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During the Battle of Umbara, the 501st troopers not only had to deal with the technologically advanced Umbarans and endure their cruel Jedi general Pong Krell, but also the dangerous local plants and creatures, such as the tentacled vixus and the flying banshee.

Welcome aboard the Red Beard Space Runner, Captain Redbeard's fearsome battle spaceship! This is a futuristic version of the classic Pirates set Red Beard Runner and features many of the key features of the ship: a red, white, and black color scheme with gray and white stripes, a large skull, rib-like white arches, a crane, two masts, a small escort ship, and three cannons on each side. Unlike the original set however, this one features a full interior, large extra cannon inside the skull's mouth, and harpoons to anchor the ship to an asteroid or enemy ship. You can see all of these details and more in the pictures on my Flickr.

The Rapid Acceleration Flying Transport, or RAFT for short, is a small hover vehicle that is often used by Space Pirates. It features stabilization paddles, a flag, and a holder to store a flintlock blaster or laser cutlass. This renegade space pirate is using it to outrun a space shark, one of the vicious creatures with jetpacks and frickin laserbeams attached to them that infest the Caribbean Galaxy. For comparison, here is a picture of the original set, 6234: Renegade's Raft. I kept all the key features of the set: the color scheme, the functionality (a small vehicle), the paddles, the flag, the shark, and the minifig with two weapons. The Renegade seats comfortably in the sleek bike and his blaster clips onto the back. Let me know what you think in the comments, mateys.

Thanks! The jaw doesn't move, but it does have a big laser cannon in it as you can see in this picture: https://flic.kr/p/2pDpQtk

Looks great! My only criticism would be that it’s odd for Harry to carry a safe into the jungle. I think a wooden crate would be more appropriate and “Adventure-y” (unless you don’t want to use any molds that didn’t exist when the original set came out).

If we make twins with minimal color differences like these, do they count as two minifigs or can we count them as one?

Huzzah! A classic EB contest returns! If we include minifigs in categories B or C, can we also submit them for category A?

Interesting analysis. However, I don't think all figs can really be put into one specific faction, and I think some of them don't even really count. Some thoughts: S1 Robot: There is nothing to suggest that he is affiliated with any faction, or that he is even in Space. In fact, it has been said that the Deep Sea Diver saw him walk across the sea floor once. While it doesn't specify if it was Earth's ocean, it stands to reason that he is an Earth robot. S8 Evil Robot: Based on his description, he seems to be an unaffiliated character who gets hired by various evil factions. And if the S1 Robot isn't a Space character, neither is the Evil Robot. S9 Alien Avenger: A lot of what you said about him seems like pure speculation. Bricks and Minifigs is a secondhand Lego seller that has no official ties to LEGO as far as I know, so anything they put in their made-up descriptions isn't canon. The official description of the Alien Avenger goes: While I agree that the "Avenger" in the name seems to imply that he was a victim of some sort, nothing in his description confirms that he was wronged by any of the Space factions. He's just part of an unnamed ragtag group of warriors. Given that they're scavengers, this team may not have a clear color scheme, but rather a cobbled-together look. S9 Battle Mech: Like you said, while it looks similar to a Galaxy Squad figure, it lacks their logo, so is likely not affiliated with them. The Battle Mech's description seems to indicate that it is an unaffiliated hero similar to Voltron or the Megazord. Perhaps it is a Galaxy Squad robot that got repurposed by whoever is controlling it. S16 Cyborg: The fact that she appears on a game cover pretty much confirms that she is just a video game character, or at least someone from (a future) Earth that the game is based on, so I don't think she's part of any Space faction. S17 Retro Space Hero: His description heavily implies that he's just an actor in a cheesy TV show, so I don't think he counts as Space. S24 Robot Warrior: All we know about it is that it defends its world and is ready for battle. While its world could be Earth, it sounds more like it has its own world to protect, so I would argue that this one is actually its own Space faction. It even has its own logo. We'll have to update this list when the Space CMFs release!

