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I didn't notice that. I thought you meant either Brickset's theme list or the lego.com pages, not the box itself. That's an even stronger point then, we have to get something else soon, right?

SS86 is Hasbro's line of Transformers based on the 1986 Transformers movie, which focuses on making the figures as film accurate as possible. I've started watching Transformers reviews and videos, they look like a lot of fun and it's cool to see how they achieve certain designs and techniques to get the figures to transform while making it look cool in both forms. Haven't bought any yet, but the appeal is definitely there.

Well, LotR does have its own theme page on Lego.com, but you're correct on the others. I suspect the reason is that LotR also has the brickheadz, but I agree that it means we're getting more and hopefully soon. Another thing to look out for is if Transformers gets its own page when Bumblebee is revealed, but if not, I do think it's likely we'll get some general retail TLoZ products. Hopefully not brickheadz though.

Honestly, very torn by the final model here. Both forms look great, but like everyone else here, the price is pretty high for what's here. I've only played BotW and TotK, and I just don't feel like the Deku Tree is the best choice of model to represent BotW. For the sake of the 2 in 1 I guess it was the best choice, and it is an important location in both games, but it's not what comes to mind when I think of these games. I hope we're getting more Zelda sets in the future, because if we are, then I won't bother to get this. Also, am I the only one who is confused on what color the Master Sword is? The box pics make it look purple, but in the studio pictures it looks a lot more blue. I can't seem to match it to any current Lego colors either, but maybe I'm missing something. (check the minifig pics listed here to get the best look: https://www.newelementary.com/2024/05/revealed-lego-legend-of-zelda-77092.html)

I think Ras is controlling the dragon. because the back of the box shows him without the saddle hanging out with the ninja. I noticed that this set is also labeled 12+, but doesn't seem as display oriented as the mech at the same age range. Maybe because it's such a big and detailed set? I'm so torn on whether to pick this up or the mech, don't think I can justify getting both right away.

The source dragon looks amazing, It's got a lot of bulk and heft to it, ends up putting the Golden Ultra Dragon to shame. Absolutely love that Ras seems to be controlling the dragon using the gong, it makes for an awesome 'final battle' of sorts. The giant size of the saddle makes it even better, makes me think of the mounted elephants from LOTR. Super happy to see that Ras has arm printing, surprised by how much blue the outfit has though. Also, it seems Nokt and the other forbidden five don't appear at all in these sets, which is a shame, but given their quality, I'm not too sad about that. Only thing I'm worried about is its stability, the Golden Ultra Dragon is prone to falling over due to the lack of traction between the feet and the floor, so hopefully they fixed that here. The bike is fine, I'm just sad that there isn't a wolf warrior included. I hoped it would be an easy way to get another set of those awesome claws, but nope.

It has a waist join though, look at the box art and out of box pic. I'm hoping it's built like Loyd's team mech from last year with this part in the waist (https://brickset.com/parts/6365679/flex-joint-female-w-dia-4-85-snap) which would functionally give it an ab crunch. Also, the elbows appear to be double jointed, so it can bend more than 90 degrees too.

I've noticed more things about Cole's mech that are just so cool. It uses 4 ball joints for the knees, and 2 pistons on each ankle to make sure it's as strong as possible ,and it seems the pistons are attached to the shins with mini ball joints so that the ankles can rotate. The knees have these kneepads that slide in and out of the shins so that they can adjust as you bed the knee! Sure, the 4x4 contraption their attached to ends up sticking out when you extend the joint to it's extremes, but it still looks amazing and is extremely clever functionality that you would only usually expect in model kits. Same goes for the presence of bicep and thigh swivels, I don't think any lego mech has ever had bicep or thigh swivels that weren't just the result of using ball joints for those joints. It also appears the blade of the katana can rotate, meaning you can get the mech to grip it any way you want. There also appears to be a waist joint, probably similar to how Lloyd's team mech from last year did it, so I wonder if this mech will also have a functional ab crunch using the double ratchet joints? Even if it doesn't, this is already above and beyond any of the past large ninjago or lego mechs! I can't wait to see what kinds of awesome poses are possible with this one!

