Darth Caedus Posted October 13, 2012 Darth Caedus: you got two Filis and no Kili in your list (I would guess the second Fili to be Kili from the description). Kili is so overshadowed by his stylin' bro Fili that nobody wants to hear his name. As for the price discussion, The wave will be about even for me, since I skipped Weathertop, Mines of Moria and Orc Forge and just ebayed most of the minifigures, while still getting 2 Helm's Walls. The big question is whether to buy the six sets at a Lego store to get the VIP points, or skip that and buy online to avoid sales tax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fives Posted October 13, 2012 Just bought the Hobbit board game at the Sherway Gardens store in Toronto, and when I asked about the set poster, I was told that only one set will be released on December 1st in time for the film, while the rest will be out in the new year. Bag End will be released, the others we have to wait for. The store clerk I was talking to explicitly told me that any information found on blog or fan sites is wrong, and that the LEGO stores know the release dates. Sounds like we need to wait a little longer to get our hands on these amazing looking sets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KristofBD Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) ...and they use the same Warg orc legs in the Golbin King set and the same head for all three goblins. Really we are looking at 1 new head/cap for the goblins this time around, 1 new leg print, and 3 new torsos. Well looking at the heads of the goblins in the high res picture it seems that the goblin on the right has a slightly different head print. Could be the back side of a double printed head though. It has a different cheek bone and only three instead of four teeth on the upper row. Thinking about that well I guess it would be strange if that were the back side of a head with the front showing four teeth in the upper row. Edited October 13, 2012 by KristofBD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pumpkin Pie Posted October 13, 2012 Couldn't resist some photoshopping. LOTR warg variant. Wow! that warg is amazing! And I agree it does look like a hyena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathleech Posted October 13, 2012 As for the price discussion, The wave will be about even for me, since I skipped Weathertop, Mines of Moria and Orc Forge and just ebayed most of the minifigures, while still getting 2 Helm's Walls. The big question is whether to buy the six sets at a Lego store to get the VIP points, or skip that and buy online to avoid sales tax. What?! The minifigures were like the best part for the majority of those sets. How could you sell them??! As for where to buy the Hobbit sets, I would say online. Sales taxes are minimum 6%+ most places, and VIP points only give you 5% back basically, so you are saving a minimum of 1%. More realistically though it's 3 or 4% more savings from not having to pay sales taxes over ordering at the Lego store and getting VIP points. Of course if there are double points going on, or free shipping, or some sort of give away that could seriously change things... personally I plan to buy everything from B&N for 10% off, plus an additional 15-20% off hopefully with coupons like I did for the LotR sets. It just sucks waiting an extra month or so for them all to become available at B&N Just bought the Hobbit board game at the Sherway Gardens store in Toronto, and when I asked about the set poster, I was told that only one set will be released on December 1st in time for the film, while the rest will be out in the new year. Bag End will be released, the others we have to wait for. The store clerk I was talking to explicitly told me that any information found on blog or fan sites is wrong, and that the LEGO stores know the release dates. Sounds like we need to wait a little longer to get our hands on these amazing looking sets. The poster was only available at TRU I believe, and it stated all the sets would be available December 1st (as have several other sources). More realistically though I am betting everything will be popping up mid-November. The LotR wave was suppose to hit early or mid June and was shipping early May from TRU and Target stores. That Sherway Garden store and the employee seem to be severely misinformed. Well looking at the heads of the goblins in the high res picture it seems that the goblin on the right has a slightly different head print. Could be the back side of a double printed head though. It has a different cheek bone and only three instead of four teeth on the upper row. Thinking about that well I guess it would be strange if that were the back side of a head with the front showing four teeth in the upper row. I would bet money it's one head with double sided printing. The ear/bald cap seems to go far enough down in the back to cover whichever face is there. The Moria Orc was done the same way with a double sided printed face that looked extremely similar on both sides. I'm not really sure why Lego created double sided face printing that had two nearly identicle faces on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haltiamieli Posted October 14, 2012 What?! The minifigures were like the best part for the majority of those sets. How could you sell them??! Didn't he say that he bought them from eBay? You can't sell figs from sets you didn't buy, after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMP Posted October 14, 2012 Just bought the Hobbit board game at the Sherway Gardens store in Toronto, and when I asked about the set poster, I was told that only one set will be released on December 1st in time for the film, while the rest will be out in the new year. Bag End will be released, the others we have to wait for. The store clerk I was talking to explicitly told me that any information found on blog or fan sites is wrong, and that the LEGO stores know the release dates. Sounds like we need to wait a little longer to get our hands on these amazing looking sets. I doubt that. The sources from blogs and web sites are much more reliable than a single LEGO employee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Caedus Posted October 14, 2012 Didn't he say that he bought them from eBay? You can't sell figs from sets you didn't buy, after all. Exactly. For instance, Balin's Door had no display value for me so I just nabbed Pippin and some goblins online (grabbing the cooler Hobbit Legolas from Mirkwood Spiders). