Fatespuppet

I have to agree that pirate and elf sets aren't mutually exclusive. However, I'd love to see some ancient mythology sets. Obviously it's wishful thinking, but an entire run of sets could be made from Homer's Illiad and Odyssey alone. Trojan horse, cyclops, sirens/ship, etc. etc. Lego wouldn't even need to spend any time on the war aspect involved, and could focus simply on the fantastical. With this, an historical Greek/Roman series could be quite exciting as well. Coliseum and gladiator sets, a town series of ancient buildings, 7 wonders sets, etc.

Everyone says we get things so much cheaper here in the US, but that doesn't mean Lego is cheap here. It's VERY expensive when compared to the knock off brands. Obviously you get what you pay for, but the average theme costs almost a week's pay for the average household. Relative to the world it's cheap, but relative to the local market it's not even close. If I were to ask my boss to buy one from England while he's visiting family it would cost me 40 to 50 dollars, or the same price as a Dwarve's Mine. At that price it's just not worth it for the 2 or 3 figures I really want from the set. I'll check Bricklink and Ebay, but since it's widely known in the Lego community that these are in high demand in the US, I can expect inflated prices. I agree that Lego shouldn't pick and choose where they distribute sets. It really makes me wonder how they determine a theme's success when they could be cutting out entire markets. I'm of the opinion that Lego should use retail stores for focused marketing and use their online S@H to offer everything. I also agree that it's doubtful a simple warning is what has caused the distribution problem. I would hazard a guess that it's simple supply and demand. Lego probably didn't take the US market into account when it planned production, and now it's too late to go back and add it. It's like how the teacher treated gum chewing in school. If you don't have enough for everyone then you can't have any. Rather then include the US and limit the total number for the rest of the world, Lego decided to stick with their original plan so they'd have enough.

Wouldn't it just be cheaper and less of a headache to purchase the figures on Bricklink? I know there are solvents for glues that can be purchased at local hobby shops, but I don't know what type was used on these figures. There are some glues that actually 'weld' the plastic together; in a sense making it one piece.

I don't even know where to begin, so I won't. Awesome!

Still no stores within 6 hours. You'd think Lego would be dying to put one in NC considering how far the nearest stores are. There are 2 an hour from each other in Virginia and none in NC.

Well I guess it's possible, but it hasn't happened yet IMHO.(RE, Doom, Double Dragon, Super Mario Bros, St Fighter, Wing Commander, etc.) ;) Back to the topic though. You said you used a Sharpie, did it blend well or is it really noticeable?

This a very sad day. I've been looking forward to this set since I first saw pictures of it months ago. I had set aside cash for 3 and now I don't have one to look forward to. I really hope they release ALL the figures in other sets because I really wanted that court jester. Maybe Lego will bless us NA folks with a minifig pack similar to the city one with lots of random town goers and court officials. Even if it was a simple impulse set with the Jester and Maiden I'd be happy. Alas. Maybe I'll go buy Force Unleashed after all, seeing as how I now have extra moolah.

Simple yet effective. Definitely two nice custom figs. I think the movie will be tanking horribly, much to my dismay, but that's what happens when games try to be movies.

I would not be shocked to discover that Pirates is a summer a release. They are making quite a deal out of the Power Miners and I can understand their desire to not dilute enthusiasm across two 'new' lines. Yes the pirates are a rebirth of an old line, but to young kids it's brand new.

This is absolutely astounding work. My stuff pales in comparison to creations like this. I wonder how heavy that beast is.

This is excellent. I especially like the ramshackle feel of the whole thing. This is a very characterful creation.

I was thinking you might be able to use 2 of THESE directly above 1 of THESE. There are tons of window types available on bricklink, but some can be pricey. 2 sets of those would make the entire construction 8 studs wide.

That is excellent! It definitely captures the feel of White Base.

Is there more information about that piano? If it's functional, does it house a true piano's workings or did he use electronics or something? I find it hard to believe that legos could handle the stresses that regular piano wires put on things. I could be wrong, but I think it's somewhere north of 1000 pounds of pressure. Either way it's incredible. Also, I seem to recall coming across pictures of that dinosaur 5 or 6 years ago. At the time it was still being built and had pictures of the inner structure. It's not solid, which was amazing to me considering how heavy it must be once complete.

