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10224 Town Hall press release
Posted by Huw,It's a busy day for press releases! Here's the official announcement of the Town Hall (at last!)
2,766 pieces, US$199.99, CA$249.99, DE €179.99, UK £149.99, DK 1499 DKK
Keep the wheels of commerce turning with the authentic Town Hall!
This classic 3-storey town hall building is the latest addition to the LEGO® Modular Buildings series. This highly-detailed model features large entrance-way columns and coat of arms, a tall bell tower with clock and a large skylight giving a view inside the building. On the ground floor, the large hall, tax office and auditorium are perfect for servicing the town's citizens.
Take the working elevator up to the secretary and mayor's offices on the second floor, furnished eloquently with desks, chairs, paintings and even a frog sculpture. There's even a balcony for addressing the town's citizens. On the third floor, a spacious meeting room features a large conference table, chairs, globe and plants. Includes 8 minifigures: mayor, secretary, bride and groom, press woman, janitor and 2 children.
- Includes 8 minifigures: mayor, secretary, bride and groom, press woman, janitor and 2 children
- Features painting, desks, chairs, sculpture, lamp, conference table, globe, plants and bench
- Functioning elevator with space for 2 minifigures and ladder access to roof
- Bell tower features bench and maintenance ladder
- Roof features skylight with view inside the building
- Measures 10" (25.5 cm) wide and 20" (50 cm) high
- Address the citizens from the balcony!
- Combine with other LEGO® Modular buildings like the 10218 Pet Shop and 10211 Grand Emporium!
Here's the designer interview. See if you can spot what might be the UCS R2-D2 and the rumoured Haunted House near the start!
Update: The original video has been removed but someone has helpfully re-posted it. It should play below now.
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The Lego Shop Facebook page has about a dozen hi res photos up.
This set looks fantastic and at £149.99, It's just about affordable. Any ideas on when it will be released?
Edit, its release date is march.
^^ They are also on the set detail page, under the alternate image tab, http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=10224-1
The description makes this set sound great, especially the elevator feature. The photos really showcase the detail put into the town hall. At $250, it's going to be out of my price range when you add taxes to the total.
Now this set, I'll be getting!!
While I have no intention of buying this (unless I win the lottery) I will say that I really love seeing the blue businessman suit from 7051 Tripod Invader getting re-used, and for the mayor himself no less!
Look out kids, the Mayor has a gun down the side of his chair!
$200 green backs is a little high, but everything is going up. Sure glad I have been saving my VIP points.
Oh good, they are jacking up the price of these now too? At least you could depend on them being $150US for a while...
You guys, this set has 500-700 more pieces than the previous modulars, a $50 price hike was expected...sheesh...
Those of you complaining about the price - there are 25% more pieces in this set than the average modular. THUS THE PRICE GOES UP 25%.
If you are so unable to understand basic retail pricing - then you shouldn't be in charge of your own money.
Well I said i'd buy this set regardless of the cost.... I never pay full price so the soonest this is at Legoland it is mine.
another must buy this year....
i need to change house....
If the set goes up 25% more pieces, then the price @25% more would only be $179.99 to 189.99, not $199.99.
@$199, the price has just gone up 33%. The piece increase is only 22%. The price is definitely absurdly too high. I was definitely expected a price increase, but only $179.99, not this insane fifty extra bucks that they did.
Seen at LEGO World København, today. Looks really great.
I am so looking forward to this. Are we sure March 1st is the official release date? Usually the release dates fall on a Monday.
Vwong19, is it cheaper to buy it from Legoland?
This looks great.
I will buy this when I am able to come up with the money.
re: price - the cost of materials and shipping have increased, so $200 sounds right for a set with a lot more pieces.
I expect this to be the new price point on these sets for the next several years.
We should be happy we got them at $150 for so long. ;)
Any Americans who have a problem with U.S. prices should come here and buy LEGO and then shut up.
@vpustote - not sure how you are computing your pieces, but the Pet Shop had 2032 pieces. This set has 2766 pieces. That is an increase of 36.12% in pieces. (2766-2032=734 734/2032=.3612). So it is a better deal than the Pet Shop, and on par with the previous sets with a few more pieces than that.
And, this set has twice as many minifigures, and more minifigures than any previous modular.
looks fantastic and fits in with the other modulars. I might have to start collecting them!
I think what people are concerned about is the price difference between Cafe Corner and this one. Think it's about £80 difference? Don't think it's quite in line with inflation rates...
Cafe Corner only had 2056 pieces.....
And I got it for £64.99. Don't think this one will come down...
And I got it for £64.99. Don't think this one will come down...
33% price increase from Cafe Corner, 34.5% more pieces than Cafe Corner. Also, that was released 5 years ago. At 2% average yearly inflation, that would mean that sets should naturally be 10% higher now than they were 5 years ago. That argument doesn't hold up at all.
33% price increase in the U.S. anyways, MSRP
Wait, my bad, Cafe Corner was only $139.99 in the U.S.....so it's a 57% increase. But still, it's a good deal in my opinion compared to most of what else is out there...great piece and color selection, 8 minifigs...
Yeah and our wages went up the same too. No. First modular I won't be buying.
Yeah and our wages went up the same too. No. First modular I won't be buying.
I love how you guys conveniently only mention the sets with very few pieces like Pet Shop and Cafe Corner. Why didn't you go all out and mention Market Street for 1248 pieces for $89.99?
Green Grocer - 2352
Fire Brigade - 2231
Grand Emporium - 2182
Average of these sets = 2255 pieces
2766 / 2255 = 22.66% piece increase
All of those sets were conveniently priced at $149.99. Now it's magically $199.99 for the new one. That's a shocking increase. $179.99 would have been a more like it increase.
Don't get me wrong though, this is an awesome set and I will be getting it.... I just roll my eyes at the price they chose.
OK, you have a point...and it is upsetting that they seem to be raising prices on all sets across the board. But they wouldn't if people didn't buy them. Supply and demand at work.
The USA is still getting it cheaper than the rest of the world so if people don't want it, no-one is forcing them to buy it. It's a hobby in the end, not a life or death situation.
In sunnier news... haunted house 2 seconds in as well (as mentioned in the forum)...
Thanks for the perspective, Andhe!
As far as price is concerned, the modulars are 1 set per year. I'd rather they increase the price to a necessary level to maintain a high level of detail throughout the sets, as opposed to keeping the price point a little lower and ending up with something that feels empty or incomplete.
The price has been static at $150 for 4 years straight, it was bound to go up. I'm excited to see what they can do over the next few years at a $200 price point. And who knows, perhaps sales will be flatter, and they'll drop down to the $180 mark next year.
I believe they made this set grander, as it's the Town Hall and should be bigger than other surrounding buildings. So hopefully, future modulars will be somewhat smaller again, and also smaller in price. What would made me mad is if they drop the piece count down, and keep the $200 price point.
