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  1. danth
    You're right about Super Mario. That was a mistake. I've crossed it out in my post. A bunch of Creator Expert sets are licensed. If someone wants to go through Brickset and count every single set and determine whether it's licensed or not, they can go ahead. I tried to make a quick example using minifig scaled themes because that's what I care about. There are many ways to slice it so I picked one way. But what does it matter if the number of licensed sets is 33% or 44% or 66%? We all know that the number of licensed sets is growing and infiltrating more themes and displacing themes (some of us) like.
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    Yes, Aanchir, that's it, us AFOLs are all so stupid with our dumb opinions that we don't consider these things until you come and grace us with your thoughts. Are you kidding me? I mean, you're right, we should be happy that LEGO took away our glorious Classic Space sets, and Castle, Pirate, etc, because they gave us freaking Dots. Dots. Are you serious? You also fail to mention that many Brickhead sets are licensed. But anyway, you brought up minifigure themes. So let's look at minifigure themes, and let's take 2021 as an example. I'm not counting minidolls for this or themes that have a mix of minifig and non-minifig scale (like Creator). Here are the non-licensed minifig themes for 2021: City Monkie Kid Ninjago Vidiyo Here are the licensed minifig themes: DC Harry Potter Jurassic World Marvel Minecraft Minions Speed Champions Star Wars Super Mario Do you see the difference there Aanchir? I know I know -- Dots -- but still, do you see it? Look hard. Now go count up the set counts on Brickset. Licensed sets dominate -- even more so if you consider that most Vidiyo sets are just a single figure with some tiles and should probably be lumped in with CMFs. Speaking of CMFs, 2 of the 3 CMF series were licensed. Heck, Creator Expert and Ideas and also dominated by license sets. Instead of trying to distract and blow smoke and acting like a cyborg constructed in some Lego PR lab, why don't you lay off with these ridiculous arguments that "lol dumb AFOLs don't appreciate Dots". The fact is, we went from about 0% licensed sets in our childhoods, to around 50% now. No amount of sneaky words will change that fact. And we don't have our beloved childhood themes. Dots is not a replacement for them. "Lego made wooden VWs once so what are AFOLs complaining about Lol" 🙄 OK dude you got us. "Anyone who complains is actually a hypocrite" Cool Aanchir thanks for insulting all of us. 👍 You're right, all us AFOLs who want classic unlicensed themes are just evil hypocrites who secretly want 80's licensed sets, and everything LEGO has ever done has been perfect in every way, and we should all be happy with our Dots bracelets. Thanks for letting me know how I should feel.
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    I feel that. We'd have nothing to discuss here without themes like Monkie Kid or Lightyear. This Friends set nothing futuristic or Sci-Fi about it at all though, as far as I can tell.
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    I don't see how NASA Space shuttles are relevant to the Sci-Fi forum.
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    Nice! I really like the PUG-Z! Sadly we never got that big bubble windscreen in trans yellow. I would love to build the Classic Space edition from the game.
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    Yes, I think you've more or less described my criteria pretty accurately. Probably because I complain about it so loudly/often... I'm glad someone understands me though! I should say that I've considered all the Lego Movie Classic Space sets as true Space (Benny's Spaceship/Space Squad/Fix-it Shop) and bought multiples of them. I'll also list the "Space-itch-scratching" sets that I've bought: Lego Movie "Space" sets obviously Lego Movie 2 Pop Up Party Bus (big purple windscreens + it's just cool) Lego Movie 2 Wyld-Mayhem Star Fighter (Spaceship! And cool MOC potential) Creator Underwater Robot Creator Cyber Drone (bought multiples, interesting colors and cool minifig) A few Star Wars sets (begrudgingly) Creator Space Mining Mech (not that great IMO, didn't bother to build it; raided for parts) Overwatch Watchpoint: Gibralter (arguably a shuttle but still cool) Overwatch D.Va and Reinhardt (Cool pink mech with trans dark green windscreen) Various Nexo Nights sets (colored windscreens + sci-fi vehicles) Monkie Kid Moon Cake Factory (very "Space" like, colored windscreen, cool mech) I'll pretty much buy anything with a colored windscreen (light blue doesn't count) that is space-shippy unless there's something else I don't like about it. For instance; the Monkie Kid White Horse Dragon Jet is probably something I should just buy already. However the Monkie Kid Galactic Explorer is a bit too weird for my taste and for the price. I'm on the fence with the new City Space sets. They're pretty darn cool but the light blue windscreens annoy me. The new Lightyear space ship -- you had better believe I'm buying multiples of that.
