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Nah, I think it's just a bad composition. To me it looks it shooting at the snakemen visible at the left edge of the picture. Yep, At least Kai, Cole and Jay's vehicles can transform. But it's more a transformation of apperance than turning into a completely different vehicle.

Kingdoms will go out with a bang getting one final 5-digit set next year: 10223 Kingdoms Joust. As it's a Lego exclusive who knows when we can expect to see pictures of that. Im pretty sure that 10223 Kingdoms Joust is the last Kingdoms set we'll see. At least for a while...

About that green Ninja: The four protagonists will learn that one of them will become the powerful green ninja thats destined to fight a great battle. This leads to the group being divided. Which I think opens up for an intresting storyline. So depending on Lego's plans with this theme we might not see that green ninja next year at all..

I think they look way to "unshiny" to be chrome. Yep, 1x1 round tiles seems to be a new piece for 2012 they're all over the Ninjago theme.

They're the same color as the ninja and they look futuristic and unfortunatly not steam-punkish. I don't remember that there were any direct elemental designs involved. There's both and also a new headgear.

The bee hive is more or less just a yellow 2x2 round brick. And nope there are no bees from what I've seen. It's this sort of brick wall

Yes it's the molded brickwall pieces that are tan. The wheelbarrow is red.

Nope, It's definitely a new headgear.

Yep. Hopefully we'll get 'em in more colors than tan.

You didn't see a wheelbarrow?

The car is 4-wide and the camper is 6-wide.

Haven't heard anything about there being any plans for visors for Classic Space. Those dimples are there because of castle.

Yes...

We did get a Kai DX Spinner but he comes only in these two playsets: 2518 Nuckal's ATV (whitout Spinjitzu cards) and 2254 Mountain Shrine (with spinjitzu cards).

The convertible is 6-wide and looks like it could fit two minidolls. Yes there's a new dog mold.

Am I the only one that has a hard time calling Alien Conquest a space theme. To me it's more of a Sci-Fi action theme than anything else. So for me Space has already taking a hiatus this year. :/ And I guess that there could be a space theme in 2HY 2012 that we haven't heard about yeat but it's starting to be more and more unlikely for every bit of news we get. So If there's a hiatus next year I sure hope they hit us with a bang in 2013. But I guess one shouldn't start longing for new space already as that will surely just lead to dissapointment... :/

I'm as doubtful as you but he/she seems actually sure in this post (In the answer about upcoming kingdoms sets). Just wondering how long it will take before that blog gets the evil eye from Lego...

Yes, the "removed by Lego's request" is more or less direct confirmation that the sets are real. However I doubt that they'll be coming january first as I used google translate on the Brickshop.nl site, before the sets were removed, and the set descriptions said that the price and release dates were unknown so the january first 2012 date was just a placeholder.

Seems like Lego is tightening up their leakage policy even more than last year as even information like numbers and names on upcoming sets seems to be sensitive now.

I'm afraid that the fact that Ninjago seems to be continuing as a heavily promoted theme next year everything speaks for this to be a oneof theme like World Racers and, probably, Pharaos Quest.

Isn't this a rumor that's been coming and going the last few years? Just Like that "Ohno, Lego Star Wars is ending!" that comes along every time the SW license is up for renewal. And if you ask me a Nintendo License would be a really bad thing as long as Lego has Disney. Nintendo is such a massive license that it would probably choke all other themes and we would be stuck with police, fire and license themes...

Dunno, but it wouldnt suprise me if they have been sent out in some parts of the world. We actually had a visit from a Lego rep in the store this morning but he had no news to bring about next year yet. He would be back with that info in late september/early october... So I don't know if they've pushed back the info to stores this year or what.

It was over in the general 2012 thread. I thought I had mentioned the other headgear as well but can't find that post now...

Actually neither is hair. I think I've allready mentioned the new headgears somewhere...

Actually I believe the ninjas will get two new torsos each next year. They also get two new headgears each as well..