RichardGoring

I got it over the Insiders Weekend in November and then built it over the Christmas holidays and into early January. Took about two weeks and it was thoroughly enjoyable. A genuinely fun experience, especially for something so large. There are stages in most large sets where the build is a bit repetitive or not very interesting. For me, modulars are great, but the windows are often a chore, but this didn't have that to the same extent. The roof tiles are extensive, but it's broken up into three sections, so not as bad as you'd think. And actually, the satisfaction of lining them all up with a plate was pretty neat. I found the final tree a bit fiddly. But otherwise, really good fun. It looks great on display too. The colour sequence of the roof and the trees is awesome, and contrasted with the grey of the tower and white of the pagoda. Would I have two modulars and a bonsai tree or Rivendell? Probably Rivendell, given the currently available modulars. If it was Boutique Hotel and Brick Bank next to each other (I think they look really good), then it might be a bit closer). It's an excellent set. Have fun with it!

Brick Clicker has mentioned it in a recent video, and he's fairly reliable.

And a year later, they finally do something. Lots of speculation last year that they had plans, and nice that something has come through, but it still seems bizarre that they would reject your Ideas project. Especially a year ago when nothing like this was on the horizon. The Chinese promo poster is around $200-$250, and given the threshold for other retro GWPs of a decent size, I imagine it may be something similar. Fortunately (?!?!) so many of LEGOs current sets allow you to easily reach that threshold It's very cool, but a shame that they didn't go for red and white space babies to match Galaxy Explorer and have reused blue. I suppose blue is in the Creator 3-in-1 roller coaster, so still in production after the CMF.

Missed some of those torsos. Will have a search at the weekend to see if they're still in production and available.

Who needs consistency of whether you get eye prints or not? Not LEGO crabs/lobsters, fish/sharks and rays, or parrots/all other birds. I feel like a broken record, but I'd love to get updated crabs, fish, and parrots in a modern style with eye prints.

Reading 41 pages is certainly dedication! Welcome to the forum, and thanks for sharing your background story and thoughts on it.

They new figures are terrific. Looking forward to them.

Another vote in the looks great, but too expensive for what's shown camp. Maybe there are side builds to build it up a lot to get to the price point.

That's a fair analogy, thanks. In which case, let's hope there is a reveal soon.

I get that buying sets on impulse isn't great, but to be fair, the sets are available for at least a year, often far more. Couldn't that mulling be done for several months after release? No criticism, just wondering. I very rarely but things on release day, unless the is a specific incentive to do so that outweighs what might come later.

Nice idea, but it would be, I think, so much better if they did different types of monkey for each player. Would they be so bold as to include apes too? So you could use the monkey, chimp, and new gorilla. And then at least more new mould for a different species.

I wish there were more photos of the train shed, from more angles. I really like it, but it took me a while to realize just how big it is. The photos' angles make it look much smaller and cozy, not a really long shed. It's lovely, but I think it's too big for me to get. Brick Cross Station on the other hand... It will be mine!

It will be awesome for Storm!

Oh wow, those are amazing. Love the llama head and clown too! The polar bear is great. I didn't get the set, and it was pricey on PAB.

I have no idea. The OP on Reddit said they were in the Barcelona store. Posted on the AFOL sub, which doesn't usually have much click bait for free Internet points, so I assume it's real.

Someone on Reddit is reporting that one of the new printed butterflies, a grey squirrel, and a dark tan bulldog are all part of the BAM line up now. Linked in the BAM thread. https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/55712-lego-store-build-a-minifigure/&do=findComment&comment=3677081

Some great looking figures apparently in BAM stations, reported on Reddit. Anyone seen these? https://www.reddit.com/r/AFOL/s/d6PeOUvV7t

The rear tyres are the first thing you notice looking at it, and they're far too thin. Such a shame. The nose isn't ideal, but I might have been able to ignore it, but with the skinny rear tyres, it's just not right. In fact, are the front tyres a bit too narrow as well? I suppose it's a problem of trying to use LEGO, for something this intricate where the lines and geometry are everything, and then doing it at this scale. Who knows, official images and other angles may help, but this is a pretty decent photo. Again, a shame.

What a shame that the BTAS Batmobile is $60. It seems like such a big jump. On the other hand, I hope there's a load of stuff in there that justifies the price and delights us all. With the prices, it's probably the only one that interests me, sadly. At least it doesn't have the Joker in it.

No, I don't think so. I assumed there, sorry. I'd forgotten that Eldorado Fortress was generally available, and thinking about LKC. If so, there's a possibility.

I would love an extension to the Ideas set. I built a wonderful version of Chemical Plant Zone by Carbohydrates on Rebrickable and I'm thinking of how I might do a Marble Hill Zone (after seeing the 1x4 masonry bricks in lavender on the PAB wall). Personally, I'd love to see them do a Casino Night Zone level, as that feels like it would be particularly tricky to do, although it also feels very unlikely. LEGO MOC Sonic The Hedgehog - Chemical Plant Zone by Carbohydrates | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO

They don't normally have D2Cs at the toy fairs, do they?

Isn't that an automatic ban from Euro bricks?

Please don't!

A BTAS UCS Batmobile in the same scale as the other UCS sets would be awesome. Although if it were in the same scale, presumably longer than the Concorde model, which may be tricky! It's probably the only remaining bat vehicle I'd consider getting at UCS scale.