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I would like to propose that the Guilds of Historica Character Locations and Facts thread be pinned. This will give the thread the attention it rightfully deserves, and so that we can keep up with each other. Especially when the Hall of Discussion is open...

Whoops! Nurenburg Toy Fair Starts today... WHERE ARE THE PICTURES!!!

Might I suggest doing the Battle Theme next? You know, the one that was featured in the previews before it aired.

Fingers crossed then. Will you be providing coverage again this year?

You've done a pretty good job Brickboy. You should listen to Z as he has some excellent advice about smaller collections. @de Gothia I'm intrigued. You've made me very interested in what is coming from your Ch VI entry. Can't wait to see it. Suppose I should get started on mine.

Don't lose too much hope. There is a chance that Lego changed their policy at the Toy Fairs. If anything, we will at least get in-the-flesh pictures of the sets that aren't exclusives when the Nurenburg Toy Fair arrives. Sometime this weekend I believe, actually.

Well according to my story of the pre-Guild age then yes (I have all intentions of tying your story in with mine, complete with the Guilds of the East, DaMaximus).

Very nice build to start with. It will fit well in Albion.

Hate to be a bummer, but I meant late May- early July (as opposed to June). Usually the exclusives are saved for the secondary release of each half-year wave of sets. Let's use the Eagle Castle for example. It was not discovered until mid-December. It was going to be released with the rest of Chima only 2 1/2 weeks later. Expect the same for the Croc Lair.

Garmatron is the best of the wave. It is also the easiest to find, being it is at a "high" price range ($39.99, which is a steal) and that only Zane is desirable in the set (possibly Kozu as well).

First sign of the Croc lair would have to be official images sometime between late May-early June, being that it is an exclusive.

Flying off the shelves. My lego store was out of stock of every Ninjago set of this year except for Temple of Lightte day they were first put on shelves. The Temple was out of stock a day later. They didn't get more in stick until after Chima arrived. The Golden Dragon is the cheapest set with Golden Lloyd, so pick it up if you soon if you intend to purchase it.

More like Ch as in cheese.

Wonderful! The Chronicler and Susan Jr. back on the same day! Glad to hear from you both again.

The Chronicler has returned! Over the time you were gone, there was a smack talk skirmish between Avalonia and Kaliphlin (with some sprinkled Mitgardia and Nocturnus, of course). Oh, not to mention that the Jarl of Mitgardia is missing, and that the Hand is marching on Queenscross and Albion. Having already been defeated at Mpya Stedor, I'm sure they'll be much more viscous. You received that title after you opened up the character thread. I received mine the same day. They are from ISC. Well at least mine is, and a couple others. Good to have you back!

The images in the video are more preliminary than the first picture we saw of Laval and Cragger. In fact it is much more finalized in the old picture that I think it's just a watermarked final image, but that if course is me speculating.

YES! More eagles! Eglor being the one I am most excited to see (and to have his own unique sounding voice). Anybody think that Cragger might be going through... uh... Puberty? He sounded like he did during that brief moment during the pilot episodes after Plomar picks at his teeth. Maybe these characters are growing children... interesting.

Every set that will not be limited edition being released within the next year. CHI Raider, Ultra Striker, and Eagle Castle might be there, however, being that they are already released (in other words, no Croc Lair).

After "purchasing" the Croc vehicle concept art from the Chima Vault on Lego.com, one thing is for certain. We NEED Crominus and Crunket's four treaded vehicle from the first episode of the TV series.

The hand is on its way if you haven't forgotten, Lord de Gothia.

