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Oh Okasan Yasu, why? Why did you have to put the name of our famiry to shame with how you acted in this famiry gathering. It pains me to see that my own mother is being unanimousry suspected as a traitor of our proud Yakuza famiry. Even more painfur is I have to put my vote on you too, seeing as Otosan Minoru has done the same thing. I'd hate to see you go Okasan, but hopefurry this wirr urtimatery be for the good of our famiry. Vote: Yasu (TheBoyWonder)

Oh Fangy, Happy Birthday buddy!!! Hope you had a day-off today so you could relax and enjoy your special day! I'll catch up with you one of these days.

Even as a non-HP fan, that is one detail in the films that I really like, and you've done a very good job capturing it convincingly in brickbuild CM!

Hi Ebak, and welcome to Eurobricks. There is already a topic concerning future Star Wars sets, so I shall be merging this to that topic shortly. Anyway, continue enjoying the forums.

Thanks for the comments guys! Ooh, thanks for pointing this out. This version of Lex's power armour/robot mech might be the closest in terms of relative size with this LEGO version. I guess I didn't researched well enough (I told you I wasn't much of a comic book fan!).

I honestly didn't know that you were about to make a review of this set also. Though it's always a great thing to read various perspectives of different reviewers on sets, so I guess this set is quite popular to have been reviewed twice on the same day. I noticed a slight difference in the 1:1 Superman inset panel at the top of the box between yours and mine, quite interesting. And great to know you included the DC Universe Online Game vid, I was planning on putting that also in my review but forgot in the mix of things. Good call on that one since watching that awesome video alone would make anyone really want to grab this set. Excellent job as always with this review Oky!

