2011 Alien Conquest

[Aanchir]

Excuse the ignorance, but where on Brickset? I checked the product page and all it said was that it contains a light brick.

The original news article about the London ToyFair. It mentions a "very clever mechanism", even though what that is isn't made clear.

[AllanSmith]

Excuse the ignorance, but where on Brickset? I checked the product page and all it said was that it contains a light brick.

Found in Huw's news archive:

London Toy Fair report: Start saving! New set news Posted by Huw, Jan 27 2011 11:42AM

•Alien Conquest looked aboslutely superb. It features aliens and humans and abduction/autopsy seems to be the main theme. The aliens, of which I counted something like 4 variants, have lime green heads and look great. The humans have legs/torsoes made with a new shade of blue. One set featured an archetypal circular UFO with light underneath and a very clever mechanism to abduct any humans it swoops down on. I could tell Mark Stafford had designed some of these: his trademark style was evident all over :-)

[Bfahome]

oic

I'm thinking there are just a couple of these in the underside, and when you plop the ship down on top of the farmer they grab his head or something.

When it comes to LEGO sets, that's actually sort of clever.

hate it when this happens *sigh* If you accually LOOKED at the box carefully at the bottom corner, where it says in HUMAN words, that there IS a "ABDUCTION FUNCTION AND LIGHT EFFECT" (EXACT WORDS).

KEY WORD: AND

ALSO this has been discussed a few times and I understand sometimes people dont look at a topic sometimes but you keep on asking for needless proof.

You're right, asking a question about one thing I didn't know was way out of line. I apologize for only taking the time to read the last six pages of this topic.

[Tereglith]

I'd like to get a better look at the jet-copter encounter. From I can tell from the box art, it includes TWO small UFO fighters. That's new.

You're right on that - it definitely appears to have two identical fighters in that preliminary image. However, on the top of the box there's only one alien shown in the minifig line-up. So I guess it's a matter of which side of the box is in error. It would be neat if there were two though - I usually feel that any LEGO 'fleet' will be a bit too irregular, because all the small ships offered as token resistance are different from each other. Even just having two identical ones would help the look of the fleet.

(With this theme it would be easy enough to just buy multiples of 7049 to round out the fleet, but that's not always the case)

[Baylego]

There were two scout speeders in the Battle of Endor a couple of years ago, so it is not unlikely that they would do it again. I think that the jet-copter is the only human vehicle that really interests me.

[prateek]

There were two scout speeders in the Battle of Endor a couple of years ago, so it is not unlikely that they would do it again. I think that the jet-copter is the only human vehicle that really interests me.

But, you've got to remember there were more than one Speeder Bikes in the movie, so it would be logical to include 2 speeders. Alien Conquest isn't based on a movie. Plus, I'd prefer one bigger vehicle than these two small ones we have.

[Bricker]

oic

I'm thinking there are just a couple of these in the underside, and when you plop the ship down on top of the farmer they grab his head or something.

When it comes to LEGO sets, that's actually sort of clever.

You're right, asking a question about one thing I didn't know was way out of line. I apologize for only taking the time to read the last six pages of this topic.

I didnt mean it like THAT. I meant that people already responded saying but you kept asking for needless proof, people know what theyre talking about. I think I mentioned something of this in my last responce.

Also, your idea seems quite logical of something lego would do but I feel they would do something a little more complicated. I do belive there will be a "grabbing" step to the function but I think that since the UFO is about 4/5 bricks elevated, there will be more to this function. I think that at inside those bricks that elevate the UFO has a claw at the very top. Then press a button and the claw swoops down and grabs the minifig and bring it up inside those bricks.

Im wondering about the Jet copters price. For some strange reason I think it will be only $20 or $30 dollars (US). I dont see a whole lot of peices in the copter and two ships. When I saw the first premilaries, I could see at the very top there was one alien pictured but 2 ships and 2 aliens on the front. But I think this was not a mistake. Those ships look like squad vehicles that shouldnt travel alone. They look like thet travle in groups. Also on the top of the box, there probobly would be a small x2 sighn next too the alien since there are two of the same one. The front of the box never lies to the customer.

The huge truck for the humans is an instant buy for me. Im not sure because I havnt gotten a good look but the alien looks nice. The truck is just WOW.

Im not sure I like the tri-pod invader accually. Everyone says they love it, but really im not sure ill buy it. I guess I might.

Id like to hear any ideas on promo sets. I think a human bio suit (robotic mech suit) would be quite beutiful and an alien speeder or robot assistant. A X-ray would be nice for the alien with a minifig skeloten sticker/print.

Edited February 9, 2011 by Bricker

[Baylego]

But, you've got to remember there were more than one Speeder Bikes in the movie, so it would be logical to include 2 speeders. Alien Conquest isn't based on a movie. Plus, I'd prefer one bigger vehicle than these two small ones we have.

Yea, I can see your point. However, this picture of the set clearly shows two small ships with identical aliens piloting each. I hope this picture clears this up!

