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I'm kind of bummed to see how little interest there is in the themes that I like but at least I can go all in for Castle. It's proably going to be super fantasy castle stuff if it wins too. I am looking forward to complaining about it 
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Waltzing Along posted:Now that pego consolidated the castle votes id be curious if they did the same with stuff after classic space.
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Yeah truthfully I thought all pre-2000s space was just generically termed classic space until I saw it marked separately in that poll. The super early blue/grey/yellow stuff definitely wouldn’t be my pick for the highlight, although it was well before my time tbf.
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Feb 3, 2021 19:38
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I haven't looked at the numbers, but Ice Planet not winning in a landslide means the election was stolen.
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Feb 3, 2021 19:53
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I like the idea of classic space, but I probably wouldn't like what they do for it. They'd likely stick to the trans yellow windows and I really don't like that color. Going for a different color would piss off the nerds who want exactly the same classic space sets they used to have. Also, I'll be disappointed if something is done with Pirates considering that theme just got a few sets.
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Feb 3, 2021 20:01
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CommanderApaul posted:Bionicle gave us the parts that just let me build an official two legged pose-able mech with ACTUAL WORKING KNEES so I can't hate on it too much. Bionicle wins because all the MOC dudes wanna build dragon mech robot anime things and I ain’t complaining.
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Feenix posted:Bionicle wins because all the MOC dudes wanna build dragon mech robot anime things and I ain’t complaining. gently caress I really don't want Bionicle. That just isn't Lego to me. Castle, Classic Space or Pirates are all perfectly acceptable in my book.
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Feb 3, 2021 20:31
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MajorBonnet posted:Wasn't Bionicle one of the things that saved Lego? Or got it through their rough years? quote:The only reason the company survived was the incredibly lucky timing of the brilliant and very popular home grown Bionicle theme and the internally controversial decision to license and make Star Wars sets - which turned out to a very good idea. Jorgen Vig* was put in charge, he made the hard call and made redundancies, they slashed the number of parts down to 6000** (a figure that has grown, but we're still below well below the 2003 total) - the company reorganized and analyzed all costs, design was finally linked to manufacturing cost and re-focused on the core business of making construction sets. The unprofitable LEGO Computer games business was shut down. (Some of these guys returned to the UK and started their own company called Travellers Tales, they then licensed the LEGO computer game business and freed from LEGO management (who know nothing about computer games) they still make the LEGO computer games today - making good money for all involved - including LEGO.) **down from over 12,000 in 2003
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Feb 3, 2021 20:35
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...is that over 12,000 distinct shapes of LEGO brick?
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Oxyclean posted:What was the second try? RoboRiders I also think it's better to think of Slizers and RoboRiders as prototypes for Bionicle rather than Bionicle being the third attempt at the style, it was in planning for years before it was released. crazy eyes mustafa posted:And I really hate that large curved 1/4 panel from the Ice Planet and Spyrius bases being used as a giant windscreen. I find it to be a very decadent and inappropriate use of that piece. This I find really interesting. I've made several MOCs with that part as a windscreen and it always gets a good response, in part because the big M-Tron vehicle is such a popular set. What exactly is 'decadent and inappropriate' about it? And what do you consider an 'appropriate' use of that part?
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Feb 3, 2021 21:05
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Remastered Lego Island when?
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I don't get the love for ice planet. I think the colors are garish. I am not a fan of the black/green space stuff but neon orange, white and blue just makes my eyes scream. I think doing new space stuff would be good. Space sets in general sell better than average and it's okay to have stuff other than star wars. In terms of pure aesthetic, I think the western stuff has really stood the test of time. All those old sets still look good. Probably because western buildings were pretty simple. But kids aren't really into cowboys and indians any more so it's probably not something that would be popular for the youngsters. Also, lego movies/benny are still in kids minds so seeing lots of Benny figures and spaceships is likely to draw interest. And castles and dragons and fantasy are always going to be popular. So what I am saying is space castles with benny dragons.
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Feb 3, 2021 21:40
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xzzy posted:Yes, bioncle was an enormous success for them. Bionicle sucks but it was like Power Rangers or Ninja Turtles for people of a certain age. It shouldn't have been listed with the other themes because the appeal is barely related to Lego.
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Feb 3, 2021 21:52
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Waltzing Along posted:So what I am saying is space castles with benny dragons. This was pretty much Nexo Knights and it owned.
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Feb 3, 2021 21:59
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Best part of nexo knights was the mohawk demons. And the trans orange technic bits.
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Waltzing Along posted:I don't get the love for ice planet. I think the colors are garish. Yeah but trans orange chainsaws.
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Brawnfire posted:...is that over 12,000 distinct shapes of LEGO brick? shapes and color combinations/prints
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Feb 3, 2021 22:20
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There was a comment on one of their insta posts saying the medevial set listed is supposed to be a creator castle.
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Feb 3, 2021 22:22
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Captain Duvel posted:There was a comment on one of their insta posts saying the medevial set listed is supposed to be a creator castle. Yeah the product number means it's a 3-in-1
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Feb 3, 2021 22:25
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I wish Adventurers had placed higher, but I can't be too mad because we did just get a new one.