If forced to choose I have to go with the new one, but I'm not really a fan of either of these vehicles. I don't like the empty and unfinished feeling they have. The lack of floors is sad, and I don't really like the free swinging middle legs and rubber band driven front/back legs. I do like the double canons at the front end and how they are hidden and fired by the same construction. In the end though, this new one will be one of the first Clone Wars sets to get taken apart while the RGS will stay together for a while.

This mech is great. I was just looking at my copies of the Patlabor movies and debating whether to watch one today. I might have to now. It really captures the feel of the one from the movie.

I think this set looks very neat. It'll probably be around the 10 dollar price range, but the part selection looks great. There are some lime green bricks thrown in as well if you look at the side of the box. I think the torso sticker is just a mock up to get this photo done. My guess is that these will be fully printed upon release. Too bad they don't have a soldier one as well.

I could see a few more sets for the OT, but I must agree that they're running out of good ideas. Sure there are tons of things that would appease students of the films, but the average fan or kid won't remember them or won't really care. I do think that the bunker set is a must have, and we still haven't had an Ewok village or house that I can think of. Those would be neat.

This could obviously be a false rumor and being hearsay you can take it at face value, but a number of years ago I read on a message board about similar problems. The poster had spoken to 'someone at lego' and they said to keep air deoderizers away from lego bricks. According to this person, things like(gonna butcher these names) Lysol, Febreeze, Glade sprays, etc. have chemicals in them that mess with the plastic used in Legos. Obviously the idea was hearsay, and these problem headlight bricks could simply be a bad batch. However, since reading that I don't use spray deoderizers anywhere near my legos....just in case.

I think it's fairly safe to expect these will be similar to what is in the photo on the webpage. It will be large figures(probably 3 to 4 inches tall) with one or two moving parts(arms/head) and something that shoots or is thrown. The sports promotion is pretty close to what I'm expecting. I eat at McDonalds a couple times a month and would happily grab happy meals if they were true minifigs or even nice brick sets. Sadly, a previous poster hit the nail on the head when saying that the small bits on a minifig make it highly unlikely they will be given away.

I think elves make sense, but I'd also like to see some other faction to go along with them. Still, elves alone would be a nice addition to the theme. It's so hard to choose on this poll because I'd also like to see the skeletons altered a bit. Why can't Lego give the skeletons arms that are slightly bent at the elbow like a regular minifig arm? Just that small change would make them seem less robotic. I guess the other option would be to go the complete opposite direction and make regular minifigs with printed skeleton designs; sort of like below:

First things first. The knight's helm does have a spot for a plume. Now, I really like this set and it was the first one I dug into when I got my collection in the mail. It has a great selection of equipment for good or evil figures and the barding for the horse is outstanding. My only wish was for one of the long chrome swords for the knights. I think the new knights with the tall shield and chrome sword look excellent on foot and on horseback. It would definitely be neat to revisit this set with another human knight instead of the skeleton. Make that change and add a lady to joust for and it'd be bang on.

I'm not really impressed by this set as much as other impulse sets. The Knight impulse set #5615 offers more in my opinion since it gives two helmets, two weapons, a shield and an armor piece along with the weapon rack. I'm not a fan in the slightest of flickfire missles and projectiles like on the cart, and the previously mentioned one piece axle limits the wheel usage in other MOCs. I would've liked to see an added chest armor piece at the very least and a shield would've made this great. Those things are so rare and it would've bumped the piece count up to 21 to match the Knight set. Since both are showing the same price on S@H(in US dollars at least), it would've made sense.

I've always wondered this as well. I have tons of minifigs and I love getting more, but I never seem to find a use for them in my MOC building. I think they'd be fun to use for other games, but I don't have anyone to play those with. Mine just fill tackle boxes and I occasionally make random figures to pass the time. I wouldn't even know what to do with more then 20 or 30 soldiers. Maybe some training ground MOCs need to be made.

I plan to slowly build more details of the town and add to this MOC as well. As I do so, I might bore you with more details about the war and the cove's role in the struggle. As for the ghost minifig, I have a couple of the old glow in the dark ones, but I might go more for an all grey one if I ever get around to taking more photos.