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Solo42986
Title: North Ridge Diplomat
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2/6 10:23am
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RE: Admit it! You collect other toy lines. (Non-SW toy discussions)
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Koohii posted:
LAJ_FETT posted:
For those in the UK, I've just seen an ad on CN Too (Sky Channel 602) for the new Indiana Jones Lego sets. It was pretty good - a Lego version of the rolling rock and the airplane takeoff from the beginning of the first film.
Yep. There's also a Nazi truck, Dr & Professor Jones escaping on a bike past a checkpoint, and an egyptian temple.
Funny how much of what they're using to do these sets is based on parts from about 5 years ago when they had a series of adventure sets which included an indian palace, byplanes, mummies, sarcophagi, yeti, booby traps, and such. I miss that adventure line. Had some silliness, but was fun. Same with the Ninja/Samurai line.
I had a bunch of those, probably because they reminded me of Indy so much...
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LAJ_FETT
Title: Tech Admin, CollectingCCG/TCG/Boardgames
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2/6 10:56am
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I haven't seen any other Indy Lego ads. I've also seen one for Star Wars Lego that is based on the Geonosis battle.
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Koohii
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2/6 6:20pm
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Well, all the sets are up on the lego site if you want to have a look. It sometimes takes a couple weeks for things to turn up there, but it usually shows up. Sometimes the organization is a little odd--like the starwars section.
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JUKE-SKYWALKER
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2/9 8:52am
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The G.I. comic packs are coming out fast and furious. I picked up the Ace/Wild Weasel, Tomax/Xamot, Crimson guard/Cobra Scar trooper and the other Snake eyes/Storm Shadow sets.
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Solo42986
Title: North Ridge Diplomat
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2/18 1:22pm
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Found one McFarlane NHL Series 17 Ryan Miller on the pegs at TRU this morning. That, combined with the McHan I grabbed too, made for a slightly better morning (after being told my car needs three grand worth of work put into it  )
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JUKE-SKYWALKER
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Solo42986 posted:
made for a slightly better morning (after being told my car needs three grand worth of work put into it)
Sorry to hear that, Solo42986.
I don't know if anyone caught the 'Indiana Jones' stuff amongst the Toy fair coverage so I thought I'd post a link here [Very mild spoiler warnings apply for any of the 'Crystal Skull' figures].
Indy toys
And Hasbro is releasing some G.I. Joe 'DVD 'figure' packs. I guess they're along the lines of the comic packs, but themed with episodes of the old cartoon [Mostly the various mini-series]. Looks awesome. Expensive, but awesome.
GI Joe VS Cobra DVD sets
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JUKE-SKYWALKER posted:
I don't know if anyone caught the 'Indiana Jones' stuff amongst the Toy fair coverage so I thought I'd post a link here [Very mild spoiler warnings apply for any of the 'Crystal Skull' figures].
Brilliant linkage, thanks  Although, some thoughts...
• It's 2008 isn't it? How come Shia LeBeouf's figure looks like Shia, yet Harrison Ford's figure looks like a generic bloke in a hat? Oh, hang on, is it something to do with some actors being inherently plastic?  (J/K)
• Let me say something - I'm an opener. And while I don't treat my figures like a toddler, I'm not obsessed with keeping them pristine. But they've GLUED them to the stands... for some reason, that makes me wince.
• [SLIGHT INDY CHARACTER SPOILERS] Separated at birth? [/SPOILERS]
Still, I'll probably buy most of 'em
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JUKE-SKYWALKER
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Blackout posted:
• [SLIGHT INDY CHARACTER SPOILERS] Separated at birth? [/SPOILERS]
 That cracked me up! Nice catch.
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JediMasterKendo
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I've been planning to try to get back into G.I. Joe buying and collecting starting with the new 25th anniversary figures that are supposed to be in stores. All I see when I got to stores are the Sigma Six junk. Then there's the pegwarming Pirates of the Caribbean 3 figures alon with Ben 10, tons of the WWE Jakks figures, Spawn figures that noone even buys
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Solo42986
Title: North Ridge Diplomat
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Picked up the light-up Halo 3 Cortana figure at GameStop today. Now to just find the Warthog (& probably Ghost), and I'll be all set until Wave 2 comes out.
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JUKE-SKYWALKER
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I bought the G.I. Joe Dreadnoks comic pack @ Wal-Mart. This 25th anniversary Joe stuff is flying off the pegs. Now what we need are some new vehicles  .
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Jedi_Riibu
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Yes please:
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Awesome! Where is that from, Riibu? Is that something new that's coming out? Do you know if that's going to be @ mass retail or just comic shops or on-line? It reminds me of those 'Lord of the Rings' deluxe gift sets from Toybiz. Very cool.
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Jedi_Riibu
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It will be available at specialty shops (Hot Topic, for example) as well as comic shops (you'll want to ask your local shop if they've ordered any). Not mass retail, though. I think most online shops are already offering pre-orders.
The boxed set features the 4 Turtles with just their weapons. You can also get each Turtle individually on a blister pack, which will come with a display base and additional accessories.
So my plan is this:
1 boxed set to display (IMO that thing is all about the box art)
1 of each Turtle to open (and display again...)
And one Michaelangelo to keep blistered, because he's the best.
They're not due in stores until May, though. *cry*
However, there is an exclusive boxed set that will be sold at NYCC next month. This one is nearly identical to the box I pictured, but it also comes packed with the bases and additional accessories that the individual figures have. I can't go to NYCC, but I've got an inside source I might be able to get one through. This isn't a must-have item for me, though, so I'm good with or without it.
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Cool, thanks for all the info ... I agree the box art is really awesome... I guess the look they're going for with the figures is reminiscent of the original graphic novels, with the stylized look and red masks?
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