SiegfriedFM
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The beard is Vitruvius', guys.
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LEGO |OT5| DARKNESS! NO MONEY! (or Break the Rules! Mix the Bags!)
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PhoncipleBone
Banned
He's robbing ghosts now?
BentBricks
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Thanks. I couldn't place it. That confirms that I can easily pass on Merlock unless I find him for cheap on Bricklink.
parrotbeak
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Phoenix Squadron pilot from Rebels
Oh Rebels, no wonder! Yup that's definitely the right pilot.
LEGO The Force Awakens CE detailed:
http://comicbook.com/2016/05/26/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-season-pass-and-deluxe-edition-/
So yeah! This is quite cool. We are getting a substantial amount of non-Ep VII characters in this game. I love it.
LEGO The Force Awakens CE detailed:
http://comicbook.com/2016/05/26/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-season-pass-and-deluxe-edition-/
So yeah! This is quite cool. We are getting a substantial amount of non-Ep VII characters in this game. I love it.
SiegfriedFM
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I got my sixteen footballers. Lots of doubles so only nine unique figures. I'll try to trade some, but most will be used for face and hair pieces.
*edit* confirmed as Star Wars Rebels A Wing Pilot by parrotbeak below
Hmm, I wonder if they are releasing this, instead of the rumored 75143 A-Wing fighter set?
BentBricks
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Toysrus promo set found in Germany:
Enjoy the nightmares...
Yike!
It has a Five Nights at Freddy's and Barney vibe. I never thought the new small ball joints could be abused in such a way.
The last TRU giraffe was actually decent with exception of the bugged out eyes..
EDIT: That new promo is pretty darn bad, but I kinda want it because it's so bad. Kinda like some people collect Galidor stuff.
parrotbeak
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I really want that creepy kid-eating giraffe.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The horror...Toysrus promo set found in Germany:
Enjoy the nightmares...
WordAssassin
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Is there a reason you didn't use BrickLink? Spooky Girl CMF is much, much cheaper there. I mean the series is still available in-store in some places too, I just saw them at TRU a few days ago.
Toysrus promo set found in Germany:
Enjoy the nightmares...
C'mere little kiddies, im gonna just eat you up
parrotbeak
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$11 with shipping. I checked BL earlier and with minimums and shipping I think it probably would be the same or more, and amazon was easier to deal with.
Actually I just found one that would have been a couple bucks cheaper. Oh well.
I decided to build my very first Elves set yesterday for fun. I built the THE SECRET MARKET PLACE 41176 overall I think it is sort of small for its full price of $60 but it makes that up by packing huge amounts of detail into all 3 of its main parts.
The Green dragon is quite small but it is able to eat the pumpkins and carry a treasure chest on its back as well as one of the mini dolls. It has quite a lot of possibility you can have it on its hind legs praying if you wanted it to. It can ly down on its belly since the legs can spread out very well. I do wish the tail was more then one joint though as it can get in the way when it tries to stand on its hind legs.
The library is filled with 1 by 2 tiles that are stacked sideways to appears as books on shelves and has a rotating chair a feathered pen with ink and a letter to write on. It also has a feature where you pull a lever with a gem and a dragon book appears out of the self. It is really simple but I really appreciate simple functions like that. On the second floor it appears to be a mail office with mail lying all around the room and a package that can be opened for a small crown?. It also has a drawer and a mail box to store things in.
On the last section is the market place selling locks keys and forging a sword with a anvil and hammer that goes up and down as you turn a wheel. On the second floor is pumpkins and it has a spiral stair case to take you up to them. It does not actually connect to the library but is at the correct height to slide right next to it so that they appear to be.
I was surprised to get an extra green wing as well. The largest extra piece i have ever gotten.
That is my first impressions of the set. I enjoyed it more then I thought I would l since the mini dolls turned me off on these sets. I'll probably get a few others for the buildings as this was well made.
I feel like I've broken down the barriers for mini dolls now even if I still would prefer mini figs.
I've been wanting to pic this set up for months. Just waiting on a discount... hope one comes, haha.