[Bfahome]

I didnt mean it like THAT. I meant that people already responded saying but you kept asking for needless proof, people know what theyre talking about. I think I mentioned something of this in my last responce.

I wasn't asking where people got the information because I doubted them. I was asking because I had no idea what they were referring to and I was curious.

Also, your idea seems quite logical of something lego would do but I feel they would do something a little more complicated. I do belive there will be a "grabbing" step to the function but I think that since the UFO is about 4/5 bricks elevated, there will be more to this function. I think that at inside those bricks that elevate the UFO has a claw at the very top. Then press a button and the claw swoops down and grabs the minifig and bring it up inside those bricks.

It actually doesn't look that tall. To me it looks like about three, maybe four bricks' worth of height before the canopy. One brick of height looks like it's for the alien to sit in, though, so that leaves the rest about two bricks high. It looks a bit taller than it actually is because of the way it's tilted. Of course, there could be more underneath that we can't see right now, so eh.

Edited February 10, 2011 by Bfahome

[mathias]

Sorry, but I have to vent some excess positive vibes. Just skip

this post if you're tired of overly optimistic raves.

This theme is great. And it just keeps getting better. Now

there is even a MiB involved and some gullible civilians.

I'm gonna have to get every last set. I've even warmed up

a little to the human "soldiers" (i.e. canon fodder ripe for

mind control). That's mainly because of the autopsy thingy

in the truck. I'm gonna have to MOD that one into a secret

underground lab of course, but that's a given I guess.

My poor son is going to have to learn about every sci-fi

movie ever made this summer. I just haven't decided on

whether he can touch the actual sets. Or not. (Leaning

towards "Or not" at the moment, naturally.)

End of childishly positive post.

[Artanis I]

Sorry, but I have to vent some excess positive vibes. Just skip

this post if you're tired of overly optimistic raves.

This theme is great. And it just keeps getting better. Now

there is even a MiB involved and some gullible civilians.

I'm gonna have to get every last set. I've even warmed up

a little to the human "soldiers" (i.e. canon fodder ripe for

mind control). That's mainly because of the autopsy thingy

in the truck. I'm gonna have to MOD that one into a secret

underground lab of course, but that's a given I guess.

My poor son is going to have to learn about every sci-fi

movie ever made this summer. I just haven't decided on

whether he can touch the actual sets. Or not. (Leaning

towards "Or not" at the moment, naturally.)

End of childishly positive post.

Nothing wrong with that post , if it was childish it would be more like this:

omg this theam is like gr8 lol n it jus keps geting betta as bro now dere is even like a mib involved n some gulable servilions lmao. im guna hav 2 get like every last set fml

etc...

[Rocketbilly]

"Now

there is even a MiB involved"

Really? that's great news, where does this information come from?

[Oky]

I believe he's referring to the human faction in general. Like the MIB, they're an organization with hi-tech weapons who fight invading aliens. I personally wouldn't really compare the two though.

[Stash2Sixx]

hate it when this happens *sigh* If you accually LOOKED at the box carefully at the bottom corner, where it says in HUMAN words, that there IS a "ABDUCTION FUNCTION AND LIGHT EFFECT" (EXACT WORDS).

KEY WORD: AND

ALSO this has been discussed a few times and I understand sometimes people dont look at a topic sometimes but you keep on asking for needless proof.

You know what I hate? When people try to act like they're better than others and talk down to them. Especially when the person asking the question is really polite about it.

Settle down everyone, let's get back to the fun discussion of new LEGO sets!

[Tereglith]

Thanks for the link to flickr, Baylego! It would appear that Jet-Copter encounter is definitely going to have two identical alien ships, then. Very cool.

I'll start the bidding saying it's $40 USD, and I'll also lay 2:1 odds it's a TRU exclusive. Step right up and place your bets

[prateek]

I dunno. Looking at the video again, it seems there is a black Technic arm that could just be the "abduction ray"

[Algernon]

Sorry, but I have to vent some excess positive vibes. Just skip

this post if you're tired of overly optimistic raves.

This theme is great. And it just keeps getting better. Now

there is even a MiB involved and some gullible civilians.

I'm gonna have to get every last set. I've even warmed up

a little to the human "soldiers" (i.e. canon fodder ripe for

mind control). That's mainly because of the autopsy thingy

in the truck. I'm gonna have to MOD that one into a secret

underground lab of course, but that's a given I guess.

My poor son is going to have to learn about every sci-fi

movie ever made this summer. I just haven't decided on

whether he can touch the actual sets. Or not. (Leaning

towards "Or not" at the moment, naturally.)

End of childishly positive post.

Nothing childish about enjoying such an increasingly popular new theme! There really is a lot to love here. My budget will prevent me from picking up too many of these, but we'll see. I've always enjoyed B movie cheese and these sets are incredibly buy-able.

dunno. Looking at the video again, it seems there is a black Technic arm that could just be the "abduction ray"

That's the mothership. I agree, nothing too exciting about that, but it works. The UFO Abduction set we're talking about hasn't really been seen in detail yet.

