Hero Factory 2013

[DraikNova]

I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but I haven't been keeping up with the topic, so whatever... I kinda wish that someone else, such as Nex or Stringer, had replaced Rocka in the jet. Instead of another Rocka, y'know? Oh well. :P

I agree, although, when this was last brought up, it was concluded that the reason they chose Rocka was to avoid introducing another character in the tv show.

[Chro]

True, but it's not like Nex hadn't been introduced in previous episodes already, haha.

Edited May 14, 2013 by Chro

[pocketmego]

Rocks must sell well. He's my personal favorite....so I can see the appeal.

[Aanchir]

I agree, although, when this was last brought up, it was concluded that the reason they chose Rocka was to avoid introducing another character in the tv show.

I think a bigger factor was "fewer new molds/elements". Let's not ignore that this year, every one of the villains has a unique face mold, compared to previous waves where there was always at least one mask shared between villains. But that takes a toll on the new parts budget. Like Speeda Demon in 2012, Jet Rocka has no unique molds whatsoever.

Regardless, even if Nex or Stringer had been a set, he'd likely be replacing Rocka at the $9.99 price point, not in the jetpack. Between his importance in the story and the shelf appeal of his shiny gold armor, I think there are plenty of incentives for the set designers to give Rocka greater prominence in the product line.

[Chro]

Rocks must sell well. He's my personal favorite....so I can see the appeal.

I too enjoy purchasing stones.

[pocketmego]

I too enjoy purchasing stones.

LOL, CURSE YOU AUTO CORRECT!!!

[Chro]

Regardless, even if Nex or Stringer had been a set, he'd likely be replacing Rocka at the $9.99 price point, not in the jetpack. Between his importance in the story and the shelf appeal of his shiny gold armor, I think there are plenty of incentives for the set designers to give Rocka greater prominence in the product line.

Good point. But I suppose they could've done a regular Nex and had Jet Rocka on its own...? Or maybe not. As you said the mold thing might be a problem.

[Zachattacx]

Aquagon is up on TRU.

Also all the summer sets have vanished on TRU.

[xxlrocka]

Aquagon is up on TRU.

Also all the summer sets have vanished on TRU.

It's either one or the other, I suppose. Really odd, though, for a set to appear and everything else to disappear.

[exxtrooper]

It's either one or the other, I suppose. Really odd, though, for a set to appear and everything else to disappear.

They all disappeared because Legojang bought all of them:

As for Rocka, don't understand the appeal at all, earl gold is by far the ugliest color of lego in my opinion.

[Kalhiki]

Hopefully, despite being off the website, they're still available in stores. I mean, I got Surge so obviously they have them and available to purchase. Unless they were contacted and told to pull them off the shelves.

I never saw the new Galaxy Squad sets when they were online (they were taken off the website too), so who knows.

Kalhiki

Edited May 15, 2013 by Kalhiki

[Xeros610]

have you seen evo and aquagon reviews yet?

|Ovbiously not mine|

Edited May 15, 2013 by Xeros610

[DraikNova]

I´m getting rather jealous. I´m going to have to wait months for these guys. Oh well, if I handle my budget well, I might even be able to get some duplicates at the end of the year.

[ZORK64]

Looks like I should go and check my local LEGO store again...

[Chro]

I've heard that they're not in Lego stores yet, and as said above, have actually been removed from TRU...? This whole thing confuses me, haha.

Edit: Is there a default post format option in the settings here? :P

Edited May 15, 2013 by Chro

[Takanuinuva]

Hey if someone has. Brain Attack Stormer, Frost Beast, Chi Laval, Chi Worriz or Chi Gorzan.

Can they take a pic of the new fur/icicle piece attached to a Multi Tooled Ice shield.

I want to use the two pieces as a foot design for my Bruizer revamp.

What I am worried is the fur/icicle piece will cover up the axle and prevent a ball socket piece from being attached.

Here is a preview pic using the Savage Planet fur piece as a replacement. It shows how I want the fur/icicle piece to attach.

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/mc/bruizer_foot_idea.png

Edited May 16, 2013 by Takanuinuva

[Bigger Fish]

Was anyone else thinking that Frost beast's name was going to be cryox?

[Zachattacx]

I though Frostbite was going to be the original name,because Frost Beast didn't sound very appealing to me.

EDIT:Aquagon has been removed.Seriously this is quite honestly confusing.

Edited May 16, 2013 by Zachattacx

[Chro]

No idea where you're getting Cryox from. Sounds cool though. ;D

And yeah, no idea what's going on with it, Zach... hopefully they get them all up for good within the next week or so.

[Bigger Fish]

No idea where you're getting Cryox from. Sounds cool though. ;D

And yeah, no idea what's going on with it, Zach... hopefully they get them all up for good within the next week or so.

I got it from the fact that early low quality shots of him made him look like a white, ice based version of Pyrox. Pyro=fire, Cryo=ice.

[Zachattacx]

I really hope so Chro,......I need some Frost Beast.

[DraikNova]

I got it from the fact that early low quality shots of him made him look like a white, ice based version of Pyrox. Pyro=fire, Cryo=ice.

I think we heard his name before we saw the first pictures, actually.

[MakutaNocturn]

Aquagon's mask is the worst one Lego ever made...

[KazeMonsuta]

It still reminds me of Hordac from the Masters of the Universe. Sure its very flat and the mouth isn't connected to anything, can't deny that.

For me the whole Brain Attack wave seems more like "You get transparent parts! And YOU get transparent parts! Everyone gets transparent parts!". A whole wave good for recolours.

I would like to see some real villains again next time. Beasts aren't as good as a character like Core Hunter.

That's why I liked Breakout better.

[Aanchir]

Aquagon's mask is the worst one Lego ever made...

Why so? I personally think it does a good job giving that sea monster/lake monster look the designers were going for. And it manages to strike a good balance between looking machine-tooled and looking organic.

I actually prefer beast-like villains myself, at least from a building perspective. That's actually part of why I don't like the Brain Attack series villains as much as the Breakout series villains as a whole. Breakout had Jawblade, Toxic Reapa, and Thornraxx, none of whom had traditional humanoid builds, whereas all of the Brain Attack villains but Dragon Bolt have more or less run-of-the-mill humanoid builds. I do like some of the individual villain sets like Bruizer (lovely asymmetry and great function), Ogrum (nice, powerful-looking armor and well-organized color scheme), and Dragon Bolt (brilliantly creative build), but overall I just wish there were a little more diversity in their construction.

It is worth noting that Dragon Bolt is the first non-humanoid large figure ($19.99 or higher), which is great, since all the most imaginative villains from Breakout were at the $8.99 price point. But I do think some of the Brain Attack villains could have benefitted greatly from non-humanoid designs, particularly Scarox, whose design I still can't bring myself to like.

Edited May 16, 2013 by Aanchir