Month: November 2012 (Page 3 of 10)

LEGO The Hobbit Attack of the Wargs (79002) Review

November 26, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Continuing our Hobbit set reviews, today we review one of the more interesting sets in the line, Attack of the Wargs (79002). This along with the other sets are scheduled to be released November 27, 2012 but I found them at Walmart after Black Friday. This set contains 400 pieces and retails for $49.99, which comes to $0.12/piece. You get one instruction booklet, three numbered bags, and two separately bagged Wargs.

LEGO The Hobbit Attack of the Wargs (79002)

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LEGO The Hobbit Gandalf The Grey Polybag (30213) Found

November 25, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

An image of a new The Hobbit polybag has surfaced on eBay just a week after the Mirkwood Elf Guard hit the shelves at Toys R Us. A seller by the name of bucaroo is selling the new 31 piece The Hobbit Gandalf The Grey Polybag (30212) in lots of 10.

From what we can see, it is the same Gandalf minifigure as the ones we’ve seen in previous sets, which is pretty disappointing. His accessories include his staff and a map. There is also a rock formation with a torch with a spear and a sword as well as a skull and a spider on the side. We’re not sure where the selling got the polybags from or what retail store(s) will be selling this polybag yet, but my bet is that it might be at TRU stores in the near future.

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LEGO The Hobbit Escape From Mirkwood Spiders (79001) Review

November 24, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO The Hobbit Escape From Mirkwood Spiders (79001) is the second smallest set in the Hobbit line. It contains 298 pieces and retails for $29.99 which is $0.10/piece. This set is one of the two Special The Hobbit Trilogy Preview Sets along with the Barren Escape (79004). The reason is because the scenes in these particular sets are not in An Unexpected Journey, but in the next movie, The Desolation of Smaug. The set contains two numbered bags and one instruction booklet.

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LEGO The Hobbit Riddles For The Ring (79000) Review

November 24, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

I was at Walmart the day after Black Friday to see what was available in the LEGO section. To my surprise, I saw a pallet stocked with a few of the new Hobbit sets so I grabbed what I could, find including the first set in the series, Riddles For The Ring (79000). The set retails for $9.99 and consists of 105 pieces, about $0.10/piece. There are two un-numbered bags and one instruction booklet. In the back of the instruction book, you can also see all the minifigures in the Hobbit theme.

LEGO The Hobbit Riddles for The Ring (79000)

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 Name List

November 24, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

With the rumored list of the Series 10 Collectible Minifigures floating around different LEGO sites and forums, The Daily Brick has released the names of the minifigures for Series 11. These won’t be released until late 2013 and have set number 71002. How excited are you to hear about this news?

Yeti
Evil Mech
Welder
Lady Robot
Jazz Musician
Constable
Holiday Elf
Bavarian Lady
Scarecrow
Mountain Climber
Grandma
Tiki Warrior
Gingerbread Man
Barbarian
Dinner Waitress
Scientist

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 10 Preview?

November 23, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

With the Series 9 LEGO Collectible Minifigures not even out yet, we might have some clues on what the Series 10 minifigures could be. Aanchir on Eurobricks has found out some new images of some pieces from Brickset’s parts database that didn’t fit into any current sets or any upcoming sets that we know about. Further along in the thread, you can see a few of the pieces assembled into their respective minifigures. Notice there is a 17th character in the listing with some speculation that one of the minifigures will be the free exclusive in the upcoming LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia. If this is true, these minifigs will be packaged in the gold polybags and will be released sometime in 2013.

Sea Captain
Colonial Judge
Bee Costume Woman
Medusa
Skydiver
Painter
Pierrot/Old Style Clown
Paintball Player
Native American
Female Actress/Diva
Female Nerd
Roman Officer
Old Man
Hawk Soldier Girl
Punk Biker
Toy Soldier
Baseball Catcher

Update 1: ReZourceman has compiled all the new relevant pieces to create whole minfigures in the series. The names are also updated to what the figures appear as and not what the final names will be.

LEGO Minifigures Series 10 - Baseball Catcher

Update 2: The Daily Brick has released the official names of the Series 10 Collectible Minifigures and will have set number 71001.

Sea Captain
Sad Clown
Librarian
Grandpa
Bumblebee Girl
Roman Commander
Warrior Woman
Decorator
Tomahawk Warrior
Trendsetter
Baseball Fielder
Revolution Soldier
Motorcycle Mechanic
Medusa
Skydiver
Paintball Player

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My “Brick” Friday Experience

November 23, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

I arrived at the Fashion Valley LEGO Store in San Diego about 30 minutes before the “Brick” Friday midnight opening. The line wasn’t as long as I thought unlike the nearby stores that had lines of 50+ people waiting for their openings. While waiting, I had a nice, friendly chat with a few people about different LEGO sets and the state of LEGO at this point in time.

As the doors opened, there wasn’t a mad rush but I did see a lot of people grabbing the LEGO Star Wars 2012 Advent Calendar (9509), which was 50% off, as well as the Winter Village Cottage (10229). I only had two items left on my list so far to purchase, the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Quinjet Aerial Battle (6869) and the LEGO Star Wars Palpatine’s Arrest (9526).

As the I checked out, the Quinjet was 10% off and I was given a chance to choose a scratch-off card for a discount on an item. I picked out a 10% card so that went towards Palpatine’s Arrest. As part of the promotion, I received the LEGO Christmas Holiday Set (3300014) for free. There was also a promotion for a Holiday Pick-A-Brick box but the cashier almost forgot about it and I had to ask for it.

Later in the morning, I was browsing on Amazon to see what was on sale on Black Friday. I found some books that had massive discounts and I’ve been wanting to get them. I purchased The LEGO Book, the LEGO … Continue