LEGO Ninjago 2017 Discussion

[CM4Sci]

4 minutes ago, gamejutzu said:

YES!!!

If you want it now I think it's in a Friends set already

[gamejutzu]

Just now, CM4Sci said:

If you want it now I think it's in a Friends set already

Oh right, Friends. I forgot how many handy things you can get in those.

[Harut0]

On 11/6/2016 at 4:12 AM, Exetrius said:

by elephantograph

The nougat/dark orange(?) one looks really nice 

 

Loving the new armor pieces! They remind me of the Snake Cult warriors in Conan the Barbarian!  

[TeufelHund]

I'm not really into Ninjago but will probably get the cheapest set for the new "orcs" and their armour plus that awesome silvery giant egg piece.

[Venunder]

The Ochre ones can definitely double as orcs. Yippee.

And those red medusa things look awesome.  

[Shroffy123]

These new baddies look stunning 

[notpennysboat]

Even if I have a medieval fantasy collection and story, more the years go and more I am interested by Ninjago sets for my medieval fantasy story. Next year, I'll take 70621 The Vermillion Attack ; 70626 Dawn of Iron Doom ; 70627 Dragon's forge, all 3 for all the constructions and bad guys, not for the ninjas. From 70625 Samourai VXL, it will be only for the bad girl, this one will be the most expensive because I'll take it alone.

 

[PenPlays]

Finally found time to write down my thoughts on the new sets.

The Vermillion Attack is as basic as they come. The set has some nice colors and the weird... gauntlet thingy... Also the minifigure selection is grand for a set this size.

Price guess: $12

Desert Lightning, might I say, is the weakest of the bunch. I don't know if I like this idea of a motorcycle combo set that both 2016 and 2017 seem to show as a trend. The set suffers from being two $10 sized sets in one. Both bikes are extremely simplistic (the Vermillion one suffers the most here). The only benefit of snagging this set is the orange Vermillion, Jay's gauntlet thingy, and, well, Jay. He has one of the best designs for the year (so far).

Price guess: $20

They're more making boats... They're more making boats!!! This is a nice set. For something called "Destiny's Shadow" it certainly envokes the idea of a baby Bounty, although this set makes me fear for the fate of the Bounty in the show.

Price guess: $30

I dunno about the Vermillion Invader. It's giving me Garmatron vibes, which is good, but I feel I may just be disappointed. Catapults simply aren't enough to justify this set as any good. With the exception of being the only set with Zane in it (who is rockin' an awesome suit as well).

Price guess: $40

The Samurai VXL is mysterious. It's not Samurai X, as Nya is there in her new suit, but then there's that handsome looking Samurai in dark blue and gold! The car reminds me of the Ultra Agents Infearno Interception set, although I like how this one has steering unlike the afroementioned set. The special Vermillion is rather disappointing actually. I was expecting something more spectacular. The inclusion of an extra pair of legs is a given, as Overlord proved that haveing brick built legs isn't fun on its own, apparently.

Price Guess: $40

Dawn of Iron Doom has a lot going on in it (good thing, too). Iron Doom itself has dethroned the Devourer as the coolest looking brick-built serpent (I classify all my reptiles, i.e. Dragons, in their own separate categories, mind you). Notice how with the gauntlet things that you can't really tell if that's a green or a teal colored one. In case it wasn't obvious, either Lloyd or zane do not have a gauntlet thingy. Curious who the hooded dudes are. Also that Wu has a straw hat!

Price guess: $70

Dragon's Forge is the Blacksmith Shop we've been waiting for since 2011 (holy choirs sing). It's nice that we're getting the whole Kai/Nya family in one go. Loving all the weapon options, the buildable Vermillion dude, and the two headed Dragon. Part of me does wish, however, that each ninja would get their own individual dragons, but most importantly Nya, as she's only gotten combo Dragons in set form (both this and the Elemental Dragon from last year).

Price guess: $100

A well rounded wave, although I feel that there is a bit lacking compared to last year's Winter/Spring wave (it's hard to top pirates with snakes). The minifigures are awesome, although,  I'm not looking forward to the massive collection of generic Lego Snakes that we'll be getting from this wave.

[gamejutzu]

On 11/16/2016 at 3:18 AM, Penkid11 said:

Desert Lightning, might I say, is the weakest of the bunch. I don't know if I like this idea of a motorcycle combo set that both 2016 and 2017 seem to show as a trend. The set suffers from being two $10 sized sets in one. Both bikes are extremely simplistic (the Vermillion one suffers the most here). The only benefit of snagging this set is the orange Vermillion, Jay's gauntlet thingy, and, well, Jay. He has one of the best designs for the year (so far).

I'd say that the Vermillion vehicle physically looks really good, not talking about value per piece, but the actual completed build from a head on observation. From this perspective, it's a way better and unique build than Jay's. I'd actually love to have Jay's portion scrapped and get this as a polybag or another small set which would also have 3 figures.

Edited November 18, 2016 by gamejutzu

[PenPlays]

7 hours ago, gamejutzu said:

I'd say that the Vermillion vehicle physically looks really good, not talking about value per piece, but the actual completed build from a head on observation. From thisperspective, it's a way better and unique build than Jay's. I'd actually love to have Jay's portion scrapped and get this as a polybag or another small set which would also have 3 figures.

