Zeya Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) I think the wizard and jester had preliminary pics, as I remember the color of the beard changed form gray to black in the finished sets and that caused a lot of stir. Someone mentioned a civilian pack with pitch forks etc.) It is possible they will release such a set without prelims, like the Pharaoh's Quest battle pack which flew under the radar. Ah that's too bad. I was hoping those impulses were a surprise and we might get more. I'm still hoping that the 30061 and 30062 polybags might fill that role in the coming year. Please Lego, make more of those! I passed on the 2010 Kingdoms battlepacks. I got about 4 feet away and could spot the defects (prints were way off basically). Not to be a downer or anything, but it really put me off. Here's hoping for a civilian pack or six. That would be awesome. Edited January 11, 2011 by Zeya Quote
Sirens-of-Titan Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 I passed on the 2010 Kingdoms battlepacks. I got about 4 feet away and could spot the defects (prints were way off basically). Not to be a downer or anything, but it really put me off. Here's hoping for a civilian pack or six. That would be awesome. I'm with you on that one, I got my Kingdoms minifigs in sets and off of Bricklink but I won't touch battle pack figures. (Why go cheap on my favorite theme?) Quote
clouette Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Speaking about battlepacks, IMO the Kingdoms Advent Calendar is the most value for money. There're 3 soldiers, 2 civilians, 2 royals and a wizard (I ignore the skeleton). In Singapore, they sell for S$35 where each BP sells for S$27. I've been stocking up with calendars. Quote
Zeya Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Speaking about battlepacks, IMO the Kingdoms Advent Calendar is the most value for money. There're 3 soldiers, 2 civilians, 2 royals and a wizard (I ignore the skeleton). In Singapore, they sell for S$35 where each BP sells for S$27. I've been stocking up with calendars. Oh I wanted an advent calendar but apparently waited too long. They were all sold out her by around December 5th. I'll know better next year. Quote
Haltiamieli Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I suppose it's unlikely however that we'd get another Kingdoms calendar second year in a row? It seems that last years there has been a City calendar and another one for some other theme - City and Kingdoms 2010, City and Pirates 2009, City and Castle 2008, City and Belville 2007. I don't know where the info comes from, but according to Brickset.com this year's calendars will be City (7553) and Star Wars (7958). Not very good options for fans of history themes. Quote
Albero - BEL Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 A civilian battle pack (if we are speaking about a good quality one) could be a very nice idea. A big UCS castle in minifig scale for around 150 euros has been the dream of castle fans for a long long time. Quote
Bingo Little Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I don't know what everyone else is complaining about - I had no problems at all with my battlepack figures. Quote
BearHeart Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Oh I wanted an advent calendar but apparently waited too long. They were all sold out her by around December 5th. I'll know better next year. Bah! I waited too long too! Hopefully, the Red Queen and Wizard will appear in a 2012 set. Then again, it would make sense for her to be in the carriage set. I'm hoping that there is aa 2011 Kingdoms calendar and that it has a more civilian/peasant look to it. Quote
Dannylonglegs Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 I don't know what everyone else is complaining about - I had no problems at all with my battlepack figures. The Minifigs found in the battlepacks are made of inferior plastic and often are slightly off-colored or have print defects--not always major ones though. for the most part, I'm fine with it though, as the difference frequently requires a keen eye to spot. Also they have an odd indent in their arm pits. I wish they hadn't stopped selling the BPs though. ~Insectoid Aristocrat Quote
Gatekeeper Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Lego has been saying that they are moving their production from overseas so perhaps that will help a bit with the quality of the battle packs. I have read information saying they are aware of the issues and are working to correct them. I would imagine with the "Pink Knights" issue they will be watching the newer battle packs. Does anyone know how the Pharaoh's quest battle pack or the new Star Wars battle packs look? Quote
Sir Fred Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 I've got the Pharoah's Quest Battle Pack and I don't find the quality difference to be all that noticeable between the figs from that and the regular set figs. The Battle Pack is a little lower quality, but not by as much as the past. So it does seem to be improving. Quote
Sirens-of-Titan Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 I've got the Pharoah's Quest Battle Pack and I don't find the quality difference to be all that noticeable between the figs from that and the regular set figs. The Battle Pack is a little lower quality, but not by as much as the past. So it does seem to be improving. If they managed to get the battle pack quality to the quality of collectible minifigures I will be more than happy, I'll leave it at that. On a funny side note, are any of you getting the "chicken fever", where you can't wait to get your hands on as many as you can and build every variation of a farm/village etc that you can think of?? I sure am. Quote
