Clone OPatra Posted December 13, 2023 Author Posted December 13, 2023 25 minutes ago, PGBQW said: Not a huge fan of Doc Ock's alt face, but the Mind Goblin's looks actually very good! Now we just need a fully covered torso and we're good to go I kind of like both of them. They'll both be good for spooky mask figs. Ock's torso is rubbish though.
LemonFlavouredBleach Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 Cant wait for the venomized deadpool set tie in from lego 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Scarilian Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 Already said my thoughts on the Spider-man Mask/Helmet along with the 4+ sets. Here are my thoughts on the others: 76275 - Neat little set Seems like a nice small set at a reasonable pricing. The addition of an alternate facial print for Doc Ock showing the fully venomized face is appreciated. I think included some Venom web piece for him to fight back. Would have also liked if we had more of Ock's Venom logo visible, similar to how we see all of Green Goblin's logo. 76276 - Generic mech, but two figures helps Two figures in a mech set is nice providing an extra incentive to get this set. With that said, the mech is a bit underwhelming. I miss the articulation provided by knees/arms and hope the piece they use eventually becomes ratcheted. 76277 - Best Mech, but missing something? The design of the mech and the high piece count is great, probably one of the characters most suited to a mech set. The coverage looks amazing, lots of studs covered up by smooth pieces to give that more robotic look. The storage option for the studs in the back is a nice addition also. While I get the justification that the mask and piece count justify a lack of a second figure, I think it would have been nice if the set provided a shoulder cannon that the minifigure could use when not in the mech. 76278 - Fun for playability, not as much for figures Packed with playability and looks pretty good for the scale. Would have appreciated if Ronan had retained his proper helmet/hood as I don't think the hood and 'cape' they have him in works for the MCU version of the character with his torso lacking the detailing needed to replicate the movie, but potentially good for replicating Captain Marvel cameo. 76279 - Neat Goblin, underwhelming vehicle The Glider is nice, glad we got a Pumpkin, the Goblin looks great with the Venomized look and it's varied from just the usual white/black with Yellow for the eyes, which is greatly appreciated. Similar to Ock I'm glad we get an alternative fully Venomized head to complete the look. Spider-Car kinda lets the set down a bit. 76280 - Worth a purchase if you want Sandman/Lizard I think they could have given us a variation for Electro's face/torso, but other than that this set works pretty well on its own or combined with the other set. The encorporation of Sandman using the constraction building method works pretty well. Sandman/Lizard need to appeal to you to justify you getting this set. 76281 - Too pricey, figures are a mixed bag The build itself looks pretty great with the shaping. I'm guessing the set is scaled so it'll look appropriately sized when the X-Men Mansion set comes out. The figures are a bit of a muddle, Wolverine is nice but lacking the arm print of the CMF version while Rogue has nice torso and leg print while her hair print should be centered rather than off to the side. The price is insane and this set is not worth more than half that! 76282 - Rocket to the rescue I think this might be the best buildable figure of this style that they've done, though the head looks a bit large the build seems good. Unsure about the tail. It's nice they included another figure. Now for future speculation/hopes: I feel like 76280 is a good template for a potential Thor Ragnarok Asgard Destruction set featuring Surtur (Brick-built with printed face like Sandman) bursting through Asgard with Thor and Hela depicting the Bridge fight. As for NWH sets, I think this might be our last. While I could see justification for a cheaper way to get Ock in the form of a bridge battle set potentially featuring a variant of Green Goblin OR a Daily Bugle Van set featuring J.J.Jameson along with potentially Aunt May and Green Goblin/Lizard - I unfortunately think that they've covered the main characters they want to cover. In terms of the mechs, I feel like Lego should do a Magneto Mech featuring Classic Magneto because people would definitely go for that and it'd pair well with the X-Men sets. A set focused on the Sentinel using the mixel pieces also seems like something they should do given they did not include it in their X-Jet 'remake', perhaps have a Sentinel 'mech' set where you feature the Sentinel and Cyclops (Repeat)
psqidexslizer Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Scarilian said: In terms of the mechs, I feel like Lego should do a Magneto Mech featuring Classic Magneto because people would definitely go for that and it'd pair well with the X-Men sets. A set focused on the Sentinel using the mixel pieces also seems like something they should do given they did not include it in their X-Jet 'remake', perhaps have a Sentinel 'mech' set where you feature the Sentinel and Cyclops (Repeat) I could see a Magneto mech happening. After Wolverine, he seems to be the X-Men character Lego has the most faith in. I also like how the first thing that comes to mind for everyone when thinking about future X-Men sets is a Sentinel.
