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Great milestones. For the record, I have to say that TLG needs to make more angels than demons. Seriously. The company has created more minifigures with horns and tails than halo and/or wings.

I agree with the short comings of the set -- like the ball joint (Part # 22890, Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Tow Ball on End). Since 2016 that part has always been produced in DBG. Why can't we have LBG?? It has been used in about 100 sets and TLG just refuse to produce this in any other colour for whatever reasons the public won't know. You missed out the detail that as far as I know, this is the first TIE Fighter that has green flick missiles on them. The previous ones had red, which is the wrong colour. Yeah. Revolutionary. I know. The new piece for the wing attachment...I don't know if other sets are using that yet. What's the part number for that? Having said that, I really think this is a good set for the price. It is smaller than the Solo TIE Fighter (75211) but it is also considerably cheaper. There is no other TIE Fighter at this price range that can attract more fans in the franchise. It can also be a good "army building" kind of set even though the scale is a bit off. Then again, it looks great for what it is. And for that, this one gets 8 out of 10 on my score.

Great work as always. :)

Nah, just pulling your leg. On a scale of 10, I'll score it a 7 just because this is the cheapest way to get the child. Also with the full beskar armour, I am sure people will still get this set for the duo. I know it should have been better but it is what it is. I don't even know what to say about that weapon side-build. ?‍♂️

Just like in the Technic forums, I see people giving away 2 scores. So I'll do the same here. 1/5 for those who got the previous one. And for those who missed the old one and wants to skip the completionist route and just buy what will be available in the store -- I'll give it a 3/5. btw, @JackJonespaw that bird nest picture is perfect.

Best score. Best review comment. Pretty sums up the review.

Of all the Technic sets lately, this is what I am most interested on... then I saw the price. Okay. Maybe I will wait for a few % discount. The design looks very appropriate ... Looking forward for the playability score as this will be most critical criteria whether it is go or no-go decision for me.

Without the context, I was confused with this score... but after reading the summary below that, it makes sense these the score would be different coming from an enthusiast or diehard Technic fanatic. I clearly belong on the former rather than the latter, and in my opinion it is one of the most sleek and sexy looking Technic set that one could display with the Ferrari badge. Thanks for the review!

I didn't see this question earlier. The list on the first post is likely 3 months - 6 months outdated but the additional items posted here (few posts above) are accurate unless stated otherwise in the subsequent replies. It's fine to post link or post this elsewhere as long as credit is given to the fine folks of Eurobricks. It's not just my effort alone identifying all these.

I feel like they totally abandoned the emoji direction when it could be the easiest thing to do.... I didn't like the Extra DOTS Series 2 prints. I guess Extra DOTS Series 3 is better. The lack of continuity, or dare I say randomness of these prints throw me off a little bit.

https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/175722-bam-exclusive-parts-index/ It's hard to keep track of everything but we're trying it that topic. I still don't have access to the latest BAM elements, but people are posting updates there. The seagull is pretty elusive but I know people had seen them. Not all stores get the same order allocation.

Haha. I'm not the biggest fan of Brickheadz but I really appreciate the use of those cups for Shrek's ears.

I am a little bit distracted by those different coloured Technic pins and axles. Can't they all just be black for uniformity? Other than that, I think this is a really good model for Rubicon.

Haha.. My thoughts exactly. The head and body is decent, and the minifigure selection makes sense.... that wing though.

Nicely done. I like every contraptions added to the legs.

I can confirm that... But I don't have anything hands-on right now. My initial reaction with the brown bear hat is that the notorious jailbait reference mascot will be soon a reality.

There used to be a similar service from LEGO between 2005 to 2012, called LEGO Factory / LEGO Design byME. http://web.archive.org/web/20120121014823/http://designbyme.lego.com/en-GB/news/default.aspx?id=360700 For whatever reasons TLG is claiming, the program failed because they could not keep up with the "quality standards" ... and not about supply or cost overhead. There are many other reasons why such program cannot be sustainable if managed centrally by TLG. If you read the terms of service in Bricklink, the designs and licensing is not as easy to manage as you would expect, as MOCs sold in Bricklink must be vetted and reviewed, and infringing designs will be removed without notice as those could pose legal problems to TLG as well. This is likely the reason why until now there is no equivalent program that replaces LEGO Factory.

Really amazed how the technic connections can hold the whole MOC. Great work!

Photos from the press release are uploaded in EB's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/eurobricks/posts/3329964090386394 https://www.facebook.com/eurobricks/posts/3329948817054588

I don't have a strong feeling about Ghostbusters but I appreciate this model of Ecto-1 I am surprised it is this big and comparable size to the '89 Batmobile. What really reduces the appeal to me is the use of stickers. I know it is moderate, but there are certain elements like the car emblem and the plate that I think should have been printed instead.

Certainly got that Ninjago style. I think the katana would be great utensil for slicing those food ingredients. Great job!

I'm not going to dwell on the building or the accuracy. Let's get real. People will buy this for the minifigures. And for that, the building structure, extra build, etc, will be just "accessory" to the set. I think the minifigure version of these muppets are really adorable. One disappointment is that Oscar barely had anything going on except for his head..... a very very round and shiny head. :) I will also give it a 4 out of 5 for the merit of the minifigures alone. It is a very expensive way to collect the minifigures this way, but it is exactly that.

Great review and quite an impressive display set. With that boxy technic frame, it has to be very swooshable. Yes, I really think that it will be a great playable model but I am very sure majority of the buyers will keep this as an ornamental piece in their living room. That is why it has to have that mounting bracket piece. As for the build... do you think they could have gone away with using that white rubber band? I've used enough LEGO rubber bands and I know they will somehow be deformed permanently and cause some slack because over time it won't be as flexible as before -- unless of course they are way below the elastic limit of the rubber band to cause permanent deformation (it rarely happens).

Thanks Jim. I have been eyeing this set for my eldest kid. So, from your summary it appears that if someone is not invested on EV3 set, that this is a good set to begin with? Also, with the new battery, what is the stamina like or its battery life for medium to heavy use?

Thanks for the review Pandora! I get why the build process is rated low. Anything with repeating patterns tend to be a monotonous build, and having close neighbour colour (with respect to the colour wheel, e.g. analogous) does not help either. While presentable and clearly meant to appear more blocky, I don't see different sizes of round red ornaments, which are meant to be berries. I get it why they are of the same size but I am more used to seeing wreath with different sizes of Christmas balls. Probably just my personal preferences. It looks decent but I expected more variety of those "berries". The parts look awesome though. The green plates and leaves, as well as the parts you can't see at the surface are all great parts for other MOCs. Overall, it invokes the Christmas spirit. For the spirit of Christmas alone, I would have rated this a little bit higher (3.5 out of 5), but it is just me.