sonofasubmariner

I'm not worried about Worf's head piece color (yet) based on what I've seen. I'm more concerned about the final build and especially the price. I don't remember a confirmed price being announced, but I am concerned it's going to be out of my comfort zone.

Speaking as someone who hasn't bought any of the previous Daily Bugle, I will be keeping my eye on this one. I'd rather it be the more modular adjacent thing they have been doing lately than Raimi inspired personally. I like the approach they have been taking with sort of half-finished modulars that you can flesh out on your own (although I don't like the prices).

Tell me about it! I have one large Lego purchase budgeted this year and I have been basically waiting all year to see the final design before I make my decision. Best case scenario, I probably still have at least a month to wait.

I would prefer the former, but I suspect it will be the latter. Although it will probably be much more expensive.

Certainly seems like the lighting to me. The light source appears to be above the figure and so the face is going to be somewhat in shadow and the headpiece will be blown out. I definitely would wait for clearer pictures before being worried about that.

Yeah, I feel like a brick built Dark Beast Ganon vs Link final battle (with maybe a Ganondorf minifig) makes the most sense. I would certainly love to see them figure out the tennis match though!

Ro Laren minifig leaked on Reddit. She has printing for the nose ridges and her earring. And the mole just below her mouth it appears.

A close up of the Geordi minifigure is doing the rounds now - looks good! Visor is printed. No ranking pins that I can see.

The reaction on Reddit is very negative, and I don't quite understand how vitriolic it is. It doesn't look like there is any interior, which is disappointing, and I'm not sure about those tan elements but generally it seems like a good job from what I can see. Maybe higher res versions will change my mind.

More (apparent) details on this have been leaked. Not minifigure scale (30cms/~12ins). Saucer section is detachable. Looks like Riker comes with a trombone. Edit: 30cms is closer to 12ins. And now I've just read another leak that says its 60cms long! So maybe it is minifigure scale.

Personally I think you have to choose between micro- and mini-scale. I don't really collect micro-scale sets, so my preference would be mini-scale. An ideal single display set for me would the courtyard with the white tree and tower in the center, flanked by the Houses of Healing and the Dead on either side. Figs would definitely include Denethor, Faramir, Eowyn, Merry, Pippin (Gondor), Gandalf the White and a couple of guards of the citadel. Maybe Ioreth (I think that was her name), Beregrond and a cloaked Aragorn if they want to add some details from the books.

I think Minas Tirith is very doable, if you think of how they approached the other sets. You would just focus on the Citadel area: White tree and courtyard would have to be there (maybe they would pull a Deku Tree and allow you build either dead or flowering again). Citadel structure with throne room, food table for Denethor and tower attached containing a palantir (with print of Lego hands?). Maybe the hallway where Pippin and Faramir had their heart to heart. Then pick a couple of scenes: Houses of Healing, the beacon (with a function to light it), the space where the Witch King confronted Gandalf just before Rohan arrive, Houses of the Dead (I would not have thought this a possibility, but now we have a Lego murder scene with the GWP so...). That all feels more than doable, given all the details they packed into Rivendell. Its not the whole city, but maybe you can throw an outer wall or gate at one edge to give a play surface for armies (I'm thinking of the scene where Gandalf talks to Pippin about what it's like to die).

You would think they would. The thing with Lord of the Rings is that kids don't seem particularly interested (or as interested as adults at least). I would think that kids would be very interested in Zelda play sets though. My kids certainly are.

I hope so. I have limited space and budget so I need to see some of these mooted sets to make some decisions. Bag End, Arkham and the Enterprise D are all supposed to be coming this year, and both Tudor Corner and the X-Mansion are already on my list, but I can't get them. I need start seeing them to make some choices.

I do remember saucer separation being a big plot point in Best of Both Worlds, but yes, they certainly used that sparingly. It certainly does feel like a detail the Lego group would include. I also wonder if they will have an light up functionality for the nacelles.

Oh man, I hope so too. I didn't even think about stickers. There are probably a ton of those.

I think that would have to be the full length of the Enterprise and not the diameter of the saucer. The drive section is nearly as long as the saucer section, so even if that 60cm represents the long side of the saucer (assuming they make it an ellipse as it is in the show), you would certainly be looking at something approaching 80-90cms total at least. I don't know how you'd make a model that big with 3600 pieces unless there are very few small parts. Even then, that's a big ask to fit that thing on someone's shelf.

Attach it to the ceiling fan and then you can watch it really fly.

I bought MTS (I had to buy a medieval villager set - I've been waiting for one), but I broadly agree on the points here. I give them a lot of credit for trying to incorporate so many professions, but most of the constituent buildings ended up feeling incomplete. I incorporated the inn and the tapestry weaver's house (with a new first floor) to my little medieval town, but the rest is with the kids or just being used for parts.

The closest analog I can find to piece count, minifig count and general challenge is Jabba's Sail Barge (~3900 pieces and 11 figs). That one basically just used hinges to hide the interior (from the pictures I've seen). There are a lot more straight lines on that vehicle though, feels much harder to do that on the Enterprise D. My guess is that the bridge is as much of the saucer section as is feasible structurally and there is essentially a lid that you put on while displaying. Maybe another small compartment in the drive section as well. I'm not anywhere near the conceptual level of a Lego designer (or many other MOC folks for that matter), so there is probably another solution I couldn't conceive of. I'm excited to see what that is. My questions for this set: Will you be able to separate the drive and saucer sections? Feels like a detail Lego would include. If Guinan is included, will there be a Ten Forward? If so, how would they fit that with the bridge? If Spot is included, does that mean we'll a residential section? Jefferies tubes? Seems like a lot to get into one 3600 piece set.

Oh man. Site outage incoming on Black Friday.

If this is real, I am very excited about it, but I'm also fascinated as to how this would look practically. The closest analog that jumps to mind for no. of pieces and minifigs is Jabba's Sail Barge, but the barge is a essentially a cuboid with some fold up sides. Feels a lot harder to do that with the curves of the Enterprise D.

I should specify that the article just says it is only the US out of pre-orders. Article below, as I didn't link in my original post: https://www.brickfanatics.com/us-lego-zelda-fans-sell-out-deku-pre-orders

In case anyone didn't see it, BrickFanatics is reporting that Lego is indeed sold out of preorders for the Zelda set and you will have to wait until September.

Especially at a $300 price point. But who knows?