Legononymous Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 In response to the first response. I seriously like the Galidor articulation joints. I wish the had used this instead of the current ball and socket.
alois Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 How much does an average set cost in the Netherlands? Is it cheaper than in the rest of the EU?(goes to Kayak.com to search for cheap tickets to the Netherlands) The larger sets are often 10% more expensive than the standard EU price.
mmcclelland Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 Ok here goes; I don't believe TLG are 'greedy' they are entitled to charge what they want for their product and people continue to buy it. I don't care for either Cafe Corner or Market Street and I believe the modular line started with Green Grocer. I also don't have a problem with them becoming more child centric, Lego is primarily for children after all. I don't like giant UCS sets, I think they introduce a level of elitism into Lego collecting I hate stickers of any kind I think there are too many licenced themes On that note, I think that new licences should not be accepted on Ideas (a set based on X TV show / movie / game / comic is not an Idea in and of itself) I think that ideas getting perhaps 5 or even 1 thousand votes should be considerd for production (most struggle to get a few hundred) with projects gaining 10,000 being admitted to a fast track system. I don't like the moulded Simpson heads but I don't think that's an unpopular opinion I like baseplates and I'd like to see a return to the more elaborate plates of the past with paths and rivers on them The early to mid 1990s was not a 'golden age' of Lego, the sets were as expensive (relative to other toys) as child centric and as dominated by endless redesigns and police sets as they are now. I didn't find sienfeld funny thought the Godfather was boring and think Game of Thrones is overrated (sorry once you start this it's hard to stop!)
Bigger Fish Posted May 9, 2015 Author Posted May 9, 2015 The Ben 10 sets had useful parts and a nice look to them.
Lancethecat Posted May 10, 2015 Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) I kind of like stickers because they have more versatility than printed parts. I think that most of the Mixels are pretty poorly designed. I think that nowadays's sets blow older sets from the 80's and 90's out of the water in terms of detail and design. That recent Hulkbuster Smash set looks like it was made by MegaBloks. Edit: Sorry, I meant the Hulk Lab Smash set. The Hulkbuster looks pretty good. LEGO video games are less LEGO video games and more bendy-armed minifigures walking around generically simple CG environments. Rehashed velociraptors and another Chris Pratt figure do not justify charging $50 for a boring truck. LEGO need to realize that their Ideas sets are extremely popular and stop making limited releases! Gee, I sure do have a lot of complaints, don't I... Edited May 10, 2015 by Lancethecat
mike_mcbam Posted May 10, 2015 Posted May 10, 2015 The patent overuse of the word 'iconic' when used to describe a Lego set, or specifically the licensed source material, is thoroughly irritating. I wish they'd stop numbering bags, hunting through an enormous pile of bricks is part of the charm of building a set, quite aside from extending the length of time you get to enjoy assembling it. Echoing some others, I'm totally fine with what get commonly referred to as rehashes. I really really like Research Institute.
BirdOPrey5 Posted May 10, 2015 Posted May 10, 2015 I wish they'd stop numbering bags, hunting through an enormous pile of bricks is part of the charm of building a set, quite aside from extending the length of time you get to enjoy assembling it. The great part about numbered bags is you can choose to ignore them and there is no harm to your fun.
rodiziorobs Posted May 10, 2015 Posted May 10, 2015 The great part about numbered bags is you can choose to ignore them and there is no harm to your fun. Maybe we should start a new thread: who dumps their numbered bags into one huge pile before building? <raises hand>
Martend Posted May 10, 2015 Posted May 10, 2015 I don't like the licensed themes minifigs that much, specially a theme like the Simpsons. In my opinion it hurts the creativity. Those ugly minifigs don't mix well with the other people in my Lego Universe :)
AmperZand Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 Kre-o isn't too bad. I use some Kre-o parts in my display collection. I really liked Castle 2013. So did I. Dragon Mountain is one of my favourite sets (though I did mod it a bit). I do not like flesh color minifigs. You're not alone. Several others have said the same thing in this thread. For the record, I utterly loathe fleshies. They make minifigures look like stunted Playmobil figures and are TLG's worst betrayal of the LEGO brand.
obsidianheart Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 I'm not a huge fan of how involved some of the non-licensed themes' stories are nowadays.
