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I'm sure there are many who have deduced the same as early as leaks of these wave came out. Re: NK... I think undead and "animated statues" are different level of strangeness. Don't get me wrong. This doesn't take away the great design of the Blizzard Warrior. I just need to point it out 'coz I don't think it's necessary. I hope the LEGO design and marketing team are taking notes. This argument about the wolf as "a must buy" sums up my dilemma. Ultimately, because the set is cheap, I still bought it despite having reservation about the price.

Well, at least Chima is already retired and that has been acknowledged long time ago. Anyway, no harm done to me. Not sure about other readers. While I can see that had given them inspiration on the size just like GoT direwolves, the red marks on Okami Amaterasu (the white wolf) is strikingly similar -- On a second thought... Moro (the mother wolf in Princess Mononoke) has two tails... so Ninjago 1-up the tail and made their wolf three-tailed.

While I can see that had given them inspiration on the size just like GoT direwolves, the red marks on Okami Amaterasu (the white wolf) is strikingly similar --

My set is hanging for more than a month now. No sign of sagging. It is very stiff that you can grab any side of the stacked plates with one hand and not worry it will crumble.

@samurai-turtle you didn't use [Legacy] with the square brackets at the beginning of your topic title so that could be the reason why Peppermint didn't pick up your entry.

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Yes, Pitch Meetings are tight! You're welcome! It's indeed a great set once you get pass the shortcomings. Thanks!

now anyone reading this cannot unsee that The supply chain schedule for Asia & Australia/NZ is different from Europe and US. We get Ninjago earlier this round, but it isn't always the case. Thanks for giving a lot of your thoughts in my review. Appreciate all of them.

Fire Fang and Katana 4x4 will yield you all the unique design of the snakes but if you just like the cheapest, then just go for the Fire Fang set as it has 3 snakes.

I cannot imagine that the minifig version would be any better than the Megabloks version because the articulations of those Megabloks minions are superb and the eye googles are great. The minions are elongated rounded blobs and the minifigure design is anything but that... so I really hope it won't be a Sponge Bob minifig scenario once again.

I have higher hopes with the Minions because they look okay in Mega Bloks / Mega Construx ... I hope the builds are great though, and that they won't butcher the Minions in minifig form.

