Doddsino

Over the years, Lego has come a long ways with introducing ways for Lego children and even Lego babies. I'm surprised they haven't had a Lego skeleton child or Lego skeleton baby yet. This is the time of the Bubonic Plague...so it's not a large stretch. You know what? Now I just want one of those Plague Doctors with the big bird mask in Lego form. Maybe that should have taken the place of Majesto. Maybe that should be the next theme, we've had Black Falcons...we've had Black Knights....why not Black Death? Each minifigure has a normal face that swaps over to the grotesque effects of the plague.

When it comes to Majesto, I just figured I'd stick him in the prison cell awaiting execution for heresy.

Great looking set. Wish it was Thresher piloting the shop though. 😉

As far as the argument about this being a toy for children, I have to say that most people who buy this are going to be adult collectors, not children. My parents would never spend this kind of money on something like this when I was a kid. I wasn't even aware of the "female representation" by initial photos but I was already likely going to swap out the heads for classic 1989-1997 designs. I was initially even going to swap out everyone and make the castle be a Black Knights or Royal Knights castle, but I don't think the color schemes work in their favor. I was also going to switch it over to Black Falcons, but I think they work better as the aggressors. I kind of wish Lego would separately release a large Black Falcon Siege Tower. I like the idea of a Queen, but I don't really like this Queen design. But can we all agree we hate stickers?

Definitely a beautiful set. I do wish it wasn't classic gray though...like I get it, but of all the colors, it's just rather plain by itself. I would have preferred if it was a combo like Black Knights 6086 castle...but I'll still settle for this as is. Crusaders was a decent series, but I always preferred Black Falcons, Black Knights and the Royal Knights when it came to the castles. Now the real test...do I get 21325 and 10193 to compliment it?

Absolutely gorgeous.

I would definitely lose the raised base board and try to fit it all on the water base. If a design is simple, you want it to cover as little space as possible, at least that's how I always saw things aesthetically. You don't need to do a lot to make it stand out other than maybe a altering a wall so you don't have just a flat building, I hate to suggest a BURP, maybe your own rock design? Maybe create a pillbox opening in the wall above the doors, where you could stick the cannon so it gives it a little more personality.

Really looking forward to this set, but like others have mentioned if the price goes up, then I'm probably going to have to pass on it.

Absolutely gorgeous.

Yeah, I would hate to ask if you had any instructions on how to build our own. I could probably handle the Galaxy Diner, but the Empire Theater is just something that I wouldn't be able to match in quality.

I'm actually pretty disappointed in this set. While it is a beautiful set, I'd rather have something that fits in with the "town" that is already in place. Something more simple that you'd see at any average downtown. The Empire theater/Galaxy diner is more along the lines I was hoping they would go. This just stands out too much, in my opinion. It looks good on it's own, but as part of what has been released already, I don't think it fits.

If that is the case, I would gladly pay double the regular modular price. I love that Empire Theater and the addition of the Galaxy Diner makes it that much neater. Honestly, I can't see how Lego could make a better theater than that, so they might as well just commission this one.

Very nice job. I'm envious. I have to ask though...can we jam at Joe's Garage?

I'm kind of disappointed that the price is up on it. I guess it's reasonable considering how many pieces it would contain, but I just hope they make it look as cluttered as the Emporium looked to me.

How much would you accept for the 6856 Planetary Decoder?

Dude...I love that fruit bowl and the piano. And that's one of the best bathrooms I've ever seen. :)

