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Big and Cream are actually my top two choices for the next Sonic character(s) to be depicted in Lego. Also keep in mind they’ve released two variants of Tails, Shadow, and Knuckles too I believe with alternate faces, so if Cream for example comes in a bad set this year, you may still be able to get her next year with an angry expression or something like that. Yeah personally had no idea he was a laughing stock character. I don’t play the games and I haven’t seen the show. Only really know him from youtube short snippets and I thought he had a cool design. Just on an aesthetic level he has a standout design amongst the cast. Would love to get him in Lego.

You say this ironically but I would gladly pay for a buildable Atom Smasher set lol. As long as its not like the buildable Ant Man we got recently, I like my buildable figures blocky like Ares or the up scale figure set. My point exactly. This new system works sooooo well for various characters its a shame they won’t take advantage of it. Between the building system for giant figures being perfected, to the vidiyo head mould that works perfect for Clayface, I am constantly reminded how good this theme could be, but likely never will. Lol I figure they’d just make the Atom a micro figure and a regular mini figure. But this idea is so campy and ridiculous I almost enjoy it.

I understood that for their original series, the pressure to come up with professions, archetypes and original concepts can be immense, and it may be easier to shorten the series from 16 to 12 to relieve some pressure, and also extend the lifeline of the theme by allowing certain concepts and designs to be spread out throughout various years. But that makes sense for original CMF designs. For licensed series, there are already existing designs and characters and sometimes, the licensed theme has more than 12 characters that need to be represented. I personally would be very upset if Disney Series 4 had a 12 figure roster. There are still so many designs left to cover for Disney, we're gonna need a lot of Series to cover what's missing if we put out 12 figures at a time. That said, not sure the Spider verse series is going to be the one to get more than 12 designs, lol.

the V19 sounds promising, is it Clone Wars based? If so, it gives me hope that characters who appeared in that show but were never produced in Lego, can be produced some day. Namely, Add Gallia, Tiplee and Tiplar. Would love to get them in Lego someday. Side note, if Lego does not include Cad Bane in another set, I may have to end up buying that ugly ship he came in last summer (?). Gotta wait for a discount but really hoping he pops up somewhere else so I can skip the Justifier.

So there's two things I really want right now from this theme. One is a proper Genesis arena/stadium, or at least a facade for the balcony Count Dooku stood on, a buildable crab monster, potentially at a UCS scale. or at least. a $150 play set. The second thing is a Shack Ti figure in modern printing, an update from her Clone Wars figure from over a decade ago. Then I remember Shaak Ti was in that Attack of the Clones scene. Well, she showed up a bit after this. So anyways here's nothing; Genesis Arena Battle - $180 - Symmetrical bleachers on either side of the main balcony, each with an opening gate underneath. Main balcony has the most structure and substance. Comes with at least 1 monster, namely the crab beast. 3 if you count the 2 alien horses 9?) the Geonosian guards ride. Figures include - Count Dooku, Nute Gurney, Rune Haako, Anakin, Padme, Geonosian guard x2, and ideally 3-4 Geonosians for the bleachers. Geneonosis battle pack - $20 - comes with 4 different Geonosians, ideal for adding to the bleachers of the battle arena. 1-2 droidekas. Geonosis Beast pack - $60 - If the Arena came with the crab beast and the beasts the guards ride on, this should come with the large mouthed, white Cheshire Cat looking creature, and the tri-horned beast with red face. Figures include - Obi Wan Kenobi, Anakin, another guard, Poggle the Lesser, Jango Fett, Boba Fett Republic Gunship - $150 - Updated ship with new figures to mach this wave - 1 super battle droid, 2 regular droid, 2 clone troopers, Yoda, Shaak Ti, Tarados Gon, Obi Wan Kenobi, "burned" C3PO variant Hailfire Droid - $40 - x2 battle droids, super battle droid, Mace Windu, Bultar Swan Homing Spider Droid - $30 - Jango Fett, x1 Battle Droid, Eeth Koth, Kit Fisto Battle Droid Battle Pack - $10 - x4 Battle Droid - Build can be just some terrain.

So sort of off topic because I don't think this should happen for the Spider-verse series, but I do hope that eventually, one of the licensed CMF series we get has over 12 figures, back to the original 16 or more like the Disney Series had and imo should continue to have. Marvel Series 2, the Muppets and the DnD Series all had 12 figures, so it seems Lego has not only kept this format for their own original series, but for Licensed ones as well. I think for all these series, 12 was a good number. I don't remember enough of into the spider verse, and I honestly haven't seen across the spider verse yet either, so its hard to say if this franchise needs 16 slots. But in a general sense, I would like to see a comic based Marvel cmf series, or a Disney Series 4 to have over 12 slots. Just a personal wish.

