Zhagas

*Takes a deep breath in* Ahhhh... good to be back! I've been like a junkie without a fix for the past few days. Totally agree we should have a backup plan in case the winds shift here again. Is /r/bootlego the consensus?

I'm guessing things may be quiet for a bit due to Chinese New Year. (At least that was the case last year around this time.)

Dargo cancelled the set that everyone was excited about. The only thing Decool has put out recently was a Star Wars set... some folks were even starting to worry if they were still around. SY has still been trucking along and put out a few superhero sets recently with neat figures like Red Tornado (SY289) and Deathstroke (SY295)

I was wondering the same thing myself... looks like the helmet from the CMF series 7 viking woman combined with some boot wings from brick warriors to me.

Yeah, the one I got turned out to be Pogo as well.

Yeah, the plastic has a strange texture that doesn't flatter the printing and I noticed that all of mine were seriously bow-legged. The print quality also seems to vary from figure to figure, at least from what I've seen. Some are pretty good, some are not so hot. On the other hand, I received my Xinh Deadpool (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Baby-Toys-Star-Wars-Super-Heroes-Minifigure-Building-Block-Sets-Model-Bricks-Toys-For-Children-Compatible/32530578006.html) yesterday and I am VERY impressed with their quality. It includes really nice side printing on both the legs and arms that you can't see in the picture. It was a pleasant surprise! I'll have to try and get a couple pictures of it.

Thanks for the heads up on B&P... dual legs and the helicarrier folks are quite a find. I also picked up a few hoods in the less common colors, a few pieces from 76035 and another Joker hairpiece from the tumbler.

I couldn't find it on AliExpress but I was able to pick it up on Taobao (which is where that picture came from: http://world.taobao.com/item/525060110994.htm)

Of course! They've got the market cornered on small pointless vehicles too!

Ran into a better picture of this guy... looks interesting!

I just got mine as well and was pleasantly surprised. The arm printing on mine is slightly off, but overall the printing is really very good!

Here ya go: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Baby-Toys-Star-Wars-Super-Heroes-Minifigure-Building-Block-Sets-Model-Bricks-Toys-For-Children-Compatible/32530578006.html

Also can't forget this one from the upcoming mech!

Ahhh... yeah, that definitely looks to be the one that was copied to me... thanks for that! It also seems like the white lantern design was his: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Custom-LEGO-WHITE-LANTERN-BATMAN-3-Superman-green-/262124395151?hash=item3d07d4da8f:g:bFkAAOSwDwtUpi8E I hope someone on AE puts those up as singles or a new package deal.

OK, apparently my e-bay skills are not up to par... can you give us a link?

Someone corrected me on that earlier... the rendered one is Xinh, not Pogo. There are 2 different (but similar) figures.

Yeah... worked for me now. Can't tell if it's the same one or not but looks neat so I picked one up... thanks! :)

Found a page that got me around the part I was having trouble understanding (the address): http://www.howtotao.com/how-to-buy-from-taobaoupdated-for-2015/ My first taobao order is made and paid for. Their default "CSCL" international shipping was going to be twice as much as the figures so I tossed in a couple of the recent mechs to make it worthwhile. If it doesn't work out for some reason it's not a huge loss... worth a shot. :)

Getting a page not found?

This is the one I've been looking at... http://world.taobao.com/item/524276329614.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-8171727291.8.OQ0qW4 Unfortunately I've never managed to successfully buy anything off taobao. Google translate gets me most of the way through the process but when it comes time to pay there are parts it won't translate (likely because it's a secure page) and I can't figure out how to finish it. I've looked into agents that will buy for you, but since I'm only looking for a small quantity the surcharges end up making it more than AliExpress by the time I'm done. Anyone else had luck or have any tips?

Anyone found any links for this figure? I'm quite interested in it (and those SHIELD agents, too!) I wish the quality on those POGO figures was a bit better since they're doing some really interesting figs.

Neat arms on Mr Fantastic... did those come on a set I missed or are they your own creation?

Wow... there's some really interesting figures there. Please keep us updated!

Yeah... SY283 We found out about it a little over a month back but it seems it was a bit slow to materialize (Mine has yet to ship and I ordered it back on Aug 18th)

So that seems to confirm it actually is an official SY page. The possibilities for a "new ideas" section is really exciting!