Marvel Superheroes 2015 Rumors & Discussion

[Quicksilver]

I thought Nebula was in agreement to destroy Ronan and then Kill Thanos.

[greeklad97]

The exclusive figs are just as exlusive as lego wants them to be. if they want to, NOTHING is stopping them from making the figs again. as for "mmrketed and packaged as such" noone bought them from lego so theres no obligation to anyone.

That said I do not think lego intends on releasing them again.

My bad, shouldnt have included the word "marketed". But as it is, the figures will remain exclusive and are packaged as such. There is a reason that only the Bard figure didn't have the word exclusive anywhere on the packaging, hence why we saw him in a set. All three of the other figures will remain exclusive and are packaged as such. You are correct, that LEGO did not have an obligation to keep them exclusive as an item that was purchasable, but they do have an obligation in other regards, unfortunately. That obligation is to the fans that spent their sacred convention time in line for an item specifically marked as exclusive, when they could have been doing something else. LEGO were very clear about Bard not being exclusive beforehand, unlike the other figures. Trust me, LEGO has no intention of rereleasing these exact figures at all. Rereleasing them would just create negative buzz, hence their obligation. Any company could mass produce any exclusive, but high chances are they won't. The main reason that LEGO and its partners do these exclusives is for the sheer amount of buzz and attention that these figs bring to their booth. The buzz is incredibly profitable, just do the math for profit on the three exclusive chibi sets they sold out, its ridiculous. Every companies goal at SDCC is to be in the spotlight of Con-Goers for a portion of the day, nomatter how short, and exclusives bring that much desired attention from everyone, even non LEGO fans. Thats their goal, theyre competing, its marketing. Hasbro, Mattell, LEGO, and all the other big names all do it, and they wont stop, they don't care how much scalpers sell them for. If they were to suddenly widely release one of the exclusive figures, it would obviously bring the after market prices down tremendously. Thus reducing the amount of attention and buzz they would get the next year if everyone knew that the so called "exclusives" weren't really exclusive. People wouldn't waste their precious time at the LEGO booth if it wasnt profitable for them. Comic-Con time is incredibly expensive and sacred. You really need to choose whats most important to you, because you just wont have time for everything, its hectic enough as is trying to plan your day. If the figures arent exclusive, a lot of people will see LEGO as a waste of time and choose to visit another booth or panel with their time instead of LEGO, thus greatly reducing the buzz. It's a simple choice for LEGO really. Thats the unfortunate truth, and you can blame the Twilight films for it. Those films and their fangirls turned Comic-Con into a pop culture phenomenon, where big toy companies now have to struggle and compete to bring attention to themselves, thus introducing exclusives. SDCC will never be the same as it once was. Im lucky enough to experience it first-hand, as a true fan, it's a struggle.

Edited February 2, 2015 by greeklad97

[greeklad97]

Honestly, i can see us getting the Collector in some form for the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 sets (Likely to be made given the popularity of the first movie and its sets)

We could definitely still get him, but he would have to have different printing from the SDCC one. Like Green Arrow from SDCC 2013 and the new one from The Javelin.

Edited February 2, 2015 by greeklad97

[Scarilian]

I thought Nebula was in agreement to destroy Ronan and then Kill Thanos.

She was, but Thanos never saw her actually agree or support Ronan. She was with him at the time when he announced he was turning on Thanos, but Thanos is mad so he might not have noticed.

[agoodfella77]

Trust me, LEGO has no intention of rereleasing these exact figures at all. Rereleasing them would just create negative buzz, hence their obligation. Any company could mass produce any exclusive, but high chances are they won't.

1) The percentage of LEGO customers that receive SDCC figs vis a vis Comic Cons is an incedibly minuscule number vs. the overall global TLG customer base. The tail will not wag the dog.

