All Random Lego chatter!

To be honest I have never found Smyth's price gouging.

They drop prices for a time period then return them. As said previously I never read the fine print so don't know if they advertise how long the price will stay low. So I've learned to buy when reduced/cheaper than the rest.

It is very rare Smyth's are higher in price than the rest of the retailers.

(I've no affiliation with Smyth's, but as toy retailers go I find them pretty much the best)

I dont even have the Mercedes yet and theres 2 more on the way already.

https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-technic-formula-1-cars-rumoured-2025/

The marvel shield is reduced to 146 in the Lego store 140 in Smyth's.

Crystal ball territory but do you think it will go lower?

It was on "the list" last year but we're not marvel fans so not sure why, but I definitely wasn't paying last year's prices.....tempted with double points now. But I'll be raging if Smyth's go lower again.

It is very repetitive but throw on a few avengers movies while you build and it's a pleasure.

I think it was just the type of build I needed when I did it though.

Didn't find it to be fragile myself.

Got the F1 Mercedes 42171 recently and finished it yesterday.

Compared to the F1 McLaren 42141 the Mercedes looks a lot sleaker, smoother parts used, and a lot more stickers. Think it went up to 74 stickers on the Mercedes. Cant remember the McLaren from 2 years ago, but just looking at it is a lot less stickers. The McLaren's engine is also exposed so you can see the pistons moving. On the Mercedes it is covered, but the cover is removable, just sits loosely on top, then you can also see the pistons moving. The Mercedes has slick tyres, the Mclaren have wets, with the pattern. Front wing on the Mercedes way more detailed than the McLaren. The Merc can be steered by the little gear on top or its steering wheel, but I think the Mclaren can only be steered by its steering wheel which is hard to reach in. The Mercedes had a couple more "difficult" bits to do, attaching some assemblies without actually being able to see where it attaches, jus thave faith theres a pin or hole where you are aiming, stuff like that.

I also have the smaller Merc 42165 as reference, bit bigger than the Mclaren 76919 which is from the Speed Champion series, not Technic, so it also has a minifig with it.

That sounds like a lot for an incomplete set. Missing some minifigs is one thing, but once there is a question mark on the set as a whole, you have to wonder what else is missing.

I was in a charity shop a few years ago and saw a child's microscope for about €5.

I asked could I check it out before I bought it and I said I thought it was severely under-priced, that one would normally expect to spend more than €100 on a new one.

It was aimed at 3-4 year olds, not 12 year olds. It had no magnifying ability. :(

I just noticed if you put something in your basket online you can use your points for a discount there without having to convert them to a code

Is it just me or is this years black Friday gwp abit crap?

I love the train I'll defo be getting that. However the craft box is more unnecessary clutter I don't need and the record player I certainly wouldn't be spending 250 trying to get it.

I actually love the record player (as I collect records myself) but jeez the €250 threshold is so high.

The train will be lovely with my winter village if I ever get around to building it 😁

It's very small though 16cm x12 cm......now I'm not sure how big you'd realistically want it....I just think that's tiny. Especially for a 250 spend.

If the shakleton ship is available at the same time as the promo I'd be happy to take you up on this offer. I love ships so will definitely be getting that but I've no interest in the record player

@Spocker