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To be fair, it might not be as big a deal as all that, considering that it's possible his victims could be revived if their Hero Cores were returned to them. Granted, he'd still have the same level of dark power as some soul-stealing fantasy villains, but that possibility might be explored as a way of reducing the lasting impact of his crimes. When you think of it as stealing a physical representation of his victims' souls rather than dismembering them and removing their innards, while he's still terrifying, some of the violent undertones are reduced. But of course some people might prefer the more violent interpretation. I'm just curious how it might be explored in the story, since so far Hero Factory has avoided "death" in most of its media and even the BIONICLE movies approached death more often as noble self-sacrifice than as characters just being one more notch on the weapon, so to speak. Of course, Hero Factory is not constrained by its previously-established tone, and if TLG wants to push the envelope a bit there's nobody really stopping them.

I'd say he'd look exactly the same as he does as Stormer XL, just with a different set name. After all, the Breakout heroes are not all of uniform size, so who's to say a "normal" hero can't be as tall as Stormer XL is in his set? Granted, he is unique in his size among the Breakout heroes, but when there is no uniform standard for the size of a "4.0" hero, there's no reason to assume that the 24-module-tall heroes and the 21-module-tall heroes are the only two sizes that could be "normal". Now, if you were to ask what he'd look like if he were a 21-module-tall or 24-module-tall Hero, I'd say he'd look about the same as he does in the set, just with a standard Breakout torso with the same chest pattern as the actual set and shorter legs (and smaller leg armor to accommodate). Probably standard 2.0 feet as well since he wouldn't need those massive two-toed feet for balance. If I end up getting Stormer XL, I definitely would want to modify it slightly to make his proportions a bit more to my liking. Like the 24-module-tall heroes, his legs seem a bit longer relative to the size of his torso than I'm comfortable with. But like the 24-module-tall heroes, my perceptions could change once I actually own him.

One of my most recent projects: (Sensei Wu and Lord Garmadon are upcoming-- still need to finish coloring them) Also, I drew this pic of Breez from Hero Factory during work last week:

The first entry of Lloyd Garmadon's Blog has been posted! Click here Pretty interesting. We now know the full name of Lloyd's boarding school and a few more things about what life was like there.