Mandalorianknight Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 2 hours ago, LemonFlavouredBleach said: Cant wait for the venomized deadpool set tie in from lego 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I honestly would not be surprised if this happens, since they'd get a solid . Now, if the suit was clearly the film suit venomized the same way Ock and Goblin are, would @BrickBob Studpants have to eat it, is he safe, or does he have to eat the non-venomized portion only? 11 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said: I could see a Magneto mech happening. After Wolverine, he seems to be the X-Men character Lego has the most faith in. I also like how the first thing that comes to mind for everyone when thinking about future X-Men sets is a Sentinel. This is true, but I think it's mainly because he's always put in opposition to Wolveriene, being the most famous villain. Assumably they have more faith in him than sabertooth, but I think we saw from the CMF that they have a good amount of faith in other members of the X-men as well. Speaking of the mechs though, unlike a lot of these (wolveriene, BP, Spider-Man, Miles, Doc Ock, Goblin, Thanos, Thanos, Hulk, rocket raccoon, ghost rider, Thor, Cap), the WM and venom mechs both kind of work in that WM having a larger suit makes sense, and venom just has a variable size. So here are some other marvel mechs that could work with semi-recognizable figures Your aforementioned Magneto- They probably won't do this, but they can fit directly into his powerset with this. Instead of a mech just looking like his suit, make a patchwork mech out of car parts and the like, as if he's giving himself armor from whatever's around him. Sort of like the bits hanging off Molten Man. Peni Parker- This might be a tad on the obscure side, but c'mon, it's RIGHT THERE! Beast- this wouldn't work as well, but I like the idea that the mech could function like the venom mech- meant to be just a large beast figure- but beast is also a character smart enough to build a mech, even if he wouldn't want to use it. Rhino- This one shocks me that we haven't had yet. I'd even take a two-pack of it with another moronic spider-man mech.
hikouki Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Scarilian said: ... Now for future speculation/hopes: I feel like 76280 is a good template for a potential Thor Ragnarok Asgard Destruction set featuring Surtur (Brick-built with printed face like Sandman) bursting through Asgard with Thor and Hela depicting the Bridge fight. As for NWH sets, I think this might be our last. While I could see justification for a cheaper way to get Ock in the form of a bridge battle set potentially featuring a variant of Green Goblin OR a Daily Bugle Van set featuring J.J.Jameson along with potentially Aunt May and Green Goblin/Lizard - I unfortunately think that they've covered the main characters they want to cover. In terms of the mechs, I feel like Lego should do a Magneto Mech featuring Classic Magneto because people would definitely go for that and it'd pair well with the X-Men sets. A set focused on the Sentinel using the mixel pieces also seems like something they should do given they did not include it in their X-Jet 'remake', perhaps have a Sentinel 'mech' set where you feature the Sentinel and Cyclops (Repeat) For Thor sets, isn't it about time we get Odin and Heimdall minifigures??? That Sentinel build is also long overdue!!!
