Got my order of troopers today!!!
How did you get so many? I thought all those packs had a limit o 5.
#19474
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Posted 30 January 2023 - 10:46 PM
No. I don't think I ever stopped in Enfield, it's a drive through town. However they can get jobs in Hartford working for insurance companies. Does LEGO think they can hire a bunch of people in Boston for the same pay as Enfield? That the tax brakes LEGO might get in Boston would be offset by paying people more. Of course it came out that McDonalds spends millions making sure no one unionizes so there is probably some accountant who figured LEGO can save 5 cents a year moving to Boston.
Even my scumbag high school classmate, now MA state rep, made a comment. Don't vote for him when he runs for president and he will in about 15-20 years.
https://www.ctpublic...rom-connecticut
No, Lego doesn't. The point may be they want less employees than they currently have. The link isn't working, but I'd love to read more about scumbag former classmates.
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#19475
Posted 30 January 2023 - 11:06 PM
That's weird. I used that link thinking it wouldn't have paywalls.
He's just a normal political scumbag. He was planning on being president since he was 15-16. To me anyone who does that, and stands for NOTHING, is a scumbag.
My favorite is he wants ACCESS to healthcare. Doesn't want healthcare for everyone, but he wants better access to it. I have access to healthcare, it's called a trip to Canada. I also have access to a 25 million dollar home and a private jet, if I break into an empty house and steal a plane.
A Massachusetts state senator said toymaker LEGO, which is moving its headquarters and more than 700 jobs from Enfield, Connecticut, to Boston will have a negative impact on its district.
On Tuesday, LEGO announced the move, which is planned for 2026. The head office is just a few kilometers from the state border. State Senator Jake Oliveira, D-Ludlow, represents some cities in northern Massachusetts. He said bad economic news in one state affects the other.
“This Massachusetts-Northern Connecticut relationship is so powerful for our economy that any impact of taking jobs out of Northern Connecticut and moving them to the Boston area will have a serious impact on residents of our region,” he said.
Oliveira said LEGO’s move was a “wake-up call” for some lawmakers who failed to realize how closely intertwined the economies of the two states are along the state line.
“Many of my colleagues in the eastern part of the state have reached out to me and said, ‘We didn’t know Enfield, Connecticut, was so close to the Massachusetts border. We thought it was in Fairfield County. ‘”
Oliveira continued that this is also a quality of life issue for many Lego workers, which he has heard from some. Employees living in western Massachusetts are in a difficult position as they have to move to the more expensive Boston area to keep their jobs. The company pays relocation expenses for workers moving east and has pledged to help those who don’t.
In a press release about the move, Skip Kodak, president of the LEGO Group in America, said: “Boston is recognized as one of the best cities in the world for attracting and retaining talent. This, combined with its world-class academic facilities, skilled workforce and great quality of life, makes it an ideal location for our US headquarters.” He continued, “We have exciting plans for the next phase of growth and hope to expand many of our current ones keep teams and recruit new colleagues.”
According to the press release, Lego has been based in Enfield since 1975 and also previously had a factory and warehouse there, but currently only the offices are there.
The move to Boston is scheduled to begin in mid-2025 and be completed by the end of 2026.
My grandpa worked at the plastic division of Monsanto and they couldn't even get quality high enough to meet LEGO's needs. Those were the days because the quality now is garbage. My uncle sometimes worked for LEGO, I'm not sure doing what, it's how I got Chrome Darth Vaders. Thankfully he was a contractor so this doesn't effect his job.
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#19476
Posted 31 January 2023 - 06:39 AM
From promobricks and Chrome translate.
LEGO 71799 Ninjago City Markets
- Set number: 71799
- Designation: LEGO Ninjago City Markets
- Number of parts: 6163
- MSRP: $369.99
- Part Price: $0.06/part
With 6163 LEGO pieces, this set has 478 pieces more than Ninjago City Gardens. So we could also expect a few more minifigures. A market in particular is visited by many and it can be very colorful and turbulent. Given the enormous number of parts, we also think it is very likely that the set, like the gardens, will come with more than just a 32 × 32 stud base plate. We cannot say whether the set will then be associated with a comeback of the LEGO Ninjago Legacy series.
#19479
Posted 31 January 2023 - 01:40 PM
If I had the money when City and Dock's were retiring I'd buy Gardens. Now I'd probably buy the knockoffs.
I think City and Dock's didn't sell as well as Lego hoped so they took a break and then Gardens sold well enough that even after $50 price hike they think they can get $370 for the new one.
