Grimmbeard

Well if Castle is returning then I think it will be a while before we see pirates again.

LOL no worries, bro . Yes, it is true that we're not in the core target range of Lego, but Lego itself is still great for all ages.

I don't think its any argument that LEGO uses the past themes and does them over. Lego basically has four "pillars", as I call them. Town, Castle, Space, and Pirates. These themes have been done over and over, and they will continue to do so. I never said that LEGO should only use new ideas. As i've said before, the Golden Age to me was the late 80s early 90s, and so it is no problem to me if they continue to use those themes from that time. My only argument was that you cannot call these "new unique themes". As for Star Wars, it is your opinion whether or not the new sets look better or not. For me, as I've said, If I had to choose I'd choose the original ones because of their system feel. For fleshies, yes it all started with Lando, and that to me was a bad turn. I'm not saying all new parts are bad, I just think that they are not all necessary.

Welcome! I'm half-german, dont know if you really care though.

Can't wait!

Congratulations! Serve us bluecoats well!

I think we all agree not to take the Redcoats too seriously.

I don't usually buy multiples of sets because of money issues, but if I could, I would buy three. One for building, one for parts, and one for storage.

I know what you mean when you say you feel like you're building several smaller sets instead of a large set as a whole. Yes, we are all entitled to our own opinions, I never said that we weren't. Now, to get on to what you said. If you do a bit of research, you would find that most "new unique themes" as you mentioned are really just the same themes from earlier. Ninjago is a copy of the Ninja series from the 90s, friends is basically like Belville and other similar girl-aimed themes. For Star Wars, I personally think that despite how it was a bad idea to make them, at least the original sets seemed to have more of a system feel, the figs were yellow, and LEGO seemed to use there creativity more. The Star Wars sets of today are also for a great deal remakes of original sets (how many millennium falcons and imperial shuttles do we need, really). As I've said before, I'm a fan of Star Wars, not Lego Star Wars. "More useful parts and colors". I personally don't like the continual making of new parts. It just shows a continual drop in creativity. I'm not saying we would go back to the simple red and white 2x4 bricks. I'm saying that if TLG continues to make prefab parts in instances where they can simply use a few standard parts, then they should use a few standard parts. Thats what lego is all about. Don't simplify it, make it extraordinary!

You can use the item number of the piece and search it.

Aye, I be hoisting the colors!

http://www.bricklink.com/ There you can buy just about anything lego. Happy Shopping!

I definitely agree with you. Face it people, Lego isn't as good as it used to be. Its just that simple. It has gotten worse each year. I find myself awaiting the Lego catalog for months, only to flip through and say to myself, "nothing good, as usual". Sure maybe I'm not into the same themes as others, but even by observing those themes I can still tell they aren't as good as they used to be. The only thing that I disagree with you on, Moschino, is the instructions. I find that by having a box at the top with all the necessary pieces doesn't hinder to the building, nor does it hinder to the fun of building. I remember as a kid missing pieces on the instructions and getting frustrated when the set didn't look how it was supposed to. The numbered bags are a little excessive, however.

That is something I didn't know. So its a bit of history.

Thank you, thank you. I will do my best to serve Eurobricks and LEGO itself.

Alright, you can use mine. Grimmbeard, the Bluecoat cook!

I'm not really sure if I should praise him or not, since he was a bad man I suppose. But as a pirate fan, may his soul rest in peace.

There was another thread about the names of the 2009 figs, but unless I'm mistaken TLG never released any official names.

No problem, comrade!

Well, most people consider the bluecoats to be French and the redcoats to be British, but Lego would never actually name a specific country for each faction. As far as if they were enemies, I'm not sure, since they weren't produced at the same time. Though I guess here on eurobricks they are enemies, thanks to the Tournament of Retribution.

Great MOC! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Safe Travels!

I do like the CMF. They are a very good idea that keeps kids and adults coming to the store. Though I do wish each series good have a sort of "theme" to it, i.e one could be space, another series space, etc. This probably wont happen, as they can make more money by having various themes altogether, but it would be nice.

Lego really isn't that small, especially if you build big ! Though I do understand that you thought they were, given that you're new to it. Once you get used to building you wont care so much about size, it will just be Lego to you.

I've never had a dark age for as long as I picked up a brick. Lego has and always will be a part of my life.

This is very well done. It looks just like the original! I love how you did the "knobs" around the building.