I was actually going to start a topic on this, but I figured I'd post in this thread. I bought and collected Legos from about 1990 to 1998. I'd definitely say without a doubt that this was the best time for the Space genre, it came up with so many classic designs and color schemes that automatically take me back to a better time. While the 80's Space sets were nice, I'd say a lot of them were too simplistic, especially since I didn't get around to seeing them until I was well established with what was coming out at the moment, so I guess I can't really criticize. I decided to rank the sub-themes I grew up with from best to worst. Ice Planet 2012 (1993) I love this series, I really do. Everything from the color schemes, to the new parts, and giving the crew individual personalities (technically SP II did it first, but this was just cooler). The first Space set I ever had was the 6814 Ice Tunnelator, still my favorite mini-figure ever. Although the real winner to me is 6973 Deep Freeze Defender, so much variety and fun to connect each section and rework it, still remains my favorite set ever. The whole series was completely awesome, in fact the only set I never liked was 6879 Blizzard Baron. That set looked way too clunky and uninteresting, whereas all the other sets had a sleekness to them. Blacktron II (1991) I really love Blacktron II as well. It's really neck and neck with Ice Planet, simply because the Blacktron series had more sets, and all of which were awesome, which I can't say about any other Space series. Nothing more to say really, although as a kid I heavily sought out any set that had a Blacktron figure wearing that little rocket pack. I don't know what my fixation was, I guess I was a weird kid. Exploriens (1996) Honestly, I always treat this line as the "end" of the silver age of the Space line. It reminded me of Futuron as far as the color schemes. This to me was a step up from what we got in 1995, and it had a nice diversity or land vehicles, air vehicles and bases. 6982 Explorien Starship is my second favorite "large" ship vehicle. There's very few flaws in this series, although 6899 Nebula Outpost always looked a tad goofy to me. M-Tron (1990) I only had the tiny sets as a kid, but I was always envious of the larger sets. I was also intrigued that they were less of a space exploration group, and more of a mining and industrial role. Therefore, my favorite sets were the big clunky land vehicles like the 6989 Mega Core Magnetizer, a set I'm still looking to get at some point! The ships were alright, 6923 Particle Ionizer was cool...but they're all completely overshadowed by the sets a few years later. Spyrius (1994) This was probably the most affordable Space Theme when it came to completing the series! I don't recall any of these sets going for over $50 US, so I knew a lot of kids who owned a lot of these. It was also the first Theme to contain a android, so at the time, it was a big thing! 6949 Robo-Guardian was a lot of fun, although more times than not, it would end up in pieces after playing. 6939 Saucer Centurion was also one of the most beautiful ships made. 6959 Lunar Launch Site was pretty disappointed, I didn't like the BURPs being used, especially in excess...it always takes away from it's creativity. Space Police II (1992) While not bad, I feel Space Police II was simply overshadowed by it's previous and following years' themes. Another issue was that only 3 sets were released in 1992. There were a couple sets that were released the following year, but like a lot of kids, by 1993, the SP were old news, I wanted Ice Planet! 6984 Galactic Mediator is an alright set, a little clunky, but not bad. 6957 Solar Snooper is a fun land vehicle and 6897 Rebel Hunter is also nice. UFO (1997) I loved this series when it was first promoted. In retrospect, it's kind of disappointing. This was the the beginning of guiding the Space genre in the opposite direction of where I wanted it to go. 6979 Intersteller Starfighter is probably the only set that I would pick up for nostalgia, the rest of the series really hasn't aged well IMO. I actually take that back, I do like smaller droid vehicles, but the Aliens in general weren't that interesting. Unitron (1995) Technically, the best set in this series came out in 1994, which was 6991 Monorail Transport Base. The problem was that this set was electric and very expensive when it came out. The other issue was there weren't very many sets to choose from, which is too bad, because I really do like the color schemes. The only set I was able to afford as a kid that was any good was 1789 Star Hawk II, one of the better designs at the time. However on the flip side, 1787 Crater Cruiser was one of the UGLIEST sets I've ever seen, I have no idea what they were going for there, since the set looks extremely fragile, I wish they could've put a few more wheels on there. Oh well. One last point, at the time Aquazone was just released. I thought at the time that it was another sub-theme of Space, so I put my focus on that instead of Unitron. Roboforce (1997) I couldn't have really cared less about this series when it came out. While 2152 Robo Raptor was a decent set, the rest weren't as appealing. Also, this entire line was completely overshadowed by the UFO series coming out later that year, which had more sets and sleeker models. Insectoids (1998) Much like UFO, at the time...I was super excited for this. And while the designs were really cool, I just look back with regret for buying them. I don't know why, I had the sets but they never looked THAT appealing once displayed. I worked a good portion of the summer with my dad while he was in-between jobs. While I was never "paid", my dad did put money aside to buy 6977 Arachnoid Star Base, which I didn't shut up about. Once I had it built, I was sort of disappointed. It was a cool set, but just didn't have that "space" theme. By that point, Lego started focusing on Star Wars and such, which was cool, but less and less time was devoted towards other themes. Also, while I ended up not "liking" Insectoids, I had a had time believing that Lego could "top" that creatively. By this point, I was already closing in on 14, so I had stopped collecting, but correct me if I'm wrong. I believe they followed up with Rock Raiders, which just looked ridiculous and I never paid attention to. That's basically the extent of my review!

Like Cafe Corner, I really lucked out getting this set, considering how long I waited to get it. Within a month of buying it, it was no longer available. And soon after, curiosity struck as to see how much the set was going for, it astounds me honestly. Even if I wasn't looking to maybe sell it down the road (likely), I still would like for it to climb in price, simply because I still look at something as an investment, whether I sell it or not, I guess it can be viewed as a pride thing. That said, I like the set a lot, but my gripe is that it's too fragile for being such a big set. I know that's hypocritical considering there's not much they could have done to make that any better, but I was forced to move it 4 times in the span of a few months, and every time, I knocked something loose, just trying to maintain a good grip. So if you don't have the space for it, I don't recommend buying it for so much. Also...does anyone know why most of the Falcon sets come with Obi Wan and not the droids? I was kind of annoyed that it came with Obi Wan and Leia, since they never share any scenes (unless you count RotS...ugh).

I feel the same way, however at the same time, I've seen many lines of toys and such expand out, without really doing some of the things I expected them to do. Lego is a different beast altogether though, I see this line going for a while. I do wish they would release more than one modular a year, but I can understand why they do.

That is amazing! I love the color schemes to the shop, and the designs to the cakes is simply awesome to look at. Nice job!

I cannot wait to see pictures of this Town Hall, although I've kind of been hoping Lego makes a butcher shop that would compliment my Green Grocer.

I just like how the poor saps that have their heads displayed on pikes were allowed to keep their hats on in death. Haha.

Looks like Batman is about to pounce on that black guy in the last pic.

Yeah, I bit the bullet on that and decided to get it while it was still in stock. I must have gotten it just as they were stopping production because I look online and find open sets going for $700+. I like the set and everything, but it just takes up a lot of desk space, it's quite heavy and it's extremely fragile. Eventually, I'm going to probably have to get rid of it since I don't have room for it or box it back up.

Holy crap! Remind me to never order from there too.