Scarilian

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    My favourite Lego theme is Marvel, due to the figures, but Harry Potter has excellent buildings.

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  1. Scarilian

    21348 Lego Ideas Dungeons & Dragons and D&D CMF

    I feel Lego stripped the set of all the tonal aspects and colour scheme that was one of the core aspects of the appeal, how the design took itself seriously. It reminds me of what they did to the Pirates of Barracuda Bay set. They've stripped it of the visuals that appeal to the primary demographic. Instead they've just applied an asthetic for another theme - in this case going along with their lion knights castle or more cartoony fantasy sets. The official set looks like it's a childrens cartoon version of Dungeons & Dragons despite its primary audience both due to concept and pricing being late teens/adults. Like many other Lego sets, this one feels like it does not understand the target audience. As for the build itself, the Dragon is excellent. The rest of the build is a downsized, less detailed and more cramped situation. I don't see the justification for people to get it as opposed to just finding a way to acquire the Dragon seperately and depicting the Dragon alongside other sets.
  2. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    I'm holding off on Avengers Tower until heavy discount or lots of VIP points. I think externally it looks alright, but mostly as a display model. There's not much really focused around AoU where that design was most prominant, instead leaning more towards Avengers and Endgame when it was an entirely different exterior. I think we'll probably wind up getting a second wave of AoU sets focusing on the Ultron side of the movie next year, as would be the 10th anniversary of the film, so I expect we'll get variations of some of the figures in that set. I imagine the set will probably retire in 2026/2027 so you've got a while.
  3. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Had to remove some of the source links as they seem to be broken, but here is the update for info we know as of March :) Updated List: 2025 is the 10th anniversary of AoU, so hopefully we get a second wave with the stuff people are actually clamoring for :p I'd imagine something like the following: Ultron Battle Pack: Iron Man, Iron Legion, Ultron Sentry x 2 Forest Battle: Baron Strucker, Quicksilver, Captain America, Hawkeye Hulkbuster Battle: Ultron Prime, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Hulk Big-Fig, Brick-built Hulkbuster Final Battle: Ultimate Ultron, Iron Man, Thor, Vision, Black Widow, Hulk Big-Fig, Ultron Sentry x 2 Then probably a NWH Bridge Battle, a legacy set, handful of show/comic-inspired Spider-man sets, three sets for Thunderbolts, two sets for Fantastic Four and probably CMF S3 and a D2C movie-inspired set at the end of the year My wallet appreciates them :p I've went from being tempted to get four or five sets, to only being invested in Surtur and maybe the Helicarrier.
  4. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Green Goblin I like how the detailing is all done with tiles as opposed to printed segments. The printing on the face piece is appropriately scary looking and it's nice they made the head stretch backwards with a brick-built segment. The Glider is well designed also and would look nice displayed on its own. The price is too high for those the buildable figures are aimed at and it doesn't have a minifigure unlike the Batpod set so there's less incentive for non-fans of the buildable figures. The scale of the figure to the glider is off, the glider's mid segment is fine but the wings needed to be larger. It also feels more comic-inspired than movie-inspired. The chin is about 2x the size it is supposed to be and I think lets down the head build. Spider-man is 'eh'. The Iron Spider limbs are a lot thinner than they are meant to be, resulting in them coming across as flimsy. I doubt you'll be able to replicate the scenes of the limbs supporting his body for example. They also don't particularly look good when displayed so I'm not sure why they even bothered doing the Iron Spider suit. While I don't mind a printed torso on occasions where they cannot replicate with brick-built, here it comes across as awkward with the multiple layered approach - which does not help given its not accurate to the suit either. The lower legs needed to extend down so that they could go around the body forming his belt, which the figure does not replicate. Indeed, the back of the figure is lacking the Spider-emblem in favour of an attachment point for the previously mentioned flimsy looking Iron Spider limbs. In terms of new aspects, Green Goblin has a slightly improved thinner hand design capable of attaching pieces to it, but otherwise I'm not really seeing much innovation between this wave and the previous in terms of new techniques or aspects that really stand out to demonstrate that the theme is trying new building techniques or implimenting new ideas/pieces. It's possible that any design innovations would present themselves on Falcon Cap, but we probably won't see that for a year. I'm glad we got a villain at least as there was no real conflict between the buildable characters prior. If we get figures in the future I'd hope for: Raimi Spider-man (Pairs well with Green Goblin) Andrew Spider-man (Pairs well with the buildable figure Sandman in the Final Battle expansion set) Vulture (Head works for rounded piece, re-use the wings from Falcon Cap, another villain to swoosh around) In theory this crackdown would stop leaks and stop competitors from replicating Lego's products. In practice it damages online discussion because at best we only get a rough idea of the names of some sets and then are left for months with no additional details other than announcements of product delays. It prevents people planning purchases accordingly - not helped by Lego's price gouging turning people to look for other cheaper brands. A few leakers, whether due to this or other factors, have either stopped posting or became less active. @Falconfan1414 seems to have disappeared completely with no explanation, which is concerning. Hope they are doing alright. Not sure exactly which you are referring to, but some sets are listed as superheroes as opposed to Marvel or DC when we first get product information on them. I imagine Brickmerge just uses those sources until provided with more detailed info. Seems an appropriate name, shall probably use in future :p
