LEGO says they were working on it before the Ideas design.
LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ Set
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Yeah, just read that looking into things. Apologize for earlier haste.
But, I dunno, on the one had I "trust" Lego that that's the truth, on the other hand.... I'm dubious. There's too many similarities in the design (like the containment unit under the staircase.) Either way it looks like a fantastic set and I'm certain to get one!
Oh of course, they would never ever lie to protect their ass. :roll eyes:
Are you a LEGO fan? LEGO lied through their teeth over the grey / bley color change about a decade ago. I don't know if we ever got the truth because they just kept lying.
....... Is this... a... joke? They lied about the color of a brick so they're big-time eeeevveeeeellll liars who lie about this project?
So why the entire "Ideas" thing to begin with, then? There's been several projects they've sent to production and honored the program, why this one do they steal? I admit it's dubious, but I think there's enough "doubt" here to give them the benefit.
Brick-color change not withstanding.
Honestly, if Lego "stole" my idea for a set, I'd be pretty excited about it.
But I'd expect them to give me one for free!
The interiors of the firehouse look great. Just still not sure
a) How I'm gonna pay for it.
b) Where I'm gonna display it.
Knee deep in Star Wars Lego already and we have an anthology film series set to start!
But I'd expect them to give me one for free!
The interiors of the firehouse look great. Just still not sure
a) How I'm gonna pay for it.
b) Where I'm gonna display it.
Knee deep in Star Wars Lego already and we have an anthology film series set to start!
Honestly, if Lego "stole" my idea for a set, I'd be pretty excited about it.
But I'd expect them to give me one for free!
The interiors of the firehouse look great. Just still not sure
a) How I'm gonna pay for it.
b) Where I'm gonna display it.
Knee deep in Star Wars Lego already and we have an anthology film series set to start!
They've offered the Ideas guy a set for free among others things, I believe.
Yup, but seems like all he wants is just a small thanks. His firehouse incorporates GB and GBII as does lego's set. It's a bit too similar in some aspects to be wholly comfortable with.Honestly, if Lego "stole" my idea for a set, I'd be pretty excited about it.
But I'd expect them to give me one for free!
The interiors of the firehouse look great. Just still not sure
a) How I'm gonna pay for it.
b) Where I'm gonna display it.
Knee deep in Star Wars Lego already and we have an anthology film series set to start!
They've offered the Ideas guy a set for free among others things, I believe.
An unboxing look/review of the set.
This thing is utterly ridiculous!
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSk3uPcpdHQ[/yt]
Review of the completed set likely to come in the next few days.
This thing is utterly ridiculous!
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSk3uPcpdHQ[/yt]
Review of the completed set likely to come in the next few days.
My local Lego Store got some of these in on New Year Day and apparently sold out real quick, before I could get there. I called Tuesday afternoon to ask when they were expecting more in -this is after checking out their store a couple times over the weekend seeing if any more arrived- and was told they'd have some that afternoon and they'd take my name and set one aside for me. Wahoo!
So, I went in that afternoon and bought it. Hey, I've got a high credit score, I can do it!
If you watched the video above you get a real nice feel for how large this set is and how many pieces it contains. Thankfully it is broken up into sub-builds via the numbered bags which makes it a lot easier. IIRC, the Lego Millenium Falcon, the large almost in-scale one not the playable smaller one with interior, didn't have numbered bags and and required basically breaking them all open. That one probably took me the better part of 30 hours to assemble but most of that time spent trying to find pieces. The clerk at the Lego Store told me it took him about 14 hours to do it. I'm half-way done at about 8 hours or so, so should be in that neighborhood.
This one has numbered bags going up to 14, each number has 3-5 bags and a couple smaller bags with intricate pieces inside of them. There's also two large unnumbered bags with large plates and structural components in it.
Lots of fiddly work but nothing too complicated or repetitive The mini-figs look good.
A couple of minor "complaints," I want to build this as "pure" and "everyday" as possible and some of the details in it make that difficult. Part of the sidewalk is made to look broken open with the GBII "mood slime" bubbling up from it and the bathroom inside the firehouse is supposed to be built with a handful of clear-green pieces meant to be used on the the floor around the toilet where Slimer is supposed to be positioned.
Fortunately I have enough spare pieces to try and bring these little details to normal, I've enough pieces to build the bathroom floor without the "slime" tiling and and a handful of pieces in the right color of the sidewalk in order to replace the the "mood slime." It'll simply look like a broken chunk of sidewalk.
