BB.206 Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 Oh, ok. Thanks. I live in Lake Stevens, so yeah, Washington State. The closest one to me is the Snohomish one, so I don't know if they have them or not. I'm sure there is a good chance they will have them out this weekend if they aren't on the floor already. Lynnwood just put their boxes out yesterday, the other Lynnwood one -- closer to Everett put their boxes out on Monday. I heard Marysville had a box out this weekend -- they might have put more out since then. It seems like most stores are putting them out in bulk -- with shelf space permitting. Quote
TrumpetKing Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 I'm sure there is a good chance they will have them out this weekend if they aren't on the floor already. Lynnwood just put their boxes out yesterday, the other Lynnwood one -- closer to Everett put their boxes out on Monday. I heard Marysville had a box out this weekend -- they might have put more out since then. It seems like most stores are putting them out in bulk -- with shelf space permitting. Ok, hopefully they are out sometime soon. If they do, they better put a whole box, because usually they just take about half the box and put the packets on the racks in the toy section. I am crossing my fingers that they just put out a whole box, but due to my budget I don't think I will be able to buy more for a while.... Quote
pjonze Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 I've a few questions seeing as I'm relatively new to this: Was the series 6/7 reveal the first time two series had been shown together? (like, is it possible the pics for series 8 will be alongside 9?) The pics for 7 seem to have been around months and months before they went onsale - What's the shortest time between a reveal & them going on sale? Quote
Wardancer Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) I managed to get all the figs I want in one frenzy today. (Germany has them now!) Some observations: The boar on the shield of the dark knight is extremely dark. I am not sure if this is wanted. It's not even recognizable as red anymore. I don't care as I will customize the shields (elves don't like boars!) anyway. But it looks nothing like the official pictures. Is this a China issue? I got 11 black knights. It's awesome, so much weaponry and armor for this price. But I agree, it is too much of that particular pattern, so they need to be taken apart. I am a bit underwhelmed by the actec. Too much gold and the pearl gold is somewhat cheap looking. The bride is really great, much better than the one from the wedding set. Women at war! I got 11 valkyries. Too bad the shield is a bit boring, but I have ideas. The fig is kind of limited to viking aesthetics though if left unchanged. I accidentally bought a space marine. The guy is epic, makes me wish I was into this sort of thing. Edited April 19, 2012 by Wardancer Quote
Zeya Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 The boar on the shield of the dark knight is extremely dark. I am not sure if this is wanted. It's not even recognizable as red anymore. I don't care as I will customize the shields (elves don't like boars!) anyway. But it looks nothing like the official pictures. Is this a China issue? Can you take a photo for us and post it here, please? Quote
SpiderSpaceman Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) I managed to get all the figs I want in one frenzy today. (Germany has them now!) Some observations: The boar on the shield of the dark knight is extremely dark. I am not sure if this is wanted. It's not even recognizable as red anymore. I don't care as I will customize the shields (elves don't like boars!) anyway. But it looks nothing like the official pictures. Is this a China issue? The reflective silver around the edges can overpower it but from non-glarey angles it doesn't bother me. it does stand out a little better in the source material. The rock star girl is my surprise favorite. Her hair is gonna end up as some dr seussian flora though Edited April 19, 2012 by SpiderSpaceman Quote
Wardancer Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) Can you take a photo for us and post it here, please? Everything for my fellow Eurobrickers: Is this supposed to be red? von MWardancer auf Flickr The picture was taken with a high end LED bicycle lamp pointing directly toward it. As you can see, that is not red. The piece on the right is reddish brown. One eyesight I would say the boar is even darker than that. The fig is regular red. You can see that on the shields on the right, the boar is not visible any more because the Iphone camera is too weak. Can this be a copyright issue? Edited April 19, 2012 by Wardancer Quote
