Inconspicuous

My wallet is already screaming in agony. The "Last Crusade" set looks like a must-have in terms of pieces. Just a wild guess, but could the trans-yellow pieces be "The Sands of Time"?

Nope. Just 3 rocket droids, exactly the same as can be found in 8016 Hyena Droid Bomber. I'm not too impressed with the Tri-Fighter because it looks way too similar to the old one IMO. I'm not that happy with the Battlepack either, because I don't want and AT-AT pilots for AT-ATs I don't have. Also, I think the light gray looks horrible. EDIT: Darn, Skipper 24 beat me to it.

I'm just finishing my Battle Pack entry for the Star Wars forum and now.... this? Are you guys trying to distract me from my schoolwork? This looks like an awesome contest! I can't wait!

Thanks for the heads up, darthperson! It looks like trains are definitely slowly being revived, and the Western Train sounds like heaven for the Train Tech and Historical forums. Alien trash compactor? Why does that sound familiar? Does this mean that the Soldier Battle Pack is coming out in March and not January?

Thanks for the news, darthperson! I'm looking forward to the ostriches too. "Duel with Daggers" sounds a little gruesome for a Lego set, but that belongs in the thread about Lego Violence. They sound pretty good for the most part.

X[insert signature here] Signed without hesitation. Pirates was my favorite theme growing up. You can imagine my excitement when it was remade. Please, Lego, don't brutally crush my dream of Blue Coats, Islanders, and Conquistadors readily available! I doubt this petition will work, but we'll try anyways. Even if there are no new sets this year, please start working on more!

Excellent review, Lorentzen! I remember looking at pictures of this set in old catalogs (the Legends version, that is), and I always liked the design, despite not being an avid Town collector. I really like the open design, and the name "Breezeway" really is perfect. It's so timeless that the light/arch technique can be found in sets today like 10182 Cafe Corner (which I'm in the process of writing a review of) Thank you for sharing this review and opening my eyes to what I missed.

Hound Knight, I know you're one busy person, but could you do one of me? Pretty please with sugar on top. SNIP Sorry I don't have a bigger one, hopefully that will do. My other hobby besides Lego is magic tricks, so if the wand could have white tips, that would be great. Also, feel free to put that hat on me if it's easier for you. Oh and by the way, the white plates are supposed to be a fan of cards. Take your time on this one, I'm in no hurry. Thanks in advance. EDIT: Could you please do this one? Just my Sigfig in his suit with a Tenor saxophone. I don't need the stand, cards, hat, or wand. Thanks in advance, you're one amazing and talented guy!

Mine is one of the more obvious ones- just pics to my 3 Lord of the Rings MOC's, my reviews, and My Brickshelf. I may be tweaking it a little soon.

Excellent work, Sir Tsaboc! I've seen the tiara piece used for blood many different ways, and I can honestly say it's the best. The minifigs are amazing too. I never would have thought of cuff decals! My only suggestion would be to have the victim wearing something other than red. It might add a nicer contrast. Overall, good work.

Wow, Rufus! This is way better than Lego's version. I like the dark wood background too- gives it a "foresty" feeling. Stormtroopers don't seem as slim as Scout troopers (the helmet's fault most likely), it's it's funny that the Stormtrooper now has a less slim speeder too. Really good work, if I ever got one of these, I'd change it to your version.

