makoy Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 9 hours ago, Darkdragon said: As a collector: It was very difficult to get, most don't have it. As a builder: Using it for anything would quickly damage the chrome, displaying it at a show would be a good way to lose it. As a parts person: There were no cool parts with it that didn't already exist. The prints weren't even exceptional other than the fact it was nearly-fully chromed. Personally, I can't see even one reason to vote for that figure. I echo the reasons listed here on why I did not vote for Mr Gold. On a related note, I don't know if the reason TLG included Highwayman in S17 is to reverse the stigma left behind by Mr Gold. I think they equally failed to gain interest around "secret" character and did nothing much on marketing. For collectors, Highway man is very easy to get For builders, it's not particularly great for army building unless you are building a band of bandits or outlaws. For parts aficionados, Highway man offers very little - both flintlocke pistol and tricorn hat had been around since 1989. What I learn in the elimination rounds so far, the more recognisable (familiar?) the minifigure is, the more popular it is. Whether it is pop culture or history reference, the minifigure tends to perform better in the polls. Most of the elimination round winners can be categorised under either pop culture or history references. Quote
Itaria No Shintaku Posted May 10, 2017 Author Posted May 10, 2017 HIKER wins! Next round ready in 20 minutes. Quote
Robert8 Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Darn it Itaria! Evil Wizard, Small Clown and Cyclops together! Quote
Borex Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Argh cyclops and evil wizard are here still heavily on display. But since the cyclops serves Jabba the Hutt he wins for me. But the evil wizard is soooo a flash gordon baddie. Quote
Itaria No Shintaku Posted May 10, 2017 Author Posted May 10, 2017 12 minutes ago, Robert8 said: Darn it Itaria! Evil Wizard, Small Clown and Cyclops together! Yes, that is a cool round for me too. I was in doubt between evil wizard and cyclops, then went Cyclops. Quote
Yooha Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Robert8 said: Darn it Itaria! Evil Wizard, Small Clown and Cyclops together! And my favourite is a 4th, the Samurai! Quote
Trekkie99 Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) I voted evil wizard, but I predict the samurai warrior will win this round. The army builders are out in force! Personally? I don't like multiplies. It loses it's specialness when you have more than one. Anyone else feel that way? Edited May 10, 2017 by LegoMonorailFan Quote
julesvincent Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) I also went for samurai, but not for army building. Usually I get just one fig each and just get multiples if the parts are needed for other projects. @Itaria No Shintaku have you planned to announce a winner among the voters, who voted best? Edited May 10, 2017 by julesvincent Quote
Itaria No Shintaku Posted May 10, 2017 Author Posted May 10, 2017 Just now, julesvincent said: I also went for samurai. @Itaria No Shintaku have you planned to announce a winner among the voters, who voted best? No if someone wants to care about this I have no problems. Quote
julesvincent Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Ok :) I doubt I have the time for that but maybe there is one who does! Quote
Trekkie99 Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 5 hours ago, Borex said: But the evil wizard is soooo a flash gordon baddie. Totally! Quote
Trekkie99 Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Just now, makoy said: @BrickHat please don't vote the Samuria. ktnxbye You shall vote evil wizard, you shall vote evil wizard, you shall vote evil wizard, you..... Quote
DarrellBricker Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 I know he won't win, but I love the Small Clown - he's so adorable! Which is not usually something I say about clowns ... Quote
Trekkie99 Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 36 minutes ago, DarrellBricker said: I know he won't win, but I love the Small Clown - he's so adorable! Which is not usually something I say about clowns ... Clowns are scary. Quote
Umbra-Manis Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 I picked cyclops, since the evil wizard was better as parts for me. Quote
SirBlake Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Had to go evil wizard. That cape is just wicked and the printing is very nice. I like the cyclops too, but I just like the overall look of the wizard better. Quote
1980-Something-Space-Guy Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, LegoMonorailFan said: I voted evil wizard, but I predict the samurai warrior will win this round. The army builders are out in force! Personally? I don't like multiplies. It loses it's specialness when you have more than one. Anyone else feel that way? Yeah, to me voting for a figure is independent of its army building potential. 2 hours ago, makoy said: @BrickHat please don't vote the Samuria. ktnxbye Voted Cyclops, so don't worry. But if the Samurai loses by a vote, you'll have wished that I had voted Samurai. To me, it was a close one between the Evil Wizard and the Cyclops, but I decided to give the Cyclops the edge because it was a first in Lego at the time. Edit: @Robert8 I doubt you'll be happy with my decision. Edited May 10, 2017 by BrickHat Quote
Itaria No Shintaku Posted May 10, 2017 Author Posted May 10, 2017 42 minutes ago, BrickHat said: Yeah, to me voting for a figure is independent of its army building potential. Voted Cyclops, so don't worry. But if the Samurai loses by a vote, you'll have wished that I had voted Samurai. Ok I'm preparing the graphics for the winning samurai. Quote
Littleworlds Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Uuuh, in this round I didn't really know which one to take... it became the Small Clown eventually. I heard he is from a small town Quote
dr_spock Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Don't clown around. Vote for Clown! Day 329 of 365: Clowning Around by dr_spock_888, on Flickr Quote
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