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  1. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Just saw it on Reddit. Mehhhh… so many other properties seem to have more appeal than Shrek.
  2. Mr. Elijah Timms
    That torso was around for a while…. I actually pulled a dozen or so, swapped out black arms, legs and have them set up as archers and a squad of men-at-arms to be part of the serpent faction. They look great— paired them with the Friends purple bows and quivers, I’ll have to post some pics at some point
  3. Mr. Elijah Timms
    I was wondering if the BDS palettes affected which torsos are being retired and which are not? Obviously the Lion Knight soldiers and Wolfpack parts were part of the series 6 palette and are part of the Outlaw Forest Den. But the BFs were not, nor were the Lion Queen legs, soooo is that why some are being retired from PAB yet others remain?
  4. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Some updates: in less than 12 hours, PAB supply for Griffin and Kraken figs seems to be pretty well exhausted. I thought I’d share some prices (listed in USD) as I already made the list for myself anyway: Kraken: Torso: $1.25 Legs: $0.70 Shield: $2.34 Brown Viking Helmet: $0.82 Pirate Cutlass: $0.16 BS Mini Mask No. 1 Earth Green: $0.14 BS Griffin: Torso: $1.25 Legs: $0.70 Shield: $2.34 Dark Knight Helmet Silver: $0.82 BS Mini Short Sword Silver: $0.16 (BS meaning Best Seller; if you’ve ordered from PAB before, you understand the importance of this)
  5. Mr. Elijah Timms
    They’re in there now! Griffin shield is already sold out.. happy hunting, friends
  6. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Zoth33 is correct, it’s from the Minfigure Factory feature on Lego.com. They’ve actually updated their torso offerings with multiple versions of both the Krakens and Griffins sigils. I made a Griffin one as well, I’ll share it when I get a chance. all told, you can see the downside to this process fairly evidently— the torso prints are a process 4 color print on the torso, which isn’t nearly as crisp or clean as the spot color printing that usually goes on figs. Plus the registration wasn’t great on either, meaning a sliver of the white actually shows up on the edge of the piece and takes away from the overall look. Most of all, it’s an all white torso, with white arms too, so it does lose some authenticity standing next to one of the kraken figs with his dark blue green (turquoise) base torso piece. the upside is it’s kind of nice to have an alternate version of the new factions. You can also customize them and experiment, so I actually created two designs on each fig, front and back, and chose the one that looks best, hiding the backside design with capes. And perhaps it’s a good sign that Lego is going all in with the new factions here so early, hopefully a sign that we’re going to see more of them!?
  7. Mr. Elijah Timms
    May I present Lord Caelen Leviathian, loathsome ruler of the Kraken Knights, as ruthless as the old green sea itself!
  8. Mr. Elijah Timms
    I’ve been saying his now for a decade, but especially now with so many unique parts ideally suited to it… it’s the perfect time for a ZOO subtheme. Or, more appropriately, a modular zoo wave. Lots of fencing, rock droppings and habitats balanced nicely with bigger buildings like the primate house or gift shop, etc, even a poly bag with street vendors or face painting… could be lots of fun, and DIFFERENT! and instead of a people in the park set, how about a fig pack JUST of zoo animals and park workers??
  9. Mr. Elijah Timms
    This is like asking a DJ to name his favorite song or a requesting a librarian to choose her favorite book. I favor some more than others, obviously… but truly, I love them all.
  10. Mr. Elijah Timms
    This gold crown and white hood piece: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=222556&idColor=1&ccName=6420281#T=C&C=1 After choosing it and later deleting it to trim costs 3 separate times in PAB orders, I finally surrendered to the $7.64 price and brought it home for the king of my Muharib (aka CMF Arabian Knight) faction. He looks great, but almost 8 bucks for a single Lego headgear piece is unprecented for me :(
  11. Mr. Elijah Timms
    You can’t blame Lego… obviously they’re catering to the hordes of loyal Animal Costume army builders fresh off of all those Ideas Animal Costume 18+ high ticket sets and all those Animal Costume BDS entries they keep approving, not to mention all those sales of Animal Costume pieces repeatedly selling out on Pick A Brick.. They’re just giving us what we all want. *rolls eyes and prays for an All Castle CMF series*
  12. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Really hoping the pizza van blends seamlessly with the Pizza boy CMF. I did several of those with the hopes of putting together a little shop at some point.
