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When it is needed, that is when it is used. A lot of things these days though are press releases, so those go into their correct theme forum.

I know there are members of the forum who are designers of parts and of minifigures, maybe they browse the threads, maybe not .

11 years ago was a very different landscape between TLG and the Fan Community. It is probably the case that this dialogue ran its course and TLG ended whatever project had prompted the request to open those kinds of threads. Community engagement has gone through all kinds of restructuring over time. From the way TLG talks with AFOLs in-person and online, the way LUGs are registered and helped to the Certified Professionals and the introduction of Ideas. So, once it was no longer being used, it was locked to avoid problems.

Grabbed a BaM so I could have three of the new shields! Probably going to look at the deals I can get tomorrow, as it is apparently an AFOL shopping day, or so the friendly chap in the Lego Shop said.

Ah, I getcha, it is another one of your opinion rants that cause members to question whether you qualify on the age criteria to be a member of the forum. A Citation would be an actual solid source from an external and recognised commentator or news establishment. Possibly one backed up by second or even third sources. Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Superman might be well known, but give him a motorcycle and it looks stupid. Put him in a car, people wonder why the guy who flies needs it. Maybe in the comics if you put in a lot of crazy situations or force a reason in (Kryptonite, a Red Sun, someone else Kryptonian facing off against him, Mxyzptlk working some 5th dimensional magic) you can require Superman to need some extra equipment like armour or mecha. But in the plain old normal space of The Toy Buying Public, Superman does not need these things. Add on that The Flash, Green Arrow, Aquaman are not so popular in the same way as Batman, they are not going to be headliners in a set. Green Lantern has been my favourite character for years, but the movie has made any Green Lantern seem terrible; not to mention, people expected the character to be black as the Justice League cartoon had one of the other Lantern characters and became the introduction to Green Lantern for most. Plus, Wonder Woman is a girl and to the target demographic of 8 year old boys, a girl character is a harder sell, (whether that is good/right or not, it is true). So yeah, Batman and Friends is at least one way to get more Super characters, even if it means a million Bats. A prime example is the stupendous Batman the Brave and the Bold. Through the inclusion of batman we got B'wana Beast, Detective Chimp and Ambush Bug! Plus lots of others in the cartoon and tie-in comics.

Uh, Citation needed? I've not heard from anywhere that there is any sort of fatigue over Batman. If there is/was, 2012 was seven years ago and now all the toy companies have a fresh batch of kids old enough to want toys based on Batman.

Batman has enormous global recognition. The Adam West fronted tv series, big budget films in theaters during the decades where other superhero films struggled to get the green light... Like Coke, Micky Mouse and the golden arches of McDonald's; people the world over know what it is.

I suppose it is also to do with your personal decisions on how much of yourself you share. I wear my whole self on my sleeve, so to speak. Sometimes literally (I have a LEGO Logo patch on one of my jackets). I think I am lucky that in the UK eccentricity is accepted as part of life. Case in point: About a fortnight ago I found the LEGO City space station on sale in the supermarket, so I bought that and a couple of beers that I had gone in for. At the checkout, the cashier commented that I was set for a great night with purchases like that. The last time someone was a bit odd to me about it was actually from someone I personally know, and she is super basic and not known to be a particularly nice person.

I know! I have managed to get more than a dozen just in the past few weeks. I decided to try swapping buying chocolate or pringles (so unhealthy treats) for a toy car... it has added up!

It looks like knotian is saying that his creations in digital would not work in physical brick. Not digital builds in general.

Neat! I have only got about 30, I did have a lot more for a while.I still have the handful of cars from my childhood, I had a period of buying bunches of cars a few years back but decided to focus on Batmobile cars and one cast. The ones that didn't fit I gave to a few good causes. (Nothing feels so good as giving a family some toys when they are really in need). So I do not regret making my collection smaller, but I have found some more casts I want to get.

Well done, you have necroed a really old thread. Staff are now watching closely.

What's with the ranting? You need to cool your jets. Just all of you.