Well truth be told they let me scan a box of the Space series then only let me scan a handful of others from Series 25 and 27. So I did get to scan but I was given an eventual limit. But oddly enough I feel we are at the perfect spot with collectable figures. The packaging is environmentally friendly, we have a surfer way of knowing who it is we are purchasing, and the designs are just as creative and detailed as I feel they need to be. I'm excited to see what else comes from this Series, really want this to be evergreen. Lots of untapped potential with global cultures. We've gotten the Bavarian Boy, and Pretzel Girl and various Native American figures. Would love to see them expand on figures that represent people of the world. We've gotten a lot of Greek Mythology figures but would appreciate seeing them pull from other mythologies. We kind of saw this with the S6 Genie being a jin, and the S19 Monkey King being from Chinese folklore. I just think they can keep expanding. And I know I talk a lot but also love when they infuse personality into the career figures. The S10 Mechanic had a tattoo, the S24 Carpenter had a head wrap. When we get "basic" professions or hobbies, where you would expect the accessories to do the heavy lifting (think graphic artist, juggler, or doll maker figures) , the personalizing of the figure to have their own culture and jewelry and tattoos and such also provides infinite potential. ps maybe I don't mean "basic" professions, rather ones with no official uniform whose defining feature would traditionally be their accessories, to signify what they do. Think how the juggling items such as pins or balls are what allude to someone being. juggler. Or how a graphic artist figure wouldn't read correctly without their sketch tablet or laptop. On that note would love for Lego to make a piece for a digital art pad/drawing tablet.

Yikes, sorry to see these issues are so rampant. But its good to hear that Barnes and Noble has always had this policy, I really felt like I was being singled out in that moment so I appreciate hearing this. Totally agree its nice to see they eventually got the blind boxes sorted out, but it is a shame it wasn't done on time for Series 25, but most importantly the Marvel Series. Wish I was able to scan my own Beast figure when they first released, but what can you do.

lol I literally said in the post you quoted that its almost guaranteed not to happen. the fact of the matter is the template they created for huge figures works perfect for various DC (and even some Marvel) characters, and I was lamenting how that potential would never be fulfilled. Kinda redundant tbh.

thanks for letting me know, it was the first app anyone recommended to me, then I figured it was quicker to just pay the update then research and download a new app once I was already at the store. I'll definitely be using the free apps moving forward. Gotta say the Telescope kid ended up being one of my favorites. He is sort of gender neutral in. way, I can see various people identifying with him. While I loved Series 26, a lot of the designs were hyper specific references and quite niche, there's something very refreshing about something so human like him. Also just loving this color scheme, his rocket shirt has got to be one of my favorite shirts in a while. Really cool fig. Also really appreciating how huge the Boogey Man's jaw is. Looks like he can swallow you whole, scary looking guy. I feel like he ties in well with the plushie collecter. She's all cozy in bed with her stuffed animals, and he's probably lurking under her bed or in her closet ready to spook her. They pair quite nicely.

Went to a Barnes and Noble a few days ago excited to run into several CMF series at once. I was excited to try scanning the boxes and seeing if the app really works. I was disappointed to see that I was only able to do 12 scans before I had to pay upgrade to get unlimited scans through the app I chose. I was trying to be frugal so paying to scan the boxes is kind of annoying. Cause who's to say you'll get everyone you wanted with the first twelve boxes you scanned? Especially unlikely when you are intending to buy from several different series. I was also disappointed to see most of their cmf was behind the counter and the lady working the counter kept rushing me despite there having been no line when I was doing so. She eventually didn't let me scan the boxes for the newest Series so I left with only 4 from Series 27. Has anyone ever heard of Barnes and Noble not letting people scan the figure boxes? Feel like that cashier was just giving me a hard time she was over my should non stop it was just weird, but I'm glad I got lots of figures. Got everyone from the Space series 26 except the Robot Nurse and UFO suit guy. Also the Boogeyman, Pirate, Pterodactyl suit, and Telescope kid from Series 27, and just the Barbarian Woman from Series 25. Not a bad haul but kind of awkward experience buying it that soured it for me. From being rushed and denied to scan more boxes, to having to pay the app for more scans, not a fan of my last time getting figures, but I was still so happy to have this barcode system to begin with. it's just so good and so clever. I guess if people scan boxes and leave the B&N with undesirable figures they struggle to sell, then sure it makes sense to limit scanning, but it was still a lame thing to hear. Wish Series 25 was more consistent with the barcodes. Only 3 of the ones I grabbed had barcodes and just my luck it was the characters I hate from this Series. The train suit kid, workout Girl, and video game girl were the 3 figures I did not enjoy from this recent series 25 and seeing them be the only boxes from said series with barcodes I could scan was annoying. I wish I left with more from this series but it was all a gamble given you had no clue who was in most boxes. Glad we can scan them all, now, though.

