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This comment on the Brickset article: "By Zordboy in Australia, 26 May 2016 19:42 "Come play with me," said the giraffe. And the children were never seen again. The end!" Bwhahahaha!!!

Yeah I've waited many years for "Season 2" of Extreme Trains... It says seasons one on my DVD box!! :) So with that, no guarantee JtO will get a Season Two until it actually happens.

I find it hard to believe Civil War is leaving theaters so soon. Where I live it seems Civil War and Zootopia still rule the cinema. It's BvS that has disappeared :)

Brilliant. Sheev's Burgers. I often wonder what the Star Wars story would have been like had Palpatine continued his "humble civic servant" act into the Empire. Imagine there would have never been a rebellion and nobody would have come to realize he was a Sith Lord!

I don't think South America is a big Lego market (I lived two years in Argentina and hardly saw any Lego). Yeah some promotional stuff gets down there like the Shell gas station cars, but for the most part there isn't any exclusive stuff (Brazil's Olympics sets being the first South American exclusive I know of). For figures though, I'd recommend kitbashing official figures. The Mexican Mariachi figure in the Collectible Mininifigure line has a nice poncho that can be used in many Latin America settings, and the Native American baby in the CMF line to does look similar to baby slings used in the high Andes mountains. But yeah to represent the country you'll need to make some good MOCs. EDIT: I just remembered that a few of the Indiana Jones 4 sets were set in Peru. They have been long since discontinued but they are Peru related.

Yeah I was there in 2013 and saw it torn apart for the 15 year inspection.

Okay here is my list, from worst to best: 13.Thor the Dark World: (a snoozer from start to finish. Could have been improved with %100 more scenes with Loki, every scene he is in is genius) 12. The Incredible Hulk (Sorry Ed, but Mark Ruffalo played the Hulk way better...) 11. Thor (Better than the sequel, the fact though it was directed by a Shakespeare nut makes it feel to pompous at times though. Speaking of the director I had to see his version of Hamlet in High School once :P) 10. Captain America The First Avenger (I love the war scenes, the vintage feel, etc. But something just feels off with this movie, and I can't put my finger on it. I still genuinely enjoy it though.) 9. Iron Man 2 (A bit to derivative of the original. Still we finally got to see War Machine suit up here, and learned Howard Stark = Walt Disney. Yes the World's Fair/EPCOT tribute and the Richard Sherman song save a lot of the faults of this film. Also Tony Stark eating a donut, inside a giant donut, great humor there.) 8. Guardians of the Galaxy (I loved it, it's funny... but is it the MCU's best? IMHO, no. Even though I don't think its the best, it has given us millennials a new interest in 70's hit songs...) 7. Avengers Age of Ultron (Solid performance but no where near as great as the original Avengers.) 6. Iron Man 3 (This movie is a lot of fun and I still believe most of its criticism over the Mandarin reveal is kind of stupid. I respect that they found a way to dupe thousands of fans, and in a way a "fake YouTube terrorist" makes a lot of sense. Anyone remember all of Osama BinLaden's viral videos? Some people thought it was an actor right up to the day Seal Team 6 dragged his dead body out of his mansion. But what if it wasn't real and was an actor? That is the scenario Iron Man 3 does, and I appreciate its commentary. Oh also, it's Christmas.) 5. Ant-Man (Fun, lots of great stuff here. To sum up every wonderful thing here: Giant Thomas the Tank Engine crashing through a wall. And Luis, the "smoothie machine thief." Que the bongo drums) 4. Iron Man (The film that started it all!) 3. Captain America: Civil War (An emotional plot, some great fun, and lots of new characters introduced superbly) 2. The Avengers (Well balanced, entertaining. Probably will go down as one of the greatest super hero films ever) 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Great plot twist "Hail Hydra" that was intense and impacted the MCU on all levels. Go watch The Winter Soldier, then go back and watch Agents of SHIELD to appreciate how grand that plot twist was. Also, "Before we begin, would anyone like off?")

