2011 NINJAGO sets

[sok117]

Wait, so NINJAGO is actually going to have large sets? I thought this was like a card-game, but now it's looking more like a return of classic Ninjas.

I'm sorry, WHAT?!. How does this look anything like the return of classic ninjas, Classic ninjas actually made sense and was a bit accurate. This is just way out of the ball park.

We were all decieved, by being shwon the worst set of the theme first. Some of these new skellie guys look ridiculously awesome. I'm also spotting a bunch of pearl gold weapons in the individual figs.

I don't think I was deceived, I don't see what all the hubba is about. These sets are sub-par at best, and the whole spinning top gimmic is on the top of the list of things that are not doing it for me. It seems to me that a lot of the comments are about the figures and the parts, but no ones really paying much attention to the sets on the whole. Except maybe the ice dragon, that seems to be getting some mixed reactions. But I mean come on! These sets are just

Wow. This theme is a joke At least we get tan skeletons and multicoloured ninjas

Yeah, but all the ninjas are tainted by that stupid "Ninjago" logo, which will make it really hard to find suitable replacment torsos to make half decent historical looking figures. I also don't get the point of having a tan skeleton body, when there is no face to go with it. If you look, those are just 1x1 cylinder bricks. But it might change in the final set though.

I completely agree with you Prateek. I do not see where all the praise is coming from at all.

These sets look horrendous to me. The Ninja figures are not even so great because all they have is a stupid symbol on their torsos. The Skeletons' fortress looks like something out of a really bad '80s sci-fi movie, and that is not a good thing in my book. It has no style at all, and it looks like crap.

2504, the set that comes with a master looking guy on one of those spinning things, actually has a little bit of design, but it's just a wall. 2519 is equally bland and useless besides for the skeleton dummies.

And then there's that dragon, and the motorcycle set, and the fact that LEGO is marketing single figures with weapons on dumb, one-piece spinning things.

This set is total and utter crap to me.

Good to see that there a few who agree with me! There are only a few decent things that I can get out of these sets.

1. Small Chains

2. Weapons

hmm, thats about it. The only other thing I like is the fact that there are two training sets that can combine together, maybe that's an idea that will be used later with a theme that I would get.

[not-in-use-anymore]

Yeah, so they are going to be proper sets as well. I don't understand them at all, but I like them. I haven't seen any orange/purple ninjas so far.

I didn't think the giant motorcycle would actually be a set, maybe if it had 2 skeletons it might be better... I love the new skeleton design, it seems more Lego-like with the corners in the ribcage. I'd like to see how you et the feet in the top properly, or if you can even spin it without it going off balance.

Edited September 22, 2010 by indianajones

[Peppermint_M]

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[prateek]

I've hatched an idea. I think those "black boots" the figs on the tops are wearing are magnets. The magnets connect the figs' legs to the top. The object of the game is to knock the other player's fig off the top using your fig's weapons.

And we get triangle throwing stars!

Edited September 22, 2010 by prateek

[sok117]

I've hatched an idea. I think those "black boots" the figs on the tops are wearing are magnets. The magnets connect the figs' legs to the top. The object of the game is to knock the other player's fig off the top using your fig's weapons.

And we get triangle throwing stars!

That sounds like a good assumption, I wonder if their feet will still be able to fit on studs, the ninja starts are weird, they remind me of the coins, theres no possible way for a figure to hold them. I spy a four armed skeleton and a four legged skeleton in the big skeleton temple.

[prateek]

That sounds like a good assumption, I wonder if their feet will still be able to fit on studs, the ninja starts are weird, they remind me of the coins, theres no possible way for a figure to hold them. I spy a four armed skeleton and a four legged skeleton in the big skeleton temple.

I think the magnets fit onto the figs' feet.

[Oky]

Well, I can't say I like these sets, but I don't hate them either. As some have already said, these look like they came straight out of a bad Saturday morning cartoon, and they don't seem overly well designed. There's some nice Japanese architecture though, and I love the new short chains and tri-blade throwing stars. Perhaps I'll get Ninja Ambush, Skeleton Chopper, and some of the minifigs, but that's it.

Sorry if I missed this info but the indv. tops. Are they random or do we know what we are getting? I'd love to nab some ninjas but have absolutely no desire for these skellingtons (yes, skellingtons).

I don't think we have any official word on that yet, but the fact that each one of them has its own item number makes me hopeful that there will be some way of knowing what you get.

