Aethersprite Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 On 6/21/2010 at 7:17 PM, Front said: I can't reveal anything I have knowledge about, and I certainly don't know half of the stuff that will be surrounding the Hero Factory products in 2010. But I can promise that in my view it looks big, big on several fronts. I know this isn't relevant, but I lol'd. Anyway, where are you people getting all this information about the storyline (Xplode, Rotor, etc) and all? And where did that picture come from? The HF site? I guess I'm too lazy to browse around it a bit. Anyway, now that I've seen the instructions, I can't decide between Meltdown and Xplode. I'm not a MOCist, but still, even though Meltdown looks better on a whole compared to Xplode, he doesn't have enough new pieces that look significant on him. Get what I mean? The tanks on his shoulders are really small. Plus, Xplode looks kinda badass. Or maybe I should skip both and get Bulk & Vapour. I don't know if I love or hate Vapour - everything about him is great except for his feet. The Piraka clawed feet really look out of place compared to his body as a whole, which is really robotic. At least Meltdown and Corroder got away with it because their faces give a slight hint of being organic, but Rotor's mask screams robotic to me. Bleh. Quote
Bundalings Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Just listened to the "radio". Funny. But I noticed the DJ called Stringer "Riff" at one point. Wasn't that his prototype name? Quote
Aethersprite Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I just had a look at the instructions. Vapour and Von Nebula were disappointing... I really don't know which set I should get now. I guess it's all up to the storyline. The villains that impress me the most, I will get. Quote
Bfahome Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I was flicking/clicking through the Drop Ship instructions and apparently when you squeeze the trigger, not only to the bottom wings fold down (to grab a canister, no doubt, as there are the rubber TECHNIC gripper things near the joints), but the top wings/panels "flare" up too. Like it's slowing down for a landing or needs to carry an extra weight (because it would). Quote
The Dor Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 About Von Nebula's Black Hole Orb Staff: Quote The function of the surrounding blades has not yet been determined, but one senior analyst suggests they are there to make the entire staff "look scary." Well, at least they're admitting it. Also, background of the HF website has changed to a sunset in the city. Might change depending on time of day, that would be cool. Quote
Bfahome Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) On 6/22/2010 at 2:06 AM, The Dor said: Also, background of the HF website has changed to a sunset in the city. Might change depending on time of day, that would be cool. But the background is black right now. OH I GET IT also this Edited June 22, 2010 by Bfahome Quote
Aethersprite Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Excuse me, Vertea, but where did you get the picture of Meltdown that's in your sig? Quote
Brickthing Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 On 6/22/2010 at 7:08 AM, Lockon Stratos said: Excuse me, Vertea, but where did you get the picture of Meltdown that's in your sig? I believe it came from the new promo videos on the website, which have some other pretty neat CGI animations in them as well. I love the grittier textures of the CGI sets, which is a refreshing change from the better-than-the-set style of BIONICLE animations. Quote
Zip Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) In other words, done by Tinseltown. I much prefer the ones done by Ghost, as these just feel... comical. But it fits, I guess. Edited June 22, 2010 by Zip Quote
ultimate antrozek Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I just love how giant the villains are. and POP UP tentacles Quote
VBBN Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 The commercials are okay, not a fan of humans being in the story but I love the looksof Nebula and Meltdown in CGI. And the FM the heros either sound like they are being suffocated or are high on helium. Quote
Aanchir Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 Loving all the new background/side characters we're seeing, even in the animations. No, they're mostly not buildable, but I don't mind. Gives us artists something to do. And even if many BIONICLE background characters and creatures were buildable, several others were not-- remember the Mahi? Furthermore, the background characters look like they're legitimately from the same universe as the heroes. I can appreciate aesthetic considerations like that. HF definitely has my approval. Quote
Bundalings Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 On 6/22/2010 at 10:17 PM, Aanchir said: Loving all the new background/side characters we're seeing, even in the animations. No, they're mostly not buildable, but I don't mind. Gives us artists something to do. And even if many BIONICLE background characters and creatures were buildable, several others were not-- remember the Mahi? Furthermore, the background characters look like they're legitimately from the same universe as the heroes. I can appreciate aesthetic considerations like that. HF definitely has my approval. The Mahi were perfectly buildable. Well, unless you mean they weren't buildable with exactly the right colors... or without cutting a Matoran arm slightly... =P The background characters in Hero Factory are buildable, everything is with LEGO, but they would certainly take a lot of System pieces... Quote
