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I agree that was probably an OoF reference, but arguing over it is just silly. -Gata

Huh it says 1st December now? Guess we may have to wait longer after all. -Gata

Too bad I already have Toxix Reapa. Thanks for the pics, though! A German online store states this Thursday as release date. I´ll be in the LEGO Store then. -Gata

I love Heroes Catching Villains. That one´s just hilarious and not at all badly made. -Gata

I´ve just asked the LEGO Store Berlin and the sets haven´t arrived yet. They can´t give me a release date either. -Gata

ZORK asked and they said they would become available in June, but I wouldn´t be surprised if it weren´t before next week as they were already available at this date last year. I´m going to ask the LEGO Store Berlin, though. -Gata

I think and hope it will end after next year. Ending the second-best-selling LEGO line without wrapping up the story would be utterly stupid and a horribly bad move by LEGO, for the fans and for themselves. I can´t imagine them doing that. Also, a third series was already announced and I´ve even already heard of when the first episode airs. I hope the successor will be good and that Ninjago will go out with a bang. -Gata

Great how Jay Vincent and Michael Kramer got an award for their Ninjago score. I like the new song, it´s really catchy, although the lyrics aren´t very intelligent, which is forgivable as it is a song for kids anyway. Still, I hope to see it as the next season´s theme song. -Gata

Thanks for the pics! I found the smaller images already, but I didn´t know how to get to the larger ones. This must mean they are literally around the corner! Have you seen the double points offer on the Hero Factory website? -Gata

It´s okay, our cellar was full of unnecessary stuff anyway. I hope I´ll be able to check on Monday, but maybe I´ll simply call the store to ask before going. I don´t want to go the day before the sets are released. -Gata

Sure I will. However, our cellar has been flooded, so the LEGO Store will have to wait until next week. Maybe it´s better, though, as I doubt they would stock the sets on a Friday. They are far more likely to be on stock next week. -Gata

They didn´t arrive this early last year. But don´t worry, I´ll go to the LEGO Store Berlin tomorrow. Coincidentally, it´s 1st June, so who knows. On a sidenote, get well soon! -Gata

I don´t think so. Similar to Furno, his connection points on the back seem to be taken up by the shoulder armor and the rocket launcher. -Gata

Discussion seems pretty dead, so I thought I should boost it a little. There are large pictures of Stormer´s, Speeda Demon´s and Core Hunter´s packaging here. -Gata

Thanks for the pictures! Why does Stormer have three drones on his left arm and only two on his right arm, though? -Gata

You and your colours, Aanchir. Why worldwide? In case you don´t know yet, I live in Germany, too, so we had the same release date. -Gata

Gunmetal is becoming pretty over-used, I agree. I hope they don´t overdo it next year. I´d love to see some more silver as well. -Gata

Classic red is used a lot as well, personally I wouldn´t mind seeing more dark red. I agree about the bright green as well, hopefully we´ll see more of it next year. Maybe more azure colours, too. -Gata

Even though lime green is one of my favourite colours, I have to agree on this one. Even the only blue set this year is full of lime green and we have three sets with lime green besides it. I hope this changes next year. -Gata

Apart from looking nice and the ability to recolour the beams, it´s pretty much the old Hero Builder/a Toxic Reapa builder. I´m better off using LDD or real pieces. -Gata

You remember how we didn´t get the Piraka before April here? I´m glad things have changed. -Gata

Neither. From what I get, this isn´t supposed to be a DTV release (they already have the TV episodes for that) but a cinema release. At the same time, I can already tell you know this will never reach the quality of Toy Story. I´m pretty sure they are rather aiming for an action-packed movie with a Transformers vibe, so I don´t think we can expect a brilliant storyline, but hopefully some decent action scenes and special effects. Anyway, we haven´t got any confirmation yet that this is indeed going to happen. The negotiations could still fail, but LEGO would miss a great chance if they do. I can imagine the HF sets flying off the shelves with a movie, even if it doesn´t turn out as a high-quality production. -Gata

OH MY GOD this is amazing! The live action part confuses me, though. I hope this doesn´t become cheesy. Maybe if it´s just background characters like attacked civilists and all the rest (Heroes, HF staff and villains) remain robots it will be fine. Now, I don´t expect a brilliant storyline but CGI effects as in Transformers would be great. What does worry me, however, are the screenwriters, whose previous works haven´t got very good ratings. You know, the advantage of not making a BIONICLE movie is that, even if we may have preferred that, a failure of that would have been worse. Quite frankly, if a HF or a BIONICLE movie have to fail, I prefer the HF movie to do so. I like HF, but BIONICLE is too epic to be messed up in a movie. Still, I look forward to hearing more from this! You know what I really look forward to, no matter how the film will turn out? To all the concept art and teasers we could get over the months before the movie. We always got that for the BIONICLE movies and I missed it for HF and Ninjago. This could be a huge opportunity for LEGO. Even if the movie doesn´t turn out so great, I can imagine the HF sets flying off the shelves. Thanks for the new pictures! Core Hunter looks fantastic. -Gata

Personally, I don´t like removing prints from pieces or modifying pieces in any way (besides attaching or removing decals). It´s hard to get it off while keeping the piece clean and without scratches, and I hate those on my pieces. -Gata

Stringer´s cladding has never been transparent, unfortunately. I wish it was, though. -Gata