Dino 2012

[Brickviller]

Judging by the modern vehicles, my guess is that it's a "dino island" scenario in the vein of Jurassic Park. So it's probably just there to show that they are indeed in the 21st century.

Thank you I did not see that, but I did spot some skyscraper like buildings in the background, and if 1+1=2 it could mean it's this story:

In the city researchers made somekind of dino experiment but it went wrong

Dino's leave the city and go to a nearby jungle

The Dino tracking teams get awesome vehicles to capture these prehistoric monsters

All in all it looks almost like a literal copy of the Dino 2010 story, except these dino's are not mutants It's just a theory tough.

[vexorian]

LEGO can make brick-built sharks that look like sharks. So the standard about creature-based themes has been raised. Specially in the case of a tall creature like the T-rex. A T-rex with 5 specialized bricks is really more of an action figure than something we should do at LEGO. They could always use a specialized brick for the head while keeping a brick-built body and actual teeth.

Hey , the vehicles would look a lot less blocky if TLG used only specialized and 4 wheels. That is not a good reason to do it...

Edited September 16, 2011 by vexorian

[LandShark]

Personally, I've been wondering why there appear to be paved roads in the images for 5882, 5884, 5885, and 5886.

How did a manage to miss that?

I think it must have a story that's something like Jurassic Park crossed with Dino Attack/2010.

EDIT: What do you guys think the Trans-green flick-fire 'missiles' are meant to be. There on all of the vehicles, it must be some kind of stun-ray.

Edited September 16, 2011 by LandShark

[ProducePrincess]

I'm disapointed by this theme . It seems to be a complete rehash of dino attack . Most of the sets i have seen are almost copies of older sets for example the larger jeep is similar to the dino attack humvee and all the other monster truck style sets we have been getting. What disapoints me the most is the dinosaurs , they look worse than something megablocks would make. It would have been far preferable for the old early 2000s dinosaurs to be used.

On a lighter note the sikorsky makes me happy :laugh:

[Algernon]

What disapoints me the most is the dinosaurs , they look worse than something megablocks would make. It would have been far preferable for the old early 2000s dinosaurs to be used.

At first glance, I would have agreed with you, but if you really look at them you realize that it's really just the unusually detailed printing that's making them look like Megabloks dinos. They're a great deal better than the Dino Attack versions, and in terms of functionality, they more closely resemble the Johnny Thunder-era dinos. Which were fine.

[IAmWillGibson]

For the dudes wishing for a brick-built T-Rex.. I mean, it's probably not coincidental that LEGO also happens to be releasing that very thing in the Creator line.

Looking at the two, I prefer the figure version to the brick one in the grand scheme, but, I mean, if you wanted a brick-built Dino, the creator one is what it'd look like. 'Cause... that's what it is. It's convergence, man.

[Mrlegoninja]

For the dudes wishing for a brick-built T-Rex.. I mean, it's probably not coincidental that LEGO also happens to be releasing that very thing in the Creator line.

Looking at the two, I prefer the figure version to the brick one in the grand scheme, but, I mean, if you wanted a brick-built Dino, the creator one is what it'd look like. 'Cause... that's what it is. It's convergence, man.

Agreed. That is a great point.

[vexorian]

Yeah... It is not like system and Creator creatures had completely different intended audiences, design styles and guidelines...

Edited September 17, 2011 by vexorian

[ProducePrincess]

At first glance, I would have agreed with you, but if you really look at them you realize that it's really just the unusually detailed printing that's making them look like Megabloks dinos. They're a great deal better than the Dino Attack versions, and in terms of functionality, they more closely resemble the Johnny Thunder-era dinos. Which were fine.

They just don't look like lego to me and the T-rex seems to big to have much usability. The little green raptor dinosaur looks kinda nice though.

[Suspsy]

What disapoints me the most is the dinosaurs , they look worse than something megablocks would make. It would have been far preferable for the old early 2000s dinosaurs to be used.

To each their own. Again, I'm impressed at the scientific accuracy of these dinosaurs---the T. rex even appears to have binocular vision. And its sheer size means kids and adults will have a lot fun terrorising their Cityscapes with such a ginormous toy.

And yeah, if you want to build a dinosaur from scratch, there's always Creator.

[K-Nut]

More pics! Not very good on the big sets but the small sets are easy to see. This theme looks awesome!

[Algernon]

Bah, I was excited - I thought we'd see pics of the biggest set. Still, these are nice and clear. I think most solid set, overall, is probably the Humvee and raptor. It looks like a fairly priced, solidly built set with a great dino and some nice figs to boot. My personal favorite is the copter, since it has such an eye-catching design, but that Humvee is great and I think it'll be a big hit with the AFOLs.

[Oky]

For those of you saying that the dinos (or at least T-Rex) should be brick-built, I suggest that you look at it from a set-designer's point of view. These dinos are meant to be playable, much like the dinos in previous Dino themes and the Fantasy Era dragons, so a more action-figure like stable version makes more sense. Also, if the T-Rex would be brick-built, it would be much heavier, making it almost impossible to lift it up with the helicopter, especially with such a flimsy claw design.

