Masked Builder

Wow, both of you have great pictures and some stunning colors!

Alexis looked over at Althior. She had noticed he was starting to drift further and further away from her, climaxing in offering to bring Ellaria to the dinner they had planned for themselves. It was really starting to feel like he didn't care for her anymore. "Sure," she forced a smile, for Ellaria's sake. "let's go."

Yesterday I was interested in seeing if I had voted for the right person, Shadows, it seems I was wrong. My result came back town. So I have no new leads, and I must admit that the town has really given this to the scum.

Wow, lucky me.

Both of you, DarkDragon and Endgame, had very nice quests. I will echo and say that I got a bit lost in DD's quest, and Endgame's puzzle was very nice.

"I'd love to be with you again, but I don't think the Town Watch would be to happy to have me. I'm sure she is not dead, I think you would know." Alexis glances at Althior standing nearby, and thinks that if they ever get married she's going to make sure nothing happens to their children.

Alexis stares, mouth open, as Ellaria speaks what has happened. She can't understand why someone would steal poor Elpis. "Of course we will Ella'. Where do you think we should start?"

I could have sworn he lost some of those...

I got this set, of course, for Iron Man. When I first saw pictures of him, I was a bit skeptical of how large his helmet was, after much researching and debating, I decided that it wasn't to large. Mostly, I got this set to tithe me over until the promo with TC-14 came around and I could order the Quinjet, but I also need Hawkeye. I wasn't to into the truck much, but I may decide differently as I build, stay tuned! Beware of potential spoilers! Name: Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape Set Number: 6867 Pieces: 181 Price: $19.99 Ages: 6-12 Minifigs: 3 Theme: Marvel Superheroes/Avengers Year of Release: 2012 Bricklink Brickset S@H See the Flickr set for all of the pictures. Box: The front of the box has a nice dark blue color scheme that I really like. The truck is coming out of a tunnel which is movie accurate, but Iron Man is not. The Avengers are present in the top right and the Avengers logo in the bottom right, both really add something to the box. On the back we have the usual alternative images for the set, no ads for other sets though. Iron Man is present on the top of the box, I can't wait to open this! Contents: Out of the box we get two bags, the manual, sticker sheet, and comic, all of the paper items in my box were nicely bent. Iron Man and Loki's helmets came in their own baggies, I assume to keep them from getting scratched and bent respectively. There are eight stickers for the truck, all of which I've refrained from putting on the built model, but I was pretty tempted. Manual: The front of the manual features the same art as the box front, but with the set information removed, it really looks much cleaner without it. Inside we have a nice soft-grey color scheme, with tan semi builds. On the pages where there's room LEGO has put Captain America, Loki, and Thor faded out. This is a very nice addition, and I like the "Avengers" feel it gives the set. I though this was funny, Max has stolen Iron Man's lower suit part and is flying around on the jets, the way Iron Man's looking at him is great! Comic: This is my favorite comic front, we have all six Avengers as well as Loki arranged on the front, hair flowing. A hero shot I guess, it's very appealing to me. ZZZZATT!! VREEEEE ZZZZAK!! WOOOSH!! Then the final pages are The Avengers seeking out the letters to build the LEGO logo, nifty. On the back we have a large image of every Marvel hero and villain, in some great hero shots. This looks great too. Minifigures: We get three lovely minifigures in this set, Loki, Iron Man, and Hawkeye. Loki, looks pretty good, the helmet looks good, as well as his torso print, just not sure about the head. Hawkeye, is fairly accurate, I'm not sure about the hair choice, or the head print for that matter... Iron Man on the other hand, is my favorite, from the leg print to the torso print and the helmet, he's a perfect form of Iron Man in LEGO. The two Avengers in this set both feature back printing, Hawkeye has a quiver printed on back there, and Iron Man has a continuation of his armor print, which I think looks pretty good. Loki's helmet is one of my favorite new molds for the year, it's a bit large, but still okay. Iron Man's mask lifts up, not a feature I had to have but it's nice. Here's Iron Man's and Hawkeye's alternative expressions, Iron Man definitely looks enraged, perfect for him, while Hawkeye looks more annoyed. The Avengers minifigures are some of my favorite minifigures from this year so far. They're quite accurate, look good, and are some of my favorite Superheroes. The accessories included with each one take them to the next level too, Hawkeye gets a new bow mold, Iron Man has jets, and Loki gets his staff. Parts: Just a few new parts, the 2x1 bracket part is very nice, the door is something I have few of, the large wedge piece is nice, you get two, the 1x1 round clear tile, and the 6 long bar not flex tubing, but quite stiff. We get eight extra parts from this set, we get a nice dark blue cheese slope! Dark blue anything is good. The Build: Here's the tuck halfway done, you can see the launcher being built, those odd colors do get covered up. And we're done, nothing to special of note, a very straight forward build. Complete Model: The set actually looks okay when completed, it looks like a truck and is quite rugged. As with any set though, the proportions are a bit off. There are quite a few situations to play out with the set. On the front we see the excellent bumper LEGO has designed for this set, I really love how it looks, exactly like a truck built for off road. I'm not to sure about the "wheel wells," they seem to poke out a lot, but I can't complain about the pieces they used to build them, I also really like the overhead lights. I'm not to sure if I like the back to much, it just seems a bit to abrupt of an end for the vehicle if you ask me. Maybe add a bumper... A bow holder has been included on the side of the truck, much like the lightsaber holders. On the other side, LEGO has placed a fire extinguisher. Not sure what they would need that for in this set... Here's what Hawkeye has to drive with, a steering wheel, a speed-gauge, and the lever to change from park to drive. Functions: LEGO has once again managed to get flick-fires onto a set, nothing special of note here. Then we have a "Loki launcher." Let's push this down... It works fairly well, but only if Loki isn't connected to the stud, otherwise it doesn't work. Final Thoughts: Overall, I'm quite happy with the set The only thing I think I could ask for is a slightly better Iron Man helmet, but that's a different story... The truck is pretty decent, it definitely echos the one in the movie, but still keeping the LEGO style of vehicles. All of the minifigures represent their movie counterparts pretty well, with the usual LEGO style. I must admit that the stickers look pretty good on the set, but, I haven't convinced myself to put them on. Ratings: Playability: 8/10 I can see kids acting out quite a few scenes with this set. Design: 7/10 Design wise, this isn't my favorite set, it could use some work. Price: 8/10 The price was pretty decent, LEGO needed a $20 set for this theme. Minifigures: 10/10 All of the minifigures are excellent, I couldn't ask for more. (Okay maybe a slightly smaller helmet) Parts: 9/10 I was very happy with the selection of dark blue parts. Total: 42/50 Not a bad score for a small set, I'm very happy with it. Hawkeye here with a quick Archery lesson. First, see this glove? You pull the string on the box with that hand, and hold it with the non-gloved hand. I'M LEFT-HANDED PEOPLE!! Want to learn to make excellent reviews like this one? Then join the Reviewers Academy!

