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It does! But the description from the Lego site call him Dr. Porkchops. Perhaps it's a twist from the movie, where he gets hit on the head and goes evil or something

I was looking forward to the minifigs before I got the set, but just unexcited once they were in my hands, particularly Buzz. I don't know that you'll feel the same way, but... It seems you're right, though it's just Hamm in a hat. Thanks, I'll tweak the review.

I've been pretty intrigued by the Toy Story sets since they were announced, but up to now, I'd only picked up the ubiquitous Army Men set. I've been planning to get the Woody's Roundup for a while, and jumped that one and got the Western Train set. Not only is it my first proper Toy Story set (featuring Woody or Buzz) but it's also my first train. Maybe I'm not the right person to review this Set#: 7597 Name: Western Train Chase Theme: Toy Story Year: 2010 Pieces: 584 Minifigs: 3; Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie Price: 9,300 yen MSP: U.S.$79.99, £79.99 Peeron Brickset Bricklink The box The set is featured well. I'm never disappointed with TLG's box art, and this is no exception. A lovely recreation of the American southwest, as all the characters act something out. Lovely, despite the potential of all the primary colors to be gaudy. The booklets The booklets are a variation of the box cover, and I like this technique of breaking the set up into the parts held within, as seen on some town sets previously. The Pieces Five numbered bags, plus a bag of magnetic train links, and the minifig bags imported from China. Half the figures. I really like Dr. Porkchops and Rex, and I like Buzz's body, but I hate his head. It just doesn't seem like Lego. I wish they had done a slightly less sculpted version. I love the sculpted Star Wars figures (Ackbar, Fisto, etc.) but Buzz doesn't feel like Lego to me. Dr. Porkchops' hat is removable, and his belly has a piggy bank plug. Great little details there! Details about Rex I like are the studs on the back which let him be played with. Here, Buzz hangs ten on Rex's back. Note that he can balance on two feet. I feel the same way about Woody and Jessie's heads. I don't love them. Bullseye I like a bit better. While he's not as simplified as traditional Lego horses, he has an advantage on them (see three photos down ) I really like the legs on Bullseye, and wonder if TLG will ever update their classic horse. It has been 30 years, and legs that balanced in standing position would really make them better. The Build Bag One The caboose is a short build (a theme with this set, as you'll see). We like the printed panel (on both sides) and the doors, but it's thin (another theme with this set), one stud wide and no inner detailing. The detail on the roof is nice, the slight asymmetricality, and the windows on both sides. Bag Two There are four printed panels here. This car is again slim and has no interior. Plus, I photographed it with a piece missing, because that's the kind of review I always seem to do The roof here is symmetrical, and shiny. This is a good replica of a toy train. Bag Three Bag three has two printed panels, plus the dynamite! The doors open on both sides, and does not have a removable roof. The doors shut, and Buzz inspects... The single action of the set is the money car's roof. Hapless Woody stands innocuously on the smooth panel, nothing suspicious... And BAM! He's fallen through, yet still has the same blank facial expression. The set comes with four lovely packs of dynamite. Bag Four The top half of the engine is by far the most interesting part of the set. The colors are stimulating, and the nose is an interesting combo of SNOT techniques. Bag Five The under carriage of the engine is not complex, but bizarrely, the elastics are used around the large wheels. It adds a little, but is an interesting design choice. The Finished Product This captures the subject well. It genuinely looks like a toy train engine. Inside the engine are simple controls to steer it. This is the best thing about the set for me, the striking shape and black color of the engine. The Final Verdict Design: 9/10 This captures the representation of a toy train very well. Really, I can't fault the designers of this at all, but ultimately, what their subject matter was leaves something to be desired. Build: 7/10 Every section was short, and it makes me think that this was more a kids' Lego set than usual. It didn't take much time at all. I don't really think Toy Story is as kiddie as it would have been 10 years ago though. Those kids have grown up somewhat, and a lot of older kids will be interested in the series. Playability: 8/10 I like the magnets on this, and like how they all click together, but apart from that, there are almost no play features. Only the large selection of characters fatten this score out. Minifigures: 8/10 I like the non-humanoid ones, and really dislike the others. Still, I like the tall legs on Jessie and Woody, so I'm at least happy to have a set of those. Just those heads, I don't like them. Price: 8/10 This number is the hardest to do. While there are a lot of minifigs, with individual sculpts, they were also made in China for rock bottom prices. The set is around the "new normal" of 15 cents per piece. Overall: 8/10 Of all the reviews I've done, this is the most unbiased I've done. I'm not impressed with this set. It's well made, not a bad value, but I'm not interested in what they were going for. It recreates a toy train, but toy trains lack the depth of something like, say, The Emerald Night. As a result, this is not all that impressive to me. So, if you like Toy Story, this could well be a fantastic set, but, if you admire Toy Story, well, this may not convert you. Sadly, I somewhat regret not buying the PoP Battle of Alamut instead. Poor Hamm never knew the video camera was running, and rumors abound that now his place in Toy Story 4 is in doubt.

Cheers, hope you get those tusks polished tonight

Ahh! I searched through the Culture & Multimedia section for it and couldn't see it.... Oh well, maybe it deserves a home here.