I'm surprised Jamie Berard wasn't the lead designer for this. Is there a story here?
Is that a haunted house after R2-D2? My girlfriend will be very excited if so! As for price, ever since I dropped a cool $400 on the UCS Falcon anything less than that makes me happy. Will wait for double points month and a 10% coupon to knock 20% off. Or maybe they'll sell them at TRU and we can get a BOGO deal.
Reading the comments on this article, I can only come to one conclusion:
AFOL's have no concept of economics. Keep in mind that petroleum (which is used to make plastic) has increased in price 500% in the last 10 years.
So not only are the raw materials more expensive, but product shipping has gone up in price as well. Basically this means that EVERY part of the production process is more expensive than it was 5-10 years ago.
The average price per piece on this set is almost the same as the other "official" modulars (not including Market St.) - so no, in the end THERE IS NOT ACTUALLY AN INCREASE IN PRICE PER PIECE.
This whole debate is really sad - I would expect confusion from kids and teens about this stuff, but the fact that the adults are sitting here making there stupidest comments of all is frankly depressing and keeps me from wanting to ever interact with other AFOLs in real life.
I don't know if I'd go so far as to say those who don't agree with you on this are stupid (I do agree with your points btw, which back up what I said above)...it's ok to have differing opinions.
did anyone see the haunted house at the start that could turn out to be very good.
"Keep the wheels of commerce turning with the authentic Town Hall!"
The price will definitely keep the wheels of commerce turning at the Lego company.
@silvera4 - Members to Legoland get 10% off on all purchases... 20% during one week in Dec before Xmas. I usually don't go crazy with this discount since there are better deals throughout the year, but for some things that I'm not willing to wait, this is always an option.
haha "Fire bigrade" :D
$199 isn't a fun new price point, but gas prices will be reaching $5/gal soon in the states, so LEGO is keeping up with inflation. I'm thankful that the economy hasn't kept me from continuing to enjoy my hobby.
I must be the only member to have never seen a real Lego designer before...
I can only deduce this because everyone has commented only on the beauty of the set. Mind you Scandinavians; go figure.
Fantastic buttresses and shape anyway, can't wait to get to grips with this model!
Graysmith; ditto here.
In Canada where a set is $100 US we usually pay around $130 and our dollar has been on par with the US (sometime even above) for over 3 years now. If I order something from Lego.com like any fellow American, it comes from the same source (warehouse) but costs me more...what gives
@shaase.... I suggest to protest you band all Canadians and only support Mega Bloks. Isn't that a Canadian product. That will show LEGO you want the market to change.
I think its that dark orange color thats driving up the price. Come on (US) people, its 199.99 for 2766 pieces. How is that a problem? Look at all the other sets that coming out later this year, those are overprice not this one. If I had room somewhere to put that I would definitely get it at this.
^^ :-) It did occur to me that maybe working in Billund might not be so bad after all.....
Beautiful, I think I'm in love... and the model isn't that bad either. As for the price, I'm not upset. If people think this is too much money for a Lego set, then they can take a look at the 10188 Death Star which comes in at just under $400 with 3804 pieces. The only thing I'm worried about is where the modular sets go from here. I hope the next modular is scaled back a bit, I'd like to see some more townhome like housing, such as the brownstone next to the pet shop.
I have no quarrel with the price of this set. GG was actually released for €159.99 here in Germany 4 years ago plus we have double VIP point for the first halve of next month. I'm just hope March 1st is the official release date since it wasn't posted in the info. so just under two weeks to wait for this one! :)
Saw the R2D2, but more interested in the gray victorian house! I thought it was Dracula castle but I think it's different...
$199.99 is a great price for this. You get 2700+ pieces. Pretty fair.
"This video is private."
I know I should be paying more attention to the set, but is she ever easy on the eyes. Am I right in thinking she was the lead designer on this set? A+ any way. I love all the little details. The elevator is a great little feature. My only dislike is the color. I've never been a fan of orange. But that's a pretty minor complaint.
I'll take a few of these please! LOVE!!!
Video is private?
I'm a little bummed about R2-D2. I like the Droid Developer Kit better. Maybe upon closer inspection the new one will be a pleasant surprise. Keep the modulars and Star Wars UCS coming!!! I want a monster modular hospital that takes up an entire city block and costs $500. Some of that space can be used for a garden in order to keep the cost down. Do it! Do it now!
Hahaha! I bet they yanked the video so they can edit out the sneak peak of R2-D2 and a haunted house. There really wasn't anything in the video that we didn't already know regarding the Town Hall. I guess some guys here were smitten with the female designer, but the big revelations to me were the R2-D2 and haunted house. I have great sex every day, but it's only a couple times a year we get great new Lego sets!
Just like MVives and cjg I wonder why I cannot see the video.
I'm not sure why they made the video private. It was working this morning. Maybe AFOL's were paying too much attention to the designer and not enough attention to the set? If anything, that would help drive sales. I'm confused.
^^^ Agree -- they are editing out the R2D2 and haunted house from the front, I bet...
Can't see the video, but this is a nice set. Probably the first modular I will be buying, although during a sale.
Where can I see the haunted house? Sounds amazing.
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=66366&st=15 here is the Eurobricks thread for the haunted house. It has pictures. Still looking for pictures of the R2D2. Did anyone notice the doors to access underneath the elevator incase something falls in there? That is pretty smart.
WOW!. I just saw the R2-D2 and Haunted House!, http://youtu.be/dDj_zA1v450, Indeed very obvious at the beginning.
I normally don't go for the modular buildings but after seeing the minifigs...... but all my money right now is going towards LotR and a few of the Star Wars sets so.....
To everyone wanting to see R2D2 and the Haunted House, FBTB has pictures! :)
Did anyone get the R2 and mansion because I just read this now, and I'd love to see them.
@Jay Kenobi ZX um.. read the comment right above yours.
UGH I CANT WATCH IT *goes super saiyin.* HAAAAAHHHHHH
^^ and they have been in our very own forum since the video appeared... And was being discussed.
Just watched the video... The Town Hall looks so much better now!
Bit expensive . . . Funny that TLG put the new exclusives in the video.
@roguetraider1987, @Energyarrow
I can't believe how much this news is filled with sexism. How old are you? You think Astrid (yeah, she's got a name if you paid attention to the video), appreciates the kind of comments above? You think the female members and readers of Brickset enjoy reading your 'banter' on how much you could 'barter' her for?
^ Harsh but true. Those types of comments here and in the forum got very old very fast....
Mods, you've gone and taken the bite out of my post but you've left the offensive sexist crap posts alone????
I just clicked on the vid and unfortunately get a message saying this video is private, I hope they don't take too long editing it, I cannot wait to see this set in more detail, it looks amazing.
