Digger of Bricks Posted April 23, 2019 Posted April 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Aanchir said: Also, the Creator UFO ride has 5x5x1 curved quarter circle pieces in what looks to be Medium Stone Grey, which could be a great new option for larger stone arches like those over a town or castle gate. Um, I'm thinking that's Silver Metallic instead. Quote
Aanchir Posted April 23, 2019 Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said: Um, I'm thinking that's Silver Metallic instead. I thought that at first, but it seems to be a perfect match to the round plates in the middle, which don't look anywhere near as reflective. I think the shiny reflections are simply how the curved edges look under bright photo studio lighting. Honestly, I would be just as excited for Silver Metallic if not more so, because I love using metallic colors in MOCs… so you can rest assured this isn't just wishful thinking on my part. Edited April 23, 2019 by Aanchir Quote
Digger of Bricks Posted April 23, 2019 Posted April 23, 2019 Just now, Aanchir said: I thought that at first, but it seems to be a perfect match to the round plates in the middle, which don't look anywhere near as reflective. I think the shiny reflections are simply how the curved edges look under bright photo studio lighting. Hmmm, perhaps? I mean, I'd like for it to be Metallic Silver instead, though LBG would be admittedly much more versatile. Quote
Aanchir Posted April 23, 2019 Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said: Hmmm, perhaps? I mean, I'd like for it to be Metallic Silver instead, though LBG would be admittedly much more versatile. I would also prefer Silver Metallic if not for the fact that the larger 6x6x2 curve piece already exists in that color, and in general when MOCing I've found that I've had more times I want to use one or the other depending on which is in a more convenient color, than using both together in the same MOC. Granted, if they both CAME in the same color, maybe that would incentivize me to use them together, but for now I kind of prefer having more color variety between the two sizes to simply making one size in more of the colors that the other size already appears in. Edited April 23, 2019 by Aanchir Quote
Digger of Bricks Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) This summer's Hogwarts Clock Tower set may be of interest to some here. The Brick Fan - LEGO Harry Potter Summer 2019 Official Set Images Edited April 26, 2019 by Digger of Bricks Quote
x105Black Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 Absolutely. It's a great set with plenty of good parts and minifigures for Castle builders. Quote
MAB Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 2:17 PM, Aanchir said: Yesterday a lot of summer sets got revealed! The Heartlake Italian Restaurant, has some WONDERFULLY useful new parts for historic builders: the 1x2 double half arches from the Harry Potter sets appearing for the first time in White 1x1 curved top pieces in three new colors (Bright Red, Bright Orange, and Bright Reddish Violet), used here as clay roof tiles a recolor of the ice cream piece in Medium Lilac as a new food item: grapes! Just looking at this set it's easy to see the potential to reuse some of these parts and/or techniques in Mediterranean-inspired MOCs ancient and modern alike! Also, the Creator UFO ride has 5x5x1 curved quarter circle pieces in what looks to be Medium Stone Grey, which could be a great new option for larger stone arches like those over a town or castle gate. Those grapes look great. But those double half arches, they better make the corner pieces in white too. Quote
Witold Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 I think Hogwarts Clock Tower set is a great option for all who would like to build some late medival MOCs. This is cool! Quote
x105Black Posted May 1, 2019 Posted May 1, 2019 The upcoming Stranger Things set will have a Demogorgon minfigure, which could work its way into Castle builds quite nicely. Quote
Wardancer Posted May 1, 2019 Author Posted May 1, 2019 6 hours ago, x105Black said: The upcoming Stranger Things set will have a Demogorgon minfigure, which could work its way into Castle builds quite nicely. Great, the body and legs Look a Bit wooden. I can Imagine making dryads from that. Quote
x105Black Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/1/2019 at 8:49 AM, Wardancer said: Great, the body and legs Look a Bit wooden. I can Imagine making dryads from that. That's not a bad idea. Quote