So ran into a review of 40649 "Up Scale Mini Figure" and can't help but wish we could get this template for a few comic heroes. Namely, Giganta, Apache Chief, and Atom Smasher. At $50 I could see this being a solid range for a set or sets based off of the giant characters of DC comics. I figure it's almost guaranteed to never happen, but I think it'd be so cool to get these characters in this format. Also on a side note, but if the Asylum is based off of the Arkham games, we very well may get our first green skinned Poison Ivy variant through this. That would be really exciting. I think Harleys nurse outfit from the first game would be lots of fun even if its very similar to her TLBM CMF series figure. If anything they should have a plethora of designs to choose from for her.

I appreciate this perspective. Their pledge is commendable and the inclusion of the codes was actually a wonderful way to make up for our inability to feel the figures out for ourselves. I figure it helps avoid boxes being ripped open because in time, more people who learn about the apps can use them and avoid breaking store property. So its good for theft and consumer satisfaction at the same time. I will say that it was annoying at first, but they handled the roll to quite well. Only issue is I don't always have an easy time finding a Series, but this was an issue even with the bags. Looney Tunes was hard to find and similarly, felt like some of the newer Series, namely the Space series came and went very quickly. like it was in stores one week gone the next. Maybe they just sell well.

My bad, by armor I guess I meant helmet? Like I definitely think he would need a new helmet. Not sure how they'd make his gun, probably brick built. I was imagining ivy in her signature jumpsuit with dual molded arms to represent the dark green gloves she has on. Her boots and leggings are similar enough in color to where I could see them just printing her belt piece on her torso and giving her dark green legs. I would love to have felt printing representing the slight color change for the boots but practically speaking they'll probably skip it and that's fine. I do feel she would look bad without the dual molded arms, though. I practically forgot she had the leotard in the movie wow. Good point about Two-Face, they'll probably just use what's available. And do we have a release date for Arkham yet? I'm curious to know when updates for this release can be expected. I'm dying to know the figures included. Could this have been in development for long enough to where they could maybe squeeze the Video mold in to be reused for Clayface? Hope that's not a stretch that'd be so cool to get. I'm personally hoping Hush, Clayface, and Mad Hatter are included. At $400 maybe they can throw Zsasz in if it's 18+. but that's probably a stretch. Also would love to see Batgirl bring back her cowl mould we haven't had a physical cowl for her in years, or a rare robin like a Red Robin or Jason Todd Robin would be great to see too.

Okay so fun fact growing up Batman and Robin was the only live action Batman film my family owned besides... you guessed it, the Adam West Batman Series/movie combo. Anyways to make a long story short I grew up thinking the Batman universe was supposed to be campy and I LOVED those films. So I personally would love to get those designs in Lego. Bat nipples on the suit, a Bat credit card 1x2 tile piece (printed), Robin with new face print (smoochy face maybe?), Bat girl (kind of think the trend setter hair would work well, hope they avoid the Black Widow/Gamora/Stargirl/Posion Ivy/everybody else hair piece), Mr Freeze (would need new armor tbh), and Poison Ivy (needs new hair for sure). All in all, kind of think the designs would be iconic and among some of the best designs ever if given the arm and leg detailing they need. Plus the moulds for Ivy and Freeze. Truth be told, they would likely cut many corners and leave me kind of mehed. And while I had no connection to Batman Forever, I can't deny the figures for that film would be easier to produce, with only Two Face really needing a new mould. Even then, if they have access to his 2012 hair piece, they could probably get away with using that cause its close enough. Plus only Riddler and Two Face would need arm printing compared to Ivy/Freeze/Robin in the alternative Batman and Robin set. Also, I kind of wish it wasn't another Batcave. We just got the Bat box which was supposed to be the cave for Batman Returns. It was a very expensive way to get Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman and Max Shrek figures. Now we have another Batcave coming out to add onto this film franchise and I can't help but wish they diversified a bit. I personally think the following scenes would make for amazing sets but I'm open to the idea that it may not be as marketable as I imagine; Batman: The Joker parade scene Batman Returns: Arctic World Diorama facade of the final battle between penguin and Batman. Including statue, moat of water surrounding the stage, some penguins and just enough of a wall to hold up the roof section to recreate the scene of Penguin falling through. A disheveled Catwoman with a hair piece variant would do well here as well. Not to mention the possibility for a new face print for Keaton. Batman Forever: i always thought Two Faces mansion scene with his good and evil girls (?) and the dining hall that was half white and half red with the huge two faced statue in the back was gorgeous and would gldy buy it in Lego. We don't need the entire building but just a diorama of that dining room would be great. Batman and Robin: If they could pull off the Observatory that would be epic. But the Museum Break in scene, the Ivy/Bane gorilla costume dance scene at the auction, Ivy's hideout, Arkham, or Wayne Manor would all be good options for a set. I gotta say though, I'd kind of resent our first (and only for some time until it retires) Wayne Manor to be based off of this movie lol. All in all there were just a lot of iconic scenes from these films that I don't necessarily mind the films being portrayed in Lego, just kind of let down by the fact that its consistently been through Batcaves lol.