Thanks Si! I like to try to build with good angles, but those MOCs never work out.

Alexis sits and watches Ellaria enter the bar, she notices that Elpis is not with her and wonders if she found someone to watch her. Alexis heads over to say hello to her friend. "Hello Ellaria, how are you doing today?" As she finishes the sentence, Alexis notices her sad expression and sits down next to her. "What has happened Ellaria? Where's Elpis?" She asks with a very concerned expression.

The broom one is great Oky!

Wow, yeah Sandy, those class pictures look great! I've already got an outfit in mind.

Well, we did get the new mask mold, but that could be me. I don't expect to get more than one set.

Yep, he's down for post-production and story.

Bought a few small parts off Bricklink, nothing to special.

The US is tied with China for Gold medals now, wow. I enjoyed the white-water.

Yeah I meant the figure from the Heli Carrier.

YES!! Gandalf made no sense to me, this Elrond makes much more if you ask me. Can't wait to get him! Who cares? Elrond is better!

We just have to wait for the retail catalogs to be sent out.

Do I dish out the $20 for Hulk? I just saw him in-person in Target, he looks pretty awesome.

I Vote: Lt Thomas Hornby (Shadows). I've been suspicious of him for the past few days, I just don't like the way he's behaving.

I believe I see a tag coming to some members.

Night three, I typing said the wrong thing.

I got my role night three, the message implied that the admiral was unhappy with the previous one or replaced him. I have no idea whom had the investigator role before I got it. All I know is that I got it day three.