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    I don’t recognise it but it’s almost certainly a Make & Take promotional set from a LEGO store, LEGO licensed store, affiliate store or an event where LEGO had a presence. Not all Make & Takes have set numbers. Some are just known by their month and year.
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    Depending on where someone is, the minifigure parts are mostly available on Pick a Brick and the castle/horse parts are available either on PaB or on BrickLink. The set is available for 30% off at a couple of retailers in the UK where I'm based. At one of them, I had loyalty points so my cash outlay for the set was less than £40. I then spent another £15 on PaB to add a few minifigures to my Horse Knight and Serpent Knight factions. So my total spend, £55, is half the RRP of the set of £110. My point is that with patience - and yes, some luck - it's possible to get Lego for reasonable prices.
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    The trends towards CS but in space baby scale is bothersome. While I have up-scaled CS space baby sets, I'd rather not have to.
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    Although it came out some months ago, I only recently got and built Fantastic Four vs Galactus. I felt it was overpriced at its RRP and waited for it to be discounted significantly which it eventually was on Amazon. I made some mods including yellowising Galactus' face, thickening his feet (his boots as sold look like flip-flops), improving the minifigures with LEGO and third-party parts, and adding a couple of additional minifigures: a LEGO Doctor Doom and third party Silver Surfer. I don't have the Futuron Monorail but as a CS fan myself, I totally get the appeal. I hope we see some minifigure scale CS love from LEGO in 2026.
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    In Nov of ‘24, I placed a PAB order. At the time, the advertised delivery period was 15 working days. It actually took just over 4 months. I complained and politely pointed out that the 15 working days promise was false advertising. LEGO agreed and provided me with an e-voucher to the value of a small set which I intend to use towards one of the 1 Jan 2026 releases.
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    An easy way to improve a part’s clutch power is to coat its connection points (studs, anti-studs etc) with a thin layer of Humbrol satin cote. It’s invisible when dry, has the same lustre as LEGO’s ABS, feels the same, is very durable and doesn’t damage parts. The downside is that the idea of applying varnish to parts seems contrary to what LEGO is about.
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    The Fantastic Four vs Galactus set was 33% off, so I finally decided to get it. But I made a few small mods, none of which are necessarily closer to the film: Yellow faces for Mr Fantastic and Invisible Girl - I don't do fleshy Yellow face for Galactus No stickers on Galactus - I avoid stickers when I can More substantial boots for Galactus giving the sole extra thickness - the boots as sold look like flip-flops Mr Fantastic's hair and Human Torch's head & hair are third party pieces More substantial flames beneath the Human Torch Extra large trans clear piece in Invisible Girl's right hand Taller Thing using white 1x1 plates - I know he's not especially tall in the film but I think the extra height suits him Nougat hands instead of white ones for the Thing (not visible in the picture) Doctor Doom Silver Surfer - third party
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    There’s also 31161 Creator Medieval Dragon. Traditionally, LEGO has thought of European style dragons as part of Castle settings. The image of 31168 Creator Horse Knight Castle in the background of the box art of the Medieval Dragon suggests it still does.
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    Pretty sure they’re Archer Helms by BrickWarriors: https://www.brickwarriors.com/archer-helm/ @Shroffy123, Cool army I don’t have 31168 Creator Horse Knight Castle yet - it’s too expensive. But I’m planning on building out the Horse Knights from the set when I eventually get it.
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    Can confirm that BL was down yesterday. Today, all's well. I was able to integrate my BL and LEGO accounts without issue.
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    I’ve used the omgbricks app for previous series which I find works well, but I have no way of knowing if it will be up to date with the European Spider-Verse CMF data matrices by the time I find the CMFs in store which could be as soon as tomorrow. The code numbers would ensure that a generic code reader, not a CMF reader-specific app, works in an emergency. UPDATE: Answering my own query, I managed to find the European codes on Reddit:
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    Does anyone have the alphanumeric codes for the European boxes of Spider-Verse CMFs? It’s actually only the last two digits of the first block of seven numbers that are needed for identification. If you have those, please share in reply to this post or provide a link. Thank you.
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    LEGO has, in a way, reintroduced battle packs. If you’re in a country with online Build-a-Minifigure, you can select from a variety of preselected minifigures in each bundle. The bundles are: - Viking warriors - Lion knight archers - Horses with lion knight caparisons - Wolfpack marauders with wolves - Magenta knights There’s little to no variety in each bundle and the price is no better than buying the parts separately. But if you’re army building, it could save you time. It also shows that LEGO is thinking in the right direction even if this isn’t quite what most Castle fans would consider ideal. You can find them in LEGO’s online shop on the 31168 Creator Horse Knight Castle page and scrolling down almost to the bottom.
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    The box art shows a silhouetted castle on the horizon - literally and figuratively. My guess would be that we’ll get a Serpent/Snake Knight Castle in 2026 with a bunch of factional minifigures.
