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Oh my wow! I never thought this would happen to me I actually won a raffle!, good game to everyone who entered as it's all for a good cause unbelieveable, but it's real Now time for a full story: When I noticed that Bzpower were doing several charity raffles, I was curious to see what prizes were on offer, when I saw the G1 collectibles I was immediately drawn in, the prizes were all great, hard to find masks and prototypes! I bought a ticket straight away, over the week before the end date I checked how many tickets where sold and calculated what the chance of me winning was. It has been raining all day, rain is my favourite weather and I consider it lucky, in any fictional stories I write rain always symbolises good luck, when I woke up I worked out that my chance of winning was 3.5%, so I got on with the rest of the day, looking forward to the results, though I seriously doubted that I would win, I even made a joke to myself that even if I didn't win at least me in an alternate universe would. in the afternoon I caught up with some friends I hadn't seen in years it was a nice experience and went well I eventually returned home, watched some Ninja Warrior on TV amongst other things and then went to work on another scene for my film Insectoids, acknowledging what time it was I opened up BZPower to check the results, nothing yet. After quickly checking some other things on my laptop I opened up BZPower again, immediately my eyes were drawn to 1 Notification and 1 Message, my heart was beating faster than usual at this point, I opened the notification, "A raffle you're participating in is completed" it read, I ran the mouse over to the messages, I thought what could this be, a "thank you for entering message" maybe, my heart continued to beat rapidly, and I begun to tremble, I clicked the icon, the new message was from Black Six himself, titled "Congratulations, CommanderKumo!" Time began to slow down, this was really happening! after all these years of entering, and failing competitions, my childhood dream of victory has finally been fulfilled! after a cold drink to let reality settle in I took no time in confirming my name and address to Black Six as requested in his message. What a truly great experience, it's great to see such wonderful things being done for charity and I thank everyone who entered, I'm certain that the money will help Sladechild accomplish it's goal.
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Hi, so I was wondering, how long does it usually take for a raffle prize to be sent? I've sent BlackSix my postal information twice for the two raffle prizes, though I didn't get any confirmation about the topic. I'm just a bit new to the whole raffle thing (first time winning raffles here) so I don't really know how it goes. Thanks for the help.
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I won the NinjaCopter set in one of the Ninjago Month raffles and it arrived in the mail today, so I thought that I would share my thoughts about it with you all, in the style of our wonderful official BZP reviews. I apologize for the bad pictures. All I have is the camera on my phone. Presentation The box is flashy, and if I actually ever bought regular LEGO sets it would catch my eye for the simple fact that it is a hovercraft/helicopter. The semi-ominous image of Zane's and the contrast between the white/gold/blue of the good guys and the black/purple of the Nindroids allows me to instantly know what is going on. That said, out of the few system sets that I have ever owned, none of them really lived up to the image on the box (which is partially why I have never ventured far beyond constraction). That said, I got this $60 set in a raffle that I bought about $3 worth of tickets for, so I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. Above you can see most of the instruction booklet, part of the sticker sheet, and the various bags of parts. I wish I had thought to take a picture of just the instruction booklet; the cover is very unique. While the set is displayed exactly as it was on the box, the blueprint background is different and, I think, fits in very well. I almost wish that this was the art displayed on the box as well. Building The Nindroid gliders are both very simple, and I finished building them in about five minutes. I would expect that those who are more used to system will be able to complete this section more quickly; however, this is the first system set that I have built since 2009 or 2010, I believe. It has been awhile. As you can see above, the two gliders attach; I really like how they look, and the fact that both Nindroids can remain attached to their respective sections at the same time is an added bonus. I really like how seamlessly they can be combined together like this, while still serving just as well on their own. If this glider was packaged as its own smaller set (perhaps with one of the heroes included to battle against), I would strongly consider purchasing it. The rest of the build is far more complex, and is split into three main sections; the front, the back, and then everything holding them together. The entirety of the NinjaCopter took me about 45 minutes to build - again, I would not consider this indicative of an average speed, since my skills with system are extremely rusty. That said, I felt very satisfied putting it together, and as each of the three sections was completed I grew excited to see what the final product would look like, and also how it would all come together. I really like the giant golden wheel piece here that is used to hold the rotor blades together; it has a variety of conveniently placed peg holes, and I would love to see it re-used in the new Bionicle line. The back section builds similarly to the front half, albeit minus the cockpit setup and the wings on the sides containing the mini laser blasters or whatever they are. I do wish that more had been done to differentiate the back half from the front; while the final product does look very cool, and the vague symmetry helps the set, I did have a bit of a hard time remaining focused on the build during this section. Had it been more unique compared to the front half, I would have remained fully engaged. Set Design + Playability With the set completed, I feel extremely satisfied. There are a number of cool features included in this set; the tail can be twisted to turn the wheel + rotors in the middle, as well as aim the cannons on the side (if this sort of feature could be implemented into a constraction set with the current building system, that would be awesome). As stated earlier, the Nindroid glider can split into two pieces, and there's even a small jail that can contain one Nindroid (what happens to the other, though?). The NinjaCopter itself is very sleek in appearance, and the colours all match well together. I did find myself not quite sure of where to hold it, before settling upon the "roof" bit above the rotor blades. Playing with this set on its own would certainly be fun, but it would really shine among other Lego sets (not necessarily Ninjago; crossovers are always cool). Using the NinjaCopter as aerial support against an enemy armada would be totally wicked. I just wish there was something I could use to display it properly, so that it would not have to sit on the surface. This set deserves to appear as though it is floating. Final Thoughts Pros 4 Minifigs! The more Minifigs, the betterColours match well, and it's an excellent source of partsSeveral cool play featuresLooks cool and makes me want to write a story about NinjagoCons Stickers... why not just print the pieces?Where do I hold it again?Has to sit there like a dead duck when not in useAn over abundance of weapons for the Minifigs, considering this is a vehicle setAs far as price to piece ratio, I have no idea; I never tend to buy system sets, so I don't really pay attention to the prices either. If you're going to spend $5 to enter a raffle in which you might win this set, I would definitely say that this is worth your time, and it's an amazing prize. If you're going to be buying it in a store? I would personally hesitate, since I'm not typically a fan of either system or Ninjago, but if you can somehow get it for $10 off, then I recommend you go all-in and take this sucker home. Only one question remains... The orange piece above came with the set, but was never used during construction. I have no idea what this is for. It's an abnormally large and unique piece to bundle with a set that does not use it... if anyone has the answer to this mystery, please inform me. That is all! Do not expect more of these from me. I buy sets so rarely these days. =P
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For some reason, I am unable to participate in the most recent raffle. Is there some kind of cap on how many users may participate? Sorry if I sound REALLY dumb but I'm a bit of a noob here.
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Does anyone know where one could find the results for the YouTube set review raffles? Thanks in advance.
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So, I was thinking about entering the raffle for the AT-TE, but I was wondering, how would you go about paying? Would you have to do it via pay-pal, or is there other ways?
