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They're worth noting, though, as some fantasy creatures use stock animal figure parts, just as regular humanoid minifigure elements represent both ordinary human beings as well as werewolves, vampires, protocol droids, witches, etc. And where would omitting fantasy creatures leave animal figures that are essentially like real creatures, save for size (relative to the people from the themes for which they're designed), such as the giant ants from Indiana Jones, the giant eagles from The Lord of the Rings, and the giant snake (the basilisk) from Harry Potter?

I personally would count all the actors who've played a character who has been officially portrayed in LEGO, even if the LEGO version isn't necessarily based on that portrayal (so, for example, I'd include Mark Hamill as the Joker - the extant Joker minifigures may not be specifically based on his portrayal, but they're not specifically not based upon it, either, and can easily be seen as representing it). That said, I also have to argue against including John Rhys-Davies for Sallah, for the less arguable, more clear-cut reason that there is not, in fact, any official minifigure of the character (unless we include the digital ones in the videogames, which I trust no one here wants to do). Unfortunately, not one of the Indiana Jones sets included either Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir or Marcus Brody, despite the fact both characters appeared in two films apiece out of the four.

Quite so! Although, he's a specific character, and one who happens to be a toy dinosaur (so the LEGO version is a toy of a toy), rather than an actual one. But yeah, there he is.

Oh, goodness. Yes, shells are definitely animal products, and should be counted as animals (clams). Certain groups of animals aren't used from even more recently; dinosaurs had overhauls in 2005, and again just a couple years ago. Actually, for whatever reason, most or all dinosaurs (and other prehistoric reptiles that technically aren't actually dinosaurs, but tend to be grouped with them, such as pterosaurs) get redesigned from the ground up almost every time LEGO does a dinosaur theme. There are: the ones from the 2000 Adventurers subtheme Dino Island, which used design elements and even actual parts from the classic crocodilian and the old-style dragon (from Fright Knights) the ones from the 2001 theme Dinosaurs, which used a few special parts (heads, feet, flippers, etc.) along with semi-generic elements used for the main bodies of large animals (the same pieces were also used for the aforementioned elephants, a whale in the Alpha Team line, and the original Star Wars dewback lizard), along with regular bricks; the LEGO Studios Jurassic Park subtheme also used some of the exact same designs, while at the same time also a using Dino Island-style Tyrannosaurus rex in the LEGO Studios Steven Spielberg MovieMaker Set, really a Jurassic Park set without the Jurassic Park name the ones from the 2005 theme(s) Dino Attack / Dino 2010 (the theme name depended upon the geographic region), which were differently stylized and a little more fantastic ("mutant" versions, some of them incorporating light-up elements in the eyes and such, powered by officially nonreplaceable batteries) the ones from the 2012 theme Dino And these are just the ones from minifigure-based themes (aside from the 2001 Dinosaurs theme, but since that used some of the exact same dinosaur designs found in the contemporaneous minifigure-based LEGO Studios Jurassic Park subtheme, I'm going to count it). There are also dedicated dinosaur figural elements from at least one DUPLO theme(s), not to mention any number of official dinosaur models built entirely from "regular" bricks.

There are more in licensed themes, at least - Pepper Potts is the CEO of Stark Industries.

Oh, I know that, but I didn't know if you wanted just the named ones, or wanted all the ones who could be said to be leaders. There are also ones who would count as being the ones in charge in the context of just what's seen in the actual set, but not in the context of the larger world in which the set takes place. For example, the engineer driving the Horizon Express is clearly in charge of the train, but obviously engineers are railroad employees, rather than independent agents driving their own personal trains wherever they want. However, the Horizon Express set just has the train, the two crewmembers and the four passengers. Similarly, the previously-cited Colonel Doctor Irina Spalko from LEGO Indiana Jones is the top Soviet agent portrayed in any of the LEGO Indy sets (and in the movie), but she obviously does answer to higher-ups in the regime; she's still in charge of the Russian force seeking the Crystal Skull of Akator, though.

