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Welcome Ash, Be aware that catchin' them all in Lego is going to be costly. Both in money and storage space

Hi Ludzik Lego, welcome/witam to Eurobricks. Pirates and Space are great general themes. They also cost a pretty penny! Hope to see you in the respective forums for those themes.

Welcome to Eurobricks, Seba! Thanks for introducing yourself. I hope to see you around the boards often

Haha yes I agree.

Hello Stefan, welcome out of your 'dark ages' and to Eurobricks! I'm glad that you finally decided to sign up and join in the discussion. The Technic forum awaits and people there will be very happy to have another member to discuss Technic topics with.

Welcome to Eurobricks, Tommybricks! I like your moc. There are lots of Space fans on these boards and I'm always glad to see more.

Welcome to Eurobricks, Frank! I'm always pleased to see new members and I hope to see you contributing on a regular basis. What was this other famous German toy brand? I really don't know. Do you watch Youtuber Held der Steine? If so, what did you think about his recent controversy?

Welcome to Eurobricks, @tibbey! I have some expertise in Project Management too, but I can't say that it's ever helped me with my Lego stuff haha. I hope you continue to join in

Greetings Alessio. Welcome to Eurobricks. You've come to the right place for mocs. The frontpage portal usually highlights the latest popular mocs from these boards and you can find a whole backlog of them in the various sub-forums.

Welcome to Eurobricks, BJ! Your friends are just doing what is best for you haha.

Wow this one was difficult, but nothign can beat 6080 for me. It's just the first set that I think of when it comes to Castle and it's from my childhood era (although I didn't have it until later life). @Marghal @Henry Bricklider - Tough one eh?

My plan has come to fruition. I used to be a werewolf but I'm not nooooooooooooooooowwww.

That is simply beautiful. Simple and beautiful. I want it lol. Also, I had never heard of classic castle as a website before, so thanks for that.

Nah not really. Seems they don't care much for those old classic themes much these days, and a second-hand Pirate ship costs an arm and a leg these days. There are some good ships though, such as the Ninjago Movie set 70618 Destiny's Bounty:

My avatar from Wolfpack. Is that wolf showing his fangs, or is he the most dapper wolf you've ever seen and is wearing a bow tie? You decide.

Lovely mate. Very nice colour composition and shape. If it were an official set, it would be mine; no question.

Welkom Floris. I hope you enjoy the discussion here at Eurobricks and feel very much at home.

Welcome to Eurobricks. Sorry but I don't speak Polish very well and can't understand your videos, but I do wish you the best in your efforts and hope you can find some fellow Poles here who will like your content. Witamy.

Hello Michael and welcome to Eurobricks! Having a focus on the themes you enjoy most is a good idea because Lego has a vast history and can swallow wallets and purses whole. Smooth sailing brother!

I don't remember saying that!? I mean, I think Henry is cool but to repeat his name over and over.... well

