G.I. Kre-O, Kre-O, MegaBloks CoD and LEGO discussions

[nacho]

Not that I know of. At the moment, you either order a full case from EE, or you play the cancellation lottery with amazon.

It's stunning that one of the two largest toy companies in our history is run like Larry, Moe, and Shemp are at the wheel.

 

[nacho]

Side note, I did find some of the 2-vs-2 4-packs and newer armory shipping containers at dollar general. They were priced at normal MSRP, but at least they were available. I was happy, as I really wanted the white containers. At some point, I'm going to do a shipping port dio, and that requires a lot of those containers of all various colors.

 

[pcsguy88]

That is good news though I'm not even sure where a Dollar General is around me. Five Below just has old Halo and COD figs.

 

[K-Tiger]

Dollar General started upping their toy game around last Christmas. They carry LEGO now, at the very least.

 

[pcsguy88]

Hobby Lobby and Best Buy carry LEGOs now. It's basically the only toy left.

 

[K-Tiger]

Hobby Lobby and Best Buy carry LEGOs now. It's basically the only toy left.

N-Nani?!
I'm in that goddamned store seemingly once-a-week, and have never seen the Dane-klocki.

 

[nacho]

That is good news though I'm not even sure where a Dollar General is around me. Five Below just has old Halo and COD figs.

Really? DG's here are EVERYWHERE. I have six of them in a 5mi radius of my office.

 

[Dropshipbob]

You can't swing a cat without hitting a DG. I saw like 20 of them on our vacation. Seriously, we were keeping count.

 

[pcsguy88]

N-Nani?!
I'm in that goddamned store seemingly once-a-week, and have never seen the Dane-klocki.

Michael's too. For some reason all the craft and electronics stores started carrying LEGOs around here once TRU went belly up.

Really? DG's here are EVERYWHERE. I have six of them in a 5mi radius of my office.

You can't swing a cat without hitting a DG. I saw like 20 of them on our vacation. Seriously, we were keeping count.

I exist in one of the richest counties in the US, so DGs only reside in the Hispanic, African and trailer sections surrounding me. I see them along the way when driving places, but have only stopped once out in the country when they got those exclusive Joe figures waaaay back when. They look like the equivalent of shopping at Waffle House.

 

[nacho]

Oh, no doubt, they're aimed at poor and rural communities that don't have a lot of stores close by. We fall into the "rural" part of that equation, not the poor crime-ridden parts. The clientele is definitely a notch below even walmart.

On the plus side, they're usually clean and well-stocked, but yeah, your waffle house analogy isn't too far off. Their toy "dept" is basically what you'd find at Walgreens, minus the 6" Marvel and SW figures. Typically nothing worth seeking out, but as they expand and others stop carrying stuff, they have started getting into $20-and-under lego and Mega sets.

Until this week, I hadn't been in one since the DG Joes era either. But there are a crapload of stores if they start carrying anything good.

 

[pcsguy88]

 

[nacho]

Like Terminator and Alien figures before him, this does nothing for me, but I suspect it'll definitely excite some collectors. I might be able to make use of that harness though...

 

[K-Tiger]

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Eh, pretty cool, but you'll only see them in 4 states in the US, and Canadian dollar stores a year after release. Eat a dick, Mattel.

 

[nacho]

If you could make money teasing shit that nobody can actually buy, Mattel would have all the dollars.

 

[Dropshipbob]

Predator? *faints*

 

[Dropshipbob]

I have a small bag with a few MegaBloks HALO figure parts (almost two complete figures +)....anyone interested in them? Not looking for anything in return.

 

[nacho]

Grayskull is down to $167 on amazon. Not sure what my threshold price is, but at some point, I'll feel compelled to buy more for building out the castle or stashing for when the set goes to $500 on the secondary market the minute it's sold out.

 

[pcsguy88]

That makes me sad, but I do feel I got my money’s worth. I would love to do the same and build all 4 sides, but honestly I do not have the room now to display mine opened up and space is only getting more precious with the little one on it’s way. My MP collection is being packed up this weekend for a long, cold hibernation in the garage. Never have I wanted a basement more.

 

[NSA]

Man I want a basement!

$167 seems like a good deal.. what was the original MSRP?

 

[pcsguy88]

Man I want a basement!

$167 seems like a good deal.. what was the original MSRP?

Two Fiddy

 

[nacho]

Yeah, $167 for nearly 3k pieces is a steal. Plus it's a damn cool set when built, and it comes with lots of characters, a couple of them exclusive to the set.

 

[pcsguy88]

Sweet! A new property I’ll never see.

 

[nacho]

What's even stranger, that dutch figure uses CoD legs but halo-style waist, torso and arms. CoD already had a bare-chested, bare-armed figure, so it's really odd they would frankenstein this figure in such a fashion.

Also, I know the movies are all rated-R, but it's weird that these cute little figures are listed as 16+... as if children are going to grab them and start swearing like a sailor by osmosis.

 

[Dropshipbob]

*screams like a girl*

pcs, why won't you see these? Because of the lame distribution the last few non-COD figures have received?

 

[K-Tiger]

*screams like a girl*

pcs, why won't you see these? Because of the lame distribution the last few non-COD figures have received?

Pepper your angus, my friend:

Yes, that is a jab at Mega's notoriously shit distribution.

 

[nacho]

Surprisingly, the eggs have seen better distribution than the Heroes figures. Places like Target and Kroger do a pretty solid business on the eggs.

 

[K-Tiger]

Yeah, I've seen the Dragon eggs.

That little Cringer is adorable.

 

[Dropshipbob]

I saw that photo of the ALIEN eggs, but I can't get too excited about those. They will be filled with the same figure that's already been released twice before. I assume the only difference this time is the included "slime" and the figure might be GITD?

 

[K-Tiger]

I assume there are 4-5 variants, though it's up in there air if any will have new molds.

 

[Dropshipbob]

Would anyone know when those Predator figures are supposed to hit shelves?

 

[K-Tiger]

Second half of '20 is what I've heard. I just saw a rumor that the Alien eggs contain a xeno, a facehugger and a piece of a build-a-figure Queen.

 

[Dropshipbob]

Did you say "build-a-figure queen"??? OH LAWDS!!!! PLEASE be bigger than the warriors and other figures.

faints

 

[Dropshipbob]

I was at Tuesday Morning just now and they had several sets of the 5-pack MOTU figures for $10.

 

[K-Tiger]

Yeah, that's the rumor, emphasis on rumor. There's a new pick going around, and something in them is being covered up.

 

[Dropshipbob]

Link?

 

[K-Tiger]

 

[Dropshipbob]

Hmmm...I dunno. The area that's covered looks to small to be a queen...unless the queen is the same size as the warriors, which would be really lame. But at least it looks like they will have different colors to choose from, I was worried they would all be white or GITD. AND it looks like they have the improved hands.

 

[K-Tiger]

Maybe it's a MOC, maybe it's a legit future set.

 

[Dropshipbob]

Are those Mega Construx parts? I can't tell.

 

[pcsguy88]

Are those Mega Construx parts? I can't tell.

yes