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I'm assuming it's the end too. I mean, they already captured the big bad lava monster that's causing all the earthquakes, and they're at the FREAKIN CENTER OF THE EARTH! Not much further you can dig there. And PM has got to make way for all the new themes including world racers.

New clip from the movie! The scene is very reminiscent of the one in TS2 when Woody saves Lenny from being sold at the garage sale. Still very good though. Makes sense too that Andy would choose to take Woody with him to college since he is the toy he loved the most from the start. I just wonder why Buzz doesn't glow in the dark. I guess his GITD paint wore off like on my Buzz. This makes me think that all these toys seem to be in very good shape for being ten years old. My Buzz has scratches everywhere. PIXAR could have done a better job on that me thinks. Oh well. Still can't wait for this movie (and its sets) to come out!

Wow, a board game? That must be the first licensed board game. Very interesting. Looks like another Labyrinth-style game, but the tower in the middle tells it's something different. As for the rumored sets: since AllanSmith's list of train sets turned out true, I think we can assume that these are true as well! Can't wait to see first images! I'm sure they wont release the exact same sets again, but rather make redesign of old sets like they always do in Star Wars.

Here you go: 8076 Deep Sea Striker 8077 Atlantis Exploration HQ 8078 Portal Of Atlantis And here's a better pic of the Brickmaster exclusive: The Exploration HQ looks great with all that trans lime green IMO , but I agree that it's a pitty that it's red. Oh well, still better than yellow. The portal is not bad, but not as amazing as it could have been IMHO. Are you guys sure that that's a scorpion? I tought it's a lobster. Anyhoo, do you think the divers have different diving gear? The fig in the Striker set looks very dark. Or is this a new sea creature?

Yes, on January 1st, these two episodes will air back to back. Can't wait to see Grievous again, and it's good that there will be even more new jedi.

