Littleworlds

Hmmm, is there a way to jump right to the first unread post in a topic? When I open them from the unread content-page, it brings me always to the start of the thread

Looks great! I especially like the lovely texturing for the walls and roof.

Looks very friendly and inviting - lovely build! And maybe her name is simply Larrietta

I bought the Misfortune Keep a couple of days ago for about half the price and am very happy with it. It looks really mad and has quite an imposing size - so maybe add that to your mix too, to make your decision even harder The Millenium Falcon is of course appealing due to its legendary status - and your non-lego friends visiting you are much more likely to appreciate that one, because they know it. But it is quite a hefty price compared what you can get instead... I would spread the money on several sets really.

Reading this, I have to admit that I build pretty dirty. Usually I completely disregard different batches/types of parts, except where it really shows, or stability reasons require newish parts with good clutch power. Otherwise I like that extra level of texture different ages and makes of parts can create.

Thats very much how I feel too. Its just healthy for human life to not look at a screen for a change!

I like having the instructions in one single volume, but when you build a larger set together with your partner or even child, several booklets make completely sense and add to the fun. I really wonder though how much of the price is for the instructions. Paper gets more and more expensive and since Lego uses a lot of steps, even small sets have instructions with a lot of pages. Looking at sets from the eighties, they were very brief (and sometimes pretty unclear). I assume the sheer volume of the instructions today (many steps) play a quite significant role today to keep them intersting toys indeed. They may never abandon printed instructions, and go for pdf downloads or so, btw, since they are just so conveniently low tech and simple to handle I'm sure it has been considered though!

I agree! The tower really has character and the patch of land looks very convincing. Especially since its not a perfect rectangle. That adds to the organic look it has

I just went through your minifig ideas and I am really impressed! They are all very diverse, show great attention to detail and are a nice mix between fiction and real-life characters. And stylewise you are just perfectly in the realms of actual CMF design! I wonder if TLG will actually pick up an idea or two in the future

The forum looks nice and sleek. i admit, I have quite a soft spot for material-design, so the new look is absolutely fine for me. If I had to change back to the old layout it would probably look terribly outdated already ;-)

I just payed two orders on bricklink and can't really understand the issue. You place your order, the seller packs it together and as soon as that happens, you get the invoice and can pay on site or whatever. All you have to do is checking your emails or notifications. I like that better than paying up front and then finding out that some pieces are not in stock anymore and get a refund or so

Thank you very much for the review! Its quite extensive and literally covers the CMFs from every angle. The bit on distributions was quite enlightening Oh, and I believe the "gun" the spy is holding is actually a directional microphone for, well, spying!

Looks amazing! So much to explore when letting your eye wander over it. Sadly though, the place is slightly too large for the minifigs. They can't reach the top shelves!

The bags and boxes are a good idea. I would also recommend to rotate sets every couple of months. So your place changes a bit every time and every set gets its moment to shine. Its also possibly a good opportunity to weed out the things you really want to display from the ones which aren't as great anymore compared to newer ones.

Hey, that looks really amazing You caught his look very well, with very simple means. He looks so expressive!