Hi everyone! Welcome to my review of 8016 Hyena Droid Bomber. I received this set as a gift, and I just couldn't return a Clone Wars set I didn't have. I had heard poor things about this set, but I tried to be a good critic and go into it with a positive attitude. I must admit, I ended up enjoying it much more than I thought I would. The Bomber appeared in the Clone Wars episode "Liberty on Ryloth" for about 45 seconds total. Why did Lego make this into a set? No one will ever know. The real question is "whether it was worth doing", according to Goethe's (pronounced ger-tuh's) third principle of Criticism. There's only one way to find out. BASIC INFORMATION: Set Name: Hyena Droid Bomber Set Number: 8016 Theme: Star Wars / Clone Wars Number of Pieces: 232 Minifigs: 3 Price: 19.99 USD, 39.99 AUD, 26.99 CND, 21.49 GBP, 26.99 EUR Year Released: 2009 RESOURCES: Brickset Peeron Bricklink Shop @ Home Brickshelf (When Public) Wookiepedia (for the curious ones) THE REVIEW: BOX: Front: The front of the box shows the set in action with a purple planet in the background and the usual random laser bursts from nowhere. A few set features are advertised here too. The box has the average white and blue Clone Wars logo at the top. Top Edge: The top edge features the three average minifigs that come with this set. The one on the right is shown sideways, to get a better view of the "jet-pack". Back: The back shows all of the set features and advertisements for other sets of the wave. There is actually false advertising here; it shows that the main head can swivel, but it can't. It would have been much better if it could, and it would seem it was originally intended to be included. That's a mouthful! Box:: Thoughts: Clear box art and good colors, but it's a shame they advertised a feature not included. Contents: This is how the contents looked when I dumped them out, and I was absolutely horrified to find a mangled instructions book, slightly folded DSS, and scrunched up bags. What a terrible first impression! DSS: Ah, the classic Dreaded Sticker Sheet. Quite a bad one for a $20 set. The curved stickers are always a pain in the As I was saying before, mine was bent up a little, which was a little annoying because they kept curling up when I tried to apply them. Rubber-band Holder: What do we have here? It looks like our favorite rubber-band holding brick has been replaced! It probably saves money but it was always fun to find ways to use the old ones in MOCs. INSTRUCTIONS: Front: Next up we have the mutilated instruction booklet. It seemed quite flimsy at first, but wasn't as hard to keep open as some of the other instruction booklets. The front is the same as the box art, except it's a little less compressed. Same random blaster fire and purple planet, nothing new. Minifig Page: Shown here are the first two pages, the first featuring the "don't build in the grass" and "sort by color'" suggestions. Until now, I never noticed that they're actually steps 1 and 2. Also shown are the three battle-droids, more detail on them later. Random Page: A random page, featuring the ever-more common piece call-outs and relaxing light-blue background. You can also see that each sub-model gets its own large piece call-out box. Parts Inventory: The parts inventory, for those of you too lazy to look it up on Bricklink. It's like a mini vision self-test. Back: Ahh, the infamous WIN, WIN, GEWINNE, GAGNE, 当てよう(Thanks, def)! ad. It still has the Naboo Starfighter on it hinting that the AAT replaced it in mid 2009. Instructions:: Thoughts: Fine design, pleasing colors, and the not necessary but helpful piece-call outs. This is my first mutilated manual, but I've heard stories of other ones too, I guess I just got lucky until now. PIECES: Pieces (unsorted): Then just like magic the pieces are de-bagged. I've left them in piles to show which came from which bags. Already a lot of dark blues pieces show up. Pieces (sorted): The pieces, meticulously sorted for your viewing pleasure. The dark blue doesn't seem as plentiful from this angle. Pieces of interest: A few of the more interesting pieces (yes, that's all the dark blue in the set). The large curved bricks aren't too useful for MOCing but I'm a big fan of the 1x2 clips. Pieces:: Thoughts: Not too many interesting ones, but at least a few dark blue ones. Then again, there are quite a few of them for a smaller set. MINIFIGS: Droids: The three minifigs included with this set are three identical rocket droids. Their "jet-packs" are a stud with binoculars on top, which I find quite lame. However, I like them more than regular battle droids, because of their special coloring. Then again, what would a regular battle droid be doing in space? Lego did a very good job making them accurate, although a headlamp would be above and beyond. Minifigs:: Thoughts: Nothing too special apart from new colors, and what set would Lego put them in anyways? It's not like we have a pod- hunter set yet, even though one would be really awesome. COMPLETED PRODUCT: Front: Time for completed set shots! It looks pretty menacing from the front, but you can already tell that the wings are going to be flimsy just by looking at them! Wings collapsed: One feature of this set is that the wings can fold, similar to the Vulture droid from the 7660 Naboo Starfighter. However, I have no memory of the Bomber doing this in Liberty on Ryloth. Side View: Now for a side view of the open wings, in which you can see the jaw-stickers. When you collapse the wings, the jaws close. Man, are those Separatists detailed! In "Walking" Position: Our next picture demonstrates two more of the Bomber's features: the walking mode and movable head. Both of these features are very smooth and are quite accurate from what we saw in the TV show. Back: This back view gives a nice shot of the bomb-dropping mechanism. The bombs drop in pairs, each pair controlled by one little switch. Second "Head" Close-up: Another nice little touch is that the second, non-movable head has a bottom section! I definitely didn't expect this, and it's a nice touch. Bottom: Last on our tour of the Bomber, we have a bottom view, with the bombs clearly visible again. Also note that the second head has a photoreceptor of some sort. Extras: All of the leftovers of this set. Not too many interesting pieces, just a few Technic pins, studs, and battle-droid arms. I guess the battle-droid arms could be used for Droidekas, but I like to use light gray ones better. And now for a few feature videos! The first will showcase the Bomber's many functions and the second will showcase the bomb-dropping function in detail. The feature works, quite well, wouldn't you agree? That is, if you've survived the bombing. :skull: _______________________________________________ Now for those Totals! Design: 7/10 The wings come off easily when transforming to walking mode and landing, and the mechanism they attach to is ugly and blocky. Parts: 7/10 A good amount, but no printed pieces. I would have liked more dark blue pieces for a set mostly dark blue and dark gray. Build: 8/10 Fast and straightforward. The stickers were evenly spread out, but quite a bit of tedious Technic. Minifigs: 8/10 Nice minifigs in new colors. Since the droids don't really go with this set, it's nice that Lego bothered to include them. Playability: 9/10 The bomb-dropping feature is lovely. Even if you have nothing to bomb, it's still fun. A lot of nice functions too, like the folding and transforming wings and the movable head. Swooshability: 10/10 Very swoosh-able and sturdy. The main body is easy to hold and contrary to what you might think, the wings only come off when changing the Bomber to walking mode or crash-landing it. Price: 10/10 232 pieces for a $20 set excellent, and even better considering the large ones. Total: 59/70 Based off of my original expectations, this is really good! The strong points were definitely Playability, Swooshability, and the price, which are some of the more important points to judge when buying a set. (for kids that is ) Still, an AFOL could get a lot out of this too. Considering pretty much all this ship did was fly, drop bombs, and get blown up, Lego really nailed this one. If you can stand the stickers and flimsy wings, pick this up right away. Otherwise, wait for a sale (I'm sure that it will go on sale at some point). I gave it an 84% based off of my score card. Not bad Mr. Bomber, not bad.... Bonus: "Ha! You call yourself a Vulture droid! The only scavenger you resemble is a yellow-jacket!" Thanks for reading! -Inconspicuous (you may call me Inky if you wish, I know it's easier to type. )