One thing I am finding disappointing are the constant remarks about the female designer, it is making the Lego community look like a bunch of sad perverts who have never seen a woman before! Get over it!
Anyway, can't wait for this to be released. I should get it for about £100 because I have about £50 of VIP points saved up :)
found a copy of the video here on YouTube; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDj_zA1v450
The Town Hall looks slightly better than I had originally thought. Astrid put a lot of nice features into the model. The elevator is its biggest selling point for me. I also like how she used the car wheel well elements as decorative features for the windows.
The facade on the ground floor is beautiful. I'm not a big fan of the ground floor interior though. The mayor's office on the second floor is nice, plus I like how you can look down into the gallery. The conference room on the third floor is equally impressive.
Astrid pointed out that the three different floors have different designs to mix things up, something I didn't notice until she pointed it out in the video. While I like the ground floor facade, I am not a fan of the exterior of the second and third floors. Using wheel wells for the windows was very creative but I still find the exterior of the upper two floors to be blocky and plain.
Other really cool features include being able to change the time on the clock tower and the skylight created by Jaime. I like how the back of the building has a lot of windows. Previous modular buildings lacked this feature. The one thing that really bugs me about the model are the burnt orange bricks. I like that LEGO is moving away from their standard three colours of red, blue and yellow but orange isn't my colour of choice for any building.
I think the set itself is reasonably priced considering the fact that it has 600 or 700 more pieces when compared to previous modular buildings. It also has 8 mini-figures! I was expecting the set to be closer to $279 to $299 CDN. $249 CDN is reasonable but when you add taxes it's out of my price range. Also, the Town Hall doesn't have the same wow factor as the Green Grocer, Grand Emporium, Cafe Corner or Pet Shop.
The official release date according to Lego shop at home is March 1st.
I'm very disappointed with the behaviour of some of the members here - that level of sexist banter has no place here and is not acceptable behaviour. I can hardly believe I have to say this ...
I think that it is a good idea for TLG to extend the Design Team to more people, and a ladies touch is also quite welcome. I hope that the Town Hall sells well and that we see more buildings from Astrid Graabæk and Jamie Berard in the future!
@Bluemoose - I agree totally. My guess is that these comments are from the more immature members of Brickset who feel it's acceptable to single out women involved with Lego.
As for the price, I don't see much reason to complain! Afterall, you're getting over 500 pieces more for about an extra £20 which is fantastic, and 8-minifigs are included too.
^Nothing wrong with singling out women. It's all in good fun. You guys really gotta' lighten up. It's guys being guys. Count me in as an immature member.
Awesome!!! Better than ever!! Better than I expected!! She should do the modular buildings from now on.
It's a great set and I look forward to it very much.
On the banter thing. I don't believe anyone said anything really bad and I hardly think Astrid would mind it. Danish women aren't offended that easily. Cheer up
^ if you think that, you obviously didn't read all the comments before they were deleted.
The orange colour is very welcome for me, and I would say it is the best part of this set. Many 2012 sets are going to see very serious inflation, this appears not to be one. But inflation is the biggest tax any of us will ever pay, I don't really like having a tax office in the town hall too! The elevator is a good way to save space, but the interior is a little sparse compared to some of the other modulars. Like the front, especially the trompe l'oeil columns on the stairs, but the back is rather plain. Not necessarily a must buy, but pretty decent.
Clock face changed between shots in :44 and :45
But it looks GREAT!
EDIT 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDjJI6sP2Sw&feature=related LEGO Club's version. Nice clean cut of R2 and Haunted House. Quite the spot the difference game for unaware people. :P
Wow! This one easily looks like the best yet, and there a lot of clever features thrown in. I like the minifigures, the globe, the table, the offices, the elevator, the clock face, the crest, and many of the other features. TLG is only getting better at these over time, an unfortunate truth for my wallet.
Quite weird they remove it and leave it online here:
But I love the model, looks fantastic and might be a getter. :)
Sorry, but whats up with all the U.S. based member complaining about the price?
In New Zealand the retail cost of this is $298 USD, and in Australia it is about $270 USD.
You guys have it so good compared to the rest of the world, and you still have to come on here and whinge!
Its now listed at lego.com, available 1st march (UK anyway). I hope they do another corner building next.
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Sun, Mar 20, 11 at 13:37
RUSSIAN SAGE!!!!! It has all the "hive" potential. I am a rose gardener who got so frustrated with trying to find flowers that honeybees would like. I tried bee balm, scented geraniums, catmint, lavender, meadow sage-salvia, agastache spent tons of money to no avail. And yes, I'm very happy that Magala put up that wonderful link for bee attractive plants and so far that is the only in-depth site I've found that specifically addressed all the detailed questions- plant seasons, specific bee types, degree of attractiveness to the honeybees, etc. If it wasn't rated highly attractive from the get-go, that plant would fail to work in my garden. The only plants I've held back on were the "invasives" like honeysuckle, goldenrod, etc or those incompatible to my zone. With rose gardens one has to be careful about plants that do not go well with roses (too invasive, root competition, etc. or form-clashing like borage) I would have tried such semi-invasives like coneflowers but at the nursery I didn't see honeybees visit them much and just like the link says, you need a vast spread of coneflowers to attract the honeybee. I'm still straddling the fence about coneflowers but if someone tells me it has hive potential, I'll get it. It's these personal experiences that we need to share here at this forum. So I'm surprised that there isn't a long list of personal experiences described here. I think personal experience can really liven up and try to bring a better picture about the lifestyle of these precious honeybees. In Kansas, honeybees are extremely picky but I think most honeybees are picky anyway! Some seem to enjoy oregano flowers but I think it's because the honeybees mistake them for the white clover which they also love. But it's the Russian Sage which brings the hordes. I went for 2 years with a pitiful garden until I bought 2 plants of Russian sage. The honeybees appeared out of nowhere, and clustered so intensively around just those 2 plants that even my neighbors could see them as well just standing from their doorway. Now my next situation is fruit trees. I need to find out from the bee experts over here on what is the most attractive and longest blooming fruit-bearing tree that a honeybee is crazy about. I am almost willing to bet that honeybees are just as picky about flowering trees as they are with the perennials. Honeybees hate nasty Bradford pear trees and they don't like my very fragrant Linden tree either (the supposedly bee-attractive tree-this is a false online misconception that has to be corrected- talked to a few gardeners and they experience no honeybees as well on their Lindens). I never see any honeybees visiting any of my 2 ornamental plum trees either! However I did find a gorgeous ornamental cherry tree at a local nursery that was being bombarded with honeybees. The rest of the nursery was completely barren of bees except for that one flowering cherry tree. However ornamental cherries do not bear fruit or have to be cross-pollinated. Anyone have any luck with a honeybee swarming a flowering fruit-bearing tree without being "artificially" introduced? |
