Oliverphoenix

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  1. A few pages back I noticed people were saying that these minifigs were made in high quality plastic just like the minifigs you would get in normal sets,however in the past few days I have bought several of these figures from WHSmiths and Toysrus and this is definately not the case. If you compare minifigs like the Nurse and Astronaut to other white lego minifigs you can clearly see a difference in the tone of the material,also there yellow minifig hands for example are more bright coloured like the ones you would get in a magnet or Tic Tac Toe set.Other signs that indicate a different quality are the lack of a black stamp on the torso assembly neck and a lack of a gloss type finish on certain items,the astronaut helmet really stuck out for me on this aspect.Theres a lot more signs as well but the point is that these minifigs are definately not the same quality as boxed set minifigs. Now I am not sure if this has been covered before but I really wanted to know other peoples experiences,is the quality of the minifigs released in the UK different to minifigs released in other European countries?
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    LEGO Star Wars 2009 Sets and Rumours

    Wow $110 for Home one...thats £110 with the current exchange rate .Seriously I didn't expect Home one or Endor to be any cheaper than $100 but I am intrigued on the UK prices,there going to be at least £80 each. Love the A-Wing design,something which I will mod abit but I hope the Rebel alliance symbols are printed decals and not stickers. I also like the Endor Rebel commandos,its a shame Endor Leia didn't have a extra cloth poncho neck piece but the printed torsos are awesome.What are the Rebel commando backpacks though exactly? Lastly the Republic Gunship and AT-OT are a big surprise,I will never get the set at that price unless they sell the AT-OT seperately oneday (yeah right) but its a fun looking set nevertheless.
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    LEGO Star Wars 2009 Sets and Rumours

    I like the green A-wing but will it be better than the 6207 A-wing in terms of build?The set has a few nice figures but some of the actual set design seems kinda ugly,i'm just hoping overall it has a sensible and affordable price tag especially with sets like Endor and Hoth coming out around the same time.
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    2008 Picture thread

    I am quite surprised by the UK prices as I expected them to cost a lot more considering the first wave of Clone wars was quite expensive,even the AAT which I expected to be £50 isn't to bad and I expected the Hyena to be at least £25 as well. I hope Ashoka's starfighter has a reasonable price tag,also don't like the black gear much in the battlepack...I prefer it grey.
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    The free Mini V-19 Torrent raffle

    Sign me up for the nice offer thankyou.
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    2008 Picture thread

    Some of the new Clone Wars stuff is awesome,The Clone trooper battlepack is cool apart from the walker though I suppose you could build it up and I like the new ATT very much. The Republic attack shuttle looks interesting as well though the yellow looks odd so I hope that changes on the final release,I also really dislike the Assassin droids battle pack...I doubt I would even get one. Obviously the UK prices will make a big difference as well,I'd be upset if the Clone trooper battlepack is more than £8.99 as thats already a high price and I am hoping sets like the ATT aren't £49.99.
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    New 2009 sets(all)

    Wow the Pirate lego is just like it was in the 90s which I guess is both a good and a bad thing,not that I care much for the pirates themselves but the soldiers now have hat and revised tunic decals over the old versions...pretty cool and time to break out the Napoleonic army again. I must admit I did expect more out of the Pirate lego but then it is cool to see it again after so many years,look forward to castle and star wars pictures though.
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    Star Wars sets anyone?

    Funny enough I bought one today at my local WHSmiths though I have to wonder is a new Clone Trooper worth £3.99?I am tempted to get another magazine or two but if there is a new Clone Trooper battlepack next year like rumored then perhaps it might be better to wait rather than pay £3.99 for one Clone Trooper in terms of army building?
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    Castle sets 2008/2009

    The new chess set looks awesome but more of a collectors item than a army builder. Also has anyone else noticed that Lego Shop@home UK and other countries have new castle sets in?Like the Dwarve's Mine Defender and Tower raid etc?I'm sure they weren't around a day before so I had to order some : D.
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    2008 Picture thread

    Who is the Shaak Ti imposter?I would of really liked a Shaak Ti minifig but I guess Ahsoka is a good start and looks cool. I really like the sets so far,the new accessories for specific Clone Troopers is beyond awesome and I really like the V-19 Torrent. I guess my only gripes are that all the sets are big again with all the best minifigs being in what most likely will be
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    Pics of the Agents Line

    Is it me or do the vehicles and just the overall box art look like some toys from the 80's like M.A.S.K? Still I really don't like the sets nor the theme I'm sad to say,I feel like they could be so much better...
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    SW 2008 Figure Pics

    Thanks for the images. The Juno figure is awesome and it be cool getting multiples as I would use the head for other themes like castle,still I wouldn't buy multiples of the Rogue shadow to do so...hopefully it will get reprinted in the future in a smaller set. The drop ship looks alright I guess,I think I'll buy the set for the stormtroopers and use the parts of the dropships to make something else.
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    Photo review: Rebel Battle Pack

    Thanks for the images. I really like the set and will be picking up several though I must admit the one thing I hate is the stickers,I personally hate the idea of lego and stickers...what happened to the printed decals? Also $9.99...I guess for certain that translates to
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    Clone Wars '08 wishlist

    Personally I hope a Shaak Ti minifig is attached to one of the sets as that would be awesome,still I look foward to the V-19 torrent and well I have no idea on the Twilight...I guess we will see what it is in the near future. Still I guess the odd thing about these sets is the Exo-force type heads,getting minifigs of characters that were previously unreleased is cool and all but they don't exactly fit in with the other SW lego?
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    2008 Picture thread

    I really like the female Imperial officer minifig,I'll have to put her in my star destroyer bridge as the new commanding officier...Grand Moff Tarkin and co will have to vacate to the nearby escape pod :-D. The Rogue shadow doesn't look as bad now we have better images,the hellfire droid set looks horrible apart from the spider droid,the Rebel scout speeder is a amazing troop builder and now Stormtroopers have something to shoot at,the imperial dropship is a decent troop builder as well...shame it didn't have another female imperial officer instead of the imperial pilot,the AT-AP looks average though I will most likely avoid it due to price and the Jedi starfighter...it just reminds me constantly of Exo-force and not in a good way.