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Ohh, thanks for the info. I looks black from the blurry calendar picture. Good to hear it's different.

All these would be nice! Also, Classic Space!

Thanks for the info. I think this pod has no unique element at all? Even the black pod is already used in Batman. The Darth Vader minifigure looks like the same one we previously got (unless there is a different headpiece... but I'm not counting on it).

You're welcome. The LID's dual-moulded headgear/hairpiece is awesome. It's just unfortunate that the faceprint is subpar.

Island Warrior and Cheerleader.

I get it, Aanchir but why are you so apologetic about TLG's boo boos? When you cite two examples from 1997 and 2002 it paints a worse image that TLG's application of light coloured ink to dark coloured plastic has not progressed at all. It's as if they ignored innovation or continuous improvement. Totally not the case but I just want to give you a good example when they did it right. I don't believe the manufacturing plants forgot how to do it right because this is a more recent example that applying light coloured ink to dark coloured plastic can be done without any boo boos. Skeleton Guy's head from CMF series 14 (2015) and Maleficent's head from Disney CMF (2016): I am giving a genuine feedback here to TLG as I'm not the only one who is not satisfied with that horrendous paint job on Lady Iron Dragon's head.

Thanks for giving updates. As for my local TRU, I know that majority of the stores were allocated a measly 48 units. The set comes in 16 units in 1 box. Each TRU I went to received 3 boxes only. So.... that's why it's exclusive and limited. I don't know about the US though. Granted, US is considered to be a bigger market, then the allocation should be much bigger than just 48 units per store.

Quality Control is one thing, but I think the bigger picture here is Quality Assurance which is the one dealing with the process. LEGO has always been proud that they are doing the right things, the right way (QA). Perhaps why the QC guys let this slide is because their QA guideline says this output is acceptable. But clearly, this is not right. In my my Bricktober review, I paid attention on the clutch power between the minifigures torso and legs -- they are quite inconsistent. Some are loose, some are good, some are very good. This kind of inconsistency is product of dwindling down QA, which is not good!

Here's my review of the Piranha Chase set: My Ninjago Bricktober minifigures have very weak clutch power. Then I'm quite disappointed with the printing on Lady Iron Dragon's head... What's happening with LEGO's Quality Assurance?? The dual moulded headgear/hairpiece is really awesome... but that face print though!

LIzard Guy and Fairy Batman for me.

Sorry for the confusion. I got a freebie with this set. I corrected the summary review. The quality for the yellow on black printing should have been QA'ed more. I hope that the manufacturing arm of TLG is not cutting any corner.