We are renting a townhouse for a year. There is a woody vine growing on the fence between our units. Last spring/summer this vine was covered with honey-bees. I have no idea what it is, and I never saw any real flowers. Just small, green growths (which I assume was some kind of flower.) In spring and summer it was so covered with honey bees you could barely see the vine. The vine was like a living thing! I never saw anything like this. It develops these purple, grape like fruit in fall. They are not grapes. The fruit is hard like little balls. This vine was so attractive to the bees, I could work around them, bees would walk on my arms and hands without distraction. I had my orchids growing on benches under the vine. They didn't bother me at all and seemed very tame. We border woodlands and there are some farms in the area. I am assuming these honey-bees came from local hives. Whatever this vine is, will attract every bee in the neighborhood. Maybe someone could identify it. Jane |
Jane, I did spend an hour trying to look up that plant for you, but came up with nothing My guess is that it looks like a wild sort of non-cultivated vine. I did get the name of the flowering ornamental (non-fruiting) cherry tree that the Kansas honeybees were going crazy about. I will be visiting my local nursery and observing the fruiting trees since no one is yet replying to my questions about which fruiting trees the honeybees are most attracted to in a natural setting (non-farmer introduced) and which of those ones are the longest blooming. The name of the cherry tree is the Snow Fountain Cherry Tree (Prunus x Snofozam). It is a modern-day hybrid. Stayed tuned for more updates to come late May. I will report on my assessment/observation of amount and activity of the honeybees at my local nursery. Still it would be nice to know which of these flowering fruiting trees have the longest bloom season :). What's tricky about rose gardens is again, companion planting issues and aesthetics. Great thing about Snowfountain is that it's got the ideal size (takes up the least amount of real estate-smallest and most manageable of cherries) and is a prolific bloomer. But lol, I did research clover last year because I was so desperate until I bought my Russian sage. There's an actual art to Clover. Certain breeds will not attract honeybees, they are biennials and have to be reseeded and you have to alternate the clover mix. Too complicated, lol! But I just miiiiight try a patch, just for fun. It will be the crimson clover - not red clover which honeybees don't like- since I lack an early spring bloomer that the honeybees would love. Anyway, I will have 21 incoming Russian sage for 2011 as well. I am probably stupid for trying Hollyhocks-- probably am just wasting my money on another so-called honeybee attractive plant that ends up a failure, but it can't hurt. I can always dig up those Hollyhocks next year or give them away if it fails to attract honeybees. I am choosing hollyhocks because I saw a gorgeous rose garden (cottage style) that had hollyhocks in it so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I am also trying out a mini-spire Russian sage for color contrast. Again, one has to be careful with hybrids. Sometimes they lose their "bee power". Those likewise will be dug up if they fail to perform. Have wasted hundreds of dollars trying to find the perfect bee plant, lol! Yeah, at this rate that crimson clover is lookin' mighty attractive price tagwise, haha! Will be back at this forum when I find something definitive that I can report on. |
The vine is porcelain berry. It is not recommended in many areas because it is invasive and takes over native plants. Cathy |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 2, 11 at 23:11
Can't help you much with honey bees, but if you're just looking for bee magnets...the bumblebees in our area love catmint, Hidcote lavender, apple tree blossoms, Italian plum blossoms, dandelions (yes, they really like them), spearmint, cosmos, coneflowers and butterfly bushes. They also seem to be attracted to some roses and the lilac bushes...oh, and sunflowers. They love to sleep on them, in fall evenings. When it starts getting cool at night, they really gravitate to the sunflowers. Hope that helps :) Yellow jackets are also attracted to butterfly bushes, but in our experience, it makes them very mellow and non-aggressive. Add a few bug baths or shallow bird bath for a water source and they're not nearly as bad, in the late summer, early fall. Don't know if they're a problem in your area, but they get really aggressive (normally) in our area. One other funny thing...when the bumblebees sleep on the sunflowers, the yellow jackets sleep under them, on the stems. Makes me wonder, if maybe the bumblebees are in charge! LOL |
- Posted by silvergoldenrod none (My Page) on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 19:57
I love that vine across my screen porch. We love the pollinators. Very invasive vine, but love it. |
I get lots of bees around my fall asters. There isn't much else for them at that time. I'm a gardener who started with bees 2 years ago to help pollinate my garden and fruits trees. Maybe this year my trees will start fruiting. I hope the bees in my yard help. Bees are much more of a challenge than gardening. |
sweet almond verbena is a bee magnet in my yard butterflies also love it it's ugly and large (8-15 ft) and supposedly freezes back (mine hasn't yet) I wouldn't try it in under zone 8 conditions has a wonderful smell and flowers look like slender butterfly bush flowers (white) they also like my rosemary and salvia |
In todays world everyone keeps there gardens and yards well manicured. to be perfectly honest Bee's love weeds. Yes that is right Bee's love weeds! the nectar they gather is high in vitamins and the sugars that the Bees need to remain health and strong while they overwinter. So if you want Bees to visit your garden let some of the weeds grow. |
- Posted by organic_greenjeans Z 5/6 Eastern Washin (My Page) on Mon, Mar 24, 14 at 22:07
Among others in my garden, they've particularly enjoyed the salvias & lavenders. These are fragrant old fashioned primrose I plant in a cobalt blue planter each spring very early for those first brave souls to visit! Took this pic this afternoon; been up into low 50's here last few days & these Prim's have been popular! |
By Carole Sevilla Brown Butterfly Bush is an Invasive Species. Caution recommended |
I'm new to this Forum but i just read this info about Butterfly Bush right before i saw your post..thought you might be interested in the info. I think it is better to plant native flowers & trees to invite wildlife like Bees. :) |
- Posted by tracey_nj6 6 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 4, 14 at 13:40
-Vitex/chaste tree -Agastache "Honey Bee Blue" -Buddleia/butterfly bush (mine never reseed; keep deadheaded) -Sedum/great late summer magnet -Joe Pye weed -Verbena bonariensis (heavy reseeder, and worth it) -Trifolium pratense (red clover) -Repeated; Russian Sage; adored by bees -Datura/moonflower; bumblebee frenzy every night at dusk (important tidbit: all parts poisonous) -The dreaded purple loosestrife; I had a volunteer pop up a few years ago. It hasn't spread, since I'm pretty diligent about deadheading it before it produces seed. 7' and filled with all kinds of bees (honey, bumble, carpenter...) |
In my garden the bumblebees like cleome. They have also really liked Thalictrum rochebrunianum. They are both non-native, which I tend not to like, but they volunteered and and they are attractive, so I left them. They both self seed. They are not too hard to pull out if you catch them early in the season. I don't have any in my current garden, but I second the motion about Russian sage. I used to have it and the bees adored it. They have also been very fond of Joe Pye weed. Butterflies love it too. Nepeta also attracts them. |
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Stuck for days in a hole in the frozen earth that filled each night with snow and ice, wearing cotton garments, no shelter, no stove, no relief, just relentless misery compounded by raw terror – though nearly 70 years have passed J. Niel Spillane of Mystic remembers that awful ordeal as if it were yesterday.
