Lego Master Builder Academy
Lego Master Builder Academy
There was a nice little insert describing the Lego Master Builder Academy in this months Lego Club Magazine.
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Looks like the first set will be available in June for $29.99
Sets 2 through 6 subscription is $69.99
Pretty interesting sets.
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Looks like the first set will be available in June for $29.99
Sets 2 through 6 subscription is $69.99
Pretty interesting sets.
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Hrmmmm not sure the first set is worth $30 by a long shot...2-6 for $70 might be worth it though.
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The program looks great. We loved Brickmaster, but are happy to have a continued bi-monthly program. This month's Brickmaster btw was awesome. Great issue, with a great little Bounty Hunter Gunship model.
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Rip off!
$30 for a 178, funny looking set?
I'll pass...
$30 for a 178, funny looking set?
I'll pass...
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For the $30 you spend, it's a lot more than just 178 pieces (which, by the way, isn't just one 'funny looking' set). You get a large 84 page 'Kit 1 handbook' (which looks to be high quality) with 3 different sets of instructions (like the Creator sets) and building tips and tricks, the Kit 1 minifigure and accessories, a brick separator (which, while not a huge bonus, is actually cool to have thrown in) and access to the member-only MBA website content. I think this is a much better value than Brickmaster, which gave you a little polybag set and a glorified LEGO Club magazine.
The MBA program, in contrast to Brickmaster, seems to really lean heavily on teaching kids about creative building, which is something that we've all seen go down hill in lieu of building licensed sets and leaving them built. I commend TLG for going out on a limb and bring their brand of creative play to the forefront.
I can understand your lack of enthusiasm due to the fact that the MBA program is more geared towards kids, but the "price per piece" ratio really has no bearing on the true value here.
The MBA program, in contrast to Brickmaster, seems to really lean heavily on teaching kids about creative building, which is something that we've all seen go down hill in lieu of building licensed sets and leaving them built. I commend TLG for going out on a limb and bring their brand of creative play to the forefront.
I can understand your lack of enthusiasm due to the fact that the MBA program is more geared towards kids, but the "price per piece" ratio really has no bearing on the true value here.
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Well said.vynsane wrote:For the $30 you spend, it's a lot more than just 178 pieces (which, by the way, isn't just one 'funny looking' set). You get a large 84 page 'Kit 1 handbook' (which looks to be high quality) with 3 different sets of instructions (like the Creator sets) and building tips and tricks, the Kit 1 minifigure and accessories, a brick separator (which, while not a huge bonus, is actually cool to have thrown in) and access to the member-only MBA website content. I think this is a much better value than Brickmaster, which gave you a little polybag set and a glorified LEGO Club magazine.
The MBA program, in contrast to Brickmaster, seems to really lean heavily on teaching kids about creative building, which is something that we've all seen go down hill in lieu of building licensed sets and leaving them built. I commend TLG for going out on a limb and bring their brand of creative play to the forefront.
I can understand your lack of enthusiasm due to the fact that the MBA program is more geared towards kids, but the "price per piece" ratio really has no bearing on the true value here.
I have mine on pre-order.
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It's $30 for a fancy building instructions and ONE set that has 178 pieces.
Brickmaster was pretty much $30 for a full year with 6 sets that probably have more pieces.
Brickmaster was pretty much $30 for a full year with 6 sets that probably have more pieces.
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If you think it is overpriced, then it is clearly not designed for you.Brick & Blue wrote:It's $30 for a fancy building instructions and ONE set that has 178 pieces.
Brickmaster was pretty much $30 for a full year with 6 sets that probably have more pieces.
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Brickmaster was $40 for 6 really small sets and 6 editions of the magazine in one year.Brick & Blue wrote:It's $30 for a fancy building instructions and ONE set that has 178 pieces.
Brickmaster was pretty much $30 for a full year with 6 sets that probably have more pieces.
2008
- 20001 Creator "batbot" ???: 103 pieces
- 20002 CITY Fire 4x4: 56 pieces(!!!)
- 20003 Creator Random Made up Dinosaur: 103 pieces
- 20004 Indiana Jones in Shriner car sized jeep: 83 pieces
- 20005 Bionicle... something: 38 pieces(!!!)
- 20006 Clone Turbo Tank: 64 pieces
- 20007 Republic Attack Cruiser: 84 pieces
- 20008 Creator Tow Truck: 79 pieces
- 20009 AT-TE Walker: 94 pieces
- 20010 Republic Gunship: 99 pieces
- 20011 Creator Dump Truck: 74 pieces
- 20012 Bionicle... jumble of parts: 33 pieces(!!!)
- 20013 Atlantis Mini Neptune Carrier: 63 pieces
- 20014 Creator 4x4 ATV: 69 pieces
- 20015 Creator Crocodile (mini version of larger set): 89 pieces
- 20016 Imperial Shuttle: 70 pieces
- 20017 Prince of Persia... Mini Golf Final Hole? IDK: 49 pieces(!!!)
- 20018 AT-AT Walker: 88 pieces
- 20019 Slave I: 76 pieces
- 20020 NinjaGo Mini model of something you can buy already: 83 pieces
- 20021 Bounty Hunter Gunship: ? pieces (I estimate between 50 and 70)
Contrast this to the MBA program, and you see a huge jump in the quality of the models. Two of the six kits include 'canopy' pieces, nearly all of them are minifig scale, and each kit includes an 84 page book with multiple build instructions. Judging by the images on the MBA site, most of them are between 150 and 225 pieces each. You get two exclusive Minifigures in one year's subscription (the minifigures in Brickmaster were relatively common/available - these won't be available anywhere else).
