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Hi. I just have a simple question: How do you get this: out of this? This is the rapid-fire six-stud shooter found in some Superheroes, Star Wars, and action themes sets and I'm trying to switch out the center piece for a MOC I'm working on, but I can't for the life of me figure out how! It seems like all you have to do is push together the two prongs and push the piece out, but that's easier said than done. So if any of you knows an easy way to do it, it would be much appreciated if you could help me out!

You know, you could've just posted a link to the wikia page instead of copying the entire thing over here, or at least put it between spoiler tags. It's cool that you put so much thought into this, but Jeez, that's a chore to scroll through! So you basically want a Lego RPG instead of the usual puzzle platformer? Sounds interesting to me! However, I don't think it's gonna happen anytime soon. The simplicity of the current games is what makes them so accessible to everyone, even if they haven't played a lot of videogames before, like many of the young kids and parents who these games are targeted to.What I would love to see is a Kingdom Hearts style game, but instead of crossing over Disney with Final Fantasy, have it crossover with Lego. You would travel through all the Disney realms (maybe even including Marvel and Star Wars), collect items, and fight monsters. The story would be that all the Disney villains have teamed up to take over all the Disney worlds and it's up to Mickey to assemble his own team of heroes to stop them. You can choose which heroes you want to have on your team and switch between them while you play like in Lego Dimensions. I also really want another Lego racing game. I don't care if it's a continuation of Lego Racers or not; I just want another fun game like that where you build your own driver and car and race against Lego characters from across different themes (possibly including licensed characters).

Seems reasonable enough. They did. The larger vehicles all came with the old dynamite tile.

Nice shots everyone! I haven't posted in here in a while either, but the latest Marvel set releases provided some great material for my series of Light/Dark Side comparisons, so here they are! The first one is a pretty obvious choice, given that the characters' names start with "Black" and "White" respectively. White Tiger, Black Panther by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr The Dark Side of the Ant Man by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr The Dark Side of the Iron Men by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr

Nice to see this discussion continue now that it has been a few years since the release of PM! I will stick to my statement that PM was overall the better theme with its vastly superior rock monsters and builds, but looking back at these themes now, I feel more fondly about RR than about PM as I much prefer the more distinctive look of the RR characters and the overall much more gritty and more sci-fi look of the theme. The theme was also more about survival than about conflict or any of the other questionable stuff going on in PM. It's also pretty sad that a theme released in 2009 didn't have a single female character. But both themes were pretty cool in their own way. You're thinking too hard about this. This is just a fun exercise to compare the two themes and see which one people prefer. But considering this is based on a MOC where the two teams are literally about to fight each other, yes, I'd say this is a battle. The initial purpose of this thread was to showcase my MOC which is why it belongs here. The "battle" between the themes is just a discussion that arose from that and it is about comparing the sets and the themes as a whole rather than just the media (i.e. games and cartoons) made to promote them which is what the Media forum would be for. If you just want to post a "Which theme is better" thread, I think the Action themes forum (or whatever forum the theme you want to discuss belongs in) should be fine. By the way, I have a question about Rock Raiders that has been bugging me ever since the theme was released and I don't know where else to post it, so can somebody explain this: If the Rock Raiders have hover technology, why does the Tunnel Transport need propellers to fly? Does the hover technology only work for small vehicles or only at low altitudes? I know it's very nitpicky, but that's the sort of stuff that keeps me up at night.

If it's anything like No Man's Sky, no thanks.

Thanks! Hehe, sure.

Thanks guys! Here are some more. Let's start with a simple pun. Ghost Rider by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr Tink Big by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr Super Breaker by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr