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I've known Niel for years – he was mayor of the town of Groton when I was a cub reporter – and always regarded him as a hard-working, civic-minded public servant who helped initiate such worthwhile projects as the Pequot Outpatient Medical Center, Ella T. Grasso Southeastern Technical High School and the Pequot Woods Park. Professionally he was a respected administrator at Electric Boat who had been chief of planning for construction of the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
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"It's not something I like to brag about," he said.
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"We were all kids," he said of the fellow soldiers in his company who took to the foxholes in a forest outside a German village near the French border in February 1945.
"The German winter was bitter, the holes were dug in snow-covered frozen ground, and water would freeze overnight in the hole," Niel, now a spry 88, recalled.
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"The fun ended abruptly when the Battle of the Bulge commenced and we were tossed into rather violent action in towns abutting the Siegfied Line. The Moselle River was somewhere to our north and our first job was to hold the southern corner of the German arrowhead salient.
"When the German advance was blunted our next order was to penetrate the Siegfried Line and commence the first penetration toward the Rhine River. From a base in Wochern my company and others were sent on attack to a town called Tettingen and a few hundred yards northeast was a German town called Butzdorf. In an intense attack and much street fighting we secured Butzdorf."
Next, Niel's company wiped out a German tank division with machine guns and mines, earning a Presidential Unit Citation.
"I was sent back and forth to Tettingen during the battle to return with re-supply of machine gun ammunition. My journeys earned me a Bronze Star," he said.
Then came those frigid nights in the foxholes, from which there was no relief.
"Movement in the daylight hours invariably drew enemy fire: machine gun, mortar or 88 mm guns. My closest call was from an 88 that hit the berm around my foxhole. Fortunately it hit the side away from the Germans but buried me and my mate neck deep in frozen dirt clumps. I discovered that two pieces of shrapnel, each about 6" by 1" had passed my head perhaps a foot apart and were settled in the opposite side of the hole. My head survived. …
"Late in January we were ordered to make a dawn attack across a wide open field, up a slope and into a defended forest … The attack was bitter with almost face-to-face combat but we did secure the forest only to be met with an intense artillery defense using air bursts into the trees where we suffered huge casualties and I got small bits of shrapnel in exposed wrists...
"Overnight without shelter our overcoats froze solid. I tried to bend mine by laying it across a foxhole… The active remains of the battalion, about 24 men, had been told to continue the attack, but the division surgeon inspected us and ordered us to he nearest field hospital. Thus began my journey to medical care and recuperation in England."
Niel spent the next three months recovering from frostbite, and considers himself incredibly lucky to have survived with his extremities intact.
I never have fought in a war and, thanks to a high lottery number during the days of the draft, never served in the military. The only uniforms I've worn were as a Cub Scout and Little Leaguer.
Every near-hypothermic ordeal I've experienced and chronicled – a January ascent of Mount Washington in blizzard conditions; a night on Camel's Hump at 35 below; flipping my kayak in ice-choked rapids, to name a few – resulted from my own twisted notion of adventure.
As Niel noted – not disdainfully, simply matter-of-factly, I had a choice. He didn't. Plus, nobody was shooting at me.
So before I write again about hardship on the trail or the water, I'll think about those who have endured far worse travails on much nobler missions.
Thanks, Niel, for offering a decidedly different perspective on outdoor survival.
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When I pried a rock up with a mattock the other day, rushing to finish a small retaining wall before the ground froze, I inadvertently disturbed a hibernating spotted salamander's winter home.
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Uses up more memory than any other browser, due to the fact that it must keep two browser engines in memory. It can also be confusing for new internet users because both browsing engines Gecko and Trident behave differently, especially when Netscape autoswitches the browser engine. There's also a triple nested tabs within the options window (a big no-no in User Interfaces). AOL released a newer version 8.0.1 only a few hours after the first, 8.0.0 release, then blames it on a security company for not taking care of their own browser. It really doesn't seem like AOL is responsible enough with respect to security.


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A Call to Action
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Darius Mans, Acting Chief Executive Officer
As world leaders gathered last week in New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to discuss climate change, food security, and other pressing world issues, MCC co-hosted with InterAction a widely talked-about event on country-led development. It was encouraging to see the standing-room-only crowd made up of civil society, government officials, and ordinary citizens, who came to hear and participate in an important dialogue on country ownership and smart aid. Keynote remarks were delivered by representatives of MCC partner governments, including President Kikwete of Tanzania, President Compaor_ of Burkina Faso, and Prime Minister Berisha of Albania. Each thanked the American people for their generosity in providing grants to help their countries combat corruption and reduce poverty. Prime Minister Berisha said it best, There is no more fundamental way to fight poverty than by combating corruption."" MCC couldnt agree more.
Last week also marked the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, where world leaders discussed ways to revive the global economy. Moving forward, MCC hopes that global leaders will engage the private sector to help developing nations achieve economic growth. As MCC Board member Alan Patricof stated in his recent op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, For the sake of the worlds poor, as well as Americas own prosperity, there is no substitution for the active participation and contributions of the private sector. It is now up to the private sector to heed this call and act creatively to parallel, complement, and add to what the government is doing to fight global poverty.
The events at UNGA and the G-20 Summit highlight a fundamental reality: the fight against global poverty cannot be won alone or with development assistance only. Rather, it requires engaged and responsible partner countries that are willing to do their part and lead their development. Poverty reduction also requires the private sector to pick up and build where aid leaves off. We can make a sustainable difference in the fight against global poverty by working together, and MCC remains committed to this effective collaboration that delivers results for the worlds poor.
The Clock Starts Ticking in Namibia
Posted on September 22, 2009 by John Wingle, Resident Country Director, Namibia
Last week, I had the pleasure of witnessing the five-year $304.5 million Namibia compact enter into force. Reaching entry into force (EIF) is a fancy way of saying that the five-year clock to implement the compact has now started ticking. There was a great sense of excitement on both sides, along with a sense of shared responsibility to deliver on the promise of the compact. The Namibian Prime Minister gave the keynote address, which he opened in quite a non-conventional way. After asking the staff of MCA Namibia to stand, he challenged, How many days are there in five years? You must achieve something every day. He then, in turn, asked each minister or senior official from the ministries involved in the compact program to stand; he read them their budget and defined their principal responsibilities under the compact. He did the same to me—quite an effective way to instill a sense of urgency and responsibility in us all!
Namibia's $304 million compact will reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth by:
- improving the skills and productivity of the Namibian workforce,
- growing Namibia's tourism industry, and
- increasing the total value-added from livestock in the Northern Communal Areas.
