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71823: Kai’s Dragon Spinjitzu / 54 pieces / $10 
71824: Sora’s Dragon Spinjitzu / 56 pieces / $10 
71826: Dragon Spinjitzu Double Pack / 186 pieces / $20 
71827: Zane’s Battle Mech / 92 pieces / $20 
71828: Lloyd’s Race Car / 181 pieces / $30 
71829: Lloyd’s Forest Dragon / 128 pieces / $20 
71830: Kai’s Storm Rider Mech / 333 pieces / $40 
71831: Ninja Spinjitzu Temple (4+) / 158 pieces / $40 
71833: Ras’ Storm Jet / 510 pieces / $50 
71834: Zane’s Ultra Combo Mech / 1187 pieces / $100 
71841: Dragonian Storm Village / 305 pieces / $40 

It looks like “Dragon Spinjitzu” will be the new gimmick, and possibly a new technique that the Ninja learn in Season 3; Lord Ras survives and continues to be an antagonist (not a surprise, but still a bit of a spoiler), and the villains are storm-themed. Considering that Nokt has blue markings (possibly storm elemental?) and physically resembles the Island Keepers, maybe their species is called “Dragonians” and they (or at least some of them) will return as the villain army in DR S3. 🤔
 

71489 Cooper's Flying Video Game Controller (266 pieces, $19.99)

71490 Izzie and Buchurro and the Gaming Bunny (252 pieces, $19.99)

71491 Mateo with the Z-Blob Action Racer (485 pieces, $49.99)

Personally they don't really do anything for me. The nightmare dreaming has an interesting helmet with a plume but it'll probably be too video-gamey (despite most video games not generally having that look) for my purposes.

The carrot guy is something too I guess. Looks like the hero vehicles will share a touch of neon yellow.

Set "7407", a MOC polybag for the China part of Adventurers' Orient Expedition. It features an ancient Chinese siege cannon with four rounds, a powder barrel, a flag and one Guard from the Dragon Fortress (set 7419), altogether 28 parts and one minifig.

Orient Expedition is supposed to have taken place in the year 1925. In my understanding the Emperor (the villian), his Guards and their weapons from the Orient Expedition's China sets 7413, 7416 and 7419 are not depicted in a real, historcal accurate way of 1920s Chinese soldiers, but more in an ancient, fantasy style version of the 17th or 18th century. That's why I choose a classic cannon and not a modern gun for my contest entry.

I hope you like it. Comments and critics are welcome as always.

Here I have a General to lead them and two relic keepers to guard the Gong and Mallet of Shattering.

Thanks for checking out my post :)

All completed models are available to download here: https://bricksafe.com/pages/GLAP23

Here's a list of everything finished:

• Green Ninja Mech Dragon
• Water Strider
• Lightning Jet
• Fire Mech
• Quake Mech
• Garmadon's Shark Walker

Here's a list of everything not finished or not built yet:

• Ice Tank
• Garma Mecha Man

Feel free to add on to this project.

Updates will be posted on this topic.

First picture of progress from October 2018:

The Adventurers' Orient Expedition runs to three countries, from India to the Himalayas (Tibet) and from there to China. Each of these has four sets:

• the large temple sets 7417, 7418 and 7419 (with 7419 "Dragon Fortress" beging the largest set)
• the transport sets 7414, 7415 and 7416
• the statue encounter sets 7411, 7412 and 7413
• the small introductory sets 7409, 7410 and ... 7420?

Well, set 7420 "Tunder Blazer" is very odd. It's a small set which comes after the largest set 7419 which is very unusual. Its set number doesn't fit into the system. A set with the number 7408 would fit much better into the set number count, running from 7408 to 7419, from the smallest to the biggest set. You should definitely watch R.R. Slugger's video to learn more about it.

So I tried to create a MOC which could be a suggestion for the "missing" set 7408. What hints did I have for the MOC? It must be situated in China and is not allowed more than 62 parts (as set 7410). As sets 7409 and 7410 both depict some kind of shrines I thought my MOC also should be a small Chinese style shrine. And as the "Dragon Fortress" features a big dragon, this shrine has a small dragon (part 30464, acutally a mould which was introduced in the Adventurers' Dino Island subtheme; unfortunately not in old dark gray but in dark bluish gray). Dr. Lightning is the minifig I added to this shrine together with the classic treasure chest. This MOC has 44 parts and one minifg. 

I hope you like it. Critics and comments are as always very welcome. 

R.R. Slugger's video:

I tried to keep her outfit colourscheme from the comic, and since she's the leader of the Wolf Clan I gave her cape.

