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Great build. Like Lyichir, I like how you enhanced the scene by showing the tracks the vehicles and guys left in the snow. And the greebling on the vehicle, too. Shame the turret cant fit a minifig (or can it)? Ice Planet being my favorite theme, I give this thumbs up:

Glad to see dark orange replacing regular orange in the pirate vehicles. I must say I like the pirate color scheme much more than the ghost color scheme.

Now this is a history/sci-fi mash-up I like! (unlike Nexo Knights) Very elegant! The skull is a nice touch. (would fit right in with Ninjago sky pirates with a different color scheme)

Why do you think that?

Shame to see the theme go. Its not like a movie which has only limited screening time to sell sets; Scooby Doo is on air all the time. I cant even buy the reason that once you have the gang,there is no incentive to buy more - there is at least one alternate clothing option for each character, not counting disguises. And more monsters than you can count. AND plenty of vehiclesthat have been used in the episodes too: glass-bottom boat, hang glider, snowmobile, water scooter, etc. These could all be made in the Mystery Machine colors, if thats what the design team decided. And finally, if the theme was relevant this halloween, surely it wuld be relevant every halloween? /rant.

These are all amazing, and do much to refresh my hazy memories of the films. Like some others, my favorite is JP III (though it was hard to choose), with the swampy water and the dangerously flimsy and rusting architecture.

Since SW figs are included, my two most favorite licensed figs are Qui-Gon and Darth Maul, from way back when licensed figs were still yellow, which adds to Qui-Gons versatility. Dont really have a least favorite fig. As for which minifig I want most, well, there are too many. Boromir, Gondor Aragorn, Gríma, Saruman with dress slope, both versions of Gandalf, MoS, Balin Dwalin Bofur, Fili, Kili, all of the Scooby Doo villains bar the ghost and the headless horseman, or both Barbossa variants as well as the British officer and the cook from PotC, Dastan/Tamina/Nizam/Amar/soldier/hassansins from PoP, any minifig-sized Hulk, Venom, Carnage, Mandarin, Red Skull, Miles Morales Spiderman, ... But my most wanted *uncreated* figs would be all from LotR/Hobbit, starting with the Gondor soldier and ending wth any extra seen onscreen for half a sec. Oh, and X-Men from the 90s TV series (Cyclops and Gambit the most).

You know, when we first heard that Ninjago would be cancelled and a new theme (which turned out to be Chima) would replace it, I remember a semi-official or unofficial announcement (maybe a LEGO designer?) saying that when we would see it, we would wonder why TLG hadnt done something this obviously awesome before (or something like that). Anyone else remeber that? Back then, my first thought was precisely an Action Fantasy theme (though not so futuristic). I was both intrigued and apprehensive back then, precisely because I was worried about Castle-esque theme getting the Action treatment. And now it came true after several years, as did my fears.

I voted for "Royal Soldiers", as Im a fan of the nameless regular guys doing their work, while the glory hounds hog all the good publicity. And because none of the main characters appeal to me (yet). i hope the show will correct that.

I also looked at the Dragon Masters as a splinter group off the Black Knights, lured away from the main faction by Majisto. But I still think the two are separate factions and shouldnt be grouped toghether. Take away the shields, and you wouldnt really recognize them as being similar.

Opinion time! Since I have no idea when I will have enough time on my hands. I had hoped to see at least a small or grainy pic by now. - satyr: While the headpiece is nice, I actually think the gargoyle mold looks decent, and a the satyr headpiece is a waste of a mold. I dont expect or really care for molded legs. But I hope we will see a panpipe accessory – good for expanding the musical instrument collection. - tribal woman: The papoose looks great. I wouldnt mind the old Native American hair, but I would like to see something ike the classic shoulder-length hair or Dastan hair with a headband. I originally hoped for a recolor of the hippie hair, but that wouldnt allow the wearing of the papoose on the back. - farmer: Will be interested to see this one. Hopefully the hat will have straw printing. The pig can be the plain old mold and it would still be great. No need for a piglet mold, not that I would complain about one. - shark suit guy: Not my cup of tea. - clumsy guy: No opinion on the crutch debate, apart from not expecting a new arm mold. Hope the cast wont be signed. As for the headpiece, at first I actually thought it was only the bandanna in white, but hopefully thats not the case. A forlorn hope is that there wont be any band-aids on the guys face as that would make it unusable for historical settings. - queen: So it looks ike a 4x1 piece on the pic. I can live with that. Good about the hair i guess – more versatile than a crown+hair mold. One of the more anticipated figs for me. Hopefully the heart & diamonds mean there will be a related figure with clubs & spades – evil queen most likely. - flying warrior: if my French serves me, „volant“ could also mean a „thieving“ warrior - just to be complete. But yeah, the helmet gives away what kind of fig it will be. Careful high hopes for this one. - laser robot: expecting tron lines, maybe a transparent head, and an overall laser show aesthetic. And a laser gun. - animal control: Was hoping for an exterminator, but this could be OK. Looking forward to the possible skun mold, and its potential reuses as a squirrel and more. - wrestling champion: The only thing that intrigues me about him is the possible mullet. - dancer: Ballerina seems most likely. What else could recognizable and stereotypical enough? Fancy ball dancer? Tap dancer? Street dancer? Tango dancer (too risqué)? Belly dancer (even more)? Pole dancer (yikes)? - kendo fighter: Not excited. Expecting the Ninjago kendo helmet, anything else would be another wasted mold. - scary knight: Dunno what to expect, but I hope its good. An undead knight would be cool, in the style of Alexandre Boudons idea. - astronaut: As someone mentioned above, Im hoping for a retro sci-fi astronaut. Though he would go best with the collectively-reviled laser gun. I wouldnt mind a contemporary astronaut, buti dont see how he/she could be made much more different than those we get in city. - jewel thief: Like many others, hoping for a female in a catsuit. - concierge: Not sure what to expect here either - dont know if a concierge would have use for a mop.