I accidentally published this review earlier with a placeholder because that's the kind of accident to be expected when you write while babysitting. One moment I was on the text editor drafting; A split second after, a toddler clicks the "Submit Topic" button. Let's cut to the chase so that I can present to you my 15th RA review, set 70629 - Piranha Chase. Overview Name: 70629 - Piranha Chase Theme: The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Year: 2017 (2H) Pieces: 217 pcs Minifigures: 4 Price: 19.99 USD / 19.99 EUR / 99.90 MYR Resources: Brickset no official description available at the time of this review. Introduction So this set is supposed to be released in December 2017 based on the catalogues that I had seen previously. However, from where I live the second wave of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie sets were already released on 27 October 2017. As there was still an on-going promotion for The LEGO NINJAGO Movie, I took a chance to buy one of the set earlier than I normally do. Of all the TLNM wave 2 sets, I am most interested in this set because it's the cheapest way to get Lady Iron Dragon and it also has a civilian with the new conical hat. Front view The front box panel shows the Piranha mech chasing after the rickshaw puller while Lady Iron Dragon and Kai tries to stop it from harassing the poor guy. As with most LEGO boxes, the missile aim is off-target so the rickshaw puller will live another day to pull his two-wheel cart. No spoiler here as this is not even in the movie. Even though the Piranha mech attacked the NINJAGO City, there was no collaboration between Lady Iron Dragon and Kai or any ninja at all. This is just an excuse to include Lady Iron Dragon in a small set which a very good excuse to put great minifigures in a more consumer-friendly price range. Back view The back of the box shows the role-playing element of the set as well its play features. The rickshaw puller is seen as picking his conical hat from the ground -- which reminds me that this piece is tremendously hard to pick up specially when you put it down as seen on the box, especially when you don't have long nails. Try it! Side view The sides display 4 the 4 minifigures included in the set namely, Shark army thug, Misako, Kai and Ray. If the name Ray sounds familiar, that's because he is Kai's father in the NINJAGO TV series. I don't recall Kai having any backstory in TLNM related to his family so this could be just a small easter egg for die-hard NINJAGO fans? Could this Ray be Kai's father in the movie or am I just thinking too much? Let me know what you think it. Build Let's start building but first, let's see what's inside the box. Unboxing We get 2 numbered plastics, 1 instruction manual and 1 sticker sheet. I am not going to apply the stickers in this review because I don't find it necessary to apply. Instruction manual preview The first bag makes the rickshaw and the second bag makes the little piranha mech. Bag #1 There are 2 red curved front car parts that make up the curved roof of the rickshaw. I think it is an unusual but excellent use of the part. There are 2 giant wheel wagon parts as well and it is exciting to see this once again because it has not appeared since 2013. It came back in a new nougat colour in 2017. You can see how much taller the wheels are compared to Ray, the rickshaw puller. Is this historically accurate though? When I look at history books to check how big those rickshaw wheels are, I cannot find any rickshaw wheels bigger than an average-height human. If the regular-size wheel wagon is used in this rickshaw I think it could work just fine but I like the how comically disproportionate the wheels are compared to the puller. The boarding ladder can be folded up and down. Normally it should be folded down. This job ain't easy Back view of the rickshaw There is a couple of anti-studs exposed at the back of the rickshaw. It looks okay but I think it could have been better if the designers just added a red rounded bottom plate instead of the trans-clear one seen in the picture. Bag #2 There are 2 big airplane parts here that appeared in sand blue colour for the first time: Part 87616 - fuselage curved aft section 6x10 bottom and part 87615 - fuselage curved aft section 6x10 top. Once fully built, you can fully close the mouth of the piranha mech as seen below. There are quite a number of things that can swivel in this build. The left and right missile holders can swivel. The sand blue fins can swivel. The pair of rockets can swivel. You can turn the overhanging flood light 360 degrees. You can also rotate the legs around 360 degrees but it cannot bend forward or backwards because there are no joints. You can position the legs wide apart or as narrow as possible as long as the piranha is stable. Nom nom nom!! You can still tilt the upper jaw of the piranha 1 more click so that it is 90-degrees to the lower jaw. Even if it is open so wide, the piranha is still stable thanks to its flat long feet and lanky legs. Baby shark doo doo doo I like what the designers have done with the aircraft fuselage bottom because it is unusual for a normal set to show the anti-studs front and centre. This kind of thing is what you might see from MOCers so it is good to see more of these unusual design. Minifigures Front view with accessories and headgears/hairpieces As mentioned previously we get 4 minifigures in the set. Lady Iron Dragon, Kai, Ray and a lonesome Shark army thug. Let's take a moment to appreciate the line up of the minifigures. First, we get Lady Iron Dragon. If