Lyichir

No, DC is owned by Time Warner. But Marvel, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Cars are all Disney, so I think licensing with Disney wouldn't be that hard.

I prefer "Weekend Whip," actually. I felt it really captured the attitudes of the ninja, both the stress of training and the payoff when they got to use their newfound skills. I suppose it's about time for a new theme song, though, considering the main four ninja are going from being the trainees to being Lloyd's new trainer.

That's what I love about the LEGO Batman line. I've found that sets which don't directly tie in to any one movie or other medium tend to age better. I hope if the Legend of Zelda project on Cuusoo makes it through review, the finished product does something similar. After all, The Legend of Zelda is another franchise that has many interpretations of recurring motifs. I was a little bit disappointed that the Marvel sets mostly failed to take this direction, and instead all but two of the sets were directly inspired by the Avengers movie. I hope subsequent waves are more like the X-Men set, which eschews any particular scene in favor of a new scenario with iconic characters.

What do you mean? The Fire Brigade came out before the Grand Emporium. Until the Fire Brigade disappears for good, the Grand Emporium probably isn't going anywhere.

That's exactly what I'm talking about. What aspect of this set do you think is low quality? The build, which uses hinges to achieve a unique room shape? The minifigs, which from the review seem to be the exact same quality as any others? I can almost guarantee that this set had the exact same level of quality control as other sets, but you're suggesting the people responsible did nothing. Perhaps, god forbid, their idea of quality is different than yours. I respect you as a MOCist, but it seems you can't afford the same respect for the hard-working staff at TLG, without whom we wouldn't get any LEGO products at all. It's okay to say you don't like a set, but implying that the designers are lazy or incompetent is disgraceful. With a reception like this toward location-based Star Wars sets, it's becoming less surprising that we're seeing fewer and fewer of them...

Except the only reason they recolored parts is because the new ones were still in production and the old ones weren't. That's why none of the recolors are in new colors, and are instead in more common colors than those in the original sets. If they had the budget to recolor the elf hair, they could have used it to make the other figures more authentic instead.

I'd like to see that, considering Duplo has no hinges that could be used to make the office such an effective shape. Or, for that matter, any substantial quantities of gray or black parts. Seriously, when you have an opinion you should phrase it as such. So instead of "this set is crap" it should be "I don't like this set". Because to write off something designers worked long and hard on as "crap" is about as rude as you can get. Personally, I can't see many ways this set could be made better. It's got an effective aesthetic, a complex build, and great minifigures. The price is the only aspect I feel could be improved, and to be honest it probably couldn't be considering the cost of the Star Wars license combined with the number of minifigs.

That NPU is one of my favorite parts of that set.

The latter is pretty much what they did. The only difference is that his second face in this set isn't as "drained of color" (which is as it should be for this scene).

I like the Cars sets. They've been great for new parts (most of which are limited by printing, but unprinted versions are starting to show up in other themes). I'm a little disappointed, however that the sets have mostly focused on Cars 2 instead of the original. Many scenes from the first film, like the tractor tipping scene, would be amazing in LEGO. And unlike the cars themselves, the locations are quite lacking. Oil Rig Escape, for example, is shrunk down so much that many parts of that scene, such as when Finn McMissile ramps off of the crane, are impossible to recreate. I would recommend Flo's V8 Cafe, though. Even for someone who cares little about the included characters, it's a great source of parts.

The first two sets were exclusive to Japan because Cuusoo itself was first introduced in Japan. It was only after that second project had passed review that Cuusoo was rolled out to the rest of the world.

Actually, the gold lightsaber handles are new, although they're not exclusive to this set. The Ninjago Nunchuks used a mold that was similar to the lightsaber handle, but with perpendicular stud connections on one end. But this summer's Ninjago sets feature the same handle as this set has as part of other weapons. Anyway, this set looks fantastic to me. While I probably won't get it, since I haven't collected Star Wars for some time, it's disingenuous of people to say that LEGO just "slapped something together" that "looks like a set from the '90s". This set has an attractive shape, using hinges as it does to create an angled office, and the detailing like the gold microfig "statues" and three 4x4 tank-looking things bordering the center of the office contribute to an aesthetic that is unmistakeably Star Wars. Frankly, I've never seen any better LEGO depictions of this scene, so I don't see what people have to complain about. I personally think it's just backlash from people who set their hopes unrealistically high during the long wait for this set.

Probably not as-is, but I have no doubt that it'd be easy enough to mod to fit the track system.

Avatar: The Last Airbender. I wasn't into the show when those sets first came out, and by the time I became a fan the sets were long gone. True, they weren't the best sets, but they were decent enough. And nowadays the figs alone can run you $30 a pop.

Same here, seeing as I'm his twin and the two of us mostly share our LEGO.

