Dovchenko

A nice MOC using those Indiana Jones vehicles (especially with Rebels driving Soviet and Nazi cars ), but I will offer some criticism on the 3rd vehicle to the right in the last picture. What is it? It has yellow, smaller wheels with a large black body, but even if it were a tank or a mobile podium or... something... it doesn't fit at all and is pretty undersized compared to the rest of the army. But still, it didn't appear in any of the other pictures, so it may have been a joke of some sort or just put there for some other reason. But still, a nice MOC.

Turnips, Tulips or Two Lips?

Please, don't resurrect. But you're new here, aren't you? Welcome... getting to business, that's a great idea. Lego supplied no place to put your lovely treasures, only a single gem room. I am planning on making that the treasure room, maybe borrowing some jewels/idols from other sets.

NO! DOVCHENKO DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE!

Perfect MOC, but isn't the title a spoiler? That she's killed, and by a skeleton? Like I thought that Jungle Cutter would kill her...

Well said.

"Better Ughas"? And if anything, Mac and Oxley and Toht... main three characters that should have been included from the very start.

I love this set, but it's just funny to think about... If this was a UCS like it was in 2005, it was liked but didn't exactly break any standards. But now that it has no walls and stuff inside, along with 21 figs, people are having heart attacks. That is one beautiful set though, and I know just what to buy for it. I haven't watched Star Wars for quite some time, but I remember from the LSW game that DV's Tie Advanced was flanked by two normal Tie Fighters. I know they're going to be different colours and all but... anyone else hoping that the Tie Advanced and Tie Fighter are in the same overall scale?! I'm going to be saving up for this all summer long, buy it for Christmas... along with those two Tie Fighters if I can afford it unless they release some more mini's or it's a brickmaster exclusive... and then end LEGO with the biggest bang in set history.

To be brutally honest... yes, I should have. Thank you very much, I'll work that out now.

