PGBQW Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, lego_guyon02 said: Additional Hulkbuster D2C details from Promobricks: - It will cost $200-250 and contain roughly 2500 pieces - It will be 50-60 cm high so twice as tall as the 2018 version - It's based on the Mark 48 from Infinity War - The only additional build is a plaque - Just 1 exclusive figure which will be either Tony or Bruce Yeah this is a very hard and easy pass, what a joke I know that if Lego makes this is because it has a market and its profitable, but seriously who buys this
BrickBob Studpants Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) At least it‘s not a remake, and the size sounds impressive Btw, how come we already know about next year‘s Marvel D2C set? Is it a January release or something? I remember it took wayyyy longer for proper rumours for the previous two D2C sets to show up Edited November 2, 2021 by BrickBob Studpants
TurnOffTheDark Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said: At least it‘s not a remake, and the size sounds impressive Btw, how come we already know about next year‘s Marvel D2C set? Is it a January release or something? I remember it took wayyyy longer for proper rumours for the previous two D2C sets to show up if it isn't an early 2022 release then we better get news of the second hypothetical NWH wave soon lmao
hvader Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 1 minute ago, TurnOffTheDark said: if it isn't an early 2022 release then we better get news of the second hypothetical NWH wave soon lmao Yes! I also really want a Morbius figure now after that trailer
THELEGOBATMAN Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 This sounds terrible... I mean the set itself will probably look nice, but it's such a bad and boring choice for the next Marvel D2C. The details make it sound even worse now.
1980-Something-Space-Guy Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 I am not sure who needs two UCS Hulkbusters, but it certainly isn't me. I will pass on this big fella.
BrickBob Studpants Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 30 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: The details make it sound even worse now. In what way exactly? We now know it‘s not a remake of the 2018 one and its size sounds incredible Or do you mean the minifig?
Caps Beard Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) I’ll almost certainly be getting this. Not everyone was collecting LEGO back when the (by the sounds of what we know about this) significantly smaller UCS released. Couldn’t be less bothered about figures, as long as the build is good I’ll be happy. I’m quite sure the original must’ve sold well for an upgraded set to be released this soon after. Feels similar to the Tumbler re-release in that it allows the well documented vast number of new AFOLS to pick up a set they probably would’ve bought at the time. A company who makes as much money as LEGO does knows what they are doing and what will sell! Would I have liked an Avengers/Stark Tower? Absolutely. Hope that happens sooner rather than later. However they were never going to launch into yearly modular D2Cs in my opinion. Let’s hope that one day Marvel will get the SW treatment of a coupe of big sets each year. Here’s to hoping! Edited November 2, 2021 by Caps Beard
Moon_Knight Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 I was actually considering buying the retired Hulkbuster for my Christmas present. Now I’ll most definitely be buying the Home Alone set and waiting for the Hulkbuster next year. I couldn’t be happier! The Brickset review for the retired Hulkbuster isn’t great and I read that the arms and legs weren’t very poseable so I’m really excited to see what they do with this new Hulkbuster.
BrickBob Studpants Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, Moon_Knight said: […] I read that the arms and legs weren’t very poseable so I’m really excited to see what they do with this new Hulkbuster. Yeah, the legs are by far the biggest weakness of the previous Hulkbuster. You have to angle them just right, or the whole thing will topple over. Had to learn that the hard way when it fell off the top-most shelf in my old room within the first three days after I had gotten it Surprisingly small damage; could easily put it back together without consulting the instructions, so at least it‘s sturdy. I wonder how stable the new one will be, given it‘s twice as tall Maybe they figured out an incredibly effective new technique with the UCS AT-AT they will apply here as well?
Scarilian Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, lego_guyon02 said: Additional Hulkbuster D2C details from Promobricks: - It will cost $200-250 and contain roughly 2500 pieces - It will be 50-60 cm high so twice as tall as the 2018 version - It's based on the Mark 48 from Infinity War - The only additional build is a plaque - Just 1 exclusive figure which will be either Tony or Bruce Yeah this is a very hard and easy pass, what a joke Honestly, sounds kinda promising. One of my issues with the previous version was that it wasted pieces on aspects other than the Hulkbuster. The previous set had 1363 pieces - but I'd guess around 150 of those were wasted on random robot arms, display stands and minature aspects. So we really are getting double the size, potentially double the pieces (that will be used on the Hulkbuster itself) and hopefully they'll deliver on articulation and fix a lot of the issues from the AoU inspired version. Double the size hopefully also hints towards the focus shifting to display as opposed to playability, which would be better as I'd rather have a Hulkbuster I can pose and display instead of one that is expected to handle the rough play of kids. Though I must admit I found the MK48 suit a rather ugly and less iconic version of the Hulkbuster and the entire thing is smoothed so it's going to be interesting to see how Lego tackle this especially at 2x the scale of the previous version. It also means maybe we'll be lucky and late 2022/2023 will give us an Endgame based D2C as now they seem to have confirmed the trend of us getting a D2C based off the Avengers movies roughly 3-4 years after the film: 2012's Avengers got 76042: The SHIELD Helicarrier D2C in 20152015's Avengers: Age of Ultron got 76105 Hulkbuster Ultron Edition D2C in 20182018's Avengers: Infinity War is getting the MK48 Hulkbuster D2C in 2022 As a sidenote, the previous Avengers movie Lego D2C's released both released in March, so would expect this set to follow that pattern, which would help tide us over nicely if the Thor sets are delayed to May or later shifting everything back Edited November 2, 2021 by Scarilian
THELEGOBATMAN Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 4 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: In what way exactly? We now know it‘s not a remake of the 2018 one and its size sounds incredible Or do you mean the minifig? The minifig. I couldn't care less about a 200€ Hulkbuster, but it's always nice to look at a set like this. Just one minifgure makes it much less nice.
