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I suppose the spoiler warranty can be dropped from now on? (It's been about a month since its release) 2 euros for a new map pack and a new skin? Sounds great. :) I finished the game on unleashed about a week ago and choose the dark side ending for a change. I have to say, this ending is A LOT more interesting and actually makes more sense than the original one. Having a level built on that ending will be great. On the other hand though, the deluxe edition had 3 (?) extra levels, will they be offered as DLC aswell for the regular version users? (I think they did that for TFU although the Sith edition was released after the DLC was released...) I've already finished two figures from the game and will be making more to create a few MOCs. Although the story was a bit 'meh', I did enjoy the action in it. I wanted to make a note on the story. The fact that about half of Starkiller('s clone) dialogue consist of 'Juno' 'where's Juno' 'I have to save Juno' is beginning to bug me while replaying it. I understand that LucasArts is trying to link his storyline with Anakin's love affair but it doesn't make sense that he goes after Juno alone while Kota is pretty much fighting alongside him on Kamino? I'd preferred to see Boba somewhere on Kamino (fighting Kota) like in the comic since he played a pretty vital role in it. (Also, in the comic the empire was cloning Boba... why? Since when did every single person qualify to be cloned? Boba is pretty much the same as Jango genetically, so why bother?) I really hope TFUIII will be able to resolve the issue with the storyline... Playing as Boba Fett on the first level would be a great start? Or we could go the other way...: Boba frees Vader, Vader and Boba take Juno and travel to Coruscant. Starkiller('s clone) wants to retrieve Juno and we go on. One final note: Starkiller('s clone) isn't very manly when it comes to taking damage. He usually cries in a scared way when taking minot injury instead of a moan like I heard in every Star Wars game before (Heck, even stormtroopers sound better).

This is really marvellous, almost looks like a picture! Great job.

Indeed, I gazed at my screen for quite a while because of that trailer! I loved the game and I hope Delta Squad will remain the same in the show. I'm hoping for minifigures from LEGO and action figures from Hasbro from these commandos! That being said, how about more figures and sets from The Force Unleashed (1,2 or later on 3)? I'd like to see some figures of special troops like the Saber Guard, Shadow Guard or Sith Acolyte. (Or even the Terror Droid/Troop. They could use the old Grievous head in metallic silver for that.) And since Starkiller has many outfits, I'd like to see the best of them aswell. (The experimental Jedi armour gets my vote ) EDIT: Please LEGO (or Lucasfilms or Hasbro) keep Delta squad with blank heads. Their helmets are their real faces, not some generic clone head with funky hairdo.

Awesome creations, the minifigs look great (love the design on Hurley!) and the scenes are instantly recognisable. Good job!