Wow, very surprising things here. The tournament arena looked small to me at first, but I think it has a good amount of depth and density to make up for it. I also really like the statue in the middle and the large gong. The minifigs are really good, Tox's new outfit looks great and I love how over the top the new wolf warriors are! Really makes them look like a threat. The combo vehicle is the worst execution of the concept yet, and I'm already not a huge fan of the others. The bikes are just tacked on to the sides, and the sleek shaping of the whole thing is ruined by the comically tall treads on the sides. Sora's flyer is also pathetic, and I think it's funny that the 'general' looks far less impressive than the generic warrior. Thankfully, there's no super interesting figures here, so it's a pass for me. Cole's mech looks amazing! I'm so glad to see lego make a super posable mech for display rather than play, and for that reason the lack of figures doesn't bother me at all. Why would you need other figures to display this set? Seriously, this looks massive and spectacular, my only qualm is that cole is exposed. Seeing these three sets, it makes me realize the only sets with named villains will be the dragon and the arena, which is very strange, but I guess it makes it easier to collect them all I suppose. As of right now, I'm very interested in the arena and the mech. Can't wait to see the dragon!

Recent images make it look like the arms are transparent (You can see the ends of the hands through the plastic) and given the wispy designs on the chest, I think this design is just for Cinder. The initial images didn't look very good, but newer and better ones are convincing me more and more. I like the use of the ghost tail to replicate his powers, and the armor peice looks good too, even if the show's design raised our expectations. I do wonder if the set will include an alternate pair of legs to use with the figure, though I would expect them to be unprinted. Can't wait to see more!

Some thoughts about the summer sets now that we've seen part 1

Yeah, I think it was an attempt at rage bait, especially given the choice of Mario (getting maxfigs before minifigs would be aggravating) and DC (Another batman v joker AND non-minifig related set would also be aggravating). Sonic was the only one listed that wouldn't have caused a riot, so it was probably thrown in there as a bit of filler, maybe a reference to last year's fake sonic set descriptions that were also a prank. Gave me a chuckle though.

Didn't think of it that way. If he really is the overarching villain of DR, then yes, it would be better for later on. Who knows right now though. I was counting Tox in that number, since counting her and the general gives us 2/5 so far. The thing with Cinder is that it would be confusing to me to have a villain group that is all elemental masters, but also have another evil elemental master that isn't part of that group involved in the story. Just seems like a strange choice. Honestly, it doesn't make sense either way, unless he's related to one of them or something.

Yeah, I'm surprised that not many people are talking about this. This is the same site that gave us accurate descriptions of the march sets before they were revealed, especially with the figure selection. The description of the Tournament Arena sounds awesome, two dueling platforms with traps, and a statue of a mysterious Master Wu looking character. Could it be the person in the secret book in the Dragon Stone Shrine? Maybe he was the original master of the shadow dojo. Cole's mech is supposed to use the ornithopter wings for swords, which speaks to how large this mech is. Finally, a new piece is used for the 'spectral forms' of the other source dragons, as well as the dragon having a 'throne' and 'gong'. Maybe a good counterpart of the gong of shattering? I suspect Tox is not actually Tox, but a new master of poison.I also suspect the 'general' in the combo vehicle is another one of the forbidden five, with the other two/three (is Cinder one of them?) in Cole's mech. The biggest bummer is no mention of Ra's master in the dragon. That was one of the coolest parts of the original description to me. I hope this is an error and he's still in there, but I guess we're still getting plenty of new villains in this wave.

Was waiting to see the official price before saying anything, because the rumored $35 sounded suspiciously cheap, but the target listing confirms it! This set looks fantastic, I like how it's trying to be a complete living space, which is definitely something the big base was missing. That fact becomes even better given that the sets are meant to combine, so you can add the living quarters to the base. I also really like the rock/plant column in the center, it really makes it seem like the lab was built around this specimen in order to study it better. The little alien in the space outfit is adorable, and I like the inclusion of the wheelchair compatible space scooter! My biggest gripe is the repetition of the pilot commander from the $20 set, but if you swap out the arms, hand, and head and give her the helmet from the alien buddy, you can make a generic pilot, so that's what I'm going to be doing with the set. At $35. this is pretty much a mast-have for me!

