highlandcattle Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Wow I just saw a picture off the ne advent calender of 2008 and I have to say, wow so much better then the previous years. Do I actually see a girl in there? And a cook! A snowman and what seems to be some sort of snowscooter. Lookig very forward to this one. Even the fireguy has cool extras now Quote
Asuka Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Very promising, indeed.... but a female MF, could this be true...? 8-| Nah, perhaps just some sweet transvestite, I presume. :-P Quote
highlandcattle Posted February 19, 2008 Author Posted February 19, 2008 Please continue in the 2008 pics topic. This cannot be discussed in the 2008 Topic. Some people still like to be suprised when they recieve their advents calendar. But thank you for your concern,young man. Quote
sam89 Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Here's a better pic from Ace's coverage: Quote
Shadows Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Ok, it's nice, I'll admit. I was even thinking I'd pick up a couple until I saw the SRP... $29.99??? Who are they kidding? >:-( Quote
Freddie Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 This cannot be discussed in the 2008 Topic. Some people still like to be suprised when they recieve their advents calendar. But thank you for your concern,young man. I second this - this deserves a seperate topic to avoid unwanted spoilers. Am I the only one seeing the irony of including a barbeque in the calendar? The gifts look really nice, though. I'm looking forward to this. *sweet* Quote
meschepers Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Now, if only we could pics of what all is inside the Castle 2008 advent calendar... Quote
Lord Of Pies Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 Awesome, thanks for the pics! I like the police interrogation model, very "Christmas-y" X-D Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted February 19, 2008 Eurobricks Emperor Posted February 19, 2008 This one certainly deserves it's own thread. I like this calender, but like some I find the price a bit too high. The box art is extremely good. Brings me right back in a X-mas mood :-) Quote
Mr Hobbles Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 This may be one advent calendar to get! Out of all the things there, the ones I most want are the photographer, palette transporter, guy with barbeque, ice-cream vendor, girl with snowman and the cat! Quote
iamded Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Do I spy 2 girls? One with the snow man and one with the drinks stand? I love how this AC shows the other side of fire-men, instead of chopping open cars and hauling people to safety, or battling blazing fires, they're getting cats out of trees. :-P It's heart warming really. X-D And the barbeque is a nice touch, for us over here who have Christmas barbecues in summer. *sweet* ~Peace Quote
madoka Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 $29.99??? Who are they kidding? >:-( I never understood it myself as it should be price more like $20. We all know that within a couple months after Christmas it will be discounted at least 50% off the retail price like every other advent calendar before it. At $30, you are dangerously close to the community workers set which has 20 more minifigs for $12 more. Quote
Shadows Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 At $30, you are dangerously close to the community workers set which has 20 more minifigs for $12 more. Exactly, and especially since the minifigs here all seem to have particularly common faces and hair. I don't even consider the snowman builder to be female since it's just the hair, and old hair at that. If we're going by that standard, here's another recent 'female': Come on LEGO, give us some female faces and use those new hair molds. THEN I'll pay for overpriced sets, because they'll actually be worth it. Quote
Batbrick Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Well I like it, I won;t get it, but I really want one of those cats and that chef's hat. A win i'd say, much better than last year's calender. Batbrick Away! >:-) Quote
Nebsirob Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) Has anyone noticed, that there Edited February 20, 2008 by Nebsirob Quote
Darth_Legois Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 I think the snowman looks wierd..... but i will still buy it just not for the snow man. Christmas in Summer ON *y* Quote
Oky Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) Here are my thoughts about this calendar: First of all, I don't believe that this is the real price of this thing, even though it is not like any calendar we've had before - I count 10 minifigs (more than we ever got in one calendar) and each of them has one big theme related gift instead of two smaller ones. This might be an improvement, but I don't see how this makes the whole thing 10$ more expensive. :-/ But if this price is right, what will the castle calendar (which looks even better than this one) cost?? :-X I was satisfied actually with the calendar from last year, and if this is going to become the price standard for advent calendars now, I'll rather wait until after Xmas to get them. |-/ And yes, that snowman does look weird. Looks like some kind of robot trying to whack that guy girl transvestite! :-P Also, I would have prefered printed tile pizzas. But I guess the parts are more useful this way... Edited February 20, 2008 by Oky Wan Kenobi Quote
MatthewUSA Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Thank you for the pic highland *y* . I definitly agree this advent calendar looks really cooool. I thought the 2008 calendar was going to be a "Castle" theme. Does it look like TLC is releasing both? I also happened to see a better close-up of the tail end of the new Coast Guard helicopter in that pic. I did not realize TLC is using the tail section of the passenger plane & cargo plane in this set. I really hope this looks better built than it looked in that pic. Otherwise I may be very disappointed TLC used that piece. Model On!! Quote
highlandcattle Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 I see another girl behind the hotdog cart, I never thought of the snowman girl as a girl Quote
Nebsirob Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 I see another girl behind the hotdog cart, I never thought of the snowman girl as a girl Hotdog? The Trans-Clear goblet with the balls on top is telling me, that it Quote
Lord Of Pies Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Yay, you can purchase an ice cream and then get arrested! Is the ice cream laced with some drug? Personally having an odd prisoner with handcuffs isn't particularly Christmas like, considering the amount of police Lego we get anyway. Quote
AgentRick Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Lovely, better than the ones we've been getting. Adding this to my To-get list ON! Quote
xwingyoda Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Sweet so far !! Seems that TLC understood that last year's one was crap !! This calendar looks fantastic from what we see !! * sweet diver !! * snowman !! * employee loading coke bottles :-P * ice cream stand !! * prosoner getting photographed with handculfs looooool * I love the fireman getting the cat hehe I wonder who that black suit guy is ;-) Really looking forward to this set !! *yoda* Quote
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