Bionicle 2005 playsets now available at S@H Canada

[gylman]

Canadian Shop at Home madness continues.

The 2005 bionicle playsets are now available. You know those half-system half-bionicle thingies.

Bionicle playset 2005

Wolf04 must be freaking all over the place.

What a crazy day. I saw more new stuff at S@H today than I have ever seen before. Stuff that was not supposed to be released for months!

Oh my, with my heart palpitating like this, how will I ever get any sleep tonight?

Gyl

[Mr. Lego-builder]

EVEN MORE NEWS?!

First Dino Attack, then new Star Wars, then a strange, unexpected LEGO sale, and now BIONICLE...I don't know how much more I can take!

[Mister Phes]

Unless I'm mistaken this belongs in the Bionicle Forum with its Bionicle Brethren... Now say that fast 20 times and see how it turns out...

[Darth_Ewok]

Ughhh...

they look ugly. but I might get the battering ram just for the little spider things (7 of those little buggers in 1 set!) but other than that they suck. :/

[The Middleman]

Those are even more god-awful than I originally thought! I suppose the biggest one might be tolerable for the dark red pillars, but $70? Thanks, but no thanks.

[gylman]

I must say - I am not very keen about these Bionicle playsets. On the other hand, I used to hate Bionicle and now I like it quite a bit.... so maybe the LEGO company knows something about designing sets that I don't.

I won't be rushing to get these for now..... Vikings and the new Technic sets take priority. See how it goes.

Gyl

[Mister Phes]

SHEEEEZUS KABEEEZUS!!!

The central "head" part of the set has gotta take first place in the most <insert that tiresome argument> LEGO piece - ahead of the tray of that dump truck!

[Mr. Lego-builder]

SHEEEEZUS  KABEEESUZ!!!

The  central "head" part of the set has gotta take first place in the most <insert that tiresome argument> LEGO piece - ahead of the tray of that dump truck!

If this continues, the meaning of LEGO will be totally different...everything will be a huge <insert that tiresome argument> piece! (Oh, joy...) *devil*

[Mister Phes]

I never picked Bionicle as a victim of juniorisation. Probably because the pieces seemed big enough as they were, but I guess these latest sets prove they can bigger.

Somehow this set reminds me of the MegaBloks Pirate and Castle sets, minus the intricate details on the pieces. I actually saw a display for those MegaBlok sets the other day.

[Hor]

The central "head" part of the set has gotta take first place in the most <insert that tiresome argument> LEGO piece - ahead of the tray of that dump truck!

Is it compatible with human-sized head to wear as mask?? :)

[yoda601]

If it were a bit cheaper (Like $15-20 cheaper), then I'd probably buy it for the pieces.

[jngunsw]

the bionicle set this yr is quite refreshing.... like all the other lego series this yr (city/ police/ fire/ construction/viking etc)....

i m never a big fan of bionicle... but honestly this yr's set nearly got me.... bionicle in the form of castle is impressive... i know a lot of ppl know don't like the big pieces (neither do i) but at least i can see lego is trying to broaden the bionicle's appeal....

the only reason why i won't buy the bionicle sets is because we hv been saturated with really good sets this yr.... i hv bought more new sets this year than the last 5 yrs combined...

i hv been addicted to the new police n construction n star war series... n my goodness... the viking n the new Vladek's Dark Fortress are coming out.... unless i win a lottery i don't think i hv much left for the bionicle sets....which is a real pity... cos i really like that spider/scorpion creature in the bionicle castle set.... may b i will buy it from ebay or bricklink if someone sell it separately.....

anyway this is a "nice" dilemma.... better to hv too many nice sets to choose from than.....you-know-what-i-mean...

[Mister Phes]

If it were a bit cheaper (Like $15-20 cheaper), then I'd probably buy it for the pieces.

How much of the overall price do ya think this head part would cost?

Sadly, this one piece would probably be a lot cheaper (and quicker to produce) than making something similiar out of seperate blocks. :(

[Lost Viking]

At the insiders tour, I went too ;) (was up V()()D()()!!!!) they had the big mask at the employee pick a brick I looked at it but I didn't want to waste any room in the bag, you understand...