Digger of Bricks

Well, yes, I guess that can be a bittersweet plus, at least that's how I would feel about it. But still, regular CMSs will come irregardless of how soon or later, as a canceled cinematic movie just would be a damn shame. It's not just minifigures, but potential new parts and/or recolors that would be missed out on. I don't know what we are to expect from this movie, but it can't nothing we wouldn't be interested in, right? Of course, that's definitely more likely than cancellation, but I'm still prepared for the worst.

It's more the likelihood that many of these customers are possibly more interested in the source material of these licensed sets (Star Wars, for instance) than the fact that it's a Lego set.

There are just SO MANY excellent Classic Space themed entries on this contest! Classic Space micro display by @spaceman76 LS933M "Bumblebee" Maintenance Drone by VorpalRyu Micro Classic Space Base by vedosololego Classic Space Hanger by ThomasW Classic Cruiser by Klikstyle Cosmic Sentinel by drclark1973 Don't worry, it made it, and it looks excellent!!! Sh*t, how did I miss all three of these? I LOVE all of them! Nick Nova huh? If you like M-Tron, here a two cool entries you might like: M-Tron Spaceship by Brickpiler M-TRON and BLACKTRON Brickheadz by Miro78

Red Retro Rocket by DavidHiller Boxing Bots by RSkittle InterCity Rhinegold by NeoSephirothVal Yep, I'm pretty sure that's him, as he did mention he had an upcoming Ideas project on YOUR CS topic specifically (you know, with your user name and all). But hey, I do think that project has a LOT of potential.

Though I do somewhat fear that may come to be, with a movie that's essentially a toy brand tie-in, is it too late in the game for WB to simply just cancel it? With about a year and three months to go before its current release date, don't you think that TLG would be pretty far along in the development of this movie's tie-in sets? I know we've seen proof of set lines that got cancelled even though they were pretty much finished in their development; but I feel that with a cinematic movie, WB just can't scrap the project this late into the game.

For each knight? I don't think I can quite answer that, but at least my top two favorite sets of the entire theme still are 70315 Clay's Rumble Blade and 70327 The King's Mech.

Well, regarding UCS Star Wars sets, I'm pretty sure it is indeed mostly adults buying them. But, those adults are more likely fans of Star Wars, not of the brick. If anything, the majority of adults that are buying sets for themselves simply aren't AFOLs. This can be presumed for majority of supporters for most LEGO Ideas projects too perhaps.

Great. I had an underlying gut feeling this would happen.

Yeah, pretty much just that in retrospect.

Exactly, as Creator is definitely a theme aimed towards kids who aren't interested in licensed and/or media driven "big bang" themes. Most of its sets closely resemble what's offered in the City theme, with others veering off into fantasy/sci-fi realms (robots, dinosaurs, dragons); so Castle and Space themed sets wouldn't be that uncharacteristic for the theme, and I don't think its customer base would be indifferent to those genres either.

Sure, I'd definitely like to see something like that, as it certainly would be a good Trojan Horse for Steampunk inspired parts and minifigures! I'd imagine that it would be a tie-in theme for either a TV show or, even further out there, a cinematic spinoff movie. I think that latter though would only be possible if Metalbeard turned out to be a second chance breakout star of The Lego Movie's 2019 sequel, much like Batman had done for first film. I'd also hope the same could happen for Benny.

I think you can do both, complete but optionally modular three-in-one playsets. For instance, how about a castle themed Creator set, priced at US $40-$60, with its star build being a corner turret with two hinged walls shooting off either of the tower's sides. The set's two alternate builds would be of a tower taller than the star build's turret, and then lastly, a small guard house. Each individual build would be a complete playset in its own right, but buying multiple copies would construct a much larger, more complete castle, with whatever combination and layout you desire.

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and 2011's The Three Musketeers.

Kind of makes me wish we could see a Earth Green upper/Dark Green lower recolor of the T-Rex, sort of as a homage to this guy from the Adventurers subtheme Dino Island from 2000.

