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Even if it's a really early concept art, I still wish they'll made some of the things we seen there which weren't made yet, like that villain in the upper left (that dark guy with the glowing lines) or the leg armour with those "wings" on them (or a separate wing piece to put on the shell armour we already got). Oh, and the arm cannon from that white/orange guy. I so need this for a Samus Aran MOC (alongside with a fitting head, of course). And I also like "Bunny Ear Hero", especially on the right picture he looks really cool.

To be honest, I don't know exactly what you mean... but that's just because I don't know the right terms for all the parts (neither in English nor in German). Anyway, maybe I'll just download the file of the templar and check it out for myself. I just gave the Zealot a closer look and I thin I'll try to make a MOC using your build. Is it okay if I'll upload that MOC on MOCpages, then? Of course I'll give you credit for the basics and the idea.

I've got to admit Furno indeed lacks new parts, but since I passed his 2.0 version that didn't bother me that much. While I usually buy sets for parts, I must admit it was also partly his design that sold him to me.

Since I just bought Furno 3.0 today and there is still no review for him online, I thought I pick the opportunity to write my second review. So yeah, William Furno! From the young rookie who had to prove himself to the hero with the geeky glasses, now he's heading right into the next mission on the jungle planet Quatros. Alongside with Stormer he's also the only hero who appeared in every wave so far. However, since I missed the two first Furnos I can't compare them with each other. But anyway, let's start the review! Set name: Furno 3.0 Set Number: 2191 Price: 9.99 Euro Pieces: 28 pieces Year of release: 2011 The canister The front of the mostly green canister shows Furno with his new bow in a quite impressive (and slightly intimidating) pose. Despite his sleek armour, Furno takes a lot of space of the picture because of his wings. Left to him we se a few CG spikes, on the right a group of Waspix' is heading towards Furno for some aerial combat action. The back of the canister is pretty much the same as on Bulk, the other 3.0 hero I own so far. Of course that's not a big surprise since they can be combined. Only the colour of the hero core and the picture which demonstrates that Furno fits into his canister are different. Underneath there is all that text that nobody really reads in various languages. So now it's time to open the canister. The pieces Furno 3.0 features (as I already wrote above in the overview) 28 pieces. Most of his armour pieces were already released in his 2.0 version, like the hands, the feet and his armour shells (I just checked it on the Review here on Eurobricks again). The only new recolours are the grey bone pieces, but those got that colour in all sets of the summer wave. So in other words, he's quite short when it comes to new pieces. One thing I though like about Furno is the fact that he doesn't come only with two hands, but also with two of the traditional socket pieces (since those were needed to attach his wings). The instruction booklet, which features the same nice picture seen on the canister. A random page from the building instructions. The booklet makes sure that you don't mix the various sizes of shells up by pointing the numbers on them out. Near the end of the instructions are also some pages showing various other sets, in this case, Nex 3.0 fighting against Fangz. Oh, and the first season is out on DVD now (while the sets are already forgotten). Am I wrong here or does that ad for the Recon Team shows the 2.0 versions of Surge, Nex and Stormer? So yeah, now it's time to show the new pieces, right? First, there are Furno's wings. In some of the villain sets they were used as tusks. I can also imagine them for sabers or similiar weapons. I'm not sure, but I doubt that any pieces can connect with the holes on the inner side of them. The other new piece (and the only one which is exclusive to this set) is Furno's helmet with his incredible eagle/falcon-design. Good lord, I love that helmet even more than bulk's Wolf helmet. I wish LEGO would release it in more colours than red so I can MOC an entire team of eagle warriors. Furno's name badge looks really nice with the falcon and his badass beak. The yellow background and the wings above the nametag are also really neat. Building the hero Starting with the skeleton... ...than adding the armour... ...the bow, the wings and his head... ...finally the chest plate and Furno is done. Furno looks really sleek and dynamic (like a real eagle/falcon), the large armour on his lower legs (and the abstinence of armour on his upper legs) helps to transport that aesthatic. Unlike the other heroes, the new pieces he got weren't use for his weapon/tool but for his wings. But I really like the use of the villain blades as a bow for Furno. It's also noteworthy that Furno looks really red although he only uses three armour shells along with his torso armour, his helmet, his hands and his feet. The downside of his bright colour scheme is of course the extremely hollow back. Please TLC, give at least the next wave some piece for ther backs to end that misery. Playability Using the same build as the 2.0 heroes (which use basically the design we know since the Toa Inika), Furno is pretty poseable. Only his arms are limited in terms of poses because of his wings, which might clash against his head. Dashing through the air! Firing his bow. I first tried to create a pose suggesting that he's ready to fire the bow, but it wasn't really possible to bring his arms in sync for that, so I settled with that pose. Since his bow is made out of two blade pieces, Furno instantly reminded me of Pit's appereance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, were Pit could also split is bow in two sabers to fight in a Legolas-esque style. Final thoughts In terms of design and aesthetics, Furno is definitely a great set, and to me, that makes up for his lack of new pieces (or new recolours). The eagle helmet works great with his wings, and the bow looks also really nice, and except for his hollow back there is nothing that is really bugging me about him, but hey, all of the canister sets are suffering from this, so it's not Furno's fault. As long as you don't dislike red or birds, Furno 3.0 is worth his money. However, if you want a large amount of red shell pieces, you should also take a look at Raw-Jaw (though I'm only speculating here, since I don't have any of the villians yet). Bonus content! Combiner model In case you got both Furno 3.0 and Bulk 3.0, you can build a combiner model using parts from both sets. The instructions can be found on the official Hero Factory site. The combiner got a nice colour scheme and the combinaton of the blades and the wings gives him a really cool look. I also just recently realized that the Combiner also features design traits from both Bulk (blades at the lower arms) and Furno (all the wings), only in a scale fitting to his size. However, I'd like to point out that it's not really possible to bent the lower part of the legs backwards as shown on the CGI image (from the canisters and the instructions). The armour shells get in the ways of this. Speaking of his legs, it feels really weird to me to pose the combiner since his legs are made out of three sections instead of two, thus having two knees on each leg. Last but not least, a picture of the combiner's skeleton. Unlike the actual canister sets, the building instructions starts with building the legs (including armour and stuff) and then continues to build and add the arms. FALCON... ...PUNCH!!! Poor Rotor, he became once again victim of my new heroes. All in all, the combiner is quite cool and proves that TLC put some thoughts into a good way to combine the canisters. It's also quite easy to create your own combiners given the fact that's... well... Lego.

