tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post6749686375733091732..comments2023-11-05T06:37:16.480-05:00Comments on Nilbog's Storybook Land: Hanukkah 2012: Day 1The Nilboghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-26621202102919542292012-12-10T20:39:17.813-05:002012-12-10T20:39:17.813-05:00I actually really want the Bongo now...I actually really want the Bongo now...The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-82959972944459214402012-12-10T20:31:02.436-05:002012-12-10T20:31:02.436-05:00Just that in a line that includes a Sith Infiltrat...Just that in a line that includes a Sith Infiltrator, a Gungan vs. Battle Droids battle pack, and podracers, kids likely aren't gonna pick the Bongo.<br /><br />I don't believe the original sold all that well, either- at least from my experience as a kid I always wanted the MTTs and podracers.T. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-91554237678871816932012-12-10T19:46:35.724-05:002012-12-10T19:46:35.724-05:00What set wasn't supposed to sell well? Or is t...What set wasn't supposed to sell well? Or is that a crack at poor old Jar Jar (whom, remember, the target audience doesn't hate).The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-27802696758395097842012-12-10T19:43:37.909-05:002012-12-10T19:43:37.909-05:00Mmhm. I think it's a bit of a crass move on th...Mmhm. I think it's a bit of a crass move on their part "oooh, here's a set that we know isn't going to sell very well, so let's include the minifigure everyone has been clamoring for since the very beginning of the line!"<br /><br />But yeah, they've been splitting the figures like that since probably 2008 or so. It's annoying, but whatcha gonna do.T. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-71003281947385492072012-12-10T17:52:36.455-05:002012-12-10T17:52:36.455-05:00Really? Amidala is with the Bongo set? I don't...Really? Amidala is with the Bongo set? I don't remember noticing her when I saw it in the store...ah well, it is what it is.The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-59743859884791008262012-12-10T17:35:00.914-05:002012-12-10T17:35:00.914-05:00Oh, by the way, LEGO has a tendency of placing fig...Oh, by the way, LEGO has a tendency of placing figures in sets based on their desirability/rarity and not on whether or not they have relevance to the scene- hence Obi-Wan here ('cause Qui-Gon was already in another set in the line), and Queen Amidala in the Gungan Sub.<br /><br />On the one hand, this prevents the problem the original line had where you'd have something like 15 Luke's and R2's, and then 1 Han or Leia. On the other, though, it's a rather crass marketing gimmick- as scene in the latest LOTR, where they split up the Fellowship among all the different sets, so you have to buy every single set to get the complete fellowship.T. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-46740294335674921462012-12-09T21:21:01.894-05:002012-12-09T21:21:01.894-05:00Wow...words fail me.Wow...words fail me.The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-27298556385744986852012-12-09T18:55:32.801-05:002012-12-09T18:55:32.801-05:00You know, there's actually an article studying...You know, there's actually an article studying that very possibility:<br />http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/could-you-build-a-scale-lego-model-of-the-death-star/<br /><br /><br />For myself, I'm content merely recreating the LEGO set. :PT. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-25577631914599225062012-12-09T16:40:15.768-05:002012-12-09T16:40:15.768-05:00Ideally it would be to scale, but you'd need a...Ideally it would be to scale, but you'd need a whole backyard for that. Awesome first attempt!The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-9296986040108741782012-12-09T16:31:24.416-05:002012-12-09T16:31:24.416-05:00There's an old photo of the first attempt here...There's an old photo of the first attempt here, from about 2008 or so:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/36475856@N02/3449374084/in/pool-2041980@N25/<br /><br />Ideally this latest one will have less color differences.T. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-38761414567706265542012-12-09T16:13:36.316-05:002012-12-09T16:13:36.316-05:00If you succeed I'd seriously love to see it.If you succeed I'd seriously love to see it.The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-61361214300971543122012-12-09T14:50:00.935-05:002012-12-09T14:50:00.935-05:00The Death Star is seriously awesome- expensive as ...The Death Star is seriously awesome- expensive as hell, but completely awesome. Too expensive for me, but I sometimes for fun just try to piece one together out of my own collection (I'm actually building one right now).T. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-38021052029642105192012-12-09T14:31:26.609-05:002012-12-09T14:31:26.609-05:00I know. I think there's a Death Star that'...I know. I think there's a Death Star that's like $300.<br /><br />We're building it right now. Anakin's is finished and we're starting on Sebulba's.The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-54673798140510665142012-12-09T14:24:10.190-05:002012-12-09T14:24:10.190-05:00I grew up on the older SW sets, they're really...I grew up on the older SW sets, they're really fantastic (the first two years of sets aren't all that accurate, but have this really magical quality about them that makes me incapable of disliking them).<br /><br />But yeah, it's a shame they're so expensive- especially the licensed stuff (like the new Jabba's Palace, which is twice as much as it should be).T. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.com