The Namibia compact breaks new ground for MCC, as it is the first time MCC funds a project in the tourism sector. The tourism-related component of Namibia's compact will
- improve management and infrastructure of Etosha National Park,
- enhance the marketing of Namibia tourism and
- develop the capacity of communal conservancies to attract investments in ecotourism and capture a greater share of the revenue generated by tourism in Namibia.
Together, these activities are aimed at generating income and creating employment opportunities for communities in the Northern Communal Areas, while conserving the natural resources that serve as the foundation of the tourism industry.
Five years is a relatively short period of time to accomplish these compact goals, so it is very important that a country use the time following compact signing and before EIF to fully prepare for program implementation. MCA Namibia—the local independent entity in charge of implementing the compact—completed a number of important steps leading up to EIF so that the full implementation of the compact could proceed effectively and expeditiously. They have already:
- hired a team of 29 professionals to staff MCA Namibia through an open and competitive process;
- drafted a detailed Monitoring and Evaluation Plan that will allow MCC, MCA Namibia, and stakeholders to monitor the implementation of the three projects, assess results, and evaluate their impact;
- contracted a consortium of Namibian firms to design and supervise the rehabilitation and expansion of 47 schools; and
- contracted a firm to work with the Ministry of Education to accurately count textbooks in schools as a first step to purchasing sufficient English, science, and math books.
Namibia is the second country in which I have the privilege of serving as an MCC Resident Country Director. An obvious improvement in the MCC implementation process that resulted from lessons learned in earlier programs has been to lengthen the period between compact signing and entry into force. In Namibia, this strategic time proved to be essential to properly staff the MCA Namibia program management unit, prepare bidding documents, train staff, and establish the supplementary legal framework all vital things that need to be done before implementation begins. Clearly, Namibia used this time wisely.
During the EIF ceremony, there was no doubt that this is a Namibian-led program. The Prime Minister ended his speech with the declaration, Get ready Namibia, because MCA is coming to you. This pronouncement seemed to capture both the optimism in the room about the compacts potential and the shared eagerness to now move forward with implementation.
Smart Development in Senegal
Posted on September 16, 2009 by Darius Mans, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Today, I had the distinct privilege of joining President Abdoulaye Wade and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the signing of Senegal's $540 million MCC compact. Senegal's Minister of Economy and Finance Abdoulaye Diop and I signed the compact during a ceremony at the State Department. This grant, which reflects Senegalese development priorities, will rehabilitate two major roads and expand a major irrigation and water resources management system. These investments will be critical to boosting agricultural productivity, economic growth, trade, and food security. This marks the first MCC compact to be signed during the Obama Administration, reflecting the Presidents clear commitment to helping countries help themselves with a focus on transparency and accountability.
In fact, as I participated in todays signing, it was clear that Senegal is already proof of President Obamas words that Africas future is up to Africans. The signing of Senegals MCC compact demonstrates the countrys commitment to lead its own development, build its capacity, and strengthen its institutions - - doing its part to make a difference in the lives of its citizens. This compact resulted from extensive nationwide consultations with government agencies, donors, NGOs, civil society, womens groups, and private sector associations, making its projects truly by and for the people of Senegal. Senegal invested $20 million of its own resources to prepare its MCC compact, including conducting detailed feasibility and design studies for all projects.
As a result of such upfront, homegrown commitment, the Senegal compact we signed today is a strong roadmap for long-term economic growth. It reminds us that country-led developmentof helping countries already working to help themselves ensures a smart and effective investment of American assistance. I am proud of the MCC-Senegal partnership and the real potential it holds for poverty reduction and economic growth.
Now, the hard work of building roads and irrigating farmland begins. I am confident that Senegal's diligence in developing its compact will be matched by its resolve to implement it with transparency and accountability, as well as by its tangible actions to combat corruption. This is one sure way to unlock Senegal's potential and deliver the sustainable results the Senegalese are expecting.
The Board Meets
Posted on September 10, 2009 by Darius Mans, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Today, I joined MCC Board Member Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services, at a public event to discuss the outcomes of yesterday's quarterly meeting of MCC's Board of Directors, chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. MCC routinely schedules these post-Board outreach opportunities as part of our ongoing, transparent engagement with our partners and stakeholders. Both todays discussion and yesterdays board meeting shared a common theme: MCCs assistance is not automatic. Rather, it requires partners who are willing to shoulder the responsibility to practice good governance and accountability that is essential to growing their economies and delivering sustainable results in the lives of the worlds poor.
MCC welcomes working with those partner countries committed to this path. This makes sense for their poor and it makes sense for our investments of American taxpayer resources. The updated results section of MCC's website summarizes our progress to date. We are rapidly approaching cumulative disbursements of $1 billion and contract commitments of $2 billion aimed at reducing poverty around the world.
I invite you to read the press release that details the Boards recent decisions and to take a moment to bookmark and return often tothe results section of our website to view our latest progress.


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The Sims 3 series will have new content this year. EA's Maxis label has announced additional expansions for the PC and Mac versions of the game, including The Sims 3: University Life and The Sims 3: Island Paradise. In addition to these, an untitled new expansion and a stuff pack are currently in development for release later this year.
The Sims 3: University Life is expected to be available from March this year, and will allow players to enrol their Sims in university, attend classes, earn degrees and experience college lifestyle. In addition to new gameplay elements, players can also take their Sims through a new college town to explore new features.
The announcement also revealed a limited edition pack that is available for pre-order, which includes a party pack with additional in-game items.
The Sims 3: Island Paradise will allow players to take their Sims out on customisable houseboats and investigate uncharted islands, manage resorts, and explore the ocean. The expansion is slated for release in June this year.
In addition to the new games, EA has also revealed an untitled expansion pack that will grant Sims the ability to travel to the future, and a stuff pack featuring iconic movie themes and settings. Both untitled games are expected to be released this year.
The expansions and stuff packs will require The Sims 3 for PC/Mac to play. For more on the core game, check out GameSpot's review of The Sims 3.