Thanks for checking out my post :)

Well, I turned my set into a real passage, leading up to the stairs of the Dragon Fortress. I removed the turntable-wall-combo and the statue of Jun-Chi, added some proper doors in black and built an alley with two of those classic castle panels also in black. I'm very pleased how it came out.

What do you think? Critics and comments are as always very welcome.

R.R. Slugger's video:

The base arena.

Extra add-ons.

The main platform is largely unchanged. I stripped the play feature but kept the platforms to be added separately.

The weapon rack has been expanded to add training space. The core of it is similar to the drum platform from the original. This is also a good spot to pose the ninja team to spectate.

The back has the scoll that the FSM satue was holding, you could consider this a miniature City of Temples Museum.

The bridge was the first expansion I build, I made it not long after I got the set. It's basically a bigger version of the Tournament Training Ground.

Here's a shot clip of the exploding feature.

The aftermath.

To make space for the spectator stands I gutted the entite drum platform. I took the banners from the FSM statue and put them here too. There's two rows of seating and some standing space. Out front you can pose team Ras. 

The palisade bricks can be move to open the gate.

The statue of The First Spinjitzu Master has received a few updates too. I couldn't make the minifigure hands work on it, so I took some cues from the FSM statue in his tomb from Posession. The cheese slopes on his shoulders cover the open studs and evoke the ZX shoulder pads.

The arms are flipped from side to side to face the tiles on the outside. I also added ball joints for the hands.

As mentiond earlier, I removed the banners from the back.

The hands have jumper plates on the inside.

I got some use out of the attachment point too. It makes a good spot for this capture the flag point.

The sky arena is smaller than in the show, but big enough for my needs. It's also more lethal due to the absence of guard rails.

I put some thrusters on the underside. The medium platforms have them in the show, I didn't see any on the gauntlet from the Lloyd vs Zeatrix fight.

A 2x8 plate helps to secure the sky arena to the main platform.

The small platforms are from the original set, I made a third one to use for Roby.

The champion's podium was a late addition, I still had some parts left from the drum.

It fits nicely on main platform.

The Elemental Cup was made shortly after aquiring the set. The use of mech fingers really made it come together.

Let's finish off with some matches.

Thanks for checking out my post :)

Wu and Garmadon were fairly easy to put together. I used the black legacy Wu robe as the base and swapped the arms to purple for Garmadon. Using the older Lloyd head for Garmadon was a no brainer. The angry face for Wu isn't perfect, but smile is almost spot on based on the reference image I used. 

Wu parts:

1. Hair - 62810 tan
2. Head - 3626pb2748
3. Torso - 973pb3398c01
4. Legs - 970c00pb0904

Garmadon Parts:

1. Hair - 61183 dark brown
2. Head - 3626pb1035
3. Torso - 973pb3398c01 swap white arms for purple
4. Legs - 970c00pb0904

Dusk possed a challenge intitally due to her hair piece not existing in the right colour. The robes also gave me some trouble but then it hit me, she's wearing Stass Allie's jedi robes (even the trivia on the wiki doesn't have this fact at the time of writing). To keep the oufit cohesive I omitted any purple colouring and finished off with the princess braided hair in black. The trick for the face was to search brinklink for the best cheekline options, luckily I already had my chosen head in my parts collection.

Dusk parts:

1. Hair - 59363 Black
2. Head - 3626pb1830
3. Torso - 973pb1480c01 swap dark tan arms for tan
4. Legs - 970c02pb10

For Libber I went for the classic option of using Jay's fusion suit. For the head I had wanted to use Claire's head from the Temple of Airjitsu, but since I have that figure I didn't want to create an ''Now there are two of them!'' situation. In the end I settled on the Falconer CMF head for some double sided action. (ignore the crack in her right arm, I promise I'll get it fixed).

Libber parts:

1. Hair - 90396 bright light yellow
2. Head - 3626pb3185
3. Torso - 973pb2613c01
4. Legs - 970c00pb0630

For Hibernus I was curious to see if the snow guardian CMF torso could work, I also wasn't satisfied with any of the blue robe options. I added some dark blue arms and legs and he was good to go. I also liked this goatee head better than any of the moustache ones. the hair thankfully exists in the correct colour, but only on two figures. 

Hibernus parts:

1. Hair - 88283 white
2. Head - 3626pb1960
3. Torso - 973pb4562c01 swap arms for dark blue with white hands
4. Legs - 970c00 dark blue

Last up, Benton. As the triva section of the wiki has pointed out he uses Gimli's torso and Aragorn's head from Lord of the Rings. He also uses the legs from the samurai warrior CMF. I stuck with the torso (with it's dark grey arms) and the legs, but I went with the samurai warrior's head as well. To be in keeping with the arms I went with a pearl dark grey version of the helmet.

