Lyichir
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The list of sets also includes "LEGO Juniors Snake Showd" (Showdown?). Could that be a Ninjago Juniors set? It'd make sense, given Ninjago's popularity, and I don't know of many other themes with snake enemies.
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Perhaps the "Emily Jones" set is a set of, like, her house in the real world? Or something along those lines? Which is not to say I would be unimpressed if it WERE some type of buildable doll or action figure. As for the dragons... YES! As soon as I saw the baby dragon in the summer sets, I wanted adult dragons more than ever. This is a great direction for the Elves sets to take as far as I'm concerned. I hope they're brick-built.
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There was one in the BrickFair Charity Auction. But I have no idea how the donor got a hold of it, nor do I know when it'll be available for everyone else.
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In addition to being fun, Skull Scorpio's function is the single best function for the intended purpose of grabbing masks. It's easy for its pincers to snap around Pohatu's mask, and then pulling it off is a simple matter of yanking the tail backward. Skull Scorpio is still not a perfect set, but I haven't seen a single revamp that's been able to improve upon his look without sacrificing the satisfying effectiveness of his function.
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Not only that, but Lego also uses LDD internally for a variety of purposes (including special versions for designers and model builders). If they have to develop those anyway, I don't see why they'd cancel the consumer version, which is mostly just a downgraded version of that internal software. These mixed messages from Customer Service are weird, though, and I'm definitely going to ask about LDD at the Lego Group Q&A at BrickFair just to be sure. -
Well, they don't ONLY make impulse buys. But impulse buys do outweigh larger purchases to a large degree. Small sets consistently sell better, and large sets consistently sell worse. For that reason, it's not as simple as "make fewer, but larger sets" because Lego needs to have a variety of products at the more successful price points whether or not they have larger sets as well. Additionally, the smaller sets serve a vital purpose as a "gateway" to the theme as a whole. There are plenty of buyers who might buy a large Bionicle titan or vehicle set... but new fans usually start with smaller sets. A wave overloaded with larger characters would risk alienating new fans who aren't prepared to spend $30 on a theme they're not even sure they'd enjoy.
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Yes... cancel one of Lego's most successful and popular lines. Surely that's a sound business decision. This whole topic is practically a directory for "people who should not be making executive-level decisions for the world's biggest toy company".
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I think there's a possibility that a set based on an existing license could pass review—but only if it's substantially different from any previous set in that license (to the point of representing a new product category). For example, a Star Wars project that's just a new ship (regardless of scale or price point) would probably fail—after all, Lego has already produced sets of plenty of Star Wars vehicles, and they already try to keep as many such sets as the market can bear in production at any given point. But a project of, say, life-size lightsaber replicas would be the kind of project that might stand a chance—it'd be completely different from other Star Wars sets on the market, and may be something neither Lego nor Lucasfilm has considered as a Lego Star Wars product in the past. If a project like that were to get 10,000 supporters, I think it would have a much better chance of passing review.
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I'm bringing the Mask of Creation to BrickFair on one of the mask pedestals I built, so Ekimu's currently wearing the other mask. I don't know if you'd consider him "displayed", though—he's just sitting in the floor until I next decide to mess around with him and the other summer sets.
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That is correct, and a great example of what I was talking about. The Trans. Bright Green ones technically OUGHT to be mildly fluorescent, like other Trans. Bright Green parts, but if they are, it's hard to tell thanks to their material. Interestingly, that sword used to be listed as both Trans. Red (from CHI Worriz) and Bright Red (from the Black Brain weapon pack) on the Lego customer service database. They're currently both listed as Bright Red—I don't honestly know whether they've both always been the same color, and if they are, which of the two colors they actually are.
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Maybe... but keep in mind that weapons typically use a different plastic than, say, shells and beams. You'd likely end up with something that looks more like the Vahki eyepieces, rather than the glowy, glassy look of polycarbonate parts.
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Cool beans. What's the website for amazon.ca?
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You mean phosphorescent (glow-in-the-dark) armor pieces, right? We already have fluorescent armor pieces on Tahu, Protector of Fire, and basically all the Skull villains.
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I've never heard anything about bringing your own chairs. I can see how that might be preferable if you want a more comfortable seat than the typical plastic chair, but generally there's enough seats for everyone (or at least, for a few people to sit at each table—I doubt there'd ever be a situation where every attendee needs to sit down at once, apart from events like the opening and closing ceremonies which take place in the Bingo seats).
