Bionicle 2008 Images and Discussion

[Lord Admiral Helden Ravensdorn]

Oooh... gettin' greedy, I see.

I'll wait until they're on super-sale next spring.

- Helden

[Dino_Bot]

I bought Kopaka, but I'm not gonna open him 'till X-Mas.

[Lord Thrawn]

Why not? You bought him! :-)

[Zarkan]

$7.99 CAN for 14 peices????!!!!

Wha?????!!

-ZotS

Totally. 5 USD like the previous year was pushing it, but bringing it up to 6 dollars just is overboard. I may just buy one of these pretty but overpriced and <insert that tiresome argument> Av-Matoran. |-/

[Zaktan of the Shadows]

Oooh... gettin' greedy, I see.

I'll wait until they're on super-sale next spring.

- Helden

Possibly... 8-|

BTW, Icarax looks pretty cool. Can't wait to see the 70 dollar + titans.

-ZotS

[Dino_Bot]

Why not? You bought him! :-)

Actually, my sister bought it. But I was there. So "I bought it". And I don't know where it is, either! XD

[Clonie]

Its likely that he will, though. So far, every one-off Toa has had one.

Takanuva > Ussanui

Lhikan > Kikanalo

Lesovikk > Watersled

Ignika > Airsled

So by "every" do you mean "3 of them"? :-P

Oh and yes, those Matoran are kinda overpriced... >>

Edited December 19, 2007 by Clonie

[Lord Thrawn]

So by "every" do you mean "3 of them"? :-P

Oh and yes, those Matoran are kinda overpriced... >>

Um, 4 sets listed there. :-/

I want Lewa. There, I said it.

[Visorak-kal]

Totally. 5 USD like the previous year was pushing it, but bringing it up to 6 dollars just is overboard. I may just buy one of these pretty but overpriced and <insert that tiresome argument> Av-Matoran. |-/

I'm betting it's all the new pieces, and the rising costs of production. I read on BZP that LEGO is having trouble holding off on raising canister set prices, which is why they re-used Zamor spheres in 2008. I have a feeling they gave us new masks/pieces on the Av-Matoran because they were going to raise the price anyway, otherwise I can't see the reason for new molds except to make the sets more valuable.

I wish they weren't six dollars each US, but since I only get the red and white ones anyway it doesn't matter. Plus, if Mutran and Vican are only 15 USD, then that means Vican will be a dollar cheaper than teh other Matoran!

Zaktan of the Shadows: I can't wait to see those 70+ sets either, so long as they aren't really hand-held buildable weapons. I honestly just can't see the profit in that, no kid is going to buy a 70 dollar buildable weapon when they just came out with 25 dollar Mahri dart shooters this year that aren't buildable.

I'm hoping that, since they ended playsets, we might get real-scale landscapes with lots of technic pieces! Or, as one guy on BZP theorized, it could be a large-scale playset with multiple figures.

VK

Edited December 19, 2007 by Visorak-kal

[Shakar]

Wait, weren't they 40+ or 70+? And I'm hoping for huge titans, bigger and more complicated than Kardas. That would be a dream come true. I wish that one of them was MoMN, but apparently we don't get a set of him next year. :-/

Shakar

[Visorak-kal]

Wait, weren't they 40+ or 70+? And I'm hoping for huge titans, bigger and more complicated than Kardas. That would be a dream come true. I wish that one of them was MoMN, but apparently we don't get a set of him next year. :-/

Shakar

Now that you mention it, I can't remember. It may actually have been 40+, and possibly 70. I am not so sure, and BZP is offline, so I can't check there.

And better-than-Kardas Titans would be great! In fact, something that is just as big and complex as Kardas would be nice in and of itself. Shame there's no Makuta of Metru Nui, as I have been hoping for a set of him. Still, Maxilos does work as him, the coloring is exactly the same and the Kraahkan looks great on Maxilos.

VK

Edited December 19, 2007 by Visorak-kal

[Zarkan]

I'm betting it's all the new pieces, and the rising costs of production. I read on BZP that LEGO is having trouble holding off on raising canister set prices, which is why they re-used Zamor spheres in 2008. I have a feeling they gave us new masks/pieces on the Av-Matoran because they were going to raise the price anyway, otherwise I can't see the reason for new molds except to make the sets more valuable.

You're probably right. Greg did say in his blog that the rising gas prices are having an impact on TLC. This must be the result....

I blame the middle eastern oil monopolies. And, as Rush on EIB calls them, the enviormentalist wackos, who refuse to let the USA drill for oil in Alaska. But I'm not going to get into all the political aspects of this problem - drat, already let my mouth slip. :-| :-P

[VBBN]

I wonder if we will see a new collecter tub for 2008... What do you think?

[Zarkan]

Hm, I kinda doubt it. They didn't do any last year, so why would they do one this year? Then again, you never know... :-)

[Dino_Bot]

I just wanna see Tahu, Gali, and Onua. Everything else can disappear. I don't like the Vamprah, and I don't like the Titans. The Toa are the best. The theme is really odd, and I feel the Vampire thing is just...soo clich'e...what's gonna be next? lycanthropes? or zombies?

[Clonie]

Um, 4 sets listed there. :-/

I want Lewa. There, I said it.

Kikanalo isn't a vehicle. T_T

[Ikki o' Moopyville]

Steed, vehicle, pet, same difference. No way's he's gonna be released alone anyway.

-Ikk

[Dino_Bot]

Taka needs a Puku type thing. A rahi. I'd be very happy if he came with a Rahi. I'm a big fan of Rahi.

[Zarkan]

Yeah. We get a ton of fan made rahi and non-set rahi, but we haven't been getting very many actual set rahi. We got only 1 last year and this year, and they both were awesome. I think It'd be cool to have ol' Taka riding on some giant bird or something. *sweet*

[Smithy_Boy]

my brother was in a city 2 hours away from where i live, he said he was gonna do all of his christmas shopping then to day he came back, and i was going around the house and i found a toy's r us bag and the ground, i check it and there is a receipt still in it.....

HE GOT ME ALL THE PHANTOKA AND MATORN.

wow, i love my brother. only 4 more days until i get the sets though...

[Zaktan of the Shadows]

Taka needs a Puku type thing. A rahi. I'd be very happy if he came with a Rahi. I'm a big fan of Rahi.

No.. not just a Pewku type thing... actually Pewku. He should use Pewku as a steed!

-ZotS

[Dino_Bot]

I don't get why they didn't give him Puku in the first place!

Coz Takua had it. And it was an awful rahi. I hope they update it.

[Zaktan of the Shadows]

I don't get why they didn't give him Puku in the first place!

Coz Takua had it. And it was an awful rahi. I hope they update it.

Taka did technically have it in 2003, yeah. :-D

But I hope they bring back Pewku.

-ZotS

[Lord Admiral Helden Ravensdorn]

Hrm...

If he's going to be released later in the year with the swamp sets, that might be a possibility!

[Lord Thrawn]

Got Lewa. He's pretty cool. I think the feet are too big.