Benton parts:

1. Helmet - 48493 pearl dark grey
2. Head - 3626pb0509
3. Torso - 973pb1149c01 swap light nougat hands for reddish brown ones
4. Legs - 970c00pb0080

Thanks for scrolling though this wall of text and pictures :)

I am linking the Brickipedia page for the cancelled theme, along with the inventory files - All credit goes to PeabodySam for finding and organising this piece of LEGO history! 

Sets:  
 - Egypt: 
 - 7425 
 - 7426 
 - 7427 
 - 7428 
 - 7430 
 - Dino: 
 - 7431 
 - 7432 
 - 7433 
 - 7434 
 - 7472 

 

This thread is for sharing about parts, prints and sets that are currently available from 2021 onwards. (Of course if the thread lasts a long time, some sets and parts/prints might be retired in future).

Any and all themes can be the source of useful parts and even sets that supply our thirst for Adventure! Build a Minifig, Pick a Brick and Bricks and Pieces tips are welcome. 

Remember: Adventure is out there!

I've been building the past few weeks.
For Skaerbaek (event in Denmark) I want to have a small landscape inspired by the catalogs.

I've build a Shark Scout.

The first module for the landscape is finished as well.
I wanted to create the rocks from the catalogs.

This module can be taken apart in smaller modules for transport. 
Feedback is appreciated.

Features:

• A large, lavish hotel with a "Ninjago Movie-esque" sign written in ninjargon (it simply says "HOTEL")
• A beach with an ice cream shop and springboard
• "I ❤️ NC" souvenir stand where you can buy ninja figurines, shirts, plush toys and more
• Thai restaurant with outdoor seating
• Air scooter rental (inspired by the jewelry thief from Ninjago City Gardens)

Im a new lego enthusiast and collector, and i've started looking through old lego i have lying around. I found "70356 The Stone Colossus of Ultimate Destruction" complete with all parts and minifigures (without box and manual), but am having a bit of trouble finding what this might cost today? does anyone know what this is selling for as of today?

thank you very much in advance.

best regards

LegoSkredder

A small speeder for exploring narrow caves.

Pictures:

More pictures at Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mathijslegofan/albums/72177720331265959/

When he passed away, his two sons swore to protect them, but the oldest was consumed by darkness and wanted to possess them. A Battle Between Brothers broke out, and the oldest was struck down and banished to the Underworld.

Peace returned, and the younger brother hid the weapons, but knowing his older brother's relentless ambition for power, he placed a guardian to protect them.

And for fear of his own demise, a map for an honest man to hide.

That honest man was your father. The older brother is Lord Garmadon. And I need to find those weapons before he does.

Happy 15th anniversary Ninjago. Go ninja, go.

Thanks for checking out my post :}

The Adventurers trying to study the Ankylosaurus and their environment.

There's also a hidden treasure in the valley.

Pictures also at Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mathijslegofan/albums/72177720330794652

Rock Raiders has always been a special Lego theme to me, since the release of both the sets and the PC game in 1999. I spent a lot of time playing the PC game, and have returned to it over the years. The game included a ton of buildings and a few vehicles that were never released as sets, and since I was little I always had the dream of some day building these models and having a "real" Rock Raiders base for myself. Earlier this year, after spending some time trying to get my original PC game running again, I found the fan remake "Manic Miners" by Baraklava and it really re-ignited my fire for the theme. It's taken a long time, but this year I've finally started to make this dream come true and build these models.

As I've been working on this project, I had a thought - how nice it would be to have actual building instructions for these models! And that is what brings me here. I've spent the last couple months making 1999-style Instruction booklets for each of the buildings and vehicles found in the Lego Rock Raiders game, plus a few bonuses, and I wanted to share these with anybody who is interested in them. The models are not my designs, and neither are a few of the resources (Background art for the pages, etc) used to help make these. These instructions are freely available for anybody to use, and I've formatted the pages with printing in mind - each book's pages are scaled for either a full-sized or a half-sized A4, depending on the model, and each one has an even number of pages as well.

There are 13 Instructions in total, and each one has been given a "set number" as well. I've got instructions for the following buildings and vehicles:


The Canteen shown in the picture was a building intended to be included in the game, but was never completed before release. This interpretation of the design was created by Baraklava.

