Karalora

The brilliant thing about DnD is that it's so easy to make characters that are unique and stand out even when repeating race and/or class. Between the big set and the CMF wave, all the standard PC races and most of the PC classes are represented, with the only holdout being the monk. So they could include a monk of any race and then start mixing and matching, implying different character creation options with the accessories and other details, and really highlighting the flexibility of the game. Another option would be to focus the second wave on monsters and antagonists--we got some of those, and really iconic ones, in the first wave, but I think the army builders of the LEGO world would appreciate a fine selection of kobolds, goblins, bugbears, lizardfolk, and other assorted critters from the less shiny side of the Monster Manual. Would it be less special than the first? Yeah...that's kinda always the case with sequels, isn't it? But we've barely scratched the surface and I'm greedy.

Yes please!

Pain in the a--*is shot*

I use the patronuses as ice sculptures in my winter village.

I mean, I don't need a flying phoenix if it's going to be a PITA to get. It would just be a cool addition to the mythological collection.

That flying phoenix is rad. I hope it's not too expensive on BL, because I ain't contributing money to the primary market on Harry Potter products.

Could it have been a spare that came with Train Kid? They don't usually give us spares of 1 x 2 parts but it's not impossible.

Per Bricklink, the black 1x2 tile is used in the Train Kid. I didn't find a CMF mentioned for either the regular blue or dark blue of this part.

Sven is surprisingly accurate to the look of an actual reindeer, for a cartoon. They could probably reuse it with different printing to downplay the cartoony face.

I saw that and immediately thought "The folks at EB are gonna love this!" Of course I don't know if it's more or less frustrating to get thrown a bone every now and again. It goes to show that they clearly know how to produce non-licensed sets in the Classic themes, that skill hasn't been lost...so why don't they more often?

I don't know about anyone else, but I usually think of deer/elk (as opposed to reindeer) as an autumnal animal rather than a winter/Christmas one. To be perfectly honest, the LEGO stag doesn't look very much like a real reindeer, and was probably used as one because the actual reindeer mold (for Sven from Frozen) was locked to that license.

Wow.

Yes.

You might be surprised. A full-grown raven can have a wingspan as big as five feet/1.5 meters. The real problem with the Dreamzzz raven, from a realism standpoint, is the transparent magenta edge to the feathers.

"Trying too hard" seems probable. I looked up when the Western line was active, and the bulk of the Indians sets seem to have come out in 1997--two years after Disney's Pocahontas, which was also a case of "trying too hard" (and ending up vaguely unsatisfying as a result). By 1997, everyone knew what a "Legoman" looked like--dot eyes, no nose, and the mouth and eyebrows doing all the work of the facial expression. Putting extra details on the Indians made them look weird in context, and I have to wonder what went into that decision. You know what? I like the audacity of this. *sigh*...they're not. No one* is literally "looking for things to get offended about," as is sometimes accused. But some things in popular media--like "cannibal natives" and other such ignorant stereotypes--leave a bad taste in the mouth and people would rather they were avoided. I ask again--would hypothetical revivals of the Classic themes be worse if they portrayed their respective indigenous peoples more thoughtfully? * Or very few people--obviously in a population of 8 billion, you can find instances of almost any behavior you can imagine.