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zeetes said:
i'm half tempted to buy a knockoff titanic set off of aliexpress. $111 vs $600.. i did buy a praying mantis set off of there to test the quality lol

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I've seen some of those knockoff sets and they're pretty terrible. But hey, you get what you pay for for the most part. Lego sets definitely have gotten overpriced, but still worth it to me.

I really want the Titanic, but just don't have the room or $ right now. I spent a chunk on the Star Wars sets that had the 4x points for the May 4th promo. That AT-AT set is gonna be nuts. Can't wait to start it.
 
DaveXA said:
I've seen some of those knockoff sets and they're pretty terrible. But hey, you get what you pay for for the most part. Lego sets definitely have gotten overpriced, but still worth it to me.

I really want the Titanic, but just don't have the room or $ right now. I spent a chunk on the Star Wars sets that had the 4x points for the May 4th promo. That AT-AT set is gonna be nuts. Can't wait to start it.
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that's kind of what i'm expecting. i've bought a few things off of there and it is hit or miss.
 
DaveXA said:
I've seen some of those knockoff sets and they're pretty terrible. But hey, you get what you pay for for the most part. Lego sets definitely have gotten overpriced, but still worth it to me.

I really want the Titanic, but just don't have the room or $ right now. I spent a chunk on the Star Wars sets that had the 4x points for the May 4th promo. That AT-AT set is gonna be nuts. Can't wait to start it.
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surprisingly, the quality of the fake mantis set is really good quality. i'll put it together after i put together another 10 in line haha. went ahead and ordered the ship in a bottle from the same seller, since my legitimate one is forever lost in my house.
 
So this is pretty much my entire collection sans the Falcon which is on a separate table for now. It's been fun. I built the shelving this morning. Got it from IKEA.

I'm still holding off on the AT-AT walker as I'm not really sure where I can put it. Might look at custom shelving or display case for that and the Falcon.

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zeetes said:
i finished a few more flower sets and the ship in a bottle (and the mini flower pot set, not shown)

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Nice, nice! I need to get a set or 2 for my wife, although what usually ends up happening is she gets frustrated with those small pieces for the flower/plant sets and says "here, you do it" which means more Lego building fun for me, lol.

I really want that ship in a bottle set. I'll get it sooner or later.
 
DaveXA said:
Nice, nice! I need to get a set or 2 for my wife, although what usually ends up happening is she gets frustrated with those small pieces for the flower/plant sets and says "here, you do it" which means more Lego building fun for me, lol.

I really want that ship in a bottle set. I'll get it sooner or later.
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the one i ended up building is a knock off from aliexpress: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...t_main.31.34da1802HznWWh&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

i have the original in a box, which i misplaced and recently found in my house lol
 

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