Edited February 10, 2011 by Algernon

[prateek]

That's the mothership. I agree, nothing too exciting about that, but it works. The UFO Abduction set we're talking about hasn't really been seen in detail yet.

Oh, okay. This whole time, I've been thinking you guys were talking about the Mothership

[mathias]

Really? that's great news, where does this information come from?

I was pretty vague there I guess. Sorry about that. I'm referring

to the guy in the black suit running past the tripod. He's also

visible in the youtube clip on the round thing with all the figs.

Not a MiB per se (they would of course never run away like that)

but he can easily play the part. Unless I'm totally mistaken.

On a side note: of course I'm not referring to the human faction

in general. Men in Blue???? Those guys are canon fodder for the

mind eating alien slugs. Nothing more.

Edited February 10, 2011 by mathias

[Bricker]

I wasn't asking where people got the information because I doubted them. I was asking because I had no idea what they were referring to and I was curious.

It actually doesn't look that tall. To me it looks like about three, maybe four bricks' worth of height before the canopy. One brick of height looks like it's for the alien to sit in, though, so that leaves the rest about two bricks high. It looks a bit taller than it actually is because of the way it's tilted. Of course, there could be more underneath that we can't see right now, so eh.

Accually youre right, looking at the pic again, it is only 2 bricks high. Okay LEGO, I give in WHAT THE HECK IS THE FUNCTION!?!? At this point im starting to dought LEGO and it seems theyve discovered the impossible. IM GOING NUTS OVER THIS

[Oky]

I'm thinking there are just a couple of these in the underside, and when you plop the ship down on top of the farmer they grab his head or something.

You know, I've been thinking the same thing. When it comes to Lego, "clever" doesn't usually mean "complex" but rather "simple yet effective", and they have been using those rubber pieces quite creatively recently, so it seems plausible.

I was pretty vague there I guess. Sorry about that. I'm referring to the guy in the black suit running past the tripod. He's also visible in the youtube clip on the round thing with all the figs. Not a MiB per se (they would of course never run away like that) but he can easily play the part. Unless I'm totally mistaken.

On a side note: of course I'm not referring to the human fraction in general. Men in Blue???? Those guys are canon fodder for the mind eating alien slugs. Nothing more.

I'm sorry, but that fig has nothing to do with MIB. For starters, he doesn't wear black, but dark blue. Neither does he wear sunglasses, but instead normal nerdy glasses. And then there's the whole running away thing you mentioned. You can make a much better MIB fig with an Agent Chase head and one of the black suits that already exist.

You don't think very highly of your own race, do you? Traitor!

And please stop writing your posts like poems; it makes them kinda hard to read.

By the way, on closer inspection, most of the outer ring of the mothership seems to be made out of the curved Temple of Doom rails in black. It makes the set kinda <insert that tiresome argument>, but it also gives me hope that it wont be too expensive. I really want that alien commander.

[Algernon]

I'm sorry, but that fig has nothing to do with MIB. For starters, he doesn't wear black, but dark blue. Neither does he wear sunglasses, but instead normal nerdy glasses. And then there's the whole running away thing you mentioned. You can make a much better MIB fig with an Agent Chase head and one of the black suits that already exist.

Yeah, unfortunately you're right. I'm not getting MIB vibes from anything in this theme. It's a shame, really, and kind of surprising since it would have been a pretty logical plot element. Still, I'm not displeased with the human faction we have. I imagine it's more appealing to kids, anyway.

And...

And please stop writing your posts like poems; it makes them kinda hard to read.

What?

Edited February 10, 2011 by Algernon

[Oky]

I would have preferred a MIB faction over these bright blue Halo copies too, but yes, this will probably appeal to kids, and we've had a secret agent theme recently anyway.

What?

I'm talking about the formatting; all those paragraphs.

[Bfahome]

Assuming this isn't a one-wave line, there's the possibility of a more MiB-type group later.

But LEGO seems to be going for a cheesy-looking so-bad-it's-good space–troopers–vs.–little-green-men style to the sets, like something out of an old movie. It may or may not turn out that way, but I hope it doesn't take itself too seriously.

[mathias]

I'm sorry, but that fig has nothing to do with MIB. For starters, he doesn't wear black, but dark blue. Neither does he wear sunglasses, but instead normal nerdy glasses. And then there's the whole running away thing you mentioned. You can make a much better MIB fig with an Agent Chase head and one of the black suits that already exist.

You don't think very highly of your own race, do you? Traitor!

And please stop writing your posts like poems; it makes them kinda hard to read.

Ah, he's blue? My bad. And you're right, I'll be better of making my own MiB.

Don't get me going about typography and basic layout in relation to

readability though. You might be forced to read and interpret one or

two poems but I have to live through Internet and forums on a daily

basis. Man, you guys would flunk typo 1.0. Bad.

But never mind that, this theme will be awesome and one of the best

things about it in my opinion is the oportunities for adaptations.

With just a few sets (and some spare figs and pieces) you can create

scenes from a lot of great movies. Lego has really succeeded here if

you ask me and I really hope for more waves in the future.

Then maybe I'll get my MiB, and the more rare but equally excellent WiB...