Hi everyone! TLG was kind enough to send me the two sets based on The Freemaker Adventures, so this is going to be a review of both of those sets as well as the TV show. There have been many animated Lego Star Wars specials over the years. Beginning with the stop-motion short film The Han Solo Affair back in 2002, the Lego Group has been delighting Lego Star Wars fans everywhere with these humorous cartoons based on everyone's favorite space opera. However, these were usually just spoofs of the movies and didn't offer much original content. They were also just one-off specials that were no more than 22 minutes long. It wasn't until The Yoda Chronicles in 2013 that they expanded their specials into a 7-episode mini series with an original plot. They invented a new character, the Sith clone Jek-14, and two new ships for the series and produced two sets based on it as well as a book and some exclusives. However, audiences were not too impressed since it still focused a lot on making silly jokes rather than telling a compelling story. The next mini series Droid Tales also had an overarching plot, but it only had 5 episodes and focused more on parodying the movies and TV shows again, just with a lot more meta jokes this time (which were hilarious in my opinion). It seemed like they were going backwards and were no longer interested in telling creative new stories... Enter The Freemaker Adventures, a brand new series that centers around a completely new cast of characters and an original story set between Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI Return of the Jedi. This show has 13 episodes, almost twice as many as The Yoda Chronicles had, and tells the story of the Freemakers, a family of scavengers who make a living selling starships that they build out of scrap that they find around the galaxy and one day discover an ancient artifact that the Empire is after, so they have to go on an adventure to save the galaxy. The premise was already intriguing, but I was surprised how good this show actually is. Since they decided to make up their own characters rather than use characters from the movies (although they do get some cameos) gives them a lot of freedom in what they can do with them and I think it really paid off. There is actual character development and lots of good messages about family, believing in yourself, and defining your own path. While the trademark Lego humor is still very much present, this Star Wars special is a lot more serious than previous ones and it balances the comedy and serious moments very well. Over the course of the 14 episodes, you really get to connect with the characters and get into the story which is pretty well written. The voice acting, animation, and music are excellent as well. This show's quality is on par with that of Ninjago and it feels like Star Wars Rebels for a slightly younger audience. Is it a perfect show? Of course not, but it's a lot better than the movie parodies that have come before which have started to get repetitive. I can definitely recommend it. I will give my brief thoughts about each episode below, but be warned, there will be SPOILERS! So if you haven't seen it, please skip ahead to the review of the sets. Episodes 01 - A Hero Discovered 02 - The Mines of Graballa 03 - Zander's Joyride 04 - The Lost Treasure of Cloud City 05 - Peril on Kashyyyk 06 - Crossing Paths 07 - Race on Tatooine 08 - The Test 09 - The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase 10 - The Maker of Zoh 11 - Showdown on Hoth 12 - Duel of Destiny 13 - Return of the Kyber Saber In conclusion, this was a very good show that Star Wars fans of all ages can enjoy and I would love to see more like this! But do the sets based on it live up to its greatness? Let's find out! I will start with the set that includes the Freemakers themselves, the StarScavenger! Set Number: 75147 Name: StarScavenger Theme: Star Wars Subtheme: The Freemaker Adventures Year of Release: 2016 Pieces: 558 Minifigs: 4 Price: $49.99 USD Links: Brickset Bricklink S@H description: The Box The front of the box has the Kylo Ren art at the top like all of this year's sets which doesn't quite fit with the Freemakers theme since Ben Solo wont even be born until a few years after the events of the Freemaker Adventures. The art work is nice though as it shows the StarScavenger flying through space with some explosions and the Freemakers' home "the Wheel" in the background. There is a minifig lineup in the lower left corner, but the character names on it are a bit hard to read as they are printed so low that they are sitting just above the edge of the box. On the back, there are pictures showing off the playfeatures of the set along with some schematics and an ad for the Force Builder app. What I find odd is that the schematics and app pictures are much larger than the play features images, making the play features look like an after thought. I think they could have used the space better to highlight the features of the set more. On the other hand, it makes sense that they are advertising the app here since building with the force is a big theme in The Freemaker Adventures. At the top of the box there is another minifig lineup that is easier to read than the one on the front and it uses Rowan as a size reference. On the bottom there is not much besides a Lego Club ad and some copyright info. On the sides of the box feature a smaller image of the StarScavenger along with a choking hazard warning on the right... ... and the set name in Spanish on the left. Contents Inside the box there are five numbered bags, a sheet of three stickers, and an instruction booklet (which had a bent corner in my copy ). There are a couple of rare parts in this set, such as the A-Wing fins which only come in the latest A-Wing set, a dark tan scoop which is currently exclusive to this set in this color (although it will appear in a Marvel Super Heroes set next year), some inverted, curved 1x2 slopes in gray which only appear in 4 other sets in this color, and a printed double cheese slope which made its debut in two other Star Wars sets earlier this year. It's always a pain trying to apply stickers onto these pieces, so I am very happy they have started to print them now. The instructions are pretty mundane to look at as you can see from this random page since this is a mostly gray build on top of a gray background, but there is enough contrast that you can tell the different colors apart. This is a medium difficulty build, so the complexity of the part callouts range from one piece to five different types of pieces. Minifigures Now let's talk about the minifigures, the Freemakers themselves! I will begin with the main protagonist of the story, Rowan. He is the youngest of the siblings and is the only one who is force sensitive. He is very eager to master the force and help save the galaxy, even though he has a lot of trouble focusing. He is a great role model for kids with a short attention span which there are a lot of nowadays. Like all the Freemakers, he has a light nougat skin and brown hair (Maybe they are Kanan Jarrus's kids? ). Since he is often assigned to be the lookout, his accessory is a pair of binoculars, although they are the traditional kind rather than the high-tech ones usually used in Star Wars sets. His torso has back printing, however he does not have a double-sided head. In fact, none of the Freemakers do. This is a shame as a second expression really would have been useful to recreate some of the more sad/serious moments in the series. A concerned face or that wide-eyed stare he gets when he senses a kyber saber crystal nearby would have been great to get, but I guess this will do. He also comes with a white pilot helmet with goggles. I don't remember him ever wearing such a helmet in the show, so I am perplexed as to why it was included. It would have made a lot more sense if he would have come with the blue lightsaber that he often uses throughout the series. When compared to his appearance in the show, Rowan is pretty accurate except for some minor differences. His legs in the show are olive green to match Kordi's jacket, but here they are dark green, and his shirt is more blue than gray in the show. While it would have been nice to get the short legs in a new color, the dark green works with his color scheme, so I don't mind the change. Also, his animated counterpart has his brown shoulder padding stretch over his shoulders. This is something they easily could have done with some arm printing or maybe even dual molding, but I guess that wasn't in the budget. Next up we have Kordi. She is the manager of the Freemakers' Salvage business and can get a bit bossy. She usually only cares about money, but is also very protective of her brothers. She is a fast talker and has talked herself and her brothers out of trouble on many occasions. Her torso printing isn't as gritty looking as Rowan's, but it still has lots of nice details that continue down to her legs. She comes with a buzz saw even though she never used such a tool in the show (they actually use brick separators to disassemble their salvage ), but it's a tool that makes for a scavenger to have. When compared to her show counterpart, she is pretty spot-on. My only nitpick is that there is some flesh-colored printing missing above her shirt, but I guess this makes her torso more versatile. The third sibling is Zander and he's the oldest out of them. He is the team's mechanic, a racing enthusiast, and the self-described "fastest pilot in the galaxy guy". He builds Uglies out of the salvage they collect which they then sell in order to pay their rent, although he prefers his creations to be called Z-Wings. I like that they brought back the old EU concept of Uglies since they are a very