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Yeah, so I guess it's kind of in between Pirates and those underwater themes. And as much as I would prefer a great new Pirate theme, a Pirate-like spinoff of Friends could be interesting.

I agree on both counts.

Exactly. And the target audience for LEGO products (as advertised on the boxes) can be as high as 16+. Well said. I completely agree. I don't see the problem with LEGO Stranger Things.

A bigfig would be fine.

Absolutely. It's a great set with plenty of good parts and minifigures for Castle builders.

So it's basically a Pirates theme for girls, set in modern times.

Apology accepted.

I hate the Hungarian Horntail being brick-built, but I guess that's to be expected after the brick-built Fantastic Beasts creatures. The older Horntail was better. I will likely be getting the Expecto Patronum and Hagrid's Hut. I may also get the Clock Tower for my lady. Don't really care about the bus.

That's not what I'm seeing. Sand blue, sure, but Classic Spaceman? Not so much.

If true, this is exciting. Great show, and great fit for the brand. Looking forward to it.

I recently watched Spider-man Homecoming and Into the Spider-Verse. Both were very good, the second was phenomenal. And last night I watched The LEGO Movie 2. It was very good.

When the Rise of Skywalker is available to watch at home, I will watch it. It should be interesting to see what they keep and undo from Johnson's botched episode. I'm much more eager to see The Mandalorian. That looks fantastic.

I went with Forestmen. Wolfpack and Black Knights were close behind.

Personally, I think the problem with Creator 3-in-1 as a theme is that it caters primarily to the build experience, and isn't really for me. With that in mind, I hope they don't make sets that have features that I find appealing, since there will inevitably be something about the set that is disappointing (from the piece selection, prints, and minifigures, to the brick-built animals). I suppose Aanchir is right, and I should just wait for Castle and Space to return on their own, because Creator 3-in-1 versions of them would not offer me what I am really interested in seeing.

I love the black and red combination, and look for great minifigures in those colors in all themes for use in Castle builds, so 2013 was great for me. That said, I think both would have been better with darker colors (dark red and black for the dragons, and dark blue for the opposition). Some color schemes are terrible, so this was nice. And in my world, black armor and weapons are the strongest (which goes back to my childhood, when there were fewer such black parts than brown and grey).

That's neat and all, but those animals still look like crap. At minifigure scale, I just don't think they look good. That's the primary gripe. And if they had replaced the birds and seagulls and parrots with molded animals I may have ended up purchasing more of those sets. I wonder how many people would have seen molded animals as a discouragement from the purchase. The main point of all LEGO is building. I don't see how adding in a dog mold will ruin building. But if that's the case, I'm surprised they even include minifigures. Why not build those too? I guess my main issue with the Creator 3-in-1 theme is that the point is too heavily on building to the exclusion of interesting molded parts.

No, minifigures are not overrated.

To get the point straight, I don't expect a Creator 3-in-1 set to include a molded dragon. I brought that up in relation to someone else saying Ninjago is providing us with great dragons. Ninjago has brick-built dragons, so I was doing a comparison of brick-built dragons and molded dragons in a similar scale and color scheme. That's all that was. Furthermore, It's great that the parts of the dog are reused in the additional models. I don't see how adding a small animal like a dog mold is really going to upset the status quo, though. Build and play are both great, and a dog can add a lot more play value than you may attribute to it. I'm not trying to change Creator 3-in-1 to fit my desire for Castle and Space sets. I'm just suggesting that they take on that subject matter from time to time. I'm also suggesting that they include some smaller more specialized molds to enhance their play experience. That's all.

I certainly don't expect to see a molded dragon in a 3-in-1 set. I was simply pointing out that my needs are not served with brick-built dragons like those in Ninjago (which is what I was replying to). The dogs and cats are the real issues for 3-in-1, but a molded moose or pelican would have been a great selling point for those sets.

I wasn't really talking about huge pieces. Just smaller more specialized parts that aren't just bricks or plates, that's all. Honestly, this is the only part of your tl;dr post I read. And yes, they do use tiny creature molds. But why not use cat and dog molds? Instead there are awful brick-built cats and dogs that barely resemble the actual animal at minifigure scale. That's the main issue for me. But larger animal molds like bears or big cats could also work well in this theme. I don't get the resistance to it. While it may be a little bit against the theme's design philosophy, I think that philosophy could be rewritten. And if not, then I guess my biggest gripe with the theme is that design philosophy. Here's an example of a terrible dog: I just don't like brick-built dragons. 3-in-1 had this dragon: But I vastly prefer this one:

The limited color selection in each set is not a big issue, as long as the colors are appealing and desirable. The use of basic, preexisting bricks is not a big issue, as people will always need even the most basic parts. That said, the builds often look blocky and a few more specialized parts could help. The 3-in-1 concept is fantastic, and I love that the pieces can be repurposed. This reminds me of the old days when all set boxes had multiple builds. The tendency towards preexisting prints and parts can be a bit of an issue, but not a huge one. This just means that there are more generic minifigures and pieces around. The limited subject matter is not a big issue, since they actually cover a lot of different subject matter. Branching out more into Science Fiction and Medieval Fantasy could improve this, though. The theme can be as exciting as LEGO allow it to be. They can even take the Juniors approach and make Creator 3-in-1 sets for existing themes, like Ninjago or Star Wars. Most of the sets feel like they belong in the City theme. It is all of these things and more. Here are the main things I would do to improve the Creator 3-in-1 theme: Create more Medieval Fantasy (Castle) and Science Fiction (Space) themed sets. More such sets would make the theme more appealing to me. Include molded animals / creatures. I don't like the way that the brick-built animals look in these sets. Add more specialized elements to eliminate the blocky, simplistic appearance of these sets. Perhaps increase the piece counts. Occasionally introduce new minifigure prints or existing molds in new colors. Overall, I have no major problems with the theme. It just doesn't often stand out as something I'd buy, much like the City theme (with exceptions for interesting minifigures and animal molds). I think that the Creator 3-in-1 theme could and should be improved. The concept of the theme can be revisited. It seems that the concept is to be very basic and cheap to produce. Throwing a little more money at it could result in a lot more sales. That's my thought, anyways. And of course, these things may only serve to make the theme more appealing to me. I'm sure LEGO's market research indicates that the theme as it exists currently is the most profitable.

That mountainous part looks like it is mostly made of BURP and LURP pieces, so not as "parts intensive" as it may look.

Well my reading comprehension is at 50% today.

Can't believe the guitar says $20 CAD...

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