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    There's also a thread for this mod. I don't have the set yet but when I do, I plan to mod it and post pics. That could be some time off though. The set's too expensive at RRP and even with the discounts already offered by Asda and Chaos Cards. I'm waiting till it's 20 - 30% off preferably at Argos as I have loyalty points there.
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    That's brilliant! It's imposing like the previous Creator castle (31120) was which is what a castle should be. It's also prepossessing in its proportions, contours and surfaces. Great job If I might venture one criticism it's that it lacks the look and feel of the original. If I had two Horse Knights Castles - I don't even have one yet - I would create a super version of LEGO's design rather than a mostly original edifice. I appreciate that that wasn't the intention here. That's just my preference.
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    I voted for the Series 3 Elf. I waited so long for an elf and when it appeared, LEGO did not disappoint! Ironically, I didn’t vote for the one that, I strongly suspect, was inspired by one of MOCs. I’m not going to say which one it is, but more than appearance makes me think that my design inspired LEGO’s.
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    @Wardancer @SpacePolice89, Thanks for your kind words and apologies for the tardy response. @Wardancer, There are a couple of reasons for the self-imposed constraint: 1. It’s a fun challenge to see what you can do within limitations. I’m in admiration of some Rebrickable designers and wanted to test myself to see if I could do as well. 2. If I opened it up to unlimited additional parts, I’d wind up splurging on BrickLink when I’m trying to save for some of the summer releases. Sadly, my LEGO budget is pretty meagre. @SpacePolice89, This one’s a good size but I do like large LEGO dragons, too. I have Cinderhowl the D&D set dragon, the 2025 3in1 Creator dragon, and Maleficent in dragon form among others. I also have Smaug but it’s still in its box.
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    You certainly can re-whiten parts as long as they don’t have stickers on them that you’re not willing to sacrifice. Here’s how to re-whiten yellowed parts: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/forums/topic/7167-brick-de-yellowing-techniques/#findComment-1977178
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    @DonQuixote, Unfortunately, I don’t have any intel on the Castle minifigs. Sorry
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    I have it from a fairly reliable source that one of the CS astronauts is a shade of turquoise (teal) and the other is one of the azures, so they’re not both the same. I’m guessing - not based on any particular info - that there’s only one warm gold one and that the fourth spaceman is either a different colour or space themed but not from the CS era. It just seems that in a prize machine, it would be more fun to have a variety of colours/styles with no two minifigures the same.
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    @danth @SpacePolice89 @Feuer Zug @LEGO Train 12 Volts Thanks for your kind words. Apologies to anyone who came to this thread, couldn’t see the pic and was wondering what was being talked about. The picture is linked to Brickshelf which was down for quite some time. LEGO has a thing about not-minifigure-scale Classic Space. First there were the micro fig sets and today, 15 May, there’s a new GWP of an oversized red CS baby. I’m glad we’re getting new colours of CS astronaut minifigures in the forthcoming Prize Machine though will wait for the set to be on sale before getting it.
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    As a LEGO dragon fan, I had been eyeing up Ninjago set 71829 Lloyd's Green Forest Dragon for a while but hadn't pulled the trigger when a friend bought it for me as a surprise gift. The reason for not getting it myself was that there were features of the dragon that bothered me. I'm not particularly into Ninjago so was seeking a more generic green dragon, e.g. a quadruped, not a biped, and one that was better proportioned (the wings are very large compared to the body). When the set recently went on sale at a retailer where I have loyalty points, I couldn't resist the urge to get a second dragon and combine them. The resulting dragon is very much more to my liking. I set myself the following requirements: Quadrupedal dragon More proportional overall More posable/better articulation More greebling/more organic looking More generic fantasy/not specifically Ninjago Not designed to be ridden Smallest possible number of additional pieces, i.e. parts not from two 71829s In the end, I only used four additional parts: two 6043656 and two 6039479. This is what I came up with. What do you think?
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    Maybe I need to see the balrog in person at a LEGO store because the images make it look too squat and stocky even when you account for LEGO aesthetics. It should to be taller, leaner, more menacing. As is, it’s dangerously close to being chibi. Of the four spring/summer 2025 sets I was considering - this, Fantastic Four, Creator Castle and Prize Machine - this one comes last. It’s not bad, but not a must have. Also, as others in this thread have pointed out, it’s not good value.
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    As others have noted, NOT acetone/nail polish remover. Gently detach the arm, apply a very thin coat of Humbrol Satin Cote to the male part (the shoulder ball), allow 24 hours to dry and gently reinsert into the torso. If it’s not stiff enough, repeat the steps above. You won’t be able to see the shoulder ball once inserted but even if you could, Humbrol Satin Cote is clear and has identical lustre to LEGO’s ABS. The trickiest aspect of using it is that you can’t see it going on as you apply it because it’s invisible, so there’s a temptation to put too much.
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