...because there's picture/lag galore to be had. Troll Battle Wheel The Box: I like the front scene: the haughty looking guard with his halberd, the one running away from its daunting wheels and screaming for his life, and one using a unique sort of "hook-mace" to get up onto the mighty wheel and hopefully stop the Orcs before they rip up the barricade and move in on the castle. The Orc Warriors are running (in the wrong direction actually, see further into the review) on the wheel to make it jolt forward, while our treacherous Orc Chieftain waits on top with his powerful sword and ornate armour for a chance to pick off one of the guards with his mighty mounted crossbow. Pretty detailed description, but I really like the colours- it is very bright, attractive and really sells the product. Rather, the ENORMOUS "Special Edition" labels sell the product. The Troll Battle Wheel was released just earlier this year (Febuary?) to kick off Castle 2008, and with its gigantic golden labels reading "Special Edition" in white text, it was awaited by quite a few people. On the back of the box is another scene: the battle wheel at a stop due to the Crownies ambushing the Orcs on top; the chieftain dueling a knight with his sword and shield, another slaughtering an Orc on top of a stationary wheel, also breaking the halberd off of the battle wheel, and the halberd crownie sparring the crossbow Orc. The battle wheel has launched its competition missile, while the zamor sphere catapult has been fired at said battle wheel. All of this is on a grassland/battlefield back ground, with the castle visible on a mountain on the horizon. The borders here are green, a nice and sort of grassy green, which eventually changes to moss-covered rock on the back. The bottom shows a fight scene between the six figures, and the top has another Special Edition label on it. In total, there are four of those annoying "Special Edition" labels. They look castle-like but... come on, you feel almost like you bought the set just for completion because of that. The box itself is nice, but it is not a "punchtab box" but rather the new tape w/flaps; making the box worth less for some and being a very poor move on Lego's part. Someone could have done something to it... opened it and taken some contents, wrecked the parts, and more. But it's nothing to watch out for- you should be able to tell. Just not as easily as the punchtabs, which I felt were Lego's best idea. The Instructions: In total, there are 48 pages of instructions here. The background is the best I've ever seen- grey silhouettes of the Skeleton Tower set on one side, and the King's Castle on the other. There are absolutely no "gotchas", however, there is as expected loads of repetition at the end. Making the wheels for the battle wheel involve repeating the same section twice, and with 16 sections in each wheel, you have to repeat the wheel segments 32 times. It can be painful... especially on the fingers with so many of those click joints... but it's a very fun two-and-a-half-hour-build. At the beginning, it shows that piece sorting warning, and of course a "don't shoot your battle wheel's competition launcher at your little brother!"- it's obvious that someone's been watching too much "A Christmas Story". With details on the Lego Club Magazine and subscription online along with a "Win Lego Products" advertisement at the very end, it's a pretty solid manual. There is only one instruction book in the set. Two things I should note is that this set comes with 32 pearl silver teeth pieces for the wheels (for anyone needing them, along with some other of those awesome chocolate brown pieces, this set may be a good parts pack), and that the large graphic on page 45 may be of some interest to people, seeing as it could give some vignette/diorama/battle ideas, and it's overall an awesome image. The Figures: There are six figures in total, three crownies (one with the double sided grin/scared face, one with the gallant goatee face, and one with the grim, hardened battle look. The torsos aren't new, but are still good for army building. The three orcs included get less praise, seeing as two of them have no weaponry, making them utterly useless once the battle wheel is taken down. They are interesting figures though- a nice, menacing head; rugged torsos and glittery-black helmets. The Orc Chieftain is very cool- some people have had a problem with the fact that he comes with a skeleton chestplate (from the final joust last year), however, it looks awesome on him and with his large bronze helmet, an even cooler and way more rugged torso underneath and of course that nice head, he's probably the best figure here. Due to it coming with three crownie knights, two unarmed Orcs and one orc chieftain, this is an excellent start to castle- just like I have started now. The Barricade: This has received some criticism due to it being "useless", and I'll agree that it is generally a useless addition to the set, but it is visually pleasing and has some very nice crownie pieces. The dark green ground parts are very nice, less flamboyant than the usual green and more realistic than using a rocky grey. With 6 spears, this is a great parts pack for spears as well- along with one lance. The thing is on hinges to make the barricade supporting the catapult (the millionth catapult LEGO has ever done), which I felt was the best possible way to do it. It's fairly sturdy and all, but at the same time, this is too small. Only by cramming can you get all three figures inside- and usually, it's impossible. Only two can really stand in either spot due to their weapons and all- if it were bigger, a platoon of crown knights could have stood behind it. However, rather than a barricade, it feels like the catapult is more of the emphasis. The barricade only defends the crownies as they load the zamor sphere in and fire. There is no mechanism as usual- slam the long end of the catapult and hope for the best. If it used the chain mechanism similar to the Dwarves' Mine Defender (and there's more than enough room below the catapult to have the "pull the chain" mechanism), it would have been far more interesting. The sphere will roll far, but it doesn't get too high above the ground. It will skim the ground, hitting infantry until it rolls to a finish in front of the general, tripping him for novelty's sake. Unless you practically break it by slamming it, the catapult won't go very far. Break this for pieces if you really need to, but it's still a really nice model that works amazingly for displays. Another problem- there's nothing in it. Just space. The one crownie comes with a unique hook-mace weapon, and it can be a pain to carry around (it's very long), and somewhere to put it wouldn't be too bad an addition. Troll Orc Battle Wheel: The main part of the set, this is a very nice vehicle, very nicely coloured, and excellently designed. Though fairly small and somewhat impractical in an Orc army... well, what is practical in an Orc Army anyways? I view it as a special unit, maybe only used in certain battles because of its unique concept and clever ideas, maybe it's expensive to build or not fool/Orc proof... but still, maybe as the leader's vehicle, it's almost like a mobile throne with a competition missile and giant wheels. The "chocolate brown" as some people call it, looks very realistic with the red brown as compared to a mono-coloured wood vehicle... Harry Potter's Shrieking Shack could have benefited from this new colour. Luckily, the set somes with an enormous supply of 2X6 Chocolate Brown Plates... 