tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post7702673952704707532..comments2024-03-28T22:25:17.706+00:00Comments on New Elementary: LEGO® parts, sets and techniques: Our chief minifig is surpriseAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-75574657556113490752015-05-13T08:07:09.239+01:002015-05-13T08:07:09.239+01:00Wonderful review Jeremy. I was given a copy of th...Wonderful review Jeremy. I was given a copy of this set on May the 4th from a good friend and had basically the same experiences, except I've been actively watching Rebels (my trip to California last month for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim might have been mostly pushed by the chance to see 2 new episodes of Rebels season 2 almost 6 months early =-)<br /><br />The Inquisitor's lightsaber has some pretty cool tricks. In can be used as a single or double blade and the handguard forms a half circle but can split in half to make a full circle.. when open the blades can spin around the handguards and the Inquisitor was able to perform lightsaber throws with it in that mode. Rebels is a fun show, and it's first season was a lot stronger than the first season of Clone Wars, which matured into a fantastic show. CW matured with its audience and got pretty dark by season 5, while Rebels is a little more kid friendly but has already had implied beheadings and a suicide, so it's pretty badass itself. Having seen 2 episodes of season 2 i can only say that it's going to get even better. The sets haven't been too shabby (a battlepack of mustache stormies WITH a substantial vehicle build for $12.99??!!) <br /><br />This is a fun build and The Inquisitor figure almost rivals Darth Malgus for Dark Side cool-factormurphquakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855269706267258693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-64219868671330320472015-05-13T07:50:39.447+01:002015-05-13T07:50:39.447+01:00Or nice red uniforms?Or nice red uniforms?murphquakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855269706267258693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-74736831483534363882015-04-18T21:21:07.593+01:002015-04-18T21:21:07.593+01:00What, no reference to the Imperial Army's ruth...What, no reference to the Imperial Army's ruthless efficiency? Or fanatical devotion to the emperor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-81832182206319674032015-04-17T22:49:42.324+01:002015-04-17T22:49:42.324+01:00I LOVE the new hatch/window piece. It's a much...I LOVE the new hatch/window piece. It's a much better piece for the front windscreen of TIE Fighters than the bulky and weird cockpit piece of yesteryear, and the fact that it attaches from the side will make it a much better solution for windows AND circular hatches than the 6x6 radar dish. This seems to be somewhat of a trend—the summer City sets feature a new 4x4 domed windscreen, which already appears (albeit printed) as the head piece for the Hulkbuster armor in the Age of Ultron sets. And considering how difficult it can be to attach a part like the 4x4 dome while maintaining usable space inside, that's another change I can get behind.<br /><br />The windscreen piece from this set is also going to be used in Trans. Bright Bluish Violet with an energy swirl pattern in one of the summer Ultra Agents sets. And while we haven't seen any other sets with it yet, I can't wait to see it show up unprinted in both solid and transparent colors.<br /><br />As a final note, I wouldn't really consider the spring-loaded missile elements to be "flick-fire". That term referred to missiles that actually had to be pushed or "flicked" out of their housing to fire (both the older ones that used standard Technic axles, and the more recent variety that had a specially designed Technic element that attached to a normal axle hole). The new spring-loaded launchers require no such "flick", with only a slight downward nudge required to fire them with force. There's little doubt that it's much more effective than flick-fire missiles, although on sets where the missile isn't effectively encased (like this year's Ninjago Boulder Blaster), it can be very easy to fire them by accident if you accidentally nudge them when picking up or moving the set.Andrew Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723179808721244651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-10731318866510788362015-04-17T22:07:18.431+01:002015-04-17T22:07:18.431+01:00Great review Jeremy, as always - looks like a nice...Great review Jeremy, as always - looks like a nice set - and I agree, those hatches would be lovely in plain grey! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-1183566366680237792015-04-16T23:01:26.198+01:002015-04-16T23:01:26.198+01:00If you had two of the new trans-grey hatches, you ...If you had two of the new trans-grey hatches, you might be able to make some unusual Steampunk goggles. The handles are already in the right place. If you just have this set (and I'm assuming there's only one hatch in it), a monocle is always an option. Good review.<br />--Chaz FairbanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com