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Stig

11,818 posts

286 months

Friday 19th February 2021
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Good price (relativelty speaking) on 42114 (6x6 Volvo loader) on Amazon at the mo - £172.49, had a gift card too so that ended up in the basket wink

42100 Liebherr is available for about £320 at the moment, so stores seem to be clearing excess stock (I doubt it was a really strong seller at £399 RRP and is still available on Lego site). Has dipped as low as £280, but with higher import prices, I think this is the right money - so bought one of them too.

Now just waiting for the CAT D11T Dozer, Lego 42131, out later this year - won't be cheap, but should be a good build


Edited by Stig on Friday 19th February 11:03

VEX

5,256 posts

248 months

Friday 19th February 2021
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Guess what arrived this morning??


Daughter threatening to build one of them and put it on shelf at the weekend!

Appollo 11 and ISS have to be done too!

flight147z

995 posts

131 months

Friday 19th February 2021
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flight147z said:
Just finished rebuilding my GT3 before starting the Chiron that I ordered last week

Forgot how much fun it was to build this, I especially love the way the bodywork is built, working "around" the car rather than completing the same bits on each side back to back. The reduced repetition makes it much more interesting

Hoping the Bugatti is as enjoyable to build, I've done the first ~60 steps
Almost 800 steps through the Chiron now. It's a much more "solid" build than the Porsche and looks excellent IRL

Thought it was odd that the set had ~50% more pieces yet was a similar size but picking it up explains why - it's a lot heavier with a lot of the additional pieces going into increasing the strength of the model

Although it's not a proper W16 building the engine is great fun

Looking forward to the Sian now


woodysnr

1,028 posts

230 months

Friday 19th February 2021
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its a good build a lot more detail than the GT3RS and much bigger and heavier ,just a pity all the workings are not seen,

The Brummie

9,375 posts

189 months

Saturday 20th February 2021
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So. The Chiron.

Do I or don’t I??

Funk

26,364 posts

211 months

Saturday 20th February 2021
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The Brummie said:
So. The Chiron.

Do I or don’t I??
I'm thinking I ought to before it's discontinued and the price goes up...

flight147z

995 posts

131 months

Saturday 20th February 2021
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The Brummie said:
So. The Chiron.

Do I or don’t I??
I held off for two years. Given I couldn't do a ski holiday this year I bought it to take away some of the boredom. I'd say it's worth buying.

The Brummie

9,375 posts

189 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Oops.

Chiron just bought......

Funk

26,364 posts

211 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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The Brummie said:
Oops.

Chiron just bought......
How much and where from out of interest?

The Brummie

9,375 posts

189 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Funk said:
The Brummie said:
Oops.

Chiron just bought......
How much and where from out of interest?
Fleabay. Brand new, sealed box - at least that is what was shown in the photos I asked for.

We will see when it arrives on Tuesday.

Cost me £225.00 + £10.00 postage. Happy with that. So far!!!

juggsy

1,439 posts

132 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Funk said:
The Brummie said:
Oops.

Chiron just bought......
How much and where from out of interest?
Amazon have it for £240 at the moment, tempted...

The Brummie

9,375 posts

189 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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juggsy said:
Funk said:
The Brummie said:
Oops.

Chiron just bought......
How much and where from out of interest?
Amazon have it for £240 at the moment, tempted...
Amazon don’t do click & collect hence the somewhat reluctant use of fleabay.....

SWMBO says no more Lego. Goes without saying I have ignored her however dare not risk delivery whilst she is at home hence click & collect!!!

Starfighter

4,959 posts

180 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Get it dropped off at an Amazon locker. Once delivered you have a week to collect it and get it past Cerberus.

ecsrobin

17,349 posts

167 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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The Brummie said:
Amazon don’t do click & collect hence the somewhat reluctant use of fleabay.....

SWMBO says no more Lego. Goes without saying I have ignored her however dare not risk delivery whilst she is at home hence click & collect!!!
Asking for a friend where would you hide the Lego once built?

The Brummie

9,375 posts

189 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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ecsrobin said:
The Brummie said:
Amazon don’t do click & collect hence the somewhat reluctant use of fleabay.....

SWMBO says no more Lego. Goes without saying I have ignored her however dare not risk delivery whilst she is at home hence click & collect!!!
Asking for a friend where would you hide the Lego once built?
Spare bedroom. So far big red & the Ferrari 488 have remained undiscovered for 2 months & the 911 RSR for 6 months!!!

dxg

8,339 posts

262 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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VEX said:
Guess what arrived this morning??


Daughter threatening to build one of them and put it on shelf at the weekend!

Appollo 11 and ISS have to be done too!
Well, she'd only be following the instructions on the box!

dxg

8,339 posts

262 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Interestingly, I had my first session with a new financial advisor via Zoom on Friday.

And sitting on the shelves behind her was a completed Porsche RSR and a Defender. I think I've found the right advisor...

sherman

13,473 posts

217 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Stig said:
Good price (relativelty speaking) on 42114 (6x6 Volvo loader) on Amazon at the mo - £172.49, had a gift card too so that ended up in the basket wink
I just ordered this too. Delivery not until April though frown

Bullett

10,899 posts

186 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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ecsrobin said:
Asking for a friend where would you hide the Lego once built?
This old thing? had it for ages....

The Brummie

9,375 posts

189 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Just bagged a Top Gear rally car, 42109, for a bargain £43.00 delivered!!!!

Discovers that Argos have dropped their price too £43.00 even though they don’t have any in stock.

So thought I would have a go at the John Lewis price match promise.

And they accepted my claim! Well chuffed with that bearing in mind the John Lewis website price is £125.00.

All I had too do was pay the full price, email John Lewis the order number & the difference will be refunded at 00.01 tomorrow morning.

So now I am seeing what other bargains I can find.

Sodding Covid. Costing me a fortune!!!