Aethersprite Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 Could someone explain to me what exactly are the effects on radioactive sludge on mechanical beings? I understand there're humans in the HF world, but I'd think that Meltdown would be battling more Heroes (and as such, robots) rather than humans, no? What'd be the use of the radioactive sludge then? Quote
Bundalings Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 On 6/23/2010 at 12:43 AM, Lockon Stratos said: Could someone explain to me what exactly are the effects on radioactive sludge on mechanical beings? I understand there're humans in the HF world, but I'd think that Meltdown would be battling more Heroes (and as such, robots) rather than humans, no? What'd be the use of the radioactive sludge then? Maybe it fries electronics? It's corrosive? I dunno. Quote
Aethersprite Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 On 6/23/2010 at 12:55 AM, Bundalings said: Maybe it fries electronics? It's corrosive? I dunno. Then there'd be no point with Corroder. I like how Meltdown has a hand in that ad instead of his 'radioactive sludge shooter'. Quote
Bfahome Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) On 6/23/2010 at 1:26 AM, Lockon Stratos said: Then there'd be no point with Corroder. I like how Meltdown has a hand in that ad instead of his 'radioactive sludge shooter'. We're getting mixed messages on that, too. Some sources say the Zamor/Thornax combo is the sludge shooter, but the product description says he has a Meteor Blaster as well, which makes me thing that the tentacle is a "stream" of sludge shooting out. Anyway, there's writing down the left side of the background images on the HF site. These are the ones I've gotten so far: Quote Hero Factory Operational Status: 110% efficiency. Paging Robby to the Lobby, you have a visitor. On this one. Quote Hero Factory Operational Status: Emergency! Emergency! Alert level fuchsia! Oops, my bad, never mind. On this one. Quote Hero Factory Operational Status: Nominal. It's always Nominal. I'm bored of Nominal. On this one. I love this site. Edited June 23, 2010 by Bfahome Quote
Aethersprite Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 On 6/23/2010 at 2:04 AM, Bfahome said: I love this site. I agree. I totally agree. Probably one of the best sites Lego has made. My question still isn't answered. How does Meltdown's radioactive sludge affect robots? Quote
Brickthing Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 On 6/23/2010 at 3:39 AM, Lockon Stratos said: I agree. I totally agree. Probably one of the best sites Lego has made. My question still isn't answered. How does Meltdown's radioactive sludge affect robots? I love the site as well, and hold Bink responsible. He said that he was really enjoying making the site, and Easter eggs like these prove it. As for the sludge, it just does... Although the obvious reason is that kids know that radioactive waste is dangerous, the worst it could probably do is wreck their paint-jobs, unless the sludge could heat up as it decays, which would damage robots through extreme heat. Alternatively, the power core of robots could quite likely be a mini nuclear reactor (especially with Heroes), where if the unstable radioactive sludge were to come in contact with the core fuel, it could cause a meltdown of the core, blowing up the robot. (This might be a bit violent... ) Quote
Algernon Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 Rotor is very cool. Seems like the bad guys are infinitely cooler than the good guys in Hero Factory. Quote
Aethersprite Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 On 6/23/2010 at 4:17 AM, 3D Brickthing said: I love the site as well, and hold Bink responsible. He said that he was really enjoying making the site, and Easter eggs like these prove it. As for the sludge, it just does... Although the obvious reason is that kids know that radioactive waste is dangerous, the worst it could probably do is wreck their paint-jobs, unless the sludge could heat up as it decays, which would damage robots through extreme heat. Alternatively, the power core of robots could quite likely be a mini nuclear reactor (especially with Heroes), where if the unstable radioactive sludge were to come in contact with the core fuel, it could cause a meltdown of the core, blowing up the robot. (This might be a bit violent... ) Let's just stick to it hurts the Heroes somehow. Alright, buying list confirmed. I'm getting Furno, Meltdown, and Nebula. Unless Rotor convinces me otherwise. Quote
Nightmare Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 I think you guys should take a look at the Gallery part of the site. There's some interesting stuff that Bink, as he promised, has put :) Quote
Phantoka Kopaka Nuva Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 I totally LOL'ed when I read Jimi Hendrix'sStringer's bios. And Hero Factory FM with Mak Megahertz is just hilarious. Wish there was a text version though...... Quote
Bfahome Posted June 23, 2010 Posted June 23, 2010 Here's another background. Quote Hero Factory Operational Status: Maintenance bots to the Assembly Tower. Danger. Danger! Quote
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