After building the Daily Bugle I'd rather spend $350 on Gardens.
Plus who would spend $800 on a Falcon or an ATAT? None of us can talk.
I think City and Dock's didn't sell as well as Lego hoped so they took a break and then Gardens sold well enough that even after $50 price hike they think they can get $370 for the new one.
After building the Daily Bugle I'd rather spend $350 on Gardens.
Plus who would spend $800 on a Falcon or an ATAT? None of us can talk.
#19481
Posted 31 January 2023 - 04:04 PM
Daily bugle is kind of plain but as a sky scraper I see a lot of potential in Mocs.
The build is just bad. It also has the flaw of the designers never actually building the set in real life. I didn't pay $350 for it but if I could have gotten NinjaGo Garden or Daily Bugle for $225, I would have went Gardens.
I'm currently building Dr. Strange's house and it again is not worth the price. At least the NinjaGo City sets seem to be worth it.
#19484
Posted 01 February 2023 - 05:16 AM
How many adults are fans of Ninjago versus Star Wars?
I would buy all the NinjaGo City Modulars before I would buy any of the $800+ Star Wars sets.
However being I was $8000 in debt and had nothing to show for it when City and Docks retired I'd probably just buy the knockoffs now.
#19486
CAG Veteran
Posted 01 February 2023 - 03:04 PM
Also some local professor, who isn't Richard Wolf so he's probably wrong, take on the LEGO move.
I'm a professional urban/community planner and the gist of the argument he makes about relocation back to cities and competition for talent is 100% correct. Offices no longer want to be in suburban locations and cannot afford to be there - they want to be in city cores and areas accessed by heavy and light rail transit lines - preferably no further than 1/4 mile from the stations. I work in a massive county just outside D.C. and this is one of our biggest challenges - our office vacancy is increasing and it's becoming much harder to attract new tenants because the businesses would rather be in dense urban places. They don't care about the costs of living.
It's much harder here than in Boston because we have the added impact of huge numbers of Federal employees and the Feds are sticking with significant telework, so the whole region is suffering because we can't occupy physical space. D.C. spent 20 years recovering to become a vibrant city and it's been gutted by telework - the daytime population in center city is devastated and the ripples are closing restaurants and services catering to daytime employees.
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#19487
Posted 01 February 2023 - 03:59 PM
Offices no longer want to be in suburban locations and cannot afford to be there - they want to be in city cores and areas accessed by heavy and light rail transit lines
You don't explain why. The Enfield jobs are mostly call center jobs, they already have a nice place worked out, the offices are. Why can't LEGO afford to be there? You also go on to say cities have been gutted because of telework... so why does it matter if the office is in a city or not.
You clearly never been to Boston if you think they have a decent transportation network. Rochester NY has a better bus system then Boston has a transportation system.
#19489
Posted 01 February 2023 - 05:09 PM
I'm always happy to dunk on the T, like how the entire Orange Line had to shut down for a month last summer for safety repairs, but it really was amazing having a system like that even as dilapidated as it is.
Boston is such a small area when I'm in town I just walk. But that's the problem with the T, it catches fire all the time. My other problem is even when they fix the trains, by 2028 I think is the goal, the schedules are garbage. The buses and trans stop at like midnight on Friday and Saturdays. In Rochester I'd hop on a bus at 1am to go home in the winter. The T doesn't work and when it does work it still doesn't work right because of corruption and stupidity of the criminals in the statehouse and city hall.
#19490
CAGiversary!
Posted 01 February 2023 - 05:31 PM
Legit complaints. Not having all-night service, especially for weekends, is so shitty. Maybe with having missed out on Amazon, Boston can invest that sweet Lego money into funding the MBTA... or buy some less flammable trains that can be delivered sooner than 10 years down the line.
Box art is out for the 2022 Bricklink sets, must be getting near to fulfillment time?
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#19491
CAGiversary!
Posted 01 February 2023 - 06:08 PM
You don't explain why. The Enfield jobs are mostly call center jobs, they already have a nice place worked out, the offices are. Why can't LEGO afford to be there? You also go on to say cities have been gutted because of telework... so why does it matter if the office is in a city or not.
You clearly never been to Boston if you think they have a decent transportation network. Rochester NY has a better bus system then Boston has a transportation system.
Is LEGO Enfield all (or nearly all) jobs where people could work from home?
#19492
Posted 01 February 2023 - 10:35 PM
Legit complaints. Not having all-night service, especially for weekends, is so shitty. Maybe with having missed out on Amazon, Boston can invest that sweet Lego money into funding the MBTA... or buy some less flammable trains that can be delivered sooner than 10 years down the line.
