Mr. Elijah Timms

I guess the real question is "Is it worth the reaction I'll get from my wife when I tell her I've bought it?!"

If only the Rebellion had remained hidden until the TLG contract went into effect-- surely they would've won with all of the ample snow speeders laying about :) Seriously though, I enjoyed the build. Certainly putting all of these Echo Base sets together gives you a substantial play area and a full cast for it. And who doesn't love another Tauntaun?

As small as the actual build is, I found it to be far from an insignificant, throwaway build. This set would have been far better with a 4th soldier instead of the LR, but it's well worth the price, esp. With the horse thrown in! I'm especially pleased that TLG opted to give the soldiers white gloves instead of flesh hands... It's easy enough ordering a few extra yellow heads from Pick A Brick, but converting to yellow is much more difficult with all these fleshie hands floating around. Thanks TLG!

Great review as always... It's amazes me how I just can't get these Galaxy Squad sets out of my brain!! As an adult I have no business daydreaming about them as much as I do-- in office meetings, while driving, etc. I suppose it's all about the aesthetics, really. Makes me glad they all don't feature the green team, or I'd be in trouble!!!

I could be wrong... But it looks like there's several new heads/face prints in this theme. And that's a good thing.

That TreeHouse is cute and all... But, uhh, where's the tree?!

Toysnbricks is reporting that the Summer sets are now available at Toysrus.com... http://toysnbricks.com/lego-city-galaxy-squad-summer-2013-now-available-at-tru-us/

Anybody else notice really loose legs on the Tomahawk warrior? I have 4 and every single one has noticeably loose legs on the waist assembly. Strange...

Getting back to the Coast Guard and Parcel sub themes.... Does anyone have a release date for these? We've got to be getting close soon, right?

The tomahawk feels very much like a wand... The blade is soft & flexible and almost seems to disappear, ESP if it's nestled in the crease of the bag's edge. Personally, I can't get enough of the Revolutionary soldiers.... What a perfect army builder!

What surprised me so much when building this set was how much it looked like a traditional speedboat-- right up until you put those long dark green rounded slopes across the top on either side. To me, that's when it became, I not know, a weird-looking model of sorts. Still, with the 2 hero figs this is certainly a set worth getting. Nice review as always Masked Builder.

After building the Comanche Camp set, I find myself itching for more... These sets, this theme is great, and the oddest thing is it really has nothing at all to do with any upcoming movie or even the Lone Ranger myths at all. I think TLG, and even more so Disney, has a perfect opportunity with this line simply because we haven't had ANY Western sets in so long, and certainly not since Lego builders upped the ante with more complex builds, custom pieces, and expanded color palettes. The Western theme was so ripe for the picking, Disney & TLG probably could have announced a licensed theme based off a Lindsay Lohan cowboy movie and it still would probably work. Yes, assembling your first Lone Ranger & Tonto minifigs is a nice, novel experience... But these sets would sell just fine without any of the "Hiiiyo Silver"'s and what not. Think of it this way-- Pitates of the Caribbean was an okay licensed theme-- but imagine if we hadn't had any pirate sets since the 90's. WE'd have all been much more excited, not because it was Capt. Jack Sparrow, but because it was LEGO PIRATES! If nothing else, let's hope the numbers make it very clear to TLG that there's a clear market for a full-blown, non-licensed Western theme.

I think clearly TLG is paying an homage of sorts to the City Corner, which seems odd considering its only a few years old...

Town Square is a very good set-- but could have been great had they not re-hashed so many previous offers all a once. Instead of another pizza shop, why not a burger joint? Another Bike Shop? How about a 2-story gym? Once again we're so close to perfection, yet so far away...

Saw the entire line at my TRU in the Northeast US tonight. Used this weeks 20% Off coupon to get the Comanche Camp set for $20, essentially removing the TRU markup. LOVE IT!!

Across the board I find Jabba's Sail Barge to be inferior to the previous version... And yet I'm still curious about it thanks to those gorgeous figs. What the heck is wrong with me?! Why can't I get over you, Lego Star Wars?

We'll definitely be getting at least one more speeder bike... TLG took a classic SW fig and made it 10x better when they threw the black arms and legs and new torso print on that biker scout, as seen in the upcoming Advent Calendar. He's perfect, and I expect to see him in additional sets. probably within the Village set itself but who knows?

Don't know about the rest of you, but there's just something about the onset of spring that makes me wax nostalgic about Lego Star Wars. Perhaps it was this season back in 99 when I first discovered LSW and emerged from my Dark Ages. That said, I picked up the 75005 Rancor Pit and 75014 Battle of Hoth sets with a nice discount at TRU yesterday. I'm contemplating building out all of these Hoth sets to see them all together. Happy hunting everyone!

Hey guys... Just curious, do we have concrete dates for the Coast Guard and Cargo summer releases? It's like I just woke up today and realized that May is less than a month away!

Weird question... Neither are 'home run' sets but this week I'm planning on picking up either 79002 Attack of the Wargs or 75014 The Battle of Hoth?? I'm an LSW OT completist, ESP. When it comes to Hoth sets (haven't missed one yet), but I'll really kick myself if I don't get those Wolf steeds for my Castle collection. Any advice from those who own either or both of those sets?

Bring on the Ewoks... Have the Cloud City and it's a classic. I certainly don't see myself getting another big Bespin set. I love how TLG seems to be really looking at the OT for places to fill in the gaps of what has and has not yet been done. If I had to guess, I'd say we get a more substantial cantina next year...

I'm quite smitten with the green team sets-- I've actually developed this sort of storyline in which the green units are a sort of Space Artillery to come to the aid of my Galaxy Patrol S8 figs. For the record I also grabbed the Swarm Interceptor and will probably get a second, but do not feel the same allegiance to the blue units... I guess my question is, "does anyone else find themselves collecting a single color of the line?" Or is it just me?

Got mine on clearance for about $42 USD... but to be totally honest, the pyramid was almost an afterthought. I was really in it for the figs-- those Anubis Guards are some of the most exquisite minifigs ever produced by TLG.

Yep, I'd suggest getting both-- I think TLG is onto something by keeping these hero sets small and affordable with one well-designed vehicle and 3 (or more) of these sought-after minifigs. It's guaranteed to appeal not only to AFOLs, but parents as well! But if I had to pick between these two, I'd def. take the Batman set. That's a really well-designed BatBoat that fits in really well with the design asthetics of the first wave of DC Heroes' Batman sets (unfortunately can't say the same about The Bat). If you think it looks good by itself, line it up beside the Batmobile in front of the BatCave set. It all just works. Plus that Aquaman fig is just perfect. Seriously, joke all you want about the character, but I think it's the best Minifig in the entire 2013 Superheroes lineup so far...