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a question for all the exo force peeps, how much does a supernova usually cost? and anyone who has it where did you get it from? ive looked on ebay but cant seem to find it..
supernova is the only one whose design i actually like, the rest dont really interest me, ive bought a couple of cheap ones but only really to make my own mechs with..
I've seen Supernova go for $30 and up on ebay. Apparently its a limited edition set as marked on the box. I got mine off bricklink for $25 US not including shipping.
I can't seem to access them. Any other linksQuote:
Originally Posted by piratescratch
bah! Creator sets are great.Quote:
No farm sets catch my eye and I don't care for the creator or racers line.
Fungal's right there. My understanding is that at the time he was released in the US, he was supposedly exclusive. However, he didn't sell that well either but as supply has slowly dried up, so has the price.Quote:
Originally Posted by jacksplatt11
(and yes, I'm looking for a Supernova too :))
Oh wow the galleries must of got yanked already! Well they were obviously dubiously taken camera snaps which I'm sure Lego wasn't very happy about.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=337708
Here's one for the pirate line.
Damn! I wanna see more. That pirate set harkens right back to my childhood... must get! I remember drooling over it as a tyke when my mate brought it in for show and tellQuote:
Originally Posted by piratescratch
So what did the space ones look like?
And I like that mermaid minifig as the ships bow piece. :D
ahh i figured he was only released in US as i'd never noticed it here, didnt know he was an exclusive though.. looking at bricklink it looks about what fungal said, $25 or so upwards, plus whatever postage ends up.. next payday might look at getting one..Quote:
Originally Posted by STL
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=337640
The Brickshelf gallery has been put back up for those who missed it when I first posted the link and the gallery was yanked offline. It's been updated with a few more new 2009 Lego sets;
- Two new Indiana Jones sets, definitely going to grab myself 7683.
- A handful of new Star Wars Clone Wars sets, 8014 Clone Walker and 8018 Seperatist AAT have caught my eye.
- New Duplo sets.
- Agents line which I believe are already available in the states (?), not interested.
- New Bionicles, once again not interested.
I'm so disappointed that Exo-Force is no more :(
I'm glad they made the Indy Nazi bomber and oil tanker scene. Was thinking of making that myself. I'm very excited about the other Indy set BUT ONLY for Short Rounds lower torso. It's perfect for my Sari!!
That smaller Star Ware Republic Gunship looks cool, and seemingly comes with Mace Windu, whose dark skin might also come in handy for Sari.
AHH yes, and I'm VERY excited about the Vader Tie Fighter. I was hoping to get a Tie Fighter to round out my Star Wars Classics collection. Now, the only discontinued thing I gotta dig up is a Star Destroyer
Thanks for the links
Love the Creator line as well as the Mini Racers.
+ I can never have too many Walkers from SW..
Wow they are going all out with the Racers line. I'm intruiged by the RC models. I hope its moderatly priced as it doesn't look like a big set. That fold-out race track set is interesting.
That Indiana Jones bomber jet has too much custom moulded pieces - the cockpit and wings.
The Creator line is my favorite out of all Lego lines as its consistently good and has some interesting builds. I've been wishing for a new smallish Creator vehicle and that green racecar fits the bill perfectly. Just like the 2007 yellow car they had.
As nice as those Bionicles are, they are always the same each year. Just a couple of new moulds for head and a new weapon gimmick. Its dissapointing to know that all you get are almost just "repaints".
Those Pirates look pretty good. Especially the ship and the Imperial Port thing.
So are there going to be any new Castle sets next year?
Yeah, I was kinda hoping against hope that there might be some Exo-Force Lego but alas... :(
The Creator sets look amazing. They are seriously getting better and better with those. This year was a pass for me on a few Creator sets but definitely will be grabbing more of them next year.
The Racers look very neat and my sister will be sure as heck excited by those. She'll definitely love the Farm sets too. I can't wait to see the glee on her face.
I like that Fold out RaceTrack too. Looks very cool.
The Indiana sets strike me so bland no matter how much I love the first three movies. I love the way they reversed the windows on the truck to give it the aged look. Very inventive.
The Pirate Ship will be mine. Childhood memories and all.
Some of the SWs stuff looks very nice but none of them are that compelling but they'd make for quiet periods like these when I don't have all that much to buy.
The Duplo sets look great. My little sister would've loved those if they were around a year or two ago.
The Agent sets are neat. I'll pick up one or two of those. The boat and massive truck are two of the really nice ones.
:rolleyes: Bionocle < Exo-Force. :mad:
And where are the new space sets that were mentioned?
Oh and can someone keep an eye out for the new catalogues when they hit and grab some if they come by them for me please if in Melb. Preferrably two or three.
Just looked at that again, not doing it for me. It looks at first glance very nice but then it looks like some of the walls are just one large piece with pre-done paint apps which I find disappointing as there's no building involved at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by llamatron
The other day I was in a local Target's toy section just wandering through the aisles, it got me wondering which toy company forks out the most for shelf-spacing?
& as far back as I can remember, Lego has occupied entire aisles since like... forever
Man, it must cost Lego a fortune to occupy that much space in the toy section. I'm guessing costs like this as well as lagging sales back in the early/mid 90's nearly put them out of business... (that is until they decided to go in the direction of Bionycle which revived their stocks considerably)
Pulsey like Lego too? Or Pulsey feeling out? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Pulse
Nah, Pulsey has Coca-Cola Can Robot to keep him happy... :D
For those interested in the new Agents line, I spotted 8635: Mission 6: Mobile Command Center at Myer City store (Melbourne), two of them (or maybe four, I didn't bother checking if there were more boxes behind) with an asking price of $149.