2) Even if you are correct and LEGO will never re-release any of the past SDCC exclusives, they might re-think that strategy going forward (we've already seen a number of SDCC figs make their way into "general population" even if they aren't "exclusives")

3) This is exactly why I love both the high end customizers (such as Phoenix, MR, etc.) and even the bootleggers -- they are filling the supply to meet the incredibly high demand created by LEGO limiting supply.

4) When Comic Cons were obscure conventions, perhaps big corporations could turn a blind eye to the rest of their customer base -- but in this day and age compounded by social media at the speed of light? I think they might just re-think pissing off the majority of their fans / customers.

Edited February 3, 2015 by agoodfella

[Blakstone]

I think LEGO spends a lot of time and money to capitalize on San Diego Comic Con. If they break their word on exclusives, it will damage their reputation. Reputation is everything in business.

But the main point lies in what is an exclusive packaging and what is an exclusive minifigure. Each line has their own manager. I wish that the managers for DC and Marvel thought along the line of the Hobbit one and do exclusive packaging. They generate almost the same amount of buzz and news coverage without the huge aftermaket prices.

But if LEGO changed the printing on The Collector, for example, they could include him in a set without breaking their word on the exclusive SDCC version.

[Ultron]

But if LEGO changed the printing on The Collector, for example, they could include him in a set without breaking their word on the exclusive SDCC version.

Just give him a more detailed face and a more accurate cape piece and there ya go.

[DarkKnight7]

Just give him a more detailed face and a more accurate cape piece and there ya go.

I agree that it's possible for them to do a more accurate face, and that would make it different, for sure - and better, IMHO.

But, I'm not sure doing a more accurate cape piece is really possible. I mean, that detail and the black and white areas on the top (see HERE) aren't possible on Lego capes. Custom ones - yes, but not official LEGO. I mean, yes, the "Burger King" fig from the last CMF line had a bit of detail with the two capes, but they can't make it as close for Collector as I'm sure we'd all like it to be.

Just my 2 cents on that.

[LMB10]

How about the Other for the pre-order minfig? Seems like a likely choice to me.

[elederberg]

It turns out that we may not have seen the Version of Ultron in the Quinjet City Chase, Ultimate Ultron. The reason I say this is because Hot Toys just released pictures of some of their figures including one that is called Ultron Prime:

It looks similar to the final version of Ultron in the trailer and in Promo Art. The only reason I'm skeptical about this is because all the promo art suggests that this is his final form, and the head piece on Ultimate Ultron looks very similar to the one from his Final form.

[kevkipo]

It turns out that we may not have seen the Version of Ultron in the Quinjet City Chase, Ultimate Ultron. The reason I say this is because Hot Toys just released pictures of some of their figures including one that is called Ultron Prime:

It looks similar to the final version of Ultron in the trailer and in Promo Art. The only reason I'm skeptical about this is because all the promo art suggests that this is his final form, and the head piece on Ultimate Ultron looks very similar to the one from his Final form.

Neat figure, is there a Thor or Quicksilver one?

Edited February 3, 2015 by LuxorV

[LMB10]

nope, not in that wave

[Oky]

Does anyone else think that the Avengers tower seems to be in roughly the same scale as the Helicarrier? I think the trophyfigs will look great on it (better than the minifigs) and the tower would look very nice on the same display shelf with the Helicarrier.

[Scarilian]

Does anyone else think that the Avengers tower seems to be in roughly the same scale as the Helicarrier? I think the trophyfigs will look great on it (better than the minifigs) and the tower would look very nice on the same display shelf with the Helicarrier.

Maybe, its definitely a shrunken down version of the Tower. The issue being it doesnt have the same amount of floors so it would give micro-figures really massive rooms, and the proportions are 'iffy' when it comes to the top layer and balcony.

It turns out that we may not have seen the Version of Ultron in the Quinjet City Chase, Ultimate Ultron. The reason I say this is because Hot Toys just released pictures of some of their figures including one that is called Ultron Prime

It looks similar to the final version of Ultron in the trailer and in Promo Art. The only reason I'm skeptical about this is because all the promo art suggests that this is his final form, and the head piece on Ultimate Ultron looks very similar to the one from his Final form.

