Giovanne Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 ...A recolored Squidman head with new printing, and a recolored spaceman's gun with a recolored laser beam. Did you expect it to be all new pieces, really? It's at least as unique as the Disco Dude, who likewise had an old head piece with a new print, an old torso piece with a new print, unprinted legs, and two other pieces that had already appeared in the collectible minifigures (the 2x2 tile and the afro). I always feel people had far too high expectations of the collectible minifigure space alien-- while it could have been cool to have a more stereotypical Hollywood alien like this guy, there's no reason the Space Alien is any less unique or interesting than one like that would have been. Anyway, we already did get a sort of a updated Seatron minifigure design in the form of Frenzy from Space Police III. If you look at the concept art here, it's clear that the torso and leg designs for Frenzy and Squidman took inspiration from the Seatron minifigure, but were simplified to basic minifigure parts for cost reasons. If an updated Seatron minifigure were designed for the collectible minifigures, then it would probably undergo the same simplification-- after all, there's not much logic in introducing newer and less versatile torsos and legs when printing on a classic torso or legs assembly would do just as well. I think you're correct, the Seatron Minifigure would be simplified if released in the Collectable Minifigures, but I still don't like the Space Alien from CM3, but Frenzy is cool, because he is still unique. Thanks for the answer. Giovanne. Quote
Digger of Bricks Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 I know this topic's an ancient one, but I thought it'd be the best one to share this... LEGO Ideas - Seatron: A New Space Legend by MinifigInSpace Quote
toastergrl Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 That project is downright exceptional and totally deserves to smash 10k. It's GORGEOUS. The aliens don't quite match the traditional ones, but with an inability to deliver new pieces it makes sense. Quote
Masked Mini Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 You had me hunting for that brickshelf gallery to see the rest of the pics but it appears to all be lost to the void. Then I saw the dates, which is good because I was about to start arguing in a 10 year old debate. But it's for a worthy cause! I really dig that Ideas set. I wish it was a lot closer to the Futuron scheme for nostalgia reasons but I'd buy it as is! Quote
ILoveSeatron Posted October 29, 2024 Posted October 29, 2024 (edited) I really like seatron ! It is my favorite of all the monorails Lego made. I actually made the monorail by studying the prototype picture.If you would like to learn more I would suggest looking up I think it's "double king bricks" on Instagram.I think that why the Seatron theam was not released is because the other monorail sets were expensive for back then and Lego was loosing money on them. I hope this is helpful!🙂🚝 Edited October 29, 2024 by ILoveSeatron Quote
SpacePolice89 Posted November 7, 2024 Posted November 7, 2024 On 10/29/2024 at 10:42 PM, ILoveSeatron said: I really like seatron ! It is my favorite of all the monorails Lego made. I actually made the monorail by studying the prototype picture.If you would like to learn more I would suggest looking up I think it's "double king bricks" on Instagram.I think that why the Seatron theam was not released is because the other monorail sets were expensive for back then and Lego was loosing money on them. I hope this is helpful!🙂🚝 You did a fantastic job with the Seatron monorail! Is the YouTube Video also about your monorail? Quote
ILoveSeatron Posted November 7, 2024 Posted November 7, 2024 (edited) 10 hours ago, SpacePolice89 said: You did a fantastic job with the Seatron monorail! Is the YouTube Video also about your monorail? NO, that is not my monorail. I just made mine from looking at the prototype picture, and you won't be able to find my exact one anywhere on line. If I am not mistaken that video is of the seatron monorail by "dubble king bricks"( Instagram name ). I only made the monorail part (just the train), and haven't even taken any pictures yet. Also, I never made a YouTube video! I can not take credit for the seatron in that video. Sorry if this makes me sound upset, I am not. Edit. I think there has been a misunderstanding. I am not " dubble king bricks" on Instagram, but rather I was referring to him. I hope this is helpful. Edited November 7, 2024 by ILoveSeatron Quote
SpacePolice89 Posted November 7, 2024 Posted November 7, 2024 2 hours ago, ILoveSeatron said: NO, that is not my monorail. I just made mine from looking at the prototype picture, and you won't be able to find my exact one anywhere on line. If I am not mistaken that video is of the seatron monorail by "dubble king bricks"( Instagram name ). I only made the monorail part (just the train), and haven't even taken any pictures yet. Also, I never made a YouTube video! I can not take credit for the seatron in that video. Sorry if this makes me sound upset, I am not. Edit. I think there has been a misunderstanding. I am not " dubble king bricks" on Instagram, but rather I was referring to him. I hope this is helpful. It's nice to see that many different people are building Seatron stuff. Will you post pictures here? Quote
ILoveSeatron Posted November 7, 2024 Posted November 7, 2024 2 hours ago, SpacePolice89 said: It's nice to see that many different people are building Seatron stuff. Will you post pictures here? My seatron monorail is not all color correct, but it is 99% finished. I might could try to post some pictures though. Quote
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