tubs89 Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Hi all! I have recently picked up a couple of Monster Fighter -THE CRAZY SCIENTIST & HIS MONSTER sets at the great price of Quote
Raykong Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Fantastic post! Thanks for taking the time. It is really appreciated. Quote
Veegs Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 I have been wavering on the fence on this one...you've convinced me. I'm not grabbing a whole pile, but I will get at least two, one to sell/give away as a gift to my friend's kids and one for me to build! I was drawn by the light brick in this set... Quote
Guest AnnexBrett Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 I recently got a few of 9466 The Crazy Scientist & His Monster sets. Two different sources - different seals. I have two with thumb tab seal ( these ones have no piece count on the front or additional info), two other are tape selad (lots of info on the front). Is that normal that the same set has different packaging? Boxes are the same size and weight though. THX Quote
TheOrcKing Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 I recently got a few of 9466 The Crazy Scientist & His Monster sets. Two different sources - different seals. I have two with thumb tab seal ( these ones have no piece count on the front or additional info), two other are tape selad (lots of info on the front). Is that normal that the same set has different packaging? Boxes are the same size and weight though. THXSounds like one is American (tape seal with info), the other is European (no piece count). I honestly have no idea why the boxes are done differently, but that's how LEGO rolls. There is no difference for the inner contents whatsoever, so nothing to worry about there. This has no effect on their investment potential. Quote
Rich B Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Sounds like one is American (tape seal with info), the other is European (no piece count). I honestly have no idea why the boxes are done differently, but that's how LEGO rolls. There is no difference for the inner contents whatsoever, so nothing to worry about there. This has no effect on their investment potential. Yeah OrcKing is correct, the no piece count are European. Honestly I like the thumb punch out boxes better. I feel this reduces the chances of fraud (people undoing seals, swapping pieces, and resealing). This is something Lego should be doing on the bigger sets to prevent fraud. The tape seals should just be used on cheaper smaller sets in my opinion. Quote
TheOrcKing Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Honestly I like the thumb punch out boxes better. I feel this reduces the chances of fraud (people undoing seals, swapping pieces, and resealing). This is something Lego should be doing on the bigger sets to prevent fraud.I completely concur. The thumb-punch boxes were WAY better. I mean, you had to actually trash the box to even open it. With the tape seals, you can just take a cutter, slice a box open in store and stuff the contents into your pocket. I caught a little bastard doing exactly that once and on a few other occasions I've seen some boxes that were cut open with a bag or two missing sometimes with the bags opened themselves. That kind of thing pisses me off to no end. Quote
blueriderbrick Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 LEGO Monster Fighters The Crazy Scientist & His Monster #9466 I never hear much about this set seems like a cool build I havent seen any great discounts on it other then I can do a bogo 50% at meijers right now and after tax comes to 39 or so. Any thoughts? Quote
TheOrcKing Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Of all the Monster Fighters sets, this one is around the middle closer to the bottom. The vehicle is okay, and the scenery is pretty barebones. The highlights are the Crazy Scientist and Monster minifigures. I guess the red light brick is a bit of an added bonus. Haven't seen this one on sale really. At best, $5 off maybe like once. Actually, Amazon has the set listed for $44.15 which is $5.84 off. Not that big of a whoop but there it is. Quote
Deez_Brickz Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I think this will be a sleeper. Lots of crossover potential with fans of Frankenstein. I just wish that it came with one more monster fig or a monster fig in place of one of the yellow faced figs. The light brick kind of makes up for that though. I have just convinced myself - time to check Amazon. Plus - everyone is stocking up on Haunted House and Vampyre Castle. As well as the people that bought the Hearse and Werewolf sets on clearance. Set yourself apart and buy this set. My favorite MF Set is 40076. Promotional freebie from Lego Shops - selling for $30 now. I have 8. Waiting until later in the year to sell those. Zombies FTW, of course. Quote
chess227 Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 This was actually the last Monster Fighter set I invested in. It's not because I don't like the set, but I do admit it is probably my least favorite of the Monster Fighter sets. The biggest issue is that I never saw the set dip below 40-45 dollars. All of the other sets were discounted pretty substantially at one time or another, but the best deal I found on these was a buy 1 get 1 50% off at genuine retail, so each set ended up being just under $40 with tax. Who knows, that may or may not help this set in the end. If I see some come up on clearance, I will be snatching them up either way. I just think this series is going to be a winner .... a seasonal winner... but a winner none the less. Quote
kerrmando Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I think several other MF sets could and will do a lot better than this set. Especially the Castle and hopefully the Werewolf Quote
Snowcrash Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 $25? You'll make that back in no time. As a rule of thumb very few Lego sets are money losers at 50% off MSRP. Pull the trigger. Quote
Grolim Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Almost all sets are a buy at 50% off. Especially something like the MF theme. Buy the lot, quick! Quote
Snowcrash Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 It's not 50% off, Amazon UK listed the set for 60 GBP or almost $100 then immediately "reduced" the price by 50% to take the set down to MSRP. Shady tactics. Also highlights why it's crucial to know how much these sets are supposed to cost so you can evaluate every sale to determine if you should bite or not. TRU does this all the time so most of their "deals" aren't worthy of the name. Quote
waddamon Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Ok so i can pick up about 10 of these at tru on saturday for 33 each. Should i go for it, maybe get the warwolf set as well. Thoughts? It is a great set. Quote
rcdb1984 Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Ok so i can pick up about 10 of these at tru on saturday for 33 each. Should i go for it, maybe get the warwolf set as well. Thoughts? It is a great set. why u even asking? 50% any set is great. get em Quote
Coneil21 Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 I threw a couple of these up on ebay back around halloween for I think msrp (i got them real cheap). I was shocked how fast they went! Faster than any of my other monster fighter sets. Could have just been an anomoly, but I definitely felt alot more comfortable with the set after that experience. Quote
jaisonline Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 The entire MF lime will do just fine They are unique and everyone loves classic movie monsters like these are based on. It would be cool of they released the invisible man (completely transparent minifig with a cape, frank's bride, and the phantom of the opera). I wonder if Lego will refresh these sets every 3-5 years. Quote
allen9917 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Retired and out of stock for shipping at TRU.com. Seems done for good. Quote
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