Legends of Chima 2013 (Action Figures)

[MakutaDreadscythe]

I'm pretty sure those are Glatorian necks, yes, but Furno XL's torso? Looks a bit too Technic-filled. You can say "Bruizer!", but in his case the Technic pieces had another purpose.

I would have liked a new piece to attach arms. All this Technic this year doesn't please me much: the new building style should mostly develop without relying on outside influences IMO. System parts are welcome, but those are used for details, not as structural elements.

BTW, Frost Beast's torso in another matter entirely. Check

(0:33), he does use Glatorian necks but the torso build is different.

For both sets, I am indeed worried about the back armour issue.

Not to be too off topic considering this is LOC, but I believe Frost Beast uses that technic piece that was used to attatch Kiina's arms (the one that kinda looks like a T except not really, I don't know it's name). I've tried assembling it at my house and it seems to work. Should have a picture tomorrow.

[Brickthing]

Just a reminder that this is the Legends of Chima topic, while the Hero Factory 2013 topic is just next door. For the sake of keeping the two topics distinct I think it would be better to discuss the HF Building system itself in the Hero Factory topic, although I might make a dedicated topic for the building system in the future.

[LegoBenzine]

Better than the sets. The animals look a WHOLE lot less childish. I like them all except Eris. I think she looks good, just a lot like a man.

[CM4Sci]

Some new (but unfortunately tiny) pics!

-Sci

[DraikNova]

Okay, I´ve decided. I´m definitely going to get Cragger, perhaps Worriz, and if I somehow have money left over at the end of the year I´m getting either Razar or Laval.

[Takanuinuva]

I've come up with a way Chi Gorzan's Torso could be built. I've made a moc up in Ldd and only used 59 pieces since that is how many there are in the set. The actual model only uses 57 pieces since the head and chest aren't in ldd. The fur parts have been substituted with there closest match.

Pics

Front

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/chi_gorzan_torso_1.png

Back

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/chi_gorzan_torso_2.png

Lxf file

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/chi_gorzan_torso.lxf

[just2good]

We now got pictures of them all! They're big and in HD, so beware!

Laval

Worriz

Eris

Gorzan

Cragger

Razar

[Aanchir]

We now got pictures of them all! They're big and in HD, so beware!

Laval

Worriz

Eris

Gorzan

Cragger

Razar

Cool, I totally forgot to check Chima constraction sets when checking other themes! They're all looking pretty awesome. Shame there aren't any alternate images besides the packaging.

[The Mugbearer]

What? Where's Laval's lovely paws? :<

[howie28]

You mean on the feet? They are long gone, they only appeared on the first prelim images.

[DraikNova]

Too bad that Laval's (and Worriz's) blades don't seem to be that glorious tr. we saw earlier, but a more opaque color. Let's hope that's just in these pictures.

Anyway, Worriz looks like a great set. I'm definitely going to get Cragger (olive bones!), but I might pick up Worriz and/or Laval as well. I'm probably going to pass on Razar.

[howie28]

Worriz is definitely my favourite. I'll be picking him up.

[CabooseBM]

Too bad that Laval's (and Worriz's) blades don't seem to be that glorious tr. we saw earlier, but a more opaque color. Let's hope that's just in these pictures.

Given that the previous use of the mold on Rocka has the same weird not-transparence going on, I dunno what you were really expecting.

I must lament the change from gold thighs to gunmetal thighs though, could have used the new part color. At least Worriz has those sweet dark red shells.

Ultimately these are nothing more than parts packs to me, but I'll be picking all of them up eventually.

[xxlrocka]

Sets I want:

Cragger

Gorzan

Razar

Laval

Worriz

[ZORK64]

Given that I'll plan to buy a whole bunch of the HF figures this time again I'll have to cut back on the Chima figures. But Eris and Cragger are still must buys for me. Maybe I'll get Worriz as well.

And maybe Gorzan, but that depends especially on how versatile his parts are. I don't want to buy a Gorilla guy just for its head (which I'd just use to try an Opimus Primal MOC, even though that would be very hard to pull off given the transformation...).

The only one of these I'm not totally fond off is Razar. Not that his design is bad, it's just that Eris is very similiar and I'm not a fan of purple in the first place.

[Aanchir]

Too bad that Laval's (and Worriz's) blades don't seem to be that glorious tr. we saw earlier, but a more opaque color. Let's hope that's just in these pictures.

Given that the previous use of the mold on Rocka has the same weird not-transparence going on, I dunno what you were really expecting.

Transparent colors in that type of softer plastic (polypropylene, if I'm not mistaken) never look fully transparent: they tend to be translucent at best. Other examples of parts where this effect can be seen include Stormer XL's blades (multicombination with silver metallic and transparent blue), Malum's mask and flame claws (multicombination with dark red and transparent bright orange), or for those long-time BIONICLE fans, the various Vahki eye pieces.

