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  • Birthday 07/29/1992

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  1. strangely

    Super Mario 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    I don't mind new starter courses so long as the figures look better, hopefully less blocky.
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    Lego 'Wednesday' rumours and discussion.

    I'm really excited for this theme. Honestly, I love the idea of a goth minidoll theme, and I think the characters from the show will translate really well to the minidoll style. The show features all of the Addams family, so there's definitely a possibility that they could all make an appearance, but I'm guessing these sets will likely lean toward the Wednesday characters. Outside of Wednesday, I expect we'll get Enid, the principal, Eugene, Ms. Thornhill and the Hyde at the very least. My guess for the sets is that both will be parts of Nevermore Academy and they'll combine together in some way. I expect that we'll see Wednesday and Enid's dorm, the principals office, the conservatory and maybe the quad. I also expect one of these sets will recreate the school ball and we'll get Wednesday's outfit from the dance.
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    Wicked 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Some Instagram leakers are saying it's minidolls (for Wednesday too). Honestly, I'm okay if this turns out to be the case. I think Lego has managed to dial in on a good design style in the last couple of years for the minidoll printing and hair pieces and I've grown to appreciate them now.
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    MOC: Lego Island

    It's not completely finished yet, but I think the exterior is close to final. I decided to forgo the more modern looking gas pumps and use the more retro inspired design from the Corner Garage set. The rest of the building I kept pretty similar to the original design. I'm going to work on the garage interior next (I have a decent idea of what I want it to look like), but I'm unsure about what I want to put in the store part of the gas station. I originally thought about making it more of a convenience store, but I think that clashes with the Super Store too much (for so few residents it doesn't make sense to have so many food options). So I'm thinking about making it into an automotive supply shop. Since my first post I've been working a bit more on the landscaping rather than the buildings. Nubby's is about 60-70% done and the Information Center is about 50% there (I keep going back and forth on how to do the tower, with the new elevator system introduced last year I tried to incorporate it into the build, but it pretty much ate up most of the floor space so I think I'm going to go back to the drawing board on that). I've been busy with work, so progress is slow, but I think the East side of the island is coming along nicely. I've hit 10K on pieces and Stud.io is still chugging along.
  5. strangely

    LEGO Videogame Tie-Ins - Rumors & Discussion

    Oh wow, $300? I don't know if I can justify a model of the Deku tree for $300.
  6. strangely

    MOC: Lego Island

    Me too. I'm really hoping Lego introduces something that properly replaces the original palm tree pieces. I just miss how it could be posed. I do like the new leaf they introduced last year though, I like how full I was able to make it look. I probably will mess around with her design a little more, and I'd like to create a new design for Papa's torso too. I had forgotten about Mama's black hair, I think my Lego Island 2 nostalgia subconsciously won out. Thanks for the kind words everyone! I'm glad you all like it!
  7. strangely

    MOC: Lego Island

    Over the last few weeks, I kept finding myself watching playthroughs of Lego Island on YouTube. It's a nostalgic favorite of mine, one of the first PC games I ever owned. My nostalgia rabbit hole got me thinking about what the Island would look like today in the style of current Lego, so I decided to start building it in Stud.io. Of course, I needed to pick a starting point for this project and decided, to begin with the Pizzeria: I started with the original model and kind of just tinkered with different parts until I felt satisfied with the results. Here's the interior: The updated Brickolini family: The Pizzeria is one of my favorite buildings on the island and it was a lot of fun revamping it for the modern age. In fact, I was so happy with the results, I decided to submit it to Lego Ideas:https://ideas.lego.com/projects/fda5bce0-ad10-46db-80ef-fceccba6577d And here it is in it's new home on my Lego Island layout: Eventually I plan on redoing the entirety of the island, but it's a pretty big island, so who knows how long it will take. In fact, here's my progress so far: I've worked a lot on the gas station and super store, but I'm not satisfied with them yet, so I won't post any closeups yet. More updates to come, eventually.
  8. strangely

    Wizarding World 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    I like both the grey and sand green, but my preference is a mix. The roofs in the film tend to look a bit grimy/mossy, so I don't like when they go with one solid color.
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    Wizarding World 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    I really like that they've included a wheelchair. Disabilities aren't really portrayed in this franchise often, so it's cool of Lego to add some visibility for wheelchair users (it seems like many kids were pleased to see a character with a limb difference in the Friends sets, so hopefully this will be similarly inspiring for children). Really looking forward to the Great Hall. My issue with previous incarnations has always been the scale, so I'm pleased to see the increased size. I'm hoping they include the architects statue and the kitchens with a couple of house elves. House ghosts would be great too, particularly I'd like to see the bloody baron and the original gray lady. It would be nice to have various seasonal decorations included, it would be great to have the option to decorate it for Halloween or Christmas. I hope they make the staircase tower a separate set entirely so that can get the proper scale and detail it deserves.
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    Wizarding World 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Jbspielwaren showed the instruction booklet from the new sets on Instagram and it shows how the Owlry and Boathouse fit into the new Hogwarts. If that image represents the true scale of the new Hogwarts, it might be pretty massive.
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    Indiana Jones 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

    Ideas isn't accepting Indiana Jones set ideas currently.
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    Indiana Jones 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

    Toy Fairs are for retailers, they see plenty of prototypes and things that never see release. It's a preview of a product, not a guarantee of what will actually be made. I'm betting their sources information was just out of date. I think those sets probably were planned at one point and then eventually scrapped and that the leaker had only part of that information. After all, we know that internally stuff gets scrapped all the time in the planning phase.
  13. strangely

    Indiana Jones 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

    Lego didn't make a mistake though. They made a handful of sets to take advantage of the movie coming out and that's it. They never promised an evergreen theme, no promise was broken. We only even know about the TOD set because of leakers, and when they canceled it they gave us a statement even though we weren't owed it in any way.
  14. strangely

    Indiana Jones 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

    It's like there's a gas leak in this thread... To think, if we didn't have leakers we wouldn't have had 50 pages of talking in circles about why the worst Indy film in the original trilogy had its set cancelled. The original set was a better design than the remake anyways, so it's not like we really lost out.
  15. strangely

    Wizarding World 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

    I would be fine with a $200 Great Hall so long as it includes the courtyard, kitchens, Filch's office and the walkway around the tower.