Zeya Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 Is this supposed to be red? von MWardancer auf Flickr Compare to some other images... From a Lego magazine scan: From Whitefang's review: Yeah, Whitefang's version looks like yours too. So I guess your knights aren't a fluke really. It seems the boar got darker and more brownish. Quote
Masked Builder Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Well, I found another picked-over box, so I'm only up a Computer Dude.... Quote
CM4Sci Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 (edited) Well, I found another picked-over box, so I'm only up a Computer Dude.... *snip* Wow o.o I seriously just want to reach in the screen and grab it. -Sci Edited April 20, 2012 by CM4S Quote
Masked Builder Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Wow o.o I seriously just want to reach in the screen and grab it. -Sci You'd get a bunch of duplicates, and of the lame ones too. Quote
ACPin Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Found them today also in TRU! Got 16 packs with $10 coupon off $50 purchase plus free mini car set ($30 or over of Lego purchase). And here's what I got opened. AC Quote
UsernameMDM Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 I keep calling TRU, but they say none are in stock. Quote
Faefrost Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 I keep calling TRU, but they say none are in stock. I watched them being unpacked in 2 stores near Atlanta today, so they should have them. Of course I doubt that the sales clerks have any idea what they actually are? If they came in? Or how to look them up in the computer? It's hunting season. They have arrived in Germany. Karstadt has them. The figs are amazing. Please leave all the valkyries to me, ok?! I grabbed a dozen today. Of them the Valk/Viking Woman is by far my favorite. Out of a dozen packs I got 2x Daredevil 2x Hippy 2x Bride 2x Woman Swimmer 1x Tarzan 1x Valkyrie 1x Dark Knight 1x Aztec Quote
BB.206 Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 I found four fresh boxes at my local Toys R US. They only had two picked through boxes of Series 6, was hoping to add more Romans to my legion. I did pick up a few knights. Quote
LEGOfan123 Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 Found them today also in TRU! *snip* I just want to jump into the picture and buy all the bags! (Or possibly, steal them? ) LEGOfan123 Quote
WhiteFang Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 I envy you guys! Sniff sniff, I got to wait a few more weeks before it hits Singapore's shore. Happy hunting! Quote
natelite Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 I envy you guys! Sniff sniff, I got to wait a few more weeks before it hits Singapore's shore. Happy hunting! you got a whole box directly from TLC... before any retail store has any for sale... in the entire world. what are you crying about? Quote
jonwil Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 I wish these would hurry up and come to Australia :( Quote
streifen Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 like Whitefang, i am also waiting for them to reach Singapore. However I got impatient and got 12 bagpipers off eBay already. Quote
LEGOfan123 Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 you got a whole box directly from TLC... before any retail store has any for sale... in the entire world. what are you crying about? Yes, exactly WhiteFang! What are you crying about? Or wait... do you only get to keep the minifigures for reviewing purposes? Or do you want an army with 100 aztec warriors? LEGOfan123 Quote
Lego_Hero Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 There are two boxes at the TRU in Tyler Texas. I picked up one of each and extra space marine, Aztec warrior, and knight. I did have something new happen to me, though. While feeling the office guy's packet, the bottom popped open and the contents spilled across the floor. I recovered everything and bought that packet. Very pleased with the whole lot. Quote
mo123567 Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 I almost got a whole box of 60 for $2.99 but then my conscience kicked in. I brought the whole box to the register and the teller scanned the box. It came up as $2.99 and she was ready to check me out. I just couldn't do it though. Quote
GeluNumber1 Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) I almost got a whole box of 60 for $2.99 but then my conscience kicked in. I brought the whole box to the register and the teller scanned the box. It came up as $2.99 and she was ready to check me out. I just couldn't do it though. Aw. That would've been a great deal...though a lot to carry on your conscience. It actually wouldn't have been stealing, as you could have paid for what rang up. I think of it as when my local gas station accidentaly priced their gas as $0.37 instead of $3.70. Still, you're a good person for not doing it. Edited April 22, 2012 by GeluNumber1 Quote
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