Box art is out for the 2022 Bricklink sets, must be getting near to fulfillment time?
It's amazing to me that Rochester, something like the third poorest city in the nation, can have better transit schedules than Boston, the capital of a state full of college students and where there is no room for cars.
And my complaints were before covid. Maybe they fixed them, I doubt it. They added late night trains several years ago, then claimed the tens of thousands of people who used them weren't enough and cut them. Meanwhile the law breakers gave themselves 25% raise, the governor gets $50,000 a year EXTRA for rent. I don't get extra money from my job from rent.
But year several hundred LEGO people will fix it. 
#19493
Posted 01 February 2023 - 10:45 PM
A Zelda set of a tree.
Loads of Disney stuff, brick built characters like we saw with Bowser. Some older Disney like Snow White set that looks like the passed over Ideas set.
Other rumours are the big black LotR tower will get a remake.
A more civilian $400 caste that has a grey goat.
Gotham skyline ART set.
X-Men Masion with only 6 figures.
#19494
Posted 01 February 2023 - 10:49 PM
Some insane 2024 rumours that I wouldn't hold your breath on because having leaked pictures this good this far out is sketchy and way too many fan favorites.
A Zelda set of a tree.
Loads of Disney stuff, brick built characters like we saw with Bowser. Some older Disney like Snow White set that looks like the passed over Ideas set.
Other rumours are the big black LotR tower will get a remake.
A more civilian $400 caste that has a grey goat.
Gotham skyline ART set.
X-Men Masion with only 6 figures.
Day 1 on X-men, sure it could be better and have more figures but I’m in. Brick built Simba looks cool too but it’ll probably be more than I’m willing to spend.
#19496
Posted 02 February 2023 - 02:19 AM
I see 9 figures there. Magneto, Emma Frost, Cyclops, Prof X, Wolverine, Beast, Storm, and above the fence is Sabertooth and Mystique.
Oh I didn't see the ones on the fence. I wasn't fully paying attention as I feel the pictures and everything are 100% fake. Might as well have added to the video that 2024 will see Mario miniifigure series. The list is too good to be true to me, and too far off.
Day 1 on X-men, sure it could be better and have more figures but I’m in. Brick built Simba looks cool too but it’ll probably be more than I’m willing to spend.
Yeah he looked great but probably like $300-$400.
#19498
Posted 02 February 2023 - 04:52 AM
Also, that's the other tower.
The X-Mansion also looks flat.
Looks the same.
And right? Like these don't look real to me and LEGO has been really good at keeping leaks from happening. We don't know what DreamZZZ is or the Jurassic Park sets or this year's UCS Star Wars set, but we have pictures from 2024?! I don't believe it but shared so everyone else can make up their own mind.
#19499
CAGiversary!
Posted 02 February 2023 - 05:50 PM
And my complaints were before covid. Maybe they fixed them, I doubt it. They added late night trains several years ago, then claimed the tens of thousands of people who used them weren't enough and cut them. Meanwhile the law breakers gave themselves 25% raise, the governor gets $50,000 a year EXTRA for rent. I don't get extra money from my job from rent.
Truly is bizarre how high paying jobs get extra perks that the salaries would easily cover like rent. Meanwhile low and mid-size paying jobs don't. "Your salary is supposed to cover that!"
Sign me up!
#19500
Posted 02 February 2023 - 07:06 PM
Truly is bizarre how high paying jobs get extra perks that the salaries would easily cover like rent. Meanwhile low and mid-size paying jobs don't. "Your salary is supposed to cover that!"
Exactly. They give themselves a pay raise and then a separate rent pay to make it look like their already insane isn't even more insane. Governor Baker to his credit never took the rent pay. NY State lawbreakers didn't get a raise for 20 years, then gave themselves a raise from $80,000 to $110,000 in 2018. Okay, fine, you didn't get one for 20 years. Then right after Christmas in 2022 gave themselves a 29% pay raise because of.... inflation! Thought inflation was only 6.5% - 8.5%. Did they give the minimum wage a pay raise of 29%? Nope. If they raised the minimum wage as much as they gave themselves the NY minimum wage be $20 an hour. But people try shaming me for not voting for democrats.
And I'd like to point out that Boston actually doesn't have a single LEGO Store. I find that super annoying that all 4 LEGO Stores in the Boston area are in malls, none are in store fronts in Boston proper.
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