Shortcut to Part One: Hero Factory Shortcut to Part Two: Ninjago Shortcut to Part Three: City Shortcut to Part Four: Monster Fighters and Dino This year, I was able to go to the New York International Toy Fair for the first time as a representative of the BIONICLE wiki BIONICLEsector01 and its sister site HEROsector01. Together with fellow BS01/HS01 staff member Chols, who took most of the photos, I attended the LEGO Collectors Preview where representatives of LEGO fansites can view and photograph the new sets for an extended two-hour timeframe (our invitations unfortunately did not cover admission to the full three-day Toy Fair event, so externally-produced LEGO products like clocks and watches were not among the things we saw). Since our sites' normal coverage doesn't extend outside the constraction themes, we reached an agreement with Eurobricks to share with them our coverage of the LEGO Collectors Preview and all the sets and themes on display. Part four of our coverage is the new licensed theme LEGO Super Heroes, which is split up into two separate waves: a January wave featuring DC Universe Super Heroes, and a May wave featuring Marvel Super Heroes. This is a theme that could potentially have a very lengthy lifespan, since like LEGO's first perennial licensed theme, Star Wars, DC and Marvel Super Heroes are a permanent fixture in various media and, perhaps more importantly, on toy store shelves. The DC Universe Super Heroes were kind enough to greet us as we entered the LEGO booth, and Hulk was in the lobby to bid us farewell Six playsets (including one limited edition playset) from January's DC Universe Super Heroes wave were on display: 6857 The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape 380 pieces USD 39.99 CAD 49.99 Other currencies from Brickset This set is a Toys 'R' Us exclusive in the United States. Normally, these are not displayed at Toy Fair since it is, at its core, a trade show for retailers interested in stocking these products. However, exceptions were made this year for some sets from licensed themes. Minifigures in this set include Batman (blue suit), Robin, the Joker, Harley Quinn, and the Riddler. The figs on display here are preliminary-- the final minifigures have printed torsos, and the final minifigure of the Riddler has a medium stone grey (Bricklink's Light Bluish Gray) hat with a question mark print rather than an unprinted green hat. 6858 Catwoman Catcycle City Chase 89 pieces USD 12.99 CAD 15.99 Other currencies from Brickset The smallest set of the wave, this set's contents are simple, but it has a decent amount of play value. Besides the catcycle and figs, the set includes a street corner with a newspaper box, a traffic light, and several crates. Minifigures include Batman (blue suit, with a wing pack instead of a cape) and Catwoman. 6860 The Batcave 690 pieces USD 69.99 CAD 89.99 Other currencies from Brickset This is the flagship set of the January wave. There are lots of play features including flick missiles, sliding doors, and a function to "transform" Bruce Wayne into Batman. Also included are a Batcycle and a nice, beefy-looking mole tank. Minifigures include Bruce Wayne, Batman (black suit), Robin, Bane, and Poison Ivy. 6862 Superman vs. Power Armor Lex 207 pieces USD 19.99 CAD 24.99 Other currencies from Brickset I always envisioned Lex Luthor (from my pitiful knowledge of super hero comics) as a villain who doesn't get his hands dirty fighting the good guys, but evidently Lex Luthor fighting in a Kryptonite-powered exo-suit is not unheard of. This power armor is certainly beefy enough for kids to visualize as an even match for two super heroes. Minifigures include Lex Luthor, Superman, and Wonder Woman. 6863 Batwing Battle Over Gotham City 278 pieces USD 34.99 CAD 44.99 Other currencies from Brickset A simplified re-imagining of a set from the 2006 LEGO Batman theme, this set manages to cut down on the massive size of the original 7782, which is a pro for some and a con for others. The chief play features are the Batwing's flick missiles, the helicopter's bomb filled with "Joker Venom", a toxic laughing gas, and the helicopter's spinning rotor. Minifigures include Batman (black suit), the Joker, and one of the Joker's henchmen. 6864 The Batmobile and the Two-Face Chase 531 pieces USD 49.99 CAD 64.99 Other currencies from Brickset Another reimagining of a 2006 LEGO Batman set, this time 7781. Again the newer Batmobile is smaller than the previous version. The appearance of Two-Face, his truck, and his two henchmen in the character's traditional purple-and-orange color scheme is a point of contention for many LEGO Batman fans. Minifigures include Batman (black suit), Two-Face, two of Two-Face's henchmen, and a police officer. Additionally, three "constraction" sets from DC Universe were released in the January wave. These are based on the Hero Factory building system and depict the characters wearing enhanced "power armor". I ought to mention that discussion of these sets, other than discussion in response to this Toy Fair coverage, goes in the Eurobricks LEGO Action Figures subforum under the topic Superheroes 2012. 4526 Batman 40 pieces USD 14.99 CAD 17.99 Other currencies from Brickset Batman is probably the least robotic-looking of these figures, sticking to parts with smooth contours. Instead of a cape he has two mechanical glider wings. His weapon, a double-bladed Bat-Sword, uses dual-colored parts also featured in different colors in three Hero Factory sets this year. While System fans might see no value in these sets and Hero Factory fans might prefer more authentic depictions of the characters, it can't be forgotten that these are more accurate than many super hero action figures on the market, and inherently have more play value simply by virtue of being made from versatile LEGO bricks! 4527 The Joker 57 pieces USD 14.99 CAD 17.99 Other currencies from Brickset The Joker set suffers from being a character for whom power armor makes far less sense than the tech-savvy Batman, and from having a much more robotic-looking appearance to boot. But Hero Factory fans appreciate this set for providing parts in the rare color medium lilac (Bricklink's Dark Purple). The people setting up the LEGO booth at Toy Fair certainly had fun with this set, having him train his gun on the Caped Crusader who looks down at him from a higher display shelf. 