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"Marty, You're not thinking fourth-dimensionally!" "Pre-Spin City" Michael J Fox and "Post Taxi" Christopher Lloyd caught our attention in the 80s as High School student Marty Mcfly and Doc Emmett Brown in the Back To The Future movies series which will always be remembered for an excellent cast, thrilling adventure and great humour, not to mention hoverboards, intelligent Nike shoes, self cooling jackets and cars that run on Portable Nuclear reactors called "Mr Fusion" but i digress. Nostalgia is big business these days so there was already a ready made fanbase waiting to lap up this long overdue Lego interpretation of the time traveling Delorean DMC-12. This particular set, like 3 other sets that came before are the results of CUUSOO programme where individuals or groups can submit ideas for new Lego sets and those who gain enough support will then pass through Lego's evaluation committee to assess whether to produce it en-masse for ...

Those of you who are fans of Lego, will know the reality is that in Asia, we usually end up paying more than our US or Europe counterparts to indulge our building hobby. So it goes without saying that we are always on the lookout for deals that will stretch our dollars further. For this very reason, I have taken it upon myself to create a consolidated list (in the form of Amazon astore or associates store ) to list all sets that can be shipped from Amazon.com to Singapore.  I have done this the hard way by manually checking each and every link for Lego items that ship from Amazon.com to Singapore. I have made the process much easier for you so that it can speed up your shopping just that much faster. You'll be amazed that over 100 items ship for free under Amazon's global eligible scheme with a minimum order of US$125. But do remember to select FREE AmazonGlobal Eligible option at checkout. You can also check out some of the featured sets that can ship (not for free) ...

Yes, I've been meaning to update the blog in awhile but I've been busy but this is too good not to share. Those in the market for great headphones should check these offers out before they're gone! Philips Fidelio X1 Philips new top of the line Headphones that retails for US$399 (S$499 in Singapore) now going for a steal on Amazon US. Do some googling and you will find generally rave reviews  (e.g. T3, WhatHIFI)  for this headphone known for great comfort and sound. Currently priced at a low US$275 (approx S$360). To sweeten the deal further, it is eligible for Amazon Global Saver i.e. Free shipping! To Singapore too.  Denon AH-D600  Second in line to the premium AH-D7100 model (that retails for US$1199) in Denon's Music Maniac range of headphones is the AH-D600. These are excellent headphones that are usually priced at US$499 in the US. On Amazon UK , It is currently priced at £203.97 (VAT included) minus shipping. Buyers outside the UK pay VAT e...

Released in the first batch of Lego star wars releases for 2013 is the Star Wars A-Wing Fighter! One of my favourite fighters in the original Star Wars trilogy (Frankly, I like most of them). Not much to add so on to the review! Box & Contents New for 2013! The box for the A-Wing  It is a small box by Lego standards. You may have realised that the colour theme of the Star Wars box sets this year is Green (see above). If you are an old hand at Lego and have picked up the new boxes, you may have realised the contents are more compactly packed i.e. less wasted space which also results in smaller boxes. This is especially welcome for us who order and ship Lego from overseas as  the volumetric weight of the packages may be smaller i.e. cheaper shipping. From Left to Right : Parts Packs 1 to 3, instruction manual and stickers The box contents hold no surprises, 3 packs of lego parts, an instruction manual and 1 sheet of stickers. Minifigs It comes with 3 minifi...

This is one of the latest additions to my growing Star Wars Lego Fleet. The Lego 9495 Gold Leader Y-Wing Fighter. Let's not waste a parsec, onwards! Box and Contents Y-Wing Box A Mid sized box with the usual attractive design and colours. Nice but not as exciting. This has not so much to do with any flaws of this set as it is to do with the fact that after building the Lego Millennium Falcon previously, the itch is there to try more challenging Lego sets. Arrrgghhh... the perils of Lego building haha :) Clockwise From top Left to Right: Instruction Manual, Sticker sheet, Parts Pack 1, Parts Pack 3 and Parts Pack 2 Emptying the box, you would get the usual suspects, the instruction manual, a sticker sheet and 3 packs of parts. Minifigs Left to Right : Princess Leia, Gold Leader, R5-D8 The set comes with 3 minifigs, namely  Princess Leia, Gold Leader and an R5-F7 droid (another variant of R2D2). Gold Leader and R5-F7 are dubbed as new which I take to mean this ...

Just had to share this for Lego Star Wars fans interested in getting the Lego Millennium Falcon especially those who live in Singapore. I just discovered that you can get it shipped direct to Singapore from Amazon US (Previously Amazon US restricted it from being shipped direct) for an affordable price.  The Current Price is US$139.97 before shipping. The  Price including direct shipping to Singapore is US$165.24. Based on the current exchange rate (with credit card), it should be about S$215 in total. That's 35% off the retail price of S$329.90.  Do remember to select the option "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com" It is quite coincidental that the last post on this blog was the review for this set . What are you waiting for? Check it out and May The Force be with you ! :)

Next to the X-wing fighter , my next favourite vehicle from the Star Wars Franchise is the Millennium Falcon!  “You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon? … It’s the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.” so boasts Han Solo when he first meets up with Luke Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi in Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Lego-wise, this is the biggest set that I have attempted to build so far since my return to the Lego-fold. So let's get cracking!!! Box and Contents The Box The box itself is quite impressive and has definite heft to it. Emptying the contents from the box, you would find: 15 Parts packages, 2 manuals (Part 1 and Part 2) & 1 sheet of stickers You get a total of 15 packages of parts numbered 1 to 6 accordingly (a total of 1254 pieces), a sheet of stickers and 2 building instruction manuals. Minifigs You get a total of 6 minifigs with their respective weapons i.e. lightsabers, blasters, or crossbow, which is great! You get most of t...