_______________________ Name: Superman vs. Power Armour Lex Number: 6862 Theme: Super Heroes Year: 2012 Pieces: 207 Figures: 3 Price: $19.99 | £19.99 Links: Brickset | Bricklink | Peeron (not yet inventoried) _______________________ The Box Front The box has the unconventional vertical upright orientation that appropriately suits the robot-mech material of the set. It sports the bluish black DC Universe Super Heroes motif, and the cartoon version of the Superman minifig at the upper right corner is quite a nice detail that gives the cover a comic book feel. The boxart depicts Superman striking a pose to the camera as he attempts to save his fellow Justice Leaguer Wonder Woman, who was curiously and questionably caught by the main antagaonist of this set - Lex Luthor in his Power Armor. I also like the ravaged Metropolis city backdrop, particularly the struck down Daily Planet globe. The rest of the front cover shows the usual set details (age bracket, number, and set name), the minifig line-up at the bottom with a "Comic book included" phrase, and the iconic Superman logo in the bottom right corner. Back As expected the back shows the playability features of the set - the opening cockpit where Lex controls his power armor, the blaster weapon, and the main playability offered by the set - pitting the Superheroes Superman and Wonder Woman vs. the Villain Lex Luthor. At first glance it might look like that the set has only these few play features for its piece count/set size, but we'll see later that this set has probably more potential playability when "fully explored". Some additional noteworthy details at the back include the faint comics background, the comic-style "CLICK!" sound text and a LEGO Batman 2 advertisement in the bottom. Top and Bottom Sides The Superman minifigure is shown in the 1:1 inset at the top. Note the extra detailing of the yellow background with a faint close-up of the cartoon Superman minifig. One thing that I'm curious about is the SUPERMAN™ text below the set number - I don't know if it's a shortened name of the set or simply to indicate that Superman is included in this set. This is also repeated at the bottom of the box, (along with all the standard additional box info). Not really a big deal, I just found it as 'unusual' to say the least. Right and Left Sides The most prominent feature of the right side of the box are the cartoon images of three of the LEGO DC characters - Batman, Superman, and the Joker. Again, this is an obvious conscious effort to give the box an overall comic feel, which I think was effectively met. The right side shows the various translations of the set name and the "Comic Book Included" phrase, which also has a comic flavor with its comic-style font. The Contents The Instruction Booklet + "Comic Book Included" The instruction booklet and the included comic book are roughly the same size. While the instruction booklet features the usual same artwork as the box, the comic has the 'cartoonized' renditions of the DC Character figs, with the trio of Bats, Supes, and WW overlooked by the face shots of their villainous enemies at the right side. The "3" stamped at the bottom corner states that this particular comic is the third in the series of comics included in all the LEGO DC Super Heroes sets. Sample Page of the Instruction Booklet Here's a sample page showing some nice details of the renders of the Supes, Bats, and Joker - who seem to be the top three representative characters of the whole DC character line-up. The instructions are easy to read and colors are readily identified in the light blue background, though the instructions that I got seem to be on the lower end of printing quality as some pages are blurred and not as clear as usual. And the Raging Demonic Child overly-excited "WIN! Kid" is back! I honestly thought the lovelier "WIN! Girl" has replaced him but apparently the latter can only be found in Friends sets while RDC still graces the back of our beloved instruction booklets. Sample Page of the Comic I just wanted to show the minifig line-up of all DC characters appearing in this wave as shown inside the bonus comic. Do also note that even if this is a Superman set, there is still a Batman comic shown (Batman vs. Catwoman). Weird. The Bagged Contents There are three plastic bags of LEGO in this set - two unnumbered large bags and a small one containing the smaller pieces. The flex tube part is loose (for reasons I don't know and still curious about). It's quite interesting to see a separate plastic packaging for Wonder Woman's hairpiece, legs, and lasso, as well as Superman's hair. This has been the case for the majority of sets whose 'specialized parts' are produced on a separate facility from Billund. Parts Layout Here are the more colorful pieces of the set, dominated by the signature dark purple and green parts of Lex's Power Armour. I don't have much dark purple in my parts collection, so these are mostly welcome, as well as those trans-lime pieces. And here we have the boring set of black and bleys. As a non-Bionicle/Hero Factory buyer, the ball joint and socket pieces are quite new to me. The rest are meh. Pieces of Interest The most interesting part for me is the new canopy bubble piece due to its perfect use for my Delta-7B Starfighters (which TLG will also be using in the upcoming Saesee Tiin's JSF). The flex tube with a lime coloring inside and the dark tan technic tubing also caught my attention, mostly for being unique (at least for me). The Minifigures The Good: The Wonder Woman fig is absolutely gorgeous. From the hair, detailed torso and leg prints, as well as those metallic gold prints - I couldn't have asked for a better minifig representation of our Goddess Heroine (well, except maybe a new cuff-bracelet-thingy piece like one of the custom BF/BA piece which will surely complete her look - but I guess that is asking too much) The Average: As one of the most highly anticipated characters to be realized in minifig form, I think TLG did a pretty decent job with Superman. Not bad but not overwhelmingly good either. My main beef against it is the cheekbone print in the face - which IMO unnecessarily makes Supes look older than what he should look like. Superman is supposed to be as dashingly handsome as Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, but