Never in a million years did I expect this.

MOTHER. OF. GOD.

This is a fact. LEGO kit 10242 is a Mini. So much need. So much want.

Judging by the grill, there must be a Moke kit too.

I may buy that one.

I'm in. Wish they made in red though.

Yes.

Saw that a few weeks ago. LEGO is remembering who kept them in business for so long.

Appleseed wrote: MOTHER. OF. GOD. This is a fact. LEGO kit 10242 is a Mini. So much need. So much want.

No comments about the fact that it's a Mini, but they misspelled it MINI?

Where's the best place to buy Lego kits? If I can find it I may soon own my first ever.

Graefin10 wrote: Where's the best place to buy Lego kits? If I can find it I may soon own my first ever.

Stuff like this? Lego store. I have one 15min from me, so that helps.

Datsun1500 wrote: Supposedly not available until August. I bought 2 yesterday There was one in the window with a coming soon sign. There were 2 on the shelf, so I bought them. Lego store in Annapolis MD. Now the dilemma, paint the Legos red, or paint my mini green?

I'm looking at it wondering if I can piecemeal the kit- or at least the body out of other colors from the make your own crap bins.

I figured. At a glance the flares were the only thing that really worried me.

That's the result of one of Lego's programs - people can submit designs and if they get enough votes, they get produced (if possible). The Ghostbusters one was one of those, I think.

Brick list: http://brickset.com/sets/10242-1/Mini-Cooper-MK-VII
Lego usually puts their instructions online as well.

I've been considering this to go with our VW camper. After all, we've got the "full size" Mini.

Duke wrote: No comments about the fact that it's a Mini, but they misspelled it MINI?

I decided to let it go, this time, but conflating Mini and MINI does get under my skin.

Wonder if it's possible to put a Union Jack flag on the roof?

mndsm wrote:

Datsun1500 wrote: Supposedly not available until August. I bought 2 yesterday There was one in the window with a coming soon sign. There were 2 on the shelf, so I bought them. Lego store in Annapolis MD. Now the dilemma, paint the Legos red, or paint my mini green?

I'm looking at it wondering if I can piecemeal the kit- or at least the body out of other colors from the make your own crap bins.

You can buy the kit and then replace the pieces with the ones that you want. There are multiple sites online that will list all the pieces in the kits and their part numbers, and then you just need to compile the list and go to someplace like BrickLink and buy the individual pieces.

For the sake of $$$, I think I'm glad that it isn't showing up at wal-mart.

Supposed to sell for $100 but goes for more on eBay auctions.

In reply to Keith Tanner:

I saw the Ghostbusters kit when I was in a lego store last week. Want.

I'd like to see a Lotus 7 kit.

Graefin10 wrote: Supposed to sell for $100 but goes for more on eBay auctions.

Well, yeah. That's because you're buying imports. If you wait for a week or so, you can buy it from Lego.com for MSRP. When I bought our camper van, it was SUPER RARE! HARD TO GET! and expensive everywhere but Lego.com, where it was in stock for the normal price

Around our house, we're waiting for 42030: a huge Volvo loader. I'm married to a construction nerd.

Woody wrote: I'd like to see a Lotus 7 kit.

There have been a couple of great Lotus MOCs (My Own Creation). Some better than others, and one of them even has a 6 speed sequential gearbox and disk brakes. But here's the best one.

The MINI is cool but I'm debating shelling out $200 for this one I probably won't though....

Lancer007 wrote: The MINI is cool but I'm debating shelling out $200 for this one I probably won't though....

I think I can tell my best friend I wont be renting my tux for his wedding because I bought a lego tumbler

neon4891 wrote:

Lancer007 wrote: The MINI is cool but I'm debating shelling out $200 for this one I probably won't though....

I think I can tell my best friend I wont be renting my tux for his wedding because I bought a lego tumbler

michael keaton is my batman

patgizz wrote:

neon4891 wrote:

Lancer007 wrote: The MINI is cool but I'm debating shelling out $200 for this one I probably won't though....

I think I can tell my best friend I wont be renting my tux for his wedding because I bought a lego tumbler

michael keaton is my batman

Damn right