New 2013 Lego Sets

[Tim]

Has anyone else seen the rundown of new 2013 sets at The Brothers Brick (http://www.brothers-brick.com/)?  Oh geez, my wallet is already screaming “MERCY”!  I have not had time to peruse all the pictures but on first blush, the Lone Ranger Train and Stagecoach sets, all the LoTR sets, and the new Castle sets are all definitely on my hit list.  At $12, 70400 Forest Ambush looks like an awesome Castle parts/minifigs set and draft set.

[Zemata]

The second wave of Galaxy Squad is top of my list.  Hoping that it somehow gets a third round.  A few of the Chima sets are buys for me.  I really like the way the new city sets are headed.   Despite the slightly juniorized plane parts it seems to me like they’re getting back to their roots with sets and boxart that remind me of the stuff I loved from the 90s.

[RJ Thompson]

awesome site. thanks for the share.

 

 

my wallet does not thank you.

[Matt Redfield]

Definitely some good stuff coming; haven’t had time to investigate fully, but I agree it may be a rough year for our portfolios (but only if we don’t count LEGO as a prime investment medium…)

[Tim]

RJ Thompson wrote:

awesome site. thanks for the share. my wallet does not thank you.

The Brothers Brick is a great Lego blog and the only one I check with any regularity.  I took some time and more carefully reviewed the Long Ranger sets.  I’m not real excited about 79107 Comanche Camp, but the rest look really good.  I can see getting multiples of 79106 Cavalry Builder Set just for the blue cavalry minifigs (although what I will do with multiple Lone Rangers, I don’t know).

[Tim]

From what I have read, we should be starting to see some of the Lone Ranger sets anytime now.

[Laura]

From what I have read, we should be starting to see some of the Lone Ranger sets anytime now.

Lone Ranger sets look awesome! I love that they have a cavalry builder set, more horses ftw!

[Zemata]

They’re out at CIII toysrus at their rediculous prices.   Only buy there if you can coupon them to MSRP.    Ill be looking for galaxy squad wave 2 this weekend.

[Laura]

Ya, I only shop at Toysrus if I have a coupon anymore. Prices are ridiculous, and the they’ve really upset me in the past with misleading advertisements. However, they did redeem themselves a little last year by allowing me to use an in-store only coupon online because the set I wanted to buy was not in stock at any local stores.

[Matt Redfield]

So yeah, is anyone else thoroughly unimpressed by the Orthanc set?

I mean, aside from the minifigs, it’s got nothing on this MOC:

The Last March of the Ents

Just sayin’.

[Tim]

Matt Redfield wrote:

So yeah, is anyone else thoroughly unimpressed by the Orthanc set? I mean, aside from the minifigs, it’s got nothing on this MOC: The Last March of the Ents Just sayin’.

I don’t think Lego is ready to put out a $10,000 set. 😀  That said, I think 10237 is a pretty nice set.  Love the Sauruman and Wormtongue figs.

[Laura]

Ya, I think Orthanc is pretty nice. It’s in the same line as the Death Star, not the most detailed version ever (because it has to be marketable) but still a pretty nice set.

[Andrew W. Huntley II]

I feel like Orthanc is probably on my “if possible” list. The Pirate Ship is going to be a definite, although I am surprised with the number of smaller sets I will be purchasing multiples of. (Castle and Lone Ranger) The Advent Calendars also look really good for both Star Wars and City.

[Matt Redfield]

Tim wrote:

I don’t think Lego is ready to put out a $10,000 set.   That said, I think 10237 is a pretty nice set.  Love the Sauruman and Wormtongue figs.

Indeed.  I was mostly tongue-in-cheek there; for a reasonably-priced set, the one they’re putting out looks pretty good!

[Zemata]

Lone Ranger is out pretty much everywhere at C3.  Toysrus has the summer sets for creator, lotr, galaxy squad, ultrabuild chima figures, hero factory and that’s it so far I think.

[Greg Schubert]

Anyone like olive green cheese slopes? It seems that the European Pick-a-Bricks has them in large quantities:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?P=54200&colorID=155

I think the same can be said for the round 1×1 tiles in light bluish gray:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?P=98138&colorID=86

[Greg Schubert]

Anyone else heard of pocket sized racecar sets from Shell? Apparently this is old news … in other countries.

http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/shell-launches-pocket-sized-lego-ferrari-cars-1.167980

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[Tim]

Those are really nice looking cars. Too bad they did not make it to America.

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