"All fans of ToysRUs have waited a long time and now the time has come at last to be played with the cute mascot." Played with? With that creepy look and that weird position hugging the children I'm afraid the poor Google Translation has given this set new creep factor. Toys R Us fans don't play with Geoffrey, Geoffrey plays with them. Yuck!

I've never seen the original movie in its entirety... We rented a DVD once and it fizzled right at the scene with the cartoon about the mosquitoes and sap. I have seen all of Jurassic World though, snooze... Wait isn't this an Indy 5 thread? :)

Thanks! Glad my point got across.

Jurassic Park was based on a novel.

I enjoyed the Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3, because for three years I have been bemused by frantic fan boys deriding the fact Marvel Studios pulled a fast one on them!!! :) I'd actually rank Iron Man 3 as one of my favorites. Both Thor films and the Incredible Hulk are on the bottom of my list (ironically I am excited for Thor 3 because it has the Hulk in it...) Still agree we should get the real Mandarin someday. Wasn't there a Marvel One Shot suggesting there is a real Mandarin hiding in the shadows still? Also I might not be a to criticize"comic fan boys" much longer... my first Marvel comic compilations just arrived in the mail today. Superior Iron Man Volume 1 was okay, but seriously the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume 1, she needs to be in the MCU. Like, now. Really. It would be another GOTG or Ant Man type character and we can use more of those!

Yeah the "Disney Vault" marketing scheme can be frustrating sometimes. Still it gave us this great YouTube parody: But yeah CM4sci, everything Disney did in the 1990's was great. The weakest film of the bunch, Pocahontas is still miles ahead of a lot of modern day animated films. Don't forget that Disney/Touchstone Pictures released the Nightmare Before Christmas in 1993 to, another good one.

Oh yes Hunchback is highly underrated, and deserves more fame. IMHO Judge Frollo is the creepiest Disney villain ever. He has no evil powers, but he creates more damage during the film than any other villain in Disney canon ever has, and without spoiling things to much his motivation is shockingly lustful for a G-Rated film. Oh and the animation is gorgeous to.

Speaking of great Disney films I just finished watching "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," it's been a while since I've seen it. Technically it is a "Touchstone Pictures" film but seeing the mouse house owns Touchstone it's just a Disney with a different name... But what genre is it? Film noir, cartoon, and political drama? Probably all three to be correct.

My predictions for the future: Main sets will follow the MCU films, expect Spider-Man Homecoming, Guardians 2, Thor 3, etc. sets. One main movie wave, and one or two sets for the other movie of the year. Oddball characters fans want will be placed in Amazing Spider-Man or Avengers Assemble sets. Expect Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen and Squirrel Girl team up to be a $65 set with a lackluster build but highly coveted figures. A character everyone assumes should be in a main set will instead be a SDCC exclusive. It will drive people crazy. Especially if it's one of the two D's; Deadpool or Daredevil. People will go nuts, and since I don't follow those franchises I'll just shake my head while watching the chaos that erupts. X-Men and Fantastic Four sets will be non-exsistant. That's all my predictions! I promise it will be spot on :D Bwhahahaha...

Wow how did you miss out on all of these? Sure must be fun catching up though. I have seen most Disney movies, but I will admit I've only seen bits of Bambii... So I guess I have some catching up to do to.

Thrift stores are a good place. I paid $15 for a lot of late 1990's Lego at Deseret Industries once. Great deal!