NINJAGO season 11 is already airing in some countries and I am very excited to watch the latest adventure of the ninjas. In anticipation for the next season in english, I bought this little set. It's a small set so let's not wait further. This is my 23rd Eurobricks review - set number 70671 - Lloyd's Journey. Overview Name: 70671 Lloyd's Journey Theme: LEGO System / NINJAGO / Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu Year: 2019 (2H) Pieces: 80 Minifigures: 3 Price: USD 14.99 / EUR 14.99 Introduction After the conclusion of season 10, we have learned from the NINJAGO team that this new chapter will be more exploratory and creative. And just how exploratory and creative the LEGO sets will be? We shall find out. Front panel What I noticed in the box art for this wave is the usage of manga inspired panel borders and effects. There are lots of speed lines, sunbursts, halftones and written sound effects. This is more evident at the back panel which can be seen below. Back Panel I really like this manga-style art at the back panel. Comparison of the recent "USD 14.99" Ninjago boxes Apart form the box art, I immediately noticed that the box is smaller for its price. Before buying this, I did not know how many pieces are inside the box because unlike the North American versions, Asian boxes do not have the number of pieces printed on the packaging. I have bought The Samurai Mech set recently and it is a USD 14.99 set with 153 parts. It does not help when you compare that the USD 9.99 set from previous wave, 70680 Monastery Training has 122 pieces. Even if it has 2 minifigures only, you still get twice as much parts. So, you are paying 50% more price premium for something that has half the parts. I know it is an unfair comparison but for any casual buyer, it would appear as a bad deal. Am I right? I know that the inclusion of the new wolf mould hiked the price considerably for this set but this made me wonder.-- is a new mould this big actually warrants a 50% price increase for a set this small? Content of the box These are the immediate contents from unboxing. There is 1 small instruction booklet, 2 plastic bags containing bricks and 1 plastic bag containing the 3-tailed wolf. There is also an 8x8 corner plate (wedge) without any plastic packaging. Also, good news. There is no sticker! Minifigures Let's begin with the minifigures (and creature) because this is what you came for anyway. Of course, the creature included in the set is not a minifigure but for the sake of scale comparison, I am including it here. Front view with hairpiece/headgear and armours If you haven't seen my minifigure distribution for the Ninjago 2019 wave, go ahead and check out in the Ninjago 2019 discussion topic. What we get in this set the variant of Lloyd with the hairpiece, and a foot soldier generically named Blizzard Warrior. The print on Lloyd's gi is very crisp with dark brown and dark green colours. Lloyd's right arm is dark brown which likely represents leather arm guards. One cannot deny the resemblance of the Blizzard Warrior from the Game of Trones' White Walkers. Although this trope had been tried in the retired Legends of Chima theme in its final run "Fire vs. Ice" subtheme, I find it more interesting with snakes and samurai. Also, Fire Snake and Ice Samurai -- isn't this a child-friendly version of the Song of Ice and Fire? Anyway, I digress. The Blizzard Warrior is excellent. It has dual-moulded armour in dark red with trans-light blue ice spikes sticking out which makes it very cool (pun not intended). Kudos to the creative team of NINJAGO as they applied the lessons learned from Chima by not putting any gross rotting flesh on the Blizzard Warrior minifigure. Back view with hairpiece/headgear and armours The new sword scabbard is very stylish compared to the older scabbards/sword sheaths. The Blizzard Armour looks good even if viewed from the back and its helmet also look fantastic with the ridged design and trans-light blue ornamental horns. Front view without gears and accessories As mentioned earlier, the Bilzzard Warrior is excellent with its armour. Without it's armour, it is still decent. Both minifigures have dual face print. It is a little disturbing that some ice shards are sticking out of the Blizzard Warrior's right eye and cheek. I don't know if that is necessary. Back view without gears and accessories The back printing is very good as well. Too bad we're not going to see much of the back printing of these minifigures because they will be covered for majority of the times. Back view of the new scabbard and Blizzard warrior's armour worn "backwards" Lloyd looks good with the new scabbard. In case you wonder, the Blizzard Warrior armour can be worn from either side because it appears that the front is a mirror image of the back. Lloyd's Wolf Before talking about the wolf, just appreciate the engraved shape on the shoulder pads that comes with the scabbard.I don't know its significance because I have not seen the season 11 yet but I can tell that the shape is like a snowflake with 6 tips. So about the wolf -- it is the biggest deal about this set and also my top reason why you should buy this set. Comparing the Ninjago wolf with City feline mould Next to the City feline mould, it is the same height. The neck articulation is the same but it lacks the hind legs articulation. Too bad that the 3-tailed wolf mould has no articulated hind legs because it looks like TLG could have used the same approach even if the torso of the wolf is slimmer. Wild dog vs. wild cat All this while, I was wondering why did NINJAGO team used a 3-tailed wolf instead of a 3-tailed fox. After all, if you have watched Naruto or played Pokemon, you should be more familiar with the Japanese folklore surrounding the nine-tailed fox or Kitsune. On the other hand, there is also Okami which is a PS2 game that featured a wolf in the game that bears more than a passing resemblance to this NINJAGO wolf. Not forgetting, using the Game of Thrones analogy, the inspiration could be from direwolves since the system scale wolf should only be a little bigger than the classic Alsatian / German Shepherd dog mould but a LEGO direwolf is the right size as "Lloyd's wolf". I don't know the right answer but if you have any wild guess, feel free to share. Build All parts laid down before building So, let's rewind and do the build now. So is it hard to build? No. It's actually very easy, barely an inconvenience. And just like that, we're done! I like the usage of the part #30166 (PLATE 2X3 W/ HOR. 3,2 SHAFT) as part of the battlement on top of the fortress. There is nothing to see on the other side. Completed build Hear ye, hear ye! I present you the fortress -- the mini fortress. Parts The new moulds and recoloured parts all look great. If we exclude the minifigure-related parts, we only have 1 new mould, the wolf, and only 3 recolour of parts with pointy ends. New armours and helmets are typical designed for new NINJAGO waves so it isn't a big deal. Extra parts Just putting here for your reference. Conclusion In my history of reviewing NINJAGO sets, I have came across very good small to medium-sized sets that satisfy my AFOL needs. This small set is one of those sets that I struggled to score because even if it is good, I feel it lacks several things to make it great. It's easy to spot what you don't like in a set but as a reviewer, my job is to be as objective as I can be, and I try really hard to be very objective in every review that I do even as I throw in some of my opinions. Pros: New wolf creature mould is exclusive in this set Excellent NINJAGO minifigures as always Cheapest way to get Lloyd and Blizzard Warrior Weapon selection is top-notch Cons: Colour scheme is "meh" (this could be a matter of taste) You need to have a big imagination to see the fortress in the build -- frankly, it's just a small tower The cheapest set for this wave is not meant for building regular armies -- if you need to army-build, go buy set # 40342 instead (where you can also get Clutch Powers) New wolf mould tax is ridiculous No mask included for Lloyd So below is my final score breakdown -- Review summary Playability: 6/10 - There's nothing much you can do with a mini fortress but the role-playing aspect of Lloyd travelling the snowy mountains is there for kid's (and adult's) imagination. Design / Building Experience: 6/10 - I will not even score this if I am buying a minifigure pack but this is a small set so the mini fortress building experience only makes this set lackluster. Minifigures: 8/10 - The minifigure designs are great but there are only 2 minifigures as I am not including the wolf in this score -- an additional minifigure could have bumped up the score. Price / Value for money: 8/10 - I guess it could have been worse but if you cannot swallow the price premium due to the new wolf creature, it will be a tough buy. Overall: 7/10 - On one hand, this is very appealing set if it's a minifigure battle pack but on the other hand, as it is a small set, I expected more than just the wolf and a few parts. Blizzard Warrior: "I am so underpaid for this job!"