On the desert outskirts of the city where Johnny Thunder lives, there is an old airstrip where Johnny's old friend Harry Cane lives. In his little rundown hangar, the ace pilot maintains his biplane and prepares for the gang's next adventure. The old tin roof has patches of rust on it. The doors can be opened and closed as seen in this animation. On one side of the hangar there is a pile of crates, Harry's motorcycle, and a palm tree. On the other side of the hangar there is an old power generator. The steam powered generator chugs along, providing electricity to the building. Let's take a closer look inside the hangar. The roof can easily be removed to access the interior. This is where Harry's office desk is located. It is cluttered with a radio, maps, bills, booze, and navigation equipment. Next to it is a filing cabinet with a fan and a little easter egg. There's also a pile of cargo crates with adventuring gear, a brass fire extinguisher (the old kind which has a little rubber hose dangling from the top and which you simply tilt upside down to use), and a wall telephone. On this side there is a pinboard with a picture of Harry's friends Johnny Thunder and Dr. Kilroy, and various maps, including ones from the 2 previous adventures that Harry accompanied Johnny on. There is also Harry's workbench and tanks of oil and gas. Here is a closer look at Harry's biplane which he used during the war. The rudder can be adjusted. A small car that Harry uses to get to and from the hangar. It is designed in the style of the little impulse sets and polybags that were common for the Adventurers theme. It has a small baggage area in the back and the classic license plate with his initials. I hope you like this entry. I will leave you with a photo of Harry in front of his plane.

Hello history-heads (I assume that's what frequenters of this forum call themselves)! Last month was Mechtober, a monthly theme build challenge where sci-fi builders create a family of 4 mechs, one for every week of the month. This year, the challenge was to incorporate a castle theme into your builds, so I decided to build mechs for my favorite childhood castle faction which is also the most appropriate for the spooky season: Fright Knights! These might be more sci-fi than what you're used to seeing in this forum, but I think it makes sense to post these here. The Fright Knights were some of the most technologically advanced factions in the LEGO Castle realm. From flamethrowing carts to various flying machines, they terrorized the other kingdoms with their frightening contraptions (likely thanks to Willa the Witch's magic and the help of the dark dragons), so it's not a big stretch to imagine that they had mechs too. Week 1 - Soldiers & Outlaws: Fright Force Fighter Mech The latest addition to the Fright Force's arsenal is the Fighter Mech, a powerful, mechanized suit of armor armed with a flamethrower, a shoulder-mounted crossbow, and a sword fighting arm. While it's a formidable battle vehicle, it is also expendable and built out of repurposed horse carriage parts such as hitchings, wheels, horse masks, chests, barrels, and torches, along with the usual decorative elements of the Fright Knights. With an army of these mechs, the Bat Lord will take over the realm in no time! The hitching safety bars can be lifted to allow the Fright Knight pilot to enter the mech. Week 2 - Peasants & Royals: Bat Lord's Royal Mech In order to lead his Fright Knights into battle, Basil the Bat Lord had a giant mechanized suit of armor created for him by Willa the Witch. Designed in his own frightening image, this terrifying titan towered over the Fright Knights' foes and was even able to engage in battle when needed using its giant bat staff and razor-sharp claws. It was even equipped with magic dragon wings for some limited flight capabilities. Basil the Bat Lord safely pilots his mech from within its chest. Week 3 - Wizards & Monsters: Willa the Witch's Wicked Spider-Walker Willa the Witch has magically created a mech for herself: a mechanical monster spider! With this wicked walker, she can take her potion making on the go and support the Fright Knights in battle. It has a cauldron in the back and axe prongs in the front similar to those on her windship. Week 4 - Heroes & Villains: Fright Knight's Mecha Warhorse Leading the Fright Force into battle is the brave Elite Fright Knight on his mechanical warhorse! This steed of steel is a giant walking fortress armed with crossbows, axes, and a catapult. Nothing stands in its way as it stomps forward to victory! For this one, I took on the Mechtober 2023 bonus challenge of building a motorized walking mech, so check out this video showcasing the feature! I hope you enjoyed this look at what the Fright Knights theme would have looked like if it was released today by modern, mech-obsessed LEGO. Let me know which mech is your favorite! Happy belated Halloween!

You have a seriously messed up worldview if you can’t tell the difference between some fictional spacemen who simply steal stuff and actual friggin Nazis. LEGO Vikings are not the ones you see in The Northman or history books. They’re LEGO’s kid friendly version who just fight mythological creatures. Same with the Nazis in Indiana Jones who you will never see referred to as such or ever wear a swastika. To bring this back on topic, this is why it made sense for LEGO to make their own adventure theme first where the villains are just rival treasure hunters and where the treasures weren’t religious artifacts. It allowed them to make sets without dancing around these problematic topics and have a lot more creative freedom than merely changing some colors on a temple wall.