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Nutritional information calculated with coconut icing only. Submitted by LOVITAR Carbs: 32g | Fat: 14.1g | Fiber: 4.5g | Protein: 3.2g | Calories: 246.7
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A lower calorie brownie with a chocolate-butterscotch taste This recipe recommends the use of a special flavoring called butavan, which has a butterscotch-like flavor. It can be ordered online, but is difficult to find in stores. If you prefer, you can omit the butavan and just use pure vanilla extract and/or butter flavoring then substitute the chocolate chips for butterscotch chips for about 5 more calories per serving to get a similar flavor. Or, skip the butterscotch flavor and just use vanilla and butter flavoring. :) Submitted by ZOOBOOZEL Carbs: 19.9g | Fat: 1.5g | Fiber: 1.4g | Protein: 1.9g | Calories: 94.1
This is a great and fun recipe for young ones to help with. Just be careful, it is easy to eat more then you planned. Submitted by CALL-ME-9-1-1 Carbs: 7g | Fat: 4.6g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 1.9g | Calories: 76.6
A delicious simple strawberry pie that requires no cooking! Submitted by XKRISS6X Carbs: 20.4g | Fat: 10g | Fiber: 0.8g | Protein: 1.2g | Calories: 169
sugar free Submitted by DTBTSSANDFLUFFY Carbs: 36.5g | Fat: 12.3g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 2.4g | Calories: 259.4
An Irish Car Bomb made into a dessert! St. Patty's day will never be the same! Submitted by V-RON_CAN Carbs: 39.8g | Fat: 9.5g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 2.6g | Calories: 257.4
This is absolutely delightful. I decided to experiment and came up with this as a result and my family LOVED it!!! Submitted by TABATHA9748 Carbs: 12.1g | Fat: 0.6g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 1.8g | Calories: 65.4
Boasting a layer of chewy fudge brownies topped by smooth ganache icing, these rich, decadent brownies will satisfy the taste buds for less than 200 calories each. Submitted by KKS5369 Carbs: 26.8g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 1.4g | Protein: 2.9g | Calories: 181.1


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I am preparing to replace the caulk in my shower stall. Should the decorative metal plate around the faucet handle, and the metal plate around the shower head pipe, be caulked? The builder did not do so, but it seems a good spot for moisture to enter the wall over time, from occasional splash and steam. |
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i thought this also. it's a pretty snug fit on my new installation, so my contractor really didn't think it was necessary. he indulged me by doing it anyway on the bath fixtures. but with the matching grout from the tile underneath. |
- Posted by pepperidge_farm (My Page) on Mon, Mar 9, 09 at 20:31
Unless it is a steam shower, I don't think you need to worry about the shower pipe, it is above the flow of water. With regard to the escutcheon, the plate around the handle, often there is a gasket that will seal it behind the plate; if not, you can caulk around the outer rim where it meets the tile. |
- Posted by evilbunnie (My Page) on Wed, Mar 11, 09 at 16:12
it was recommended to me (and I have old vintage 1940 fixtures) that as I have escutcheons on shower handles, to take the escutcheon off, and put a "frown" or "rainbow" (basically a semicircle) of caulk above the pipe coming out of the tile, but within the circle of the escutcheon (so that it's hidden), and let that line of caulk dry, and replace the escutcheon. Reason is, water that gets behind the escutcheon will hit the dried semicircle of caulk adhered to the tile, and will roll off the sides, and won't get into the hole in the tile. When it rolls off, it will drip out the bottom of the escutcheon. What you don't want is a full seal around the whole bottom of the escutcheon, as this can lead to trapped water in the escutcheon if the caulk fails on the top or sides. Many of these escutcheons deliberately have a drip hole to let water out. |
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Some figures become favorites because they are so cool, some because they are great representations of certain characters, some because they are radically different, and then there are those that are just plain goofy. Say hello to Ben Quadrinaros who falls squarely into the latter category. . So Ben hopped out of into Star Wars in the infernal mess that was Episode I. Right away his resemblance to a Loony Toons character was apparent, not that there is anything wrong with it, but I don't remember Daffy or Bugs wielding Lightsabers at any point (Hey, give it time).
And you know you have to love Ben's Podracer. It sticks out from the crowd. I just wonder if his name was odd fortune or if he changed it because he was so dedicated to podracing. The universe may never know and we may even go mad if we knew the answer.
And yes, he's goofy looking, but I LOVE goofy. Although I have to admit I do wonder how he processes his food being essentially a head with legs. I mean what could his race's toilets be like after all.
And I know some fans HATE Ben but me I am pro-goofball as long as it's not too far. Ben is the line for me, plus I get so many Scale Wars jokes from him.
As for freaking on him, seriously I freaked more of the thong outfit in the bar in Episode 2. After all there's just no underwear in space, why should there be butts ;-).
So I have confessed to Spidey burn out and yet here he is again, so what gives?
Well, this figure is kind of notable, he is only the second figure I bought from the Spidey line this year (and apparently lots of others felt the same way), he actually almost lives up to the "Ultra-poseable" title, and despite my initial misgivings the costume isn't bad at all for the movie. I'll always love the original and what I loved about the SDCC Movie version was the fact it so resembled the original. What I ended up liking about this version was it took the great qualities of the original design and then went in a few other directions with them. Do I like it better, well no, but I do like it.
I really think Hasbro has overestimated Spidey's popularity over the years though. I like Spidey but really he has had TWO lines of his own and numerous releases in the MU line. I tend to stick up for Iron Man a bit just because one can justify many of the different versions of him (I mean Stark has tons of different armors). Spidey has had a few costumes over the years but there is a limit (never mind the fact that most of the time Hasbro just gives us variations on the original in the first place).
Still he is just different enough (and it helps that we had a movie with the costume in it) to warrant some place in my collection I think. Even though the movie wasn't that great to me I didn't hate it either so keeping this new version of the costume isn't something I would think would be too big a deal. Besides, at least it's actually Parker, right?
So like most Joe fans you might be thinking "OK why do the Drednoks need a poacher?' Well they don't, but that kind of is the point. As I had Gnawgahyde he was a poacher but his experience brought a certain skill set. He was a sniper, survivalist, wilderness expert. In other words he came in really handy when the Drednoks had to hide out in a wilderness area or something. In addition his gun suggested he was a good sniper thus he often held back and was shooting from a distance. Not bad turn around for a weak character idea, eh.
Now with the shortened name "Gnaw" he...ok I have no clue why the shortened name is significant if at all beyond Hasbro's inability to hold on to copyrights. At least Gnawgahyde kind of links to what he does. Gnaw makes it sound like he might be hanging out with that gimpy Cobra Commander from Renegades. Personally I love changing aspects of Joes and Cobras to suit my needs. I find the comics, cartoon, and file cards to be guidelines rather than gospels.
Clearly this figure has some influence from Kraven the Hunter. That's not a bad thing, but something that should be noted. The vest and such have the biggest influences with a mane very reminiscent of Kraven's. That gun looks similar to the one he used in "Last Hunt" as well which rounds out the whole ensemble. There are worse figures to emulate after all.
The first book I ever read was The Hobbit. Simply put I loved it. I liked it so much when I later read Lord of the Rings I was actually disappointed that Bilbo was older and not a main part of the story. So yeah, when I heard about the move I got excited.
But what got me REALLY excited was the prospect of 1:18th figures based on the movies and of course Bilbo was one of those figures I wanted right away. Some might scoff at a Hobbit action figure. He's not strong or powerful or classically heroic or any of the aspects you would expect for an action figure. Of course if that is what you are looking for in the Hobbit you are kind of missing the point. Bilbo is the most unlikely of heroes and it works out great (So much so George Lucas himself copied the idea).
