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Well, the whole thing! I tried swooshing the tower and it didn't end well :'-( THe dragon can swoosh, but it's so ugly it doesn't get any points in that either |-/

Well, I normally like the numbered bags, but I think in this case they didn't really use them well.

Set #7093 Skeleton Tower Price: 49.99USD Hey all, I can't let *yoda* have all the fun with the 07 lines! :-P Today my 7093 Skeleton Tower came in the mail, it's the smaller of the two Castle sets available in the US at the moment (lucky coincidence CC reviewed the larger one). I was skeptical of this set at first, as most of you probably are, but it's really not that bad. Let's start with the box I apologize for the shine You can see some nifty features of the set (again, sorry about the glare) The box opens in a strange way, the side has two pieces of tape keeping it closed. Cut those, and it opens up nicely, to allow it to be used again later. Nice, I guess. The bags are numbered, which at first glance would be a huge life saver! However there are only two segments, and they're broad. For example the first contains the first half of the castle and the figs, instead of just the figs. You still end up with a lot of pieces, and...it really didn't make much of a difference. They should have just divided it into more segments. And here's the cast! The heroic knight is fantastic, I love the armor and helmet and the classic chrome sword, it's a shame his torso is blank :-/ The beautiful princess, with a fantastic new braided hairpiece And a second face! I'll leave all jokes out of this X-D The wizard is fantastic! Printed hat, hips, and legs Even the torso is printed! I think it's an Imperial Guard torso Here's the scythe, the new sword clips onto a pole. I love the sword except...it's a little soft, and the tip isn't a point, as I had hoped. Here's the mace. One piece mold. I've hated this since day one. It looks too megablokish Now, the meat of the set...the castle! Or rather, the Skeleton Tower *skull* I really disliked this when I first saw it, but it's grown on me. I actually like this now. Sure, it's not very realistic, but it looks menacing. It reminds me of back in the days of Majisto. It's lacking details, but it works I guess. It has some nice pieces, and is worth picking up, but not if you're hard on cash. The "jaw" of the skull opens and closes, allowing entrance into the gaping maw of the tower The "drawbridge" (though it's way too short to be one...eh) opens and closes via the following simple, yet effective mechanism The two side towers snap on via technic pins. The one on stage-right is really bare, and adds nothing to the set, really The stage-left tower adds a lot more, though not all that much. A rotating catapult, and the wonderful bone-cage The catapult works really nicely, and has a wide range The back is also sadly bare...they should've included a treasure chest or some more items or features or SOMETHING... And finally, the dragon! This thing is a monster, and by that I mean big and ugly. It is a mix of the Dino-series dinos, and faux-bionicle beasts. They have some nice parts, but...eh, I hate this thing The major parts are the arms: Legs And the head The head actually has a LOT of articulation around the neck, and the jaw opens as well Here are the extra pieces: Included are some nice pieces that are new...at least new to me (note the new lightening pieces are two-toned: purple and blue) Overall I liked this set. It was nothing special, but it wasn't as horrible as I thought. Pros: -Nice figures -Nice parts -Decent Price Cons: -Few figs -Dragon -New Skellies -Bare interior As the the instructions, they were fine, though they took it a little slow (1 or 2 pieces per step generally...), and I have trouble telling dark bley from black, and red from dark red. Oh, and I hate those new skellies. Hate. Hate. Hate. They look like robotic zombie monkies. And their arms are at a slight angle too! Argh. Price: 8/10 Figs: 7/10 (great, but needed more) Parts: 8/10 Swooshability: 0/10 Playability: 9/10 Overall: 32/40

Hm, I'm liking the silver armor. It's the ekeleton's that are the downside. They look too robotic, too lumbering. The silver armor, though, can easily be brasso'd and ready for waterslides X-D For some reason I'm really not feeling the symbol of this new faction...the crown

I'm afraid...he isn't anymore :-/ You've heard about the two for-TV movies that are coming out, right? Well word has it that they're REPLACING the 100 one-hour-long episodes :'-(

That's fantastic. I ordered the smaller set with the wizard last monday, so it should be to me either tomorrow, saturday, or Monday. As soon as I get it I'll do a review.

But it's clearly not as comprehensive! Ha :-P Hm, we should probably stop this 8-| Hm, well maybe that last picture covers it X-D

Thesaurus: Hard Working Ha :-P Well, as you should be able to deduce, that is meant to be lego ;-) I had to use modulex bricks to get the smaller scale

From what I remember, yes, that is where your address is. However your address can be edited at any time. As for PO box I'm not sure as I don't use one, but you can always just make a note when you guy something via e-mail to the seller. Edit: After the account is set up, you can go to: My Bricklink -> My Personal Information -> Name & Address There look to be enough lines for a P.O. Box Edit duo: I can see why this was put in BSTF, but since it isn't offering any of those, I just moved it to the general forum

'V' is for vignette Athos, our resident vig master works hard, late into the night, working the creative mojo to surprise us all with another excellently executed vig What will it be? Only he knows, for now Working hard, from his bucket of never ending bricks, to always find the right piece and head Occasionally he will drop a piece...as we all have And everything will go BOOM, but that does not stop the vig man, for he just picks up and begins again! And I stole the chair design from Norro's MOC, Mark's Pad The whole hard-working gallery

Well, there are plenty of clone brands, and there have been for awhile. Lego has tried and failed to sucessfully sue clone brands, with the logic being "you can't copyright a rectangle". They'll be around for a long time. And no, they're not a subdivision :-P

I can't believe they never gave the Riddler a cane...they've done so well so far with the line, how could they mess up something like that?

Well, to be fair it's possible to use techniques without completely copying something and changing a few colors, though I have to admit I don't believe those techniques would go well with this MOC, it wouldn't let it be bulky enough. I do like this, however the only thing that bothers me about this is the "wrist". The connection between the grabber arm and the clip is so weak...there has to be another way to do that.

Ah, my mistake :-$ Sorry IS, I guess I was confused there!

Nope, these are the full gold ones *sweet* I just wish I knew if the Ep 1 sets that are being released now will be eligible for the chrome 3POs, or if that starts on a certain date

He hasn't been around in a very, very long time :'-( I always remember his posts seemed well thought-out, and always had his "secret sources" to get info X-D I never found out what happened to him, but it would be great if he came back :'-) Happy Birthday, even if you don't read this, I wish you the best :-)

Hehe, great job again. It's so cluttered that it just works perfectly. I've always thought those sleeping HP faces would make great dead

Well that's disappointing...I was hoping for as much articulation as the exoforce robots :-/ What a horribly cheap way for them to take...I mean how could they even be used? Except as like a hologram... Thanks, Asuka

I think only our third married couple! A rare specimen indeed ;-) Welcome, both of you

This is amazing...so are you planning on reviewing every single set of 07? :-P It looks like a great set, and 4 jellies is a great deal! What exactly DOES move on them? *wacko*

I just hope none of you got your information from the mock site, Supershadow.com :-P

The only thing that confuses me is that on US S@H from that link you provided...you get there via this route: *wacko*

I'll move this to the TAWT forum :-) Was the point of this topic just to complain about the price though?

Not in the US though... :'-( Good luck on the hunt, everyone!