4528 Green Lantern 38 pieces USD 14.99 CAD 17.99 Other currencies from Brickset Green Lantern is definitely one of the more attractive Super Heroes constraction sets, with lots of parts in the relatively rare but increasingly prominent color Bright Green. He also has a nicely-designed "morning star" light construct. All the Super Heroes constraction sets include a new "friction joint" that adds one module of length to any Hero Factory joint but makes the connection much sturdier, allowing for a figure to remain steady in a wider range of poses. Five playsets from the Marvel Super Heroes wave, due for a May release in the United States, were on display: 6865 Captain America's Avenging Cycle 72 pieces USD 12.99 CAD 15.99 Finalized image from cache.LEGO.com The Avengers sets at Toy Fair kept the new enemies for the film under wraps, but we have recently obtained high-res pics that reveal the sets in their entirety. I don't know if there will be a motorcycle in the film that resembles this one, and Google image searches for "Captain America's Motorcycle" tend to display more old-school motorcycle designs, but this design is still cool with its dark red shell and stickers displaying the insignias of Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. This set includes three minifigures: Captain America and two alien footsoldiers. 6866 Wolverine's Chopper Showdown 201 pieces USD 19.99 CAD 24.99 Finalized image from cache.LEGO.com This set's design is unusual and I'd appreciate a Marvel aficionado explaining if the chopper is based on an iconic vehicle or scene. As it is, while the helicopter design is nice and chunky, with obligatory flick-fire missiles (on adjustable-angle side turrets) and a cool bike for Wolverine, the real stars of this set are its three minifigures: Wolverine, Magneto, and Deadpool. This was the most finalized of the Marvel playsets at Toy Fair, perhaps because since it is not based on the film The Avengers TLG didn't have anything to hide. 6867 Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape 181 pieces USD 19.99 CAD 24.99 Finalized image from cache.LEGO.com My poor knowledge of the upcoming Avengers film keeps me from judging this set based on accuracy. However, the S.H.I.E.L.D. truck uses SNOT techniques for a wonderfully chunky aesthetic (if you can't tell by now I like chunky LEGO vehicles-- the Agents theme was a favorite of mine). Minifigures in this set include Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Loki. The minifigures here are all preliminary, but based on the finalized images we've seen, they are all well-designed. Loki's staff is made of a sai from Ninjago and a staff from Pharaoh's Quest, which together form a unique and cohesive-looking weapon that truly matches his aesthetic and approximates the staff he wields in the recent movie Thor. 6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout 389 pieces USD 49.99 CAD 64.99 Finalized image from cache.LEGO.com The Helicarrier is a massive setting on par with the Batcave, so TLG can be forgiven for here interpreting it as a setting rather than as a vehicle. The main structure has wonderful symmetry, with a prison cell for Loki as the centerpiece. A button above the cell causes the front to pop open. Computer screens have various displays, including a technical diagram of Loki's staff and a computer game that resembles Space Invaders. The jet included is very sleek-looking and well-armed with flick missiles. Minifigures in this set include Thor, Hawkeye, Hulk, and Loki. 6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle 735 pieces USD 69.99 CAD 89.99 Finalized image from cache.LEGO.com This is the flagship set for the Marvel wave. This strongly resembles other Quinjet toys being released to tie in with the Avengers film, although most other Quinjet toys feature yellow trim and Avengers branding rather than blue trim and S.H.I.E.L.D. branding. It's possible that this set is inspired by an earlier scene from the movie than other Quinjet toys coming out this year. Features include an opening cockpit, opening rear hatch, deployable drone, adjustable-angle wings, and flick-fire missiles. Minifigures include Iron Man, Black Widow, Thor, Loki, and an alien footsoldier. Additionally, three "constraction" sets based on Marvel's The Avengers are due for release in May. As with the DC Universe constraction sets, these depict the heroes in "power armor". 4529 Iron Man 44 pieces USD 14.99 CAD 17.99 Iron Man is the character who looks most natural in high-texture "power armor", since he officially wears power armor of a sort anyway . Hero Factory fans will appreciate this set for its many useful bright red and warm gold parts, but it's also an attractive-looking set on its own. 4530 Hulk 39 pieces USD 14.99 CAD 17.99 Hulk's set has been a disappointment to a lot of people. It uses bright yellowish green for his skin rather than the bright green used for Green Lantern's power armor, which to some people looks inauthentic. And Hulk's power armor is placed sporadically, so he has metallic armor plates primarily on his waist and shoulders. However, it uses an innovative build to create Hulk's bulging physique, and I'm sure LEGO fans of all stripes understand how corners probably had to be cut to keep a character this massive at the same price point as the other Super Heroes constraction sets. 4597 Captain America 44 pieces USD 14.99 CAD 17.99 The Captain America set is a bit divisive. His color scheme is well-organized, and I couldn't imagine a better shield. But his power armor looks heavy and awkward, not streamlined like Green Lantern's. Still, his design is mostly very authentic, with a costume and gear very much in line with official media depictions. That wraps it up for the Super Heroes sets displayed at Toy Fair! Next up, we'll be covering the goings-on at Heartlake City with LEGO Friends!