that face print messes the look and could've been left out if you ask me. Besides, said cheekbone prints remind me of the monstrosity of the CW clone faces (sorry my SW fellows ) The Meh: The Lex fig is kinda boring, but gotta blame the source material for it. Admittedly this is the best way to represent Lex - a black suit, bald head, and serious face- nothing more, noting less. But still meh for me. Here's a shot showing the alternate facial expressions of Wonder Woman and Superman, while Lex has none. WW has a "raging aggressive" expression, while Superman has a confident cocky smirk. This shot shows the back of the minifigs, but Superman's cape and WW's hair get in the way... ...so let's fix that and here is the full view of the back prints. Wonder Woman is half-backless, Superman has a muscular back, and even Lex's little suit pleats are quite nice subtle back prints. The Build The whole build is essentially all about Lex's Power Armour/Mech Robot. The build is systematically divided into the "robot parts": Robot Feet The first combination of green and purple colors. The ball joints are strategically placed right at the center, and coupled with the relatively wide and flat base of the feet, these are crucial in giving the robot mech its much needed stability. Robot Legs The use of the large 6x4 green wedges give the legs a <insert that tiresome argument> look, but the lime green pieces are good accents nevertheless. The main criticism about these legs is the lack of knee joints, and as Tereglith have proven in his Mod of this set, including such additional point of movement will greatly enhance the posability and playability of this robot mech (though it would understandably lead to a relatively larger model and hence higher price). Hips/Waist A simple set-up that will accommodate three points of movement - left and right legs and waist/torso. The green part is supposed to be the crotch, and I can't help but imagine that even a robot mech like this need a, uhm, "technic hole" in its rear part. Robot Arms The arms are of different lengths, with the right arm longer than the left to accommodate the blaster. There are two major points of movement for the arms - the elbow and shoulder joints. Both arms also have three mechanical fingers which are cleverly designed with the use of Exo-force mechanical arms. Cockpit Torso The cockpit is simple but effective. The transparent canopy bubble piece gives Lex the full view it needs to maneuver his robot mech even if his only controls are two measly joysticks. The neat detail of this part are the two Kryptonite fuel gas tanks at the back, which really work for me in the overall design of this mech. Kryptonite Blaster A bit on the basic side in terms of design but the glass-enclosed green Kryptonite crystal detail makes up for it. This blaster is attached to the arm using that red technic pin as the light bley handle bar cannot be really held by the mech's hand. The blaster is also connected through the flex tube to the main fuel tanks at the back of the cockpit, which we'll see in the full view later. "Let's Volt In!" Here are the different separately built parts ready to be connected together. I purposely deviated a bit from the instructions as the parts were supposed to be connected to each other as the build progressed, but I just wanted to show you a "Sum of all the parts" shot. As you can see, the separate robot parts are conveniently attached through ball-and-socket and technic pins-and-holes connections. The Completed Build The completed robot mech/power armor with Lex plus our two superheroes. The relative height of the robot gives it a formidable look despite the bright green-purple color scheme. Leftover Parts Three parts for future use! Different Views of the Power Armour Front and Back Views Left and Right Views Comparison with Reference Material I'm not much really of a comic book fan so I'm not much familiar with the reference material of this Lex's Power Armour, but after a quick google search I found this to be the closest match to this LEGO's rendition. The green-purple color combo really seems to be Lex's signature motif, and even if the reference material is much smaller and more bulkier in size, this brick-built version is a pretty decent attempt in capturing the essence of Lex's need for a machine to combat his arch nemesis Superman. _______________________ Conclusion Design: 8/10 - The design of the power armour/robot mech is quite good for its piece count. If my count is correct this mech has 17 points of movement which enables a vast amount of posing playability. That feature alone garners a good score in the design aspect. The only thing I wish this mech would've had is the inclusion of knee joints which will increase even further the movement possibilities. Even at a higher price point I'd still be willing to get this if that would've been the case. But as it is, this mech is pretty decent and it serves its purpose in giving a Lex a much-needed power armor to combat Superman. Parts: 7/10 - Aside from the bubble canopy piece that I personally liked, the rest of the parts didn't catch my interest that much. The purple and green piece selection might become useful in MOCing for me later, but the large selection of grey and black are nothing new to me. Minifigures: 10/10 - Three new characters - Check! / Superman - Check! / Wonder Woman - Check! Extremely satisfied customer in this aspect. Build: 7/10 - There are no complications in the build, no advanced techniques nor challenging aspects. Just your ordinary straightforward small-sized set building. Playability: 9/10 - As stated before, the robot mech is highly playable with its high degree of posing. And can I say that the absence of flick-fire missiles is an added point for this set in my view? Price: 9/10 - $20 for three new figs - the first and probably the only Superman and Wonder Woman minifigs we'll ever get - thrown in a decently-designed mech which can be used as it is or parts pack = I say it's definitely a real bargain! Overall: 83% Credits: (1) Background used in the Title Image from "Post-apocalyptic Derry Street" by DookieeAdz from devianART (2) Phonebooth image used in the comic by Carlos from My Sims 3 blog _______________________ Continuation of the Comics...

