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Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion
jimoakley666 replied to The Jersey Brick Guy's topic in LEGO Town
This is it. This is the one that'll finally get me to buy a big Modular. It was nearly the Pet shop. Then the cinema. But this... Not sure I can resist. -
Jurassic World 2015 Rumors & Discussion
jimoakley666 replied to somelegothings_'s topic in LEGO Licensed
Found this online. No idea if it's real / official http://www.gutewerbung.net/lego-jurassic-park/ -
Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary CUUSOO set Discussion
jimoakley666 replied to Itaria No Shintaku's topic in LEGO Licensed
I am ecstatic at the final model. Although I do wonder about the rather tenuous build on the side windows of the car. I hate tenuous building where parts are balanced, glued, cut, wedged, patched up with stickers or paint etc... If it doesn't stand up to play then it's a failed build as far as I'm concerned. So I am curious to see what's going on there. Other than that one point though... Ace. Love the minifigs (would've been nice to have the shoulder patch though) and look forward to building brick versions of Ghosts from the movies. Mr Stay Puft. Slimer. Helldogs. Zombie Taxi driver. -
News The LEGO Movie: 70810 MetalBeard's Sea Cow
jimoakley666 replied to Rufus's topic in Special LEGO Themes
While nowhere near as big as the 'model' that appears in the movie, this set is ruddy huge and beautiful! I'm not as niffed as I thought I'd be with the smaller Metal Beard, either. After seeing how they deal with sizing and 'far away' things in the actually Lego movie it's self. Loved the mini model of The Seacow with the "bvrrrrrrr" sound effects, ha ha ha. And every time I see Benny I just crease up thinking about his screaming "SPACESHIP!" when he's finally allowed to build one. -
Pandas live in Chinese forested woodland that could be considered jungle-like due to the large amounts of jungle foliage such as bamboo, ground ferns and palm species. But in times gone by, panda species ranged, geographically, from China to the warmer, more stereotypically jungle environs of Vietnam. So, it's not completely out, but let's face it, it's a fun toy for kids that will start them off learning about animals by engaging them in a fun way.
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Cool. Lovely new parts. Loving the vine and the palm fronds in lime. I'm crossing my fingers that Lego will release some of these Friends animals reprinted and recoloured for the city line as a zoo sub-theme. They've used the CMF baby chimp here but Friends-ed up. I'm sure some could go the other way, such as the panda and turtle. Also, this'd be a cracking parts set. Those light blue, tan and green plates and all that lovely reddish brown and dark orange. Oow. Just noticed the new daffodil type flowers (brilliant for a Welshy like yours truly) and more of those ace ice-cream cones used as Tiki lanterns with a flame in them. Very cool. Have the old school walkie talkies ever been produced in anything other than black, dark grey or dark bluish grey? I can't remember if they had them in blue and white back in the 80's with the space sets or not.
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Those Arctic sets are beautiful. I want those huskies. That Cargo copter, moded with wheels, is a must! I love that huge truck with the wheels too. I'm gonna be so poor this year. AND! The polar bear has made a come back. I'm gonna throw some CMF Yetis in there too.
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I love that Homer Minifig. If I buy nothing else (unlikely) I'll at least buy him.
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I just bought the new Prisoner Transport set today from Toys R Us in Chester. Very nice set, but I'm going to mock it into a security / cash transport van. There were a few new sets there. I was surprised to see them on the shelves already.
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The LEGO Movie Sets News and Discussion
jimoakley666 replied to Itaria No Shintaku's topic in Special LEGO Themes
I don't know if anyone has posted this yet, but you can see the alternate builds here http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-movie-official-box-art-images/ -
Loving the logging truck and the Peugeot inspired camper van. That police prisoner transport is screaming out to be MOCed into a security / money transport van. It would also work brilliantly as part of a Dark Knight diorama with a Tumbler, the Lego Movie bin lorry and a big articulated truck with the Joker in the back firing a rocket launcher.
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The LEGO Movie Sets News and Discussion
jimoakley666 replied to Itaria No Shintaku's topic in Special LEGO Themes
That Ice Cream van just shot to the top of my list. I think you're all missing the point here. What these designs are is a series of City vehicles that are disassembled in the movie and turned into fighting machines to battle Lord Business and his drones, using ONLY the parts that make up the city set. It's like the alternate models that used to appear on the back of all Lego sets up until... well, some time between when I stopped buying and started again. I'm a bit disappointed by the lack of '1980-Somthing Space Guy', but if I'm honest, I have a few of the originals in blue, white, red and yellow, some of which have the broken chin strap. Child of the 80's, me. -
The LEGO Movie Sets News and Discussion
jimoakley666 replied to Itaria No Shintaku's topic in Special LEGO Themes
Wowza. Those new movie sets look bloody fun. I'm going to be grabbing a fair few of them. These look the most fun designs since Monster Fighters and the last Space Police line. The new city minifigs look brilliant too. Loving the new lime reflective jackets. May be able to moc that into a British Police officer. -
LEGO Collectable Minifigures - The LEGO Movie Series Discussion
jimoakley666 replied to Klaus-Dieter's topic in Special LEGO Themes
I don't understand why so many people are excited about an Abraham Lincoln fig. I can't imagine anything more boring. I'm more excited about the Emmett fig. He's got a helmet with hair. And he looks a right little character, even if he is VERY similar to the every day Lego construction workers. The coffee shop bloke looks great. I'll be buying several of him and mixing up hair and faces for a little coffee shop. That hair piece looks like it could be VERY useful too. I'm loving the robot zombie things. That one with the dynamite, beard and, what? Raccoon hat? Looks good. The panda guy will e a great addition to the existing mascot / fancy dress characters. They're a great addition to my London Bus MOC. Like a bit stag party on the move. Also loving President Business (great suit), the Hawaiian shirt and another Mexican stereotype to go with the previous. Maybe playing guitars in a Lego street or at a Mexican restaurant? The mugs, iPhones / iPads, panda teddy and clipboard will all be VERY usefull too. -
After watching that (thanks by the way) I'm of the mind that the Logging Truck is the prettiest set and first on my buy list. Brilliant to see a new wheel for the cars too (on the Car Carrier and 4x4 sets). Same size as the overused balloon tire but far more appropriate. Very nice. I was just saying an a post the day before yesterday we could do with a new wheel.
