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Hell yea Droideka
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Butterfly Valley posted:New podracing diorama:
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Apr 15, 2024 15:42
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I know creating an epic action sequence full of danger is part of the thrill of that goofball fantasy sport but I'm not sure that orange podracer could physically fit through that arch.
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Apr 15, 2024 16:01
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Butterfly Valley posted:They're going all-in on Phantom Menace huh? There's also a new brickheadz lineup of like 6 characters on top of the recent sith interceptor. Yes, because... Big Mean Jerk posted:It’s the 25th anniversary of TPM’s release Which means all of the kids who were introduced to the SW universe through Phantom Menace and hold a fondness for it that is neither deserved nor well understood are hitting the age where they've got disposable income. Also: I kinda dig the cockpit on that Interceptor.
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Apr 15, 2024 16:30
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I grew up with the special editions of the original trilogy so thankfully that was, and still is, my predominant star wars love. I will say though that of all the prequels imo Phantom Menace has the most beautiful and interesting designs and imagery, helped by the fact that it feels a bit more real than a lot of the CGI mess to follow, and the really interesting contrast in aesthetics between its sleek and shiny ships and the scuffed up, lived-in vehicles of the OT. I never got the rabid love people have for everything to do with the clone troopers and dropship and basically any of the ships from 2 or 3.
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Apr 15, 2024 16:42
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I think podracing was one of the best parts of the prequels (and stupidest, but they're still super cool too), and I like the diorama, but for the price they're asking, I think I'd rather bricklink the pod parts, try my hand at making a couple more, and maybe make my own long-boy scenery display at some point. The official base/scenery doesn't do much for me.
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Apr 15, 2024 17:19
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I am ready to be podracing right next to the speeders on endor
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Apr 15, 2024 17:24
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They don't have the four-armed guy with the green spaceship I always played as on the Nintendo 64 game so I shall not be wasting my money. Lego has lost a customer this day!
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Apr 15, 2024 17:32
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SkeletonHero posted:They don't have the four-armed guy with the green spaceship I always played as on the Nintendo 64 game so I shall not be wasting my money. Lego has lost a customer this day! The Shokan people have cut diplomatic ties with Lego over this raging insult.
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Apr 15, 2024 19:15
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Butterfly Valley posted:I never got the rabid love people have for everything to do with the clone troopers and dropship and basically any of the ships from 2 or 3. i think those people were the ones that grew up with the clone trooper cartoon that came out in 2003, and then the followup 3d one in 2008 that featured ahsoka. so zoomers born in like 96 and later
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Apr 15, 2024 19:17
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Ok, I'll buy the podcaster diorama.
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Apr 15, 2024 19:58
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Cojawfee posted:Ok, I'll buy the podcaster diorama. Me too, I think it looks great and I’m a sucker for podracers.
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Apr 15, 2024 20:16
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drat, I want that TIE Interceptor
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Apr 15, 2024 20:24
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Cojawfee posted:Ok, I'll buy the podcaster diorama. the only one i got on launch was the trench run, the rest i all picked up way after the fact when walmart/target was clearing inventory and got them like $10-20 off which, across the board for all dioramas, feels way more fair
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Apr 15, 2024 21:16
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Habibi posted:and hold a fondness for it that is neither deserved nor well understood Lmao gently caress off with this dumb gatekeeping poo poo. One person’s fondness and nostalgia for something doesn’t need to be qualified to anyone else.
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Apr 15, 2024 22:00
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Lmao gently caress off with this dumb gatekeeping poo poo. One person’s fondness and nostalgia for something doesn’t need to be qualified to anyone else. My opinion on TPM is not stopping you from buying a pod-racing diorama. Might be better than posting, actually.
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Apr 15, 2024 22:18
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Habibi posted:My opinion on TPM is not stopping you from buying a pod-racing diorama. Might be better than posting, actually. The problem wasn’t your opinion of TPM, the problem was your opinion of other people who might like TPM.
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Apr 15, 2024 22:55
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Xenomrph posted:The problem wasn’t your opinion of TPM, the problem was your opinion of other people who might like TPM. TPM is real bad though and people's re-visionary fondness for it is clouded by nostalgia or astroturfed prequel memes. It and the other prequels don't really deserve the like that they get
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Apr 15, 2024 23:02
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The thing is young kids that saw it when it was new they had no preconceived notions. It was just the biggest media release for that particular chunk of time and had relentless marketing and toy deals. To that group, it's nostalgia. Nothing wrong with that.
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Apr 15, 2024 23:05
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xzzy posted:The thing is young kids that saw it when it was new they had no preconceived notions. It was just the biggest media release for that particular chunk of time and had relentless marketing and toy deals. yeah. people are allowed to like things that aren't good or trashy. theres a bunch of poo poo that i like that i recognize is not 'good' or particularly well made. but its also fine for other people to recognize and point out that whatever thing isn't good and find it baffling that people enjoy it
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Apr 15, 2024 23:15
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Xenomrph posted:The problem wasn’t your opinion of TPM, the problem was your opinion of other people who might like TPM. I don't think " the problem" was either one of those things since my ire was aimed at the movie, not the people who enjoy it. I don't think there's anything wrong with you for liking TPM. People like bad movies all the time. I like a few myself.