Personally, I think this would belong the Culture/Multimedia forum. And it's already been talked about Lego making POC. M*g*bl*cks has already done it, so the speculation has died down a bit.

These "red berries" of which you speak are supposed to be light particles from Harry's recently cast Diffindo charm that breaks the ice. He's about to dive in to get the sword. I'll try to find the thread and add it in, Davy Blocks. Thanks for the inspiration.

X [insert signature here] All signed up! I would definitely buy one if they came here to the U.S., and I have a couple friends who would too. Please Lego! Listen to our plea!

Well, IMHO it looks too.... messy. The random blotches of dark gray look out of place, and the random "log" bricks as I call them don't help. At the bare minimum, making the dark gray pieces on the same level would make it look better (take a look a Green Grocer or Cafe Corner for example of this). Otherwise, adding more windows, jail cell walls, or moss growing on the walls would really help. Some plants or trees outside wouldn't hurt either. If you're trying to go for the run-down feeling, my Mines of Moria MOC could give you some ideas too (link in my signature).

It's up to you whether you destroy it, but the exterior looks a little bland to me. However, there are some nice uses of pieces, like the Ambush in Cairo body parts, and the Yoda Head in the wizard's workplace made me crack up. My recommendation would be to only destroy it if you need parts for another MOC or project. Definite improvement from the first picture though.

Thanks for the review! I was just thinking today that no reviews for this set where out yet. I'm not too impressed with the figs, but it looks like a great display model. Hooray for the Rebel Postman!

Hi everyone! After seeing a thread on an Indy minifig frozen in a block of ice, I was inspired to retry using real ice in MOC's like I did a few years ago. I was looking for a good idea, and since I had already made a few Hoth ones, I decided to do a Harry Potter one. I'm not too pleased with the result, but some aspects turned out better than I hoped (like the tree and the doe). This was more of an experiment than a serious MOC. More pics can be found in the gallery. Gallery Link Facts: -based off of the scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows entitled "The Silver Doe" -made of two large pieces (the snow scene and the frozen lake) that fit over each other to save freezer space -if you can't see it, there's a sword frozen in the middle of the pond -to make the pond, I attached a sheet of plastic wrap into the enclosure with plates, filled it with water, and put it into the freezer Comments and criticism welcome. EDIT: Here's the thread that inspired me. Thanks Davy Blocks!

I just discovered the pictures here and man, am I impressed! Looks like there are some amazing minifigs in store for us. I doubt I'll get the ARC-170 or the TIE Defender, but everything else looks awfully good. Except for the Tri-Fighter/ Tri-Droid or whatever the heck it's called. I absolutely need that Freeco speeder............

Mine would have to be 7257 Ultimate Lightsaber Duel. I never personally owned it, but one of my friends did. It was absolutely horrible, because of the light up figs, poorly working dueling game, and not very accurate features. In fact, it hardly resembled Mustafar at all to me! In terms of figs, I really dislike many if the new Clone Wars figs. Mace Windu looks like his face shrunk in the wash and was stretched over the head, and Yoda has some sort of gray fungus growing on the back of his head!

Excellent work, Klaus-Dieter! I really like some of details- particularly the beggars! I like the way you've combined Classic Castle sets, Modern Castle sets, and your own creations. It's really funny that you made this, because a few weeks ago I shipped a Bricklink order to Cologne!

Thanks for the comments, guys! I guess my one or two hours didn't exactly go to waste. I'd say the hardest part was getting all 8 studs on the plates for the exploding engine. Oh, and ILikePi, it's Inconspicuous, not Inconspicious.

I had the idea to do a Geonosian Battle Pack, but an hour later I noticed that Rocky already made one. Am I allowed to make one as long as it's different, or does each battle-pack have to be a unique idea? Thanks in advance, (Sorry if this has been asked before.)

From your picture, I suggest that you use more natural light. I've found that many cats love the sunlight, so maybe a picture of Cirrus in the sun would be better.