kris kelvin Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Lugpol member Lipek79 found this. LINK UPDATE: Available on S@H UPDATE2: Review up on Brickshelf by Rogueyoda - Same format as Castle box last year - Nice! Quote
Fluyt Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I wish the admiral/governor minifig would have been in it (instead of the very overused skeleton), but otherwise nice minifig selection. Quote
Guss Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Nice^^ I can't wait to buy it ^^ but there is a mistake on the spelling of " Cadeaux" , they wrote " Cadeux" ^^ Quote
Oky Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) Woah! Pics of the advent calendars already?? Cool! It's very nice to see that it will be Pirates themed this year! I'm probably gonna get this one because I really want that mermaid and shipwrecked pirate, plus I can't get enough of the new telescope piece! Would have been nice, though, if the governor would have been in this set, and I would have preferred a shark over the swordfish, but oh well. Let's just hope that it will be available in the US unlike the Castle Calendar last year. Edited April 24, 2009 by Oky Wan Kenobi Quote
Etzel Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Thanks for the pic! I'm somewhat disappointed with this advent calender. I had hoped for at least one new minifig (in last years castle AC there were two new). Or that the admiral or the admiral's daughter were in. Now there is only the mermaid that is a real deal for me Ah well, I will probably buy it anyway Quote
CommanderCody77 Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Wow! I hoped there would be one and TLC has made it! I hope it will be very cheap! Quote
Natman8000 Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 It looks like the swordfish is in the same style as the new shark! Quote
Freddie Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Looks awesome. From what I can see, this calendar includes: 1x Pirate Captain 1x Pirate Steerman 1x Pirate Wench 1x Mermaid 1x Admiral 1x Soldier 1x Shipwrecked Pirate 1x Skeleton 1x Monkey 1x Swordfish <- This looks drawn! All of the above are good reasons to get it, IMO. But then again, I'm not a pirates-collector - I reckon most people already have most of these figures already. Quote
alex12 Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I'm a wee bit disappointed really. Maybe the bits that come with the figs will make up for it. Quote
fallentomato Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 The swordfish is the only thing about this that gets my interest. I hope it's the old style shark body. I would love to see the two types co-exist. Not every shark needs to be gigantic. Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 This could be a nice thing to have at the event time. But I'm a little dissappointed since there are not much details in it. The Castle event set had lots of useful and rare accessoires. Quote
Erdbeereis Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 This could be a nice thing to have at the event time. But I'm a little dissappointed since there are not much details in it. The Castle event set had lots of useful and rare accessoires.This should be a fun thing to have. While I agree that I would have been nice to get a new minifig, we can't totally rule out getting one. The picture did still say prelim. Even without a new minifig, I always am happy to get some more pirate pieces, and also a soldier or 2.Blackmoor, how do you know what accessories will be in it? All we can really see are the minifigs. Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Well, I see some gems, weapons and a spyglass. The Castle event calendar had a complete turkey, furniture, fruits, fishies and cool minifigs. Gems and weapons are quite common items. The items in the Castle calendar were quite rare since they are only in the Market Village. Quote
Erdbeereis Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I never got a whole turkey in my Castle Calendar... Just a leg or two. I'm still hopeful that this will be a lovely item. Last year most people didn't like the City calendar, but I still greatly enjoyed it. Quote
Commodore Hornbricker Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Very cool. I will be sad if it isn't released in the US. You know I can't get enough minifigures or accessories! Quote
Eskallon Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 That looks good, if it comes it will be in my hands, I will have to resist the temptation to open it early though. Quote
SlyOwl Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 It'll be a cheap way to get a lot of minifigs - I'm guessing it'll be for the same price as the Castle one last year (£12.99). It's a pity there isn't one more minifig, like in the castle one, but I guess the monkey makes up for about a skeleton in manufacturing cost. I agree about the Imperials though - two identical torsos Although the one with the shako's hand is partly obscuring his face - could it be a new one? I don't recognise that glimpse of an eyebrow... Remember, it's preliminary, so please don't post the actual picture, just the link Quote
martinsuper Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I would buy a couple for sure. No reason not to! If they don't sell it in the US (in stores), they should at least make it available online! Because lets be honest, most americans have no idea what advent is. Unless you called it Christmas calender or something? -Super Quote
Sir Dano Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 The Castle event calendar had a complete turkey, furniture, fruits, fishies and cool minifigs. Quote
Erdbeereis Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I would buy a couple for sure. No reason not to!If they don't sell it in the US (in stores), they should at least make it available online! Because lets be honest, most americans have no idea what advent is. Unless you called it Christmas calender or something? -Super I think many people in the U.S. know what it is, but I may be wrong. Quote
martinsuper Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I think many people in the U.S. know what it is, but I may be wrong. Well, I know what it is because Im Catholic, but I would say if you asked a majority of Americans they would have no clue. Quote
Erdbeereis Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Could be. Say, why don't you survey a bunch of Americans and find out? Ok, back on topic now! I really do hope that the swordfish will be included, as it looks lovely and would be a great new addition. Quote
Athos Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I'm not impressed. The castle one was much better. All those figures are currently available in regular sets. At least in the Castle one we got some new/contemporaneously-unreleased figures (jester, maiden, witch). The Castle event calendar had a complete turkey No it didn't. The turkey came in the MMV. The jester was the big draw for the castle advent calendar... Steve Quote
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