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Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion
Brickroll replied to Clone OPatra's topic in LEGO Licensed
Minisuperheroes today received the whole August wave today, so I have to imagine we’ll start seeing reviews pretty soon. Dunno how much we’ll find out from this, but I’m at least looking forward to seeing the Milano and the Benatar together. -
LEGO Star Wars 2024 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!
Brickroll replied to MKJoshA's topic in LEGO Star Wars
I mean anniversaries really don’t mean much to the Lego Star Wars team, they kinda just do what they do when they wanna do it. -
LEGO Star Wars 2024 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!
Brickroll replied to MKJoshA's topic in LEGO Star Wars
Didn’t occur to me till just now but it’s hilarious that the first representation of a Mikkelson character is not Mads -
Conceptually, there are many scenes that don’t rely on each other, yes, absolutely, I agree. What I meant was that structurally, it doesn’t make much sense. Every set’s either gonna end up with a bunch of pieces to try to fit it with the other sets, which is gonna both drive the price up massively and look kinda ugly if you don’t have the other sets, which is partially why Hogwarts works—every set is its own complete building. I’m still working on that Minas Tirith design right now—there isn’t an easy way to make the set look like a good display piece, as the other two have, without using a ton of pieces to make a solid structure. The very frustrating thing about Minas Tirith is not the shape of the walls, which are workable, albeit bit annoying. To me, the big issue has been getting the floors of the upper levels done—it’s not like just a series of walls combined is gonna quite get the job done, to me. The set needs a series of elevated floors to actually capture the city and be more than a facade. But even beyond that, if the set is just designed for play and you stick with the facade option, you’re still gonna need a big chunk of structure for it to look right. That might be an okay option for a Minas Tirith with 3-4 levels, provided players are done, but it’s not gonna be better than a D2C with dedicated floors, and will probably still be fairly expensive. Okay, that was a lot with no clear thesis, sorry, I’m done now
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I really don't think this would quite work, tbh. Hogwarts works because it's spread out over an enormous area and has several distinct buildings that do not rely on each other. Every set is a standalone set that can be but does not necessarily have to be combined to be a successful set. Let's say you have the Clock Tower and the Great Hall--you can still say you have a "Hogwarts" setup even if you don't have the Astronomy Tower. A Minas Tirith probably wouldn't be able to work that way--the set would look incomplete without the full design. And then you have further issues such as a lack of memorable interior scenes (which works for Hogwarts given the massive amount of source material), desirability to kids, etc.
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If everyone gets real comfortable with using stickers across multiple bricks, I bet that transition is actually probably fixable using these pueves plus a 2 x 2 corner tile and a 1 x 2 tile: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=29120#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0} It’s not great, but definitely not unsalvageable
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August wave leaked. I’m quite liking the Ferrari, looks good and maybe some useful techniques. Unsure about the NASCAR though, I really want to like it, but it looks a little too high and the bonnet doesn’t seem to transition well to the cabin.
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LEGO Star Wars 2024 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!
Brickroll replied to MKJoshA's topic in LEGO Star Wars
Might be BB-8’s head or something, like they did for Snowball (Mei’s robot) in the Null Sector Titan? I know it’s not technically a dish, but I’d imagine that’s probably the closest piece. -
Intriguing question. I don't want a $1000 Minas Tirith, I'd prefer one around the size of Rivendell or Barad-Dur, perhaps a tad larger, (you may be using a different form of currency or hyperbole, I'm not sure), and frankly, I might take that over a full theme. If any theme is truly suited to exclusively large D2Cs, this is the one. Look at the original theme--how many of those could not be done as D2Cs, and of those that could not, which ones are truly relevant? Helm's Deep (+Uruk Hai Army), Orthanc (+Wizard Battle), Moria, the Black Gate, Bag End, and arguably Weathertop could all be D2Cs, and the Council of Elrond already has been done. This leaves Pirate Ship Ambush, the Orc Forge, Shelob Attacks, and Gandalf Arrives. The latter could undeniably be combined with Bag-End, and the former two are relatively minor scenes which would most likely serve to build up armies. While they're neat, they're not critical. Shelob is certainly an important character, but the theme