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    AFAIK it can depend on the age of the building and whether the building itself is trademarked. I've heard that is why the "Australia" postcard set depicted a generic outback scene instead of a city like the other postcard sets—many recognizable landmarks in Sydney would require licensing and the "extended line" team responsible for small Lego-exclusive sets like that didn't have the budget for that.
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    Nice work! Incidentally, I'm not sure you got the transparent fins exactly right... I believe the left and right sides use this piece which previously appeared in transparent in the Kingfisher set.
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    Technically speaking, all NASA sets are unlicensed... while usage of NASA logos or imagery is encouraged to go through a review process by the organization to ensure accuracy and compliance with standards for its use, as a government agency NASA is prohibited from profiting from externally-produced merchandise (i.e. receiving licensing fees) or from seeking any sort of exclusivity agreement with external companies. I understand that from a Lego fan perspective, the distinction between a licensed set and an unlicensed set often has more to do with whether a subject is based on a specific well-known brand than it does with the actual business transactions that take place, but it's still an interesting "edge case" in the question of licensed vs. unlicensed sets.
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    Small correction—the older dinosaur molds used in the Jurassic World theme came from the "Dino" theme from 2012, not to be confused with the older "Dino Attack" theme from 2005 which featured strange mutant dinosaurs that never saw re-use.
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    From what I've heard the six-packs never have duplicates, which is why I opted for one of those first. I was also pleased to learn that they come in a nice little resealable box—one that'd be spacious enough to keep the full set of 12 if I decided I wanted to store them that way.
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    To be honest I don't know if Lego can even print the torso area of the larger cat version either (it's not really designed to have "clothes"). But it's a fun mental image in any case.
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    Finally got my first figs from this series! Decided to start with a random six-pack from Lego.com so that I'd still get a surprise choice without having to worry about duplicates—ended up getting the Robot Butler, Ice Planet Explorer, Spacewalking Astronaut, Retro Space Heroine, Alien Tourist, and UFO Costume Fan. Now that I've got those I'll have to keep an eye out in stores for the rest of them.
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    I think a part of it might be because the Celestial Pagoda isn't just another pagoda within the heavenly realms—I think it's supposed to be the pagoda Li Jing carries with him, which can be used to entrap any god, spirit, or demon (represented, at a smaller scale, by the small pagoda build held by the Li Jing minifigure in that set). As such, it's not so much a permanent architectural feature of that realm as it is a particular artifact. Personally I also think the color scheme of this set (with tan, gold, lavender and light blue) looks quite nice and feels fresher than it would if it had shared the exact same color scheme as that earlier set. I think if you wanted to you could change all the Light Royal Blue parts for Sand Green (since I think they all come in that color as well), though it might be fairly expensive since it's a lot of parts in that color.
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    The missing number is for Monkey King himself—he's wearing a matching uniform in the Nine-Headed Beast set. Though now I'm thinking about how cute Mo would look if he also got a matching uniform...
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    For anyone who's interested New Elementary's review includes an interview with the designer that goes into some aspects like the color choice: https://www.newelementary.com/2024/06/lego-icons-10337-lamborghini-countach.html
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    Eh, magenta stands out next to the classic colors, but next to more recent ones like pink it's not all that unique. That was part of why magenta/lime/teal didn't appeal to me quite so much—they sort of felt like tints/shades of existing classic space colors rather than something wholly new. That's part of the issue with some of the more recent classic space colors in general—now that both primary colors (Red, Blue, Yellow) and secondary colors (Orange, Green, Purple) are all covered, most of what's left feels more incremental/less distinct and impactful. That's another part of why gold appealed to me, since it offered something previous colors didn't.
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    I think I've mentioned it here before but I think the Splatoon series would make a good Lego theme—a colorful, cartoony shooter with no blood or gore or realistic weapons, as well as strong, distinctive world design based around sea creatures like squids and octopi that could make for unique and interesting Lego sets. It's popular too (though maybe not on the same level as Minecraft and Fortnite)—IIRC it's in the top 5 Nintendo franchises in Japan and at least in the top 10 worldwide. If Animal Crossing can succeed as a Lego theme, I see no reason why Splatoon couldn't. That said, it's possible something related to that might already be in the works, since I believe I'd seen it mentioned that when Mario, Zelda, and Animal Crossing were barred from Ideas (hinting at future sets based on those franchises), Splatoon was the other major Nintendo IP on that list. In regard to the Mario minifigure question, I've long been firmly in the camp that the digi-fig experience is a better adaptation of the franchise than minifigure-based playsets would be. Minifigures could be kinda cool to have, especially now that Zelda and Animal Crossing have them (creating crossover potential), but I doubt they'd ever have as much set potential as the digi-figs and brick-built enemies have.