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Apr 15, 2024 23:16
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Habibi posted:Which means all of the kids who were introduced to the SW universe through Phantom Menace and hold a fondness for it that is neither deserved nor well understood seems like a judgment of the people who like TPM  Even if that’s not how you meant it, it’s how it came across. As for me, I think TPM is fine. I’ve warmed on it over the years, I thought it was okay when it came out but didn’t hold a candle to the OT, and when I rewatched it last year there were parts I really liked and parts that I’m not sure have aged super gracefully, but then other parts that weren’t as bad as I remembered them. If people like it or consider it “their” Star Wars, thumbs up. Xenomrph fucked around with this message at 23:42 on Apr 15, 2024 |
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Apr 15, 2024 23:36
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Lego needs to put out some new X-men sets now that it turned out the new show isn't just nostalgia bait. Give me a sentinel that is designed to break apart but be easy to reassemble. Unlike my pagani car, which my kid added rocket thrusters and missiles to and has dropped a couple of the brand new 1 x 1 x 2/3 with Side Stud pieces from it on the floor (stepped on them last night)
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Apr 15, 2024 23:48
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There was a rumor of a big rear end Xavier mansion set.
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Apr 15, 2024 23:54
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Does he have a big rear end cuz he's sitting down all the time?
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Apr 15, 2024 23:55
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deoju posted:There was a rumor of a big rear end Xavier mansion set. Generally people call him a jerk.
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Apr 16, 2024 00:21
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Xenomrph posted:“other people shouldn’t like the think I don’t like, and the reason they like it is because they don’t understand it like I do; if they truly understood what they thought they were liking, they wouldn’t like it.” Certainly, if you take my real words and replace them with a whole new and different set of words, I can see how that might come across. Anyway. TIE Interceptor looks dope, but can't help but feel that for the same piece count and $60 less, the Y Wing looks way more imposing. Inflation is crazy.
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Apr 16, 2024 00:21
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deoju posted:There was a rumor of a big rear end Xavier mansion set. He's not in '97!
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Apr 16, 2024 00:22
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I still kick myself I never got the original Technic Droideka, a shame this one seems less complex and adjustable.
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Apr 16, 2024 00:56
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Didn't see it posted yet, the next mini Ninjago City set is up, only 2300 points this time.
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Apr 16, 2024 04:16
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deoju posted:There was a rumor of a big rear end Xavier mansion set. Yeah, it's out this summer and is all but confirmed. Lego leaks tend to be pretty reliable, especially when multiple sources back them up.
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Apr 16, 2024 10:40
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lol the Interceptor is £200 there's no way I'm buying that
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Apr 16, 2024 11:44
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Pod Racing set is real good but I am not sure how I feel about the pieces representing Anakin and Sebulba. Mostly cause it's wide open. It was a neat easter egg in the Super Star Destroyer but is hidden.
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Apr 16, 2024 14:30
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:lol the Interceptor is £200 there's no way I'm buying that What's really funny is: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-force-of-creativity-5008878 this book for 150 bucks. Vintersorg posted:Pod Racing set is real good but I am not sure how I feel about the pieces representing Anakin and Sebulba. Mostly cause it's wide open. It was a neat easter egg in the Super Star Destroyer but is hidden. IDK why they weren't minifigs, would the scale be that much bigger?
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Apr 16, 2024 14:53
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HootTheOwl posted:$220 for the interceptor is a bit much but I'm still gonna buy it. my view is that I'll never take it apart, so I am better served buying the high quality bandai model kit for ~£60
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Apr 16, 2024 14:56
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HootTheOwl posted:IDK why they weren't minifigs, would the scale be that much bigger? Yes?
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Apr 16, 2024 15:20
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Vintersorg posted:Pod Racing set is real good but I am not sure how I feel about the pieces representing Anakin and Sebulba. Mostly cause it's wide open. It was a neat easter egg in the Super Star Destroyer but is hidden. They've been doing this in sets for years now long before the SSD. A bunch of the GWP for previous May 4th sets have the same principle. Edit: Battle of Endor 2019, Lars family homestead from 2021, Death Star II last year etc Butterfly Valley fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Apr 16, 2024 |
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Apr 16, 2024 15:21
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Oh, I know that hehe That was just the most recent one I could think of. It looks odd to me here - I wonder how it would look with just the heads there. Something like a kart racer. Might be worth getting those minifig heads and putting them on. 
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Apr 16, 2024 15:35
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HootTheOwl posted:What's really funny is: How dare you besmirch the product that will be giving us… A coked-out marketer at Lego posted:…development art for an unreleased LEGO® Star Wars™ Zam Wesell minifigure (2020)…
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HootTheOwl posted:$220 for the interceptor is a bit much but I'm still gonna buy it. quote:IDK why they weren't minifigs, would the scale be that much bigger?
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