![]() Even if you purchase this at RRP, that roughly works out to about $5 per character – amazing value! From left to right – Ghost Vitruvius, everybody’s favourite spaceship-obsessed classic space guy, Benny, Emmet, President Business and another Unikitty variant. What a sick collection of minifigures in a set. ![]() Let’s get into the meat and potatoes of the Double Decker Couch – the minifigures! It’s a win for parents, cause their kids can finally get Benny in a cheap set, and a win for us LEGO fans that love sets which contain amazing value. I think the timing of the Double Decker Couch’s release date is brilliant – allow a period of exclusivity to certain minifigures so collectors feel great about themselves, then BOOM, release a set that’s at an extremely low price point stuffed with all the characters that were previously out of reach of people with average, non-crazy LEGO budgets. It’s a strategy that’s worked well in themes like Star Wars and Super Heroes – spread out popular minifigures around pricey sets to get parents and collectors to buy as much LEGO as possible. If you wanted Benny, you had to pony up a pretty penny for Benny’s Spaceship or Metalbeard’s Sea Cow and if you wanted Vitruvius he was also only found in the Sea Cow and Lord Business’ Evil Lair. The main characters from the movie like Benny and Vitruvius were considered relatively rare, being placed in sets that were on the more expensive side of the spectrum. In 2014, we had plenty of LEGO Movie sets to coincide with the blockbuster movie. The Double Decker Couch is a brilliantly designed set from LEGO, not just from a toy perspective, but also from a business standpoint. Instructions: LEGO 70818 Double Decker Couch instructions Price: AU$24.99 (Buy from ) ( Barnes & Noble) I know I label a lot of other sets as “must-buy”, but no other set comes close to containing the ridiculous amount of value that the Double Decker Couch boasts. The early 2015 wave of LEGO sets is pretty small compared to last year but out of the three modestly sized sets, the Double Decker Couch stands out as a must-buy. It’s a glorified battle pack featuring the star-studded cast of the movie as well as Emmet’s brilliant creation – the Double Decker Couch! Emmet’s Car was previously only available as an exclusive free build at Toys R Us stores twice in 2014, but both times the crowds were wild and many people went home disappointed that there weren’t enough LEGO Movie Emmet’s Car sets to go around.The LEGO Double Decker Couch is a dream come true for fans of The LEGO Movie. The two non-minifigure items in this set are the LEGO Emmet’s Car vehicle and the infamous LEGO Double Decker couch build. ![]() In addition to Benny, LEGO 70818 includes minifigures of Emmet, Ghost Vitruvius, President Business (looking surprisingly friendly!) and a Unikitty with new quizzical/pouty face plates. I love the eyes closed/open smile face on the new LEGO Benny minifigure, and it’s great to finally get a LEGO Benny the Spaceman minifigure in a set that costs less than $99! Benny’s inclusion here is going to make a lot of kids happy! Almost everything in this set either been released before or is in a slightly modified version (such as the new facial expressions on some of the minifigures). Of the three new sets, the best example of this is the 70818 LEGO Double-Decker Couch set. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though, as many of the returning LEGO Movie minifigures and vehicles/furniture are currently expensive and/or hard-to-find on the market! LEGO obviously wasn’t planning to expand the LEGO Movie sets for 2015 until the last minute, which would explain why in January 2015 we’ll get a selection of three smaller 2015 LEGO Movie sets that contain a lot of recycled minifigures and accessories. ![]()
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