Before I disassembled Bulk 3.0 today for the combiner, I made a pic of him with modified weapons: I simply mirrored the EXO force arms and attached the daggers via the other peg.

I already said it multiple times, and I'll say it again... due to his ridiculous amount of bone pieces, Scorpio is a must-buy for me (though I'm not much into lime, but I'll find a use for it anyway). Besides, his head looks a lot like Waspinator. Odds are really high that I'll build a Waspinator MOC. Thank you for the great review! I'm really curious about Scorpio's poseability.

I'd just want to mention that I bought Furno 3.0 yesterday. Since he's still unopened, I'll make a review of him today (and eventually, I'll also give the combiner of Bulk and Furno a try).

Thanks for the great review Brickthing! Due to the bear helmet I wasn't much interested into Stringer 3.0, but considering the useful recolours like black feet and hands, I might pick him up one day (since I was also really fond that Bulk had the same pieces in silver).

Looks also really great! How did you attach the armour to his back?

First of all: DO WANT THIS. The HF-Zealot looks awesome. It looks so awesome I'm even reconsidering getting Rocka (or even Rocka XL) just to have enough gold armour to build a Zealot as well (but on the other hand, I could use different colours, like yellow...). But since LDD doesn't work so well on my PC, I haven't downloaded the file yet. When it comes to MegaBloks... I own one of those small jet-bike-thingies from the Dragon wave and a Steel Spartan Figure. While I do like the design of the Spartan (and the rider of the jetbike), MB is in terms of clever part use definitely interior to LEGO. The aforementioned bike uses a quite large main body and you just put a few pieces (from which at least the half of them isn't really supposed for any other use) on it. LEGO sets of a similiar size feature way more versatile parts. However, if the Halo Wars sets from MB were actually released in Germany, I'd most likely bought one or two of the small ones, mostly for figs (I got the Steel Spartan on eBay).

