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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #225 on: February 12, 2013, 02:17 PM »
If the two K-marts near me carried these toys, they must've sold out entirely. I think they didn't even carry them.

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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #226 on: February 12, 2013, 05:18 PM »
Every store supposedly got the same pre-pack display, but that's just what I was told.  My KM I was at last night had them on an end-cap now because the display sold through fairly well.

The one nearer to me had a lot left in the display yet by comparison.  The display at the further away store wasn't totally with toys, kinda over near automotive.  Weird.
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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #227 on: February 13, 2013, 11:17 PM »
Yeah, heard that after the fact, they weren't necessarily in the section where any human would look for them. I did look around a bit, though.

Oh, well, not rushing back to those stores.

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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #228 on: February 14, 2013, 02:32 PM »
My store had only 2 Fili/Kili sets so I got one of those last night, and 3 Bilbo sets so I grabbed one...  Bilbo does kinda suck.  Good figure, bad sculpt.

Fili/Kili are so non-dwarf it's not even funny.  You can't make a hot dwarf for the ladies but Jackson managed 2.  Funny.

They're good figures though...  I love all the working sheaths and stuff.  If only their knives and throwing axes came out too. :(
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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #229 on: February 17, 2013, 03:20 AM »
Found a bunch of stuff at KMart on sale today.  I picked up a 2-pack of Legolas and Tauriel.  Would have snagged a 4" Gandalf but they didn't have any.

There was a decent selection of singles and 2-packs and a few 6" figures, but I wasn't interested most of them.  Kind of glad I didn't spend more money on these, I'm kind of disappointed in them.  At least these two, the articulation in the legs is severly hindered and I don't think they work well with their accessories.  The paint jobs, at least, were pretty clean.  Maybe I'd have liked the 6" versions better, I'm just not into that scale.

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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #230 on: February 17, 2013, 02:37 PM »
My only gripe is they really do need softgoods on their figures for sure.  Great leg articulation.
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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #231 on: February 17, 2013, 02:39 PM »
Finished off my first wave collection at K-Mart this week. Worst thing is, nobody touched that display since I raided it in December. Lots of stuff still left, except for the goblin.
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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #232 on: February 19, 2013, 02:18 PM »
I wish the Kmarts around here had these.  I've checked all three stores and see no sign of them anywhere.

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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #233 on: February 24, 2013, 11:29 AM »
K-Mart is running a 50% off Clearance toys sale, so if your store has the Hobbit figures you can get 3 3/4" for $2 per figure, 3 3/4" 2pks and 6" for $4, and Warg sets for $5. It's a shame they didn't carry the Goblin King or Gandalf with Bolg sets.

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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #234 on: February 24, 2013, 04:04 PM »
I went today and grabbed 4 of the Warg sets and 1 Grinnah and 1 Gandalf.

I I returned my $4 Grinnah and my $10 Warg I purchased a couple weeks ago   ;D
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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #235 on: February 25, 2013, 01:42 AM »
Time to hit up the AT-ST's too. :P

I'm getting my Warg this week for sure.
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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #236 on: February 25, 2013, 09:20 PM »
Went tonight, picked up all the 2-packs again, and Warg, and plan to take back my Thorin and all my 2-packs I had and return 'em.  50% back on all that is nothing to blow snot rockets at.

Picked up extra 2-packs of the dwarves...  gonna debate a 2nd warg this week and a 2-pack of the elves.  Fodder's solid all around so I wanted some extras.

Got an AT-ST too and pondering 2 more of those for customizing.
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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #237 on: February 27, 2013, 03:53 PM »
Score a entire 6" Set for $4 each.  They also had 3 3/4 Figures on sell as well, $2 for singles, $4 for Twin Packs, $5 for the Warg. Made like a bandit.

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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #238 on: February 27, 2013, 07:13 PM »
Got last thorin for fodder tonight.  ALL dwarves gone, only elves left.  I'd say half the Wargs gone so got a 2nd.  Still AT-ST's out the ying yang but probabl sold a good 10 or 15.
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Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« Reply #239 on: February 27, 2013, 08:20 PM »
I set up a quick "Bolg's War Party" display with the extra Wargs and Goblins I got:



As great as it was getting $5 Wargs and $2 Goblins, it's still a shame no REAL army builders got made in the line. I would have loved the Dwarf Warriors or generic Orc Soldiers.