Poor lonely LEGO Fan. I tried out with my brother for the UK one but it ended up clashing too much with work so I couldn't go further. But if anyone does get on to this show a spiffy As Seen on TV tag is waiting.

It was a series on UK TV, Channel 4 in which pairs of builders created LEGO MOCs from a brief or for a challenge. It was a combination and AFOLs, kids and teens in pairs that were friends, family and in one, two good builders matched together. EB's own @JanetVanD was in series 1, which @NateDias won . The judges were a LEGO designer and a rotation of STEM professionals and a TV Personality/Celebrity. There have been two series and a special Celebrity version. As it was on and advertised on national television, I have found a lot of people embrace the idea of an AFOL and talk to me about my creations. In fact, when I took my Yellow Castle MOC to photograph, some of the visitors that day stopped for great conversations.

All black figure has the classic Blacktron Triforce, so that dude is a space guy.In the meantime, there is a chap that looks rather like Johnny Thunder,so he might do to add some flavour to the wild west, a character has a pair of pooches (that recent dachshund that was leaked a while ago) there is also a Fox animal suit person with the sack and a chicken in a new colour. Unfortunately, the picture I have come across is not the best resolution, so if other figures have printed legs that might work well in historic, I can't quite make out details.

I put LEGO in my CV, it is my hobby and I will talk at length about it. I suppose the thing is, I can leverage a lot of what I do with MOCing and helping out here on the forums into desirable work skills. Then, as hobbies go, it is pretty respectable even if it is toys. I probably do benefit from being a creative builder with a technical background in my employment history. (I have construction engineering qualifications, even if in this employment environment I am working in an admin job). So, I will say that my upcoming holiday is centred around a LEGOLAND trip and meeting my fellow LEGO fans, I will tell my colleagues when and where I am displaying. Heck, if someone asks about my weekend, I will probably pull out my phone to share some WIP photos on my latest project. I do think that Lego Masters on TV helped people's perception of LEGO as a hobby too.

I have gotten majorly obsessed with Hot Wheels again. So I am buying diecast cars!

It is hard to reply objectively. The 90s was my childhood and everything positive of the past is highly coloured by nostalgia. I enjoy some sets that people cite as the worst kind of "juniorisation", but they are my favourites as they were part of my small LEGO collection from childhood. Sets that today would look quite poor on the shelves were the best available at the time, or judged through young eyes to be the best. I have to say, the current City and Friends sets are a whole lot more appealing to me now then Town sets ever were when I was young. But when I was a child, I loved the Aquazone, Adventurers and Castle sets, Rock Raiders and Racers. The few cit sets I chose were small planes and boats and a single police set for the motorcycle. There were also themes that are now under the City banner, like the Space Port and Diving sets. But when I had the diver and a few small space port sets, they were not branded as Town or City. So I suppose that actually, I think the modern sets in the City theme are a lot better than those offered us in the 90s.

Hey cool, Tuner cars right when I am getting obsessed with cars again. Looking good for the future of Ninjago.

Damn! Beaten to it. Quick draw posting It is a neat little set. I have the full set of the first series cards too.

Uh, you are derailing your own thread? On the subject: I use bricks from my own collection that I gathered from years of sets and also handed down LEGO. I have bought Pick-a-brick cups for interesting parts or a bulk of one part I have a purpose in mind for. I also like to buy mixed boxes from thrift/charity shops and people who are selling their kids abandoned LEGO. It provides some fun surprises and random things. For some specific projects I have ordered specific parts on Bricklink, but this is mostly special pieces like flags and windows. It really depends how you want to MOC. If you want to design something in a fluid way, building up a bank of parts is an advisable move. If you want to build with a certain plan, you are well served by purchasing the needed parts online.

Thanks for the compliment I was wanted a vehicle that could power through any environment so I am glad that it comes through.

Let me know how it goes, I build from Rule of Cool and not practical!

It seemed something like a no-brainer when I was looking at my canopy options. After banging on about Ground-Car SF racing, I had to build.