just2good Posted February 10, 2014 Author Posted February 10, 2014 Is there any rumors even of an exclusive minifigure for this years Blu-Ray release similar to last years? Not at the moment. Quote
Deathleech Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) So in that case promotional items are good for the final Hobbit film. It would be odd to keep the polys for LOTR unless they really wanted to get people excited for its return in 2015. Well they are promotional items, but I get the feeling Lego doesn't really go overboard with them or care too much except in some cases like with the Lego Movie where they made several. But in that case they made tons of sets in the first wave, a few D2C, and a CMF series so everything was over done besides just the polybags and none of it's the norm with other lines. I mean most of the time the polybags aren't even available all over the world, and even the places they are available the distribution is limited or spotty at best. As for why release the LotR polys with the third wave... maybe to space them out? If we got the polybags in both second waves that would mean we wouldn't get anymore for the final two waves which is at least a year and a half worth of sets. They also could relate better to the third LotR wave or be too similar to something we get in the second? For instance releasing a Mirkwood Elf Guard polybag when you have the MEA set in the same wave would cannibalize each other's sales. At the same time though, releasing a Uruk-hai poly in the second LotR wouldn't make sense cause he wouldn't really go with any of the sets in that wave. They might of also put the polybags in the cheaper of the two waves to help keep the overall prices similar. If you have a wave like the second Hobbit where the sets only total $170 vs the second LotR wave where they total $203 people are probably going to be less likely to pick up the polys in the more expensive wave because they want to save their money for the normal sets. I have no idea the actual reason, these are just some possibilities I can think of. Edited February 10, 2014 by Deathleech Quote
The Awesomnator Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) It's not funny to make jokes of Brain Tumor's! It's a metal plate and you know that! if you want to be a little kid and make fun of a very bad disease then go somewhere else! If someone in your family had Cancer you would talk a little different! I am sorry if the wording of my post offended you. It was not a joke. I was under the assumpion he had suffered from a brain tumor because of a website that had gotten a picture of Bolg in 2012 and thought he had worn the medal bar because he had experienced a tumor. Again, I apoligize if I offended you. Can we go back to talking about the sets now? Edited February 11, 2014 by The Awesomnator Quote
Ardelon Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 My suspicion poly bag will be Dol Guldur Orc and Dain/Thorin. Second guess Iron Hill Dwarf and Bolg/Azog I agree with these guesses, though I would replace Bolg/Azog with Bard, since so far the unique characters in polybags have been heroes, IIRC. Quote
h22chen Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Do anyone know what the new Polybags would be? Quote
kevkipo Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I am sorry if the wording of my post offended you. It was not a joke. I was under the assumpion he had suffered from a brain tumor because of a website that had gotten a picture of Bolg in 2012 and thought he had worn the medal bar because he had experienced a tumor. Again, I apoligize if I offended you. Can we go back to talking about the sets now? Yes thanks, on some other news! Nuremberg: http://www.flickr.com/photos/promobricks/12436088384/ Not really new stuff, Sadly lets wait till Sunday! Quote
Risgrynsgrot Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 The Hobbit pre-order bonus: http://www.thebrickfan.com/gamestop-lego-the-hobbit-video-game-pre-order-bonus-revealed/ Quote
Mencot Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) The Hobbit pre-order bonus: http://www.thebrickf...bonus-revealed/ Old Bilbo in pyjama, WHOopi AWESOME No not to sound disappointed and to bash the fig but hey they could had done something better. Like the Elrond fig is awesome, the Iron Patriot (yes I know wrong theme and thread but) fig is awesome, even the Western Emmett fig is cool. So why give us another Bilbo even though I know it is an old Bilbo but I expected an known character in the Elrond fig style. Edited February 11, 2014 by Mencot Quote
Robert_88 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I don't know if I will buy the game but I will buy the minifigure. Looks nice! Quote
egg roller Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Agreed. While the torso print is sorta fun in a vacuum, they could have gone with a more imaginative fig. Look at the exclusive for the lego movie, I think that one is pretty creative and fun. Oh well, not a huge deal and its something real to talk about. Quote
Darth Punk Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Old Bilbo in pyjama, WHOopi AWESOME No not to sound disappointed and to bash the fig but hey they could had done something better. Like the Elrond fig is awesome, the Iron Patriot (yes I know wrong theme and thread but) fig is awesome, even the Western Emmett fig is cool. So why give us another Bilbo even though I know it is an old Bilbo but I expected an known character in the Elrond fig style. Be great for An Unexpected Slumber party moc. Though it would be better if he had a pipe to smoke, and yes i know that would never happen, just saying. It's nice, not thrilling but nice. It certainly is not going to compel me to buy from GameStop. Quote
