LEGO Ninjago 2019

[crimsondeity]

39 minutes ago, GarmaFan said:

Mummies on fire that are also snakes fighting frozen samurai..

Genie with Spanish accent leading a pirate crew..

Sometimes they really double down on the weirdness

Yeah, Ninjago is pretty much a kitchen sink fantasy theme at this point. But I feel it’s what helps keep it an evergreen theme; they can squeeze in all sorts of interesting builds and characters.

[Thedarkmaster2]

Just now, crimsondeity said:

Yeah, Ninjago is pretty much a kitchen sink fantasy theme at this point. But I feel it’s what helps keep it an evergreen theme; they can squeeze in all sorts of interesting builds and characters.

Yeah it's what makes it good and timeless!

Yet there are people out there who want them to be limited to only one aesthetic which would neuter that.

[zoth33]

I think the fire snake mummies look great.  I'll take new molds like that anytime.  I can easily work them into my mummy faction.  Wu looks great too.  This will a great wave for me I love fire vs Ice themes.  Can't wait to see the ice zombies.  NInjago has really been a goldmine for new molds.  I build fantasy castles and LOTR type stuff so this theme has really been great for my builds and custom figs.  

[Fenghuang0296]

Hey' something occurs to me; are we sure they're actually snakes? And not just human mummies that are wearing snake 'masks'? Because those heads are awfully big and do look like metal or stone . . and they're unprinted, too. 

[JJ Tong (zfogshooterz)]

2 hours ago, Feng-huang0296 said:

Hey' something occurs to me; are we sure they're actually snakes? And not just human mummies that are wearing snake 'masks'? Because those heads are awfully big and do look like metal or stone . . and they're unprinted, too. 

That would be interesting, but looking at the pictures that's showing the back of them, it doesn't look like they are covering any minifig heads. The snake head just looks like a head.

And I'm not sure about this by a long shot but the "skin" (of the darker colored "snake") that the mummy garb didn't manage to cover looked to be snake scales. Of course this is just my speculation. And now that I think more about it, both villians factions of S11 are actually undead.

Edited March 11, 2019 by JJ Tong (zfogshooterz)

[Digger of Bricks]

13 hours ago, crimsondeity said:

Yeah, Ninjago is pretty much a kitchen sink fantasy theme at this point. But I feel it’s what helps keep it an evergreen theme; they can squeeze in all sorts of interesting builds and characters.

Being the kinda theme it is, I do wonder how many of its playset builds were developed for Ninjago, and how many were modified from recycled tablescrap builds initially designed for other more coherent playthemes (be they existing or never realized). I always remember this one 2008 BrickJournal interview with @Nabii talking about the evolution of a motorcycle build he originally built in mind for Mars Mission, which he then modified for potential adoption by Exo-Force, and then finally finding a home for it within the Agents theme for 8632 Swamp Raid.

13 hours ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

Yeah it's what makes it good and timeless!

Yet there are people out there who want them to be limited to only one aesthetic which would neuter that.

Those people wouldn't be as grudgeful towards Ninjago if it weren't one of the only Action/Adventure theme in town currently (next to the upcoming Hidden Side line, that is). Some people just want something archetypical like Classic Castle, Pirates, Space, Adventurers, Agents, Aquazone, and the such, and it's hard to find much of that in a theme like Ninjago if you're not counting the bricks. 

[Thedarkmaster2]

Just now, Digger of Bricks said:

Those people wouldn't be as grudgeful towards Ninjago if it weren't one of the only Action/Adventure theme in town currently (next to the upcoming Hidden Side line, that is). Some people just want something archetypical like Classic Castle, Pirates, Space, Adventurers, Agents, Aquazone, and the such, and it's hard to find much of that in a theme like Ninjago if you're not counting the bricks.

Oh well I can understand.. But that's not because of Ninjago. It's because Lego overuses licensed themes. Do we really need that many? Also isn't Lego Movie 2 an original action theme?

[Boogly22238]

So they're actual serpentine? Definitely not made up of snakes like the vermilion were 

[Digger of Bricks]

30 minutes ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

But that's not because of Ninjago. It's because Lego overuses licensed themes. Do we really need that many?

That could very well be, and I wouldn't mind the sheer number of them if the smaller ones were instead consolidated under broader umbrella themes respective to their IP holders (e.g. all Disney properties under a Disney banner, Overwatch under a Blizzard Entertainment umbrella theme, etc).

But, what if Ninjago hadn't been successful as it has been, running only the three-year course as other lines like it do? Would we still be in this same boat? Could it maybe be that TLG actually considers Ninjago as the "umbrella action/adventure theme" that others here have deemed it, thereby eliminating the need for multiple smaller action/adventure themes? If so, what if this gaping hole left by the lack of such themes had enabled Lego to fill it with the current avalanche of licensed properties? 

55 minutes ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

Also isn't Lego Movie 2 an original action theme?

I personally consider it to be both original AND licensed (a hybrid of such, if you will).

[Thedarkmaster2]

16 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

I wouldn't mind the sheer number of them if the smaller ones were instead consolidated under broader umbrella themes respective to their IP holders

But there would be the same amount of licensed themes, too many, just under different title

 

17 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Would we still be in this same boat?

I think so

18 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Could it maybe be that TLG actually considers Ninjago as the "umbrella action/adventure theme" that others here have deemed it

But there was Nexo Knights. Also the licensed themes also have themes with adventure

18 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

what if this gaping hole left by the lack of such themes had enabled Lego to fill it with the current avalanche of licensed properties?

It's hard to prove a conspiracy,

19 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

I personally consider it to be both original AND licensed (a hybrid of such, if you will).

  Those are mutually exclusive terms...