But I'm done trying to convince you that this is a better value for the money. If you liked paying more money for impulse sized sets than they were worth, nothing I can say will change your mind.
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No one has mentioned the sorting tray that comes with month one that stores the entire year of parts. I think this is very useful as we all need some storage solutions. Putting everything back in polybags and sealing it with tape is a thing of the past.
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and the two sets (per level) without minifigs come with stuff to build accessories, which is a nice touch I think.vynsane wrote:...
Most of them were microscale, only a handful featured minifigures
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You get two exclusive Minifigures in one year's subscription (the minifigures in Brickmaster were relatively common/available - these won't be available anywhere else)...
actually three of them come with one.Two of the six kits include 'canopy' pieces
kit 1
kit 3
kit 4 (used on glider and jet plane)
if the pics show actual piece count on bags then, kit 2 comes with 222, kit 3 comes with 155 and kit 4 150, no picture of kit 5 or 6 but would assume to fall in your range.Judging by the images on the MBA site, most of them are between 150 and 225 pieces each
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Ah, I hadn't noticed the Kit 4 canopy! Sweet! The canopy from Kit 1 looks to be the same as the one from the new Imperial V-Wing. Kit 3 is the bubble canopy style used on the Atlantis Typhoon Turbo Sub and Space Police Undercover cruiser in trans light-blue, and the one from Kit 4 is the new new style (hinge handle on the front instead of the 2x2 plate front) of the cone canopy from the likes of Creator Sonic Boom and Space Police Raid VPR.ncbarrett wrote:actually three of them come with one.Two of the six kits include 'canopy' pieces
kit 1
kit 3
kit 4 (used on glider and jet plane)
Yeah, I was guestimating based on the ones that were visible. I could see them dipping (but not too far) below 150, and probably not going higher than 250.if the pics show actual piece count on bags then, kit 2 comes with 222, kit 3 comes with 155 and kit 4 150, no picture of kit 5 or 6 but would assume to fall in your range.Judging by the images on the MBA site, most of them are between 150 and 225 pieces each
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Is brickmaster over? I know the code I had expired on April 30th.mrfootball wrote:The program looks great. We loved Brickmaster, but are happy to have a continued bi-monthly program. This month's Brickmaster btw was awesome. Great issue, with a great little Bounty Hunter Gunship model.
How are people signing up for it?
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Looks good, but we loved Brickmaster. My son is 7 and he really enjoys the cool mini sets. Looking at the afternmarket prices on some of these, the program was a heck of a value. I understand a lot of that had to do with the exclusivity of it, but that part made it cool too. The last 4 issues or so, have followed a different format, differing from that of the Club magazine and offering up a lot more alternative builds, etc.
We'll miss Brickmaster. But I'm sure we'll be all over Lego MBA too, though the pricing worries me.
We'll miss Brickmaster. But I'm sure we'll be all over Lego MBA too, though the pricing worries me.
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The BrickMaster magazine signup was only available until August 2010, so the last magazine shipped will be July/August 2011.Timetempest wrote:Is brickmaster over? I know the code I had expired on April 30th.mrfootball wrote:The program looks great. We loved Brickmaster, but are happy to have a continued bi-monthly program. This month's Brickmaster btw was awesome. Great issue, with a great little Bounty Hunter Gunship model.
How are people signing up for it?
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It is $100 for 6 sets and 2 exclusive mini-figures, along with great building tips, and nice storage box and tray.mrfootball wrote:...
We'll miss Brickmaster. But I'm sure we'll be all over Lego MBA too, though the pricing worries me.
If you break it down, that is only $16.67 per set.
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Just looked on s@h top 25, and MBA set 1 is #3 and MBA2-6 is #16
so it is obviously selling well, a good sign.
Also set 1 now says will ship by june 1, and sets 2-6 say july 1.
and noticed sets 2-6 have a total piece count of 947, which breaks down to just over $0.07 a piece, anyone who says that is expensive if only fooling themselves.
so it is obviously selling well, a good sign.
Also set 1 now says will ship by june 1, and sets 2-6 say july 1.
and noticed sets 2-6 have a total piece count of 947, which breaks down to just over $0.07 a piece, anyone who says that is expensive if only fooling themselves.
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Correct, the last issue is July/August 2011...the 2nd to last issue just shipped out along with the Bounty Hunter Gunship mini model.
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So I'm torn.
I ordered the Set 1 and Set 2-6 preorder via S@H and I was GOING to put in the VIP member code promo, but lo and behold what was I offered? Why an exclusive star wars Minifig for spending over $75!
I wasn't sure if it was an error, but I figured I would rather have the Minifig over the PAB Box (Closest Lego store is 4 hours away). Even got the email confirming the minifig should come with the other stuff I ordered, so crossing my fingers ;)
If they catch it and don't ship me the minifigs, I'll give Lego a call and explain to them I couldn't put the promo code in because of the minifig already taking up the promo code... (come on minifigs!)
I ordered the Set 1 and Set 2-6 preorder via S@H and I was GOING to put in the VIP member code promo, but lo and behold what was I offered? Why an exclusive star wars Minifig for spending over $75!
I wasn't sure if it was an error, but I figured I would rather have the Minifig over the PAB Box (Closest Lego store is 4 hours away). Even got the email confirming the minifig should come with the other stuff I ordered, so crossing my fingers ;)
If they catch it and don't ship me the minifigs, I'll give Lego a call and explain to them I couldn't put the promo code in because of the minifig already taking up the promo code... (come on minifigs!)
I have mixed feelings about new releases: I can't wait to see and get the new sets... but I can't figure out where I'm gonna put them or store them.
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So is there anyone here who will be going into the program? I'd like to hear your reasons why.
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