Hot Toys most likely made a mistakes. I mean we've seen 'Ultron Prime' and that looks nothing like the Silver version;

Its Hot Toys being stupid, simple as that. The Avengers Quinjet Chase will definitely include the Silver 'Ultimate Ultron'

[Oky]

Maybe, its definitely a shrunken down version of the Tower. The issue being it doesnt have the same amount of floors so it would give micro-figures really massive rooms, and the proportions are 'iffy' when it comes to the top layer and balcony.

True. I was mainly just thinking of putting them on the balcony, but yes, if you intend to utilize the interior, you'd definitely have to split each floor into at least two or three floors. That would be an interesting mod.

[kevkipo]

So i've done some analasys on Hydra Fortress, tought i would share it with ye guys

1: Defenitely a part of the fortress, with hidden section and a barrel or crate

2: Now there you can see a hinge, probably representing some sort of exploding function

3: I think the super Jumper is hiding there

4: A Hulk smash function? the cockpit is flying off as it seems

5: A turret for Von Strucker to control, with the new stud shooters

[Ultron]

4: A Hulk smash function? the cockpit is flying off as it seems

It looks that if you push down on the front of the car, the hood pops up and knocks off the turret.

[legofreak86]

Very thorough, also the hydra soldier is actually quite accurate to ones that appear in the film, in one of the extended trailers Iron Man destroys a gate and flies up a flight of outdoor snow covered steps and takes out a few soldiers with those eye masks in the process with his repulsors. I'd imaging this is supposed to represent the opening part of the film which was mentioned in the latest issue of empire magazine, quicksilver might be a bit out of place in that costume as i'd imagine he doesn't have a costume at that point in the movie, it is good to see him included in the lineup though as that means all the major characters of the film are represented in the sets.

[deskp]

Desperatley need the helmet part. Shame the one in the small set isn't printed.

[smkaemp]

Doesn't much matter- if people want to MOC a Hellicarrier their best value for parts is gunna be the set anyways. Unless maybe they have access to bulk parts from a LUG or something, and even then it would be hard to get such a variety of grey slopes/wedges.

If I can, my tentative plan is to get 2 and basically make the deck twice as wide (2 of those big plates wide rather than 1) to fit a better sized control room in there.

Must be nice to have $700 to throw around jealous. But I dont think the set is worth it. You could build one for way less. The only reason the part count is so high is cause of all the small pieces unlike the SSD where it had lots of large plates. Oh well to each their own

[kevkipo]

Very thorough, also the hydra soldier is actually quite accurate to ones that appear in the film, in one of the extended trailers Iron Man destroys a gate and flies up a flight of outdoor snow covered steps and takes out a few soldiers with those eye masks in the process with his repulsors. I'd imaging this is supposed to represent the opening part of the film which was mentioned in the latest issue of empire magazine, quicksilver might be a bit out of place in that costume as i'd imagine he doesn't have a costume at that point in the movie, it is good to see him included in the lineup though as that means all the major characters of the film are represented in the sets.

Im thinking about ordering some of those Ninjago scarfs, they seem to have scarfs and hoods

Edited February 3, 2015 by kevkipo

[kevkipo]

So i'm planning on calling my Lego store today, what should i ask? what info do you guys want to hear?

[Quicksilver]

So i'm planning on calling my Lego store today, what should i ask? what info do you guys want to hear?

When are the sets being released.

[tafkatb]

What info do you really expect to get? Allocations for the March assortment haven't been posted at the store level yet, so you're not likely to get any more information than we already have.

[Scarilian]

Desperatley need the helmet part. Shame the one in the small set isn't printed.

Their isnt a helmet for Ultron Prime sadly, though it seems you could use the one from the Iron Man Vs Ultron set

Edited February 4, 2015 by LuxorV