  5. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    In general the buildable character system works best with non-human characters with rounded faces or masks. Human attributes rarely work and building on aspects to the facial structure has mixed results. Sometimes you end up with a Batman mask, other times you end up with whatever the Ant-Man helmet was trying to be. Most likely, yes. Interested to see how they tackle Green Goblin and his Glider.
  6. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    THAT Kang from Ant-Man 3 was meant to be the primary antagonist of Phase 4-6, he was banished for being a threat to the other Kangs who had attempted to destroy him with his timeline, but he survived. Lego know Marvel fans are interested in certain characters, the trouble is they need to prove viability. The best way to do this is when a series or film helps make a character popular. As such if Madame Web helps people to know who certain characters are then it may result in us getting comic versions of the characters down the line. Though considering how little of the movie has the characters in their iconic costumes along with the movies performance, I'm not sure it's really reinvigorated interest in the characters - which is a shame as a comic version of Madame Web or the Spider-women would be nice. I imagine that they'd be put in to fill spots in comic-inspired sets or Spider-man sets as you could get away with limited printing for some of them.
  7. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    I imagine we'd get at least two sets based on the film, one featuring Big-Fig Thing, the other featuring the main villain. We could get three sets, but I think two would work. Captain America 4 is seemingly only getting 1 set Thunderbolts is probably going to get 3 sets, but the shifting release dates probably means we won't get the sets on time Fantastic Four probably getting 2 or 3 sets I'd imagine they have plans for another comic-inspired D2C set in 2025. Similar to the Daily Bugle as it will have been around 4 years at that point. 2026/2027 would give us an MCU inspired D2C as they'd want cross-promotion with Avengers 5/6/7. 2028 would then give us a 20th anniversary D2C, as they seem to be remembering that Marvel has those - given the Milano is listed as a 10th anniversary set for that film. I'd imagine Galactus would be a buildable figure similar to how they tackled Sandman recently. I think the poor sales of the Arishem set means there's little chance for that style to be replicated, though admittedly that is the alternative. I think anything smaller scale would'nt really fit. They adapted it to be a plastic injector gun in the movie :p
  8. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    It is confirmed that it is a buildable 2002/NWH Bridge Battle Green Goblin with Glider buildable figure. We don't have any confirmation on if it includes a figure. The hope is that because the Batman buildable figure has a minifigure, maybe they'll do the same for the Green Goblin buildable figure. We knew the actor was fired and would be replaced. There was never a discussion about scrapping Kang completely as then those that supported the MCU would feel like prior set-up was meaningless. Kang's role being downsized was stated when they dropped the title of the film and it just became 'Avengers 5', was clear at that point he would'nt be as much of a focal point. In terms of exclusion the only mention of that I've seen involves excluding the character from Avengers 5 and having him in Avengers 6/7 - which would still likely result in us getting a figure. Even with the downsizing, if he's one of the core villains of Avengers 5/6/7 then he'll wind up getting included. By that point in time it'd be a Kang figure based on a different actor, thus circumventing the controversy surrounding giving us the character. It's also entirely possible that Lego never intended to give us Kang at this stage regardless, preferring to save him for Avengers 5/6/7 to improve set sales later.
  9. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    There's nothing new in that article we have'nt known about for months. We're still in the same situation.
  10. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Yeah, the potential for an Endgame scale roster of named characters is insane. I think Lego are going to struggle trying to give us all the characters in set form. It'll probably take several years of waves of sets inspired by the films. As such any non-main character I would'nt expect to get anytime soon. It primarily comes down to how Lego want themselves to be viewed. If they're willing to include Deadpool in potential Avengers sets then there's zero justification as to why we would'nt get some form of Deadpool 3 set featuring Wolverine and Deadpool - yet according to leakers there's no plans for Deadpool 3 sets or seemingly any plans for Deadpool to show up this year. It primarily has potential to impact Lego's brand image and Lego's sales of products.
  11. Scarilian