you have not watched The LEGO NINJAGO Movie, I won't spoil it for you. She's one of the inspiration for Nya because she has a reputation for being a fierce female warrior (and frankly, there is no one else). The torso print has shiny silver detail in the middle though it appears light greyish in the picture. Her quiver piece is new. The old quiver part only has 2 arrows but this one has 3. The new quiver part also incorporates a shoulder armour or pauldron for the left minifigure shoulder. More about that in the parts section. Let's jump to Kai. Kai has a katana holder in pearl dark grey colour so this minifigure is the same variant from the Master Falls set. Nothing much to say about this minifigure. Then we have Ray, which I mentioned to be the same name as Kai's father in the TV series. The torso and legs assembly print is new and appears to be both exclusive to this set. Finally, we have a Shark army thug... Ok. This one has the large knee pads which also appears in Lightning Jet and Ninjago City Chase. I already have 5 of these generic Shark army thug so I wish this set included a less generic army thug. Back view with accessories and headgears/hairpieces The back view reveal the scaled texture of the quiver as well as the hair details of Lady Iron Dragon viewed from the back. The cloth pattern at the back is the same pattern in front. Front view without accessories and headgears/hairpieces Now viewing the minifigures without hair pieces and head gears, it is a bit disturbing to see how thin the paint on Lady Iron Dragon face. There is print under the legs of Lady Iron Dragon is I didn't bother to take it off. it's just all black. Back view without accessories and headgears/hairpieces The back view of the minifigures without the accessories show the back print of Lady Iron Dragon and Kai. Only Kai has dual face print in this set which is quite sad. Lady Iron Dragon Did I say that the face print on Lady Iron Dragon is hideous? Just one more look. I will even say I got a defective print because when compared to the photo on the box, the paint on the face is just too thin. On the flip side, if you ignore the face, the dual moulded hair/headpiece of Lady Iron Dragon is really awesome. I hope that TLG makes more of this kind. Parts I already mentioned that Part 87616 - fuselage curved aft section 6x10 bottom and part 87615 - fuselage curved aft section 6x10 top are the two stand out parts for this set because they appear in this sand blue colour for the first time. The large wagon wheels is also a good part to have in new nougat colour and it's good to see it once again after 4 years of absence in any set. Apart from those 3, we get a new quiver with dragon face on the pauldron/should armour. It's very cool. I wish to see this part used in more sets. A dragon castle faction, anyone? The cloth part included is the first of its kind because it is the first cloth piece in this shape. The remaining extra parts are not very generous. Only these few parts remained after completing the build: Below is the complete listing of the parts in set # 70629. Conclusion This set is a great addition to the sea-based mech creatures that we got from The LEGO NINJAGO Movie. I am okay with this set having 4 minifigures only because there are big parts included. Those fuselage parts are much bigger than your average brick and plate pieces. What's truly disappointing is the line up of minifigures included in the set. It still a great set to buy if you don't mind having multiple Kai minifigures but at this point, I think this set should have come with other characters. Granted that Kai is available in the cheapest set from the previous wave, I don't see the point of adding him again in the cheapest set of the 2nd wave. If the designers included the same Kai variant available from the NINJAGO City modular, then we're talking great value -- but instead, we get the ubiquitous variant of Kai which is not even great for army building. I think I know why I feel very disappointed with the minifigure lineup even if I know what I am getting upfront -- this is a crushing realisation that all other minifigures are subpar except the civilian minifigure Ray. My expectation with Lady Iron Dragon is so high that when it didn't meet my expectation, everything else looks bad. The good news is that with excellent builds included --- the inclusion of the pulled rickshaw and piranha mech is good enough to make this a great set for playing. Kids will like it and they won't mind the ugly face print of Lady Iron Dragon. The Piranha Mech eats Nexo Knights for Breakfast A family reunion* *Lloyd and Lord Garmadon minifigures not included in the set Review summary Playability: 9/10 - The rickshaw and piranha mech can give kids plenty of role-playing scenarios to play with. There's a bad guy, a civilian and 2 good guys to add characters to the story. Design / Building Experience: 9/10 - The build for the rickshaw and piranha mech is simple but the use of some uncommon technique is refreshing to see. Minifigures: 6/10 - Lady Iron Dragon is quite disappointing. Kai... again. Generic Shark army thug again. I'm glad an exclusive civilian is included but a single great minifigure for a set like this is subpar. Price / Value for money: 8/10 - I got a freebie with this set due to promotions but the real value is on new parts in new colours Overall: 8/10 - This is a great small set to get 4 minifigures, 2 of which are unique. The great small builds save this set from being mediocre. The defective or lacklustre printing on Lady Iron Dragon is really a shame.

