Deinonychus

I think LEGO has done pretty well with the licenses really. Star Wars is full of win and a no-brainer and Indy sort of grew out of that. Batman is great even if it doesn't sell too well. Spongebob is a surprisingly good theme, a lot more clever and interesting then I ever thought it could be. Can't say there haven't been misfires. Avatar exemplifies this. The Studios versions of Jurassic Park and Spider-Man were pretty weak, as well as the stand-alone Spider-Man 2 series. Fortunately, those were all limited to just a few sets. And I personally think Harry Potter is pushing it...the steady decrease of sets for each new movie sort of helps prove my point here. Speed Racer has potential. If LEGO keeps it all about the cars and racing I don't see how they can fail. Non-licensed generic Racers sell well, no reason Speed Racer can't simply coast along with that if nothing else.

:-D That's pretty clever...but I think I'd rather see a Space Police I ImpStar Deuce

Wow, now we're talking! *wub* This is exactly the sort of thing I really dig, in-theme MOCing using the established colors and, even further, parts from the theme sets. Awesome. Great unconventional ship design too. I wish my brain was able to go in a direction like this whenever I get the bricks out, but I usually end up with something pretty pedestrian. Also, a nifty use of the Mega-Core Magnetizer wheels (one of my all-time favorite LEGO parts).

20,000 Minifigs? 1,000 Stormies? Do you ever just strip down to your shorts and go diving into them like Scrooge McDuck diving into his Money Bin?

Boy I know that feeling. at least you got out before you burned out and couldn't enjoy the board any more. Still, it's always a shame to loose a good section leader. Welcome back to the ranks of zero responsibility

Great interview. Nice to get a little more insight into one of the EBers I really look forward to reading their posts and opinions

Wow, that's fantastic! You really managed to capture the look of a Panzer IV perfectly...right down to the forward machine gun and the extra tread links strapped onto the hull. Great work *y*

Look out! It's after your granola bars!

ALPHA TEAM!?!?! >:-( (Slowly removes glove and smacks Piranha across the face with it.) I am insulted sir! I demand satisfaction! Seriously though, Alpha Team is one of my all-time most favorite themes and I can't imagine it being mentioned in the same breath as those other wastes of brick. I mean Galidor...freaking GALIDOR...that's all I need to say right there >:-)

Ah good...I don't feel quite so edgy now. Sticks fairly close to the "1 Element =$0.10 US" formula that you can pretty much shoehorn most sets into. Although I think I'd have personally paid a few bucks more for printed torsos ;-) I'm already looking at the skull and thinking about how I can combine it with the smaller ships and put big friggin' wheels on it

That's what I was thinking...give them a couple of battle packs to take their mind off the starvation! Although it must be hard to put an Imperial Dropship together with all those damn flies buzzing around your face

Well it's got to be at least low-gravity...or else the truck would go flying into orbit ;-) Could we even possibly establish some sort of bizarre continuity here between the Castle army of the dead, Ogel's forces, and the Space Skulls? All skeleton heads, all with black and red color motifs...could this be an ancient and enduring evil that permeates the LEGO history books? Hmmmm...

An adult with a good job and a Wife who supports his LEGO habit. (Or no wife :-P ) Personally I still don't see the point in dozens and dozens of battle packs. Sure you get a giant clone or droid army...but that's all you get...who are you trying to impress? I'd rather get one of each LEGO set with the ability to get doubles of something really cool...like the old Republic Gunship

Oh nice. I gotta say, I really like that Star Justice set...especially the ground vehicle. I'm still a little iffy about the Space Skulls, but it grows on me a little more each time I see them. I'm also still a little uncomfortable about the price point (which will probably be eased when I see the actual piece counts) but nothing would stop me from buying all those pieces as individually boxed sets that's for sure. Time to start clearing shelf space I suppose *skull*

(blinks) um...okay...that's disturbing 8-|

:-D Thanks, I'll take just about any new title at this point

Oh hell, I just love that mortar and caisson. The Zouaves are pretty sweet too, I'd have never thought of hacking those out of Minifigs. Which head did you use for General Lee? I'd like to make one for self. Too bad there really isn't a light gray horse to use for Traveller. What you have there is proof positive that LEGO could do a great Civil War theme if they wanted to. (Monitor Vs. Virginia 2-pack anyone? ) Too bad that's just a pipe dream.

Aw c'mon...I don't think OMFG n00b is taken is it?

I think they're not showing the "Batbot" on S@H because that was the previous cycle's exclusive and if you didn't have BrickMaster before now, you won't get it. The fire truck is the current set so they're probably just displaying what you can actually still get.

Don't forget the Creator "BATBOT" Which I just got a few weeks ago, so I was surprised when this little truck showed up so soon.

Yeah I gotta go with Tauntaun as well...but I'd also like to see a Fambaa or a Canyon Krayt

It's been hinted that there will be Star Wars and Bionicle exclusives...that's all some people are interested in since BrickMaster started issuing exclusive sets instead of just mailing out small sets you can get in any store. We haven't seen anything past the Indy set or the upcoming Creator dinosaur set if I'm not mistaken.

I got it today and just finished putting it together. It's a nice little set. It comes with one of the cool new firefighters with the fully enclosed breather system and a ton of accessories. It's a quick and easy build reminiscent of the scads of small sets LEGO used to release back in the day. Also of note is the breaking of convention a little by having the primary colors of the set being white and yellow instead of the almost universal white and red for LEGO fire vehicles. It probably doesn't look as good as if it had been red, but it is a nice change of pace. I have to say, I've been quite pleased with all the new exclusive Brickmaster sets so far

Might as well be Do you want to sleep with Jessica Alba? Would you pay to sleep with Jessica Alba? So, of course I voted Yes to both. Because even though it'd be cool, LEGO will never produce Star Wars chess, and I'll never get boinkage with Jessica Alba

:-D I think this calls for a repost! Perhaps I can wedge that into my sig