BTappel Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 If they managed to get the battle pack quality to the quality of collectible minifigures I will be more than happy, I'll leave it at that. On a funny side note, are any of you getting the "chicken fever", where you can't wait to get your hands on as many as you can and build every variation of a farm/village etc that you can think of?? I sure am. I also hope they increase the quality of the battle packs, but now that I think about it I probably wouldn't need to buy any more since I plan on buying a ton of the regular sets Of course if there was a civilian battle pack I would have to invest in that... I wouldn't say chicken fever, but I definitely have mounted dragon knight fever. I'm also suffering from pitchfork fever, but in this case the sicker I am now the better this summer will be! Quote
clouette Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Somehow I'm having the houses fever. I need more variations of farm houses. I lack creativity, so depends on official models for my medieval town. Quote
BearHeart Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 If they managed to get the battle pack quality to the quality of collectible minifigures I will be more than happy, I'll leave it at that. On a funny side note, are any of you getting the "chicken fever", where you can't wait to get your hands on as many as you can and build every variation of a farm/village etc that you can think of?? I sure am. I don't see why they can't just have the BP figure quality be THE SAME as the figures from the sets???? Quote
Artanis I Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 I don't see why they can't just have the BP figure quality be THE SAME as the figures from the sets???? They use different molds from different materials - what with the factory being built in another country. Even if the plastic used is the same, the surface will have a different shininess & smoothness, (and the printing process could be different too). It has been said by some that the plastic used IS actually the same. Quote
BearHeart Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 They use different molds from different materials - what with the factory being built in another country. Even if the plastic used is the same, the surface will have a different shininess & smoothness, (and the printing process could be different too). It has been said by some that the plastic used IS actually the same. They should just make them all in the same plant then and have some consistency. Pick out figs for sets and battlebacks from the same batches. Quote
Sirens-of-Titan Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 They should just make them all in the same plant then and have some consistency. Pick out figs for sets and battlebacks from the same batches. In a perfect world they would, but I'm afraid it's much more cost effective to outsource. Quote
BrickArtist Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 They should just make them all in the same plant then and have some consistency. Pick out figs for sets and battlebacks from the same batches. that would be great, but the reason is they need to make $. If they made collectible figs out of ABS plastic, they would make little to no money. Quote
Ogre Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 I don't know what everyone else is complaining about - I had no problems at all with my battlepack figures. I'm a little confused by that as well. All my BP figs looked fine. A wee bit 'loose in the joints' perhaps. I have noticed in some pics by other folks though, that there was a 'pink' problem with the Kingdom knights. Quote
metalandi Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) It would be interesting, if the quality of the battlepack figs actually has improved. But, last summer i made a review of the dragon knights battle pack, and on page 2 i posted a comparison picture of a "normal" fig and a battle pack fig, and explained the difference in quality. You may want to check it out here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=42598 Edited January 23, 2011 by metalandi Quote
Sirens-of-Titan Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 This wave of sets is following the trend started by last year's Kingdom's sets in terms of the time of release. Does anyone remember what Month we got the official pics of the sets last year?? Quote
fred67 Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 that would be great, but the reason is they need to make $. If they made collectible figs out of ABS plastic, they would make little to no money. What plastic are they made out of? From what I understand they ARE made of ABS, it's just the mixing/molds/quality control that ends up making it different from the others. Quote
Artanis I Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 I have noticed in some pics by other folks though, that there was a 'pink' problem with the Kingdom knights. Not limited to the battle packs at all. Quote
tin7_creations Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Just looked at Brickset; they've already got a description of the Kingdoms sets in the second half of 2011!! "There are four new Kingdoms sets on the way of which two feature 'ordinary medieval village life', albeit with some marauding knights pillaging the place. The big news is that they feature new minifig-scale animals: chickens (in white and brown) and goats." CHICKENS! GOATS! Quote
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