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MOC: Gotham TV Show Red Hood Bank Robbery
Lyichir replied to illuminatiSwag's topic in LEGO Licensed
Considering this is a MOC based on a DC TV series, shouldn't this go in the Licensed subforum with other Super Heroes MOCs? -
My twin brother and I will be there! In addition to our shared Atlantis submarine MOC which will make a repeat appearance from previous years, I'll be displaying my Bionicle 2015 mask display pedestals as well as my Nui-Rama revamp. I'm kind of a picky eater so I'm not the best guy when it comes to recommending restaurants. But Bob O's, the restaurant at the hotel, is better than you might typically expect a hotel restaurant to be. Beyond that, there's plenty of fast food options that are good for catching a quick lunch between events during the convention—I tend to favor Chick-Fil-A and Pizza Hut, both within walking distance of the convention, and if I can get a ride there's also a Five Guys somewhat nearby. I'd definitely recommend that over the food available in the actual expo hall, which is mediocre and expensive (not to mention often has long lines when the crowds arrive for the public days).
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You keep saying that, but you haven't given us any reason to believe what you're saying. Don't get me wrong—I'd really, really like to believe you—but I've been waiting for this update for too long to allow myself to cling to any false hope that presents itself. Any information at all that could back up your claim would be much appreciated. Who exactly did you talk to? What exactly did they say? Currently your claim sounds no more credible than a kid's claim that their uncle works for Lego and they have an inside scoop on what themes are coming out a year from now.
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I would agree that they'd only go for a set that they had strong pre-existing sales data for, but the modular buildings are probably a terrible example. While they have the sales data for those, they are also already releasing those sets at a steady one-per-year rate, with no idea whether the market could bear an additional modular building on top of the regular yearly release. A better example would be a type of set that has shown strong sales potential, but from a lapsed or otherwise inactive category of sets. For example, it's possible that a large train set (such as the Emerald Night or Horizon Express) could have a chance of success given enough support, particularly if it achieved the votes during an "off year" when no similar sets had recently been released. Another example would be a large Creator vehicle like the recent Ferrari or Mini Cooper—a set like that would probably be much easier to fit into a release schedule than a modular building, particularly if the set represents a popular model of vehicle that has not been represented in a similar set before. In both cases, the trick would be to create a project that is reliable, novel, and popular all at once. Something that, while not groundbreaking in terms of the category of set it represents, would still be something uniquely appealing that had not been seen before in Lego. Another type of modular building probably wouldn't cut it, at least unless it had something to set it apart from the many, many ideas Lego has probably already considered for that product category.
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I adore the architecture and general aesthetic of the City of the Mask Makers. So geometric and art-deco and gorgeous. It only makes me wish for playsets that much more (not that if we got them they'd necessarily resemble what we've seen in artwork, but still). I don't think more elemental motifs would even be that good a thing. That'd mostly just evoke the highly segregated look of Metru Nui. The idea of a city where all the villagers intermingled and coexisted regardless of their elemental affiliation is much more appealing to me.
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Action Theme Forum and You!
Lyichir replied to Peppermint_M's topic in LEGO Action and Adventure Themes
I mean, the reason for those other exemptions (LotR and PoC) is because, at the time those themes debuted, neither forum had much else to discuss (due to the lack of other Pirates/Castle themes). Action Themes doesn't really have that problem—we have Ninjago, Chima, Ultra Agents, and a host of other themes to discuss. I wouldn't be totally opposed to Jurassic World and Scooby Doo being moved here, but it's not really necessary. -
Of the currently available ones, Kamzo or Jinky is probably a good bet for a Bionicle fan. Though often you can find older ones at a discount, which could make them a better bet for a first-timer.
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It's based on a semi-memetic line from the My Lego Network social game from the Lego website. It had content based on the Glatorian (with profiles for several of them), including the normally non-verbal Vorox who had the somewhat dumb quote "Beware my stinger tail!" It's far from the most mainstream of references, so either it's a coincidence, Windham did a lot of research into the fandom and their inside jokes, or he himself is a fan from back in the day.
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At first I was a bit confused by what you meant until I realized that, after taking him apart and rebuilding him multiple times, I had accidentally done exactly that. It's weird that the instructions have you place his chest so high since the height it has it in the instructions could have been achieved with one part fewer, and lowering it by a module centers it nicely on his extra-long torso.
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Could be tricky, considering the variety in recent sets makes it so that "standard sized CCBS figures" are more or less a thing of the past. It wouldn't be impossible—for instance, all current Toa use the same torso beam, which is at least one commonality to use as a starting point—but that doesn't mean it'd be easy by any stretch of the imagination.
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On a set-related note, this video made me realize that Chen's fancy chair was absent from all of this past winter's sets. This strikes me as an odd omission, considering how chairs and thrones almost always provide an interesting building experience and how Chen's love of buttons and traps is a defining part of his character.