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    They have not, correct. That's not an apt comparison.
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    Did you really come into an unpopular opinion thread to argue against an unpopular opinion? (I've probably done it too, to be fair) "What's wrong with it" is that it comes at the expense of Classic Themes. Because it's in the license agreements. Disney isn't going to allow competing space ship sets while Lego has the license for Star Wars. That's just how it works.
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    I.e. only Jeff Goldbloom minifigs. 😁
  10. danth
    Hey now we just to get someone inside NASA. 😂
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    Holy crap, it really is as bad as I've been saying! 🤣 This guy is my hero! One of the guys that made The Lego Movie basically did the same thing, according to an interview that I can't bother to find right now. His childhood Space sets were actually in the movie.
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    I really like the little brown trooper figs, especially the helmets. When I first saw the troopers in the Lightyear trailer, I immediately thought of the Guges power suit from the Appleseed manga/anime:
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    Hot damn! That is a perfect set with a perfect canopy for Classic Space fans. I'm getting strong Galaxy Squad vibes from the spaceship. The logos are similar. My thoughts exactly on the shaping of the windscreen. That's getting some definite re-use. I really want to guess that we're going to get an official Ice Planet throwback Creator set. Same! This is probably going to shut me up as an angry Classic Space fan for at least a little while. The parts and set design are really Classic Space to a tee. Yes, those new nozzle pieces were the other thing that jumped out at me. They look great! You're right about the canopy. I'm also surprised (pleasantly) that they used trans yellow and not orange or just trans black, and that it has no stickers or printing.
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    Well, I think that's what they should have done, even if it meant having a cheaper castle set. Even still, I don't think there's anything Lego fans won't buy, no matter how expensive. I think they could easily sell all three, this year, even if one is a $350 castle.
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    Would it be dumb to hold out hope that the last few Creator sets listed that haven't been leaked might be more 90th anniversary sets? 10304 and 10306 are still unknowns right? How cool would it be if those were Space and Bionicle sets? I think the timeline we're in is too dark for that to be the case, but the idea is good for a few daydreams until we know for sure.
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    Good god, really? Who can honestly do this? Like, just go watch the Cosby show and enjoy it, knowing what we know now? I don't think anyone can honestly separate a person from their work. The people suggesting we do so would probably be the first to boycott an entire body of work if the creator did something they disagreed with. But it doesn't matter to me, so if you don't shut up about it, that makes me the victim. (I'm being very sarcastic, obviously).
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    Is it weird that I kinda want a plain Delorean more than a BTTF Delorean? Although I'd want that in Speed Champions 8-wide scale. Still in for this BTTF set though.
  18. danth
    How am I just now seeing this? I'm down for an Optimus Prime if it's G1 style. As for Hasbro possibilities...buildable Snake Eyes? :)
  19. danth
    Well, I've already got the Blacksmith set and two Creator Castles. Not sure I have an appetite for even more castle so soon, especially at that scale. Meanwhile...still no Space creator set. I guess this puts the nail in the coffin for Space.
  20. danth
    That car shared many posters with the Countach on teenagers' bedroom walls when I was growing up! So I finally found all of these in stores. Found all of them at Walmart, and all but the Countach at Barnes & Noble. So the Countach that's two places I've witnessed the Countach sell out.
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    Just went through this entire topic. Wow. These are great! Amazing work @KMPMOCS!
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    Truly amazing! I wish Lego made sets like this!
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    Also, if it's between Castle and Space, there have been two very nice Castle sets still available at the Lego website, the Blacksmith Shop and the recent Creator Castle. If it's between Bionicle and Space, well, Bionicle had a full theme when Benny's Spaceship was out, so I'm gonna call that a tie. I'm not going to count the two small sets from The Lego Movie 2 as anything; those were insubstantial except for the minifigs. And if anyone says brings up City Space, I'm going to say Castle fans have Harry Potter, Disney, Hidden Side, etc.
  24. danth
    OK. Dark orange is also orange-brown according to Brickset; I wasn't sure if that was the same as reddish brown. I really have no idea. So many similar colors now.
  25. danth
    That's not just because of this set? https://brickset.com/sets/60327-1/Horse-Transporter
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