Accessing... Star Command Databanks Opening File... Item #: 7593 Name: Buzz's Star Command Spaceship Theme: Toy Story Year of Release: 2010 Pieces: 257 Price: $29.99 USD Welcome, Space Rangers! These are the data files of captain Buzz Lightyear's personal spaceship. First up, we have the packaging. The front of the box features the classic Toy Story design and a small picture showing the little vehicle the set includes coming out of the back of the ship: The back shows the ship in its launch position, the two figs with names, and some action features: The contents include one instruction booklet, a sticker sheet, and two numbered bags, each of which include at least one smaller bag: Here is a scan of the sticker sheet, and here is a random instructions page showing the SNOT technique of the cockpit: It's strange that they used the technic pin technique now that they have the new piece which is the same thing in one piece. Anyway, here is the inventory page: The following picture shows some pieces of interest which have never (or at least rarely) been available in these colors. These pieces include the SNOT piece mentioned above in lime green and the new 2x4 tile in white. DISCLAIMER: Do not be alarmed. You did NOT get sucked into a black hole and transported to a Belville review! Zurg's upper body comes pre-assembled in his own bag together with his cape, and Buzz's wings, jetpack, and head and helmet come in their own bag as well, one with 3 subdivisions. The rest of Buzz's body comes with all the other parts. Sorry for the bad pic. The picture below shows some comparisons and interesting facts. Compared to the head of a normal minifig, Buzz's head is smaller and Zurg's is slightly bigger. There is printing on the back of Buzz's torso which is a nice unexpected detail. Zurg's arms are the same long kind as those of Woody and Jessie. Zurg's cape is longer than previous minifig capes and is red on the other side, as is his collar. Unlike the collar of the Evil Wizard from the Castle theme, Zurg's collar is separate from his cape. Here are the two figs completely assembled. The proportions are pretty accurate. Side view. Here you can see that Buzz's helmet is unfortunately only half closed. Also, I have removed one of Buzz's wings so that you can see the slot it sticks in. Back view. As you may be able to tell, Buzz's jetpack and hips could have used some more color, but it's OK as it is. You can also see here that Buzz's wings are identical and have the green light bulb printed on one side and the red one on the other. Zurg looks like a very pointy Vader from this angle. Here we have the Buzz without his jetpack and Zurg without his cape. No back printing for Zurg, but he doesn't need any anyway. His shoulder pads look pretty good from the back, so they could very well be used the other way around on a custom fig. The build begins with Zurg's blaster. Unfortunately it's just a flick-fire tomato launcher. There is only one missile, so if you loose this one, you're screwed. I would have much preferred a movie-accurate version with three barrels, but I guess this adds some playability to the set. Here is a little comparison: Next up we have the little transport vehicle. Looks pretty cute, but what is the tank it carries supposed to contain? Fuel? If so, why is it being dragged across the floor? Oh well, it's a nice addition to the set, so who cares. Last but not least, you have the spaceship itself! Here is the completed set: Here is a side view of the ship. Very smooth shape, but here you can see one of the few flaws in this set: the cockpit is not airtight. This could probably be easily fixed by a few tiles though. A rear view. Nice to see all these trans orange studs here. Would have looked rather empty here without them. Here it is in its vertical launch position. Just for fun, I placed Buzz the way he was packed inside his box in the movie. If you look closely, you will see that all the stickers are split in half. This makes it a pain in the asteroids to apply them correctly, but at least they aren't applied over multiple pieces. A bottom view. Instead of landing gear, we have these orange hover pads, which is movie accurate (I think). This is the opened cockpit. As you can see, Buzz's wings have an exact span of 6 studs, so you can seat him in the cockpit with or without them. Here you see the empty cockpit. The control panel is the only printed piece in this set, aside from the figs of course. There is a boarding ramp in the back that can be folded down in order to load the little vehicle on board. This is my favorite feature: In order to reveal the interior of the ship, you can split the top half open. The white clips clip onto the bley handle bars in the back of the ship when closed so that it stays closed. A very clever technique which I hope to see in future constructions. The downside is that there is not much interior to speak of, but then again, space is limited, and I can't think of much that could have been put here. There is a hole in the wall that separates the cockpit with the cargo area which, I suppose, is meant for Buzz to crawl through to get from one section to the other. Here it is with the vehicle inside. Of course, Buzz would have to get out for the ship to close again. Although not advertised as a play feature of this set, you can detach the wings from the ship. The wings are slightly wobbly due to that. Spare parts include a technic pin, a blue cheese slope, and some studs. As a bonus, here is one suggestion of what to do with the mystery container: More pics in this brickshelf folder. Ratings: Design: This set seems to be more based on the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command cartoon rather than the Toy Story movies, considering it doesn't represent the box of a toy, but the real deal (you will see the ship 1:49 into this episode). The ship has a very smooth and retro looking shape to it, and the little vehicle doesn't look bad either. As I already said, Zurg's blaster could have been more accurate, but maybe that's just me. 5/5 Parts: You get some nice purple and lime parts with this set, plus 4 white 2x4 tiles. Except that, nothing all that new, but it's all pretty useful stuff in my opinion. 4/5 Minifigs: Buzz and Zurg are both highly detailed, very movie accurate, and proportionally correct. Their should pieces look a bit big, Zurg's lower body looks a bit plain, and their heads aren't very reusable, but they look so similar to their movie counterparts that I am very well willing to ignore these minor flaws. 5/5 Build: I found the build to be quite enjoyable. Very little repetition, some SNOT, and nothing too complicated. In fact, it reminded me of some classic space sets, with the cone thrusters and little deployable vehicle and such. 4/5 Price: The price-to-parts ratio here is alright for a licensed set. Not great but not horrible either. 4/5 Playability: The ship is perfectly swooshable, you can have the wings break off, have Zurg attack it, take the small vehicle out, play inside the cockpit and cargo area, etc. A hole lot of playability for such a small set, I'd say. 5/5 Overall: 5/5 This is definitely one of the strongest sets in the Toy Story line. It's one of the sets I was most looking forward to in this theme, and I can't say I'm disappointed. There's not much I could have expected more from this set. Even if you are not into Toy Story, I can recommend getting this set for the cool minifigs and the retro classic space-y goodness of the spaceship! This concludes this thorough and slightly nerdy review. Look out for more Toy Story reviews by yours truly in the future. What's left to say? Oh yeah... To infinity and beyond!!

That wasn't combat racing. That was polo on vehicles. And the rest of the theme was pretty much the same as any other racer theme. I don't think so. Looks like the same old bikes to me. Hm, good spot. Yes, that does look like the old shark, and considering they already revived the mold for the Pirate Advent Calendar, it's possible that we will get it in the final set. I guess you're right. A shame, as Agents was ten times better than this. Oh well, gotta go with the times, I suppose.

