Comments on: LEGO Castle battle packs in 2008 [News]

By: Dunechaser

Dunechaser — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:08:30 +0000

Thanks Gavin! If anybody would like to click through from here to buy them, that would be awesome. ;-)

By: Gavin

Gavin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:38:38 +0000

The battle packs are available in the U.S. NOW! FEB 20! Just ordered 10 packs of the death knights. Price is OK ($12.99)

By: Jai

Jai — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:48:36 +0000

Not my “dream” battle pack of Crown soldiers (Both versions of the “knight” helmets instead of two of the wide-brimmed “archer” ones?), but the skeleton pack looks just about rock solid.

By: David

David — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:02:30 +0000

I just assumed that everyone knew about the lame lawsuit that Hasbro filed against LEGO.

And I don’t think it’s Lucas Films fault. Hasbro sued saying that the LEGO minifigure is an action figure after LEGO released those minifigure three packs. LEGO said “Are you crazy?” but lost and now we have the lame little ships to get around the law.

By: Dunechaser

Dunechaser — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:08:02 +0000

David: You’re right, but as curtis says, don’t assume everybody already knows that.

curtis: Unfortunately, David is correct. Lucasfilm has given the exclusive rights for action figures to Hasbro. Now, we could all argue that minifig-only LEGO sets aren’t action figures, but that’s apparently not how Lucasfilm and Hasbro saw it when those were released a few years ago.

By: curtis

curtis — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:15:34 +0000

Once again? That explains nothing to me, you speak as if I’ve already gone through this with you already, you must be mistaking me with someone else David. Or assume that because you’ve explained it to someone else, I should know too. Star Wars can’t sell Lego mini figures separately? Because they’ll get sued? Honestly that makes no since. Lego has the rights to the figures, Star Wars gave them to ‘em.

By: Sibley

Sibley — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:44:09 +0000

I see myself buying several of each. Both armies have such awesome accessories!

By: wunztwice

wunztwice — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:11:31 +0000

I am going to be buying too many of the knight sets…

By: David

David — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:25:01 +0000

Once again LEGO can NOT release Star Wars minifigures, they will be sued AGAIN. This is why they have those stupid little ships with 4 minifigures, to get would legal crap.

And these are supposedly 12 Euros, that’s insane. Just by the $6 set and the $8 set and you are better off.

By: Polky

Polky — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:47:21 +0000

heaven.