[sok117]

I think the theme is pretty good overall, but to be honest, nothing really jumps out at me as a must have set. That is to say each set has ups and downs, but none of them are really good. The best set overall would be the raptor humvee, even though I'm not to crazy about the humvee, I think it needs a roof and it might be a bit to big. I can't wait to see better pics though!

[Ceroknight]

I think I would have preferred if the dinosaurs had one colour..

The complicated patterns on them doesn't look so appealing on Lego..

The vehicles I think, are very well designed and the new weaponry makes this them appealing.

[vexorian]

To each their own. Again, I'm impressed at the scientific accuracy of these dinosaurs---the T. rex even appears to have binocular vision.

Lol. Where are the feathers?

Minifigs are not very accurate.

[Masked Builder]

Bah, I was excited - I thought we'd see pics of the biggest set. Still, these are nice and clear. I think most solid set, overall, is probably the Humvee and raptor. It looks like a fairly priced, solidly built set with a great dino and some nice figs to boot. My personal favorite is the copter, since it has such an eye-catching design, but that Humvee is great and I think it'll be a big hit with the AFOLs.

Well, form zooming in on that picture, the large set looks like some sort of tower with a cage to hold another T-Rex type dino and some sort of Velociraptor. As well as a small truck and a small heli.

[Algernon]

Lol. Where are the feathers?

Minifigs are not very accurate.

Well, compared to this:

http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/images/7473-1.jpg

These dinos are a hundred times more believable.

[Dannylonglegs]

Well, I am very pleased to see lego dinos that don't look like this! I am, however, off-put by the choice of yellow for the primary colour of the protagonists. I'm not a huge fan of yellow and use it very rarely. Other than yellow to tan, TLC seems to have kept Dino Attack's colour scheme (dark red as an accent color, and greys and blacks to even it out). I really liked their colour scheme. It was gritty. Yellow just reminds me of the construction sets that I look at before deciding that I'm never going to use all that yellow. I think I would have preferred if they went the camo route and threw in some dark green as an accent colour to a less blaring colour, such as tan or dark tan. And If they had to use obnoxiously bright colours, lime green would have been fine. Most safari trucks I've seen have been lime. But don't get me wrong, I appreciate a return of the dinos, and don't mind at all that they're only a few pieces. It'll fit right in with my lego cows!

~Insectoid Aristocrat

[White Cat]

If there's not so many new parts in the vehicle (which is unlikely) then maybe we can just change the color scheme however we want. Erh, there's still sticker problem. I hope a white skycrane with yellow stickers might work .

[Dannylonglegs]

If there's not so many new parts in the vehicle (which is unlikely) then maybe we can just change the color scheme however we want.

That reminds me, I am totally digging on those new tranq guns! Genius! I can't wait to get my claws on one of those trans-neon needles!

Erh, there's still sticker problem. I hope a white skycrane with yellow stickers might work .

Yes, the sets are heavy in stickers, which often I don't mind (I just don't apply them) especially if they're useful. However, in this case, the stickers don't seem particularly useful, but the sets (specifically the Heli) seem dependent on them for colour diversity.

~Insectoid Aristocrat

[riversarl]

Lol. Where are the feathers?

Minifigs are not very accurate.

Have there ever been dinosaur toys outside of museum models depicting therapods with feathers? Morphologically the t-rex at least is pretty much in line with current thinking (straight back, stiff tail etc).

[Delta 38]

Yellow just reminds me of the construction sets that I look at before deciding that I'm never going to use all that yellow.

In a way, perhaps that was intended. Dino Attack did look more "serious", but the colour scheme may have also looked aggressive.

Now that we have tranquiliser guns, they're clearly trying to appear more research-based and methodical, so the yellow does fit in a technical sense.

Aesthetically though, you're right. It does look a bit silly, especially considering they are trying to capture dinosaurs in brightly-coloured vehicles.

[Kalhiki]

Hm. I'm indifferent.

I do like the more accurate dinos (instead of mutant ones), but overall, I'm not sure what to think. It may be another Power Miners deal for me where I hated the prelims, but loved the sets. The only sets here that really attract me are the Raptor one and the Triceratops one. The raptor just looks so cute and the Humvee looks awesome. And Triceratops is my favorite Dinosaur, and I like how the vehicle looks.

I'll have to see more of the sets before I make final judgements.

Kalhiki

[Flare]

In a way, perhaps that was intended. Dino Attack did look more "serious", but the colour scheme may have also looked aggressive.

Now that we have tranquiliser guns, they're clearly trying to appear more research-based and methodical, so the yellow does fit in a technical sense.

Aesthetically though, you're right. It does look a bit silly, especially considering they are trying to capture dinosaurs in brightly-coloured vehicles.

Wait, weren't dinosaurs color blind?