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Alright, thanks! Definitely nabbing Cragger and Worriz for their Metru colors. I'm a bit glad that they've made a comeback; we haven't seen them in the Constraction lines in quite a while.

Out of curiosity, are the bones and hands on Cragger grey-green (like on Zaktan) or another color?

swaaaaaaaag I'm assuming you got this from Bink, right? Could we see an exact quote, just to be sure?

Out of curiosity, has anyone picked up the Secret Mission 4 book yet? I vaguely remember hearing that it was out on Amazon.

@Vinyl Scratch yeah, basically what I was saying was that because Black Phantom was a bit of an "older" villain than Von Nebula, he wouldn't feel inclined to take orders from him. @Aanchir I had honestly never considered the possibility of the mastermind remaining anonymous. Interesting, though.

Regardless of whether VN is behind the Brain Attack, I doubt that he's behind the Breakout. He was still a Hero back when Black Phantom had assembled the Legion of Darkness, and I doubt that BP would want to serve a "newer" villain, let alone a former Hero.

Wow, Evo looks great. He shares a lot of characteristics with his Breakout set, which is nice. Don't care to much for Aquagon, though. Still can't use PaB. Which makes me sad, since the blank Evo chestplate has already sold out D: (EDIT: Nevermind, it was a problem with Google Chrome. Works fine in IE.)

It appears as though I have trouble actually picking bricks from Pick-a-Brick: whenever click "add to cart", the box to the side stays empty. Help?

Interesting trailers. I noticed that the heads of the "anti-Heroes" (I guess that's what we're using?) use the new head piece, as you can see the clip on the back of the head in a few shots. If they ever get released as sets, their "face" will probably be similar to the Heroes' visors this year, maybe with a hole in the front for the single eye.

I'm thinking about buying one or possibly two sets from the first wave of Brain Attack, mainly because not a lot of them really appeal to me. I was thinking Ogrum (glorious dark green!) and another set that I haven't decided upon. Opinions? (I'm mainly looking for pieces, not necessarily set design.)

Sorry for the extreme late-ness of this, Dorek; I completely forgot. =/ Vic Tory's letter. I accidentally posted this in the HF 2012 topic, so I went ahead and put a link in this topic.

Sorry for not uploading the letter, Dorek. To be honest, I forgot all about it. So lesson learned- never rely on me for anything. XP (I am in the process of scanning it now, and I'll post it soon.) As for the new 2012 set descriptions, sounds pretty sweet. Not what I would have liked for a story; I would have liked something more confined to Makuhero City. But I guess this what we're going with, so I'll just go along for the ride. EDIT: Got it.

On second thought, I have really taken a liking to Furno and Rocka. Also, a bit of a far-fetched theory, but maybe HF 2012 will be aimed towards a higher age group? It's something that they definitely could do, as there'll be two constraction lines running at the same time next year. It might be the best choice, too, because the Super Heroes line will probably attract the attention of many kids; they're popular superheroes. This might divert attention away from HF, so LEGO has to appeal to a different crowd to continue its prosperous sales. This might also explain some of the more Technic/smaller system pieces making an appearance. Once again, just a theory to throw out there. And like I said before, we can't really accurately judge 2012 yet considering that these are only preliminary pictures. Also, I wonder what the new chest pieces and height differences will mean for the future of Hero Recon Team?

Sorry I don't have the scan yet Dorek; my week's turning out to be a bit more busy than I had anticipated. Anyways, my thoughts on the pictures: The villains (save Black Phantom) look pretty good. They're solid in design and have a whole assortment of new pieces. My favorite by far would be Toxic Reapa, because I love that helmet. :D However, Black Phantom looks worse than Fire Lord in that he's just plain messy. As for the Heroes, I have mixed feelings. It looks as if Breez and Evo are nice, solid, and not gappy, but Furno and Rocka look a bit too cluttered for my likes. It's hard to say anything about Surge, because it's hard to see very much from his given picture. The new chest piece and Hero Core are a bit unexpected; I feel indifferent towards them. So, all in all, I think that 2012 will be a pretty good year. These are just the preliminary pictures, anyways, so I can't really make complete assumptions about them yet.

That's odd, because the message seems like something that would be mailed with every order. I'll be able to scan it tomorrow. I guess you'll be heading off to HS01 with this. =P

I did get a letter from "Vic Tory" with my first Hero purchase, and I think I still have it stashed away somewhere.

Ah, I see now. Another note, now it isn't necessary to have the 2.0 helmet top with the headgear- you can have the headgear and the head by itself. This might be a bug from implementing the 3.0 helms, but I'm not sure. Iron Knight, I was thinking the same thing, and now you can add the Furno claw to the gun. However, you can't put the lightsaber piece in.

Hero Recon Jungle update is up! Woot! However, as fair warning, I find the way the new weapons are incorporated to be somewhat confusing and I see no sign of Combi-Elements. (However, I may just be looking over something very obvious.) EDIT: Also, many of the 2.0 pieces that were previously impossible to equip are now there. (Drills! :D) EDIT2: It seems as though you can't actually upload your heroes or view the gallery. =/ But now we have a lot to look forward to...

I think that these would belong in this topic, where you can share all of your HF creations. But these are some pretty nice MOCs, with a pretty consistent color scheme as well.

Some confirmation on the 3.0 update for HRT and combined elements, but nothing we already hadn't expected. Also, on the wolf guy, the 3 armor is positioned forward rather than on the side. Does this mean more creative freedom in the Hero Maker? Doubt it, but we can hope. xp

Some more odd happenings at Hero Recon: despite the fact that the link is still on the Hero Recon and LEGO main pages, it seems that the Combined Elements page has been removed. Both links are broken, and the storyline page is not there. Don't know why they would do that, since the third element hasn't been revealed yet. Also, I do hope that there is another unique element; maybe another blended chest plate? EDIT: The Combined Elements page is now back up, and the links are working. Still a bit odd, though. EDIT2: Gone again. EDIT3: Aaaand it's back again. I'll just stop editing if it is disappearing or not, this is getting too tedious. =P

I got Witch Doctor yesterday, and I can now say that he is more than worth $30 USD. He is a little under-armored, but he more than makes up for it by how impressive he looks once fully built. Out of all of the sets in Hero Factory thus far, he's the only one that I could say is fearsome. In addition, he does have many useful parts and a surprisingly satisfying build, considering his torso is mainly Technic parts. I'd definitely recommend him to anyone looking either for a load of pieces or just a great titan set.

Nice stripes! The fading, imo, is for the better as it makes it look more realistic. The placing and design is great, too. Makes him look even more like a tiger, while not looking tacky or out of place. Once again, nice!

After glancing through the instruction book pdf on the Hero Factory website, it seems that WD might be worth the extra $5. He does have many useful HF parts, especially since I decided against buying the other two white sets this year. He also has a few Technic parts that I could definitely use. Thanks for the advice!

Hey, I've got $25 to spend but I'm not sure what to buy: Rocka XL or Scorpio. I'm leaning towards Scorpio for the lime and other cool pieces, but Rocka has useful titan-building pieces. It's not like I need the gold, though, considering I already have a normal Rocka (and a dismantled Brutaka). Opinions?