Actually, having seen the newer horses at Toy Fair, I think that all the old horse accessories should work just fine on the new horses. I could be wrong, but while the faces are slightly more complex, the overall sizes of the heads and bodies have stayed roughly the same.

My comment wasn't entirely directed at you. Other members use "ABS" to refer to non-Chinese plastic, which bothers me. I don't think non-Chinese-made Davy Jones figs exist. I say they're almost to the same quality as TLG's plastic from other locations. I recognize that it's slightly different. That doesn't mean that I think TLG's plastic from other suppliers is inherently better. In truth any differences in opacity between Chinese-made figs and figs made elsewhere are perfectly irrelevant to me unless I intend to make a MOC with an extremely bright backlight. Under normal light (at least, the light I use in my building area or the light that I'm used to at conventions) differences in consistency are almost imperceptible. Personally, I think saying quality is not well understood in China is a bit biased. I think the tendency towards lower quality in Chinese-made products is a management problem. After all, if TLG can make LEGO bricks in countries all over the world, surely they could ensure the same quality control in a country that happens to be known for cheap products? There are a number of reasons Chinese parts have different quality. One is that unlike most of their production facilities, TLG doesn't actually own the one in China-- they lease it from another company, last I heard. So they might have a bit less authority over codes and standards there than elsewhere. The main reason for the different consistency of plastic, however, is because China has manufacturing laws that require a certain amount of material to come from domestic sources. In most countries, while TLG uses dyes from multiple suppliers, their plastic all comes from a single supplier. In China, however, they were forced to use, yes, Chinese plastic. Truth be told, I love my collectible minifigures, and never feel I'm buying an inferior product when I purchase them. And I know that inferior products exist because I owned this set in 2005, which had the worst color quality I've ever seen in a LEGO product. That set was far before Chinese production of LEGO parts began, and no Chinese-made part to pass through my fingertips has had the same horrid quality as some of those standard-issue parts.

I'm fairly confident that Pirates of the Caribbean is not gone for good. It has to be considered that in the toy business, licensed toys don't necessarily work the same way as non-licensed ones. So, for instance, if Ninjago went away and the cartoon ended, it probably wouldn't come back. But movie merchandise always tends to peak when there is a movie soon to appear in theaters. So it's not unreasonable to think LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean was successful-- just not successful enough for TLG to maintain strong sales when there isn't a movie doing all of the product's advertising for them. Look in a typical toy store, and there will ALWAYS be Star Wars merchandise, or super hero merchandise, or Cars merchandise. Scoff at Cars all you like, but it's the most successful Pixar franchise by far in terms of merchandise, and was selling products from the time the original Cars came out for years before there was even any sign that "Cars 2" was immediately over the horizon. And sales continue to this day, both in LEGO and non-LEGO merchandise. The same isn't true for some other franchises like Indiana Jones or Pirates of the Caribbean, which will blossom on store shelves when a movie is due for release soon and then wither by the time the year is out. Spongebob Squarepants has been far less of a constant presence in LEGO than Star Wars, but it's still one of those perennial licenses. There are kids who aren't even dedicated Spongebob fans who buy Spongebob merchandise due to the character's iconic status in pop culture. And while fans will rant about the quality of the episodes decreasing, Spongebob as a character has demonstrated immense staying power. Spongebob is of course also a slightly different case than these other examples, since that license is based on a TV show which always runs rather than a movie franchise that enters the public consciousness in short bursts, but it's easy to see why the Spongebob license had more staying power than the Avatar: The Last Airbender license: the Spongebob franchise simply moves more merchandise, full stop. This effect is visible with the Harry Potter theme as well. In the early installments of the Harry Potter franchise, merchandise was everywhere. You could get any product you imagined with Harry Potter branding, and this was the case even before the movies were released. It seemed destined to be a "perennial" product like Star Wars. But with later installments its merchandise became more like typical movie merchandise, and likewise the LEGO sets began to disappear when there wasn't a movie in theaters. Harry Potter has probably passed its peak now that there are no other films planned for the franchise. But I think there's a very strong chance that when another Pirates of the Caribbean movie draws near, another line of LEGO PotC will come with it. Even if it's not a perennial license like Star Wars or Cars, it's certainly got enough brand-name recognition and critical acclaim to keep the movies coming for a while, and I'm sure the LEGO sets will follow suit.