I'd agree that it's unique. I also like the idea of a poly designed like that little vehicle. I wonder if something like it will show up.

I'm also curious if there are any store exclusive sets this time around?

[SKYGOAT]

Dragon's Forge and Destiny's Shadow are possibly the best sets to date, for me (not including temple of airjitzu). so unique and i love the fusion garbs. this wave may have my favorite minifigure ive ever laid eyes upon: nya in her fusion garb. beautiful. very optimistic about future seasons and waves.

[gamejutzu]

36 minutes ago, SKYGOAT said:

Dragon's Forge and Destiny's Shadow are possibly the best sets to date, for me (not including temple of airjitzu). so unique and i love the fusion garbs. this wave may have my favorite minifigure ive ever laid eyes upon: nya in her fusion garb. beautiful. very optimistic about future seasons and waves.

Yeah, I feel the same way. I wish more people would look at the designs of the minifigures, as these are some of the best I've seen from NInjago.

[DuckBricks]

New HoT teaser! 

I don't see the Twins in any new set... Maybe there's still one to be revealed?

 

[jake0324demo]

On 19/11/2016 at 1:03 AM, legozebra said:

New HoT teaser! 

I don't see the Twins in any new set... Maybe there's still one to be revealed?

 

 

I think the twins appear in the Dawn of Iron Doom set, because there are two minifigures that could be them.

Edited November 20, 2016 by Peppermint_M
Quoting Pictures is not needed when they are on the same page as your reply.

[makoy]

50 minutes ago, legozebra said:

New HoT teaser! 

I don't see the Twins in any new set... Maybe there's still one to be revealed?

-snip-

Remember the 2 rogues in the 2nd largest set? 

I think they are the twins - they even have hair pieces included so they are not just random hooded rogues.

Edited November 19, 2016 by makoy

[NinjaJayNuva]

On 19/11/2016 at 1:03 AM, legozebra said:

New HoT teaser! 

I don't see the Twins in any new set... Maybe there's still one to be revealed?

 

 

Interesting! I wonder if Dr Julian has anything to do with this, and who are the sensei looking and next to him? Can it be Yang?

By the way, does anyone know why isn't part 3 available in e-book form?

Edited November 20, 2016 by Peppermint_M
Do not quote pictures when your reply is on the same page.

[DuckBricks]

42 minutes ago, NinjaJayNuva said:

Interesting! I wonder if Dr Julian has anything to do with this, and who are the sensei looking and next to him? Can it be Yang?

By the way, does anyone know why isn't part 3 available in e-book form?

yeah, no clue why Dr. Julien's there. The previous page discusses DoD with direct mentions of Sander Saunders and Yang, so maybe Julien's presence is an error. I believe the Sensei is Yang, though.

1 hour ago, makoy said:

Remember the 2 rogues in the 2nd largest set? 

I think they are the twins - they even have hair pieces included so they are not just random hooded rogues.

Good idea, but the hair doesn't seem to match at all...

 

Edit: that's not hair, that's their hoods - you're probably right! Nice catch.

Edited November 19, 2016 by legozebra

[Exetrius]

I don't see any reason to not assume that the twins are those seen in the Iron Doom set. It is awesome to see that the main antagonist of this wave is a duo.

Also, I thought I saw prints on the hoods in the official images and it turns out I am probably right, judging from the drawing: there's the clock motif again!

Maybe Julien and/or Yang will come in a yet unseen exclusive? Would be great.

[benderisgreat]

It seems that twins are 2 rogues in Iron Doom set, but their hairpieces are different shape and color(grey and black)! So how could they be twins?

[makoy]

6 minutes ago, benderisgreat said:

It seems that twins are 2 rogues in Iron Doom set, but their hairpieces are different shape and color(grey and black)! So how could they be twins?

Aren't you familiar that there are twins that can look different or even has different gender? Look up fraternal twins.

[benderisgreat]

1 hour ago, makoy said:

Aren't you familiar that there are twins that can look different or even has different gender? Look up fraternal twins.

One of the hairpieces is grey, which usually means older character, and twins are same age. I'm not doubting that 2 rouges are twins mentioned in a teaser, but hairpiece choice is strange , that's all!

Edited November 19, 2016 by benderisgreat

[LegendsOfNinjago]

4 minutes ago, benderisgreat said:

One of the hairpieces is grey, which usually means older character, and twins are same age. I'm not doubting that 2 rouges are twin mentioned in a teaser, but hairpiece choice is strange , that's all!

Maybe one of them got lost in time, thus getting older and then the second one went back, found the original lost twin who was olderish by now and jow theyre both stuck.

[benderisgreat]

24 minutes ago, LegendsOfNinjago said:

Maybe one of them got lost in time, thus getting older and then the second one went back, found the original lost twin who was olderish by now and jow theyre both stuck.

That's a good theory!

[Boogly22238]

That must explain why there's no big-bad Vermillion soldier, unless the dark-orange one is he? Apparently the Iron Room's chest has a time portal. And the giant thing in Dragon forge is Buffmillion?

Edited November 20, 2016 by Boogly22238

[LegendsOfNinjago]

Set descriptions are out. i had no waynto copy and paste as they where photos on instagram, but it looks like the different colored weapons each have a time altering ability, red stops time, blue slows it down, green makes it go foward and orange reverses it. The twins in the Iron Doom set are in fact the time twins. And the robot is the new Samurai X