Yeah, the whole Batman Bike minifig rumor is a misinterpretation of FalconFan's (now deleted) Instagram post that said 'includes figure', referring to the brickbuilt figure. Since the post is gone now, it's easy to say that it said 'minifigure' but that's not what it meant.

Ras is still using the Mallet of Shattering, (now with trans red instead of trans light blue) which tells me that the current villain faction continues into the summer. Otherwise, why would the mallet matter? Also, like others have said, the red ties him closer to the blood moon and gong of shattering than before, which would line up with the description of 'Ra's master' as the figure on the gong. The toe detailing matches the details on the January outfit, while the crescent shape kneepads are present on Cinder and Jordana, which would make sense if these were still the same villain faction. The stickers in the shadow dojo show the wolf mask warriors with red eyes and teeth, so maybe those stickers are a teaser for the summer?

I have to agree that the new Ras looks pretty sick, but... I was fine with the January fig not having printed arms (he's wearing a robe with sleeves) but this fig absolutely should have had them. He's literally shirtless, and it would look so good with the red striping on the torso and the head! Worst part is, unlike with the January figure, you can't just reuse the season 1 arms, since the stripes have changed color. But like others have said, I'm wondering if the wolf warriors are changing too. Maybe using red for the eyes/wrap instead of dark azure?

Oh man, the Shadow Dojo is hands down my favorite Ninjago set this year. The sense of scale is fantastic, and the colors work so well together. The arena is great to have, especially with the clear parts to pose minifigs on. I'm just so glad to get a great, large villain lair. It also has plenty of minifigs for the price, including all of the main villains! Fantastic, I'll definitely pick this up at some point. Arin's buggy doesn't do it for me. It's overpriced, messy in terms of the colors (yellowish orange, dark blue, sand green interior, and the very obvious purple technic parts? bleh) and the 'spoiler' with the technic parts in the back just make it look hollow to me. On top of that, it's at least $10 overpriced, maybe $15 or $20 if we factor in the parts count. I still really like young Riyu, cute small dragon. Dragonstone temple still looks very overpriced, and the interior is very cramped honestly. I feel better about Kai's mech than before, but the lack of elbows and spindly technic arms still kill it for me, on top of it looking pretty small for $70. Overall, I'll probably pick up young Riyu and the Shadow Dojo. The rest is pretty meh.

The first descriptions did give me a different picture than this, but the later ones where pretty close honestly. The set does look really nice, but I definitely don't see $120 here. For the size I would honestly say $80, but given the parts count and density I guess $100 would make sense? But even at that price I still wouldn't buy it. I just hope the Shadow Dojo is a better deal than this.

I think when they said that, they were referencing the fact that although every OG ninja may not appear in every season/arc, we will still get minifigs of their outfits. Of course, I also assumed they meant Sora and Arin, but that was the main point of that statement.

We haven't seen how long the ponytail is, so we don't know if that's the case. I think it's because a lot of the new parts have been restricted to the march wave. The biggest example we have so far is the new wolf blade piece that we see in the 4+ set, while all the January sets use claws or the Pharma's Quest sword instead. They probably used the two waves to split the new parts budget, which means that there are certain parts that could only be used in the March wave and not the January wave, and I suspect Sora's hairpiece was reserved for the March wave.

I'm also disappointed the outfits are the same. With how Ninjago loves giving the Ninja new suits with every wave, it just seems strange that they refuse to do the same with the main character of their new show. I guess it's intentional so that the characters remain easily identifiable, like lots of other cartoons do. The new hairpiece for Sora is great though. I don't think the build looks bad either, it's a nice posable cheap dragon build. The limbs look a little stubby, but I would want to see another pose before I judge. It also may be so that Riyu looks young, especially since he's still being called a baby.

Lo, can't say I'm terrible surprised by the outcome here. I am glad that DC is getting mechs too though, hopefully (sooner than later) we start getting some cool figures with those. As for the rest of the sets, not expecting much honestly. The idea of a $60 batmobile doesn't thrill me, but maybe there's some kind of side build for Harley or Mr. Freeze. Maybe the 4+ set has some good prints?

Yout jest, but it's worth noting the set is labeled as 12+. Usual play sets of that price usually have a smaller age range, and most of the 12+ sets of this price that I can find on Lego.com are display sets, like the mini princess castles. I don't have high hopes for that set.