Hi Guys! This is my first attempt at a full comic, after having too much fun with the 6862 Superman vs. Power Armour Lex set that I recently got (and reviewed in this topic). Comments, suggestions, and constructive criticisms are very much welcome. Enjoy!

Good luck to all the players! I shall be watching intently from the sidelines and enjoying my popcorn. And it seems Gordon Bennet turned Japanese and exchanged his engineer tools for sushi rolls. Kenta – Played by Nightshroud99 Kenta is one of the leading sushi chefs in the country. He’s won several prizes an is known all around the world for his delicious dishes. His specialty is the Koilette role.

I've really been meaning to take a break after playing four straight mafia games, but I'd like to extend my support to you badboy in hosting your first advanced mafia game. If you need anymore players to fill-up the roster, sign me up. But if you already have enough players, just put me in the Reserve List so other new players will be given the chance to play the game. To answer the questions: 1) Isla Paradisa, Bloodbrick II, Prison Riot!, Gotham City Mafia, and IMHOTEP. 2) I'll be relatively free for the next 6 weeks. 3) My knowledge about Japanese culture is mostly derived from the Anime and live-action TV series I've watched throughout my childhood while growing up - Choudenshi Bioman, Space Sheriff Shaider, Hikari Sentai Maskman, Chōdenji Machine Voltes V, Tōshō Daimos, Dragon Ball Series, Yu Yu Hakusho, Flame of Recca, Slam Dunk, Gundam G, Lupin III, etc. (the list goes on! ) Oh and BTW:

I'm lovin' the unique and effective combination of modern snot-building techniques with the use of the classic circa-99 N-1. Though I'm quite curious to know why you used it instead of the updated one (was it size/space consideration?) Great stuff as always AC!

I'm quite a sucker for MOCs that I've seen for the first time in brick-built, and you've really done a wonderful job in recreating Watto's Junkyard Lobot! The detailing is very convincing and is just about the right amount, not too much nor lacking, and the use of LEDs accentuate the build even better.

Indeed it's great to see you back in the SW side of things JimB! I really like the simplistic beauty of this build, and the lighting of the presentation really gives it an elegant atmosphere of the palace, even if it is just a small 'slice of the whole'. And that window detailing is clever, great work!

Uhm, no. Unless there is a basis or reliable source any speculation about the 2013 sets are simply wishful thinking and all discussions pertaining to that should go in the Future Star Wars Sets topic.

Indeed a very interesting story SI! That mosaic is . Any idea how many 1x1 plates did you used?

I share the same sentiments on both accounts. I hope that isn't the final design and they will still make the grey part of the Sith Trooper helmet flatter like in the reference material. I'm still not sold on the Republic Starfighter, if not only for the figs this will be an easy pass for me, but the Satele Shan, Jace Malcolm, and even the droid are very tempting to get...

Nah it's ok. I admit I was relatively inactive during the first few days due to some busy real-life stuff, and I understand that made me you and the others very suspicious of me. One thing that I was really curious about up to this point is how did many (11, 13?) people easily trusted you with their info on the first day. Was I being too unnecessarily over-cautious or did I do the right thing of not trusting you easily? Of course the immediate trust and vital info that the real townies gave you on those early stages of the game were extremely instrumental to the eventual victory of the Town, but I don't think I could ever find myself trusting someone that easily on the first few days. Did I do the right thing or not? At the very least I wasn't alone on that aspect since I remember Sandy, JimB, and Bob not trusting you also at that point.

Great to see you back in the reviewing scene def! Aside from the usual RA-quality aspects of this review, I really liked your informative bits of trivia coming from the comic-book fan in you. When these DC sets first came out here in SG, I only planned on getting one Batman set and I had three choices: the Catcyle set, Batwing set and this one. I passed on the Catcyle since I only wanted the black Batman, and between the two I chose the less expensive Batwing set over this one. For some reason, I'm a bit attached to the previous 7781 Batmobile set which I find far more superior than this. The old Batmobile is better, sleeker; I prefer the old goon van vs. this cartoony jeep; the old Two-Face is better than this version IMO; and I can certainly live without that Bank structure which is an unnecessary part of a purchase for me. I would've wanted this to be the perfect chance to get an official LEGO Batmobile after missing getting 7781, but the overall design didn't live up to my expectations so I'll just probably MOC one for myself.

Pls. be reminded that EB does not allow deeplinking of confidential images. I've changed the images to links instead.

Merged with previous discussion on smaller SW boxes.

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I agree it would be a fresh experience if I ever play on the scum side of things (and be on the wrong end of the harsh insults ). I got a little taste of it on Prison Riot with regards to coordinating with my scum team, but we're all scum there so it doesn't really count. Well, I hope the 'luck' of the draw will give me that experience in the future. Even if it was not as epic as the ever-famous Koilette act, I really enjoyed even if I had a difficulty time understanding what you're saying most of the time. You really have a good talent in role-playing and this definitely adds another level of entertainment in these mafia games. And I liked it even better when Hinck included it one of his plays. Bah! Pitty-pot-poo tooe! Gah! Flipz!

Very observant, that is indeed a nice little accurate detail.

Since this is a custom minifig, I have appropriately moved this here in the Minifig Customization Workshop.