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Actually it's not a sure thing; often there are multiple bags with the same number... But to my knowledge the best way to find out is to look for a review.

Thanks. I did my reviews planning on doing an overall review, thus I tried to not go on about things relevant to all of the sets. Expect my Theme Review soonish...

You make a fair point. I must confess that I very rarely want major suggestions for improvement when I post MOCs; I normally don't make WIP topics and in most case I've already spent several weeks on what I'm posting and after much swooshing I've done all of the tweaking I plan to do in the short term. Thus if I receive comments for major changes (such as covering studs or adding more colour) I tend to be a bit annoyed (and even defensive ) instead of fully appreciating the time members have made making the comment. I suspect many others are the same. But not everyone is, and gits like me could be making things bad for others. The solution? Not sure. Perhaps people should add a line to their MOC description saying something like RFC (Request for Comments ) ... or maybe a forum is appropriate. MOC factory? This is becoming an interesting topic. I'm going to raise this issue with the rest of the staff.

Yes. I personally would be against this proposal for the above reasons.

I can look into it, but I'm not convinced it'll make any difference. There's a lot mentioned already when people sign up and it's mostly ignored, and adding more will just make people less likely to read it at all. (It is mentioned in the rank topic.) Told ya so.

Please don't use this topic to complain about packaging. Please?

But they're not the same hat.... Which one was it? (I'm assuming the older type.) In any case great deal!

Updated! Nice to see so many happy traders!

NOTE: This review is written by our guest reviewer, Von Nebula. Set Index: Stormer 2.0 Preston Stormer is back, and he's as delusional as ever. Just look him; practicing a hero pose while Jetbug is doing his thing. Dork. Combining with Breeze? Let me do the maths; Half a woman + Half a man = Defeat at the hands of Von Nebula I designed this to trap the heroes in. It holds on well, but annoyingly they still seem to get out. One of my rare failures. This is what goes into Preston. Note the lack of a brain. I like this view. I still shed tears of joy whenever I look at it. Sadly he's easy to fix. One of the lesser know things about Preston is he has a horrid memory. Thus he made a rule this time that all of the heroes need to have name badges. Back in the day he'd call me "Ron" all the time. Does he forget his own name? No, not a chance... As an attempt to be able to handle the raw power of me and my new friends the heroes have have re-designed their joints. They do seem a lot stronger too. No matter; he did it though a wholesale part manufacturer and we now use the same parts. Dolt. It's common belief that the screen covering his left eye is some sort of tactical display. It's not. Sure it can be used for that reason, but most of the time it's just has a slide show of his latest photo shoot. With reluctance, I do admit that the redesign looks cool, especially with the transparent element in. Likewise, while it does make him look grimly cool and determined, the face plate is mostly there to cover the drool that flows out of his mouth. True fact. Classic example of form over function. This quite beautiful hose does what exactly? It goes from his back to his weapon... why? The weapon is part of his arm, so why can't any power connections be done there? I've yet to confirm this but I think it's just ornamental. As I knew all too well, Preston can't be trusted with sharp things. Thankfully that problem has been resolved; these spears look normal but bend as needed. Nice part actually. OK, here's the section I've been dreading; Hero poses. This is what Preston does best. If I didn't know better I'd be impressed. From the back, he looks less impressive, but to he fair due to his darker torso it's less obvious. On that subject, at the core all the heroes are stick figures with padding... but Preston is special. Due to having a slightly longer lower leg, he's just a tad taller that the rest. (Lower leg armour has been removed for this photo.) His vanity is truly wondrous. But he's nothing compared to me. No, I'm not going to explain this photo, but let me just say that I'll never drink Bundaberg OP Rum ever again. "I'll get you Von next time.... next time." Nice fair fight there hero. Ratings Posability: It's what Preston does best. 8/10 Parts: Very good. While at 75 grams he's a lightweight, he wins out on bling, especially that hose. 9/10 Looks: One of the better ones, even with the shield. 8/10 Fudge: I'll be blunt; he's all show, no go. Soft spears, pointless hoses... but he looks good while doing it. You have to respect that. 8/10 Overall: I need someone to defeat. Get him! 8/10 Ten-hut!

