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I'm reading the above post by Actor Builder and feeling disappointed, as well.

If they can't make a hair mold that includes the braid, I'd really rather them ignore it completely. Printing the braid on the torso limits the additional uses that the piece could have.

The Death Star is a refreshing of the previous set. As that, it does a decent enough job. The Death Star that I would buy would include an exterior that folds away / opens to reveal the interior, and slopes to make it more round. It would also have minifigures that are updated to include details like dual molding and limb printing. I am not disappointed in the set when I take it for what it is. It does the job. I am disappointed in the set when I weigh it against what I would be willing to pay ~$500 for. Even $100 is a high price, so there is very very little that could be worth 5 times that amount.

Thanks for the pictures. They look great together, and I definitely get a good sense of scale. Cute cat, too.

I completely disagree with this. Ideas should be exclusively for people to post and vote for projects to become official sets. All projects should be of a quality that LEGO would conceivably produce. OK, I was thinking about the other rule about projects based on licenses already used by Ideas, and you're right that Star Wars does not fit the description. But it has twice as many pieces as are allowed per the guidelines, which makes it unacceptable. It's a great MOC, but that's not what Ideas is about. And you're completely right that voting for this can send LEGO a message about how many fans want something similar, but such messages can be sent by posting and voting for similar projects that adhere to the site guidelines.

Agreed. Both are disappointing.

That's an atrocity! A failed attempt at cuteness. The turd in pajamas thing is funny, but this thing reminds me of horror clowns like Pennywise. Yes, the packaging is lovely, but the vampire looks like he has fangs coming out of his nostrils. I'm not the right audience, though. I generally hate these types of things.

Yes, please!

I think a spear would make a great accessory for the Opera Singer.

That looks awesome. I don't have one of those dragons, and this reminds me I really need to get one. I didn't realize they were so big! Nexo Power Armor on a dragon like that would be rad.

Either way, the Nun should be something put into this thread, not really a discussion here.

That sounds interesting. I read Why I Write by George Orwell and found it fascinating. I have heard that's a very good book. I'll have to check it out.

They design these sets around a year before they release (sometimes longer), so they were already producing this set when Hoth came out. That was great. If they were clear about what the job was when they started, the backlash could have been avoided. It's like the Nexo Knights issue, rumors gave expectations that could not be met.

I don't go to Ideas specifically to be upset by kids projects. I go to look for good projects to support. While I am there, I see too many of these kids projects and it annoys me. Kids projects violate the guidelines. They don't belong on Ideas. They belong here. And it does affect me, as the clutter makes it more difficult to navigate the site. I also agree that a UCS AT-ST project is inappropriate for Ideas. Like the kids projects, they violate the guidelines. They are on the other end of the spectrum of what is acceptable. Beautiful as they may be, they are not viable Ideas projects. They do not belong on Ideas. They belong on an AFOL site for showcasing MOCs, or here.

I'm not sure I follow. Nobody should be posting entries for any other reason than to be made into an official set (and they really shouldn't bother unless their project is at LEGO set standards).

True, but that's when kids become teens. So I guess it's open to teens and adults. But a lot of projects look like they were made by kids (as in younger than 13). It would be nice if there was some way to avoid this.

I agree. Creatures like these should be molded.

Well maybe one of those bootleg brands will give us the forest and sea creatures we want, based on the images in the book.

Just quoting you to say I love that Moebius avatar! Anyways, I'm currently reading Orson Scott Card's Speaker For The Dead. It's really good. I'm about 2/3 through it, and it's really picking up. Compared to Ender's Game, well, it's so different but still very much the same. So far, I'm enjoying it about as much as the first book.

He's not a political figure, he's a historical one. So maybe some type of Mother Teresa could work? Maybe not, she was too recent.

They also have not grasped that Ideas is a place for adults to post their projects, not kids.

Considering everything else in the Nexo Knights universe, I wouldn't be surprised.

That's kids media, right? What adult would submit this? None, likely, so it's probably a kid's submission, which is against the rules. That is awful. That should not have made it through their preliminary process.

I like the fact that the main characters appear in multiple sets. It makes them more available and less exclusive. I'd like to see Nexo Knights with dinosaurs in space.

I'd say the differences are significant enough.