sam89

1. Here's the cockpit. 2. There is no place for stormies to sit. 3. The underside. Hope that helps!

That's Vader's gallery. He got it from this page: http://starwars.com/community/news/films/news20071010.html

We always get the big news when Yoda leaves X-D

I'm not really into Castle, but I love this set! The playability looks great and figures are just fantastic! So many new molds in lots of different colours!

I can't believe none of us noticed that! :-D Great spot, Tijn!

So you expect TLC to release sets, knowing that they will lose money, just to make a very small minority happy? I have to agree with Starwars4J. TLC have done a lot for AFOLs.

That's pretty cool. Much better than the 2007 January sets IMO. Interesting 'spike' pieces on the legs. It seems fairly certain. It's been said that the 2008 sets will be jungle based, and I don't think they'd design a set just for the cover of a book.

What movie was this? The only thing I can think of is "Speed Racer".

The circular piece can also been seen at the front of Anakin's Jedi Starfighter (but in yellow): http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hewkii/2...starfighter.jpg

aayla-secura brings us pics of the new Spongebob sets, 3830 - Bikini Bottom Express ( 24,99

I'm not in to Spongebob, but those are fantastic! The rocket's interior is cool. Great minifigs in the rocket set as well.

They're on the front page! Please check the other Castle thread ;-)

I think you're right.

Thanks to Ikki o' Moopyville, who appears to have found the first pic of Castle set 7048 Troll's Attackship! Discuss here.

Thanks for the pic 8-

It's probably LEGO stating that they'll be doing Expanded Universe sets this year.

Looking at the pics closer, they won't be regular smilies. You can see they've all got straps on their chins (if you zoom in).

I think I've figured out what makes the Rogue Shadow look bad. If you look carefully, you can see that the plates along the top of the left mandible (as we look a it) are raised so that the missile can fire. The plates on the right mandible are sloping down. Basically, these raised plates give the model a very blocky feel, which hopefully it won't have when it is lowered ;-)

The vehicles in 7667 and 7668, like in the last two battle packs, are made-up, by LEGO. There's probably a TIE pilot in the cockpit.

We can assume we'll get that V-19 Torrent that we saw in the poster at SDCC: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sam89/20...con_2007_65.jpg

I'm most disappointed in the Rogue Shadow. It seems way too blocky and not very appealing to look at. Perhaps it'll be a grower, like GGs Starfigher. The Rebels in the Scout Speeder set are fantastic. We were all expecting Hoth rebels, but this is much better. The AT-AP is the biggest surprise to me, I think that's my favourite set of the bunch. The Hailfire droid is decent as well. Overall, excellent apart from the RS.

There's two videos here: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=276448 This one's the best.

The dwarf mine (7036) is coming out next month. Another similar set (7040) is coming out next year.

This gallery has some comparison pics between 4483 and 10178: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=276440

I'm pleasantly surprised that, looking at the parts list, this piece is printed.