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Star Wars Constraction 2016 Discussion
CabooseBM replied to Logan McOwen's topic in LEGO Action Figures
As long as we get new parts or colors of parts I'm not picky about what characters we get. That said, I am never not in the market for more Droids. -
News flash: The people who think CCBS was ruining Bionicle and the people who think Technic is ruining Bionicle are two different sets of people. This is not the Bionicle fandom being fickle and inconsistent, it is two different groups of people with differing opinions. I know it's easier to lump a group together so you can put yourself above them for your contrary opinion, but that doesn't make it a sensible or rational argument. I have been a huge fan of CCBS since its introduction almost five years ago, and have viewed heavy technic use as a disappointing step away from both getting more CCBS pieces and introducing new CCBS techniques to sets. My disappointment in 2016's Uniters is not inconsistent. (Nor do I think it's "ruining" Bionicle, it is just a major factor in why I don't like a lot of the 2016 winter wave. But that's besides the point.)
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Still don't like the Uniters or Umarak very much, but that does mean that I get to revamp them. I kinda missed that after the 2015 Toa were so good it was unnecessary. The critters are great and I can't not love the Nuva symbols on all the Toa. But god, all that ugly technic taking away from proper CCBS designs. Blech.
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I really, truly would appreciate light grey shells though. Almost moreso than trans purple.
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I will say I like the creatures and the Nuva symbols being featured so heavily is a real treat, especially in a story about unity. There are some ideas I like here, but unlike 2015 these sets look like they'd need some serious work before I'd really like them. Mostly starting with stripping out all the technic in favor of superior CCBS body builds.
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I'll be the first to admit it if these really come together in meatspace, but wow this wave is a massive downgrade from 2015's Toa. It's like the line forgot all the design lessons learned when it debuted in 2015, with messy technic builds and no sense of aesthetics.
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Buying LEGO sets and not building with them later is such a bizarre mindset to me. I mean, more power to you and all, but man. You're all weirdos. =P
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I'm glad trans purple is getting a bunch of parts unlike olive green or that light turquoise from 2014. Single-part colors are kind of a bummer sometimes. =/ EDIT: Oh yeah, and Dark blue! Here's hoping it picks up more than the 6M shells from Kopaka
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Well, actually, I don't think it really relates to why Bionicle failed at all. It's actually related to a lot of the problems TLG had up until it reorganized sometime around 2006, which is the last year we see a slew of new parts and colors in specific uses. Later on new parts colors and new parts were more limited, only introducing a handful of new elements at a time. This reorganization is actually what led TLG to become the superstar toy company it is today and recover from its spiraling decline.
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Star Wars Constraction 2016 Discussion
CabooseBM replied to Logan McOwen's topic in LEGO Action Figures
I'm glad the blasters look like blasters and not random clumps of technic like the 2015 series. -
It really does seem that Tahu's shoulderpads attach via magic and well wishes.
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See, I get that, being a MoCist myself, but I find the cons far outweigh the "Well you don't have to use them" factor, myself.
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I just find stickers to be a pain in the behind to apply. It's not a fun or remotely enjoyable part of the building experience.
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I will buy them all because I'm always a slut for CCBS.
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Well, yes! That is basically what I'm asking for. A few small adjustments to accommodate a wider selection of customization. Sure, potential Biofigs would expand the selection but it's still a pretty closed system. I mean, all I'd really want is printed heads to accommodate open-faced helmets, and the Ninjago skeleton torso so that armor parts not made for the figure work with the figure without looking inordinately ugly. I want to make new characters! I have so many duplicates it's not funny, and the current design issues present roadblocks to this process.
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Right, and that's a problem for them too, on top of the immobile legs and wonky sculpts. "Foo also did wrong thing" does not an argument make. Me neither, but reason or no, the lack of it is to some not insignificant detriment to the minifigs. There don't really exist any sort of compatible "Hero Factory" faceprint out there, though? Most normal minifig heads would just create the illusion that it's a suit of armor or a cyborg, not a hero. And the idea that it'd be "hard to line up the eyes" is kind of ridiculous in how much of a non-issue it is. See the entire Legend of Chima toyline for more information. That's uh, that's kinda the thing you do with LEGO parts, yeah? I don't buy LEGO for the micro action figures, broseph. That's Mega Blocks's niche. (And to be honest, they're much better at it than LEGO is.) Well, no, using a bunch of parts from the Hero Figs isn't a problem, and I would expect them to reuse the arms and legs, but a solid torso and an actual face would open up a lot more options for making your own characters.
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You couldn't give different armors to Herofigs without it looking gappy or weird, and the lack of any sort of face print severely limited what helmets you could use with the figure. So you were stuck with the one kind of armor with a very limited selection of helmets to choose from to build your own miniature heroes. At least you could swap an Exo-Force arm in if you wanted a weapon arm or something.
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I just hope that if we get minifigs again, that they're a little more versatile than the Hero Factory minifigs.
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Hee, I will never not be delighted to see the word 'birb'. =D
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Oh no! That absolutely was not targeted at you! And I apologize for the misconception, I too was commenting on the inherent silliness of the fanbase.
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It's so funny, the importance people attach to genders that aren't their own!
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*chants* O-nu-a! O-nu-a! =P
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Star Wars Constraction 2016 Discussion
CabooseBM replied to Logan McOwen's topic in LEGO Action Figures
Oh, okay! I've only seen photos/videos of her minifig, she tends to look pretty dark in those! Thanks for the clarification! -
Overall really impressed with this guy, cool parts, great recolors, and comes together very nicely from the front. From the sides and back, well, less so, but I'm okay with that. I'm not a huge fan of how lame looking the technic chunks look as the guns or jetpacks, since they look more like a bunch of parts than what they're meant to represent. That said, this model really is quite nice, and even if his guns are kinda lame, he ends up being really fun to pose, especially because he gets cool jetpack poses!
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This guy was really fun to build, save for some overly tight technic bits, but ultimately I feel he came together kind of poorly. There are weird gaps in his torso and around his hips, and everything below his chest armor is kind of wonky looking. It doesn't do a whole lot to convince me that a more CCBS styled approach wouldn't be superior like it is in General Grievous. That said, I appreciate the ambition in this model, and you get some killer parts out of it, but I don't think it will stay together long.