Welcome to Mini Susan's Mini Reviews Today I will be mini reviewing CHI Waterfall, Boulder Bowling, and Razcal's Glider. Let's begin with Razcal's Glider. This is my first set set (as apposed to Speedor set) and I must say that it does not disappoint. If you pay full price for this baby, know that you have a serious deal in your hands. The Glider is large enough to be considered a formidable opponent against any of the Eagle vehicles. It's colors are also excellent. Its most notable feature (which is also the best use of a flick-fire missle EVER) is what I like to call the Grappler Turd. Its a chained grabber that comes out from its... Moving on. The placement of Razcal's weapon, The Bulwark, is okay, I guess, but the fact that you have to remove pieces from the glider can be a drawback. Of course, if you remember that Ravens take what they can get, it becomes much more believable that they get their weapons from their downed ships, making the weapon storage much more of a plus. The Minifigure, Razcal is quite... odd looking, but excellent nonetheless. You see one side of his face is a smooth look (or what I like to call his Pedo-face) and the other side, much like the Crocodile Crawley, makes him look like he can see noises. The blood veins help, and make Razcal look like a freak (don't put that head on Laval. Just don't). He does look like a Raven accountant with the smooth face, though, as he should be. The Chi Waterfall is probably the easiest of the Speedorz sets to achieve victory in. You hit a giant red hammer with your Speedor. How easy is that? It is a decent play feature so don't get me wrong, it's fun to watch Leonidas get hammered . The arch way that holds up the hammer, is a pillar on one side, and a pillar with a lion head, spitting out CHI water out of its mouth on the other side. Where the water ends up is beyond me, but the Lion head spitting it out is much, much larger than I expected. It is very detailed, and quite the greebling success. The Speedor itself is a nice orange color, not Lion orangeish yellow, but orange orange, like Leonidas' hair. In fact, I think that is the only reason why it is orange. The Power-up is cool looking, but leave it off when you use the ripcord. It effects the direction your Speedor travels. Leonidas himself is quite interesting. The fact is I think he's been hammered a little too much. He looks hilarious. His character card looks a little odd when you look at it, but then when do some of these Chima Lion cards look good (Laval Valious card, I'm looking at you!)? The set includes the Chi Jabaka and the Katar weapons. The CHI Jabaka is second to Crominus' Grandiorous as the best looking of the Winter Speedorz CHI Weapons. Now, on to Boulder Bowling. The main point of the game is to bowl over a pile of stacked up stones on a pair of planks to get to the CHI Sphere in one of the stones. Well, it's impossible. No matter what formation you set up the boulders in, the CHI will not break out of the boulder it is hidden in. If you don't put the Chi Sphere in, it is still an excellent hazard. Really the only true reason people buy this one is for Crominus, the Crocodile King. He is my second favorite minifigure to Eglor, but to be quite frank, he is pretty much Cragger with a crown. Under the Croc "Helmet" is a bearded Croc face, just as it is in the show. However, the actual "Helmet" does not have a beard on it. This is for the sake of putting the Crown on Cragger without show continuity errors. Still an excellent minifigure, but wait until you put that weapon on. The mighty Grandorious, the CHI Weapon of Crominus has no equal. Solid gold Croc Sword with a ruby on the end. I don't know about you, but it just screams royalty (NOTE: If you are checking the Legends of Chima website to see which weapons I am talking about, you will notice that there is an error for the Grandorious' image. It shows a silver Croc sword, with a red axe head. That is not the one included in Boulder Bowling. You will have to view the set's images to see the correct Grandorious.). The other weapon is called the Krank, and it is just a ball and chain, same as the Gronk that Cragger uses in the Ultimate Speedorz Tournament. His cards are excellent as well. Razcal's Glider: 10/10 First to rate this high, it is perfect in every way, except for it's two instruction manuals (15 pages each. Seriously?) but once again, I digress. CHI Waterfall: 8/10 Good parts pack, nothing too special, but still an interesting little set. Boulder Bowling: 9/10 The only flaw is a rock... It's the main play feature, but it is just as good without it. Oh and it includes Crominus. Thank you for reading! Also, by completing the Winter Speedorz collection, and by knowing who will be in the Speedoz sets throughout the year, you are able to determine the order of cards by character. Here's the list. 1 Laval 2 (Jungle Gates Lennox, or Royal Roost Laval which was also rumored to be Lagravis) 3 Lennox (Eagle Castle) 4 Leonidas 5 Longtooth 6 (Jungle Gates Lennox, or Royal Roost Laval which was also rumored to be Lagravis) 7 Eris 8 Equila 9 Eglor 10 Gorzan 11 Grizzam 12 Cragger 13 Crominus 14 Crug 15 Wakz 16 Worriz 17 Winzar 18 Razar 19 Rawzom 20 & 21 Skinnet and Furty (not official order) Sorry for making you scroll down enough that you would think this would never end.

Exactly 2 buttons right of the "link" button on the comment editor is the "picture link" button. If you copy the URL from your search bar, it will link the photo here directly, so that we don't have to wait for a Brickshelf file to go public. Its a trial and error task but Eurobricks does have a "how to" on that somewhere. EDIT: Here it is.

Wonderful start to a (hopefully) sweeping saga on the birth of present Avalonia. Guild Historians like myself have been waiting to see this age as retold by our present leader. Your builds are wonderful so far, and I can't wait to see more.

If he has footage then WHY DOESN'T HE SHARE IT! *please*

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