Lego-like idea, creating something new out of the parts from preexisting "official" models. So Zander is basically an AFOL since he likes to build MOCs and gets excited at every rare Lego Star Wars ship he sees. And since he's a mechanic, he comes with a wrench. He has the same legs as Kordi and wears a matching jacket with oil stains on it. His swept hairpiece is exclusive to this set in dark brown. Much like Kordi, his design is identical to that in the show. Again, except for the lack of flesh printing on his neck. Lastly, there is R0-GR, or "Roger", a refurbished battle droid from the Clone Wars who is basically the Freemakers' maid. He serves as the comic relief and as Rowan's sidekick, although he can get quite annoying. If you hated the battle droids in The Clone Wars, you're really not gonna like him as he has the same grating voice and is ten times more slapsticky than them. However, he is very loyal to his family and is of some use to them from time to time. He is often seen sipping on a nice hot cup of motor oil which is why he comes with a mug in this set. Compared to his show counterpart, he is pretty accurate (although it's hard to screw up a battle droid minifig), however he does not have the Freemaker logo on his transmitter pack on his back. This is pretty disappointing since his transmitter plays an important role in the story on multiple occasions. Even a sticker would have solved the problem. The Build The first bag contains the parts for the mini scavenger and the cockpit of the StarScavenger as well as Zander. The Mini Scavenger is a quick and simple build, and honestly it looks pretty bad. It looks very boxy and unfinished. The scoop can be tilted down and the legs can be folded up, but they also look pathetically short, especially the feet look too small. The whole walker is a bit back-heavy, so it tends to fall on its back a lot, especially when the scoop is empty. The set comes with some items that you can put in the scoop including a light blue crystal which is supposed to represent a kyber saber crystal and two white 1x2 bricks which are supposed to represent... well, I have no clue what they are supposed to represent. Some kind of salvage I assume. You can seat a minifigure in the driver seat and there is a spot for Roger to stand in the back. There are also some clips to store accessories. You can't blame the source material for the bad look of the Mini Scavenger because it looks very different in the show. The animated version looks a lot better as it is fully enclosed and it's not a even a walker, It's a small ship. Plus it deploys out of the bottom of the StarScavenger, not the top. How did they get this so wrong? At the end of bag 1, the cockpit of the StarScavenger is complete. So far so good, although it's odd that they didn't include a 1x2 plate to fill the hole under the dark blue curved slope in the back. The second bag contains the parts for the rest of the front half of the ship as well as Rowan. Here are the completed turrets and the hallway sections leading up to them. Once you connect them via the Technic pins to the cockpit, the front section of the StarScavenger is finished. This part of the ship is a pretty solid build. The third bag contains the parts to construct the lower half of the cargo carrier. This is how it looks at the end of bag 3. So far it looks very bare. The next bag includes the parts for the other two engines. After building and attaching them, the cargo carrier is mostly finished, even if it may not look like it. The last bag contains Kordi, Roger, and the wings of the ship. Once you attach the wings, the build is finished. There are a few small parts left over as usual along with a spare spring missile and the brick separator (which could actually be considered part of the set since the Freemakers do have a brick separator on their ship for dismantling salvage). The Complete Set Once you connect the cargo carrier to the cockpit section, the set is complete! Overall, the StarScavenger is not the most appealing vessel as it looks cobbled together, but I believe that is intentional since it is supposed to be an Ugly made out of different ship parts. It looks like it was built out of the cockpit of a Jedi Defender-class Cruiser, the engines of an A-Wing, and the wings of some kind of shuttle. When compared to the show, the StarScavenger is vastly under-scaled in this set as the ship is supposed to be 2-3 times as big as it is, but the general shape of it is the same. Another inaccuracy is that the set has the Freemaker logo on top of the cockpit and on the sides of the fins while the ship in the show doesn't. So they made three large stickers for the StarScavenger that it didn't need, but they neglected to make one small decal for Roger's transmitter? The ship doesn't look so good from the back as the cargo carrier is very lacking compared to the cockpit section and I don't like how the spring-loaded missiles are sticking out of the back of the turrets. The wings can be folded out to convert them to flight mode. Here they are in landing mode: And here they are in flight mode. Looking at it from the front, the ship actually looks pretty good. The use of dark tan, gray, and dark gray give it a nice rusty look. The back, however, does not look so good as it is almost completely open aside from the engines and a couple of Technic beams. Also, only half of the holes in the thrusters are filled with trans-light-blue round tiles. It would look much better if there was a full circle of these like in the show. From the side, the ship looks alright for the most part in landing mode, although there is some of the interior showing towards the front of the wings. However, once you fold up the wings for flight mode, the ship looks pretty terrible from the sides as it is completely open. I guess Rowan and Roger will have to hold their breath during the flight. The reason why the cargo carrier is so bare bones is that it is designed so that you can split the engines apart and open up the top in order to access the Mini Scavenger on the inside. This is not a bad play feature, but I wish they could have implemented it without sacrificing the walls of the ship. While the Mini Scavenger is inside the cargo carrier, its scoop doubles as the scoop of the StarScavenger which is pretty clever in my opinion. The cockpit can also be opened from the top to seat the minifigures inside. In the show, there are two seats in the front row, allowing all the Freemakers to fit in the cockpit, but here you can just barely fit two inside. You can still fit all four minifigs into the ship by having the two others ride in the back. For non-salvage missions, the cargo carrier can be detached from the cockpit section as seen in the episode The Lost Treasure of Cloud City. This feature works fairly well, and even though the two halves are only connected by three Technic pins, the ship is stable enough when they are connected. Ratings Design: 3/5 - Scale aside, the StarScavenger looks decent, at least in landing mode. I like the look of the front half of the ship, but the other half is much too bare bones. The Mini Scavenger is ugly, inaccurate, and unbalanced. Build: 3/5 - The build is pretty average and there's nothing very challenging aside from some SNOT and Technic structures. Minifigs: 4/5 - Four minifigs is a decent number for a set of this size and they're all exclusive and pretty accurate to the show. There are some minor inaccuracies on some of the characters, though, and some double-sided heads would have been nice. Playability: 5/5 - This is perhaps the only area in which this set shines as there are a lot of play features in this set which all work as they're intended and the set can be split into 2-3 different vehicles. Parts: 3/5 - Most of the parts are pretty common, although there are some rare ones included. Price: 4/5 - 558 parts for $50 is a pretty good deal for a Star Wars set these days. Overall: 3/5 - I'm not impressed with this recreation of the iconic ship of the Freemakers. The minifigures are good and there are a lot of play features, but it just feels like they were cutting costs wherever they could, resulting in an unsatisfying set. The vehicles, especially the Mini Scavenger, are kinda ugly, even for Uglies, and since they aren't canon, I doubt any adult collector will be interested in this set. If you have kids who are fans of the cartoon and care more about minifigs and play features than looks, go ahead and buy it for them. For everyone else, this is probably an easy pass. Now lets turn to the dark side and see if the villains fare any better than the heroes. Set Number: 75145 Name: Eclipse Fighter Theme: Star Wars Subtheme: The Freemaker Adventures Year of Release: 2016 Pieces: 363 Minifigs: 2 Price: $29.99 USD Links: Brickset Bricklink S@H description: The Box The box of this set also has the Kylo Ren design, although in this case it fits a bit better with the Sith theme. In case you didn't already know, (spoiler alert!) Naare is a Sith agent working for the Emperor who only pretends to be a Jedi in order to gain the trust of the Freemakers and trick them into helping her find the kyber saber crystals. I'm sorry I had to spoil that for you, but it's impossible to talk about this set without revealing this twist (which is not a huge spoiler anyway since it is revealed in the first episode). I mean, just look at this box art! While the set description is a bit vague about it, the box art makes it perfectly clear that Naare is a Sith. Her red lightsaber, her evil tattooed face, and the color scheme of her starfighter are all dead giveaways. So don't blame me for this spoiler, blame the box art. The back of the box has the same wasteful layout as that of the StarScavenger, although thanks to the