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    #1142
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Working on the Creator Expert Diner, finished building the ground floor last night, and the first customers visited the Diner already...

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    #1143
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Star Lord wrote:
    Working on the Creator Expert Diner, finished building the ground floor last night, and the first customers visited the Diner already...


    Awesome little set, wish there were more tables :)


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    #1144
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Yeah, loving it so far, the window and counter areas in particular are very clever, the jukebox, coffee machine and drinks fountains too.

    The ground floor would probably need to be expanded to the side or to the rear in order to accommodate more of the tables, but it'd be very nice.


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    #1145
    SMC92Ian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭SMC92Ian


    tedpan wrote: »
    Awesome little set, wish there were more tables :)

    It's the same for all these sets for me, always wish they were bigger.


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    #1146
    ktulu123
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,090 Mod ✭✭✭✭ktulu123


    Went to the Lego store at lunch (Glasgow) bought the new McLaren Senna & the F40 :)


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    #1147
    Nerdlingr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,385 ✭✭✭Nerdlingr


    Star Lord wrote: »
    Working on the Creator Expert Diner, finished building the ground floor last night, and the first customers visited the Diner already...

    Great Scott !!!!! :eek::eek::eek:


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    #1148
    jogdish
    Registered Users Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭jogdish


    Finished my Lego Technic Bucket Wheel set - 42055, it's massive and I have zero idea how to display / store it :(


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    #1149
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    The corner garage just arrived. Not sure when she will build it and where it'll fit though!


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    #1150
    SMC92Ian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭SMC92Ian


    tedpan wrote: »
    The corner garage just arrived. Not sure when she will build it and where it'll fit though!

    Looks awesome.


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    #1151
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    SMC92Ian wrote:
    Looks awesome.


    Cheers man, it's the only sacred part of the house. The dogs have chewed everywhere else! :)


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    #1152
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    tedpan wrote: »
    The corner garage just arrived. Not sure when she will build it and where it'll fit though!

    Amazing display!

    What you reckon is the best creator set in your collection? I’ve poured so much money into architecture sets and then colleagues in my last job bought me the diner as a parting gift. And the wife bought me the cinema (from amazon, not knowing it was retired :) ). So I guess I’m collecting those now too :D

    Going to be getting another creator set at the end of the month just don’t know which one. Any recommendations?


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    #1153
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    What Username Guidelines wrote:
    Amazing display!

    Cheers man!
    What Username Guidelines wrote:
    Going to be getting another creator set at the end of the month just don’t know which one. Any recommendations?

    Definitely the detective's office was the most fun to build with lots of attention to detail and fun hidden things. The brick bank is also fun with a money laundering section at the back. :) The older sets are less detailed on the interior but still impressive outside. Parisian restaurant and assembly are her favourites.


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    #1154
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    tedpan wrote: »
    Cheers man!



    Definitely the detective's office was the most fun to build with lots of attention to detail and fun hidden things. The brick bank is also fun with a money laundering section at the back. :) The older sets are less detailed on the interior but still impressive outside. Parisian restaurant and assembly are her favourites.

    Cool, thank you. I did notice a significant difference in detail between the cinema and diner. Gonna be a long January :)


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    #1155
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    What Username Guidelines wrote:
    Cool, thank you. I did notice a significant difference in detail between the cinema and diner. Gonna be a long January


    On the exterior no, both impressive. The interior of the palace has nothing on the the diner, so much going on in the diner. Although we think the cinema definitely fits into the street better.


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    #1156
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    tedpan wrote: »
    On the exterior no, both impressive. The interior of the palace has nothing on the the diner, so much going on in the diner. Although we think the cinema definitely fits into the street better.

    Oops sorry yep that’s what I meant. From building it I mean, not from your pic. Got the diner first and was expecting same level of detail in all.


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    #1157
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    What Username Guidelines wrote:
    Oops sorry yep that’s what I meant. From building it I mean, not from your pic. Got the diner first and was expecting same level of detail in all.


    We've found the more recent the release, the better and more fun the build. The diner is pretty awesome, as is the fishing store. The palace is one of the older models and has far less innovation and detail. Hopefully the corner garage has some nice features on the inside..


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    #1158
    SMC92Ian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭SMC92Ian


    Aren't the detectives office and resturaunt now retired?


