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Re: Pics and Comments on New Adventurer Sets
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Sat, 14 Dec 2002 11:03:21 GMT
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In lugnet.adventurers, Tom Reed writes:
> Hi All,
<snip>
Hi Tom. Thanks for all the info.
> The first pic also shows the new hat on the female fig (Miss Pippin Reed)
> from the yeti set (7412). Here is another pic with a side view of the hat
> and a pic of Doctor Kilroy. Notice you get black hands on her and brown
> hands on him. Pretty cool!
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Merthyn/AdventurerParts2003/adv10.jpg
Yeah! I wonder if Kilroy dosn't freeze in that outfit! Must be cold, since
his jacket is open at the front...
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> Here are pics of the other minifigs starting with the two Indian figs from
> the large set 7418. The left one is Maharaja Lallu and the other is his guard.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Merthyn/AdventurerParts2003/adv1.jpg
They look great. where did you get the Lallu name from? Are the names
printed on the boxes?
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> Here is a pic of Miss Pippin Reed (I like the last name...heheh), Babloo,
> and Lord Sinister:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Merthyn/AdventurerParts2003/adv2.jpg
Is she related to you? I guess she is not your wife, since she isn't Mrs.
Pippin Reed! ;-)
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> And here is a pic of Johnny Thunder, Lord Sinister, and Doctor Kilroy:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Merthyn/AdventurerParts2003/adv3.jpg
Are the Kilroy's in 7411 and 7418 different from each other?
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> When it gets approved, I think you can view the whole folder at this address:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=29542
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> 7412 Yeti Hideout
> This set was 9.99 too. It has 114 parts including the Yeti figure and Miss
> Pippin in the Mongolian hat. This set is much more interesting and has
> better parts (in my opinion). You get a small white baseplate (8x16). You
> get two white 1x4x5 half arch parts, two 1x2x4 brown arch parts, and 4 black
> 3x3 corner roof bricks. You get a white triangular BURP piece and 6 - 1x1
> trans lt. blue round plates. A nice assortment of hard to find pieces and
> the new hat make this a nice buy. I think Miss Pippin's face is new too.
Yes, Miss Pippins face is new, just like Johnny Thunder and Lord
Sinister/Mr. Hates have new faces too. It seems they have all become older!
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> 7414 Elephant Caravan
> This set was 19.99 for 102 pieces! That's not a good price per part, but
> you get the dark gray elephant in this one. You also get Babloo with a lt
> gray scimitar and a red turban. It's nice to see them bring back the
> adventurer jeep in this set. You get two of the pole lances in red in this
> set and two parts in brown that I've never seen. They are pole pieces with
> a 1x2 plate on one end and a doughnut connection (like on the teepee poles)
> on the other end. This could be a interesting part to have. My first
> impression is that they would make some nice long oars for a long boat! I
> like this set even if it isn't the best buy!
>
> 7415 Aero Nomad
> This is the balloon set! It was 19.99 for 118 pieces. The only new pieces
> I could tell was the 4x4 round quarter plates in brown. I don't think they
> have been available in that color. You get 4 of the tan curved fence pieces
> in this set. You get Johnny Thunder and Doctor Kilroy too. It's nice to
> have the dome parts and the black rigging pieces available again. There is
> a nice white string piece that I think is new. This string is available in
> the Yeti set also. It's a 3 inch white string with the stud connectors on
> the ends.
How is the construction of the balloon? Is it solid?
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> 7418 Scorpian Palace
> This is the large set. It has 358 pieces and sells for 49.99. It has the
> light gray elephant. You get 5 minifigs: Kilroy, Sinister, Thunder,
> Maharaja, and the guard. There are a number of white arches with this. You
> get the rust columns, the rust fence parts (straight and curved. You also
> get an assortment of parts in dark blue. There are 1x plates, 2x plates, 1x
> tiles, and some other small parts. There are two large white columns plus
> the dome pieces. You get two gray scimitars and two yellow ones. You get
> the new round disk parts and tubans in white and black. This is the set to
> own and you will probably need a couple of them. haha
>
> I didn't find the 7417 set available. I'm looking forward to getting it
> when it comes out.
> I hope these pics and the information is helpful to those who haven't gotten
> access to the new sets.
> enjoy,
> Tom
Any information about the Adventurers is helpful. Can't wait to get the sets
myself.
Thanks
Kecia
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| (...) <snip> (...) I actually got the names off the playing cards that come with the larger sets. I haven't tried to figure out the game, but the cards are kind of interesting. You get a 6 sided die with the cards in the largest set. (...) She's not (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-02, to lugnet.general)
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