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  1. MAB
    That is not true when discussing CMF. The reason CMF sets get so many new molds is that they sell in very high quantities compared to regular / large sets. So, in the case of CMFs, small sets can afford to have new molds more than large sets.
  2. MAB
    Some people have armies of soldiers of the dead, 3 in a $100 set. Sure it is still expensive to buy an army but having the possibility gives it more practicality than not having the possibility (without taking a dremel to the helmets).
  3. MAB
    Not all new parts need new molds. Many new parts are just existing parts in a new colour. For example, the common old 2x2 (part number 3003) was introduced in medium nougat for The Simpsons house. The designer probably could have got away with using two 1x2 bricks instead, that already existed in medium nougat but they got a new part which is currently exclusive to that set. The AFOL wouldn't have had that choice - they would either have to glue two 1x2 together, use a different colour, or cut down a larger brick (if it existed).
  4. MAB
    Having an active license also means they can keep selling any stock they have remaining, which they are doing.
  5. MAB
    A removable plume was perfectly practical for the CMF Roman Commander. Part collectors / sellers could well be interested in spending that much on sets to get an army. Selling off the excess minifigs to people that don't want to buy the set, and the bricks to people that don't want the minifigs. It happened with Helm's Deep, Dol Guldur battle, Weathertop, Mines of Moria, ...
  6. MAB
    A separate plume would also have an advantage that the colours wouldn't be painted on. The painting looks pretty bad. There is gold leaching onto the top of the helmet, and a red splodge corner on the gold.
  7. MAB
    I'd also like the thread to remain open. If it is unpinned that is fine. If it is closed, the same discussion will just shift to the Hobbit thread.
  8. MAB
    How is the toga done on the white statue?
  9. MAB
    Maybe they should be called MODs - My Own Design. When I have lego time, I prefer to use bricks, rather than do it virtually. I also like to know if a model is actually viable, for which real bricks must be used.
  10. MAB
    Lego designers don't have to though. There are plenty of new parts made every year - no doubt part of this is due to there not being the right part available.
  11. MAB
    Packages. No doubt there will be multiple theatrical and extended versions to milk the fans. :-)
  12. MAB
    ^ It's a nice MOC, but would it sell? It contains the whole Fellowship (already done, so rehashed minifigs) and mainly grey bricks. Even if LOTR hadn't been done yet, why would they produce a set with the whole Fellowship in? It would kill sales of the other sets in the series.
  13. MAB
    That is simply not true. Most designer videos (at least the ones aimed at adults) are for non-UCS sets: Many modulars (Town Hall, Pet Shop, etc) Mini-modulars Camper van Maersk train Winter Village Post Office Even little SW models get the treatment (eg. 10215 Obi-wan's Jedi Starfighter) They do them for UCS sets, but not exclusively for UCS sets. There are also numerous designer videos aimed at kids for sets more aimed at kids ... http://www.lego.com/en-gb/videos/categories/designer-videos I agree wave 1 of LOTR got a whole load of designer videos aimed at adults (ie. not cartoony) - presumably they were trying to aim the range at adults back then. Now most of the videos for the Hobbit are much more cartoony, presumably aimed at kids instead.
  14. MAB
    Even with that there would still be complaints: Where is the Prancing Pony? Where is the Green Dragon and more Hobbits? Where are Smeagol and Deagol? : : : Lego will never release such commercially sensitive information.
  15. MAB
    Nice. When you get the dwarves, you might want to remove the benches around the table, so they all stand on the floor instead of the benches. Stupid, non-bendy short legs.
  16. MAB
    Do it appropriately though. If you join a site just to promote your ideas project, why should people vote for it? You are not allowed to post for the sole reason of promoting an ideas project on EB, the same is likely to be true of other sites. Otherwise every lego fan site would just become a begging for votes list.
  17. MAB
    The "most profitable toy company in the world" part is only for months 1-6 of this year though, not including the Christmas period, when something like 75%-80% of all toy sales are made. Let's wait and see if it is true after Christmas this year. But TLM being on the shelves undoubtedly affected Hobbit sales. Also in the UK, they were 50% off within a few weeks at ASDA, then regularly at 50% off at many retailers for a long period of time.
  18. MAB
    The hair blowing in the eyes is particularly nice.
  19. MAB
    These are definitely printed rather than PAD printed. You can see the striations, especially on the black stripes in the yellow jersey.
  20. MAB
    There are two. The second one was at the end (2012).
  21. MAB
    A UCS Middle Earth set will never happen. In fact, I wish people would stop attaching the UCS label to things to make it sound important. Orthanc is not UCS. Why should Minas Tirith, if it was ever produced, be done in the UCS style with fact-plate? The downside is that the lack of projects getting to 10000 votes will also get their attention.
  22. MAB
    I'm the opposite, I'm not against cutting / modding a part to create a new part that lego doesn't make, if it is really needed. To mod one to make a part that lego already makes is a bit crazy to me.
  23. MAB
    They posted positive comments on the Dark Side Bucket set too, and remember what happened to that.
  24. MAB
    I have done it before. Remove the existing arms, pop masking tape on the torso to stop the drill bit slipping, clamp it and drill away. There are two problems though - you will need to remove most of the studs/grips from the top of the legs which really reduces clutch, so you may need to glue the torso to the legs to keep them together (I did). Also the upper arms will no longer be very free to move - the can point upwards, forwards or backwards, but not down. An alternative to the Garmadon part is to just add a 2x1 brick and drill that, but again this increases the height of the figure substantially.
  25. MAB
    Cobi / Character Building has the license for Scooby Doo, and does a series of 12. Plus there are a few others in the Dracula set. http://www.character-online.com/products/Character-Building/Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo-Micro-Figures-in-Display-Brix/
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