The Mobile Repair Center and Repair Exosuit are both also 'lost' material for the game. The Repair Center itself is the original design for the Tool Store (As seen in the game's instruction manual), and I've re-purposed it here as the Repair Center. The Repair Exosuit was also from some promotional material, and this design was reverse engineered by many people (not including myself) and shared with the public by R.R. Slugger over on Youtube.


The small truck shown in the picture is actually the prototype of the Small Transport Truck, the design of which later changed to what can be found in the official 4990 Rock Raiders HQ set and is seen in game. This prototype, however, was used in a set of the game's pre-rendered cutscenes, in which two Rock Raiders, Axel and Docs, must use the truck in a desperate escape from a lava flow.


Here's an overview of one of them, the "Small Mobile Laser Cutter".




All of the instruction books can be found right here. There is also a Readme file with some extra information for each model, and another folder with "Instructions Packs" that contains a .zip file which includes the Instructions, a Parts List, and a file with the Bricklink Wanted List XML to build the models - though be warned, many of the printed or unique elements have become very hard to find and/or expensive now. I don't suspect many people will build these, but even for people who don't want to do so I hope that the instructions can help share these models from a game and a series that I've loved for 25 years. Though short-lived, it was a great theme with some really awesome designs and I'd love for others people to get a chance to appreciate them.

So I've got an elemental power, but can I fight? no, not well at any rate. I'm not a warrior, so the Art of the Silent Fist seems like an idea choice. Better to evade and dodge than to hurt me or my opponent. With all of the main ninja off the table, enter Seliel. She might make a ninja out of me yet, or at least teach me how to fight. 

How about a ninja suit? Well, blue is my favourite colour. From the torso up I am a ninja, bellow I'm still an archaeologist. Knee pads and safety boots are pretty good in a fight, no? I also gave the figure a golden pickaxe. That's just for golden weapon flavouring though, It's not my cannonical weapon of choice.  

Thanks for checking out my post :)

Thanks for checking out my post :)

The Aquanauts listening post is used to detect those Aquasharks, mostly build in remote locations where many crystals can be found.

Feedback is always welcome.

Aquanauts - Listening Post by Ids de Jong, on Flickr

A few years later, I found a cheap (2 €) dead head on local marketplace. So I've got the question: Okay, when it don't work without destruction, can it go with it? I know, it's cruel to modify Lego with tools, but... science?

Today I started.First problem: You can't open the jar very wide, but you see 2 plastic bars in it:

So I removed the jar by cutting the lower bar with a knive at the ends.

With the only the upper head, I started to search more Bars to cut them with a drill. Without any clue some kind of difficulty, but finaly
cut the 2 bars in the front. The Horns are on a soft plastic part in the middle, so had to drill by the sides of it. On the end, was a small cutout, so I used a telephone pliers, to open
the rest. Finally there are 4 glued plastic bars/pins. maybe upside the technic connection there is one more, but it opened regulary

Finally you found some parts: Left skull, right skull, jaw: Inside the tounge, horns and the light modul.

the light modul is very, very simple:

the battery is in some tray clipped into the light diffusors/eyes, when removing it, you see how cheap the trick is:

There is no real mechanism. when pulling the trigger the stamp goes direcly on the diodes pin, and push it on the + part of the battery cell, there is some foam to pull it back.
on this head the foam is missformed, and the pin is bend. Maybe the last user pushed harder and harder, to squize out light. the contacted is corred to. The battery is Tian Qiu CR927 with 3V now with 1 V.
got again some light after clean the pin.

So this is my little trip inside the brain of an nuclear Lego Monster. Was this the right way inside? no. when it is a second tour, i will starting cutting the jar inside it, not outside, now its very unmounted. with knowledge where the points are,
I would prefer smaller holes, and maybe try with pliers ealier. All pins are inside the head, with good chance to break inside.

Now I have to choose, if it's worth to repair may real Dinosaur, no spear head. Of course I can try to fix this. But it's for me a uncommon battery. Maybe there is some way to change it, and make some holder in the front on the upper head. 
There are some big holes now. 

What did you think about this trow-away Design by Lego? 

INSTRUCTIONS: https://reb.li/m/239211

As always, comments and critics are very welcome.

This is a paleontological research site set up by Johnny Thunder and his friends to dig for fossils and to examine them in situ. The MOC is intended as an expansion either for the jungle or the dino island subtheme (I prefer it for the jungle subtheme as I not very keen of living dinos).

I put the MOC on this green 24x24 brick as a base. And yes, I cut  an 8x8 hole in it for the digging site. I'm a LEGO purist but I've no problem with cutting bricks and pieces as I need it.

