Megaflora
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I'd prefer GWPs to not be related to specific sets, since that can make the associated sets feel somewhat incomplete later down the line if you miss out on their initial release. Something like the Eiffel minifigure feels like an essential part of the Tower, imo. Otherwise, they're a nice way to put out smaller sets that don't easily fit into any existing themes. I'm not a big fan of the intentional effort Lego seems to be going through to obscure their release windows though.
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LEGO Disney Minifigures & D2Cs - Rumors and Discussion
Megaflora replied to Robert8's topic in LEGO Licensed
Sally has two faces. The only case I remember where there was a discrepancy between the official images and figures was vacation Batgirl who had leg printing not depicted on the images. -
LEGO Disney Minifigures & D2Cs - Rumors and Discussion
Megaflora replied to Robert8's topic in LEGO Licensed
The reviewer might have just overlooked it. It's a very small piece in a dark color. -
LEGO Disney Minifigures & D2Cs - Rumors and Discussion
Megaflora replied to Robert8's topic in LEGO Licensed
Is Sally a new (or returning) color? I thought she was yellowish green at first, then light aqua, but it looks like it might be more of a "mint" color I haven't seen before. Edit: nevermind, light aqua has always had a greenish tint to it. -
LEGO Disney Minifigures & D2Cs - Rumors and Discussion
Megaflora replied to Robert8's topic in LEGO Licensed
I agree that there's something off about most of the Disney minifigures. Obviously the ones with custom heads are spot on, but they go too far in the other direction and no longer look lego-like enough. Even with standard heads it's hard to strike a balance. Jack's huge eyes are appropriate for the character, but look out of place on a minifigure. Sally has the opposite problem, her eyes are too small to really invoke the character for me. That being said, I think that the designers did a good job of walking that thin stylistic line. Hercules, Hades, and Jafar are all solid (although I feel like Jafar should have had printing on his robes) and I may warm up to Jack and Sally's over time. -
LEGO Disney Minifigures & D2Cs - Rumors and Discussion
Megaflora replied to Robert8's topic in LEGO Licensed
Hades looks great, the new dress piece is interesting. It looks around the height of the old slope pieces with a 2x4 footprint. It would work well for grim reaper customs. The flames are kind of a boring accessory though, I would have preferred for them to have matched his (medium?) blue hair. Hercules is also pretty much perfect. I dig the shield print. Jack and Sally's proportions feel a little off, but the prints are excellent. Very glad that they were included. -
LEGO Disney Minifigures & D2Cs - Rumors and Discussion
Megaflora replied to Robert8's topic in LEGO Licensed
The eye of the Fates or standard fire pieces seem like some of the more obvious choices for a Hades accessory. An second 'angry' head with orange flames would be nice, but not very likely. -
The Lego Movie 2 - The Second Part 2019 Set Discussion
Megaflora replied to Fenghuang0296's topic in Special LEGO Themes
Not really feeling most of this CMF. The Wizard of Oz figures are great looking, but it's not a theme that I particularly care about. Very similar variations of common figures, I'm pretty tired of costumes at this point, and the band's aesthetic was already done better with N-pop girl. Hooded Lucy and Lincoln are some of the best looking figures in the post-apocalyptic side of the theme, but you can only have so many characters in black and brown leather before it starts to lose its novelty. -
REVIEW: 71022 LEGO Minifigures - Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Series 1
Megaflora replied to WhiteFang's topic in LEGO Licensed
Looking at some of the movie props, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's could be potentially be MDF (if not dark orange like Newt's), Lucious' looks closest to tan, and dark bley could work for Sirus. -
REVIEW: 71022 LEGO Minifigures - Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Series 1
Megaflora replied to WhiteFang's topic in LEGO Licensed
I'm hoping that the upcoming set with Ollivander rounds out the existing wands with a few more colors like medium dark flesh, light tan, and maybe dark red. -
Any idea what the US price for the Dockyards will be?
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We already knew the other two sets (car/willow and spider scene) were from the first few films so it wasn't that big of a leap. Given what we know so far, the wave might just be focused on first two books [edit: AnnaBuildsLego beat me to it].
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I don't believe them anymore. The leaks got a few things right about the Great Hall, but also made some completely wrong claims about it including Voldermort, Dementors, and Filch. Also, why would Nick be in both the Hall and the CMF?
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Ninjago City's price-to-piece ratio was great but it wasn't really much different then the other non-licensed D2C sets released last year. It just had a lot more minifigures.
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Unless I'm forgetting something, that makes it the most expensive non-D2C set ever followed by the Solo Falcon which is around $180. I just don't get LEGO's intent behind this set at all. Its way too expensive for kids or parents to even consider (almost 2× any other big set on the shelf) and on top of that is from a year-old movie that didn't actually do very well. On the plus side, clearance!
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So we're looking at an Assembly Square price range? Damn, I really want to like this set but I can't get behind that price no matter how nice the other side looks.
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Ok, so apparently we're actually looking at the back of the set (when connected to NC). The brown dock should continue the one in NC behind the robot house and the blue building should be right next to the comic store. I expect that the other side will be much nicer looking from a display POV. We're looking at the equivalent of the inside of Joker Manor or Disney Castle right now.
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I looks more like the mainline Ninjago buildings then the level of detail in Ninjago City. It makes for a decent expansion, but it's pretty disappointing if it ends up being over $200.
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I'm a little disappointed that the docks won't be a true modular but that also lets them go crazy with cool builds that wouldn't fit in the normal modular line. It could also just end up being two main sections that can connect or be attached to either side of the city. I expect to see the remaining three ninjas, but not having seen the movie I don't know if there are any new outfits they could be given.
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They could still include a smaller version of the hall in Hogwarts. They released a stand-alone set depicting Saruman's throne room and then also included it in Orthanc a few months later.
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I don't expect Riddle in the CMF series since they included his diary with Myrtle. He could be in Hogwarts if they include the CoS though. I would expect to see one of the first three DAtDA teachers in Hogwarts (most likely Quarrel since they'll want a bad guy and probably won't include Voldermort again) and the other two in the CMF series.
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The Lego Movie Sequel will probably be after Harry Potter but there is no actual information yet.
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Filch is supposed to be in the hall, so I doubt they'd put him in another set this wave.
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Hagrid's size shouldn't be a deal breaker either since he wouldn't take up any more space then Batman and the dolphin from the newest series.
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The LEGO Batman Movie Set/CMF Rumors & Discussion
Megaflora replied to Sir Gareth's topic in LEGO Licensed
The theme is almost certainly finished. We know almost all of the 2018 releases at this point (including the comic based Batman sets) and I would be extremely surprised to see Lego revisit a two year old movie next winter.