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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    I ended up ordering The Milky Way Galaxy since it was on sale and I believe retiring this year.  It is backordered, so it will be my irresponsible purchase of the month, next month.  I'll post some pics when it arrives and is completed.  I got The Wave wall art last year and it looks pretty good so I'm hoping for similar results.


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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,206
    Formula 1 gave out Lego trophies on the podium at the 2025 British Grand Prix.

  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 631
    The Milky Way is fantastic!


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    2005: Thunder Bay
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    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    erebus said:
    The Milky Way is fantastic!



    Nice collection!  Have you ever knocked Van Gogh off his extension?

    I'm looking forward to the galaxy and have a perfect spot picked out for hanging it.
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  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 631
    Van Gogh has not fallen, he is up high enough out of the way.

    I do keep knocking the nose off of the Apollo rocket which I should move.

    I have yet to hang the Milky Way and Sunflowers. 

    You will enjoy the Milky Way, although pretty much all single or 2x pieces.  A cool Easter egg for you to discover also
    1996: Toronto
    2003: St. Paul
    2005: Thunder Bay
    2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
    2012: Missoula
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014: St. Paul, Milwaukee
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto I, Toronto II
    2022: Hamilton, Toronto 
    2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
    2024: Vancouver I, Vancouver II
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    erebus said:
    Van Gogh has not fallen, he is up high enough out of the way.

    I do keep knocking the nose off of the Apollo rocket which I should move.

    I have yet to hang the Milky Way and Sunflowers. 

    You will enjoy the Milky Way, although pretty much all single or 2x pieces.  A cool Easter egg for you to discover also

    Yeah, I'm expecting my fingers will be sore with all those little pieces ... probably do it in sections over a week to not disrupt my guitar playing.  The Lego App will be great for building this one. 

    Maybe I will do an Etsy search to see if anyone has created bionic Lego finger devices yet ...
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    Difficulty multiplier ...



    The universe is just one giant cat bed that we are living in ...
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    Milky Way is complete!   Took just over 20 hours.  The modular build helped break it up into a manageable build and I didn't find it frustrating.  The Lego App helped big time and I think I only made a few mistakes that I immediately figured out.  I hope to get it hung this weekend.  This would be a good group build due to the modular design.  Here is a side view of the "chaos" up close ..


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  • rw160510
    rw160510 Posts: 1,083
    That looks really cool from that angle.
  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 631
    Did you like the alien 👽?

    I also liked the " you are here" sign

    Supposed to glow in the dark also

    1996: Toronto
    2003: St. Paul
    2005: Thunder Bay
    2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
    2012: Missoula
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014: St. Paul, Milwaukee
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto I, Toronto II
    2022: Hamilton, Toronto 
    2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
    2024: Vancouver I, Vancouver II
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    erebus said:
    Did you like the alien 👽?

    I also liked the " you are here" sign

    Supposed to glow in the dark also


    Yeah, the alien is a cool touch.  I like the Gaia space telescope as well.  

    I would probably get a 2nd set if I could get it for 50% off just for the parts.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    Looks good!  Interesting to look at from up close and far away.  The "earth" glows in the dark, but I didn't notice much else.


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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    Here is a leaked image of the rumored Death Slice Star ...


    Also rumored to be $1,000.  It better be able to at least blow up a pumpkin for that price.
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  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 631
    Lots of pushback online about pricing and value for the Death Star.

    Once again I am glad I am not a Star Wars fanatic. I've got a couple of smaller sets.

    Other brands are offering better pricing, but don't have a lot of franchise licenses. 

    I am watching Mattel Brick shop with interest.
    1996: Toronto
    2003: St. Paul
    2005: Thunder Bay
    2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
    2012: Missoula
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014: St. Paul, Milwaukee
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto I, Toronto II
    2022: Hamilton, Toronto 
    2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
    2024: Vancouver I, Vancouver II
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    It looks like a neat, expensive knickknack shelf with a bunch of smaller sets staged on it.  The laser looks cool.  Just weird that the Disney tax makes it is more expensive than the Titanic or the Eiffel Tower.  They say the Death Slice has a bigger piece count, but it must be a lot of smaller pieces.
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  • rw160510
    rw160510 Posts: 1,083
    Soundwave arrived today. Will post a pic when he’s built. I’m currently building the classic Batmobile so might be a while
  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 631
    Awesome! I am going to get Soundwave down the road.  I just ordered the “Black Pearl”.  Ridiculous price, but am getting a couple of freebies and I love how the cannons roll out.
    1996: Toronto
    2003: St. Paul
    2005: Thunder Bay
    2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
    2012: Missoula
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014: St. Paul, Milwaukee
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto I, Toronto II
    2022: Hamilton, Toronto 
    2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
    2024: Vancouver I, Vancouver II
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    I'm interested to see how big Soundwave is.  Lots of nostalgia in that one.  Have fun with the build!
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    Here is what I will be working on over the next 5 or 6 baseball games ... my box inspector has approved it.


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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    erebus said:
    Awesome! I am going to get Soundwave down the road.  I just ordered the “Black Pearl”.  Ridiculous price, but am getting a couple of freebies and I love how the cannons roll out.

    The Black Pearl looks awesome.  I ordered the Thieves of Tortuga pirate set on Bricklink designer program I will have my eye on it for future sales (and if I have space for it).  Speaking of the designer series ...
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