This is an animated Lego PoP movie looking a lot like the stuff Traveler's Tales do. I played all the other Lego games, so I would enjoy that too.

A craftier admin couldn't be had. Congratulations!

Well, that's just devilish. So, Sok was insane? Your mafia is looking like a heck of a lot more of a head screw than Shadow's Persia mafia. I assumed that I got made investigator to make up for the air marshal being taken out the first night. I guess I just made an ass out of me

I was naive because all my suspects were sane? Or is "Naive Investigator" a role? Or has this question established me as naive? Shadows was my last investigation... I was almost on the right track

Thanks for the good times. I'm sad there was no winner though. The sanes were scrambling there in the final days. For the most part though, the insanes did little to seem suspicious. Instead, the people I was suspicious of were the sanes who were being overly paranoid or aggressive: Sok, Sandy, Eskallon, Bob. The only ones I correctly fingered were Svelte (who I was going to investigate until Sandy made her move), Whitefang, who I canceled investigating when he got killed, and Shadows, who I investigated on the day of my death. Even though Sok, Eskallon and I were able to coordinate, we were still just taking shots in the dark. Well played insanes! (except Legonator). And Svelte was surely the only reason we lasted so long. Am I correct in assuming he killed our first two insanes for us?

I do all mine in Photoshop, though a Illustrator is better for smooth word balloons. This is a sample of mine http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41870

Hey Zorbas! You know from PM that I enjoyed this review immensely, and just today got my copy of the set. It's slightly smaller than I thought, but I'm in love with all of it. Four pigs are amazing, and add greatly to my Lego menagerie. As a kid, I was only so-so impressed by tractors, even though I loved riding in the wagon of the one my grandpa owned... perhaps because of that, I found this set very nostalgic. Thanks for making such a great review to put this set on my radar!

I picked up half the 2009. I want to get the Imperial ship, but it's beyond my reach right now. But, I felt the same way when I bought my first sets; could I commit to the theme? It's not my top priority, but I got about six sets, and they all are beautiful. Brickbeard's Bounty has been my feature display set for a few months now. It has no competitors at the moment.

This is quite amazing as an impulse set. I'll look forward to picking up a set or three. Pigs!

I was mixed by the ending. Some of it I liked (Ben and Hurley working together! Sawyer's romantic kiss), some I didn't (the plug let the light go out, so smokey became mortal ) I liked the series overall, but I think the four-toed statue should never have been brought up. I loved seeing it at first, but the point that it was never followed up...

This is the best. Great job.

Merged those topics. I bet you didn't scroll down to the open tattoo topic from less than a week ago, did you

LCD Soundsystem- This is Happening So damn awesome. Indie-punk-techno with soul. This guy deserves to be rich with such music.

Here's what stood out to me: greg3's Persian Post Station is a great idea, well executed. pedro's Karaban ~ The Sand-cloud City - great vignettes! MrTools' Modular Market Square deftly recreates a favorite of my Pirate sets. Sandy's Hippogrif Palace is amazing, though perhaps a bit over the top. A lot of these builds, I couldn't see an original set in, so that disqualified them in my mind. 1 point - Pedro 1 point - MrTools 1 point - Sandy

There are a lot of great pieces here. halfpenguinhalflego's The Gateway to Alkapput! is chunky but nice. I Scream Clone's Sands of Time is very very elegant. I'm blown away by the sand effect, but ISC's shown us time and again that he can get an organic, natural feel from Lego. brickzone's Waterfront Abduction! impresses me with the beautiful boat, but not so much the building. lego-maniac's The Nizam's Palace is amazing out of the sheer complexity of it. I really like the staircases and the greenery. Inconspicuous' Skull Palace Escape is elegant as well, it reminds me of the Indiana Jones Lost Tomb set. opieK's The Palace of the Flying Fakir is another massive set, though simpler. jansued's The Desert Fort has a great color scheme. It's very hard to just give three points here, but here it is: 1 point - I Scream Clone 1 point - lego-maniac 1 point - Inconspicuous

I didn't display some of my Indy stuff. To tell the truth, I hated the big plane set, and disliked the Crystal Skull temple, and instantly dismantled them, leaving just the little vehicle accompaniments out. But I left the Lost Tomb out for a year. And the Chauchilla cemetary, Shanghai Chase and Stolen Treasure Chase are still floating around my room. Not worth taking a shot of though.

I dug the whole season, though the temple was stupid, in retrospect. I liked it at the time though. I'll be watching the finale around roughly 1pm Tokyo time when it's fully uploaded to the bit torrents.

I watched The Road tonight. I read the book a year ago, and of course the vibe is different, it's a solid movie. As a parent, it was devastating to watch, as much of it is about a father's love for his child, and his attempt to give hope amid devastation. It's an unusual story; a post-apocalyptic tale about familial love, while surrounded by death and cannibalism. The movie made me cry, but the book hit me harder. I recommend it, but I recommend the book more.

this is a really fantastic image; in the posing, the colors, the lighting. I like the work in this thread overall, but this is exceptional. Good job!