Ah. Well, the ones that came in the Pet Shop set are baseplates - that's the actual term for them, and they've been around forever. I remember having them with some of the first LEGO sets I ever had, back when I was a kid in the 1970s, and I'm sure a member here who goes by the screen handle LEGO Historian can tell you about even earlier ones. Since they're designed specifically as bases, that you build upon, they're not designed with connection points on the bottom. There are some specialty baseplates that have smooth areas (without studs) that are printed with things like roads, rivers, etc. There are also a number of specially-shaped baseplates with raised areas, that one to build buildings and whatnot with some additional height in places without using up a lot of extra bricks to do it. These have become less commonly-used in recent years, but they still show up from time to time. The large plates in the Creator set are a relatively new thing - that is, ones that large (16 x 16 or so). Smaller plates (like ordinary 2x2, 2x4, 4x6, and so on) have been around forever, but plates as large as 16 x 16 (big enough to use just one or two or three as a baseplate) are actually a relatively new thing that came out just a few years ago. Generally, these days the size of a plate seems to determine whether it's going to be a regular plate (with connection tubes on the bottom) or a baseplate. Plates are 16 x 16 or smaller, while baseplates are larger (there have been 16 x 16 baseplates in the past, and I think even some smaller ones, but they seem to have abandoned those for plates now). One might think that now that they have 16 x 16 plates, there's no need for dedicated baseplates, but they're still kept around for probably several reasons. For one thing, those road plates and plates with raised areas and such would be much more expensive if they were regular plates. A large (32x32) baseplate can be included in a set (or sold on its own) for a fair bit less money than 4 16x16 plates. Another is backwards compatibility - since a baseplate is about half the thickness of a regular plate, if you put one of each next to each other on a flat surface, they won't be at the same height. This is actually an important reason why the Pet Shop (and other sets in the Modular Buildings line) has baseplates. The first couple modulars came out before they had the large plates, so they used baseplates. Since all the Modular Buildings are designed to connect to one another, using the Technic pin connections found in the sides, newer ones have to use baseplates as well, since if they're built on regular plates the pins won't line up.

Yeah, but if nothing else she's definitely the boss of herself (not to mention all those Micromanagers she showed who's boss). Come to think of it, Leia should indeed be there along with Mon Mothma - aside from being one of the leaders of the Rebellion if not the leader, she's also probably the highest-ranking person in the government and monarchy of Alderaan to have survived its destruction. Good catch mentioning Irina Spalko, as well. What about Tamina from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time?

Indeed. Heck, you can even make the kids the bosses, or the dogs and cats and other pets, or even the houseplants. Now I kind of want to build a pizzeria for my LEGO city that's owned and operated by an intelligent tree.

Sorry you were disappointed. Regarding the instruction manuals, occasional crumpled manuals have been a complaint among LEGO fans for a number of years. It used to not be much of an issue, as back in decades past LEGO used to typically have much more elaborate packaging, that among other things functioned to hold manuals flat in place. It was pretty resource-intensive, though, and wasteful when considering lots of consumers typically throw packaging away. The good news as far as manuals are concerned is that in the last couple years they've started sealing a lot of set manuals in bags, often with cardboard backings, that help them stay flat and undamaged inside the boxes. They don't do this with everything, though. As far as the "mountain" parts go, those are known by fans as BURPs, for Big Ugly Rock Pieces, and they've occasionally been a point of contention among fans. They do have their uses, though, in being able to quickly fill out a "rocky" shape without using up a lot of bricks that could be used for something else, and they also allow for the hollow side to be used as, well, some sort of hollow or recess. If you want to check out the parts inventory of a set online, you can always try looking at the replacement parts section of LEGO's customer service site. Designed to let you easily select a part or parts that are missing or damaged in a set for replacement, it lets you see all (or nearly all) the part types that are in a set (albeit not the quantity of each). As far as getting a bunch of basic bricks in grey goes, you're in luck - they're some of the most common parts found in LEGO sets these days, and they also tend to be readily available through Pick a Brick, as well as Bricklink. You might try LEGO's customer service to see if you can get a replacement copy of the crumpled manual, and if you're disappointed in an aspect of a set's design (like including those BURPs, when you'd rather have gotten a bunch of more ordinary bricks) you might think about answering LEGO's customer survey about the set - there should be an URL printed in or on the back of the manual (or one of the manuals), enticing you to fill out a questionnaire with the possibility of winning sets for doing so. Hope this is helpful!

