The Cobra

I found series 5 today, 1,80 each (like the previuos series). I bought 21 and found 14 different (missing snowboarder and lumberjack). It's not that easy to feel what's inside. I didn't think I got the hitman and the graduate, while I was quite sure I did NOT get the snowboarder.

This time, Italy is in the happy part of the world where Series 5 will cost 1,99 just like series 1, 2, 3 and 4. Price seems to be the same in France (Metropolitan), and even cheaper in Spain and Portugal (1,95), while most every other European country shows a price of 2,49 x fig. Now, let's just wait for them to show up in shops.

(I updated the list I did) No buildings? Maybe they just wanted to try something different this time. They put a few houses out lately, it wouldn't be a surpries to see one in June 2012.

The German toy site everyone's (s)talking about lists some Creator sets, if I'm getting it right: - Blue cabriolet - Mini fire truck - Street racer - T-rex - Fighter plane - Propeller aircraft Safari is listed as Lego steine (pieces / bricks) instead of Creator, just a like a Girls' box and a few more. I may have missed some sets, I just tried to get as many informations as I could in a short time. EDIT: I did miss something: - Mini sports car - Lego bricks: Police - Lego bricks: Vehicles - Lego bricks: bricks box - Lego bricks: Safari

I used to like this set, I like it even more now, since I bought it (for 35% off), it came with real gold pieces and cardboard to protect instructions and poster. I rate it "above average", and have picked Barbossa as best fig. Thanks for the reivew (thanks to WhiteFang too; I chose to bump the most recent one)

I rate it oustanding. Such a small set with two figs, one of which is a female. Now I HAVE to buy one.

It's been a long while since the I last complained. Let's see what Italy is NOT getting in 2011: - the new cargo train 3677 - the limited edition police sets (Police chase and Bank & money transfer) - The Cannibal escape from PotC. - Alien conquest (yes, the entire theme) - Pirate plank - Spongebob (All of the above are available from the official Lego Shop and other online retailers, what would we do without the Internet?) On the other hand,, we ARE getting a couple of Ninjago books, 4,90 Euros each, but the catalogue comes with with a 1 Euro coupon for one of them.

Lego asked brickset to remove it. That makes the list absolutely accurate! If I remember correctly, release date was "January 1st, 2012".

Cloney, you got me interested in a set I would hardly care about. Great review! As for the set, I rated it Above average. It's not perfect, but it really has a lot of great fetures.

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I've never been a fan sf SP3, and this review didn't change my mind. Despite Jimbee's great effort, I can't like this set. Maybe it's just me; I thought SP3 was worse than Mars Mission (with one exception: some baddies are way better than green jellies), and currently think that Alien conquest is worse than SP3.

I like this set for these reasons: white ninja (I'm tired of red ones), gold swords and rear design inspired by Gundam Virsago chest break.

Me too. It could have been a great Impulse set, if Impulse sets werent gone. And polybags are as hard to get (for a decent price) as those d*mn Limited editions set.

There are so many pros about this set, yet I can't call it perfect. 7 native Americnas (2nd from the left comes with one of my fav head pieces ever), horses, shields, teepees, stump, printed baseplate, play features. I guess there's too much gray, probably to give a rock-y feeling, while brown would have meant wood and was used in cowboys buildings. Still, I wish Lego coult give us back Wild west instead of themes like Agents, World racers and alike. Thanks for such a great review.

I rate it average. It's obviously overpirced, just every PotC/license set; and I don't like the green wagon. I'm getting a few PotC sets, but surely not this one. Great review, as always!

Series 1: Crash test dummy (too "bare") and Diver (we had a lot of divers over the last few years, this is one of them in slightly different colours). Series 2: Traffic cop (ok, new look but we have tenths/hundreds of policemen) and explorer (I have some Adventurers sets, so there's nothing exciting to me) Series 3: Sumo wrestler (CTD with a wig), Space alien and space villain (bo-ring). Series 4: Maybe skater because we already had one, but it's not that bad. Series 5: Detective (too similar to S2 Exploree), male snowboarder (female was enough).

Could it be one of these? And could the black train have been this?

