Iron Man 3 - 76008 Iron Man vs the Mandarin: Ultimate Showdown playset

The first Iron Man 3 set I've picked up I couldn't resist.  This is the cheapest of the 3 sets so far with a MSRP of $12.99, but you get the two main characters and you get Iron Man in Heartbreaker armor. The other two sets feature Iron Man in Mark 42 armor.  I do believe between these 3 sets and two previous Marvel Universe sets there are 4 different Iron Man's in various armor types. There is also a Mandarin with a diffent body decals.

As a huge Iron Man fan growing up I'm finally glad to have added at least one of the Iron Man to my minifigure collection.

Here we have Mandarin's assult card with missles and flame thrower.

Here we have a close up of the Mandarin. Both minifigures come with two faces.

I've taken the beard off so you can get a good look at the both of them.

I love the detailing on the Iron Man armor.

I've read a few complaints about the size of the head makes the minifigure look disproportionate and that's kind of true, but that face that the face plate lifts up is pretty cool. So take the good with the bad I suppose.

Three New Superman Sets just in time for the Movie.

I'm sure this has been reported, but since it's new to me I'm going to post about it.  I just saw on the What's New page at Lego.com that they have 3 new DC Super Hero Superman Sets coming out tied to the new movie due out this summer.  Sets are due to be release May 14th, but looking at the Lego site they have these listed as available now.

It would appear right now that every set has a Superman and a General Zod, so if your only interested in those two you can grab the cheap set for you two mini's.  The medium priced set features Lois Lane and most expensive set feature an army guy and two of General Zod's buddies.

76002 - Metropolis Showdown

Minifigures

-Superman

-General Zod

76003  -Battle of Smallville

Minifigures 

Superman

General Zod

Colonel Hardy

Faoro

Tor-An

76009 - Black Zero Escape

Minifigures 

Superman

General Zod

Lois Lane

Minifigure Spotlight - Series 10!! Medusa

I can't believe we actually have Series 10 up here in Alaska! Not only that my wife found some blind packs almost right after release and surprised me with 6 packs.  I'm now only 2 way from the complete set, which will be my first complete series yet, although I am close to a couple more too.

Anyways out of all the Series 10 figures I think my favorite from just looking at the sell sheet was the Meduse one.  I love the monster minifigures.

Looking at a couple case breaks this Medusa figure falls into the rare category falling only about 2 per display box (case), but with her unique base piece she's probably the easiest to find.

This minifigure also has two faces to chose from.  The angry face above and this one...

Over all I think this is still my favorite minifigure of the series and maybe my favorite from the last few series'. I just love that snake hair.

Lego Minifigures Series 10.

Seems like I just started finding Series 9 up here in Alaska and Series 10 is already hitting the market.  I was down in the lower 48 and got to visit my first Lego store.  All the clerks there were as enthusiastic about Lego as the customers and they have no problem helping you find the missing mini's you need out of the blind packs.  I also picked up some new Lone Ranger sets which I'll feature later.  I did manage to pick up 3 new Series 9 mini's while I was there and was talking to one of the Legoteers about the new Series 10 that was due to be out in the next couple weeks.  I had already heard about the super rare gold mini's inserted this round, but I had yet to see the line up for this new Series.  So here it is if you haven't seen it yet either.

Here's the mini poster with all 16 of the base figures. And after looking at a couple case breaks I've added the commons (6 per case), uncommons (4 or so per case), and the rarer (2 or less per case) for you too.  Although each case can be different.
Checklist

1. Librarian - rare

2. Medusa - rare

3. Roman Commander - common

4. Warrior Woman - uncommon

5. Tomahawk Warrior - uncommon

6. Skydiver - common

7. Bumblebee Girl - rare

8. Grandpa - rare

9. Paintballer - uncommon

10. Sea Captain - rare

11. Sad Clown - uncommon

12. Revolutionary Soldier - incommon

13. Baseball Fielder - common

14. Trendsetter - rare

15. Decorator - uncommon

16. Motorcycle Mechanic - common

Plus the bonus ---- Mr. Gold

After a quick search at least one Mr. Gold has been found! I think it would be kind of neat if they were serial numbered on the back. Mr. Gold does come with a serial numbered certificate of authenticity and checking some ebay auctions figures are going for about $700 buck or more!  Crazy.

Another nice selection.  I think my favorite out of the set is the Medusa and while rare, at about 2 per case, should be easy to find as she's the only one with a lower block base and the weird snake tail.

Also and I'm sure a lot of people already know that if you go to the Lego Minifigure website you can set up an account and keep track of the minifigures you have   Check it out here.

Iron Man 3 Playsets are here

Just saw over at the Lego website and on Amazon that the 3 new Iron Man 3 movie tie in playsets are now available.

Set 76008 - Iron Man vs The Mandarin Ulitmate Showdown - Price point aroudn $12.99

Two Minifigures
Iron Man in Heartbreaker Armor
and the Mandarin

Set 76006 - Iron Man: Extremis Sea Port Battle - Price Point $19.99
3 Minifigures
Iron Man - Mark 42 Armor
War Machine
Extremis Soldier

Set 76007 -Iron Man: Malibu Mansion Attack - Price point $39.99
5 Minifigures
Tony Stark
Pepper Potts
Mandarin
Extremis Soldier
Iron Man - Mark 42 Armor

Will there be a few more sets?  Who knows?  But I'll probably pick up the two cheaper sets getting both Iron Man Armors and War Machine and the Mandarin.  I guess the Pepper Potts and stand alone Tony Stark will be the ones to chase being only available in the more expensive Malibu Mansion Attack set right now.  It'll probably be close to the release date before I see these up here in Alaska, but one can hope.  And you can find all three for the price stated at Lego.com.

cb out.

Lego to buy Blocko Blocks! or Lego in the works on licensing the Simpsons

I saw a small post over at the Brothers Brick and then I heard a blurb on NPR on the way to work this morning.  Appartently we can expect a deal sometime soon and Simpson based playsets and mini's to follow.  Probably a decade overdue, but as a big fan of the Simpsons I say bring it on.

Minifigure Spotlight Series 9 Cyclops

I've had a few Series 9 sitting in the collection for a while now.  I've just been a little busy and lazy to take some photos and to scan the Series 9 poster for the blog.  But that ends today.  I found a small cache of Series 9 Minifigures at my local Fred Meyers.  I ended up picking up 6 packs and getting 6 different mini's which is always nice.  My favorite out of the bunch and the first one I'll feature is the Cyclops.

I'm not sure what set this one would come from if it's the Monster Hunters or Castles or something else, but a nice looking oddball.  He comes with a nice big club.

Nice detailing on the back as well.

He also has two faces.

Full eye open and smiling.

And eye half closed.  I'm not sure why he has a mouth.  When you put the helmet on you can see it at all.