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  • Poll Time! Week 16’s Set of the Week

    Poll Time! Week 16’s Set of the Week

    This was a bad week, but only in the sense there’s one clear cut choice out of field. But let’s see if I’m wrong like I was about….

    Last Week’s Winner

    Let’s hear it for the nostril sub! I mean Neptune Carrier! Looking back, it was a pretty good week and I honestly thought it was going to be the TIE Fighter but I am happy to be  wrong because the winning set 20013 Mini Neptune Carrier is just a superb build and a superb model.

    This Week’s Candidates

    Polybag Set of the Week: Week 16

    Pick your favorite set of the week for April 18th through April 22nd.

    The poll has closed!

    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.

  • A Year of Polybags 76/260: 30300 The Batman Tumbler Review

    A Year of Polybags 76/260: 30300 The Batman Tumbler Review

    Today’s polybag, 30300 The Batman Tumblers, is a re-review of sorts. I had already written a review for this set… oh my god 8 years ago! Looking back and reading what I wrote, my opinion hasn’t changed: this thing still sucks. If you want to read it, go ahead. I’ll wait right here.

    Welcome back.

    So as not to have this review be a total copy pasta of the original review, I do have some additional thoughts. One of my issues with this mini model was that the front wheels are not mounted correctly. The wheels are attached from the inside using a 2×2 plate with wheel holders. The necessary element to attach the wheels from the outside, a 1×2 plate with a single wheel holder, wouldn’t be released until 2 years later where they would be introduced through various LEGO Dimensions packs.

    This piece would have made the sides a bit thicker but that’s okay. I don’t think the Tumbler at this size works very well anyway. Thicker front fenders might have dictated a higher piece count to account for scale but that could have only made the model better. Hindsight is 20/20 and its unfortunate that the timing of the 1×2 axle plate didn’t coincide with this mini model because it might have been something great. But as it is now, this thing is, and I quote, “a steaming pile”. Yes, I’m quoting myself but it’s true.

    Does It Suck or Does It Rock?

     

    This set sucks! I don’t have much more to say. It was soul crushingly-bad 8 years ago, and it’s still soul crushingly bad today. There are times when I look back on a review I wrote in the past and think I may have been too harsh or not harsh enough. For the original review I did of 30300 The Batman Tumbler, I was just the right amount of harsh.

    Sponsorship

    There’s no sponsor this week, and with sponsorships lasting a whole week, you can get plenty of exposure for mere pennies. Pennies I say! Want to sponsor a review? Send me a message to admin@fbtb.net or hit me up on discord of the polybag set you have that you want me to review. If selected, in exchange for the set you’ll get a mention right here in the review post and a link to your website or social media account or just about anything else.. Nearly free advertising, so what’s stopping you?

    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 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.

  • 30301 Batwing Polybag Now Available at Target

    30301 Batwing Polybag Now Available at Target

    Was strolling through the seasonal section, which is set for Halloween, at Target and ran across a bunch of these Batwing polybag sets. As far as minis go, this one ain’t too bad. The yellow 2×2 plate with Technic pinhole and the light grey cone making up the jet engine is a bit of an eyesore but those could easily be swapped out for black for a more Batman-esque look. It’s a great little poly bag and worth the $3.99 price tag. Leagues better than that awful 30300 Tumbler. And there you have our 10 second review.

    On a related note, Target is also the place where you could pre-order LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham and receive this very same polybag as your bonus. And here they are just selling the darn things. Not that it really matters; I imagine most AFOLS would have pre-ordered from Gamestop to get Plastic Man.

    Thanks to ninnymuggins for the heads up.

  • LEGO Plastic Man Revealed for LEGO Batman 3 Gamestop Pre-order Bonus

    LEGO Plastic Man Revealed for LEGO Batman 3 Gamestop Pre-order Bonus

    Today, Comic Vine has revealed the retailer exclusive bonuses for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. To save you a click, here it is a in a nutshell:

    • Gamestop will get the above-pictured Plastic Man.
    • Everyone else gets something that sucks more than Plastic Man.

    And that’s all you really need to know. But if you’re still interested in knowing what the others are getting:

    Here’s a link to LEGO Batman 3 on Gamestop. The game will be out on all current generation systems, including PS3 and XBox 360 but not for the Wii. Gamestop says the release date is 12/31/2014, but that is always subject to change.

    Thanks go to Jason for the heads up.

  • Review: 30300 The Batman Tumbler

    Review: 30300 The Batman Tumbler

    I’m sure you’ve seen the glowing reviews elsewhere but let me set you straight: this thing is a piece of crap.

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