Hero Factory Month - Index and Discussion

[ToaJaller78]

Rock Raiders was not the first theme to have light-up bricks or comics. It had a rudimentary story, primarily as a foundation for the video game, but not one quite as developed as later themes like BIONICLE, Knights' Kingdom, or Exo-Force would have. You ARE correct in that it was the first theme to have a video game of its very own, though (LEGO Racers was not based on any one theme, and in fact the theme of racing sets was not named "LEGO Racers" until AFTER that game). That was groundbreaking.

Overall, the main things I think Rock Raiders had going for it were its tone and aesthetic. Instead of wearing uniforms, the Rock Raiders characters were (pardon the cliché) a ragtag bunch of misfits, with each having a particular skill set. This paved the way for later themes like Alpha Team, where although the characters would have uniforms, they would also have specialized skills and would be put in command of different vehicles according to those skills. Additionally, the theme had a remarkably gritty aesthetic. Browns and greys were the dominant colors in each set's color scheme, and they were balanced out with bright yellow and bright bluish green bricks to keep the sets from looking boring or dingy. The sets were pure science-fantasy, including the largest vehicle which used propellors rather than jet engines as were more common in sci-fi themes. Having seen some Rock Raiders prototypes and concept art in The Ultimate LEGO Book, I found that theme's creative development truly compelling and greatly enjoyed the theme.

The issue with a Rock Raiders month is that typically, theme months on Eurobricks are focused on a current theme or a category that a current theme falls into. Perhaps if there's another underground series of sets like Power Miners, Rock Raiders, or the LEGO City mining subtheme, Eurobricks could do an "Underground Month", but currently there's not much news or hype to build excitement around Rock Raiders.

Anyway, I'm beginning to think some people are taking these "theme months" a bit too seriously. Certainly I was hoping we'd have more reviews by now, but if there have been delays then there's really not much that can be done about that. Perhaps Hero Factory Month will be extended, or perhaps just the particular content that the moderators haven't gotten around to will be posted after the theme month has ended. In the meantime, there's been quite a bit of Hero Factory discussion, a handful of new reviews, and of course these contests, which will surely enter the voting phase before too long. So let's just be patient.

(Reads Third Paragraph)

There was a Fabuland Month.

There COULD be a Rock Raiders month. COULD.

Edited July 18, 2013 by ToaJaller78

[bacem]

there might be underground month in the future. or maybe, rock raider already got its month long before we joined? eurobrick is pretty old afterall.

[homemade sciencefiction]

(Reads Third Paragraph)

There was a Fabuland Month.

There COULD be a Rock Raiders month. COULD.

eurobricks needs a underground month its nice when other people support this idea other them me

there might be underground month in the future. or maybe, rock raider already got its month long before we joined? eurobrick is pretty old after all.

well I lurked at eurobricks (and I sill lurk at halo waypoint even if halo is going to hell and I hate 343i )for 2 years befroe this profile and I have"t seen a underground month and Lego don"t need to make a new underground line to do a underground month( sorry guys my laptop is messing up so sorry for selling )

Edited July 19, 2013 by homemade sciencefiction

[bacem]

eurobricks needs a underground month its nice when other people support this idea other them me

good idea. how about gather supporters for underground month? if you managed to gather many supporters in eurobricks, then maybe moderators will think about make an underground month. you can start making a post about support for underground month in action forums. here, to be exact.

Edited July 19, 2013 by bacem

[SmoothJazz]

The poll is late again. Why am I not surprised?

[Dorek]

If there's one thing you can count on more than tardiness, it's people complaining about tardiness.

[Jetrax99]

This isn't school people. Lateness is not a problem unless it's a late contest entry. Polls can be as late as the want. Enough of the complaining!

[xxlrocka]

I still stand that I did post my own Digital Hero contest entry.

Please add. It isn't fair that I put hard work into an entry only to see that it's impossible to vote for it because it isn't there.

[Leewan]

Do you have any link ? Also, are you sure you did post a picture of your MOC in the dedicated topic ? If so, this is indeed a terrible mistake. You should PM Brickthing.

[SmoothJazz]

I still stand that I did post my own Digital Hero contest entry.

Please add. It isn't fair that I put hard work into an entry only to see that it's impossible to vote for it because it isn't there.

It's because you didn't post a picture in the topic.

[bacem]

a little question. when will chima raffle result announced? is it at the same time with hero or monster result announcement?

[Dorek]

So on the front page it says:

Finally, there are still 2 more days remaining for the Hero Factory Brain Attack Contest voting, and every voter gains the chance to win a free Hero Factory set or two!

Does that mean the participation prizes mentioned at the beginning are now raffled off, or is this even more awesome free stuff you guys have?

[Jetrax99]

I thought today was the last day of voting, since the topics were posted on the 24 (on my screen at least) which was last Wednesday, so it's been seven days since they were posted, which is when Brickthing said the voting ended.

[Leewan]

Yup, but it seems that there are two more days, so the voting will end on Friday, I think.

[bacem]

it could also due to time zone difference tough.

about the free HF set, it would be awesome if it's another sets. but the one that mentioned on the beginning is okay too for me, since i don't own those two.

[CM4Sci]

Since I'm guessing HF month is over, when will the site get another theme re-do?

-Sci

[bacem]

Since I'm guessing HF month is over, when will the site get another theme re-do?

-Sci

HF month hasn't completely over. we still waiting for contest winner result, and who win freebies.

[ToaJaller78]

Since I'm guessing HF month is over, when will the site get another theme re-do?

-Sci

If you mean the HF website- LEGO Is cramming Chima down our throats, so no sign of that anytime soon. It Pisses me off. A little.

[WARHEAD]

Pretty sure he meant the EB forums.

[Dorek]

He definitely meant the EB forums.

The HF site actually has updated with the new sets, but it's horribly jumbled. I'm hoping for a re-do once we hit winter, this new site design was pretty bad.

[bacem]

just noticed that the voting pages for all three HF contest are locked. this means the result will be up soon! yay!

[Jetrax99]

Congrats to the winners. Whoever they are.

[WARHEAD]

So uh, when are the winners announced anyway?

[bacem]

hopefully tomorrow.

[Dorek]

You know you guys can do the math yourselves, right? =P It's pretty easy to figure out who won.