I can sort of understand why some people prefer baseplates to smaller regular plates (I prefer regular plates myself for most applications). However, in many ways I think road plates are an outdated relic that in many ways we're well rid of. People complain about many modern parts being large and overspecialized (hey look! There's now a filter on that word for oversized, overspecialized parts! Well done, EB staff!), but road plates are some of the largest parts around and they are usually designed to serve exactly one purpose: acting as a road. For TLG, there's always been the option of printing them differently for use as rivers, unpaved roads, etc, but the end user does not have those same options. They are forced to create grid streets with few options regarding the size of a city block, and beyond that, even many classic Town sets were not designed to function well in layouts based on these road plates (it is difficult to connect most "driveway plates" to a road plate without having to drive over a studded curb). Buildings on individual plates or baseplates can be arranged in any layout, and a more versatile road can be custom-made using newsprint or cardboard and paint. Many AFOLs build their own custom roads using SNOT techniques. I personally believe a road design using parts like these printed with patterns like road stripes and crosswalks would be ideal, as one could create modular 2-lane roadways that are much more customizable than the grid streets with fixed-size blocks that builders are forced to use with traditional baseplates. I even have some sketches on LDD demonstrating a simple design that would allow these smaller "road tiles" to be used with sets from the modular buildings series without having to transplant those sets from their original baseplates. I'd definitely appreciate it if TLG would actually go to the effort to release a replacement for the old, outdated road plate concept for use with their existing sets. But even then, I think including this replacement in a lot of sets would be a waste-- a supplementary pack would be sufficient, IMO. It's easy enough for kids to imagine a road (they do it with most vehicle sets that don't include buildings anyway), and road plates (being large, printed parts) are without a doubt fairly expensive compared to the smaller, more versatile plates used as bases in many of today's sets. LEGO sets are already extremely expensive, and of all the things to drop from the sets to bring the prices down to more reasonable levels, I think road plates are one of the most expendable.

Supported. I would get at least four copies of this set: one for my immediate family and three for some of the Scrabble lovers in my extended family! I imagine this would be relatively cheap to produce, thanks to all the duplicate parts (and the fact that the parts are all simple). There'd be a lot of printed parts, but the LEGO Brick Calendar set shows that a set with 26 or more printed parts exclusive to it is not outside TLG's ability. This model has 351 parts by my count. It'd have a somewhat significant licensing cost, I'm sure, but I could easily see myself forking over 40-50 dollars for this baby. Great idea, and I wish it the best of luck!

Great review! I feel this set was really well-designed. They managed to simplify it and make it much sturdier than the model from the original proposal, but the end result is still full of amazing details. I like all the information in the instruction booklet as well.

It appears in at least one of the Lord of the Rings sets later this year (I forget which one). It was seen at Toy Fair in New York.

Alright, I need to comment on some of the misconceptions I'm seeing here. All of LEGO's factories use ABS plastic. Most of them also use other plastics for parts where ABS would be less effective. And many companies other than TLG use ABS. ABS isn't a specific word for the magical formulation of plastic TLG has used for so many years (which, btw, is frequently adjusted in small ways)-- it's a general term for plastic with that sort of chemical makeup. So there's never been an issue of "Chinese plastic vs. ABS"-- minifigure torsos from China are made of ABS just like all other min A figure's parts being rubbbery has nothing to do with whether they're made in China, although parts with advanced printing are often made in China since their production processes are often more up-to-date and they can produce a greater volume of parts at a lower cost. Parts in individually-sealed bags are also usually from China. The easiest way to judge if a set may contain Chinese-made parts is whether it lists China among the countries of manufacture on the packaging. Some sets, like the Minifigures theme, have only Chinese-made parts. Others, like Ninjago spinner sets and certain battle packs, include a mix of Chinese-made parts and parts from other countries. I have never heard of the Chinese ABS being less durable than other countries' ABS. I have not experienced any problems with my collectible minifigures breaking, while I have had other minifigures from before the introduction of Chinese production develop cracks in their arms. However, I have heard it recommended that you don't switch Chinese-made minifigures' arms around as this can make the connection looser. This is just common sense, as TLG does not approve of switching minifigures' arms around in the first place. Part of the reason torsos, arms, and hands come pre-assembled is that separating them damages the connection with any figs no matter where they come from, although with Chinese-made minifigures the damage may be more immediate. It's also not totally clear if the differences of resiliency in Chinese-made torsos and arms are based on differences in the plastic or differences in the molds, since the Chinese facility uses newer minifigure part molds than the company's other factories. Personally, I have no problem with TLG producing parts in China. They've managed to bring the quality of the figs to the point where it's mostly identical to other figs, and there is the potential that Chinese minifigures' quality will continue to improve. But I'm not here to debate whether Chinese production is good or bad; I just wanted to clear up some of these tired misconceptions that have been floating around since near when Chinese-made minifigures first began to surface.