@badbob001 I'm sorry to hear all the trouble you took to get the Bricktober sets and yet left empty handed. I can relate. Is there any way you can call up your nearby TRU stores to check their inventories? Anyway, as you mentioned Sailor Suit, so far it seems to be 2nd least favourite. Worst case scenario, if you can't get the entire set, I think the aftermarkets will have a lot of surplus of these sailors. All the best to you!

I also question what you're questioning because I don't know if you are just referring to US region or worldwide release for that matter. In the prior leaks, the TLNM sets are supposed to be December 2017 release. We are are at the last week of October 2017 and these sets are already available in some parts of the world. I guess we have to just play by ear. The catalogue dates could be just a guideline and not set in stone.

Not a pre-launch... it's already available in Malaysia and Singapore today.

Someone in a UK FB group posted shelves full of them. If you know someone in UK you may try asking if there are still some left. Otherwise, the aftermarket seems to be the only way getting this. I know it's annoying that's why I got my hands on this quickly. Is it still available in TRUs now even though the 4th week of October is almost finished? You're right. It is a separate item. I did not mention explicitly because I thought that from the picture alone you will know that the dimension won't fit inside the box packaging. I did mention however that it comes free with the Bricktober set in some Asian countries, so I inferred it is a separate item. Not sure if it is just for Asia as there are some variations in each region for the Bricktober promotions.... TLG is likely noticing that the Asian collectors are harder to please because they even have another promotion just to promote the Bricktober sets which I find ridiculous because the sets are already exclusive.

Space all the way!

If you can't get it from this Bricktober set, the Kickboxer Girl is still relatively accessible in the secondary market. I do wish TLG to make the blue boxing gloves more accessible.... because that Team GB Brawny Boxer is really expensive now.

@Jim, I would like to do the same magic trick so that I can add 3D views to my reviews. Unfortunately, that function is likely reserved to moderators and higher-ups. Keep up the great work! P.S. I seriously don't understand why you're still having a silver badge... but that's between you and WhiteFang

Same vote! Really, Wizard is more popular than N-Pop Girl?

I see. I am not particularly fond of the Ninjago Bricktober as well but you really need to know some lore or backstory to understand the excitement of other people on those minifigures. As the saying goes, "one man's trash is another man's treasure”. Totally fine if you only like Batman or whatnot. Like I mentioned in my reviews, I skipped City without regret. Thank you. Frankly, I didn't pay much attention to the Kickboxer Girl as well until I used it for my photography. It's actually a great companion minifigure for the athletic folks. I enjoyed taking pictures of Kickboxer Girl winning over the Boxer. Not sure if I can say the same if it's the other way around.

Great review. Great photography. I can see you have at least 2 softboxes in your setup. If I would rate the set, I would rate it 9 as well. Probably slightly higher if the price is a slightly more affordable. I was able to build this in LDD. The greebling is totally on steriods!

How could not be interested with White Nindroid or Digiverse Golden Kai? Well, you can't please everyone. The frankenfigures in 2016, as you call it, is the worst Bricktober IMHO. Then, it was followed by one of the best Bricktober (this year). Quite a big reversal. Well played, TRU! If you want only the Green Cheerleader, the cost might be a bit steep unless there is a surge of sellers selling this 'ala carte'. I agree. That's why I started my introduction by defining what seems to be the definition of 'classic' in this context. I personally won't call them classic. Yup.. almost. Even if I bought the City Bricktober set, I may run out of words to say after few paragraphs. If you don't get it from TRU sooner, then these might be hard to find soon. My favourite was the TLBM too, even though I was looking forward to these "classic" ones too.