Dwarves Mining set is out!!!!

[Hinckley]

Hello, everyone! Long-time lurker, first-time poster here.

Wanted to share that I purchased this set in a Target store on Tues. evening for $49.99. That Target store is located in mid-Iowa (middle of the US). I checked two other area stores and they did not have the set available.

Naturally, I was very excited to find this set so early. I'm trying to post pics; since I'm new, we'll see if that works.

I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so one thing I can tell you is that there are two styles of dwarf beard.

Buckshot! Thank you for confirming and welcome to Eurobricks. I am now searching for a 24 hour Target. I must get several copies of this set! *wub* *wub* *wub* I'm in Chicago, so I'll let you guys know if and where I find it! :'-) I'm so excited!

Welcome again Buckshot, you're one of my favorites now! Thanks for breaking the lurking barrier to bring us the great news!!

[Buckshot]

Hate to reply to my own post, but I noticed the troll pic worked!

As for the troll, the head and legs don't move. The arms are attached with blue technic pins and rotate 360 degrees. The hands rotate 360 degrees also, and include the added feature of a square bottom. This allows the troll to hold mere humans/orcs/dwarves by their ankles! Yar!

The beard pic is small/poor quality; I was trying to show you the two styles. One style has two braids in front, one in the back; the other has three braids in front, two in the back.

[Starwars4J]

Hello, everyone! Long-time lurker, first-time poster here.

Wanted to share that I purchased this set in a Target store on Tues. evening for $49.99. That Target store is located in mid-Iowa (middle of the US). I checked two other area stores and they did not have the set available.

Naturally, I was very excited to find this set so early. I'm trying to post pics; since I'm new, we'll see if that works.

I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so one thing I can tell you is that there are two styles of dwarf beard.

Welcome to EB buckshot! I'm sure we'd love any pictures you're able to post :-)

Edit: I see you've posted some! Those beards look fantastic, thanks for the pics! They're the same hard plastic as normal beards, right? Not rubbery? Also, does the "Helmet" of the troll come off?

Edited October 5, 2007 by Starwars4J

[Buckshot]

Buckshot! Thank you for confirming and welcome to Eurobricks. I am now searching for a 24 hour Target. I must get several copies of this set! *wub* *wub* *wub* I'm in Chicago, so I'll let you guys know if and where I find it! :'-) I'm so excited!

Welcome again Buckshot, you're one of my favorites now! Thanks for breaking the lurking barrier to bring us the great news!!

Thank you for the welcome, hinckley39! Good luck with your search--the Target I found this set at only had five (four now >:-) , and they were all above the normal shelves.

Welcome to EB buckshot! I'm sure we'd love any pictures you're able to post :-)

Edit: I see you've posted some! Those beards look fantastic, thanks for the pics! They're the same hard plastic as normal beards, right? Not rubbery? Also, does the "Helmet" of the troll come off?

Thanks, Starwars4J! The beards are hard plastic, and sadly the helmet does NOT come off.

Here's the helmets (sorry the pics are so small--I'm still learning :'-( ). The winged helmets are slightly different than the non-winged helmets above the eyes.

I love this set; one thing that did not impress me was that the golden winged helmet was loose in the box (not bagged); almost as though it had been added as an after-thought.

[Starwars4J]

Thank you for the welcome, hinckley39! Good luck with your search--the Target I found this set at only had five (four now >:-) , and they were all above the normal shelves.

Thanks, Starwars4J! The beards are hard plastic, and sadly the helmet does NOT come off.

Here's the helmets (sorry the pics are so small--I'm still learning :'-( ). The winged helmets are slightly different than the non-winged helmets above the eyes.

I love this set; one thing that did not impress me was that the golden winged helmet was loose in the box (not bagged); almost as though it had been added as an after-thought.

Thanks for the pic! Those helmets are awesome *wub*

If you want help on posting images, have you checked out the Tutorial Index? It includes how to deeplink images, how to upload images to an online photosharing account, and how to resize them.

Odd about that helmet being separate...thanks for the information!

[Chuck]

Thank you for the welcome, hinckley39! Good luck with your search--the Target I found this set at only had five (four now >:-) , and they were all above the normal shelves.

Thanks, Starwars4J! The beards are hard plastic, and sadly the helmet does NOT come off.