wesker Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Scarilian said: I feel like 76280 is a good template for a potential Thor Ragnarok Asgard Destruction set featuring Surtur (Brick-built with printed face like Sandman) bursting through Asgard with Thor and Hela depicting the Bridge fight. I like the idea of a similar brick build for Surtur. But I reckon if they were to ever release a set of Asgard they might as well go all out with a massive D2C like the Avengers Tower and Daily Bugle. Its the only way to really do a location like that justice and deliver the full cast of characters. 35 minutes ago, hikouki said: For Thor sets, isn't it about time we get Odin and Heimdall minifigures??? That Sentinel build is also long overdue!!! Absolutely! They're easily two of the most important characters we're missing from the MCU. But I think Thor as a whole could really use more attention. There's so many other notable missing characters we haven't gotten yet. Lady Sif, Frigga, Warriors Three, The Destroyer, Malekith, Kurse, Skurge, Laufey, even comic book characters like Beta Ray Bill and the Enchantress. Hopefully if we do get a Sentinel next year it will be its own standalone set and not shoehorned into the X-Mansion.
hikouki Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, wesker said: I like the idea of a similar brick build for Surtur. But I reckon if they were to ever release a set of Asgard they might as well go all out with a massive D2C like the Avengers Tower and Daily Bugle. Its the only way to really do a location like that justice and deliver the full cast of characters. Absolutely! They're easily two of the most important characters we're missing from the MCU. But I think Thor as a whole could really use more attention. There's so many other notable missing characters we haven't gotten yet. Lady Sif, Frigga, Warriors Three, The Destroyer, Malekith, Kurse, Skurge, Laufey, even comic book characters like Beta Ray Bill and the Enchantress. Hopefully if we do get a Sentinel next year it will be its own standalone set and not shoehorned into the X-Mansion. Perhaps the next Marvel CMF could feature some of these missing characters, wishful thinking!
Robert8 Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 The face of the brickbuilt Sandman reminded me of............. Satan (from The Adventures of Mark Twain)
TheBatstan Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) I was starting to wonder if Lego would wait till the 1st to reveal the Marvel sets since they were taking their sweet time for the past two weeks. The Venomized sets to me are just more pointless wastes that could've been sets that gave us actual desirable minifigures (like say, a comic Electro/comic Lizard now that we got their "MCU" minifigures like how we got a comic Mysterio the following year after we got the MCU version). When we first got those leaked pics of these two sets, I actually thought the Spider-Bike was finally going to give us the bike wheel frame piece in black after 2 years of only coming in dark bluish grey...but it turns out it was just the poor quality of the pic that made it appear black. It's sad that a potential recolor was the main thing I was looking forward to in a set. Now for the main Marvel set that I've been waiting for ever since it was first reported, the X-Jet. It looks even better in HD (plus it still seats 4 minifigures, I was worried it could only fit 2 in the initial pics which would've been a downgrade from the 2014 Blackbird that also had 4 spots). Now that the minifigures are also in clear quality, I can safely say that the new Magneto is still the worst looking one that Lego has made thus far. Even the Mighty Micros version was a step up compared to the suit he's wearing now. And just like the Fox movies, Cyclops gets the short end of the stick compared to Wolverine, in this case with the leg printing. I'm starting to wonder why they even felt the need to shove in Wolverine when there's still a much superior version on shelves at several fractions of the cost, it really should've been another member in this set like Jean Grey. Losing the dual molded arms with the arm hair printing was a given but I am surprised that he still got leg printing with the boots, even if aren't actually dual molded. I was honestly expecting a repeat of how the Wolverine mech minifigure was designed, i.e. plain yellow legs on a downgraded CMF torso. There's a new smiling facial expression too, which makes it even more annoying that there's still one unique thing about the figure which would make it worth getting. Now the price is easily the worst thing about this set...110 Canadian, are you KIDDING me?! For that price, there needed to be at least 1-2 more minifigures included, perhaps even a Brotherhood member like Sabretooth so that Magneto isn't completely on his own. I wouldn't say that a Sentinel needed to be in this set because something like that deserves a standalone set instead of what happened in 2014 with that pitiful excuse of a Sentinel. Either way, there's no way I'm buying this right when it comes out. It hurts because I've been wanting more X-Men sets for years, but I think waiting 6 months for the inevitable sale discount is the smarter option here. Edited December 13, 2023 by TheBatstan
BusterNut31 Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 17 hours ago, psqidexslizer said: Mister Sinister is gonna be pissed when he sees this. 😝 I thought so too but for ronan he has two strips on each side whereas Mr. Sinister cape has it throughout.
