When is a door, not a door?

...When it's a Mimic!

Well shoot, time to recruit a new thief.

Nice! Anyone have any idea when the D&D book will be available on Insiders? The one that was supposed to cost 2700 points.

@BJNemeth said:
" @ThunderCracker81 said:
"Nice! Anyone have any idea when the D&D book will be available on Insiders? The one that was supposed to cost 2700 points."

The adventure module based on the Lego D&D set will appear in the VIP/Insiders Reward Center on April 1st, same date as the Lego D&D set.

The adventure module will be available as a cheap digital download for 50 points (~39¢), and also as a printed paperback booklet (while supplies last) for 2,700 points (~$20.79)."

Brick Fanatics already has reviews of both the book and GWP.

Still kind of on the fence (the stiff dragon, purple roof, big price, and only 6 figs). But, this limited GWP is pushing me to buy.

@Jackthenipper said:
"I like this as a GWP - not too much trouble to source parts to make your own, but just a little exclusivity with the eye prints. "

Based on the render, those are stickers. So as @MisterBrickster said, just use Mixel eyes.

@mediAFOL said:
" @Rimefang said:
"It's a trap!"

That's no chest."
"Mr. Osato believes in a healthy chest"...

8x4 studs of internal space 3 or 4 bricks high seems a bit small for comfortably storing a polyhedral dice set?

@WizardOfOss said:
"Won't be buying that big set, but I do kinda want this.....
(and then need a Frieren minifig...)"

This would be a nice line when separated

It's 30628 but instead of a book, it's a treasure chest.

...Okay?

@ef said:
"8x4 studs of internal space 3 or 4 bricks high seems a bit small for comfortably storing a polyhedral dice set?

"

It apparently fits two dice. I still want it, but I can’t see myself ever using it as is for the “intended” purpose. Time for some modifications!

Toothy eyeball chest doesn't sway my desire to purchase this set, one way or the other. Still pondering if its worth it. I've seen other items that $350+ could be put towards!

@CapnRex101 said:
" @dimc said:
" @Jackthenipper said:
"I like this as a GWP - not too much trouble to source parts to make your own, but just a little exclusivity with the eye prints. "

Based on the render, those are stickers. So as @MisterBrickster said, just use Mixel eyes. "

The eyes are printed."

How do you know? They look like stickers in the render, which is quite poor if that's an official image from Lego.

Nice to know they finally made a Lego Frieren set

@DualBoot said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Won't be buying that big set, but I do kinda want this.....
(and then need a Frieren minifig...)"

This would be a nice line when separated "

Goblin Slayer!! (still need to try Frieren)

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"It's 30628 but instead of a book, it's a treasure chest.

...Okay?"

It can hold … wait for it … two dice! I’d like to see the monster book do that. OG mimic ftw.

@WizardOfOss said:
"Won't be buying that big set, but I do kinda want this.....
(and then need a Frieren minifig...)"

You. I like you.

30628 was a proper GWP with a nice box and considerable size. This here is another one of those last minute cash grab items to try and give the day 1 buyers and resellers a justification to buy from LEGO directly at full price. I'll post the Studio file on Eurobricks and you can easily rebrick it instead.

Fandel Tales, anyone? ;)

@Jack_Rizzo said:
"Cute! Look forward to picking this up.

Is it just me or do the eyes kind of look like Super Mario 1-Up mushrooms?"

Now I can't unsee that! XD

@Ridgeheart said:
"This seems easy enough to avoid. Nothing and no one with a purple goatee is extremely likely to be your friend."

Maybe it just likes blue raspberry popsicles, and is a messy eater.

@watcher21 said:
" @DualBoot said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Won't be buying that big set, but I do kinda want this.....
(and then need a Frieren minifig...)"

This would be a nice line when separated "

Goblin Slayer!! (still need to try Frieren)"

I have a feeling Lego would have a few issues with the content of Goblin Slayer. They would probably just check the first episode, and think "Nah, this will traumatize our customers for life...." ;-)

@R0Sch said:
" @dimc said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @dimc said:
" @Jackthenipper said:
"I like this as a GWP - not too much trouble to source parts to make your own, but just a little exclusivity with the eye prints. "

Based on the render, those are stickers. So as @MisterBrickster said, just use Mixel eyes. "

The eyes are printed."

How do you know? They look like stickers in the render, which is quite poor if that's an official image from Lego. "

There are also reviews and lifestyle pics where you can see the round tiles being prints.
https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-6510864-mimic-dice-box-gift-review"

Thank you for bringing receipts.

@ra226 said:
"Wonder if we'll be getting Lego-branded polyhedral dice?"

To paraphrase Henry Ford, you can have all the LEGO-branded polyhedral dice you want, as long as they’re D6’s.

@MisterBrickster:
Or you could use Dreamzzz eyezzz. They have a nifty yellow cat-eye design, which I’ve already used on one of my Beholders.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer:
Mimics came first, and tend to do more damage. I mean, eating careless thieves is basically how they get their sustenance. MBoM was basically just some wizard’s warped sense of humor.