64 in total. I made a simple staircase that took a while to deconstruct, but was still pretty awesome looking (it gets to be really high!) but on a finishing note about the new brown, it goes perfectly with the Orcs and their wooden gimmicky vehicles. The wheels themselves... well, if anyone is a fan of Pirates of the Caribbean here... Dead Man's Chest in particular... let's just say you're in luck. Construction is fairly simple and honestly, the entire vehicle is either a repetition (the wheels) or just building the frame (boring), but somehow, the wheel is fairly interesting to build... especially to see how big it really is in real life. The wheels are supported extremely well and they move extremely fast (they aren't slow and clunky but smooth and durable). Construction of the wheel may have taken me 2 hours, though I was working very slowly and taking my time to enjoy the unique building style. In the back of the vehicle, I should note that it is long, with the trigger mechanism being very similar to Exo Force's Sonic Phantom in 2006. Both sets have recieve some criticism about using the trigger and all, more so in the Sonic Phantom, but that's just ridiculous. The Sonic Phantom has been criticised as a "gun that's dressed up to look like a ship". And you know what? Maybe it is. But your claims that it doesn't work or it's a very useless/annoying to build battle machine? It sure beats the Fire Vulture's stupid cockpit and stocky legs and the Sentry's posability-but-not-much-else idea. The Troll Battle Wheel is much easier to steer, play with and raid crownie villages with using the trigger mechanism, which never really gets in the way, save for if you're trying to grab the battle wheel from the back. A bit of the mechanism reaches the top, and if you hold it the wrong way when lifting it, you're bound to loose the missile in a messy room. Moving back to how there is the long trigger part in the back to make up the frame and to stop the platform from tipping backwards... well, it's long. It just sticks out, kind of annoying and in actual combat useless (crownies are going to see some random long plank of wood sticking out of the back?) but it's a very good idea and probably the only way of supporting it. The competition missile is better than you might expect. The mechanism pulls back with the trigger, launching the newer missile (the smaller design) extremely far and often hitting your pets/siblings/friends/whatever. In combat, it's wipes out Crownies pretty fast, sweeping across the landscape and slamming through a platoon of those knights. However, it isn't very good for attacking the barricade. With no action feature at all, it just bounces off and takes a few of the spears off. If you're lucky though, it knocks a guy in the face and probably the most important part of the missile... when it hits the catapult, it "messes it up". Knocks out the rock, sometimes flipping the entire barricade over. To support the "throne" as I like to call it at the top, some technic beams are used. In the front it is covered with the Orc Flag but in the back it is exposed... however, it takes nothing away from the model and fits nicely (also heavily strengthening the model). The guy sits on top with his crossbow to shoot up a few Dwarves snooping around outside of their mine, and though small the platform/throne is pretty nice with chocolate brown 1X2 log bricks for that added detail. In the front, there are some black-glitter pieces as "armour" for the vehicle which looks perfectly rugged. Technically, to make this vehicle go, the two orcs hold onto the bars sticking out (halberds) and run forward, kind of like a circus clown running on a giant ball, only now with wooden wheels of death. However, if you're really accurate scientifically with your sets, you'll notice that the way the Orcs are running isn't correct. If they run forward, they're pushing back on the wheel, making it walk backwards. So I like to say that the Orcs "moonwalk" the vehicle around. Sounds weird, but I guess that's the only way that it'll work. I had a problem with the halberds used to support the Orcs on the vehicle however. It's a pretty funny story- when I was zooming around with my Battle Wheel at top speed, one Orc's halberd was fairly loose (it always is) and made him slip under, throwing his back into the wheel. Unfortunately for him, no one noticed he slipped, and at least 60 "clunks" later, I noticed that he was barely hanging on by one hand and was pretty much beaten to death by the wheel! That raises my final point about the wheel, of course... if the halberds are loose, the Orc's fall back into the wheel or end up upside down and, if you're moving too fast, they get jammed against the wheel and rip off the wooden planks. I wish Lego had done something to better support them, in case someone DID end up with a loose halberd. The design of this entire vehicle isn't as blocky as you might think... it's a nice vehicle that though while not smooth is extremely Orcish. The wheels don't clunk at all against carpet (carpet is the wheel's best friend... it runs incredibly smooth and on carpet can really smash into the barricade/knights), but harder surfaces, you've been warned. This may scratch wooden tables. All in all, this set cost me 54.97 CAN. For me that's quite a bit of money, but even then I felt it was well placed. Seeing as some people here devote themselves to LEGO, 50$ is seemingly nothing spent. Anyone done buying their theme of choice (Indiana Jones, Agents, City, etc.) may want to buy this set to start a castle collection. If you've ever seen some of those table-top games (Warhammer or something? I quit after a year and for the better.) and noticed how each "starter box" is set up, it comes with a fair amount of starter troops for two factions. This is kind of what you see here... a first Orc Vehicle for the Orcs, and a few troops and a barricade for the Crownies. I'm going to buy Tower Raid and make a display... two Orc Vehicles rumbling across the plains, with a mighty prison (that tower with this set's barricade positioned just in front). This set has a great amount of pieces and though there are a lot of repeats, this set makes a good chocolate brown parts pack. Even though it's not at all new, it's still great for the troops and a great investment if you're just starting castle. 10/10 - A modern must buy. Review finished but pictures coming soon... stay tuned!