What - from all themes? I don't know if that's possible. How do we determine which women in LEGO City, for example, are actually company presidents, hospital administrators and so on, versus the rank-and-file workers? My first Star Wars choice would be Mon Mothma, of the Rebel Alliance (and Leia Organa is one of the major leaders in the movement as well, of course).

This is fantastic news (and that new logo is swanky). Erm... I'm not sure what you're getting at here. I think that's exactly what it means (i.e., that one person's suggestion for the name of a ship will be chosen to be the actual, official name of that ship / set, and the person who submitted it will get a free copy of the set signed by the designer), and I don't see anything wrong with that. What else could it mean that would be better than that?

It depends on whether you're talking about the inside or the outside. ;) Of course, the final set (assuming it happens, which seems likely) won't be the same as whatever CUUSOO model it's based upon, anyway.

Oh, I'm sure there were plenty of true AFOLs who worked on this movie in various capacities.

According to this, it just opened in Australia and Israel a mere three days ago as of this writing, and has yet to open in New Zealand, Austria, and Germany (one of *the* major LEGO markets, the last time I checked), not to mention that there are surely still fans elsewhere who haven't been able to catch it yet, especially since release dates for many other countries were later than our own.

Quite possibly. It's over two years old now, after all...

That's pretty much my own case, as well. If anything, my "current set-up" inhibits me from building, in that I have shelves full of unopened sets and no dedicated build space - yet. But I'll take care of that...

I appreciate the link, but isn't this whole thread - including the title, which people in this forum can still see even if they're avoiding reading actual threads about the movie - kind of spoilery for people who haven't seen it yet? Aren't there still some entire countries where it hasn't even opened yet?

I'd say there are nine main ones: Emmet Wyldstyle President Business Vitruvius Batman Princess Unikitty Bad Cop / Good Cop Metal Beard Benny

Perhaps not exactly intentionally, but I do think they at least anticipated it happening. Surely anyone who's been following LEGO CUUSOO in general for any substantial period of time could predict there'd be a sudden rush of postings of Doctor Who projects, and votes for same, the instant the LEGO CUUSOO folks specifically made a point of saying they'd be accepted.

I think we'd have seen the final version of the Exo Suit by now if that were the case, but I might be wrong. I think in my previous post I talked myself into thinking it's the Ghostbusters set, despite having initially posted specifically to argue that it wasn't.

I doubt it's the Ghostbusters set. That one has already been specifically announced for release in June, to coincide with the 30th anniversary. Although now that I think about it, it's not too long before that - just a few weeks, really, which should be exactly the right timeframe. Huh. So maybe it is the Ghostbusters set, after all. Could it be Benny's Spaceship Spaceship SPACESHIP!? Is that an exclusive?

I'm guessing you meant to have a "how" in between the words "know" and "you." If that's the case (i.e., if you're asking how one could have gotten this), I assume it was just offered for sale on its own, like any number of other sets of LEGO stickers. There are similar sticker sets available even now, sold in toy stores and other places. They're pretty inexpensive, too. Most of the ones I've seen aren't dedicated purely to minifigure heads like this one is, though, but still. The really interesting thing about this one is that it includes stickers of heads of minifigures of different licensed characters from different rightsholders. There are Spider-Man heads there, obviously, but I also see Harry Potter.

I find this post amusing coming from someone with your avatar.

Wow, that's an awful lot of votes in a short time! Congrats!