LOL, yeah, I suppose they do look like good ol' Jack. In fact, I think I'll make a custom fig of him when I get one of these.

I've hatched an idea. I think those "black boots" the figs on the tops are wearing are magnets. The magnets connect the figs' legs to the top. The object of the game is to knock the other player's fig off the top using your fig's weapons.

If that's the objective of the game (which I'm pretty sure it is), wouldn't it be counter-productive for the figs to be stuck on the spinners via magnets? I think they're just figs standing on studs.

[not-in-use-anymore]

Why would it be counterproductive? I think they'll use sorta weak magnets, I've had some figs that are pretty strong holding onto studs(unless they have shorter stud heighth(Ugh, word fail? )).

[LegoDad42]

More from Tervlon's Flickr...

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Edit by WhiteFang: No deeplinking of TLG preliminary images. Removed.

Edited September 23, 2010 by WhiteFang
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[prateek]

NO DEEPLINKS!!!!

[Tervlon]

Sorry folks, had to remove the images from Flickr. I think we all knew that was coming. Hope you got what you wanted.

[The Green Brick Giant]

While this has to be the dumbest theme LEGO has ever made, I give them credit for doing something different and not having and new license sets besides Star Wars. That is something.

I'm very curious about the trike the skellie is riding, can someone explain to me how that fits in with the rest of this line? It seems like a crazy ninja / castle thing so how does this trike fit? Did LEGO just go "Well we have ninjas fighting undead things, so what the hell?! This is the only time we'll be able to do undead trike!"

Out of all the themes LEGO makes the only theme that has human vs human is Castle and that's the only theme I think it's a good idea not to do human v human!

Why did you have to remove them? The other 2011 sets are up and LEGO doesn't normally care on flickr unless you have a license thing going on.

Edited September 22, 2010 by The Green Brick Giant

[Oky]

Why would it be counterproductive? I think they'll use sorta weak magnets, I've had some figs that are pretty strong holding onto studs(unless they have shorter stud heighth(Ugh, word fail? )).

Because it wouldn't make sense to produce weak magnetic feet if normal minifig feet will do the same work, duh! Besides, didn't TLC say they wont use magnets anymore?

These half-minifig-half-skeleton legs will be great for zombie mocs.

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More from Tervlon's Flickr...

Seriously, dude, you should start reading the threads in which you post. Aside from the quote above, what pictures do you think we were discussing for the last few pages?

Edited September 22, 2010 by Oky Wan Kenobi

[Zarkan]

Meh, I’m not really feeling this new line at all, to be honest. The set designs seem a step downward from previous action themes (and even from some of the other themes continuing in 2011), and the figures are nothing special. They’re just ninjas and skeletons – nothing we haven’t seen before, even with new armor and weapons.

Speaking of weapons, don’t kill me for saying this, but the accessories in the Megabloks TMNT kits were way cooler, IMO. You actually got sais and nunchuks, where as these NinjaGo sets seem to be just recycling a lot of old molds. Seriously, a chain attached to spikes does not constitute a nunchuk, and it really disappoints me that TLC chose to cheapen out on the opportunity to produce a cool new weapon mold. I’d rather have that then poles and bones, thank you very much.

This and other developments with Lego 2011 are actually making me glad that I decided to stop purchasing lego this year. It honestly seems that, after all the innovation that we got in the last few years, TLC is starting to slide back in the quality department. Aside from Atlantis (and perhaps a couple of the City sets), nothing coming out next year is really standing out. In contrast, I remember how excited I was when the 2009 set list rolled around, and I saw that we were getting City, Space Police, Castle and Pirates the same year for the first time since before the Dark Ages! Now we’re back to the generic action themes bonanza of 2001 to 2004, and all but the first classic theme have seemingly crawled back into non-production. I’m not sure the summer will be any better, aside from perhaps a (much improved) continuation of the overall mediocre Kingdoms theme. At least we have PoTC to look forward to, but I’m in the crowd who would have rather had a continuation of the Classic Pirates revival.

Anyway, not feeling NinjaGo at all, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this flops as big as the last card-game oriented theme we had (Orient Expedition, although that at least was a standout in figures and sets). You know what I would have rather had? A Ninja theme that actually had both Ninja’s and Samurai. But of course, we couldn’t have a theme with two human factions, could we?

