Cheapest sets to buy to get minifigs for core characters

[Cusm]

Too late. That's what started his interest in LEGO Star Wars - his grandfather bought him the book. Then he wanted to watch the movies with me again... and now he has been bitten by the Star Wars bug.

I should have put a smiley face in there. I got the Guide for my son's birthday, and I get daily updates of what he wants (always the most $$ - Jango Fett, Cloud City) and what is wrong with the ones he has (Mace Windu's eyes are wrong (CW version) he needs the other one). I am just glad he does not surf the web outside of a few sites he is allowed, once he finds this place or brickshelf I am toast as I do not have the bricks or talent to compete with the ETREMELY TALENTED builders here.

You also never know what the will like the best, my son loves Plo Koon's fighter, so I will build some more for him, but he does not mess with his favorite character's (Vader) tie fighter.

[Penitent Tangent]

The magnet set could be unglued, but all new magnets - including production of previously released magnet sets, are to be glued to my knowledge. So move fast people if you want unglued magnets.

It wont last for long, now that it's been stated that they'll be glueing them

That seems like a really odd move consider the reason they've been selling so well is because people like the minifigs, you'd think the recent random bags would be proof of that too. Watch the sales of magnet sets drop when that starts happening. I understand that they want people to buy the expensive sets to get the minifigs. But surely releasing the magnets much later than when the sets first go on sale is enough to cut down on that. I really don't understand the reasoning behind this.

[StoutFiles]

That seems like a really odd move consider the reason they've been selling so well is because people like the minifigs, you'd think the recent random bags would be proof of that too. Watch the sales of magnet sets drop when that starts happening. I understand that they want people to buy the expensive sets to get the minifigs. But surely releasing the magnets much later than when the sets first go on sale is enough to cut down on that. I really don't understand the reasoning behind this.

Pressure from Hasbro is why they are gluing the minifigs. This has been covered multiple times.

[Fallenangel]

I should have put a smiley face in there. I got the Guide for my son's birthday, and I get daily updates of what he wants (always the most $$ - Jango Fett, Cloud City) and what is wrong with the ones he has (Mace Windu's eyes are wrong (CW version) he needs the other one). I am just glad he does not surf the web outside of a few sites he is allowed, once he finds this place or brickshelf I am toast as I do not have the bricks or talent to compete with the ETREMELY TALENTED builders here.

You also never know what the will like the best, my son loves Plo Koon's fighter, so I will build some more for him, but he does not mess with his favorite character's (Vader) tie fighter.

Well what's wrong with a bit of inspiration?