ATTENTION! SPOILERS AHOY! Well I ordered the game a few days before release date on Discovery Channel's game shop. (You'll get it on release date... I got it 5 days later :P) I paid a bit under full price since they had an offer with a free T-shirt. (Which they forgot to send. After a mail, I got word they're sending it to me. ) As for the game itself, I quite enjoyed it. I haven't played the first game so I can't compare, but I liked the gameplay for this one, the moves certainly look great. Sadly though, there isn't much variation into it for example you're facing the carbonite droid, you have to damage it until you can do the special move scene, but this move is always the same, only the buttons you have to press seem to vary. The graphics look great and the cutscenes look excellent (Yoda, Boba Fett and Vader mostly.) They really managed to give the characters expression, and the voice acting is great aswell. (For example, Boba Fett's voice works out rather well and when he says 'they won't be coming back' he shakes his head. Excellent acting.) On a side note though, although Vader's voice acting is usually great, sometimes I feel it's just not his voice completely. (Not in the cutscenes but when you're fighting him for example.) Most of the complaints seem to regard the short span of the game. And it's true, in some aspects the game is short for example the first level on Kamino, it's about 1.5 * the length of the demo version. On the other hand, some played it on normal to come to that conclusion. You'll have to play the game atleast at hard to really enjoy it and get a challenge out of it. (Because unlike the movies, storm troopers DO have a good aim. ) I'm playing it on unleashed now for the second time, and it goes better now than when I played it on hard. This brings me to another point: boss battles. Fighting bosses for the first time brings A LOT of frustration. Especially the Bolrog battle, you don't have a clue what you exactly have to do or how to defend yourself. (In previous LucasArts games, blocking with your lightsaber reflected EVERY blaster shot. Now you can only reflect blasters when you press the button right before they hit you... An appearantly lightsabers block Gorog breath?) Lightsaber throw and lightning will be your best (and more or less only) weapons when fighting bosses or even big enemies like AT-MPs, AT-STs, Carbonite droids, etc. About the storyline... I don't get the point. Supposing he IS Starkillers' clone, why would Vader clone him? The most powerful Force user ever known turned against the Dark Side in the first game and almost killed Vader and Palpatine... So they clone him again? Not only that, but appearantly the clones have memories from Starkiller making them even more dangerous to the Empire... Perhaps Vader could have spend all the money and resources on finding the rebel leaders and hire Boba Fett to KILL Juno and the other rebel leaders? Anyway, the main plot is about... him (wether he's a clone or not) going after his girlfriend. Vader takes his girlfriend as a hostage. He goes back for his girlfriend. Oh and yes, the entire rebel fleet happens to be around for the occassion and is able to attack a major Imperial planet head on. The rebels win, Vader is captured and he gets his girl back. (And honestly, Juno looks quite different from TFU1, not her clothes but her face etc.) And Boba Fett goes after them when they leave Kamino. How do you keep Vader imprisoned I wonder? Considering he broke through his restraints when he first got his armour, how can a metal structure hold back his power? Lord Vader is great in the game though. At the end of the duel, he gets thrown into a lightning mast for several seconds for several times. He doesn't stop after such a torment, no he redirects all the electricity he received and sends it back Starkiller('s clone). Now that is badass. I loved a few new enemies like the Terror Troops/droids (very reminiscent of General Grievous), the Sith acolyte and the Saber Guards. (You feel sorry for them when you put your sabers in their chest, they utter some sort of tormented moan.) But there's something I don't get: the idea of battledroids was abandoned after the Clone Wars (cf. the 501st clone from Star Wars Battlefront 2) but somehow, half of the Imperial army seems to rely on droids. I can accept the idea of the terror droids (as Darktroopers were developed later on) and the carbonite/fire droids. But the terror walker (updated crab droid?), terror droid walkers (gorilla like body with a giant General Grievous head on top of it ) and all those annoying terror spider droids (a lot of variation in the names too it seems.). It feels like I'm playing the space levels from Episode III the game again. Despite all of this, I did enjoy the game since there a few things that make it great: -Customisable lightsabers. In pretty much every colour and usually with an effect. (health, force, etc.) Sadly, you're restricted to using both lightsabers. -costumes: gives the game a completely new experience. Nothing like PROXY warning you for Boba Fett when you're wearing his armour. -databank: THE best thing about the game. It gives a completely different insight on the characters, vehicles, etc. Scout troopers don't like regular stormies. lieutenant Piett is trying to get away from Lord Vader despite of his promotion. Darth Vader doesn't like to be called 'Darth'. Anyway, I recommend the game, but don't get it at full price unless you get a got deal or so. As for the special edition, I think those levels will be put on PSstore later on (or already are), the yellow lightsabers and stormtrooper costume can be earned ingame so I don't think it's worth paying that much more for it. But if you can find it at the price of the regular version, go for it. That being said, I'm MOCing some characters from the game that'll be posted soon. Oh and one more thing, the Imperial Baron with Russian/Romanian accent is the best new character and has great voice acting.

Glad to see someone working on this period of history. The hussar looks great, did these dismount when going into battle? (Or else I suppose they suffered the same fate as Polish lancers charging German Panzers...) The cannon still needs some work but I'll follow it progress. Do you have any idea what you'll be using for the campaign helmet?

+1 for JimButcher A pleasure to work with

Well this is amazing to say at the very least. The MOC is massive and looks great. I like the way your reproduced a boardgame in LEGO form, I like the way you did the spaces and Roman numbers on the floor. Outstanding work!

This is truly outstanding work, the resemblance is striking and still it uses only a few pieces. Great work as always! Gaetano

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Indeed, blue flagpoles are historically accurate: But of course, there were all kinds of differences in uniforms since supplies weren't large enough, so a brown pole might work aswell. (Black would mean that it was painted and therefore would destroy the 'improvised' look.) Back to the MOC. A very nice recreation. The plumes on the bicorns are very nice and I particularly like the striped trousers, they give it that revolutionary France feel. On note though, if you'd choose to keep the flagpole blue, perhaps you could add a gold-coloured spearpoint on top of it? (I suggest a 1*1 cone) Did the 112 Demi-Brigade change into the 112th regiment of the Line? It's quite confusing how the transmation went. Gaetano

How about the maiden's dress in the Kingdoms advent calendar? (The torso is a re-use of the pirates theme, but the skirt looks new.) Gaetano