Johnny6666 Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) I think that the modular building series makes everyone's Lego cities all look the same. And Lego 10190 (Market Street) just looks plain awful. The Lego Movie isn't half as amusing as it thinks it is. Loud and hyperkinetic, it lacks something of the simple innocence that has defined Lego products historically. But then, the often frenetic style of modern LEGO promotional materials (and the play ideas they promote) are at odds with one of the key principles Godtfred Christiansen deemed fundamental to LEGO products: the notion of healthy, quiet play. Indeed, we've gone from these modest depictions of childhood creativity: To the gaping maw of this enfant terrible: We're certainly a long way from the (cheerfully sedate) adventures of Bill and Mary today... :( Edited May 11, 2015 by Johnny6666
Miss Kyle Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) I really didn't like "The Art of the Brick". I think Sawaya has lots of technical skill, but his ideas are mostly boring (except for the huge dinosaur and the odd optical illusion), and his explanations for the exhibits were almost embarassing. I think there are much more skilled people out there who come up with much wittier and more clever ideas. Edited May 11, 2015 by Miss Kyle
Vorkosigan Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 I dunno if that is an unpopular opinion amoung AFOLs. I think every MOC that makes the front page of EB (and many that don't) are more creative than his work. I also don't like that it reinforces the false dichotomy that LEGO is either sets that can only be made into one thing or the basic bricks which are creative.
Nick Barrett Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 Lots of interesting opinions here, and quite a lot I agree with... The point about the Modulars making everyone's layouts look the same struck a chord - they've never interested me for that reason. UCS Star Wars - ditto Technic truck models are great, but there should be a greater variety in the current range. Where's the forklift ? Backhoe ? Helicopter ? The cargo plane was good and we need more of this kind of thing that hasn't already been done many times over. With the exploding number of specialized pieces and different colours it's starting to look like the 1990s again; just with better set designs.
randomwalk Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 Here are some of mine: - I don't really like the 10179 that much. It is not bad, but doesn't deserve the mania it has. I actually owned one, but I found that it was difficult to display. It is hard to put on a shelf, and looks flat at eye-level. - The early 2000's were some of Lego's best years. - I don't mind these weird themes like Galidor, Znap, etc. - I can't stand collectible minifigures. - Lego Ideas has been very disappointing lately. I guess the formula is to select a movie / tv show tie in, make some "exclusive" minifigures, and make a small and overpriced set. - At the end of the day, adult collectors need to step bank and remind themselves that Lego is just a plastic toy, with its main target audience being boys (and girls) ages 6-12.
Breakdown Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 They need to introduce "Jack Stone" styled building to modulars, they take far too much time to build. We desperately need those massive people back that you have to build torsos and lego on to. Why did lego invent grille and transparent pieces when they already had a 1 X 4 brick with metal printing on it indicating both. Yellow castles are more historically accurate.
Gnac Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 LEGO should absolutely make a Modern War theme, and it will be loved by everyone and make them loads and loads of money, of which no-one shall begrudge them for having such a great idea all by themselves.
alois Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 I think that the modular building series makes everyone's Lego cities all look the same. And Lego 10190 (Market Street) just looks plain awful. The Lego Movie isn't half as amusing as it thinks it is. Loud and hyperkinetic, it lacks something of the simple innocence that has defined Lego products historically. But then, the often frenetic style of modern LEGO promotional materials (and the play ideas they promote) are at odds with one of the key principles Godtfred Christiansen deemed fundamental to LEGO products: the notion of healthy, quiet play. Indeed, we've gone from these modest depictions of childhood creativity: To the gaping maw of this enfant terrible: We're certainly a long way from the (cheerfully sedate) adventures of Bill and Mary today... :( I completely agree with you. Why don't they make a movie about Bill and Mary in eighties style?
