I’ll be raffling every polybag I review this year in one big lot, all 260 sets (with the possibility of more). Each set will be individually bagged in a ziploc baggie complete with extra pieces, instructions, and the polybag wrapper it came in. The cost of a raffle ticket is just $1 USD and you can enter as many times as you want. Send a PayPal payment to paypal@fbtb.net for $1 USD for every ticket you want to purchase. DO NOT send one payment for multiple entries i.e. do not send one $5 USD payment for five tickets; five $1 USD payments must be made instead. Raffle is open to everyone in the world except where raffles are illegal. Be sure to put “POLYBAG RAFFLE” in the notes section of the payment in order to be entered successfully. Winner will be drawn sometime early January 2023 and contacted at the PayPal email address the payment was sent from to arrange for delivery. For a running list of all the sets that you can win, check this Google spreadsheet.
Last week’s race was a lot closer than I thought it would be.
Last Week’s Winner
Well, color me surprised. It was a close race but fantasy wins this round. I guess there’s still a lot of love for The Lord of the Rings. I wonder if LEGO will put out new sets when the Amazon show starts airing like how LEGO resurrected Harry Potter. They totally should. It would be like printing money.
This Week’s Candidates
Remember, You Can Win Every Polybag I Review
I’ll be raffling every polybag I review this year in one big lot, all 260 sets (with the possibility of more). Each set will be individually bagged in a ziploc baggie complete with extra pieces, instructions, and the polybag wrapper it came in. The cost of a raffle ticket is just $1 USD and you can enter as many times as you want. Send a PayPal payment to paypal@fbtb.net for $1 USD for every ticket you want to purchase. DO NOT send one payment for multiple entries i.e. do not send one $5 USD payment for five tickets; five $1 USD payments must be made instead. Raffle is open to everyone in the world except where raffles are illegal. Be sure to put “POLYBAG RAFFLE” in the notes section of the payment in order to be entered successfully. Winner will be drawn sometime early January 2023 and contacted at the PayPal email address the payment was sent from to arrange for delivery. For a running list of all the sets that you can win, check this Google spreadsheet.
Another Clone Wars-era ship, another hit? Today’s polybag is 30050 MINI Republic Attack Shuttle. The larger system scale ship is one of the prequel trilogy ships that has seen exactly zero remakes or re-releases outside of the mini.
And here it is in all it’s minified glory. A minor quibble is that it’s built with white plates instead of light grey like the bigger set but everything else about it is pretty nice. When landed, the wings fold up and are stopped at a satisfying angle thanks to the plating bumping up against each other.
Darth Maul lending a helping horned head.
In flight, there is nothing for the wings to bump against at the lower angle so you’ll have to eyeball it which can test one’s OCD.
The only way to grip the ship is from the top and bottom instead of the ideal swooshing grip, the standard side-by-side pinching action. One can maybe use the tile + plate area above the thrusters but that’s a small surface area to really get a firm handling on.
The other thing that kinda bothers me is that lack of landing gear. A couple of 1×1 round plates would have sufficed just nicely. Otherwise it just lands on the belly of the ship which really is not the best way to land a ship. This must just be the way that the Republic designs their ships cause the RGS has the same belly flop landing method.
The body of the ship is a pretty satisfying build, just a solid structure of plates. The jumpers up top centers the spine.
The “head” of the ship is built separately and then clipped onto the back and angled down. You can push the head all the way down to create the angled look both in flight and on the ground.
Does It Suck or Does It Rock?
This set rocks! A nice hefty build that’s pretty satisfying to pick up and put down. Angling any ships wings while in flight to make sure they are even is my least favorite activity to do, but luckily this thing looks great while grounded.
You Can Win This And Every Other Polybag I Review This Year
I’ll be raffling every polybag I review this year in one big lot, all 260 sets (with the possibility of more). Each set will be individually stored in a ziploc baggie complete with the extra pieces, instructions, and the actual polybag bag it came in. The cost of a raffle ticket is just $1 USD and you can enter as many times as you want. Send a PayPal payment to paypal@fbtb.net for $1 USD for every ticket you want to purchase. DO NOT send one payment for multiple entries i.e. do not send one $5 USD payment for five tickets; five $1 USD payments must be made insteavd. Raffle is open to everyone in the world except where raffles are illegal. Be sure to put “POLYBAG RAFFLE” in the notes section of the payment in order to be entered successfully. Winner will be drawn sometime early January 2023 and contacted at the PayPal email address the payment was sent from to arrange for delivery. For a running list of all the sets that you can win, check this Google spreadsheet.
Toys R Us Canada is offering a slightly sweeter deal than their American counterpart for the first week of Bricktober. In addition to the LEGO Ninja Minifigure Magnet they’re offering with a much more reasonable $35 purchase, you can also get the 30051 Republic Attack Shuttle mini set if you spend that dough on Star Wars LEGO. I was disappointed to find out that this years minfigure magnets would be glued (though not surprised), but I must admit this has made week one a done deal for me. The magnets are limited to 200 per store (max) and the shuttle deal is based on stock, so if you’ve had your eye on a certain $35+ Star Wars set get it quick and double up on freebies.
Yep, Toys R Us has another promotion. Today only (April 24th), they have all Star Wars and Harry Potter sets for BOGO 50% off.
A lot of the larger sets are out of stock online already, but you can get a free 30050 MINI Attack Shuttle (normally $3.99) to stuff in an Easter basket when you buy $40 worth of LEGO Star Wars sets.
You can find the coupon HERE or enter the code #944864 at the checkout for online orders.
Thanks SDIronClaw for sharing the coupon in our forum.
Toys R Us is offering a free polybag promo set with $20 purchase while supplies last. The store may let you take your pick, but the idea is to spend $20 on Star Wars, Ninjago, or Toy Story, and get the promo set from whatever theme you buy.
>>Ninjago Skeleton Chopper ($3.49 value)
>>Toy Story 3 Alien Space Ship ($3.99 value)
>>30050 MINI Republic Attack Shuttle (TRU-exclusive, $3.99 value)
Target stores across the U.S. are starting to clear out their Valentine’s holiday section and prepping for Easter. Some forum regulars are reporting that they have been able to purchase two new LEGO Star Wars MINI sets, 30050 Republic Attack Shuttle and 30051 X-wing Fighter. My local stores were in the middle of the reset so stock may be rolling in by the end of the week at the latest. In addition to the LEGO themed polybags, there are also some CITY and Duplo sets. YMMV.
If you’re a fan of the MINI sets like I am, you have two new sets to look forward to for 2010: 30050 MINI Republic Attack Shuttle and 30051 MINI X-wing Fighter. No word yet on how or when one can obtain these, but if I was a betting man, I’d wager they can be had at Target for Easter. If you don’t want to wait for a retail release in polybags, you can download the instructions file for the two sets from LEGO’s website. Links are provided below each image:
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