The Lego Thread
 

Figured I'd get one of these started for any fans of Lego to share in discussion, share photos, creations, and find inspiration.

Lets discuss and see picks of some bricks!

Lego sure is getting interesting this year with the double whammy dream licenses of Lego Superheroes and the Hobbit, more great Star Wars stuff and awesome and imaginative non-licensed sets.

Has anyone seen the new Spring sets in stores yet? I was hoping to find some Lego Superheroes sets.

Yeah, I've seen most of them at Target.

I love Lego, but MAN, are they expensive!!

I've seen all the Batman Superhero sets except for the Joker funhouse one, which is the first one on my to get list. The Batcave is pretty cool too, and will definitely be in the pipeline for me at some point.

Yeah that's the bad thing. That's why I go through periods of buying lots of Lego and then totally ignoring it. Hell I just got in a $150 set yesterday :p

I absolutely love Legos, but I rarely buy them anymore. I usually get maybe one kit a year unless there's something that really catches my eye.

In fact, I actually got one yesterday: the Lex Luthor battle armor with Superman and Wonder Woman. I got it mainly for the minifigs, but I will be damned if it hasn't turned out to be one of the most fun kits I've ever assembled. This thing is crazy poseable and a whole lot of fun to mess around with.

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I have a family member who's a big Harry Potter fan, too, so I've bought her a few kits in the last couple years, mostly just the small things so she can get a wide range of characters.

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And occasionally I get to borrow them if I ask nicely.

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I saw the Super Star Destroyer at the Lego store in Rockefeller Center in NYC, that is a thing of beauty, but I didn't even bother checking out the price tag though :lol

Thanks for the info. The Joker Funhouse is definitely the top buy for me. Not only do I get FIVE minifigs, but I get five incredibly high-profile characters: The heroes Batman and Robin and three A-list villains in Joker, Harley Quinn and Riddler. Besides that, the set itself is great-looking, it's the first time in a while that I'm attracted to a set aside from the minifigs. Finally, all this for the attractive price of $39.99!

Since it's not out yet, I'll probably look for the Superman, Wonder Woman and Lex Luthor set. That one's a bargain too, thanks for the photos Switchblade!

Just got in my first big boy Lego set. I always eye these things in the store, in the catalog, online, but never pull the trigger due to just how pricey they are. And then there is plenty of regret when it disappears and the price has tripled on ebay. I've done some studying and research and decided on this one:

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Although I REALLY wanted the Maersk Ship (already gone) and the Maersk Train (still around), I decided on this entry in the modular series. I have long missed out on the Cafe Corner and Green Grocer, and those prices are ridiculous on eBay. I found out that Lego puts out one new entry in the modular series each year. And eventually the oldest one disappears for good and you are left to the secondary market to get them. Well the Fire House is the oldest right now, so I decided to go ahead and drop the coin and get it before I can't anymore. The Maersk Train will be next, followed by the Grand Emporium.

It feels real good to add this one to my collection. Now I just need to put together and appropriate work bench to work on Lego builds, and other geek miscellany (taking photos, doing dios, custom work, repairs, etc).

Sweet, hope to see photos soon! My friend is a fan of the modular series, so he got the emporium and another set (not sure, since I don't follow these "big boy" sets). Not sure if he has gotten this or not, but they're very worth it!

Co sign! I might get the yellow creator jet set. New X-Wing looks good. I also collect Hero Factory.

Very jealous of this as these modulars look like a lot of fun, I really want the corner market set.

But I'm really only into Lego for the Superheroes sets, so I'm trying to keep the leash tight on this part of the hobby. Did manage to get everything that's available including Joker's Funhouse (Lego Shop exclusive I believe). I missed building this stuff.

I've actually gotten my Daughter into Lego as well, got her some Lego City sets, and some blindbag minifigs for Christmas. It's nice to have something fun I can share with her that's not flippin pink.

Hero Factory is just epic. I was iffy, then I picked up Surge. I love him to death.

I don't know if I'll get any more of those. I love the Superman set, but everything else is just Batman and I already got a lot of Batman kits the first time around. If Lego wants more of my money they'll need to diversify the superhero line a lot more.

Next Lego Modular revealed to be the Town Hall!