As a general rule, LEGO parts don't look truly transparent unless they're molded in polycarbonate (the hard plastic used for transparent basic bricks). There are probably a few exceptions but typically that glassy look can't be achieved with other plastics-- even transparent parts molded in traditional ABS will have a milky look, since uncolored ABS granulate is a milky white color.

Given that I'll plan to buy a whole bunch of the HF figures this time again I'll have to cut back on the Chima figures. But Eris and Cragger are still must buys for me. Maybe I'll get Worriz as well.

And maybe Gorzan, but that depends especially on how versatile his parts are. I don't want to buy a Gorilla guy just for its head (which I'd just use to try an Opimus Primal MOC, even though that would be very hard to pull off given the transformation...).

The only one of these I'm not totally fond off is Razar. Not that his design is bad, it's just that Eris is very similiar and I'm not a fan of purple in the first place.

I'm kind of surprised at the lack of enthusiasm for Razar. Certainly, he has very few new recolors, a mostly identical build to Eris, and not a particularly exciting color scheme (very dark and drab even with the splashes of medium lilac). But his color scheme is very well-organized IMO and I'd go so far as to say he's one of the best-looking figures.

The only part of these sets that really bothers me a great deal as far as build is concerned is Eris's lower legs. Seven modules for the lower legs is far longer than I feel is necessary for a figure this size, and moreover simply doesn't work with the 3M lower leg shells. It's quite peculiar as well because this year, 4M lower leg shells were introduced in Warm Gold, and 5M lower leg shells have been around in Warm Gold since the color first appeared in Hero Factory. My guess is that her longer leg beams and larger weapon than Razar's are the reason she couldn't have larger leg shells, but the obvious solution IMO would be to make the leg beams shorter so the 3M (or 4M, if that allows room in the budget) leg shells provide more coverage.

Overall, these models have a lot of uniqueness and a lot of attention to detail even compared to the average Hero Factory model. "Paws" invariably have both fingers AND weapons, rather than just one or the other; every beam has cladding except Cragger's lower limbs which are left unclad for stylistic reasons and which are colored appropriately for the rest of the build, and back armor is present on at least half of the figures. Naturally, these features come at a bit of a premium, but in general there's a lot to love about these sets.

[Aethersprite]

I agree, Razar looks the most cohesive of them all. His weapon needs some work, though.

Cragger, Razar, and Worriz are instabuys for me. Still on the fence on Gorzan, will wait for reviews to see how his torso is assembled.

Anyway, with the way the paws of Laval, Worriz and Gorzan are constructed, it's going to be a little hard to put them in poses other than straight up, since there isn't going to be any wrist articulation. Wonder how that's going to work out.

[WARHEAD]

Oh man, I'm not really into Chima but I'm gonna try and get Worriz just for the head. That sculpt is gorgeous!

[Leewan]

Worriz is awesome ! I'm gonna get him and Cragger. And maybe Gorzan.

[SpiderSpaceman]

I agree, Razar looks the most cohesive of them all. His weapon needs some work, though.

Cragger, Razar, and Worriz are instabuys for me. Still on the fence on Gorzan, will wait for reviews to see how his torso is assembled.

Your instabuys are the same as mine. I'll probably skip Gorzan and put that money toward the system Gorilla Mech. (might even have to go for two of that for the model, for the parts)

[HUZKEE]

I wonder if Lego will make official combiners for these. They did it for the Superhero line so maybe?

I really like all of them. Very complete sets and well worth the premium price.

I wonder how well they'll do sales wise compared to the Chima system sets.

Edited April 17, 2013 by HUZKEE

[ToaJaller78]

We now got pictures of them all! They're big and in HD, so beware!

Laval

Worriz

Eris

Gorzan

Cragger

Razar

DATS BETTA! I'm getting Laval, Cragger, Worriz ang possibly Gorzan. Eris still looks like a man and Razar could be better.

[Aanchir]

I wonder if Lego will make official combiners for these. They did it for the Superhero line so maybe?

Yep. According to the shop.LEGO.com bios (they're up on the German version of the site), Laval combines with Eris, Gorzan with Razar, and Worriz with Cragger.

Instructions are going to be online only, though, and aren't up yet.

Edited April 18, 2013 by Aanchir

[DraikNova]

Well, at least that makes one (Gorzan-Razar) combiner with a good colorscheme. Worriz-Cragger will probably look reasonable, but the white of Eris will probably contrast pretty horribly with Laval's gold and red.

[Shakar]

Well, I'm sure German members here will post some good reviews.

I totally called on Eris+Laval (griffon anyone?), Gorzan+Razar sounds interesting, not sold on Worriz+Cragger due to the colours.

I just realized Gorzan's feet are titanium metallic: since those are rare, that makes him an even better parts pack. So far he's the only insta-buy for me, I'm still thinking about the others.