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    I don't see why there wouldn't be overlap—Lego is popular enough these days that there's likely to be plenty of Lego fans among any fandom. And I'd take into account that being a "Lego fan" is broader than being an "AFOL"—there's plenty of people who have few or no sets who will probably still think of Lego as fun and a Lego movie as something that is fun to watch. Like, if Pharell himself is enough of a Lego fan to want his biopic to be done this way, I don't know why you'd assume few of his fans would be.
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    Is that visor face print also a BAM part? Looks very cool on these figs! I got myself a BAM pack last month with three of the alien figs with the jumpsuits and the new armor piece (which I just wanted to have, not to go with those figs). The jumpsuit design looks very good "in the brick"—at first I thought the arm was going to be Titanium Metallic like one arm of the construction team leader fig from the base and launchpad set, but it's actually black so matches the stripe across the torso nicely. A part of me still kind of wants to see what it'd look like if you swapped the white arm with a reddish orange one (available in some of the City construction crew from the new sets), but I'll probably be happy leaving the torsos as is.
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    Yeah, that's a thing it's easy to forget as an AFOL. The "fandom" for classic Lego themes is inherently a lot smaller than those for things like Star Wars or other major media properties of the same era. Things like Classic Space didn't cement itself in the public consciousness through movies or TV the way other properties did, so even while some adults may fondly remember "space Lego" of their childhood, they're less likely to remember or be nostalgic for the specifics unless they've spent time marinating in a community like AFOLs that actively celebrates and reinforces that nostalgia. And yes, back then Lego was more one toy among many rather than the kind of dominant player it has become today.
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    Personally I'm more a fan of non-licensed themes than licensed themes but I certainly am in no hurry for them to do more... I'm already hooked on enough of them as it is! I've been a Ninjago fan for ages, then got into the excellent animation and high-quality set designs of Monkie Kid, now Dreamzzz is getting better and better, not to mention the occasional City and Friends sets... at this point if they brought back an old favorite of mine like Bionicle or Elves I might have to make some really tough choices.
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    I don't think those are meant to be literally lit up, but rather just a way to highlight a key feature for the interactive function. Overall these are a little underwhelming (less impressive than the current jungle exploration sets, and than previous "interactive" themes like Hidden Side), but I assume as a sort of a test run for the technology they might've gotten less budget for other features, hence the simpler set designs and repeated animals. I figure these will either lead to something more impressive down the line or fade into obscurity like some previous interactive ventures like Lego Fusion.
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    Hm... the Pharell spaceship is not only smaller than I expected, but quite a bit less zany. When I heard it was going to be something with such unusual theming and a decently high price I was hoping for something more creative and off-the-wall like some of the Lego Movie sets, but apart from the (admittedly well done) rainbow launch trail, the ship looks disappointingly mundane.
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    The fez also has a bar connection inside it—it's one of those lesser-known connection points that's great for things like plant pots or lampshades.
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    I hadn't realized until New Elementary posted their rundown of all the new parts for June just how many Titanium Metallic recolors are in 76924 (the Mercedes two-pack). It's definitely cool to get basic parts like plates in that color.
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    I just tested it and yes, they do (assuming you're using this flower stem piece and not the older one with a stud).
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    Wow, when I clicked this topic reading "outpost" I was expecting something smaller! Quite a dramatic looking structure. Does it have an interior? Seems like there's potentially a lot of space inside you could utilize...
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    Excited for the digital instructions of the new sets to drop tomorrow since sadly most of the Ninjago and Monkie Kid sets aren't available until August in my country.
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    Agreed, but personally as a Splatoon fan I think there's enough there to develop into a full theme and not just a minifigures series. I could definitely see things like the concert stages for fests working as cool sets.
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    Yup! And the one in the excavator is last year's ice cream shop! Seeing reviews and pics of those two construction sets there's so much I like about them... the vehicles themselves really feel like a leap forward for City construction equipment, the reddish orange safety uniforms on the construction workers look great, and even little things like the use of those light bley quarter domes as debris for the excavator to scoop feels generous (since it's a fairly recent, uncommon part to just get as loose debris).
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