Dadster

I don't see what the big deal about reboots are. It brings the characters and themes back for (possibly) a whole new generation. The new Pirates stuff (at least from box pics) looks (to me) exactly like the old stuff. Many of the outfits are the same, they've got the same fortress elements (white w/ yellow brick shown underneath), and they've (TLC) added some great looking improvements. [telescopes, mermaid, pirate lass w/ eyepatch, etc, etc] The Power Miners may or may not sell well - it looks fancy and bright and most kids crave that stuff, but parents might not have the funds to get it all, and we won't know finance details until next year if at all... Castle? There are now cows. 'Nuff said!

Welcome. Quite the amusing story.

I hope those orange, red, and green crystals are transparents and not solid colors.

Not soon enough... Jan '09

I assume that...the trolls are on their way!

My shipping turnaround was about 5 days. 'Course, I had to immediately call them and request that they kindly send the 2nd set I ordered as the box only contained 1. At first I thought the guy on the phone line was gonna say "Yeah right!", but it turns out there was a shipping code on the order form as to how many were actually inside the box... Anyway, another 5 days later and I had both sets...

I'd personally never buy from that place. I've been to their store. The employees were rude and prices were sky-high.

Very nice indeed!!

Thanks for the heads-up. I'm liking those rock monsters more and more. The dwarves will have a fight on their hands when they dig too deep in the mountains!

Good luck!! I have a decent set-up in my garage, but I def need that wheeled chair...

Great stuff!! Ranks right up there with the "minifig sexual positions and couplings" site I saw a while back...

Thanks!! Nice catch on the white fedora - I'm waiting especially on the black one myself. My biggest question - why does Mace Windu have the cheesy grin?!

Most folks think Ebay as the be-all, end-all for buying and selling over the internet. I myself didn't know of BL until years later...

Well - did it work?! The suspense is killing me...*nibbles on chocolate bar*...I hope it lasts.

Very good idea! Just separate the 2 "themes" with a green baseplate (or 2), and some trees!

Does that wink mean "Just kidding!" or "I know something you don't know..."

I prefer the wrap-around myself.

If they're the best team there is, how come they're not in the playoffs? And the former manager, Torre, is (with a different team!)? The Yankees prove the old adage - money can't buy everything... Nice mosaic though.

Cool!

Grand Re-Opening!? Didn't they just open last weekend? Or is it an older store that went under and has now come back?

Welcome!!!

Wow - that PAB wall looks to be pretty decent. Lots of space around the picking area as well. The closest store for me has a PAB with about half the space and spots for pieces. Is it a big mall?

Those bring back memories...bad ones. I used to build model kits (cars, planes, etc) and actually got pretty good at doing it, but they were still a bit of a pain in the butt.

Has anyone else seen this? ---->new Dwarves helmet? He also has it in the winged version... What set does it come in?

Can someone do a rough conversion to USD for me? For example - the Pirate ship is 79,99 (C with 2 lines through it...) What might that be?