Is anyone using PAB online to build their armies?

[Eilif]

There seems to be an ongoing facination with army building over here. As there has been a Crownie torso ( http://us.factory.lego.com/pab/?warning=fa...id=&shipto= ), breastplates, and a crossbow on PAB online, I was just curious if anyone had been using PAB online to suplement their armies.

A PAB crownie without helment or weapons costs $.092. Every "The Knight" impulse pack comes with an extra helment and weapon, thus for about $4.50 you could have two soldiers. Alternatively, someone with extra helmets and weapons could convert their non-castle minifigs by simply adding a breastplate. My Castle figs are all pre-Knight's-Kingdom, but I've acquired extra helms and weapons over the years, and the PAB crownie torso seems like a great opportunity to add some crownies to the mix.

How have you utilized PAB online for your castle armies?

Edited October 6, 2008 by Eilif

[Skipper 24]

That's pretty cool I didn't know PAB online had so many bricks. You can also by whole skeletons with the old face and the see crossbows too.

[Eilif]

You can also by whole skeletons with the old face

That's a great suggestion! A complete skelleton only costs $0.61 USD, or $0.78 if you get it with a crossbow. I have no interest in making a skellie army, but maybe I should at least get some to scatter about the battlefield...

[Zorro]

I tried it sometimes, to build an army with the "replacements parts" from The Lego Store, but I never ordered it, because the choice of (primarely)torsos is so incredibly limited. And you can't give crossbows or sticks to your entire army.

Because it is so cheap, I must admit it is a great source of items, supplies and accesories, if you don't have these at least...

As said so many times, I hope they expand this "store" a lot.

It could become a really good source of income for TLC.

[eti]

I don't make armies, but aren't there bricklink stores that have the same (or more) for less?

[Matteo Kenobi]

Well I have use Pick a Brick for many things, and it is a great resource (however just finding out about bricklink in depth last night and seeing how cheap things are there, I feel pretty stupid) However Pick a Brick probobly would be a decent plave to get minifigs in large quantitiys where bricklink I would imagine be better for like 10-20

EDIT: Just did some calculations, Head, Castle Torso, Crossbow, and Legs, or in other words a full minifig without the helmet is about $1, 20 of each of those things is came to the price of $21.80. So it could be a valid resource if you bought 20 helmets and arrow bag things it would be gerat.

Edited October 6, 2008 by Matteo Kenobi

[Eilif]

I don't make armies, but aren't there bricklink stores that have the same (or more) for less?

For alot of parts, BL is cheaper, but for most minifig parts, the PAB prices are cheaper. I only use PAB for minifig parts, and for certain parts that are rarer and more expensive on Bricklink.

...(however just finding out about bricklink in depth last night and seeing how cheap things are there, I feel pretty stupid) ...

...a full minifig without the helmet is about $1, 20 of each of those things is came to the price of $21.80. So it could be a valid resource if you bought 20 helmets and arrow bag things it would be gerat.

Don't feel stupid. Some things are better to purchase PAB, and some BL. Your caculations are right on. I have about 10 extra helmets at home and plenty of extra spears. For $9.20 USD, invested at PAB, I can get 10 more soldiers!

[VBBN]

Come to think of it, no. I will need to do that. Hopefully they add trolls soon. I also need brown and dark blue parts to MOC with as well.

[Lt. Col. Thok]

Done and done! I am in the process of bulking up my police force with parts from PAB, and will start to build up my crownie army after Christmas (or, to be more precise, when I get the medieval village)

[Lego12]

No, I don't becasue it never occurred to me that you could build armies on there! I might go checl that out....

[Matteo Kenobi]

Don't feel stupid. Some things are better to purchase PAB, and some BL. Your caculations are right on. I have about 10 extra helmets at home and plenty of extra spears. For $9.20 USD, invested at PAB, I can get 10 more soldiers!

Lucky, for me when it comes to minifigure headgear my supplies are pretty depleted, however the average bricklink prices for helmets is about $0.60 so this really is great!

[Eilif]

Lucky, for me when it comes to minifigure headgear my supplies are pretty depleted, however the average bricklink prices for helmets is about $0.60 so this really is great!

Wow, that's pretty expensive for a helmet, but if you already had extra spears, you could still get a PAB crownie for $.92, a helmet for $.062, and you'd still be at less per figure than buying PAB crownies and impulse sets.