Hear, hear. I would in fact prefer plain white sails. Though once in a while, a torn or holey sail like on the RBR would look cool.

Cool usage of parts. Looks like it could belong to the Ninjago Sky Pirates!

Well, my hope doesnt rest so much on Dimensions pack as on CMFs and maybe even a yearly juniors set.

Im impressed with Nadakhan. I think his orange-green-red color scheme goes very well together. Tgough I like the CMF genie tailpiece better than the ghost-ectoplasm piece, but oh, well. Not sure why a genie would have a hook hand either... But his headprint looks intriguing. The other pirate looks nice as well. And so far it looks like the monkey doesnt have any printing that would limit its usefulness. The flying head looks interesting, but still too small to know if it will be more than just a potential parts pack. Theres any number of reasons for the Samurai X Cave. Maybe Nya reverts to being Samurai X, maybe someone else takes up the mantle, maybe the team just uses it as a base of operations, maybe its a throwback set, etc. ... Or the list is false.

Fascinating insider stuff. I had no idea about any of it.

+1 guy who really likes the autumn banner!

So I guess we know where the green football helmet is from - Aanchir posted a pic in the Ninjago 2016 thread, with a pirate wearing what I assume is that helmet (a normal illustration, not a photo of a minifig). http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=111975&st=850#entry2373708

So I guess the pirate has the dark green football helmet that was speculated about in the CMFS15 thread?

I was thinking, as shafted as Space is in favor of SW, since two out of the last three Space waves have had multiple waves (and Alien Conquest was slated to get one, FWIW), thats not so bad - the Pirate fans only have one wave themes every few years for example. And the CMF offerings are many and close between. So its not such a dark age for Space after all.

So I'll put my wishes in here as well. In order of most to least wanted: - To make it as different as possible from the "knight" part of the Nexo Knights, Id like to see a Middle Eastern or Far Eastern (based more on China than Japan) theme. But I guess we wont see a FE theme while Ninjago is around, and the failure of Prince of Persia might have killed off hope for a ME theme. - A Dark Age theme would also be great. Vikings could be nice, but I was rather disappointed by the Vikings of a decade ago. If we see a Viking revival, I would hope for less technic in the sets. - An antiquity/mythology theme would be a breath of fresh air, just not sure how compatible it would be with Castle. - Not that thrilled with the idea of a Forestman theme, though it could be well done. Just doesnt tickle my fancy. Would prefer Wolfpack-style bandits far more. A lot would depend on who the adversaries are. - Even less thrilled about an (minifigure) Elves theme, but the parts could be good. Probably not on the table as long as minidoll Elves are out there. I wonder how minifigure Castle elves would be different. Aaand thats my 1000th post. Seemed fittng it should be in the Historic Forum. I shall henceforth be Count von Ardelon!

I can only imagine the shitstorm a devil minifig would spark. Though I would buy it, as well as the other suggestions. And just because it fits:

Hilarious is right! And so ugly theyre actually cute! I believe thats the Alien Conquest gun (or a bootleg copy of it): http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/TrumpetBoy12/AlienConquest/gun.jpg

Thanks for the rumor J2G! Now I see what Itaria meant. I guess I would prefer a medieval farmer, but its far more likely it will be a modern one - which is great too. Im hoping for an actual straw hat, rather than the tan fedora, or even worse, a baseball cap. Though I would also take the scarecrow hat mold. I expect a new color or print for the pig, if the mold is the same (which it should be - no need to waste resources on something that already works). If there will be anther accessory, my best guess is a pitchfork, though a new rake mold would be sweet.

Now thats a strange approach to a favorite theme. Why would that be? I would definitely say yes to a remake on my favorite Ice Planet theme - provided the color scheme is kept (though I dont think I would say no to it even if it didnt keep the color scheme, or to any space theme, the way things are).