smaller box size, the play feature images take up a slightly bigger portion of the layout. Inside the box there is an instruction booklet and 3 numbered bags. No unnecessary stickers this time! There aren't many noteworthy parts in this set except for the trans-red windscreen with handle which is exclusive to this set in this color, 3 trans-light-blue 2x2 domes which appear for only the second time in this color, and 2 red round 2x2 tiles with a floral pattern printed on them. These printed parts only appear in this set and that pattern has no significance as far as I know, so I don't know why they didn't just use a regular old tile, but it's always nice to see them go the extra mile to print parts, so I'm not complaining. Since this set features a darker color scheme than the StarScavenger, it provides more contrast to the light gray background in the instructions as you can see below. This is a build of lower difficulty, so there are usually no more than three different types of parts in the callouts. Minifigures There are two minifigs included in this set. One of them is Naare of course and you can see her here in her Jedi disguise. This version of her has white tattoos on her face, and her torso features some detailed printing too which continues down to her legs with a nice silver pattern. Like Rowan, She does not come with a blue lightsaber to go with her Jedi outfit unfortunately. Her cape is the new spongy kind. The other fig is Dengar. He is a bit of an odd choice to include in this set as he is more often seen together with his employer, Graballa the Hutt and his goons than with Naare, although they do work together at one point, so I guess it makes sense. He is the only canon character in these sets, so he will likely be the most sought after by AFOLs. His accessory is a rifle, even though he is usually seen with a pistol in the show. When compared to the show, Naare is spot-on. Dengar is pretty accurate to his animated counterpart too. His face is not quite as grouchy as in his last appearance in the Super Star Destroyer set, although not as cheerful as in his first appearance either. I guess he has a lot of mood swings. His torso printing is more colorful this time and it is printed on a white torso which makes it look more cartoony and fits the tone of the source material, although I personally prefer the more gritty SSD version. The bandages on his head are the same headgear as that of the Clumsy Guy from the Collectable Minifigures Series 15 which is pretty clever and the most accurate mold used for him to date. Here is a rear view of the figs. Naare's cape is the new spongy kind which allows her hair to cover it effortlessly. Dengar comes with a backpack similar to the one he had on the Super Star Destroyer, except with a light gray 1x1 plate with ring instead of a dark gray one. Here is a picture of Naare without her cape and hair so that you can see her back printing. As you can see, Naare is the only one of the Freemaker minifigs that has a double sided head. Her alternate face is the Sith face that she gets whenever she looses her temper. Unfortunately the printing quality of her dark red tattoos is not very good, giving them an uneven tone and making them run along the crease towards the top of her head. It looks as if they were painted on with water colors. She comes with a hood and a red lightsaber to complete the Sith look. The hilt of her lightsaber is the same as those of Asajj Ventress which is inaccurate since she has a regular hilt in the show, so I'm not sure why they dug up this old mold. The Build The first bag contains Dengar and the parts for his speederbike as well as the cockpit of the Eclipse Fighter. Dengar's speederbike is a pretty quick and easy build, but the result looks pretty good. This would make a very decent polybag set on its own. There is a clip to hold his rifle in the back. He only used this bike in one episode when he was chasing the Freemakers in a Podrace. This is the best reference image I could get of it. As you can see, there some minor differences such as the use of an actual windscreen panel instead of a cheese slope and the use of a double cheese slope and a backrest instead of cheese graters in the back, but aside from that it's pretty accurate. This is how far we are with the Eclipse fighter at the end of bag 1. At this point, it looks like an escape pod. An EVIL escape pod! Bag 2 contains the parts for the structure of the transforming feature. Once the structure is built, you slide it underneath the cockpit and attach the support beams to the sides of it. The third bag contains Naare and the pieces needed to complete her fighter. Her cape is in a small white box as always. There are several small pieces left over at the end of the build, including a space spring missile and some extra lightsaber hilts. I guess you could pretend that the regular hilt is her turned off blue lightsaber or you could use it to replace the inaccurate hilt on her red lightsaber. The Complete Set After you add the engines and the missing hull pieces, the Eclipse Fighter is complete. It is similar in shape to General Grievous' starfighter, but it looks more curvy and streamlined. Also, unlike Grievous' fighter, Naare's has a third engine in addition to the two side engines. Looking at it straight from the back, the Eclipse Fighter's outline has a nice organic shape to it. On the side, beneath the cockpit, there are clips for holding Naare's lightsaber. There is no space to store her hair or hood though. The inverted slopes towards the front of the underside are there to provide an easy way to slide the front of the ship into attack mode. Looking at the front, you can see that the two nose halves don't completely close in flight mode. Also, the wings tend to droop down a bit, but otherwise it looks good. When you slide the midsection of the ship forward, the nose splits open to reveal two spring-loaded missiles. I like these kind of hidden missiles much better than exposed ones like on the StarScavenger. This is what the fighter looks like in flight mode... ... and here it is in attack mode. When in this formation, small crevices are exposed behind the missile shooters where you can press the back of the missiles to launch them. My Jabba-sized adult fingers have trouble reaching in there, but I'm sure kids will have no problem with it. (I really hope nobody takes that sentence out of context ) Compared to the ship in the show there are once again several small differences, most noticeably on the cockpit which is about 2 studs wider and longer in the show than it is in the set. I think I would have preferred it if they would have made the cockpit larger like in the show because the way it is now Naare barely fits into it, leaving no room for any controls. Ratings Design: 4/5 - The Eclipse Fighter looks very sleek and seems much better designed than the StarScavenger. Dengar's speederbike also looks quite decent. There are some inaccuracies though. Build: 3/5 - Another fairly average build where the only somewhat challenging part is assembling the transforming mechanism. Minifigs: 4/5 - Two minifigs for a set of this size is not great, but not bad either. Dengar is the most accurate version to date and Naare is the most detailed fig in the Freemaker subtheme, although I have to deduct one point for the shoddy tattoo printing on her Sith face. Playability: 3/5 - There aren't as many play features here as in the StarScavenger, but I really like the transforming feature and the two vehicles are fun to swoosh around. Parts: 2/5 - Most of the parts are very common, although it is nice that they printed the two round tiles. Price: 5/5 - 8.3c per piece is a great value, especially for a Star Wars set! Overall: 4/5 - This set is better than the StarScavenger in almost every way. The vehicles look good and are fun to play with. The two figs that are included are very detailed and accurate, and this is the cheapest way to get Dengar right now if you don't mind the slightly brighter colors on his torso. Plus it's a good value for the price, so yes, I'd recommend this set. The Full Collection In conclusion, as good as the TV show is, the two sets that they decided to produce based on it don't quite live up to that quality. It seems like either the designers or the animators were working off of early concept art, resulting in many inaccuracies, which is inexcusable since the sets and the source material were both created by TLG themselves. There should have been better communication between the two teams in my opinion. The StarScavenger is especially disappointing and would have worked better in a higher price point. On the bright side, this is probably the easiest and cheapest Star Wars subtheme to collect right now because it consists of only two sets. For just $80 you get four vehicles and six main characters from the show, allowing you to play out many scenarios and scenes from the show, which is probably what most kids who watch it will care about. There are rumors of more Freemakers sets coming next year, so if this is true I hope they will step up their game and release some better sets. There are plenty of characters, vehicles, and locations that they could turn into sets, including some species that we are sorely missing, so here's hoping. Well, that's about it. This is probably the most that I have ever talked about two sets. I hope you stuck around to this point and enjoyed this special Reviewers Academy triple review. I would like to thank The Lego Group for the opportunity to review these sets. Please rate them in the poll above and leave any thoughts you have in the comment section below. Oh, remember when I said that The Freemaker Adventures features an original story? Well, that may not be entirely true...

