BrickJagger

This is the problem: Ideas hasn't grown and matured. Almost every project on Ideas is someone's reused MOC or a ten minute LDD build with the digital landscape still in the background. My post said that none of the non-licensed sets that get through have figures and while that is false, there certainly aren't many. Upon further inspection, I only see two out of the eight with figures, being the Research Institute and the Mech.

I didn't even see that he asked that. Nevermind.

It's May and we still have no images of the Black Knight's Mech...... We've known this since NYTF

Ideas really has a fascination with the eighties, doesn't it?

Shame on you for hating on this. This is clearly an important artistic expression. This man likely put in entire days to create this masterpiece, and his effort has clearly paid off with you noticing his project and sharing it. You're playing right into his hands. This project will be at Ten Thousand in no time, quote me.

Are you implying that Nexo is done after next year?

An impressive work. A piece of art, really. Congratulations on your masterpiece.

Welcome to the boards! I love your lighting effects.

Time to re-edit your sig, Actor.

It already exists. 'Tis called Lego.com.

Those look a lot nicer in higher resolution. Funny how they try to pass off that motley crew of lava monsters as "Two Flame Throwers, an Ash Attacker and a Crust Smasher"

^ Part of the problem with this idea would be the re-introduction of old factions or the introduction of new ones. Since there are no current "Castle" factions, Lego would have to spend time developing this idea. A line like this with just figure packs and no larger sets would likely be less profitable for Lego, so I don't view this idea as realistic. I think that this is the reason that Lego has been pumping out smaller, less detailed lines for their classic themes just to say that they're still around. They're in over their heads in licenses and they'll only be able to focus on Castle and Pirates again when the Marvel/DC universe proves to be unpopular, which should be in about six or seven years once the comics buzz dies down. Unfortunately I don't see what's stopping Lego from making 50+ Disney products a year that would directly compete with a Castle line, so, like some others in this thread have said, Castle could be gone for a very, VERY, long time. I'll just stop now.

A Star Wars CMF line is not viable because Disney wouldn't allow it.

Both, really. I don't use Bricklink too often but I'm sure you could find a bulk lot if you searched for it.

Male: S13 Goblin Female: S13 Witch Licensed: Abe Lincoln (Lego Movie) Least Favorite: S3 Pilot Most Wanted: S15 Satyr S16 Most Wanted: Arabian Knight Honorable Mentions: S3 Elf, S11 Gingerbread Man, S6 Roman Soldier

You could buy in bulk from Ebay or Bricklink (I would recommend that for space, since it's off the shelves right now), or you could buy a city "starter set", which contains four figs for $10.

The Thunder Driller is a classic set, buy that if you're looking for an impressive build. The Cave Crusher has better parts, including several saw blades, so buy that if you're more interested in MOC'ing.

No goblins in a moc about goblins? I like the angled build used here.

Nice use of the Exo-force hair for the blood.

I remember that. It was a cancelled game a few years back.

Very impressive. The walls could use a little more detail but the landscaping is perfect.

Interesting idea. Wish I had some of these to experiment on.

I love how the Siege Machine looks in Tank Mode, but it doesn't seem to have any maneuverability in that form.

Won't work. The Lotr crew has been flooding Ideas for three years and can't get anything through. Besides, Ideas has degraded into a launchpad for the next big licensed theme, and it's very rare for a "normal" set to get through these days. The ones that do get through don't even have figures. I worry that Lego is starting to put money over quality and the balloon is getting close to popping. You really can't get to much bigger as a company, but all they want is more. Almost half of the current themes are licensed, and those that aren't are supercharged mega-themes (Although I guess I'm guilty for supporting NK in that regard). The only non-city, classic-style theme to come out last year was Pirates. The year before it was Ultra Agents. The year before it was Castle. Needless to say all three were flops because they were overshadowed by the bigger themes. Lego is proving to itself that smaller themes don't cut it anymore, but they don't seem to realize that they aren't even giving smaller themes a chance. More DC. More Marvel. Even the Simpsons and Minecraft are somehow now in Lego form. Themes such as Castle and Kingdoms were successful because there wasn't as much competition, just several other similar sized themes, Star Wars, and the yearly licensed theme or two. That way they could thrive without abandoning their core values. I guess what I'm against is over saturation. Do we really need a Lego Batman Movie? He was just a side character in the original. How about a Lego Ninjago Movie? I don't care how popular the sets are, Ninjago has Bionicle'd itself and it's very hard to become a new fan when the fanbase is solely comprised of diehards and little kids. That movie just serves as a pitiful excuse to remake every 2011/2012 Ninjago vehicle and reboot the series for another six years. Someone's about to dish on me for liking NK, but I for one do not approve of the immense amount of NK sets being pumped out. Half of the first wave wasn't even necessary. Does everyone really need a hover horse, vehicle, squire, etc? Make each Knight unique! The Lava Monsters are great, no doubt, and have the perfect number of vehicles, each with its own special features and designs. The Nexo Knights don't need twenty some vehicles if the Lava Monsters only has five, do they? I would prefer NK to have five or six sets in the first half of the year and three or four in the second, not twenty five in the first and fifteen in the second. I will be glad if NK only runs for three years. It's great right now and hopefully it stays that way for the next two years, but I don't want to get too attached to it when it leaves. I'm just in it for the baddies and fun builds, not some ridiculous complex storyline that takes the better part of a day to figure out (Hint, hint). Lego is about what you do with the product, not some pre-made storyline, and they've strayed away from that in the pursuit of more money. If they continue to do this we are headed straight for another 1999-2003 disaster, but with licensed themes this time. I think that's something we would all like to avoid. So with that being said, I'll sit back with you guys and cross my fingers for a new, developed Castle line in the near future, even if it replaces Nexo Knights.

I was also under the impression that Corner Café has been trademarked already. Oh well.