Scorpion

I second the "stickyation" of this thread. It righteously deserves it.

What about the Atlantis Transformer? Has anyone heard anything else about it? When does it come out?

Space, Town and Aquazone. That's pretty much it.

Yes, please! And this marvellous hinge to go with it! Also, the classic city sunroof, adapted to the new clicky system, of course, as well as various Classic Space canopies. And this 90's space cockpit, while we're at it. Scorpion out!

Poor Bojan, all this trouble only to be mercilessly ninja'd by the LDD team... He never had a chance... Here's to you, Bojan! Nonetheless, muchas gracias for the bit-jockeys at LEGO! They earned their pay!

Yay, I'm two jetbikes! Also, a Jedi... Scorpion

Keep the faith, Bojan! There's nothing that sufficient quantities of duck tape, WD-40, and/or C4 can't fix!

What he said. Due to the mods' and Bojan's requests, I will no longer distribute the file. Sorry, guys.

Oh. My bad. I should send the damned thing to the mechanic! BTW, to the Mods: I think this merits Frontpage status, doesn't it?

My sarcasm detector is tingling...

Aww, they're getting rid of the smiley face and the classic tire... :(

Hi there! As a LDD user, I can't but wonder what is Lego up to with LDD. I've heard rumours about the parts availability for LDD (and consequently PAB) being radically expanded when Lego Universe goes online (something about being able to buy the models you make in game). Is this true? Will the part selection be expanded? If so, when can we expect that? Does Lego has plan for "unlocking" the hidden parts in LDD, or will you leave it for moders like Bojan? BTW, will you sanctify Bojan's MOD? Just wanted to get some feedback from the other side of the curtain... Scorpion

You're not alone, guys. Only this week I had the first sighting of the raid vpr here in Portugal!

PM me your e-mail adress, I'll send it to you. Scorpion

As it should be! If I want just the friggin Space Police cruiser, why should I be forced to buy a crappy OPFOR model thrown in as an afterthorught too?

I beg to differ! In 90's Space, you could distinguish each theme by the design motif! Blacktron II had spherical cockpits, Ice Planet had mostly rovers and rocket launchers, Spyrius had flying saucers and robots, etc... You don't need curves to have different designs! Now that you mention it, maybe that's one of the reasons why I dislike SP3. It reminds me of bad sci-fi shows with flying cars and desintegration rays, while 90's space is much more Hard Science Fiction, with more realistic (for a toy) spaceships and space suits and moonrovers and etc.. SP3 is Buck Rogers, 90's Space is 2001: A Space Odyssey. They're a few years before my time. The earliest I caught was Futuron.

All we need now is a minifig beret and a minifig head with glasses and moustache and we can have minifig Mythbusters!

What? Early 90's Space allways had 3 factions: 1 Space Police (I & II), 1 "bandit" (Blacktron I & II) and 1 civilian line (Futuron, M-Tron, Ice Planet 2002)! Where did you get the idea of "single-faction themes" in early 90's Space?

Oh, this! A million times this! Back when those panels started appearing in Technic sets, they allready looked fishy to me. I guess it's because the concept of those panels goes against the fundamental characteristic of LEGO: modularity. Taking your example, while a flat wing panel can be used as a wing, a part of a larger wing, it can be sandwiched between two bricks, joined with another one to make the tip of an airplane, in essence, be a part of a model, be something you can build on, the only thing you can do to the technic panels is attach them to a model. Are they flashier? Yes. Are they prettier? Yes, but they lack the connectivity to other lego the other elements had...

It's under the Technic button, IIRC. Down towards the bottom of the Technic parts list.

On the contrary, I hope it gets replaced by a better Space theme. It wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't as good as space themes from the early 90's...

I really don't see much of Ice Planet 2002 on 4chan. But then again, I don't usually hang out on /toy/... Check the attachment.. :P Don't fear us. Join us... :D Scorpion

In the last few years, Lego models have begun concerning themselves with aesthetics. While up to the mid-90's Lego models were made with sharply angled brick, the recent (well, with more than a decade, but still...) trend has been toward rounder, smoother bricks. That has lead to the loss of many favorite bricks, especially in the space theme. The 6x6 Octogonal Canopy has all but disapeared, the 10 x 4 x 2 1/3 Canopy is gone (though that is also the result of the abandonement of the finger hinge system). I see the new SP3 sets, and though it is obviously inspired by and an attempt to get back to the Golden Age of Lego (Space), it just doesn't feel right. Why? I don't know. Somehow, they seem cartoonish in a way that Blacktron or M-tron never did. Maybe it's the garish colours. Maybe it's the more rounded aesthetic that crushes my suspension of disbelief. Somehow, the more rugged, chunky models of the early 90's made the Legos more believable as something that can actually operate in deep space, instead of looking like a concept car for a sports vehicle. The Space Police minifgs with oxygen tanks and an open helmet didn't help either (thank Zeus they fixed that in the 2nd year!). /rant I'm a conformist!! Scorpion P.S.: How the hell do you make a poll?

In the first pages of this topic (2nd page, I believe) there's a link to an article by a LEGO representative saying they don't mind people MOD LDD, 'cause that will improve their product. Nonetheless, it's great that Bojan is activelly trying to get LEGO on the boat with us. Go go, Bojan Pavsic! More power to you for unlocking the mystical secrets of LDD! I look forward to the next version of your magic file! EDIT: Here is teh post: Linky!

Started to play, but uninstalled the mofo. It's effin' boring!