The title sequence for Milo Murphy's Law featuring the theme song by Weird Al has been released! Not Al's best, but definitely still catchy! Looking forward to seeing this show when it starts in October.

Thanks for the kind comments everyone! Yes, I think one of the biggest things these have going for them is that they will probably be good impulse buys much like Mixels. I'm guessing Brickheadz will be replacing Mixels on the shelves seeing as that theme has been discontinued. Yeah, the box art is quite unique! I'm also curious how well these will sell. I could see it going either way. On one hand, they will be inexpensive and appeal to the Funko crowd, but on the other they don't have any minifigs or playability which kids are usually looking for. We'll have to wait and see. Thanks for the frontpage by the way! Nobody ever said Funko invented vinyl figures, just that they're the most popular and the one with most licenses. The fact that TLG started making these right after Funko's became so popular makes it seem like they are trying to cash in on their success. The similarly square-ish look of the Funko POPs is also what leads people to compare the Brickheadz to them. I did say "Funko and other vinyl figures" in the review and I also pointed out that, while they look similar to the Funko POPs, they do have their own unique blocky style, so I don't know what you're ranting about. Yes, I loved building CubeDudes and I'm excited to have a new template to build characters with! Hm, interesting observation. That must be an error on the photographer's part because I did check the instructions and this is how it tells you to build it, with the star on the outside. As I said in the review, this is actually accurate to Cap's classic costume from the comics, as you can see on the comic-based minifig from the Cap VS Hydra set: I'm curious about this as well. They could be sold individually for $6-10 (again, like Mixels) or in pairs for $15-20 like you said. Either way would work in my opinion. Yeah, I hope they will have different IPs like Funko too, although they will probably stick to licensed ones, but if not, we can always make our own as you said!