BrickBob Studpants Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said: Now, if the suit was clearly the film suit venomized the same way Ock and Goblin are, would @BrickBob Studpants have to eat it, is he safe, or does he have to eat the non-venomized portion only? I only eat a Deadpool minifig if there‘s an official tie-in product for the movie, and there‘s no way they mix movie and comic stuff and still keep the movie branding Venomised Groot wasn‘t an MCU set either, for instance. You can wiggle your fingers at me all you want, none of y‘all are scaring me. I will no doubt win this bet
wesker Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, BusterNut31 said: I thought so too but for ronan he has two strips on each side whereas Mr. Sinister cape has it throughout. Lego's cape still works as a simplified version of it. Even though Sinister's has more strips than Ronan's they both split apart on either side with a large gap in the center. This clip from the original cartoon shows what I mean: If it was reused for a Lego Mr. Sinister I don't think the number of strips would be that noticeable once the cape has been combined with a cloth collar.
THELEGOBATMAN Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) Overall, I like this wave for how much variety it has. Mechs, random Spider-Man sets, X-Men, buildable figures, recent MCU, The Infinity Saga. All the sets are good. The quality is more or less the same for each set. There is no clear standout imo. Saying that, each set has at least a single big problem. Venom mech has better value than the War Machine one (thanks to Spider-Man), but it's a worse build. The grey does not look good. War Machine one looks much better, but it's not worth the price. The motorcycle is a really cute 10€ set, but Doc Ock looks really bad. His arms should've been Venomized, and the whole design looks really lacklustre. The race car sucks, but at least Green Goblin looks better than Doc Ock. Still, I don't like the halfway-through design. The buildable figure is really well built, but the head makes Rocket look like an actual wild raccoon figure instead of a Marvel character. Rocket's Warbird is good. Don't really have much to say about it. Two minifigures in a 40€ set isn't good tho. Would've benefited from another Guardian, preferably buildable adult Groot. I've already covered the No Way Home expansion set, and my thoughts haven't changed. Should've been either a fully standalone set, or an actual expansion. The X-Men Jet looks awesome, but the minifigures are poorly done. Not to mention the horrific price they're charging for it. Edited December 13, 2023 by THELEGOBATMAN
Murdoch17 Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: I will no doubt win this bet ...(potentially) famous last words. See below for more examples of this: "This ship is unsinkable!" "Once more men, victory IS at hand!" "Oh, the garbage disposal in the sink is broken. I'll unclog it by hand" "yes, that dress makes you look fat" "A Horse! A Horse! My kingdom for a horse!" Edited December 13, 2023 by Murdoch17
BrickBob Studpants Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 31 minutes ago, Murdoch17 said: ...(potentially) famous last words. See below for more examples of this: Good one! But still, I’m confident in my stance. Unless they’ve secretly changed the rating to PG-13, in which case I should start looking for a Skullpoopl costume
Mandalorianknight Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Good one! But still, I’m confident in my stance. Unless they’ve secretly changed the rating to PG-13, in which case I should start looking for a Skullpoopl costume I still think this is a minor possibility given how important it's rumored to be to the setup for Secret Wars/Kang Dynasty. It does sort of seem like they'd be shooting themselves in the foot to make it PG-13 after all they've done, but it'd also be shooting themselves in the foot to, after a good number of bombs and critical flops, make one of their most important remaining movies before the crossover R-rated. 4 hours ago, wesker said: If it was reused for a Lego Mr. Sinister I don't think the number of strips would be that noticeable once the cape has been combined with a cloth collar. Yeah, I 100% think this works. I'm almost wondering if this was intentionally designed to be later used for Mr. Sinister in the mansion. 7 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: I only eat a Deadpool minifig if there‘s an official tie-in product for the movie, and there‘s no way they mix movie and comic stuff and still keep the movie branding So the criteria is that the branding on the box is based on deadpool 3, not that the design is the film design?