Yes unfortunately the climb to 10,000 is hard for train related projects. The Back to the Future train and the Modular Train Station have been to date the only ones to reach the coveted 10,000. Also the train community as a whole is somewhat diverse. Yes the Lego train community has a strong and loyal following, but it is small compared to the followings of say Lego Star Wars. Also since train releases are so few in Lego form the community has developed a very very strong "do it yourself" attitude, especially since Lego is unlikely to produce every train model we will ever want. Furthermore your source engine; as a railfan I understand the appeal. It is a 2-8-0, not massive; but hard working and reliable. It dominated short line and industrial work until the diesel era began in full force. It is dirty, it is loud, and it is awesome. Unfortunately kids who are buying Lego sets rarely see those same traits a railfan would see. They don't care if the engine is a 2-8-0 or a 4-6-0 or a 4-8-8-4; they see a steam train. Although jet black paint is the iconic steam train look, most casual Lego train purchasers want their trains to look more like Thomas the Tank Engine with fantastic colors in hues of blue, green, and red. While a 2-8-0 will resonate within the rail fan community, don't expect everybody else to take note. Furthermore even those who do appreciate a rugged freight train such as a 2-8-0; won't always be drawn to Lego. There is a reason rail modeling is such a diverse hobby, its because few people can agree on "exactly how it should be." Many people will settle for an HO layout. Others will argue N Scale is better, that a smaller scale somehow produces "more trains in less space." Others rush to O scale looking for huge detailed models. Some will painstakingly build a 7 1/2" gauge engine to recreate that 2-8-0; while others will join the actual historical societies and museums to work on the real thing. And with all the different interests in the community, those of us who take Lego to build that 2-8-0 are actually a small minority. As mentioned most will go to HO scale, and not surprisingly MTH has already made an HO scale model of that same engine. Then there is issues of region to... Sure I love 2-8-0 engines, but I don't particularly care for the ones back east. The ones that ring familiar to me are the Union Pacific 618, the Great Western 75, the Denver and Rio Grande Western 223, the Tooele Valley 11, and the Nevada Northern 98. Those are MY definition of what a 2-8-0 should be. However I would not be surprised if you have never heard of any of those engines. The same for me with the Western Maryland 734, I have heard it mentioned, and on occasion seen pictures... but the numbers haven't stuck to my brain. I don't care when it will go down for its 15 year inspection or when it will return to service. I'm to busy following news on my local engines. And that will make it hard again for a Lego Ideas project to reach 10,000 votes based on one specific engine. You could do a set based on a generic 2-8-0, but you'd run the risk alienating supporters that way to, as most will want to see their specific prototype engine come to life, and not some generic model. So again the best recommendation is to do it yourself. I took that path for the Tooele Valley 11; it is definitely a prototype that will never gain enough fame to be made into an official Lego set, but it was one I was passionate about and wanted to see in Lego form. So I started slowly working on it on LDD, and eventually finished a blueprint for the engine. Someday when I finally will buy the parts to build it, I can claim pride in that it is MY own engine. No one else in the Lego world has it, and the way it came together sprung forth from my own mind. I'd recommend the same approach to the Western Maryland 734, if you have a passion for this engine, USE IT. Make something truly unique. When you show it off in the Lego community while not everyone will recognize the prototype, they'll be able to see your dedication to the subject matter. You can use inspiration from other Lego builds as a guide, but the ultimate product will be unique to you.

Oh we can wish for more than 18? Oh dear here it comes, this is in addition to my previous posted 18:

Found Mr. Incredible and Malifecent, only four more to go! Do they sell these in Disney brand stores? I want to see if they have any in City Creek Mall in Salt Lake.

Well there's the answer it looks like!

Bwhahahaha!

That just reminded me that my mother has all most all of my baby teeth stored away in an old film roll canister... I don't get it, but if she wants to keep them fine; I don't need them anymore!

To early to call perhaps? :) I can easily claim some G1 "worst waves" since I have 10 years to pull from *ahem Stars*. But if I will give G2 weakest moment I will say for now Summer 2015. Yes Skull Grinder vs. Mask Maker was spectacular, and Skull Warrior was alright. But overall the wave lacked coherence, and also brought us Skull Scorpio.. For my favorite G2 wave I gotta give it hands down to Winter 2015. The Toa perfected years of Hero Factory designs and had enough G1 inspiration to bring nostalgic vibes.