Marvel Super Heroes Polybags Revealed

[Staff]

The ever vigilant Huw over at Brickset discovered three new polybags in the LEGO instructions list and with this, Marvel has pulled ahead of DC in the poly race. The images for 30162 Quinjet, 30163 Thor and the Cosmic Cube and 30165 Hawkeye with equipment aren't the greatest due to the fact they have to be cut and copied from the small instructions page, but I for one am thankful none the less. No word yet on the availability or exclusivity of these awesome little sets and I can't help but notice a missing number in there, but I'm sure we'll know soon enough. Of course it's the two characters who already appear in multiple sets which will make them even easier to get and lower their value overall, but no complaints here! The Hawkeye print is generic enough to be reused fairly easily and Thor is just awesome. I expect to see a proper Thor Corps put together in no time.
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[JamesBenjamin]

This is awesome, because I really didn't want to buy a $50 or $80 set just for Thor.

Now if only they made a Hulk polybag...

[buriedbybricks]

They did, you just have to spend $50 to get it...

[MisterFubar]

I'm really glad to see these. I've been wanting to grab all of the Super Heroes minifigures but I have ZERO desire to own any of the sets.

[buriedbybricks]

Now if they'll just land in my neck of the woods i'll be happy. The last poly that popped up at my TRU was the LGM...

[GIR3691]

Not really what I was hoping for. Let's see Iron Man and Cap in polybags!

[Gooker1]

Not really what I was hoping for. Let's see Iron Man and Cap in polybags!

I'd have to agree w/ this statement. But seeing Cap show up in an 11.99/12.99 set, makes me think it will be unlikely to see him in a poly.

Great little sets though and I love the mini version of the quinjet!

[winbrant]

30164 is the EB Games Lex Luthor, available with pre-order of Batman 2: DC Superheroes

[buriedbybricks]

Awwww, that's right. Oh well, I'll still hope for more. Though I think Cap being in the cheapest set should be good enough for getting multiples...

[Gooker1]

Is it just me or the Hawkeye polybag has darker hair than what's in the sets? A better color, but still a cruddy hairpiece.

[Brainslugged]

There's that fire extinguisher again. I can't help but wonder what pivotal role in the movie fire extinguishers play considering they've been included in at least 3 Avengers sets now. Either that or the Avengers are very conscientious about health a safety.

[cas]

It's something I've made a point to look out for when I see the movie this weekend. I guess you have to put out the excessive explosions somehow.

[CaptainFordo]

Is it just me or the Hawkeye polybag has darker hair than what's in the sets? A better color, but still a cruddy hairpiece.

Yeah looks darker. Someone on Eurobricks tried out the sleepy head minifig's hair and it looked much better, but I'm a stickler for sticking with the official sets. Kind of annoyed about the Thor bag though... feel a bit gipped on the helicarrier set now haha, but I guess I still got Hulk and a cool jet out of it. Hawkeye is a stupid polybag idea though, he comes in two sets already (one fairly cheap) so why he gets a polybag rather than Widow is anyone's guess. I guess Widow in a bag would **** off those who'd shelled out for the Quinjet. I mean I'm sure people who buy the Quinjet didn't buy just for Widow, but it's probably something they'd have factored in as part of the benefit of the set (much like I did with Thor in the helicarrier - not that I'm bitter :P) Not to mention, I get the feeling they know how popular Iron Man is and probably won't polybag him, figuring £20 is a price most will be willing to pay for IM plus 2 more minifigs. No reason to offer a cheaper alternative for a character they KNOW will sell (though a hall of armour/ gantry might make for an interesting polybag, certainly better than Thor and Hawkeye's, or even a Tony Stark polybag, I'd buy that).

That quinjet looks awesome though, definitely going to try and get my hands on that I think.

[Nemesis243]

Wish they would do one with Black Widow. Don't really want to spend 80 bucks just so I can have a Lego mini figure of her.

[JonnyThunder3483]

These never show up in Fred Meyers, right? Oh, the poor luck of living in Juneau, AK.

[cas]

Polybags? I've never seen them at Fred Meyer, just Target, TRU, and occasionally Walmart.

[JonnyThunder3483]

Darn! I've never seen our small Wal-mart get any

[Flynn]

Wish they would do one with Black Widow. Don't really want to spend 80 bucks just so I can have a Lego mini figure of her.

Well, good, cause you won't have to-- you can spend 70 bucks and get a damned good set to go along with it.

[SevFalcon]

This is good news on the minifigs. Here's hoping that they're of the same quality as the regular releases instead of like the collectible series....

[sparkart]

I can never find these interesting polybags. By the time I get to the store, they've been scooped up by, presumably, resellers. With the cost of gasoline for my old V8 Chevy, it seems cheaper to pay the markup and shipping and resort to Bricklink or eBay.