I decided to build my very first Elves set yesterday for fun. I built the THE SECRET MARKET PLACE 41176.
I have the small set with the blue dragon. But that green dragon is by far my favorite from that first dragon wave.
SiegfriedFM
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You've taken your first steps into a larger world...
That set is great, especially the dragon. I rushed out and got all three available dragons, but the buildings in two of the current sets aren't bad either. Can't wait for the white and purple ones this August.
I don't care too much for minidolls in general, but the Elves are fantastic. They take figure printing to a whole new level, so it's not too bad to only get one or two in each set. I wish there were more characters rather than repeats though.
That set is great, especially the dragon. I rushed out and got all three available dragons, but the buildings in two of the current sets aren't bad either. Can't wait for the white and purple ones this August.
I don't care too much for minidolls in general, but the Elves are fantastic. They take figure printing to a whole new level, so it's not too bad to only get one or two in each set. I wish there were more characters rather than repeats though.
Jangbricks reviews of Bionicle summer sets (Only missing Storm Beast)
Umarak the Destroyer
Quake Beast
Lava Beast
Ekimu the Mask Maker
Can't wait to pick some of these up.
Umarak the Destroyer
Quake Beast
Lava Beast
Ekimu the Mask Maker
Can't wait to pick some of these up.
Chezzymann
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Umarak is far better when you modify his neck to be attacked by a ball joint so that you can pose the neck to cover up that giant gap. I have a simple solution that takes only 3 extra pieces (2 technic pin leg bone, friction extender, and 2 module long axel piece) if anyone's interested.
Chezzymann
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Looking pretty bleak for bionicle. When I went to pick up one of the summer sets at my local Toys R Us yesterday I looked in the clearance bin to see a massive pile of bionicle sets. Guessing they couldn't clear their stock. And at my local walmart and target there's barely any bionicle sets. Only place I could reliably get the sets was the Lego store, but I guess online is the only option now. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets cancelled soon, at best I see it lasting until 2017 and then getting replaced by some new constraction line.
The Winter 2016 sets sold pretty terribly compared to 2015's output. Makes me sad, but at least I still got some Bionicle.
Chezzymann
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I guess its not a huge deal to me, I already have like 20 bionicle figures from gen 2 and if it does go on for one more year probably i'll end up at like 30+. When including all the stuff i got throughout gen one (probably like 100 lol) I bet i have enough bionicle to last me a lifetime 
storyline was different. they were about to go all Mask of Time though
hopefully we still get more. they can't end without giving us a Makuta
I could never get into Bionicle but I like constraction figures as a concept. I don't have any nostalgia for the older Bionicle stuff which is probably a big part of why it doesn't resonate with me. If you look at the new media they have to hold up the Bionicle license now it's just not that strong IMO. It's not attracting kids like it needs to be.
LEGO definitely needs to come up with an exciting new constraction line though (other than their licensed ones such as Star Wars), there's tons of potential there if they can find the right angle and give us some kick-ass designs/builds.
I'm not so sure the Star Wars contraction is doing that well either. I see huge piles of them in every store. I really like certain ones like the Stormtrooper and Vader, but the human ones are ehhhh
LEGO definitely needs to come up with an exciting new constraction line though (other than their licensed ones such as Star Wars), there's tons of potential there if they can find the right angle and give us some kick-ass designs/builds.
I'm not so sure the Star Wars contraction is doing that well either. I see huge piles of them in every store. I really like certain ones like the Stormtrooper and Vader, but the human ones are ehhhh
FUBAR McDangles
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Saw at Wal-Mart on Tuesday they were heavily discounting
From $99 to $49
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From $130 to $65
Sadly they were all gone by the time I got there. But maybe you guys should check it out?
From $99 to $49
and
From $130 to $65
Sadly they were all gone by the time I got there. But maybe you guys should check it out?
I would if I had a wal-mart anywhere nearby... I saw a slickdeals post about it but it was apparently in store only
No, because it concluded (Kinda, sorta, not really) with the old toyline. The new toyline is a story reboot.
Mata Nui has a counterpart in the new story, Ekimu, but he's not a godlike being/40,000 foot tall self-contained universe, he's just an old powerful mask-maker.
