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Nice to see we finally get some news about the Arkham Asylum set! Batwing looks great so far, can't wait to see the complete fig Regards, Mitch

Taking that with a grain of salt, but I agree it'd be better if it was a version based on the animated series Regards, Mitch

Yeah, that's the one, so.. noted Too bad.. Regards, Mitch

Since noone mentioned the very blurry pic of what seems to be Arkham Asylum on IG, I take it it's fake? Makes sense I guess, since it looks absolutely stunning, but therefor also too good to be true Regards, Mitch

Yeah, that would definitely help things! Regards, Mitch

I've actually been expanding my TPM display somewhat, adding more 'good guy' characters to the shelf that previously only had Trade Federation vehicles and characters. I really wanted to add a Queen Amidala fig but she is absolutely ridiculously expensive and I kinda hope she'll reappear in a new set, sometime soon. A TPM Senator Palpatine would be neat as well, some day Regards, Mitch

I like your Ravage! And Frenzy doesn't look too bad either Regards, Mitch

I have the 8097 Slave 1 and I find that quite a decent size for the ship, so for me, preferably it would be that size. Admittedly, I thought the 75243 was a UCS or something so rather big (yet minifig size, perhaps) but apparently it's playscale size and also not too bad, though already noticeably smaller than the 8097. I think I'll still get it though, and hang it up somewhere so it's smaller size isn't easily seen Regards, Mitch

Ooohh, that looks very nice! Well done Regards, Mitch

This. Thank you, I couldn't find the right words when I first read DocLord's reply. I just think it's absolutely ridiculous they couldn't have gone the extra mile (which it isn't even, really) and added a blue version of special arms which they were clearly already making to the F4 sets,,, Regards, Mitch

I did see an IG-post around the time those leaked pics of the August sets appeared, and it indeed said it's a UCS AT-ST. According to that informer, it will cost 200-ish, have 1513 pieces and contain an AT-ST driver minifig. Regards, Mitch

So, with the official reveal of the One Piece sets, first thing I thought was 'oh, cool new minifigure parts!', and then at the third set Brickset shows, there's a Luffy with very long, bendy arms. And now all I can think is, "why the MegaBlocks didn't LEGO use that for Reed Richards?! " [/rant] Regards, Mitch

True, it definitely would have been terrible for sales of the upcoming Slave 1 But I'm still kinda surprised, since it's an entirely new mold and all, and LEGO tends to reuse newer molds more often, first. Maybe this means we'll get a Kamino-based set next year Regards, Mitch

Right? I'd still peg LEGO would have done something like that, though But! Glad to see it is indeed Lama Su, and he looks brilliant! The other minifigures I've been very excited for all look amazing as well (from what we can see from these semi-blurry pics at least). I'm definitely getting the V19 Torrent. I already have some parts to make purist custom Obi-Wan resembling the CW version more than the TCW. Not too sure about the MTT and CTT yet. I really only want Bly and Bacara and the Galactic Marines, so I might wait for them to end up on BL (and not be ridiculously priced). Regards, Mitch

YES! The Slave I comes with Lama Su I feared it would be Taun We again (which it still could be, if the original info providers didn't look properly, as has happened before ). Sizewise, it's compared to the previous Slave I (not counting UCS Jango Fett's and the microfighter) which seems very small. Not sure how they're gonna make that a two-seater... The interior of the Juggernaut sounds a bit... meh. I'd have liked something a bit more command center-y, which I believe it's also used for, occasionally. Otherwise, still sounds like a great set The RTG Snowspeeder sounds kinda interesting, too. If anything because of Solitas and the chained lightsaber. Regards, Mitch

The Collectable Spider-Minifigure Series looks great! Lots of new molds, I believe, and I like that several of the masked figures have alternate heads and hairpieces to unmask them Regards, Mitch

OhmyGod, there's news The new Phase One Clone Pilot helmet looks very good! Do you think that mold could also be used for any other clones? The only fin-less clones I can think of are commando troopers, but something tells me they'd need an entire new mold altogether. I think the Galactic Marine torso looks great as well. It seems very accurate to me Regards, Mitch

I've never heard of Buzzsaw He seems to have a very similar design to Laserbeak, though? Soundwave has never really been my favorite or anything, but I still feel intrigued by the LEGO set. Maybe I'll get it purely for nostalgia's sake. If it came with a few cassettes (realistically, I'd say two max) that'd be great too. My top choices for that would be: Laserbeak, Ravage and Rumble. Regards, Mitch

Admittedly, I guess the color is difficult to pull off. I remember it being corn yellow, but seeing those pictures, it seems indeed rather mustard-y, even brown-ish. Then again, that's based on the Felucia scenes, which is a dark environment/night-time scene, so I guess lighting plays a large part... Regards, Mitch

Saw the tease of the 327th helmet. Looks alright, I guess. Though, the yellow could've been a bit darker, and from what I can tell from Wookieepedia pics, 327th troopers don't have down-facing arrows on the helmets, but just a vertical line along the middle... Oh, well Regards, Mitch

Also very true. I guess I was a little too generous with my initial assessment It's just that I'm a big fan of Clone Wars things and very thrilled we're finally getting Bly I did check earlier MTT's on Brickset and noticed the first playscale one only has 7 BD's, that's it. The latest one has 8 BD's, one pilot-type droid and three character minifigs, so there's quite some differences between those two generations. Regarding the new pauldrons... after plastic and cloth, I wondered what material would be left, then someone mentioned the rubbery capes, but I don't think that would look good at all. It will allow for mobility of the minfig of course, but that's about it... Regards. Mitch

Well, yeah, there's that Ah, yes, thanks! I wonder if kamas will also be renewed, then? Congrats on your Citizenship

noted Also: ARGH! I completely forgot that MTT is of course a CIS vehicle intended to carry lots of battle droids, so I guess it does makes sense it comes with so many. In that case, the inclusion of Aayla and Bly is just a really nice bonus, if you ask me Though, yes, additional figures of the Seperatist/CIS side would have been welcome. So, some more info... Well, not really more as in new, just more confirmation of what we already knew. Though the part about the pauldrons is news and it sounds very interesting! Pauldrons are the shoulder thingies, right, not the hip thingies? Also, nice to hear about the Felucia style side build in the 327th BP! Saves me the trouble of Bricklinking parts and building something myself Regards, Mitch

That sounds somewhat encouraging, at least I believe, so far, the minifig list for the MTT consists of Aayla Secura, Commander Bly and ten (super) battle droids, right? If you don't count BD's as minifigures I realize that doesn't sound like a lot at all, and even then, 10 BD's sounds like a LOT. My estimate is that there will be at least one more minifigure and about 5 battle droids in total, in the end. But yeah, let's not get our hopes up too much Regards, Mitch

Oh, crud, I forgot Marvel CMF's only appear twice a year (at maximum) yeah, by that time no one will be thinking about Ironheart anymore... True, true... Regards, Mitch