DISAPPOINTED IN A LEGO STORE, SIR.

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 9:53 AM. Reason : http://www.novatechgadgets.com/fridgedj1.html]

5/27/2009 9:51:49 AM

^^no, i've recently (within the past year or so), bought several sets. big sets. and i THOROUGHLY enjoy them. next month, when i have monies, i'm going wild in that store.

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 9:52 AM. Reason : ]

5/27/2009 9:52:01 AM

i always thought erector set was a funny name for a toy when i was young

5/27/2009 9:53:46 AM

growing up


lego's were too expensive for me.

5/27/2009 9:55:02 AM

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"you people are gonna be sadly surprised when you dont have as much fun with legos as you used to"

Depends....
I'm sure many lego fans simply make whatever is in the assembly instructions and keep it assembled for years to collect dust. I personally find that boring -- if I want to build a model, I'll buy a real (non-lego) model kit. I could generally care less about some lego design that came with the box, and instead prefer to make complex unique lego creations. From a relatively young age, I was making knight-rider cars, "transformers", magic tricks, and other functional things for which there were no instructions or specially-designed pieces.

I tend to dislike the trend that lego has suffered over the last couple decades -- that they make a specific shaped piece that has no relation to regular legos, then they slap a couple bumps on it and call it a lego. That takes the creativity right out of it.

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"lego's were too expensive for me"

They have always been too expensive. That's their only flaw.
I remember hearing stories of grown men getting busting upon repeatedly shoplifting legos....

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 10:02 AM. Reason : ]

5/27/2009 10:01:27 AM

when i say you people, i dont mean all of you people, but only those whom would make my statement true

5/27/2009 10:02:38 AM

the lego creator thing you can download, build on the computer, then order the pieces is pretty cool. the last couple i've bought have been ones that fans made.

5/27/2009 10:03:30 AM

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"when i say you people, i dont mean all of you people, but only those whom would make my statement true"

lol... nice

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"the last couple i've bought have been ones that fans made."

Do they get paid? If I made designs and people bought them, could I get paid?

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 10:04 AM. Reason : ]

5/27/2009 10:03:37 AM

my fave one as a kid was the fort in the forest I'm sure there was more than one, but yeah you get the gist.

5/27/2009 10:05:22 AM

not sure. they might have won some prize money or something.

one day when i have gobs of time i'm gonna make one of the house i grew up in then order the parts. i have the floor plans (dad is an architect). i'll also start playing the sims again. i saw a preview thing for sims 3 in target and a little part of me died inside. i haven't played in forever. i love that game. you can't just sit down and play for 30 mins - hour though. you need like 5hrs at a time. i don't have that anymore.

stupid work/adulthood

5/27/2009 10:07:25 AM

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"you people are gonna be sadly surprised when you dont have as much fun with legos as you used to"

I still have my huge plastic box full of Legos. Every once in a while, I'll break it out and make huge cities out of legos.


I may stop by the Lego store this weekend

^I played Sims 2: Apartment Life for 3 hours last night. Can't wait for Sims 3

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 10:09 AM. Reason : g]

5/27/2009 10:08:47 AM

Quote :

"when i say you people, i dont mean all of you people, but only those whom would make my statement true"

well who else did you think you were addressing in this thread dedicated to the lego store?

5/27/2009 10:10:05 AM

sims 3 looks like what i always wished sims 1 would have been. i never bought sims 2 but sims 3 looks awesome

5/27/2009 10:11:01 AM

^ inorite. I would always put them in a room with no doors, complete with fireplaces and rugs.

5/27/2009 10:12:30 AM

You can put a baby inside 4 walled room w/ no windows or doors


it'll cry and cry and then Social Services will come and take your baby.

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM. Reason : f]

5/27/2009 10:13:46 AM

Hah yeah I got twins taken away once... It's also fun to just stick them in a room and let them starve. Or a pool with no ladder!

So buying the new Sims.

5/27/2009 10:14:54 AM

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"You can put a baby inside 4 walled room w/ no windows or doors it'll cry and cry and then Social Services will come and take your baby. "

its true





+1 for me putting the baby outside though

5/27/2009 10:15:53 AM

the swimming pool prank was always fun too. guess those sims had no arm strength

5/27/2009 10:15:54 AM

Oh the fireplace also works especially well with paintings near it. Once I covered the entire room with rugs and paintings.. and thus made a ridiculous inferno for my Sim. muahaha

I liked dressing them up, too Did you guys design what your Sims looked like? After making about 10+ characters I realized all of my girls looked the same, just with different hair colors. Same with the guys

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 10:21 AM. Reason : and I am super excited now bc they're making it for Macs, too!!! ]

5/27/2009 10:17:39 AM

they've made it for macs for a while. i've had sims 2 for mine for 2 years or so

5/27/2009 10:22:54 AM

i saw AT LEAST 3 lego sets i wanted yesterday. if i had a job, i probably would have bought one of these:

5/27/2009 10:56:39 AM

What is the swimming pool prank for Sims?


get them in the pool and then take away the ladder?

5/27/2009 10:58:43 AM

Goddamnit Legos are awesome. I still have the gas station (with car wash), the Black Knights Castle, the fire department, the police station, the Technics motorcycle/dirtbike (with moving pistons)... other shit that I'm forgetting, and a few giant rubbermaid containers full of misc. pieces.

At least I hope they are still in my closet back at home.

5/27/2009 10:59:35 AM

my favorite christmas toy as a kid was the space monorail

5/27/2009 11:12:03 AM

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"they've made it for macs for a while. i've had sims 2 for mine for 2 years or so"

Oh. I guess I never paid attention cause I used to have a PC... Now I'm just excited I can play it no matter what computer I have

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"What is the swimming pool prank for Sims? get them in the pool and then take away the ladder?"

Yup, and they swim and swim and swim until their little diamonds are deep red. Then they die. Then you get the gravestone and can have ghosts!

5/27/2009 11:28:50 AM

^^I HAD THE MONORAIL! I still have all of my legos and the motor for that still works. I once made a San Francisco tolly out of it.

5/27/2009 11:54:20 AM

d7freestyler

what were the prices on those 3 kits?

5/27/2009 12:03:57 PM

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"and the third half"

for some reason that made me laugh....

5/27/2009 12:07:35 PM

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"I could generally care less about some lego design that came with the box, and instead prefer to make complex unique lego creations"

Yeah, for the most part I'm the same way. I'll build the thing according to instructions first, it'll sit around for a bout a week, then I'll disassemble it and put it together with the other cannibalized parts to see what I can do.

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"I tend to dislike the trend that lego has suffered over the last couple decades -- that they make a specific shaped piece that has no relation to regular legos, then they slap a couple bumps on it and call it a lego."

I was complaining about this to my roommate on the way into the store. When a kit is 30% one piece, I'm not really getting my money's worth in terms of building pleasure. If I wanted to buy a solid plastic toy, I'd do that.

5/27/2009 12:18:24 PM

I really liked the exploriens set growing up, but I never got one

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/space/exploriens

I have the very first train set they came out with as well as the entire most of the UFO set. There are a few that I realize that I'm missing now that I've searched the database:

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/space/ufo

I am pretty much missing 2847,3012, 6901/6902, and 6800/6816. Now I've got to find them and get them

I wanted the Space Robo Series... But only got 1 of them before they discontinued Oh god, not another money pit

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 12:19 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM. Reason : .]

5/27/2009 12:19:10 PM

if you could care less, then do it.

5/27/2009 12:20:03 PM

I wish I had the pieces necessary to make this:


[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 12:34 PM. Reason : ]

5/27/2009 12:32:05 PM