Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us is having it’s annual Buy 2, Get 3rd Free on LEGO sets. In previous years, you could apply this discount to the many exclusive sets, such as the modular buildings, Maersk Train, VW Camper, Technic, and the really big Star Wars sets such as Death Star, Super Star Destroyer and Imperial Shuttle. But this year, they wised up, and didn’t include those sets in the sale.

Still a good deal, nonetheless.

With all the talk of LEGO discontinuing Ninjago, it should still be noted how overwhelming the Ninjago branding is in the LEGO aisle:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

A mix of sets right up front:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

City advent calendar is in stock:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Ninjago endcap:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Star Wars endcap. The planet sets were a really good deal in this sale. Not marked up as much as the other TRU prices:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Ninjago:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Lord of the Rings and Ninjago:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Technic sets weren’t included in the sale:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Super Heroes and Hero Factory:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Monster Fighters:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

I never really paid much attention to this set until now: The Mummy:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

The Ghost Train, for $84.99
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

The Werewolf:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape was still in stock, at $10 above MSRP:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

The Star Wars section:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Train:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

City:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

LEGO gear:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

First time I saw this: The LEGO Art Carousel:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Friends:
Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

Toys R Us LEGO Sale: Buy 2, Get 3rd Free

LEGO Motorized Excavator – About To Retire?

It seems that the LEGO Motorized Excavator will likely retire soon, so I took advantage of a recent Toys R Us sale to pick up two of them. In the past, I have really not paid much attention to Technic sets, but the more I see of these built, the more impressed I become:
LEGO Motorized Excavator

The box has a flap like old-school LEGO used to have, showing all the functions:
LEGO Motorized Excavator

These are 2-in-1 kits, so you can create an entirely different vehicle with it too:
LEGO Motorized Excavator

Haunted House Arrives at the LEGO Store

A very cool LEGO set just arrived in the LEGO Store this month, the Haunted House. While it is part of the Monster Fighters theme, it seems more akin to the modular series in terms of size, presence, the style of playability, and price. That, this is a set you will see on the shelves long after the overall Monster Fighters theme disappears, much like Medieval Market Village is till hanging around, years after the rest of its line has retired.

At $179.99 its YET ANOTHER expensive set, but one that is very unique, has some very cool colors and pieces, and is really the much like a dollhouse, but with zombies.

Beneath the set, you also see the new minifig three-pack that includes a ghost, zombie and a witch:

LEGO Haunted House

This was a cool coincidence. I stopped at the bank on my way to the LEGO Store, and they had vintage photos from the town in their windows. This house was displayed prominently, and to me, it has a striking resemblance to LEGO’s Haunted House:
LEGO Haunted House

I think LEGO is running out of room in their front display windows for all of these models! They now have four in-production modulars, Haunted House, Sopwith Camel, VW Bus, plus the large LEGO sets: Super Star Destroyer, R2D2, Death Star, Imperial Shuttle, etc:
LEGO Haunted House

Lots of detail in the Haunted House:
LEGO Haunted House

This month, LEGO has a promotion where you get this free Zombie Car polybag with a purchase over $75:
LEGO Haunted House

Another new set, the rock band minifig three-pack, all slightly different versions of collectible minifigs that were released earlier:
LEGO Haunted House

City Advent Calendar’s ready to be snapped up:
LEGO Haunted House

The Friends Advent Calendar. AFOL’s are still hearing news that there is only one small production run of these available in the US:
LEGO Haunted House

The September Pickable Model. A pilgrim? I have no idea. Looks kind of like Santa in his Fall clothing:
LEGO Haunted House

Nice black 1×4’s in the Pick a Brick wall:
LEGO Haunted House

Small tan plats:
LEGO Haunted House

One of the coolest sets LEGO has released recently, a Desk Business Card Holder, but it comes with lots of tiles with letters and numbers on them. I should have picked up one of these. Next time.
LEGO Haunted House

LEGO Pencil Holder:
LEGO Haunted House

The beach minifig pack:
LEGO Haunted House

There was some concern that the Kingdoms Chess set was getting an early retirement because it disappeared from LEGO’s website earlier this week. Still in stock here:
LEGO Haunted House