@Rabrickzel:
So, we’re back to “traumatize customers for life”?

@Jack_Rizzo said:
"Cute! Look forward to picking this up.

Is it just me or do the eyes kind of look like Super Mario 1-Up mushrooms?"

1-Up mushroom is green though.

@Rabrickzel said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @watcher21 said:
" @DualBoot said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Won't be buying that big set, but I do kinda want this.....
(and then need a Frieren minifig...)"

This would be a nice line when separated "

Goblin Slayer!! (still need to try Frieren)"

I have a feeling Lego would have a few issues with the content of Goblin Slayer. They would probably just check the first episode, and think "Nah, this will traumatize our customers for life...." ;-)"

First episode is shocking but after that it's pretty basic anime fanservice stuff. "

It nice with all the LotR and DND references but in the end it's to bloody and has to much trauma instead of happy easygoing adventuring.

@Sethro3 said:
" @dimc said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @dimc said:
" @Jackthenipper said:
"I like this as a GWP - not too much trouble to source parts to make your own, but just a little exclusivity with the eye prints. "

Based on the render, those are stickers. So as @MisterBrickster said, just use Mixel eyes. "

The eyes are printed."

How do you know? They look like stickers in the render, which is quite poor if that's an official image from Lego. "

Those are clearly printed. I guess I can't say they'd ever look like stickers. And has LEGO done stickers on that small of a scale before?"

The little curved white lines on the bottom right of each tile makes it look like stickers, since that's usually how they render. Someone else posted a review that confirms they aren't stickers, but it's a very poor render from Lego if that's how it looks.

@brigadeschick said:
"I kinda want to add legs to it..."

In the movie "The Color of Magic" the chest has legs. I just don't remember if the chest was actually dangerous.

The should revisit that story and redo it with proper special effects.

You will (may?) get a 168-piece GWP on 3700+ parts sets.
If I didn't miscalculated the House of the World series would be a much (mcuh) better bargain.

@Ridgeheart said:
" @HOBBES said:
" @brigadeschick said:
"I kinda want to add legs to it..."

In the movie "The Color of Magic" the chest has legs. I just don't remember if the chest was actually dangerous.

The should revisit that story and redo it with proper special effects.

"

The Luggage is basically a sentient siege-weapon."

But it always has a pair of fresh underwear ready smelling slightly of lavender!
(I did not remember its name. Now I did my homework and know all about it)

@Rabrickzel said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"I have a feeling Lego would have a few issues with the content of Goblin Slayer. They would probably just check the first episode, and think "Nah, this will traumatize our customers for life...." ;-)"

First episode is shocking but after that it's pretty basic anime fanservice stuff. "

Apart from some appearances of Cow Girl and a few other moments, dare I say it's even quite low on fan service, especially by fantasy-anime standards? Or have I just seen too much really questionable stuff? ;-)

But I'd say the Goblin version of the birds-and-bees story is what would be more problematic. Not necessarily what was actually shown, but more so what was implied.

Good luck getting this for all those interested. A number of people will be happy, a lot more are going to be disappointed.

@Ridgeheart said:
"This seems easy enough to avoid. Nothing and no one with a purple goatee is extremely likely to be your friend."

I know a thing or two about purple, and I’m pretty sure those are actually wrinkly lips.

@dimc said:
" @R0Sch said:
" @dimc said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @dimc said:
" @Jackthenipper said:
"I like this as a GWP - not too much trouble to source parts to make your own, but just a little exclusivity with the eye prints. "

Based on the render, those are stickers. So as @MisterBrickster said, just use Mixel eyes. "

The eyes are printed."

How do you know? They look like stickers in the render, which is quite poor if that's an official image from Lego. "

There are also reviews and lifestyle pics where you can see the round tiles being prints.
https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-6510864-mimic-dice-box-gift-review"

Thank you for bringing receipts. "

The REAL reciept is my earlier post on this thread telling you bag of hammers that Brick Fanatics had already posted reviews of the GWP, book, and castle.

Are your reading eyeballs prints or stickers?!

@WizardOfOss said:
" @watcher21 said:
" @DualBoot said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Won't be buying that big set, but I do kinda want this.....
(and then need a Frieren minifig...)"

This would be a nice line when separated "

Goblin Slayer!! (still need to try Frieren)"

I have a feeling Lego would have a few issues with the content of Goblin Slayer. They would probably just check the first episode, and think "Nah, this will traumatize our customers for life...." ;-)"
Yeah, much as I love Goblin Slayer, there's stuff in that series that I won't even name on this site. Another license that Lego wouldn't ever touch.

@Sethro3 said:"And has LEGO done stickers on that small of a scale before?"
They've never put stickers on 1x1 rounds, and with the exception of 76188, they haven't put stickers on the standard 1x1 tile in years.

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"It's 30628 but instead of a book, it's a treasure chest.

...Okay?"