The story side of things is meh, there's nothing like the old Mata Nui online game, but the toy side of things is a breath of fresh air after the decline of the original Bionicle toyline in its twilight years. The only weakness so far is the lack of large sets; Umarak the Destroyer is the first larger than normal build so far.
Definitely.
Chezzymann
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Yeah some were really ugly (like Tahu, the skull villains, and the beasts) but I say there were others that look great. Umarak looks cool
And some of the small sets called 'creatures' look great
And last year's Kopaka was probably my favorite incarnation of the character
Umarak the Hunter looks fantastic. I love the lord of the wild hunt motif they have going on with the antlers.
RelentlessRolento
Member
yeah been watching these. my hype for Umarak has gone down after seeing him, but for the beasts and Ekimu has gone up.
TheFuzz
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Jump on this, people. A very underrated set with highly usable parts as well. One of my favorites from last year.
DrForester
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Big Ben is gorgeous, and for $250 I will get it.
I'm actually sad the clock isn't fully functional though.
I'm actually sad the clock isn't fully functional though.
PhoncipleBone
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I want to give a very public thank you to Whimsical Phil.
We did a trade for a set of the Disney figures. He got a set of awesome figures, and I got a Vacation Getaways in the process. But, when the box arrived today, there was a nice lil bonus that Phil threw in to get the free shipping:
So awesome! I never got any of this series of figures, and have been wanting a few Hot Dog Guys, so this keychain was such a nice and wonderful surprise to find in the box.
Thank you so much, Whimsical Phil!
EDIT: Judging by the preview pic on Facebook, in the next few days, Ript will be having a Benny inspired shirt for sale on their site. Once the link goes live, I will post it in here. The small part of the design you can see looks great.
Edit 2: I am still disassembling random sets from around the apartment. I always find a different appreciation for certain sets when breaking them down. It brings certain techniques to light and shows just how well some things were done when you try and reverse the process.
We did a trade for a set of the Disney figures. He got a set of awesome figures, and I got a Vacation Getaways in the process. But, when the box arrived today, there was a nice lil bonus that Phil threw in to get the free shipping:
So awesome! I never got any of this series of figures, and have been wanting a few Hot Dog Guys, so this keychain was such a nice and wonderful surprise to find in the box.
Thank you so much, Whimsical Phil!
EDIT: Judging by the preview pic on Facebook, in the next few days, Ript will be having a Benny inspired shirt for sale on their site. Once the link goes live, I will post it in here. The small part of the design you can see looks great.
Edit 2: I am still disassembling random sets from around the apartment. I always find a different appreciation for certain sets when breaking them down. It brings certain techniques to light and shows just how well some things were done when you try and reverse the process.
RelentlessRolento
Member
whelp, I know what Im doing now.
BentBricks
Member
All this talk about Bionicles and Elves is the perfect segway to this:
I believe we found the next constraction theme after Bionicles.
I believe we found the next constraction theme after Bionicles.
Not Speed Champions...
That's so cool.
BentBricks
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Speaking of Speed Champions. This one is 20% off on LEGO S@H.
Porsche 919 Hybrid and 917K Pit Lane
King's Mech and Infernox Captures the Queen are also on sale.
Seems like timing for the Frozen sets was a bit late. Probably selling well, but not as much as expected. 2 of the 2nd wave sets are on sale.
Porsche 919 Hybrid and 917K Pit Lane
King's Mech and Infernox Captures the Queen are also on sale.
Seems like timing for the Frozen sets was a bit late. Probably selling well, but not as much as expected. 2 of the 2nd wave sets are on sale.
That MOC is fucking great, but the LEGO version would sadly probably look more like this.
tiggerkiddo
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My younger self would have loved the daylights out of Speed Champions.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Everyone should jump on King's Mech and Infernox. Getting that combo for $44? That is a damn steal for two absolutely fantastic sets.
SiegfriedFM
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Battle Beasts!
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Battle for the fun of it!
I still have many of mine somewhere. I remember coming up with names for some of them with my older brother, and the holograms sliding off as the adhesive sucked.
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