Anyway I love the figure, articulation is just about perfect only really missing ankle articulation (which I can live without in certain cases). The likeness isn't perfect but with Bilbo there have been so many drawings and paintings and such that the resemblance (Or lack there of)can be justified. And of course there is STING in 1:18th scale at last.
Bilbo just fits great into my strange little world, an iconic character who has had huge impact.
The biggest, baddest, toughest villain in the Marvel Universe. The brains of Batman and the strength of the Hulk in one place and set on destroying the universe just so a girl will like him. He's Thanos and of course we got him this year in a comic pack. Some might argue that he did hit last year, which is technically true. But I just chose to go with it as he hit retail this year and he's a character I never got the chance to talk about last time he was eligible in my faves list (As a single pack). At any rate the new head and paint scheme for this figure make him seem like an all new figure so I'm rolling with it.
Thanos has been around for a very long time. I vaguely (and I mean VAGUELY) remember reading about him in Marvel Two in One (I believe it was an annual but I am not positive, I know I sold the book of in the 1990's for a fair chunk of change). He died for a while and then popped back up in Silver Surfer years later. That storyline lead to the Thanos Quest which of course lead to the famous Mini-Series Infinity Gauntlet. Gauntlet pretty much made Thanos immortal to the eyes of fandom everywhere. Apparently people still talk about it (especially after Thanos's brief appearance at the end of Avengers movie).
Hopefully some great stuff will come in the Avengers sequel with Thanos, but right now it's hard to say. Some rumors place Thanos actually coming into the Third Avengers movie or maybe even the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Anyway you cut it anticipation is high for what his brief appearance might mean for the future. After all he apparently wants to "court Death" if you get my meaning.
I'm certain I said it with Zanya's review in the Drednok set. But my personal view of her in the Devil's Due comic was pretty flat. She was just another puck girl for the Dreds who threw her weight around. My story was different. She was actually a con artist and she made up her story with Zartan. Zartan was involved with her mother but her actual parentage is left to mystery. She used her con-artist skills to her advantage and conned Zartain into believing she was his daughter thus giving her instant second in command of the Drednoks. Here was the catch, Zarana caught wind of the con and eventually approached Zartan with evidence of the proof. But the thing was Zartan knew the truth from the start. He let Zanya pull her con to see how good she could do with it. She ended up pulling it off so well that Zartan couldn't help but admire her tenacity. He put away his plans to kill her and let her become his "daughter" in at least title and thus inheritance (of his skills and knowledge).
I thought this background gave her some more depth and made her something more than just another punk for the Drednoks. As we all know she was placed into the Drednok set in lieu of Zarana due to the fact Hasbro likes to makes it's fans suffer greatly. Oh wait, some say it's because otherwise Hasbro couldn't afford the mold to make Zarana, uh yeah. Anyway, She is here and really she is a pretty good figure but I do think she gets a bit overlooked due to her "fill-in" status.
But then again it is kind of fun to have a next generation of snakes no matter what the origin.
I think before the Avengers movie hit that most people had kind of forgotten the fact that Loki is a bad-arse in his own right. While not as strong as Thor he is still much, much stronger than the average super-hero. He also had the benefit of training almost all his life with Thor. The Thor movie had established Loki as a pretty tough contender but in Avengers he really showed of how nearly unstoppable he is. That is a major art of the reason the movie is so great, it had a great villain.
This figure would have been higher ranked were it not for the articulation cut-backs that caused the whole Avengers movie line to suffer. Still there are more to go in my favorites list this year so it's not like the figures from the line were terrible but not as great as they could be.
I really dig the colors on this figure. They all blend together well in a way I don't think anyone would have thought. I especially like the "artistic license" taken with the horns on the helmet. I originally grabbed this just because I couldn't find King Loki from Thor's movie. In some ways this is just as good. He even comes with the spear from the movie, how cool is that.
Where or where would we all be without the nameless and the faceless troops that make up the forces of evil. From Stormtroopers to Hydra to AIM and of course Cobra. Well, in a word the good guys would have no one to shoot at. Sure they could take shots at the main baddies but somehow those guys seem a touch less impressive if not surrounded by cannon fodder that protects them.
This figure is a practical application of the idea "less is more." He's one color with some minor details in silver and gray. But the thing is he is some impressive with just that it works. This guy saved Hasbro tons in paint apps and just really, really rocked because of it.
There are the debates of this being Night Force ect. However I coved such material in my review of him.
I prefer to just take him as he is, simple, cool, and an easy addition to the collection.
What's Thanos without his arch-nemesis? Actually pretty darn strong. Still Adam Warlock made a good foil for Thanos every though he hadn't been real great on holding his own series in the past few decades. Still he's not a character easily hated, nor is he easily loved either. I know that sounds a bit contrived but he sounds a bit on the neutral side of the likeable coin.
Still he seems like an essential part of a Marvel Collection. Warlock has been at the center of several HUGE storylines and as a result seems to be one of those characters that is always necessitated.
But even if you don't like him he does have one of the neatest accessories ever-THE INFINITY GAUNTLET! Best part about this accessory is that it can pretty much fit any 1:18th figure out there. That alone puts him so high on the list (But I suppose the digital sub Doom would work too, but I don't want to spend the money ;-).
The deleted scene figures first popped up a few years ago. The main ones we got were Luke, Han and Chewie for a mysterious "Sandstorm" sequence we seemed to know nothing about at the time. This year with the Vintage Collection we got the other two characters Leia (who appeared to be the previous Slave Leia with extra accessories) and Lando which could double as his Jabba's disguise figure. I have said so often that Star Wars has some renditions of characters that are musts and Lando in Disguise is one of those, the addition of the fact he can also be the Sandstrom is just a plus and makes this figure that much more desirable.
The two times I saw Return of the Jedi in the theater in 1983, the sequence where Lando pulls down his mask you could here kids gasp out "LANDO!" Not the reaction we get now, but it was fun to hear back then. However, I often think Lando often gets overlooked by fans of the Trilogy. Lando comes along in the middle and creates a big mess for anyone. He fixes it as best he can and it seems after that he just gets regulated to a sidebar. Sure he blew up the Death Star, but didn't that have a "been there, done that" feel anyway.
But Lando is sort of an outcast. He is the one person that didn't have any ties to the other characters. Luke and Leia were of course siblings, Han was involved with Leia and Chewie's "pet status" as Lucas implied tied him to both Han and Leia (Some say life debt but be that as it may). The droids established themselves with the rest of the group over the course of three movies. Lando didn't have that chance due to his role in ESB and he had to separate from the rest at the end of ROTJ. It always seems if Lando is in the books he has been off somewhere doing something and out of touch with the rest of the group as well. I suppose that could make him more independent but I think it weakens his stature to fans as well.
Still he is a cool multi-purpose figure and I like that about him.
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