Hello everyone, ever since I got my hands on the first MINI sets from Star Wars, I felt there needed to be representations of the characters. I ended up using 3 1*1 round plates stacked upon eachother to represent a clone trooper etc. Sadly, those weren't really much of a representation. This year, I began thinking about using smaller versions of things to use in the background of MOCs. (to give the idea of perspective) I used this in my latest brickfilm, by making MINI planes. Since the planes had open cockpits, I chose to add a pilot to it. Eventually this pilot became a figure, and while trying several things, I found a design I liked. I present: Tinyfigs These little figures stand an average 7 plates tall. By using 1*1 plates for the torso and feet, and 1*1 round plates for the legs and head, you can make a distinction between those parts, even on this scale. The most important part is that MINI MOCs, who are sometimes in different scales, now have something to base it's scale on. First up is a Spartan hoplite: armed with a thrusting spear and a round shield. Next up are several Romans (1st century AD): The jumper plate works great here, as the stud acts as the iron ball on the original scutum. Going on to medieval times, here is a templar knight: The dagger works great as a longsword. Next up is a British soldier from the Napoleonic wars, carrying a musket, shako and backpack. And to conclude, my first tinyfigure I made, a German WWII soldier with a K98k: He is a bit plain though... Keep watching this thread, as I'll post more figures to come (not only historical). The MINI MOCs themselves will be posted on this forum aswell. I hope you like the design, C&C are very appreciated. You can also comment on my Flickr. Thanks for looking TT

Amazing figure, looks very clean. What did you use for the bearskin? (helmets?) Gaetano

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Welcome to Eurobricks! You've got some excellent creations. Is suppose that's grandpa Flodder in the wheelchair? Gaetano

I finally got to lay my hand on these Greek hoplites, and the quality is somewhat lacking: -The tip of and sometimes the complete spear are sometimes bent. -The metallic gold on the helmet doesn't seem to be that thick, and sometimes the layer is so thin it almost looks like tan. -The hands seem to be a bit tighter than minifigures from sets? -The leg printing is quite poorly done. The print only reaches to a certain part of the legs, causing yellow 'flesh' to be seen when moving the legs. Both the tunic (well, its Greek variant) and the sandals are printed on the front and the sides. The problem is that the front and side prints don't touch. There's this thin yellow line running around the corners of the legs... Well other than that this is a great figure. I'll review him aswell alongside his series 2 comrades later this month. Gaetano

Doesn't look that great though. I'll get a picture up tonight. Gaetano

Well it was a tough choice, a lot of good parts in there... Gaetano

The samurai and the mummy soung great! I agree that it lacks the 'wow' factor from the previous series. I always considered these to be LEGO's counterpart to Playmobil's 'Specials', beside the fact that these minifigures are supposed to be random. As with Playmobil, there are several exciting and suprising figures but also a lot of the 'meh' type. On the other hand, the 'remake' of some of the figures might be good for people who didn't get any of the first two series and now get the chance to get something similar as these will be released in greater numbers than the previous series. It seems that LEGO has put out a lot of effort in creating new parts for the first two series and they are trying to regain the usage of those parts in these new figures. Thanks for the info Klaus-Dieter! Gaetano

About religious symbols, the templar might be a possibility since LEGO used one themselves (right one): Gaetano

Perhaps if the minifig has a 'leaf of clam' design and thus representing Adam or Eva, they could be produced? (I'd be interested in knowing how they'd sell ) I like your drawings, especially the stereotypical Frenchman and the Louis XIV and Marie-Antionette style minifigures. I hope LEGO is watching this thread and I'm anxious to see what the third series will contain. Gaetano

I apologize in that case I based myself on a release from Papo which was called a Spartan Hoplite: Gaetano

Indeed, when looking at pictures of original Corinthian helmets, none seem to include any structure for a comb. On the other hand though, contemporary art shows that Corinthian helmets did have crests. A famous example is the small statue of a Spartan soldier in cloak with long braided hair. The crest on this statue does have the crest turned around 90°, resembling a centurio. So one could use these to represent the crestless Corinthian helmets? Anyway, no luck so far in getting this figure. Gaetano

Thanks for the info I wanted to correct me calling it a Corinthian helmet yesterday when I saw this picture on KimT's Brickshelf gallery: @KimT: this is a representation of a Spartan hoplite as both the red cape and the 'lambda' on the shield suggest. ---- This design does appear what to be what LEGO had in mind. It seems to be somewhere in between the Corinthian and Attic helmet. But to reply to your post, horsehair combs were used on corinthian helmets aswell? Gaetano