I hope you like it. As always, critics and comments are very welcome.

Full disclosure - The person this design was slightly inspired by is one of an Adventurers car by @The Reader, and you can view his MOC here.

The rear of the car.

Thoughts?

Well, it's not really a figbarf because these are only two minifigs. I used the head of the SW Nikto from set 75346 and some other parts in mediums nougat to make these figures (i.e. the legs are from Ninjago). Unfortunately the torsos are plain as I don't have better (printed) torso yet.

As always critics and comments are very welcome.

If you line up all the core banners you could make a grand tapestry of some kind. The above example just one version of it. 

I just felt like hearing other people's thoughts on this. How would you line them up? what other combinations would you make? Should it include the 2x6 stickered banner from Zane's Ice Dragon Creature?

Full size image: http://bricks.kalais.net/post130#1

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High resolution images and full original post on the LEGO Blog:
http://bricks.kalais.net/post130

The Rubble Wrecker is a bi-directional heavy transport vehicle, capable of sitting down in one spot and gathering large amounts of resources in its cargo hold. It can transport these resources itself, or fill up the cargo module used by the Tunnel Transport for even more efficient cargo transportation. The top section of the Rubble Wrecker is able to spin a full 360 degrees, and the crane allows it to collect resources that may otherwise be out of reach.

The cargo bed of the vehicle tilts to dump out all the rocks, ore, and crystals the raiders have obtained - and it is able to do so no matter which direction the cockpit is facing.
 

The crane has two modes, a free motion mode and a supported mode to keep the boom up at an angle. This little lock hinge is the trick to that. Raising the boom all the way up lifts this bar, which will support the crane arm in a lifted position. It's a sturdy little support, but all you have to do is push it back a little bit and the boom will regain its full range of motion.
 

If the Rubble Wrecker were in the game, of course it would need to have upgrades. I've designed two for it, both seen here in this render.

The Engine Upgrade swaps out the tires for a set of heavy-duty repulsor lifts that let it cross freely over both bodies of water and bubbling magma. When paired with a Tunnel Transport, it's easy to gather and move large amounts of supplies from anywhere in the cavern network!

The Scanner Upgrade increases the capabilities of the crane's bucket - a sonar system allows the crew to find and extract precious materials from underwater. In essence, it's a dredging upgrade!

A few more photos can be found on my Flickr page!

 

I've put together a set of PDF instructions for the Rubble Wrecker, which are freely available for anybody interested in building one. I've tried to make sure to avoid using too many hard-to-find parts, and I've attempted to match the design ethos of the original 1999 Rock Raiders sets.

The instructions are available in the Google Drive Folder below, you can download the PDF by itself or the "Instructions Pack" zip file which also includes a Parts List PDF and a Bricklink Wanted List XML.
Instructions for the Rubble Wrecker!

One step up from that folder, you can find the instructions I've made for every building and vehicle in the Rock Raiders PC Game!
Rock Raiders PC Building and Vehicle Instructions

I want these to be free for anybody who's interested in Rock Raiders. However, if you would like to donate a bit, I have a Ko-Fi set up now so you can do so. I do not expect you to do so! I'm happy to share the love of Rock Raiders.

It might not have knees, but I did give it waist rotation. The mech can also strike a good pose.

Thanks for checking out my post :)

I am looking to make a similar coffin lid that slides off using a mechanism / technic pieces and maybe even have the vampire / Frankenstein rise up like the Adventures in Transylvania Bricklink set. 

Trouble is I am finding it really hard to do. I cant find any instructions out there for the A.I.T. set and nothing else advice wise that would work. I would settle for just getting the lid to slide off and then back on again turning a wheel or dial located out of the way. Its for a Frankensteins casttle / tower MOC I am building and the Transylvania set is incredible and has some nice ideas I am trying to borrow...

Can anyone help or advise on how to do this and what parts etc?

Cheers!

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The Mobile Rock Raiders HQ is equipped with a drill, radar dish, crane, speeder with dock, tipper, laser cutter, tracks, transport boxes and a adjustable cabin.

Pictures also on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mathijslegofan/albums/72177720328685419

SET INFORMATION
Number: 71492
Name: Mateo's Fire Chameleon
Theme: Dreamzzz
Released: 2025
Part Count: 443
Minifigures: 2 + 2 micro figures + 1 Z-Blob
Set Price (RRP): 49.99 EUR / 44.99 GBP / 79.99 AUD / 54.99 USD / 64.99 CAD
Links: Brickset Bricklink

BOX ERROR, INSTRUCTIONS & more oddities
This is my first ever Dreamzzz set, but I requested it from LEGO because the main model looked bold and fun. Thanks LEGO!