The 1x1 round plates were loose because I dropped it a few times and forgot to tighten the fit. As the round 2 x 2 truncated cone can accept a bar underneath, it does not interfere with the round plates attached. So, as all parts are fitted naturally to each element, and no extra stress is added I believe these are all legal connections, same with the antenna holders without the antennae. Well, I do not want to be technical because it's just a fun little mech that I created on a whim. I hope this clarifies that I did not use any secret forbidden spinjitzu technique as well. Thanks :)

I could not find the image but someone sent it to me earlier... and it looks legit to me as well. He looks like this but in minifigure form (except the hat looks weird, and the vest is not black but yellow-orange?) -- Image is from the Duplo set parts inventory.

I wanted to get it.... but of course, B&P is not available in this part of the world

Thanks. This is rather nice feedback because I haven't been making MOC for sometime now. I used to do more few years ago. I did this in one sitting with all the parts I could spot from my parts bin. The unikitty tails are just there for trying out something new that I have never done before. While not the most convincing, I am pleased with the result. I have more shots that has lesser depth of field and it looks more convincing when it's blurred. However, I chose the images with more depth of field so that you can make out what parts were used.

Very much on purpose because you have to mix bags 10 and 11 to make up the final build. It is amusing even if done on purpose. Btw, this looks great!

Thanks, and if I may ask, is it illegal to be creative? No, seriously, where's the illegal technique? All parts are connected naturally to how they are supposed to be and if you spy some loose elements... that's because I dropped this a few times before taking the picture.

It seems that my memory is rejecting that TLNM ever happened. However, you may agree or disagree with my line of thinking here but I do not count the black and white training outfits as it is more like a uniform. I can buy a dozen Lloyds or Kai and swap the heads to make up the rest of the ninjas. With regards to masks, ideally each ninja should come with their mask and hairpieces... but of course the marketing forces consumers to buy 2 different copies -- one with a hairpiece and another one with a mask. If everyone follows this principle, then we are all screwed by the different permutations of head, armour, torso and legs. I usually stick with torso and legs combination, as seen on TV, to simplify my collection. I do recall TLNM first wave had quite a number of Lloyd variants but most ninjas only got the 1 regular suit and 1 casual outfits with the exception of Cole who has 2. Yeah, I understand what you mean. If you remember the Stone Armour variants -- we had to wait many years before the complete line up is completed. Then there are several variants like Zane in Prison Outfit and Echo Zane that has no counterparts with the rest of the ninjas. So, Nya having no Dragon Master suit does not bother me at all compared to these 2 that I mentioned.

Oh speaking of Nya.... I don't know if she can ever catch up with the number of costumes since she is always behind in some way. Technically she didn't get any chance to be in that dimension so.... Maybe not ever?

You're welcome. Take note that Zane Cole and Nya only have 2 variants as they don't appear with any "Spinjitzu Slam" ... I wonder if they will appear in promotional item again.

I can't remember having to buy 3 different armour/suit variants in a single wave before. I thought we were fortunate to only have 1 variant from the previous wave... but I think the trade off is that this current wave will have 3! Below is the minifigure distribution for the June 2019 wave. I just created this to compare what minifigures are included in each set as I usually go for the low hanging fruit first, e.g. the cheapest sets to complete my desired minifigures.

Nice one Bob. I really miss the Ice Planet sets and this spaceship makes me wish I was able to get more of those when I was a kid. Anyway, I see familiar parts from Nexo Knights. I was just looking at those sets to part out and make classic space MOCs. I think I should unbox some now.

You can go to this topic and browse the last few pages if you want to make a list: As early as January, several members had been posting these BAM-only parts.