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I'm loving the camper van Looks exactly like a Peugeot Camper. I hope that dude in the messy apron and olive jacket comes with that set. He looks ace. The 4x4 looks great, but a bit bland in the old colour department. It would have been nice to have it in tan or red. Liking the Car Carrier / Transporter. Nice to see them keeping the woodland theme going with the Logging Truck. It's a shame they didn't continue the fire and police sets along the woodland line. I loved those light orange fire uniforms. They could have branched into mountain rescue with a big yellow Sea King rescue chopper. I love the colour scheme on the Tow Truck but it's a bit long. I think it'd look cool MOCed to a short wheel base, two axle lorry. The Airport Fire Truck is very cool but not really something I'd go for. I don't do airports. Looks very much like the ones you get in British and European airports. I like that. I'm loving that little green get-away van in the Police Helicopter set. The chopper it's self looks a bit like a Sea King. I'm never all that fussed about Police lines, but constantly on the look out for a more British looking police torso to go with the helmets I'm collected from the current collectable minifig range. That fig is wearing a Victorian / Georgian uniform so isn't all that useful for a modern town. I need either a stab-vest torso, a black uniform with white shirt and tie or one with a high-vis yellow / lime jacket. Fingers crossed. Anyone else think Lego needs to release a new wheel design? The balloon tires that came out around, what? 1992, ' 93? They look WAY too chunky on cars. They need something that is the same height but is much thinner in width, with a thinner tire allowing for a taller rim. Because at the moment you have cars and lorries with the same wheels, which just looks odd.
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It looks more like a Le Mans race car to me. I think that's the look they were going for.
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No, I agree, the absolutely fit in with the doll aesthetic. But I feel that they too are flawed. In the same way as the Toy Story and future Simpsons Lego figs are. They have shaped and defined faces, but the same cup-holder hands as the regular Minifigs. I don't think the designs 'work' across the board. Lego is a blocky product and these details add a grey area that doesn't click.
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But is there really any need for the 'anime' eyes and makeup? Surely it would make more sense for Lego to produce animals that would work with both city type sets and the Friends line. This lot look more like inflated / stuffed toys and is a bit condescending to girls, who, in my experience, have always loved the traditional horse as it was. My little sister went mad for the Paradisa horse riding sets when we were kids. They didn't look like inflated toys in drag. And they were City interchangeable.
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BOOM! Buying that set for the new scooter in Aqua. Loving the new scooter mould. Lego really need to release a city farm with some more animals. Some sheep, more of those cool hens & goats, cows etc... These fluffy-puffy Friends animals are just... awful. Look at that stoned lamb! What the heck is THAT all about? The series 16 CMF seagull was a step in the right direction. More birds like that would be cool. Pigeons & crows etc. Maybe some ducks and geese.
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Seriously, that IS a lovely set. Beautiful. I love that scooter too. Brilliant. I hope we see more of these in future city sets. Am I being blind, thought? I can't see the reported seagull in any of those pictures.
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I bought two sets the other day, The Spider-Man & SHIELD car and the DeLorean. Both have the same wheels but on closer examination the DeLorean's wheels are a slightly different mold. They're more smoothed off and 'realistic' looking. They actually look much better without looking too different. I looked on bricklink and here is their picture of the variation in the two molds http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=13971
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I'd love to buy this. With a few mods, it could be perfect. I do hope the car and firehouse are separate though or it'd cost an absolute bomb.
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Another Maersk ship? Come on, Lego, give us something new. The train they brought out was great. Different. But this... I'd much rather a mini-fig scale ship. There are so many iconic vehicles I'd rather see Lego attempt for the first time. A red London Routemaster bus and black cab would be cool. Or a Virgin Train. How about a Spitfire. Minifig scale. Or a JCB backhoe digger. I could go on for hours...
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Lego 2013 Holiday Sets 1/2 2/2 (HR Images)
jimoakley666 replied to GRogall's topic in Special LEGO Themes
These two are MUCH better than this year's winter village set and at a fraction of the price. I know what I'll be getting this year. I think the minimum spend to get one free was fifty quid last year. I got that horse and sledge free by buying the Winter Post Office and one other tiny set (think it was pick a brick) to make it up to £50.