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    #1159
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    SMC92Ian wrote:
    Aren't the detectives office and resturaunt now retired?


    Yes, although I thought they were still available in Smyths.. sad times..


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    #1160
    SMC92Ian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭SMC92Ian


    tedpan wrote: »
    Yes, although I thought they were still available in Smyths.. sad times..

    Long gone now.


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    #1161
    Ryath
    Registered Users Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭Ryath


    SMC92Ian wrote: »
    Aren't the detectives office and resturaunt now retired?

    Detective's Office and Brick Bank just retired. Parisian Restaurant despite being older is still available.

    https://shop.lego.com/en-IE/product/Parisian-Restaurant-10243

    Still on Smyth's but they only have one in stock hopefully just out after Christmas. They're low on stock on the Dinner too.

    https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/Parisian-Restaurant-10243

    Luckily managed to get the Detective's office in Smyth's before Christmas even though stock checker said there was none.


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    #1162
    SMC92Ian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭SMC92Ian


    Ryath wrote: »
    Detective's Office and Brick Bank just retired. Parisian Restaurant despite being older is still available.

    https://shop.lego.com/en-IE/product/Parisian-Restaurant-10243

    Still on Smyth's but they only have one in stock hopefully just out after Christmas. They're low on stock on the Dinner too.

    https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/Parisian-Restaurant-10243

    Luckily managed to get the Detective's office in Smyth's before Christmas even though stock checker said there was none.

    I have a giftcard for Smyths with €600 and **** all to buy.


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    #1163
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    SMC92Ian wrote: »
    I have a giftcard for Smyths with €600 and **** all to buy.

    Offer Triton Shower in my ads and cash my way? ;)


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    #1164
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    SMC92Ian wrote: »
    I have a giftcard for Smyths with €600 and **** all to buy.
    How did you end up with a €600 gift card for Smyths?


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    #1165
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Thargor wrote:
    How did you end up with a €600 gift card for Smyths?

    Not sure how he did, but my wife's work used to give 50euro Smyths vouchers as kudos, hence a lot of the Lego :)


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    #1166
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    tedpan wrote: »
    Not sure how he did, but my wife's work used to give 50euro Smyths vouchers as kudos, hence a lot of the Lego :)
    Thats a strange choice of shop for a rewards scheme? I get a €50 Dunnes voucher for donating a small vial of blood in the nurses office a few times a year where I work.


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    #1167
    BonnieSituation
    Registered Users Posts: 18,921 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    For nigh on 20/25 years I have managed to ignore the latent Lego bug since I got my police station and hospital and the rest.

    Anyway, I bought the better half Assembly Square for Christmas which admittedly was too much too soon for her. So it sits and waits to be opened; anyway my jealousy of not having anything to build meant I went out and got the VW T1 so that's on the go.

    The Lego City bus station is in the post for old times sake.

    The Parisian Restaurant is purchased and awaits collection.

    The VW Beetle is next on the hit list along with the Corner Garage when payday comes.

    So yeah, I think I was right to not engage for so long as I'd be smashed.

    Raging I missed out on Brick Bank as I really liked the look of it.

    Dry January is more expensive than had been planned!


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    #1168
    Oafley Jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,460 ✭✭✭Oafley Jones


    BonnieSituation wrote: »

    Raging I missed out on Brick Bank as I really liked the look of it.

    You shouldn't have to pay that much more of a premium (15-20 euro ish) considering it's just retired. If you want it, get it now, because it'll steadily go over time.


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    #1169
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,151 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Corner Garage would be the least sensible buy of the currently available range tbh as it'll be around for at least 3 years more.

    If you can't find the Brick Bank or Detectives Office (some Smyths still have them although not listed on their sites), the next best option from a collecton POV would be The Parisienne Restaurant as it's the oldest of the modular sets still on sale (or the Fishing Shop as it's an Ideas product and they always have more limited runs)


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    #1170
    SMC92Ian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭SMC92Ian


    Found the resturaunt in Blanch, damn missed the bus by 2 minutes though.


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    #1171
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    SMC92Ian wrote: »
    Found the resturaunt in Blanch, damn missed the bus by 2 minutes though.
    Did you have to walk home? :D


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