PenPlays Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Hate to be a bummer, but I meant late May- early July (as opposed to June). Usually the exclusives are saved for the secondary release of each half-year wave of sets. Let's use the Eagle Castle for example. It was not discovered until mid-December. It was going to be released with the rest of Chima only 2 1/2 weeks later. Expect the same for the Croc Lair. Quote
Peppermint_M Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Well, gives me time to get off and buy something. I spent my month's LEGO budget on clearance sets and keeping an eye on the local toyshop for further reductions... It seems distrabution here in SWales is more than a little poor so Chima is on the backburner for me. Quote
Vindicare Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Browsing around Internet, checking out Target and they have price cuts on Chima. It's only a few bucks and it may be only in the US. Quote
Ninjinxy Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Hate to be a bummer, but I meant late May- early July (as opposed to June). Usually the exclusives are saved for the secondary release of each half-year wave of sets. Let's use the Eagle Castle for example. It was not discovered until mid-December. It was going to be released with the rest of Chima only 2 1/2 weeks later. Expect the same for the Croc Lair. Major bummer! I want to see it soon:( Quote
PenPlays Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Major bummer! I want to see it soon:( Don't lose too much hope. There is a chance that Lego changed their policy at the Toy Fairs. If anything, we will at least get in-the-flesh pictures of the sets that aren't exclusives when the Nurenburg Toy Fair arrives. Sometime this weekend I believe, actually. Quote
Aanchir Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Don't lose too much hope. There is a chance that Lego changed their policy at the Toy Fairs. If anything, we will at least get in-the-flesh pictures of the sets that aren't exclusives when the Nurenburg Toy Fair arrives. Sometime this weekend I believe, actually. They did change their policy, slightly. Last year at New York Toy Fair some store exclusives were shown, but mostly just ones from licensed themes. But it's possible that they'll be considering Chima a big enough deal to give it that honor as well. Quote
PenPlays Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 They did change their policy, slightly. Last year at New York Toy Fair some store exclusives were shown, but mostly just ones from licensed themes. But it's possible that they'll be considering Chima a big enough deal to give it that honor as well. Fingers crossed then. Will you be providing coverage again this year? Quote
DraikNova Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 I've seen more promotional stuff for Chima (the same amount of space Ninjago and Star Wars occupied TOGETHER last year) here than I have for any other theme. Quote
Aanchir Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Fingers crossed then. Will you be providing coverage again this year? No, unfortunately I'm back in college now and so my schedule is too tight for me to really plan a weekend trip to New York. Swert, the general manager of BS01 who provided me with my invite last year, is instead offering it to a BZPower staff member. This year, TLG is only sending one invite to every fansite, so since BS01 has nobody to represent them Swert decided it would be better to let two BZPower staff attend, in hopes of more thorough coverage. I imagine there will be no shortage of coverage of New York Toy Fair, so I don't think there's anything to worry about on that front. It may not be as thorough and wordy as mine was, but as a result it probably won't be nearly as delayed as mine was. Quote
DraikNova Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Well, let's just hope the BZPower staff give accurate coverage for Chima as well, then. Quote
PenPlays Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 ...when the Nurenburg Toy Fair arrives. Sometime this weekend I believe, actually. Whoops! Nurenburg Toy Fair Starts today... WHERE ARE THE PICTURES!!! Quote
Faefrost Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Whoops! Nurenburg Toy Fair Starts today... WHERE ARE THE PICTURES!!! I think it's a "no photos allowed" type show. They don't let the public take photos until New York. Quote
PenPlays Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 The Toy Fair in the UK is the only one where no pictures are allowed to be taken. Only a couple photos have hit the Internet so far, but none of them belong to action themes besides the Cragger, Laval, and Eris busts. Quote
Ninjinxy Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Don't lose too much hope. There is a chance that Lego changed their policy at the Toy Fairs. If anything, we will at least get in-the-flesh pictures of the sets that aren't exclusives when the Nurenburg Toy Fair arrives. Sometime this weekend I believe, actually. Squee!!! They did change their policy, slightly. Last year at New York Toy Fair some store exclusives were shown, but mostly just ones from licensed themes. But it's possible that they'll be considering Chima a big enough deal to give it that honor as well. Oooh, I hope so! Quote
DraikNova Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 It usually takes a while before the first pictures are up. First people go through the entire fair, taking pictures, then they have to go home... Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I've just found this picture on brickhorizon.com (thanks to xwingyoda): http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/843064_10151223619626637_2120250128_o.jpg I love how the gorilla tribe use bananas as ammo Quote
Tobias_Jay Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Wow, that mech looks great! The Gorilla tribe looks awesome! Will definitely look for the price of this set. Chima is looking up and could well be a great success. I also love those berry catapults! Edited January 31, 2013 by Wall E2624 Quote
Jargo Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I don't think much of the mech. It's quite messy looking and the brown looks off next to the black and blue. The hoses and the banana ammo belt sticking out like they do looks like they'd trip the thing up or get caught on trees and bring it crashing down. The minifigs are cool but the mech is meh. Quote
PenPlays Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 WOW! The Mech is SO much different than I thought it would. If this set is indeed $50 here in the US, I think I'll have to wait for a sale. But the most important thing to notice... LOOK AT THE NEW GORILLA WEAPONS!! Quote
Algernon Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I don't think much of the mech. It's quite messy looking and the brown looks off next to the black and blue. The hoses and the banana ammo belt sticking out like they do looks like they'd trip the thing up or get caught on trees and bring it crashing down. The minifigs are cool but the mech is meh. Aye. The aesthetics of that thing aren't appealing at all. Disappointing, because I was looking forward to this set. Quote
Lord Rahl of Clannad Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I don't think much of the mech. It's quite messy looking and the brown looks off next to the black and blue. The hoses and the banana ammo belt sticking out like they do looks like they'd trip the thing up or get caught on trees and bring it crashing down. The minifigs are cool but the mech is meh. I actually like the inclusion of the brown as, if you look at the "face" of the mech (which is where a lot of the brown bricks can be found), it bears some resemblance to the face of an actual gorilla. I knew that I was probably going to get this set anyways, but this makes the purchase of it a certainty. Quote
DraikNova Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Well, can I just say that teal (azure) goes great with black and brown? Quote
Doctor_ocks Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) I like the monkey mech. The legs look a bit...static maybe? But others than that its cool enough. The use of the engine parts for the nostrils is very nice. Edited January 31, 2013 by Doctor_ocks Quote
kermit Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I dont think the mech is that spectacular or even looks like a gorilla but I will get it just the same to get my hands on the minifigures. Quote
Ceroknight Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 It does have a bamboo face but it's too blocky and fat to look like one...and I don't really like those fingers Quote
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