As I mentioned in my review from Bulk, I like the grey limb pieces. But I do hope that there'll be still the black ones (at least via Pick a Brick). Scorpio got good chances that I'll buy him for his parts. I'm also tempted to use his head for a MOC of Waspinator from Beast Wars. And Omicron, your review is quite good, although the pics seem a bit dark. Ohterwise, pretty good!

Thank you for the great review! Since Fangz comes with a nice assortment of silver pieces, I think I'll get him sooner or later. Now I also know that he has indeed a very nice built.

Also, don't forget the silver feet - I really missed those at the Recon Team Hero Builder.

Stormer 3.0 looks great, but since I bought recently a second 2.0 (for only 5€), he's rather low on my wanted-list. EDIT: Oh yeah, the review is really enjoyable, sorry that I didn't mentioned that earlier. XD

Ah, I thought he might have waist articulation. I think I'll pass Rocka XL because I'm not a big fan of golden parts, and he doesn't seem to have enough other nice parts which outweigh the parts I don't need. But I like his overall design. Odds are good that I'll pick him up one day once his price got dropped (which is of course rather unlikely, since titans don't get often price cuts).

That is amazing! I once built G1 Optimus Prime, but some of his robot parts are clearly visable while he's transformed (which reminds me I wanted to revamp him). But your Tracks is just awesome!

Oh god yes, that's even another reason why I need Scorpio. Very good review. Due to his enourmous amount of limb pieces, I'm very tempted to get Waspix as well.

Am I the only one who noticed that Stringer is missing from both spots?

They look great. I really like the Master Chief.

Pretty cool MOC. I also like your clever back design. And I wonder how you attached the rifle to the Furno headgear...

That's a good question... it also reminds me that I had intended to mention that difference. Btw, if I remember correct, Avak had a similiar problem with his right forearm. Personally, I go with the building instructions in such situations, although it doesn't matter much in a case like this. You know, I still can't believe my luck that the new sets are already available here. If I wouldn't save my money currently for some other things, I'd have already bought a few more sets from the new wave. Oh and just in case I wasn't clear enough in my review and in the two other posts were I mentioned I want Bulk... his helmet was along with all the silver pieces the main reason for getting him.

They don't fall off that easily. They fit as tight as the spikes on the armour of the 2.0 heroes fit, only they are in a more exposed position. Because of this it happens much more often that I accidently touch them with my hand wrists while I'm posing Bulk, thus letting them fall out. Frankly, I'd prefer it if they were attached to his arms in a more solid way instead of that robot arm, since moving the blades around doesn't make much sense anyway. The poseability of his elbows still bothers me more, especially since this problem is most likely shared by all six heroes and could easily been avoided. And by the way, thanks for the nice comments on the review. I hope it's helpful for those who are still unsure about Bulk. Since I'm a MOCist, I mainly bought him for his parts, but I can also assure you that he's a pretty good set. I'm still pondering which other heroes I should get. So far, Furno and Stormer have good chances, but maybe I'll rather pick one of the small boxes instead of Stormer.

Exactly. But maybe we'll getting "STORM NOT RHINO" instead. Or something like that. XD (and yes, you'll get a cookie, as promised)

After accidently hit the "Submit" button to early, I've now finished my review of Bulk. Feel free to read and comment it. ^^ When I think about it... yeah, a white wolf would have just been awesome. But maybe TLG wanted to avoid the cliché and thus made Stormer the rhino instead of being a wolf, eagle, gorilla or some other typical heroic animal associated with a team captain. (you'll get a cookie if you know why I listed a gorilla among with the wolf and eagle)

I've accidently hit "Submit" instead of "Preview". But now the review is complete.