Here's the helmets (sorry the pics are so small--I'm still learning :'-( ). The winged helmets are slightly different than the non-winged helmets above the eyes.

I love this set; one thing that did not impress me was that the golden winged helmet was loose in the box (not bagged); almost as though it had been added as an after-thought.

LOL! Usually the problem new members have with pictures is that they are too big!

Anyways, from the pics you gave us (which being as clear as they are, don't need bigger pics ;-) ), the non-winged helmets look like the helmets on the preliminary trolls/goblins/orcs.

-Chuck

[Shadows]

It's so close to what I wanted that I can't complain. The helmets and some of the odds and ends make up for any shortcomings, and a Target exclusive also means a S@H exclusive, so don't forget to check those LEGO brand stores and online, no reason anyone can't find this one, and I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want to.

Welcome again Bucky, great way to intro yourself, you're hero of the day *y*

[Starwars4J]

LOL! Usually the problem new members have with pictures is that they are too big!

Anyways, from the pics you gave us (which being as clear as they are, don't need bigger pics ;-) ), the non-winged helmets look like the helmets on the preliminary trolls/goblins/orcs.

-Chuck

I think we should be grateful for any pics...:-/ Hopefully he'll be able to upload some more after reading the tutorials.

Please? :'-) X-D

[Batbrick]

Thanks alot for those pics Buckshot! *sweet*

Welcome to Eurobricks! *sweet*

gee, we're meeting a few in this thread aren't we? X-D

This set is a must-get for me, and now that I have noticed a lot more of the clever playability features my opinion of the mine has gone up a lot too! :'-)

TTFN! >:-)

[xwingyoda]

Welcome to EB Buckshot ;-)

When you say mid Iowa, are you from Des Moines or Iowa City by any chance ;-)

Tks for sharing the frst pics of that great set ;-) I think TLC did a great job with all these different beard and helmet design + colours !!

After our diasppontment with vikings, we have now 2 new designed beards :-D

Please show us more pics ;-)

*yoda*

[Hewman]

Ooooh! *wub* This is brilliant! *sweet* Thanks Natelite!

Anyone notice that the Dwarf is making a grill helmet for the crownies? I think thats sweet! *sweet*

I am so glad they kept the beards, and look at all that treasure! *wub* And that brickbuilt sledgehammer and tan troll! *wub* This set is almost perfect.

Because it is an exclusive does this mean it won't come to Australia, because we didn't get the Golden Guardian or Skeleton Ship Attack. :'-( I may have to order it with huge postage costs! :'-(

TTFN! >:-)

I have a catalogue for Australia and this set is in it, apparently available in November as an exclusive to one shop but it didn't say which shop.

[Batbrick]

I have a catalogue for Australia and this set is in it, apparently available in November as an exclusive to one shop but it didn't say which shop.

_______

Thanks hewman! *sweet* , I had seen this catalogue (as I am from Australia too, Tasmania to be precise) but I had forgotten about the release date! :-$ Too bad it says nothing about the place where it will be selling! |-/

Atleast we can now be assured of the brilliance of this set thanks to the latest pics! ;-)

Thanks again hewman! :-)

TTFN! >:-)

EDIT ALERT EDIT ALERT: Batbrick Stalking iamded from above!

Edited October 5, 2007 by Batbrick

[iamded]

This... looks... awesome!

The war hammer looks cool, the helmets, swords and beards are all fantastic, and the giant troll isn't bad either! Yay, a final set pic means we will soon be seeing a review of this set. Yaay! :-D :-D :-D

iamded stalking Batbrick!

~Peace

[Vader]

Thanks for the new pics Buckshot and welcome to EB, the beards, helmets and troll look superb *wub*

We knew this set would be good but the more i see of it the more i believe it to be great :-)

[hollisbrick]

Hello and welcome hotshot. thanks for those pics! Any chance of a review??? *sweet*

[DNL]

thank you very much for the pics :-)

I *wub* the beards *sweet*

DNL

Edited October 5, 2007 by DNL

[BrotherDog]

I think Lego is also continuing doing their bit against Wal-Mart.

Every major store gets the occasional exclusive, some more than others.But never WalMart to my recollection.

Good for TLC.

Fight the man!

?!?!?!?!

