Henry Bricklider

A rather quick update: I did in fact find Max's debut in the magazine on a database for the Netherlands' club magazine: http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/lego magazine lezen.htm. Max debuted in the fourth issue of LEGO Magazine in 2006.

Not quite what I'm after, but I appreciate the link regardless. I could write about any iteration of the magazine any day. I'm specifically looking for the magazine from 2006-2008 which was when the magazine became LEGO Magazine and then LEGO Club

Hello, I am a contributing writer for BrickNerd and am currently working on an article about the LEGO Club's mascot: Max. Before becoming the mascot of the global club magazine, he debuted in the UK magazine in the Cool Creations or front page section. I need the exact (or close to exact first appearance) of Max. I ordered Club magazines directly from the UK a month ago through BrickLink, but admittedly, I don't think they'll be arriving in the mail... Does any know where a proper archive of LEGO Club magazines - and specifically the UK publication - from the mid-2000s are online?

As someone who has enjoyed Bionicle as a fly on the wall, following the community for about 3 years and someone who owns most of the 2001 Toa and McToran and MOCs with CCBS: I really like the GWP and wish there were more character builds - not mechs - using this system. The face prints for Tahu and Takua are really good and I like the cartoon aesthetic that it gives the overall look of the build. I don't own a whole lot of Bionicle sets, but I consider this my favorite.

$20 Monkie Kid sets are what I have been hoping for since the first wave. I'll be getting both of these as I still have yet to acquire a minifigure of Mei.

Both of these builds look great! This midi-scale feels far more appropriate for smaller scale ships like the N-1 than many of the official releases; I don't think I was aware of how nice this scale was prior to seeing these builds. It makes me want to build some ships with this scaling in mind.

Maybe unrelated to the current discussion in the thread, but, as much as I like 10305, I think I prefer Galaxy Explorer if we're looking at it as solely a remake/homage to classic System. I was really surprised by how pretty Galaxy Explorer was with regards to its really innovative build techniques which served to redesign a very iconic set and it is now my most anticipated set right now. With the Lion Knights' Castle - I find that, as nice as it is - I'm less impressed with it because it's not directly pulling from any one castle of the 80s/90s. In all honestly, it just looks like a very nice castle MOC that doesn't do anything really exciting. On the other hand, there have been many direct remake MOCs of old System castles that are really impressive and I kind of wish that the designer(s) had maybe targeted one set specifically to reimagine.

Goodness gracious... A.I. generated images like these (and by extension music) is bizarre, but I dig it.

Wow, yeah. Man that's really encouraging. I would trade all of the sets so far revealed for 2022 for an FF7R set.

It is probably very unlikely, but I would love just one 18+ set based on Final Fantasy VII: Remake. Seeing the new Tallneck for some reason makes me think it'd be a bit more plausible. Given the only set from this line - sans Overwatch 2 - is a PlayStation title, I can see a set from FF7:R happening, maybe with the release of the second part of Remake in however many years it takes to come out. A coworker and I once spent a good hour talking about what a nice $150 Seventh Heaven could be like. I know it's not likely, but man I am going to hope it happens through this theme.

The $10 mechs applied to DC came to my mind recently as well. It's a shame it's not happening because those mechs are kind of the gateway to new versions of Marvel characters for future sets (see the new Wolverine mech) which would be much appreciated in the DC line.

The website is called BrickLink. eBay may also have some listings for the different versions of Chase McCain.

Thanks! The figures are pretty easy to get ahold of. I suppose you could play through them in one particular order, and then do a replay of the story missions again in a different order.

I do! Here it is: Chase's default look in the Wii U version of the game is great! In the 2017 remaster they changed his appearance, and the Wii U default look can only be acquired through the character customizer. LEGO Worlds is alright. I think it works best with its online component (something I just do not have/do). Skywalker Saga certainly looks promising. I'm interested to see how close they stick to the LEGO game formula or if they do a bunch of really crazy, new things with it.

It's really nice to see someone discovering this game now. I finished the story mode a few months ago and it's arguably my favorite LEGO Game. Chase McCain is easily my favorite LEGO mascot of the 2010s (so much so I made a video about him...). It's one of my go-to games to play if I just want to chill and listen to a podcast. It's unfortunate that after the 2017 remaster, this game and Chase McCain has been seemingly swept under the proverbial rug by The LEGO Group.