I'm pretty sure they will stick to songs from the original since that's what they're adapting, not the stage play, and it's what most people will recognize. Heck, they might even remove some songs, considering that's what they did for The Jungle Book. Okay, I might have to check it out then.

Thanks everyone! Like I said, it came in the Disney Castle.

Thanks! Yes, I gave him White Tiger's hair from 76059 Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap and used Spidey's web-holder from the same set for his firebending. I think it's a great improvement.

It's been quite a while since I took a break from making funnies, but I'm finally back! Zukio by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr Old VS New Buzz by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr Flashback Point by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr

Yeah... Looks a little too ornate for me. What's up with that pretzel on Lumiere's head? The Gaston scene looks great though. Looks like finished CGI to me, but I kinda hope you're right. Yes, it's definitely a good movie, one of the best blockbusters this year I'd say. The visuals are fantastic, the acting is good, and they improved the plot and action from the original. Just don't expect it to be accurate to the book. Even Screen Junkies gave it a positive trailer! I definitely agree that these remakes are unnecessary and cash grabby, but I'm open to them as long as they turn out good like The Jungle Book. If nothing else, it's an interesting experiment to see what these animated films would look like in live action. I would prefer if they made more original movies too, but it doesn't look like the remake train is stopping anytime soon. A remake of The Little Mermaid was recently confirmed. On that note, has anyone seen Pete's Dragon yet? I hear mixed things about it. I would love to see more 2D animation as well. I recently rewatched Lilo & Stitch and it reminded me how much I miss traditional animation like that. However, I think Moana looks good the way it is and think the 3D animation helps it distinguish it visually from Lilo & Stitch which also takes place in Hawaii. Well, it's not a "prince movie", but Gigantic will be male-led. And so will Wreck-it-Ralph 2.