The garage isn't deep enough for the Ecto-1 to pull all the way in without having to remove the desks. Removing Janine's desk allows the car to pull in with the nose pressed against the door. Removing both Janine's and Peter's desks will allow the Ecto-1 to pull all the way into the garage and the doors to swing freely. For display I'll likely leave both desks in place and have the car pulling out of the garage. (The car isn't included and is a separate set.)
Peter's torso also is made to look slimed (like he was in the first movie) which is unfortunate because these torsos are much better looking than the ones that came with Ecto-1, they have the elbow pads and "No Ghosts" logo on the shoulder. I may try and see if I can remove the arms and put them on the "Ecto-1" Peter in order to make a "pure" Peter with the better looking mini-fig arms.
There's more stickers than I would have liked, particularly when it comes to the "no ghosts" sign that hangs over the garage doors. Should have been a printed brick, and the finished sign seems a bit small for the model's scale.
A nice touch? Flanking the "Firehouse" tile that hangs over the garage door is the building's "address" which is the model-number for this Lego set.
But a lot of that is obviously nitpicky stuff and my personal brand of pedantry.
Interesting build and details in it, like A/C units in some of the windows replacing a window pieces. (One in the garage looks like a typical window A/C unit, one in the bedroom looks like the thing you usually see in motel rooms.)
It's been a fun build and neat set, can't wait to get it done and displayed!
So, I went in that afternoon and bought it. Hey, I've got a high credit score, I can do it!
If you watched the video above you get a real nice feel for how large this set is and how many pieces it contains. Thankfully it is broken up into sub-builds via the numbered bags which makes it a lot easier. IIRC, the Lego Millenium Falcon, the large almost in-scale one not the playable smaller one with interior, didn't have numbered bags and and required basically breaking them all open. That one probably took me the better part of 30 hours to assemble but most of that time spent trying to find pieces. The clerk at the Lego Store told me it took him about 14 hours to do it. I'm half-way done at about 8 hours or so, so should be in that neighborhood.
This one has numbered bags going up to 14, each number has 3-5 bags and a couple smaller bags with intricate pieces inside of them. There's also two large unnumbered bags with large plates and structural components in it.
Lots of fiddly work but nothing too complicated or repetitive The mini-figs look good.
A couple of minor "complaints," I want to build this as "pure" and "everyday" as possible and some of the details in it make that difficult. Part of the sidewalk is made to look broken open with the GBII "mood slime" bubbling up from it and the bathroom inside the firehouse is supposed to be built with a handful of clear-green pieces meant to be used on the the floor around the toilet where Slimer is supposed to be positioned.
Fortunately I have enough spare pieces to try and bring these little details to normal, I've enough pieces to build the bathroom floor without the "slime" tiling and and a handful of pieces in the right color of the sidewalk in order to replace the the "mood slime." It'll simply look like a broken chunk of sidewalk.
The garage isn't deep enough for the Ecto-1 to pull all the way in without having to remove the desks. Removing Janine's desk allows the car to pull in with the nose pressed against the door. Removing both Janine's and Peter's desks will allow the Ecto-1 to pull all the way into the garage and the doors to swing freely. For display I'll likely leave both desks in place and have the car pulling out of the garage. (The car isn't included and is a separate set.)
Peter's torso also is made to look slimed (like he was in the first movie) which is unfortunate because these torsos are much better looking than the ones that came with Ecto-1, they have the elbow pads and "No Ghosts" logo on the shoulder. I may try and see if I can remove the arms and put them on the "Ecto-1" Peter in order to make a "pure" Peter with the better looking mini-fig arms.
There's more stickers than I would have liked, particularly when it comes to the "no ghosts" sign that hangs over the garage doors. Should have been a printed brick, and the finished sign seems a bit small for the model's scale.
A nice touch? Flanking the "Firehouse" tile that hangs over the garage door is the building's "address" which is the model-number for this Lego set.
But a lot of that is obviously nitpicky stuff and my personal brand of pedantry.
Interesting build and details in it, like A/C units in some of the windows replacing a window pieces. (One in the garage looks like a typical window A/C unit, one in the bedroom looks like the thing you usually see in motel rooms.)
It's been a fun build and neat set, can't wait to get it done and displayed!