Aanchir Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 Just thought I'd drop in to share that LEGO Customer Service has put up the instructions and inventories for the LEGO Friends Heartlake City Amusement Pier and Funny Octopus Ride. Specifically I thought folks here might be interested to know that the Amusement Pier set includes the chrome gold ingots/coins prepack (https://brickset.com/parts/6052266/coins-no-1100), which last showed up in the Brick Bank set. Nice to know that LEGO is keeping both the part and color around! Additionally, more finalized Hidden Side pictures recently surfaced via Amazon.co.uk, though some like the bus and diner are still missing: https://www.brothers-brick.com/2019/05/08/lego-hidden-side-augmented-reality-theme-sets-revealed-news/ Don't see much obvious stuff that wasn't brought up around the time of the Toy Fair reveal (like all the fun recolors from the school set), but I still figured I'd share it for y'all to peruse. Quote
TeriXeri Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Aanchir said: Specifically I thought folks here might be interested to know that the Amusement Pier set includes the chrome gold ingots/coins prepack (https://brickset.com/parts/6052266/coins-no-1100), which last showed up in the Brick Bank set. Nice to know that LEGO is keeping both the part and color around! That's good news to see it still produced I got huge nostalgia to similar coins from the old Pirate days (the old ones that were 10-20-30-40) Hope they'll eventually show up in Xtra, or a small set. 1-2-5-10 is more useful considering some sets actually have shop billboards with prices of items/food. (Donut Shop Opening being an example, stickers show 1,- for Croissant, 7,- for propellor hat) , many more such stickers in the Xtra Sticker pack. Edited May 8, 2019 by TeriXeri Quote
zoth33 Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 The August Harry Potter sets have some great parts especially the deatheater with the black hat, The torso's and prints look good to on all the figs in those two sets. The pegasi are always welcome. Quote
x105Black Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 Harry Potter is the best thing for Castle right now. Really wish we could get this level of detail and attention in an in-house theme, but I'm at a point where I prefer fleshies so this is sort of better. Quote
rodiziorobs Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 20 hours ago, zoth33 said: The August Harry Potter sets have some great parts especially the deatheater with the black hat, The torso's and prints look good to on all the figs in those two sets. The pegasi are always welcome. I just saw the Beauxbatons carriage on The Brick Fan, and it has a bunch of good stuff, including the pegasuseses, a bunch of gold bits including lanterns, etc, all in a nice package that isn't a bad deal MSRP. I'm not really a HP guy, but I know a good parts pack when I see it. Quote
Exetrius Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 Yes, HP doesn't disappoint when it comes to new pieces! The Stranger Things set has two very important recolours: the large foliage piece in earth blue and the small foliage piece in reddish brown!!! Quote
Rogue Angel Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 16 hours ago, Exetrius said: The Stranger Things set has two very important recolours: the large foliage piece in earth blue and the small foliage piece in reddish brown!!! I had the exact same observation! Quote
zoth33 Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 17 hours ago, Exetrius said: Yes, HP doesn't disappoint when it comes to new pieces! The Stranger Things set has two very important recolours: the large foliage piece in earth blue and the small foliage piece in reddish brown!!! Yeah hopefully they will come in some different sets. I don't think I will be buying that set. I'm sure they will be on brick link soon too. Quote
Lyichir Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 For anyone curious about the other new parts, New Elementary has a review. Other potentially useful parts for historic builders include the new pumpkin (at least for post-colonial America time periods), black "seaweed" and carrot stalks, and a wide assortment of great earth tone plates, tiles, and wedge plates. And a new printed purple wizard hat! Quote
MAB Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 The new geodes might be good for fantasy castle settings. Quote
Aanchir Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 New parts for June are now listed on Brickset! Lots of cool new molds that have already been brought up but also lots of nifty and versatile recolors for existing elements. Check them out! https://brickset.com/parts/new-02-06-19/ Quote
Exetrius Posted June 29, 2019 Posted June 29, 2019 @Rockstaremcee spotted a fantastic shield at the BAM bar! I wonder if this will stay exclusive or if it will somehow end up in a set. Quote
AmperZand Posted June 29, 2019 Posted June 29, 2019 The new Hungarian Horntail doubles for a generic wyvern with little or no modding: Quote
Rockstaremcee Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 On 6/29/2019 at 4:42 PM, AmperZand said: The new Hungarian Horntail doubles for a generic wyvern with little or no modding: Yes! I'm excited for that. I already plan on picking up one of the new Expecto Patronum (75945) [or maybe two] today. Quote
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