  13. Mr. Elijah Timms
    OMG WHO CARES? It's Sam.. It's Steve.. It's Captain America and we already have 12 of the Spar Spangled Super Soldier so what difference does it make? Really looking for more info, ANY info, on the D2C... Nothing yet?
  14. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Hey guys, I know it's early, and in most cases we're all working with little more than unconfirmed rumors.... But according to the consensus intel in this thread, what's the price point for the retro BatCave set?
  15. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Seems like Prison Island is just a huge missed opportunity... Could have been a really unique and clever sub theme of police.
  16. Mr. Elijah Timms
    "THESE NEXO KNIGHTS TOYS ARE KIDS STUFF!!!!!" Well, Yeah. I think the theme description establishes that. If it doesn't sound like your cup of tea, don't buy it.
  17. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Love this thread... Okay, I have about $100USD burning a hole in my pocket, so WHICH SET SHOULD I BUY? (Cue the game show music, lol) 1. 60076 City Demolition Site 2. 60096 City Deep Sea Operation Base 3. 70413 Pirates The Brick Bounty 4. 76035 DC Super Heroes JokerLand 5. Or do I put the money into savings and get a deal on 60052 (the blue) Cargo Train I'm leaning towards the pirate ship, which would be my second... But open to suggestions
  18. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Marvel promoting it's overly widespread, diluted brand has affected the quality of this theme. There, I said it. We've gotten figs such as Nova, Luke Cage, a really lame Rhino, even the Iron Spider, now characters like Hyperion that were just lame studio competition pieces at best....and all the while there are beloved, time-treasured characters that continue to be neglected. Where's the rest of the X-Men? Where's Daredevil? The Punisher? Where's even a standalone Thing if you won't give us the FF set we all really want??! AAAARGGHHHH I JUST WANT MY COLOSSUS MINIFIG WHY WON'T YOU DELIVER MARVEL AND LEGO???!!!!!
  19. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Yeah, im good. Thanks but no thanks, TLG
  20. Mr. Elijah Timms
    In the video, they also show a wide shot at one point of the huge display builds of a Diver & shark. Just above the display you can see all of the Undersea Explorer sets, including the big sub sitting on a rotating platform to the right. REALLY looking forward to seeing expanded views of that set-- looks like a really big, solid rig. Exciting!
  21. Mr. Elijah Timms
    LOVE the Diving sets, at least what we've seen thus far.... But I can't be the only one that's a bit frustrated with the figures' color scheme not matching that of their vehicles???! Wish they were blue & yellow like the ship.
  22. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Short of Mr. gold, I haven't missed a CMF yet.... And I certainly don't see that trend ending here. Every series leak we have hordes of adult collectors who abhor the new kids toys for being... Too kiddish. Like every series, not every fig is a home run, and so often the reason why a fig fails is because of economical (ie parts rehashing) decisions. So Lego may very well know what's coming from the AFOL community and move forward regardless. In all, I'm plenty happy with what we've seen here, and I applaud TLG for doing something different with a line in its 14th (technically 16th) incarnation. Sure, the Frankenstein rocker is a bit of a reach, and the scientist mold might be the single worst new piece in the entire CMF theme, but 2 out of 16 is certainly forgiveable in my opinion. Between Monster Fighters, the Haunted House, & previous CMFs I have a tub devoted solely to the Monster faction, and I look forward to adding to it. I also find it curious that so many readers have begged for more zombies, and now that they are confirmed, they're being condemned as rehashes? I love the Pirate Zombie and the Cheerleader as well, and the businessman zombie might be the only army builder of the series. Curious to see if we also get an alternate Headless Horseman different from the upcoming Scooby Doo incarnation in this series....
  23. Mr. Elijah Timms
    Bank on a comic style Green Goblin, too- that piece in the S13 Goblin has to be put to use elsewhere!
  24. Mr. Elijah Timms
    I'm one state away from New Jersey and we don't have as much as one of the new sets. I'm inclined to question the accuracy of such a claim.
  25. Mr. Elijah Timms
    New capes will certainly make it easier to store the Superhero figs. Keep mine in those plastic shoe box-sized totes, and in the Hero bin all of the figs are carefully laid upside down to preserve the capes. These sound a bit easier to manage, at least if they're anything like the Hun Warrior's in Series 13.
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