    Sonic the Hedgehog - Rumours and Discussion

    Unfortunate if that's the case, but I suppose it makes sense as they'd want to be sure they can phase out the older sets presumably near the end of this year while having all the figures available on shelves. No clue what the 18+ set is, I'm still expecting either a buildable Sonic figure (Like Rocket Raccoon) or an addition to the 2D level-inspired stages. I'd hope we get Super Shadow in December/January around the release of Sonic Movie 3.
  12. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Let's see if he survives Deadpool 3 first xD He's a complicated character to fit into their films which mostly aim for a PG-12 audience. They could easily intend to have him literally be 'Marvel's Jesus' and have him do a big self-sacrifice in order to give the MCU a chance to survive. I think realistically we just have too many characters in the future Avengers movies for Lego to focus on trying to adapt a character that won't suit their target demographic.
  13. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Depends on their focus. I think the easiest way would be a polybag, 18+ Deadpool Mask/Bust set, Comic-inspired Deadpool or something like that. Seperating Deadpool from everything else would help to ensure it does not impact the sales of the sets, which would be one of Lego's concerns of including an adult focused character such as Deadpool. Though I would'nt be surprised if we don't get accurate Avengers movie sets until a year or so after release, depends how they market the films. There's also likely to be a large cast of characters so if Deadpool is just a small role then the chance of him being included is slim. I'd imagine it'll take them several years worth of sets to give us all the characters from Avengers 5 & Avengers 6 (Potentially Avengers 7 if its split) That's fair, I'd consider the same if it was more reoccuring and if it was more specifically focused, but this is not the first time they've failed to give us villains and I can at least see potential reasons for why we would'nt have gotten them. I think it depends on what it is adapting from specifically, though admittedly the more likely explanation is a mixture of budget, focus and marketability. Which is more marketable, a gold character (Adam Warlock) who pairs with the other gold character your released (Ayesha) or a guy wearing a purple suit (High Evolutionary) I'd hope eventually we'll get legacy sets revisiting characters, but we are still waiting on The Destroyer, Whiplash MK1, Kurse, Malekith, Kaecilius, Ego and probably several other villains from prior phases they skipped. We'll get there eventually I imagine.
  14. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    You forget Dar-Benn from The Marvels. Given how poorly the prior Ant-Man sets sold (We only got one set for the first and second film), it makes perfect sense as to why we only got a buildable figure for that where they didn't have to make new figures. I expect they intended to feature Kang in the CMF and then later in Avengers 5 sets before all the controversy happened. Kang after all would be highly saught after and people would pay extra just for Kang. As for GotG3, my guess is that they thought Adam Warlock would be more popular and budget constraints led to them picking him over High Evolutionary. This is likely a repeat of what happened with GotG2 with Ego where we got Ayesha instead. It is also easier to market sets to children with villains who are more generically evil as opposed to specific relatable or traumatising evils such as the child kidnapper (Dreykov), abusive parent (Ego) or the animal abuser (High Evolutionary). I'm hyped by the concepts, need to see the execution. Buildable Green Goblin could be neat Surtur Battle I'm interested to see how they do Surtur Avengers Battle I'm curious as to what it'll include Helicarrier depends entirely how it'll be adapted Milano, need to see how it looks Iron Legion set I've lost some interest due to the higher pricing Age Of Ultron: Final Battle I think is mostly dependent on figures There's other sets, but those are the ones I'm most curious about seeing and hopefully we'll see the buildable figures in March.
  15. Scarilian

    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    They've also mentioned doubts on us getting Quicksilver in the sets this year... which would be a shame.