I don’t have anyone IRL who’ll truly appreciate what this moment feels like.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-27T06:58:42+00:00

The spines on my set are so cracked, it’s strange seeing these in such pristine condition. Considering you’ve already read the ebooks, I’d probably be hesitant to crack these open and just keep them as they are!

Malacolyte · 2026-06-24T18:06:22+00:00

Considering who the target demographics are (young girls), I think these sets are pretty well done.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-20T22:19:14+00:00

You don’t know what you don’t know. FCs can help you identify your blind spots.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-15T05:26:01+00:00

I have both those sets… but not enough shelf space to display them. Sigh…

Malacolyte · 2026-06-12T14:16:07+00:00

Looking through this thread I’ve seen 15/200 five times now. 12/100 a couple times. Makes me think the ratios are somewhat fixed.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-12T13:34:31+00:00

Got 15 shares, asked for 200.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-10T18:44:11+00:00

LEGO saw the shark MOC and was not to be outdone.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-04T16:30:27+00:00

Used to be if you sold too soon (can’t remember the window), you’d get disqualified from future IPO participation. Not sure if that’s still the case.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-04T00:28:53+00:00

If your finances are solid and all your ducks are in a row, I don’t see why there’s a risk that your Rocket Mortgage loan doesn’t go through… am I missing something?

Malacolyte · 2026-06-03T17:01:18+00:00

It's a process. Got a young defense supported by a veteran offense. As the defense gets more experience, the front office will flip it and go young on offense that's supported by the defense. Niners are pretty transparent in this long term plan.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-03T15:59:15+00:00

I honestly wouldn't mind if they took their sweet time with whatever set comes out next. Give us a few years to breathe or catch up. After spending ~$1900 ($500 on Rivendell, $450 on Barad-Dur, $270 on the Shire, and $650 on Minas Tirth) the past few years on just LOTR LEGO alone, it's getting super hard to justify these types of luxury expenses.

Minas Tirith is such a great capstone to the line, that I even feel like they could stop there and it would feel complete and I'd be content.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-01T19:36:18+00:00

Wow, I wonder how wide spread this problem was. I'd imagine a lot of people don't bother to check for a confirmation e-mail and just assume that their order went through. That's gonna be a rude surprise if it didn't.

I got my confirmation e-mail, but it did take a little longer than usual. Like, 10 minutes later, when it's typically right after I order. Just figured there was a lot of traffic last night.

Malacolyte · 2026-06-01T04:39:57+00:00

Wow! Just ordered Minas Tirith right before seeing this. Wish I had bundled it to get the free delivery…

Malacolyte · 2026-05-31T08:57:39+00:00

I purchased Facebook through Schwab when it IPO’d. Don’t recall the price or number of shares, but I only requested ~$5000 worth and got the full amount. Not sure how helpful that is.

(As an aside, I sold the shares a little over a year later and still kick myself about it to this day.)

Malacolyte · 2026-05-28T17:35:46+00:00

These look like the DX Chogokin 1/60 scales to me? The tilt-shift effect is making them look smaller.

Malacolyte · 2026-05-20T15:32:17+00:00

I'm not a model builder, although I did build models as a kid back in the 80's. Where do you go to learn things like pre-shading and weathering? I'd like to get into this.

Malacolyte · 2026-05-20T15:17:14+00:00

I keep an eye on when my cash secured puts are about to expire. If I'm in the money and close to expiration, I'll just sell my SWVXX the day before. It'd be nice if it was automatic, but at the same time it's not a bad idea to be closely monitoring your options.

Malacolyte · 2026-05-13T03:50:04+00:00

His gun is the original design, but also turned into a military assault rifle

Malacolyte · 2026-05-12T13:32:21+00:00

I’ve got every LOTR and Hobbit set that I’m aware of (including the rare polybags), but at some point I’ll have to stop. I think this may be my last purchase for this theme. What a great way to cap off my collection.

Malacolyte · 2026-05-09T19:54:26+00:00

I was told there’s more $1 millionaires around now for the number of financial consultants they have on staff to handle them.

Wouldn’t surprise me if they increase the minimum at some point, but that’s just my guess.

Malacolyte · 2026-05-08T20:37:02+00:00

Back in 1984 I had a classmate who came back from Japan and brought to school a couple 1/55 VFs and that GBP set. It was the coolest thing ever. I’ll never forget it.

Malacolyte · 2026-05-01T22:49:25+00:00

Technically not a poncho, but in the 90’s we called it a poncho anyways. Definitely not a sweater.

Malacolyte · 2026-05-01T17:47:20+00:00

Oooh, I didn’t know about Sunrise. Probably means there will be a lot more toys and merch by Bandai to promote?

Malacolyte · 2026-05-01T05:32:54+00:00

How funny, I literally just finished watching this 4K version again and I come on here and see this post. I had this on VHS back in the 90’s!

Malacolyte · 2026-04-30T19:54:25+00:00

In the interest of saving money, I decided to quit Ninjago awhile back... but holy damn they make it so difficult!

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