Who doesn't love a packaging error shedding light on the design process along the way? It doesn't happen too often, but I was surprised to see that the box and official images/renders show Mateo wearing the red hood-down piece over his cape, which isn't included in the set, nor has ever been produced in regular red.

My box came with paper bags, which are now fairly standard here in Australia, and I was struck by the illustrated instructions cover - quite different to the bland renders in most themes.

Another intriguing aspect of the instructions is this artwork showing the dream team heading off to the cancelled gaming tower set.

Lastly, the end of the instructions forgot to show adding Z-Blob onto the mech he is supposed to be piloting. Whoops!

BUILD
Lots of snotty goodness and satisfying shapes fit together throughout the build.

There's a fair bit of repetition with the sides having mirrored sub-assemblies and the legs and feet being all the same, but since this isn't a huge set to begin with, it isn't too bothersome. The model also doesn't feel overly parts-dense or over-engineered during the build.

CHAMELEON without STICKERS
The chameleon is so bold and funky that I actually forgot about applying the stickers and started photographing it straight after I'd finished the build. It looks just fine without them, since the parts alone accomplish enough colour blocking and design, and the most important parts - the eyes - are printed.

CHAMELEON with STICKERS
The stickers though really take things up a notch though, solidifying the video game aesthetic and packing an extra colourful punch.

What the product images can't show you is just how poseable this thing is. Ratchet joints at the hips, unrestricted swivel of the maxaroni parts, ball joints at the ankles and even easily rotated toes make for a fantastic range of posing and thus a lot of fun to be had.

It balances quite well too, as shown in the third photo above where the tail is not even touching the floor. All in all, the loud colour scheme, just the right level of derpiness and superb poseability make for a very fun chameleon... and we're not even done with the set.

SIDE BUILDS
All the bad guys have to go up against our heroes in this set is this brain zapper thing, in which they have ensnared dreamling-Logan. This looks fun for what it is, heavily relying on the stickered face for character, but it's actually a pain positioning the legs.

The heroes get the more substantial side build, which also forms the entirety of the two-in-one component of the set. That's right - that whole chameleon using the majority of the pieces? That stays as is.

Option one is what the set description calls a "mounted blaster turret" which, when added, makes it a "fire chameleon guardian". Whereas I said the chameleon feels not over-engineered or too parts heavy, this thing is massively parts heavy and feels clearly like the B model for the mech, stuffing in many parts that didn't need to be there.

It also quite obviously reads as its own little flying ship, despite the set saying that the other mode is the one with the "speedy jet".

Adding it to the chameleon doesn't do much for me honestly. It's way too bulky and just looks awkward sat atop the slender beast, when it should be flying around on its own instead.

Option 2, which really feels like it should be Option 1, is this fun little mech for Z-Blob and tiny flyer for Mateo. While the flyer becomes 90s polybag level dinky, the cute mech more than makes up for it.

Though the mech's arms have no motion at all, the legs have enough with the two ball joints and the feet provide enough stability that there's still lots of posing and fun to be had with this little chicken guy.

An extra function across this entire wave of Dreamzzz sets is the ability to swap parts with the two medium azure clips onto the connection points with the two medium azure bars which are included on many of the models, including on this mech and the chameleon. You can therefore take the arms off the mech and pop them onto the chameleon, but the mech looks down on its luck as a result.

MINIFIGURES
Dreamzzz has excelled in the minifigure department from the get go, and unlike many themes that start strong and ease up on the quality over time, Dreamzzz has never let up.

Though only two true minifigures are includes, both include dual-moulded legs and just tons of detail. We also get the fantastic spartan-style pixely helmets (very expensive on PaB) and new dual-moulded headgear for Logan.

I've personally never been a big fan of the Mateo faces or green splotch hair just because a print with green slime isn't something I'd regularly reach for when making custom figures. I'm glad to have gotten the hair piece with the more subtle tan print in build-a-minifigure and unprinted in black, because I like the mould a lot, but all the other components of Mateo figures have consistently been fantastic.

The figures come with a weapon each in case of a brawl. Mateo obviously has the most involved one built around the hourglass hilt, which looks a bit like a paint gun. Zero and the cyberling have very colour-scheme appropriate weapons meanwhile.

COMPARISON WITH 71481
Now, I said that this is my first Dreamzzz set, but since I was receiving it for review I went out and bought a copy (on deep discount) of the now-retired 71481 Izzie's Dream Animals from last year. I'll hopefully review that set in full separately, but for now I thought it'd make for an interesting comparison and lens through which to view 71492.