Have you checked out any of the entries for LEGO Ideas' Moments in Space gift-with-purchase contest? Though there are plenty of mediocre ones, there are indeed some exceptional ones amongst those too! Here are a few I've discovered recently: LL2019 by papat08 Classic Retro Rocket by conbrio Red Retro Rocket by DavidHiller SR2 Personal Saucer by RocketWrench Coin Op Space Ride by FrostBricks Let's get outside and ride our scooters by Joker3131 Since there's not much to go by with white tires from what Lego has produced so far, I've seen many Ice Planet 2002 creations find creative ways to brick build them as a result. Here's another cool one with ingeniously constructed wheels: Glacier Runner by Kristof Oh yes, that's the first LL928 homage creation I ever remember seeing, and it still holds up after all these years! Here's another cool homage with a much more arrowhead-like footprint: Galaxy Explorer Class Craft by Alec Hole

Hmm, it's sort of sad this topic isn't getting the attention I hoped it would; but hey, here are a few other favorites: Ice Inspector and Ice Prowler by Chris Perron Neo-Blacktron B-22 Interceptor by Rancorbait Blacktron I Hunter by Pico van Grootveld Quantum 1 by faraday81 Flying Fortress and Bomber B-110 by space_cat27 Intrepid by Ted Andes

Even better, an annual series of medieval village modulars. But I want an American streamlined steam locomotive! Waaaa!

I guess I grew up a lot more different than most kids, as I grew up traversing junk stores, antique stores, garage sales, and such with my mom throughout the late 90's/early 2000's, so hence my passion and familiarity with projections of the past. Literally. But hey, I guess that's best Lego can do, piggybacking those genres onto the success of other themes. Ah, that's true. Technically, it was Halo meets the Flying Saucers. That too. So the aesthetic of futurism of that era was more than fitting for the System's current inventory and limitations at that time.

But who's to say that kids wouldn't be attracted to Retrofuturistic projections of space exploration/adventures? Ironically, Classic Space and Star Wars were birthed around the same time, and therefore share the same boxy, edgy, grebbled aesthetic of late 70's/early 80's futurism. But perhaps that's just it, isn't it? Their shared Retrofuturistic style makes them therefore too similar to each other. So, why not have the next Space theme inspired after the Retrofuturistic aspirations of the 1930's or 1950's instead? Would kids be indifferent to that?

But even with a theme like City, those scales can be slightly inconsistent at times. Sure, it's not the same sort of scale inconstancy you'll see with Creator, but take for instance something like automobile stud width, where the theme can have cars varying anywhere from four studs to eight studs in width. Then compare some of those wider automobiles alongside locomotives in City train sets, where engines usually are always six studs in width to line up with their track. I do honestly think that will change over time, where figures won't just be limited to whatever stock prints are on hand, and colors will eventually become richer and deeper in their variety. I'm familiar with that last one, but I wasn't aware of the older two. Interesting.

Viking Chieftain Gender: Male. Occupation/print on torso: Titanium Metallic chainmail armor with Reddish Brown leather belt. Also, dual molded arms with Titanium Metallic upper, Earth Green lower reflecting garment underneath chainmail. Type of headgear: S7 Viking Woman's hair/helmet combo, helmet recolored in Copper Metallic, hair in Dark Orange. Also, Dark Red cape and new complementary mid-length braided beard mold in Dark Orange too. Type of facial expression: Stern with bushy Dark Orange eyebrows on one side, battle yell on the other. Color on torso/legs: Dual molded Titanium Metallic legs with continuation of chainmail prints and Dark Brown boots. Accessory: Printed Viking roundshield and Titanium Metallic longsword. Female Mecha Pilot Gender: Female. Occupation/print on torso: Bright Reddish Violet segmented armor with Bright Orange lighting accents and gold Exo Force logo on the torso's upper left side. Same logo also on printed on the upper arms. Type of headgear: Elite Ultra Agents helmet recolored in both Bright Reddish Violet and Trans-Bright Orange. Plus, Kai's hairpiece (from the TV show) recolored in Dark Azure. Type of facial expression: Confident, concentrated smirk. Color on torso/legs: Bright Reddish Violet with continuation of torso's armor prints. Accessory: None.

Well, who said that we can't see both in a theme? Lego could incorporate many of those genres which fans desire into the Creator theme, and they therefore don't need to be released alongside a supporting lineup of sets. Simple. A three-in-one Galaxy Explorer-like shuttlecraft, a three-in-one modular castle, a three-in-one castaway treasure island, a three-in-one steam locomotive, a three-in-one Steampunk airship, a three-in-one Jaeger-like mecha, and so on. These sort of sets could supply fans with the parts and minifigures they desire, minus the storyline.

With an emphasis on both the Control Room and the Kitchen, the Raptor then makes sense.

All that Trans-Fluorescent Reddish Orange certainly had a particular theme in mind, not to mention that the parts all resembled snow plows in a way.