survives without her, probably. So then beyond that, what are we missing? The first priority is probably Minas Tirith, which again is doable as a D2C. After that, the requests seem to steer into more remake-based territory, which again goes back towards the original theme. I'd say the Prancing Pony, Lothlorien, and Edoras would probably be done alongside Minas Tirith and the remakes, but after that and army builders, the big missing things get kinda odd--Minas Morgul (although this could also be a viable D2C), an Oliphaunt (could come with a hypothetical Minas Tirith), Treebeard (could come with Orthanc), Cirith Ungol, and Osgilliath. To me, it doesn't seem like Lego can cover the mid-range sets effectively. Smaller army builders and dioramas are certainly possible, but I fear that Lego would be reluctant to do a full theme, and then even if they did a few waves, how long can that last without tapping into the Hobbit, Rings of Power, and drawings (please?)? I mean, maybe I'm nuts here, but I'd say that this was kinda a weakness with the older theme as well--sure there are playsets, but will Lego go for those when the standard set by some is so high? And then even beyond that, is the interest high enough with kids and parents? I don't really want it to be like this--I have two big objections to the exclusively D2C style sets. The first is, of course, the price. I don't like the idea of a portion of the market being priced out of what may be a beloved theme, perhaps. The second is that I kinda doubt that we see a good chunk of these as D2Cs, even if Lego sticks with that as its release style--how many people are going to be willing to spend $400 on Minas Morgul? Sure, it's iconic to LotR fans, but is it worth that for a place that sees not even 10 minutes of screen time? To me, the solution seems to be smaller waves, similar to the Indiana Jones waves from last year, alongside the larger D2Cs. This way, Lego can rely on the more beloved film adaptions, hit bigger portions of the market, and do slightly more obscure things, eventually, while not losing the larger slot. If someone can come up with a plan of release for a full theme for the next, oh, six or so years, I'd be very impressed. Side-note to all of this--got a new hard drive, managed to recover my Minas Tirith design, but lost most of my other stud.io stuff :(, so that's at the very least still going.
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Batman (DC Superheroes) 2024 - Rumors & Discussion
Brickroll replied to Clone OPatra's topic in LEGO Licensed
You guys have got to stop using possessive pronouns when referring to Robin in relation to Batman -
Wizarding World 2024 - Rumors & Discussion
Brickroll replied to Clone OPatra's topic in LEGO Licensed
If they’re trying to be cheeky and keep a character secret, do we think it might be the Ghoul in the attic? Never showed up in the movies, but would probably fit as a character homage and makes sense to sneak into the set. -
I'm making slow and somewhat unsteady on a Hogwarts castle styled Minas Tirith cannibalizing other set techniques. No pics yet (my computer takes ages to render using Stud.io, plus it's been crashing on me a ton anyways on startup), but I have some elements done. I've got the outer wall done, which I'm debating on making black to make it book accurate, plus the frame of the central tower, which was done using stolen techniques from the Titanic frame. The thing's enormous right now--the outer wall uses up 64 x 76 studs, roughly, and it's quite tall. I imported and scaled up a 3d model of Minas Tirith to get the proportions right, and have been using that as a guide, and it looks fairly good with some statuetes on it and the beginning of a mini Grond. My main problem has been finding a way to get the wedding cake shape right, but I think I found a solution tonight--the base of Barad Dur itself. I was initially considering styling it like the old Helm's Deep set, with gaps in-between every layer, then the Captain America shield, but that doesn't quite fit in the standard plane of studs, and then a pixel circle style, which would essentially just be built on an enormous brick, but I think I may have a solution at last.
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Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion
Brickroll replied to Clone OPatra's topic in LEGO Licensed
It is also worth noting that there was a weird build flaw with the set. Some theorized that Lego wouldn’t have pulled it otherwise, and that the German group’s complaining was just a fortunate coincidence for them. Dunno though, it might just have been the complaint. -
Batman (DC Superheroes) 2024 - Rumors & Discussion
Brickroll replied to Clone OPatra's topic in LEGO Licensed
The absolute crime of not having Batman and Robin in S-tier disgusts me -
I just had the very unsettling thought that given that Lego has referenced iconic LotR gags in the films in both of the sets we have seen so far, one of which is an expression, we could theoretically see a tomato covered Denethor. Food for thought... Anyways, I'm taking a crack at a Minas Tirith in the scale of the big Hogwarts castle on Stud.io, wish me luck.