kevkipo Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 It looks cool :) A new Bilbo is always good for me! (still want Lake-town Bilbo) Quote
Fives Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 That Bilbo is a gorgeous fig! Arm printing and everything! Sure, they could've chosen something better (Thror or Azanulbizar Thorin), but its still a great fig. Quote
MrErikku Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Old Bilbo in pyjama, WHOopi AWESOME No not to sound disappointed and to bash the fig but hey they could had done something better. Like the Elrond fig is awesome, the Iron Patriot (yes I know wrong theme and thread but) fig is awesome, even the Western Emmett fig is cool. So why give us another Bilbo even though I know it is an old Bilbo but I expected an known character in the Elrond fig style. I don't think it's an "old" version of Bilbo. His hair is the same color as normal Bilbo. Unless you mean old like from a previous movie, in which case I'd agree that you were right. Although not what I was hoping for, it doesn't really surprise me that it's another Bilbo. I will most definitely be picking one up regardless! The arm printing is wonderful. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that version of Bilbo would be the only LOTR or Hobbit figure with arm print, right? Could that be hinting at something for future figures in this next Hobbit wave, or theoretical final LOTR wave? Quote
SMC Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I will get it but not reall something that excites me, could have been so much better like an old Bilbo would have worked this just makes me think I need blue coat Bilbo for the set and there is no way to get that Quote
kevkipo Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I don't think it's an "old" version of Bilbo. His hair is the same color as normal Bilbo. Unless you mean old like from a previous movie, in which case I'd agree that you were right. Although not what I was hoping for, it doesn't really surprise me that it's another Bilbo. I will most definitely be picking one up regardless! The arm printing is wonderful. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that version of Bilbo would be the only LOTR or Hobbit figure with arm print, right? Could that be hinting at something for future figures in this next Hobbit wave, or theoretical final LOTR wave? I hope so! maybe Dain or someone else will need serious arm printing? (Or Iron Hillers?) Quote
Legoman123 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I actually really quite like him. Another Bilbo variant is always welcome to my collection anyway. Edited February 11, 2014 by Legoman123 Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 This kind of goes without saying, but Ace from fbtb.net just confirmed that he will be attending NYTF this weekend: http://www.fbtb.net/2014/02/11/toy-fair-2014/ Sunday can't come soon enough Quote
Legoman123 Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) This kind of goes without saying, but Ace from fbtb.net just confirmed that he will be attending NYTF this weekend: http://www.fbtb.net/.../toy-fair-2014/ Sunday can't come soon enough I thought it started on Tuesday! That is so awesome, I really can't wait for it now. Edited February 11, 2014 by Legoman123 Quote
danklaiber Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I can understand people's frustrations regarding the pre-order bonus minifigure, but I actually really like the new variation of Bilbo. It means that I can add this design to my collection and I will eventually have: Bilbo - Shire (beige shirt) Bilbo - Regular (red coat) Bilbo - Target Exclusive (blue coat) Bilbo - Pre-Order Bonus (brown dressing gown) I currently have every LEGO The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit set and minifigure, with the exception of the comic con exclusives and polybag 30215, which I'm pretty pleased with as being in the UK means not every product is directly available. Fingers crossed the Legolas Greenleaf polybag becomes globally available very soon! Quote
MrErikku Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 I hope so! maybe Dain or someone else will need serious arm printing? (Or Iron Hillers?) As cool as that's be, I doubt it'd be on and solider, it'd be to expensive to produce on a large scale. I could see a more prominent figure with arm printing though. But that's just me being hopeful. It would kind of ruin the pattern though and make them stick out more. Quote
danklaiber Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I will get it but not reall something that excites me, could have been so much better like an old Bilbo would have worked this just makes me think I need blue coat Bilbo for the set and there is no way to get that Search on eBay, that's where I acquired mine. I'm from the UK and I bought it from an Australian seller so it cost me a little bit but it's so worth it! However, I'm a completionist so I'm slightly obsessive when it comes to this sort of thing. Edited February 11, 2014 by danklaiber Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Yeah, being a completionist sometimes really hurts right in the wallet, I've just bought blue coat Bilbo from a bricklink seller in Ireland (along with Clark Kent and Celebration Darth Vader, all of which were not released in Switzerland for some reason ). The videogame preorder Bilbo looks spot-on, hopefully this one will be regularly available here Now we only need the dark blue DOS coat (which will assumably be included in the Erebor set) and our Bilbo army is complete Quote
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