Roll of the dice, take a spin of the wheel - Out of your hands now, so how do you feel - But you’re not gonna win, you’d better go back again (Iron maiden - The angel and the gambler) Here comes my second walk in Paradisa. I've been at the Sidewalk café, but there's another place where you can buy ice creams and have some fun. Welcome to the pink chairs battle pack Arcade island! Set data: 6409: Island arcade Year: 1993 Theme: Town Subtheme: Paradisa Pieces: 140 + 6 extras Price: 21 USD (source: Peeron) Legopriceguide.com states a 97,50 USD as value for a MISB set. Building time: less than 15 minutes MISB on review: Yes More info: Brickset - Peeron - Bricklink Official description: N/A Box front: a bit hurt, but that's no problem. Good overview of the set. The most interesting fact about the pic is that it's quite different from what you see in the first and last page of the instructions: the palm, the cupboard, flowers, chairs and small table in the bottom left corner, fridge and carousel. See these pics: Box rear: alternate models. On the left side, a girl carrying a cupboard instead of a pram and a photo shoot with odd tripod and an odder light umbrella; in the center, an horizontal wheel of fortune with chairs and tables on the side and an open air dancing (nice piano and congas, but is the 4x4 dish meant to be a bass drum?). On the right side, a happy family walking a pram and a close-up of the main model focusing on the gambling side. Box side: OK, THIS is what you build by using instructions and not placing items at random. Box inner: good to see there was some solid cardboard inside, otherwise it would have been hard for the pieces and papers to be safe inside a thin outer container. Box content - paper: the instructions booklet and a huge one-sided poster. Box content - building material: a 16x32 light green baseplate, three different sized bags and a small sticker sheet (found in the instructions booklet). Pieces: a lot of pink, some gray, obvious green leafs and brown palm trunk. Pieces: all the white ones, and that includes a few printed pieces (who doesn't love those ice cream come tiles?) Random instructions page: That's where you put the money. Nice seaside sunset background, with a view on not-so-far-away islands. Full instructions available here. Stickers: only three of them (and in perfect shape). Trouble is, they are to be put on two 2x2 tiles or three 1x2 bricks. Poster: A really nice theme overview, but not so nice to scan. Everyone's happy there, even the unhorsed girl. Please click the 4 thumbnails for a larger view. 5 people and a parrot: Yes, 5 minifigs in such a small set. It seems like in Paradisa all girls like the same hair style (and most of them are into heavy make-up). Building: We start with the palm (good to have a trunk that can be curved) and the pram (it's REALLY hard to put a baby in there. I don't own any microfig yet, so I can't try it) Building: Step 6 of 14: the background's there, so is the place to put the ice-creams. Building: Step 11, we now have the cupboard, carousel, chairs and table too. Building: Close to complete, we only miss stickers and flowers. Building: And now everything's there and we're done. 45° views: How does it look from the corners? Rear view and leftovers: Looking at it from behind, it surely looks far from great. Side by side(walk): My little corner of Paradisa. Review: Lego is about building, playing and collecting. While there's not much to build here, there is plenty to play with. You can enjoy the wheel of fortune (and probably lose a lot of money; more on that later), have a seat with a friend for a drink, buy an ice cream, teach a parrot to talk, ride a carousel or carry your newborn in the pram. There's a lot about family too, with at least two minifigs per gender and a total of three females (that's a lot, we all know). It's not much of a deal that each girl has the same hair piece, look at the poster and see that EVERY girl in Paradisa has a ponytail. What about head pieces? That's basically the same; everyone in Paradisa has either shades, freckles, moustache or heavy make-up. But that was 1993, a long time ago, so the whole thing is fully understandable. Obviously no back printing on heads or torsos, but who cares? We have 4 different legs and 5 different torsos; while most of the minifigs parts are common amongst the theme sets, at least they are different within the set itself. Back to building: I was really surprised (should I say "Shocked"?) when I saw that the set was built in three slightly different ways on the box and the first and last page of the instructions. But that's good, because it tells the 6 year old "you're not too forced, do as you like". Don't look for odd techniques, a turntable and a SNOT sign is what you'll find. But something's spinning, something's opening, there's a lot to do after the build. The two ice creams consist of two 1x1 tiles (red, yellow), but you could add some of the leftovers. You can stock 6 of them vertically (if you leave the fridge open) or 4 horizontally (and close the thing) As for colors, that's probably the only con of this set. I know it's very female-oriented, but the whole thing (except for palm tree and parrot) looks pale to me. It's not so bad on other sets, but with such a few pieces it just doesn't look good to me. The collector's point of view: it's not too big or tall, it's different than the usual (whether modern or vintage), it has plenty of figs and features and it was a steal! And for those who weren't there yet in non-Internet days: yes, most sets came with a full catalog or mini/maxi poster. Overall: This is probably not the MISB set you want to spend 75 bucks on (I spent much less than that, within the luckiest LEGO find of my life) but something a lot of kids would like or have liked. I'm curious about the new Lego Friends theme, but I wonder if it is going to be so much better than Paradisa. Pale colors aside, this female-oriented theme was really good. Rating: Color scheme: 3/5. I know white, pink and gray is what it's allabout, but this time I don't like the scheme that much. Minifigs and accessories: 5/5. If it was a 2011 set, I would complain about head pieces and hair pieces. But with such an old set, I just can't. Pieces: 4/5. Mostly because of the uniqueness / rarity of the printed pieces. And there are never enough palm trees, I say. Playability: 5/5. This is a true playset, just as much as most every other one in the land of pink and white. Design: 4/5. Simple and effective, appealing and inspiring. Overall rating: 4,5/5. A bit short of outstanding, but absolutely good. The final words: This is not a collector's item at first sight, it quickly becomes one as soon as you own it. Extra: so, what about gambling? click the Spoilers button, if you dare!

For those who don't know about bricktober magnets: please see here. While searching for more info about series 6, i found this: Will some people in the world be lucky again this year to get one of these astonishing figs for free when bying a few bucks of Lego? (Yes, it's yet another coplaint from a lesser - and much less fortunate - Lego market). Source: here

I guess it's the opposite here. You could find series 3 figs for as low as 1,80, but keychains are (nealry) nowhere to be found in our country. And 3 Euros is less than S@H price.

I just saw a new one in Mirabello-Cantù again. For 3 Euros you can get a random Series 3 fig or a random keychain (2x4 brick in different colors, Darth Vader, Toy story three-eyed alien, Pirate captain, Red/white Jester, Atlantis Sharkman)

I saw one of these machines at Mirabello (Cantù) last year. You could get a random impulse set for 4 Euros (and 50 meters away you could buy the impulse set you wanted for 3!)

Here's what I found in the box I got.

Earlier today I finally managed to buy a sealed box, each bag priced 1,80. Great, but it was the old 2-fishermen/5-aliens version. At least I grabbed another spare fisherman by checking dots (which is easier than "feeling" each bag when there are people around).

The point was being (for once) the first in the world in reviewing a set. Plus, I've always been opening these calendars some months later, so I had to compensate.