Random set of the day: Soldier's Arsenal
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 8396 Soldier's Arsenal, released in 2009. It's one of 11 Pirates sets produced that year. It contains 17 pieces and 1 minifig, and its retail price was US$3.49/£2.45.
It's owned by 4278 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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Nice pocket money set and a good army builder. Something I'd like to see Lego doing again
Hmmm... disappointingly not Clikits.
Great figure, great set, and around the same cost as a CMF. An accurate Revolutionary (even though I'm sure Pirates takes place in the 19th century) War era redcoat, a musket, blunderbuss, a pack, and a weapons rack. Yet most CMFs are just a figure.
Ooooo! I had some of these as a kid and loved them!
Finding these stocked by the dozens in Toys R Us made my wallet much, much more empty.
This head’s eye printing always looked off to me. Does he have a black eye or what?
I miss these little boxed impulse sets.
Finally one that I own....
I miss the good old days where these boxed sets were available retail in Australia. When sets this small became Polybags, small impulse sets virtually disappeared from our shores....
Bring Pirates back!
I'd never be able to assemble such an enormous set. Phew!
@namekuji: I think it’s just one raised eyebrow and one lowered, with the brim of his shako making it look off by concealing things
I used to own this one, along with its counterpart with a pirate roasting a fish.
@cody6268 I always assumed it took place in the Golden Age of Piracy, 1650 ish.
This very set together with the counterpart Pirate took me out of the Lego Dark Age
A nice cute set. I only bought one because I have enough soldiers, though I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one of a bluecoat soldier if there is one in future.
This is the size of set you'd find with a magazine these days.
@Darth Studhilus- they did! TWICE!!
That's quite the arsenal...
I used to love these tiny sets. A few, probably including this, went for £1.49, while most were £1.99. That was a very satisfying pricepoint for children, and also adults who wanted to sample a new theme and couldn't quite justify buying anything bigger.
This would be a polybag today.