hellpop Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 http://www.avclub.com/article/purported-photos-emerge-of-simpsons-lego-set-106732 Well, one more dream Minimate property down the drain. But this I will buy. Quote
Zexion_Armando Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Like the article said... they looked so stoned. Quote
VulcansFury Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 D'oh! I might cave on my anti-Lego stance to get these. Quote
hellpop Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 Lots more pictures: http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/lego-announces-71006-the-simpsons-house/ Those heads will definitely fit on Minimate torsos, by the way. And probably look a bit better, because they are so big. So we're going to have to get working on Simpsons decals. Quote
MisterPL Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Well, one more dream Minimate property down the drain. Why do you say that? LEGO, Mega Bloks, and Kre-O never kept DST from offering Marvel, Halo, or Star Trek respectively. Don't give up hope. This is a different category. Quote
Zombie Shakespeare Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 I used to love the Simpsons and collected all of the Playmates figures, but I personally don't think it's a property that translates well to block figures. Block-O's didn't work, and these look pretty ugly too. And if the price point for that is $200, there's absolutely no way I'm interested. Quote
hellpop Posted January 10, 2014 Author Posted January 10, 2014 Well, one more dream Minimate property down the drain. Why do you say that? LEGO, Mega Bloks, and Kre-O never kept DST from offering Marvel, Halo, or Star Trek respectively. Don't give up hope. This is a different category. It certainly doesn't make it easier. Here's a video the Lego design team put up. This house is pretty amazing. http://youtu.be/zxCIXqYaSPU Unfortunately, $200 is indeed the price point. I don't usually splurge on this kind of thing, but I will probably make an exception. Quote
Mystery Man Posted January 10, 2014 Posted January 10, 2014 It's hella expensive, but my Lego Haunted House was upwards of $200 and worth every penny. Thing is, I don't even want this for the Simpsons aspect of it. I just want the keen house to use for my 'mates. Aunt May in the kitchen, cookin' up some wheatcakes for Petey! Quote
VulcansFury Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Don't give up hope for Minimate customs just yet. Apparently there will be a blind bag release for $4 each, so no need to buy the $200 house. I wish I knew who was going to be in the series, and I hate blind bags. I didn't know that Lego parts were compatible with Minimates, but if so then I'm far more likely to buy these. Quote
Nervous Rex Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Gadzooks! I can't win, I just started trying to downsize my big lego stuff ( sold all my modular buildings) This house is a beauty! I'd get it just for that, since the Simpsons was ruined forever for me by my old boss, but that's a whole other story. Man, I don't know what I'm gonna do. Quote
Ninja Mate Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) its cool...but $200! nope. Edited January 23, 2014 by Ninja Mate Quote
TENIME_art Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 It's finally on Lego.com's shop: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Simpsons-ByTheme Though, it keeps being in stock, then sold out, then in stock, now sold out... I grabbed my one, I'm happy. Quote
hellpop Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 It's available now, and ships free. Do you have yours yet, Ten? I saw it at the Lego Store the other day and it is nice. Unfortunately, my wife was along, and somehow she seems to think $200 on a Lego set is frivolous. Crazy, right? Today I even got started on Minimate customs. Those big noggins will definitely look better on a Minimate body then they do on Legos. I'm guessing that the blind bags will have more traditional releases of the family (Marge without an apron, Homer without his tie, ect), and hopefully Krusty and Burns. Quote
Prowlar Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 While I've been over Simpsons for years, I'm likely going to get an extra Mooby as a base create a shirtless Homer. Quote
karamazov80 Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I noticed Milhouse in the LEGO movie. I guess he's coming at some point? Quote
TENIME_art Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 I don't have it yet. They haven't even charged my card yet. They had to suspend the order and have me call them, since it was my first order with the site, and such a big total. So I had to call and verify it was me. That was Friday afternoon. Hopefully they'll charge/ship today. Quote
hellpop Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 Jeez. Well, like I said, I don't think you'll be disappointed. I spent the weekend dropping hints to my wife, along the lines of "why don't we go back to the mall and buy the Simpsons Lego house?", so you're ahead of me. Quote
Zexion_Armando Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 For 200 dollars, it does seem like too much. 150, maybe. I like the house though, and i wish I could drop some cash on that, lol. But I barely have room as is. My boyfriends Millennium Falcon set can barely fit on anything, lol Quote
TENIME_art Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Oh, 90% of my toy collection goes immediately into storage until I have my own place and not just a bedroom. Usually when I get something new that I want to display, something old goes away. The new Hobbit Desolation of Smaug sets sent all my Avengers sets into a bin in the basement. That's why I keep instruction booklets and invest in Ziploc bags. I put away the TMNT van & pizza truck in hopes 742 Evergreen Terrace fits next to the sewer lair... Quote
TENIME_art Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Got it yesterday! So far, only built the car. Hoping to do more after work tonight. Otherwise, I won't be able to build the rest of it until Saturday. Quote
Mystery Man Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Somebody who has it... can I see a minimate it two posed in it to see how well the scale works? Quote
TENIME_art Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 It's a sh***y picture, and no Minimates, but here it is completed! I can take better pics and with Minimates later if someone else doesn't beat me to it. Quote
hellpop Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 That looks great. I dunno if everyone knows this, but Lego heads fit very well on Minimate neck pegs. My plan is to pop them off and create Minimate customs, when I finally get the blasted thing. Maggie will probably look even better with Minimates, since she seems greatly out of scale there. Quote
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