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I started saving up well in advance so I got all the sets last week :) So far, I've built the Destiny's Wing, Throne Room, Stormbringer and Firstbourne sets. I'm saving the Oni Titan, Dieselnaut and Dragon Pit for last. My thoughts so far: THRONE ROOM Nice, but mainly for the minifigs, particularly Skylor and Harumi, both of which were exclusives until Harumi also showed up in the Oni Titan set, which was revealed later than the rest. The throne room looks stylish but not much going on, and particularly having a prison cell which is just a front facade (with "bars" that don't even reach the floor) doesn't make much sense. DESTINY'S WING Very nice little build - not your default aircraft, with the lack of a proper nose and the wings at the very front of the craft instead of at the middle/back. I like that whole "built from wreckage" look of the flyer, Kai's tattered look is nice and Jet Jack is a cool minifig. STORMBRINGER I was actually pleasantly surprised by this build, since the pics really don't do it justice. The head looks a bit blocky but the build of body actually arches up and down a bit, giving the creature a very serpent-like look - it reminds me very slightly of the winged Fell Beasts from the Lord of the Rings movies. I also like how they built the spring-loaded shooters into the creature's mouth, and it looks appropriately scaly. FIRSTBOURNE Another awesome build and I was afraid that, building it right after having built the Stormbringer, it would feel repetitive but don't worry - it really is its own thing. Again great detail with the horns, scales and sweeping tail, and the creature looks much more streamlined than previous dragons. Some very interesting techniques and parts used to great effect. A bit of a weird choice to make the inside of the mouth grey, instead of red, and I will never be a fan of the use of plastic on a frame to form wings, but here it just works better than any alternative. Generally, as someone who has never been a fan of the Ninjago dragons (apart from the green mech from the Movie), the dragons themselves were the most positive surprise. They look much more like animals and less like mechs, all thanks to a few simple touches - more streamlining, more details (despite hardly any stickers) and especially the use of printed pieces for the eyes, giving them a much more realistic look than by using an unprinted brick. The sidebuilds are nice enough and particularly the Huntercopter in the "Firstbourne" set is a nice-to-have since it doesn't look like any other helicopter thanks to its angled rotor. The minifigs are nice - the Ninja are what you expect, just more tattered, and the Dragon Keepers are very distinctive and detailed, even though it would have been nicer to have a few more different ones... Even after having built just 3 sets, I already have two Jet Jacks and two Muzzles.

That was a fun read... Thanks for sharing your review! It made me realize that I really need this set in my life :)

Thanks for clarifying! :) And thank you too, K_Tiger :)

Hi all, I'm new here and not really aware yet of Lego's release strategy when it comes to waves/sets. So I was just wondering, when people are talking about the "Winter 2018" waves (e.g. Nexo Knights, Lego Batman), does this mean sets that are coming out just before Christmas? Or rather sometime in the first quarter of next year? I hope they'll release normal, non-armored versions of all five main characters with their proper haircuts (not just Macy). Always being forced to wear a helmet must be mighty uncomfortable when you're going to bed or want to take a shower :)

Thank you guys! It's a very nice place here, from what I've seen so far :)

Hi everyone! A bit late to the party, but I only recently discovered the Nexo Knights theme and am now collecting all the sets - I believe I have most of them, apart from Merlok's Library 2.0, Lance vs. Lightning, some of the Ultimates and a few of the smallest vehicles (Chaos Catapult, Minitrex etc.). Personally I think the theme and most of the sets are really good (always loved the castle-meets-magic-meets-technology mix), but it has some weak points. For example, some vehicles turned out to be (partially) very flimsy - most notably the Rumble Maker, which looks amazing from the front and then more like a skeleton from the back. Also, some design choices are a bit odd - e.g. why promote the tower part of the Tower Carrier as "a safe place to store the Evil Books", when in fact the 'safe' is just a removable treasure chest, that actually won't even close when it has a book inside...? However, as said, most of them are really cool, particularly the later sets, even if I preferred the lava theme over the stone one. My favorite sets: 01. Jestro's Volcano Lair 02. The Fortrex 03. Knighton Castle 04. Jestro's Headquarters 05. Clay's Rumble Blade 06. General Magmar's Siege Machine 07. Axl's Tower Carrier 08. Clay's Falcon Fighter Blaster 09. Jestro's Evil Mobile 10. The Stone Colossus I'm really happy that there will be another wave in 2018! I just hope that poor Macy will someday get a more impressive vehicle than the two so far :)

Hi everyone, Just wanted to say hi to the rest of you guys here. I'm a guy in his late thirties from the Netherlands. My username "Legorgon" is just a rather lame attempt at combining the word Lego with something from one of my other interests, Greek mythology. Have always loved Lego since I was a kid, but it kinda disappeared from my radar for many years. That is, until a while ago, when I went through a pretty stressful time and spontaneously bought a Lego set to have something relaxing to do. It was a set from the Nexo Knights series, since I always loved the castle theme. From there, my 'collector' nature took over when I noticed the bigger and more elaborate sets in that series and... well, here we are :) Anyway, I'm gonna start browsing the rest of this forum a bit more, but don't hesitate to ask away or just say hi!