February 20, 20232 yr 17 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said: At least these sets are all system scale unlike the buildable object / sculptureĀ mania other licensed themes are indulging in this year. Ssshh! They've still got the Indy 5 wave to go. Don't spoil it! ;)
February 20, 20232 yr 13 hours ago, RichardGoring said: Ssshh! They've still got the Indy 5 wave to go. Don't spoil it! ;) Canāt waitĀ for the ultimate collector series buildable Ark of the Covenant ā¦Ā Edited February 20, 20232 yr by williejm
February 20, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, williejm said: Canāt sit for the ultimate collector series buildable Ark of the Covenant ā¦Ā Nah, that would be too sensible, have you SEEN what Star Wars and Marvel have been doing. We'll be getting a $700 UCS bust of Colonel Dietrich.
February 20, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said: We'll be getting a $700 UCS bust of Colonel Dietrich. Complete with collapsing feature! Seriously though, the DoD sets are certainly all playsets.
February 20, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said: Nah, that would be too sensible, have you SEEN what Star Wars and Marvel have been doing. We'll be getting a $700 UCS bust of Colonel Dietrich. UCS Elsa Schneiderās beretĀ
February 20, 20232 yr 26 minutes ago, williejm said: UCS Elsa Schneiderās beretĀ Read that as "UCS Elsa Schneider's bust" and got a little concerned
February 20, 20232 yr Author 4 hours ago, williejm said: Canāt waitĀ for the ultimate collector series buildable Ark of the Covenant ā¦Ā The controversy that would be induced because of this would make me buy alot of pop cornĀ Regarding the criticism about the sets,I did say earlier that this is just the case of TLG trying to make a quick buck out of the whole thing.Do not expect the remaining sets to have better quality built wise. Edited February 20, 20232 yr by Pulp Detective
February 20, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said: UCS Hat and Whip. You heard it here first! With a display plaqueĀ describing the technical specifications of said hat and whip, of course donāt forget storage space for a brick separator! On a more serious note, does anyone anticipate any new minifigure moulds for the Dial of Destiny lineup? All I can think of is a combined hair/hat piece for Helena. Edited February 20, 20232 yr by Kaijumeister
February 21, 20232 yr Author 11 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said: UCS Hat and Whip. You heard it here first! I bet it will cost 300$ and to sweeten the deal,they will include an exclusive version of indy with cobwebs printed on him so you can have a match with the Temple Escape setĀ
February 21, 20232 yr You laugh, but a set with the fertility idol, the crystal skull, the journal from TLC and maybe a hat would be one of the few (probably the only one) object/sculpture sets I'd buy.
February 21, 20232 yr This discussion makes me wonder if a D2C set could actually be in the cards for this theme at some point. Most likely not this year as we wouldāve heard about it already, but maybe if it continues Ā Itās the only theme Iām collecting that never had one!
February 21, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, hachiroku said: You laugh, but a set with the fertility idol, the crystal skull, the journal from TLC and maybe a hat would be one of the few (probably the only one) object/sculpture sets I'd buy. All of that together sounds pretty cluttered, but imo the Fertility Idol or Crystal Skull would make for amazing "helmet" sets.
February 21, 20232 yr Just now, Kaijumeister said: Temple of Doom set might be cancelled or postponed according to Promobricks. UnbelievableĀ
February 21, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said: Temple of Doom set might be cancelled or postponed according to Promobricks. Why?Ā The only reason I can think of is all the flagrant racism, in which case they should've just not made a set in the first place It's the flagship set of the new line, they are going to be burning money for NO LOGICAL REASON It literally comes out in a month, by now they'd already have the sets in warehouses ready to ship out Edited February 21, 20232 yr by Retro Brick Reviews
February 21, 20232 yr Doesnāt make sense. I sincerely hope itās not out of something similarĀ to what happened with Jabbaās palace š
February 21, 20232 yr If the temple of doom is ACTUALLY cancelled because āit fails to meet guidelinesā just cancel the entire Indiana Jones wave at that point because almost everything Indiana Jones goes against the āguidelinesā this is just beyond pathetic from lego.
February 21, 20232 yr Really? Personally, it was the one I was least interested in (it's also my least favorite movie in the franchise), but to get this far and then cancel it is such an odd decision. They've presumably got them produced and stacked up ready to go. Into Hangar 51 with them? It's also a shame because now the line is an 18+ set and two pretty small playsets, only one of which has a location. And it's not as if you can't predict any controversy that might come from things associated with Temple of Doom.
February 21, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Otherworld said: Doesnāt make sense. I sincerely hope itās not out of something similarĀ to what happened with Jabbaās palace š The difference there is that nobody had taken offense to Jabba's Palace prior to the LEGO set, so the backlash was unprecedented. It was stupid, but LEGO's decision there was understandable. Temple of Doom, by contrast, has been infamous for being incredibly violent and incredibly racist for nearly 40 years. There's no excuse for putting it into production and then deciding to cancel it in the 11th hour.
February 21, 20232 yr ThatĀ doesn't bode well for this theme. I don't see it lasting very long at this rate. Maybe aĀ small wave for the new movie and done. Edited February 21, 20232 yr by Huigberts Builds
February 21, 20232 yr Just now, RichardGoring said: Really? Personally, it was the one I was least interested in (it's also my least favorite movie in the franchise), but to get this far and then cancel it is such an odd decision. They've presumably got them produced and stacked up ready to go. Into Hangar 51 with them? It's also a shame because now the line is an 18+ set and two pretty small playsets, only one of which has a location. And it's not as if you can't predict any controversy that might come from things associated with Temple of Doom. IfĀ weāre playing this game of it not being āpolitically correctā what about the fact 2/3 of sets feature NAZIāS and one of which has a NAZI plane! Oh and the lost tomb goes against the āguidelinesā on religion by having the ark so cancelĀ that as well š
February 21, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said: IfĀ weāre playing this game of it not being āpolitically correctā what about the fact 2/3 of sets feature NAZIāS and one of which has a NAZI plane! Oh and the lost tomb goes against the āguidelinesā on religion by having the ark so cancelĀ that as well š Well, they're excusing the Nazis by having them just be generic "Enemy Soldiers" like in the og line, but you're totally right that the Ark violates their flimsy guidelines just as much as ToD's depiction of religion does. Again, I honestly wouldn't mind if back when they were brainstorming these sets they ruled out Temple of Doom for these reasons - honestly, I could fully understand. But the fact that the set was in development for YEARS and is getting pulled a month before release is ridiculous, and just feels really incompetent on the part of LEGO's leadership. Edited February 21, 20232 yr by Retro Brick Reviews
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