This is still the Beta version. The Tachikoma had to be reworked because LEGO's brand fit analysis found that they didn't want to associate the LEGO brand with Ghost in the Shell due to the latter's content. At this point, the creator's only option was to rework it and submit it under a different name, since many of the previous project's supporters may have only supported due to the connection to the source material. Hopefully people will still support the new project due solely to it being an amazing MOC.

It'd be hard to give the Flying Dutchman the right sort of beard. His beard in the show starts at his chin and culminates with a thin moustache that doesn't even meet in the middle. Contrast that with every single LEGO beard piece, which are all much fuller than the Dutchman's and completely obscure the mouth. LEGO would have to create a brand new beard piece, and not only would that see limited use on any other figure, but it might not be feasible at all to get fine enough detail on it (it would certainly need to be made out of the rubbery, less breakable plastic used on parts like Exo-Force hair, and even then it could be hard to create fine enough detail). LEGO's solution (printing his beard on his face and torso) is far from ideal, but it's the only way I can conceivably see them making a Dutchman fig. As for the other figures, I can't see why you're complaining. Apart from Patrick needing side printing on his legs, I think the Spongebob line has amazing figs, especially considering LEGO is working with a unique, non-human art style.

This is an amazing MOC; I saw it on Cuusoo. LEGO Airships can be hard to build, but this one looks quite sturdy without being too dense. The integration of a handle into the top feels very much like a consideration LEGO would make in their own sets.

I only use "Legos" when I'm trying for irony. Normally I use just LEGO. LEGO vs. LEGO bricks or LEGO products is a less important differentiation to me, since "bricks" or "parts" suggests only individual parts, as opposed to MOCs and sets (and to non-AFOLs, "bricks" suggests only basic bricks), and "products" suggests complete sets, as opposed to miscellaneous parts. So while I use these more specific terms when they're called for, most of the time it's just "my collection of LEGO". Also, I rarely-if-ever correct others on the usage of these terms, especially non-FOLs. Coming from a newspaper family, and growing up with an acute understanding of grammar and diction, I've learned that correcting others on their every minor mistake makes you sound like a smartass. If I see "Legos" in a professional work like a newspaper it still makes me cringe, but if others use those sorts of terms casually I typically just ignore it.

I don't think that'll be a problem. I've been to that LEGOland, and any would-be thieves would have to climb over a good two or three yards of the miniland in order to get at that crown. And that's the sort of action that would definitely arouse suspicion. Would it be an impossible crime to commit? No; but what self-respecting thief would plan a "grand heist" of possibly as few as 20 tiny diamonds from a kid's theme park? I think if they weighed risk versus reward they'd find a better target.

I'm not sure how to feel about the live-action aspect. I have no issue with humans in the Hero Factory universe, as it calls to mind the hilarious teaser videos from Hero Factory's debut. But I hope the robotic heroes remain just that: robots.

My god, those articles are terrible. "Bionicles"? "Von Nebular"? Nonetheless I'm hopeful for this project. With any luck, the longer format will allow for better character development and plot, and will result in a lower density of bad jokes.

I agree. With the higher quality of the Collectible Minifigures leaking over into other themes, there's no excuse for why we don't have a better Santa by now. It could be done easily with Santa Yoda's torso, the new City "loot sack", and the gnome beard. The only new part he'd need is a proper hat (the bandanna is awful, but I don't think the gnome hat would be quite right either).

That's a neat idea, but there are a couple issues. For one, it lacks a great number of parts, such as basic Y-joints (even ones as old as 2001 have risk of breakage) and Glatorian fists (whether or not the "updated" ones would be a new three-fingered version or the already-produced four-fingered version is up to you). Some parts would be practically impossible to update, specifically parts in discontinued colors like the old greys. Also, while it would be amazing if these parts were produced, I don't know if a set with one of each would be the best way to do it. This sort of set would be almost guaranteed to benefit aftermarket sellers more than regular consumers. Very few consumers would need equal numbers of all of these parts, so this set would be bought up mostly by Bricklink sellers who would sell the parts individually for higher prices. Finally, this set would not be economical for LEGO to produce, which would likely lead to astronomical prices for this set. Every single part in this set would be a brand new mold, and each new mold would need to be released in several colors. It's not practical. The only way for LEGO to feasibly make these parts is to do as they have been doing (somewhat inconsistently, I admit), which is to release them as-needed in other sets. It would happen slowly, and we would probably never get all those parts, but it would make more sense business-wise for LEGO to do it this way. (I posted this on the Cuusoo page, too, which took three whole posts)

It makes more sense to have it submitted again, anyway. Consider that a number of its supporters may have done so due to being fans of the IP. Removing that is a drastic change, and previous supporters may not feel the same way about the new product.