Another year, another Comic Con, and as you probably know, TLG always likes to sell exclusive sets at these cons which are very popular. However, they are not the only exclusives being sold there. Another hugely popular SDCC exclusive are Funko's POP! vinyl figures. They are stylish, adorable representations of characters from various licenses. There are hundreds of them and collectors can't get enough of them. So, for this year's San Diego Comic Con, TLG seems to have decided to appeal to both LEGO and Funko fans by debuting their upcoming Brickheadz, a series of brick-built figures in a similar style to the POP! figs, just blockier. I was able to acquire one of the four sets that were available while I was at the con and it contains the stars of the latest Marvel blockbuster, Captain America: Civil War. So, do Lego bricks and the vinyl figure style go well together or do they clash like the two Marvel heroes did in the movie? Lets find out! Set Number: 41492 Name: Iron Man & Captain America Theme: Brickheadz Subtheme: Marvel Super Heroes Year of Release: 2016 Pieces: 184 Minifigs: 0 Price: $39.99 USD Links: Brickset Bricklink Before we begin, I would like to tell you about my experience at San Diego Comic Con. I have been going to this convention and its sister convention, Wondercon, for the past 3 years. I always enjoy it a lot as it is great to get together with other nerds and just geek out about the things you love. You can see everyone's cosplays, meet artists and celebrities, get sneak peeks for upcoming media, watch world premiere cartoons, and get neat stuff! However, with every passing year I have been noticing how increasingly crowded it has gotten, and the more crowded it got, the less enjoyable it has become. The first time I went to SDCC, I had no problem walking around, getting exclusives, and getting into the panels I wanted to see (except for the Marvel/DC ones in Hall H - those have always had a notoriously long line). But within just three years it has gotten to the point where navigating the exhibit hall is virtually impossible without pushing your way through masses of warm, sweaty people and you have to get in line for exclusives and panels multiple hours in advance to even stand a chance to enter them. I spent most of my time just standing in line in the hot summer sun and most of the time the exclusives were sold out or the panel was already over by the time I got halfway through the line, so I walked away with nothing but a bad sunburn and had to try my luck at the next line. The line for the exclusive minifigs stretched from one end of the convention center to the other and the worst thing is that most of the people were scalpers who were only there so they could sell them for ridiculous prices later. So while the panels and booths that I did get to see were great, I definitely think that TLG and the whole Comic Con team need to organize this event better somehow. Needless to say, I will think twice before I attempt to get an exclusive next time, if I even go at all. That said, after getting in line at 4 in the morning, getting lucky in the raffle, and standing in another line at the Lego booth to buy it for forty bucks, I did manage to get this set as a souvenir, so lets open this bad boy! The Box The set comes in a thick, shiny box which is much more sturdy than your average Lego box. The background transitions from a yellow/orange gradient on Iron Man's side to a black/red gradient on Captain America's side via a dot pattern which gives it that comic book feel. At the top of the front there is a big LEGO BRICKHEADZ logo and a little circle letting you know that this is a SDCC 2016 exclusive. Thanks yellow circle! I never would have guessed! The Brickheadz logo is a bit bland and the Z instead of an S seems a bit corny, but it's cute how they stylized the H to look like a Brickhead. On the bottom, there is the Marvel logo and labels for the two Brickheadz included in the set accompanied by a little icon for each of them which is a nice touch. The backside has a similar layout with the same logos, but what's fun is that the Brickheadz are shown from their backside here. It also features a picture that assures you that the figures are indeed removable from their base, and instead of the labels there is a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo. The sides of the box continue the theme of showing the Brickheadz as if the box was see-through by showing Iron Man's right-hand side on the left side of the box and Cap's left-hand side on the right. Even on top of the box you see the top of the "headz" of the Brickheadz. However, on the bottom you don't see the bottom of the figs. It's just black and there is a fancy tape stretching across it with the Brickheadz logo and a shadowy impression of the eyes of a Brickhead printed on it. Now I'm going to do something that is probably unthinkable for all those scalpers at SDCC: I'm actually going to open and build this Lego set! The way you open the box is you cut the tape at the bottom and slide the cover off. Contents The box contains one instructions booket and one parts bag for each Brickhead. Much like the box, the bags are not the usual kind. You don't need to rip them open as they have an easy to open flap on the back. They also each have a sticker with some mysterious numbers on it. This is the first page of both of the instruction booklets. It shows both of the SDCC exclusive Marvel Brickheadz sets together on the left side and a teaser image for the upcoming Brickheadz line on the right which confirms the release date of the theme to be March 1st, 2017. The instructions are presented on a solid black background which provides a nice contrast and gives you the sophisticated feeling that you are putting together a collectible display item rather than a kids toy. The callouts are clear and the build is very simple as it only involves some basic SNOT. Good news! There are no stickers in this set! All the decals are printed, giving us a nice assortment of exclusive parts. The most notable printed piece is the black 2x4 tile with the Lego logo and the hashtag "LEGOSDCC" which there are two of in the set. It bugs me a little that they put a hashtag onto the set itself as it seems like a blatant attempt to get social media exposure for the event, but at least it marks it as an SDCC exclusive. Aside from Cap and Tony's torso and helmet pieces, there is also the new Brickheadz eye tile and Iron Man's eye tiles which are trans-light-blue 1x1 tiles with a simple white square printed on it. As always, the light printing on dark parts is not very strong, so things like the "LEGO" and "A" fonts are not as white as they could be. There are also some new recolors in this set such as the 1x2 plate with clip in red and the 1x1 round tile with small tube in white. The trans-clear stud with handle from the latest Spider-Man sets is included as well. Now we know where Spidey got that new web-shooter tech from. Assembling the Avengers You can start the build with either one of the Brickheadz. I'd like to build these in alphabetical order, so let's start with the guy who has a big "A" on his forehead. The parts contained in the bag for Captain America are the following. You start the build from the waste up and add the legs later on as you've seen on the sample instructions page earlier. Two round bricks serve as a center support for the torso. All of the SNOT is achieved by using the double brick with four studs on the side which was introduced earlier this year. The inner walls of the head are entirely comprised of them. What's funny is that in the center of the head they included a 2x2 brick in pink so that it looks like there is a brick-shaped brain inside of the brick-headz. Well played, designers. Here is the finished Captain. He looks quite adorable with that big head and glissening eyes. It's interesting that they made the highlights in his eyes square to stick with the brick theme of these figures. Next up is Iron Man. He has a few more parts as you can see in the lineup below. Iron Man's torso is similar to Cap's, but it's more intricate as it uses a lot of headlight bricks to attach his armor plating (or should I say tiling?). The inner structure is the same, including the brain brick which is the same size as that of any other Brickhead. I guess Tony is not so smart after all. After you add the plates around the head and add the legs, you're finished! Iron Man looks quite good with his armor tiles and repulsor beams, and the trans-light-blue showing around the eyes gives them that blue glow that they have in the movies which is an effect that the minifig version has yet to achieve. My only gripe is that the red strip on his forehead is interrupted by a yellow line, but that's excusable. The Completed Set Don't they look adorable together? It's hard to imagine these little guys starting a civil war. Both of them are based on their comic counterparts, so their costumes look very colorful, especially when standing next to each other. As you can see looking at them from the front, the boost from Iron Man's jet boots makes him stand one plate taller than Cap and all the other Brickheadz. Also, the use of tiles on his chest and slopes on his shoulders give the impression that he is wearing armor. The printing on both of their faces and torsos is very minimalist, but works with the simplified look that they're going for. For comparison, here is a picture of Funko's POP! versions of these characters. They look quite similar, don't they? TLG is not even trying to hide the fact that they are copying Funko's style. Captain America looks almost the same and the only difference on Iron Man is the use of standard black eyes (although they did use white eyes in the later movie versions of the character). I like how they used that white claw piece to represent the little wings on Cap's helmet. I can see them using the same technique for the Flash. I also like the way Iron Man holds his repulsor beams. This trans-clear stud with handle is a very useful part and I hope they use the same technique for the Iron Man minifig in future sets. Like in the comics, the printing on Cap's costume is exactly the same on the back as it is in the front. It's a bit lazy, but it's nice to see that he does have printing here, unlike Iron Man who is completely blank. They already printed so many parts in this set, so it would have been nice if they would have just printed these two tiles too. Cap's shield-holding hand is different from his left hand as it uses the 1x2 plate variant with the clip on the short side rather than the long side. This is supposed to give the arm an angled look which sort of works, although it does look a bit awkward. I should also mention that they are obviously top-heavy, especially Iron Man, so they tend to fall over backwards when they are not standing on a flat surface. However, this can be fixed by mounting them onto the center of their base. When I first saw these, I was hoping that their heads and arms were mounted on turntables so that you could pose them a little bit like you can with the Funko POPs, but alas this is not the case. They have zero points of articulation, making them decidedly more display items than toys. Here they are compared to their minifig counterparts. As you can see, they are about twice the size of a minifigure. Ratings Design: 5/5 - I think both of these figures look great. The designers managed to replicate the cute vinyl figure look fairly well while putting their own blocky spin on it, and the pink "brain" brick is a nice touch. Build: 2/5 - A very quick and easy build with nothing special aside from some basic SNOT. Nothing challenging. Playability: 1/5 - The Brickheadz don't have any articulation or play features, so they are clearly meant to be displayed rather than played with. Although the fact that the set includes two characters who have quite a history in both the comics and movies does allow for some role play. Parts: 4/5 - Most of the bricks included here are fairly common, but they're useful nonetheless. Some of the parts are exclusive to the set and all decals are printed which is always nice to see, although the lack of printing on Iron Man's back armor is disappointing. Price: 1/5 - I know I don't really have a right to complain since most people have to pay extortion prices on ebay to get these, but $40 for just 184 pieces is way too high already for me. When these are officially released, I hope that they cost only half as much or less. Overall: 3/5 - I have never bought a vinyl figure since I try to limit myself to collecting only one type of toy (#Lego4Life ), but I do see the charm that people see in them, so when it was announced that Lego will be making their own Funko-style figures, I was quite excited. While I don't think that Lego will become a serious competitor to Funko and other real vinyl figures, I do think that these Brickheadz are pretty cool on their own. Kids might not be interested in them due to their lack of playability, but some adult collectors like myself might find them charming. That said, I do not recommend getting this set, especially at aftermarket prices. It's just too much money for two little figures that might get released for a much more reasonable price in about half a year. The only special thing about it is the packaging and the hashtag-tiles. The only reason I got it was that I didn't want to leave the con empty-handed. In conclusion, while the process of acquiring these wasn't much fun and I payed more for them than I would've liked, I don't regret getting them as they do look rather nice and I look forward to see what TLG will do with this theme. I really like the Brickheadz style and might even build some of my own! I hope you enjoyed this review, and since it's the trendy thing to do this year, I added a poll above where you can vote for your favorite superhero, so go and vote! It's sure to be an easier choice than the presidential election this year. To end this review, there are so many jokes that could be made with these, but I'll settle for this one:

Haha, thanks! I have yet to get the tan variation and come up with a use for it. Maybe when Belle's Enchanted Castle goes on sale... Hm, that could work! Not sure if I have any of those though...

Thanks everyone! Great idea! Yes, that would work too, but I'm not sure how you would put a cowboy hat on Unikitty... Yeah, I was trying to incorporate a scarf actually, but couldn't find a good way to do it. The minifigure scarf piece didn't fit. The 1x3 arch doesn't exist in many colors unfortunately. The only darker color I could have used is dark gray, but I felt tan looked more steampunky. Exactly!

Hi everyone. Ever since Lego started producing the Unikitty tail in more colors, it has been a small project of mine to come up with a way to use them for custom Unikitties. My first Unikitty MOC was Robokitty. This tail is from the Disney Castle which I built over the past weekend and seemed like a perfect fit for the steampunk theme. The result: Steampunk Kitty! Steampunk Kitty by Okay Yaramanoglu, on Flickr

I don't trust this rumor. That list sounds too much like somebody just made an educated guess based on what characters were missing from the first wave and filled the rest of the list with random other characters. I don't see them doing Mike before Sully and Piglet would be way too big as a minifig. Plus we didn't have a full list of the first series until shortly before its release, so I doubt we would get accurate rumors this much in advance.

Is it bad that I kinda like this second version of the Death Star? I always loved the original, but was never able to get the funds together to buy it before it was discontinued, so seeing that the new one is the same just with updated figs is a big relief to me. There was nothing wrong with the original and it sold for many years, so why fix what aint broke? I think most of the disappointment comes from people expecting something new and not getting it. Unlike the Hoth set (which I can understand the disappointment about), this was never meant to be a new set, just a small change to an existing set, and this is not the first time TLG has updated a set with long shelf life by replacing obsolete parts in it. so I don't see why this is worth making such a fuss about. If you already have the original one, just be glad that you don't have to spend $400 on this one. Well played, sir. Nerdiness - Ruining good jokes since the conception of the internet. (No offense, Traykar, just trying to keep some humor in this overly negative thread. )

Yeah, this thing sure is a Beast! I just finished bag #9 and it already feels massive! Same here! I think Haunted Mansion would be a great fit for the next set. So many play features and details they can include there! Tower of Terror would make a nice set too, but being based on another IP and with the Guardians of the Galaxy layover coming (at least for the California one) it's less likely to happen. I also would love to see a part of Main Street or the StarSpeeder 3000. Maybe someone should start a wishlist thread.

Sorry to bump this old topic, but I just wanted to let you all know that this project has reached 5000 supporters! I am very happy about this achievement and thank you all who have supported so far! We now have 11 more months to get the other half of the supporters, so If you haven't done so, please support it and share it with everyone so that we can get it to the review stage.

Wow, so much fanboy hate in this thread... Has it occurred to any of you that things like "kung fu master" and "Koko" might be typos? I mean, this is Twitter we're talking about, not an official press release. And even if they're not, it's apparent that this movie is trying to be different from the TV show, so changes to the characters and their world are to be expected. Batman in the Lego Cinematic Universe is very different from how he is depicted in other Lego media as well and you don't see anyone complaining about that because that incarnation is just as good as the other, just in a different way. So PLEASE, for the love of the brick, let's not boycott this movie based on a cast list like people have done with the new Ghostbusters. Just be open minded and maybe you will enjoy this version of Ninjago just as much as the original.