The theme is called Adventurers, not adventures, hence my earlier confusion. I hope you use the correct name in your video. Not necessarily. As others mentioned, with licensed themes they have to figure out how to adapt the source material into a set that is fun and fits into their brand values instead of just developing a concept that is made to be a LEGO set. And it’s not like they don’t do a bunch of marketing for licensed themes as well. Just look at all the countless video games and animated specials for Star Wars, Superheroes, Jurassic World, etc. WOAH! You’re not wrong about the Empire, but comparing harmless old LEGO factions to Nazis is going a bit too far! I’m starting to get the feeling that you’re just a troll trying to stir up trouble by hating on popular themes and asking for the whole forum to be restructured.

Are you talking about Adventurers or adventures in general? I’m assuming it’s the former, but either way, I haven’t heard this before. To me it just sounds like speculation based on the similarities between the themes, but maybe someone else knows more. Regardless, I’m glad we got Adventurers first.

I think it’s a very strong series. It might be the first one I buy a whole box of since all the figs are army builders! Sure, there are some duds like the UFO costume or the Astronaut (shoulda been a CS Spaceman and UFO alien remake instead) and some like Orion are kinda odd choices, but they all come with interesting new molds at least. The long overdue remakes of M-tron, Blacktron II, and Ice Planet came out excellent, although it’s a shame the M-tronian doesn’t come with a visor (why is LEGO so stingy with trans. neon colors these days!?) and that the Blacktron mutant had those lime double arms and animal leg on both sides. Also, I wish the Insectoid was a Zotaxian cyborg like from the original theme, but it still looks cool. The MIB-style tiny aliens in a minifig robot suit is a very clever idea (I bet the reverse side of the head has the closed face), and the space nurse will go great with my hospital spaceship! Retro Space Girl also looks great. They’re literally all space related. And when has a CMF series ever fit together? Even the licensed series and previous themed series had many varied figs, even in different scales.

News flash: All LEGO themes are for kids and adults (except Icons). If you go to the Ninjago and MK discussion threads you’ll see plenty of adults appreciating them. You may not like them, but that doesn’t mean others don’t.

No. You forgot about the biggest ones: Ninjago and Monkie Kid. Although Monkie Kid is a bit hard to find in physical stores.

Personally, I would keep licenses and action/adventure themes separate. Not only because in-house themes should have their own home, but also because there’s already too much going on in the licensed themes forum. The yearly discussion threads take up a quarter of the first page as it is because of how many licenses there are nowadays!

There are said to be no more Indy sets next year and there is no other adventure theme rumored AFAIK. As you mentioned, LEGO is focusing on space subthemes next year. Maybe after that we might get a new adventure (sub)theme if Indy still doesn’t continue. How do you know that’s not what they did? What makes it “a dream for babies”? Like Murdoch said, it’s an action theme wether you like it or not, and a very creative one at that So basically Aquazone? :D Yes, I’d love an Aquazone reboot.

First they leave out the fig and now they replaced it with a minidoll? I think they’re actively trolling us at this point.

SPACE ALL OVER THE PLACE! What a glorious year 2024 will be! I'm loving all of these Space-branded sets and I hope that this is TLG testing to see if people are interested in a new full-on Space theme and that they will be successful. I even love this Mars Base from Friends (Space Cat!!): I really like this idea actually since it lines up nicely with Rock Raiders lore where they also mined for crystals to fuel their space travel! Agreed! And yes, that's what it looks like. Not sure if it's just the Fifth Element vibes, but this design works a lot better for me than the Space Bus.

I don't know if this has been done before here or somewhere else, but I thought it could be fun! Just post some pics of your Castle army. You can include old skellies in there too! The best way to do this is always in some kind of diorama! So, let's see some armies! :skull: I might post mine soon as well!

Umm yes please! While the Easter eggs are much appreciated, we want more than that! Did you not see my post about this on the previous page? I reported on this based on @just2good’s video who was also at the LAN event where the designers revealed this info. Also, her hair always looked more dark orange to me,

It’s not meant to be modern. The set depicts the Orient Express at the height of its popularity (1930s) as you can tell by the outfits and technology like Pippin’s typewriter. I think she would look odd with the hairless old helmet (unless you use the old head as well), but maybe the CMF pith helmet could work. I agree too, that looked a lot more like her.

The Adventurers treats keep on coming! Apparently this girl from the Ideas Orient Express is supposed to be Pippin Reed. She is not as recognizable as the new Kilroy or Johnny in my opinion since all the colors are a bit off. I think if they had made the hat white it would look a lot more like her, but the reference is appreciated nonetheless.

The dragon mask in the new Family Reunion Celebration set could be used for an updated Golden Dragon or Dragon Fortress Guardian from Orient Expedition.