ClickDastardly Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Thanks for the heads up. I broke down and opened an account on aliexpress to get that cool new FF set! I can't wait to do a side by side picture of that new Thing alongside the Decool and Lele (shudder) Things I already have!!
Brickmamba Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 I've got a feeling we'll get a nice print but I fear it'll be light bley... I hope I'm wrong... Better than nothing though! Fact is the set is so good it must be had regardless of how SS turns out, cant wait
Kire Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Updated RR, translucent Human torch, pyro, and Silver Surfer. So far I think SY has the better superheroes waves coming along. The Decool GOTG wave is taking a while though. For every one Decool wave of 6 minifigs, SY usually release 2 or 3 waves/sets. This time 3, the young justice set, this FF wave and the four batman buildable vehicle.
pmptstc1 Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Hello! I've been following this board for a while now. This is the best place on the web to find info on bootlegs. Thank you! You guys are awesome! I'm excited to get the new FF figures. I've been waiting for a good Silver Surfer for a while now. I also just got the Toy Story set in hopes of using the longer limbs for Mr. Fantastic, but now it looks like that won't be necessary. I recently got the Decool League of legends and SY Chima Series 3 (I think it's series 3, at least). The figures are great overall. The new molds for the LoL-exclusive accesssories are sweet and the printing is pretty detailed. QC is an issue again, though. I got four sets and about half had small, but noticable printing smudges/misalignment/ect. They are still worth getting, especially if you are a big medieval fan, like myself. The Chima figures' quality is amazing, the new tribes, in particular. The only issue is that the eagle, croc, gorilla, and lion (sorry, don't know the characters) all have light bley torsos (with the croc, lion, and gorilla having the exact same print). I think they actually are copies of corresponding LEGO torsos, but they just seem wrong on the croc and lion. If you are getting the set for the bat, rhino, spider, and scorpion, you should be very pleased, but if you are looking for all the characters you might be disappointed. I spent about $12 USD on this and I still feel like it was worth it. Edited October 5, 2014 by pmptstc1
Pitdroid Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Here are some closer up pictures of the SY Fantastic Four figs.http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/8pcs-lot-FANTASTIC-FOUR-4-SY167-Thing-Building-Bricks-Blocks-Sets-Marvel-Figures-Minifigure-Toys-Gift/917882_2049998727.html
Swifty118247 Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Here are some closer up pictures of the SY Fantastic Four figs.http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/8pcs-lot-FANTASTIC-FOUR-4-SY167-Thing-Building-Bricks-Blocks-Sets-Marvel-Figures-Minifigure-Toys-Gift/917882_2049998727.html Why must you do this! I've got to find the money to buy these now!!!
robuko Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 My SY set Zur En Aarh batman came with white arms and no cloak. Anyone getting yellow arms and a cloak? Quite pleased with the league of legends custom moulds for history mods.
tkkim79 Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 i saw some review about SY's fantastic four figure QC was not that good i expect... silversurfer is not silver ): somewhat disappointed. but i will buy it
gauz Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 I got my SY Hulk this week. As for QC it is right up there with the Lego one. The Decool ones I have gotten all seem to have a wonky right arm, really loose.
Kire Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Silver surfer still looks good. The only bootleggers who have silver prints are decool I believe,
Robianco Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) They've all printed silver at some point... Silver Surfer is different though... The figure would need to be chromed and I don't think the bootleggers are going that far yet. MH80, who is a customiser, has chromed and printed Winter Soldier's arm and there's minifigures.pl chrome all their figures. I think it's a step too far to ask bootleggers to go that far right now. There's nothing on those images of the SY set that tells me the QC is off. They look pretty good to me! The SS is at least a kind of silver and not just light bley. Edited October 5, 2014 by Robianco
SweetiePie88 Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Yes the price is higher, but they are much better quality and the Chinese knockoffs are basically stolen designs from these customizers. Everyone has their own tolerances but I prefer to support the people that actually spend the time to design the figures rather than the people that steal them and mass produce them, but as I said to each their own. There is obviously market for cheap knockoffs, otherwise MegaBloks and Kre-O wouldn't exist. Mb and kero aren't cheap knock offs dude!!! MB is a company that could be a major threat to Lego in the future if mb would corner a few areas lego is lacking in like the city building market/excessive police problem. Quality is nearly as good as Lego but a lot cheaper, they are making some epic parts like the gender bender plate, and they have taken two different things Lego has done(spongebob and friends) and taking things up a notch as spongeBob mb's and my life as mb. Plus they make hello kitty stuff and my mom loves it. As far as bootlegs go, I'm all for them. they are making really epic stuff at a much better price and I have my fingers crossed for a figure becoming a bootleg. IF I can find the set its in on sale or they release it in a CMF pack, I'll go legit. If not, then bootleg it is since I am not willing to cough up 70 bucks on a set I don't like that much to get one figure and I'm not willing to pay 15 plus to buy it seperatly.