If anything Target is the man, with thier elitist attacks against charities. I've worked at all 3, Kmart, Target, and Walmart. Target was the worst. ;;D

But seriously. Thankfully it isn't another TRU exclusive, those jerks refuse put a store in our region, and they won't answer any shipping questions online. What's their problem anyway?

All that aside, this set and it's companions look sweet... ;;D Some of it might even make halfway decent D&D figs.

Please, please, please, more pics please... ;;D

Edited October 5, 2007 by BrotherDog

[MagPiesRUs]

Thanks for the wonderful pics and information, buckshot *wub* and welcome username_taken :-D

I'm loving the beards and helmets, I can't wait to get this set *wub*

It seems the original picture in the catalogue was the final picture, I can see now the new orc/troll torsos, grill helmet and the *knight* helmet.

TinyPiesRUs

[Asuka]

I'm new here so don't attack me please! :-$

Ups, too late.... :-D

Hello and welcome! *y*

EDIT:

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[Shakar]

7036 review over CC!

What can I say...it's fantastic. Definately the set I'm looking foward the most right now. This is something that caught me:

The dwarve beards are great. Unlike the current wizard beard which just covers the front of the fig, the dwarven beards cover the front and back of the fig. The front is the beard of course and in the back it looks as if the figs hair is flowing out the back of his helm.

Do you know what this means?

HAIR UNDER THE HEADGEAR! Sure, it's only a start, but Lego may try to do something like this for other minifigs. I for one would be very happy.

Shakar

[Vader]

The giant troll has four points of articulation instead of two as I thought it would. The arms are attached with blue technic pins and the hands have a molded pin that fits into a hole at the wrist (the hands come preattached, the arms do not). So, both arms move at the shoulder and both hands move at the wrist. The hands are designed so that they can hold minifig accessories and also a minifig foot (the back of the box shows a giant troll holding a dwarve upside down). One minor quibble: the holes in the armor/helm take viking horns, but are shallow so that the horns don't sit flush. The armor and helmet are not removable.

So the arms are removable, that's great for staging battles etc. I can see a few moc's showing up with knights removing troll arms X-D .

Having the hands able to rotate is again great news, i never liked the older models that coulnt be moved.

If the hands also hold a figs lego then i'm guessing there's gonna be a lot of dwarf tossing going on X-D

It's a shame that the viking horns don't sit flush in the helmet, however there are ways around that if your willing to slightly smooth the ends out.

Oh and 2 more of these sets have appeared on ebay today.

[Shakar]

I like how the trolls can grab minifig acessories. You can make them use different weapons other than their wacking clubs, like halberds, torches, etc....not only that, they can also catch minifigs! >:-)

Shakar

[natelite]

I like how the trolls can grab minifig acessories. You can make them use different weapons other than their wacking clubs, like halberds, torches, etc....not only that, they can also catch minifigs! >:-)

Shakar

wonder if they are large enough to hold the action figure kk shields and weapons? i'm gonna make a stop at my local target stores this weekend! last count was about 3-4 in a 10 mile radius. >:-)

will do a picture review for EB then!

[Sir Dillon]

*wub*

This set looks great! I cannot wait for it to come out...

[The Brick Rat]

7036 review over CC!

What can I say...it's fantastic. Definately the set I'm looking foward the most right now. This is something that caught me: Do you know what this means?

HAIR UNDER THE HEADGEAR! Sure, it's only a start, but Lego may try to do something like this for other minifigs. I for one would be very happy.

Shakar

Hi. I'm the one who wrote the 'mini' review at CC. Just to clarify, I don't want anyone thinking that the dwarf beard/hair actually goes under the helmet. Rather the back of the dwarven helms and the top of the hair sit flush with each other so it looks as if the hair is flowing out from under the helm. It's a very nice effect, but also has some drawbacks. Most Castle headgear won't work with the dwarven beard piece. The ones I found that did:

Forestmen's Hat - But there is a gap between the hat and the hair that exposes the back of the minifigs head.

Vikings Hat - Same gap as noted above.

Wizards Hat - Actually looks pretty good.

Castle Helmet with neck protector - It doesn't sit completely flush, but the flared neckpiece allows it to sit far enough down for a somewhat snug fit (and it looks good).

Another piece that fits is the Flat Top Hair - The back of the hairpiece sits fairly flush with the dwarven hair for a decent look.

Ken