BrickBob Studpants

That was the first one, the second series only featured HP characters Yes, but we don‘t need a CMF series for that. Nowadays we regularly get CMF-quality minifigs in sets, so a new Snape Boggart could easily appear in a future set, even with a new hat piece. The appeal of CMF series is to get characters and versions we otherwise wouldn‘t, not slightly update already existing minifigs

Hm, what could‘ve happened between MoS and Soup that negatively affected the perception of the US? The movie has definitely been boycotted to some extent internationally. Cap and Soup both can’t be divorced from being representations of the US and both recent movies have suffered as a result. Personally, I‘m not gonna boycot Hollywood productions because I love movies too much, at least until they start using genAI or openly bow to the regime.

Nobody‘s offended. Reasonable criticism is more than welcome! However, I think it‘s perfectly valid to poke fun at people who have been complaining about a rather minor issue like that for years while acting as if helmet holmes ate their hamster and killed their grandma

No offense, but that‘d be a pretty terrible CMF series. We had both of those before with little room for improvement, and none of the missing characters warrant appearances in a series either. In 2022, I would’ve supported a third series, but that train has since departed

Well, if you ignore the giant T-shaped hole Also, nicely put together argument for why not to use AI in writing ^^ Couldn‘t agree more! I just finished a script for one of my courses and a paper I‘m about to submit, and I refused to use genAI for any of it. Besides dehumanising the entire process, it all sounds like the same homogenised drivel in the end.

Huh, I never even thought to ask ChatGPt to come up with set ideas Just for fun, I wanted to see what garbage it would surprise me with. It did not disappoint. Behold!! Sith Inquisitor Strike Speeder with two TIE apprentice minifigs. What the **** is a TIE apprentice? A Venator with „classic Republic grey/blue markings and a hidden trooper compartment“. BLUE?? Jedi Temple Council Podium: a buildable display piece for Jedi Council meetings FO Flametrooper Battlepack: Two flametroopers, two stormtroopers, 1 buildable small turret and revolving flame-launcher module. Hoth Echo Base: Playset-style; includes Echo Base command centre, snow-crawler, 4 minifigs (Rebellion/Empire) & hidden secret panel. ChatGPT really likes its hidden panels and troop compartments No wonder people aren‘t using it for fake rumours, way too easy to detect!

Plenty of people do ^^ I use them quite often in my publications, though it‘s the shorter version (-) and I usually place spaces before and after That‘s a funny thought tho: do people use ChatGPT on forums? I imagine in case people aren‘t that proficient in English, maybe? Because what‘s the point otherwise, there‘s no prize to be won And no LLM on this planet could jonkle as much as we can Let alone spread as much insanity as the almighty T U R T L E

EXACTLY. Though ironically, the only BW part I ended up using was her hairpiece Thank you! I enjoy reading your comments as well ^^ Don‘t worry, I‘ll return to my previous profile pic eventually, this is temporary I‘ve had that since 2010-ish? Or maybe I‘ll update it with HELMET HOLES Edit: Wait, I used a TCW Phase I helmet, they had holes before it was coo… I mean the worst thing ever

HP has the advantage of having one huge central location with both interiors and an exterior. The closest thing SW has is the Death Star, and even then it‘s usually interiors. Even the new Death Star is a collection of dioramas! Not sure what they could do, dioramas that each come with a section of the outher shell of the DS? Unlike Hogwarts, those sets wouldn’t work on their own and combining them would look silly unless you happen to have all of them. Other locations like the cantina, Hoth base, or the Jedi temple might work better on a functional level, but no kid would buy multiple sets depicting segments of those locations because they‘d be pretty same-y and would likely feel like a rip-off.

It‘s been a lot of these three lately, but we did get Hermione, Dumbledore, and Cho in polybags before, and the latter was pretty recently ^^

Feast your eyes on THIS!

The Grey Lady will almost certainly be based on her earlier appearances rather than her DH2 version ^^

No worries, having to make a Mara Jade minifig is punishment enough I still need to edit the pic! Indeed, plus Cobb Vanth! Definitely the most exciting SW minifigs in January. Looking forward to the new BB-8 too! The original started the current line of buildable figures, so we‘ve come full circle now

Ohhh, these all sound fun! I will recreate #3 and #4 and then post them here before making the final decision ^^ Nice surprise to see a female Mauldalorian! I was expecting duplicates, like the 2013 version, but this is of course much better!

@CloneCommando99 I await my punishment Of course a member of the Mara Jade cult was gonna win

Descriptions of more of the sets have surfaced! The Sorting Hat set comes with the cat patronus and it’s a remake of the 2001 set, complete with spinning wheel!

I highly recommend SC! It’s a fun adventure with likeable characters and a different and fresh flavour of SW ^^ SM-33 is my #1 pick because he’s extremely vital to the plot (to the point the story wouldn’t work without him), he’s funny yet badass and even intimidating at times, the design’s awesome (a droid with a peg leg? Count me in!), and he’s voiced by Nick Frost And the punny name is the cherry on top. Him being left out of the Onyx Cinder was a huge blunder. Our only real chance of getting him now is as a buildable character

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Definitely a Landspeeder. It’s been a while since the last minifig-compatible one, and we only had two cantina-related sets that didn’t feature it.

Good guess, but no! She’s #21 ^^ You’re right though in that it’s a character from a show! There are only two characters in my top 25 that appear in movies!

Very Star-Wars-y ^^ Not ridiculously so tho! I’d say 8-9? Pao already got his minifig in 2016 Another hint: It’s not a character from Rogue One or Andor since we already got the characters I wanted most from them, with one exception at #38. Or two, to be precise! They share that spot.

Correct! There’s only one pre-Disney character within the top 10 of my list, and that’s #10 ^^ Frog Lady and a Clone Commando are not on the list, but certainly in my top 100 if I ever go that far

Not on the list, #26, and not on the list Boss Nass is #31. All eras are represented on my list, but the PT characters have all been named now except for one, who’s #44. Dangit, forgot about Talzin and Satine! In order not to ruin the rankings, Talzin is now #49 and Satine #50, replacing Almec and Quiggold respectively ^^ Tera is #46. Ohhhh, you’re good!! Gorian is #4, Republic Crosshair #5, and L3 #9!

I’ve compiled my full top 50 now Dexter is #30, Greez #37, and Rebel Friend not even on the list Vernestra is #43, Sy #48, and Amanaman not on the list Qimir is the best guess so far at #2! Not bad! #15 ^^ As promised, a few hints: It’s a character from a movie or show. All of my top 50 have appeared either in live-action, a cartoon, or a game They have lines and are important to the plot. The minifig would definitely require a new piece.

Good guess, but Qimir is in the top 5, and Sol, Yord, and Jecki somewhere in the top 20-25 I’d rather kneel before Zod Din Djarin. I wonder when they’ll finally make a minifig of him!

WRONG, wrong, and wrong Mara Jade would’ve been hilarious, considering my continous blasphemic remarks about her …I have a bad feeling about what my new avatar is gonna entail if a member of her fan club wins this