Mahtion

Hmm....So it seems only certain super stores carry the polybags and the Hobbit sets. I highly doubt my local Toys R Us with get any Mirkwood Elf Guards in if they don't even have any polybags at all. I should call Orlando location, I imagine they would have a larger store. Checking the Store Locator, can anyone say what kind of store they went to? Toys r Us with Babys R Us or just Toys R us. There seem to be different kinds of stores which are color coded. http://www.toysrus.com/storeLocator/index.jsp

Okay which is a better fit, the Brickforge Elven helmet or the Hoplite helmet? Obviously I'm getting gold! Elven Helmet: http://www.brickforge.com/store/product.php?productid=16177&cat=255&page=1 or Hoplite: http://www.brickforge.com/store/product.php?productid=16191&cat=293&page=1 Personally I'm leaning toward the Hoplite helmet myself.

I honestly registered for this forum because I wanted to keep track of where the Mirkwood Elf Guard Polybag has been found available. I cannot wait to get Barrel Escape as well because I love Elves, especially Noldor like Ecthelion. My biggest disappointment has to be the lack of Orcrist in the Wargs Attack set.

Okay I have a pic to show you all what I'm implying by Elrond and his Noldor Brigade. Hold on while I figure out how to imbed an image. Ok here's an image to show what I meant by Elrond and the possibility of Noldor Troops. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/Alithar/elrondtroops.jpg

Did anyone notice that the backprinting for Elrond can be used to make standard Noldorin Elf Soldiers like from the Prologue of FOTR? I have two Elronds from my preorder and by flipping the torso his armor looks like the standard lamellar plate and this gives potential for making Second Age High Elven Swordsmen for Elrond to lead. I just need a couple more Elronds, maybe Gamestop will give me more if I ask. Also need some High Elven helms, maybe the ones at Brickforge will work.

I live in Tampa, FL and no such luck with the polybags or the Hobbit sets. I have tried places in Tampa and St. Petersburg at Toys R us, Walmart, and Kmart. Hopefully the Mirkwood Elf Guard will be available online next week. I did notice that people in Ocala and Miami have been successful. The Toys R us locations that I did visit had no polybags except for the Minifig series, that may be a factor as well.