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Why do I have the urge use it as a receptacle for fecal matter? But seriously, it's nice to get a better view of that polybag version of Finn.

They're also fully stocked with City and Ninjago, should we assume they're not selling well? Or could we perhaps consider that they have additional stock in the stockroom and are replenishing the shelves when items sell? That's what I'll do. I agree with you here. LEGO could just start making every set half as big and twice as ugly. Then the only option would be to customize and mod. But the better alternative is that they actually put out a superior product in the box, and then all customizations would be optional rather than necessary to bring it up to standards.

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Now that would be fantastic. But sadly it's more likely to be Disney related.

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My favorite licensed minifigure that I currently own is Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy. I'm not the biggest fan of that franchise, I just find him to be a very useful minifigure. I love his color scheme, and he fits well in a medieval setting. I couldn't say I have a least favorite. There are many minifigures that have been made from licenses that I would love to own. So many, a list here would be way too long. The licensed minifigures I would like to see made (within existing licenses) include: Eowyn from LOTR Sauron from LOTR Gondor Soldier from LOTR Vigo the Carpathian from Ghostbusters 2 Gozer from Ghostbusters Muftak from Star Wars Episode IV Luke Skywalker from Star Wars Episode VII Raven from Teen Titans Lord Vortech from LEGO Dimensions And many more. Those are just off the top of my head.

I don't see why not. He's not that much bigger. That's how I'd see him done. I'd love to see a Yen Sid minifigure.

They didn't do that with the Simpsons, and there are many relevant characters that never got made in 2 waves and a couple of sets. While Disney will likely be more popular, I wouldn't expect them to go on indefinitely. But the success of this series could help determine future successes in sets and additional series, so it's possible they will have more than the Simpsons did.

I don't hate Chefbot specifically. I'm not a fan of the robots as a whole, but I don't see why they would be included as they are not knights. That's like saying I'm the best NFL player (I don't even watch football).

Better, even. I can see that adding tech elements to the characters could help them look more like the Nexo Knights, but this build would fit right in with that theme.

That's kind of what I mean. Thundercats looks like a fantasy story when they aren't in their Cat's Lair or driving a vehicle. He-Man looks like a fantasy story when they are at Castle Greyskull and away from their vehicles. Star Wars looks like a fantasy story when they're not flying in spaceships and are instead training on a swamp planet or roaming the woods of a forest moon. Another good example I left off last time is Adventure Time, which looks like a fantasy story with a bunch of weird things like candy people while taking place in a post-apocalyptic setting. I'm sure there will be similar things in Nexo Knights, but the knights will always look science fiction styled. Anyways, I'm sure LEGO is creative enough to find ways to make a fun, unique fantasy setting without going to crazy and making everything too colorful or science fiction. I love the ideas above. We're really putting together a strong theme that doesn't rely on the tired tropes of all previous Castle themes and gets back to the fan favorite villagers. That's why I'm a fan of Forestmen and Wolfpack as candidates for a new theme. They are different enough from the average Castle theme to allow those ideas some breathing room, and to bring a fresh approach to the Castle theme as a whole. I could see villagers, Forestmen, and Wolfpack working really well in unison.

That's brash. I hope it's successful. I hope a lot are successful. I don't know what you made, but I hope they are successful, too. What did you make?

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I agree with your comments about Mike. He should have short legs, as he would be shorter than the average person. That will also help with the size difference between him and Sulley, who I really hope they include. With a head / body mold like the Wookiees, I think he would be the right size.

It looks to me like a new mold.

I'd much prefer these knights in the Nexo Knights theme. Great job in working at combining elements. Nice work!

The way LEGO combined fantasy and science fiction irked me, too. It skews more heavily into science fiction than fantasy, when most of the best ones skew in the opposite direction. I was a huge fan of He-Man and Thundercats when I was younger. In those series, I always felt that the fantasy was at the forefront and the science fiction was used more sparingly. Yes, they all had vehicles made with technology, but for the most part they are in a fantasy setting. Star Wars is also a great example. While there is certainly a lot of technology, and it does indeed skew more towards science fiction with all of its starships and such, many of the worlds are sparse and wild, full of creatures and vegetation. The Empire used a lot of technology, but the Jedi were much more organic (save the tech they used for their laser-swords). I don't think I was prone to enjoy Nexo Knights because of the way they combined the 2 disparate elements of fantasy and science fiction. Anyways, back on the topic of Future Castle Sets, I love the above idea of a harbor. I've always combined my Castle and Pirate sets into the same world (I tend not to use the guns), and a harbor would be a fun way to do that.

It would be great if LEGO went as far as all of that. I know, I was just thinking of it as a good way to tie in with the movie.

I sincerely hope so. I actually loved Castle Cavalry, mostly because even it's transformed spaceship version was made to look completely medieval. It was a great set when built as a gate, as well. It's one of the sets that helped get me back into LEGO again. I really wish they had dome more Castle sets from that movie, even though the presence of Castle in that movie was pretty light. Maybe a Middle Zealand theme could be the next Castle theme.

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It's a nice looking tower, but the blue force fields and brick-built dragon are turn offs for me.

Also, the "demons" in this case are the bad guys. So if anyone is offended at their inclusion, I'd suspect them of being demon sympathizers.

Is he about to blow chunks? That's what it looks like.

That's a great point, and one I hadn't considered. You're absolutely right. Once they start down that path, I'd expect them to produce a wide variety of arm poses (but we know it would take them years to even give us a second one, and it would likely just be a recolor of this one). I'm doubtful of the legs, but still very, very hopeful.

I like this idea. I'd love to see more exploration into the Medieval Market Village style of sets, and making a second version to compliment the first is expanding on a wonderful concept. The original was a tavern and blacksmith. This one could be a butcher, a baker, and (a candlestick maker?) other such shops found in a medieval village. I really like this idea, and can imagine the Wolfpack making a return as the raiders. The idea of having the villagers defend themselves irked me a bit when first mentioned, but I was won over by the various ways in which they could become more like fantasy trope heroes. It's a solid concept, and one that would work very well. If this was a series of medium sized $20-$50 sets, along with a small $15 merchant cart and a large $100 village like the one described above, it would make for a great theme. They could even add in a faction of knights to defend the village, and it would still work out well. Sadly, I'd expect Lions or Crowns, but I would much prefer to see knights / soldiers / guards without a specific heraldry. Something like this would also be great as a media franchise. The dual personalities of the heroes would be a fun element.