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathleech Posted October 14, 2012 Didn't he say that he bought them from eBay? You can't sell figs from sets you didn't buy, after all. Well, technically he didn't say if he bought or sold the minifigures, and didn't say which figures specifically he eBayed.. but ya, obviously he would be buying them and not selling. I wasn't even thinking, durr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faefrost Posted October 14, 2012 Kili is so overshadowed by his stylin' bro Fili that nobody wants to hear his name. As for the price discussion, The wave will be about even for me, since I skipped Weathertop, Mines of Moria and Orc Forge and just ebayed most of the minifigures, while still getting 2 Helm's Walls. The big question is whether to buy the six sets at a Lego store to get the VIP points, or skip that and buy online to avoid sales tax. Split the difference? Order online from Lego S@H. This way you get the online pricing, and the points. Plus when they released the LotR and MF they had some real good bundle deals. A good price and bonus points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathleech Posted October 14, 2012 So did we ever find out what the "exclusive" LotR/Hobbit items given out were? Supposedly they were suppose to be given out at 4 today and yesterday, but I have not heard a single thing more about them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deskp Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) Kili Photoshopped with hairpiece that I think works better, It gives it some of that fringe that seperates Kilis hair from Fili. Obvioulsy it shouldn't be black but that piece only exists in black and yellow at the moment. Edited October 14, 2012 by deskp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flobnomdob Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) I don't really mind about Kili's hair colour. As it happens the part in that colour is exactly the same as my Real Life hairstyle. Do we have any pictures of the back of it yet? EDIT: Also, I happen to have the Bombur torso print pic on my computer. Anyone want it? Edited October 14, 2012 by Flobnomdob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo Baggins Posted October 14, 2012 Bombur's torso print could be really usefull, maybe for a hobbit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoLotRGuy Posted October 14, 2012 Bombur's torso print could be really usefull, maybe for a hobbit? More like for anything! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathleech Posted October 14, 2012 Bombur's torso does appear to have man boobs though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoLotRGuy Posted October 14, 2012 Bombur's torso does appear to have man boobs though... LOL Your Right! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo Baggins Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) According to this page the exclusive of ToysrUs will be Riddles for the ring: http://www.tgdaily.com/entertainment/66820-the-lego-sets-of-new-york-comic-con Edited October 14, 2012 by Bilbo Baggins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthPotato Posted October 14, 2012 According to this page the exclusive of ToysrUs will be Riddles for the ring: http://www.tgdaily.c...-york-comic-con Considering that's true, that's really odd that Toys-R-Us would make such a small set as their exclusive. Something I noticed about the Elf with the lighter brown hair was that he had the same face as Haldir, but I don't really mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoLotRGuy Posted October 14, 2012 According to this page the exclusive of ToysrUs will be Riddles for the ring: http://www.tgdaily.c...-york-comic-con That's really wierd i would think wargs would be the execlusive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkFader Posted October 15, 2012 I'm sure that page has got it wrong; Barrel Escape is most likely the exclusive set (to make the smallest and cheapest set exclusive would just be plain odd). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deskp Posted October 15, 2012 I'm sure that page has got it wrong; Barrel Escape is most likely the exclusive set (to make the smallest and cheapest set exclusive would just be plain odd). I've read elsehwere that barrel escape is the exclusive aswell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke of wellington Posted October 15, 2012 Prices for AUSTRALIA http://www.shopforme.com.au/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=34_128 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkLord Posted October 15, 2012 According to this page the exclusive of ToysrUs will be Riddles for the ring: http://www.tgdaily.c...-york-comic-con I guess TRU is tired of sitting on over-priced exclusives and might get more movement out of a smaller set. Granted the MSRP for Riddles should be $10-12 and TRU will mark it up to $16, it's still a very good set that will move well anywhere. I find it funny that the article states there is one ring for the two to fight over. That person must not have seen the Shelob set with three rings... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deskp Posted October 15, 2012 Ori's back printing. Lego website updated for Goblin king set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