Hmmmm.. Maybe we should start Lego Sightings too! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by piratescratch
I think we should but Paulbot might have my vocal circuits if we do. :p I saw the new Bionocle sets at Target Reservoir. Look kinda neat but not mech enough for me.
And query, was there anyone who ever complained how close Exo-Force was to the Exo-Squad concept? Lint mentioned it in one of the other threads and I realised how similar they are. Heck, that's one of the reasons I like Exo-Force b/c it reminds me of those.
bionicle to me are like action figures, albeit a lego version.. there is only so much you can do with it because each piece is clearly set out as to whether its a leg, foot, torso etc.. and all you can really do is stick other technic bits on to make guns and weapons or whatever... exo-force on the other hand is much better because you can use any piece at all in your collection to make what you want, and those joint pieces are so awesome... the ones they use as shoulders/elbows/hips/knees etc... dunno what to call them... thats just my opinion anyways
I'm with u there totally. I would not have come back to Lego if not for Exo-Force. My little sister and I played but that was the extent of it for over a year or so. Then all of a sudden, Exo-Force really caught my eye with the things you ciould do.Quote:
Originally Posted by jacksplatt11
Thanks piratescratch. Been eagerly waiting for that Agents set. I'm so there tomorrow.
As for Bionicles not being versatile enough... If you know a game called Radiant Silvergun (google for pics). There's some dude who made the ships out of Bionicle parts here. The detail is amazing for a relatively small sized craft. It even houses a minifig as the pilot. I think the problem lies with Lego just not being creative enough with their Bionicles "sets" and really are just action figures with a new mask and weapon per line.
But hooboy. I can't wait to get my hands on that Agents truck. I'm a Lego Truck fan and this will add to my collection. :D
You can integrate normal Lego in with the Bionicle/Techinic pieces. Bionicle parts also aren't just stuck as what they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by jacksplatt11
All you have to do is troll Brickshelf and you will find heaps of examples.
yeah you're right, especially with the bionicle ball joint to lego brick pieces around now... but they just dont do anything for me, im not that interested in them... i have a few but im not crazy about themQuote:
Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix
Bionicle Dragon
I have no Bionicle experience whatsoever, but would like to check it out.
I saw some Agents sets in K-mart today - the boat / shark one and some kind of jet/car one. They also had the Castle battering ram tower thing in and the Batman Joker/Tumbler set.
Giz's Lego Minifig Contest: Win The Best Vintage Sets Ever
Check out some of the videos. Personally, I love the first one. It's a bit long, but the stop motion and sets are just amazing.
That first vid is cool Jd.
Does anyone have this? I've had it over 12 months now and still haven't opened it. Just itching to now with all the extra Exo force stuff I could add to it.
EDIT: As I slowly pack for the inevitable move I've just counted over 60 unopened Lego sets I have. Nearly all are big'uns too. God I need somewhere decent to display.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/688/nxtdw6.jpg
:eek::eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please let me come over and build them for you
I spotted all the Agents stuff at K-Mart today. Very tempted but cautious w/ my dough atm.
I cant' do the fancy title linky stuff but:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkspawn/2795092588/
It's an amazing build. No cheating parts, just conventional lego pieces. Pretty damn cool.
And a Lego suit!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simafol/2793321838/
:eek:
Yeah I have an NXT set. Unfortunately I found the set was lacking in parts, quite unversatile and dissapointing overall. Mind you, you could make some pretty sweet stuff if you had a lot of extra studded technic and an additonal NXT control box.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
:eek: OMFG!!Quote:
Originally Posted by STL
DARKspawn!!! He was my clan leader back when I used to play UT2003/4. I knew he used to be into lego but didn't know he was now famous! :cool:
Anyway I came into here to post this. You've probably seen it before tho...
LEGO Predaking.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...ng1/TN6110.jpg
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...at/predaking1/
Finally spotted 7679: Republic Fighter Tank (from the new Star Wars Clone Wars line) at Target CBD (Melbourne), there's about 6 to 8 of them. Couldn't find the price tags, but I assume it's going to be the RRP of $99.99. Oh why couldn't they have put them on the shelf last week when Target was having that 20% off Lego Star Wars sale ...
The most awesome Starfighter. Ever.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rival_m/2775862882/
Gallery of a US Brick Fair:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billward/
Inspiring Dark Castle:
http://mocpages.com/moc.php/71014
Nepal scenery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirnadr...7607025754888/
The more I see of Lego the more I think that if I'd never gotten back into TFs first, the more a Lego person I would've inevitably become b/c it was always going to be the case that I'd encourage my lil sister to play Lego and it'd be a mere matter of time before I was addicted too!.
And blame should go too all u Lego freaks here who have turned me to the dark side!
if I can put my two cents worth... lego is probably a better toy than TFs :P
It definitely is. Tf's are filled with a cancer causing plastic compound which is banned in European made toys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saintly
Cancer causing, this sounds horrible. Is it one of those things where its only bad when it melts ?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
Ahhh just scaremongering.
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Originally Posted by wikipedia