Lion King Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 Wait the future D2C will be Hulkbuster or…?
TheLegoDr Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 Being a collector of minifigure Iron Man variants, I can only hope the minifigure in this set isn't one I'd want .. I guess is it based on Ultron again only larger (and therefore a Tony figure), or is it based on Endgame where Bruce has to pilot it...
wesker Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 Disappointed the next D2C won't be another modular building.
TurnOffTheDark Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 I will buy this hulkbuster if it is done justice. I love the IW design for it
Scarilian Posted November 2, 2021 Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, wesker said: Disappointed the next D2C won't be another modular building. The idea of a modular building for Marvel was likely considered a 'risk' which is why they went with something Spider-man focused. If sales are good for that, then chances are we'll see another comic inspired modular Marvel building by late 2023/2024 as a response. I'm still expecting a D2C of Stark Tower/Avengers Tower to be the next modular building we do get though, they could have justified that as part of the 10th anniversary of Avengers and release it in Summer 2022 or early 2023 if we are very lucky. That's the only chance we have in my view of getting another Marvel modular building D2C anytime soon. Edited November 2, 2021 by Scarilian
YetiZombie Posted November 3, 2021 Posted November 3, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 8:23 AM, PGBQW said: I know that if Lego makes this is because it has a market and its profitable, but seriously who buys this Casual or brand new LEGO fans who love Iron Man and/or the MCU. Those people couldn't care less about what figures are included in a set, they just want a challenging and impressive display model. A building, as much as I want one, unfortunately just doesn't look as eye catching as a giant Hulkbuster.
PGBQW Posted November 3, 2021 Posted November 3, 2021 4 hours ago, YetiZombie said: Casual or brand new LEGO fans who love Iron Man and/or the MCU. Those people couldn't care less about what figures are included in a set, they just want a challenging and impressive display model. A building, as much as I want one, unfortunately just doesn't look as eye catching as a giant Hulkbuster. But I don't see a casual Lego fan buying a 200€ set that takes 8 hours to build.
Meaf Posted November 4, 2021 Posted November 4, 2021 The Hulkbuster is pretty disappointing. I would have preferred if it was a straight remake, because at least then it could be argued that they didn't waste a D2C slot on a model similar to one we got recently. On its own the set sounds fine to me, but the fact that we just had a D2C Hulkbuster just rubs me the wrong way.
Frizzlefry25 Posted November 4, 2021 Posted November 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, Meadius said: The Hulkbuster is pretty disappointing. I would have preferred if it was a straight remake, because at least then it could be argued that they didn't waste a D2C slot on a model similar to one we got recently. On its own the set sounds fine to me, but the fact that we just had a D2C Hulkbuster just rubs me the wrong way. I am actually intrigued by this. The previous Hulkbuster didnt really feel like a UCS to me, just a beefed up regular set, which is why I personally skipped it. This sounds like a real UCS, and if it looks beautiful and display ready, sign me up! I may need to transfer some budget from Star Wars to Marvel!
1980-Something-Space-Guy Posted November 4, 2021 Posted November 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Frizzlefry25 said: I am actually intrigued by this. The previous Hulkbuster didnt really feel like a UCS to me, just a beefed up regular set, which is why I personally skipped it. This sounds like a real UCS, and if it looks beautiful and display ready, sign me up! I may need to transfer some budget from Star Wars to Marvel! Oh crap, I hadn't realized this one is much bigger than the previous one. Given that the Hulkbuster is quite bulky, I cannot even begin to imagine the nightmare of trying to find space for a 50 cm one. At least the Saturn V Rocket was slim and could be split. On 11/2/2021 at 1:27 PM, Scarilian said: So we really are getting double the size, potentially double the pieces (that will be used on the Hulkbuster itself) and hopefully they'll deliver on articulation and fix a lot of the issues from the AoU inspired version. Technically, if you double the size, you might get x8 the pieces. Think of, for instance, having a cube, and you now double the dimensions in each of the 3 directions. You get 8x the original volume. In this case, though, they can probably avoid getting to x8 the number of pieces by using some larger components. However, you should expect way more than 2x the number of pieces.
YetiZombie Posted November 4, 2021 Posted November 4, 2021 On 11/3/2021 at 4:15 PM, PGBQW said: But I don't see a casual Lego fan buying a 200€ set that takes 8 hours to build. I know people who did exactly this 🤷♂️, adults with disposable income are generally ok with spending if they really like the model. Especially if they played with LEGO as a kid. Just to be clear, I would've absolutely preferred a UCS Avengers Tower over this, but I feel like this 18+ UCS Hulkbuster will sell like hotcakes. 16 hours ago, Frizzlefry25 said: This sounds like a real UCS, and if it looks beautiful and display ready Exactly. This will likely get the full modern UCS treatment (display oriented, black box, 18+, etc), which makes it feel different from the previous one.
lego_guyon02 Posted November 4, 2021 Posted November 4, 2021 LEGO did a fantastic job with the Eternals sets, definitely the best Marvel wave for a new movie so far. Also, screw the critics. I'd highly recommend watching it and just deciding for yourself.
BrickBob Studpants Posted November 4, 2021 Posted November 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, lego_guyon02 said: LEGO did a fantastic job with the Eternals sets, definitely the best Marvel wave for a new movie so far. Also, screw the critics. I'd highly recommend watching it and just deciding for yourself. Agreed on both points. Incredibly accurate sets, and the film was great Did the critics watch the same film?!
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