1 hour ago, Boogly22238 said:

So they're actual serpentine? Definitely not made up of snakes like the vermilion were 

it's too early to say

[Exetrius]

16 hours ago, crimsondeity said:

Yeah, Ninjago is pretty much a kitchen sink fantasy theme at this point. But I feel it’s what helps keep it an evergreen theme; they can squeeze in all sorts of interesting builds and characters.

"Kitchen sink fantasy"  It's more like a cocktail of successful new and old genres and concepts. Sometimes it works well, sometimes it's weird, but ultimately it's more than the sum of its ingredients.  

 

The golden snake mummy pharaoh sorceress looks great. Never considered egyptian design elements for Ninjago, but actually it seems like a really good idea. 

[Digger of Bricks]

7 minutes ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

But there would be the same amount of licensed themes, too many, just under different title

Technically speaking, yes, but at least it would be cleaner and more open to further possibilities without introducing a new theme from the same IP holder each time.

9 minutes ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

I think so

But there was Nexo Knights.

I sort of think so too, as Lego just might have continued with their quest for further "big bang" themes like Chima and Nexo Knights. 

14 minutes ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

Also the licensed themes also have themes with adventure

By "Action/Adventure" themes, I'm referring to the context of this subforum we've under now: IN-HOUSE ACTION/ADVENTURE THEMES.

17 minutes ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

It's hard to prove a conspiracy,

I'm not at all suggesting a conspiracy, just speculating on TLG's business approach. A conspiracy suggests malevolence. 

20 minutes ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

Those are mutually exclusive terms...

But when you consider that it's a theme based upon a studio's media property Lego has a hand in, it is sorta both.

[benderisgreat]

3 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Being the kinda theme it is, I do wonder how many of its playset builds were developed for Ninjago, and how many were modified from recycled tablescrap builds initially designed for other more coherent playthemes (be they existing or never realized). I always remember this one 2008 BrickJournal interview with @Nabii talking about the evolution of a motorcycle build he originally built in mind for Mars Mission, which he then modified for potential adoption by Exo-Force, and then finally finding a home for it within the Agents theme for 8632 Swamp Raid.

Those people wouldn't be as grudgeful towards Ninjago if it weren't one of the only Action/Adventure theme in town currently (next to the upcoming Hidden Side line, that is). Some people just want something archetypical like Classic Castle, Pirates, Space, Adventurers, Agents, Aquazone, and the such, and it's hard to find much of that in a theme like Ninjago if you're not counting the bricks. 

Uhh, Ultra Agents were on shelves just a few years ago...

[Digger of Bricks]

14 minutes ago, benderisgreat said:

Uhh, Ultra Agents were on shelves just a few years ago...

And until Hidden Side, it was the last we'd seen of the smaller Action/Adventure themes. Around 2010-2013, we had Atlantis, Power Miners, Pharaoh's Quest, Alien Conquest, Galaxy Squad, Kingdoms/Castle, Monster Fighters, Dino... 

Edited March 11, 2019 by Digger of Bricks

[Thedarkmaster2]

1 hour ago, Digger of Bricks said:

And until Hidden Side, it was the last we'd seen of the smaller Action/Adventure themes. Around 2010-2013, we had Atlantis, Power Miners, Pharaoh's Quest, Alien Conquest, Galaxy Squad, Kingdoms/Castle, Monster Fighters, Dino... 

We also had fewer licensed themes....

[Boogly22238]

7 hours ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

it's too early to say

Naturally... im just realky excited they added a twist this time. Double the enemies, plus they're fighting each other, on top of being ancient egyptian style factions, im itching to see the ice people

[Thedarkmaster2]

13 hours ago, Boogly22238 said:

Naturally... im just realky excited they added a twist this time. Double the enemies, plus they're fighting each other, on top of being ancient egyptian style factions, im itching to see the ice people

Yeah I can't wait I'm getting a game of thrones vibe from them, winter is comming

[Dr.Cogg]

It looks like the new "WU" is actually TFSM, but someone put wu's beard on it, also there's new armor for the snakes.

[DarthLeapyous]

Just now, Dr.Cogg said:

, also there's new armor for the snakes.

New armour for the snake mummies? How do you know?

[JJ Tong (zfogshooterz)]

6 minutes ago, DarthLeapyous said:

New armour for the snake mummies? How do you know?

More pics out at instagram. Dope armor there! And the snake head looked more refined too. Also an "ice zombie"'s head is shown too.

Edited March 12, 2019 by JJ Tong (zfogshooterz)

[Kim-Kwang-Seok]

4 minutes ago, Dr.Cogg said:

It looks like the new "WU" is actually TFSM, but someone put wu's beard on it, also there's new armor for the snakes.

I thought so before beause of the tail and extra beard.... At least he doesn't look like Wu at all and even his clothes have a different style. Very curious now!

I just hope the new season has the same level of quality without the Hageman brothers behind it... Or at least that they keep in touch with it, so that it doesn't become stupid, like GoT did without G.R.R. Martin
 

[Boogly22238]

The ghost tail snake character looks amazing! I like the red eyes too. The caped character also looks good

[DarthLeapyous]

35 minutes ago, JJ Tong (zfogshooterz) said:

More pics out at instagram. Dope armor there! And the snake head looked more refined too. Also an "ice zombie"'s head is shown too.

What is the instagram page called? 

[Agent Kallus]

I love the copper metallic recolour of the eleven pole-arm from LOTR, the new one (in pearl gold) looks good too.

@DarthLeapyousJust search #legoleaks on Instagram

 

 

[DarthLeapyous]

10 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said:

I love the copper metallic recolour of the eleven pole-arm from LOTR, the new one (in pearl gold) looks good too.

@DarthLeapyousJust search #legoleaks on Instagram

 

 

Found em. Seeing the snake heads from the side looks great with the duel-moulded translucent eyes. Snake armour is great to.