I don't think I've gone too far; and I'm not saying that people can't believe what they want. But they're not going to make me believe it. Ok, well like I said, I could be wrong. Either way it doesn't matter to me because as I understand it, the owner is religious and applies some of those values to his business, which I think should be allowed so long as it's not hurting anybody. People can simply buy them from Tesco or wherever. No it's not, but I am dismissing those "issues" because I don't care about them. Well I'd say the want for (example) gothic style buildings of the Czech Rebpublic vs wanting minority sexualities and (in *my* opinion), imaginary genders, isn't comparible at all. A building needs to look a certain way to be that thing, where a persons sexual interests or 'identity' do not need to be represented visually. I am specifically talking about Lego sets here, mind, not tv shows etc, which I've already established are separate. Well I think we fundamentally disagree here, because I don't think it's the job of a toy company to reassure kids about their home life; I think that should be family and friends and toys should remain simply toys that are there to be built, played with, and destroyed. You know what though... It would be interesting to see Lego produce a range of sets specifically designed to do the things you and others talk about here, just to see how well it sells. I'm betting not well - but I suppose that'd be written off as some sort of prejudice. It doesn't matter to me at all. I was asking because, if that was intentional, then it just goes to show that depending on your beliefs or politics, what you may deem as acceptable in a toy will differ. You then have a lot of different questions which I'll answer quickfire style: "Is it that things that are contentious should be kept out of toys for children?" - Context is everything. So in your example of Indiana Jones/Nazi's, I'd say that WW2 an important historical event that should be taught to kids on a high level. There's no disagreeing about that, even if you're a literal Nazi. The lesson may be different depending on your view of it all, but it's important to learn, so yes I think it's good that kids are taught about that stuff, although I think Lego sets based upon a film set in that era are irrelevant and most kids don't care about the historical content there, they just want to shoot the "bad guys" or drive the cool jeep. It goes no deeper than that. Lego themselves though kind of broke their own rules about modern warfare there, but that's another topic. "Should LEGO not have made the Ecto 2 from the reboot of Ghostbusters, because feminism is considered contentious in certain circles?" - How are the characters identified as feminists based on the set alone? Otherwise it doesn't matter. I do however think that it shouldn't have been made because the film is shockingly bad. "Why should LEGO make Lunar New Year sets, if they cater largely to a non-European audience?" - Maybe not? I don't really care because there's no overt agenda and I'm not Chinese. "Why even have women minifigures, that perpetuate toxic norms such as childbearing, prescriptive body types, and hairstyles?" - Are you projecting? You can write this sentence because of a "toxic norms such as childbearing". "This, I think, is a real slippery slope, and I think you differentiate LGBT issues from other gender-based and cultural because the thought makes you feel icky." - Slippery slope, yes I agree. I even said that in my earlier post. But please don't try to make me look like I'm a minority in that I don't want to see LGBTQ+ issues visually portrayed in Lego sets, or kids toys in general. I guess we can't prove that either way though. I'd love to debate you on this, but frankly, I can already feel the moderators breathing down my neck and I've already been threatened with punishment once for voicing my opinion. I will say that yes, there is nothing wrong with the cultural norm being portrayed in toys. I didn't say that it did mean they don't have an identity. Another thing I didn't say. Of course it's not the only way to indicate these things, but the other ways don't matter in terms of the visual representation in a Lego set. It's not embarrassing for me because I'm not arguing that this made up stuff should be visually represented in Lego sets and that anybody who disagrees is a "transphobe" or whatever other phobe. The fact that you've indicated that you were waiting for my "hand" to be shown, shows that you're not really interested in civil discussion but rather showing how my beliefs are wrong so that you can point the finger and say "Haha, gotcha! Transphobe". Ok well obviously I haven't seen these Facebook conversations, but you didn't frame it that way, so do a better job at communicating at why you label people that way: " I mean, I've had homophobes and transphobes on Facebook try and tell me that LGBTQ+ characters in LEGO set or themes would not be "kid-friendly". " None of that touched upon individuals rights or morality. So the set would be normal looking people doing whatever they would be doing if they were designed visually as such? That would change the nature of the set because they effectively wouldn't be those things. This doesn't compare to what we're discussing. Catagorising Lego sets and parts isn't the same thing because you need to separately identify these things to use them. Or it could be that they understand that most people don't want that from a set. Most people want a cool set, to either play with or display. That said, I wouldn't rule it out as a possibility. They didn't want violence of any sort in their sets but their own research said that young boys liked playing with guns and enjoyed playing games with mild playful violence, so they allow room for that in themes like Castle, Space etc. because it sells. In the end, this all boils down to people arguing against opinion; and people's opinions on subjects like this are very emotive and, I hate to use this word but, divisive, so that is ultimately why I don't think this should be in Lego sets. Otherwise, I still wouldn't agree and wouldn't buy the sets, but I'd be ok with it existing in sets. Any discussion here about the deeper meaning behind why I feel like I do or vice versa just seems like gnawing for an opportunity to label the other as some negative; and that isn't productive for discussion. Off-topic - why does the boards time you out? It's a real problem if you forget when typing a long response like this. Luckily I had a backup plan. If it happens to you, open a new tab without closing the original, sign in again and you should be good to post on your original tab. If not, copy contents from original tab to the new one and paste it.

Yes of course they are the same characters as in the media, but the toy isn't inextricably linked to that in the eyes of a kid. Not every kid watches Ninjago and most adults don't, so to them the set is just a cool set with characters - whom are whatever the kid or adult wants them to be. So you're saying that they need visible indicators of their sexuality and/or "genderfluid" state. Riiiight. I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you a straight question because, if it were true, then that would mean you had a belief that those weren't a thing, and therefore any Lego set that pushes that narrative would be counter to your beliefs. You imply that it was mere oversight that it wasn't included - ok then. But you do realise that the average person on the street doesn't believe in made up genders, right? It's also strange that you take offense when your opening post in this thread labelled anybody who doesn't agree with this political stance as "homophobes and transphobes". Well we disagree. I think that is an unreasonable demand. I understand perfectly. I hadn't seen myself until I watched Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere. If it hadn't existed I think I'd have been fine. Well you'd need to be a decision maker at Lego. Thank me later for the advice. And remaining neutral is what we've been discussing. Politics in toys. This is one of the reasons Lego don't make military sets. I could identify with military sets by the way. Just saying. Did it? News to me. Pretty sure they had Harry Potter sets last time I was in there, but I could be wrong. How exactly would you represent a Wizard or an Undead without showing them as such? Now I ask you what the difference is between a plain gay minifigure and a plain straight minifigure? The answer is that there's no difference, visually. Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Care to read my previous posts before asking a loaded question? ta.

You know exactly what I'm referring to, I made it clear in my first post, so save the baiting for someone else. They absolutely are neutral in most cases in the context to which I was referring, and should stay that way. All of which no kid cares about. They just want cool toys. Stop trying to make it sound weird. Kids don't learn about weddings and valentines day from Lego sets. Do you have kids? They learn from parents and other kids. Also, are there a lot of Lego wedding and/or valentines sets that kids are lapping up? I didn't say that, but the fact that you did says that you did infact infer that from what I said; proving my earlier baiting comment.

I don't think he was missing your point because you hadn't made it. You said "in Lego set and themes", which includes City. So your argument would be more with the television show and supporting media rather than Lego sets themselves. It's a slippery slope. I mean, what would you do to add a (for example) gay character to a set to indicate that he's gay? Add a more fabulous dress sense? I don't understand the fascination in modern times of having 'representation' in all forms of entertainment. I didn't identify with B.A. Baracus from the A Team as a kid, but I loved him as a character and wanted to have certain traits like that (minus the jewellery perhaps). I also noticed that you said LGBT ('Q' and '+' missing). Maybe you had reason for that? Well that would depend on your beliefs (or personal truths) - which is exactly why this stuff should be kept out of media and toys aimed at kids; and like @MAB said, if a kid wants to imagine a gay relationship or whatever, then there is literally nothing stopping them.

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