BrickBob Studpants Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said: So the criteria is that the branding on the box is based on deadpool 3, not that the design is the film design? That goes hand in hand, no? Why would they use the movie costume in a non-movie set?
Legocentrico Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 10 minuti fa, BrickBob Studpants ha detto: Questo va di pari passo, no? Perché dovrebbero usare il costume del film in un set non cinematografico? Harley quinn apocalypseburg :-p
Mandalorianknight Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said: That goes hand in hand, no? Why would they use the movie costume in a non-movie set? They've been using PS4 Doc Ock for years now in non-game sets, so there's precedent. Especially if they want to get people movie deadpool while still trying to avoid a direct "hey, look at us, we are making a product and directly stating it is from an R-rated film" situation.
psqidexslizer Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Good one! But still, I’m confident in my stance. Unless they’ve secretly changed the rating to PG-13, in which case I should start looking for a Skullpoopl costume Oooh… Who thinks Lego Deadpool is a tasty treat? BrickBob Studpants He made a bet, now plastic he’ll eat. BrickBob Studpants Start with the head and work down to the feet. BrickBob Studpants All us on standby with the EMT BrickBob Studpants (ready) BrickBob Studpants BrickBob Studpants BriiickBob Stuuudpants! Edited December 13, 2023 by psqidexslizer
Murdoch17 Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said: Oooh… Who thinks Lego Deadpool is a tasty treat? BrickBob Studpants He made a bet, now plastic he’ll eat. BrickBob Studpants Start with the head and work down to the feet. BrickBob Studpants All us on standby with the EMT BrickBob Studpants (ready) BrickBob Studpants BrickBob Studpants BriiickBob Stuuudpants! I wish I could like this post. However, you forgot the flute at the end!
BrickBob Studpants Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said: Oooh… Thank you for that 28 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said: They've been using PS4 Doc Ock for years now in non-game sets, so there's precedent. Especially if they want to get people movie deadpool while still trying to avoid a direct "hey, look at us, we are making a product and directly stating it is from an R-rated film" situation. Still not particularly likely, given it’s a costume strongly tied to an R-rated series of films whereas Doc Ock is from a game that kids can also play. If they really want a new Deadpool minifig somewhere, why not simply avoid the potential controversy altogether by using a comic-inspired design instead?
Classic_Spaceman Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Murdoch17 said: "Oh, the garbage disposal in the sink is broken. I'll unclog it by hand" This one is less “last words” and more “words that begin an unusual relationship with your step-relatives”! 2 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said: I still think this is a minor possibility given how important it's rumored to be to the setup for Secret Wars/Kang Dynasty. It does sort of seem like they'd be shooting themselves in the foot to make it PG-13 after all they've done, but it'd also be shooting themselves in the foot to, after a good number of bombs and critical flops, make one of their most important remaining movies before the crossover R-rated. Based on set leaks (real ones, not just Ryan trolling), I doubt that it will be PG-13.
psqidexslizer Posted December 13, 2023 Posted December 13, 2023 27 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Still not particularly likely, given it’s a costume strongly tied to an R-rated series of films whereas Doc Ock is from a game that kids can also play. If they really want a new Deadpool minifig somewhere, why not simply avoid the potential controversy altogether by using a comic-inspired design instead? Well, for one thing, there’s really not much difference between the comic version and the movie version (unless you count the version from Origins). For another, an angry mob of parents mad at Lego for making a character popularized by a series of R-rated films full of profanity, sex, drugs, and violence isn’t going to stop and check whether the figure is based on said movies or the comics where he’s just as inappropriate for children.
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