Vindicare

I now know what it feels like to be a Pokémon trainer...I finally caught them all! All the Batman Movie villains, that is. Clock King is now mine.

Had this exact thing happen to me, taped up & all. All the minifigs in the Batcave Break-Out were missing. The bags were, upon looking closer, were taped up very carefully, as were the seals on the box. It has only happened that one time out of the hundreds I bought, so I don’t think it’s all too common, but it certainly feels like a punch in the gut.

That was my thought...I like the mech, but at the same time...I don’t. Ooh, yes...2099! I would prefer his old red/blue costume though.

Funny you mentioned Walgreens, as that is exactly what I had in mind(and those Chase figures) when adding Funko in. I checked three Walgreens for General Grevious numerous times, nothing. Same with a few others. I rarely see exclusives here, despite their availability. A few years back..err maybe last year, I went to Barnes & Noble for their con exclusive releases, picked up a couple things. I imagine TLG doesn’t go this route for a reason. Maybe they just don’t want to dedicate that much production time to the figs? I don’t know. I can understand the gripes coming from con goers, they spend a lot of time & money getting to the con, sometimes in order to just get exclusive stuff. If I paid a bunch of money to get there, only to see it elsewhere would upset me someone too. Not because of monetary value, that doesn’t bother me, but the exclusiveness of it. Prices are mostly decided on the people who buy it. If there’s 10 figures on eBay for $100 & nobody buys any of them, we won’t continue to see them at that price. As to the practice of con exclusives, I tiptoe on the line. I can see both sides, it’s just the bad mouthing of the company that irks me. Is that really necessary? The grand opening set, I was finally lucky enough to get a store opening within a few hours of me after years of waiting. Just for experience’s sake of being there, it would upset me a bit to see these available everywhere. So I get the frustration of collectors. I stood in lines for hours waiting. A lot of hours. And the slight bit of panic that arose when I feared I would miss out on the set. I couldn’t care less of sellers were upset though. To end this novel of a comment, part of me of course wishes they were more available, but I don’t have a problem with there being exclusives. Should TLG stop with the Tour exclusives? Or what about the Billund airport Architecture set only available there? I certainly don’t think so.

Oh no, I do get it. People are mad because they can’t readily buy everything they want from TLG, including con exclusive items. Exclusives are created to drive hype & get people to come to your shop(or booth). They are limited for just that reason. If TLG had 2,000 minifigs for SDCC it’s very likely people wouldn’t flock to their booth like they do with only 500 figs(I know with the online checking thing they have now that kinda makes my point moot, but it still stands). As I said, there are minifigs I want from SDCC, but I won’t pay those prices & I won’t shame TLG for doing this. Hell, I never got Velma because she was in a $120 set that I didn’t want, other than her. I won’t get mad at TLG for doing that, as it drives sales. I’ve seen plenty of people buy sets, then part them out. It sucks that one desirable fig is only available in one big ticket set, but I understand(I think) the motive. To sell sets more widely. It was the same with...blanking on her name from SW Rebels show...came with her Mando helmet in a big set. Would I love for TLG to release both of those minifigs in a cheap, $15 set? Absolutely. It would mean Velma isn’t $20+.

Sounds like a bit of butthurt over missing out on something. Since you bright Willy Wonka into this, whenever I see whining about con exclusives, I think Veruca Salt & her wanting to have everything she saw in the factory. Rare items are nothing new. If something becomes collectible, there will always be a “holy grail.” Look at any & nearly all trading cards. Look at the more recent Pops! stuff. Collectibility always creates this. And lastly, you’re going to gripe about secondary prices, don’t shake a finger at TLG for not creating enough minifigs/sets, shake it at the people buying them at such inflated prices. If the con figs didn’t continue selling at the $100+ price tag, we would be seeing cheaper figs. Now, would I love to have Spider-Woman, The Phoenix, & The Collector instead showed up in regular sets? Absolutely. But I won’t moan & groan because they aren’t.

Ordered the Quidditch & Aragon sets, they are(might be were by now) back up on S@H. Now the agonizing week long wait.

This is great, I love all the details. I’m jealous of the table space that town has. The “sets” look great as well. What a cool creation...it’s almost like I’m at the con.

The turquoise definitely is very bright, but I feel like you went too far the other direction. Maybe try red, the classic jukebox color? Getting rid of nearly all color, the pink/blue plate combo is to represent neon lights, which were fairly prominent in diners, drabs it down too much. But, a part of me does like the change. It fits better with the Modulars, as they aren’t very bright.

They are out now, at least at Target. A friend found some, but when I went to one, albeit a different store in town, they had zero. They didn’t have any at the brand store I went to on the first though.

Take a look at both NECA & Funko’s depictions. Light grey hands, visible rbcage, just like the minifigure.

It might be a bit too flowy, but what about Agent 13’s hair? That might work out okay. Edit...just tested that out. I dig it.

Ooh, good catch with making Hammer. I haven’t really looked up lately, but I have had it in my mind to get him a suit.

That was the best stop motion build video...I love that the minifigs built it. And the dino helped. That’s what I call teamwork. Edit...correction, the T. Rex one is the best. Watching the Rex was great fun.

While it wouldn’t really work alongside the other known trophies in the cave, putting a real quarter as a nod to the giant coin in the Cave, and to Lord Business’ relics collection in Octan Tower.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom here as well. I thought it was great. But....

Nice, I like how you used that CMF as Helena Ravenclaw. I’ll have to grab a picture of the new stuff once I figure out where I’m gonna put it. Seeing Fluffy there...I hope we get a new one. I missed those ones.

I’m wondering...what did you change? Because I just put track with King’s Cross & the Express passes under it fine.

Those are fantastic displays. I’m jealous. I’d miss my movie if I stumbled upon this. The terrain looks great. That poor Diner...

I used brown studs with the hole in the middle. Stuck the stud in the hole where the stem goes then out the stem in the stud. That’s an interesting perspective. I’d love to know if that’s what the designer had in mind. That’d be hilariously frustrating if true.

Buddy who owns the local second hand store hit the jackpot...got 5,000 minifigs of all sorts, mostly CMF’s & Dimensions. Got my hands on some goodies. Black Vulcan CMF [Big Boy] Diner Guy CMF K-Pop Girl CMF Zane CMF Jay CMF Beetlejuice Scooby Doo-sitting one Best of all...an early pre ‘78 cop minifig

That’s tricky...depending on your MOCing skills, you could take the existing portion of the house & expand on it to fit into your layoiut.

There’s so much... I’d love to see Hogsmeade & Diagon Alley get City sized shops(much like 10217) get represented. Another Shrieking Shack. Sets representing the three tasks in the Triwizard tournament. I hope they continue with parts of the castle, even though I realize the downside to it. Figures are too many to mention...so I’ll jist say all of them!

Just noticed something with the boxes(of the GH, HE, WW anyways). On the Express box-the top panel above the red LEGO box, it says “Harry Potter” whereas the other two don’t. Another odd bit surrounding the Express...to point out.

Just got through building the Great Hall....wow. They really outdid themselves. The minifigures are all fantastic(despite the peekaboo of McGonagall). Quirrell is top notch, Voldemort side is lovely. The new & vastly improved Sorting Hat is awesome. The build is pretty nice as well, with a nice new assortment of pieces. I can’t wait to build the others.