Bigger Fish Posted May 12, 2015 Author Posted May 12, 2015 Most LEGO Youtubers are either really really annoying or very boring. (Especially EvanTube, BrickQueen, and the Brick show.)
fred67 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 ... I wish they'd stop numbering bags, hunting through an enormous pile of bricks is part of the charm of building a set, quite aside from extending the length of time you get to enjoy assembling it. ... The great part about numbered bags is you can choose to ignore them and there is no harm to your fun. I agree, and here's the twist - we often do family builds, which works well with separate instruction books and numbered bags. I may take book two and open the bags for that instruction book, and my daughter will take book one and open the bags for that one, and while we can sit next to each other and watch a movie or something while building, we don't get in each other's way. But when I build something big by myself, I can just dump it all out in one big pile. So I think the only complaint there is that some people may be missing out on the fun of just having a giant pile to dig through because they follow the instructions with the numbered bags... but they are still making their own choice to follow those directions. Kre-o isn't too bad. I use some Kre-o parts in my display collection. I'm one of those obsessives that can't mix, but that doesn't mean that I can't use it - a few weeks ago there was a Kre-O Star Trek Enterprise for cheap on a daily deal at Woot.com. I enjoy that theme (and have ordered custom uniforms from someone here on EB), but I hadn't made a large enterprise (I made a sort of in-between midi and microscale one to display with my figures). The overall set is terrible... the whole body is one piece and they "cheated" by having the "arms" fixed to the body. They did use a clever technique to lock the saucer and engine sections to the body and arms... but overall too big, specific pieces. But the pieces are good quality, I had no problem with the construction or the ship holding together. So did I. Dragon Mountain is one of my favourite sets (though I did mod it a bit). I thought that last castle was one of the best ones I'd ever seen; the only reason I didn't get one is because I preferred the fantasy aspects, and so had been buying a lot fewer castle sets. I can't understand why so many people didn't like it (just because of the color?). I got the one before it, and the Fantasy era one... and sadly figured I didn't need another castle. I don't even have room for the ones I have. But liking the Fantasy aspect, I had no problem getting Dragon Mountain! I do agree those big castle sections are not as good as brick built. This is one of those cases I think it's a valid complaint - it's hard to buy a lot of gray in bulk. Here's one I think may be unpopular. While I like this commercial: 1. You'd have to buy like $15k worth of sets to get those pieces in the quantity needed to build that house (and especially annoyed that I'd never ONCE seen the roof tiles pack in the stores... so popular they were perpetually sold out, and TLG apparently figured they couldn't keep giving the people what they wanted). 2. You'd have to spend MORE if you bought it using S@H pick-a-brick. Any LEGO-less (or LEGO-light) kid watching that commercial that told his dad "let's do that!" is in for some major disappointment. The there's this one: Where, with the last family shot, it looks like they got that whole building out of one bucket.
Johnny6666 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Most LEGO Youtubers are either really really annoying or very boring. (Especially EvanTube, BrickQueen, and the Brick show.) I think EvanTube is an example of child exploitation, personally. And The Brick Show is annoyingly loud (at best) and obnoxiously grating (at worst). BrickQueen is fine by YouTube standards, although I'd argue Jangbricks to be the most well-produced, comprehensive and watchable LEGO review channel currently.
Amset-Rah Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 I actually don't mind the brick-built Groot, even if he is out of scale.
AmperZand Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 And The Brick Show is annoyingly loud (at best) and obnoxiously grating (at worst). And inarticulate. If you can't express yourself well, you shouldn't be hosting a YouTube channel. BrickQueen is fine by YouTube standards, although I'd argue Jangbricks to be the most well-produced, comprehensive and watchable LEGO review channel currently. Agree regarding both BQ and Jang.
Wodanis Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Here's one I think may be unpopular. While I like this commercial: 1. You'd have to buy like $15k worth of sets to get those pieces in the quantity needed to build that house (and especially annoyed that I'd never ONCE seen the roof tiles pack in the stores... so popular they were perpetually sold out, and TLG apparently figured they couldn't keep giving the people what they wanted). 2. You'd have to spend MORE if you bought it using S@H pick-a-brick. Any LEGO-less (or LEGO-light) kid watching that commercial that told his dad "let's do that!" is in for some major disappointment. The there's this one: Where, with the last family shot, it looks like they got that whole building out of one bucket. I like the first commercial due to the humour. Dad building realistically while the kid building something unique and imaginative. The second commercial seems more forced as who lives in a 'nuclear family' anymore? Also they just made a oddly shaped tower? Why not have a commercial that shows the kid showing off his or her creation and the parents give them approval. Easier to relate to your average kid.
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