It can hold … wait for it … two dice! I’d like to see the monster book do that. OG mimic ftw."

https://brickset.com/parts/6134707/book-no-2-no-1 can hold, an entire theme with 5 waves around it + many actual real books too, and 32 magazines + more activity books. , the book of books.

@TheOtherMike said:
"
They've never put stickers on 1x1 rounds, and with the exception of 76188 , they haven't put stickers on the standard 1x1 tile in years."

This year they did it again, 76921 : Audi S1 e-tron quattro has stickers on red 1x1 square tiles https://brickset.com/parts/307021/flat-tile-1x1 4 times out of 4 even.

@Ridgeheart said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
"This seems easy enough to avoid. Nothing and no one with a purple goatee is extremely likely to be your friend."

I know a thing or two about purple, and I’m pretty sure those are actually wrinkly lips."

You do not appear to know one or two things about lips."

https://www.cbr.com/dnd-anatomy-mimics/

Lips. Purple.

@TeriXeri said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"
They've never put stickers on 1x1 rounds, and with the exception of 76188 , they haven't put stickers on the standard 1x1 tile in years."

This year they did it again, 76921 : Audi S1 e-tron quattro has stickers on red 1x1 square tiles https://brickset.com/parts/307021/flat-tile-1x1 4 times out of 4 even."

I suppose that stickers on 1x1 tiles is somewhat consistent with it being Sticker Ch... I mean Speed Champions.

Apologies if this is a stupid question but if you purchase two of the sets, will they ship 2 GWPs or would you need to separate the orders?

@Belboz said:
"Apologies if this is a stupid question but if you purchase two of the sets, will they ship 2 GWPs or would you need to separate the orders?"

You need two separate orders. But that doesn't matter since the threshold for most GWPs is usually above the minimum threshold for free shipping

@MrBedhead said:
" @Belboz said:
"Apologies if this is a stupid question but if you purchase two of the sets, will they ship 2 GWPs or would you need to separate the orders?"

You need two separate orders. But that doesn't matter since the threshold for most GWPs is usually above the minimum threshold for free shipping"

Thanks for the swift reply. Looks like it'll be a late night a week on Sunday!

Oh wait. Will it be in-store too, or just on Lego.com? Had a whole plan to go up to my nearest Lego shop early and pick the set and the GWP up, but if it’s just on the site, that kinda messes things up

@Fatoran said:
"Oh wait. Will it be in-store too, or just on Lego.com? Had a whole plan to go up to my nearest Lego shop early and pick the set and the GWP up, but if it’s just on the site, that kinda messes things up "
Both

@Ridgeheart:
She looks nothing like a Mimic. They're always made of wood.

@Ridgeheart:
Clearly just named after the D&D monster. That little thing never once tried to eat any of the divers!

@PurpleDave said:
" @Ridgeheart:
She looks nothing like a Mimic. They're always made of wood."

Made of wood? So they weigh the same as a duck? Burn it!

@TeriXeri said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"
They've never put stickers on 1x1 rounds, and with the exception of 76188 , they haven't put stickers on the standard 1x1 tile in years."

This year they did it again, 76921 : Audi S1 e-tron quattro has stickers on red 1x1 square tiles https://brickset.com/parts/307021/flat-tile-1x1 4 times out of 4 even."

76023 has a solid red dot sticker on an LBG 1x1 round tile on the gear shift.

75968 has the house number on a black 1x1 round tile -- placed where a doorbell often appears.

42048 has a gas tank sticker on an orange 1x1 round tile.

I'm sure there are more but these are three I've encountered.

@dimc:
I believe the white line that made you think the eyes used stickers is actually the edge of the flat surface of the tile. There's a slight chamfer to the edge, and the edges of the chamfer are highly reflective. The render is actually better for including these, since the LDraw file for this part has an inaccurately crisp edge.

@FuddRuckus said:
" @TeriXeri said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"
They've never put stickers on 1x1 rounds, and with the exception of 76188 , they haven't put stickers on the standard 1x1 tile in years."

This year they did it again, 76921 : Audi S1 e-tron quattro has stickers on red 1x1 square tiles https://brickset.com/parts/307021/flat-tile-1x1 4 times out of 4 even."

76023 has a solid red dot sticker on an LBG 1x1 round tile on the gear shift.

75968 has the house number on a black 1x1 round tile -- placed where a doorbell often appears.

42048 has a gas tank sticker on an orange 1x1 round tile.

I'm sure there are more but these are three I've encountered."

I stand corrected. 76188 was the first time I'd encountered a sticker on a 1x1 tile in years, so thought it was a one-off anomaly.

@PurpleDave said:
" @dimc:
I believe the white line that made you think the eyes used stickers is actually the edge of the flat surface of the tile. There's a slight chamfer to the edge, and the edges of the chamfer are highly reflective. The render is actually better for including these, since the LDraw file for this part has an inaccurately crisp edge."

That may be it. However, considering how much it looks like stickers, it's a poor image to work from.

I almost regret not getting this. The re-sale price on eBay right now is insane.