To me Batman is the definite superhero ever since I was a child. Not only because of the Tim Burton film from 1989 was so much better than the Superman films (there wasn’t as much superhero-competition around back in the day!). I think what got me really hooked was the iconic animated series, which was launched a couple of years later, which picked up the tone of the film – and went off to give it its own and very distinctive feel. Oh, and it saw the first appearance of Harley Quinn, the mad psychiatrist, who fell for the Joker and became his hench-woman. One of the most iconic characters of the series, which leads us to today’s review of the Gotham City Cycle Chase, which features not only Batman and Deadshot, but also her in a prominent position! I happily admit that I didn’t really spent a thought on the bikes when getting this set. The character line-up was just too good for me to care about them. I wasn’t even sure if I would actually assemble them. I rather planned to use the parts for a proper batmobile instead (especially the tyres). But I figured, if I wanted to review the set, I should have at least assembled them once! When opening the box I was quite surprised to find the instructions in two volumes. I found that rather exotic for a relatively small set of 224 pieces, but it makes sense if you take into account that the pieces for the bikes come in different bags too. I think it is just meant to clarify the building process as much as possible and not mix up parts. As usual you start with putting together the minifigures. In this case its Batman and Harley Quinn. Deadshot follows in the second part of the instructions, together with the pieces for Batman’s bike. The characters seem to be modelled after the recent comics rather than the films, which works very well for me. I like Harley Quinn’s look in Suicide Squad, but I will never get used to stubby Batman ears. They just look as intimidating as cat-ears on a beanie-hat. Anyway, he looks pretty cool in this set and that’s the important thing here. The printing on his torso (back and front) is very neat. Just as you would expect it. It reminds me quite a lot on the 90s TV series. Sadly he doesn’t has dual-moulded legs or at least printing on them (yes, we are getting quite spoiled!). But he wears a new, soft fabric cape, which makes it easier to pose and sit him. Nice detail. The skin on his face is actually printed on a black head-piece. Quite unusual. It has a slightly more tanned look than other minifigures. Maybe Bruce Wayne is using spray tan to hide the lines of his mask? Harley features a lovely and quite extravagant blue and red outfit with corset and tiny metallic studs. It is really gorgeous to look at. No dual-moulding at the legs or the hair piece though. At least as far as I can tell as a non-injection-mould specialist. It at least appears to be painted rather, but looks very good and the colours are nicely separated.The little hole on top of her hair piece though just shouldn’t be there. But maybe it is an indicator that it was dual-moulded after all? Hard to tell. Her face is just perfect though. She looks cheerfully mad, which is just the right expressions for the character! Deadshot is a bit of an odd addition to the set. I would have expected a more classical villain from Gotham. Or maybe some random joker-henchman. He looks quite interesting though: His head and legs have a very cool metallic-colour, which gives the impression of a heavy armour suit. His torso and arms (he is the only character of this set who has printed arms) have some neat silver printing too. If you wouldn’t know better though, you would take him for a killer android instead of a guy in a metal suit. The only weirdness are the classic yellow hands, which look quite out of place on him. But since he has yellow gloves in the comics, that’s completely fine actually. Since he is the ony one in the set without a bike, he gets at least a quite impressive pair of gadgets for his job as sharpshooter: a king-sized bazooka-thing and a nice brick-build jetpack, which makes him not only very mobile, but also rather easy to hide and take the dark knight into his crosshair. The design of the bikes is relatively simple, with technic beams and connectors making up the frame. That makes them not only pretty lightweight, but also sturdy and quite modern and cyberpunk-looking. Not a bad thing at all. Building them is pretty straightforward too, as you would expect it. And thanks to the instructions and packaging it is almost impossible to pick the wrong pieces or the wrong places for them. The only part where I can imagine that inexperienced builders will have a moment of confusion or two will be putting the mounts for the wheels together. It’s not hard to do – just done in a pretty surprising way! All in all the bikes can’t quite meet the standards the minifigures, but at least they do a good job in matching the characters of their respective owners: Harley (perfect name for a biker btw!) Quinn’s bike is simply an odd thing with different sized wheels (big one front!) and an absurdly sized hammer mounted on a hinge, so that she can either punch down while passing by, or keep it tilted down and run people over with it. Not the most refined combat style, but simple and effective – and appropriately comical! Batman’s bike, on the other hand, is more refined and has some pretty nifty features: the rear fenders have stud-shooters and are mounted on ball-bearings, so they can be used quite effectively as gun turrets. Each of them also holds a clip for Batman’s gadgets, which are of course the typical batarang and a gun for shooting grappling hooks. Sadly it is mostly cosmetic though: it doesn’t has a rope or a shooting function. The overall appearance of the bike is more sleek and it looks really like something build for performance. Though, I am not quite sure what the rocket booster behind the driver seat is doing there. It is mounted about 45° upwards, so maybe it is supposed to create downforce – apart from not burning the tyre, as it would when pointing straight backwards! I am quite surprised what a lengthy review this became. Seems this set is a lot to talk about. I am quite happy that you get two of the most prominent characters of the franchise (and some other guy^^) at a comparably low price point. And they look indeed excellent. The bikes are pretty decent, too. Maybe a bit on the simple side, but they are totally fine for the price. I am very happy with the set and I’m sure it offers quite the play-value for kids too! Pieces: 224 Rating: 5/5 Also feel invited to check out my blog for more pictures!

An excellent idea. It takes little time, but gets the message across to everyone who happened to buy one to take steps. Definitely worth to spread the word!

A very cool building! Lush in details and lot of great ideas! I like especially the crammed artists studio. So many things that contribute giving it a real urban-life-feel, down to the bike suspended from the wall. Love it!

Ha! It is!

Thank you very much and happy Anniversary too!

Brilliant build and a very nice write up, which complements it perfectly. This must been an unhealthy amount of work to build!

A nice and sleek - and very lifelike - construction. The wokers seem to be quite happy with it too

This is simply beautiful. You really get the feel of a weathered, old fortress, which still kept its beauty and dignity The patch of vegetation looks amazing too, especially the palm trees. Amazing work!

Quite a number of my oldest lego pieces from the 80s got pretty loose, so I guess its not an uncommon thing. A thin (!) layer of clear nail polish applied to the bottom part helps. I did the same with some of my minifigure hair pieces and torso party who lost clutch power too. Works well for me

Hello and Welcome! Your facades look amazing. Very lifelike and detailed. Brilliant work!