Though 71492 has 100 more parts and costs 10 Euros or $15 US dollars more, on face value the two sets feel very comparable. Both include two true minifigures plus a couple of smaller figures/animals, a central mid-sized animal build, and relatively insubstantial side builds.

The figure inclusions really come out on par with each other, so I'd call that a wash. Great stuff on both sides.

71492's chameleon is the vastly superior animal model though, with far better articulation and poseability than the fun-looking but fairly limited red panda, which is also much more fantastical - or dare I say, dreamlike - what with the purple legs and flower elements. Because the panda's back legs are fixed at the hips, this is about the best it can do.

Notably, the instruction manuals for both sets are about the exact same thickness, which might seem odd given the piece-count disparity. However, it's not so surprising once you realise the earlier set is a true three-in-one experience, with three very different animal models built around the same central "egg", whereas the "multiple build" factor in 71492 feels like pretty much an afterthought to fulfill a theme requirement.

Ultimately, while in some ways the cheaper 71481 feels like it delivers just as much play value as 71492, there are benefits that come with designing a model without rebuild-ability in mind. The chameleon is flat out a more coherent and more fun built-up creature than any of the three in 71481, though I think those three are more in line with the point of the Dreamzzz theme.

CONCLUSION
I've been pretty glowing about the chameleon itself, the minifigures and even the little mech. All are deserving of praise here. The little flyer you build alongside the mech is essentially worthless, and the alt-model "turret" is super phoned in; there might as well not be an alt-model.

So the only question left to explore is: how's the value? In the US it's undoubtedly overpriced by at least $5, but wherever you are, I still can't totally square the price for a fun chameleon. It isn't that it's too small, or too few pieces, or really too few minifigures (though one more full minifigure would've been nice). It's just a feeling of, this is what roughly 50 dollars or Euros gets you nowadays? Huh.

Still, I love the look and playability of the model and would happily have it on a shelf because it's so colourful and fun.

9 PIECES

Lots of parts in fun colours, for those who like such a thing.

9 MINIFIGURES

What's here is great, but I think there could've been one more full one.

9 DESIGN

The design of the chameleon is a 10, but the design of the side builds brings it down just a little.

10 PLAYABILITY

Great playability for both the chameleon and the little mech, which are both sturdy and fun.

8 PRICE

I can't quite put my finger on it, but it feels just a little smidge too expensive.

9 OVERALL -  A really solid and fun set that would be even better with a discount.

I built this MOC as contribution to #PolybagContest hosted by @retro.figs over on IG.

Comments and critics are as always welcome!

The Mech itself was quite litterally scraped together, I didn't order any additional pieces to build it. It's not as good as it could be but I thought it was worth keeping in my collection. I used the weapon pack pieces in gold to get the detailing on the legs and made sure to include at least on layer of the golden ribcage. All this spikeyness goes nicely with the armour on the figure. The mech also has good mobility due to the hinges, ratchet joints and pin connections.

The more elongated shaping in the back help the mech appear more spiderlike. 

To truly unleash the Golden Master on Ninjago City you need some of that golden power to capture heroes and weave webs around the city. The golden webs from one of the Spider-man No Way Home sets can do just that. (Ignore the inaccurate young Garmadon).

Enjoy this bonus picture capturing some of the transparent red highlights making a spooky face.

Thanks for checking out my post :)

With the Golden Master being my favourite incarnation of the Overlord the colourscheme of black and gold was already set. Mirroring our mostly ninja styled heroes I opted for the samurai aesthetic. To counter the FSM's Dragon Master Armour I made the LSM the Oni Armour, here I couldn't resist using the classic samurai armour. 

Once unmasked you will find the second legacy Overlord head, just for that hint of purple. For the torso I went with an Outrider torso from Infinity War swapping the black arms for gold.

Thanks for checking out my post :)

This is a small temple found by Johnny Thunder, Doctor Lightning and Gail Storm deep in the jungle. But beware of the snakes - they are colourmatching to the trousers of our heroes ...

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I'm making a stop-motion film about Johhny Thunder. Whilst the film isn't finished yet, I'll post behind-the-scenes videos here as they come out:

Episode 1: Building the Jungle set and designing characters

Episode 2: Building the office set

Episode 3: building the cave and tunnel

Episode 4: building the airport

Teaser trailer:

Final film released on the 1st of June on the Yellow Frog Studios YouTube channel:

What do you think of it? I'd love to hear some feedback, as it's my first stop motion film.