Hm, yes, that is quite different from what I had planned. I like the look of it, although I'm not sure about the face at the front. It's just too... Ogel-ish. But then again, TLC seems to use this skull entrance design in a lot of themes, so why not actually. And although it is an interesting design choice, wouldn't it be too dangerous for the throne to be at the front? So do all of you think I should rather go for that design rather than mine?

Interesting. I always liked the idea of combat racing, and kids do too, so it was a no-brainer that something like this was gonna come around eventually. I like the variety of vehicles and weapons (Is that a fish launcher in the speed boat set? ). I just wish they wouldn't have such bright colors, but oh well. It looks like a fun theme some useful parts and figs. I might even get one of these, maybe the arctic one.

You could use one of the faces in the new Hoth Rebel BP. Those are all pretty serious.

Aren't the headlights on the vehicles that same color too? Oh, that explains why it looked so strange to me. Thanks for the info, Front. Do you know if it will replace the old trans neon green? I prefer the old one as it has a certain glow to it. Btw, according to the German 2010 catalog, the personalities of the crew members are a bit different than they have been portrayed here. Jim, the guy with the eye patch, is actually the captain of this ship, but you were right about him being the tough guy. Fish, the guy with the glasses is a biologist and a bit clumsy. And Alex, the one you call "the trainee" is actually the slob on the team who does the dirty work. The real "noob" on the Atlantis team is Bobby, the guy in Guardian of the Deep with the stupid smile.

Uhm, no, I think JD meant the droid next to him. The one right above/behind the snowspeeder's cockpit glass. It is there in the minifig list on the prelim box art too. And yes, he does seem to have a new head mold. @KimT: Why did you post the second pic twice?

*looks up home town* Hm, indeed, it has been rather Endor-ish today. Thanks for that fun link, Sion. Btw, for those who are interested: a behind the scenes video of SW In Concert. Oh, and did everyone get their Season's Greetings from Lucasfilm?

I did! PM me your email address, and I'll bombard you with spam send them to you.

Well, the vehicle You know, I'd still like to see your vision. Does it maybe look something like this? To be honest, I would rather go with the airship idea, because this just looks like Castle castle with propellers on it. Also, do you guys think it would be good if I would use one of these for the steam engine, or is it too thick or not steampunky enough? Of course, it would be complicated to attach a piston to this...

Damn. No good shot of GG's fighter or the droid general himself! Oh well, at least we got a good close-up of Nadahr. He's looking great! Thanks for the link.

Wow, thanks Dark Avenger! Those sets look great. Just look at that big golden dome! Ostrich Races is pure win with 2 ostriches, a topless Dastan, a persian soldier, and a guy with dark tan headwraps! Too bad there's no pic of Alamut. I'm curious what that set looks like. I also find the smallest set kind of disappointing. Only 3 figs and a skeleton. Oh well, I'll still get it, if only for the dark tan bush and that one guy's claw pieces.

Remember, this is Lego. There is no (cost efficient) way of creating such stripes with plates and tiles, so the only way TLC could have done it more accurate is to make the whole front one big sticker. Is that really what you want? Uhm, isn't that exactly what the blaster that we have already is? Banes blasters are similar enough to Lego's that they don't need to do anything IMO.

Uhm, I think you're a bit confused. This is a steampunk project. There are no "thrusters" in steampunk, Count YG-49. Thanks for trying to help though.

Hehe, yeah, I think I understand now. Thanks. I'll fix it when I get around to it.

You mean like a hovercraft? Well, that wont be much use to the fortress as all the land is covered with deadly gas. Of course, but unfortunately I only have one of those in that color. Hm... maybe if I install it behind the throne, it could be the engine of the Queen's getaway flyer...

But he works for Lego, so shouldn't he KNOW better? Anyway, he and AllanSmith better be right about Harry Potter returning!

Hi WhiteFang. Could you please index my double review of 30008 Snowman & 30009 Christmas Tree before Xmas is over? Thanks. I have split them up into two posts so that you can link to them individually. Oh, and could you let me know if I need to brighten up the snowman pics? Big Cam says they are "awfully dark".

So it really is fake, huh? But then why would Legomilk say it's true? I'm starting to loose faith in you, legomilk.

Well, if you look up 5996 on brickset, it gives you this: Rascus Soldier; and Brickshelf gives you this: However, nothing on bricklink or peeron. My point: One of these must be fake. Plus it still looks like a strange set to me.