ThatGuyWithTheBricks

How'd you make the rebel commando helmets?

Oh, OK then. It is a new one. But now this makes me increasingly mad that we got this instead of Cloud City.

Well, it's also a matter of the size of said vehicle. The Jedi Interceptor is a small ship, but IMO it's so awesome. To the shuttle, the "budget" is $260, but even the creator admitted that 35% of it was from looking at other MOCs. So obviously, just because they make a set larger, it's not going to be better all the time. I agree, the prices should be a bit higher with the new sets, but not as high as they are.

So what? I already have 4 of them, and even so I still want to sell some.

Dunno, sell them on BL?

IKR. Dear god, I do NOT want another Hoth Han.

1. It may look better in dark red, but it's still inaccurate. You don't have to imagine what it looks like in red-brown: It's expensiveness way be partly justified, but I think the reasons are unnecessary. 2. I know that TLG has always made the interior with seemingly random colors. It's just that this is so overwhelming and too much of just one color, especially yellow. 3. It seems that you're saying that cheaper sets are terrible when they're not really. The previous Slave 1 was $50, and IMO it is one of the best SW sets ever. There's a whole slew of "cheap" sets that are on my favorites list. On this point, I think you're completely wrong.

It's an acronym for Shop @ Home. I wish I could copy/paste that facepalm smiley now...

1. I don't think you understand. The 41766 slope parts are only in the Slave 1 this year. Plus, they were already in reddish brown, so they are actually spending MORE by extending the color line of that part to dark red. 2. The previous CTT didn't have too much yellow in the interior... 3. Where did you get those stats? I can't imagine them being correct... Plus, statistically speaking, cheaper sets sell more because low prices are more appealing. So I think you're wrong there, too...

So did TLC fix the "pink" part of the Lion Knights' torsos? I only say this because I got another Knight's Showdown, and the lion had more defined white on the torso. I called TLC about this, and the rep said that it was a problem in "some" sets. Does anyone have any information about this? Is it just a problem with the first sets to be produced?

I don't know, the Motorized AT-AT is still at S@H.

But still, who wants to buy a toy for your kid that's so expensive? In the CCT, the main interior is practically all yellow, which looks really dumb. I know that this is in fact a children's toy, but obviously there are other hard-core fans who are more critical. If that wasn't true, than this site wouldn't exist. It's true that in some pics the Slave 1 looks dark red, but if you look at the official die-cast and shots from OT, it is totally reddish-brown. I'm not saying that there are NO improvements in the new sets, just that the average quality of them is lower than recently.

I think opinions on them are mixed. Some people love em' and some people hate em'. I just think they are way too much. I agree, the price here is pretty good, $25 but with 5 figs, buts that's incredulous! I should be more like $30AUD.

Exactly.

I agree, SW is my favorite theme. It's just that I hate where it's going right now. I don't like how the carbonite has the outline of Han, including a goofy look. It's hard to describe. And I never remember Boba being a lot taller than others. I know, I just had to focus on the negatives.

Let me start of by saying that I love LSW. I really think it's improved so much since the beginning of the license in 1999. However, I am very disappointed by this year's summer line. I will talk about all the problems. PRICE: These new sets are laughably overpriced. I mean, c'mon, $80 for 500 pieces? It seems that TLG decided to make a LOT of new molds for this summer. Which brings me to my next point. TERRIBLE NEW MOLDS: This is more of a 50/50 good/bad situation. I love Cad, Aayla, and Bossk, but HATE Grievous, Boba, and Carbonite Han . They look way too cartoony for OT stuff, and just look overall terrible. I mean, who knew that Boba was actually 7 feet tall? Or that Han was never really frozen in carbonite, he was just holding on to a cut out. COLOR SCHEME: Dark red on the Slave 1=epic fail. Also, why they need to put in so many random yellow pieces, especially in the new CTT? Or the white and SETS THAT ARE TOO SOON TO BE REMADE: Half of the sets are remakes. A lot of them we could of gotten recently, especially the AT-AT which is still available right now. What gives? It seems that they were going for an ep V theme, but then what's wrong with Cloud City? Overall, there seems to be sloppy remakes with new molds, and other new sets that are mediocre. Out of the ten new ones, I only consider getting 2 of them. If TLG keeps this up, I'll go on a LSW strike.

Good luck with this . I myself want to make some dioramas, but on a much smaller scale. I personally will use Brickarms for my customs, is that what you're using?

I have plans to make 32x32 or 48x48 WW2 dioramas. Obviously I want to do a beach battle, but also a German Base (forest), bunkers, and more. I'm finishing my Steampunk stuff, and then I'll begin building WW2! In the mean time, I started this. Here is the front: and the turret area: This isn't meant to be totally accurate, I just wanted to recreate the general feel of it. C&C welcome, and suggestions would be really helpful. Enjoy.

Hmm, but how have you humiliated us? All you did was kill 3 redcoats. No real insults/gags.

Why you guys hatin on SP3? It's the only space theme that I've seriously collected. Plus, it has a lot of new, great alien molds . The worst IMO was Exo-Force, but only because it dragged into stupidity. (OK, now they're fighting in the jungle? wtf?)

We all took a better look, learned more form reviews and new pics, and realized just how expensive they are. IKR, I was really excited for the Slave 1 when I first saw it, too.

Can we please actively edit the titles/subtitles of our own topics? I know you can ask a Mod, but sometimes they are unresponsive. A MOC I finished recently that i originally posted as a WIP still says WIP even though I've asked for it to be taken away. It's not the only time i've wanted to change the title of my topic. I see no reason why we shouldn't be able to do that.

Haha, thanks for that BigCam, I've always wanted to know what some of those terms meant. It's an unfortunate coincidence that LURP can also be taken inappropriately. EDIT: I move that we make CCP a term. CCP=Cheap chinese Plastic

Great job, interesting use of X-pods there. IMO, better than the other one.

I'm really disappointed by the Summer line. If TLG keeps this up next year, I will go on a TLC strike.