New 2012 Lego Modular Building - Town Hall Images

Hey, has anyone found pictures of the Marvel sets yet? I really want to see those.

There aren't any pictures of actual sets yet, but here's a recent picture at the minifigures.

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Courtesy of From Bricks to Bothans.

I got the Lex Luthor Robot set today, and it is awesome! Can't wait to get more.

Dude did you see the new Surge? Looks awesome! I still need to get the 3.0 Bulk and Stringer. Dug their animal aesthetic.

I agree. Green Lantern sets would be cool, and a Hall of Justice!

Saw the new DC Heroes, think DC+Hero Factory. Got Batman and he's excellent.

Saw the Batmobile and Batwing set at Target yesterday

I prefer the 06 Batwing. Even comes with it's own stand! Batmobile I would dig if it was bigger, like could hold at least 2 people and was styled after the 89 movie version.

http://www.toyark.com/news/lego-toy-...listings-5209/

First Marvel listings and descriptions. I'm pumped!

Looking really nice! I'm really glad that one of them is a Doc Ock set, it's rather nostalgic to the old Lego Spider-man sets. Also, I'm really looking forward to the Captain America set, sounds like it will be cheap and AWESOME.

I don't know how much more awesome the X-Men set could be than what we know from the description.

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Lego unveiled the LotR minifigs at the UK Toy Fair today:

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I have been wanting these without really knowing it since I was in third grade. The thing that sucks is that I know these will be spread across at least three kits, most of which will be over $50. :(

Thanks for the photos, Switchblade! It's a shame we'll have to buy most of the sets, but from what I read from the reports from Toyfair UK, the sets are very well designed! Perhaps it's not too bad to buy most of them. :D

Anyhow, from Brickset, here's a list of all the first wave sets, as revealed:

9469, Gandalf Arrives: 2 minifigs: Gandalf and Frodo, Gandalf on horse and cart with fireworks and snake in the back. I think the price was £9.99.

9470, Shelob Attacks: 3 minifigs: Frodo, Samwise and Gollom! Gollum looked great, hunched over with movable arms, a bit like skeleton arms but different. Shelob the spider looks fantastic and scary!

9471, Uruk-Hai Army: 6 minifigs: Eomer, Rohan soldier and 4 Urak-Hai. The set consists of a small section of wall, a horse with moving legs and a small siege machine. The wall can be joined to the Helms Deep castle, apparently, so this will make a great battle pack to extend the castle and build your armies.

9472, Attack on Weathertop: 5 minifigs: Frodo, Merry, Aragorn and two Ringwaiths on horseback. The set builds a small section of Weathertop with spiral staircase and ruins at the top.

9473, The Mines of Moria: 7 minifigs: Pippin, Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, a cave troll and two Moria orcs. The set builds a selection of sub-assemblies for mine walls, doors, pedestals etc.

9474, The Battle of Helm's Deep: 8 minifigs: Gimli, King Theoden, Haldir, Aragorn and 4 Urak-Hai warriors. The castle itself is fairly substantial, complete with the 'side door' used to gain entry

9476, The Orc Forge: 5 orcs with a forge, various metalworking tools and weapons.

All descriptions are directly lifted from Brickset.

Thus, it seems that the sets necessary to complete the Fellowship are:

-9469, Gandalf Arrives - For Gandalf and Frodo
-9470, Shelob Attacks - For Sam (with bonus Gollum!)
-9472, Attack on Weathertop - For Aragorn and Merry (and Ringwraiths!)
-9473, The Mines of Moria - For Pippin, Legolas, Gimli and Boromir

4 sets in total, I guess I better start saving cash!

I was really hoping that the "Gandalf Arrives" set would include at least the facade for Bag End. Would have loved to see a Lego Bag End...maybe there will be some sort of Hobbiton abode in the future (I hope).

The official reveal of Gollum in Lego form!

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Images courtesy of fbtb.net

What do you think?

Wow, creepy, good creepy though, if there is such a thing

I will be PISSED if we don't get a Danger Room...let alone the X-Mansion WITH modular expandable danger room!

Also eager for Marvel Heroes Wolverine, Deadpool, and more! Come on you KNOW they will make those 2! A huge ass Sentinel would be great too...

WAIT

A construction set Sentinel FACTORY with Master Mold would be beast too!