Since you're a new member I'm not! Do a search...

Do this again and I will ban you without warning.

So you posted anyway... Read the rules.

A lot of it is because this is a LEGO site, not an it-works-with-LEGO site. It's not "anti" as such, it's just off topic.

Please, don't swear for no good reason.

Indeed it does. But this is not a gossip column so please stop being rude in the memorial topic of my lost friend.

Sci-Fi 100% Technic 99% Town 10% Star Wars 60% Licensed 99% New Themes 99% Fabuland 100% Big holes include Pirates, History and Creator. I think he's got a lot of reviews in History. What I'm trying to do is keep up to date with what I have done, and add themes one at a time. Once I finish Star Wars I'll try to add all the 2010+ sets, regardless of theme. Then I'll add Pirates as it's a relatively small theme.

I've done some minor updates today... and I'm back in the top 20 reviewers list now!

I think TLG is taking a break from black; it's been overused. Ninjago tends to have more than others. Personally I have too much black and I bet others do; Bricklink is the obvious good idea. (In any case, this is in the wrong forum so I'm moving this to general...)

Set Index: Surge 2.0 Like many of the Heroes, Mark Surge has had a change of life and is now a sniper. I think it looks good on him! His combiner is with Nex. It's really pleasing to see that the part numbers in the action figure sets is up again. Some of the recent lines, such as the Stars, were of questionable value. The parts spread looks pretty good too. Interestingly in my recent LEGO catalog the new line has a big sign; "Up to 50% more elements in each can". I haven't done the maths, but I think they're right! I think this is my favourite part of the new HF line. I'm a huge Gundam fan and just looking at that part gives me ideas... Hmmm... Gundam.... moving on! Definitely one of the best head pieces. I could go on about the oddness of a communications headset on a robot... but I wont. Ultimately the whole sniper-scope-plus-headset is a cliché and that's just what I think TLG are doing. Doesn't look the best from the bottom but that's OK. The weapon assembly is simple but smart. I quite like the colour combinations of this figure. Surge wears his name badge on his shoulder. I find it interesting how, while they all use the same head, due to different parts of it being exposed they seem to have different expressions. To me, for example, Surge seems to be smiling smugly! My biggest complaint with Surge is his possibility; the gun is cool, but you're limited to... ...this angle if you want him to be lined up properly and have both hands on the gun. You can cheat though by doing side shots. From the rear he has mixed successes. The side-mounted armour pieces help flesh him out, but the black/white contrast makes his torso look non-existent. An extra piece or two to go on those spare back ball joints would help a lot. Aim for the skies! Ratings Posability: Due to the gun his action poses are a bit limited. A different way to hold the gun for either hand would have helped a lot. Otherwise he's quite good. 7/10 Parts: A quite good blend of parts, especially in regard to the amour pieces. One of the best head pieces. 9/10 Looks: Probably my favourite of the lot. Good colour combination, he has the new gun piece... and he doesn't have that shield piece. 10/10 Fudge: At 77 grams he's one of the heavier ones and I like how his weapon is less radical. (Sub note; it would have be easy to drop his weight slightly by removing the spike.) 8/10 Overall: If you buy only one of these sets, I'd advise Surge. 9/10 "This'll shoot the fleas off a dog's back at five hundred yards."

I believe that was a marketing mistake; he's show somewhere (the box?) as a full fig but he wasn't supposed to be. It's not really a missing part... and I didn't request the legs even though I bought two of that set.

I fixed something. I'm not sure if it's what you mean though...

They look pretty cool. For now though I'm temptation free; I don't like the new show. I bought a Halo MB fig pack.

Bumping topics is rude. Please don't do it.

Free life lesson; if someone doesn't tell you a personal detail there's a good chance they either can't or don't want to.

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