The Technic wall:
LEGO Haunted House

2012 Star Wars Advent Calendar:
LEGO Haunted House

A rather odd display of a blocked off Gold Mine entrance:
LEGO Haunted House

Master Builder’s Academy keeps on going:
LEGO Haunted House

That larger set, I believe, is $80. Another pretty pricey set, but it was a heavy box:
LEGO Haunted House

A Ninjago minifig. LEGO is not putting names of sets on a lot of their packaging:
LEGO Haunted House

The many pricey models you can buy. Before, I forgot to mention Joust, Diagon Alley, Maersk Train, etc:
LEGO Haunted House

Monthly Mini Builds:
LEGO Haunted House

I don’t remember seeing the LEGO Coasters before:
LEGO Haunted House

The Brickley polybag:
LEGO Haunted House

Super Heroes:
LEGO Haunted House

Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Lots and lots of licensed themes:
LEGO Haunted House

Death Star is still on the shelves! Amazing, it’s been out for so long.
LEGO Haunted House

The front of the store:
LEGO Haunted House

The side wall:
LEGO Haunted House

The back of the store. They had their last set of Imperial Shuttle and the Black Pearl behind the counter, the boxes looked a little worn. An employee told me they weren’t carrying Pirates of the Caribbean anymore.
LEGO Haunted House

Looking back to City and Friends:
LEGO Haunted House

LEGO Star Wars – Jabba’s Palace Set #9516 Review

For me, this was a highly anticipated set: Jabba’s Palace, set #9516. I never had the older version that LEGO released back in 2003, and was never a fan of the older Jabba that didn’t have any printing detail.

This set has a high price tag ($120!!!!) for a mere 770 pieces. But… it is saved by the massive amount of new and unique minifigs. I do realize that it takes a lot of $$$ for LEGO to create new molds for pieces that will only appear in a single set, and that the detailed printing costs money too. Overall, they have outdone themselves in terms of minifig detail.

Here is the box, manuals and set:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The front of the box shows off the new minifigs:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

I’m not sure why, but this bugged me. One manual was landscape, and the other portrait:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Here is the back of the setup. Not too bad!
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The door with the ominous spider droid in the background:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The setup with minifigs:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Overall it does a really nice job of recreating the key scenes in Jabba’s palace:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The has a quasi modular design to it. The entranceway breaks apart, the top comes off, and the back swings out. This will be especially useful when paired with the upcoming Rancor set:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Onto the minifigs. I am quite impressed with the delicate design of Salacious Crumb:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Bib Fortuna and Oola, really great job with the printing on both:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The back:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The Gamorrean Guard is barely able to be called a LEGO piece, since the entire top section is a single molded/printed piece. But… it does look amazing.
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The back:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Boushh looks incredible, I am almost shocked at how good of a job LEGO did with this. Chewie, as usual, is the same old mold:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The back:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Han in Carbonite, and unfrozen with the same face (it’s a double sided head.) Nice to get this in another set – iconic:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Jabba is just amazing, they did such a great job on the mold and printing:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

It’s nice that they allowed him to turn his head so he can slither along, and isn’t just stuck in the “seated” position:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Details right down to his tattoo, which I never knew about until they printed it on this piece!
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Jabba’s back:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

B’Omarr Monk:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

The trap door play feature:
LEGO Jabba's Palace

Overall, an amazing set. I got it for about 20% off via Amazon, which made it an easier pill to swallow, price-wise. But even at $120, you get a lot for your money.

Another LEGO Sale at Target

My local Target had all kinds of sets on sale recently, but most for just a couple bucks off retail price. So a $19.99 set for $17.99. Around here, that pretty much just takes care of the tax.

First up though, I didn’t remember seeing these big baseplates at Target before, though their website lists them as in stock for every Target store in my area:
LEGO at Target

Star Wars sets on sale:
LEGO at Target

LEGO at Target

Creator on sale:
LEGO at Target

City on sale:
LEGO at Target

More City on sale (plus: City Bank Transfer still in stock):
LEGO at Target

Monster Fighters:
LEGO at Target

Super Heroes:
LEGO at Target

Ultra-blurry picture of Lord of the Rings. Hero Factory on sale:
LEGO at Target

Ninjago:
LEGO at Target