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  1. x105Black
    Thoughts?
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    That would be a good fit!
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    This is a nice storytelling build. Everything is deliberately placed and looks great. The characters / minifigures are all very interesting and fit in nicely with the Kaliphlin setting. I particularly like the githril-smith area, and the throne is a nice design. I also love seeing Dewbacks walking the scene. Wonderful work!
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    I didn't get to open all of mine yet. So far, I love all of Dumbledore's and Voldemort's pieces, the Niffler and Suitcase pieces, Graves, and the bread and black wand. The wand mold in general looks fantastic, and alone is a great innovation for the Harry Potter theme. I'm looking forward to opening a few more. I am eager to see the medium legs and how nice the owls look in person. Can't wait to see car builds using the Snitch as a hood ornament.
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    I found Graves in the 4th spot from the back in the left hand row.
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    One can dream! To be honest, I'd just appreciate them being kept as they are. In fact, I'm a little bummed the big cats like the Tiger and Panther don't have saddle gaps... People look so awkward sitting on top of them.
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    It was a better Castle theme than Nexo Knights, but it was missing minifigures. In a way, sad to see it go if it is done.
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    That looks fantastic! So much better to see it like this! Hope you get the ankles figured out soon, that would go a long way, but it looks great. Nice work!
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    I'm not saying current reviewers will change their minds. I'm saying that critical reviews over time will drop from the scores it was given at release in the same way that ESB is critically reviewed as fantastic today.
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    OK, thanks. I think I will join Varlyrio, since there is more opportunity to shape the look and feel of the region. It could also make for an interesting backstory. Now I will have to plan out my introduction.
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    If I join, it doesn't matter where my sigfig is from, they will be living and building in Nocturnus. Is that allowed? Or maybe some other guild will end up with a lot of Nocturnus-inspired architecture...
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    I'm not opposed to comedy in Star Wars. The examples you listed from the OT are all great fun. The scene with Poe and Hux was not. It was just bad comedy. I don't feel the moment sets up anything, aside from a movie with poor comedy and an underwhelming take on Star Wars in general. Maybe TLJ pulls things together to perfectly reflect its themes. And maybe those themes shouldn't have been at the center of a Star Wars film. Or maybe it was just how those themes were initiated in TLJ that was unsatisfactory. This way, there is room for the satisfaction of pulling them together, but the premise itself is flawed. I don't think TLJ has a head start at anything aside from already having a negative fan reaction. That makes it a better candidate to become known as one of the worst, maybe even worse than the PT given enough time. ESB over time reversed its reception among professional reviewers, going from poorly reviewed to being hailed as the greatest. I expect the same to happen to TLJ, with professional reviewers taking the same opinion as much of the audience / fans and reversing their praise of the film.
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    Wow, that's very exciting! I hope all goes well, and that the promotion helps to give you some more support!
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    Drat.
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    I disagree that what you describe is a good thing. I also disagree with your opinions on the grey area between Jedi and Sith. I distanced myself from TLJ very early. It was in that scene with Poe contacting the First Order, where he is put on hold as if he was calling First Order Customer Service. That was terrible. I was willing to let that slide at first, but as it went on, things just kept snowballing. You are correct in that you do not know what will happen in ESB by watching ANH. I do know, however, that what ESB presented to me, based on the story I know beforehand in ANH, was satisfactory. I also know that what TLJ presented me, based on the story I know beforehand in the OT and PT, was not at all satisfactory. If TFA represents the OT, then TLJ represents the PT. So while you saw originality and consequence, and claim it was good not to appeal to the fans, I saw bad jokes that reminded me of the worst parts of the PT, and wished that the movie had not answered every question from TFA in such awful, and in my opinion, uninteresting ways. This is an opinion I will not be swayed from, as I'm sure you will not be swayed from yours.
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    Awesome! Thanks for sharing! It's a really beautiful model, and the photo looks brilliant. The other shot gives a lot of insight. Great work!
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    Yes, I agree completely on both mobility and appearance.
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    I believe that Episode IX will suffer from what TLJ has laid out. I also believe that if it is good it is because it was able to rise above that and still create something great. And I believe that if it is bad, it will likely be because there weren't any good places to take it after TLJ destroyed any story threads I was interested in. Luke didn't want to train any more Jedi, that's true. But Luke should have been training Rey to be more than a Jedi. A new way of harnessing the force that isn't split in a light dark dichotomy, but instead is something better. That's what I was hoping for when Luke said it was "time for the Jedi to end" in the trailer.
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    Dinosaurs are a great example of how well molded animals can work, although the dragons from Castle or Smaug, while having a similar level of detail, are far more mobile and assembled than the dinosaurs from JP and related themes.
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    I just have a strong preference for molded over brick-built for creatures like this. I prefer Smaug and the dragons from the Castle theme that are assembled from molded parts rather than the blocky look of brick-built creatures.
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    I love the scene, but would really like to see the full creature build. Or at least a behind the scenes to show how much of it was built.
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    I would hope for something more like Smaug. Price may be higher, but so would quality, so it would be worth it. Sadly, that's what I expect, too.
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    It should be really cool to see the robot fully constructed out of real bricks!
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    Skip the Hogwarts D2C and stick with minifigure / system scale.
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    I suppose you could use all of the printed parts here to make Adventure Time Brickheadz. And yes, I think this was successful because people wanted Adventure Time LEGO, not because the set itself was good. I believe there were 2 versions of the Tree Fort that got to 10k support, but did not pass review.
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