Yes, this is sdpirate.

Well, where did the traitor slip away to? Where would someone like that hide? I'm not sure who did it, but I would blame the general person. No one's going to suggest the chef etc, too stereotypical. I'd choose a general knight, if I could get some input on them. Blaming Hinckley seems too sudden, he can't be all that bad. I Vote: Micheal because he's the first guard on the list.

KK1. My first set was Weevil's Cart, tiny but cool. I got 4 copies of this set, it was nice. It's sad that no one can appreciate the KK1 for what it was: a nice, often mislooked castle theme.

Thanks for the excellent review! Very nice set, perfect, the only way it could have been improved would be to add something below the traps. And btw, Tygurah's "lame death" is him leaning forward through the bushes. It's a neat added effect, but in no way does it mean he's "dying".

Hmm... maybe 20 studs? Oh, you don't mean my MOC castle. Nice army you've got going there.

Thinking again, this topic is weird. No offence, we got absolutely no temple development in the movie. No car chase development, only cars and... a bunch of trees. What did you want, a waterfall set? That would be too difficult to make and would end up... weird. The car set needed the Nazi boat and tree because- well, more commies for children and more development! The Jungle Duel was good, though pretty unnecesary. And the Peril in Peru? Didn't make any sense moviewise even though it had Irina Spalko's car from the movie (combining it, the amphibious vehicle and the Jungle Cutter along with the two smaller commie vehicles (Temple Tank and Brickmaster Jeep) to make the car scene! You should all be happy, because... it's Indy's plane! With a new pilot fig for Indy's travels! HAPPY DAYS! And, landing equipment! And, crates! Combining Jungle Duel with Peril In Peru gives you the perfect Camp Scene! No cool Oxley, but crates and random materials, etc. Those were part of the camp! Use the commies for dancing! It also came with most of the main characters, yet again excluding Marion. I was happy they tied everything together in the temple, even if it may have been better seperate! I'd put the skeleton in that tiny "temple" in the Jungle Cutter set to make the tomb! Use the Ugha warriors as undead guards! And put a Crystal Skull in the tiny temple for the big finish. People are complaining, but all I remember is the neat sand trap and the big red door, along with the spinning throne room! Not much, so TLC had to do a bit of adding. For the last time, please... be proud!

I'm one of those sadistic people who complain about people at the highest extent, new or not, little brother or not, grandfather or not, dog or not, or FRIEND or not, but I gotta say, for someone who wants us to be easy on him- well, it's easy to be easy. Those are some of the coolest commandos I've ever seen. I love the Jar Jar one, and the figs chasing each other on that seaweed one are neat. The pole for Jar Jar's cool and unique, and the foliage is pretty cool. The suit person's fine, I don't think it'll make too much a difference with or without Mutt's hairpiece. The one guy chasing the other with the huge backpack should be part of the commando squad, tell your friend he should include him. I don't know why, it just bugs me.

Very nice! Maybe he'll blow up any other canoeing man trying to catch HIS fish.

Weird pursuit, but it's perfect.

Klaus-Dieter, I respect your fight to restore the WW theme. I'm one of them who wants it back. But seeing a topic like this... made by YOU in particular- makes me cry. No offence, but a LISCENCED WW THEME?! With FLESHIE SKIN??!?!?! No way! Yellow Skin or else, Lego! What would they lisence it at all anyways? Buck Rogers? Too Old. 4:10 to Yuma? Too Violent. Star Wars? No joke, I'm sure they would. WW would be a lot like SW- swords in different colours like KK2, futuristic looking guns... can't wait! Sorry for the sarcasm, but honestly, it's non-lisenced or not making it at all.

I'm probably the only person who will give criticism. The cart's great- multiple samurai tools and a nice fig, pretty nice. The temple- well, half of it is a 4+ piece. Sorry, but it just is. I can't rate a 4+ piece with respect. But in this case, it's intigrated very well with the whole jungle theme, a neat roof, great choice of detail (foliage and those fangs on the side) and outstanding figures. Besides, the giant skull may have been the only piece suitable/you had for the job. Very well done, and I hope to see many more of your Dragon Blade MOC's, WITHOUT giant skulls.

Phfft. This is child's play. I especially hate those rooves. RED?! Why not a better and more noticable colour, or rather a roof made of something other than bricks, like those cardboard ones they used to have in Harry Potter? After all, the Imperial Guard sets all have either rainbow or golden rooves. Speaking of wrong colours, normal people don't have yellow skin. It should be flesh tone, like in Harry Potter! And the lack of bley makes me barf. Perhaps the most ridiculous part of this MOC is the use of knights. One's standing next to a balcony, the others are somehow pinned to the walls. What are they, going to jump off? And WHERE ARE THE STICKERS?! Jeez! All those terrible printed parts on the flags and everything. I can hardly believe this MOC of yours, the most ridiculous you've made so far. Just thought I'd cause a traumatic shock. Because this amazing MOC has me in true amazed shock.

Great! I love the animal galore you have here, as well as some unique but unperfectable cave racer designs. I particularily like that railing. But don't go overboard on BURPS, because they somewhat take away from a great scene you've got going here. Still, 10/10 for that T-Rex trying to get a better view of the race.

Chill... (pulls out Mr. Freeze's Ice Gun and fires) Chill! CHILL! And I honestly wouldn't mind some wine...

Nazi Driver: "Bad dates, or medichlorians?"