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Feb 3, 2021 22:25
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MajorBonnet posted:I haven't looked at the numbers, but Ice Planet not winning in a landslide means the election was stolen. Much like most voting, the results just provide me an overwhelming sense of loneliness. Seeing Ice Planet and Aquazone do so poorly lets me know the things I love are not as loved by others. As I think about it more I would have really loved some ranked choice voting on this. Lego could have easily done it.
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Feb 3, 2021 22:31
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veni veni veni posted:Bionicle sucks but it was like Power Rangers or Ninja Turtles for people of a certain age. It shouldn't have been listed with the other themes because the appeal is barely related to Lego. Some of us are of a certain age where classic space is that thing.
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Feb 3, 2021 23:01
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Ice Planet is objectively the best because it came out when I was 8.  And also this: Oxyclean posted:Yeah but trans orange chainsaws.
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Feb 3, 2021 23:20
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As a kid, I trusted Lego's vision of 2002 with the Ice Planet theme. The real 2002 aesthetic kinda sucked hard.
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I just finished the bottom floor of the new blacksmith and it's awesome. The tree makes great use of parts i would never expect in a tree.
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Earth posted:Much like most voting, the results just provide me an overwhelming sense of loneliness. Seeing Ice Planet and Aquazone do so poorly lets me know the things I love are not as loved by others. As I think about it more I would have really loved some ranked choice voting on this. Lego could have easily done it. Lego genres are like indie bands. If you like one that everyone else doesn't it's because it's clearly superior and everyone else is just wrong. But if they did figure it out and glom onto it, rocketing it to the top of the charts, then it's clearly too mainstream and you'd have to switch.
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tuo posted:shapes and color combinations/prints As an example, I'll use a part that only comes in a few colors, the minifigure hand fan.  This is part 93553, but it doesn't count as just 1 piece to LEGO because it comes in a few colors: black, dark red, and trans-clear. That's 3 unique design IDs: 4652470, 4618135, and 6156357. There's also a variation with a logogram print - element ID 27291 - in trans-clear, design ID 6157651. There's actually one more printed variant that I can't even find a design ID for that was part of a TRU Bricktober exclusive. The point is, this 1 part, available in 3 solid colors plus 2 printed variants, is considered 5 different parts in LEGO's library. This has a lot of ramifications when you consider questions like "why didn't LEGO just make part X in this other color to match this set better?" or "why did this design have to be a sticker, not a print?" (an entire sticker sheet is only 1 ID) Because every previously unused color/part combo is a new "piece" and any new print is also a new "piece" and designers get a limited budget of how many such new pieces they can introduce for a given set, theme, or season. Sometimes, sets even come in UNDER their budget, which is usually when you start getting pleasantly surprised by a unique printed piece in a set that otherwise uses a lot of stickers, or situations like the Ship In A Bottle set, where a bunch of internal hidden elements were previously-unseen dark turquoise pieces. They had extra parts in the budget and wanted to help reintroduce dark turquoise by making more pieces in that color.
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davebo posted:Lego genres are like indie bands. If you like one that everyone else doesn't it's because it's clearly superior and everyone else is just wrong. But if they did figure it out and glom onto it, rocketing it to the top of the charts, then it's clearly too mainstream and you'd have to switch. Then there's UFO
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The_Doctor posted:I’ll still bemoan the lack of any Hidden Side media. Looking at the sets, there’s clearly some well thought out lore behind it all, but they’ve never really explained it out to the public. It certainly wasn’t in the AR game. They made a bunch of animated shorts and some full episodes i think? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRNbTEZ7dhL3XtxdLVKfGOPuZgyNZd7CD
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Brawnfire posted:Then there's UFO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYfyZK1RoK8
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Cojawfee posted:I like the idea of classic space, but I probably wouldn't like what they do for it. They'd likely stick to the trans yellow windows and I really don't like that color. Going for a different color would piss off the nerds who want exactly the same classic space sets they used to have. Also, I'll be disappointed if something is done with Pirates considering that theme just got a few sets.
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Feb 4, 2021 02:47
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Chris Knight posted:Well don't forget classic space is really 3 styles: grey & blue with yellow windows, grey with green windows (not so much in Canada for whatever reason), and white & blue with blue windows. You forgot all grey which is the first year.
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_Gumby posted:They made a bunch of animated shorts and some full episodes i think? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRNbTEZ7dhL3XtxdLVKfGOPuZgyNZd7CD Holy poo poo, this is the first I’ve ever heard of these. Good job, Lego?
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Feb 4, 2021 03:13
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drgitlin posted:Some of us are of a certain age where classic space is that thing. That's not really the same thing.
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Feb 4, 2021 03:35
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It's weird how no one cares about futuron except for the monorail. Because when it was a new subtheme it was the poo poo. Space figures with visors! Little zippers on the torso! Futuristic white color scheme! The articulation of the sets were fun too. The plate hinges weren't terribly durable in a young kid's hands but the mechs they let you build were worth it.
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Feb 4, 2021 03:50
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Waltzing Along posted:You forgot all grey which is the first year.
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Feb 4, 2021 03:50
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You're all wrong, the best Lego theme is monster fighters.
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Cloks posted:You're all wrong, the best Lego theme is monster fighters. Wait... what? When was this a thing?
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fappenmeister posted:Wait... what? When was this a thing? Like 8 or 10 years ago. It was all steampunk mans vs Hammer horror monsters.
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