Robianco Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Mb and kero aren't cheap knock offs dude!!! MB is a company that could be a major threat to Lego in the future if mb would corner a few areas lego is lacking in like the city building market/excessive police problem. Quality is nearly as good as Lego but a lot cheaper, they are making some epic parts like the gender bender plate, and they have taken two different things Lego has done(spongebob and friends) and taking things up a notch as spongeBob mb's and my life as mb. Plus they make hello kitty stuff and my mom loves it. As far as bootlegs go, I'm all for them. they are making really epic stuff at a much better price and I have my fingers crossed for a figure becoming a bootleg. IF I can find the set its in on sale or they release it in a CMF pack, I'll go legit. If not, then bootleg it is since I am not willing to cough up 70 bucks on a set I don't like that much to get one figure and I'm not willing to pay 15 plus to buy it seperatly. My biggest issue with the quoted text there was the perennial issue... That customisers are designing the figures and putting all the work in. A lot of customiser's figures are stolen designs from Lego games... That's their appeal... You can't judge bootleggers as any different when that happens. People like Phoenix have only done completely original designs though so that would be a theft of their IP.
gavralcraw Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) The new human torch looks sweet! And if the silver surfer is pearl gray then yay! Edited October 6, 2014 by gavralcraw
Swifty118247 Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 The new human torch looks sweet! And if the silver surfer is pearl gray then yay! Agread!! In fact I'm kind of glad that they went with pearl gray, not really a fan of the chrome stuff (although it would make sence in this situation)
Brickmamba Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Thx for the pics Tkkim79, SY has outdone themselves, a metallic SS is all a fan can ask for, thank goodness they didn't cheap out and settle with a solid color and to expect any type of chrome is unjustified for the price, all the other figures look great but does anyone else find it odd the Thing has a stud on the head?
Robianco Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 I think SY have taken a slightly different stance on their bigfigs in that the head is removable and can rotate... you can also add hair to them (if you felt like putting their Hulk hair on it). It's a different way of looking at it but I hope it means they plan on doing a lot more and they're probably more in the spirit of Lego in that they're interchangeable and not just static moulds like actual Lego. I agree it looks a little odd at first... also the moulded brow part of the head from the Decool version is also missing... I'll have to see how that printed version looks on the SY one. The detailing of the 'stone' effect on Thing looks pretty impressive though.
KCMatze Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Any signs of Zur En Arrh and Begins Bats on ebay? Cannot find any... And too bad for you robuko, stinks when that happens!
da6driver Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Any signs of Zur En Arrh and Begins Bats on ebay? Cannot find any... And too bad for you robuko, stinks when that happens! Here is an ebay listing for the SY batman sets. Pretty steep price tag though for an early listing. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=171472823260
gavralcraw Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 PM your fave sellers and see if they have a new set. They are more likely to stick it... But then they will be on eBay regardless.
kidd30 Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Hello everyone, I love the topics on this forum and the pictures of the Iron Man HOA's. I made one myself.
Jeannehk2007 Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 my HoA sorry low quality pic Very beautiful hall I wish i can have a hall like yours Hello everyone, I love the topics on this forum and the pictures of the Iron Man HOA's. I made one myself. Your hall is also awesome and great! My hall is still under heavy construction......
tkkim79 Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 Finally, decool release venom big size i don't have pic right now my hometown fleamarket says it will come tomorrow if i can buy will show pic here see you later~
robuko Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 Any signs of Zur En Arrh and Begins Bats on ebay? Cannot find any... And too bad for you robuko, stinks when that happens! Thanks KCMatze, it's not a big deal although I would have liked the purple cape. The one I thought was Adam West batman is dark blue, not mid blue. Only the tumbler one came with a cape. Pics later. The mini sets come with a surprisingly good selection of bricks and colors.
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