[The Green Brick Giant]

Sorry folks, had to remove the images from Flickr. I think we all knew that was coming. Hope you got what you wanted.

I created a new account just in case LEGO throws a fit...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54191445@N03/

[LegoDad42]

I created a new account just in case LEGO throws a fit...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54191445@N03/

Thanks for the sneak peak pics GreenBrickGiant! Love those Egyptian sets. That's definitely on my list for 2011!

And thx to Tervlon for his pics too. Loved checkin' out all the previews. Too bad you had to take them down but again, thx for given the paying public a little head's up on it.

[Aethersprite]

Man. That Ice Dragon looks wicked.

What's all the talk about spinning tops and games? This seems just like a regular theme to me.

[prateek]

Man. That Ice Dragon looks wicked.

What's all the talk about spinning tops and games? This seems just like a regular theme to me.

Didn't you see the huge one piece tops?

[Aethersprite]

Didn't you see the huge one piece tops?

I do now. Skipped them just now on seeing they were just minifigs.

[The Green Brick Giant]

I think the magnets fit onto the figs' feet.

There are no magnets, it's against EU laws.

The reason LEGO had to change the train bumper magnet was because the EU passed child safety laws saying there couldn't be small magnets in childrens' toys.

Edited September 23, 2010 by The Green Brick Giant

[Delta 38]

Oh no. This is starting to be a disappointment, but not for the reasons you're all criticising.

I simply think there aren't enough variants of ninjas. I seriously thought there would be multicoloured ninjas and stuff, instead of just four varieties...

I stil reserve my judgement about those small minifig packs. Might be useful for getting more skeletons and weapons, but I do not want to get multiples of ninjas.

Well, I might. Depends, really. I would still prefer to get the sets though, but the weapons are pretty good and I sort of like those bases.

Unlike quite a lot of you, I really hope that there are more waves of this to come.

[Aanchir]

There are only a few decent things that I can get out of these sets.

1. Small Chains

2. Weapons

hmm, thats about it. The only other thing I like is the fact that there are two training sets that can combine together, maybe that's an idea that will be used later with a theme that I would get.

Don't forget the new skeleton arms! They seem from pictures to be a lot better than regular battle droid arms in several ways, including proportions, attachment points, and angle. I hope they carry over to the non-Ninjago skeleton figures.

The skeleton legs with boots are also pretty cute, largely because they're basically skeleton legs from the "knee" up, and minifig legs from the "knee" down. But they're not quite as versatile as the arms, which can be used on any skeleton figure no matter what you plan on having them wear.

Meanwhile, I think this theme is cool. I certainly don't plan on collecting any of these sets (they're not really up my alley), but I still feel that it's a lot cooler than it originally sounded. The Ninjago logo on the torsos doesn't bother me, as after all we never really expected this to be a proper historic theme. It's not like people complained about Agents sets having logos on the torsos. As a historic theme, true, this theme is ridiculous, but it never set out to be a historic theme, and is a lot better at what it sets out to be than I imagine a clone brand's attempt at a similar gimmick would be.

Overall, these sets have a lot of character, and I think that's one of the things that counts the most in a LEGO theme.

[SpiderSpaceman]

I stil reserve my judgement about those small minifig packs. Might be useful for getting more skeletons and weapons, but I do not want to get multiples of ninjas.

They do have separate set numbers - ergo it shouldn't be a blind pick, if that's what you're worried about.

[Capt.JohnPaul]

This is an early catalog so the design of the ninjas may still be provisional or a place holder.

I just hope there is no 'card tax' that would make the sets much more expensive than they would be without that 'feature'.

Oh no! Not another Stamp Act. That would be terrible. But this does look interesting because I want ninjas for certain reasons.

[SpiderSpaceman]

That sounds like a good assumption, I wonder if their feet will still be able to fit on studs

Well otherwise they would be pretty useless. Even the presence of magnets would ruin the piece entirely.

the ninja stars are weird, they remind me of the coins, theres no possible way for a figure to hold them

There certainly is, look at them again. It's a triangle where each edge is a handle (with a conical spike protruding from one end)

Yeah, but all the ninjas are tainted by that stupid "Ninjago" logo, which will make it really hard to find suitable replacment torsos to make half decent historical looking figures.

Not all of them - the figures sold in the tops seem to have nicely detailed, non-logo torsos.

Edited September 23, 2010 by SpiderSpaceman