Yes, a minifigure can hold a laptop like that. So that's almost certainly what it is. The Caveman's hair could be either Reddish Brown or Dark Brown. It's hard to tell.

I see you're new here! Make sure to introduce yourself in the Hello! My name is... subforum, and welcome to Eurobricks! There was a very big discussion on this on BZPower recently. I almost offered to recommend the parts for them here, but I couldn't phrase it any way that effectively skirted the "no mentioning sites with forums" rule while still making it clear what I was offering. The problem with those 2001 BIONICLE parts is that it would take a lot of them to be able to do much with them. But anyway, here's a list of those that would be well-appreciated by that more nostalgic segment of the BIONICLE fan community: Let's call these ten "high priority". They constitute all of the basic parts and some of the specialized parts needed to build the first two BIONICLE sets released, 8534 Tahu and 8540 Vakama. Their parts are also the foundation for all of the twelve "Toa" and "Turaga" sets from 2001. These next ten would be lower priority. They are weapons and masks that allow for building more diverse characters, and allow the remaining five Toa characters from 2001 to be completed: I'll forego expanding the list further, because these parts would be more than enough to satisfy the nostalgia of many BIONICLE fans, and more parts could always be requested at a later time.

I apologize if my claims seemed like straw man arguments, but it still seems outright ludicrous to me that every good character, location, or concept is destined to get an evil counterpart. You call this a "foregone conclusion" with nothing to back up your claim. Is a Villain Recon Team also a foregone conclusion, then? If this example is also a "straw man" argument, then explain to me why the concepts of a "Villain Factory" and "Villain Recon Team" are not truly comparable, because to me they seem to follow the exact same chain of reasoning.

This is a nice set with lots of nice parts. I am surprised by the appearance of Transparent Pink Glitter parts here, as I was not aware that color was still in production. You really do learn something new every day!

Good observation! I don't expect the most from this book-- certainly not the exclusive stories and hand-drawn illustrations we saw in the BIONICLE Level 3 Readers-- but perhaps it might hvae decent info or images. By the way, has everyone seen the Breakout movie clips Gatanui posted on BZPower? I just caved and watched the one with the conclusion. I'm not planning to watch all of them, and I'm sure others would also rather wait to hear them in their native language, so I'mma keep my comments (as few as they are) spoilered:

I thought I had posted the Galactic Enforcer already... guess I hadn't. I'll check later today if I have it completed and post what I have, even though now I guess you no longer need it from me.

What makes you assume it's rubbery? It looks like a different texture in the prototype pics because it is a rapid-prototyped piece much like Iron Man's helmet, and there's no reason to assume it will be like that in the final set. Rapid-prototyped pieces commonly have appeared at ToyFair in place of finalized BIONICLE pieces that turned out to be either ABS or a smooth softer plastic that could hardly be told from ABS without feeling it. High-res pics are cool.

Because they needed stock character models and had to use what they had. No seriously. Same reason why Von Ness showed up in the press conference in Ordeal of Fire.

I had the same problem on Firefox 10. I imagine that's a glitch that has yet to be worked out.

From what I've heard, the most likely scenario is that the Car Park is a limited edition/store exclusive set. With a few exceptions (like one or two sets from licensed themes), no limited edition sets were on display at Toy Fair, which makes sense because it is at its core a trade show where retailers look at the upcoming selection of products and decide which ones they want to stock. To display sets that will not be available to most retailers wouldn't make much sense in that regard. I don't tend to buy LEGO City sets so I wasn't really paying much attention to the price per piece on most of them. Is this a general recent trend, or something new for this year? Regardless, the Great Vehicles sets are some of the best in terms of price-per-piece, which could be partly because they include fewer large bricks and plates and partly for market-related reasons.

This proposal is one of the most curious ones I've chosen to support, because it's one of the only ones that's both likely to reach the support threshold and unlikely to make it past the review stage. It'd be a miracle if it actually got made, since TLG and Hasbro are fierce competitors, but even if it gets turned down it'll be interesting to see how TLG reacts to a popular proposal with such serious roadblocks in the review stage. My twin brother suggests that it might work better if made as a Duplo product, since to my knowledge Hasbro does not have any preschool building toy of their own. Even if it fails, perhaps it'll send a message to Hasbro to step up their game when it comes to their Kre-O products. Even in a non-pony theme, figures that don't look as disturbing as the Kreon designs would be an all-around good thing.