This is my first time trying to build an alternate build. The build is based on Astray Gundam Red Frame.
At first I just planned to take some references but the more I build the more I want to make it accurate. Then it turn out like this ~

For more closer look at the articulation, gimmick and poses, you can check out the introduce video here. If you like it, subscribe my channel to see more of my content ! 

Thanks for take a look at my work !

The cockpit still has two control seats with the original stickered slopes and I just had to add the snake levers. There is space for a third figure to stand in back, though the option to stage a fight is somewhat limited. As far as the neck and head go, I replaced all the technic structure in favour of ball joints. With the joints the head can bend upwards for when it ascends into the time vortex. 

The head also has the eye cannon thing, but it no longer actually shoots. It also has to be extended manually.

The swinging tail joint has been replaced with two fingered hinges. This allows it to bend upwards for storage on a narrow shelf or downwards for entry into the time vortex.

The Arms have been bulked up with the stickered slopes from the vermillion racer. I've also added wrist joints. 

I filled in the gaping hole on the back while incorperating some more organic shaping. The mechanism for spinning the time vortex is preserved and can be spun without opening the covers. 

The Swam Fort scaffold isn't anything too special, Most of the parts came from the original set. I added more ladders and large scaffold panels. It still connects to the other sections of the fort.

I still had soms scraps left over to make this workbench for Cyrus Borg.

Thanks for checking out my post :)

What´s up Lego castle fans,

here I present my biggset MOC of all time.

Why I built it

I loved playing knights as a child and also loved the Lego sets in this theme, especially the "World of Morcia". As a child you always think bigger and I wanted to build a big castle, but understandably it's a bit difficult in minifigure scale. So now I've decided to build a large castle in miniature and it is inspired by Minas Tirith from Lord of the Rings.

My model

Size: Length: 52cm Width: 52cm Height: 26cm

Parts: 4754

Similar to Minas Tirith, there are three levels with lots of miniature houses, palm trees and a paved path. The crowning glory is the castle at the top of the complex, which has four equal sides. There is a moat around the castle, in front of which you can see windmills and fields with palm trees.

You can find instructions at rebrickable.com

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-217462/MAP Tec/symmetrical-castle/

Instagram: maptec.baut

I hope you like and support my work :D

With kind regards

MAP Tec

What's going on Lego fans,

Here I present a scene from one of my favorite movies: Troy

Why I built it
Troy, from 2004, is one of the most epic movies ever, starring Brad Pitt as Achilles. The scene when hundreds of ships reach the Trojan coast is tremendous. So is the fortress of Troy itself and the huge battle that takes place there. I have recreated this scene, with many ships on one side and the fortress of Troy on the other, with as much detail as possible.

Why I think it would be a great LEGO set
I think there are many people and fans of good movies who really liked this masterpiece from 2004. I have tried to capture one of the most epic scenes from the movie with this MOC, so that you can keep the scene in mind and remember it again and again.

My model
Size: Length: 52 cm, Wide: 26 cm, Height: 12 cm
Parts: 1378

My MOC shows the scene when hundreds of ships reach the coast of Troy. In addition to the ships on the left, the ship with Achilles on board has already arrived on the beach. On the beach you can see some rocks and a ruined castle wall like in the movie. On the right is the sacred temple that is attacked first in the movie. The city then follows on the right-hand side and, in addition to numerous detailed buildings, the Trojan horse can already be seen within the walls.

You can find instructions at rebrickable.com

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-217826/MAP Tec/attack-on-troy/

Instagram: maptec.baut

I hope you like and support it :D

With kind regards

MAP Tec

What´s up Lego fans,

Here I present a small desert kingdom in oriental style. It consists of equal quarters, which may make the structure a little boring, but hopefully the result will be convincing. The complex has four gates with direct access to the centrally located temple. The city center consists of many small houses, some of which have small water points and I have also placed a few trees from time to time. There are several small oases with palm trees around the complex.

You can find instructions at rebrickable.com

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-217494/MAP Tec/desert-kingdom/

Instagram: maptec.baut

I hope you like and support my work.

With kind regards

MAP Tec

This is a thread to post general questions about Ninjago and get answers from other members of the community!

I have one question too!

In Ninjago, the ninjas have signature weapons that they use a lot. Kai's is a katana, Jay's is nunchucks, Cole's is a scythe, Zane's is shurikens/ninja stars, Nya's is a sai, but what is Lloyd's?

I would really like to know.

Thanks in advance, and post LEGO Ninjago-related questions as well if you have any! :)